"Why do you have to leave early?" His wife Zhang was worried for a while, and said, "Didn't you say that you won't leave until next month?" ”

"If it's too late, I'm afraid of heavy snowstorms on the road. The wind and snow on the grassland can kill people. Zhang Ziming replied, and then said: "The proprietor of Heyusheng Zhang came, and said a few words to me, depending on what he meant, I'm afraid he is also going to establish a trade route on the grassland, he is the big proprietor, once the business is done, we have nothing to do, go ahead, open up the joints in advance, the tribes along the way are familiar with the face first, even if you can't get to Baicheng, you have to go east as much as possible, the tribes and Jizhen over there have not been too peaceful these years, there are a lot of shortages, we can make some money." ”

In such a hurry, if you are not well prepared, you are likely to encounter danger, Zhang Ziming's eldest son showed dissatisfaction in his eyes, and said: "It's that He Yusheng again, our family told them to be so miserable, this proprietor is still going to rob us of our jobs, Dad, why don't you find a few Tartars to kill him!" ”

"Bastard!" Zhang Ziming changed color and scolded: "You know a fart, people have dozens of guards, who do you want to assassinate?" ”

Zhang said: "Don't scold him, he is also worried that you are in danger." ”

Zhang Ziming said angrily: "If I die, others will also take out the goods for me, and you can't eat without it." ”

Zhang said sadly: "Husband thinks we are thinking about ourselves? ”

Zhang Ziming knew that he was speechless, and when he saw that the eyes of the three children were bright, and each of them showed a look of worry, he sighed heavily, turned his face away, and felt a burst of sadness in his heart.

……

"Young master, young master?"

When the watch rises, there is a gust of north wind blowing on the grassland, the low hills can not block the polar cold from Siberia, the temperature on the grassland drops quickly, not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the grassland in the middle of the night is as cold as the early winter in the mainland, fortunately, the residence of the silver ingot is the same as the rich Han people, it is a brick structure of the house, there is a pit in the house, you can burn coal for heating, and it is not cold to sleep on the pit.

Zhang Han hadn't undressed yet, only soaked his feet in hot water before going to the pit, and was leaning on the quilt to read by candlelight, but there was a sound of Li's knocking on the window outside the window.

He was startled, and said in his heart, could this woman really not abide by the woman's way, but she didn't take the wrong name.

He cleared his throat and said, "Li, this midnight ......"

"It's hard to talk in the middle of the night!"

Li's voice was loud, he was shouting with a loudspeaker, Zhang Han knew that he was thinking a little left, and immediately went down to open the door and sat opposite Li on the chair outside.

"I know everything during the day." Li Shi looked at Zhang Han and said with disdain: "The silver ingot is stupidly tight, although you are smart, young master, you still don't understand what is going on here in the Tartars." ”

Zhang Han was silent, only said "oh".

"I often talk and laugh with those people in Taiji's house, I have a lot of goods on hand, and most of them are good things such as gold beads and jewelry, so I move around a lot, and they don't avoid me when they talk, this time, it seems that Su Shan can't get over with a cloth bag and sweat, but in fact, the most critical place is still on Na Mu'er."

"Why?"

Zhang Han knew that Namur was in charge of Wulu Taiji, directly in charge of many tribes, many years ago when Bu Shitu Khan and Su Nang competed for the Khan position, Mrs. Admiralty was the third lady to support Su Nang, at that time Na Muer cooperated with many Taiji, gathered more than 100,000 people to demonstrate outside the city, the situation at that time was also on the verge of breaking out, in case of inappropriate, of course, only to fight, and then the three ladies retreated, married Bu Shitu, Bu Shitu Shunyi King arrived, the Khan position was stable, and the situation was settled.

It can be seen that the relationship between Namur and Bu Shitu is a very close ally, and at this meeting, Namur also supported Bu Shitu Khan.

Zhang Han told what he saw, but Li sneered: "These Tartars always say that we Han people are treacherous, but how good are they?" Young master, the tribe in Namur's hands is not under the Great Khan, the two of them joined forces, which is enough to suppress the Su Bag and the Cloth Bag, why the meeting was broken up in vain, it is because Na Mu'er actually has a limited attitude of support, so the Taiji who are attached to his side are silent, he is not tough, and the Great Khan has no way to be tough, so the matter that has been decided is still disturbed and cannot be decided on the spot...... If you think about it for yourself, is it obvious? ”

"You're right!"

Zhang Han thought about the situation during the banquet, and sure enough, it was just as Li said.

He couldn't help but say, "This guy Silver Ingot is really stupid. ”

Zhang Han didn't know much about the specific situation in Mongolia, and only now began to make up for his homework, but the silver ingot was a native of the Mongolian aristocracy, and he couldn't see the Tao in it.

"So, how do you break this game?"

