Buying peace with the Northern Xiong required an annual tribute of merely several hundred thousand taels of silver.
Moreover, this price had remained unchanged for decades.
It stayed that way until the Great Chu grew powerful and decisively severed ties with them, bringing that humiliating chapter of history to an end.
One could easily imagine that for an overlord like the Northern Xiong, a few hundred thousand taels of silver was enough to satisfy them.
The strength of these minor tribes before them was nowhere near that of the Beiyuan overlord.
Using a mere ten thousand taels or so to buy them off was more than sufficient.
Facts proved that Chu Ying had judged correctly.
To these tribal leaders, even a hundred taels of silver was an astronomical sum in their hearts.
Let alone thousands, or tens of thousands!
They had never dreamed that such a massive pie would fall out of the sky and hit them.
For a moment, they all found themselves breathing heavily, unable to take another step.
Seeing the change in their expressions, Xiao Yue suddenly understood something and quietly said to Chu Ying: "Could it be that the helper the Young Master mentioned actually refers to silver?"
"Of course. Otherwise, why would they take the bait?"
Chu Ying chuckled. "Ten thousand pretty words aren't as good as actually handing out a little sweetness. That's why I say this stuff is far more reliable than I am."
"I don't believe it. Is there really nothing in this world more reliable th…
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