The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]
Chapter 46 Great Chinese Chapter
"Your Highness." Zhi Du quickly followed Xia Anran out of Liu Zhi's bedroom, his face was a bit heavy, "There is something strange about this letter."
"How to say?"
"After His Royal Highness returned to the palace, the minister heard that the subordinate came to report that the postman was going down towards His Royal Highness Jiaodong. Some people said that they saw the man lingering at the door for a long time, and only joined him when His Highness Jiaodong was about to leave the mansion. "
"The person can't be found, right?" Xia Anran didn't get angry after receiving an affirmative answer, which was within his expectation.
He handed Liu Rong's autographed letter to Zhi Du, who glanced at it, frowning more and more, "This letter... is the prince's handwritten letter?"
"It's brother's seal." Xia Anran didn't say anything dead, he groped with his fingertips on the roll cover with the prince's private seal, "Brother's seal was actually knocked by us back then, others couldn't see it, but We knew there was a small gap in it."
But the seal does not explain anything, not to mention that it is a private seal, and the handwriting is indeed Liu Rong's. This is the problem.
Xia Anran sighed, and smiled wryly: "Brother...not bad."
Just now, he is about to be involved in this conspiracy. For a prince who has hardly experienced cheating since he was a child, how much he can be on guard.
What's more, this calculation was carried out by using his most distressed sister.
But all of this is just speculation after all, and Xia Anran can't say who did it irresponsibly.Without investigation, there is no right to speak. He can only say that this was definitely not his brother's original intention.
Liu Rong's character is weak, so he would definitely not be so fierce to encourage Liu Zhi to come together and try to persuade Liu Qi to take back the person who has already been ordered.What's more, instead of looking for Liu She, it is better to look for him.How persuasive can a three-year-old Liu Zhi be?As long as Liu Qi put him aside for a long time, Xiao Douding would be so tired that he would fall asleep.
The prime minister of Zhongshan Kingdom quietly looked at the little king he was assisting, and suddenly said: "Your Highness, have you ever thought that although I, a big man, have just quelled the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, the Northern Army's military system is intact, and it has not been mobilized to counter the rebellion before. It only hurts the southern army and the county military system."
"Furthermore, after this chaos, the imperial court has built defensive measures against the people and flooded the border people. Why is Your Majesty so weak in the face of the Xiongnu royal court's demands this time?"
After he finished saying this sentence, he saw the young boy's expression turn stiff and then shocked.Zhidu sighed, he couldn't bear it, but he was even more afraid that the little king would not know what he did and his own status, "Your Highness, Daijun has increased its troops this year."
"Although Dai County is a border guard county, it has not increased its troops for six years. Not only Dai County, but Yuyang County has also sent heavy troops."
He looked directly into the bright and round eyes of the little prince, tried his best to ignore the trace of unbearable feeling in his heart, and used words as a hammer to fall on the little prince's heart: "Your Majesty wants to protect His Majesty, but to achieve this goal, you only need to relax the number of auxiliary soldiers in Zhongshan. Or just send more people to Zhongshan country."
He bluntly reminded the little prince who was unconscious: "Although the production of Zhongshan is abundant, there is no stockpile, and it is worthless for the Xiongnu to plunder."
Therefore, on the other hand, there is no need for more protection in Zhongshan Kingdom, which can be seen from the fact that Zhongshan Kingdom has always been peaceful in history.
Therefore, although Xia Anran didn't notice, he did unknowingly changed the track of history. He made Liu Qi decide to protect Zhongshan Kingdom—that is, he felt that Zhongshan Kingdom was in danger of being robbed by the Huns.
Why?The fact that Zhongshan has no food reserves and can attract robbers is because of the porcelain produced by Zhongshan.
It may not only be porcelain, but also the new smelting method of Zhongshan Kingdom.The former is just a waste of money... No, porcelain is not as simple as money.
The little king was lost in thought.
To put it bluntly, the kiln used for firing porcelain is not much different from ordinary pottery kilns, even the fuel is the same. Except for the coal used in the first few times in Zhongshan, firewood and charcoal were used later to reduce costs.
But even with similar fuels, the dragon kiln burns at a higher temperature than ordinary kilns. In addition, Liu Qi insisted on changing the simple and clear "long kiln" to "dragon kiln". What is the secret of the heat accumulation of the dragon kiln by lengthening the body and using the slope to rise?
The Huns could smelt iron, but they could not cast steel.Because there are no open-pit coal mines in the area where the Huns are located, and there is generally no pasture in such places, the Huns will not approach them.
However, the Huns who lived by water and grass did not need to lay foundations to build palaces and civil buildings, and naturally they would not discover the secrets hidden underground.
There is no coal, and the area they occupy lacks large trees to burn charcoal, and they have no charcoal.
It is almost impossible to make steel with firewood.
However, the Huns, a nation without steel, can rely on iron to suppress the vast Central Asia and East Asia. The secret is the penetrating ability and high mobility of their bows and arrows.
Therefore, after these peoples were equipped with armor that could resist their sharp arrows, the advantages of the nomads were greatly weakened until they pretended to be grandchildren for a while and learned weapon forging techniques from the Tang Dynasty, and signed a contract with the "Emperor Son" The Yanyun sixteen-state transfer agreement was re-emerged, although at that time the leader was no longer the Huns.
How terrible are the nomads with coal, iron mines, and craftsmen? You can refer to the Liao Kingdom in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Mongolian and Jurchen people later.
However, in Liu Qi's view, the existence of the dragon kiln can break this possible balance.
In addition, what if the Huns knew that they could use coal and charcoal to raise the temperature?It didn't take long for this news to be discovered.
After the Qin-Han War, a large amount of resources were lost. It is not known whether there was such a public knowledge before, but as far as Xia Anran learned from the workshop, it is only a matter of ten years since the workshop of the Han Dynasty had this news.
Although Xia Anran knew that if coal was used to make steel, it would be a tragedy in the end, because there is no desulfurization technology, and the sulfur content of the "steel" produced is too high, and the practicability is very low, but Liu Qi didn't know.
The Western Han Dynasty was just on the road of steelmaking, and the smelting technology of Zhongshan State was relatively advanced.
and many more!
A flash of light suddenly flashed in the little king's mind, and after he was stunned for a moment, he couldn't say that sentence—was Liu Qi agreeing to marry Princess Han in order to push porcelain into the court of the Huns?
