"How are the coupons printed?" Birala sat beside the bed and soaked his feet.
To him, soaking his feet every day was something he didn't dare to think about. He was forced by life.
Now that he had the conditions, he decided to promote it and everyone would be clean.
"I'm not sure either. Dongzhu is in charge. Anyway, others can't fake it. We collect fragrant flowers in spring and summer. After drying them in the shade, we can bathe and soak our feet."
Qin Li was also soaking his feet. He was asked to do so and one of Birala's women helped him.
"Brothers can stay here at night." Birala winked, indicating that he wanted this woman to accompany him.
"I have a wife. My wife is at home taking care of my parents." Qin Li replied, indicating that they should stop talking about this topic.
He belonged to a poor family, not a rich one.
Rich men could have many women, but he only wanted one.
Birala showed a regretful expression. He had specially arranged for this woman to be at the age when it was easy for her to get pregnant.
His goal was simple and clear. He wanted to keep one of Qin Li's children, and then his own.
Qin Li's body was strong and smart. He was a good seed.
"Brother Birala, in the future, you don't have to exchange things directly. Instead, you can exchange coupons and use them to buy things.
Brothers who have made contributions in the army want to exchange coupons now. Gambling is prohibited in the army.
They will take the coupons home or even ask for them to be sent home. "
Qin Li started to persuade Birala to exchange coupons. This was indirectly admitting that the currency of the Tang dynasty was good.
"What about our contributions? Sigh! "Birala was depressed.
"You can also contribute. For example, if you give us more useful things, we will give you extra rewards."
Qin Li continued to rope them in. He wanted to turn them into his own people.
"For example?" Birala was tempted. He realized that after the two sides stopped fighting, the tribe's life had become better.
He wanted to continue. As for the war, he didn't have any reason to fight.
He could only fight a war if he could win and get something. Why fight a war where he was beaten and lost his life?
"For example, wild donkeys. Some small wild donkeys will starve to death because of winter. Find one like this, bring it back and give it money directly."
Qin Li randomly thought of something, a wild donkey, or a wild horse. It was as big as a horse.
If he could tame the wild donkeys and make them work, especially the younger ones, he could capture them and raise them. The wild donkeys would then obey his orders and have food and water.
If they were caught alive, they would not be able to shoot arrows. They would only be able to trap them like a horse.
Those who were skilled would use a lasso, while those who were unskilled would use a lasso pole.
"The snow is deep, it's easy to catch them." Birala felt that this was a good idea. In the past, the tribe was not willing to catch wild donkeys.
Wild donkeys had a bad temper and always wanted to eat good things. Moreover, they ran very fast. Usually, they would use knives and bows to deal with them and eat meat.
"Wild donkeys are not easy to raise. We prefer to raise yaks and horses." The woman who was washing Qin Li's feet raised her head.
"We know how to raise them. Dongzhu taught us." Qin Li nodded to the woman, indicating that he had washed his feet before he came.
"Dongzhu knows everything?" Birala addressed him as such again. He felt that Li Yi was a god.
"Yes, Dongzhu said that he could check the information at any time. I don't know how he did it."
Qin Li did not want to know the reason. Anyway, he could always learn from Li Yi.
"Okay, we'll catch them. You can teach us how to use skis. We feel that it's more convenient to surround the wild donkey than to ride a horse."
Birala requested. He did not ask for the price. He believed that the other party would give him a reasonable price.
Riding a horse to catch a wild donkey in the snow would not be able to outrun a wild donkey.
Wild donkeys were as tall as horses and had more strength.
Wild donkeys could dig holes to find water, but horses could not. The difference was obvious.
At the border, there were wild horses and wild donkeys. When there was a drought, the wild horses would follow behind the wild donkeys.
After the wild donkeys dug out water to drink, the wild horses would go up to drink. There were other animals too.
If there were skis, everyone could ride a horse to find a wild donkey. After finding it, they would surround it and stand on the skis to swing the rope.
They could also swing it while riding a horse, but it was not as efficient as standing.
Not every time the rope was thrown, the wild donkey or horse would be caught. One man and one horse could not catch a good horse with a lasso pole.
A good horse without any weight was faster than a horse carrying a man. Before the lasso pole was attached, the horse would have run away and could not be caught.
The distance of the rope thrown was far. Some horses felt that they could run away if they were attacked. At this time, the rope would be thrown and the horse would be caught. Then the two sides would compete.
There was also the wooden fence of the enemy's military camp during war. They would throw the lasso together and then pull it down. This was all technical work.
For them, it was an essential skill for survival.
They started learning it when they were young. It was not a specialized skill, but a part of life. Raising horses, riding horses, lassoing horses, and catching goats.
The children treated this as a daily activity. Then they would shoot arrows, hack and slash when they were riding fast, and vault.
"If you find it, you can find us. We will catch it and give you the same amount of money, just a little less."
Qin Li felt that there was nothing to do in the winter. His brothers' fighting skills had fallen behind, so it was better to catch donkeys.
Then they would compete with the Tubo tribe to improve their friendship and strengthen their interaction.
Birala hesitated for a moment and nodded. "Okay!"
He had also thought about this aspect. He wanted to have more contact with the people of the Tang dynasty.
"Brother Qin, do you think we can still fight?" Birala asked the thing that had been worrying about before.
The women washing their feet stopped. They were also afraid of fighting.
"We can't fight. If you don't fight, where will the Tubo soldiers come to fight? Look at the logistics. Do you want to provide things? Or do you want to take up arms? "
Qin Li had already received news that the two sides were negotiating to work together to develop the source of the Yellow River.
This place would be used by the Tang dynasty. Then, the Tang dynasty would split the money fifty-fifty. He showed the other side the account book. Every sum of money was written clearly.
"Fuqian, Fuqian, Zangpu sent people. They came in. I can't stop them."
Someone ran in, followed by a few people with weapons in their hands.
"Birala? Who is he? "The person who came in questioned in Tubo language.
"Get out." Qin Li also used Tubo language.
"Who are you?"
"Commander of the Winged Knights, Qin Li." Qin Li glared. "I'll count to three. If you don't go out, then don't go out. One …"
The person who came in turned and ran. When they were outside, they stood there gloomily.
"It's good enough to let them in. How dare they shout at me?" Qin Li said arrogantly.
They were next to the city. How could they allow the Tubo people to come in as they pleased? They had to be controlled.
The other party wanted to use his status to suppress Birala. He was here. If he let the other party suppress Birala, how could they get along in the future?
At worst, he could just kill these people and write a letter to Chang 'an to explain the situation.
He could tell Dongzhu that the Winged Knights didn't need the officials in the imperial court to control them. If Dongzhu said it was okay, then it was okay. If Her Majesty said no, then he could change it.
However, in theory, it was better to tell Dongzhu than Her Majesty. The result would be the same anyway.
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