The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 221 Temporary Peace

"On behalf of the king, these documents will be placed here first!" Mo Han put down the documents in his hand and saluted Tuoba Yilu respectfully.

"Mr. Mo, I have told you so many times that you can just help me handle these matters!" Tuoba Yi Lu said.

"The etiquette cannot be revoked, and the authority cannot be overstepped. No matter what, it is better to ask the king to take a look at it!" Mo Han said seriously.

"That's what I said, okay, it's up to you!" Tuoba Yilu couldn't help but smile when he heard Mo Han's words.

Tuoba Yilu flipped through several documents, but saw a few weed leaves mixed in among them. Tuoba Yilu couldn't help but frown. Tuoba Yilu picked up the weed leaves and looked at them.

Mo Han quickly bowed his head to Tuoba Yilu and said in salute, "On behalf of the king, I accidentally fell down on the way to the king's tent, so this weed fell into it. Please punish me on behalf of the king!"

"Little things." Tuoba Yilu casually put the weed aside and said to Mo Han,

"Mr. Mo, please go and do your business first. I will give these documents to Mr. Mo after I have reviewed them."

Mo Han glanced at the weeds, saluted Tuoba Yilu, and then respectfully stepped out.

When Tuoba Yilu saw Mo Han leaving, he immediately summoned his guards to respond and said, "Did Mr. Mo fall?"

When the guard heard Tuoba Yilu's words, he instinctively hesitated in his heart, thinking about whether to tell Tuoba Sixth Cultivation.

"Tell the truth!" At this time, Tuoba Yilu said to the guard with a serious voice, Tuoba Xianbei's power as the leader was fully displayed.

"The eldest prince seemed very angry for some reason when he left. When he saw Mr. Mo, he kicked him, and the documents in Mr. Mo's hand were scattered on the ground!" the guard said quickly.

"I know! You go down first! Humph!" Tuoba Yilu knew in his heart that wherever Tuoba Sixth Cultivator wanted to kick Mohan, the one he really wanted to kick was probably himself!
Tuoba Sixth Cultivator returned to his camp and sat down on his seat angrily.

At this time, Diao Ying entered the camp after the report. When he saw Tuoba Sixth Cultivator was angry, he said, "Why is the eldest prince angry?"

"It's not because of my father. The Jin Dynasty is going to be in decline tomorrow, but he insists on holding on to it. Tell me why!"

Tuoba Sixth Cultivator was full of resentment at this moment, and his voice was somewhat louder.

At this time, Diao Ying smiled and said, "Tuoba Khan is a hero of the Xianbei people, and he made Xianbei prosperous with his intelligence.

It's just that even the smartest heroes will become old and stubborn, refusing to change the times.

In the eyes of Tuoba Khan, the Jin Dynasty, which had been strong since childhood, was so easily destroyed in the hands of the Han Dynasty.

This was the Jin court that he had looked up to since he was a child. Even though Tuoba Khan was an outstanding figure in the world, how could he accept changes as easily as the great prince! "

"He is just an old fool!" Tuoba Liuxiu said fiercely.

"Even though Tuoba Khan is old, isn't there still you, the eldest prince?" Diao Ying said with a smile,
"I still say the same thing, as long as you are willing, the friendship of the big man and the help of Lord Shi Le will arrive at any time!"

"Hmph!" Tuoba Liuxiu looked at Diao Ying and said fiercely, "You are not a good person either!"

"I never said I was a good person!" Diao Ying looked at Tuoba Liu as he cultivated the Taoism, "But I can help you!"

Tuoba Liuxiu also fell silent when he heard what Diao Ying said, because what Diao Ying said was not wrong.

In fact, not only Liu Kun and Shi Le's people were here at this moment, but Ge Xin also sent Wang Ti to the Tuoba tribe after transferring his soldiers from two-legged to six-legged cavalry.

And Wang Ti is indeed the former governor of Youzhou. He is at least familiar with the situation of the Youzhou generation. Even though Tuoba Xianbei and Wang Jun had quarreled with each other, Tuoba Yilu still gave Wang Ti a glimpse of it. Meet the face.

"I've met Tuoba Khan!" Wang Ti said with a slight salute when he saw Tuoba Yilu.

"Long time no see, Wang Changshi, I am now the acting king of the Jin court!" Tuoba Yilu couldn't help but said proudly.

When Wang Ti heard this, he only smiled at Tuoba Yilu, and then said, "I am here today on behalf of Duke Liu to ask Tuoba Khan if he is interested in trading with us!"