The thought made him feel a chill slowly creeping up his heart.The young boy's stiff expression fell into Zhidu's eyes, he pursed his thin lips lightly, and finally said with relief: "Your Highness, don't think too much, Your Majesty is not so powerful."
At most...follow the trend.
In the distant imperial capital, Empress Dowager Dou hadn't spoken to Liu Qi for a month, and she wouldn't listen to anyone's persuasion.
Even Chen Jiaolai, whom she loved so much, acted like a baby and ignored her. The old lady just said: marrying her granddaughter to the Huns, there is no way.
Liu Qi was sitting beside Empress Dowager Dou at this moment, but the old empress dowager didn't even look at him. Finally, Liu Qi sighed softly and waved his hand to signal all the servants to go down. After the mother and son talked secretly, the old empress dowager Three granddaughters and only one granddaughter were summoned with tears.
She stuffed the wooden boxes on the table table to the girls of the Han family one by one. The girls were ice-snow and smart, and when they saw this movement, they immediately knew the reason.
Empress Dowager Dou groped and hugged Princess Nangong who had been weeping, and said sadly: "Grandma is useless, grandma can't protect you!"
What the little kings far away in Zhongshan Kingdom didn't know was that Liu Qi actually fell seriously ill after the Spring Festival this year.
He was so ill that the courtiers were secretly rejoicing that the prince had just been established.However, Liu Qi survived again.
But after that, he has not recovered intermittently, and his body has not been healthy.When the beginning of spring was warmer, Liu Qi went to another palace to recuperate secretly.
At this time, a letter came from the Huns.
The Xiongnu Shanyu may have been based on the purpose of making Liu Qi's body worse, and he was very arrogant between the lines.
Junchen Shanyu said that he has discovered that none of the people married by your royal family are real princesses, not even clan girls, but a group of maidservants.This point was discovered by foreigners, for which we were ridiculed by foreigners.
How can this be?Is the wife of the great Xiongnu Chanyu your handmaidens?This kind of despicable deceit and insulting gesture will cause a fight in our grassland.
But seeing that the relationship between the Han and the Huns has been friendly for so many years, he does not intend to use this to start a war. After all, everyone is at the best age. We Huns are going to start herding sheep, and you Han people are going to start farming, so let’s do it——
If you marry a real princess, we will call her the Da Yan family, the mother of the country, respect her very much, right?
Of course, because you are marrying a real princess this time, the treatment must be different from the previous treatment, so you should give us more dowry...Of course, we are very fair, and we will also send more cattle and sheep as gifts. bride price.
Looking forward to your reply, your friendly Great Hun King.
This is a letter full of looting.
At that time, after Liu Qi read the letter, no matter how good his self-cultivation was, he couldn't help but feel his heart burning, but after he repeatedly exhaled and inhaled the turbid air, he felt his mind was clear.
He saw a wonderful opportunity in it.
The request made by the Xiongnu at this time is like God helping the big man. If the big man takes this opportunity to promote goods to the hinterland of the Huns, there will be no trace at all.
Such an opportunity, if he let it go...
No, he won't let it go.
But he won't be at ease if he entrusts this matter to anyone, he can only keep an eye on it.If he dies, he will be the same as Emperor Wen, leaving only a vague statement to future generations, so he cannot die.
On the other hand, only if he does not die can he keep his position as the princess of the Han family.
The degree of kinship between the emperor's daughter and the emperor's younger sister is completely different. As long as he is alive, the Xiongnu Shanyu will not treat his daughter badly.
That's right, Liu Qi has already planned to marry a real royal daughter this time.
Even if from then on, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever and labeled as incompetent.
Ever since Gaozu Hanxiong began to marry, the Han Dynasty always married princesses in name, and the Xiongnu also accepted Qi as the Yan family, calling themselves the son-in-law of the Han Emperor.
The courtiers and clan members of the Han Dynasty were extremely displeased with being married, especially when the former Qin Dynasty of the Han Dynasty beat the Hu people so that they dared not go south and grazed their horses, but the princess in name could barely accept it.
But the situation is completely different when marrying a royal princess of noble lineage.
In addition, the Huns still have the rule of "father dies and son succeeds".
The man's closed eyes covered the bitterness in it, he pondered for a long time alone in the other palace, and then he called the eunuch and asked him to invite Wang Meiren.
This was the news that Wang Meiren, the only person in the harem who had been summoned, arrived in Huanxi.
Her second daughter, Princess Nangong, who is as beautiful as pearls and jade, will marry to the Xiongnu next year, and marry Shanyu, a military official who can be her father, as his wife.Going to that bitter cold place, since then, it is difficult for their mother and daughter to meet each other again.
The joy of being lucky by the emperor was gone, Wang Zhi sat blankly, and could only find a reason that could not be called a reason. "Didn't Nangong already be there before..." She paused, and swallowed the sentence "I'm looking at people".
Not to mention that there was no negotiation at all, it can only be said that they still have some good feelings for each other.Even if the negotiation is successful, so what if the emperor said that he would send the princess to marry him?Will the family still fight over it?
She said it was useless, but would add trouble to her daughter.
Wang Zhi is a smart woman, she knows exactly what to say and what not to say.
She slowly raised her eyelids and touched Emperor Jing's eyes. This man's eyes were full of unquestionable affirmation. Wang Zhi knew very well that she should not say anything.
She is also very clear that although she has lost a daughter in this situation, she can get the guilt of the emperor.In this palace, what the emperor's guilt means can be known by referring to Mrs. Jia.
She should bear it, because she has always been considerate in the eyes of the emperor.But at this moment, emotion still prevailed over reason, and she asked the emperor in tears: "Really, is there really no other way?"
She saw the emperor shook his head slowly.
Wang Zhi's heart was broken, and she returned to her palace afterwards, not knowing how to tell her daughter these words.But at this time, her pig was not there either.
Wang Zhi sat blankly on the slum, holding his three daughters in his arms and weeping silently.
"Mother, mother, what's the matter with you?" The eldest daughter was startled and frightened. She looked around and saw that no one came in to know that it was not the mother who committed the crime. Then, could it be, "Brother? Is it where the younger brother is?"
"No, it's not." Princess Yangxin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, and then heard her mother say, "It's Nangong, Nangong is going to get married."
The three daughters all stared wide-eyed.Princess Longsi is still young and still doesn't understand what it means, while Princess Nangong is already sluggish at this moment and has no reaction at all. Only Princess Yangxin still has the power to think, and murmured: "But Nangong, Nangong is only 13 years old. old..."
