As Boyan thought, Hao Ren of the Yuan Kingdom did not expect Boyan to send a letter to congratulate his eldest son Hao Kang on his return to China. As for Boyan's request for iron farming tools on credit, Hao Ren agreed without blinking his eyelids. There was an area in the Yuan Kingdom that contained a large amount of iron ore, which was not far from the coal mines and lime mines, and was connected by rivers. The bit of iron that the Western Roman Empire needed was not a problem at all.

After agreeing to Boyan's request, Hao Ren continued to focus on spring ploughing. In addition to his busy spring ploughing, Hao Ren also pays close attention to the movements in the western part of the Loba Plain in Eastern Europe. At least until now, the Semu people over there were also busy with spring ploughing and did not send troops to come. But this peace is as fragile as a thread, and it is judged that war is likely to break out in the second half of this year, that is, in 1294 A.D.

The Western Roman Empire now has 200,000 troops capable of conscripting and fighting, and once the Yuan State goes to war with the Teutonic Knights, Hao Ren also expects his in-laws Boyan to send troops to attack the Holy Roman Empire, and even the French region, to help the Yuan State relieve the pressure.

However, Hao Ren did not expect that in the capital of the Kipchak Khanate, which was more than a thousand miles away from him, the envoys of the Kipchak Khanate, who had been sent away by Hao Ren, stood in front of a group of nobles of the Kipchak Khanate, adding fuel and vinegar to tell about the trip to Kiev.

“…… Hao Ren, the king of Yuan, said that the runaway slaves ran into the Yuan Kingdom, causing a lot of trouble to the Yuan Kingdom. We want sheep, but don't even think about it. Hao Ren, the lord of the Yuan State, also wants our Kipchak Khanate to give Hao Ren cattle and horses as compensation......"

The envoy's mouth was foaming, describing Hao Ren's rudeness, and he was a little apprehensive in his heart. Hao Ren is actually not so rude. The king of the Kipchak Khanate proposed that since it would take too much manpower to capture the fugitive slaves, and the effect was not good, in order to save everyone trouble, the Kipchak Khanate no longer asked for the fugitive slaves, but asked Hao Ren to give some compensation, and the two sides were cleared.

Faced with the request of the Khan of the Kipchak Khanate for compensation, Hao Ren said that the Kipchak Khanate had to put forward a figure, and Hao Ren would give compensation after verification. In the end, the two sides reached a verbal agreement that each verified fugitive slave would be given two sheep, one male and one female.

However, this agreement was not expected by the Khan of the Kipchak Khanate, who wanted his envoy to portray Hao Ren as a man who had arrogantly refused to return the fugitive slaves, and the purpose of the envoy's rhetoric was to incite the anger of the nobles.

The nobles of the Kipchak Khanate were indeed outraged, cattle and horses needed to be grazed, and food needed to be gathered. The house they live in requires someone to cut down trees for timber and someone to shear wool to make felt. All this was done by the small tribes and the shepherds, but now the small tribes and the shepherds are running so well that the empty land does not grow wood and felt on its own.

Before the envoy could finish speaking, some people began to curse angrily, and even kicked over the wooden table in front of them. The porcelain bowl on which the mare's milk was held on the table fell to the ground, and the milky milk was scattered on the ground, as did a few lemons and citrus brought from the south. Then the envoy suddenly remembered what he had seen, and continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Yuan Kingdom has begun spring ploughing, and the people on their side eat meat and bread, and drink thick soup made of flour. Even when he went to the ground, he prepared a large jar of boiling water, and in the water he put lemon slices and mixed with honey. Not only that, but those who go down to the field have a citrus to eat every day. In the past, the herdsmen and the exorcists could only eat grass, but now they have citrus every day. ”

This is not a fabrication, but the messenger saw it with his own eyes. The climate in Eastern Europe was cold, although not to the extent that the Rus' lived in permafrost below three meters underground, and the cellars dug out were cold. Lemons and citrus brought from the south, salted bacon and ham can be stored in it for a year. Honey can be stored in the cellar for several years.

This description further aroused the anger of the nobles of the Kipchak Khanate. Food is scarce in the grasslands, and berries are only available for a short period of time each year. Except for this time, the Mongols could only eat grass. They cut down the fresh grass and ate the most tender parts, while feeding the rest to the animals. As for the so-called meat, it can only be eaten when the animals are slaughtered before the winter falls, which exceeds the amount of forage for the winter. Or the slaughter of lambs born in early spring when there is not enough forage, when the lamb is indeed delicious. But this is forced, not to kill sheep for the sake of enjoying the deliciousness.

After the Yuan Kingdom had enough ships to run the Black Sea for transportation, the princes of the Kipchak Khanate had fruit to eat all year round. Thinking that the herdsmen and expulsors, who could only eat grass all year round, had eaten the same food as the princes, the princes felt that they had been greatly humiliated, and the anger in their hearts was even a hundred times stronger than being insulted in person.

The fierce princes had already jumped up and shouted at the Khan of the Kipchak Khanate: "Great Khan, what are you waiting for, let's send troops to attack the Yuan Kingdom." ”

"yes. Yuan Guo doesn't let us live, we must not let them go. ”

"The Yuan Kingdom is so rich, robbing them once to beat the territory of the Timur Great Khan ten times in the autumn wind. Great Khan, let's send troops now. ”

The Khan of the Kipchak Khanate watched with satisfaction at the reaction of the nobles, and he recalled that his reaction when he first heard the news was no better than that of these nobles.

When Kublai Khan sealed Hao Ren to Kievan Rus' on the western border of the Kipchak Khanate, Hao Ren's exploits in the crusade against the Chagatai and Ogedai Khanate frightened the Khan of the Kipchak Khanate. However, the fact that Hao Ren had built a rich state in Kievan Rus', which the Mongols considered a desolate frontier, in a few years, turned the fear of the Khanate of the Kipchak Khanate into tenfold anger. Kievan Rus' used to be the base of the Kipchak Khanate's Khanate's attack on the western side of the Semu people, why was Hao Ren able to eat and drink spicy food there, while the owner who should have survived on the cold steppe.

Seeing that these nobles really entered a rage, King Khan stood up and said to these people: "Think about it, those fugitive slaves followed Hao Ren, and Hao Ren had a lot of soldiers and horses in his hands. It's just that there are not 200,000 people, but there are always 100,000. ”

This sentence made some nobles silent. The steppe is about strength, and the Kipchak Khanate even dared to rob the territory of the Mongol Great Khan, and what they relied on was naturally the strength in their hands, not some bullshit morality.

"I have sent people to the countries of the West to contact the Semu people, and those Semu people have decided to fight with Hao Ren's boy. Let's endure it for a while, just as Genghis Khan said, when my strength is not enough, I have to endure it, and I will endure it against my will! We are now going to tell some of Hao Ren's truth to the people of the West and let them dare to fight with Hao Ren. When Hao Ren's boy's forces are all fighting against the Semu people, we will start from behind. At that time, we not only had to grab things, but we wanted to grab the entire Yuan Kingdom and turn it into our paradise! ”

Hearing this grand idea, the eyes of the nobles of the Kipchak Khanate lit up. Many people remember the story of Genghis Khan who killed his father-in-law Wang Khan and killed his righteous brothers. After killing his stepfather and sworn brothers, Genghis Khan accumulated his true strength.

"Will you follow me?" The Khan of the Kipchak Khanate asked loudly.