The sound of the horse's hooves behind him was getting closer and closer, and the prisoner quietly looked back at the stout Huren rider, quietly pulled the reins of the horse, and slowed down.

Shirahoshi didn't know what his master meant, but he slowed down obediently.

The captive quietly looked back to observe, but did not turn his head completely, so that the Hu man mistakenly thought that he was just riding hard, and deliberately twisted his body.

There was the sound of the whirring wind in his ears, but in the sound of the wind, he could still hear the footsteps of the Hu people and horses, and the distance was already very close.

At the moment when the two horses were almost neck and neck, the capture of the Hu man swept the Hu man's movements, and he smiled secretly in his heart, waiting for such an opportunity, the Hu man wanted to drag him off the horse to ensure victory.

He deliberately slowed down and twisted his body before, all to trick this Hu man into doing it.

At the moment when Hu Ren stretched out his hand, Shu Prisoner Qi hooked the stirrup with one foot, and his body turned directly to the side of the horse's belly, and at the same time patted Bai Xing.

The tacit understanding of years of riding made Bai Xing squeeze towards Hu Ren's side suddenly. Hu Ren stretched out his hand and grabbed the air, and the waist of the captive was forced, and his body bounced back on the saddle like a bent bamboo to sit upright, just a staggered, and the Hu people's white horse had exceeded the distance of a horse's head in Baixing.

Hu Ren caught the air, and was given up half of the horse's head position by the Shu captive, and there was no chance to do anything to the Shu captive Mi again.

And the moment after the prisoner sat upright, he kicked the horse's belly violently, Bai Xing was in pain, and took a step forward, the prisoner stretched out his hand and waist, grabbed the sheepskin shirt of the Hu man and shouted: "Come down!" ”

With his arms and feet standing on the stirrups, he could exert the strength of his waist and abdomen, grabbing Hu Ren's body and penetrating the ground hard. The white horse knew that his master had fallen to the ground, so he hurriedly stopped, and the prisoner didn't look at how the Hu man fell, and leaned over and continued to rush.

His dodge, lifting, and throwing were almost all in an instant, and after the fall, the righteous teachers roared in unison to strengthen their might.

When he was still a hundred steps away from the finish line, he looked back and found that no one could catch up with him.

He was also a young man who liked to show off, and he gently pulled the reins to slow down Shirahoshi, and there was no one to catch up anyway.

Holding the saddle with both hands, his feet coming out of the stirrups, and when Shirahoshi's pace gradually stabilized, he suddenly pushed upward, stood on the saddle with both feet, stood up on the saddle, put his fingers in his mouth, and whistled around.

This whistle was exchanged for the cheers of thousands of people, but the price he paid for this whistle was the pain of falling on horseback many times when he was a child, and I don't know how many times he was beaten with a broom by his mother.

The cheers around were even louder, and the captives blew a few times, sat on the horse's back with a low body, and at the moment when the people broke through the finish line, they turned over on the horse's back, hooked the stirrup with one foot, and galloped away in the direction of the leader of the Hu people.

The cheers of the righteous master were like thunder, the drummers beat the drums and cheered, and thousands of people cheered, even many Hu people were also impressed by the equestrian skills of the captive, and they praised each other.

In the stands, Qu Jiang stroked his beard and smiled. After all, because of his father, Qu Jiang knew his name, and he liked the vitality of the young man when he saw this young man.

The leader of the Yihu people said with some sourness: "If you don't have stirrups, you can't win." ”

Qu Jiang thought to himself, nonsense, if you compare farming, you can't win, it's just that we don't compare.

Thinking like this in his heart, he said: "The difference between man and beast lies in wisdom, and in the fact that man can master the will of heaven and make saddle stirrups." Otherwise, it is not as good as a wolf than a ferocious man, and worse than a tiger than a brave man, but the wolf skin and tiger skin are covered by people, which is the reason why people understand that Tianzhi uses wisdom but beasts cannot use it. ”

"The Central Plains is not good at riding, but with saddle stirrups, there can be 100,000 good riders in the Central Plains, which is incomparable to the grassland. Do you know how big the Central Plains is? And how many people? ”

The leader of the Nahu people was silent, and no longer argued.

I watched some performances again, and both sides had their own victories and defeats, but in the end, after the righteous master showed artillery bombardment, salvo fire, and spear charge, the faces of these Hu leaders finally changed, and they no longer thought about the victory of the prisoners, and did not dare to speak.

The leader who refused the invitation to rob said secretly: "Originally, I only knew that they were good at defending the city, and I didn't want to be so brave, how can these people of the tribe be enemies?" ”

The spear-wielding impact of the warrior knight just now moved like a mountain under the rush, crushing all the enemies in front of him.

The Hu people did not have stirrups, did not have a high bridge saddle, they could only ride and shoot but could not impact, and now the musket formation and cavalry shooting could not have any advantage, and if they wanted to meet, there was really no chance of winning.

After a demonstration, Qu Jiang was also quite satisfied, looked at the expression of the leader of the Hu people, and said slowly: "A few days ago, our people returned and made a deal, which is normal. But after the deal, we were attacked and didn't keep our promises, which we can't allow. ”

"Since your clan is not involved, of course we will not retaliate against you. Someday, if those chiefs are captured, they will set up poles in this place and hang them here, and educate their tribesmen! ”

The Mo family is trustworthy, and these Hu people, who are relatively close to Gaoliu, also know that he said this and showed his military strength before, and these leaders all thought that those tribes might be finished.

