sweeping the world

Chapter 80

Liu Yan needed an identity, and Yu Xianbei had an acceptable identity, so the existence of Tuobaxiu provided a certain possibility.

Han people...or Jin people, if they want to develop, they need to have the identity of Tiefu. That is the prerequisite for being accepted by the Hu people as one of their own. Otherwise, the Jin people would not have any hope of developing in the Central Plains or northern Xinjiang.

After the battle with Yao Yimai, Liu Yan became worried. He told Ji Chang very clearly that his identity seemed not so reliable anymore, because many things displayed by the Han people were almost the same as those of the Jin people.This is just one layer, and the other is that Liu Yan wants to develop in Liaodong. Trade is only one aspect of it, and there may be future development of territories along the coast.

Ji Chang actually had an indifferent attitude towards which clan Liu Yan belonged to.In the current Han tribe, several major managers are from Jin. As long as this trend is maintained, it doesn’t matter if Liu Yan is a Hu, he is a Jin... Well, Liu Yan has repeatedly insisted that he is a Han and not a Jin.Whether Liu Yan is a Jin or Han has become secondary, the most important thing is that the Han can survive.

Develop territories in coastal areas?Ji Chang interpreted this as Liu Yan's desire to develop a navy on a larger scale... or the navy.The Han tribe has already enjoyed the benefits of the sea. For example, because the Han tribe has islands overseas to live in, it is equivalent to having a safe retreat.

Don't underestimate the importance of retreat. If the Han had no retreat at sea, Ji Chang would not have thought that the surrounding forces would choose to give up. They should communicate and then gather together to launch a bigger attack.However, just because the Han tribe has a place to live in the sea, those forces know very well that even if they defeat the Han tribe, they will not gain much benefit, and they still need to face endless revenge.

"You...why are you laughing like this?" Tuobaxiu's female intuition hinted at some kind of crisis: "What are you trying to do to me?"

Liu Yan coughed a few times, without any embarrassment: "I want to accept you and become one of my many women."

Tuoba Xiu was stunned for a moment, but his reaction was rather strange: "It's a matter of course."

"..." Liu Yan was rather puzzled: "You...have always been sure about this?"

"Of course!" Tuobaxiu said bluntly, "Since you proposed to trade with various ethnic groups in Liaodong, I have already been mentally prepared."

I really don't know how to say it. Fortunately, Liu Yan has never published anything similar to disliking Tuobaxiu for her lack of figure and appearance, otherwise there would be no place to put her face.He laughed after thinking about it for a while, and thought to himself: "It seems to be a matter of course. An outsider who wants to trade with various ethnic groups in Liaodong needs a bridge. Tuobaxiu is the existence of the bridge. It's just... this Women seem to be a little too smart?"

"Believe me, brother has already prepared enough mentally." Tuobaxiu accepted the reality very calmly: "If we can play some role in a campaign, the dowry provided by brother must be more generous."

Liu Yan no longer knew what to say. Seeing how Tuoba Xiu naturally used the word "we", he accepted the "union" directly without even a transition period.

Originally, Liu Yan and Ji Chang thought that they would need to go through a period of difficult persuasion, or even coercion...Well, seeing Tuobaxiu's reaction, it's not necessary, but why did Liu Yan have the illusion that he was "fooled"?

Tuobaxiu said a lot of things again, including how to get in touch with Dai, and what the Han should do. She finally bit her lip: "Can you gather some weapons and send them to Dai within two months?"

According to the information he inquired, Shi Bin was gathering manpower aggressively, but at the earliest it was difficult to prepare for the expedition for more than half a year.Considering that it is not a simple matter for a large army to go out, Shi Bin spent half a year to assemble the troops, and it took two to three months to integrate them, and then there were needs for luggage and other aspects. In that case, he would not even think about going to war this year Sebei is gone.

With complicated emotions, Liu Yan asked, "How much?"

"It's mainly spearheads, and a small amount of swords." Tuobaxiu smiled sweetly, "Two thousand spearheads, two hundred swords. It would be even better if we could provide arrowheads. You gave them to my brother." bride price."

Ji Chang quickly winked. When a foreigner gets married, the more the betrothal gift is, the more dowry will be given in return.If you count it carefully, Tuobaxiu asked for a lot of supplies, maybe it was just a beginning, and there must be more requests later, but if the Han Department can provide it, he thinks it is best to provide it.

