When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Chapter 45: Expelling Guests and Hiding

Xin Qu crushed the salt with his hands. It was just some sea salt, of average quality and very bitter.

"You salts can't do it."

"But this is already the best salt that can be obtained from the seaside." Ji Shan's dead fish eyes remained calm, "The trade roads at the seaside are all blocked. Except that our Ji family has the ability to get salt from the seaside, No other tribe has this ability."

"Really?" Xinqu put down the salt, "Then how to sell it?"

"One can for a bag of millet or two pieces of cloth on your body."

Ji Shan pointed at the clothes on Xin Qu's body. Although the material looked like very common linen, the hemp they used for weaving was cut into threads and then used to weave the threads.

Therefore, the size and width of the eye holes are appropriate, and it is not just a simple linen cloth. It can be sold as good hard currency when taken out.

"It's too expensive." Xinqu shook his head, "There is a drought in the mountains and outside. Our tribe went on an expedition and took away a lot of food. The food in the tribe is only enough to survive the winter. If we can't bring back the cattle from the mountains, As for sheep and livestock, we have to find ways to make up for it this winter.

Although salt is good, we are not in short supply.never mind. "

"No!" Ji Shan's face changed slightly. Who expected Xin Qu to end the trade so decisively?

Don’t you know how to pay back the price?
"Salt is hard to come by!"

"How rare can it be? It's so dry outside, and there must be salt caves on the rocks on the seaside. When our soldiers from the northeast return, let them ride their fast horses to the seaside, and they can easily pull hundreds of kilograms." Xin He waved his hand with disdain on his face.

Ji Shan opened his mouth, it seemed that this was indeed the case.

"Okay, you can go back. The clan has been short of food recently, and they are fighting everywhere, so there is no time to entertain you.

But be careful on the road. There are refugees from the Lindi tribe in the nearby mountains and forests. These tree monkeys are difficult to deal with.

Just yesterday, on my way back from trading with a nearby tribe, I was attacked by a dozen tree monkeys and almost overturned the tribe's car. "

Xin Qu gave the order to expel the guests, and Ji Shan quickly reached out to stop him: "The price is actually negotiable."

Xinqu was unmoved, Ji Shan continued: "Wait! Oops! In this case, half a bag, I will suffer a loss!"

"It's not necessary. I'll send someone to the beach and scrape a bunch of them back." Xinqu shook his head.

Seeing that Xin Qu was not fooled, Ji Shan said anxiously: "But it's dangerous outside!"

"How dangerous can it be? I have soldiers from the Xin family, who am I afraid of? It's not like I can't send a hundred people to go along the coast." Xin Qu spread his hands with disdain on his face.

This……

Ji Shan scratched his head and looked anxious, but Xin Qu could find that this guy was more looking for a reason to stay.

It seems that they really want to find out the truth about the Xin family.

Then we can't give them a chance...

Find a way to lure them away!

"How about this.

I will show you a road. You can go from here to Jianshan Tsui. There are four tribes in the mountains: Shan, Di, Luan, and Ku. Among them, the Di tribe is friendly to me and I have the Xin family, and the Ku tribe is my ally with the Xin family. , The mountain tribe has a serious salt shortage, and the Luan tribe has slave providers for the Xin family.

I'll give you a copy of the map. You can take your people to the mountains and ask them if they need it. "

Xin Qu thought for a while, took out a piece of tablet, started drawing on the spot, and then handed it to him: "Although the Ji family and I have little contact with the Xin family, I still hope that our two clans can have a good talk.

In this way, when spring comes next year, I should be able to go out.

At that time, I hope that for the sake of the map I gave you today, you can give me some recommendations. Our two races are so close, so we should be friends. "

Ji Shan took a look at the map and his face changed slightly.

This map is very accurate, or almost identical to the maps Ji's surveyed and mapped over the years.

It can be seen from this that the tribes in the mountains are really connected with the Youxin family!
This is not good news!The tribes in the mountains have always been seriously hostile to Zhu Ji and Ji. After all, their tribes failed in the battle and fled to the mountains, which will naturally give a bad impression to the people in the mountains.

However, the Xin clan was a tribe that had just arrived in recent years, and not many people had serious hostility towards them.

If the tribes in the mountains have a deep friendship with the Youxin clan, it is really possible to form a tribal alliance with the Youxin clan.

In this way, the Xin family's comprehensive strength is estimated to be tens of thousands of people.

It’s also a big tribe!

Don't blame Jishan for thinking so.

Because in this era, transactions between tribes, except for relatives and allies, would never just go to the territory of strangers to trade.

The risks are high, the returns are not high, and it can easily lead to misunderstandings caused by conflicting customs.

Xinqu personally walked through the mountains and made friends with four tribes, so he naturally knew the terrible problems caused by conflicts of customs.

Therefore, the process of expanding trade is often accompanied by certain festivals where people go to the market together and exchange family members for marriage. Taking the opportunity to contact each other, communication channels will gradually be improved.

"Tu, if they want to go to the mountains later, send them to Tsim Shan Tsui. Tree monkeys are scurrying everywhere recently, so it's not safe. Don't die in vain on the Youxin family's territory, otherwise we want to be like the Ji family next year No chance of making friends.”

Xinqu took away the younger guys, while Tu took the naturalized people and stared at this group of people.

Don't let them get close to the Xin family's headquarters area.

Seeing Xin Qu leading the people away, the young people of the Ji family gathered together: "Shan, what should I do?"

Ji Shan's face was expressionless, and he was constantly calculating in his mind.

"You two, give this guy some gifts." Ji Shan arranged for two guys to give things to the people left behind, hoping to get some information.

When Tu saw something, he accepted it with a smile, and calmly asked the other naturalized people to accept it too: "What do you want to ask?"

"This... what we want to ask is, is there really no extra food in your tribe?"

"Hey, there's drought inside and outside the mountains, so production has been reduced a lot." Tu looked helpless.

As Ji Shan listened to the exchanges between others and the naturalized people, the look of uncertainty on Ji Shan's face became more and more intense.

These people...

Their accents and languages ​​do not have much of the Xin family's language. Instead, they have the accents of Shanxi Zhuji, Guzhu, and Dongyi in the south.

They are dressed like members of the Xin clan, right?

Rubbing his eyes, Ji Shanzi took a closer look and found that these naturalized people were wearing exactly the same clothes as Tu.

So does the hairstyle.

The Xin clan has joined forces with some tribes to form an alliance! ! !

No wonder it can be said that the east is fighting those on the east, and they are fighting those on the west.

With the Xin family, there is enough population!

Jishan's expression was uncertain. With the support of Dayi merchants, although the Xin family had a small population at the beginning, its comprehensive combat power has always been one of the best among the northern clans and Fang Kingdom.

Now the Xin family's population has exceeded 3000 and is increasing again.

If the tribes in the mountains have allies, wouldn't they be at least 5000?
5000 people!Then their Ji clan has a knife hanging above their heads!
How about... taking advantage of the fact that most of the Xin warriors are out now, take action in advance?
Ji Shan secretly gritted his teeth and asked them to lead the way and leave the Youxin family in advance.

When Tu and the others returned, Jishan and his men hid in the mountains, preparing to find out.

(End of this chapter)