The sky outside the border is blue.

The grassland is long, with cattle and sheep in herds, and the scenery is infinitely beautiful.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of the famous song "Hongyan" in later generations and whispered softly.

At this time, he had approached the most important area of ​​the Munan Grassland at present.

It is also the most important pasture on the grassland in the past two hundred years, Nanchi Pasture.

During the Warring States Period, Nanchi was the royal court of the Donghu people.

The Donghu tribe, who once dominated Munan, established their rule here.

After the rise of the Huns, Nanchi became the royal court of the right wise king of the Huns.

Of the ten invasions of the Huns against the Han Dynasty, seven of them were made in Nanchi.

After the decisive battle in Mobei twenty-seven years ago, the Munan no royal court and the Huns fled far away, and Nanchi became the residence of the Huwuheng Captain.

Moreover, Zhang Yue also knew that this place would continue to flourish for two thousand years.

In later generations, it was called Huangqihai.

It is one of the famous tourist attractions.

Until, it gradually dried up due to drought and became a seasonal lake.

Finally, a huge lake appeared in sight.

He is so huge.

So much so that you can't see the edge at a glance.

The lake is filled with blue waves and many birds are passing by.

Zhang Yue looked into the Nanchi from afar, and was very surprised. He asked Tianshui who was driving: "Are the crucian carp brought by my life and others still alive?"

"Lord, they are all alive!" Tian Shui replied with a smile: "And they are lively!"

"Good!" Zhang Yue was very happy and said to Tianshui: "When I arrived at the Nanchi, I would put the crucian carp and carp into the Nanchi..."

"No!" Although Tian Shui was not sure about the intention of his lord, he nodded.

At this time, hundreds of cavalrymen came from the direction of Nanchi.

They came to the team led by Zhang Yue, and all dismounted, knelt on the ground, bent their knees and crawled: "Nan Chiyuan, a savage from the frontier, lead the Nan Chi team up and down to welcome the angels!"

Immediately, someone brought two Shenjun shepherd horses dressed in flowers to Zhang Yue’s carriage and bowed respectfully: “This is a horse raised by our tribe. I offer it to the angels, and I hope the angels will accept it with a smile!”

This is the meaning in the question.

but……

Zhang Yue was a little unhappy. He asked someone to accept the tribute and then said in a deep voice: "Nanchibu should have paid tribute to the emperor last year..."

"Why is it that I have been dragged to this for a long time?"

The tribute system is a unique system in China.

It has been passed down for thousands of years and has been endless.

Even the Huns plagiarized and copied it, and used it to rule the Western Regions.

All countries in the Western Regions have the obligation to pay tribute to the Shanyu court every year.

Even Wusun must follow it.

Countries like Shache, Kucha, Yan She and Cheshi, which had a deep control over the Huns, even sent 30% of their wealth to the Shanyu Court every year in exchange for the Shanyu's kindness.

Otherwise, the army will enter the country and force it directly!

For China, whether or not tribute is paid and whether the frequent tribute is the criterion for measuring the loyalty of the vassal state and the vassal.

According to this standard, Nanchibu failed to meet the standard of institutional tribute once every three years, which was obviously very disloyal!

If he changed his personality when he was young, Nanchibe might have been erased from the earth.

Listening to the angel's questioning, Nanchi's entire family was full of fear and fear.

Especially those nobles who were brought to Zhang Yue felt their calves cramped.

In addition to the three internal divisions, the Nine Tribes of Wuheng were the ones who were most loyal to the Han Dynasty.

In previous years, I paid tribute to Chang'an without losing any tribute.

In some years, when livestock are bred a lot, additional tribute will be added.

However, in the past ten years, with other tribes, they have gradually stopped tribute to Chang'an.

The people of Nanchi also began to become unbalanced.

Especially the young people from the tribe, they were very unhappy.

They were unwilling to send the cattle and sheep they had worked hard to raise to Chang'an for free, and give a so-called emperor they had never even met.

They were not like the older generation of Nanchi people, knowing that everything they had was the reward and kindness of the Han emperor.

Instead, I thought it was a natural thing.

From the day they were born, they were in this Nanchi.

In addition, other tribes that stopped tribute were not hit or punished.

So, last year, several nobles from the Nanchi tribe bypassed the old patriarch and found an excuse to not pay tribute.

They have been secretly happy all along.

But, there will be something that angels will ask personally?

In particular, the actions of this angel in Yanmen have now been spread to the Nanchi tribe.

Thinking of the legendary things, everyone was afraid of them.

Just as he was about to confess his guilt, he heard the angel say, "The Emperor of the Han family has always been responsible for repaying the debt. The Nanchi tribe must make up for the delayed tribute livestock and fur share this year, and it must be doubled!"

In Zhang Yue's opinion, this is a natural thing.

Because, without the protection and permission of the Han family, the entire Wuheng Nine Tribes in Munan might still be struggling between the white mountains and black waters at the foot of Wuwan Mountain.

Their population will never exceed 50,000.

Their life span will be stuck in the forty years of life.

As for eating a full stomach...

Never expect too much.

Not to mention, we can grazle freely in this rich, warm and humid Munan.

For security, peace and freedom, the Han soldiers paid the price of blood and flesh.

From Juyan to Wuwei, he bleed for thousands of miles.

Why can Wu Hengren enjoy all this without paying a penny?

Is that a blasphemy to the heroic spirit?

Of course, Zhang Yue is not unreasonable.

Holding the Biao Yao Jian at his waist, he walked out of the carriage and looked at the nobles of the Nanchi tribe: "Of course, the emperor and the Han family will never treat loyal ministers unfairly!"

He clapped his hands, and Li Chi led his men and drove more than ten ox carts to the front.

When I lifted the curtain, I had all loaded with crocks tied with hemp and straw ropes.

Zhang Yue picked up a clay pot, opened it, put it on the ground, and said to them: "These will be the rewards of the emperor's loyalty to you and others!"

"From the future, as long as Namchibu Takasushi will pay tribute regularly and obey the emperor's orders..."

"These magical objects that can reduce fetal malformations and reduce the probability of difficult childbirth can all be used as a return gift!"

"I will also ask the emperor to allow the loyal ministers of Nanchi to exchange fur for salt, iron and cloth!"

This is the magical skill that Zhang Yue learned from Emperor Mi. The Chinese version is called "Holding a sword in his hand and holding a poem in his mouth"!

The nobles of Nanchi looked at the clay pots and listened to Zhang Yue’s promises.

Finally, there was no complaints at all. They knelt down and bowed, saying, "Nanchi Savage, please follow the angel's admonition, and you will be loyal and a minister to the emperor!"

Zhang Yue listened and nodded with satisfaction.

The market has opened!

In later generations, even when desertification was severe, the Munan Grassland raised tens of millions of people and tens of millions of cattle and sheep.

Of course, that is based on modern animal husbandry technology and modern road transportation.

But nowadays, as long as it is reasonable to use and develop properly, it is no problem to support five million people with animal husbandry.

At present, the total population of Munan is only about one million, and the number of livestock is less than five million.

In other words, Munan still has great potential to explore.

Moreover, Zhang Yue felt that farming and nomadism were not inherently mortal enemies.
To be continued...