The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 192: Initiative to launch the Sunan Autonomous Alliance!

The cold spring has not yet passed, and the cavalrymen of the two battalions of the Yungu Army, wearing brown and black woolen coats, stepped into the Sunan grassland under the leadership of the commander-in-chief.

It is already the third month of the lunar calendar, and there is a touch of spring green in Didao area, but the Sunan grassland is still yellow as far as the eye can see.

"It should be Chief Bai's men in front, right? The sentry cavalry should go and communicate with the situation quickly." As soon as he came out of the mountain road, he saw a large group of vassal cavalry coming to meet them. Song Yingkui quickly ordered his personal sentinel cavalry to contact them.Looking at the flag, it should be Bai Feiyan's Kurosawa Division.

After several exchanges of sentries and cavalry between the two sides, Song Yingkui rode up to meet Bai Feiyan.Although the two are now very familiar with each other, their identities are very special, and the pre-battle meeting procedures are definitely becoming more and more complicated.

"Why are you entering the grassland at this time?" As soon as they met, Bai Feiyan asked Song Yingkui's purpose of coming.When there is no war or chaos, it is difficult not to make people think wildly when they come with troops.

With a chuckle, Song Yingkui said confidently: "I am here for the long-term peace of the Sunan tribes."

Bai Feiyan glared angrily and said angrily: "Long-lasting peace? What on earth are you trying to do? Let me tell you, a few years ago, we sent troops to help the Yungu Army fight. You don't want to repay kindness with enmity."

Times have changed, and now the Yungu Army can be considered a strong force in the entire northwest border. Suddenly, there is no reason why the Sunan tribes are not nervous.Although Bai Feiyan felt that Song Yingkui would not do anything to the Kurosawa tribe, it would not be a good thing if the Yungu army attacked other tribes.

Tribes on the grassland often fight among themselves, but if foreign forces enter, it will be another matter.The situation of Yun Gu's army entering Sunan this time is very different from the last time. The last time it was a small force after all, and it was invited. Even if it helped the Kurosawa tribe win, it would not affect the foundation of the various tribes.But now, the Yungu Army has the combined strength to deal with the Sunan tribes, and if it doesn't do well, all the grassland tribes will be destroyed by it.When other tribes are suffering, can the Kurosawa tribe survive alone?Being completely reduced to a vassal of the Yungu Army is considered the best ending.

"Are your tribes still paying tribute to the Western Fan? This time I came to the grassland mainly to announce something. With the Yellow River as the boundary, all the grassland tribes within the Yellow River will be under the protection of my Yungu City Lord's Mansion from now on. If the people of the Western Fan want your tribute, let them send people to my Taoyang City to collect it. The tribes in Sunan are controlled by my Yungu Army, and foreign forces have nothing to do with it! How about it? Say that I am here to bring you long-lasting prosperity. Peaceful, am I wrong to say so?"

"That's nice! In the future, our tribute will be handed over to you, and you will be our Lao Tzu?" Lao Tzu is a title in the northwest frontier, which means father and head of the family. Bai Feiyan said it Lao Tzu means leader and emperor. "I will not be your father, nor will I accept your tribute. From now on, the tribes in Sunan will negotiate for autonomy, and the Yungu Army will be your protector. If external forces come to bully you, I, the Yungu Army, will help you. You demand justice!" No matter how big the bowl is, the current Yungu Army is not qualified to fully control the Sunan tribes.In view of this, Song Yingkui was ready to take a step back and first support the Kurosawa tribe as an agent to lead the Sunan tribes to self-govern, while the Yungu Army intervened in Sunan as the force behind it.

"How can you help us out of thin air if you don't accept tribute? Tell me, what is your plan? Don't come here to deceive me like a three-year-old child." Everyone has been dealing with each other for so many years. Bai Feiyan was still clear about Song Yingkui's character.Although this guy is not so mercenary in his actions, he will not do anything that is completely unprofitable.

"What idea can I have? I can't help you out of thin air. From now on, your tribes will have to conduct fixed-price sales with my City Lord's Mansion every year. For example, the number of cattle and sheep sold to my City Lord's Mansion every year cannot be less than [-]. The wool cannot be less than [-] catties, and there will also be quotas for horses, butter and other items! The prices for fixed quota sales are agreed upon at the beginning of each year by representatives from various tribes in Sunan and my representative from the Lord's Mansion of Yungu City. For the sake of both parties To ensure fair trading, if the agreed price is too different from the current year’s market price, at the end of the year the City Lord’s Mansion will make compensation based on the average price of the year. The principle of compensation is that the minimum price cannot be lower than [-]% of the average price of the year. If the price ratio negotiated at the beginning of the year is The average price was high that year, and the Yungu City Lord’s Mansion was responsible for the losses.”

The core of fixed quota trading is to allow the main supplies of Sunan tribes to be traded under the control of the Yungu City Lord's Mansion.According to Song Yingkui's idea, the main palace of Yungu City should have the right to purchase and sell more than [-]% of the main materials produced by the various tribes in Sunan.Thereby controlling the pricing power of Sunan's products, and controlling various departments in Sunan through the right to purchase and sell materials.

"Your abacus is pretty good! We've already set the quantity of what you want to buy, so how can we negotiate the price? It's just as much as you say. Even if there's a compensation at the end of the year, you can get at least [-]% of the profit. According to this calculation , Didn’t you just charge [-]% of our tax? You have such a dark heart!" Bai Feiyan's mind turned quickly, and she settled the account clearly in one go.

"What a brain! Say you are incompetent. You have a lot of little calculations. Say you are smart, but your calculations are not up to the mark. Do you think that if the settlement we give you is converted into physical goods when we are negotiating, how much more money will we have? Taking advantage of your bargain? The goods we ship are priced according to the standard shipping price! And the bargaining principle is that the price of the goods of both parties cannot be too different from previous years. If you do this, there is no telling who will take advantage of whom."

Song Yingkui had no intention of making any fuss about the purchase price. After adding the guarantee of physical value, Yun Gujun's pricing power was not as strong as imagined.Things produced in Yungu still command a certain premium when they arrive at Sunan Grassland. Bai Feiyan and the others can figure out whether it's a good deal or not.Fundamentally speaking, Song Yingkui's core intention is to maintain the stability of raw materials through bulk purchases.

"Can you really guarantee that the goods you sell to us are the same as those sold to others?"

Seeing that Bai Feiyan still didn't believe it, Song Yingkui said helplessly: "This matter can be written in the covenant between us! You will inform the Sunan tribes in the next few days. If you intend to form an alliance with our Yungu Army, send someone there as soon as possible. Come to Blackpool Beach. The Yungu Army is preparing to initiate the Sunan Autonomous Alliance. For those who join the alliance and conclude an alliance, the Yungu Army will serve as a guarantor to protect the performance of the alliance. Regarding the guarantee obligations of the Yungu Army and the requirements of the alliance, Let’s discuss it together to fulfill our ally responsibilities, what do you think?”

Whether the so-called covenant has practical significance does not depend on the content of the covenant, but on the strength of the Yungu Army.The alliance was concluded just to put things on the table and tell the Sunan tribes how the Yungu Army planned to get along with them, what kind of policies the Yungu Army would implement in the two Taohe Prefectures, and where the Yungu Army's bottom line was!
(End of this chapter)