"Yes, so Your Majesty said that Nangong will stay in the palace for a year and tell the Huns to prepare a dowry." Wang Yan shook her head, and she stroked her daughter's black hair pityingly, "I will send Nangong to marry at this time next year."
"Then..." Princess Yangxin murmured, "There is still one year left."
Yes, one more year.
Her eyes were condensed, and she looked at her younger sister with firm eyes. This woman, like Princess Guantao, who will be named as the successor princess in the future and who has become extremely politically aware of the Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, has shown her strong character at this time. one side.
She grabbed her mother's wrist, and then her younger sister Nangong's wrist, and said, "Mother, don't cry, there is nothing we can do."
Her eyes fell on Nangong's face, and she said, "As long as my sister's face..."
"To shut up!"
Wang Zhi's eyes sharpened, and she pinched Yang Xin's slender wrist with her backhand and warned: "The Xiongnu Shanyu wants the real princess of the big man, and your father and king only have you three daughters, so don't come up with any messy thoughts."
"Then, why is it me!" Princess Nangong finally came to her senses at this moment, she looked around at her sisters and knew how stupid her words were.
The elder sister, Princess Yangxin, is already engaged and will be married in a few months, and her elder sister is the eldest princess, with a special status.My sister is not as big as the wheel this year, they can wait, how can the Huns wait.
But that is the Xiongnu, yes, it is the wild land in the mouth of the parents, everything there is different from the big man, full of blood, plunder, and killing.
Her future husband is even as old as her father.
Nangong shook her lips, she couldn't say anything, she couldn't blame anyone, it wasn't anyone's fault, but she was unwilling in the end, she met her mother's tearful gaze, and murmured: "I just want to see My sister got married and watched my brothers and sisters grow up."
"I just want to be the Nangong Princess of the big man."
"I don't want to be the Da Yan family of the Huns!"
The daughter's words were stuck in Wang Zhi's heart, her eyes flickered, and for the first time she felt the powerlessness of being a concubine who lived by the emperor's favor.
She held her daughter in her arms and comforted her: "There is still one year, my son, there is still one year."
In a year, anything can happen.
She has never wanted more than now to get the supreme right, to get the right to protect her children.
Weakness is the original sin.
She swallowed the bitter fruit
The heavy atmosphere of the Han court was like a cloud of smoke, covering the court for a long time. Both Taiwei Zhou Yafu and Taifu Dou Ying were extremely annoyed at this time. They met several times and tried to persuade the emperor to change his mind.
Today's big Han is not incapable of fighting, not to mention that the Han and Hungarians have never fought head-on.
In fact, when Gaozu was besieged by Baideng, it was more or less a policy command error.
The fighting power of the Han army was so strong that the Xiongnu, whose strength was several times that of theirs, was also helpless. The Xiongnu army could only besiege but not attack, and was surrounded by reinforcements. The big men confront each other head-on.
For a long time, the Han Dynasty has been in a weak position, partly because the Xiongnu have a hooligan style of robbing and running every time they fight.
When the two armies confront each other, the big man may not necessarily lose.
Since the Hun King said that according to the rules on the grassland, we should fight, so we might as well fight.
But Zhou Yafu's suggestion was blocked by the Zhuhe faction of the court.
The main peace faction said a word: how to find someone?
In the vast prairie, the Xiongnu tribe did not have capitals, counties, townships or fixed bases like the Han Dynasty. They were like marmots digging holes all over the prairie, hard to guard against and impossible to catch.
The large army burns a huge amount of money every day, even if it can be caught, it may not be able to pay back, let alone it may not be caught.
The most troublesome thing is, if you don't kill the Huns completely, can you bear the retaliatory attack on you?
Autumn is coming soon, and the pleasant autumn in the Great Han Dynasty has already begun to snow in the Northland and entered the cat winter season. At this time, the Huns can spare a lot of soldiers and free time.
They don't have to do anything, just walk around the border.
For the Huns, a man only needs to feed himself when he is outside, and he will not lose money, and if he can bring it back, he will earn money.
At this time, the big man has to compete with the weather for the autumn harvest. Every time he is harassed by them, he will suffer a huge loss.
And what good is it if you win?What was the result of Meng Tian's fight back then when "Hu people dare not go south and graze horses, and scholars dare not bend their bows and complain"?Didn't Qin leave those lands too?
The land is a good thing, but it's useless.
First of all, the big man still has few people and a lot of land, and he can't deal with good arable land. Why should he grab the outside?What's the use of snatching it?
Those lands can also grow grass, and they are still outside the Great Wall. After we rob the land, we have to send people to protect it. The food we grow is not enough to feed the garrison. Is it a loss?
"You can't say that..." The fighters frowned, "If we wait for profit, what is the difference from merchants? In the past, Emperor Gao rose up, not for any monstrous benefits, but to save the people of our Han family , the residents of the frontier now often have no peace, if they are left alone, isn't this going against Emperor Gao's heart?"
After wearing this high hat, everyone refused to obey, and they all stood up to refute: Emperor Gao Baideng withdrew his army that day, and the act of marrying later was because he didn’t want to burden the war-torn people again. Now the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms has just ended , The Seven Kingdoms mobilized 30 troops, and a large amount of troops were also used to pacify the court of the Seven Kingdoms.The deserters and stragglers from the Seven Kingdoms still roam the countryside. If the Northern Army is mobilized, how can the country be kept safe?
The Wu-Chu allied forces failed to break through Luoyang because of Liang Wang's guard before, but now Liang Guo is also seriously injured, and it may not be able to stop it again.
——Of course, they didn't say this clearly. After all, the current "New Seven Kingdoms" are basically ruled by little princes, and no one has the guts to tell the emperor what to do with your son's rebellion.
They put it more tactfully.
They also have one of the most important reasons - are the people willing to fight?
After the governance of Emperor Wen and the various measures taken by Emperor Jing, the people have recuperated, and the economy has finally recovered, and the population data has continued to rise. Would the people be willing to go to war now?
Yes, the Huns are old enemies.But as far as the people are concerned, the Xiongnu have not invaded for several years, and most of my people are kind. You might as well ask how many people still remember what happened more than ten years ago.
If there is anyone who hates the Xiongnu the most, then the border people are the only ones, but if all the border people leave, who will provide food?
"Your Majesty," the Lord Peace Faction bowed to Liu Qi, "It's not that I disapprove of attacking the Xiongnu. Reading this letter from the Xiongnu Chanyu made me very indignant, but now that I am a big man, I really can't support this battle. "
"Your Majesty, please put the overall situation first."
