After agreeing with Möngkejire Khan on the price of the Eastern European Mongolian horse (Don hippopotamus), the atmosphere between the two sides became more harmonious. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Next, Marin was invited to a seat by Möngke Gire Khan and was treated with courtesy and hospitality.

At this time, not only Möngkegire Khan, but also other Crimean nobles, looked at Marin, and their eyes were full of blazing heat. You must know that although the Crimean Khanate has a population of only 250,000, counting the newly conquered Golden Horde, it has a population of only 400,000. However, its land area, including the newly conquered Golden Horde, amounted to more than 200,000 square kilometers. Moreover, it is probably the warmest steppe in Eastern Europe on the Black Sea.

Therefore, there are countless horses, cattle and sheep in the Crimean Khanate. The great nobles of the Crimean Khanate present had at least a total of more than 100,000 horses, cattle and sheep in each family.

It's just that in the past, because the allies of the Crimean Khanate were not short of horses, cattle and sheep, and other countries had no dealings with the Crimean Khanate and were even hostile to each other. Therefore, so many cattle and sheep can only be eaten at home. Even if it can be sold, it is still a very low price.

Therefore, if someone can really buy horses, cattle and sheep from the Crimean Khanate on a large scale, it will definitely be a great thing for these great nobles of Crimea who have countless livestock under their names.

Marin did not identify himself, saying only that he was a representative of a large chamber of commerce under the Hanseatic League called the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, but had the right to decide whether or not to import livestock from the Crimean Khanate. Therefore, at this time, the nobles of the Crimean Khanate, including Möngkejire Khan, regarded Marin as a little god of wealth, and their attitude was much more polite than before.

The two lieutenants from the Hanseatic League, as well as those sent by Lithuania, said to Marin and Möngkegire Khan and had absolutely no idea. Because, none of them know Tatar.

When Marin said that he would buy 1,000 horses from the Crimean Khanate, the Hanseatic allies did not care, but the Lithuanian deputy expressed his opposition:

"Lord Marin, why import livestock from the Crimean Khanate? We also have a lot of horses, cattle and sheep for sale in Lithuania! ”

In fact, more than half of the 50,000 cattle that are driven from Poland to Germany each year come from the Ukrainian steppes under Lithuanian control.

However, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland were a confederation, and it was easy for these cattle to cross the border from Poland. Even in 1569, when the Grand Duchy of Poland and Lithuania was once again united into a federation (the federation was one, the confederation was not), the Ukrainian regions were ceded to the Kingdom of Poland. Therefore, it is said in the history books that Poland exports 50,000 head of cattle to Germany every year. And that "Poland" was actually the later "Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth", not the current long and narrow Kingdom of Poland.

Therefore, the Lithuanian deputy envoy expressed his dissatisfaction with Marin's desire to import war horses from the Crimean Khanate on a large scale and wanted to win this order. Because, there are also a lot of Lithuanian horses. After all, the Ukrainian steppes are now the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

"Vice-Ambassador, Viktor, I know that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania has plenty of livestock, but, you know? My choice to import livestock from the Crimean Khanate is of great political significance. If we don't import cattle from the Crimean Khanate and let them taste the sweetness, how can they be willing to help us fight the Grand Duchy of Moscow? Are those orders important, or is the national security of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania important? ”

Marin explained to Lithuania's deputy envoy, Viktor, the reason for this, but of course, this was only one aspect. The Eastern European Mongolian horses of the Crimean Khanate were resistant to rough breeding, which was very suitable for military horses, which was also an important reason.

However, this reason alone was enough to shut up Vice-Envoy Victor. Viktor did not forget the desperate situation in which the Grand Duchy of Lithuania had been oppressed by the Crimean Khanate and the Grand Duchy of Moscow for the past two years, and had been forced to cede several cities and large steppes.

Marin then mentions the cattle trade......

Earlier, Marin asked Polish merchants to buy more than 20,000 head of cattle. Among them, the price of each cow is only about 10 gold coins. However, due to Marin's wanton cut-off, the price of beef in southern Germany and Italy, where Polish-Lithuanian cattle are traditionally imported, has risen due to shortages.

Now, the price of Polish cattle has reached 13 gold coins per head. To be honest, it's pretty cheap. In Germany, the price of a strong ox is as high as more than 20 gold coins.

But Marin is not satisfied, everyone wants to spend less money and buy the goods that suit. So, Marin offered to import cattle from the Crimea......

At this time, Marin was suddenly promoted from the "small god of wealth" in the eyes of many Tatar nobles in Crimea to the "big god of wealth......

Cattle basically eat grass in ordinary times, and only when plowing the land and pulling the plow, because it is too hard, will there be the opportunity to eat feed with "extra meals".

Therefore, there is no cost at all to raise cattle. It was enough for the herders to drive their cattle to graze on the savannah. And there was no agriculture in the Crimean Khanate, and horse farming was equally popular in Eastern Europe instead of ox farming. Therefore, the cattle of the Crimean Khanate, which are also very problematic, are generally digested within the country and used to eat meat and provide milk.

Marin inquired about the price of the cattle, and all at once not only the Tatar nobles, but even Möngkejire Khan was excited. You must know that as the Great Khan of the Crimean Khanate, Möngogiré Khan had the most cattle and sheep. The number of cattle alone is as high as more than 90,000.

If there is a market for these cattle, Möngkejire Khan will also make a lot of money......

Then the two sides engaged in a "bargaining" full of friendship and verbal words. Marin took advantage of the unmarketable characteristics of the Crimean Khanate, and desperately lowered the price, pushing the price of each cow to 7.5 gold coins per head.

In fact, at this time, Möngke Jire Khan's heart had already laughed. Marin thought he had made a big bargain, but he didn't know that when the Crimean Khanate exported cattle to Turkey at a low price, the Turks only gave 5 gold coins a head, the complete price of cabbage...... Marin bargained so hard for the price of Polish cattle, which was still half the price of cattle exported by the Crimean Khanate to Turkey......

Marin, who thought he had taken advantage, told Möngkegire Khan with great pride that when he returned, he would urge his subordinates to make up their minds to import a large number of live cattle from the Crimean Khanate. If all goes well, the number of imports per year may reach 10,000 heads......

As soon as he heard this amount, Möngkejire Khan was no longer calm, and almost came down to hook up with Marin......

You know, based on 7.5 gold coins per cow, 10,000 cows is 75,000 gold coins! Sigmund I was able to buy Montgogire Khan with 15,000 gold coins, and the super large order of 75,000 gold coins every year almost stunned Montgogire Khan......

Even, because the annual volume of 10,000 heads was too amazing, a group of Tatar nobles in the main hall approached Möngkegire Khan one after another, demanding a certain "export share" to avoid being monopolized by the greedy Möngkejire Khan.

In fact, Möngkejire Khan really planned to monopolize this big list. However, the other nobles in the main hall are easy to handle, and the 40,000 households are all powerful nobles with heavy troops, and Möngke Jire Khan can't ignore their requirements. Therefore, for this matter, Möngkegire Khan decided to convene a court assembly to decide on the distribution......

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Seeing that the big list of 10,000 cattle was released, which made the Crimean Khanate attach so much importance to it, Marin felt sure and finally revealed his true purpose......

"Great Khan, you have become the co-lord of the Kipchak steppe, I wonder if the Rus' states such as the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Duchy of Ryazan have paid 'tithes' to you?" Marin looked like "I just asked casually", in fact, his whole spirit was tense at this time. Because, the time for the decisive battle has come......

'Huh?' Tithes'? Möngkejire Khan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head:

"No, in the days of Aheima Khan, they no longer paid tithes."

At the beginning, the reason why the Grand Duchy of Moscow colluded with the Crimean Khanate to build the Golden Horde was to refuse to pay the "tithes" that should have been given to the Golden Horde. Moreover, Aheima Khan did not demand that the Grand Duchy of Moscow pay all the "tithes", only half of which was enough, but the Grand Duchy of Moscow was still very unhappy. Because, even half of them, it's scary. The Crimean Khanate, in alliance with the Grand Duchy of Moscow, was naturally embarrassed to ask it for "tithes". Moreover, the Grand Duchy of Moscow is not a good stubble, it is a powerful faction.

"Great Khan, I have heard that the Grand Duchy of Moscow has a population of several million, and if everyone tithes you...... The amount of taxes paid each year is at least a million gold coins......" Marin said in a demagogic tone. But to the ears of Möngkejire Khan and the Tatar nobles, it was like thunder......

Millions of gold coins...... Million Gold Coins...... 10,000 gold coins...... Gold......

At this moment, Möngkejire Khan and many of the Tatar nobles were short of breath and fell into deep thought......

Yes, the Grand Duchy of Moscow has the largest population than any other country in Eastern Europe. If tithes were to resume in the Grand Duchy of Moscow, would the Crimeans still have to be forced to snatch human beings and sell them into slavery? Moreover, in a year, they dispatched so many large-scale cavalry, and the slaves they grabbed were only sold for about 100,000 gold coins, and often even did not reach this amount.

However, if the "tithes" in the Rus' countries were restored, millions of gold coins would be obtained for every young man, which was much better than robbery......

Seeing that Möngkejire Khan and the Tatar nobles were lost in thought, Marin naturally wanted to make persistent efforts:

"Great Khan, the imposition of 'tithes' on the Rus' states is the power given by God to the Great Khan of Kipchak, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow actually refuses to pay it, which is really untidy!"

After saying that, Marin looked indignant, as if he had been insulted by the hair of the Grand Duchy of Moscow......