Chapter Seventy-Five: The Camp

"That's all there is to it." Bu Rigude rubbed his hands together and smiled, in the past few days, he would run to rub the rice every time he arrived, and Zhu Shencone was used to it. Besides, Zhu Shencone couldn't wait for him to come, if it wasn't really unconditional, he also planned to make something more delicious for Burigude to further make friends.

What's a meal? To be able to use this to bring the two sides closer and get the news he wants from Burigud's mouth, no matter how much it costs, it is worth it.

Moreover, in the past few days, because of the meal, Bu Rigude has become good friends with Zhu Shencheng, and according to his words, they are already brothers. Compared with the old fox Erisi before, Zhu Shencone prefers to deal with the straightforward Buri Gude.

Mixed with Burigude, Zhu Shencone knew that this guy was not very old. Don't look at his beard and rough appearance, in fact, he is only twenty-three years old, Zhu Shencone originally thought that he was thirty or forty years old, but he didn't know much about himself after making trouble for a long time.

Cooking takes time, you have to be patient. No matter how anxious Bu Rigude was, he could only wait for the meal to be ready, chatting with Zhu Shencone from time to time, and glancing at the earthen stove where the rice was cooking not far away.

Finally, the meal was ready, when Ma Shizhou came to tell Zhu Shencone that he could use rice, Bu Rigude grabbed a bowl without saying a word, didn't even use chopsticks, and directly started it, two mouthfuls of rice and then drank a mouthful of soup, eating with a smile, and his subordinates in the distance looked at one by one with great envy, but they could only bow their heads and continue to gnaw on their hard dried meat.

After doing the amount of three people in a row, Burigude touched his bulging belly with satisfaction, how good it would be to eat such a delicacy every day, he even wanted to bring up the old thing again, and asked Zhu Shencone to give himself the person who could cook in their team, so that he could eat such a delicacy every day in the future. It's a pity that he didn't mention this matter, but he was rejected by Zhu Shencone.

"Brother Burigud, how far is it to the camp?" After eating, Zhu Shencone boiled a pot of tea, and drank tea and chatted with Buri Gude.

"It's coming, it's not far from here." Stretching out his hand and pointing in one direction, Burigud smiled.

"Tomorrow is it, right?"

"If it goes well, we can get there tomorrow at noon, what? Are you in a hurry? Hahaha! Don't worry, my brother, I will never regret what I promised you, and when I get to the camp, I will cover all your goods, and I promise to let you return to Daming with a full load. ”

Bu Rigude laughed heartily, and Zhu Shencone also showed a very happy look and thanked him again, and said a few words, if it wasn't for running into him, where would there be such an opportunity, maybe he would have to wander around the grassland for I don't know how many days to sell the goods.

"Little things, small things, are all my own brothers." Burigud grinned, picking his teeth with a straw stick in his hand.

In the past few days, he and Zhu Shencone have become acquainted, and they also know that Zhu Shencone is a businessman who has just come to the grassland to do business, and he doesn't know much about the situation on the grassland.

But that's fine, if it's not like that, how can he have this luck? Generally speaking, there are not many small-scale merchants like Zhu Shencone in the Ming Dynasty, most of them are large caravans, and this kind of caravan has regular customers, such as Taiji of the big tribe, or Wanhu, Wang Ye or something.

These merchants were large and carried a lot of goods, but they usually traded directly with the big men, and there was little opportunity for a low-ranking Mongol general like Buzhigud to come into direct contact with, let alone benefit much.

That is, Zhu Shencone them, coupled with the coincidence on the way to gather troops, brought such an opportunity to Burigud. Burigud had already inquired and thought about it in his heart, and when he arrived at the camp, he would find someone to gather together to eat all the goods brought by Zhu Shencheng, so that he could make a lot of money in this transaction.

Such a good thing is not rare, and Bu Rigude also has the idea of long-term cooperation with Zhu Shencone, if the two sides can trade for a long time in the future, this is a very good financial route, through Zhu Shencone's cargo channels, he can not only make more money in the future, but also use this to enhance his status in the tribe in the future.

The Mongols were not stupid, and if they were stupid, they would not have built the largest empire in the history of mankind. Bu Ri Gude has a straightforward temperament, but he still calculates this account clearly, these days Zhu Shencone deliberately befriended him, and Bu Ri Gude also understands in his heart that he also treats Zhu Shencone well and makes friends with him, and he also has such a plan.

Buri Gude understands, and Zhu Shencone also knows it in his heart.

He did not object to long-term cooperation with Buzhigud, although Buzhigud's status in the Mongolian army was not high, but he was of noble birth, although he was not a direct member of the high-ranking Golden Family, but he was also a member of the high-ranking Mongolian aristocracy.

