When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Chapter 387 Can’t reach an agreement?Then let’s not talk about it!
"Clan leader! The Ji family members have arrived at Xiaodian Ze and want to talk to us."

Before Xinqu could wait for the weather to change, he waited for the news of the negotiations.

"What are they trying to do?"

Qingyan sneered when he heard this, maybe he wanted to kneel down?
"This... I don't know, I just heard from people that the Ji family wants to continue to maintain Qimu."

Bird Egg scratched his head. Although he didn't know why Xin Qu wanted to take action, he did add a lot of troops to the border area. Now the entire Ji family is like a frightened bird.

Except for a few strategic places, all the remaining places were evacuated and the front lines were reduced, for fear of being crushed by Xin Qu's army.

Xinqu didn't say anything. He actually expected Ji's handling method.

Xu Zhui is not a fool. Now the Xin family has more food and population than him.

It was still winter, and the swamps were either dry, shallow, or frozen.

Suitable for troops and horses to start.

If Jishi wants to deal with Youxinshi, the best way is to delay.

Just wait until the first rain.

After the rain, it was completely muddy, and there was a buffer between Jishi and Youxinshi.

With the buffer, the Xin family cannot use their numerical advantage to take action.

"Clan leader, what do you think?"

"Have you got the people you transferred in place?"

Xin Qu raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Already in place." Bird Egg said quickly.

"Okay, you go and send an order and ask them to dig around the local river, build dams, and dam the river to store water." Xinqu thought for a moment and continued, "Tell the people of the Ji family that I want a population of 200. As long as If he gives it, I will withdraw my troops. If he doesn't, I will take action now. I will only give him three days, and when the time is up, I will take action immediately.

Dare to provoke me? Do you think I have had enough life?Or do you think Qimu is just an excuse for casual provocation?

Without some thunderous tactics, do you really think I've always been easy to talk to? "

"Oh...then I'll inform Xingren Chun."

After taking the paperwork, Bird Egg did not stop and returned to Xiaodian Ze half a day later.

Xingrenchun was already in place, with Xu Zhui in front of him.

"If your department says we should start a war, then we will start a war. Aren't you worried about what other tribes will think about it in the future?"

Ji Xun is still questioning Xingren Chun.

Xingrenchun had no expression on his face and just said calmly: "The patriarch has made a decision, and we will implement it firmly."

"This is in your interests!"

"Benefits?" Xingrenchun sneered, "There is the method of farming and warfare that the Xin family is promoting. The benefits generated by trade are not as good as the benefits that can be brought by gathering slaves. You should know that I have the Xin family's How big is the slave gap?”

"..." Ji Xun's face turned ugly.

That's right, what the Xin family lacked was never trade. Now that the Xin family has grown in size, Xin Qu has quickly integrated the trade volume within each region through strategies related to markets and bamboo coins.

Xing Renchun, as the general person in charge here, handles a huge amount of funds every year, and Xin Qu alone promotes these, and he is responsible for the execution.

The trade of foreign tribes is really just a sprinkling of water, especially the Ji clan. They did not conduct large-scale trade with the Youxin clan, but traded with Yi, Tang and Cangyi in the south. The purpose was also to lower the Youxin clan. of bribery.

The Ji family artificially blocked communication with the Youxin family, so they would not lose much in terms of profit. On the contrary, if they went to war and plundered the population, they would make more money.

"But we must also talk about credibility! The Xin family is not always the most trustworthy, and the deadline for the armistice is not yet..."

Da da da.

The rapid sound of horse hoofbeats came, and Ji Xun was stunned for a moment. Bird Egg quickly came in and handed Xinqu's letter to Xingrenchun.

Xingrenchun just took it and looked at it, then put it down.

"How? What did your Clan Chief Xinqu say?"

"Your department provoked me first." Xing Renchun shook his head slightly, "So, if you want to reconcile, if you offer [-] slaves, this war can be avoided. Otherwise, the war will start in three days."

"you!"

Ji Xun was so angry that he slapped the table and said angrily: "Do you really think that I, Mr. Ji, am afraid of you?"

"That's just right. We won't have to go to the west to plunder slaves this year. You are just right."

