At the beginning of August, it is the season when the nasturtium is in full bloom, under the white clouds and blue sky, the endless prairie is lush, the golden nasturtium is in it, the breeze is coming, the green grass is rippling, a group of cattle and sheep are walking leisurely on the green waves, the lightning river is like a jade belt winding around the grassland, the melodious sound of the piano is accompanied by the fragrance of flowers, which makes people feel refreshed and happy, groups of yurts stand by the river, and a stream of cooking smoke rises, here is the pasture of Chahar Khan - the golden lotus river grassland, Emperor Mengyuan's summer pasture, where Emperor Kublai Khan built the capital of Yuan, although the time has passed and the prosperity is not there, but the ruins and broken walls in the distance record her former glory.

Yun Rong arrived ahead of time to report the news that Li Yu was coming, and Chahar Khan rushed his ministers to greet him - Li Yu was the answer he often stretched out his hand, and he was also the great commander of the same Jinong, and he must not be slack off in terms of etiquette, while he stayed in the camp and waited, taking the opportunity to avoid those hated nobles and ministers, and took a break from him.

At this time, he was lazily lying on the carpet in the big tent, one hand resting on the back of his head, and the other hand was playing with sheep crutches with Ezhe Kongguoer, Daiqing Ada Hai was babbling and crawling on his belly, and Wu Langha and Su Tai were also concentrating on the side and making calculations. Adahai suddenly turned down from Chahar Khan's stomach with a heel bucket, grabbed a sheep crutch and stuffed it into his mouth, Chahar Khan was startled, snatched the sheep crutch, Ada Hai grinned and wanted to cry, Chahar Khan hurriedly stood on his stomach with both hands on Ada Khan, Adahai jumped and jumped, giggling, Chahar Khan likes this kind of life - throw all the worries aside, stay in the warm tent, and spend time happily together as a family.

Chahar Khan is too tired, although no one has beaten him in the past two years, there is no need to run around, but life is not easy, Chahar people fled here from the east of Liao, did not see hope but became more and more impoverished, eating has become a big problem, Chahar nobles have lost confidence in him, with a lot of people fleeing, some to Khalkha, some to Korqin, the most shameful is that there are still people to defect to the Jin country, Chahar Khan is angry and hateful, stretched out his hand to the rich Ming country, but the Ming people are too picky, the promised to give 81,000 taels of coins are always in arrears, Gongma is even more picky, just refuse to pay money, whenever this time, Fengzhou always secretly supports him to carry out the begging to the end, but Chahar Khan found that the money he tried his best to get will soon fall into the pockets of Fengzhou people, this is also a helpless thing, no matter how good the silver is, it can't be used as food, clothing, it has to be spent, it is too bad to do business in Zhangjiakou and Mingguo, not to be pitted by black-hearted Ming businessmen, but also by Gunchuk, Zhentu These cunning thieves pit, no matter how ruthless Fengzhou people are, they also make money in the open, What's more, Chahar and Fengzhou are barely considered a family, and they often reach out to others to ask for property, and it is better to take other people's hands short, and it is better for the meat to rot in the pot than to cheap outsiders, so the business on both sides is becoming more and more prosperous.

The business heroine Wu Langha was born at this time, she was bored in the old capital, and occasionally helped the Fengzhou people who came here to do business to say hello, dredge up the relationship, and soon found that there was a lot of oil and water in it, so he asked Buck to bring a message to Wulan and Ma's sister-in-law, there is money to be made here, quickly make money to do business! Ulan took out the two thousand taels of silver given by the Great Commander's Mansion, and Sister-in-law Ma also scraped together five hundred taels, and the business opened with the capital. Iron pots, weapons is Fengzhou's fist products, has always been appointed by the Department of Commerce and City to take care of Fang Zhikun, Wu Langha will not grab business with his own officials and businessmen, she is eyeing the Shanxi businessmen who followed Fan Yongdou from Zhangjiakou to Fengzhou, Shanxi businessmen do what she does, first from the customs to traffick grain, cloth, tea, wine vinegar to sell, and later expanded to iron nails, knives and scissors, iron needles and other gadgets, these things are more profitable, Sutai Hatun looked at Wu Langha to make money and blushed, grinding Chahar Khan also out of a thousand taels of silver into the gang. Wu Langha is the Hatun of the commander of Fengzhou, and the sister of Chahar Khan, plus a Sutai Hatun to help, who can rob them in business, naturally the business is getting bigger and bigger. It's too easy to make money, Sister-in-law Ma took advantage of the east wind of Fengzhou's restructuring, and simply pulled up a group of people to open a business store and workshop, not only selling goods in the customs, but also making their own utensils, although the products are shoddy, but cheap to use, and soon opened the market, it doesn't matter that you can't buy her goods.