"Your Majesty," Zhou Yafu also came out, "The Xiongnu follow the rules on the grassland, and Muqiang bullies the weak. If we always appear docile, the Xiongnu will look down on us. Even if the princess becomes the Dayan family, she will not get it." For his respect, I suggest that even if we want to get married, I, a big man, should give them a blow."
"The ministers and others seconded the proposal." Everyone is in favor of this point.The question is, how to give Mawei?
If you can't fight...then...
Suddenly, a person slowly came out of the crowd and bowed to Emperor Jing. This person was the Dahan's chief minister. Although he was listed as a nine minister, he didn't have to speak at such a meeting. Why did he come out?
Everyone's heart skipped a beat, especially the main fighters. Everyone felt that this guy was going to come out with the set of "don't waste money at home, everyone".
Unexpectedly, although Da Sinong's movements were slow, his words were straightforward: "Your Majesty, the princess is very respectful, and our princess is still young, so it is inevitable that she will feel homesick."
"I would like to suggest to Your Majesty to open a mutual market at the border so that the Xiongnu can purchase supplies from our Han nationality to comfort the princess. Of course, we can also purchase some of their beef, mutton and animal skins in exchange."
The words of Da Si Nong caused an instant quarrel among the subordinates. Once the exchange market opened, the biggest problem was safety. Should the Huns be put inside their city walls?If you leave your own people outside the city wall, then everyone is not at ease.
And most importantly, what if the other party sends a spy over?
Da Sinong obviously came prepared. He answered the officials' questions one by one, and the answers perfectly appeased the officials. In the end, he stood alone in the hall with a somewhat disdainful attitude.And with the question and answer, many officials present felt that their positions had been subtly reversed—it seemed, it seemed to be really good.
Seeing that there was no objection anymore, Da Si Nong saluted Liu Qi again, and said the most important purpose of opening the discussion session: "Your Majesty, once the discussion session starts, the Huns will send people to the appointed place every year. place to trade..."
As soon as he said this, the eyes of everyone in the court lit up. "In the beginning, the Xiongnu would only send a small group of people. If our exchange market is safe and sound all year round, more and more people will come."
"The silk, rice grain, salt, melons and fruits of my great man are all the supplies they need urgently, and we also need the Xiongnu's livestock, good horses, and fur goods."
"Of course, what we need more is not this."
Da Si Nong did not speak clearly, and some words were not beautiful.Be reserved, but everyone knows what he is referring to.
What the big man needs most is the information of the Huns.
This nation is too mysterious, don't they settle down for a whole year?Could it be that their women can stand up and continue walking as if nothing happened just after giving birth like livestock?Are their children able to migrate long distances with their families as soon as they are born?
The general opinion in the court today is that the Huns must have settled somewhere, but everyone has not found it yet.Trade exchanges across the frontier can bring them this information.
As long as they know their general location, the opinion of the peace faction just now is not a problem.
In addition to this, the big man also needs to know the distribution of forces within the Xiongnu, the character of its leader, whether there are any tribes that have special opinions with the Huns royal court, and so on.
Only with enough information can they take further action.
In this way, there is no need to say more about this topic. Except for a few people who did not express their opinions, most of the courtiers voted for it.
But then everyone had a disagreement about what could be sold, especially a fierce quarrel over whether rice grains could be sold.
In addition, there is also the issue of pricing. The currencies used by the Han and Huns are different... It is better to say that the Huns have no concept of currency at all, they all barter.How is this priced?What unit of measurement is used?
Also, where the mutual market is set is also a problem, who will manage it, how to collect taxes... all kinds of trivial issues make Liu Qi's brain ache from the quarrel.
He tapped the table with his fingertips, and suddenly said: "I want to ask the kings for their opinions on this issue."
The courtiers were taken aback.
That's right, Liu Qi followed his own son's example and posted a group message on state affairs.
No matter whether it was a son, brother, uncle or meritorious service, none of them were left behind, and they all received this document one after another.
Immediately, everyone felt a throbbing pain in their brains.
What, what does this mean?
They would not believe that His Majesty is willing to let them interfere in the government affairs. Liu Qi looks honest, but he is actually cunning and cunning.
But the above also said that this question was asked of all the princes. Wouldn't it be a shame if he didn't answer or didn't answer well?
The princes and vassal kings grabbed the land with their heads one after another, feeling extremely entangled in their hearts, should they answer, answer, or answer?
——You gave me a choice!
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Liu Qi: How about giving you another priceless treasure?
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Liu Qi: Your eleventh brother.
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Xia Miao (poking Liu Xiaozhu behind his back and saying something bad about his father)
Farming nations can suppress nomads because of their equipment. Once the equipment of the two sides is level, it is basically difficult for farming to beat nomads based on each other's combat capabilities, because nomads earn money when they win a game, while farming doesn't make money no matter how they win.
Today, let’s talk about the most pitiful point between Han and Hungary-the timeline is different.
The article said that it was true that the Xiongnu entered winter during the autumn harvest of the Han Dynasty. With the modern temperature warming, winter can be judged to have entered the north of Inner Mongolia in October. I guess if it is the Western Han Dynasty where the temperature is lower... Maybe September is about the same The Huns had nothing to do.
They usually graze wildly in July/August, dry grass and store grain, and then wander around from September/October, preparing for winter.
For the wives and children, the strong labor at home is basically useless at this time. They eat more and work less. If they go out to grab a hand, they can earn some money back. Being away from home has many benefits besides reducing safety.
So as soon as the autumn of the Han people came, the Xiongnu came to thresh grain and grass.
This makes the Han people very annoying, because they will wait for you to come when the autumn harvest comes. In ancient times, the autumn harvest usually lasted for more than half a month. Before the grain was put into the warehouse, it had to be exposed to the sun or it would be easy to mold. At this time, every step requires labor.
The Huns are waiting for you outside, do local officials dare to take it lightly?They must mobilize people to guard the gate, which will affect the autumn harvest.
So what Da Si Nong means is, aren't you Xiongnu elusive?We will find a time for you to come, and you will not be able to hide any secrets if you come and go.
And you can send a small group of people to exchange the goods, but there will definitely be a large number of people to respond, otherwise you won't know if the things are robbed.
Of course, it is basically inevitable to be robbed. Isn't it bad to rob the relationship between tribes?If something goes wrong, complaints will arise, and if there is a complaint, the Han people will take action!
Hey—this old man is so bad!
"How to say?"
