423: Chapter 423 They were truly terrified of poverty!

The white-haired elder, who had just been stroking his beard and speaking volubly about the tribe's backbone and heritage, didn't even bother to stroke his beard now. His hands trembled slightly, as if drawn by an invisible force, involuntarily reaching toward the silver.

The arrogance in his eyes had long since vanished without a trace, replaced by naked desire. He couldn't stop muttering, "This..."

"This is too much..."

The burly elder, who had originally stood with his arms crossed in a posture of extreme toughness, was now leaning forward, wishing he could dive directly into the pile of silver.

Having just emphasized that the tribe's warriors feared no enemy, he was now easily conquered by this pile of silver.

The main reason was that in all his years, this was the first time he had ever seen so much silver!

The Great Elder's originally calm and majestic expression had also completely lost control. His eyes were wide, staring fixedly at the silver; his breathing became rapid and heavy, and his chest heaved violently.

Having just said that Great Qin needed to offer conditions that would move them, he now seemed to have forgotten his own words, performing a direct one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.

"Actually..."

He said sheepishly, "Actually, it's not like we can't discuss this..."

"Yes, yes!"

These high-ranking members of the Shiyang Tribe, who just a moment ago had appeared lofty and arrogant, were now exposed for what they were by these crates of silver. In an instant, they fell from the heights of pride to the depths of greed; the contrast was staggering.

Wu Ping was not at all surprised to see the transformation of the Clan Leader and the elders.

They were truly terrified of poverty!

With so much money placed before them, how could they not be moved?

As for dignity?

How much was dignity even worth!

Compared to other tribes, their Shiyang Tribe was indeed considered a large tribe with abundant resources.

But compared to Great Qin, they had absolutely nothing.

Great Qin had a vast array of goods: various styles of clothing, exquisite porcelain, glassware, plastic products, ironware, salt, tea, honeycomb coal, honeycomb coal heating stoves, and more.

If they wanted these things, they had to use money to buy them.

Aside from cattle and sheep, the Shiyang Tribe had nothing to trade with Great Qin, so they were all very poor.

Now, with so much silver before them, they could buy all sorts of goods.

To people who were terrified of poverty, this attraction was far too great!

"I am willing to obey the commands of His Majesty the Premier of Great Qin!"

Clan Leader Shi Le was the first to speak.

"We are also willing to obey the commands of His Majesty the Premier of Great Qin!"

The Great Elder and the other elders all spoke up one after another.

"Good, good, good!"

Wu Ping looked excited; he finally hadn't disappointed the Commandery Governor!

The news of the Shiyang Tribe submitting to Great Qin soon reached Zhao Fusu's ears.

"This money power is even more formidable than I imagined!"

Zhao Fusu had not expected the power of money to be far more effective than he had anticipated.

To him, anything that could be settled with money was not a problem.

Land was what he valued most.

The character for 'Land' originally meant a wild boar falling to the ground.

Only with land are there wild boars.

Only with wild boars are there resources.

Only with resources are there people.

A larger territory means more resources and a larger population.

And that means stronger comprehensive national power!

Zhao Fusu would never forget what his mission was since transmigrating to this era.

He was here to expand the borders and open up new territories!

Currently, the Shiyang Tribe had only sided with him for profit.

He still needed to station troops in their territory to truly gain control over it.

However, what reason should he use to station troops?

If he stationed troops directly, it might cause panic in the Shiyang Tribe or even provoke unnecessary conflict.

"I've got it!"

A flash of inspiration struck Zhao Fusu.

He thought of a great idea to kill two birds with one stone.

He could both station troops and intimidate the Shiyang Tribe at the same time.