Chapter 1127 commission

   "Fire in the snow" is a good thing.

  The entrance is like a fire, and the stomach is like a fire.

   One bowl burns the abdomen first, two bowls burns the blood, and three bowls burns the body.

  Four bowls down, you will become a fairy—feeling, I feel that you have already become a fairy.

   Finely chopped simmered meat, fat and thin, put it into the baked pancake after frying, bite it down, the mouth is full of oil, oily but not greasy, it is really delicious.

  Pair it with a mouthful of fire in the snow.

  The days of gods are not changed.

"ha!"

  The tribal leader Wu Niu let out a mouthful of alcohol comfortably, feeling how beautiful this place is.

  If it wasn't for the first meeting with the Han manager in front of him today, he would have wanted to become a brother with him because of the benefits he had given him.

   "You are much better than the Han people in the east. We will come here next year and continue to come here."

  The translators also drank a lot, and some of them translated for Wu Niu with their tongues too big.

  He stretched out his thumb, "It would be great if the Han people there were like you. In that case, we wouldn't have to work so hard and travel so far."

  Xu You smiled slightly, then shook his head and said:

   "Well, in fact, we also want to go there, but the people over there are not with us."

   "We call them Wei Bandits. They are sworn enemies with us. They won't let us pass."

   While talking, he poured wine for the two of them again, and then shook the wine jar to indicate that it was empty.

   Wu Niu nodded, sighed regretfully, murmured a few more words, and took a sip of wine cherishingly.

  The translator said:

   "We have also heard that you have been fighting with them all these years."

   "In the early years, Ke Bineng was still in the east, and he often fought with them."

   "We also know that the tribes that used to graze here also obeyed them, and often fought with Kebi Neng."

  Xu You heard the other party mention Ke Bineng, his eyes flashed, and he asked casually:

   "When Kebi was driven to the west by the Wei people, what happened to the tribes that remained in the east?"

   "What else? Some people are taking orders from Wei again, Wei thief?"

   With benefits, the translator quickly changed the name as the Romans do:

   "What's more, the various tribes are constantly fighting day and night. Every day, tribes disappear, and many tribes emerge."

  When he said this, he couldn't help sighing:

   "The Gaoche people from the farther north also took the opportunity to keep going south and rob us of our pasture."

   "Tao Che people?"

   "It is the Dingling people in the northernmost part of the desert. They like to use tall carts to pull things, so they are also called tall carts."

  Xu You nodded to show that he understood.

  Xu Jing is also Ji Han's first Situ after all, and Xu You, as Xu Jing's grandson, naturally still has this bit of knowledge.

  During the Han Dynasty, Su Wu was herding sheep in the North Sea (that is, in the area of ​​Lake Baikal in Siberia). He had no food to eat, so he could only dig holes for wild mice and grab the fruits stored by the mice to eat.

  Later, King Yuqian of the Huns went hunting in Beihai. After seeing Su Wu, he admired him very much, so he gave him food and clothing.

  Unexpectedly, the good times were not long, and King Yuqian died of illness, and Su Wu had no shelter. Dingling people took the opportunity to steal Su Wu's cattle and sheep in winter, making him almost starve to death.

   That is to say, since the time of the former Han Dynasty, the Dingling people have lived in the Beihai area.

  As the son of a big man, how could Xu You not know this history?

  So he glanced outside thoughtfully, and suddenly asked:

   "So you **** cows actually got it from Ding Lingren who went south, right?"

   Wu Niu and the translator were shocked:

   "How do you know, my lord?"

  Xu You smiled and said nothing.

   At the same time, he said with contempt in his heart:

  You Hu Yi, you don’t even have writing, how do you know the long history of the Han family?

  Seeing Xu You's inscrutable appearance, Wu Niu felt a sense of awe in his heart, and only thought that the other party knew everything about him through unknown means.

   Immediately, he said some more words.

  The translator continued to translate:

   "Don't dare to hide it from your lord, these **** cows were indeed obtained by us from the Ding Lingren who went south."

   "In the north where they are, there is a kind of bison, which is tall, big, and full of strength, and has lived in ice and snow since childhood, so it is very cold-resistant."

   (that is, the European bison that once ranged from Europe to Siberia, and is also the ancestor of the later American bison)

  "Those Ding Ling people, when spring comes, let out the cows they raise to lure wild bulls to come to breed."

   "The ox born is this kind of **** ox. This kind of **** ox has great strength. The Gaoche people use this kind of **** ox to pull the carts of their clan, and they can pull a lot of things."

   This makes sense.

  Xu You thought about it again, he remembered one thing:

  I heard that when the head of the meeting came to inspect Bingzhou, he mentioned the Gaoche people.

   But at that time, it was only heard from Xianbei people, and no one had seen it with their own eyes.

   Now these **** bulls can be regarded as indirect evidence.

  The barbarians in the northern desert and grasslands are indeed like the leader of the meeting said, they are simply leeks - once a crop is cut, another crop will emerge again, and the steady stream continues.