"After His Royal Highness returned to the palace, the minister heard that the subordinate came to report that the postman was going down towards His Royal Highness Jiaodong. Some people said that they saw the man lingering at the door for a long time, and only joined him when His Highness Jiaodong was about to leave the mansion. "
"The person can't be found, right?" Xia Anran didn't get angry after receiving an affirmative answer, which was within his expectation.
He handed Liu Rong's autographed letter to Zhi Du, who glanced at it, frowning more and more, "This letter... is the prince's handwritten letter?"
"It's brother's seal." Xia Anran didn't say anything dead, he groped with his fingertips on the roll cover with the prince's private seal, "Brother's seal was actually knocked by us back then, others couldn't see it, but We knew there was a small gap in it."
But the seal does not explain anything, not to mention that it is a private seal, and the handwriting is indeed Liu Rong's. This is the problem.
Xia Anran sighed, and smiled wryly: "Brother...not bad."
Just now, he is about to be involved in this conspiracy. For a prince who has hardly experienced cheating since he was a child, how much he can be on guard.
What's more, this calculation was carried out by using his most distressed sister.
But all of this is just speculation after all, and Xia Anran can't say who did it irresponsibly.Without investigation, there is no right to speak. He can only say that this was definitely not his brother's original intention.
Liu Rong's character is weak, so he would definitely not be so fierce to encourage Liu Zhi to come together and try to persuade Liu Qi to take back the person who has already been ordered.What's more, instead of looking for Liu She, it is better to look for him.How persuasive can a three-year-old Liu Zhi be?As long as Liu Qi put him aside for a long time, Xiao Douding would be so tired that he would fall asleep.
The prime minister of Zhongshan Kingdom quietly looked at the little king he was assisting, and suddenly said: "Your Highness, have you ever thought that although I, a big man, have just quelled the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, the Northern Army's military system is intact, and it has not been mobilized to counter the rebellion before. It only hurts the southern army and the county military system."
"Furthermore, after this chaos, the imperial court has built defensive measures against the people and flooded the border people. Why is Your Majesty so weak in the face of the Xiongnu royal court's demands this time?"
After he finished saying this sentence, he saw the young boy's expression turn stiff and then shocked.Zhidu sighed, he couldn't bear it, but he was even more afraid that the little king would not know what he did and his own status, "Your Highness, Daijun has increased its troops this year."
"Although Dai County is a border guard county, it has not increased its troops for six years. Not only Dai County, but Yuyang County has also sent heavy troops."
He looked directly into the bright and round eyes of the little prince, tried his best to ignore the trace of unbearable feeling in his heart, and used words as a hammer to fall on the little prince's heart: "Your Majesty wants to protect His Majesty, but to achieve this goal, you only need to relax the number of auxiliary soldiers in Zhongshan. Or just send more people to Zhongshan country."
He bluntly reminded the little prince who was unconscious: "Although the production of Zhongshan is abundant, there is no stockpile, and it is worthless for the Xiongnu to plunder."
Therefore, on the other hand, there is no need for more protection in Zhongshan Kingdom, which can be seen from the fact that Zhongshan Kingdom has always been peaceful in history.
Therefore, although Xia Anran didn't notice, he did unknowingly changed the track of history. He made Liu Qi decide to protect Zhongshan Kingdom—that is, he felt that Zhongshan Kingdom was in danger of being robbed by the Huns.
Why?The fact that Zhongshan has no food reserves and can attract robbers is because of the porcelain produced by Zhongshan.
It may not only be porcelain, but also the new smelting method of Zhongshan Kingdom.The former is just a waste of money... No, porcelain is not as simple as money.
The little king was lost in thought.
To put it bluntly, the kiln used for firing porcelain is not much different from ordinary pottery kilns, even the fuel is the same. Except for the coal used in the first few times in Zhongshan, firewood and charcoal were used later to reduce costs.
But even with similar fuels, the dragon kiln burns at a higher temperature than ordinary kilns. In addition, Liu Qi insisted on changing the simple and clear "long kiln" to "dragon kiln". What is the secret of the heat accumulation of the dragon kiln by lengthening the body and using the slope to rise?
The Huns could smelt iron, but they could not cast steel.Because there are no open-pit coal mines in the area where the Huns are located, and there is generally no pasture in such places, the Huns will not approach them.
However, the Huns who lived by water and grass did not need to lay foundations to build palaces and civil buildings, and naturally they would not discover the secrets hidden underground.
There is no coal, and the area they occupy lacks large trees to burn charcoal, and they have no charcoal.
It is almost impossible to make steel with firewood.
However, the Huns, a nation without steel, can rely on iron to suppress the vast Central Asia and East Asia. The secret is the penetrating ability and high mobility of their bows and arrows.
Therefore, after these peoples were equipped with armor that could resist their sharp arrows, the advantages of the nomads were greatly weakened until they pretended to be grandchildren for a while and learned weapon forging techniques from the Tang Dynasty, and signed a contract with the "Emperor Son" The Yanyun sixteen-state transfer agreement was re-emerged, although at that time the leader was no longer the Huns.
How terrible are the nomads with coal, iron mines, and craftsmen? You can refer to the Liao Kingdom in the Northern Song Dynasty and the Mongolian and Jurchen people later.
However, in Liu Qi's view, the existence of the dragon kiln can break this possible balance.
In addition, what if the Huns knew that they could use coal and charcoal to raise the temperature?It didn't take long for this news to be discovered.
After the Qin-Han War, a large amount of resources were lost. It is not known whether there was such a public knowledge before, but as far as Xia Anran learned from the workshop, it is only a matter of ten years since the workshop of the Han Dynasty had this news.
Although Xia Anran knew that if coal was used to make steel, it would be a tragedy in the end, because there is no desulfurization technology, and the sulfur content of the "steel" produced is too high, and the practicability is very low, but Liu Qi didn't know.
The Western Han Dynasty was just on the road of steelmaking, and the smelting technology of Zhongshan State was relatively advanced.
and many more!
A flash of light suddenly flashed in the little king's mind, and after he was stunned for a moment, he couldn't say that sentence—was Liu Qi agreeing to marry Princess Han in order to push porcelain into the court of the Huns?
The thought made him feel a chill slowly creeping up his heart.The young boy's stiff expression fell into Zhidu's eyes, he pursed his thin lips lightly, and finally said with relief: "Your Highness, don't think too much, Your Majesty is not so powerful."
At most...follow the trend.
In the distant imperial capital, Empress Dowager Dou hadn't spoken to Liu Qi for a month, and she wouldn't listen to anyone's persuasion.
