The heavens start from saving Daming

Yelang and Dian Kingdom fell into the embrace of the big man one after another, which disappointed many people.

Needless to say, the warriors and military officers had no chance to earn military merit, be promoted and make a fortune.

The civil administration is also very unhappy, many places are waiting eagerly for Yelang and Dian to rebel against the big Han, and then they can get much-needed human resources.

After all, compared to the hard workers who don't want anything but a bite of food, the treatment that the big men need to provide in the mines, construction sites, and plantations is too high.

Everyone likes high-quality and cheap hard workers, but unfortunately there are too few sources.

Except for sea trade transportation, it is almost difficult to obtain hard labor on a large scale on land.

Before technological productivity improves, Dahan has a huge demand for human resources.

Compared with the high cost of employing local people, foreign hard labor has become a favorite, and even an industry has been generated from this, and natives are transported from all directions.

Not to mention the indigenous tribes of small countries, even the Huns were sold by their nobles to do hard work.

Because the big Han has the strongest productivity culture and technological level in the world, even the Huns want the products they produce.

However, as Li Yunze stepped up his crackdown on smuggling, the Xiongnu nobles had fewer and fewer channels to obtain goods, and they could only rely on smuggling.

The smugglers took the opportunity to raise prices, and they didn't ask much for cattle, sheep, horses, fur and medicinal materials, but instead they wanted people.

Almost every household in the big man has land and land. When he is too busy, he is naturally willing to pay for slaves to farm.

Moreover, handicraft commerce is developed, and various workshops are everywhere, all of which require hard work.

This also affected the smugglers who went to the Huns, and instead changed the purchased goods to the Huns.

For the nobles of the Huns, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, there are a lot of people in their tribe, so it is a good thing to sell a batch of good things from the big man.

In the future, the women in the tribe will naturally give birth to more children, and this business will continue endlessly.

"Support the plow and paint alone." Liu Ling put several exquisitely crafted porcelain plates that were even printed with patterns and painted with gold thread, and placed them in front of Yi Zhixie, "Do you know what these are?"

Looking at the porcelain plate in front of him, Yi Zhi smiled and said, "Why don't you know? Isn't this a good thing from Han that has become popular all over the world recently, porcelain? The workmanship is really exquisite."

Porcelain has appeared as early as the Yin and Shang Dynasties and is a branch of pottery.

Of course, the quality of porcelain in that era was very poor, because the heat and ingredients were still being explored.

In the true sense, the embryonic form of modern porcelain was formed, and it gradually became a scale in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

For Li Yunze, technical matters are not matters.

Because the land tax, the main source of income, was exempted, Li Yunze continued to build state-owned workshops through technological innovation, and raised funds for the operation of the court through business models.

There is no doubt that porcelain, one of China's top exports for more than a thousand years, naturally cannot escape his palm.

The three major products of silk, tea and porcelain are basically fully equipped in Dahan at this time.

"Supporting the plow alone." Liu Ling, with a pretty face and slightly cold face, took a step forward and asked again, "Do you know how much this thing is worth when it is with the Huns?"

Yi Zhixie also bought a lot of porcelain from smugglers, so of course he knew the price.

After all, it's a big Chanyu, what's wrong with enjoying it.

Liu Ling forced him to be a sage all day long, and was busy fighting the big man to avenge her. Yi Zhixie was also very depressed and needed to relax.

"These few plates, two horses, or five horses." Yi Zhixie quickly gave the answer, "No more."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Ling, who was originally furious, laughed instead, "That was last year's price, so you can see the current price?"

"do not know."

Yi Zhixie shook her head seriously, "Say it directly."

Liu Ling stepped forward, reached out to pick up a porcelain plate, and motioned towards Yi Zhi, "A plate."

Then she stretched out her hand and pointed to the warrior guard standing not far away, "A person."

"Ok?"

Yi Zhixie was greatly surprised, "What? People?"

"You don't know about Puli Gutu, right?" Liu Ling sneered again and again. "On the surface, most of the Han smuggling caravans have been wiped out in recent years, but the rest are either selling porcelain or silk, or paper, books, and musical instruments." Gems, spices, salt, silk and satin, these useless things!”

Yi Zhixie frowned slightly, "Isn't refined salt useless?"

"Here in the Huns, how many people can afford refined salt? Of course you and I can afford it, the nobles can afford it, and the warriors can barely afford it. But what about others? Who can afford it? rise?"

Liu Ling sighed, "Zhangli Gutu still doesn't understand. This is the emperor's trick."

"How do you say?" "Those smugglers who sold food, cloth, ironware and medicinal materials to strengthen the national power have all been eliminated. Now the remaining ones are deliberately left by the emperor of the Han family. The purpose is to sell to the great Huns. National power is meaningless. What is the use of these things? Porcelain can smash the iron frame of the Han army when going to the battlefield, or can it be invulnerable when wearing silk to face the Han army? Or, eat a The spices in the belly, on the battlefield, spit at the Han army, can they smoke the Han army down?"

These words were very rude and could even be said to have trapped Yi Zhixie.

So the big chanyu interrupted with a deep dissatisfaction, "That's enough, if you have anything to say, just say it!"

