empire wars

Chapter 28 The Northern Qiang Situation

"Magistrate Qin, what are your orders?"

Gu Yun forced a smile on his face and looked at Qin Yuan.

"It's okay, stop by and have a look, don't you invite me in to have a seat?"

Qin Yuan sat on the horse and looked down at him.

"Please, please, the county magistrate is here, and the small house is full of splendor."

Gu Yunyun wiped the sweat from his forehead and said. "This morning, I sent someone [-] shi of grain. I don't know if the county magistrate has received it."

"Oh, I haven't gone back yet, let's talk about it later."

Qin Yuan nodded, then looked at Feng Tianya, and asked them to lead the soldiers back first.

As for the hundreds of town troops, they will be handed over to Feng Tianya, and they will be broken up and distributed among the various armies, and the formation will be supplemented by the way.

In the living room, Gu Yunyun was sitting upright, wondering what the new county magistrate wanted to do.

Although Qin Yuan was young, he didn't dare to underestimate Qin Yuan's methods.

The stories about Qin Yuan's true dragon possessing a body have long spread throughout the streets and alleys. Now, no one knows that all the people have identified Qin Yuan as the future emperor.

Gu Yun would never have believed it if the Qin family hadn't contributed to this matter.

In addition, several government orders issued in the city, such as opening warehouses for food relief, resettling refugees, building city walls, etc., quickly allowed Qin Yuan, the new county magistrate, to gain the support and support of a group of people, and the hearts of the people were high.

There is also the unbelievable immortal rice, which is a means to convince Qin Yuan, coupled with Feng Chengjiu's spare no effort in publicity, almost confirming the fact that Qin Yuan's immortal reincarnation.

On Qin Yuan's first day in office, he not only controlled the military and political power of the entire Mingwu County, but also won the love and support of all the people. Even if the county magistrate is changed at this moment, no one of the people will agree.

Seeing the trembling Gu Yun, Qin Yuan felt it was funny, the head of the Gu family wanted to be his father-in-law last night.

"Good tea, I heard that your Gu family has been in business for hundreds of years, and has accumulated wealth beyond rivals."

Qin Yuan took a sip of tea and immediately felt refreshed.

"Everything that doesn't exist is just rumored by the world."

Gu Yun hurriedly waved his hand in denial.

"Don't worry, I won't eat you again."

Qin Yuan smiled, but didn't scare him anymore, and directly explained the purpose of coming. After all, the Gu family has been in business for so many years and has a lot of connections, so there will always be some way.

"I used to buy it from the Northern Qiang people. Their war horses are all horses on the grassland. It is not a problem to run for eight hundred miles in a row."

Gu Yunduan thought, "The Gu family has a purchasing channel in the south, but they lost contact a few days ago. I heard that the entire ranch has been occupied by the local governor."

War horses are strategic materials, and it is not easy to buy them in normal times, let alone in troubled times.

"Is there no way?"

Qin Yuan frowned.

"It's not completely helpless. The Northern Qiang people are not monolithic. They are divided into one emperor, eight kings and nine tribes. The ones who attacked Wuwei County were the Northern Qiang Ma clan, and the Northern Qiang An clan and the Han clan. Starting from Xihai County to invade our Liehan territory, these three major tribes are now making the most of their strength, and they are bound to capture the entire Liangzhou of Xiyong, while the other major tribes are only fighting for a little autumn wind."

Gu Yun analyzed.

"We can buy from the Northern Qiang Jin royal family. It shouldn't be a big problem. It's just that the Northern Qiang people are not very reliable. To do business with them, you must be prepared to have both money and goods." Gu Yun said with a wry smile.

"So that means that the interior is not stable. There is a competitive and hostile relationship between the northern Qiang Jin royal family and the other eight royal tribes?"

Qin Yuan thought for a while and asked.

"The county magistrate is really quick-witted."

Gu Yun flattered and continued. "The territory of the royal Jin family has always been at the northernmost edge of the grassland. If they want to invade the Liehan Dynasty, they must pass through the territories of other tribes, so their conflicts are very deep."

Qin Yuan nodded slightly. The north is vast and sparsely populated, but the resources are not many, especially in autumn and winter, food must be plundered to survive the winter safely.

