The model reached by the two sides in trading with the steppe people was barter, so the goods brought by the Huaxia caravan this time were all necessary for the steppe people.

Tea bricks, which can be removed from greasy.

Spirits, which can dispel dampness and cold.

Honeycomb coal, which can be used for heating in winter, is a sharp weapon for the grassland that is cold for a long time for a year.

There are also precious Chinese patent medicines, salt, iron tools, armor, etc., which are all urgently needed on the grassland.

So, of course, when the merchants got what they wanted and were ready to pay, when the tarpaulins on the trucks were uncovered, the eyes of the entire Goshi tribe were green, and their breathing became short.

What is the feeling of the Great Chief of Gordon Singe, greed, strong possessiveness, to be honest, for a moment he really wanted to rob the caravan directly at all costs, but reason told him that this was not only to offend a strong enemy in vain, but more importantly, it was tantamount to self-destruction of his future.

Therefore, even if the elders who had the same idea frequently hinted to him, he was indifferent and suppressed his desires with his strong reason, and the transaction went smoothly.

This also made Liu Jinghe, who had been observing Gordon Xian's expression, and the Jinyi guards and members of the Military Intelligence Bureau who were mixed in the caravan feel relieved, they were afraid that Gordon Xianli would make them dizzy, so not only would this transaction fail, and their lives would be threatened, but also this would give other tribes an extremely bad start, which could easily cause the northern strategy to be stillborn.

"Look at this bow, how delicate the craftsmanship is, how perfect the shape is, it is most suitable for use at an age like Childe!" In a corner of the camp, Sheng Ji, who had founded a paper mill and a bow and arrow factory with Zuo Guigui, was holding a delicate small bow in front of a bunch of richly dressed mothers and sons.

In fact, now that trade has just begun, the steppe tribes have not become rich, and it is very inappropriate to sell toy bows at this time, but it doesn't hurt to come and try the market.

Seeing the look of longing in the eyes of the obviously aristocratic young man, Sheng Ji was secretly happy in his heart, which showed that his small bow was still very popular, as long as he tried a few more children, the results were like this, then he would be worth the trip, even if a small bow was not sold, it didn't matter, anyway, he didn't mainly sell small bows.

He came to sell great bows.

Of course, he didn't have the ability or courage to steal the arms business with the authorities, he just specialized in selling high-end bows for the nobles, made of expensive materials, inlaid with gold and jade, and with strong enough wrist strength, which was both beautiful and practical, and full of style.

So far, the only two cards he had brought have been dispossessed, and the two carts of ox tendons, horns, and twenty sheep that he had exchanged for him had simply made a lot of money.

Perhaps, in terms of capital and volume, Sheng Ji belongs to the bottom of the caravan, but he should be able to rank among the top in terms of profit margin obtained this time.

"How do you want to change this bow?" Originally, the other party didn't speak for a long time, and Sheng Ji thought that this time it was a dead end, but he didn't expect the other party to ask the price.

"Hehe... At first glance, the lady is a noble person in the clan, and the son is so cute... In this case, let's give this bow to Childe as a gift. "Sheng Ji suddenly made a decision, a small bow is not worth much at all, and depending on the situation, it is good for a tribe to sell one or two, so he will be generous and use it as publicity money.

"Gift? really don't want money?" The lady was obviously a little surprised, and after receiving Sheng Ji's affirmative answer, she hurriedly asked her son to take it with a smile, and then expressed her sincere gratitude to Sheng Ji.

After saying goodbye to the mother and son, Sheng Ji began to sell his toy bows in the tribe again, and gave away seven in one go, after all, he brought less than fifty in total, and there were four tribes, so he couldn't send them all at once.

"Lao Sheng, how is it, how many have you sold?" After Sheng Ji returned to the caravan, Zhang Yuting, a small merchant he met on the road with a similar status to him, asked with a smile. That's right, his name is Zhang Yuting, but he has nothing to do with the powerful Zhang Dashuai and the King of the Northeast, just an ordinary small businessman, whether before or after immigration.

Sheng Ji brought a total of two goods, the big bow and the small bow, the big bow has been taken off, and now only the small bow is left, and the Sheng Ji is obviously going out to sell the small bow, these, as one of the only few acquaintances in the caravan, Zhang Yuting is naturally clear, but he is not optimistic about the small bow in the high season, so he laughed loudly, just laughed, and there was no malice.

