In the vast grasslands of northern Mobei, it is difficult to see a green place now, because it is winter now, and even the crimson setting sun is difficult to see in the sky.

Dark clouds cover the entire sky, and occasionally yellow light shoots down from the gaps of the clouds, giving the world outside the border the necessary light.

The Xianbei tribes appear very peaceful in winter and no longer have the solemn spirit of the past.

At this time, the herdsmen were relatively idle. They had no important things to do. They just used the forage that had been stored long ago to take care of the large animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, etc., to ensure that they could survive this cold winter.

But Liu Bei was very busy because the Spring Festival was coming soon.

The Xianbei people only had the Spring Festival, but it did not prevent enthusiastic herdsmen from helping Liu Bei prepare for his own festival.

It has been a while since he came to the Mechida tribe. He gradually adapted to the life of this herdsman far away from his hometown and was recognized and even respected by the Xianbei people!

Even the tribe leader Kirby took him very seriously. When he learned that the Governor Liu Bei wanted to celebrate an important festival of his own nation, he immediately sent many slaves and Han prisoners to help, and even promised that he would go to celebrate on the festival, in order to allow him to have a happy festival...

All these changes are because as a supervisor, he never puts on airs, always stays with the herdsmen at the grassroots level, and teaches them a lot of skills.

Those are all skills that are enough to improve their living standards!

For example, the boot making technique, Liu Bei made products that he learned when he was young and became popular in the desert. Then he taught this skill to skilled herders in the tribe, making leather boots a unique specialty of the Mechida tribe!

His teaching skills are very simple and easy to understand. He not only demonstrates himself, but also teaches step by step, and does not seek any reward, so he is also popularized very quickly.

There is never a shortage of leather in the grassland, and the raw materials are rich. After processing by the herdsmen of the Mechida tribe, the texture is exquisite and fully meets the daily needs of the herdsmen. In addition to the promotion of the caravan, the production and sales volume have expanded rapidly, and even gradually began to monopolize the entire grassland market...

This increased the income of the herdsmen who made leather boots, and naturally the nobles in the tribe also benefited a lot.

Recently, he is trying to study how to make wool blankets.

This thing is also in great demand in the cold northern desert grasslands, but the leather blankets made by the herdsmen are too rough, neither durable nor beautiful.

Liu Bei keenly discovered the business opportunities...

It’s not that Liu Bei is good at invention or has a unique vision, but that when he was in Zhuo County, he saw merchants selling wool blankets, which are both warm and light. Now, he is also trying his best to make a living.

The herders guarded so many sources of wool but didn't know how to use it, so he had this idea.

After many attempts and consuming a lot of raw materials, Liu Bei also made some achievements and made several samples.

This soon alarmed Kirby's leader again. After coming to test the product's performance in person, he was sure that this would become a major source of income in the family!

Liu Bei also said that if we can continue to screen out wool of different textures and make high-end products with better quality, we can sell them in different prices at the time to increase product profits.

Kirby, who had tasted the sweetness of the leather boot industry, was ecstatic to hear it. He could imagine that these things made from originally worthless wool would be operated by the caravan and flooded the tribes of the grassland again, thus bringing much profit to his Mechida tribe...

"It's also cold in the northern part of the Han area, and the Han people are not as afraid of the cold as Xianbei people. There are few people raising sheep there, so it's difficult to get wool. Therefore, if this thing can be sold to the northern part of the Han area, it will definitely benefit greatly!"

When Liu Bei saw that Kirby could be happy, he continued with a smile.

He knew that Kirby had already entered the trap of the merchants. When he proposed to establish the Merchida tribe and got the other party's consent, Liu Bei knew that this would be the result.

Of course, this is not because Liu Bei is good at doing business. On the contrary, he has never had the experience of traveling business. He has these ideas and expectations, but simply because he found that the commercial activities in the grassland were too closed and low-level.

Just like the time travelers' dimensionality reduction attack on the ancients, Liu Bei, who had traveled many times in the north, even if he only saw some fur, it would be enough to improve the backward Xianbei people a lot.

