Zhao Rui didn't even look, he just stretched his waist and went to the handsome tent with Shan Xin.
"I never believe what the leaders of the grassland tribes say! I don't know how many times they have said this, but it won't be long before they come with their armies to seize control. Only by bringing the entire grassland into the territory of Dashang can I truly
rest assured!"
Shan Xin had no choice but to put the greeting card in his hand on the table.
"Master Zhao has a very far-reaching plan, and I admire him very much. But now the leaders of the tribes in the grassland have arrived. No matter what, we still have to meet them. At least we can buy peace for a few days at the border!"
Zhao Rui laughed loudly: "Then let's meet!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Rui suddenly patted Shan Xin on the shoulder.
"Having a general like you is really a blessing for me as a great merchant."
Shan Xin was immediately elated with the praise, and by this moment he was completely impressed by Zhao Rui.
Every decision he made was beyond his imagination, and everything he said and did was for Dashang.
What made him most incredible was that Zhao Rui could make one hundred thousand Xiongnu soldiers join the Dashang Border Army without hesitation just by relying on his messy rhetoric.
As a result, the frontier army reached an unprecedented size of 300,000, which was unimaginable before.
Shan Xin secretly made a decision in his heart. No matter who Zhao Rui was, from now on, everyone except the Emperor of Shang would look after Zhao Rui.
Even so, outsiders might think that he was flattering his internal ministers, but he didn't care about these remarks.
In a temporary camp outside the border town, more than a dozen grassland tribal leaders sat there like quails, not even daring to raise their breath. Among them were representatives sent by the Huns.
Zhao Rui casually turned over the gifts on the table with disdain on his face.
"Why didn't Ha Chixia, King of the Hun, come? Do you think he and I are not equal in our status as King of the Hun?"
The Huns envoy quickly stepped forward and knelt down in front of Zhao Rui.
"I don't mean that. My lord is just feeling cold and unwell, so he has no way to come to discuss peace in person."
Zhao Rui didn't say anything more. He stretched his muscles and leaned back on the chair.
"My peace terms are very simple. The tribes participating in the Grassland Alliance this time will send half of their livestock property as tribute to the great merchants after returning. If these things are not sent over within a month, that will be
The Great Shang will not allow such a tribe to exist if it is an enemy of the Great Shang."
Everyone present was frightened and trembled.
The grassland alliance they gathered this time was huge. Although there were 500,000 troops, it was strong on the outside and weak on the inside. Few tribes were sincerely willing to follow the Huns and fight against the Great Shang.
The war between the northern nomadic kingdoms and the Central Plains has been going on for hundreds of years, and no nomadic tribe has ever been able to invade the Central Plains.
They also had the attitude of giving it a try this time. Once the coalition forces could defeat Dashang, they would be able to get a share of the benefits. If they failed, the worst they could do was disperse and return to their own tribes to continue living their lives.
But who could have imagined that the Dashang border army would become so powerful that they wiped out King Zuo Xian's 200,000 Xiongnu elites in just one day.
Although the remaining 300,000 coalition troops seem to be very powerful, everyone knows that before such a large army starts fighting, the people's hearts have already dispersed. If it really wants to fight, it will collapse at the first touch.
It is better to take the initiative to come here to discuss peace with Da, so that you can live in peace for a few more days.
But when they heard that half of their tribe's property was to be given away, many people were not happy at that time.
Many of their tribes are already weak, and now they have to give up half of their property, which will only make them even weaker.