Chapter III Transactions
It's night, inside the tent. Qi Tian came in from outside the tent and stood there for a long time without speaking, Zhang Cheng saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, Yang Wenzhao was even more worried, he quickly stood up, grabbed Qi Tian, and choked up: "How is it?" They, are they okay? ”
"Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang. Don't get excited, it's fine! One of my brothers found out at night that the Nashi tribe had been annexed due to the coercion of the Baye tribe! Qi Tian looked at Yang Wenzhao's face, and saw that he was staring at him, so he had to continue cautiously, trying to take care of his emotions and said: "It's just that all the slaves of the Nashi tribe are all confined in the sheepfold, and many slaves have frozen to death, and the situation is not good!" However, at that time, the Baye tribe was very tightly guarded, and the brother was unable to contact Mr. Yang's family. ”
"What? Someone who froze to death? Dog. Mother, I didn't expect Bano to be so cruel to slaves! Ay! It seems that Xiu'er is only afraid that they will be more auspicious! Yang Wenzhao said bitterly and resentfully!
"Whatever? Let's go directly to the Bano tribe tomorrow! Zhang Cheng stood up, patted Yang Wenzhao's shoulder, and comforted.
"Thank you, young master!" Yang Wenzhao said gratefully!
The next day, Zhang Cheng suddenly told Hulu that he was going to meet the Baye tribe, and he was surprised and asked, "Why?" That kid is not easy to provoke. He eats people and doesn't spit out bones! You do business with him, you don't know how you died! ”
"Seeing that the Baye tribe is about to dominate the Yunyan grassland, for the sake of the Zhang family's business, I have to bribe him! I want to walk better in the future. Chief, you say, don't you? Zhang Cheng wanted to see that Kulu had no intention of resisting the Baye tribe, he just said this to take care of the other party's face.
"Huh! Case. Then I won't be able to send it away! How forgiving my brother is! Kulu smiled awkwardly and made a gesture of please.
Sending Zhang Cheng and his party out of the tribe, the guards around Kuludu said: "Last night, two of the servants of this group went to the Baye tribe and came back unharmed!" It doesn't appear to have been discovered. Patriarch, these people are not simple. ”
"How could it be easy! When they came in, I saw that they had an indescribable temperament that was not possessed by a servant. In such a cold weather, it is actually thinly dressed, is that what ordinary people can bear? Now it seems that even if it is the son of which family, what I don't understand is why Zhang Cheng sells such a generous noble son, but he is dressed so thinly! ”
Leaving the Yagu tribe, Zhang Cheng parted ways with Yang Wenzhao, because Yang Wenzhao was going to do a big thing!
In the big tent in the Baye tribe, the guards came to report that more than 60 merchants from the Daqian Empire had come to visit Yumu! Lu Mu couldn't help frowning, he also had the same worries as Hu Ludu, now that the grassland Xiongshi had just suffered the defeat of the Jizhou army in Zhenxiong Pass, and even His Royal Highness had died on the battlefield, if he had anything to do with the Daqian merchants at this time, it would inevitably cause the dissatisfaction of the Great Khan, and Lu Mu weighed it, and finally chose to invite them in.
When Zhang Cheng and the others entered the big tent, they were stopped by the guards. Sixty guards had to stay outside the tent and search Zhang Cheng and Qi Tian's bodies. Only then are the two allowed to enter the account!
After entering the tent, Zhang Cheng saw a twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old man, wearing a chieftain's uniform, wearing an eagle feather crown, and a sturdy body sitting at the top position, staring at Zhang Cheng with burning eyes, with a few traces of vigilance in his eyes, and Zhang Cheng saw more ambition and ferocity in his bones!
"Zhang Cheng, a businessman in Xiadaqian, meet the chief! This is the next post, please take a look! After Zhang Cheng entered the tent, he bowed down to greet him, and then respectfully sent the post.
Handed it to the guards, and after Yu Mu carefully identified it, he laughed, stood up, walked in front of Zhang Cheng, personally returned the post to Zhang Cheng, and said happily: "The distinguished guests from the south have arrived, and they have not been able to welcome them from afar, forgive your sins!" ”
"Hehe, Chief, it seems that I have come at the wrong time!" Zhang Cheng took the post and pretended to be dissatisfied.
"Where, where! It's just that the Yunyan grassland has not been quiet recently. I was forced to do it! Come on, come on, please sit down! Come on! Bring me the best food and drink and treat the guests who come from afar! Lu Mu instructed outside the tent: "By the way, I will entertain the brothers outside!" ”
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Zhang Cheng put down the bowl and asked, "Lord Chief, I came here this time mainly to do business with Lord Leader. I want to buy a thousand skins! I won't hide it from you, before I came to you, I first went to the Yagu Department and bought 300 sheets. But his amount is so small that I have to come to you to try my luck! ”
Seeing that Zhang Cheng was honest, Lu Mu's wariness of Zhang Cheng was lowered a few points. He said with a disdainful face: "Kuludu is just a small tribe of three or four thousand people, and that little inventory, he still saved up a year to make up this amount!" I have a thousand skins, but I don't know if you can swallow them? ”
"Naturally, the more the merrier! A thousand, I want them all! Zhang Cheng didn't seem to be surprised, but more surprised. If he subdues the Nashi tribe, he will naturally be able to get benefits, and at the same time, he has seven or eight thousand troops under his command, and he can have a thousand pieces of leather goods, which is normal.
"I want one or two or five white mink skins, one or two or three dollars a white fox skin, and one or two tiger skins! No point is missing! Lu Mu didn't let go at all, and his expression was also solemn.
"I'll give two taels of white mink, I'll give one or two of five dollars for white fox skin, and one tael for tiger skin! How is it? Zhang Cheng slowly said a number.
Hearing that Zhang Cheng actually offered such a high price, Lu Mu was stunned, and when he began to think about what Zhang Cheng was thinking, Zhang Cheng said again: "Lord Chief, when I was in the Yagu tribe, I already knew that the Yunyan Grassland was fighting. And, I heard, you're about to become the new lord of the Yunyan Grassland. At this time, I naturally hope to have a strong ally. This amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for our Zhang family! ”
Waving his hand at Qi Tian, Qi Tian presented the two hundred taels of gold that had been prepared a long time ago.
"Gold! It's gold! Two hundred taels! This is two thousand taels of silver, and I'm not in vain! That being said, Kemu had already reached out and took all the two hundred taels of gold.
"Don't worry! Brother Zhang! In the future, in this Yunyan grassland, I will keep you safe! Lu Mu boasted of Haikou.
"There's really one thing I want to ask for an adult! Don't hide it from the leader, in addition to buying leather goods in the Yunyan Grassland this time, ask for . In addition to buying stallions, there is another thing. I have a friend who was taken into slavery in the steppe by the Baku of the Nash tribe. He was in great pain for this, and he begged me as a last resort, hoping that I could help him! As for me, I really can't bear to see him fall down like this, so I came to the grassland. I hope to save his loved ones! Zhang Cheng said half-truths.
In fact, the highest level of lying is half-truths and half-truths, which are the most believable!
Sure enough, when Lu Mu saw that Zhang Cheng said something sincere, he also believed it a little. He thought for a moment and said with a smile: "It's a trivial matter! Since it's a brother's favor, I naturally want to help! So, I'll take you and give you the person you want!" ”
"Thank you very much!" Zhang Cheng got up and bowed in thanks.