Seeing these young men shivering, Han Du couldn't help but ask: "Then why do they wear so little? Wearing so little, I'm afraid they will freeze to death on horseback before they reach Kuoluanhaizi, right?"
Azashili was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "I didn't hide it from the Marquis. All the fur sweaters in the tribe were given to the warriors in the tribe. Naturally, they don't have enough fur to wear them."
Han Du looked at the pitiful children who were frozen, and thought for a while and said: "Well, you gave me thirty thousand horses. We in the Ming Dynasty pay attention to courtesy, and I will also give you thirty thousand sets of cotton-padded clothes, which is considered a clear settlement." .”
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Azashili quickly bowed his hands in surprise.
Although he didn't know what cotton-padded clothes were, Han Du was able to take the initiative to give him something at this time, which at least showed that Han Du had some trust in them.
Sometimes, attitude is more important than anything else.
Of course, being able to obtain Ming Dynasty's things can be regarded as reversing some losses for Azashili. After all, 30,000 horses is not a small amount for the three guards of Wuliangha.
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Xu Chengfei was a little confused when he received Han Du's order. He didn't understand why Han Du suddenly wanted to give Wu Liangha Sanwei so many cotton clothes.
Although these cotton-padded clothes were originally planned to be placed in Guangning City and were not intended to be taken on an expedition, even if they were given to Wu Liangha, it would be nothing. But Xu Chengfei was also worried whether Han Du was hijacked by Wu Liangha and had to give the order.
Fortunately, Han Du's soldiers brought the order in person, and from Wu Liangha's side came Fu Yuwei's commander Tong Zhihai Sanan Daxi.
Haisanan Daxi was sent by Azashili to take over the matter of cotton clothes because of his relatively stable personality.
Xu Chengfei only asked the soldiers in detail, and after confirming that it was Han Du's order and not being threatened by Wu Liangha, he opened the warehouse and counted the cotton clothes to Haisa Nan for ridicule.
It was the first time for Haisa Nan to come into contact with something like a cotton-padded coat. It was as soft as a girl's skin and light in weight. Such a thing shouldn't be able to block arrows, so what's the use?
Haisa Nan answered Xi that he was also a man who understood the world. He took out a dagger with a gold scabbard inlaid with gems from his arms and quietly put it into Xu Chengfei's hand.
He smiled and asked: "Master Hou, this is my first time seeing something like this. I wonder if I could trouble you to explain it to me?"
Xu Chengfei lowered his eyes and looked down at the dagger in his hand. He knew that the gold and gems on it alone were worth a lot, not to mention that it could be kept as a souvenir.
So, Xu Chengfei smiled and explained: "You can take off your armor and try it on, and you will know? This suit is a gift from me, and it is not included in the thirty thousand suits."
Hai SaNan replied that the armor on his body was left to him by his father and would never leave him. However, after hesitating for a moment, Haisa Nan Daxi took off his armor and put on a cotton coat under Xu Chengfei's guidance.
As soon as he put it on, within a moment, Hai SaNan Da Xi felt a warmth coming from his body and quickly traveling throughout his body.
Even though Hai Sa Nan Da Xi was the leader of the clan, although he had no shortage of furs to wear, he still had to wear armor, so naturally he couldn't wear too many animal skins on his body. Moreover, in such weather, the armor was already relatively cold, so he could only bear it.
But now that he was wearing cotton-padded clothes, he didn't feel any need at all. Even after wearing it for a while, he felt as if the cold wind around him was much lighter, and it even made him feel like he was under a warm spring sun.
nice one!
Haisanan Daxi even judged right away that this was as good a thing as an iron pot!
Han Du actually gave them 30,000 sets of such things at once. At this moment, he who originally had objections to Azashili for agreeing to give Ming 30,000 horses without saying a word no longer complained at all.
He even felt that Azashili's deal was worth it.
