The leader of the Yongquan tribe was an old man, with a full head of white hair and a vigorous figure, how he didn't look like an old man in his fifties. It was already a cause for celebration that the people who lived here could live to be fifty years old, so it was only natural that this old man named Erma became the leader of the Yongquan tribe.

Erma is of serious Western ancestry, as can be seen from his deep eye sockets alone. The old guy's hooked nose is a sign that he is not a purebred Qiang. Erma's character is not high, his legs are a little looped when he rides a horse all the year round, and he wraps himself tightly in a leather robe, even if it is noon, he will not show a trace of meat.

As a leader, Blind Medicine introduced the leaders on both sides very responsibly. Erma looked at the unimaginably young Han man in his twenties in front of him, and his eyes were full of doubts. The Han businessmen he had seen before were all treacherous and shady people, and there were very few people who seemed to be this weak young man in front of him.

Su Ren held the white silk, hung it respectfully around Erma's neck, and smiled slightly: "Guests from afar, this is the cloud on the snow-capped mountain west of Caizi, and it is only dedicated to the most distinguished guests." ”

Erma took the silk in his hand and looked at it, it was soft and silky, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a cloud on the horizon. Blind Medicine hurriedly explained: "Touren, this is the etiquette of the Han people, and only by offering the purest and noblest cloud to the Touren can they represent their respect for the Touren." ”

Erma glared at the blind medicine and said to Su Ren for a long time. The tongue man hurriedly translated: "Han people, do you really have salt and cloth to exchange with us?" Only if our needs are met can your caravan continue westward, otherwise you will have to wait until the next trip. ”

Su Ren nodded: "Honorable leader, don't worry, this time I have brought the most goods, a full two hundred carts, I believe it will be able to meet the needs of your tribe." ”

"That's good, let's trade now?" With a wave of his hand, a dozen men who followed him clanked and threw the large and small objects on the horses, including cowhides, precious stones, and, of course, the mess they thought was the most valuable.

Su Ren smiled and said, "Honorable leader, this time we will only exchange leather and gems, as for the other ......"

"Why, you don't like our stuff?"

Su Ren said: "It's really not good, among the goods you brought all over the ground, only leather and gems are still good items in my eyes, as for those dazzling silver and more cow dung, we don't need it, so the exchange between us can only be furs and gems." ”

Erma's eyebrows immediately raised. A dozen samurai behind him had already drawn their swords. Su Ren was still smiling: "Honorable leader, you should know that the purpose of the exchange is to get the goods they need, and forcing them to buy and sell definitely cannot last long, if you want me to come to your territory with more goods next time, you should follow the merchant's practice." ”

"We don't have anything else you need other than that."

Su Ren smiled very strangely: "To tell you the truth, noble leader, the reason why I went to the Western Regions with so many goods, in fact, the place I am going to go to is Dawan, and I can only have ten times the profit by bringing the sweat and blood BMW back to Dahan, as for the transaction with you, it is purely for the sake of the Han people who have sent troops to protect Jincheng for so many years, and the leader does not have to look at me like this, I have a thousand elite soldiers under my command, and I have already occupied Jincheng, so I am afraid that those clansmen in your hands will not be able to keep me, even if your warriors are brave and invincible, It's a big deal that I'll turn around and go back to Dahan, and the loss won't be too big for me, but not necessarily for you, you say, right? ”

Erma's eyes were full of coldness, and the seeping man's heart was flustered. Blind Medicine stood aside and didn't dare to say a word, but Huang Shisan and Manniu behind Su Ren were the most nervous. Su Ren was too close to the leader of the Qiang people, and it would be very troublesome to rescue him in the event of an accident.

Erma looked at Su Ren coldly for a long time, and Su Ren was still smiling, standing in place neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Hahaha......" Erma suddenly laughed: "The Han people have a large population, and naturally there are many people who are bold, you are the most businessman I have ever seen, in addition to these things, I will add fifty war horses, and exchange two hundred catties of salt and ten cotton cloths from your hands, can you?" ”

Hearing Erma's words, the blind eyes stared at the boss. Ten pieces of cotton cloth are not worth much, and two hundred catties of salt are the key. As far as he knew, Tianshui, the city guarded by the Han people closest to Jincheng, could not find 200 catties of salt in a single city. If they had these 200 catties of salt, they would not have to eat light rice for a year. From any point of view, the leader of his family is indeed a master of talking to the Han people, and now it depends on whether this young Han businessman will agree.

In the nervous mood of blind medicine, Su Ren hesitated for a long time: "Fifty horses is not much, but the big man lacks horses, and he can barely return to his capital, yes, I did this deal!" ”

Erma sneered and stretched out his palm, he understood the way agreed between the Han people. Su Ren reached out and patted it lightly in Erma's rough palm. The coldness on Erma's face immediately dissipated without a trace, turned around and beckoned a person, and gave a few orders, then said to Su Ren with a smile: "Tomorrow at noon, fifty war horses will be sent to Jincheng, I hope you can prepare what I need." ”

Su Ren brought the best cloth bag salt, and after opening the cloth bag, the green salt made Erma's eyes shine. It's not that he doesn't know that there is a place in his territory where salt is produced, but where the salt is produced is only suitable for livestock, and once a person eats it, not only can he not grow his strength, but he will vomit and diarrhea, and if he has more, he is likely to die. Many people in the Yongquan tribe have died at a young age because of eating poisonous table salt.

