"No more to gossip." Zhang Han put down the teacup and said to Zhang Ziming: "It is not easy for Han merchants to make a living, especially the people who used to rely on smuggling have recently cut off their livelihoods. However, my business also has to be done, I have to set up a branch here and along the Baicheng road, I need a lot of manpower, to be a shopkeeper, but also to the account, the treasury, big guys, if the business can't go on, you can choose to do things with me, you can also use the form of cooperation. ”

Zhang Ziming is reluctant to do things for others, this is a habit for many years, some people are like this, they would rather be the proprietor of a small shop, rather than go to a big store to carry work for others and be instructed by others, he sank his heart and asked: "Proprietor Zhang, what kind of cooperation method is cooperation?" ”

From Zhang Han's words, Zhang Ziming heard that he and Yusheng wanted to set up a branch in Qingcheng and Qingcheng to Baicheng, this proprietor is really a young man, not only to monopolize smuggling and selling, but also to open his own store and ship goods along the way, the more north and east of the Great Wall, the less and more valuable the goods of the Ming Dynasty, when the horse market first opened, a jar of sauerkraut for a few sheep, or near Hanhai, a jar of sauerkraut can be exchanged for dozens of sheep.

The herdsmen are poor and only the sheep are left!

In this way, He Yusheng will take root outside the plug, sucking the nutrients on both sides of Daming and the outside to strengthen himself, Zhang Ziming feels terrible when he thinks about it, as a businessman, he knows what the future will become.

Zhang Han smiled, as if he knew Zhang Ziming's choice, he said: "Cooperation means that you can invest in the semicolon of Heyusheng, work together as a shareholder, or do your own business, you can get our goods at the previous price, and you can resell them yourself." ”

Zhang Ziming said without hesitation: "Proprietor Zhang, I want to choose to cooperate with you. ”

"In terms of details, I will write a letter to ask a big shopkeeper to come to Qingcheng to talk, and please let the wind go, the Han merchants in the various Bansheng places near Qingcheng and the various Bansheng places in the east can use the two methods I said, either to participate in and Yusheng, or to cooperate with us, and everyone can make a fortune together."

Zhang Han got up as he spoke, and finally took his leave.

Zhang Ziming said very sincerely: "Owner Zhang, you are really open-minded. ”

"No," Zhang Han said with a smile: "I just know that one person can't eat so much, it's not good to be too greedy." ”

……

"That Zhang Han is self-aware."

After Zhang Han left, Zhang Ziming's eldest son said: "I know that I can't eat alone, so I have to give benefits to others." ”

"You know bullshit."

Zhang Ziming rarely burst into foul language, and when he saw his son's face flushed, he sighed, touched the top of his eldest son's head, and said in a harmonious voice: "This kind of wisdom seems simple, but in fact, it is as deep as the sea." Son, people are only a few years older than you and have touched people's hearts thoroughly, you can do things with me in the past few years, learn slowly, maybe in a few years you will understand how great things are today. ”

Recently, there have been a lot of movements among Han businessmen, some people want to destroy, some people think of the ideas of the Ming Dynasty, and some people like Zhang Ziming want to venture eastward.

Historically, the smuggling of Jin merchants was not strict, and there must have been many forces on the grassland that changed hands, and the scope and scale were not large, and the impact was limited. What Zhang Han has to do is much more rigorous and huge, which has seriously affected the livelihood of many people, and the combination of these forces is difficult for He Yusheng, which is likely to cause serious consequences in the future.

For example, Zhang Ziming and others, if they successfully go to Baicheng to establish a firm foothold, and when they come with Yusheng's people in the future, they will definitely find ways to fight with them, even if they tear their faces and end up with their lives.

Now that Zhang Han has taken a step back, he has lost too much, and he has gained too much.

Of course, Zhang Ziming didn't know that Zhang Han cooperated with Ma Chaoren and others in Tianchengwei, and cooperated with Sun Anle and Zeng Yongxian, Li Dayong and others in Lingqiu, which has become an aspect of Zhang Han's thinking.

If you can't eat everyone, there is no need to exclude everyone, and the real good thing to do is to win everyone over.

……

On August 21, Zhang Han and his entourage were divided into two parts.

Wang Anping, who originally stayed near Qingcheng to draw, rejoined the team, and set off with Zhang Han and others, along the direction of the Heishui River all the way to the direction of the Karaqin tribe, the other part is Sun Jingting and Yu Niang and others, they stayed in Qingcheng, under the care of the silver ingot, took Yu Niang to recuperate, and after the injury was healed, the silver ingot was responsible for escorting them back to the south of the Great Wall and back to Lingqiu.

As for what happens to Zhang Han and Yu Niang in the future, it will be a headache, but fortunately, it can be delayed for a few months, only after Zhang Han comes back.

When she said goodbye, Yu Niang was still lying on the bed and couldn't get up, but when she heard what Zhang Han promised, her two big eyes smiled like a crescent moon, if it weren't for Sun Jingting by her side, Zhang Han would also want to get close to her.

