"The second elder of the Hui clan has seen the governor, General Feng." A half-white old man with deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge saw Zhang Gongjin with two entourages, and Feng Daiwen came in and hurriedly saluted:

"How do you know us?" Zhang Gongjin asked with interest:

"The prestige of the governor has long been spread all over the grassland, and General Feng's name can stop children crying at night in the grassland," the bone guard said respectfully:

"Haha, the elder has won the award, I don't know what the elder is here to do," Zhang Gongjin asked with a smile:

"Our clan has been suffering from Turkic exploitation, recently Jieli Khan and Turki Khan have been fighting, our clan has only got the opportunity to kick the breath, this time we and the Xue Yantuo tribe came together to trade, in fact, for the alliance to take refuge, after the patriarch and the five elders discussed and decided to raise the clan to join the Tang Dynasty, as long as the Tang Dynasty attacks the Turks, I Hui Hui the whole clan of 80,000 soldiers are willing to attract the main Turkic force for the forward," the elder of the bone guard said sincerely:

"Elder Gao Yi, my Datang will never treat his own people badly, but the matter is too big to be judged by the saint." Zhang Gong respectfully to:

"It's not that we don't want to go to Chang'an, we really can't, because we came here under the pretext of trading, if we go to Chang'an and are known by Jieli, the old man is worried about the safety of the whole family." The bone protector smiled bitterly:

"Ahem, Elder Bone Protector, as for the matter of forming an alliance and taking refuge, the Governor's Mansion can promise you, the sage has given us the right to be independent, but I want to ask you how you want to join the Tang Dynasty?" Feng Daiwen coughed and asked:

"What does General Feng mean?" The bone protector didn't understand what Feng Daiwen meant, and asked suspiciously:

"I have three choices, the elders can refer to it, the first one, after defeating the Turks, Hui or Hui, live and live on the grassland, the second one, the Hui Hui Ju clan is attached, relocated to the territory of Datang, Datang will give you land, and you will pay taxes and live like other people in Datang. The third type relocates to the designated place of the Tang Dynasty, becomes the Hui tribe of the Tang Dynasty, and selects soldiers to fight for the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty will give additional rewards according to your military exploits, and the women, children, old and young enjoy the same education and work arrangements as the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty guarantees to treat you equally, for example, at present, the Shuofang workers are paid, and children under the age of twelve will be taught reading and literacy for free," Feng Daiwen explained:

"I can't make the decision about this matter, and I will have to decide how to choose to go back to the patriarch, but my clan is really taking refuge in Datang, and I have forgotten to investigate it." The Bone Protector said:

"It's okay to be in a hurry for a while, after the elders go back, we will discuss it slowly, and I, the elders of Datang, can come to my Shuo to take a look in the future, and the lives of the people of Datang will get better and better, and I look forward to your joining," Zhang Gongjin said with relief:

"Thank you for your understanding, and ask the Governor to exchange some weapons for us tomorrow," the bone guard said:

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it just so happens that the city guards still have a batch of more swords, so I'll exchange them for you cheaply," Feng Daiwen smiled and said: In fact, they were eliminated, they were all broken weapons collected after the previous battle, and they were refurbished by Feng Daiwen, as for how long it will last, I don't know, after saying that after a large amount of coal mining, as a blacksmith, coking will still be able to, with coke, it is completely possible to refine it directly, and there are still these eliminated products,

Although Feng Daiwen came and went with some junk weapons, they were all good weapons when they came to the grassland tribes.

Then the two went to the people sent by Jieli and Tuli respectively, and as expected, they both came to ask for weapons and food.

The two refused the exchange of weapons without hesitation, saying that there were a lot of food, salt, silk, and tea, but there were no weapons.