Wu Langha's power is getting bigger and bigger, Fengzhou merchants have surrendered to her, Fang Jian Kuntu also handed over the agency of Fengzhou iron pot and weapons to her, Wu Langha almost monopolized the business of Fengzhou and Chahar, became a hot figure in Chahar, and even had the ability to change the way Chahar traded - she did business to collect cash, Chahar people sold cattle, alpacas and horses, but bought them with Fengzhou military tickets, and then let the other party use military tickets to buy goods, so that she was easy to settle accounts, and Chahar people also used military tickets that were more convenient for trading, It's just that the silver in her hand can't stop flowing into her pocket.

"Su Tai, there is no account pairing, you have been studying for more than two months, and the abacus is still playing so slowly!" Wu Langha looked at Su Tai a little anxious, turned his face and said to Chahar Khan, who was teasing the child, "Brother Khan, Chahar still owes us 1,800 taels of silver, and I must settle the account before I leave, and I can give cash and military tickets, and I can't use your cattle and sheep to offset the account." ”

"Aren't Ben Khan's cattle and sheep money? Karma Jinong can say, you also need to use cash to buy our cattle and sheep, and you can't let all the silver be earned by you, and the military ticket is just a piece of paper, which is unreliable! Chahar Khan replied with his head in his arms and his head in his arms.

"Brother Khan, how do you turn your elbow outward? We also have a share of our business, we are a big business, not cattle dealers, and besides, the Chahar people have not suffered a loss by exchanging cattle for military tickets! It's easier to use than silver. Wu Langha was very dissatisfied, closed the account book and said angrily, "Karma, this slave is the most hateful, my man got more than 100,000 people of the Ming Kingdom without spending a penny, what a good thing, which trick him provoked him, look at him so angry, and scolded my man for being ambitious and betraying Mongolia, he knows what a dirt bun, Brother Khan doesn't need to pay attention to him." ”

Chahar Khan was silent, to be honest, he really didn't know where to twist his elbow, Li Yu's immigration to Fengzhou also caused an uproar in Chahar, Karma thought that Li Yu was ambitious, and the introduction of the population was to expand his strength, so as to eventually annex Chahar, and so many Han people emigrated in large numbers, it is possible to squeeze the Mongols out of the Monan steppe in the near future, Li Yu betrayed Mongolia for his own interests, it is really a crime to die, the Great Khan should immediately stop this crazy behavior, Gonchuk, The two Taiji have long hated Li Yu, this person used to beat them to the ground, and later robbed their business, causing them to guard the Zhangjiakou horse market but not eat black money, and now his wife is staying by the side of the Great Khan to do business, not a drop of oil and water can not be touched by them, new hatred and old hatred surged into their hearts, the two jumped out and shouted to send troops to Fengzhou, and eradicate this Mongolian scum in one fell swoop - the Chahar people always think that Li Yu is a Mongolian, and no one believes that Li Yu is a Han or Zhushen's nonsense.

Chahar Khan was also dissatisfied with Li Yu, he didn't even say hello to such a big move, he didn't even take his big sweat in his eyes, but what he wanted was never to send troops, in fact, he didn't have the strength, it was more realistic to take the opportunity to knock on Li Yu, he knew in his heart that Li Yu, who did not have Genghis Khan's blood, wanted to mix in the grassland, so he had to fight him as the Great Khan, and it was the Jin people who really wanted his life, and it didn't matter if Li Yu recruited more Han people, the Jin people would come over sooner or later, he could run away as soon as he slapped his ass, Li Yu had to guard the crops and Zhu Shen desperately, it was a good thing that someone blocked the knife for him, why did he not get along with others, Sangha Erzhai and Tuba, the two Jinong knew their Great Khan too well, and bluffed everyone with the great truth that the enemy was currently dead, and at the same time suggested taking this opportunity to strengthen the brotherhood between the two sides, not only to take advantage of Fengzhou, but also to firmly tie Li Yu to this land.

