Now, the Southern Wuhuan owe the Han Dynasty so much in military expenses that they are heavily indebted. The cattle and sheep in their tribe are not even enough to pay off their debts, so where would they find anything extra to trade with Chen Hu?
Fortunately, the Han dynasty was benevolent and did not press for repayment. In addition, the people had all gone to mine coal, which provided them with an additional livelihood, thus managing to keep the situation from escalating into chaos.
Chen Hu was well aware of Qiu Liju's concerns.
Chen Hu then laughed and said, "Lord Qiuliju, you are overthinking it. I have only come to buy slaves; I have no need for cattle or sheep!"
"slave??"
Chen Hu nodded. "That's right. A young slave can be exchanged for one shi (a unit of dry measure) of grain or five jin (a unit of weight) of salt, regardless of gender...!! We also want the elderly and children, but the price will be lower!"
"You can exchange it for salt??"
Upon hearing that it could even be exchanged for salt, Qiuliju became restless, as salt was the most scarce resource in their tribe.
Chen Hu smiled and nodded, "Of course, as long as you have slaves, you can trade anything except refined iron!"
"But where can we get slaves?"
Qiuliju immediately thought of the Northern Wuhuan people, whose entire army had now been mobilized.
Soon, the leaders of Qiuliju, Nanlou, and the other tribes of Nanwuhuan also gathered their soldiers and marched into the territory of Beiwuhuan.
In an instant, everyone in the northeastern part of the Han Dynasty was mobilized under Jia Xu's command.
At the same time, Zhang Huan also sent people to the Southern Xiongnu to begin recruiting Southern Xiongnu soldiers in preparation for taking action against the Northern Xiongnu and the Jie people.
In addition to provisions and compensation, the Han Dynasty promised to provide them with 3,000 sets of armor and weapons, and all the spoils of war would belong to the Southern Xiongnu. They would also buy the slaves they captured at high prices.
This caused a stir among the leaders of the various Southern Xiongnu tribes, who began to mobilize their forces, even drawing many teenagers into their ranks.
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