Upon hearing that Yang Feng had come for the sake of slaves, Ma Yi was momentarily stunned.

"What do you, governor, need slaves for?"

Yang Feng smiled and said, "Jincheng needs to repair its city walls, build bridges and pave roads, so it needs a large number of slaves!"

"Hmm, I don't have any slaves left... You'd better look elsewhere!"

Speaking of slaves, Ma Yi felt a pang of pain in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the two billion coins he had lost last year because of a few hundred slaves. He just wanted to get rid of Yang Feng as soon as possible.

"Oh? Is that so? That's a real pity. I'll go buy it elsewhere then! Farewell!"

Seeing this, Yang Feng sighed, glanced at Qian Lai to the side, and then turned and walked out.

"etc....!"

Just as Yang Feng turned around, Qian Lai, who was next to Ma Yi, quickly called out to him.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Yang Feng turned to look at Qian Lai, while Ma Yi, standing to the side, also cast a puzzled glance at Qian Lai.

“Great sir, we may not have slaves now, but we will soon…! They have plenty!”

As he spoke, Qian Lai pointed in the direction of the Yuezhi people's territory.

Ma Yi's expression shifted, and he nodded knowingly. He had originally planned to deal with the Yuezhi people, and now that the Han people had come to buy slaves, he could kill two birds with one stone.

Qian Lai then looked at Yang Feng and asked, "Commander Yang just mentioned 'purchasing'? I wonder what the price would be?"

Yang Feng smiled, then held up one finger, "One shi of grain for each able-bodied young slave, including female slaves!"

Upon hearing Yang Feng's offer, Ma Yi's eyes lit up.

Ma Yi quickly asked, "How many slaves do you need? When do you need them? Where will the transaction take place?"

Yang Fengdao said, "Of course, the more the better. As for the time, it doesn't matter; any time is fine. As for the trading location, let's do it fifty miles west of Jincheng, which is where the trade fair is being held this year!"

Ma Yi glanced at Qian Lai, who smiled and nodded.

Ma Yi laughed and said, "Very well, Commander Yang, please go back and report to General Duan. I will send someone with slaves over soon!"

"Very well! I'll take my leave now!"

Yang Feng bowed to Ma Yi and Qian Lai respectively, then turned and left.

After Yang Feng left, Qian Lai quickly looked at Ma Yi and said:

"Great Lord, there is no time to lose! We should send troops as soon as possible before the Yuezhi people can react..."

"Yes, Mr. Qian is right!"

Then Ma Yi looked at A Shan beside him and said in a deep voice:

"Go and relay my order: immediately send men to gather warriors from all tribes and attack the Yuezhi. Our time to make a fortune has come!"

"I will obey the great lord's command!!"

Ah Shan responded loudly and then hurriedly fled the place to gather the soldiers of Shaodang.

Not long after Yang Feng left Mayi, Li Jin led more than two hundred people, dressed in caravan attire, and arrived in the Hehuang Valley area where the Lesser Yuezhi were stationed, carrying looted grain, salt, and other supplies.

As early as when Li Jin and his group first entered the Yuezhi territory, their whereabouts were reported to the Yuezhi leader by Yuezhi scouts.

Upon learning that an exceptionally powerful Han caravan was approaching, Darul, the then supreme leader of the Yuezhi, hurriedly summoned the leaders and soldiers of the surrounding tribes to prepare for battle.

"Team leader, look...!"

Thirty miles away from the Yuezhi tribe, Li Jin and his group also spotted Yuezhi soldiers three miles ahead.

"Heh~, these Hu people are really hospitable. Knowing we were coming, they actually put on such a grand welcoming ceremony!"

Looking at the Yuezhi soldiers standing ready for battle, Li Jin couldn't help but chuckle.

"Haha~, the team leader is right..!"

The secret agents of the Investigation Bureau around Li Jin couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Despite facing a Yuezhi army ten times their size, Li Jin and his men showed no fear and continued their advance.

Before long, as Li Jin and the others approached, a young Yuezhi man stepped out of the group. This man was Dato, the son of Darul.

Dato looked at Li Jin, who was in the lead, and asked in fluent Chinese:

"Who are you people, and what are you doing in our territory?"

Li Jin wasn't too surprised to see that the other person spoke fluent Chinese.

Although the Hu or Qiang people living near the borders of the Han Dynasty often plundered the Han people, the Han Dynasty was still seen by them as a synonym for power, wealth, and civilization.

Therefore, many Hu people, merchants, and barbarian nobles took pride in speaking Han language and learning the life and civilization of the Han people, but at the same time they also prohibited the lower-class people from learning it, in order to show their noble status.

"We are merchants from Jiuquan County of the Han Dynasty, sent by the governor to conduct trade with you!"

Li Jin stepped forward, bowed to Dato with the traditional Han Chinese etiquette, and then explained his identity and purpose.

Those in Dato's and the Yuezhi people's group who could understand Chinese couldn't help but look at the more than twenty carts behind Li Jin, a glint of greed flashing in their eyes, but they quickly suppressed it.

The Eastern Qiang people had once provoked the Han Dynasty to send troops because of a few hundred slaves, and in the end, they had to pay 2 billion coins in compensation to survive. Now, the prestige of the Han Dynasty made the Yuezhi people deeply fearful.

"I see, welcome!"

Dato quickly dismounted and, in the manner of the Han people, welcomed Li Jin and the others.

Then Dato and some tribal leaders who had come with him led Li Jin and the others into the tribe, like stars surrounding the moon.

Upon learning that the caravan was sent by the Han government, the Yuezhi chieftain Darul personally came out of his tent to greet them, expressing his respect for Li Jin and his admiration for the Han Dynasty.

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