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Chapter 860: Extra: Heavenly Power (Part )
Her Majesty the Queen of Daliang was so powerful that she shook the grasslands. All the leaders of the grassland tribes sent envoys to meet her.

There were also some small tribes whose leaders came directly with large numbers of cattle, sheep and horses to present to Her Majesty the Empress of Daliang.

In just half a month, a large number of grassland tribes gathered outside the Great Wall to pay tribute.

All the ministers were delighted.

"All nations come to pay tribute, this is the atmosphere that only a wise ruler in a prosperous era can have."

"Your Majesty's mighty power has brought glory to the grasslands, and all the grassland tribes have submitted to him. I congratulate Your Majesty!"

Amid the tide of flattery, Chen Jinyu, the Minister of State, smiled particularly brightly: "Does the Emperor want to meet them?"

Jiang Shaohua smiled slightly: "No hurry, wait a little longer."

Who are you waiting for?

Of course, we have to wait for Gaoche and Tatar.

Originally, the Rouran barbarians dominated the grasslands, and large tribes such as the Tatar Gaoche were struggling to survive under the pressure of the Rouran barbarians. If the Rouran barbarians were annihilated, the power structure of the grassland tribes would undergo a shocking change. If these two large tribes knew what was good for them, they would quickly rush to the border to express their submission and loyalty to her, the emperor of Daliang.

If they don't know what's good for them and dream of doing something tricky... General Zuo will be very angry! It's just right for General Zuo to give them some relief.

General Zuo understood the emperor's hint and was very excited. He clenched his fists.

Unfortunately, after a few days, the Gaoche tribe arrived first. The Tatars were far away and received the news last. The Tatar envoys ran three horses and rushed to the border without stopping.

At this time, two months had passed since the Rouran barbarians were exterminated.

The grassland is still the same grassland, but the sky above has changed.

The Tatars and the Gaoche tribes were the second and third largest tribes in the grasslands, each with tens of thousands of people. According to the custom of the grassland tribes, these people usually herded, and when it came time to fight, they rode their own horses and brought dry food, becoming ready-made cavalry. In this way, the Tatars had 50,000 to 60,000 cavalry, and the Gaoche tribe could also gather about 40,000 cavalry.

The elite troops of Daliang are now all at the border. I heard that the total number of troops is more than 200,000. Moreover, even the fierce and powerful Rouran cavalry was defeated and their nests were razed to the ground. The Tatar Gaoche had no courage to fight against Daliang.

To whom is bowing not bowing?

To whom is tribute not tribute?

The Tatars and Gaoche tribes each brought generous gifts to the border to meet the Empress and express their loyalty to the Emperor of Daliang.

Her Majesty, who had waited for two months, was in a good mood. She smiled and ordered: "Pass on my oral order. Tomorrow I will hold a banquet in the border army camp and invite all the tribal envoys to come to the banquet."

Only the envoys from each tribe could enter the military camp, and each person could only bring three personal soldiers with him.

When entering the military camp, you have to take off your weapons.

These unruly men who called themselves eagles of the grassland had no objection to these and did as they were told.

Just as Jiang Shaohua said when he was young, when a person's fist is big enough, the world will be quiet and listen to your voice.

The civil officials who had accompanied the emperor for more than three years all wore the Daliang court robes today, and the military officers were also dressed neatly. The civil officials and military officers lined up in a row. The Daliang Empress, wearing a dragon robe, sat calmly, and her bright eyes swept the military tent into complete silence. Such pressure made the grassland tribe envoys who entered the military tent tremble. They didn't even have the courage to raise their heads, and knelt down to salute.

Some shouted "Meet the Emperor of Daliang", some flatteredly shouted "Long live the Empress", and some were eager to offer a large number of cattle and sheep to show their submission. Each tribal envoy had a different accent, and the silent and majestic military tent was soon filled with these noisy voices.

Jiang Shaohua remained calm and said calmly, "No need to be polite, take a seat."

Chen Jinyu stepped forward and ordered loudly: "All tribal envoys may take a seat."

After spending more than half a year at the border, the soldiers fought and the civil officials were busy going to the prisoner camp every day. Now several officials of the Ministry of Rites can speak the languages ​​of two or three tribes.

As soon as Minister Chen finished speaking, the three officials from the Ministry of Rites repeated the words in the language they knew.

In fact, the envoys could understand the Rouran language. The Rouran had been the overlord of the grassland for decades and was the most powerful one on the grassland. All tribes had to pay tribute to the Rouran and learn to speak the Rouran language.

As I said, when your fist is big enough, you don’t have to raise your voice deliberately to make everyone hear you.

In the past, the voice on the grassland was the Rouran Khan. Now, it is the honorable emperor of Daliang.

Jiang Shaohua also knows Rouran language. However, in such an occasion, the emperor of Daliang should not be too gentle. He should put on enough airs to these people, so that they will be afraid and submit.

Jiang Shaohua didn't even look at them, he just spoke to Minister Chen: "Let them talk."

Chen Jinyu nodded, glanced around, and pointed to the Tatar envoy first.

The Tatar envoy looked flattered, and after he stood up, he began to speak a long string of words, all of which were flattering to Her Majesty the Empress, so there was no need to elaborate.

Finally, the key point is that the Tatars are willing to offer 20,000 cattle, 20,000 sheep, and 5,000 war horses to Daliang every year in exchange for Daliang's protection of the Tatars.

Jiang Shaohua said calmly: "Tell them, I don't want cattle and sheep, I only want war horses. Twenty thousand war horses every year."

Chen Jinyu turned around and announced in a sharp tone that starting this year, the Tatars would attack with 20,000 war horses.

The Tatar envoy pleaded with a pale face: "Your Majesty, it takes four or five years to raise a horse from birth to adulthood. The Tatars can only raise more than 10,000 war horses each year. Your Majesty is asking for 20,000 war horses every year, which we really can't afford."

"We are willing to offer twice as many cattle and sheep as possible, and a maximum of 10,000 war horses. If you want more, I can't give you even if you chop off my head."

After being translated, these words reached the ears of the emperor.

Jiang Shaohua sneered, "The Rouran tribe has been wiped out, and now there is a lot of unowned land in the grassland. The Tatars can't raise war horses, so they don't need to occupy too much land. Minister Chen, ask the Gaoche tribe. If the Gaoche tribe can donate 20,000 war horses, the Rouran tribe's grassland will be given to them."

Chen Jinyu responded and turned to the Gaoche envoy.

The Gaoche envoy was overjoyed and agreed decisively: "Your Majesty, the honorable Queen of Daliang, dominates the entire grassland. We, the Gaoche tribe, are willing to be your sheepdogs and graze for you on the grassland. Starting this year, we will offer 20,000 horses every year. In addition, there will be the same number of cattle and sheep."

That's much more sensible.

Jiang Shaohua nodded slightly, and his voice softened a lot: "I won't take your war horses for nothing. For each war horse, I will exchange it for three stones of grain. I will give you the same amount of grain as the war horses you offer."