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Chapter 167 Zhu Jingyan's Mission

At that time, Saihan, the leader of the Erut tribe, was looking at the map and thinking about the future.

Now all the tribes on the grassland are headed by the Erut tribe, because all trade with Daxia must go through the Erut tribe.

This is not only due to the powerful and large population of the Erut tribe, but also because Daxia was in contact with them from the very beginning.

When he first heard that Great Xia had sent an envoy, Saihan dismissed it.

The envoys sent over in the past were all insignificant characters who came to the grassland to protest that the Qiang people plundered the border people.

Saihan had every reason to reply to the messenger.

"Our Erut tribe didn't send a large army to invade. It's just some herdsmen's own idea. It's not my idea at all!"

Saihan's rhetoric made the emissary go away in anger every time.

Of course, this was just the emissary pretending to be angry on purpose. In fact, he also knew that it was useless to ask.

As long as the Qiang people did not organize a large-scale army to openly invade, then Daxia had no reason to send a large army to fight the Qiang people.

But the envoy sent this time was different. The person who came was the prince Zhu Jingyan. It is said that he is still the favorite prince of the old emperor today.

When Saihan heard that it was Zhu Jingyan, he was shocked, so he hurriedly invited him in.

The curtain on the tent was lifted by the guards, and a young gentleman walked in gracefully.

"I'm Zhu Jingyan, I have met the leader of Saihan."

Saihan took a closer look, and saw that the visitor looked very young, handsome, with a natural aura of nobility, and a gentle smile on his face, which made people feel good about him involuntarily.

"You are Emperor Xia's most favored son?"

"Being favored is not counted, but it's all due to the trust of the emperor, entrusting me with such a heavy responsibility, let me meet the leader of Saihan." Zhu Jingyan smiled and said modestly.

"Important mission? So you still have a mission this time?" Saihan said, taking a step back quietly while putting his hand on the handle of the knife.

After all, in Saihan's view, the important mission the other party mentioned might be to assassinate him, so he suddenly felt vigilant.

Of course Zhu Jingyan noticed Saihan's small movements, but the smile on his face remained undiminished. He kept his position and continued, "I came this time to give away the belongings of the Erut tribe."

"Property?" Saihan was overjoyed when he heard that the other party was here to give the property, so he hurriedly asked, "Where is the property?"

"I don't know how much Chief Saihan wants?"

"Of course, the more the better."

"Okay!" Zhu Jingyan suddenly raised his voice, which startled Saihan.

"I'm here to send countless treasures to the Erut tribe!"

Surprise appeared on Saihan's face, but then he calmed down again, because what Zhu Jingyan said was too exaggerated, and it was obvious that he was deceiving him.

"Where are you talking about property!"

"It's not in my hands yet, but it will appear soon." Zhu Jingyan smiled calmly and looked at Saihan.

"You're kidding me!"

Zheng!
Saihan pulled out the scimitar, and the tip of the knife pressed tightly against Zhu Jingyan's throat.

"Don't look at you as the prince of Daxia, if you offend me, I will kill you anyway!"

"Boss, you misunderstood me. I didn't lie to you. I really came to send money."

"What about the money?"

"Please listen to me slowly." Zhu Jingyan still did not change his face, and at the same time stretched out a finger to tap on the back of the knife.

Saihan hesitated for a moment, and took the scimitar back, but still stared at Zhu Jingyan fiercely: "Don't play tricks with me, or you will die here today."

In fact, the words Saihan said were not threatening at all, and both of them knew that no matter what, Zhu Jingyan would never die in Saihan's hands.

The entire Erut tribe, the entire grassland did not dare to hurt a prince of Daxia, especially the old emperor's favorite prince.

But Zhu Jingyan's performance gave Saihan enough face, so there was a basis for negotiation.

"Chief Saihan, it's going to be winter soon. I wonder if the Erut tribe has enough food for the winter?"

"Oh." Saihan couldn't help sighing when he heard Zhu Jingyan's question.

"The grassland is short of grain, and your businessmen in Daxia are not willing to sell grain to us, so every winter is very difficult."

"So there will always be people who will go to your place to grab some food. There is no way."

Saihan's face was troubled, which made Zhu Jingyan's eyes twitch, wishing to curse.

But scolding won't solve the problem, what Saihan said is true, once a person can't eat, he will do anything.

Suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, Zhu Jingyan smiled lightly, "Now I have a way to make the Qiang people on the grassland no longer starve in winter."

"What way?" Saihan asked hastily upon hearing this.

"That is to let the merchants of Daxia sell you grain, and then take the livestock fur from the grassland."

"The meat of a sheep can't feed a few people in the grassland, but it can make a lot of people live if it is replaced by grain. This way both sides are profitable, so why not do it?"

When Saihan heard what Zhu Jingyan said, he lost his temper instantly.

"I still think you have a good solution, so it's this."

"We have also traded with your merchants in Daxia before, but the price you gave was too low, and it was not worth it at all." Saihan shook his head, not caring about Zhu Jingyan's proposal.

"In the past, those merchants and you decided to trade on their own. During the transportation process, a large number of manpower escorts were required, and in addition to the loss along the way, the natural cost would be high, and it would not be cheap to sell it to you."

"But now Da Xia is here to trade with you, the price is fair, and there are many types of goods, including tea, silk, medicinal materials, etc., all of which are available."

"As long as the various tribes on the grassland exchange livestock, fur, ore and other materials, it is absolutely guaranteed that there will be food to spend every winter in the future."

Hearing what Zhu Jingyan said, Saihan fell into deep thought.

Indeed, as he said, this will indeed allow the tribe to obtain a lot of supplies, especially the most important food and medicinal materials, so that so many people will not die every cold winter in the future.

The Kexia people are treacherous, and they traded with those merchants before, and they were deceived by them every time. They used some inferior goods as shoddy goods, and defrauded a large number of cattle and sheep from their tribe.

So when he heard Zhu Jingyan's proposal, his first reaction was to refuse.

"We have been fooled many times before, and you still want to lie to us!"

Zheng!
Saihan pulled out the scimitar again and pointed the tip at Zhu Jingyan.

"For the sake of you being the Prince of Daxia, I won't kill you today, get out!"

"Hmph!" Zhu Jingyan sneered, and said disdainfully: "I heard that the leader of Saihan was a generation of heroes on the grassland before, but now it seems nothing more than that!"

"Bastard!" Saihan heard Zhu Jingyan humiliate him so much, he swung his knife angrily and slashed at Zhu Jingyan.

(End of this chapter)