Chapter 753 The Discovery of the Xin Tribe
That night, Tang Ji was lying at home looking at the starry sky outside the window, thinking about the Han Tribe and the Tang Tribe. According to Tang Yao, even if the Tang Tribe became part of the Han Tribe, their tribe would not suffer any loss, but would develop rapidly.
The most important thing is that the Tang clan is still the Tang clan.
If a small clan leader were to hand over his own tribe to someone else, he would definitely not be willing to do so. However, for a clan group like the Tang Tribe, or a clan alliance, it would be different.
As the leader of the Tang Tribe, Tang Ji saw the overall situation of the entire alliance, not a single clan. In addition, their leader selection system also determined that the leader of the Tang Tribe would inevitably lead the tribe in a better direction, because every leader of the Tang Tribe was elected by the people and did not have hereditary power. It was just that the leader had certain advantages in cultivating offspring.
Therefore, whether from the perspective of the overall situation or from the perspective of improving the living standards of the people, the benefits of joining the Han tribe far outweigh the disadvantages. Thinking about what Tang Yao said and her description of her life in the Han tribe for half a year, Tang Ji had made a decision in her heart.
Two days later, one afternoon, a fleet from the open sea finally arrived at the dock of Takumi County. Two of the three-masted cargo ships were the ships that Dashu arranged to pick up Shouya.
In order not to attract attention, Luo Chong did not go to the dock to greet them. Whether it was the Tang tribe on the other side or the locals in Takumi County, they only thought it was an ordinary cargo transportation behavior, but what they didn't know was that the envoy who had been on a diplomatic mission to other countries for nearly three years for the Han tribe finally came back.
Shouya pretended to be the captain of the cargo ship, and there were several "sailors" wearing bamboo hats behind him. One of the older men was thin and dark-skinned, but his eyes were very bright. His gray goatee hung on his chest, and he looked quite strong.
Behind the old man were several young and strong men. Although they were not big and strong, their arms and chests and abdomens exposed outside their vests showed lean muscles. They were strong men.
They followed Shouya all the way to the government office of Takumi County in a low-key manner. As soon as they entered the gate, they saw a young man wearing a brocade robe, cloth boots, and a black gauze gilded crown standing
in the yard to greet them. Shouya, who was in the lead, was stunned when he saw this man. His body suddenly froze. He rubbed his eyes and confirmed that he was not mistaken. Then he fell to the ground with a plop and saluted, howling with tears.
"Shouya greets the leader, leader, I finally see you, woo woo woo woo"
"Get up, get up, why are you crying? There are so many people watching. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
It has been nearly three years. Seeing this partner he first met again, Luo Chong was also a little emotional. As he spoke, he quickly stepped forward and helped Shouya up.
This is a tribe member from the same tribe as him, a pure Han tribe elder, the son of the last Han tribe leader, and maybe he has a blood relationship with Luo Chong, otherwise Luo Chong would not have entrusted such an important matter to him.
"Chief, Shouya finally came back to see you, but it's a pity that it's not in our home in Hanyang City." Shouya was pulled up by Luo Chong, wiped his tears, and expressed his regret.
"Hey? That's not right. Takuhai County is now also the territory of our Han tribe. Coming here is also like going home. If you really miss your wife, I can also have someone send you here. Takuhai County has been developed for more than half a year, and the basic construction is almost complete. You can live a good life here. If you are willing, I can also have someone build a big house for you here as a reward for you." Luo Chong also smiled and took his hand and said.
"This, this is not good, although I think I have made contributions, but I can't afford such a big reward from the leader. However, as for my family, it would be great if they could come to Takumi County, but the current situation is not appropriate. Let's talk about it next year. By then, the leader can just arrange an ordinary residence for us, forget about the big house."
Shouya was very happy when he heard Luo Chong say that he could bring his family over, but he knew that the battle to conquer Takeshima was imminent, and Takumi County was considered a front-line base. Although the war would definitely not burn here, he still didn't want his family to come now.
And there was another reason why he agreed to let Luo Chong bring his family to Takumi County. Shouya, who had been on a diplomatic mission to Takeshima for nearly three years, knew very well that no one knew the situation in Takeshima better than him. Even if the Han tribe took down Takeshima this time, Luo Chong would not let him go home directly, and he would probably keep him in Takeshima as an official.