"I'll go out and see, my man might be coming." Wu Langha picked up Adahai and went out, and as soon as Kong Guoer saw his brother leaving, he immediately ran with him - Wu Langha heard Yun Rong say that Li Yu came to pick her up yesterday, and he was so excited that he didn't sleep well all night, and today he deliberately wore a brand-new white robe, covered with an embroidered silk jacket, and his face was covered with rouge and gouache, and he seemed to be several years younger.

"Great Khan, the money owed must be made up, or I won't be able to do the accounts, we are businessmen, we have to be creditworthy." Su Tai Hatun planned to say to Chahar Khan that Wu Langha was going back to Fengzhou, and the business on Chahar's side would be under her control in the future.

"Give money, make up a lot of money, Ben Khan can't figure out who he is." Chahar Khan laughed, and then there was a noise outside the tent, the sound became louder and louder, mixed with the neighing of horses, Chahar Khan stood up, "Li Yu is just here, you go with Ben Khan to pick me up." ”

The Chahar herdsmen walked out of the yurt, put on the cleanest clothes, rode the most vigorous horses, played the beloved horse-head harp, and warmly welcomed their distinguished guests, Li Yu's old brother, the big leader of the Fengzhou caravan Bake, with his men, commanded the Chahar people to sing in unison:

The eagle of the steppe flew in

He is our Humbatulu Li Yucha

Ah, brave and kind Li Yucha

Took in our poor people

Brought us potatoes and corn

It also gave us a Toyosu military ticket

We discarded the clay pot and used the iron pot

We discarded the bone arrows and used the iron arrows

The Great Khan is the sun, and Li Yu is the moon

They brought new hope to Chahar

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Li Yu didn't expect that he was so popular in Chahar, and he felt a fever on his face when he listened to the song, but Yun Rong thought that Li Yu could afford the love of the Chahar people - the Chahar people had too much light in Fengzhou, and the people who were starving to death had food to eat in Fengzhou, and the people who followed Li Yu's expedition to Karaqin made enough oil and water, and those who had no livestock went to Fengzhou to help with mining and reclamation and earned rations, and ordinary herdsmen sold their livestock and earned military tickets, of course they should be grateful to the commander of Fengzhou. Sangha Er Zhai Jinong also said that since the Chahar people used the Fengzhou military ticket printed with Li Yu's head, it was much easier to do business, and everyone had benefits, and privately regarded Li Yu as a living Buddha who could bring wealth and luck.

Li Yu waved his hand frequently to the people, Mo Rige and Wu Xian did not dare to take it lightly, and followed the left and right with their hands pressed on the sword, and the two pairs of sharp eyes kept scanning the surroundings, but fortunately, nothing happened. Gunchuk and Zhentu and their gang were indeed jealous of Li Yu and wanted to create some trouble, but they were frightened - Liu Xingzuo and Man Dahai led two thousand elite cavalry from Fengzhou to be deployed on the border, Li Yu also had five hundred flying tiger horsemen from Meng Ke and Chaolu by his side, and Buck, who had been staying in Jinlianchuan to Wulang Hadang's follower, was not easy to mess with - almost all the three or four hundred people in his caravan were horse thieves who washed their hands and were good, and their combat power was absolutely strong, and Gunchuk and Zhentu thought that they were not opponents, forget it, Chahar is not what it used to be, and it is he who is unlucky to cause trouble.

"Yuzi, I want to kill you!" Wu Langha threw himself into Li Yu's arms, Li Yu was almost fainted, this woman, if she has money, she can't wipe so much gouache, Wu Langha then stuffed Ada Hai to Li Yu, "Hug your son, Li Meng, the famous Dai Qing Ada Hai." ”

Li Meng looked at the man holding him, who is this person? I don't know him, I waved my little hand and slapped Li Yu's face, Li Yu laughed, Kong Guoer was impatient, and pulled his aunt's clothes hard, Li Yu freed up one hand, picked him up too, and strode forward, and the cheers of the Chahar people became louder.

