Unknown Knight

Chapter 369: Opening 1

After careful consideration, Aix wrote a letter back to King Yarogelk that night, saying that thirteen soldiers belonging to His Majesty the King had indeed been found in the territory, but it was cold outside and the remaining soldiers had not been found yet. The territory was ordering people to search for the remaining soldiers with all their strength, and if they were found, they would be sent back to the city of Rivadin as soon as possible.

The last time Katia captured the city, King Yarogelk had more than 300 soldiers supporting him, but after the war there were only more than 260 prisoners left. Aix had originally not intended to return any of these prisoners, but the situation is special now. Since King Yarogelk has asked for it, returning a few of them will appear to be giving face to the king, as if to tell him: I may return the prisoners to you, but it depends on your performance.

In fact, the main tactic is to "drag". First, give Yarogelk a little sweetness to let him see the hope of getting these prisoners back. At the same time, keep him hanging and let him know that if he wants to get the remaining prisoners back, he should not act rashly. Otherwise, it is possible that he really can't find them in this cold weather. When the matter in Sageche Castle is resolved, if he really doesn't return them to him, King Yarogelk will really be unable to do anything to him.

As for the war with the Kugits, Aix found an excuse in his reply, saying that Urushamainayan of Sajic Castle extorted the territory's caravans and charged three times the transit tax. He led his army to argue with him, and the facts were actually caused by this. So Yarogelk couldn't say anything. Finally, he said that after the argument was over, he would return to Kudan City soon, and there was no need for His Majesty to worry.

So when Toju Nayan came to visit in disguise tonight, Aix readily agreed to his father-in-law's request, saying that his father-in-law had taken the trouble to come here, so he should be given face. After a lot of flattery, the old man was so happy that he smiled with his teeth showing.

Finally, the father-in-law and son-in-law had a secret discussion and agreed on many plans on how to join forces and expand their influence and sphere of influence.

At the request of Tojunayan, Aix also decided to open a trading post in Aichemol and increase trade and investment activities in the city of Aichemol to help the local economic development.

The next day, under the mediation of Toju Nayan and witnessed by a group of Nayan nobles including Kugit, Aix performed an audience with Saiga Khan as a subordinate outside the first checkpoint east of Sajche Fort.

Then Aix recounted to Saga Khan and the Nayans how Urushamai had plundered their caravan, killed the people in the caravan, and levied three times the transit tax on their caravan. His words were well-reasoned and even indignant, as if he had no choice but to attack the other party's castle, ransacked the other party's home, and killed the other party.

Of course, it is said that Ulusamainayan was mistakenly killed in the war. What the actual situation was, now only Aix can tell. Even if the kings and ministers of Kugit are indignant, they can only watch helplessly.

Then, at the request of Saiga Khan, Aix agreed to voluntarily withdraw from Fort Sachiche. To show his sincerity, Saiga Khan asked Toju Nayan, who had made great contributions in presiding over the negotiations, to manage Fort Sachiche. He and Aix were well-known father-in-law and son-in-law. He said that this would ensure that there would be no similar frictions on the border in this area in the future.

This appointment was reasonable and none of the Kugit Nayans questioned it (anyone who questions it must be able to take back Fort Sageche). The appointment was passed smoothly.

In view of Aix's willingness, Saiga Khan assured Aix that the caravans from his territory would enjoy the same taxation as the caravans from his own country when trading in Turga, and would also receive preferential treatment. The goods produced in Turga would be sold at the market price and no additional price would be added. At the same time, Saiga Khan also hoped that other Nayans would not impose excessive commercial taxes on the caravans from Aix, so as not to destroy the hard-earned peace between the two families.

In this way, the two families reached a peace agreement outside the Sajche Fort. To show his sincerity, Aix was kind enough to heal the captives and then sent them back to the Kugit camp unconditionally.

Afterwards, Toju Nayan symbolically led an army of more than one hundred people into the first checkpoint. After seeing that the flags on the Sajche Fort had all been replaced with Toju Nayan's flags, the nobles at the foot of the mountain breathed a sigh of relief, dismantled the camp, and withdrew their troops.

Even if some of them had doubts in their hearts, they would not verify them. After all, except for Saiga Khan, they did not lose much from beginning to end. It was better than letting them suffer heavy casualties in the fight under the Sageche Fort. The Khergits have never been good at siege warfare, and they prefer to plunder on horseback.

That night, in the main fort of Fort Sajiche, Aix hosted a banquet for Tojunayan. The two families were now as close as one family. All of Tojunayan's subordinates recognized Aix as their son-in-law. After so many dealings with him, Aix had never disappointed them.

At the banquet, Aix prepared very generous gifts for these people, which were regarded as the bonus of the Battle of Fort Sageche. Aix never treated his own family members badly. The king and ministers of Tojunayan were all very happy and gave him a thumbs up in their hearts.

The next morning, Tuoju Nayan returned to the city of Aichemor with dozens of people. As for the remaining hundred people, in order to conceal their tracks, they were temporarily placed at the first checkpoint, waiting to return to Aichemor in batches with the caravan in the future.

Aix selected more than one hundred eye-catching people from among his relatives, had them wear Kugit costumes and dress like Kugits, and be responsible for the sentry duty of Fort Sageche. These relatives can speak fluent Kugit and look similar to Kugits. Outsiders who don't know their background can't really tell anything.

In addition, in order to prevent the Kugits from disguising themselves as a caravan to seize the castle one day in case they realized that they had been fooled by Aix-sur-Torgunayan, Aix-sur-Torgunayan also imitated the locks on the canal and stipulated that once more than two caravans of about eighty people from the east entered the first checkpoint, the gate would be temporarily closed until the two caravans left the first checkpoint in the west.

As for the transmission of information between the two checkpoints, they communicated using flag signals through the checkpoints set up on the mountains, which was both convenient and fast.

In this way, Aix ended the war against the Khergits in such a creative way. He not only actually controlled the Sajchi Fort that was a thorn in his side, but also obtained the right to equalize taxes in the city of Turga. This was equivalent to opening the core area of ​​the Khergit Khanate to the territory, making it not only a dumping ground for the territory's goods, but also an important purchasing place for the territory's goods. You must know that many of the Khergits' goods are in short supply in various countries, which will definitely bring a great boost to the prosperity of the territory.

Not only that, from then on the territory was directly connected to the city of Aichemor of Lao Taishan Toju Nayan. With him leading the way, Aix no longer had to worry about enemies from the direction of the Khergit Khanate.

The only drawback is the nominal ownership of Fort Sagechev, but that doesn’t matter anymore. What’s the point of having a bicycle? Compared with the actual benefits, Aix really doesn’t care about the so-called nominal ownership.

From then on, the trade routes in the east of the territory were completely unobstructed. The next thing Aix considered was how to open up the trade routes in the south and west.