Even Chen Jiaolai, whom she loved so much, acted like a baby and ignored her. The old lady just said: marrying her granddaughter to the Huns, there is no way.
Liu Qi was sitting beside Empress Dowager Dou at this moment, but the old empress dowager didn't even look at him. Finally, Liu Qi sighed softly and waved his hand to signal all the servants to go down. After the mother and son talked secretly, the old empress dowager Three granddaughters and only one granddaughter were summoned with tears.
She stuffed the wooden boxes on the table table to the girls of the Han family one by one. The girls were ice-snow and smart, and when they saw this movement, they immediately knew the reason.
Empress Dowager Dou groped and hugged Princess Nangong who had been weeping, and said sadly: "Grandma is useless, grandma can't protect you!"
What the little kings far away in Zhongshan Kingdom didn't know was that Liu Qi actually fell seriously ill after the Spring Festival this year.
He was so ill that the courtiers were secretly rejoicing that the prince had just been established.However, Liu Qi survived again.
But after that, he has not recovered intermittently, and his body has not been healthy.When the beginning of spring was warmer, Liu Qi went to another palace to recuperate secretly.
At this time, a letter came from the Huns.
The Xiongnu Shanyu may have been based on the purpose of making Liu Qi's body worse, and he was very arrogant between the lines.
Junchen Shanyu said that he has discovered that none of the people married by your royal family are real princesses, not even clan girls, but a group of maidservants.This point was discovered by foreigners, for which we were ridiculed by foreigners.
How can this be?Is the wife of the great Xiongnu Chanyu your handmaidens?This kind of despicable deceit and insulting gesture will cause a fight in our grassland.
But seeing that the relationship between the Han and the Huns has been friendly for so many years, he does not intend to use this to start a war. After all, everyone is at the best age. We Huns are going to start herding sheep, and you Han people are going to start farming, so let’s do it——
If you marry a real princess, we will call her the Da Yan family, the mother of the country, respect her very much, right?
Of course, because you are marrying a real princess this time, the treatment must be different from the previous treatment, so you should give us more dowry...Of course, we are very fair, and we will also send more cattle and sheep as gifts. bride price.
Looking forward to your reply, your friendly Great Hun King.
This is a letter full of looting.
At that time, after Liu Qi read the letter, no matter how good his self-cultivation was, he couldn't help but feel his heart burning, but after he repeatedly exhaled and inhaled the turbid air, he felt his mind was clear.
He saw a wonderful opportunity in it.
The request made by the Xiongnu at this time is like God helping the big man. If the big man takes this opportunity to promote goods to the hinterland of the Huns, there will be no trace at all.
Such an opportunity, if he let it go...
No, he won't let it go.
But he won't be at ease if he entrusts this matter to anyone, he can only keep an eye on it.If he dies, he will be the same as Emperor Wen, leaving only a vague statement to future generations, so he cannot die.
On the other hand, only if he does not die can he keep his position as the princess of the Han family.
The degree of kinship between the emperor's daughter and the emperor's younger sister is completely different. As long as he is alive, the Xiongnu Shanyu will not treat his daughter badly.
That's right, Liu Qi has already planned to marry a real royal daughter this time.
Even if from then on, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever and labeled as incompetent.
Ever since Gaozu Hanxiong began to marry, the Han Dynasty always married princesses in name, and the Xiongnu also accepted Qi as the Yan family, calling themselves the son-in-law of the Han Emperor.
The courtiers and clan members of the Han Dynasty were extremely displeased with being married, especially when the former Qin Dynasty of the Han Dynasty beat the Hu people so that they dared not go south and grazed their horses, but the princess in name could barely accept it.
But the situation is completely different when marrying a royal princess of noble lineage.
In addition, the Huns still have the rule of "father dies and son succeeds".
The man's closed eyes covered the bitterness in it, he pondered for a long time alone in the other palace, and then he called the eunuch and asked him to invite Wang Meiren.
This was the news that Wang Meiren, the only person in the harem who had been summoned, arrived in Huanxi.
Her second daughter, Princess Nangong, who is as beautiful as pearls and jade, will marry to the Xiongnu next year, and marry Shanyu, a military official who can be her father, as his wife.Going to that bitter cold place, since then, it is difficult for their mother and daughter to meet each other again.
The joy of being lucky by the emperor was gone, Wang Zhi sat blankly, and could only find a reason that could not be called a reason. "Didn't Nangong already be there before..." She paused, and swallowed the sentence "I'm looking at people".
Not to mention that there was no negotiation at all, it can only be said that they still have some good feelings for each other.Even if the negotiation is successful, so what if the emperor said that he would send the princess to marry him?Will the family still fight over it?
She said it was useless, but would add trouble to her daughter.
Wang Zhi is a smart woman, she knows exactly what to say and what not to say.
She slowly raised her eyelids and touched Emperor Jing's eyes. This man's eyes were full of unquestionable affirmation. Wang Zhi knew very well that she should not say anything.
She is also very clear that although she has lost a daughter in this situation, she can get the guilt of the emperor.In this palace, what the emperor's guilt means can be known by referring to Mrs. Jia.
She should bear it, because she has always been considerate in the eyes of the emperor.But at this moment, emotion still prevailed over reason, and she asked the emperor in tears: "Really, is there really no other way?"
She saw the emperor shook his head slowly.
Wang Zhi's heart was broken, and she returned to her palace afterwards, not knowing how to tell her daughter these words.But at this time, her pig was not there either.
Wang Zhi sat blankly on the slum, holding his three daughters in his arms and weeping silently.
"Mother, mother, what's the matter with you?" The eldest daughter was startled and frightened. She looked around and saw that no one came in to know that it was not the mother who committed the crime. Then, could it be, "Brother? Is it where the younger brother is?"
"No, it's not." Princess Yangxin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, and then heard her mother say, "It's Nangong, Nangong is going to get married."
The three daughters all stared wide-eyed.Princess Longsi is still young and still doesn't understand what it means, while Princess Nangong is already sluggish at this moment and has no reaction at all. Only Princess Yangxin still has the power to think, and murmured: "But Nangong, Nangong is only 13 years old. old..."
"Yes, so Your Majesty said that Nangong will stay in the palace for a year and tell the Huns to prepare a dowry." Wang Yan shook her head, and she stroked her daughter's black hair pityingly, "I will send Nangong to marry at this time next year."
"Then..." Princess Yangxin murmured, "There is still one year left."
Yes, one more year.
