The person sent by the Qin Dynasty to the Xiongnu was none other than Zhao Tuo, who had been exchanged by the First Emperor from the land of Baiyue.
This person was still very talented, or else he would not have taken the opportunity to become independent during the Qin country's internal strife.
Qin Shihuang also felt that as long as he was around, no matter how ambitious people were, they would be suppressed by him.
As for Ren Xiao, his body was not as good as before.
After returning to Xianyang, Qin Shihuang commended him and sent him home to recuperate.
Ren Xiao wasn't Wang Ben, so the First Emperor didn't bring him to Su Tian for treatment.
According to Su Tian, he was the one who commanded 300,000 troops and did not allow Zhao Tuo to lead his troops back to quell the rebellion even though he was seriously ill.
If it wasn't for the fact that such a thing hadn't happened, Qin Shi Huang wouldn't have let him die a good death.
Moreover, the descendants of Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo, Qin Shihuang, were also at the end of the list.
The mission to the Xiongnu was actually very dangerous.
After all, he was here to drive a wedge between Touman and Mao Dun. If he wasn't careful, he might end up sleeping in the North of the Desert.
From this, it could be seen that the First Emperor still had other intentions towards Zhao Tuo.
Following the Hu's guide, Zhao Tuo led his troops for more than two months before he found out the location of the Xiongnu royal court.
He had cursed the ancestors of the Xiongnu many times in his heart. After all, the nomads had no fixed residence, and it was too difficult to find them.
When he saw Touman, Zhao Tuo had already been tormented by the sandstorm in the north of the desert.
"Great Qin isn't going to fight?"
Touman was surprised when he heard his subordinate report that the envoy of the Qin Dynasty had brought gifts to negotiate.
"Yes, Chanyu. Great Qin's envoy hopes to establish a market with us and do some business with us.”
This subordinate has lived for so many years, but this is the first time I've heard of a Han willingly doing business with a Hu.
Before this, whether it was Zhao or Qin.
Rulers were all war-oriented and had never talked about peace, let alone taking the initiative to do business.
The Xiongnu people had a hard life. Their herdsmen were usually reluctant to eat meat, and they lived on cheese, highland steeds, and wild vegetables.
Therefore, he was very envious of the Qin people in the south who had food to eat.
In private, they would use sheepskin to exchange for food with the Qin people.
"We Xiongnu people, what is there that the Qin people would like?”
Touman wasn't stupid. He thought to himself,'We're so poor that we're peeing blood. Qin Shihuang actually still plans to do business with us?'
"This…this subordinate doesn't know either, but they brought a lot of good things. There's salt, bronze, medicinal herbs, and other items that we urgently need.”
The Xiongnu messenger said greedily.
"Oh? Bring them here!"
When Chief Touman heard that he did not come empty-handed, he immediately became interested.
……
In less than half a day, Zhao Tuo, led by the Xiongnu soldiers, found the Xiongnu royal court hidden in a corner.
A slightly larger tent could be considered a palace. After Zhao Tuo entered and introduced himself to Chief Touman, he asked impatiently,
"I've long heard of the First Emperor's literary talent and martial strategy. The Central Plains is vast and rich. What do you see in the Xiongnu?”
If he didn't understand the other party's intentions, he didn't think Qin Shihuang had any good intentions.
Moreover, he had just snatched the Hetao Land from his hands in the past two years and even built the Great Wall. This made Head Man not give Zhao Tuo a good look.
"Even though the Great Qin Empire is vast, it still lacks something, so His Majesty specially sent me to negotiate with the Chief.”
"After the exchange, the Xiongnu will become rich and the herdsmen will not have to starve.”
"Wouldn't it be good if both sides put away their weapons and stop fighting and killing?”
Looking at Chief Touman's tightly furrowed brows, Zhao Tuo did not keep him in suspense and said directly,
"Great Qin can use food, salt, cloth, and other daily necessities to exchange for oil, wool, cheese, and horse milk.”
Hearing Zhao Tuo's words, Man Tou's eyes widened in shock.
One of them looked at the envoys of the State of Zhao and the other State of Qin in disbelief, as if there was something wrong with his ears!
"You…say that again? What do we exchange food, salt, and clothes for?”
Touman and the other ministers looked at each other, feeling like they were dreaming.
As long as the sheep were killed, there would be oil. It was not difficult to store it before.
Cheese and horse milk, isn't this water? Squeeze and you'll have it?
The Xiongnu people didn't even want to eat anything that could be eaten with a little effort.
Wool? What did that mean? Was the Great Qin Emperor's brain rusty?
If a sheep's wool grew faster than grass, wouldn't that mean that they could have as much as they wanted?
This thing could be exchanged for food and salt?
Cheese and horse milk were not even worth mentioning.
Head Man slapped one of his subordinates beside him fiercely. Hearing the other party's scream and the feedback from his hand, he confirmed that he was not dreaming.
Zhao Tuo was expressionless, but he was sneering in his heart as he repeated himself.
He also told Tou Man that Qin Shihuang had first divided the land of four counties as the initial trading location. In the future, he would open a few more markets.
He also roughly stated the exchange ratio. It was very fair. Tou Man even felt that Qin Shihuang had suffered a huge loss.
When the surrounding Xiongnu people heard this, they were so happy that they were about to go crazy. As long as they could continue, their clansmen would definitely not say anything.
"Um…can you tell me why Great Qin wants these worthless things?”
Touman asked curiously.
Zhao Tuo only told Tou Man some of what he knew, and even said that it was mostly because of Immortal Master Su Tian.
Immortals?
The few Xiongnu ministers and Touman were shocked when they heard this. They thought that this should be an immortal of the Xiongnu, right?
Otherwise, how could the Xiongnu take such a huge advantage?
Zhao Tuo already knew that oil could be used to make soap.
Qin Shihuang had given him a piece of soap to use. After bathing, the fragrant and smooth feeling was very wonderful.
Cheese's biggest function was to supplement calcium and was very nutritious. It would be given to the army of Qin Dynasty first.
The horse milk was only an additional condition to reassure the Xiongnu people, because this was the only thing they could offer.
As for wool…Qin Shihuang told Zhao Tuo that this was the most useful weapon.
However, he did not explain in detail what this thing was used for.
In fact, everything about the market was just an economic war that Su Tian had set up for Qin Shihuang to control the Xiongnu people.
The Xiongnu people produced cheap goods like raw materials, while the Qin Dynasty used these to make goods after deep processing to become rich.
Once the Xiongnu people relied on these cheap items to survive for a long time, they would slowly be tamed by Great Qin.
In three to five years, they would be able to pick up weapons and fight against Great Qin.
These herdsmen would weigh the consequences of losing their current lives.
However, the market was only limited to this!
The Qin Dynasty did not intend to exchange for the Xiongnu's cattle, sheep, and horses directly.
The Xiongnu did not dare to exchange for Great Qin's iron weapons.
Both sides had their own ulterior motives, but they also acknowledged the peace talks.
Zhao Tuo gave all kinds of goods from Xianyang to Touman as gifts.
The Xiongnu also sent a hundred oxen in return.
After doing such a big business, Head Man naturally had to be more enthusiastic and insisted on letting Zhao Tuo stay here for a few more days.
However, Zhao Tuo originally wanted to find a time when no one was around to talk to Fang Man about Mao Dun. That was the key to coming here.
Even if Zhao Tuo wanted to go back immediately, he couldn't reject it too obviously.
He endured the bitterness in his stomach and accepted the four women that Touman had stuffed into his tent…
Hmm, the Xiongnu never bathed. The smell made Zhao Tuo want to die…
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