Liu Ling sighed secretly, he was unparalleled in talent and wisdom, and he was enough to match the emperor.

What a pity, life is so bad.

She shook her head, regained her composure and said, "Plough Gutu, the Han people are using these things burned from the soil to replace the herdsmen under your rule. Those herdsmen provide you with cattle, sheep, horses, cheese, and fight for you." important resource."

These words have been made very clear, but Yi Zhixie's attention is on the other side, "You said such a beautiful thing is actually made of clay?!"

"Ah."

Liu Ling nodded, "When I was in Han, I saw a lot of these things. Of course, the porcelain I saw was far less exquisite and beautiful than it is now. It must be because of a technological breakthrough."

Yi Zhixie asked eagerly, "Can you do it? Or, in other words, are there any disciples under your command who can do it?"

Liu Ling was also short-tempered, she shook her head vigorously first, "No, those who can do these are craftsmen, how could they come here to be customers."

Then Liu Ling followed up and said, "Plough Gutu, don't think about the porcelain, think more about the herdsmen under your rule! The emperor of the Han family will use this soil to replace all the herdsmen under your rule!"

Yi Zhixie waved her hand disapprovingly, "It's not that exaggerated. Herdsmen are like weeds in the wilderness, and they will grow new ones every year. It's better than some people."

Liu Ling laughed angrily at what he said, "The plow is lonely, the weeds in the wilderness are old and dry every year, and they can grow as tall as ever in one year. But how long will it take for the herdsmen under your command to grow up to ride horses and fight? "

"18 years, at least 18 years!" Liu Ling stretched out his hands and gestured, "Supporting the plow and Gutu, every time you lose an adult herdsman, it will take 18 years to make up for it. But the emperor of the Han family will give it to the Huns 18 years?"

Because some disciples have been spying on the big man for a long time, Liu Ling knows far more about the big man than Yi Zhixie.

The big man at this time, to use one word to describe it, is thriving.

The products are abundant, the population is soaring, the hearts of the people are towards the emperor, and the four barbarians are vying for service.

In Liu Ling's view, the Han Dynasty already had a strong advantage over the Xiongnu at this time, and could even directly go out to fight on a large scale.

I just don’t understand why the emperor of Han Dynasty has not taken action yet.

Of course she would not know that the reason why Li Yunze waited and did not act was because on the one hand, he wanted to form a larger cavalry group and lay a solid logistical foundation for the cavalry group.

On the other hand, it is waiting for a boy to grow up, waiting for the day when he is born out of nowhere and walks the world with his sword!
"Supporting the plow alone." Liu Ling took a deep breath and said, "According to the reports of the spies, the Han family has been expanding and building a new horse breeding prison. One hundred thousand. Although I don’t know why it has been out of the fortress, I dare to say that in ten years at the latest, the Han army will inevitably attack the Huns. , it is possible that those who rode on the battlefield on horseback were exchanged for tens of thousands or even 10 people by the porcelain made of clay from the Han Dynasty, so are they still fighting?"

After hearing these words, Yi Zhixie's expression finally changed.

After all, he is not an incompetent person, he can still understand the meaning of Liu Ling's words.

The Huns are now able to fight back and forth with the Han family. The real reliance is the cavalry who come and go like the wind. They use mobility to drag down the Han army by riding against each other, so as to seize the initiative on the battlefield.

But if the large-scale cavalry training of the Han army is completed, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of cavalry are mobilized, facing the Han cavalry far superior to their own in terms of skills and tactics, military discipline, equipment, morale, organization, etc. As a group, the Huns not only lost the slightest advantage, but were even at a disadvantage.

After all, where is the productivity? The Huns are completely out of production in the true sense. The warriors who have the time and energy to master martial arts and conduct concentrated training can only support tens of thousands until they die.

The real big heads are those herdsmen who take care of livestock, stock feed, make cheese and so on all day long.

If, as Liu Ling said, the Han family could just exchange these herdsmen with soil, it would cost the life of the Huns.

In the words of the Han family, it's just a drudgery!

"I see."

Yi Zhixie, with a solemn expression, nodded vigorously, "I'll take care of this now."

Yizhixie used his power to strictly restrict the tribes from selling herdsmen to smugglers.

This kind of approach still has some effects, at least the bright and upright things on the bright side are gone.

But in fact, in private, they still go their own way, and even smugglers of the Huns appeared, using the herdsmen of their tribe as commodities, and then sending them to the Great Wall.

The big men are so powerful, and they can't stop doing this kind of thing.

How could a tribal alliance like the Huns be cut off with just one order when the various tribes, large and small, had extremely high autonomy?

Even if Yi Zhixie is really a god descending to earth, he cannot stop the nobles from various tribes from enjoying the beautiful things from the Han Dynasty and living a better life.

After all, the gap between the civilization and enjoyment of the Xiongnu and the Han is too great.

Because of this matter, Yi Zhixie had to fight openly and secretly with his vassals, causing a big trouble. It was really a piece of cake.

When the news was passed to the distant city of Chang'an, and when it was delivered to Li Yunze who was leading Huo Qubing and others to shoot arrows at the shooting range, he saw only one sentence.

"Send it to the Prime Minister and tell him that he can continue to the next step."