   But Xu You's focus is not on this.

  After all, dealing with barbarians, ah bah, I mean, how to educate barbarians, the big man now has a very mature process.

   Both convenient and efficient.

  What Xu You thinks is:

   I remember that when the meeting first came out of the mountain, many people thought that he or his teacher had a deep hatred with the southern Zhongyi people, so he came up with such a poisonous scheme of labor trading.

   It is precisely because of this idea that it is not difficult for everyone to understand that the leader knows that there is a kind of good rice in the legendary Linyi.

  But now, the leader seems to know the northern barbarians very well!

   Otherwise, how could Huishou make a cart that is convenient for driving on the grassland?

   These carts are said to be quite similar to the carts used by the Gaoche people.

  If the leader hadn't seen it with his own eyes, how could he do it all of a sudden?

  That is Beihai, the legendary Beihai.

  The head of the meeting, or his sect, would not follow Hu Yi from the extreme south to the extreme north, would they all have grudges?

how did you do that?

  Xu You's thoughts were racing, but the translator probably got a little drunk and was still rambling:

   "When these Gaoche people came, the disputes in the desert became even more chaotic. Alas, I don't know when it will end."

  …

  Hearing this, Xu You's heart moved, and he guessed the leader of the meeting, with a polite smile on his face:

   "The Wei people over there, don't you care?"

   "It was better in the past two years. If there is a big disturbance on the border, they will send someone over to warn."

   As he spoke, the translator shook his head:

   "The past two years have become more and more unbearable. They only want horses from us, and they don't care about anything else."

   "Then why don't you sell them to them?" Xu You had a curious look on his face, "I remember, isn't it possible to go south to buy and sell with Wei people directly on the side of Danhan Mountain?"

   What is Danhan Mountain?

  That was the unification of the grassland by one's own power, and the three armies of the Han Dynasty were wiped out.

  Why did Tan Shihuai set up his royal court in Danhan Mountain?

  Because the Danhan Mountain goes east, it can control Youzhou Liaodong.

  To the west, you can threaten Bingzhou and then control Jiuyuan.

  The most important thing is that to the south of Danhan Mountain is the intersection of Yinshan Mountains, Yanshan Mountains and Taihang Mountains.

  The mountains in this area are low and there are many mountain passes, allowing cavalry to easily pass over the mountains and lead directly to the Hebei Plain.

   This area is where Dai County and Shanggu County are located, and it is also the place where the Central Plains regime and the northern nomads clashed in the past dynasties.

   Among them, the most famous pass is Juyongguan.

  But Juyongguan is not enough to guarantee the safety of Jixian County (the future Beiping) in a foolproof manner.

  Because even after more than a thousand years, the later Ming Dynasty, even if it spent countless money and food to build the inner three gates and garrison heavy troops, it still could not stop the northern iron cavalry.

  Hou Jin repeatedly bypassed Juyongguan and plundered counties around Kyoto.

  The endless fertile land of Hebei, once entered by the cavalry, they will gallop freely.

  The famous civil fort change in history also happened not far to the north of Juyongguan.

   Then the Oirat army took advantage of the victory and went south, crossed the fortress in the Juyongguan area with little effort, and approached the city of Kyoto.

  Therefore, it is the same reason that guarding the river must guard the Huaihe River. If you want the gate with Juyongguan as the main hub to be effective, you must first guard Guangning City (that is, Zhangjiakou in later generations) that guards the mountain pass in the north.

  This requires the close cooperation between the various gates and gates, which is a test of the linkage and tacit understanding of the defenders everywhere.

   Otherwise, if there is a mistake in one place, it will form a chain reaction, and there will be loopholes everywhere.

  If not, it would be like the Han and Tang Dynasties, simply take the initiative to attack directly, send troops outside the fortress, and treat the outside of the fortress as a battlefield, so that the enemy has no chance to attack the frontier fortress.

  Since Ke Bi Neng was driven to Jiuyuan, the northern border of Youzhou has become much more peaceful—at least for Wei Guo.

   Logically speaking, if Wei Guo wants to buy horses from the Hu people, then Guangning City, which faces the northern desert, is one of the best trading places.

  For people like Wu Niu, who would rather go from Danhan to Pingcheng instead of near and far away, this is not a priority.

   "Actually, we originally wanted to go south and sell these livestock to the Wei people."

  The translator explained, "But I don't know what happened, a very powerful tribe suddenly appeared in the area of ​​Guangning City."

   "They are entrenched in the mountains, not only often attacking the tribes going south for trading, they even dared to rob the Wei troops who transported horses from Guangning City to Seine."

   "They come and go like the wind, extremely fierce, we can't beat them at all..."

   Speaking of this, the translator seemed a little embarrassed and coughed:

   "But thinking about it now, fortunately we have them, which makes us want to come here to try our luck."

  Hearing the translator's words, Xu You's face didn't change. I don't know if he didn't mind, or didn't realize that there was something wrong.