"What else, let's talk about it together." Liu Yan had a sense of buying a wife, endured the absurdity in his heart, and said, "It's best to be in place at once, otherwise it will be quite troublesome to make temporary preparations."

"Salt, a long-term supply of salt." Tuobaxiu said naturally: "I will be responsible for the supply of salt to all ethnic groups in Liaodong, that is my monthly money."

Liu Yan, who was not born and bred, obviously didn't know what monthly money was.

In fact, what Tuoba Xiu mentioned is very real. Even the royal family is doing this now.In some families with status and status, there is no confusion about the property between the husband and wife. There is the family's public property and the property of the head of the house. The wives of each house should also have their own ways to make money.The wife's way of making money is the so-called monthly money.

Ji Chang squinted his eyes. This mistress, who wanted to gain a certain status and convenience, seemed to be very assertive, as if... it was a bad thing and a good thing.He just didn't know whether he was right or wrong in suggesting Liu Yan to do this.

With a nonchalant attitude, Liu Yan agreed to Tuobaxiu's... request?Then Ji Chang found an excuse to leave, as if he wanted to leave a chance for the two of them to be alone.

"You have great ambitions, and as my man, you must also have great ambitions." Tuobaxiu seemed rather strong: "I am not the only princess in the Dai Kingdom, and we need our own strength to make my brother value me." The Dai Kingdom is currently in crisis, but it will definitely develop, and help our elder brother to overcome the immediate crisis first, and we will definitely gain more benefits in the future."

To be honest, Liu Yan is a little confused now. Although he is taking the initiative, he never thought that there would be no twists and turns in the matter, and it became a process of omitting and a direct result.

"It's a good thing for a husband to be ambitious, but you have to know how to hide your clumsiness. You are acting too strong." Tuobaxiu didn't seem to notice that Liu Yan was in some kind of chaos. She chose to get closer to Liu Yan, and said slowly: "But Don't send out an army to conquer, it's good to do business."

Liu Yan is really confused, look, are all women so unrestrained now?You haven't officially married yet, and the title of husband has popped up?Or are Hu people's women more straightforward?For Tuobaxiu's opinion, he very much agrees, and it is really not suitable to make any big moves now.

There is still a necessary and formal wedding, but it will not be in the near future. We will definitely have to wait for definite news from Zhang Shi.

After listening to Liu Yan, Tuobaxiu nodded reservedly: "Of course it's up to you to decide."

Although he still felt a little weird, Liu Yan felt better after hearing this.The reason why he was confused was that he thought that the Tiefu identity that Ji Chang mentioned would be very useful, and he knew that it would be very useful, because there were too many examples. For example, wasn’t Liu Hu the Tiefu of the Huns?Liu Hu developed through this identity.

Maybe it's a bit strange to say this, but... After the deal was concluded, the relationship between Liu Yan and Tuoba Xiu was confirmed, and Ji Chang got busy again.

What is Ji Chang busy with?He was looking for a woman with a Jin status, looking for and thinking about what kind of status he should be worthy of Liu Yan, and he wanted to take the first step to make his status sufficiently noble before Liu Yan and Tuobaxiu officially got married. A Jin woman marries Liu Yan!

"Sir, this is playing with fire." Tian Shuo seemed worried, but also seemed jealous: "If your lord knows that your private affairs are manipulated by you like this..."

Ji Chang could see that Tian Shuo was jealous, an undisguised jealousy.He seemed to say plainly: "The monarch has no family affairs, and the reason for marrying a foreigner is to help in the future. Looking for a noble (Jin people) woman is to wait for the future for me. Presumably... you also hope for your future." Is the heir born of a woman loyal to the emperor and a (Jin) woman?"

What is the real thought in Liu Yan's heart on the other side?In his opinion, she is just a Hu woman. Whether she is weak now or strong in the future, it may be necessary to kill all the Hu men, but it would be a pity to kill a woman.

Didn't that Temujin say that?The happiest thing in a man's life is to kill his life, take away all his property, make him exterminate, make his relatives cry bitterly, and then rape his wife and daughter.

Under the patriarchal society, marrying a barbarian is nothing, but it is necessary. If Liu Yan can do it, he will never just get a Princess Tuoba Xianbei who is a generation of the country. She should be the most honorable woman in every barbarian race , get it if you can get it...

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Folks who feel that marriage with Hu people is highly poisonous, please calm down first, and you will understand later.

PS: I recommend "Growing Ming in Troubled Times": build guns, cast cannons, build warships, rise from the islands, and change the fate of the late Ming Dynasty.

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