Chapter 1148 Reply and Meeting
That night, Kebi Neng went to bed very late.
The next day, around noon, Kebi Neng woke up and ate a quick meal.
Then he began to write back to Liu Yan.
After the guards of the prefectural government who had been waiting until now received Kebi Neng's reply, they returned to Youzhou City at full speed.
Liu Yan and Bai Feng had been waiting for Kebi Neng's reply at the mansion.
In the evening, the dusty and exhausted guards of the prefectural government finally handed Kebi Neng's reply to Liu Yan.
After Liu Yan took the letter, he rewarded the guard who delivered the letter with a few taels of silver and asked him to go home and have a good rest for two days.
Then Liu Yan and Bai Feng read Kebi Neng's reply together.
After opening Kebi Neng's reply, Liu Yan and Bai Feng found that there were only two sentences written on it.
"I have agreed to the trade."
"Please ask the Marquis of Hanzhong to come to the grassland for detailed discussion."
That's it?
After reading Kebi Neng's concise reply, Bai Feng and Liu Yan looked at each other, not knowing how to evaluate Kebi Neng's reply for a moment.
"Since Kebi Neng has agreed to the trade now, he is sensible."
Liu Yan took the reply and said to Bai Feng.
Bai Feng nodded in agreement.
In any case, Kebi Neng's attitude is not bad.
If Kebi Neng follows his own ideas, he certainly doesn't want to trade with Youzhou.
Even if it is a trade, he needs to take the initiative.
But now the Wei Dynasty is much stronger than the Xianbei in terms of the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and the guarantee of logistics and food.
In addition, there is a severe drought in the grassland this year.
If the Wei Dynasty really wants to send troops to attack the Xianbei at this time, Kebi Neng, Budugen and Suli will have to unite to resist.
It is impossible to go around in circles with the Wei Dynasty. Without water sources, even the native Xianbei people cannot survive on the grassland.
So Kebi Neng can only agree to trade with Youzhou now.
It's just that Kebi Neng needs to fight for the specific details of the trade.
"Then I will go to the grassland tomorrow to discuss the trade with Kebi Neng."
Bai Feng said to Liu Yan.
It would be best to solve the trade as soon as possible and complete the system task.
Bai Feng is still waiting to use the reputation points to draw a lottery, and is ready to return to Hanzhong to vigorously manufacture steam engines and trains.
Liu Yan naturally agreed with Bai Feng to set off as soon as possible.
Now the drought is getting more and more serious. If we can start the trade with the Xianbei people as soon as possible, it can also greatly reduce the chance of the Xianbei people plundering the border of Youzhou.
After preparing dry food and clean water, Bai Feng took Liuli, Zhang Ning and Zhang Qiying and began to go deep into the grassland under the guidance of a guide.
Liu Yan didn't understand why Bai Feng always brought a maid with him when he traveled.
He naturally didn't know that Liuli, Zhang Ning and Zhang Qiying were not low in combat effectiveness.
Under the guidance of the guide, Bai Feng and the other four finally arrived at Kebi Neng's tribe in three days.
After entering Kebi Neng's tribe, Bai Feng and his companions clearly found that the grassland here was much better, unlike the green and yellow gap they had seen before.
"It seems that the living conditions of the herdsmen on the grassland are not very good."
Liuli said softly to Bai Feng.
The herdsmen we saw along the way were basically pale and thin.
The cattle and sheep they grazed were also obviously thin.
"Yes, so for the tribal leaders of the Xianbei and Kebi Neng, the trade was a prelude to submitting to the Wei Dynasty and accepting the rule of the Wei Dynasty."
"But for the hundreds of thousands of herdsmen on the grassland, being under the rule of the Wei Dynasty means at least having enough food."
Bai Feng looked at the sticky tents in front of him and whispered to Liuli.
Zhang Ning and Zhang Qiying also felt sympathy for the lives of the herdsmen on the grassland.
Except for the people in Youzhou and other states and counties on the northern border, the people in other states and counties would more or less sympathize with the lives of the herdsmen after seeing their lives, and would think of the days before the Wei Dynasty unified the world.
The people of Youzhou and the northern border wished that these Xianbei herdsmen would starve to death.
To prevent them from coming to Youzhou and the northern border to plunder when they were hungry.
After entering the territory of Kebi Neng's tribe, it didn't take long for Bai Feng and the other four to arrive in front of Kebi Neng's tent.
As the tent where the Khan lived, it was indeed big enough.
Bai Feng, Liuli, Zhang Ning and Zhang Qiying looked at Kebi Neng's tent and thought at the same time.
A guard outside the tent went in to report, and a moment later Kebi Neng came out of the tent with a smile on his face to greet Bai Feng.
"Hahaha, the Hanzhong Marquis is here, it's really a great honor!"
Kebi Neng, who has been in contact with and learning the Central Plains culture, naturally speaks the official language of the Great Wei in a very authentic way.
Bai Feng naturally smiled and said to Kebi Neng:
"Hahaha, the Khan is too modest."
"This thousand-mile grassland scenery really shocked me and made me feel relaxed and happy!"
After the two exchanged greetings for a while, Bai Feng and Kebi Neng entered the big tent.
Liuli, Zhang Ning and Zhang Qiying were arranged to rest in the sticky tent next to them.
After entering the big tent, Bai Feng and Kebi Neng did not mention the trade at the first time, but talked about the grassland scenery.
Thanks to Kebi Neng's rich knowledge, Bai Feng felt very comfortable chatting with him, just like talking to an old friend who had not seen him for a long time.
The two chatted while tasting mare's milk wine.
After half an hour, Bai Feng finally got to the point of the trade.
"Khan, Your Majesty cannot bear to see the people on the grassland suffering from drought, so I am here to see you and explain the opening of the trade."
"After the trade is opened, Xianbei can obtain food, cloth, salt and other supplies from Wei."
"These are all explained in the letter from Governor Liu to Khan, so I will not repeat them."
"I wonder if Khan has any other conditions for the opening of the trade?"
After Bai Feng and Kebi Neng finished talking, he asked him at the end.
Kebi Neng said to Bai Feng in a deep voice:
"I am naturally very grateful that the Emperor of Wei is willing to consider my Xianbei people."
"So after receiving the letter from Governor Liu, I directly agreed to open the trade."
"However, Marquis Hanzhong, the Emperor of Wei asked the leaders of my tribe to go to Youzhou to study. Can this be compromised?"
Kebi Neng was still unwilling to let Wei completely control his Xianbei tribe.
Even if the final result is still that Xianbei will become the subjects of Wei, Kebi Neng still wants to delay this day.
Bai Feng smiled slightly when he heard this.
Kebi Neng's idea is quite good.
If you don't let the children of your tribal leaders come to Youzhou to go to school, then after the trade, won't the Xianbei tribe still covet Youzhou when their strength grows?
Bai Feng absolutely cannot give in on this point.