Chapter 467 Peace and Prosperity in Foreign Lands (Part Two)
"Mostly grains, salt, and various daily necessities."
Another tribal chief wanted to purchase some weapons from Dayu through the border king Burilege.
"The price is good," Shen Qingjun said earnestly.
Emperor Xiao Wu responded with an "oh".
Procuring weapons! Looks like they're planning something big!
"What was your reply?" Emperor Xiaowu asked with a smile.
"There is no reply yet. I am not worried about purchasing any amount of food and daily necessities."
Only this weapon...
"Your Majesty, should we give it or not?" Shen Qingjun asked.
"What are your thoughts, Lord Shen?" Emperor Xiaowu asked.
Shen Qingjun had already thought about how to answer this question when he came.
"It's possible! I've already asked the person in charge of the weapons forging workshop."
Ten years ago, it was predicted that there would be a major battle with the Southwest, so the weapons forging workshop produced weapons ahead of schedule.
As a result, the situation in the southwest was resolved peacefully, and those weapons were never used.
Now... those weapons are probably beneath the notice of the soldiers of Dayu.
Instead of letting it gather dust in the warehouse, let's sell it at a high price!
Since the Hu tribes didn't specify when they wanted the weapons, we might as well sell them to them.
"However, we won't sell to just one tribe, but to both tribes," Shen Qingjun said earnestly.
Emperor Xiao Wu was very satisfied with Shen Qingjun's answer.
See, this is why I insisted on having Shen Qingjun act as prime minister.
No matter the question, he can always give a satisfactory answer.
However, the Northern Hu... really can't cause any trouble now.
In Emperor Xiaowu's words, the Northern Hu people are so poor that they have to pawn their pants.
Those herders who made a living by grazing their livestock wished they could make the border town their home.
At least in this border town, they can eat their fill and don't have to worry about being killed by suddenly appearing people from other tribes...
There are currently three tribes in Beihu.
One of them had a good relationship with the prince of the border city, so he lived a little better than the other two.
The other two, on the other hand, would fight every few days.
Either you steal ten of my sheep, or I steal five of your horses.
Since both sides are roughly equal in strength and have no powerful weapons, it's impossible to expand the battlefield!
The grasslands have finally become lush and green in the last two years, and the two tribes have some surplus food. Now they're thinking about recruiting soldiers and buying horses.
Shen Qingjun's method was correct.
We can sell you weapons; go ahead and fight for fun with them. The better, we'd like to expend as much manpower as possible...
"Let's do as Shen Qing says, but be careful during the transaction."
The Northern Hu people are very poor; we can't let them default on their debts.
Also... that tribe that the border city prince is on good terms with...
Tell that Burilege not to overfeed people, because overfeeding them makes them forget their roots.
Moreover, eating too much can make you think too much, so don't create unnecessary trouble for yourself.
"The border city has finally reached its current size; it can't be destroyed," Emperor Xiao Wu said calmly.
Shen Qingjun immediately agreed.
The matter with the Northern Hu has passed, and Emperor Xiao Wu sees that Shen Qingjun and the others have no intention of leaving.
He immediately waved for Hu Zhouquan to serve tea to the adults.
After everyone had a cup of tea in their hands, Emperor Xiao Wu then asked.
"Is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty, there are still some matters to attend to in the southwest."
According to the original agreement, a small town would be opened in the southwest to specifically handle trade in the southwest.
"This is a bit difficult now," Shen Qingyu said, forcing herself to speak.
"Difficulties? What difficulties could there be?"
Wouldn't it be great to open up a small town? The local people would benefit too!
How could this be considered a bad thing? Emperor Xiao Wu was puzzled.
Shen Qingjun never expected that what was originally a good thing would turn into such a mess.
It turns out that ten years ago, a small country in the southwest took advantage of the mountain range and provoked Chongqing.
As a result, after Da Yu gave them a light scolding, they immediately became obedient.
Later, that small country submitted an application to Da Yu to become a vassal state.
When Emperor Xiao Wu saw this, he thought, "Why not take him in as a subordinate without causing any serious harm?"
Then I agreed.
Who knew that the small country would go further and say that it also wanted to start trade with Dayu.
They want to sell their country's products in Chongqing, and then take Chongqing's products back to their country to sell.
Emperor Xiao Wu thought to himself, "You haven't been beaten into submission yet, how could I possibly take you along to do business and make a fortune!"
He refused immediately.
The local tyrant of this small country is also stubborn.
You disagree now, right? Then I'll submit the application every year.
Finally, this year, Emperor Xiao Wu agreed.
Emperor Xiao Wu instructed Shen Qingjun to find a small town on the border to serve as a trading location; the place didn't need to be too large.
Who knows, the moment the town was decided, people from that small country would go and buy land and houses in that town.
They said they were doing business, but in reality, they all brought their families with them.
They even said that once they lived within the territory of Dayu, they would be considered Dayu people...
Well, this made the small town suddenly lively.
The only problem is that the original inhabitants of Chongqing and these newcomers often get into fights...
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