  He just asked:

   "What about the Wei thieves in the south? Their horses were robbed? Shouldn't they be ignored?"

  The translator shook his head: "Then we don't know. But we heard that the Wei thieves in the south didn't send people to look for them, but there should be no results."

   "Otherwise, that road would not be impassable until now..."

  Xu You heard the words and laughed without saying a word.

  If the dark passage can pass, there will be ghosts.

   No, even if it can pass, there are also ghosts.

   Ghost of the King of Ghosts.

  Pingcheng is to the west, and Guangning is to the northeast of Pingcheng.

  Between the two places, although the remaining veins of Yinshan Mountain and Yanshan Mountain are separated.

  But as mentioned above, the area from Guangning to Juyong is located at the confluence of Yinshan, Yanshan and Taihang Mountains, so the mountains are low.

  So the cavalry departed from Pingcheng, and could easily go around to the rear of Guangning City from the south, directly cutting off the connection between Guangning City and Juyongguan.

  Going north, you can plunder around Guangning City.

  To the south, you can pass through the military capital Xing, one of the eight Xings of the Taihang, and go straight to Juyongguan.

   Facing the big man Jingqi led by Liu Hun, don't say they are barbarians on the grassland.

   Even the Wei thieves stationed in Juyongguan, as long as they have the courage to come out of Juyongguan, Liu Hun can teach them how to behave.

  The current Youzhou is not the former Youzhou.

  Sima Yi shrank in the Central Plains, and didn't care about the life and death of Jizhou and Youzhou—of course, he didn't have the right to issue orders to the two states for the time being.

   Cao Shuang, who has a righteous reputation, is not capable enough, and Hebei is too far away from Xuchang-there is a Sizhou occupied by Sima Yi in the middle.

  So the land of Hebei is not his focus at all.

  Now, he only thinks about how to win over the armies in the Jianghuai and Jingzhou areas, so as to counter Sima Yi who holds a large army.

  So as long as Liu Hun does not risk his life, he will take the cavalry to attack important cities like Guangning City or Juyongguan.

   Coupled with the material support from Pingcheng, there will be no one in the area from Guangning City to Juyongguan to be his opponent.

  At the same time, this is also one of the reasons why Feng Youhuqi must rebuild Pingcheng.

  The underground of the Datong Basin is full of coal, but the geographical location of Pingcheng is extremely important.

  Going out of the desert in the north, connecting Jiuyuan in the west, and controlling Duxing in the east, we are ready to break Juyong Pass and capture Hebei at any time.

   Listening to Wu Niu and the translator's complaints very patiently, Xu You showed a sympathetic expression on his face just right.

   Then he said to them:

   "My friends, now you know that you can sell at a better price here. I believe that even if the road is opened in the future, you will not trade with the Wei people again, right?"

   Wu Niu nodded, said something, and then drank the wine in the bowl.

   "My lord, this is natural, no one would be willing to make trouble with these food and clothing."

   "That's right! Which one of us is not doing business to make more money? I really like this!"

  Xu You patted his thigh, then sighed:

   "To tell you the truth, I thought that with such a high price, I thought I could collect a lot of livestock this year."

   As he spoke, he shook his head, "I didn't expect... Alas!"

  He looked at the two people opposite him again, and begged:

   "So I have an unfeeling request here, and I would like to ask the two of you for a favor."

  Wu Niu got a lot of benefits today, and was invited to eat and drink by Xu You. After getting too drunk, he wished to treat Xu You as his own brother.

  No matter what kind of help Xu You wanted him to do, he just patted his chest and answered loudly.

   "Actually, this matter is also very simple, that is, after you go back, please spend more time at Danhan Mountain and talk about the situation here."

   "If more people come over next year," Xu You thought for a while, then made up his mind and said generally, "Well, if you can get more people to come and trade."

   "As long as they report your names, for every war horse or **** bull they sell to me, I can give you a piece of wool for free."

  One war horse and 20 woolen materials, the commission is 5%, which is not high.

  But Wu Niu is obviously not very good at arithmetic.

  When he heard Xu You's words, his eyes, which were already a little drunk, lit up. He, who is not good at Chinese, can speak clearly:

   "Free gift?"

  Xu You nodded: "Yes, free gift, no matter what method you use, as long as I can get them to come to me to sell war horses, I can give you an extra wool for free."

   "Where are the sheep?"

  Xu You shook his head: "No sheep, only war horses and **** cattle, ordinary horses and steers are also not acceptable."

  Although the conditions are a bit harsh, but…

"no problem!"

  PS: The Ming Dynasty guarded against grasslands, and there were three internal and external barriers.

  The outer three passes refer to the three passes centered on Datong, which are now in the hands of Ji Han.

  The inner three passes refer to the three passes focusing on Juyongguan, currently within the scope of Youzhou.

  Related maps, please open the comments, the first floor is simple since ancient times.

   (Book friends who are not starting points, don’t ask why you can’t see the picture, because only starting point comments can see it)

  (end of this chapter)