"Haha......"

After listening to Li Hongyu's words, Bahat immediately laughed, looked at Li Hongyu and said, "Listening to the accent of Qianhu, he is not from Liaodong, we have a private market here in addition to the mutual market. “

"Private market?"

Li Hongyu was deliberately stunned when he heard this, pretending to be at a loss, he naturally knew that the "private market" mentioned by Bahat was referring to smuggling on the border of the Ming Dynasty.

Man Gui's face suddenly became a little nervous, and he looked at Bahat again and again, wanting to remind Bahat not to talk nonsense, after all, Li Hongyu was the governor of Liaodong sent by Emperor Wanli, and he was the new champion who stepped into the official career for the first time.

"The private market is to directly trade with your merchants by bypassing your Ming government, and your Ming Dynasty is allowed to trade with each other twice a year, but there is a limit on goods, and we can't get your tea, iron horses, and salt if we don't buy and sell through the private market."

Bahat didn't notice the change in Man Gui's face, how did he know that the young Qianhu in front of him turned out to be the governor of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, so he explained to Li Hongyu with a smile.

"I see!" To Man Gui's surprise, Li Hongyu's reaction seemed very calm, nodded thoughtfully, and then looked at Bahat and asked, "Is there a big difference between the price of the private market and the official market?" ”

"Of course it's big, the official market is doing business in a bright and bright way, while the private market is doing business with its head in its head, and the private market must have made a lot of money." When Bahat heard this, a look of helplessness suddenly appeared on his face, and there was no complaint in his words.

Obviously, the smugglers in the Ming Dynasty, who were eager to make more profits from the "private market" because they risked their heads, would definitely drive down the price of the Mongol goods they traded.

"If you can send us to Chahanhot, then I can buy all your goods at market price." Seeing Bahat's dissatisfaction, Li Hongyu smiled slightly, and then spoke.

Hearing this, Bahat was slightly stunned, and looked at Li Hongyu in some surprise, he didn't expect a small thousand households to have such a big breath.

"Bahat Taiji, our Lord Qianhu has always been a man of his word, as long as you take us to Chahanhot, then our Lord Qianhu will be responsible for purchasing your goods."

Man Gui was also surprised, but he quickly came back to his senses and said to Bahat with a smile that it would be a piece of cake to buy Bahat's goods with the power of Li Hongyu's governor of Liaodong.

"Can you really buy our goods at market price?" Hearing this, Bahat looked at Li Hongyu and asked with a concerned expression, with a suspicious look on his face.

Obviously, Bahat was moved by Li Hongyu's suggestion, and if Li Hongyu could buy his goods at the market price, then he would make a lot of money this time.

But he didn't believe that such a good thing would happen, after all, in his impression, the merchants and officials of the Ming Dynasty were extremely cunning and greedy, how could such a small thousand households like Li Hongyu have this ability?

"Since I can go to see your Lin Dan Great Khan on behalf of Da Ming, then of course there is a way to buy your goods."

Li Hongyu knew that Bahat doubted himself in his heart, so he pondered for a while and said, "You also know that our Ming army is at war with the Jurchens in Liaodong, and it costs a lot of supplies every day, and Liaodong is located in a remote area and transportation is not suitable, so your goods can be purchased as military supplies." ”

"Is that true?" Hearing this, Bahat's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Li Hongyu with surprise and asked.

Of course, he knew that the Ming army and the Houjin army were fighting happily in Liaodong, so what Li Hongyu said about buying his goods as military supplies for the Ming army was also a way to solve the supply of the Ming army.

"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase." Li Hongyu nodded, and then said solemnly.

"Do you dare to give me a high-five?" Seeing that Li Hongyu's expression was serious, Bahat didn't look like he was lying, so he muttered to a few Mongolians behind him for a while and then asked Li Hongyu Zhengse, high-fives on the grassland as an oath is a very sacred ritual, and once betrayed, it will be spurned.

"Of course." Li Hongyu did not hesitate at all, stretched out his hand and solemnly slapped his palm with Bahat, which meant that the two had reached an agreement on the matter of the goods.

"Let's go, go and taste the mare's milk wine of our steppe." After high-fiveing Li Hongyu, Bahat looked very happy and warmly extended an invitation to Li Hongyu, showing his bold and hospitable side.

"That official is better than obeying his fate." Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, and agreed in one bite, if he could be escorted all the way by Bahat, then he could arrive in Chahanhot smoothly, saving a lot of trouble along the way.

The camp of Bahat is at the foot of a mountain not far away, twenty or thirty yurts enclose a large herd of cattle and sheep in it, and the yurts are connected by a simple fence.

Of course, in addition to cattle and sheep, the goods traded by the Bahat this time were also the furs of livestock, precious animal skins, medicinal materials, etc., through which they traded with the merchants of the Ming Dynasty for silk, tea, tobacco and wine, metal utensils, iron utensils, and salt for the use of the people of the tribe.

When they learned that Li Hongyu was one of the thousands of households of the Ming Dynasty and could help them trade goods, the people in the camp seemed very excited, and Bahat ordered someone to slaughter a few sheep to entertain Li Hongyu and his party.

Li Hongyu drank mare's milk wine for the first time, because it is made from mare's milk, the alcohol content is usually not high, and it tastes unique.

