Chapter 1265: Renegotiating?

After Dahong and the others finished their report, they naturally wanted to ask about the gains from the Shennong Clan Battlefield this year; after all, this was the biggest and most important matter for their Xuanyuan Tribe this year, and it was impossible not to be concerned.

However, unexpectedly, as soon as it was mentioned, Xuanyuan sighed: "The gains this year are indeed great. That Tribal Alliance has already submitted to our Xuanyuan Tribe. Their entire tribe, including all their territories, now belongs to our Xuanyuan Tribe."

"We also pushed our territory forward by a distance of more than twenty days. All of this land now belongs to our Xuanyuan Tribe. It is extremely flat land with abundant resources. It can be said that this is an extremely large gain. This battle this year was fought very profitably."

Changxian was puzzled: "Tribal Chief, since we have had such great gains, why are you still sighing? Is it because of something? Could it be that we have suffered some great loss?"

Xuanyuan pointed in the direction of Huaxia: "No, it is because we obtained too much this time, but because we did not experience much war, and because Huaxia contributed even more than we did, yet the benefits we can distribute to Huaxia are not many."

"Because Huaxia said before that they do not need land; if they took the land, they would be unable to manage it and it would be of no use."

Changxian was still puzzled: "But this is an agreement made between Huaxia and us, negotiated and clearly written in the treaty, with Heaven as our witness. This can only be said to be Huaxia's bad luck, but what does it have to do with us? We did not withhold any of Huaxia's benefits, so no matter what, Baifeng cannot blame us."

"Does the treaty say how many years this treaty can last? It only determined our distribution of benefits. But for a war like this, where they exerted great effort but did not receive many benefits, judging by the character of Huaxia and Baifeng, I estimate he is unwilling to do it."

"This time, only a few thousand Slaves were distributed to Huaxia, along with a small amount of Bronze ware, in very small quantities."

"But Huaxia lost many Soldiers and consumed so much grain, as well as so many Weapons."

"Just those losses alone could have been traded for many Slaves, and it would not have required spending so much time or letting their own tribesmen die."

"I have already sensed that Xiong is a bit disappointed with this war. If I cannot negotiate a suitable compensation with Baifeng regarding this, or come up with a better distribution plan for next year, I estimate Baifeng will not be willing to continue fighting alongside us next year."

"He could demand that we expand the trade volume for the sake of this battlefield, but I also believe he could very decisively choose to return to the previous scale of trade and no longer go to the Shennong Clan. Baifeng's calculation ability is the strongest in the world; he knows how to maximize the benefits he obtains."

Now Dahong and Changxian were also a bit unhappy. Could it be that in order to have Huaxia's help, they should take the initiative to give Huaxia more benefits and violate the treaty they had established?

How does that feel wrong?

Xuanyuan also explained the reason: "If I hadn't fought alongside Huaxia, I wouldn't think much of it, but after fighting with Huaxia's Soldiers this year, I discovered that if Huaxia joins, it can reduce the time of the entire war by half and reduce our losses even more."

"This is not just as simple as having more people after Huaxia provided them; more importantly, it is because of their Weapons. With their Weapons, we can say we will not encounter any resistance at all; it is truly too easy."

"Another point is that we can study, observe, and learn Huaxia's combat methods. In case we have to fight against Huaxia in the future, we will also know how to respond. Otherwise, we might end up like they were when attacking the Shennong Clan, without the ability to resist."

"Baifeng says he is a person who dislikes war; that is only because he feels the benefits are not enough. If the benefits were sufficient, his Explosives would be thrown incessantly."

"Most importantly, I need to restrict him to the Shennong Clan Battlefield so that our rear is safe. I fear the Suiren Clan, and I also fear the Jiuli. Nowadays, everyone is not that settled."

All the officials present felt a trace of tension. It seems that cooperation with Huaxia is not that easy; even if Baifeng offers benefits, you still have to see whether you should take them or not.

After Xuanxiao heard his father's words, he even stated on the spot: "Father, then let me be the envoy to go to Huaxia to negotiate, since this transaction is already unavoidable."

Xuanyuan looked at his son who had already grown up, but still shook his head: "No, I think it is better for the two of us to meet and talk in person. This year, we must determine it thoroughly. I want to pull Baifeng into the Shennong Clan until this war ends."

Baifeng had not yet thought that Xuanyuan would take the initiative to find him, because in his impression, Xuanyuan was a very tough person and also a person who followed the rules relatively well, especially since this time the treaty allowed him to take advantage, so he would definitely not share the benefits he had already swallowed back to him.

And Baifeng also knew that the Shennong Clan was bound to be defeated. An ancient tribe that had accumulated for who knows how many generations must have great heritage and accumulation, which of course was mainly reflected in population and territory.

Just like the Suiren Clan, they were also an ancient tribe, but apart from population and territory, they were still very poor. How much Bronze ware they actually had was still completely unknown, but what was certain was that they had already mastered the technology of smelting Bronze, yet their main Soldiers were not equipped with many Bronze Weapons, which was definitely unreasonable.

The only explanation was that they had cast most of the Bronze into Ritual Vessels for sacrifice. After all, like some Bronze civilizations excavated in later generations, there were countless huge, strangely shaped, and very peculiar Bronze wares buried. There were practical tools too, but by comparison, it seemed that sacrifice was even more important.

The Suiren Clan was probably like this. They definitely had a huge number of Bronze Ritual Vessels in a certain place, but because these Ritual Vessels, in a certain sense, concerned the survival of the Suiren Clan tribe, Baoxi had not yet told Baifeng about it.

Baifeng currently had no interest or thought to take the Suiren Clan's Bronze ware and melt it down into Weapons and tools. This was absolutely not to be done. Once done, it would definitely lose the hearts of the people and even trigger the dissatisfaction of the Suiren tribesmen. For the sake of sacrifice, they could do anything.

Not to mention now, even by the later Shang Dynasty, there were practices of killing one's eldest son for sacrifice and consuming them to ensure that one's ancestors protected the purity of one's bloodline, which shows just how important the word "ancestor" is.