Sheng Ji was not a little frustrated and depressed, but smiled and stretched out his right hand and made a gesture.

"Seven?" Zhang Yuting stopped the movement in his hand, couldn't help but be surprised, and then smiled and exclaimed: "Yes, I can't imagine that someone will buy that kind of toy!"

Sheng Ji's face twitched, and he said unhappily: "What's wrong with toys?

"Yes, yes, what you say is reasonable!" Zhang Yuting still smiled, his attitude was very perfunctory, "If you say these fictitious things, just say how much they were sold?"

"I didn't sell it for money, I gave it away for nothing!" Sheng Ji said calmly.

"You're stupid, aren't you!" Zhang Yuting exclaimed, along the way, he knew that Sheng Ji was a thrifty person, well, it was Lao Jiao, and now this Lao Jiao actually sent things, and the sun came out in the west.

"You know what, go and go, don't get in the way of me packing up. Sheng Ji will not explain his "foresight" to Zhang Yuting.

"Well, you want to say, I'm too lazy to listen!" Zhang Yuting continued to pack his things, they were going to leave the Ge tribe today and go to the next Baigang tribe.

"Eh, I said Lao Sheng, your mission for this trip is almost complete, right?" After a while, Zhang Yuting couldn't control his mouth and asked.

"Well, it's over. I don't plan to sell the rest of the bows. Sheng Ji said.

"Then what about the next four tribes, what are you going to do, keep following?" Zhang Yuting asked.

"Follow, and you should see the world. Sheng Ji said, "Don't sell anything, it's good to be familiar with it in advance, let's not just come once." ”

"It's also..."

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Next, the caravan visited the white pole tribe, the Gaonu tribe, the Ling tribe, and the Oyster tribe all the way, among these tribes, it is no surprise that the Huaxia caravan has been warmly welcomed, and among the goods brought by the Huaxia caravan, the most popular among the grassland people is tea, salt and honeycomb coal, these are not like medicinal herbs and spirits, although the latter is also very useful, but the price is not popular enough, which is like the first three, the grade span is large, and the lowest grade is designed for civilians, and the price is affordable, so it is especially loved.

The success of this trade not only brought economic income, but also sent a signal to other small and medium-sized tribes who were still watching the wind: we are good in Huaxia, and we can get benefits by being friends with Huaxia.

As a result, Zhang Yonghe, the governor of the northern part of Chenggong Island, and Sun Youcai, who had been promoted to the county commander of Chenggong Island, suddenly found that joy fell from the sky, and the frequency of migrant ships suddenly accelerated a lot, which is really gratifying!

You must know that the more grassland tribes are willing to relocate to Chenggong Island, it means that the number of Han immigrants allocated by the center to Chenggong County will also increase, which is the proper meaning, and the policy of China is not to allow a region, and foreigners occupy the majority of the population.

"Wangcai, now there are more and more barbarians in the north, although they are all small tribes that are not climate-changing, and the future will not be climate-threatening, but the so-called prevention is better than prevention, and this governor feels that it is better to set up a town on each of the two roads connecting the north and south of the Chenggong Mountain Range for garrisoning. Inside the new governor's yamen—in fact, it's a big boxy house—Zhang Yong said with a smile.

Wangcai, is the new county commander Sun Youcai's word, the previous group of mud-legged veterans, with the continuous rise of status, many also follow the trend to take a word for themselves, such as the naval commander to open the wind, the word to ride the wind, and for example, Li Kang himself took a "new" word for himself, taken from the Confucian classic "University" in the "Gou Rixin, every day, every day, and every day", very much to Li Kang's appetite, but also his political opinion, but also a warning to the ministers and the people.

As for whether Sun has wealth, when he is rich, he naturally thinks about talent, so the word Wangcai, Sun Wangcai, although the homonym is a bit like that, but no one knows about this stalk except Li Kang, and Li Kang will not take the initiative to say it, so Sun Wangcai keeps shouting, whether it is himself or others, they all feel that his word means beautiful and upright.