After Zhang Han and his entourage walked on the road for more than 20 days, the grassland began to cool down, and the first heavy snow fell. Between heaven and earth, there is no pure blue sky, white clouds and yellow-green grasslands like before, and there are no large and small seas as blue as the sky, and only gray sky and ground mixed with dead grass and snow are left between the whole heaven and earth. Along the way, I have met dozens of Taiji, the most powerful is Baihong Dataiji, this Taiji is the leader of the Khalqin Harashen Department, with more than 1,000 armor and more than 10,000 people, but also the second generation of Kundulun Khan, in the north of Jizhen is the largest force, he is very close to Bu Shitu Khan, is more reliable than Namur allies, Zhang Han and his party arrived was greatly cared for and welcomed, in the Harashen Department, Zhang Han set up his second supply and sales point, here is very important, He was ready to leave Li Dongxue here, Li Dongxue's Mongolian language learning was very fast and very good, he was lively, he was originally a big guy in the store, and a reliable transit station was built here, Zhang Han was very confident in this.

In late September, we finally arrived at the winter pastures of the Fifth Department of the Inner Khalkha Department.

It is more than 3,000 miles away from Qingcheng, less than 1,000 miles away from Baicheng, where the Ministry of Bahrain is located, it is already the junction of Jizhen and Liaozhen, and then hundreds of miles to the northeast is where Guangning City and Yizhouwei are located, which is the military stronghold of Liaozhen, there have been countless battles in history, Zhang Han does not plan to enter Guangning, the situation is unknown, he needs to be cautious.

First there are sentry cavalry found Zhang Han and his party, although the wind and dust, this team of people is still very different from the ordinary caravan or horse thief team, after such a long distance, encountered several small groups of horse thieves and wolves, experienced several life and death fights, everyone is like a sheathed sword, sharp edge, clothing and appearance are very outstanding, the sentry horse simply interrogated to determine the identity, and then after half a day, in the evening there were more than 100 horsemen galloping, the first is an old man with white eyebrows, luxuriously dressed, although the hair is gray, the eyes are unusually sharp.

"I've seen Humbaturu below!"

Zhang Han dismounted early and bowed.

The old man's sharp eyes glanced Zhang Han up and down, and finally nodded: "Well, we have been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Zhang Han and his entourage have thirty-one people, in addition to Sun Jingting a few people, there are two seriously injured people who were left in Qingcheng, and the rest of the people are on the road, in the eyes of the old Mongolian man, Zhang Han himself is extraordinary, outstanding, his attaché is not ordinary, he has seen more Han people, and the Han heroes he has seen in this life are probably like this, because the old man did not put too much shelf.

"This time I have to bother Hongbatu Lu Taiji," Zhang Han waved his hand, and several people carried a box over, which contained gold, silver and jewelry, a heavy box, of course, worth more than a thousand taels.

Along the way, more than 10,000 taels have been spent just for gifts, and this money is of course heart-wrenching, but it also has to be spent.

Zhang Han made such a generous move, and many of the Mongols who followed Humbaturu were happy, and their originally hostile and wary eyes became cordial.

The young businessman of the Ming Kingdom in front of him, after all, was jointly endorsed by Bu Shitu Khan and Kundulun Khan, and of course the courtesy that should be given should be given.

At this time, there was a muffled thunderous sound in the distant sky, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, and then at the end of the sky, countless cavalry were seen swarming by, and the cavalry of the brigade was like locusts crossing the border, and a large number of iron spears were gathered together and raised vertically, looking like a steel from the forest, and the cold light of the spear tip was reflected by the sun's light, and it was a dazzling human eye.

Wang Yikui snorted and said in a low voice: "What is this, a demonstration?" ”

Liang Xing coughed and motioned for everyone to stop talking.

The cavalry in front of him is magnificent, there are as many as two or three thousand horsemen, as the saying goes, the soldiers and horses are boundless, nearly three thousand cavalry to create a powerful momentum is far above the more than 10,000 foot soldiers, everyone only sees the cavalry flowing endlessly, like the galloping iron flow, these Mongolian cavalry are majestic, the only deficiency is that the banner is far less than the Ming border army as distinct, in addition to the robe has gray and black and other colors, although the cavalry gathered together is not colorful, but also lacks a unified costume, it looks like it has lost a bit of momentum, And it is clear that the armored cavalry accounts for only about one-tenth, that is to say, with so many cavalry, the armored cavalry does not exceed three hundred at most.

Even so, being able to dispatch so many people at one time also shows the strength in the hands of the Chinese name Hung Batulu in front of him, Zhang Han can be sure that the old Mongolian man in front of him is not demonstrating and showing his strength like himself, an old Taiji who has been fighting with the Ming Dynasty for 30 years, will never be so unprepared for a businessman.

Fried flowers said to Zhang Han: "Zhang Dongzhu must be strange, why would I put such a big battle out?" ”

Zhang Han bowed down and said: "The tribal cavalry mobilized Taiji for its own considerations, and I didn't dare to think nonsense. I only know that I am a guest of Taiji, and I can't ask the host's family affairs at will! ”