A group of people rode horses and drove slowly over the vast wilderness. Judging from the dress of these people, they did not look like people from Central Plains, with strange hairstyles but no hats. This is the style of the Donghu people. There were less than a hundred Donghu people, with a group of knights in front and behind, and in the middle, there were some carriages. The carriages were loaded with goods. Such scenes were not uncommon on this land.

The Donghu people were different from the Huns. Because of the differentiation between tribes, they had long had trade contacts with Yan and Zhao. The Donghu people sold horses, livestock, fur products, and rare treasures that were not found in the Central Plains... and of course they exchanged for items like silk, and sometimes they also exchanged food and seeds. The Donghu people's smelting technology was not behind.

From many archaeological discoveries, we learned that ancient peoples in the Northeast began to use iron tools very early. For example, the smelting technology of the Khitans was very developed. It was rare for the Khitan rulers to pay attention to and respect iron tools. They even created an iron smelting center... The development of Khitan's smelting technology can be said to be inspired by two aspects. First, the Bohai Sea. The smelting technology of the Bohai Sea was very developed in the Tang Dynasty and had sufficient iron ore resources.

The origin of the development of Khitan iron smelting technology seems to have started after they conquered the Shiwei people. The Shiwei people, who officially appeared in the Northern Wei Dynasty, are also an ancient nation in the Northeast. For their origin, there are currently different statements such as the descendants of Dingling, the descendants of the Donghu (Xianbei), the Sushen theory, the self-formed theory, etc., and combined with historical analysis, it should be correct that their subject originated from the Donghu.

The unearthed iron artifacts seem to prove this in disguise. The Donghu people's smelting technology appeared a little later than the Central Plains, probably from the Central Plains, and then developed their own characteristics. This point is different from the Huns. The Xiongnu's smelting technology may have come from Central Asia. Zhang Qian went on a mission to the Western Regions and brought back some iron forging technology. The Huns had contacted them earlier, so it is hard to say whether their smelting technology was spread from the Central Asia direction.

A long time ago, historians believed that the smelting technology of the Huns was very backward, until many cultural relics were unearthed. Everyone was surprised to find that the smelting technology of the Huns was also good. Iron smelting technology appeared earlier in the Middle East, West Asia and other places, and my country's iron smelting technology appeared late, and bronze ware occupied the mainstream for a long time. When the Han Dynasty opened up contact with the outside world, began to carry out active cultural exchanges, and developed together, the smelting technology of the Huns seemed backward.

The caravans of the Donghu people this time were a little different from before. First of all, they did not look like merchants. The knights in front and behind were riding horses of the same color, carrying the same weapons, neat leather armor, and even flags. This was surprising, but they did not wear helmets, and the Donghu people did not have such a habit. Their army tried to be simple and did not want to bear too much weight.

Judging from their outfits, they are not ordinary caravans.

After they drove forward for a long time, the soldiers shouted in the distance. Soon, they saw several simple "Great Walls" not far away. The thing could not be called the Great Wall. It can only be said to be the accumulated soil. Some soldiers pulled out their bows and crossbows and pointed them in the direction. There were about thousands of them. It can be seen that they were very nervous. The leader of the Donghu people was a middle-aged man with a beard.

He raised his hand and signaled that he was not carrying a weapon. He shouted in a not-so-fluent Yan language: "We are here to pay homage to King Yan! We are the envoys of King Donghu!" He shouted so loudly, among the soldiers in the distance, a general emerged and carefully examined the people in front of him, and then shouted: "Drop off the horse! Come over!" The bearded man looked at the first young man behind him. The young man calmly prepared to dismount. When the rest of the people saw this scene, they also dismounted one after another.

Soon, the Donghu people led their horses to the front of the city wall. The general surrounded them with his soldiers, raised his head, looked at the bearded man in front of him, and asked, "Who are you?"

"I am the face of the King of Donghu, I call it Li."

"Li?", the general asked in confusion: "Xia Zi?"

