Chapter 417 Recruiting Hu

In the silence, Lu Zhi spoke first, and as soon as he spoke, the atmosphere dropped to an even lower point:

"The iron in my hand is not so easy to get. Otherwise, why would I trade iron with you this time instead of using food? In fact, this is my sincerity in recruiting people from you. Now I put my sincerity here, you

Who wouldn’t want to accept the sincerity of this town?”

After saying that, Lu Zhi stopped talking and just played with the bronze knight in his hand.

Lu Zhi said nothing, but the Hu chiefs present did not dare to let Lu Zhi's words fall to the ground.

Not to mention that behind Lu Zhi was a behemoth like the Han Dynasty, his five thousand Han cavalry in the city alone were a very powerful force.

In this world, a well-equipped Han cavalry can become a five-horseman in one ride, and the power of five thousand Han cavalry is comparable to that of fifty thousand barbarians. And the most powerful Xianbei royal court on the grassland may also be able to defeat five barbarians.

With the strength of controlling 50,000 to 60,000 cavalry, Lu Zhi's troops were simply not something that the barbarians of Daidi could compete with.

Hu people are very practical. As long as you are strong, you can make conditions.

Soon, the Wuhuan noble chiefs who were more pro-Han among the chiefs began to take the lead in expressing their stance.

The speaker was a handsome Wuhuan man named Guli. He patted his chest and said to Lu Zhi who was looking up:

"I can provide Lu Zhenbei with 200 warriors."

This person called Guli is the rank of Wuhuan Xiaoshuai. According to Wuhuan's social organization form, it can be divided into three levels: divisions, towns, and villas from top to bottom. Each tribe has roughly one thousand households to ten thousand households. Each town has several

There are hundreds of villages, and there are roughly seven to ten people in each village. The leader of a tribe is called a lord, the chief of a city is called a xiaoshuai, and the chief of a tribe is called a Zhangtou.

So since this Guli is called Xiaoshuai, it means that he has at least hundreds of people and thousands of people in his hands. In other words, the 200 people that this person just promised to provide directly account for one-tenth of the population.

It can be said to be insincere.

Sure enough, as soon as Gu Li finished speaking, the superior Lu Zhi smiled directly at him.

Lu Zhi said to Gu Li:

"Okay, you are the chief who passed by my camp gate before, right? I remember you. You are indeed loyal to the big man. I will never treat a loyal minister like you badly, and I will give you a contract later.

, you can come directly to Daixian Mutual Market from now on."

After Lu Zhi said this, Guli had no scruples and walked to the middle again on his knees, bowing and thanking Lu Zhi.

After hearing what Lu Zhi said, the other tribal chiefs felt their hearts tremble.

It turns out that the amount of information Lu Zhi said was too great. What does it mean to confirm the cooperation with Naguli? Does the mutual market need to verify the cooperation in the future?

Just when the chiefs were wondering, Lu Zhi spoke:

"Well, let me tell you a little thing by the way. I forgot to mention it just now. It is that this town feels that there is still no rules for the mutual trade in the past. Originally, my Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, cares about the unity of all people in the world. Whether it is the grassland or the Central Plains, they are all his subjects, so I granted the special

Opening a market at the border will also allow the people on the grasslands to feel His Majesty's grace. But what?"

As he spoke, Lu Zhi looked around at the dozens of chiefs present and said coldly:

"But what about some people? While they are benefiting from our Han Dynasty, they want to be enemies of our Han Dynasty. For these people, this town will never allow them to trade with each other in the city. Therefore, we have specially promulgated the mutual trading system. From now on, we can only hold the hand-held trading system.

The survey and cooperation I have issued can lead to mutual trade in You and the border."

That's right, after using ironware to trade with each other, Lu Zhi used a new strategy, which was to explore and cooperate with each other for trade. Of course, this move was not just a threat, but to once again cause chaos for the barbarians in the land.

Because Lu Zhi used a trick, that is, the specific Hu tribes were not written on the Kanhe. As long as you took the Kanhe to enter the city, you would recognize it. What would happen? It was obvious that the Hu people would fight again because of the Kanhe.

So after Lu Zhi finished speaking, all the powerful chiefs couldn't sit still. It wasn't that they had guessed Lu Zhi's evil intentions, but that they heard the threatening meaning of Lu Zhi's words.

Who is the loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, that is, the tribe that agreed to give troops this time. Then who is the enemy? Or is it the one who is unwilling to give troops?

But even after seeing this, what can these Hu chiefs do?

The current situation is that no one can agree at all. The chiefs present can be divided into Xianbei, Wuhuan, and Xiongnu based on their race. And when broken down, each chief can be divided into king race and small race.

, divided into different species.

The so-called king race is a race that can clearly trace its bloodline to a certain Hu king. Now on the grasslands, only the Huns and Xianbei have had royal families, so these two ethnic groups have king races.

The so-called small species are other branches of this ethnic group, but the relationship can still be traced. The other species are those miscellaneous people on the grassland who have taken refuge with the Xianbei, Xiongnu or Wuhuan. They are also the returnees.

These three tribes are mentioned, but no one can actually tell their origins.

And here in Daidi, there are thirty-eight tribes, twenty-six small tribes, and even rare king tribes.

At that time, when the Southern Xiongnu invaded, a tribe belonging to Liji's Guduhou was moved to Daidi, and since then he has been the leader of the Xiongnu tribe in this area.

At this time, Li Ji also came to participate in this mutual trade.

In fact, he deliberately rejected Lu Zhi's suggestion of recruiting troops. In the past, the Huns did sacrifice their lives for the Han people. After all, the Han court did give them more, which was much more stable than if they took the initiative to snatch it.