Her eyes were condensed, and she looked at her younger sister with firm eyes. This woman, like Princess Guantao, who will be named as the successor princess in the future and who has become extremely politically aware of the Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, has shown her strong character at this time. one side.
She grabbed her mother's wrist, and then her younger sister Nangong's wrist, and said, "Mother, don't cry, there is nothing we can do."
Her eyes fell on Nangong's face, and she said, "As long as my sister's face..."
"To shut up!"
Wang Zhi's eyes sharpened, and she pinched Yang Xin's slender wrist with her backhand and warned: "The Xiongnu Shanyu wants the real princess of the big man, and your father and king only have you three daughters, so don't come up with any messy thoughts."
"Then, why is it me!" Princess Nangong finally came to her senses at this moment, she looked around at her sisters and knew how stupid her words were.
The elder sister, Princess Yangxin, is already engaged and will be married in a few months, and her elder sister is the eldest princess, with a special status.My sister is not as big as the wheel this year, they can wait, how can the Huns wait.
But that is the Xiongnu, yes, it is the wild land in the mouth of the parents, everything there is different from the big man, full of blood, plunder, and killing.
Her future husband is even as old as her father.
Nangong shook her lips, she couldn't say anything, she couldn't blame anyone, it wasn't anyone's fault, but she was unwilling in the end, she met her mother's tearful gaze, and murmured: "I just want to see My sister got married and watched my brothers and sisters grow up."
"I just want to be the Nangong Princess of the big man."
"I don't want to be the Da Yan family of the Huns!"
The daughter's words were stuck in Wang Zhi's heart, her eyes flickered, and for the first time she felt the powerlessness of being a concubine who lived by the emperor's favor.
She held her daughter in her arms and comforted her: "There is still one year, my son, there is still one year."
In a year, anything can happen.
She has never wanted more than now to get the supreme right, to get the right to protect her children.
Weakness is the original sin.
She swallowed the bitter fruit
The heavy atmosphere of the Han court was like a cloud of smoke, covering the court for a long time. Both Taiwei Zhou Yafu and Taifu Dou Ying were extremely annoyed at this time. They met several times and tried to persuade the emperor to change his mind.
Today's big Han is not incapable of fighting, not to mention that the Han and Hungarians have never fought head-on.
In fact, when Gaozu was besieged by Baideng, it was more or less a policy command error.
The fighting power of the Han army was so strong that the Xiongnu, whose strength was several times that of theirs, was also helpless. The Xiongnu army could only besiege but not attack, and was surrounded by reinforcements. The big men confront each other head-on.
For a long time, the Han Dynasty has been in a weak position, partly because the Xiongnu have a hooligan style of robbing and running every time they fight.
When the two armies confront each other, the big man may not necessarily lose.
Since the Hun King said that according to the rules on the grassland, we should fight, so we might as well fight.
But Zhou Yafu's suggestion was blocked by the Zhuhe faction of the court.
The main peace faction said a word: how to find someone?
In the vast prairie, the Xiongnu tribe did not have capitals, counties, townships or fixed bases like the Han Dynasty. They were like marmots digging holes all over the prairie, hard to guard against and impossible to catch.
The large army burns a huge amount of money every day, even if it can be caught, it may not be able to pay back, let alone it may not be caught.
The most troublesome thing is, if you don't kill the Huns completely, can you bear the retaliatory attack on you?
Autumn is coming soon, and the pleasant autumn in the Great Han Dynasty has already begun to snow in the Northland and entered the cat winter season. At this time, the Huns can spare a lot of soldiers and free time.
They don't have to do anything, just walk around the border.
For the Huns, a man only needs to feed himself when he is outside, and he will not lose money, and if he can bring it back, he will earn money.
At this time, the big man has to compete with the weather for the autumn harvest. Every time he is harassed by them, he will suffer a huge loss.
And what good is it if you win?What was the result of Meng Tian's fight back then when "Hu people dare not go south and graze horses, and scholars dare not bend their bows and complain"?Didn't Qin leave those lands too?
The land is a good thing, but it's useless.
First of all, the big man still has few people and a lot of land, and he can't deal with good arable land. Why should he grab the outside?What's the use of snatching it?
Those lands can also grow grass, and they are still outside the Great Wall. After we rob the land, we have to send people to protect it. The food we grow is not enough to feed the garrison. Is it a loss?
"You can't say that..." The fighters frowned, "If we wait for profit, what is the difference from merchants? In the past, Emperor Gao rose up, not for any monstrous benefits, but to save the people of our Han family , the residents of the frontier now often have no peace, if they are left alone, isn't this going against Emperor Gao's heart?"
After wearing this high hat, everyone refused to obey, and they all stood up to refute: Emperor Gao Baideng withdrew his army that day, and the act of marrying later was because he didn’t want to burden the war-torn people again. Now the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms has just ended , The Seven Kingdoms mobilized 30 troops, and a large amount of troops were also used to pacify the court of the Seven Kingdoms.The deserters and stragglers from the Seven Kingdoms still roam the countryside. If the Northern Army is mobilized, how can the country be kept safe?
The Wu-Chu allied forces failed to break through Luoyang because of Liang Wang's guard before, but now Liang Guo is also seriously injured, and it may not be able to stop it again.
——Of course, they didn't say this clearly. After all, the current "New Seven Kingdoms" are basically ruled by little princes, and no one has the guts to tell the emperor what to do with your son's rebellion.
They put it more tactfully.
They also have one of the most important reasons - are the people willing to fight?
After the governance of Emperor Wen and the various measures taken by Emperor Jing, the people have recuperated, and the economy has finally recovered, and the population data has continued to rise. Would the people be willing to go to war now?
Yes, the Huns are old enemies.But as far as the people are concerned, the Xiongnu have not invaded for several years, and most of my people are kind. You might as well ask how many people still remember what happened more than ten years ago.
If there is anyone who hates the Xiongnu the most, then the border people are the only ones, but if all the border people leave, who will provide food?
"Your Majesty," the Lord Peace Faction bowed to Liu Qi, "It's not that I disapprove of attacking the Xiongnu. Reading this letter from the Xiongnu Chanyu made me very indignant, but now that I am a big man, I really can't support this battle. "
"Your Majesty, please put the overall situation first."
"Your Majesty," Zhou Yafu also came out, "The Xiongnu follow the rules on the grassland, and Muqiang bullies the weak. If we always appear docile, the Xiongnu will look down on us. Even if the princess becomes the Dayan family, she will not get it." For his respect, I suggest that even if we want to get married, I, a big man, should give them a blow."
