Yang Wen and everyone went to the grove to observe the effects of the shelling. Wherever the shelling hit, trees seemed to be blown by a huge wind. Some of them fell to the ground or were broken at the waist. Wherever the blast hit, sawdust flew everywhere and leaves were everywhere. Where the solitary cliff was bombarded, a huge hole suddenly appeared. The surrounding cliff had become crispy and on the verge of collapse, and was surrounded by falling stones. Seeing this scene, the chiefs no longer had any intention of going against the Yang family of Bozhou, and even the always rebellious Ah Li was completely convinced. At the moment, he looked around at Ouyang Xuan's figure, wanting to apologize for his previous reckless gift.
Ouyang Xuan was not at the shelling demonstration site at this time, but was sleeping in the guest house. I drank too much last night, and I still had a hangover when I woke up this morning. I competed with Ah Li again in the morning, and I felt a little tired, so I simply asked Yang Wen for leave. The reason why he didn't want to go to the artillery demonstration site was that he couldn't bear to be disturbed. After the competition, many family and Miao tribe leaders came to him and asked to buy firearms. On the one hand, the Pili Army currently does not have enough firearms for its own use and will not sell them at all. On the other hand, it is impossible to sell firearms rashly. Although the arms trade is hugely profitable, the situation in Bozhou and its surrounding areas is extremely complex, and any carelessness may affect the interests of the Yang family and the Perak Army.
The Pili Army's development in the Miao Territory and even its future march into Dali or opening up the seaport in the direction of Qinzhou will use Bozhou as its fulcrum. The marriage of Ouyang Xuan and Yang Yan made the interests of the Pili Army and the Yang family of Bozhou highly consistent. Therefore, Ouyang Xuan does not intend to directly interact with the major families in Bozhou and the surrounding tribes, but instead entrusts the Yang family with full responsibility. In fact, Yang Yan is in charge of economics and commerce in the Yang family, and her subordinates are also loyal people. The Pili Army handed over the trade including arms to the Yang family, so naturally they felt most at ease. Therefore, when the tribal leaders came to visit, when the cooperation was mentioned, Ouyang Xuan pushed it to Bozhou, claiming that the cooperation with the Perak Army was entirely up to his father-in-law.
When these words reached Yang Wen's ears, he was naturally very happy. After witnessing the power of firearms, especially artillery, the reputation of the Bozhou Army was greatly enhanced, and the Yang family's rule became more stable. Although some large families in Bozhou obeyed the Yang family on the surface, they had different intentions in private, and even secretly contacted Dali Kingdom and other forces, and the surrounding tribal chiefs even flirted with the Mongols. Faced with the influx of requests to purchase firearms, Yang Wen's attitude was very clear: There are only a small number of Bozhou troops at the moment. When my son-in-law's family has excess firearms, they will naturally be shipped to Bozhou. size, allocate the quantity of firearms purchased.
Taking advantage of the three days before the wedding, Bozhou first signed a covenant with each tribe to jointly attack the Mongolian army, and then fully communicated with the Perak Army on the next step of cooperation. On this basis, they once again communicated with each tribe. After discussion, an intention to cooperate was reached. The frequent talks and discussions made Yang Wen, who had been marching and fighting for many years, feel a little overwhelmed, so he had to ask someone to beat his waist while discussing things. Ouyang Xuan was not idle either, but he did not participate in these lengthy discussions. Instead, he found the business personnel stationed by Boss Qian in Bozhou City to understand the situation, and discussed with Lu Dezhi, Zhu Tiaozi and Ran Zhong. When Yang Yan saw that her father and Ouyang Xuan didn't care about the wedding and even called Ran Zhong away, she felt extremely unhappy but had no choice but to personally direct the wedding arrangements. Fortunately, Qian Yimei and Cui'er were by her side. Didn't leave her in a hurry.
It wasn't until the morning of the wedding day that the Bozhou Army and the Pili Army reached a strategic cooperation agreement with each tribe. The tribes had been negotiating with Bozhou before. When it came time to sign and sign, a powerful chief from Sizhou proposed to join the Perak Army, which received a unanimous response from all the tribes. These tribes usually looked down upon each other, and some even had gaps due to competition for resources. At this moment, they united to put pressure on Yang Wen. Their reasons are quite good - although Mr. Ouyang is Mr. Yang's son-in-law, this is not a family matter after all, and it needs the official approval of the Pili Army to be safe. Ouyang Xuan had no objection to this, but Yang Wen thought for a while before agreeing. After all, the participation of the Pili Army means that the Miao tribes may directly deal with them, which will still have an impact on Bozhou's monopoly position.
The content of the tripartite strategic agreement is mainly divided into several aspects of cooperation. First, politically, the three parties confirmed their alliance, supported each other on major issues, spoke out together, and committed to the free movement and safety of allied personnel within their territories. The second is to establish mutual assistance militarily. Due to the long distance and the fact that the level of mutual trust did not reach the level of a military alliance, the Perak Army only reached a military mutual assistance agreement with Bozhou. The tribes had no objections to this. After all, distant water could not quench the near thirst. It was enough that they and the Yang family of Bozhou reached an agreement to advance and retreat together. The agreement stipulates that if one party is attacked by the Mongolian army, the other parties will send troops to assist.
The second item of military cooperation is the military training agreement reached by the three parties. As a well-known and powerful anti-Mongolian army, the Bozhou soldiers are remarkable in terms of training, tactics and weapons. Although the soldiers of the Miao tribes are poorly trained and equipped, their individual soldiers are extremely strong, especially He is good at guerrilla warfare in mountains and jungles, and is good at using traps, poisons, and has strong survival ability in the wild. According to the agreement, the Perak Army will send a battalion of the special brigade to Bozhou to train with the Bozhou Army and soldiers from various tribes, and rotate regularly. Bozhou and various tribes will also select officers to go to the training camp of the Perak Army to learn navy warfare, firearm use, operation and maintenance, and infantry-cavalry artillery coordination tactics.
The third aspect of cooperation is culture, education and medical care. It is said that those tribes were not very interested in this aspect at first, and they were only recognized by a few enlightened chiefs. However, under Yang Wen's guidance, most tribes agreed to the agreement. The main content in this aspect is that each tribe selects people to study culture, medical treatment, and agricultural technology in Bozhou and Chongqing Prefecture. For this reason, Ouyang Xuan promised to study in Chongqing Prefecture with free food and accommodation. On the other hand, the Perak Army sent people to Banzhou to learn Miao medical diagnosis and treatment methods and herbal medicine production techniques. Although Miao culture and medical care are generally backward, they are unique in preventing and treating epidemic diseases.
The fourth aspect of cooperation is economic and trade. This is also what the tribes are most interested in, or in other words, the chiefs are interested in firearms. Although Miao territory is vast and rich in resources, each tribe has limited access to resources. In their perception, whoever is more powerful can occupy the best land and feed more people. In addition to numbers, strong force also depends on excellent swords and armor. As long as there are firearms, the strength of the tribe will naturally become stronger, there will naturally be more farmland and forests, more women will be married, and a larger population will be reproduced.
However, Yang Wen has clearly told each tribe that firearms are not available for the time being, but in the future, they can be qualified to purchase them based on the heads of the Mongolian soldiers, and they can even be purchased at a discounted price. If the firearms were not purchased at a discounted price, each tribe would not be able to buy much. According to Yang Wen's original words, the firearms are worth the same amount of gold and silver.
