Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 74
"The second Elder of the Uyghur nationality, the bone guard, has met the governor, General Feng." A half-white old man with deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge saw Zhang Gongjin with two attendants. Feng Daiwen came in and saluted Zhang Gongjin:

"How do you know us?" Zhang Gongjin asked with interest:

"The prestige of the governor has long been spread throughout the grasslands, and the name of General Feng can stop children from crying at night in the grasslands," Gu Gu said respectfully:
"Haha, the elder is overwhelmed, I don't know why the elder came here," Zhang Gongjin asked with a smile:

"Our family has been exploited by the Turks all the time. Recently, Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan have been fighting endlessly, and our family has been given the opportunity to kick back. This time we came here with the Xueyantuo tribe, apparently for a deal, but in fact, we came here as an alliance. After discussion between the patriarch and the five great elders, the clan decided to join the Tang Dynasty. As long as the Tang Dynasty attacks the Turks, the [-] warriors of our Huihe clan are willing to attract the main force of the Turks for the vanguard," Elder Gu Gu said sincerely:
"Elder Gao Yi, I, Tang Dynasty, will never treat my own people badly. It's just that the matter is serious and I have to report it to the sage, and let the sage decide." Zhang Gongjin said:
"It's not that we don't want to go to Chang'an, we really can't, because we came here under the pretext of a deal. If we go to Chang'an and Xie Li finds out, this old man is worried about the safety of the whole family." The bone guard said with a bitter smile:
"Hey, Elder Bone Guard, as for the matter of forming an alliance and seeking refuge, the Governor's Mansion can promise you that the saint has given us the right to be independent, but I just want to ask how you want to seek refuge in Datang?" Feng Daiwen coughed and asked:
"What does General Feng mean?" Bone Husband didn't understand what Feng Daiwen meant, and asked suspiciously:
"I have three options. The elders can refer to them. The first one is that after the Turks are conquered, Huihe will still be Huihe, and they will live and live on the grassland. The land is distributed to you, and you pay taxes and live like other people in the Tang Dynasty. The third type moves to the designated place of the Tang Dynasty and becomes the Huihe tribe of the Datang Dynasty. The soldiers are selected to fight for the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty will reward you according to your military achievements. Women, children, old and young enjoy the same education and work arrangements as the people of Datang, and Datang promises to treat you equally. For example, the workers in Shuofang are all paid, and the government will teach children under the age of 12 to read and write for free," Feng Daiwen explained:
"This matter can't be decided by the old man personally. The specific choice of how to go back will be decided by the patriarch. However, our clan is sincerely relying on Datang, and I forgot to check it out." The bone guard said:
"It's okay not to rush this matter for a while. After the elders go back, we will discuss it slowly. I, Datang, will come to my Shuofang in the future. The elders can come and have a look. The lives of the people in Datang will get better and better. I look forward to your joining," Zhang Gongjin Reassured:
"Thank you, Commander, for your understanding. Please exchange some weapons for us when we trade tomorrow," Gu Gu said:
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it just so happens that the city guards still have a lot of swords, so I'll exchange them for you at a low price," Feng Daiwen said with a smile: In fact, they were eliminated, and they were broken weapons collected after previous battles, which were refurbished by Feng Daiwen. As for how long it can last, I don’t know. After a large amount of coal is mined, as a blacksmith, I can still make coke with the local method. With coke, I can directly smelt it. There are still these obsolete products there.
Although they were all junk weapons in Feng Daiwen's hands, they were all good weapons in the grassland tribes.

Then the two went to the people sent by Jieli and Tuli respectively. As expected, they all came to ask for weapons and food.
The two refused the exchange of weapons without hesitation, saying that they had plenty of grain, salt, silk, and tea, but they had no weapons.

