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Pugu Yehu of Beilin City has had both good and bad times lately.
The news of An Daxie's successful marriage has spread to the grasslands. The princess of the Tang Dynasty who married Mou Yu Khan is the daughter of the Pugu clan in the Tang Dynasty.
In terms of seniority, she is the niece of Pugu Yehu.
Pugu Guangqin, no, he is now called Li Guangqin, and he is about to become Ke Dun of the Uighurs.
The Pugu clan outside the Great Wall and Shuofang already had connections, and this marriage could increase the influence of the Pugu clan in the Uighurs.
But what worries Pugu Yehu is that he is getting poorer and poorer.
Since the start of the trade war in the Tang Dynasty, Pugu Yehu finally realized what the lifestyle of the prosperous Tang Dynasty was like.
Wear clothes made of silk from the Tang Dynasty. Wearing soft silk on your body feels as comfortable as thousands of girls caressing your body.
To eat, you have to eat the Tang delicacies made by the chefs of the Tang Dynasty. After eating these delicacies, the rough dishes on the grassland are completely inedible.
To drink, you must drink the wine of the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the highly addictive spirits of the Tang Dynasty, the koumiss on the grassland is just a drink for children. Even the Uighur women prefer the wine of the Tang Dynasty.
The best way to travel is to take a Tang Dynasty carriage, which is much more comfortable than riding a horse.
Not to mention the flower-scented soaps, windproof kerosene lamps, exquisite tableware and kettles from the Tang Dynasty, all of which set off a trend in the Tang Dynasty in Beilin City.
However, Pugu Yehu also discovered that the wealth accumulated by his tribe was also decreasing at an alarming rate.
Quickly summoning his "franchised dealers", Pugu Yehu saw the profits absorbed by Datang merchants on the books and said angrily:
"Our tribe has so many cattle and sheep, so we got these things?"
These "franchised dealers" were originally relatives or servants of Pugu Yehu. Although they knelt in front of Pugu Yehu, they knew that Pugu Yehu would not really punish them.
The leading franchised dealer said: "Although the products of Tang Dynasty are not expensive, they are not popular. Everyone in Beilin City can't live without Tang products."
These franchised dealers designated by Pugu Yehu have already made a lot of profits from the Tang Dynasty and the Uighur trade.
Shangbo's rebate sales system completely tied these franchised dealers to Datang's trade chariot.
Because goods can only be bought and sold through these franchised dealers, these franchised dealers buy Datang products at a low price, and then buy Uighur herdsmen at a high price.
On the one hand, they purchased war horses and livestock from herdsmen at low prices and sold them to the Tang Dynasty people at a higher price.
Eat both ends, and both ends will be fat.
Coupled with the rebates provided by Datang Trading Station based on monthly sales, the wealth of these franchised dealers has rapidly expanded.
Some of them were originally just servants of Pugu Yehu, but suddenly they had so much wealth. Naturally, they were the least willing to ban the trade between Tang and Hui.
However, some people support the Tang-Hui trade, and naturally some people oppose the Tang-Hui trade.
Those who opposed the Tang-Hui trade were the "warriors" of various Uighur tribes.
"Warriors" can be regarded as the lowest privileged class in the entire Uighur herdsmen system.
These archers who are good at archery and riders who are good at riding on horseback are the source of the grassroots officers of the Uighur army.
Behind the tribe, they are often also the leaders of the herdsmen or the prestigious tribal leaders.
Although they are considered a privileged class, many "warriors" do not have much money.
When there is no war, they have to herd cattle and work hard to support their families.
And these people were also the most exploited by the Tang-Hui trade.
In the original Uighur life, "warriors" were the pillars of the tribe and enjoyed a lofty status.
As long as there is a war, warriors can go to the battlefield. If wealth can be plundered, the warriors can advance to the next level.
Everyone aspires to be a warrior, which is also the origin of the Uighur martial culture.
But since the defeat of Jinshan, the Uighur Khan lost the courage to expand.
If they can't even defeat the small Geluolu people, who else can the Uighurs plunder? Are they going to attack the Tang Dynasty?
Without fighting, the warrior's status plummeted.
But at the same time, the merchants who traded with the Tang Dynasty made more and more profits from the trade between the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.
These merchants, who originally had a lowly status in Uighur society, climbed to the top of the warriors.
One of Pugu Yehu's favorite franchise dealers was previously just Pugu Yehu's domestic slave.
Now that he had a monopoly on the soap trade between the Tang Dynasty and the Uighurs, he immediately hired four poor warriors to help him carry the sedan chair.
The warriors were naturally resentful of being taken advantage of by businessmen, and their slogan was "tradition."
The main reason for poverty is that the commodities of the Tang Dynasty polluted the life of the Uighurs.
As long as you return to your previous life, you can regain the martial spirit of the Uighurs, and you can defeat powerful enemies and regain the glory of the Uighurs.
Pugu Yehu cannot offend these warriors who hold high the banner of tradition.