"The ministers and others seconded the proposal." Everyone is in favor of this point.The question is, how to give Mawei?
If you can't fight...then...
Suddenly, a person slowly came out of the crowd and bowed to Emperor Jing. This person was the Dahan's chief minister. Although he was listed as a nine minister, he didn't have to speak at such a meeting. Why did he come out?
Everyone's heart skipped a beat, especially the main fighters. Everyone felt that this guy was going to come out with the set of "don't waste money at home, everyone".
Unexpectedly, although Da Sinong's movements were slow, his words were straightforward: "Your Majesty, the princess is very respectful, and our princess is still young, so it is inevitable that she will feel homesick."
"I would like to suggest to Your Majesty to open a mutual market at the border so that the Xiongnu can purchase supplies from our Han nationality to comfort the princess. Of course, we can also purchase some of their beef, mutton and animal skins in exchange."
The words of Da Si Nong caused an instant quarrel among the subordinates. Once the exchange market opened, the biggest problem was safety. Should the Huns be put inside their city walls?If you leave your own people outside the city wall, then everyone is not at ease.
And most importantly, what if the other party sends a spy over?
Da Sinong obviously came prepared. He answered the officials' questions one by one, and the answers perfectly appeased the officials. In the end, he stood alone in the hall with a somewhat disdainful attitude.And with the question and answer, many officials present felt that their positions had been subtly reversed—it seemed, it seemed to be really good.
Seeing that there was no objection anymore, Da Si Nong saluted Liu Qi again, and said the most important purpose of opening the discussion session: "Your Majesty, once the discussion session starts, the Huns will send people to the appointed place every year. place to trade..."
As soon as he said this, the eyes of everyone in the court lit up. "In the beginning, the Xiongnu would only send a small group of people. If our exchange market is safe and sound all year round, more and more people will come."
"The silk, rice grain, salt, melons and fruits of my great man are all the supplies they need urgently, and we also need the Xiongnu's livestock, good horses, and fur goods."
"Of course, what we need more is not this."
Da Si Nong did not speak clearly, and some words were not beautiful.Be reserved, but everyone knows what he is referring to.
What the big man needs most is the information of the Huns.
This nation is too mysterious, don't they settle down for a whole year?Could it be that their women can stand up and continue walking as if nothing happened just after giving birth like livestock?Are their children able to migrate long distances with their families as soon as they are born?
The general opinion in the court today is that the Huns must have settled somewhere, but everyone has not found it yet.Trade exchanges across the frontier can bring them this information.
As long as they know their general location, the opinion of the peace faction just now is not a problem.
In addition to this, the big man also needs to know the distribution of forces within the Xiongnu, the character of its leader, whether there are any tribes that have special opinions with the Huns royal court, and so on.
Only with enough information can they take further action.
In this way, there is no need to say more about this topic. Except for a few people who did not express their opinions, most of the courtiers voted for it.
But then everyone had a disagreement about what could be sold, especially a fierce quarrel over whether rice grains could be sold.
In addition, there is also the issue of pricing. The currencies used by the Han and Huns are different... It is better to say that the Huns have no concept of currency at all, they all barter.How is this priced?What unit of measurement is used?
Also, where the mutual market is set is also a problem, who will manage it, how to collect taxes... all kinds of trivial issues make Liu Qi's brain ache from the quarrel.
He tapped the table with his fingertips, and suddenly said: "I want to ask the kings for their opinions on this issue."
The courtiers were taken aback.
That's right, Liu Qi followed his own son's example and posted a group message on state affairs.
No matter whether it was a son, brother, uncle or meritorious service, none of them were left behind, and they all received this document one after another.
Immediately, everyone felt a throbbing pain in their brains.
What, what does this mean?
They would not believe that His Majesty is willing to let them interfere in the government affairs. Liu Qi looks honest, but he is actually cunning and cunning.
But the above also said that this question was asked of all the princes. Wouldn't it be a shame if he didn't answer or didn't answer well?
The princes and vassal kings grabbed the land with their heads one after another, feeling extremely entangled in their hearts, should they answer, answer, or answer?
——You gave me a choice!
The author has something to say:
Xia Miao: HELLO? Dad, Dad, look at me!Is there something you didn't give me?What about copyright fees?
Liu Qi: How about giving you another priceless treasure?
Xia Miao: (money fan with star-eyed eyes) What? ?
Liu Qi: Your eleventh brother.
Xia Meow:! !Dad, are you being polite? What is our relationship? What is mine is yours, and what is yours is yours. Use whatever you want.
Xia Miao (poking Liu Xiaozhu behind his back and saying something bad about his father)
Farming nations can suppress nomads because of their equipment. Once the equipment of the two sides is level, it is basically difficult for farming to beat nomads based on each other's combat capabilities, because nomads earn money when they win a game, while farming doesn't make money no matter how they win.
Today, let’s talk about the most pitiful point between Han and Hungary-the timeline is different.
The article said that it was true that the Xiongnu entered winter during the autumn harvest of the Han Dynasty. With the modern temperature warming, winter can be judged to have entered the north of Inner Mongolia in October. I guess if it is the Western Han Dynasty where the temperature is lower... Maybe September is about the same The Huns had nothing to do.
They usually graze wildly in July/August, dry grass and store grain, and then wander around from September/October, preparing for winter.
For the wives and children, the strong labor at home is basically useless at this time. They eat more and work less. If they go out to grab a hand, they can earn some money back. Being away from home has many benefits besides reducing safety.
So as soon as the autumn of the Han people came, the Xiongnu came to thresh grain and grass.
This makes the Han people very annoying, because they will wait for you to come when the autumn harvest comes. In ancient times, the autumn harvest usually lasted for more than half a month. Before the grain was put into the warehouse, it had to be exposed to the sun or it would be easy to mold. At this time, every step requires labor.
The Huns are waiting for you outside, do local officials dare to take it lightly?They must mobilize people to guard the gate, which will affect the autumn harvest.
So what Da Si Nong means is, aren't you Xiongnu elusive?We will find a time for you to come, and you will not be able to hide any secrets if you come and go.
And you can send a small group of people to exchange the goods, but there will definitely be a large number of people to respond, otherwise you won't know if the things are robbed.
Of course, it is basically inevitable to be robbed. Isn't it bad to rob the relationship between tribes?If something goes wrong, complaints will arise, and if there is a complaint, the Han people will take action!
Hey—this old man is so bad!
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