"Lord Governor, it's just a garrison, so you can't build two new towns for this, wouldn't it be good to just build two military camps and monitor those barbarians..." ”

"Naturally, there is no need to build two towns for the garrison," Zhang Yong said with a smile, "However, those barbarians are now their own people, if we are stationed in two places on the road that must be passed in a big way, doesn't this clearly show that we don't trust them? ”

Sun Youcai broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly praised: "The lower officials are blunt, but the governor can see it thoroughly." It is a matter of course to build a town garrison, and it will not arouse suspicion. ”

"Hehe, this is just one of them!" Zhang Yong took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "Second, the official has long wanted to build a town in those two key locations, even if there are no barbarians... As Wangcai said, the center is unlikely to agree, but with the reasons just now, it is much easier... Wangcai, as the commander of Chenggong County, have you always been satisfied with the three small towns under your rule? Look at Xin'an County, there are nine towns under your jurisdiction, and it may soon be ten; Fuxi County, with seven towns under your jurisdiction, I heard that Tie Dingshi (Tie Xuan) has hit Wuyin and Wuyang again; Yiyin County, with six towns; although Suwu County has only two towns under its jurisdiction, there are 100,000 people in one town under the county of Suwu, and it is extremely rich in China... Now there are only two counties left, Shennong and Mengde, like Chenggong, the progress is slow, it can almost be said that there is no progress, those two counties are not under the control of the governor, but the Chenggong county belongs to the northern governorate, and the governor has the responsibility to develop and expand it... Wangcai, with your qualifications, the county order will not be just the end, but if you don't act, then my current position is your limit. ”

In fact, Zhang Yong still has a sentence that he didn't say, that is, most of the reason why Mengde County and Chenggong County can't develop is because of policy problems, and Shennong County's development is slow, that is, the ability of Zhao Siye, the former county commander of Shennong County。

Sun Youcai's gaze at Zhang Yong suddenly changed, and he secretly praised it in his heart, and said: "But it is up to the governor to make the decision, and all the officials will cooperate." ”

"Very good!haha..."With the cooperation of Sun Youcai's deputy, Zhang Yong was relieved.

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On July 11, the seventh year of China, Zhang Yong, the governor of the north, asked for the addition of two towns to garrison the people, and on the 18th, the cabinet officially approved and agreed to Zhang Yong's request to add Huangyan Town (taken from the late Ming Dynasty anti-Qing scholars, university scholar Zhang Huangyan. Huangyan Town, the forty-seventh town-level administrative unit in Huaxia), Mingzhen Town (taken from the late Ming Dynasty anti-Qing general, Dingxi Hou Zhang Mingzhen. Mingzhen Town, the forty-eighth town-level administrative unit in Huaxia).

However, at the same time, the cabinet seemed to be preparing for a big send-off, and in addition to Chenggong County, Mengde County was able to add Fengxiao Town in the northwest (the name of the town was taken from the strategist of Cao Cao's camp during the Three Kingdoms period, and the ghost genius Guo Jia. Fengxiao Town, the forty-ninth town-level administrative unit in Huaxia), Shennong County was able to add Bigan Town between Shennong Town and Sanbao Town (taken from the virtuous minister in the last years of the Shang Dynasty, Wang Shu Bigan. Bigan Town, the 50th town-level administrative unit in Huaxia), and established Wenlong Town (including Wenlong Island) between Shennong Town and Jinwen Town in the upper reaches of the river. The name of the town is taken from Mao Wenlong, the founder of Dongjiang Town in the late Ming Dynasty. Wenlong Town, the fifty-first town-level administrative unit in Huaxia). Similarly, Fuxi County annexed Wuyin Town and Wuyang Town as it wished, and Le's Tie Xuan, Li Zhi, and Wang Siping (the new Shennong County Commander) couldn't keep their mouths together, and the angry Zhang Yong and Sun Youcai smashed several teacups and scolded the cabinet for being eccentric.

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Time goes back two months, May 14, is the birthday of the mother of Ximen Leopard, the mayor of Xuanling Town, and the people with heads and faces in Xuanling Town have not all hurried to come to the door with gifts to congratulate.

But on this day, Simon Leopard received a special gift.

"What are you talking about?" Ximen Leopard stood up excitedly and said to Lin Ji, the director of the Propaganda Division, "The chief of the Qiu tribe personally said that he wanted to join the clan and voluntarily give up the power in his hands and become a small people?"

"Yes!" Lin Ji's face was also full of incredulity. Today is Simon Leopard's mother's birthday, and it is common for a tribal chief to come to celebrate her birthday in person, but it is very unexpected to give such a big gift.

You know, Xuanling Town hasn't taken action yet!