But with the decline of the Han Dynasty in the past two years, and even the huge imperial capital was divided into two capitals, the East and West, there were more and more calls to revive the Xiongnu within the Southern Xiongnu. The young sects of these tribes kept clamoring:

"We Huns are the sons of Changshengtian and the eagles of the grassland. At that time, our ancestors had no choice but to annex Han soil, but more than a hundred years later, the grassland is inhabited by the humble Xianbei Donghu. Now Xianbei is divided, isn't it?

Is it time for us Huns to return to the grassland?"

However, the voice of the Xiongnu Young Faction was suppressed by the Xiongnu Chanyu Qiangqu.

The old Qiangqu is not willing to implement such a radical strategy. Everything now makes him very satisfied. Therefore, the young people secretly shouted:

"Old Chanyu would rather be the hyena of the Han people than the eagle of the grassland."

The Li Ji clan of Dai County was aware of this undercurrent within the clan, so they were unwilling to take a stand on this matter. If he agreed to Lu Zhi's suggestion, the young faction within the clan would definitely target him.

Therefore, Li Jishi was unwilling to wade into this muddy water.

But Li Ji silently glanced at the Wuhuan people opposite him, feeling increasingly cold towards them.

The Wuhuan people were well-known traitors among the Hu people. Basically, the famous chiefs were canonized by the Han Dynasty, and they were always at the forefront when recruiting troops. In order to reward the "loyalty and bravery" of the Wuhuan people, the Han Dynasty specially

A market was opened in Guangning City in the Shanggu area, and trade was carried out with the Wuhuan people every year.

Therefore, Li Ji knew that Lu Zhi's request for recruiting troops would definitely be met, because those Wuhuan people would even go to the grasslands to capture slaves themselves in order to obtain the source of iron in the future.

And once the long-term iron channel was taken over by the Wuhuan people, one can only imagine what would happen to the Huns in that area.

Moreover, iron tools will eventually decay. No matter how much iron tools they obtain this time, it is still not as good as having a stable channel on their own.

So, Li Ji thought about it for a while and finally said:

"Xiao Wang has been a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty since our ancestors. It is with the help of the Han Dynasty that we Huns can cultivate and live in the land of Dai and not be harmed by the white wind. So Xiao Wang has been thinking about how to repay this kindness. Now

Lu Shuai has something to do, and he does not think that I, the barbarian, are weak and despicable. Xiao Wang is willing to send three thousand horses for Lu Shuai to drive."

Here Li Ji thought carefully. He knew that if he sent less troops, they would be dispersed by Lu Zhi. By then, these soldiers and horses would definitely not be able to come back. Therefore, Li Ji simply sent out three thousand cavalry, and

They will go out together with men and horses. At that time, the Huns will still have to command the troops themselves, and they will have a certain degree of autonomy.

He looked down upon the vulgarity of those Wuhuan people.

No one can guess their little tricks. For example, the seemingly respectful Gu Li just watched Hao Heng send out two hundred soldiers. But what he said was Ding two hundred. In other words, he only provided people.

But these Wuhuan people are cavalry, and they can only exert their combat effectiveness by riding horses. Then Lu Zhi has recruited these two hundred Wuhuan people, how can you not equip them with horses? And once the war goes unfavorably, these Wuhuan people will rush back again.

Earth, didn’t you gain a war horse in vain?

This is the little thought of Guli, and it is obscene.

Sure enough, as Li Ji opened his mouth, all the Hu chiefs present exclaimed that they were indeed the rich Huns. They attacked with two hundred cavalry, which was the total strength of the ten chiefs combined.

Of course Lu Zhi was happy, so he filled up the wine and toasted Li Ji.

Later, the Xiongnu tribe chiefs and Wuhuan tribe chiefs also opened their mouths to send troops. This family gave one hundred, that family gave fifty. In just a while, six thousand Hu cavalry were gathered.

The smile on Lu Zhi's face never stopped. His goal this time was to recruit eight thousand cavalry. But again, who cares if he has too few soldiers!

Therefore, Lu Zhi set his sights on the last Xianbei Hu chieftains. So far, they have been left alone, and so far these people have not said a word.

This made Lu Zhi very unhappy. He stared at the black man in the front with a pair of tiger eyes. He had his hair cut to the left and had a strong body. He was the Xianbei Zahu chieftain who was living in Dai land and was scolding the wild boar.

At this time, Chigan Boar's expression changed, and he suddenly stood up and bowed to Lu Zhi:

"Lu Shuai, the wild boar has admired Tianhan since he was a child, and is willing to live and die for Tianhan. Please Lu Shuai allow me to recruit three thousand Hu cavalry under my command to join the army, and make achievements with Lu Shuai. The wild boar's greatest pursuit in this life is to become a Han Dynasty

One meritorious service. In this way, it is enough for the wild boar to die."

Lu Zhi was also stunned at this moment. He did not expect that this man named Chigan Wild Boar was so courageous that he would bring all his troops and horses with him into the Han Dynasty, just to gain wealth.

Lu Zhi looked at the Chigan Wild Boar repeatedly and laughed loudly. Then he personally got down from the table and filled up the wine for the Chigan Wild Boar and said boldly:

"Drink victory!"

The Chigan Wild Boar was also frightened and drank the wine respectfully, and finally added:

“Our Han family’s wine is sweet!”

Lu Zhi laughed loudly and patted the Chigan Boar on the shoulder, saying nothing.

…

After the banquet, the Xianbei Chigan tribe drove a high cart loaded with iron tools back to the tribe.

On the road, Chigan Boar's three younger brothers were all surrounding Chigan Boar.

The second brother scolded the bison and asked in confusion:

"Brother, why should we all follow that old man Lu Zhi? I don't think this old Han man is a good person. I'm afraid we will suffer big losses if we follow him."
To be continued...