Two hundred catties of salt is not much, at least compared to the value of fifty war horses. But Su Ren's expression of pain made Erma very proud. He is a good leader, and for the prosperity of the entire tribe, Erma has been working hard all these years. Befriending the Xiongnu and treating the Han people well, so that his tribe was not wiped out in this environment where both sides were enemies, but became the largest part of the Qiang people.

The Shilling Qiang war had been fought for several years, and Erma felt that those people were very boring, and all the Qiang people were one ancestor, and there was something that could not be sat down and discussed, and it had to be solved by such cruel means. Elma's wisdom still didn't understand the role played by the Han merchants in this war, so he treated Su Ren, a great merchant, very well.

The war horses were all young horses with two-year-old mouths, and the Qiang people kept their promises very much on this point, for which Su Renyou gritted his teeth and extorted ten horses of cotton cloth and some porcelain. According to Erma, this was a tax that Shang Jia had to pay when entering his territory, and Su Ren could only accept it.

The chieftain had already made deals with the Han merchants, and the herdsmen had rushed to Jincheng from all directions. Su Ren is very simple, as long as the Qiang people are willing, he can trade with all the Qiang people according to the proportion of trading with Erma. Of course, the only goods exchanged were cowhides and precious stones, and nothing else was seen. The blind medicine was left in Jincheng by Erma, ostensibly to assist Su Ren in communicating with the herdsmen, but in fact, everyone knew that this was Erma's eyes left to spy on Su Ren.

In the open space outside Jincheng City, ten carts of goods were swept away by the Qiang people. When the deal was over, what Hongcheng couldn't believe was that the most things that those herdsmen exchanged were not salt and linen, but silk. Therefore, Hong Cheng couldn't figure it out.

Su Ren, who was sitting in the back of the truck drinking tea, smiled at everyone who passed in front of him, and if a dirty Qiang child passed by, Su Ren would take a piece of pastry from his side and shake it in his hand to lure the child to his side. Su Ren watched the Qiang children who got the pastries shouting and showing the delicious food they had obtained from the Han merchants to their friends, and the smiles on their faces would be more obvious.

"Shopkeeper Hong's goods are completed here, are you going to go back to Chang'an or continue to go to the Western Regions with us?"

Hong Cheng bent over: "I don't know how long Mr. will stay in Jincheng, if the time is enough, I still want to organize some goods and Mr. to go to the Western Regions on the spot, it will definitely be good to earn more." ”

Su Ren nodded: "There are probably three more days, and after these Qiang people leave, we will set off." ”

Hong Cheng hurriedly said: "Three days is enough, when the transaction began, the villain had already sent someone to prepare, and after three days, he would definitely be able to raise enough goods." ”

"That's good, don't take everything out next time, it won't be our big man's place in the future, and you can't come back alone."

"The villain has written it down!"

Hong Cheng saw that Su Ren had no intention of talking to him again, so he gave his hand and said goodbye. Looking at Hong Cheng's back, Han Qing said to Su Ren: "Why do you want to take him?" ”

"Why don't you take him with you? Instead of letting everyone hide in the shadows, it is better to leave a few people in the bright places, so that we can judge from the people in the bright places when those in the shadows are ready to do it. Su Ren took a sip of tea: "It's really strange, after stopping in Jincheng for so many days, there was no movement, it's really incomprehensible, did the Huns arrive at the royal court of King Hutu?" ”

"I arrived three days ago, I didn't stop along the way, and I tired three horses, if King Hugh Tu is prepared to be unfavorable to us, I'm afraid I will come to Jincheng in three days."

"Then what is the king going to do?"

"There's been no movement yet."

"This is another suspicious point, I have heard a saying, if something goes wrong, it must be a demon, which is not a good sign."

"I have already let Tiangang and Earth pay close attention, and Gou Tianming has also scattered the scouts for fifty miles, and everything seems to be normal as far as the current situation is concerned."

Su Ren took a deep breath and shook his head slightly.

The three days came quickly, and after the last Qiang man left, the half-month excitement in Jincheng was announced. This time, Su Ren's supply of goods is very sufficient, and if you want to have such a commotion, you may have to wait until next year when the merchants come again. Su Ren did not send anyone to garrison Jincheng, his current identity is a merchant, not a general of the Han Dynasty, he only needs to tell the Han people in Jincheng that leaving Jincheng is the best choice, as for those guys who are fed up with the oppression of the Huns, whether they listen or not, it is not within his consideration, fifteen days of showing off their might is enough.