"Distinguished guest from the Han Dynasty, may I ask what your purpose is in conducting this transaction with us?"
Inside the tent, Darul looked at Li Jin very politely, but with a hint of doubt on his face. It was only the beginning of spring, and their cattle and sheep had not yet grown, so there seemed to be nothing that could attract the Han merchants.
Li Jin laughed and said, "Chief Darul, we have come here to purchase slaves...!"
Li Jin then explained the specific prices for the slave trade to Darul and the Yuezhi nobles in the tent.
Darul and the other leaders in the tent immediately thought of the Qiang people who often came to plunder them. Even if the Han merchants didn't come, they had long been prepared to retaliate against their mortal enemies.
Now that the Han Dynasty is willing to buy slaves, they can not only take revenge but also earn grain, salt, and other supplies. For them, this is a win-win situation.
After Darul warmly entertaining Li Jin and his party, he immediately sent people to summon the leaders of all the Yuezhi tribes to come here.
When everyone learned that the caravan was willing to buy slaves for one stone, everyone was immediately excited.
Grain, salt, and silk were the most scarce resources for the Yuezhi people, and in the past, they had to pay a great price to obtain them.
Now, however, they don't have to pay anything; they can simply capture slaves to exchange for a large amount of supplies. This is undoubtedly a windfall for them.
Soon, more than fifty large and small tribes of the Yuezhi people formed more than a dozen teams of a thousand people each, totaling more than 20,000 people. Like sparrows swarming for food, they dispersed and headed towards the territory of the Eastern Qiang.
After all, they were going to plunder, not to fight; too many people would make them too conspicuous.
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