Every year in July and August, the grassland cattle are fat and strong, it is the season to make mare's milk wine, Mongolian women store mare's milk in the skin bag and stir, a few days later, the milk fat is separated, fermented into wine.

Because the mare's milk wine is warm, it has the effects of driving away cold, relaxing tendons, invigorating blood, strengthening the stomach, etc., it is called Yuan jade syrup, it is one of the "Eight Treasures of Mongolia", it was the main drink of the Yuan Dynasty court and the Mongolian aristocratic palace, Kublai Khan often put it in a precious golden bowl to reward meritorious officials.

Whenever a guest arrives from afar, the Mongolians will pour mare's milk wine in silver bowls or golden cups and sing a touching toast to entertain the guests as a way to express their sincerity.

At this time, the guests should catch the wine glass, drink if they can, drink if they can't, and then return the wine to the host, if they push and push, pull and don't drink, they will be considered to look down on the host, unwilling to meet with sincerity, and so on.

Li Hongyu is a wine basket, so he is naturally not afraid of drinking, he readily accepted Bahat's toast, and then drank the mare's milk wine in the wine glass to show his respect for Bahat.

"Bahat Taiji, our master has a cloud, 'come and don't be rude', and when the official returns, he will definitely give you some of our Ming wine." After putting down the wine glass, Li Hongyu said to Bahat with a smile.

"Brother Qianhu, I won't tell you, your Fenjiu is really enjoyable to drink, but unfortunately it's too expensive, if you can, can you let us buy some at your market price." Bahat also laughed when he heard this, looked at Li Hongyu and said.

"That's no problem, how much do you want, the official will give you as much as you want." Li Hongyu smiled slightly, and agreed in one sip, but it was just some wine, which was a piece of cake for him.

"Come on, do it." Seeing that Li Hongyu was very happy, Bahat immediately felt very happy in his heart, and asked a young Mongolian woman on the side to pour Li Hongyu full of wine and saluted Li Hongyu with a wine glass.

Li Hongyu naturally did not refuse, and drank wine with Bahat, talking and laughing, which made the atmosphere of the scene very light.

After drinking, Bahat beckoned his people to pack up their yurts and set off, preparing to join a nearby Mongol tribe and store their goods in that tribe temporarily.

The area where Li Hongyu and Bahat and others are now located is the territory of the Bayout Division, one of the five Inner Khalkha Divisions, and if you want to reach Chahanhot, you have to go west, pass through the territory of the Bayout Department and the Uziyat Division, one of the five Inner Khalkha Divisions, and then arrive at the Bahrain Division, the westernmost part of the Five Inner Khalkha Divisions.

In the afternoon of the next day, Li Hongyu and his party arrived at a tribe with more than 1,000 people, and after hugging the leader of the tribe, Bahat left the goods brought for trading this time, left half of the people to guard, and took the rest of the people to lead Li Hongyu to the west.

Before leaving, Bahat promised the leader of the tribe that he would bring their goods with him when he traded goods with the Ming, so that the tribe could also make a lot of money.

Three days later, Li Hongyu arrived at Alke, the headquarters of the Uziyett tribe, which was located on the banks of a river with abundant water and grass, and some wooden houses had been built outside the sea except for a large yurt, which looked like a small town.

After arriving in Arq, Bahat led Li Hongyu to meet the leader of the Uziyat tribe, Zorik Tuhon, who was not only the head of the five Inner Khalkha tribes, but also the head of the left-wing Mongol tribes appointed by Lin Dan Khan.

Dzorik Tuhun lives in a compound in the middle of Alk, surrounded by yurts, and it is more difficult for ordinary people to enter than to ascend to the sky.

Although he is old, he has a very high authority in the Inner Khalkha, and the five Inner Khalkha departments are all at his disposal, which is why Lin Dan Khan entrusted him with important tasks.

As long as Lin Dan Khan can get the support of the Inner Khalkha, then he can control the Mongol tribes of the Southern Desert, and the combined strength of the Chahar Department and the Five Tribes of the Inner Khalkha is no match for the Southern Desert tribe.

Since Bahat was the grandson of Zorik Tuhun, Li Hongyu, who was waiting in the courtyard, was soon invited into the room where Zorik Tuhun was.

"Grandpa, this is Li Qianhu of Daming, come to see Da Khan, he can sell our goods to Da Ming at market price."

In the room, Bahat, who had already entered early, smiled and introduced Li Hongyu to a white-haired old man sitting on a chair.

"I've seen Khalkha Khan." Li Hongyu knew that this white-haired old man was Zhuolik Tuhong, so he bowed and bowed, because he was the leader of the five Inner Khalkha tribes, so Li Hongyu called him "Khalkha Khan".

In fact, the Khalkha part is the fifth part of the Inner Khalkha and the third part of the Outer Khalkha, and it is not accurate for Li Hongyu to call Zhuolik Tuhong in this way.

However, no one cares about Li Hongyu's small "slip of the tongue", because the Mongolian tribes are too complicated, and there are often things where the tribes are annexed, and the news of the hostile relationship with the Ming Dynasty is not smooth, so the Ming court has not figured out the relationship and official position of the Mongolian tribes, so it is not inappropriate for Li Hongyu to call Zhuolik Tuhong "Khalkha Khan".

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