The law of the jungle is still the main theme on the grassland. Without these warriors fighting, the Pugu tribe would decline rapidly and even be expelled from Beilin City.
The two sides argued endlessly, and there was even a vicious incident in which warriors attacked merchants' warehouses and burned the goods of the Tang Dynasty.
Today's meeting with tribal leaders, merchants and warriors is also to heal the deepening rift within the Pugu tribe.
But in fact, after this meeting was held, not only did it fail to mend the rifts within the Pugu tribe, it actually made the rifts wider.
The merchants accused these warriors of being stubborn and conservative, unwilling to embrace the new world, and hindering the Pugu tribe from becoming "civilized."
The warriors accused the merchants of being accomplices of the Tang Dynasty and helping the Tang Dynasty plunder the wealth of their compatriots. They lived a luxurious life by sucking the blood of their compatriots.
The warriors demanded a return to tradition, and the merchants shouted to keep up with the new life of the Tang Dynasty.
Losing to the South was so tense that he almost took action on the spot.
Pugu Yehu relied on his authority to suppress the conflict, but still failed to solve any problems.
Just when the meeting reached a deadlock, Pugu Yehu's most loyal henchman, Pugu Atili, stood up.
Pugu Atili turned out to be just Pugu Yehu's domestic slave.
In the earliest days, Pugu Atili was a domestic slave who tended Pugu Yehu's cattle.
But because he was good at grazing, Pugu Atili got in touch with a Tang Dynasty businessman when he was selling horses.
Now he has taken over the Pugu tribe's war horse trade with the Tang Dynasty, and is the richest businessman under Pugu Yehu.
Pugu Atili said:
"Everyone, stop making noise!"
"Everyone, ask yourself, can the grassland be separated from Datang's products now?"
"Don't say anything else, if the merchants of the Tang Dynasty didn't bring food to sell, how many people would starve to death?"
After saying this, the most radical warrior fell silent.
Even if the Uighurs could leave the Tang Dynasty's bright cloth and spirits, they still couldn't live without the Tang's tea and grain.
Needless to say, the importance of food goes without saying. The living environment of the grasslands is harsh. The defeat of the old Khan caused each tribe to lose a large number of livestock.
To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the fact that many Uighurs also died, the food gap would be even greater.
Even the Pugu tribe stationed in Beilin City are facing the problem of insufficient food for the winter.
Food is the lifeblood, and Pugu Atili’s words stopped everyone from arguing.
Without food from the Tang Dynasty, we wouldn’t be able to get through this winter. How can we talk about tradition and modernity?
Pugu Atili looked at the warriors and said: "In fact, it doesn't matter whether it is traditional or not. To use a proverb of our businessmen, 'Only the money you get is real.' Are the goods of Datang good? No matter how traditional the Uighurs are,
Everyone also needs to say something good."
"Why are you boycotting? Is it because you can't afford Datang's goods?"
After saying this, some young and energetic Uighur warriors were about to break their defenses.
Pugu Atili quickly leaned towards Pugu Yehu and continued:
"Now there is an opportunity to make a fortune! Let's see if everyone is willing to do it!"
Make a fortune?
The eyes of many warriors present were bright.
In fact, Pugu Atili is right. People who have enjoyed the convenience of Datang products cannot go back to the life they lived in the past.
Even the most traditional Uighur warriors admit that the wine of the Tang Dynasty is better than the wine of the Uighurs.
If they could drink Datang wine and use Datang products every day, these warriors would not cause trouble.
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
Pugu Atili breathed a long sigh of relief. These words were taught to him by the head of the Datang Trading Station.
"What opportunity to make a fortune? Work as a lackey for the Tang Dynasty?"
"Both my two sons died in battle with the old Khan. I have a blood feud with the Tang people!"
Pugu Atili took a breath and said: "Slave trade!"
Slave trade?
The warriors were stunned.
Pugu Atili said: "Do you know how much a slave can be sold for now?"
Pugu Atili's question stunned everyone present.
One of the warriors immediately said:
"You are crazy! You are a villain who has fallen into the eyes of money! The Khan has just issued an edict prohibiting the trade of Uighur slaves!"
"For money, you actually want to sell your fellow tribesmen to the Tang and Geluolu people as slaves?"
"demon!"
"Kill this guy!"
Pugu Yehu also cast a questioning look at Pugu Atili.
The Geluolu people searched for slaves, and now the slave trade in the entire Mobei is extremely prosperous.
Many tribes were attacking other tribes, annexing their populations, and selling adult males as slaves to the Tang people or Geluolu merchants.
However, the Pugu tribe was one of the nine Uighur surnames, and they could not openly violate the Khan's order.
I only heard Pugu Atili say:
"Those small tribes in Modong have never obeyed the rule of our Uighur Khan. They have not surrendered to the Khan, so how can they be said to be the people of our Uighurs?"
"Our warriors can go to Modong, plunder these tribes, and sell their men to slave traders!"
"Warriors use their courage to bring wealth to the tribe, and merchants use trade to make the tribe prosperous!"