He also thought that if he could participate in it, he could share some of the spoils of war such as women's tribesmen and horses, so he said: "Those tribes do not keep their promises, which is what the ancestors did not like. Such people should be punished, and if you send troops, we are willing to follow! ”

Seeing that the purpose of dancing with the relatives had been achieved, Qu Jiang began to discuss the future system with the leaders of the Hu tribe who had come here to participate in the assembly within a radius of hundreds of miles.

At this time, the Hu tribe did not yet have a formal system, and was still in a kind of institutional vacuum, under the deterrence of force, and there were good systems and policies formulated by Sishang, and the leaders of these tribes had to accept it.

The land has not yet been measured, the Hu have no clear division of pastureland, they do not have dry grass for winter, and they do not have enough tools, all of which provide the basis for many of the policies to be rolled out north of Takayanagi this time.

Takayanagi would send people to draw a map between the various tribes and ask about the traditional pastures of each tribe. During this period, each tribe is not allowed to harm, and all food will be temporarily recorded or given money, which can be exchanged for various goods urgently needed by the Hu people in Gaoliu.

Once the drawing is successful, in order to prevent the various tribes from "fighting each other", in fact, in order to prevent the big fish from eating the small fish and making it bigger, the pasture range of each tribe will be demarcated, and the pasture will not be grazing across the pasture at will. Once crossed, Takayanagi would intervene with troops, while the rest of the tribes would also send troops to maintain the system.

The nine tribes of the alliance here swore that they would not invade each other again, and those who violated it Takayanagi would send troops to conscript.

Each tribe had to send people to live in Takayanagi, nominally to escape the bitter cold, but in fact to be hostages, and at the same time to make them as Central Plains as possible.

In the future, each tribe will implement an equal inheritance system, which can be supported by nobles other than the chief, and although the leader is reluctant, Takayanagi has slapped and given sweet dates, and there is a force of deterrence, and they have to accept it.

After the inheritance, the respective pastoral areas shall be demarcated, and the boundaries shall not be crossed at will. If you cross the border, it will be regarded as a betrayal, and the Mo family will send troops to punish the number of cattle and sheep to pay compensation to the tribe that crossed the border, and if you do not pay, you will be punished.

Every summer, the leaders of the various tribes have to go to Takayanagi Castle, and in addition to receiving the exchange vouchers, they also have to receive the annual "sweet dates", including a certain amount of iron pots, cotton cloth, grain, silk, tea, glass, etc.

The amount given is not much, only a small fraction of the profit from trade, but this sweet date is enough for these bitter tribes to feel that it is a great gift.

Takayanagi will appoint inspectors from nine tribes, mainly to mediate disputes among various tribes and count the number of tribes.

The inspector was appointed by Takayanagi, and three adjutants were elected by the nine tribes, and the adjutants were well paid and could not be concurrently held by the tribal leaders, and the adjutants had to live in Takayanagi for several years as hostages in the future to be eligible for election.

On the side of Takayanagi, with those mountains as the boundary, he acquiesced in the serfdom of the Hu people, and for the time being, he would not use too radical and nervous policies of the tribal aristocracy to confront him. The main reason is that there is a shortage of manpower now, and when there are enough manpower, it will naturally turn around.

According to the population, each tribe sent a certain number of people to serve as laborers, and set up workshops for boiling salt and soda in some salt lake areas.

The ownership of these salt lakes and alkali lakes belongs to Takayanagi and the nine tribes, and no tribe may encroach on them.

The proceeds of boiling salt and soda, in addition to the payment of those conscription wages, were divided fifty-fifty, and the benefits were distributed by each tribe according to the number of people provided, and this money was paid directly to the chiefs and nobles of each tribe.

With the money given, you can buy food, luxury goods, etc. in Takayanagi.

In the event of a famine, Takayanagi will provide a certain amount of food support, but the amount will not be too much, and those who cannot guarantee survival can migrate to Takayanagi, and Takayanagi will organize them to cultivate to keep them alive.

In the event of a need to send troops, each tribe dispatched a certain number of cavalry as a supplement according to the number of people, mainly against threats on the steppe. This includes any steppe tribe that attacks these nine tribes, tribes that have betrayed today's oath to wage a civil war, etc.

The spoils of war, such as horses, cattle and sheep, were distributed to the leaders of these tribes, but the population was not allowed, and all of them migrated to Takayanagi, where they organized farming.

If there is a conflict between the internal tribes, it is strictly forbidden to resolve them on their own, and they must be decided in the annual meeting of the council, after waiting for the Inspector.

The nine tribes recognized the protection of the Mo family, and the Mo family's army could march and station in the nine tribes at any time. However, the internal system of the tribe, within the scope of the established oath at this time, the Mo family did not interfere for the time being.

For the herdsmen who fled to the border fort, the tribe is not allowed to recover, once they arrive at the border fort, everything is in accordance with the system and law of the Mo family.

Mutual market trade, in which the leaders of the nine tribes jointly contributed a part of the people, organized caravans with the Mo family, and traded in the tribes further away, and the profits were also shared by the leaders of each tribe. This will make the nobles of each tribe blush, and the nobles will be more supportive of this internal system of decentralization and equal distribution, and it will not take a few years for these nine tribes to be divided into dozens of tribes.

The population of these tribes is not large, and what Gao Yanagi can control is only a few hundred miles to the north, but now that the Hu people do not have a unified leader, this kind of differentiation is much easier to implement within this small range.