In Mayi, Shuozhou, the army from the north was entering the city. The soldiers who went to the grassland returned triumphantly and were welcomed by the people outside the city. Then the wise men from all walks of life began to "purchase" the spoils from the official army.

What are trophys? People and livestock.

This time, the official army launched an attack and captured a large number of prisoners and livestock. According to the pre-war agreement, the wise men from all parties who actively donated funds to support the war are qualified to give priority to "acquisition" of the official army's spoils.

The prisoners captured by the government army include men, women, women, old and young. Depending on gender, age and prices, they are all marked with clear prices. "Savvy" can buy a certain amount of "goods" at a 20% discount.

The proceeds are used to reward the soldiers who returned from the war.

Of course, the soldiers who made meritorious service had already divided some of the prisoners in advance, and most of them wanted women.

In Mayi City, it became a huge market for buying and selling. Countless prisoners with dim faces were taken away by countless buyers. The "Second Trafficks" who had been waiting for a long time immediately rushed to buy prisoners from these people.

Coal mines have been mined on a large scale in various parts of Bingzhou, and mine owners urgently need a large amount of coolies to dig coal, so the supply of prisoners is in short supply;

The steam pumps being promoted are irrigating more and more farmland, and large-scale land reclamation has been carried out in various places, and large households in various places are in urgent need of labor, so the supply of prisoners is in short supply;

Labor is needed everywhere, and hiring people is too expensive, so prisoners are very popular.

This time, the official army attacked and defeated the Turkic army in succession, captured tens of thousands of households and countless cattle and sheep. The court publicly "selled" them, which excited the wealthy families in the new land.

The dividends of war have made most people smile for the first time.

The Turikh Khan of the Turks was a small group of people.

At this moment, he stood at the head of Mayi City, looking at the large-scale Shengkou trading market in the city, feeling sad and angry, but he did not dare to show it because the Emperor of Zhou was by his side.

Tuli Khan was desperate and defected to Zhou. The emperor of Zhou now granted a piece of land for him to settle down, and mobilized manpower and material resources to build a city.

Zhou State allocated part of the surrendered tribes to the Tuli Khan as his tribes, and also allocated horses, weapons, food, and various materials, giving Tuli Khan the capital to rekindle.

The current Tuli Khan has 5,000 vassals, tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, more than a thousand soldiers, each with armor, a strong city as its foothold, and a backer of the Zhou army, which is much better than the situation at that time.

He should have been happy, but now he can't be happy to see a large number of Turkic people becoming lambs slaughtered in the Shengkou market.

Although Tuli Khan was not in dealing with Dulan Khan and Datou Khan, it was a dispute within the Asina family. Although Tuli Khan had a desperate end, it did not mean that he was willing to be a puppet of Zhou and harm his own citizens.

Now, seeing the people being sold freely, Tuli Khan thought of the uncertain future, and couldn't help but worry.

Although Zhou Guo gave him a piece of land, he was not afraid of being wary, and he was not only supported by him.

This time, the Turkic army was defeated in succession. Some tribes surrendered when they saw that the situation was not good. So the Emperor of Zhou selected several tribes to support them, gave horses, livestock and weapons, and territory, allowing them to settle on the border as a vassal of Zhou.

These tribes live under the protection of Zhou State and serve as thugs of Zhou State.

All the measures made Tuli Khan realize that his attempt to use the power to fight was not dashed, and the road ahead would not be so smooth.

People had to bow their heads under the eaves. Even if Tuli Khan had thoughts, he did not dare to show it at this time. He was facing a powerful country with no internal troubles. The emperor was young and had ideas, and was not so easy to fool.

Therefore, he respectfully accepted the title given by the Emperor of Zhou.

Starting from today, Asina Rangan is no longer Tuli Khan. His Khan title will change and become "Ili Zhendou Qimin Khan", abbreviated as Qimin Khan.

This is the first time the emperor of the Central Plains gave the Turkic Khan a name. It was unprecedented. The Tuli Khan, who was at the end of his journey, could only accept it.

As for the future, let’s talk about it later.

Yuwen Wen, who was stationed in Mayi, saw "Brother Ashina" a little distracted and did not ask questions because he could probably guess how the other party was feeling at this time.

If he became a puppet of the Turkic Kingdom, he would only feel worse when he saw the Turkic army selling Han people publicly in front of him. However, the fact is that as a winner, there is no need to care too much about the mood of the loser.

The grassland is a useless rib for the Central Plains countries. If you cannot defend it after conquering it, you will be plagued if you don’t attack. It is hard to defend it. It does not have many direct benefits to the grassland except for temporarily resolving the threat. It is a heavy burden for the people.

Now, Yuwen Wen tried to reverse this situation. Although there were malnourished nomadic tribes on the grassland, and most of these people were paupers, he still wanted to create some "war dividends" to make as much money as possible for more people to benefit from the war.

First of all, ordinary soldiers, who fight bravely to the enemy, deserve rewards, not only food, cloth, but also people.

The soldiers who have made meritorious service can choose prisoners, especially women.

Men's demand for women involves desire and the need to pass on the family line. This is the most primitive and direct demand. The biggest motivation for nomadic people to go south to harass the Central Plains is to grab food and women. Yuwen Wen just did the same thing.

Attack outside the border, grab cattle, sheep, and women.

The war also gives ordinary soldiers hope. As long as they are willing to work hard, they will have the opportunity to steal women home and "dormant" and have a wife without having to spend a bride price. Such a wife does not have a difficult blood-sucking brother-in-law, and is not a "brother-supporting demon".

The great way is simple, and the three words "stealing women" can inspire soldiers' desire to fight more than any great truth.

Yuwen Wen wanted to use this simple and crude method to mobilize the soldiers' enthusiasm for combat.

But there is a prerequisite, that is, only if your own strength is strong enough to be qualified to make a move on the grassland.

It was noon, and the sun was in the middle of the sky. On the horizon to the south, an army appeared, with flags fluttering in the wind and gradually standing like forests.

More and more troops appeared on the horizon, gathering into a tide and surging towards Mayi.

Looking at this huge army, Qimin Khan looked solemn, while Yuwen Wen raised his head and his chest, his mood surging like a tide.

This is his army, well-equipped, well-trained, highly morale and invincible.

To solve the problem of the grassland, too many tricks are useless. No matter how many great principles are, no matter how many things are, no one can understand them. The most simple way is to let the grassland understand who has the hardest fist.

In the spring of the fourth year of Mingde, the Turks invaded the border and raided the Zhou Kingdom. In the Shuo area, the Zhou army fought and defeated the Turkic capital Lan Khan several times, and the troops under Datou Khan were under the command of the troops.
Chapter completed!