After the conditions were opened, Tuoba Ying knew that it was time for Ma Chao to say what he requested. There will be no good thing in the world that will drop pies for nothing, and with such favorable conditions offered by the Ma family, Tuoba Ying knows that Ma Chao's appetite will definitely be great.

In fact, he had vaguely guessed that what Ma Chao needed was a grassland neighbor who would never threaten and submit to the Han Dynasty!

It's just that this kind of appetite is too great: dozens of emperors of the Eastern and Western Han Dynasty have been unable to calm down the border troubles for hundreds of years, so they want to eliminate them in Ma Chao's generation, is this possible?

Sure enough, after Ma Chao listened to Tuobaying's inquiry, his eyes turned cold for a moment, and his tone was undoubtedly firm: "I want you to complete the entire grassland in your lifetime, and there will never be an invasion of the border!" ”

"General Tian, if you say that the entire Tuoba Department will never betray the Ma family in the future, I can still guarantee that it will be done. After all, the rise of the Tuoba Department depends on the Ma family for everything, and it will definitely not be self-defeating in the future. But when it comes to the whole grassland......."

Seeing that Tuoba Ying's breathing was a little heavier due to hesitation, Ma Chao didn't say much, but his eyes fell on the horizon in the distance, his expression was indifferent, as if he saw a herd of beasts wandering there, separating the blue of the sky from the green of the earth: "Then you will conquer the entire grassland." That's it, it's not a thing........"

'Hiss.........' Tuoba couldn't help but take a breath of cold air when he heard this. He looked at Ma Chao's serious and pale face, and heard the Arabian Nights in a trance!

"I know it sounds incredible. But as long as you are willing to use my methods, I guarantee that the grasslands you can see in the future will be your property. You are on this grassland, and you are the sun that never sets! Even if you die, your descendants will stand at the top of this grassland and enjoy the admiration of the grassland people!! ”

Ma Chao stood up, thinking about the poisonous plan he had discussed with those foxes before leaving, and his face couldn't help but become a little hideous. At the same time, the blood in his heart was also burning. The temperament that drives his whole person is indescribably oppressive and convincing.

"Your starting point is wool and the goods of the Ma family. Your means is to do everything you can to devour all the tribes on the steppe. But, remember, before you can do all this, there must be a premise! ”

"What is it?" Tuoba Ying couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, he unnaturally picked up another glass of wine, but looked at Ma Chao, who was like a god, and didn't dare to drink it.

"Shunchang is rebellious! Those who follow will recruit their troops, and those who rebel will destroy their clans! ”

'Bang Dang .........'

As soon as Ma Chao's words fell, the wine cup in Tuoba Ying's hand fell to the ground, hit the baking tray of the wine jug, and the wine spilled on the ground. But at this time, Tuoba Ying couldn't take care of those precious wines anymore, and lost his voice: "General Tian........"

"Shun is a subordinate of your Tuoba Department and can enjoy whatever benefits you offer. Rebels, let your tribes obey you and raze them to strengthen your prestige and your ruling system. If this continues, you will gradually find that a pyramid-like hierarchical system has slowly developed from under you! Those who obey you will do their best to serve you, and those who do not obey you can only disappear from this grassland completely!! ”

Conquering foreign races, Ma Chao once had fantasies. And by chance, thanks to Ma Teng's shadow, he successfully won the trust of the Qiang people, and established a good relationship between the two ethnic groups for peaceful coexistence, trade and commerce, and realized his beautiful fantasy at the beginning.

However, not every alien race has the same affection for the Ma family as the Qiang people. Ma Chao's victory over the Qiang tribe is, strictly speaking, influenced by the merits of Ma Teng and his two generations. But the Xiongnu, and even the later Xianbei, Karasuma, Nanban and other foreign tribes, have nothing to do with the Ma family. The harsh living environment and customs and traditions doomed them to just want to bite off a piece of meat from the Ma family and have a full meal.

In response to this, Ma Chao thought of the system of the later Yuan Dynasty, the naturally formed hierarchical system: in the Han Central Plains, where civilization is advanced and open-minded, it may be difficult to last. But in the wild, backward, ignorant and harsh grassland, it is an effective social system.

Its existence is the most convenient way to safeguard the interests of the ruler. It allows the ruler to quickly receive help and rewards from trusted collaborators for basic military and political tasks, while keeping the vanquished in a position of obedience poses no threat to the ruler.

As long as Tuoba was ambitious and focused on larger-scale conquests, then this hierarchical system was a guarantee that he would never be defeated!

This is because the hierarchical system, while conquest is aimed at direct plunder, gives a clear division between the various groups that make up society, in terms of their obligations and rewards and responsibilities. With such a foundation, it can be expected that a hundred years later, the grassland will still be conquered. And behind the scenes, it is the Han people who hold their economic lifeline!

After Ma Chao said these words, the foxes of the Ma family were all cold and breathless: defeating the Huns or brazenly saying that they conquered the Huns, the heroic Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had also done it. But like Ma Chao, it was the first person in ancient times to draw up a perfect set of institutional guarantees and legal constraints to achieve the goal that aliens would never invade the Han land!

"General Tian........" Tuoba Ying was not a fool, he quickly understood Ma Chao's intentions. Although in my heart, I faintly resist this inhuman and paranoid grand strategy, and intellectually, I also know that this must be a rather arduous and dangerous long process, but ........

"I agree!" Tuoba Ying angrily drank another glass of wine, and after dropping the wine cup, he pulled out his knife and stabbed his arm bleeding, and his handsome face became hideous and terrifying, and he swore fiercely: "From now on, Tuoba will always be the slave of General Tian." The first person on the grassland, the sun that never sets, can only be the general of the sky!! ”

Yes, with such vast aspirations and interests in front of them, who in the world can refuse? If there is no trace of ambition, then why should a man live in the world?

Especially Tuoba Ying, a descendant of the Li family who has suffered from the discrimination and coldness of the Xiongnu, Han Dynasty, and Xianbei tribes, he has no reason to refuse Ma Chao's temptation - even if he drinks poisonous wine with a smile, Tuoba Ying will not hesitate!

But to Tuoba Ying's surprise, after Ma Chao listened to Tuoba Ying's oath, instead of agreeing, he said: "No, although the first person on the grassland can only be Han. However, today I promise you that in addition to doing business and trade, the Ma family will never move to the border of the grassland! ”

The root of the Koubian Rebellion was actually the Han Dynasty's immigration policy. Whether it is Han Chinese or nomadic people, there is actually no difference in essence. Liangzhou, which was ruled by the emperor before the Han Dynasty, was because of the migration to the border, which led to the Han people placing counties and flat grasslands, squeezing out the living space of the nomads, and brewing the contradictions between the Han and other races.

If the Han people enter the grassland, they will participate in the strategy of Tuoba Ying. There is no doubt that Ma Chao will have the unwavering support of the vanquished. But at the same time, this may also brew a new regime and enemies for the Ma family. And with the oppression of the nation, the turbulent soldiers in the grassland are also more likely to point to the Ma family.

Therefore, it is still everything hidden behind the scenes, and the remote control control through the Tuoba Department is the supreme means of the royal road!

And after listening to Ma Chao's assurance, Tuoba Ying couldn't say a word anymore. He fell deep at Ma Chao's feet and didn't dare to get up for a long time.........