Zhu Long thought about it seriously and felt that this idea was completely feasible. He immediately asked Li Hu to come to the Prince's mansion.
He told Li Hu about his thoughts. Li Hu couldn't help but clap his hands and agree,"Your Highness is wise! Using this method, we can obtain a large number of laborers without bloodshed, and we don't have to pay a high price!”
Zhu Long nodded and said seriously,""General Li, I've already asked the Han blacksmiths to forge the latest weapons for the soldiers. It won't be too late to contact the Menggu people in the Cong Mountains of the Western Regions after you've equipped yourselves with the new weapons. These few days, you will first select a thousand Han cavalry. After you get the new weapons, you can set off.”
The nomadic culture was completely different from Chinese culture. These people had always lived on the grasslands and had very limited resources. They never cared about morality and had always followed the law of survival. When dealing with these people, one had to show their strength. Otherwise, they would not even look at others seriously. If there was something good, he would have directly snatched it. Why would he waste his energy negotiating with you?
Because of this, Zhu Long had the Han blacksmiths forge new weapons to strengthen the strength of the Han.
When the Menggu people saw how strong the Han soldiers were, they would naturally not dare to act rashly. They would calmly discuss matters with the Han soldiers!
Li Hu had been through countless battles, big and small. He immediately guessed Zhu Long's intention.
He knew the nomads of the grasslands all too well. Zhu Long's worries were completely reasonable.
Li Hu stared at Zhu Long with admiration.
No matter what kind of order Zhu Long gave, he would not have any doubts and would carry it out resolutely!
Three days passed quickly.
Each set of weapons contained a large saber, a bow and 20 arrows, as well as a set of armor and a helmet.
Zhu Long carefully examined the weapon and found that its quality was quite good. Compared to the weapons used by the Han people before, it was like heaven and earth. There was no comparison at all!
All of this was because Zhu Long had refined the most advanced steel in the world!
When Li Hu saw the new weapon in front of him, his face revealed a shocked expression. He could not help but say,"What a good weapon! With it, we have enough confidence!”
Zhu Long waved his hand and told Li Hu to distribute the 1,000 sets of weapons.
After distributing the coal, Li Hu led a thousand Han cavalrymen with ten carts of coal and left Lake Baikal.
……
Five days later, Li Hu returned!
A thousand cavalrymen had returned unscathed!
There were 2,000 unfamiliar faces in their team!
These 2,000 people were the captives that had been exchanged.
He had only spent ten carts of coal, which was less than two tons!
Li Hu walked up to Zhu Long and knelt on one knee. He reported to Zhu Long,""Reporting to your highness, this general exchanged ten carts of coal for two thousand captives. Mission completed!”
These people were all Menggu people from the Great Northern Plains. They had been captured by the Menggu people from the Cong Mountains of the Western Regions because of the battle. Each of them looked very strong and was very suitable for physical labor. However, these people's faces were pale. It was obvious that they had been hungry for a long time.
Zhu Long stood on the high platform and swept his gaze across the 2,000 Menggu people. He said,""Originally, all of you became captives and died. This king is kind-hearted and can give you a way out as long as you swear to serve the Han people forever and work for this king!”
"Do you have enough to eat?"
A Menggu man craned his neck and asked. It seemed like he was starving.
"As long as everyone obeys this king's orders, you can eat as much as you want!”Zhu Long nodded.
In order to eat, the so-called dignity could be completely abandoned!
"Haha, this is so funny!"
"In front of us Menggu people and Manchu people, you Han people will always be inferior. You want us Menggu people to submit to you? Dream on!!”
"As a low-class person, you should have the awareness of a low-class person. If you know what's good for you, let us go quickly. You should know very well that the relationship between us Menggu people and the Manchu people is very good. If this matter spreads to the imperial court, you won't be able to bear the consequences!”
These three people were different from ordinary Menggu people. They were nobles!
In their opinion, the Han had lost half of their territory, and many traitors were fighting to join the imperial court. Zhu Long definitely wouldn't dare to do anything to them!
That was why he dared to speak like this!
When these words reached the ears of the Han people, they were extremely ear-piercing!
Zhu Long stood on the high platform. He had already expected that there would be some idiots among these people who did not understand the situation. He was not surprised at all. He waved his hand at Li Hu and said in a deep voice,"Throw these three barbarians into the lake to feed the fish!”
"Well done! Your Highness is mighty!"
The Han people present all screamed, feeling extremely pleased!
The three Menggu nobles were dumbfounded!
"How did this happen? He actually dared to kill us?”
The three of them turned pale at the same time. Their legs went weak and they fell to the ground. They were so scared that they peed their pants!
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