Chapter 113: I Don't Want Horses
Anle City Drunken Immortal Building is not two floors, only one floor, but covers a large area, according to the customs of the border, Xiao Rui personally designed, each box style is different, there are grassland, Khitan, room Wei Jing and so on, each tribe style has different venues.
Therefore, the drunken immortal building here ushered in all foreign merchants or leaders, and there were not many merchants and ordinary people from the Tang Dynasty.
This is not that Xiao Rui deliberately reprimanded the people of the Tang Dynasty, but that he wanted to kill the rich to help the poor, and even kill the rich people of foreign races. The aristocratic merchants of the Tang Dynasty were all driven away, and those who were left behind were ordinary small traders, and the expenses in the drunken immortal building were too great for them to squander.
In a medium-sized box in the Khitan style, the Khitan Dahemo will keep pouring himself cup by cup, his expression is very sincere, his attitude is very upright, and he looks like he is pleading.
Belch......
Hearing that the other party was burping, Xiao Rui couldn't help but ask, "Lao He, what are you doing?" I have to warn you that this meal is yours, not mine. You're drinking like you, like you're taking the opportunity to kill me? β
Da He Mohui's dark face turned red, and he hurriedly stopped pouring wine, choking on a violent cough, Xiao Rui hurriedly reached out and pinched the other party's Neiguan acupoint: "Slow down, go back and choke yourself to death, and you Khitan people will lie to me again." β
"No, no, no. I know the rules on your side, and if you do something wrong, you will punish yourself at the wine table. Punish until you forgive. β
Yes?
Xiao Rui: ......
Burst...... Li Shengnan couldn't hold back anymore and burst out laughing, how could this big Khitan clan leader feel a little naΓ―ve? Brother Rui and I thought you liked to drink, and you were entertaining yourself by drinking wildly, and you were making amends for a long time?
Xiao Rui really wanted to cover his eyes: "Lao He, who did you learn the half-hung Central Plains customs from?" β
"Ahem, I'm not good at learning Chinese, so when I encounter business with people, I'll learn a little bit." Ogamikai also seemed to know that he had learned wrong, and his expression was very embarrassed.
Xiao Rui patiently explained: "If you have a heart, I will find someone to teach you later." If you make amends for your mistakes, we have the custom of pleading for sin. That's what the guilty of thorn plea is, stripping off the upper body and tying up thorns, thorns you know, right? Even a bundle of finger-thick wooden sticks, your Khitan whip will do. Then kneel in front of the other person and apologize, if the other party forgives, it's fine, if you don't forgive, or pick up the wattle and smoke it......"
"Hey, what are you doing, Lao He? What am I doing with my daughter? β
A big man of 1.8 meters, wearing a slightly ill-fitting Tang gown, still in a sheepskin shoulder outfit, just stood up at the dinner table and began to undress? Show off your muscles?
Wei Yanran directly covered her eyes, and Li Shengnan had already stood up, pulled out the soft sword on his waist, and glared angrily.
Xiao Rui grabbed the Great Gremo Club.
The other party was puzzled: "Didn't you say it?" Stripped naked, kneeling down and beaten? Come, bring a whip, and ask for the thickest. β
Burst...... Xiao Rui couldn't hold back his laughter, this thing is too biao, right? Li Shengnan withdrew the soft sword with a strange face. Pulling Wei Yanran, she couldn't help laughing head-to-head and her stomach hurt.
"I'm not asking you to bear the guilt, I'm teaching you Central Plains etiquette. There is another way, which is to make amends for the sins of drinking, and the person who made the mistake can punish himself with three glasses, not the kind of people who keep drinking. β
Yes???
Ogami made a big red face, hid to the side, and summoned his subordinates to hurriedly redress.
"Seeing that you admit your mistakes and are sincere, I can not blame you for this transaction. But you have to tell what's going on? Who pressured you not to sell your horse to me? "Jokes aside, Xiao Rui became serious, but very serious.
Da He Mo would take a cautious look around, then sit back down at the wine table, and leaned over to Xiao Rui to pour out the truth.
It turned out that the Khitan tribe was composed of the eight tribes of Dahe in the territory, and the Dahe Mohui was the weakest of them, but it was the closest to Datang. And the leader of the eight Khitan tribes is Dahe Duluo, who has ruled the Khitan for more than ten years and is extremely powerful.