"Li Yucha, my dearest answer, Ben Khan has been thinking about you, and finally looked forward to you, don't salute, just hug Kong Guoer and Ada Hai, Ben Khan is happy when he sees it." Chahar Khan rushed over with Sutai Hatun, followed by several wives, nagging and saying to Li Yu, "I heard that you have entered the customs and gone out of the limelight, and the emperor of the Ming Kingdom made you the chief soldier, so if you are good, you should let them see, the eagles on the grassland are by no means comparable to their flock of grass chickens." ”

"I also miss the Great Khan, as soon as I return to Fengzhou, I will come to visit the Great Khan," Li Yu looked at the vast Golden Lotus River prairie and said with emotion, "I really didn't expect the Great Khan's grassland to be so magnificent, it makes people intoxicated to see it, I don't want to be an official of the Ming Kingdom, the world will be peaceful in the future, and the Great Khan will let me take my family to graze cattle and sheep in this pasture." ”

"Don't wait for later, I'll give you pasture now," Chahar Khan said very seriously, and without waiting for Li Yu to answer, he pointed to Xiao Li Meng and announced to the Chahar tribesmen, "Daiqing Ada Hai is the son of Li Yucha and the son of Ben Khan, he and Kong Guoer are both the future masters of Chahar and deserve to be gifted, and Ben Khan gave him 500 households in the Golden Lotus River grassland today." ”

The Chahar people were stunned, this reward was too heavy, Kongol was only 800 households, and Adahai, who was still breastfeeding, got 500 households out of thin air, and became one of Chahar's biggest noyans, there was fire in the eyes of the people, and the two of them hugged each other and were about to cry, but Li Yu felt cold in his heart, Chahar Khan sealed the words, and would never let him take his son home - the Great Khan was too scheming, and he was already planning for the future.

Li Yu was pulled into the big tent by Chahar Khan in a trance, and sat down under Chahar Khan, Yun Rong stood silently behind Li Yu, and the Chahar ministers sat down one after another, and the atmosphere in the big tent became serious.

"Li Yucha, why don't you report the Ming people's immigration to Fengzhou, if you listen to the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, don't you listen to this Khan?" Chahar Khan spoke, waved his hand to signal Li Yu to sit down, and continued, "You don't need to explain, what kind of person are Ben Khan knows, Ben Khan is a person who believes in Buddhism, and he will never stop you from doing things to save the suffering. ”

"Great Khan mercy!" Li Yu replied.

"However, our land cannot be sown in vain, they must pay grain to their emperor for farming in the Guan, and they should also pay grain to me, the Great Khan of all Mongolia, for farming outside the Guan, which is fair, right, Li Yucha? Ben Khan doesn't want much, 5,000 stone this year, 10,000 stone a year from next year. ”

Li Yu didn't answer, Yun Rong couldn't help but say: "Great Khan, hundreds of thousands of Ming people entered Fengzhou, almost forcing us into a desperate situation, we can't turn over without three or five years of hard work, Fengzhou has given the Great Khan a lot of money and food over the years, and the Great Khan will let us take a breath." ”

"Yunrong, you slave, don't forget that you are also a Chahar person, the people of the Ming Kingdom can have food, should the Chahar people starve? It's a matter of course to farm land and pay grain, you have been mixed in Fengzhou for a few years, and you have even forgotten this truth? Tuba Jinong was unreasonable and scolded Yun Rong.

"I'm not a slave, I'm an upright Fengzhou person, Tuba, you deceive people too much......" Yun Rong was angry, yelling and about to pounce on Tuba, Li Yu grabbed him.

"Fengzhou is currently in a difficult situation, the food can not be taken out for a while, if the hard work, Fengzhou can only cut off all contact with Chahar, we don't want to come to this point, give us some time, I believe that since we can treat the Ming people well, we will also be able to treat the Chahar people well." Li Yu stood up and said slowly.

Sanghar Village Jinong nodded: "I know you are very difficult, but we are even more difficult, this year's drought is difficult for people and livestock to drink, livestock are thirsty and die a lot, winter has become a big problem, Li Yucha, Chahar and Fengzhou people are brothers, you also have to help us!" ”

Li Yu pondered for a while and said: "That's it, I have no food and no silver, I will give you a military ticket, one stone of grain for one tael of military tickets, this year I will give you five thousand taels, and from next year I will give you ten thousand taels, you use Fengzhou military tickets to do business with us, and our lives are better." ”

"Li Yucha, your military ticket is just a pile of paper, what if you don't admit it? Do you dare to exchange your military ticket for silver taels at any time? Garmajinong shouted.

"You must believe me, there is only one possibility that the military ticket cannot be circulated - Fengzhou is defeated, but I also clearly tell you that your military ticket must not take my silver, this is to declare war on my Fengzhou," Li Yu replied solemnly, and then pleaded with Chahar Khan, "Great Khan, give me three years, can't you do this between brothers?" ”

"Great Khan, let's each take a step back." Sanghar Village Jinong also sighed and said to Chahar Khan.