"Weiguo, why do you say that the Hui people would want the whole clan to take refuge in the Tang Dynasty? Will there be fraud, this is not credible to take refuge in the old man without a fight. The two walked around and returned to the study, and Zhang Gongjin asked:

"In fact, this is very likely to be true, because the grassland tribe is wolf-like, let their own tribe not eat enough, they will rob the small tribe, the oppression is very heavy, the Turks have ruled the grassland for many years, except for the Turks, all other ethnic groups are very sad, and now they finally see hope, of course, they have to find a way to kill the Turks, but the Hui people are more obvious, saying that even if we want to fight the Turks, we will not let them be the forwards, at most let them help surround and attack, after all, it is still up to us Datang themselves." Feng Daiwen thought for a while and said:

"Yes, I am a dignified Tang man, how can I use the help of others to obtain military exploits," Zhang Gong said proudly:

"What my uncle said is very true, the Tang Dynasty is an iron-blooded man, and his fame is taken immediately, and people from foreign clans can be a partial teacher at most," Feng Daiwen also said proudly:

"Jieli and Tuli are now really on fire, and according to reports, Jieli has lost a large number of tribes at present, and several tribes have already taken refuge in Tuli. It's a pity that we don't have so much food and grass to support, otherwise we can take this opportunity to defeat the Turks in one fell swoop. Zhang Gongjin sighed:

"Yes, after a big war, it can be regarded as emptying my Datang stockpile, which is why the saint attaches so much importance to this mutual market," Feng Daiwen sighed:

"Dudu, Master Hou, come and take a look." The two were chatting, and Ma Zhou happily walked in with a few clothes.

"What, which girl did King Bin fall in love with, and bought a few clothes to give away?" Zhang Gongjin saw Ma Zhou's happy appearance and teased:

"Hehe, the governor laughed, this is a dress made from wool that has just been sent from the workshop." Ma Zhou smiled embarrassedly:

"Oh, it's made so soon, I'll see." Feng Daiwen's eyes lit up, and he took a piece of clothing to:

"Yes, I didn't expect the wool to be cleaned with alkali, it is so soft after cooking, and it is not so lumpy, and the woman who can weave cloth can easily weave it, it is more convenient than silk, but it is not so smooth," Ma Zhou:

"Well, it's a little harder, a little rougher, and it's not as fine as silk, so I can't afford to sell for it." Zhang Gongjin touched it: This is the difference in how people look at the problem differently when they are born, what Ma Zhou sees is convenient and easy to make, Zhang Gongjin was born in a Jiangnan family, and what he sees is that it is not exquisite enough, and the price cannot be sold.

"Hehe, it's right if you can't afford to sell it, the key is cheap, the materials are cheap, the production is convenient, the key is warmer than silk, and this is just starting to be made, and it will become more and more exquisite in the future, as for Uncle Zhang, this is because they don't choose materials, if you use sheep's fluff to make it, hehe, it's much more expensive than silk." Feng Daiwen smiled happily:

"Yes, yes, I think it's bad, these days I only think about trading, I look at everything and think about how many cattle and horses I can exchange, hehe, in the future, my Datang soldiers will wear woolen clothes inside and cotton clothes outside, and they can go out to fight in winter, hehe," Zhang Gong said solemnly: This is also the general's problem at that time, and he first thinks of fighting when he sees anything.

"With the price of this wool plus the wages and transportation costs, it is not too expensive, and it will not be easy to freeze to death in this winter in the future," Ma Zhou sighed:

"And the best is the layer of fluff that the sheep replaces every summer, and the best of them is the goat's fluff, which will be more expensive than the same weight of gold in the future," Feng Daiwen smiled.

"Really?" Zhang Gongjin's eyes almost protruded and asked:

"Of course it's true, and the colder the goat's cashmere, the better, hehe, in the future, who dares to say that this grassland is a wild place, and if you fight it, you don't care, and it will be slowly occupied by the grassland," Feng Daiwen laughed:

"Yes, yes, if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew the use of wool, there are still Turkic people in the current steppe." Zhang Gongjin knew that the family was powerful, and he would lose it when he saw such a big benefit in front of him, after all, the royal family was the largest family.

"King Bin, don't we still have hundreds of thousands of sheep, ask someone to use a fine brush to get all the cashmere off it, make a few of the best clothes, I want to bring it back to Chang'an. Anyway, there are so many Turkic captives, don't sell them, just help herd the sheep in Shuofang," Feng Daiwen said:

"It's Lord Hou, I will definitely let them choose the finest velvet to make a few clothes for the princess," Ma Zhou laughed:

"King Bin, you have also learned badly, I am planning to be the queen's mother." Feng Dawen explains:

"Haha, okay, it's been a busy day today, you better go back and rest, you will be busy tomorrow," Zhang Gongjin also smiled: