Tea, silk, porcelain, these three things alone are enough for the Russians to covet, they have no access to the sea, and the trade with the Europeans has no things to take, and these native products in Central Asia and Siberia can only be sent to Moscow along the Tom River, the cost is high, the profit is low, and the consumption along the way is also large, if you can really trade with the Ming on land, I am afraid that you can wake up with a smile when you sleep.

It is no wonder that after hearing that Zhang Han was a big businessman, Petlin ignored the difference in identity and age, first made a big slap and sang praises, and then made such a straightforward request for trade, for Russians, the trade routes of the Far East are too important.

But they can only accept the reality, that is, the land trade is too far, the geographical conditions are complex and difficult, from the end of the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, most of the trade between the Russians and China is carried out by Mongolian tribes, in order to obtain the wealth of China, they first want to invade, and after being defeated, they support the Oirat Mongols and the Qing Dynasty to fight, but until the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Russians have never started real trade with China, in fact, even hundreds of years later, China's trade goal is still along the sea route, not the Russians on the land route.

"It's a matter of man-made ......" The embarrassed look on Petrain's face was fleeting, and he still said very energetically: "We have a good relationship with the Mongols, I heard that Your Excellency is also dealing with the Mongols, if the two sides ......"

Zhang Han interrupted him and said, "How do you know?" ”

At this time, laughter finally came from the store, and Zhang Han scolded with a smile when he heard it: "Silver Ingot Taiji, it turned out to be you!" ”

The two people who came out of the room were dressed as Mongolian nobles, with a silver ingot like a flower smiling with a horse's face in front of them, and a short Mongolian with a red face and beard in the back, who was looking at Zhang Han with curious eyes.

"Good boy, I haven't seen you for a few months and grown taller again."

The silver ingot hugged Zhang Han in his arms, Zhang Han also hugged his back, the two turned around twice in place, and the silver ingot patted Zhang Han's back very affectionately, admiring Zhang Han's fast size.

"If you have something to say, just say it, don't always slap my ass!"

Zhang Han's words were not polite, there was nothing twisted and rounded, and they were exceptionally straightforward.

The more this is the case, the more obvious the smile on the face of the silver ingot, when the Mongols deal with the Han Chinese, they are afraid of the traps of the Han people's words and actions, and accidentally fall into them, which makes them feel that they lack intelligence and experience, and they are easily embarrassed and angry.

Zhang Han does not have the problems of ordinary Han merchants, dealing with silver ingots for so long, meeting many times, each time is straightforward to say their ideas, the more cooperation with silver ingots, the stronger the foundation of friendship between the two, with Zhang Han's experience of playing on the grassland in later generations, the Mongolian evil side is indeed a lot, the so-called simple herdsmen also have a lot of extortion, in this era they are even more robbers who kill people and goods, but there is indeed a bold and sincere side in nature, as long as this side is stimulated, treat each other with sincerity, If you do a few small things, you will naturally be able to gain the friendship and enthusiasm of these Mongolians.

At least the goal of this exit has been adjusted again and again, throughout the Mongolian steppe and all the tribes, this is the result of the operation of the silver ingot, if there is no silver ingot to really help, Zhang Han will have to go to the Tumut departments at most to turn around...... With no one to vouch for and lead the way, is it really so easy to get to the prairie?

Zhang Han's size, these months have indeed grown very fast, he likes to drink milk, the cows he buys everywhere are milked, of course the meat is sufficient, plus the exercise of martial arts, there has been a faint head in the past few months, but with his age, it is estimated that it will be difficult to grow much taller in the future, even so, Zhang Han is half a head taller than the silver ingot, this fact makes the arrogant handsome guy Taiji very unhappy.

"This is Ah Cheng Taiji, the elder of my tribe!"

Silver Ingot and Zhang Han had a hug ceremony, and then introduced the short middle-aged man behind him to Zhang Han.

"In Xia Zhang Han, I have seen Ah Cheng Taiji."

Zhang Han hugged his fists and saluted, he and Ah Cheng only met for the first time, and he was not a noble person in the Ming Dynasty, of course, there was no reason to hug Ah Cheng Tai Jixing.

Ah Cheng Taiji is wearing the robe of the Ming military attaché, the red robe is a little too long on him, the corners of the robe are about to drag to the ground, the chest is embroidered with a tiger roaring to the sky in the moonlight, the waist is plain gold belt, the foot is a pair of shoes, and the gold belt is hung with a silver medal engraved with the name and identity of the military attaché...... It can be seen from this that Ah Cheng is a military official who has gone through a serious edict, since I answered the tribute, the Ming Dynasty will be awarded a military official on the grassland every few years, the king of Shunyi below, the governor of the capital, the same knowledge, the officer, the command, until thousands, hundreds of households, the official position is valuable, and it is not indiscriminately sealed, the Mongolian side of Taiji is like a cow's hair, and there are very few military officials who are really gifted, and the silver ingot in front of him is also Taiji, he did not get the Ming Dynasty's gift.

Ah Cheng had already looked at Zhang Han for a while, and also listened to Zhang Han speak to people in the popular Mongolian language, and then a smile appeared on his face, patted Zhang Han's arm and said, "Zhang Dongzhu, you can be regarded as a friend of our Mongolians." ”

Zhang Han also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Ah Cheng is not a silver ingot, he had heard of this person before the meeting, he was a nobleman of Tumut Huangtai Jibu, after several terms of Shunyi King and did not fall, when Pull Like and Huo Luochi colluded to the west to invade the Hetao and the Western Regions, Ah Cheng Taiji was also the most important figure among the 200,000 Mongols at that time, and later pulled Keli back to the east, Ah Cheng gradually disappeared, I didn't expect to meet this big man among the Mongols here today.

Receiving Ah Cheng's approval, Zhang Han was also relieved, and he said: "May the immortal heavens bless and protect Ah Cheng Taiji's trip." ”

Ah Cheng showed a smile on his face and said: "It's just a trip to help a friend, this Rakshasa is not a good person, I don't trust him, whether he succeeds or not, it has nothing to do with us Mongolians." ”

At this time, Petrin was talking to the rest of the people, not far away, but Ah Cheng did not have the slightest sense of fear, and spoke very directly.

He added: "The Khans of Mobei may be interested in the business and trade he told you just now, if you have enough strength in the future, you can really talk to this person, but be careful, he is a hungry wolf!" ”

Zhang Han showed a smile on his face and said, "Ah Cheng Taiji, don't worry, I know who is a friend and who needs to be prevented. ”

Ah Cheng sighed: "This is indeed true, which of you Han people is not a seven-trick exquisite heart, and we Mongolians are not your opponents when it comes to fighting hearts." This time you go north, I don't worry about other places, but you have to be careful of the Taining Department, that group of wolves has always been hostile to the Ming Dynasty, and the hatred is as deep as the sea, they don't like to appear in their own territory with the names of the Ming people swaggering by! ”

"Also," Ah Cheng continued: "Chahanhot, you have to go, even if you can't say that the Great Khan is moved, you have to buy off the nobles around him, the Great Khan doesn't like the Mandate of Heaven Khan, the Khan on the grassland is supreme, the Jurchens are also called Khan, the Great Khan feels angry in his heart, so in Chahanhot, you can only talk about it, don't say too much about other things!" ”

Zhang Han is very optimistic about the growth and strength of the Houjin forces, in history, Nurhachi and Huang Taiji father and son repeatedly fought across the Mongol coalition army, and finally unified the Mongol forces, ended the situation of scattered sand in various departments, and included the Mongols under their own battle flags, and finally in the war that swept the Ming Dynasty in the Later Jin, the Mongols also made a lot of effort, but at this time, Nurhachi is only the lord of a small country by the water, and the Jurchens have always been under the oppression of the Ming Dynasty, these two hundred years, the Jurchens have also rebelled from time to time, But the scale is not large, the combat effectiveness is very poor, most of them were immediately leveled by the Ming army, compared with the Mongols, the Jurchen is a weak and pitiful weak people, fishing and hunting for a living, relying on the Ming breath to survive, and the Mongols since being expelled from the capital, after many defeats, still indomitable, in the Ming Dynasty Yingzong and regained its strength, not only attacked the city of Beijing, but also annihilated hundreds of thousands of Ming army main force, captured the Ming Emperor, after so many years, the Mongols and the Ming army on the north of the border fought each other, the Mongols did not suffer, Compared with this brilliant record and vast territory, Nurhachi is not only unknown, but also a representative of the weak forces, but arrogantly called Khan, and wants to be on an equal footing with the Great Khan of the Mongols, and once fought a battle with the coalition forces of the Horqin tribes, turned their faces against each other and moved, the hostility of the Mongol tribes to the Jurchens is also a matter of course, this hostility is slowly and gradually weakened and eliminated through various means of war and marriage, at least at this stage, the more west the tribes are more neutral, The hostility of the tribes to the east was much greater.

"The Horqin people seem to have been subdued, I heard that they secretly colluded with the Jurchens, but whether the news is true or not, I don't know this."

Ah Cheng finally added, with some regret on his face.

"Ah Cheng Taiji has helped me a lot enough." Zhang Han's face was full of sincere smiles, a lot of news, even if he is a later generation, he only knows the general trend, does not know the details and the specific time of occurrence, there are people in it, and the nobles who know the high-level movements of Mongolia can provide news to themselves, which is a great advantage.

Ah Cheng said with a smile: "Your caravan has been supplying to us, and I have made a lot of money in the past few months, otherwise, why am I so good to you, a Han boy!" ”

Zhang Han was embarrassed for a while, and the Mongols were really straightforward.

"I heard that before you collected ten times the grain, you were waiting to be transported to Liaodong, and you didn't want all the departments to join hands, you are really good."

Ah Cheng's eyes were also full of appreciation when he looked at Zhang Han, this Han boy did leave the Mongols too far in business, but in fact, his straightforwardness was also reserved...... If the Mongols also have talents who are good at management, why should they give this business to a Han Chinese? If it weren't for the people who really didn't take it, why would a group of Mongolian nobles be asked to support a Han businessman? If it weren't for the huge benefits in front of him, he would have waited to get them in the future, how could he, a fourth-grade military attache of the Ming State and the oldest qualified Taiji of the Tumut Department, be so polite and friendly to a young Han man?

The large-scale war between the Tumut Mongols and the Ming Kingdom has only stopped for a few decades!