His grandfather, uncle, and father all served under the Khan of Buyan Chechen, and served in the army of 100 people, thousands of people, or even 10,000 households, which is why Buzhigud would know Eris.

The tribe where Burigud is located is much larger than the tribe of Eris, with more than 4,000 people, but it is a pity that Burigud's father failed to inherit the tribal leader, and the current Taiji is his uncle. A few years ago, Buzhigud was sent by the family to serve as a pro-army under the account of the Great Khan, and the merits were gradually raised, this time it was the first time that Buzhigud personally led the army, and came out to gather troops for the Great Khan, if there was no accident, as long as he made another contribution in the subsequent war, Buzhigud was promoted in the Mongolian army.

Befriending such a promising young Mongolian general is not a bad thing for Zhu Shenzhu, and with the care of Buzhigud, his future business in Mongolia will be much smoother. Moreover, Zhu Shencone is very self-aware, it is impossible for a small businessman like him to contaminate those Mongolian nobles and high-ranking generals, and the Buzhigude who happened to meet is the most suitable candidate.

Although both have the intention of cooperating, they also know each other. But after all, the first cooperation has not yet been completed, and many things will not be discussed until the camp is completed. In this regard, whether it is Zhu Shencone or Burigude, both sides have expectations, which is one of the reasons why their relationship has become closer and closer in the past few days.

After a night's rest, we set off again the next morning.

The rest of the journey was not far away, as Burigud had said, and the Mongols who were traveling with them seemed to know that they were about to arrive at the camp, and the rest of the day was finally over, and everyone's mood became lighter.

Soon in the afternoon, there were signs of gathering in front of them, and a damp smell was also in the air, and Burigud told Zhu Shencone that they were not far from Qi'er Haizi, and that the camp was located in the northern part of Qi'er Haizi, where several rivers converged into Qi'er Haizi to the south.

Sure enough, after walking a little further, they came across the Mongol cavalry heading towards the camp from the other direction. Seeing this group of cavalry, Burigud rode forward, and some people from the other side rode towards them. After the two sides met, they chatted with each other for a few words, and then each returned to their own teams, one left and one right did not merge together, kept a certain distance between them, and continued towards the camp.

was about to arrive at the camp, but Zhu Shencone was not much nervous in his heart, but had some expectations.

He looked at the other cavalry that was walking with them but kept their distance, but did not ask why Břigud did not gather his troops. Perhaps this was the custom of the Mongols, and this happened again on the rest of the journey, and by the time they reached the camp, there were already three troops.

"Look! It's here! Finally, the camp was in sight, and Burigud said cheerfully, pointing ahead.

Zhu Shencone sat on the horse and straightened his waist, looking ahead, in front of him was a large area of yurts with no end in sight, these yurts were scattered around a river like stars, seemingly chaotic, but there were rules, if you guessed correctly, these yurts were divided according to tribes and forces, and the area in the center should be where the nobles are.

"Boys! Walk! It's home! Břigud turned back and shouted to his men, and the crowd roared and cheered, and at the same time sped up and headed towards one of the yurts.

At this time, the other two teams were the same, but their direction was slightly different from that of Burigude, which proved Zhu Shencone's judgment just now.

Zhu Shencheng turned around and greeted Ma Shizhou and his people, and everyone drove the carriage to follow the team and speed up.

A quarter of an hour later, they finally came to the camp where Burigud belonged, and when they arrived at the place, there were already people in the camp who had come out, and when they saw Burigud riding a horse and bringing people back, the people who came with a smile on their faces and opened their arms, and Burigud rode his horse to a close place, turned over and dismounted cleanly, and hugged the visitors warmly.

"My brother, you're back!"

"Well, dear brother."

The person who came was somewhat similar in appearance to Břígud, and it seemed that this man who was older than Břigud should be his brother. If Zhu Shencone guessed correctly, this is the cousin Hadan Batel who he once mentioned to him on the Buzhigude Road.

Hadanbatar is a thousand-captain and the future heir of the tribe of Burigud. According to the establishment of the Mongol army, the commander of the thousand commanders commanded a part alone, which was an important military position in the Mongol army, and was already a high-ranking officer.

If the centurion of Burigud is a company commander, then Hadanbaatar is equivalent to the rank of battalion commander or regiment commander. The commander is the direct superior of the centurion, and above the commander there are high-ranking Mongolian generals and nobles such as Wanfu (also called Wanhu) and Zongwang, and below the centurion there are lower-level officers such as the centurion.

This military system was established during the time of Genghis Khan, and continued to be used during the Yuan Dynasty, with only slight changes from the original.

When Lao Zhu raised troops to expel the Northern Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty, most of the military system of the Ming Dynasty also continued the military establishment of the Mongols, such as the hundred households and thousands of households in the Ming military households, which are the same concept as the centurion and thousand-sized commander of the Mongols.