But the problem is that this Khitan leader is a complete pro-Turkic faction, and the Eastern Turks are on the throne, and even after Wude's nine years of military suppression of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, Dahe Duluo licked it even more happily and obeyed the Turks.
Not long ago, Xiao Rui expelled the Anle Chamber of Commerce and leveled the purchase price of various goods, and the Khitan and Jin Murowei were happy. But the Turks are not happy, the original privileges of the victorious country are gone, and the money earned is less, and they are still treated with those little brothers? Can this be endured?
The problem is to find the county guard of Anle City, Xiao Rui doesn't give any face. The Turks are looking for an opportunity to vent their anger.
As the younger brother of the Turks, the Khitan sees that the eldest brother is not satisfied, can he not praise it? It's just that the old man in Dahe Babu, Dahe Mohui has no eyes, and because he is greedy for a few meals, he promised Xiao Rui hundreds of good horses? So the Khitan leader sent someone to warn the Dahemo Society.
Dahe Mohui has always admired the culture of the Central Plains and is willing to do business with Datang, because he relies on Datang recently, and he doesn't have to worry about the pressure of the Turks, so he has more contacts with Datang, and his life is also nourishing. It is that the population of his subordinates is small, and he does not dare to disobey the orders of the Khitan patriarch.
"Alas...... Lord Xiao, it's not that I don't want to do business with you, I really don't dare. If it was before, just these hundred and ten horses, the Turks would not care, and they would turn a blind eye to trivial matters. But you have depressed their trading treatment, so the Turks ordered to give you some color to see, and our Khitan patriarch will ......"
"And you also know that war horses can't be easily sold to other countries, everyone knows that your Tang Dynasty bought war horses just to fight the Turks, so the ant you said last time moved, buying a little bit of business at a time, I'm afraid it won't be done."
Xiao Rui's face darkened, and he slapped the table and said angrily: "I said, it turns out that the damn Turks are behind the scenes." Okay, Lao He doesn't blame you for this. You don't have to return the money, I bought the 100 horses, and I can't be used as war horses, so I can send them back to plow the land. β
Oh He Mo apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Xiao, I didn't help you." What about our future deal? β
He was very worried that Xiao Rui would not sell him food and other materials because of this, so his attitude was very humble.
Xiao Rui waved his hand, "The hands of the Turks, I'll settle accounts with them." It's not up to you, we have to continue to do business. Didn't they forbid you to sell me war horses? Okay, then I don't want a war horse. I heard that the Khitan people are good at raising cattle, how about I buy cattle from you? The quantity, it's still the ant moving method I said last time, with a preliminary order of 10,000 heads. β
What?? Cattle?
Oga Mohui was puzzled: "Lord Xiao, what do you want the cow to do?" Cattle can't go to the battlefield again. The bison raised by our Khitan are different, they can't plough the land and can't pull carts, so they can only kill and eat meat. I know that it is illegal for Datang to kill cattle and eat meat. β
Xiao Rui laughed, patted the other party's shoulder and said, "Lao He, you're right, I bought it to eat beef." You Khitan are good at raising cattle, but you don't know how to eat them. The best beef, in addition to sprinkling a little salt and roasting, is boiling water and boiling for nothing, that taste ...... Dogs don't eat it! β
Ahem......
Wei Yanran coughed lightly and pushed Xiao Rui.
"Ahem, Lao He, the slip of the tongue is not about you. I mean, it doesn't taste good that way. You're here just in time today, and I've got people to study a few new dishes, all of which are beef, and you can try my handiwork. β
"Come on, arrange the whole cow banquet and change the room. This table of wine is reserved for you to eat after work. By the way, this is a treat from Boss Khitan He, remember to thank Boss He. β
Saying that, Xiao Rui hooked his shoulders and put his arms around Dahemo, and he would change places.
The two ladies listened to Xiao Rui's words, and really wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into, this Brother Rui is too profiteer, right? You invite the guys to dinner, and let the big family pay for the guests? Do you want to be embarrassed? We are in the Tang Dynasty, and the Khitan still lives in tents, so poor that they have no clothes to wear.