In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 30 The Tatars seek peace

"Dear Han leader, we are envoys sent by the Kato Tribe, Aruk Tribe, and Naiman Tribe from the north!"

There were three Tatars who were brought into the tent. All three were very old. They were obviously old men in the tribe. One of them spoke in broken Chinese.

"Oh, are they the three tribes that came to attack us with the Kashgar tribe last time?"

Lin Rui said in a deep voice that last time so many people from the Kashgar tribe came at once, he was a little suspicious that there were people from other tribes. Now that he saw people from the three tribes coming, he wanted to deceive them.

Sure enough, how could the Tatars know these tricks? When the old Tatar who knew Chinese saw what Lin Rui said, a trace of panic appeared on his face, and he immediately stopped himself and said: "Dear Han leader, our three tribes also did it back then. After being coaxed by the Kashgar tribe and the steward of the Nafan family, we sent people here. As long as you are willing to reconcile and promise not to invade each other in the future, we can make some compensation."

"Oh, what can you compensate?" Lin Rui said calmly.

Sister Niu and Xiao Cui on the side were dumbfounded. They had also heard the young master talk about the three tribes in the north. They probably had a combined population of 2000.

So I really can’t figure it out. It’s okay if the three tribes don’t unite to fight them, but they actually send people to negotiate and compensate them?

When did the Tatars become so peace-loving and easy to talk to?

"We can compensate you for some cattle and sheep..."

Before the old Tatar finished speaking, Lin Rui waved his hand and interrupted: "We are not short of cattle and sheep, and we are not short of food and weapons. If you are really willing to reconcile, then compensate the Han slaves in the tribe." Give it to us, I can guarantee that as long as you don't attack us first, we will not invade your three tribes. If you don't agree, the Kashgar tribe will be your fate. I have many means to deal with you!"

Faced with Lin Rui's naked threat, the three of them discussed in low voices for a while, and then expressed that they would go back and ask the clan leader for instructions.

Lin Rui didn't embarrass them and asked Xiaocui to take the three of them out.

"Brother Lin, can those three tribes agree?"

"Haha, I'm just giving it a try. They were so guilty that they actually sent someone to actively seek peace. I must bluff and scare them."

Lin Rui chuckled.

With their current strength, let alone taking the initiative to attack those three tribes, even fighting one of them would lead to death. If the Kashgar tribe hadn't committed suicide and sent them to their doorstep for a sneak attack, he would never dare to take the initiative to attack.

After all, it is too far away from the camp. Once discovered by the Tatars in the wild, even if the number is equal, they will never be able to defeat them, and it will be difficult for them to escape.

At present, we can only rely on earth walls to protect ourselves.

However, after the three returned to the tribe, the three clan leaders only hesitated for a moment and decided to collect fifty Han slaves to compensate Lin Rui and the others.

Anyway, some slaves and the three of them don't feel bad. They can just wait for Hou Jin's army to arrive and then snatch them back.

So they sent a group of people to escort fifty Han slaves and headed south again.

After Bai Bai rescued fifty Han people, Lin Rui was a little dizzy from the huge surprise. With a thought in his heart, he called Huang Ben and Zhou Meng over.

"You two immediately set off to negotiate with the five Khalkha tribes in the south, saying that we are willing to exchange cattle and sheep for the Han slaves in their tribes."

"Sir, I don't know how to exchange it specifically?"

The two of them were also stunned for a moment, and then realized that based on their understanding of the Tatars, it seemed feasible.

"The bottom line is two cows, twenty sheep for one, you can deal with it as you see fit!" Lin Rui thought about it and said, hundreds of cows and five or six thousand sheep are indeed a fortune for them, but It is also a huge burden.

Cattle and sheep move relatively slowly. If you want to herd so many cows and sheep, you must move around.

Instead of doing this, it is better to exchange these cattle and sheep for the Han people in each tribe. Anyway, when they are strong, if they want to eat beef and mutton, they can just grab it.

"It's the son!"

The two of them didn't waste any time. With their reputation of just wiping out the Kashgar tribe, there was not much danger in this area no matter which tribe they went to negotiate with.

After all, other tribes don't know their strength. They only know that they wiped out the Kashgar tribe.

It is easy to defeat a tribe on the grassland, but it is generally difficult to completely eliminate the opponent.

Because if you want to eliminate a tribe, the other tribe will definitely fight tooth and nail, and the result will be a lot of casualties. Therefore, in general wars between tribes, they just want the other tribe to surrender and contribute some cattle, sheep and population every year, and they will not kill them all. .

After settling the fifty Han people who had just been received, Lin Rui led two hundred Tatar women and children to the trading place with the Chatu tribe the next day.

This time, the two parties chose to trade during the day. Each party only brought 30 people, and it was Hutch who came to trade.

However, Chatu brought more than 100 Tatars to wait a few miles away, with no intention of hiding anything.

Lin Rui was not surprised by this. They also stood on the hillside with dozens of people waving flags and cheering to prevent the other party from cheating.

The road to Chatu was longer, so the one hundred Han slaves were all riding horses, but the horses were tied together.

The Tatar women and children on Lin Rui's side walked directly, with their hands tied.

Looking at the 60 Han people, Lin Rui was slightly disappointed. There were only about thirty men, and the remaining [-] or so were all women.

Hutch glanced at the women and children, but his eyes lit up. He did not expect that nearly a hundred of them were adult women. Most of the hundred children were over six years old, and there were only a dozen under six years old.

Bring these women back and work harder. Maybe next year their tribe will reach the size of a thousand people.

I am quite excited when I think of this.

At this moment, a hundred Han slaves had been driven off their horses and gathered in a pile. They were all at a loss, with fear and anxiety in their eyes.

After both parties completed the inspection, they hurried back with the traded population. They had no intention of cheating. They both wanted to take the exchanged population back as soon as possible and did not want to leave it in the wild.

"Don't be afraid, we are also Han people. My surname is Lin. You can call me Mr. Lin from now on..."

"Our camp is right in front, with walls and countless cattle and sheep. As long as you are willing to follow me, not only will you have enough food and clothing, but no one will be able to enslave you or bully you..."

"Sisters, we were robbed by the Tatars just like you before. It was the Young Master who saved us..."

Along the way, Lin Rui was riding on the horse, shouting and comforting loudly back and forth, and Mrs. Niu was helping from time to time. The emotions of the hundred Han people finally calmed down, and there was a hint of hope on their faces.

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(End of this chapter)