In the afternoon of the same day, the little mute and Ah Hei Ma went to Qin Liu to discuss the details.

Qin Liu pulled up Old Man Lou, and Old Man Lou pulled up a thinner bearded man in the team.

The two sides sat on either side of a large table and began the negotiation.

Ah Hei Ma stared at Qin Liu and said, "How many horses do you want to buy?" ”

Qin Liu turned his head to look at Old Man Lou.

Old man Lou turned his head to look at the bearded man.

The old man with the eight-character beard asked on the ground, "How much can you sell?" "It's actually a pure Mongolian language.

Qin Liu sighed: Old man Lou, your subordinates are really full of talents! This bearded man was very low-key along the way, Qin Liu didn't pay much attention to him, and he didn't expect to be able to participate in negotiations.

Ah Hei Ma stretched out two fingers.

Qin Liu, Old Man Lou, and the eight-character bearded man exchanged glances with each other.

Qin Liu made a lip shape: "Two hundred horses? ”

Old man Lou shook his head and said softly, "It is estimated that it will be two thousand horses." ”

The eight-character bearded man nodded, touched his two mustaches again, and asked Ah Heima: "Two thousand?" ”

Ah Hei Ma sneered: "Twenty thousand horses!" ”

Qin Liu was directly stunned!

Old man Lou was not calm, but the bearded man could hold it, lowered his eyelids, and the old god continued to touch his mustache on the ground.

Qin Liu's gaze turned to Old Man Lou as if asking for help.

Old man Lou looked at the bearded man with anticipation.

Ah Hei Ma on the opposite side also saw who was the main master, and he didn't look at the others, his eyes fell straight on the eight-character bearded man.

The bearded man asked calmly, "What about the price?" ”

Ah Hei Ma said: "What about tea, seventy catties for an inferior horse, salt, one hundred and forty catties for an inferior horse, ironware, wrought iron four hundred catties for an inferior horse." ”

Qin Liu inhaled the cool air deeply into the tail vertebrae this time!

My Immortal Heaven!

The bearded man refused: "Impossible! Seventy catties of tea for a medium horse, this is the old yellow calendar more than 100 years ago, during the Hongwu period! Nowadays, the tea and horse markets in Liaodong, Southwest and Northwest are intertwined, and it is a rule to exchange fifty catties of tea for a medium horse!

Salt, in our Ming Dynasty, one hundred catties of salt is worth thirty taels of silver, and one hundred and forty catties is forty-two taels of silver, which is enough to buy a first-class horse! We still have to lose salt to the border, and we suffer a big loss at this price!

As for wrought iron, it is okay for ordinary people to buy a few kitchen knives. If the amount exceeds 300 catties, it will be targeted by the imperial court, and it is necessary to thoroughly investigate whether it is intended to rebel. There is not a pound of wrought iron, and neither can pig iron! ”

Qin Liu looked at the bearded man with adoring eyes.

Ah Hei Ma is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he slammed the table and shouted angrily: "If it doesn't work, it has to work!" This iron man is going to be decided! Moreover, the price of the horse must be paid for with fifty percent iron, forty percent tea, and one percent salt! ”

After speaking, he glanced at Qin Liu and the others viciously, waved his hand, and several Mongolian guards with swords unsheathed rushed in outside the tent, and the knives were on the necks of Qin Liu and the others.

If you don't agree, you will kill them on the spot.

Qin Liu didn't panic at this time.

She looked at the little mute sitting across from her, frowning, and said nothing.

Old man Lou and the bearded man were also silent and motionless.

Seeing this, Ah Hei Ma had no choice but to ask the guards to put away their knives: "Don't toast or eat and drink!" ”

Ah Heima flicked his sleeves and left angrily, leaving Qin Liu and the others looking at each other.

Old man Lou and the bearded man also left.

Qin Liu was about to leave, but was stopped by the little mute: "Didn't you say that there are a lot of iron mines and coal mines on our grassland?" ”

Qin Liu nodded: "Just Duolun, where we almost passed by last time, there are coal mines and iron mines. In Baiyun Obo, on the north side of Yinshan Mountain, there are also large iron mines. ”

The little mute pondered for a while and then said, "We grassland people used to make iron. It's just that after a long time, it has slowly been lost. ”

Qin Liu looked at the little mute suspiciously: "What do you mean?" ”

"If I can convince my father and mother to let the grassland have their own iron-making craft and craftsmen, it will probably be more attractive."

How easy is that?

Qin Liu's eyes dimmed.

The little mute stared: "This, I'll try it!" ”

Qin Liu naturally would not object.

The little mute said: "Tomorrow is the Ao Bao Festival on our grassland, and there will be gatherings in the afternoon and evening, and I will try to let you see my mother again and communicate these things clearly." ”

Qin Liu nodded sincerely.

This iron tool is a terrible livelihood in Daming, and it is impossible for them to get it.

This must be made clear first.

The little mute's suggestion was very good, which not only solved the needs of the Mongol royal court, but also reduced the resistance to negotiations.

The difficulty is that mining and ironmaking are not achieved overnight, and require long-term investment and accumulation.

After separating from the little mute, Qin Liu fell into a depressed state.

Twenty thousand horses!

According to the price of forty taels of silver per horse, the Baoguo Mansion will pay 800,000 taels of silver to buy it!

Even if it is halved, it will cost 400,000 taels of real money!

Even if he is the first noble of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that he will not be able to eat so many horses in one go!

This business is not easy to do!

The three gold ingots that she regarded as treasures were swept to the ground with disdain by the Queen of the Mandu Sea, which is sad to think about.

Are you going to lose your real money?

……

The next day was the Ao Bao Festival of the grassland people, and the little mute asked someone to bring Mongolian costumes to Qin Liu and others at night.

Qin Liu looked at the exquisite and gorgeous Mongolian women's robe, and then looked at the green cloth clothes on his body, and sighed secretly.

It's been more than a year since she crossed over to this world, and she finally has to wear good clothes for a while. When she was in Sand Fort Town, she was able to wear as much soil as she could, on the one hand, her economic strength was limited, and on the other hand, for the sake of safety, she tried to reduce the possibility of others coveting her beauty.

There is nothing to do with the sacrifice of the Ao Bao Festival, mainly men participate.

Ao Bao is generally built on higher hills. Most of them are made of stones, and some are built with wicker, and they are filled with sand. It is generally in the shape of a round bag or a dome with a square base. A number of flags or branches are inserted on them, and various colored prayer flags or silk strips are hung on them. Some of the bags are filled with grains, some are placed with bows and arrows, and some are buried with Buddha statues. The size and quantity of Ao Bao vary.

Hada and offerings are offered, then the lamas chant and pray, the people kneel, and then stones or wicker are added to the obao, and new prayer flags, five-colored silk strips are hung, etc. Finally, the people who participate in the sacrificial ceremony must turn three times around the Ao Bao from left to right, pray for blessings, bless the prosperity of people and animals, and scatter the milk, wine, cream, snacks, sugar cubes and other sacrifices they bring to the Ao Bao, and then bow down in front of the Ao Bao, add the stones brought to the Ao Bao, and decorate the Ao Bao with wicker, hata, colored flags, etc.

After the ceremony, traditional cultural and sports activities such as horse racing, archery, throwing blue, wrestling, singing, and dancing are held. Some young men and women sneak out of the crowd, climb the mountain to play, confide in their hearts, talk about love, and meet again.

(End of chapter)