Bird Egg was sitting on the rest seat drinking water. Hearing this, he sneered, and Kawaki who was sitting next to him also nodded.That’s right!

Xinqu has already decided to head west after harvesting this summer, and then gather a large force to attack Qiongfang after autumn, but Hijikata has not yet responded whether to send troops together.

Therefore, Xinqu’s alternative direction is self-evident.

Either go to the northeast to fight against Guzhuyi (now Chaoyang, Liaoning), or fight against the Ji family.

But it was obvious that Guzhu City needed an expedition, which was a long journey and a waste of money and people.

Jishi is right under your nose, you can hit him if you want.

"You are blackmailing!" Ji Xun heard the meaning and became furious.

"That's what you say." Bird Egg chuckled, "The choice is up to you. Originally, we were recruiting some exiled tribes on our territory, and we didn't have much interaction with each other.

As a result, your people not only sent troops to the border, but also provoked war.

If you want to start a war, then let's start it.

I have the Xin family and can afford to fight, what about you? "

Ji Xun is angry and helpless. Ji's family doesn't want to fight now and doesn't dare to fight.

Not everyone has a complete production system like Xinqu.

The resilience of farming and animal husbandry is far more stable than that of the Ji family who still need to fish and hunt in the swamps.

In addition, Xinqu habitually blocked traffic arteries and set up passes to prevent foreign tribes from invading the territory.

This forced the Ji family to fight a protracted war with the Youxin family.

Jishi definitely can't afford to fight.

Ji Xun was depressed for half a minute. He could only suppress his anger and whispered: "I need to go back to discuss."

"You only have two days. We need to inform the clan leader of your decision on the third day."

"You! Okay! Just wait for me!" As if he was speaking harshly, or as if he was venting his anger, Ji Xun left immediately after speaking.

"Haha, if we can't reach an agreement, then let's not talk! Get ready for war!" Bird Egg whistled and shouted, making Ji Xun walk a few steps faster.

On that day, Jishi Walled City outside Xiaodianze.

Ji Xun met Ji Shan and his party who had been waiting for a long time.

"how?"

As soon as Ji Shan saw Ji Xun, he quickly came forward to ask.

Ji Xun didn't look good. When he saw Ji Shan, he could only sigh: "Give them [-] slaves, and the Xin family won't go to war with the Ji family."

"What! What does this mean? Robbery? It's obvious, right?" Ji Shan got angry.

"What do you think?" Ji Xun said angrily, "This is obvious. But the Xin family can fight, but we can't!"

"We'll fight if we can't afford it! If it doesn't work, just delay it! I don't believe that once spring comes, Xinqu can continue to delay it! They don't plow in the spring? Or don't they farm?"

"How many people do they have?" Ji Xun waved his hand and walked to the main seat to sit down. "They can randomly select a group of people and start fighting..."

"Young patriarch, it's not good! Our people saw people from the Xin family blocking the river to store water in the upper reaches of the river!"

Ji Shan's expression suddenly changed, and Ji Xun was also surprised.

When Xinqu fought at the Chaobai River and killed thousands of people in the water pit, Ji Shan was watching from the edge. It was vivid in his mind.

The result is now...

"Repeat the same trick?! He has the Xin family to dare to do this!"

Ji Shan was restless.

If the Xin family blocked the river to store water and there was another flood, who could guarantee that his village would survive.

Ji's territory is originally in the low-lying area of ​​the Haihe River Basin, the flood discharge area. If you don't suffer, who will suffer?
"There isn't much water now, why are you in a hurry?" Ji Xun quickly scolded Ji Shan for his explosive hair, and then looked at the other elders, "If they want to stop me, let them stop me! I want to see how long they want to stop him!" Spring is about to begin, the ice and snow will melt, and there will be too much water. So what if they store it? Sooner or later it will come back to bite him! As for the slaves! Don’t even think about it!"

After appeasing the elders, Ji Xun drove them away and said, "Take the people to widen and dig the deep river near the village. Don't be idle!"

"Yes!" Just in case, everyone still understands.

So, before the war started, we started to dam up rivers to store water, and at the same time we started to dig deeper and widen waterways. There was nothing to do every day, we just worked to consume food.

(End of this chapter)