However, if the royal family Jin family wanted to go south, they had to go through the territory of other tribes. The two sides already had a competitive relationship. How could the royal family Jin family use their territory to plunder resources, and the conflict broke out and intensified.

The royal Jin family has always been the largest tribe in the grassland, and as the situation changes, they are constantly restricted by other tribes.

Especially in recent years, the strength of the royal family Jin family has been declining day by day, and its influence has become smaller and smaller. Other tribes are even more eye-catching, which is very similar to the situation of the Liehan Dynasty today.

"Northern Qiang Jin family, one emperor and eight kings, it's a bit interesting."

Qin Yuan rubbed his chin, "Contact them first and ask them what they need. As long as the conditions are not excessive, they can agree. If there is an opportunity, we can cooperate in depth."

"The northern Qiang people in the grassland basically only need food, and they can sell anything as long as they have food."

Gu Yunyun has dealt with the Northern Qiang people for many years, so he naturally knows what the Northern Qiang people need most.

Especially now that autumn and winter are about to enter, food has always been their most urgent problem to solve.

Qin Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly. Even if he had genetic rice, the general food needs were also huge. Apart from the soldiers, he had to ensure that the people under his rule had food to eat.

Otherwise, once there is a famine, the people will not care whether you are the real dragon emperor or the reincarnation of a god.

"I can't bear to leave Erlang alone with my children. If the county magistrate needs war horses, I'm willing to subsidize a batch of food and exchange war horses with Northern Qiang."

Seeing Qin Yuan's hesitation, Gu Yunyun hurriedly said.

"My lord, since the Northern Qiang royal family has deep conflicts with the three major tribes of Ma'an and Han, and the confrontation is almost obvious, then you don't have to worry about growing the three major tribes of Ma'an and Han when you trade with the Northern Qiang royal family. The food crisis, on the contrary, has the opportunity to attack other royal tribes."

Bai Qi next to him suddenly spoke, and got to the point directly. "Once the three major tribes of Ma'an and Han feel the threat of the royal family, they will not be able to attack Xiyong Liangzhou with all their strength, and the pressure we will face will be much less."

"This young man is right."

It was only then that Gu Yunyun noticed Bai Qi, secretly surprised, this elegant young man is so handsome.

Being able to follow Qin Yuan, he must be an important person. I do have a niece who is pretty good-looking.
"Well, an enemy's enemy is a friend. If that's the case, let's make a deal with the Northern Qiang royal family. The matter of the war horse must be settled first, the sooner the better."

Qin Yuan made his decision as soon as he made the decision.

He still understands the principle of long-distance friendship and short-distance attack, and he doesn't mind creating some troubles for the Northern Qiang people.

Even if it costs some money, the cavalry should be formed first. As for the food and supplies, they will be brought back sooner or later.

"This matter is fully entrusted to Patriarch Gu for execution. Not only must it be done quickly, but the more horses there are, the better."

With a wave of his hand, Qin Yuan directly delegated power.

When Gu Yun heard this, he smiled wryly, which meant that he was a white wolf with empty gloves.

Not only did they not give money, but they also asked me to do things with all my heart, which was really hard for me.

"Well, the county magistrate has an order, so I dare not disobey."

Gu Yunyun complained, and then brought up Gu Yiying's marriage, but was interrupted by Qin Yuan before he could finish speaking.

"It depends on the performance of the Gu family."

"Oh, there is one more thing, old man."

Gu Yun said helplessly. "The old man tasted that batch of fairy rice, and it is ten times better than the royal tribute rice. I don't know how much the county magistrate still has?"

"Not much, the first batch is only [-] tons."

"Five thousand tons?" Gu Yun asked suspiciously.

"Well, it's about 1000 million catties. If it's replaced by stone, it's probably... you can do the math yourself."

Qin Yuan said.

"1000 million catties is equivalent to more than 1000 stones."

Gu Yunyun clicked his tongue secretly, this is comparable to the food stored by the Gu family, no, the Gu family doesn't have that much food, no, absolutely not.

According to Qin Yuan, that was only the first batch, wouldn't there be a second batch and a third batch?

(End of this chapter)