It took a long time to search for the northwestern countries on the way there, but only half the time on the way back.
On the surface, the only things they brought back were the twenty large bags of seeds carried by the ten llamas.
In fact, Wei Yunlan's space still contained enough food to equal several hectares of land, as well as a lot of soil suitable for growing new crops.
It is no exaggeration to say that if we bring these things back to Huangzhou and Beiguan and vigorously cultivate them, it will not be a problem to feed the people of one or two states during the coming years of natural disasters.
As for the entire Dayong, with more than 30 states, her personal power is limited and she cannot take care of everything.
However, as long as we can protect the Beiguan and Huangzhou areas first and prevent unrest due to natural disasters, we can keep the border of the northern part of Dayong stable and resist the northern barbarians who have been eyeing Dayong covetously!
The return route is slightly different from the outbound route.
However, because they were driving a group of camels, it was inconvenient to walk through the mountains, so they finally chose to pass through the territory of the Northern Barbarians.
The route they took was naturally through the Helian tribe, the only tribe with which they had a friendly relationship.
Since the eldest prince of the Helian tribe, Helian Huyun, died in the fire at the palace banquet, the Helian tribe only had the second prince, Helian Hulin.
Even if Helian Hulin originally showed that he was not interested in this, the future of the Helian tribe had to be handed over to him.
In order to train his only son, King Helian delegated a lot of power to him. As his mother, Princess Helian naturally gave her full support. In addition, the Tuoba tribe was the most supportive, second only to the Huyan tribe because of their powerful tribe.
Helian Hulin is now in the Helian tribe, and it is no exaggeration to say that he has the final say.
With him in charge, private exchanges between the Helian tribe and the Tianshu Pavilion were extremely smooth.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the Northern Barbarian Chanyu was inspecting the eastern border, Tianshu Pavilion had exchanged two batches of leather with the Helian tribe using vegetable seeds, cloth and other items.
This is a good thing for making protective gear. The working oxen of Dayong cannot be slaughtered at will, and cowhide is hard to come by, but it is not a rare thing in the Helian tribe.
The Helian tribe is located deep in the northern barbarians. Many things that are common in Dayong are several times more expensive there, and ordinary herdsmen simply cannot buy them. This transaction is mutually beneficial for both parties.
Before entering the Helian tribe, Wei Yunlan and his party changed out of the clothes they wore in the northwestern countries and put on the clothes of ordinary herdsmen here.
Zou Yun took off the ruby forehead ornament that was used to hold down the headscarf, and said with a smile: "If I see Yu Qi later, I will give this to her. She has probably never seen such a big gem in her life!"
This thing is rare in Dayong and Beiman, but it is nothing in Qimeng.
A ruby like the one in her hand, which was the size of a thumb nail and of relatively ordinary quality, was exchanged for a piece of gold of the same size.
But if I take this to the capital to sell it, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it even with ten times the amount of gold.
"Now that the trade route with Qimeng Kingdom is opened, we won't have to worry about money anymore." Chen Yan and Wang Lu said with emotion.
But everyone also understands that it is not easy to completely open up the trade routes between the two countries.
The amount of manpower and material resources required is not a small amount. Now that we can bring back these grains to alleviate the urgent need for insufficient grain production in various parts of Dayong, it is already very good.
As for more...
I'm afraid we have to wait until the situation stabilizes and the master really sits in that position.
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The personnel left by Tianshu Pavilion at the northern border of the Helian tribe escorted Wei Yunlan and his party to a small ranch at the foot of the mountain to the west of the Helian tribe.
That was the Xishan Ranch with a population of less than a hundred that Wei Yunlan and others passed by when they crossed the Yandu Gorge and first entered the territory of the Northern Barbarians.
At that time, they rescued Yu Qi here.
Now, several months have passed, and there has been no change on the surface of Xishan Ranch, but in fact it has already been transformed into a new one and is completely controlled by the second prince Helian Hulin and the people of Tianshu Pavilion.
There are more than 30 people left in Tianshu Pavilion. In addition to cooperating with the Helian tribe, they are also here to provide close protection for Princess Changning who is still recuperating in the Helian tribe.
Zou Yun, Chen Yan and Wang Lu saw many familiar faces on the ranch, some of whom were the staff members of Tianshu Pavilion who had stayed in Beiguan.
"You know what, when everyone dresses up as herdsmen, they look quite realistic." Zou Yun whispered to Wei Yunlan.
Otherwise, she had learned some tricks to identify disguises in the pavilion, and she had seen some of these people before, but she might not be able to tell the difference between them and the local herdsmen.
If it's so difficult even for her to identify them, then the barbarians here must be even harder to identify.
At most, I thought he was a member of the tribe who looked a little "weak".
However, the people of the Helian tribe were not as strong and brave as those of the Tuoba and Huyan tribes. Those specially selected members of the Tianshu Pavilion, who were taller and stronger than the Dayong people, were just right to be placed here.
As they were talking, two joyful voices were heard from outside.
"Miss Wei!"
"Zou Yun!"
The person guarding outside the tent let the two people in.
It was Yu Qi and Miss Bai who voluntarily stayed in the Helian tribe.
"Why are you all here?" Wei Yunlan said, "We can't stay here for long, but we'll take a break before we head back."
"The Second Prince and I were originally at Yingtu Ranch, not far from here. When we heard the news that you had returned, we wanted to meet you." Miss Bai lowered her voice, "The owner of Yingtu Ranch who bullied men and women has been executed, and now the Second Prince's men have replaced him."
After a pause, he leaned over to Wei Yunlan's ear and whispered, "Tianshu Pavilion wants to import a batch of war horses from the Helian tribe next year."
"The Second Prince agreed to sell the warhorse to the master?" Wei Yunlan felt a little unbelievable. Reaching cooperation was one thing, but the two countries were still in an antagonistic relationship. Selling warhorses was tantamount to handing weapons to the enemy.
"The princess discovered a spy planted by the Huyan tribe beside Prince Helian."
"King Helian has been poisoned by a chronic poison. If it is not discovered in time, he may not live more than three years."
When Wei Yunlan heard this, a look of understanding flashed across his eyes.
No wonder the cooperation between the Helian tribe and the Tianshu Pavilion went so smoothly. It turned out that the Northern Barbarian Chanyu had already taken action against King Helian.
Now the Helian tribe has no better way than to place their "treasure" on Tianshu Pavilion and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince behind it.
As for their move on Yingtu Ranch, besides the complaints of nearby herdsmen, Yingtu Ranch is also the largest ranch in the southwest of the Helian tribe, famous for its good horse breeding. If they don't take over Yingtu Ranch, it may not be easy to reach this deal with Tianshu Pavilion.
I just don't know how to transport a large number of war horses from the heartland of the Northern Barbarians to the border of Dayong.
However, this was not something she needed to worry about.
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