Li Shi didn't answer directly, but said with a smile: "I heard that the young master wants to set up points in Qingcheng and Bansheng City, and then set up points along the way to Baicheng and Liaodong, forget about Bansheng City, and the point on Qingcheng's side, the concubine wants to do it next." ”

"Silver ingots are originally ......"

"He's him, I'm me!"

Zhang Han's layout, silver ingots are still a very important chess piece, from Xinping Fort and the border forts smuggled out of the bulk goods, most of them to the west, there will also be some to Qingcheng side, Zhang Han himself plans to open a semicolon here, to shoot some inconvenient goods in the official market and the month market, such as iron and other prohibited weapons, this point was established, intended to be taken care of by the silver ingots, according to the share of the big shopkeeper to the silver ingots to divide dividends, Zhang Han himself sent the shopkeeper to man, the silver ingots only occupy a name, to put an end to the covetousness of other Taiji, This is a good business that is cost-effective on both sides, and the silver ingots are still tight-lipped, and he is responsible for escorting and taking care of the smuggled goods that come out, and there are benefits to be obtained on both sides, and the calculations are already a lot, and the silver ingots are also very generous to the Li family, but this woman is really insatiable, and she actually wants to get her own benefits.

"The young master must think I'm greedy." Li Shi seemed to see what Zhang Han was thinking, smiled, and said: "I really like silver coins and gold ornaments, and I also love silk and silk silk, and I like to be public, if it weren't for this, I wouldn't have been sent to the grassland by the young master with all his might......"

"Uh......"

Zhang Han was embarrassed for a while, looking at the Li family at this time, it is indeed much more calm and mature than when he was in Xinping Fort, it seems that the climate is not only sinister, I am afraid that if you want to survive here, you will have to pay some hard work......

"Whether it is Qingcheng or Banshengdi, there are many displaced Han women, most of whom are looted...... These snatched the women and put them in their tents, and those who gave birth to children were only slaves, and they had to herd sheep and cut grass for them, and those who could not give birth to children and were old would be thrown out of the house, and they would not care about life or death, and even resell them a few times, until no one would buy them. ”

As Li spoke, his face became excited, and he got up and said, "Young Master come with me." ”

Zhang Han's heart was also a little shocked, and his face showed some confusion.

He went out with the Li family, and the Jiang brothers outside the door also hurriedly followed, the Li family showed a disapproving look on his face, but he didn't say much, everyone walked forward with the Li family, late at night, fortunately, the moonlight was still bright, and the silver ingot mansion was said to be similar to the Han mansion, but the Hu wind was very heavy, the planning was very chaotic, and several places were a random building in the east and west, and when everyone arrived in front of a courtyard, the Li family stopped and pushed open the courtyard door.

"Young master, look."

Zhang Hanren didn't get close, but he smelled a smoky stench, and when he looked closer, he saw an old woman sitting in the courtyard one by one, dozens of people huddled together, their robes were tattered, and they were so dirty that they couldn't see the original color, and there were some old women with blank looks around, all of them were gray-haired, and they were boiling porridge in a big pot, and they were packed in a bowl, and distributed it to those women sitting on the ground to eat.

"What is this?"

Zhang Han's face was full of shock, he had never seen such a desperate look in her eyes and such a dirty woman.

Li's face was full of sympathy, and he clapped his hands and said: "These are the women who were plundered by the Tartars, and they are sold until they can no longer be sold, I will buy them back when I see them, and ask them to do some rough work, but now people have bought more, how can there be so much work for them to do here, and now the people of the silver ingots have a lot of opinions about me, so I want to ask the young master for a job to do, so as to settle some people, otherwise, if I meet such people again, I have no choice." ”

Zhang Han faintly understood why the Li family had changed so much.

She herself is also a maid, resold a few times, that kind of rudeness and nonsense, I am afraid it is also a kind of self-defense and prevention, but also a last resort, and was later sent to the silver ingot, not only the place has changed, even the ethnic group is different, although the silver ingot loves her, but the open and secret fight is inevitable, alone, the feeling of helplessness is probably even worse, and then I found that this group of hard-working women, and the Li family suffered differently, but the essence is almost the same, the same is sold around, no freedom, in this case, The Lee family has changed a lot, not only helping others, but also making a big difference to himself compared to the past.

Zhang Han nodded silently, this time, he could be regarded as straightening out the matter in front of him.

He looked at the situation in front of him and said with some cries: "How old are these women, how old are they, where are they from, and how did they come here?" ”

"Robbed, abducted, cheated, it's not good anyway."

Li's face was as cold as ice, and he said coldly: "The dead tartar said that he was safe, there were no less offenders in the past few decades, some of these women have been robbed for more than ten years, and the longest has been robbed for thirty years, such a day, it is really difficult for her to live here for thirty years!" ”