Just here, Zhao Hao was in full swing in the steelmaking process.
In the imperial capital, the policy of pacifying the barbarians has already begun to be implemented.
Dagan sent more than a dozen delegations to various tribes on the grassland.
He expressed to each tribe that Da Gan wanted to engage in friendly trade with them.
At first, almost all the tribes did not believe it.
Because in the past, they had trade activities with Dagan, Shu, and Yue.
But all of that was done in secret and was never made public.
After all, the grasslands and the Central Plains countries are all old enemies.
Especially with Da Gan, they are the arch-enemies among arch-enemies.
However, the envoys from all over the country were not impatient at all and tried their best to persuade him.
Time and again, it was made clear to the various tribes that Dagan and the grasslands were completely tired of fighting for so many years.
Apart from the constant casualties, neither side gained anything.
Therefore, Da Gan did not want to fight with the grassland anymore.
That’s why we decided to conduct comprehensive trade with the barbarians and share what we have.
Let the people on both sides live a quiet and peaceful life.
As long as each tribe has this in mind, cooperation can be achieved.
Once you cooperate with Dagan, Dagan will regard your tribe as an ally.
No matter what happens, Da Gan will always stand with his allies.
After months of lobbying, among the dozens of tribes on the grassland, a few small tribes finally took the first step and agreed to trade with Dagan.
However, this is not something that is put on the table openly.
They demanded that trade be conducted only in private.
In response to this, the envoys of Dagan nodded and agreed without any hesitation.
There was not even any intention of sending the news back to the capital for instructions.
There is really no need to ask for anything.
Before they set out on their mission to the grassland, they had already anticipated all the possibilities they might encounter and had responded to them one by one.
They had already anticipated the idea of not making trade public.
However, although trade has to be conducted in secret, how can such a thing be concealed?
Not long after, the Savage King's Court learned the news.
Immediately, the royal court sent envoys from the royal court in the northern desert to the southern desert to hold accountable several small tribes that agreed to cooperate and trade with Dagan.
There were a total of four small tribes that agreed to trade. After seeing the royal envoys, three of them immediately became timid, and the tribe leader went to the royal court in person to apologize.
There was only a small tribe called Qiu Pa, and because the tribe was too small and too weak, it was completely squeezed into the most barren area of the grassland.
Basically, they can't survive.
If they cannot trade with Dagan, their people will have no way out at all.
So, when the royal envoy arrived, the chief of Qiupa said with great sorrow: "Can the royal court do anything about the plight of my tribe?"
"My Qiupa tribe is weak and has now been squeezed into this barren place where we can't even feed our cattle and sheep."
"Does the royal court want to force us to death?"
Upon hearing this, the royal envoy was immediately furious: "This is an order issued by the royal court, you can only obey it!"
"I am warning you now. If you engage in trade or private dealings with Da Gan again, don't blame the royal court for using drastic measures!"
The leader of Qiu Pa was extremely angry: "The royal court does not restrain the other large tribes, but does not care about the life and death of our Qiu Pa tribe. Then let the royal court send troops to kill us directly!"
The royal envoy sneered: "The king's order has been issued, so take care of yourself!"
As the royal envoys left, the main figures of the Qiupa tribe all gathered in the leader's tent.
Some people were worried, some were afraid, some wanted to obey the king's order and end trade with Dagan, and some were extremely angry and cursed.
In the end, no clear conclusion was reached after the argument, and everyone focused their attention on the leader.
"Chief, you have to make a decision on what to do next!"
"If we continue to trade with Da Gan, the royal court will never let us go!"
"But once trade is cut off, I'm afraid Da Gan will not let our Qiupa tribe go."
"Besides, even if Da Gan doesn't blame us for going back on our word and doesn't use military force against us, we still can't live like this!"
"What's there to be afraid of? In my opinion, we should continue to trade with Da Gan. Does the royal court still have the courage to send troops to Mo Nan?"
"Da Gan will protect us!"
Chief Qiu Pa's face was gloomy and uncertain. He was also very confused and had not made a decision.
After a long pause, he said quietly, "Tell Da Gan about this news immediately and see what they have to say!"
"We have now been pushed to the edge of the grassland, closer to the Great Roots."
"If Da Gan is willing to send troops to protect us, then we can continue to trade."
"We can't just watch our people starve to death!"
"Also, send someone to the royal court to explain the situation and see if the royal court cares about our lives."
"If it doesn't matter, then we might as well just invest and do it!"
In fact, the news had already spread before they sent people to do the work.
By the time the envoy Qiu Pa arrived, Dagan had already prepared a response strategy.
Da Gan did not hesitate at all for all the conditions put forward by the Qiupa envoy. Whether it was continuing trade, ensuring the survival of the Qiupa tribe, or sending soldiers for protection, he agreed to them all.
Moreover, Da Gan did not think that the Qiupa tribe was too small and should look down on the envoys.
On the contrary, Da Gan showed extremely high reception standards to the envoy from Qiu Pa.
The Qiupa envoys were extremely shocked and felt flattered.
When the envoy returns to the Qiupa tribe, he will tell them about Da Gan's actions and attitude.
None of the top leaders, including Chief Qiu Pa, had expected this.
But inside I was excited and inspired.
And at this time, the people sent to the royal court also returned.
Wang Ting also said some encouraging words about the current difficulties faced by the Qiupa tribe.
He also stated that he would communicate with other tribes and ask them to give up some pastures to the Qiupa tribe.
In addition, it was a warning that the Qiu Pa tribe could trade with the Yue Kingdom in the east and the Shu Kingdom in the west, but must never trade with Da Gan.
When the news came back, the entire Qiupa tribe was once again caught in a dilemma.
Some high-ranking officials are still extremely dissatisfied with the royal court.
"Chief, the royal court is talking without any hesitation. It's already good enough for the other big tribes not to annex us now. Do you still want them to give us pasture?"
"Isn't this just a daydream?"
"good!"
"Also, our Qiupa tribe is the closest to Dagan right now. We are so far away from Shu and Yue. How can we trade with them?"
"This is just not caring about our lives!"
"Haha, my Qiupa tribe only has a few thousand people. What does it matter to those people in the royal court whether we live or die?"
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