"Yes." The bearded man hesitated for a moment before nodding. The general looked at his face. He didn't look like Xia Zi at all, but he didn't go into it. He asked about the purpose of Li coming here, and Li smiled and said, "I came to pay homage to King Yan at the order of King Donghu." The general frowned and asked, "My country and Donghu have never had any friendship..."

"I was a neighbor, how could I say I had no friendship?" As Li said, he took out some gold from his arms and wanted to give it to the general. The general hesitated for a moment and said righteously: "Please put away these things. You are humiliating me! I will send you to Xinyan City!" The general said, waved his hand, and a soldier stepped forward and signaled the people to continue moving forward. Li was stunned and put away the prepared gifts.

The sick young man following behind him looked at the general a few more times and then left the place with the knights.

The general stood in the distance and sent away the Donghu people. The deputy general beside him said helplessly: "General... that piece of gold can be exchanged for dozens of miles of land. We have received a lot of gifts in the past. Why don't you want this time?" The general looked at the Donghu people who were leaving and said seriously: "If I accept his gift, Yan State will definitely be looked down upon by these barbarians. Although Yan State gave up the land of the ancestors and came here, we are different from them... I would rather starve to death than embarrass Yan State!"

The Donghu envoy rushed towards the royal city of Yan under the guard of the soldiers. He whispered in Donghu language: "Wang...you can take a few steps back and walk in the middle back. If something happens, you can leave in time..."

"How can I see clearly when standing behind? The reason I want to come with you is to see the situation here with my own eyes. You don't have to worry. The King of Yan will never hurt us." The sick young man said with a smile.

After Yan Wang Dan escaped from Liaodong, he originally wanted to defect to North Korea, but later he discovered that the Zhao people had taken the lead and had destroyed North Korea. The so-called North Korea had no place to occupy. There was no city or house, the arable land technology was not as good as the Xiongnu Donghu, and the nomadic technology was not as good as the Central Plains countries... Yan and Zhao began to build cities here. The two sides originally wanted to build a city together, but because there were two kings, it was not suitable, so they built two cities respectively.

The two cities are not far away. In this foreign land, they still need to join forces to keep warm and fight the enemy together. At the same time, they arrested many indigenous people, opened up arable land around them, and domesticated livestock, preparing to build a new Yan and Zhao. Because Yan is close to this place, there are many people and soldiers who escaped, while Zhao has made a lot of preparations, so they bring out more supplies. Both sides need to cooperate, and at the same time, they must be vigilant against each other.

However, today, the relationship between the two countries is still very friendly. They were expelled by Qin, but they are the two most powerful forces on this peninsula. The indigenous people on the island are extremely backward in culture, because the Donghu has not been defeated yet. After the Donghu is defeated, the tribal alliance has been dissolved, and several ancient ethnic groups have come here, and the Yan people have also escaped here, which has allowed the civilization here to start. Now, it is really hard to describe.

Two overlords appeared out of thin air, quickly swept across the surrounding tribes, integrated them, and began to develop rapidly...develop the land here, build cities, textiles, mining and smelting, etc. The envoy of the Donghu came to the capital of Yan State. This capital was also very simple. The height of the city wall was not as high as two people, and it did not look very strong, but at least it surrounded the city and had a gate.

There are many soldiers on the city wall. People cannot stand on the city wall. There are support objects similar to steps behind the city wall. The soldiers stand behind the city wall and stretch out their bodies to fight. There are also many indigenous people outside the city who are farming under the supervision of the soldiers of Yan State. The Yan people directly use them as slaves. The Donghu people squinted their eyes and did not speak. When they walked into the city gate, there were more Yan people in the city.

Although the sparrows are small, they are all-in-one, and there are cities and children playing in the city. They look no different from the small rural towns in the Central Plains. The people here seem to have forgotten their suffering or become accustomed to their current life. They still look relatively calm. The King of Donghu, who is hiding in the group of messengers, looked at everything around them seriously, and didn't know what they were thinking. The houses in the city are also quite good, and you can see a few old men sitting together and chatting.