If this official was appointed, it would definitely take many years, and if he didn't bring his family over by then, he would never see them again.
"What's the big deal about building a house? Since you agree, come back in the spring after the New Year. It takes time to build a house. Don't worry, you are the first to conquer Zhudao. If such a great achievement is not even worthy of a house, how can others see me as a leader?" Seeing that he agreed, Luo Chong decided on the house on the spot.
"Then, Shouya thanks you, leader." Shouya wanted to thank him again on the spot, but Luo Chong stopped him and he didn't do it. He looked up at Luo Chong in confusion, but saw Luo Chong looking at him and smiling, and his eyes were vaguely looking behind him, so he immediately understood what Luo Chong meant.
"Please forgive me, leader. I was so excited that I forgot the main thing. Let me introduce you to this. This is the chief of the fishing tribe in the east of Zhudao, 'Jiaoshi'. He came to visit you specially."
Shouya said while pulling the old man behind him to his side.
The old man called Jiaoshi also hurriedly bowed to Luo Chong and saluted, "I am Jiaoshi, the chief of the fishing tribe,
and I am honored to meet the Han leader." "I have heard that the old chief is still strong and healthy, and he gets along well with the Han tribe delegation. There are many exchanges and trade activities between the two sides, but the lives of the tribe members have always been very poor. I heard that you came to the Han tribe to seek help this time?" Luo Chong smiled and stepped forward to shake hands with Jiaoshi, and then frankly mentioned the reason why the other party came.
Although there is suspicion that the other party came to Takuhai County this time with the instigation and temptation of Beast Fang, it must be admitted that the other party took the initiative to ask to see him. This gave the Han tribe the advantage and the right to speak in the negotiations between the two sides. After all, it is now a seller's market. Since you took the initiative to ask me, it is allowed for me to make some suggestions.
"What the Han leader said is right. The population of the fishing tribe is not too many or too few, and there is basically no other output except fishing in the sea. The land allocated to us by Commander Xin was also barren. The cliff mountain area is nothing but stones. You can neither grow food nor fish. I couldn't make salt out of it.
I saw that the Han tribe had boats that could sail in the sea and nets that could catch countless sea fish, so I wanted to exchange two boats to catch more fish, so that I could exchange more food on the island and make the tribe's life better. But I didn't expect that the Han tribe didn't sell boats.
But recently I found that Commander Xin had reached a boat deal with the Han tribe. After the tribe knew about it, they wanted to buy boats again. So I begged the Han envoy to take me here to meet the Han leader. I don't know what conditions the Han tribe wants to sell us a few sailboats, and what they need to trade with? "
When the old man Jiaoshi saw Luo Chong coming up and getting straight to the point, he fortunately also told him his purpose in everything, and then quietly watched Luo Chong's reaction, with a hint of expectation in his piercing eyes under his bamboo hat.
"Hahahaha, the old patriarch came in person to buy ships, how could I refuse directly? The sun is strong here, not a place to talk. If the old patriarch wants to talk about the ship transaction, why don't we go to the government office to talk." Luo Chong replied with a smile, and then turned sideways to the lobby of the government office.
When Jiaoshi heard that Luo Chong did not refuse directly and wanted to discuss in detail, he was naturally delighted. It seemed that this matter was likely to work, so he returned a gift to Luo Chong, and led a few followers to the lobby with Luo Chong.
Luo Chong sat at the top of the long conference table, with Shouya, Shuda, and Xuetu sitting on the left, and Jiaoshi and a few followers sitting on the right. In the middle of the table was a three-masted sailing ship model about one meter long, which immediately attracted the attention of several people from the Tang tribe.
The Han tribe is really amazing. Not only do they make great big ships, but they also make these tiny ships look exactly like big ships.
"Old patriarch, you want to buy ships just to get more fish to exchange for food, but this is only a temporary solution. Why don't you think of letting your own tribe farm? Wouldn't it be better to be self-sufficient? Otherwise, even if you get food in exchange, you will be controlled by others. If others don't want to give you food, you can't let your tribe eat salted fish all the time, right?"
After both parties sat down and the clerk brought snacks and tea, Luo Chong began his instigation.
