The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 177 Salt mining in winter [Please subscribe and vote]

The left-behind elderly women of the small tribe looked at the food, tents and other winter supplies being loaded into the cars, and then looked at the soldiers holding weapons, and finally they could only be driven towards the city.

"I said yes, please be gentle, polite, and don't be so rude!" Yan Yan looked at this naturalized barbarian cavalry with satisfaction, but he still kicked one of them who roughly carried the child into battle. The soldier on horseback kicked.

The soldier who was kicked grinned, then lowered his head and straightened the child who was lying across the horse's neck so that he could ride on the horse.

The children looked at the soldiers, and then at Yan Yan, who had a gentle face. They felt a little grateful inexplicably, and lost their initial hatred. In other words, they still hated these soldiers, but they did not hate Yan Yan.

"Let me tell you, you can eat well and wear warm clothes in the Third Prince City. You won't regret it if you go there!" The soldiers drove the herdsmen they had "picked up", but strictly followed Yan Yan's request to describe the city to them along the way. environment atmosphere.

"We are really not horse thieves, we are the third prince's personal guards!"

"Who is the third prince?"

"You actually don't even know how the third prince lived to be so old. He is the reincarnation of the White Deer God on the grassland, the spokesperson of the Supreme Heaven in the grassland!"

"Did you see this bottle of nothing in my hand?"

"This is refined salt that only the nobles of the Central Plains can enjoy. In Third Prince City, as long as you work hard, it is not impossible to obtain refined salt. As for the vinegar cloth, that is enough!"

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The herdsmen were still a little hostile at first, but when they saw that these soldiers had no intention of killing them, they relaxed. The worst they could do was fall into a den of thieves. At least they were alive, right?

As for the refined salt and vinegar cloth these soldiers were talking about, they didn't dare to think about it. Even large tribes didn't have much of those things, let alone enough to manage them.

"From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality is difficult."

"After enjoying the treatment of my king as a royal city, will they still be able to adapt to a nomadic life?" Yan Yan looked at Hu Dan and Mao Dun and asked.

Mao Dun and Hu Dan didn't answer. They knew very well that if Yan Yan could really guarantee the food and clothing of these people and ensure that they could have the scarcest salt on the grassland, then this royal city would definitely dare to attack before the royal army arrived. time to resist.

"Where did you get so much refined salt and vinegar cloth?" Moton and Hu Dan were curious.

Even if they sold the baggage from the baggage camp and traded with other countries in the Central Plains, they would only get a small amount of salt and tea, which would not be able to supply everyone.

"To the north of the Xiongnu, there is a medium-sized tribe named Lingding. At Lingding's station, there is a huge natural lake named Lake Baikal. In winter, the lake water will not freeze, but the water level will drop, and then turn pure white Salt is everywhere, just pick it up!" Yan Yan said with a smile.

He doesn't have it now, but it doesn't mean that he can't convince Lingding in the future and let them go to Lake Baikal to collect salt.

I have been picking the big hair for many years, but I have not finished it. There is simply an inexhaustible supply!

Mao Dun secretly memorized the name of this tribe, and when he becomes stronger in the future, he must win it!

On the grassland, salt is more precious than gold. If you have salt, the entire grassland must obey him!

"Don't think about it. Without the technology I provide, the salt you get will kill people if you eat it!" Yan Yan glanced at Mao Dun and knew what he was thinking.

Yan Yan dared to tell Mo Dun so straightforwardly, and he was not afraid that he would monopolize the salt mines of Lake Baikal.

Moreover, the salt mines of Lake Baikal are different from the sun-dried sea salt. The sun-dried salt of sea water is chosen in summer when the temperature is the highest, while in Lake Baikal it is sun-dried in winter.

Because the temperature is too low, the water cannot dilute the salinity, so the excess salt is diluted out to form salt crystals. Mao Dun looked at Yan Yan and understood that it was impossible for Yan Yan to give this technology to him.

"We can cooperate in the future. You will be responsible for collecting salt mines and delivering them to the royal city, and I will be responsible for turning the salt mines into refined salt!" Yan Yan said with a smile.

After all, Lake Baikal is too far away from the clouds, and it is not easy for him to control it. It is better to let Moton go to Siberia to dig for salt, and then he can help purify it.

"Okay!" Mao Dun nodded. He didn't have the purification technology, so he could only be stuck by Yan Yan.

"I'm more curious, how did you master this technique?" Hu Dan suddenly asked.

"My mother is from the Central Plains and a salt mining girl, so she knows how to purify salt mines into refined salt!" Yan Yan rambled without blushing or heartbeat.

Hu Dan nodded in approval of Yan Yan's explanation.

"Uncle Wang doesn't want to become the Great Chanyu of Donghu?" Yan Yan winked at Mao Dun and asked Mao Dun to cooperate with him to drag Hu Dan completely into the water and drag him into their chariot.

Maodun also understood instantly that the Donghu were now the most powerful tribe on the grassland. If the Donghu did not remain in chaos, they would still be held hostage by the Donghu even if they became the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu and the king of Loufan in the future.

"Uncle Wang seems to have the ability to protect himself now, but that is only while Uncle Wang is alive. Once Uncle Wang passes away, will Uncle Wang's heirs be able to maintain the tribal power you left behind?"

"Perhaps the Great Chanyu of Donghu was afraid of Uncle Wang's strength when he was still alive and did not dare to touch Uncle Wang's tribe. But after Uncle Wang passes away, will the Great Chanyu still be willing to see Uncle Wang's tribe continue to grow?"

Modun also opened his mouth to provide an assist. Compared with Yan Yan, he is a pure grassland person and knows the style and traditions of the grassland better.

Hu Dan frowned. He had no big ambitions, and he didn't want to be a great chanyu of Donghu. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the commander of the transport camp and stayed behind. All he wanted was to preserve the tribe and leave some family property to his heirs. .

But after listening to what Mao Dun and Yan Yan said, he also knew very well that now that he had made his tribe stronger, it would also arouse the suspicion of the royal court.

Perhaps when he was alive, the royal court was weighing the pros and cons and did not dare to take any action against his tribe.

However, Maodun's words entered his heart. Once he passed away, would his tribe, his heirs, and the royal court still condone him?

He made the tribe bigger and stronger, but it became the cause of being feared by the royal court in the future.

"Uncle Wang has so many advantages over us. You need people, territory, and war horses. Why don't you dare to fight with the Great Chanyu?" Yan Yan asked in response, pretending to be confused. road.

"On the grassland, the strong are respected. As long as you are strong enough, you are the Great Chanyu. This is the rule and law of the grassland!" Mao Dun also said seriously.

Hu Dan looked at the two of them and admitted that he was moved. He also admitted that young people today are too ambitious.

"I will consider it!" Hu Dan did not give a definite answer.

Yan Yan shook his head slightly, blinked, and signaled to Mao Dun that he didn't need to say any more.

The seeds have been planted, and they will take root sooner or later, maybe now, or maybe after Wang Ting becomes wary of Hu Dan.

The final result will be Hu Dan's rebellion!

(End of this chapter)