After the land here is developed, it is relatively suitable for farming, and the minerals here are relatively rich and the resources are not too barren. The Yan people are self-sufficient and do a good job. With so many free labor, if Yan continues to work like this, they may really develop a good country on the peninsula. They walked all the way to the gate of the palace, and everything was so simple, but this palace looks quite good and consumes a lot.

The palace walls looked stronger than the city walls, and it was impossible for the Donghu envoys to all go in. The King of Yan had known about their arrival for a long time. Under the leadership of the ministers, the Donghu envoys brought three deputy envoys into the palace. The decorations in the palace were also quite good, much better than the Donghu envoys. They finally met King Yan Dan.

Yan Wang Dan looked a little scary. He looked pale and thin, and he bent over, without a slight kingly demeanor. The young man who was full of energy had been destroyed. He fled here himself, but his heart died in the homeland of Yan State. He looked at the envoys in front of him with a slightly dull eyes. These people only felt that they were gaze at him and the envoys came forward to pay homage.

"I came to pay homage to King Yan under the order of King Donghu. King Yan is safe?!" Li knew the etiquette quite well. He leaned over to King Yan and bowed to King Yan, but King Yan sneered. His laughter seemed a little harsh, and it was even more scary to cooperate with that look. King Yan widened his eyes, his eyes were covered with bloodshots. He asked, "The King Donghu asked you to see if the Kingdom of Yan can be destroyed? Are you here to check the news?"

There was no panic in it. He said seriously: "Donghu has always been in trade with Yan State. Your relationship with the eldest king of Donghu is also very good. You often contact us. Why do we attack Yan State? Qin State is our common enemy. The Qin people killed our eldest king. Donghu vowed to take revenge. However, the Qin people are too powerful and Donghu is not an opponent. I came this time to formulate an alliance with Yan State."

"Covenant?" Yan Wang Dan had no trace of color in his eyes. He looked at the Donghu people in front of him and asked, "What kind of covenant is drawn up? Do you want to make Yan State surrender? That is impossible!"

"Of course not, Donghu is willing to resist Qin with Yan."

"I can't resist...I can't resist." Yan Wang Dan just shook his head. He completely lost confidence and was already desperate for the future. The Donghu envoy couldn't help but frown. He looked at the deputy envoys behind him and said, "Donghu has enough soldiers. Our king took us to defeat several enemies around him and is rectifying his troops. But we are still not opponents of Qin. We need the help of Yan."

"What can Yan State help you?"

"Knowledge, a lot of knowledge. Donghu can advance and retreat with Yan State to protect the security of Yan State, and Yan State needs to teach us the technology they have mastered..."

Yan Wang Dan looked at the Donghu people in front of him, but did not speak, as if thinking, and said with a smile: "If you don't want to, I will not force you. We can look for Zhao State. The reason we came to you first is because Yan State had a good relationship with Donghu, so we came. If you refuse, I don't think Zhao State will reject our kindness. I heard that Zhao State is ambitious and has been sending troops to attack the surrounding tribes. When he becomes strong, I think Yan State will have no place to escape."

At that moment, Yan Wangdan's face turned paler. He trembled, picked up the wine cup in front of him and drank it in one sip, "Are you threatening me? How do you believe that you will really come to help Yan State? I never believe those verbal promises..."

"We can send enough livestock... for exchange, we will send caravans to continue trading with Yan State. At the same time, we hope that the Yan people can also come to the land of Donghu to trade. We will ensure the safety of these people. At the same time, we also need craftsmen, scholars, and generals... It is not that you want to give them to us, you just need to lend them to us for a while."

Yan Wangdan looked a little moved. He hesitated for a long time, nodded and said, "Okay, then let's fulfill your promise first. Yan State does not need livestock. We need seeds, agricultural tools, and iron..."

"good!"

The young man standing behind him readily agreed, but at this moment, he lowered his head, his face full of smiles, but his eyes were full of disdain.
Chapter completed!