"How could we not know this? But during the Zhudao dispute, our ancestors were weak and could not defeat the Xin tribe, which had gold and horses. In the end, they could only be forced to live on Yashan by fishing. It has been dozens of generations. Now the Xin tribe is more prosperous, and our fishing tribe has to exchange salted fish for food. How can we fight for it?"
The old man Jiaoshi took off his bamboo hat and put it on the table, revealing his gray hair. The pale temples seemed to prove the old man's sorrow and powerlessness.
"What if the Han tribe is willing to help? Is the old patriarch willing to lead the tribe to fight for it?" Seeing that there were no outsiders in the meeting room, and the words just happened to be here, Luo Chong suddenly said something that almost scared Jiaoshi to death.
He couldn't help but stare at Luo Chong with his eyes wide open, with an expression of "Really?"
Luo Chong didn't say anything else, but gestured to his left hand and nodded to a few people. Shouya received the instruction and spoke first.
"Old Patriarch, did our delegation bully the local people on Zhudao Island?"
"No." Jiaoshi was a little stunned by the inexplicable question from Shouya. Didn't he say he would help to fight for it? Why is he talking about this now?
"What do the locals think of our delegation?" Shouya continued to ask.
"Of course it's good. The Han tribe delegation brought good things. Apart from other things, they brought a lot of useful tools. They traded with us fairly and never took advantage of us. If they didn't know that you wouldn't live on Zhudao Island forever, I'm afraid our local girls would want to marry those boys from your Han tribe."
When it came to this question, Jiaoshi suddenly became excited and praised the Han tribe delegation to the sky. At the same time, it also proved the success of Shouya's work. At least the delegation had a good impression in the eyes of the enemy.
Shouya smiled and asked again, "Does the old patriarch know that our delegation promoted currency and exchanged steel for bronze a while ago? I wonder what the old patriarch thinks about this?"
"I know about this. If you want to ask what I think, then of course it's good. Let's not talk about the tools of your Han tribe. They are famous for being light, strong and easy to use. This coin is also a good thing. It is very convenient to trade. It's a pity that your caravan is unstable and has no fixed location. So we want to exchange more, but we dare not exchange too much." Jiaoshi once again affirmed Shouya's work.
At this time, after the three questions were asked, the topic was also brought up. Shouya stopped talking, but Xue Tu on the side spoke again.
"But Commander Xin didn't want our Han tribe to promote currency. In order to stop us, he openly sent thousands of soldiers and joined other tribes to gather 60,000 troops to attack our Han tribe's city on the grassland."
As soon as these words came out, several people from the Fishing Tribe suddenly widened their eyes and acted dumbfounded, because they had never heard of this. The Xin tribe took the initiative to attack the Han tribe. Is this true or false?
Seeing that they all had this expression, Xue Tu immediately clapped his hands and called a man in from outside. This man was the nominal commander of the Xin tribe army in the Kaiyuan battle, and was also the subordinate that Niu Wei led when he was on a diplomatic mission to the Han tribe. Now he has completely surrendered to the Han tribe.
After his personal testimony and testifying for both sides, Jiao Shi finally believed the truth of the matter and knew the strong military strength of the Han tribe.
After everyone had laid the groundwork, Luo Chong slowly spoke at this time.
"We have a famous saying in our Han tribe, which is that those who offend the mighty Han will be punished even if they are far away. This time, our Han tribe promoted currency to make it more convenient for the people of Zhudao to trade, and also to provide convenience for our Han tribe's caravans. It should have been a win-win situation, but the Xin tribe not only refused, but also led troops to provoke disputes and joined forces with the barbarians to attack us.
If our Han tribe does not respond to such humiliation and does not avenge the dead warriors and tribesmen, how can we face our ancestors?
So in order to seek justice for our tribesmen and for our Han tribe, I decided to use the same method, send troops to Zhudao, and use weapons and soldiers to ask for an explanation from Commander Xin. I wonder if the old patriarch is willing to lead the tribesmen to join us, and by the way, we can also strive for greater benefits for your tribe?
If the old patriarch is willing to join us in the rebellion this time, the Han tribe's sailboats will definitely be supplied to the fishing tribe at a low price first."
(End of this chapter)
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