Liu Bei also seemed to understand why nomadic barbarians such as the Huns and Xianbei were so keen on plundering other tribes. They were really too poor and too backward!

After the caravan was established, Kirby was able to order them to carry all kinds of goods to two nearby friendly tribes to try trading, which was beyond his expectations.

Although there were many problems with the trader this time due to lack of trading experience, the overall accounts are still quite considerable.

When Kirby learned that the leather boots made by his tribe could earn more than several times the profit, his admiration and trust for Liu Bei also rose to a new level.

Not only is there a considerable profit, Kirby also knows that transaction demands are strong everywhere in the grassland.

Since the Xianbei invaded the Han area, Han caravans rarely came to the grassland. The transactions here were cut off all at once. The tribes had accumulated a large amount of goods, such as fur, cattle and sheep, and especially the various robbed objects, which had the need for transaction replacement...

So Kirby can decide to form two more caravans. Of course, you have to make money. Could it be left to others?

However, he frowned a little at the proposal of the governor Liu Bei to go to the Han area to conduct a business.

After all, the Xianbei people had just started a military campaign to rob the Han people. How could the other party still do business with him? I am afraid that his caravan would be confiscated as soon as he arrived in the Han area...

However, after hearing Kirby Neng's concerns, Liu Bei smiled and explained to him:

"Why should we transport goods in person? As long as we send people to explain the current situation of the grassland, under the temptation of huge profits, there will inevitably be Han caravans to trade. Wouldn't these goods in the tribe be sold at a good price? Wouldn't it be better if we could still get some iron blocks?"

Although Liu Bei’s current Xianbei language is not too standard, he can communicate skillfully.

But what he said was still too novel. Kirby still couldn't believe that the two sides who had just experienced fierce wars could resume trade so easily?

"Of course, this may not be possible, but it will not cause any loss to us after trying it. I will find a few smart Han people and ask them to go there. If the responsibility is not my fault, the leader will lose at most a few Han slaves. How about it?"

"The governor is also thinking about the tribe. Where does the responsibility come from? Since this is the case, let it go. I believe in the governor!"

After Liu Bei proposed a specific plan and made a brief analysis, it makes sense that Kirby could think about it. Anyway, even if he didn't succeed, he would not lose much, so why not do it?

Seeing that Kirby could agree, Liu Bei bowed and stopped talking, and continued to prepare for the festival.

However, he was very excited. As long as he could send someone to the northern border, he would have a lot of room for operation in the future.

Before he was arrested, he traveled through Zhongshan Kingdom and met the great merchants of Beidi, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. They were quite brave. If they learned about their own news and the business opportunities in the grassland, they would be very likely to send a caravan.

It seems that my persistence has been rewarded, and everything is moving in the direction I expected. And now that the Spring Festival is approaching, Liu Bei is in a good mood.

Kirby on the side can be in a better mood. Even if the strategy of communicating with the Han people cannot be achieved in the end, at least this new product, wool blanket, is a good thing!

The Xianbei people barter without currency. Recently, the caravan has exchanged many urgently needed items such as tea bricks and iron blocks. In the long run, the Mechida tribe will surely be extremely powerful...

And all this was brought by the Han general in front of him. This time, he must win over him with the Spring Festival of the Han people.

"The Supervisor has other needs here. I will arrange for my subordinates to send them together. On this festival, please don't be polite!"

Seeing Kirby asking sincerely, Liu Bei was not polite, and took this opportunity to make a new request to Kirby, so that the entire Mechida tribe could change the abuse of Han prisoners, especially Han women and children.

After he said that, he took a few steps and whispered to Kirby's words...

Kirby agreed happily after hearing this and told his subordinates loudly:

"Send the order. From today on, my troops of Mechida will treat Han prisoners well. They will not whip and punish Han people at will, nor will they invade Han women. If anyone violates my order, they will be severely punished!"
Chapter completed!