The matter was serious, and Oh He and Yao Ge did not dare to make a decision, muttered a few words in a low voice, saying that they wanted to ask the patriarch, and then got up to confess and leave.

Jiang Wei and Mi Wei waited for only a short while, and Oh He had already turned around, saluted the two of them, and said respectfully, "The patriarch has invited the two." ”

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and led the two to the main tent.

But seeing that the fire in the tent was warm and warm like spring, the ground was covered with thick felt, which was filled with fine wine and delicacies, and several Qiang girls were performing sheepskin drums for the guests seated.

Ma Chao and a middle-aged man in his forties with a thin body sat on the main seat, which has always been covered by the patriarch of Hequqiang.

Sure enough, Ma Chao saw the two figures, and turned sideways to the human, "Brother Moth, let me introduce to you, these two are Jiang Wei and Mi Wei that I just said, they are all first-class young heroes in Yizhou." ”

After a pause, he waved at the two of them again, and said with a smile, "Come and meet the Moth Shasai Patriarch, he and I are old brothers." ”

Jiang Wei and Mi Wei stepped forward, hugged their fists and said, "I've seen the patriarch below." ”

Moth got up, grabbed the hands of the two of them, looked at them for a while, and slowly bowed his head and said, "Okay, good, it's really a hero out of a young man." ”

He pointed to a conspicuous position to the side and said, "Sit together, you are the brothers of my Ma Chao brothers, and naturally you are also my brothers who are covered by moths, just treat it as your own home here, and you don't have to be restrained." The two of them thanked and sat down.

After greeting each other and toasting each other with a few bowls of wine, the atmosphere was very warm.

At this time, Moth turned to Ma Chao and asked casually, "Brother Ma, is the king of Hanzhong coming to buy a horse?" ”

Ma Chao smiled and didn't answer, everyone on the road when he came to discuss it, he came to the town, and some of the generals didn't have to come forward in person, this time he just looked sideways at Mi Wei.

Mi Wei understood, got up and repeated the intention to buy a horse, and added that if it could meet the requirements of quantity, the price would naturally be easy to say.

Moth Cover frowned and sighed

"Don't hide it. It's not that our clan doesn't want to do business with you, but in fact, except for the war horses that are reserved for personal use, our clan can sell no more than 1,000 horses every year. It's going to take some work to get there......"

Jiang Wei and Mi Wei glanced at each other, and they could see the understanding in the depths of their eyes.

This moth blockage, presumably said that it would take some effort, but in fact it really wanted to reap some benefits.

Mi Wei raised his eyes, stretched out two fingers, and pretended not to care

"A thousand horses doesn't hurt. In addition, if the patriarch can help us find the source of the horse and make up for the remaining gap, I am willing to reward the patriarch with an additional 10%. ”

When the Russians on the side heard this, they were all stunned.

If a medium-sized horse is worth 50,000 yuan, 9,000 horses are 450,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 This also means that one war horse in Hequqiang can be sold for two horses!

The profits here are really huge!

The moth was also incredible, and turned to Ma Chao.

But seeing Ma Chao laughing loudly, "They are the people brought by my Ma Chao, what they say, it is what it is, and there is no need to doubt it." ”

Moth Cover was finally convinced, and a smile slowly bloomed on his dry face.

He summoned the two of them, discussed a few words in a low voice, and raised his head

"Speaking of which, in a few days it will be the New Year of our Qiang people, called 'Rijimei', and then all the Qiang Hu tribes will gather under the Xihai Zhiwu tent to celebrate. Zhi Wudai is the leader of our alliance on the grassland, everyone must obey his orders, if you can move him, then it is not difficult to buy thousands of war horses. ”

When Mi Wei heard this, his face suddenly showed joy, and he was about to thank him.

Moth Shasai shook his hand and said, "This is to the West Sea, but it is only two or three days away." You don't have to be in a hurry, it's rare for Brother Ma Chao to come to our clan as a guest, stay for a few more days, and don't let you go! ”

Ma Chao picked up the big bowl and laughed loudly, "I also know that guy who is not dained, don't worry, now you are happy here for a few days, and it is not too late to find him again...... Speaking of moths, don't you call out your youngest and most beautiful girls to accompany our young heroes? ”

"That's nature! That's nature! Moth's face was wrinkled with a smile.

Because of Ma Chao's relationship, in the next two days, everyone was warmly welcomed by the Hequ Qiang people.

It wasn't until the early morning of the third day, when Ma Chao saw that the time was almost up, that he said goodbye to the moth and covered his arm, and then led the cavalry to set off again to the west.

Moth Sha was relieved, personally sent out more than 20 miles, and when parting, he sent two brothers, Oh He and Burn Ge, to lead a hundred Qiang cavalry accompanying guides.

With the dedicated guidance of the two of them, the cavalry traveled day and night, and the journey was safe, and finally arrived at the West Sea on September 27.

Xihai (Qinghai Lake) Qiang language called "Cuowenbu", which means the blue sea, its sea circumference is thousands of miles, rippling blue waves, vast and boundless, is the most brilliant gem on the northwest land.

This piece of land seems to be barren, but in fact, there are more than 30 rivers flowing into it, and where the rivers pass, they nourish the soil and plants, and also feed countless Qianghu tribes, large and small.

The western sea is salty, and people and animals cannot drink it, but there is a sea in the east, which is called Erhai, which is a freshwater lake.

Therefore, where the ear sea is located, the grassland is green, the stream is murmuring, the distant mountains are undulating, in addition to countless cattle, sheep and horses, antelope and wild deer also pass through, this scene is really bright and beautiful as in the painting.

It is also the residence of the most powerful tribe on the grassland, the common leader of the Qianghu alliance - Zhi Wudai.

On the way, after being introduced by Oh He, Jiang Wei finally had some understanding of this person.

In recent years, he has taken advantage of the opportunity of the Han people in Liangzhou to mingle and the trade in the Western Regions almost stopped, to buy Han treasures to the east, and to the west to quietly do business with the countries of the Western Regions. After several years of accumulation, wealth gradually increased.

He also used the wealth he had accumulated to expand his armament, and gathered the Qianghu tribes near the West Sea, but if anyone disobeyed, he sent troops to exterminate them.

Now, he occupies the West Sea Salt Lake and the Western Regions Trade Road, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is making money every day; He also held ten thousand Qiang horses, crisscrossing the West Sea, unmatched, and really responded to the saying that those who go along are prosperous, and those who are against them die.

His father is a Hu person, but his mother is a Qiang person, and he has the common blood of the two tribes, so he is also recognized by the Qiang and Hu peoples.

His command is full of talents, Bai Huwen, Yi Jian's prostitutes, and Zhiyuan are all invincible generals, and there is a goddaughter who can penetrate Yang in a hundred steps to protect him, and his strength is definitely not to be humiliated.

Until a few years ago, the once-prosperous Zhiwu Dai invited all the tribes to convene a meeting of the West Sea Alliance, set the rules of the offensive and defensive alliance, and was elected as the leader of the West Sea Grassland in the meeting.

Jiang Wei heard this, and said in his heart, this time in the face of such a brave and resourceful leader of the Hu people, even if there is Ma Chao Town, even if he visits with the heart of doing business, a confrontation between the open and the secret is still indispensable.