It is also set to be the Ejina Banner five hundred years later. This place was once glorious, when the northern Dangxiang people founded the Western Xia, this was their capital. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called "Yiji Nai Road" here, and Juyan Fortress was set up here, which was "Yiji Nai Road Governor's Office" to dominate military and political affairs. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it was just that Yiji Nailu and Heicheng were destroyed and abandoned. For the Tatars, this place is close to the river, the water is abundant, the surrounding vegetation is quite abundant, it is a good place for grazing, and now it has become the pasture land of the Tatar lords of Mobei.

It is not random that I choose the place to discuss the mutual market, the lord here is probably more or less related to the city, and this place is very close to the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty, and now the Ming envoy is here, if something happens......

Of course, these are just the assumptions of Zhang Fan and others, although they are a little alarmist, but this is related to their own net worth and life, so they have to plan early.

The name of the lord of this place is Mungendurak, which means that the house is full of blessings. This lord is not sorry for his name at all, more than a dozen concubines, and more than twenty children. Mungendurak is famous in Yijianai, a natural pasture where only a thousand people live, and many people respect him.

Zhang Fan and others followed the Tatar envoys into Yijinai, and in addition to the 1,000 people who guarded the city, the merchants also entered the city. The envoys hurried to the lord's palace, and heard that the men sent by Alta were already waiting there.

Along the way, Zhang Fan really saw the exotic customs. There are not many permanent residents in Yijinai, but this place is the largest market within a radius of 100 miles, and many herders come here to catch the market. The Daming caravan, which arrived with Zhang Fan and others, was warmly welcomed by the herdsmen as soon as they entered the city. The arrival of the caravans in the Ming Dynasty meant that the herdsmen could exchange some of the things they needed for life at a low price, and they were also traded in person, avoiding a lot of exploitation by those old men. In fact, the previous mutual market was broken by the Tatars, which also accounted for a large reason, the herdsmen could exchange things directly, and those nobles could get a lot less oil and water.

The Tatars had a great demand for many things in the Ming Dynasty, especially tea bricks and table salt. The Tatars are mainly grazing, and eat beef and mutton most of the year, but this thing is eaten like this all year round, which is definitely a huge burden on the human stomach, to put it bluntly, it is high cholesterol and fat deposits on the inner wall of blood vessels. Drinking tea can speed up the metabolism of fats, and of course not only that, but there are many benefits. So here, even the poorest people will pay a lot of money in exchange for some tea bricks. Not to mention the demand for salt, this is inland, there is a lot of fresh water, but salt is very difficult to find.

When Zhang Fan saw this scene, the hatred for Tatar in his heart suddenly became much smaller. Yes, no matter how bad the two countries are, it is not the will of the people, and it is always the people who are hurt!

When they came to the lord's house, Mungendurak did not live in a tent because he was a lord who lived in the place, but built a house. The courtyard is large, unlike the houses of the Ming Dynasty, where the houses are somewhat low and the roofs are flat. There are various fruit trees and flowers in the garden, but because it is early spring, they are not open. Zhang Fan and others can imagine the appearance of flowers blooming in this courtyard. The environment is very quiet, just like a small garden.

As soon as a few people came in, a few people came out of the house. The first one wore the characteristic clothes of the Tatar lord, with intricate patterns and bright colors. This person is very rich, if it weren't for his clothes, everyone would think that the person in front of him was a wealthy merchant in the Ming Dynasty.

"The contemptible Menggendulak, the noble man is here, and the humble house is shining." A Chinese dialect with a thick nonsense.

"Thank you for your hospitality." Wang Xilie, as the representative of the envoy, took the initiative to come forward to greet him.

The house was spotlessly clean, very clean and exotic. Everyone entered the house and sat down, and their own subordinates offered the mare's milk wine peculiar to this place.

"This is the best wine here, and I don't dare to use it for tea or something." Mungendurak said.

Where did the officials of the Ministry of Rites who went out drink these, and as soon as they entered their mouths, a fishy smell came. Fortunately, these people are usually very good at socializing, and they are forced to swallow themselves, but they never touch the drink in front of them again.

"This time I came here to negotiate a mutual market with your state, I don't know where is the messenger of the Khan?" In order to change the topic, Wang Xilie hurriedly said.

"The envoys of the Great Khan are coming." Mungendurak said.

As he was talking, someone outside reported that the person from I had arrived, and Mungen hurried out to meet him. Two people came, one dressed as a person of status at a glance, and the other dressed as a guard, but he was quite old.

Meng Gen hurriedly introduced: "This is Huang Taiji, the son of Tu Khan, Tu Khan asked His Highness to negotiate this time, which shows sincerity." ”

"Didn't Tu Khan himself come?" Wang Xilie asked, "After all, the mutual market is a major matter, and we should discuss it with Tu Khan in person." ”

"There are some things in the Great Tent of Father Khan that have been delayed, and now they are on the road, and they will be here in the near future." Huang Taiji said that he is very fluent in Chinese.

When Mungen saw that they were going to talk about something, he ordered his men to withdraw.

"Our dynasty and Tatar used to exchange markets, but you broke the contract first, why do you want to reopen it now?" Wang Xilie began to talk.

"At that time, it was not my father Khan who was in charge, but the nobles who insisted on provoking the trouble." Huang Taiji said.

"However, after Tu Khan took power, the intrusion on my Ming frontier was also continuous, and Fan'er became more and more intense, how can this be explained?" Wang Xilie asked step by step.

"Although my father Khan is in power, it is not stable, there are always some people who are not used to it want to destroy, and my father Khan has no choice but to destroy it!" Huang Taiji pretended to be helpless and said.

"Then why do you want to reopen now?" Wang Xilie continued.

"Father Khan, he also wants the people to live better." Huang Taiji said, "How can you not be sad to see the people working all day long and getting little in return!" Now that my father Khan has pacified the territory, I can make this request to your country. ”

The people in the Ministry of Rites present were not human spirits, even Zhang Fan saw that this Huang Taiji must have something to say, but Zhang Fan always looked at the old guard beside Huang Taiji, as a Jinyi guard, he also learned a lot of skills to see people, and his intuition told him that this was not simple.

Wang Xilie also knew that he couldn't explain everything, so he didn't delve too deeply, and said: "My eldest son and the court very much hope to exchange markets with your state, but if we can't guarantee safety, we don't need to talk about everything below." ”

"Please rest assured that my father Khan is also prepared for this request." Huang Taiji said, "To put it bluntly, I have only relied on plundering for so many years, which is not only extremely risky, but also very profitable. As long as the mutual market can be reopened, it will be beneficial to both sides. ”

His words did not arouse disgust, at least it was better to say them than to be a hypocrite.

"These words are unfounded, and I ask you to come up with a way, and let us see it." Wang Xilie said.

Huang Taiji listened to his words and looked at the guard beside him without leaving a trace, and the guard secretly made a gesture. Everyone didn't pay attention, but Zhang Fan and Wang Meng saw it. Zhang Fan kept staring at him, but Wang Meng was the old man of Jinyiwei, and he was very attentive.

"In that case, we can discuss the specifics first." Wang Xilie said.

The two parties began to negotiate, Zhang Fan really couldn't interject, and was bored, when Menggen's subordinates came in and reported that someone wanted to see Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan was very surprised, got up and left, and left with Wang Meng. Everyone didn't care, but they always glanced at Zhang Fan a few times.

When the two went out, they saw that the person who came was a hundred households in brocade clothes pretending to be a businessman, Zhang Fan hurriedly asked: "A big matter is being discussed here, what important things should be disturbed at this time." ”

The man was also on the road and said: "My lord, those businesses are a little disagreeable, and I specially asked the villain to find someone who can speak to adjust it, no, I will find you, my lord." ”

"Profit-seeking businessmen must be a matter of silver, and it is a shame for me to be a big face." Zhang Fan pretended to be angry and said, "You lead the way in front." ”

Zhang Fan followed behind the man and said to Wang Meng: "What do you think of that person." ”

"My lord, that man is powerful, but he is not a person who has often been on the battlefield. It's good to be a sergeant, but it's a little worse if you're a guard. Wang Meng said.

"Yes, what is Huang Taiji's identity, but it depends on his eyes." Zhang Fan said, "It seems that this disciple Khan is also very anxious!" ”

The two didn't speak again on the way, and followed the disguised brocade households to a secluded tent, where there were already two people waiting, one was Zhao Ming, a thousand households who had dealt with Zhang Fan, and the other was a lifetime of wind and frost, as if he had just arrived here, and was warming up by the fire.

"Your Excellency." Zhao Ming saw Zhang Fan coming, hugged his fists and said, "This brother came from Ningxia Wei overnight, saying that he had something important to report to the adult. ”

"The villain Hu Liang has seen the adult." The man saluted Zhang Fan respectfully.

"Don't be polite, you came from Ningxia in a hurry, there must be something important about Lord Wang." Zhang Fan looked at his looking around and said, "If you have something to say, even if you say it directly, the people here will definitely keep their mouths shut." ”

Hu Liang listened to Zhang Fan's words, and did not detour, and said: "The villain came to report on the order of the governor. The day before yesterday, the grandson of my answer brought Hannaji to Datong with more than ten people and guards! ”

There were not many words in this sentence, but it stunned the few people present. Zhao Ming and Wang Meng just felt strange, but Zhang Fan couldn't help but think about it, and immediately asked, "Do you know what it's for?" ”

"I heard that I fell out with Meda." Hu Liang said, "I have taken a fancy to Hannaji's wife, the 'Three Niangzi', and want to seize it. There is nothing Han Naji can do, so he has to come to my Daming. ”

"When did this happen?" Zhang Fan asked.

"I heard that there was a month and a month, and Hannaji was hiding from the pursuers of Alta everywhere on the grassland, and now he has only arrived in Datong." Hu Liang replied.

When Zhang Fan heard this, he straightened things out. He had always had doubts about my answer's sudden desire to reopen the mutual market, and now it came to light. I replied that the southern invasion last year had lost many horses, and it is estimated that the tamed nobles in Tatar rebelled again. Now that my grandson has fled to the Ming Dynasty, if the court accepts him and seals him to an official position, my position will be very embarrassing.

"This is an old thing, and the abacus is good." Zhang Fan said to himself, "Although he prepared a backhand, he was still too confident, and he didn't expect that Hannaji to be able to break out of the encirclement!" ”

The other two didn't say much, but Zhang Fan had a plan in his heart, and said: "Our affairs can't be delayed, and this mutual market must be successful." Of course, there will be a lot of blood coming out of it. I will continue to be mine, and you must also be careful not to show your feet. ”

"Don't worry, sir." Zhao Ming said, "We are very familiar with this matter. But the lords, the lowly duty is worried that the adults will attract the attention of the tartars. ”

"The Tartars are sure to pay attention to me, but don't worry, they don't dare to mess around." Zhang Fan said, "Now that the situation is in our favor, then we have to take advantage of it." ”