"Mutual trading?!" Tuoba Yilu was a little surprised when he heard Wang Ti's words.

Because Tuoba Yi and Lu Wangti also came to win over him on behalf of Liu Tai, so he specifically named his identity in order to raise the price.

But I didn't expect that Wang Ti just said a word of "mutual trade", which made all his psychological preparations go to waste.

"Yes!" Wang Ti nodded to Tuoba Yilu,
"Jun Liu is kind and wants to quell the wars in the surrounding areas as much as possible with a benevolent heart. Therefore, as a neighbor of Youzhou, I came here to ask if you are interested in trading with us in Youzhou!"

"What do you want?" Tuoba Yilu couldn't help but become wary after hearing Wang Ti's words.

But Wang Ti said calmly, "I just hope that both of us can coexist peacefully and allow mutual trade across the border.

No one can lose when we trade with each other. We sell salt and you sell animal skins. That's it. "

Of course Wang Ti felt calm, because Liu Tai had no intention of immediately sending troops to destroy Tuoba Xianbei.

After all, if you want to fight Tuoba Xianbei, it's okay if it's a defensive battle, but if you want to take the initiative to attack, let alone, at least cavalry is needed!
And now there are only three cavalry in Liu Tai's hands, one is Liu Tai's headquarters, one is Liu Xia's heavy cavalry, and the other is Ge Xin, who has just transferred from two-legged to six-legged. .

As for Zhao An's cavalry, it is more accurate to say that Zhao An's cavalry is not so much the elite of the army as the scouts who deliver messages.

As for heavy cavalry, both its advantages and disadvantages are very obvious. You cannot expect this unit to go out alone.

As for Liu Tai's headquarters, Liu Tai is very willing to imitate Huo Qubing and attack thousands of miles away.

But if Liu Tai dared to do this, Chu Hui and other civil servants would dare to kill him directly in the Department of Internal Affairs, making Liu Tai realize the seriousness of the matter.

With Liu Tai defeating Wang Jun, Liu Tai's status has changed from a general to a monarch. If Liu Tai dares to be as unprepared as Sun Ce, it will not be a good thing for Chu Hui and other people who are suppressing Liu Tai. My own family is joking.

Therefore, Liu Tai should not think about running thousands of miles. Even if it is a decisive battle, Liu Tai will not be allowed to gallop on the battlefield until the critical moment, even if Liu Tai sits there and acts as a mascot.

Of course, if Liu Tai really ordered to charge out, no one on the battlefield could stop him.Because Liu Tai does not follow the orthodox method of war, as long as he sees a slight flaw in the opponent, the flaw will be torn apart by Liu Tai's penetration.

From this point of view, the most important role of Zhou Ping's command of this large army is to pull.

When the opponent thought that defeating Zhou Ping would bring victory, Liu Tai would almost seize the opportunity.

Of course, this combination is meant to deal with people of the same level. If someone at the level of the Four Saints sees it, they just feel it is something fancy and crush them directly.

Therefore, Liu Tai had no intention of plotting against the Xianbei tribe, because Liu Tai knew that he would not be able to succeed.

Liu Tai doesn't like the kind of back-and-forth fighting between the two sides that can't decide the outcome for several years. When he has free time, Liu Tai would rather put more resources on development and wait until he develops to the point where he can destroy the opponent in one battle. Take action.

This can minimize the losses caused by the war. Of course, it may also develop and develop. The other party finds that it cannot defeat Liu Tai and takes the initiative to attack Liu Tai. To be honest, this situation is what Liu Tai wants to see the most.

After all, compared to taking the initiative to attack, I basically only use combat soldiers. But if I fight a defensive battle, I can use the mode of using both private soldiers and combat soldiers. I don’t have to say anything, at least I have an absolute advantage in numbers. .

Although Liu Tai sometimes fights in battles where he defeats more with less, Liu Tai prefers to bully the weak.

It's just that the so-called strength and weakness are not just about quantity, the equipment on the body, the morale of the troops, and the improvement of the organization. In fact, these can be regarded as combat power.

It's just that people in this era pay more attention to things that can be directly observed such as quantity.

At this moment, Tuoba Yilu didn't expect Wang Ti to be so open-minded and came over directly to express that he was just here for trade.

In fact, this kind of thing is what Tuoba Yilu wants.

After all, Tuoba Yilu's Xianbei tribe has limited trading power. The most convenient among them is naturally Liu Kun, who licks each other's wounds. But Liu Kun is basically the one who trades with Tuoba Yilu under the protection of Tuoba Yilu. Quantity is very limited.