"Weiguo, why do the Huihe people think of the whole family to join the Tang Dynasty? Is there any fraud? It is always unbelievable to take refuge with the old man without a fight." The two walked around and returned to the study Zhang Gongjin asked :

"Actually, this is very likely to be true, because the grassland tribes are wolf-like. If you let your own tribe not have enough to eat, they will rob the small tribe. The oppression is very heavy. The Turks have ruled the grassland for many years. Except for the Turks, all other tribes are very sad. Now They finally see hope, of course they have to find a way to kill the Turks, but the Huihe people are more obvious, saying that even if we want to fight the Turks, we will not let them be the forwards, at most let them help to surround and attack, after all, we still have to We rely on Datang ourselves." Feng Daiwen thought for a while and said:
"That's right, I'm a man of the Tang Dynasty, how can I use others to help me gain military exploits," Zhang Gongjin said proudly:
"What my uncle said is very true, the iron-blooded man of the Tang Dynasty, but he can get fame immediately, and the foreigner can at most be a partial teacher," Feng Daiwen also said proudly:
"Xieli and Tuli are now on fire. According to reports, Xieli has lost a large number of tribes, and several tribes have already joined Tuli. It's a pity that we don't have so much food and grass to support, or we can take this opportunity to take advantage of it in one fell swoop. Defeat the Turks." Zhang Gongjin lamented:

"That's right, after a big battle, it can be regarded as emptying out my food reserves in Datang, so the sages attach so much importance to this mutual market," Feng Daiwen sighed:
"Captain, Lord Marquis, come and take a look." The two were chatting and Ma Zhou happily walked in with some clothes.

"Why, which girl did King Bin take a fancy to, and how many clothes did he buy to give away?" Zhang Gongjin laughed at Ma Zhou's happy look:

"Hehe, the governor was just joking. These are clothes made of wool textiles just sent over from the workshop." Ma Zhou smiled embarrassedly:

"Oh, it's done so soon, let me take a look."Feng Daiwen's eyes lit up and took a piece of clothing to:

"Yeah, I didn't expect wool to be washed with alkali. After being boiled, it is so soft and not so lumpy. Women who can weave can easily weave it. It is more convenient than silk, but it is not so smooth." Ma thoughtful:

"Well, it's a little harder, a little rough, and it's not as exquisite as silk, so it can't be sold at a higher price." Zhang Gongjin touched it and said: This is the difference in how people look at things from different births. What Ma Zhou saw was convenience and easy production. Zhang Gongjin was born in a family in the south of the Yangtze River. What he saw was not exquisite enough, and the price could not be sold.

"Hey, it's right if you can't afford it. The key is that it is cheap. The material is cheap and easy to make. The key is to keep warmer than silk. And this is just the beginning of production. It will become more and more exquisite in the future. As for Uncle Zhang, what you said is rough This is because they didn't choose the material, if it is made of sheep's down, it will be much more expensive than silk." Feng Daiwen laughed happily and said:

"That's right, that's right. I've lost my mind. These days, I only think about trading. I'm thinking about how many cattle and horses I can exchange for everything. Hehe, from now on, my soldiers in the Tang Dynasty will wear woolen clothes inside and cotton clothes outside, so they can go out to fight in winter. Hehe, "Zhang Gongjin said: This is also the fault of the general at that time, he always thinks of fighting first.

"Based on the price of wool plus wages and shipping costs, it's not too expensive. In the future, it won't be easy to freeze to death in this winter," Ma Zhou sighed:
"And the best is the layer of fluff that the sheep shed every summer. The best of them is the fluff of the goat, which will be more expensive than gold of equal weight in the future," Feng Daiwen said with a smile:
"Really?" Zhang Gongjin almost protruded his eyes and asked:

"Of course it's true, and the colder the place, the better the goat's cashmere. Hey, in the future, who dares to say that this grassland is a barren land, and it will be left alone after being beaten down, and it will be slowly occupied by the grassland," Feng Daiwen laughed. arrive:

"That's right, that's right. If Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew the usefulness of wool, there are still Turkic people in the grasslands." Zhang Gongjin knew the power of aristocratic families, and he would lose such a big benefit in front of him. After all, the royal family is the biggest. family.

"King Bin, don't we still have hundreds of thousands of sheep? Ask someone to use a thin brush to remove the cashmere from them and make some of the best clothes. I want to bring them back to Chang'an. Anyway, there are so many Turkic prisoners, so don't sell them. Now, let's help herd the sheep in Shuofang," Feng Daiwen said:
"It's Lord Hou, I'll let them choose the thinnest velvet to make some clothes for the princess," Ma Zhou laughed:

"Prince Bin, you've learned badly too. I'm planning on empress empress." Feng Daiwen explained:
"Haha, well, it's been a busy day today, you should go back and have a rest, you will be busy tomorrow," Zhang Gongjin also said with a smile:
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