As for Shi Le, although Shi Le is also very shameless, his shameless bottom line is still worse than Liu Tai.

After all, in Shi Le's opinion, he and Tuoba Xianbei had just fought, and it would take a while for the two sides to have a good relationship immediately.

It's like a man and a woman only move hands and feet with the front heel, and then move up and down with the back heel. This progress is too fast.

But Liu Tai is different. Liu Tai said, Miss, we have no feelings, it's all about transactions, and Tuoba Yilu is naturally ready to make a move.

After all, no matter in any era, it doesn't matter if you sell a little bit of dignity in order to make money. Many people just hate that they don't have a place to sell their dignity even if they want to.

For example, a certain boss surnamed Wang wants to teach the public how to trade dignity into wealth, but it is a pity that most people do not have the ability and unwillingness to learn.

Tuoba Yilu thought for a while and realized that the mutual trade was really beneficial to him without any harm, especially since he needed to trade the various local products in his hands into the food, salt, cloth needed by the tribe..., so he quickly reached an agreement with Wang Ti. Agreement, the two sides began to trade with each other at the border.

For a time, both the Xiongnu and the Han Kingdom, Liu Kun and Tuoba Yilu, all agreed to trade with Liu Tai.

Because they really need to recover after having just experienced such a war, and for both sides, they really need Liu Tai, a shameless force who can reluctantly trade with both sides as a transit point for material transactions.

Therefore, only this time, Liu Tai's salt stamps really circulated throughout the Huns and Han Kingdoms, and even throughout the entire north of the Yellow River.

Of course, with this kind of circulation, not all the people accepted Liu Tai's salt tickets, but the top aristocratic families were the first to accept it.

After they used Liu Tai's salt stamps, they found that after the scale of transactions reached a certain scale, it was really difficult for the physical currency of gold, silver and cloth to meet everyone's needs. On the contrary, IOUs like salt stamps could satisfy everyone's needs. Can purchase any supplies.

Of course, even if you don't buy or sell anything, you can still exchange it for salt by going to Liu Tai's salt hall with your salt stamp.

However, the salt exchange in the salt hall generally has a weight limit. Basically, the more salt you want to exchange, the longer it will take to prepare. Especially if the scale exceeds ten tons, it will take two months to reserve. .

For Liu Tai, the biggest reason why he can use salt coupons is not because of the time of the transaction, but because he has mastered the production technology of salt and has an excellent production site.

This allowed Liu Tai to ensure that, at least in the case of water transportation, the price of his own salt would always be the lowest, thereby completely monopolizing the entire salt market.

Even though the salt Liu Tai sells now is quite cheap in troubled times, for Liu Tai, he is still very helplessly robbing money. This kind of money robbing has even reached the point where private salt dealers have almost disappeared.

There is no way, because Liu Tai adopts a subsidy system. The salt hall or merchants around the salt hall must sell salt according to the standards set by Liu Tai, and every time a piece of salt is successfully sold, they will receive a subsidy.

This directly led to the complete loss of livelihood for private salt dealers without subsidies. They actually suffered a loss when selling a portion of salt.

But if you don't sell according to Liu Tai's price, then you can only go further inland to sell salt.

Even so, because Liu Tai was in a monopoly business, Liu Tai found that the net profit from selling salt alone could theoretically support his army, and even make a lot of surplus, not to mention the salt stamps. The main benefits brought by this financial system.

Of course, making money is making money, and money is easy to make. What Liu Tai needs more is materials, such as food and raw silk.

In the final analysis, currency is meaningful only when it can buy and sell materials. If you cannot buy the materials you need through money, then no matter how rich you are, you are just so poor that only money is left.

For Liu Cong, Liu Yaoshile and others, they did not understand that Liu Tai's salt tickets had become popular for some reason.

But guys like them, who have come step by step from a society where people cannibalize people, understand the importance of food very well.

They would rather build granaries and let the food rot inside than let the food flow out of their jurisdiction.

Shi Le did this most thoroughly, because he directly restricted the cross-county trade of grain.

To put it simply, food is not allowed to be transported to surrounding cities, especially ports that trade with Liu Tai. If anyone is found, they will be jailed and their entire family will be killed.

Although Shi Le and Liu Tai did not fight directly during this period, neither Shi Le nor Liu Tai would believe it if the two sides were said to be completely peaceful.

However, what neither side expected was that Tuoba Yilu in the north would be the first to detonate the conflict.

(End of this chapter)