Haisa Nan's eyes widened in response, and he watched Xu Chengfei counting the cotton-padded clothes for him seriously, for fear of missing one item.
When he returned with the cotton-padded clothes and a set of cotton-padded clothes in his hand, he immediately went to find Azashili's yurt.
Trulukhuchal was also here. Haisanan nodded to him in reply, and then said to Azashri with a face full of surprise: "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Azashi glanced at the strange-looking thing that Haisananan took out, and hesitated: "Is this a cotton coat? Did you bring it all back?"
"That's right, these are cotton-padded clothes. I brought back thirty thousand sets of them!" Haisa Nan replied quickly.
Azashili was not as excited as Haisa Nan's taunting, but just glanced at him lightly. This cotton-padded coat has only one word in his eyes: ugly!
But I thought that this was something I could wear, and it was better than the boys in the tribe going shirtless.
Then he said casually: "Since we brought them back, let's put them on for the little cubs. It gets colder as we go north. I don't know what to do in the future."
Seeing Azashili sighing and saying, Haisanan Daxi immediately understood that he didn't know the benefits of cotton-padded clothes. He said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this cotton coat is a good thing. In my opinion, its importance is no less than that of the iron pot..."
Azashili and Truhuchar both expressed disbelief. They knew exactly how precious an iron pot was on the grassland. In terms of value, it will not be lower than a horse, and sometimes a horse may not even be able to be replaced with a brand new iron pot.
"Can this thing be compared with an iron pot? This is impossible!" Truhuchar looked completely disbelieving.
Haisa Nan replied that he was too lazy to argue with him anymore and said directly to Azashili: "Your Majesty, you will know once you try it!"
Azashili quickly stuffed the roast mutton in his hand into his mouth, put down the short knife in his hand, took off the animal skin on his body, and put on cotton clothes with the help of Haisa Nan.
As soon as the bonfire was burning in front of him, Azashili quickly understood the benefits of cotton-padded clothes.
He burst out laughing immediately, and caressed the cotton coat lovingly, "Okay, it's really a good thing!"
When Truhuchar saw it, he quickly changed it into a set and tried it. He also wanted to know what the benefits of this thing were, and both of them were full of praise.
Haisanan replied that he didn't bother with Truhuchar, and smiled and said to Azashri: "Your Majesty, this thing is warmer than fur. This thing is as important to us as an iron pot, right?"
After hearing this, Azashili couldn't help but said: "It's not bad, it's not bad...it's really a wonderful thing. Now it seems that Handu has really given us a big gift, our 30,000 horses It’s a worthwhile gift!”
"Of course it's not a loss!" Hai Sanan replied with the clouds on his face gone, and he said happily from the bottom of his heart.
Truhuchar also felt the benefits of cotton-padded clothes. Even he, who always believed that Han Du had ulterior motives, couldn't help but said: "It seems that the prince did the right thing. This Han Du should not be hostile to us."
Azashili and Haisanan were shocked when they heard this, then lowered their heads and fell into deep thought.
If Han Du was hostile to them, there would be no need to give them such valuable things. After Han Du got 30,000 horses, he was still able to give them cotton-padded clothes as a courtesy, which is enough to show that Han Du had never thought of targeting them. Otherwise, even if Han Du gets nothing, what can they do to Han Du?
Of course, Azashi also understood that Han Du's good intentions were based on their obedience. If they really went to war with Handu like Truhuchar did, I'm afraid it would be a different story now.
In order to firmly control Azashi and the other three, Handu stayed in a yurt next to Azashi even at night. The voices of the three people were quite loud, and they reached his ears very clearly without Han Du listening carefully.
Listening to the three people discussing the preciousness of cotton-padded clothes, Han Du smiled slightly, ignored the loud noises of the three people, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Han Du ordered the 200,000 troops to officially set off.
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Although most of them were cavalry, the army did not move very fast because it carried cannons, gunpowder and other baggage.
Azashili and others are more familiar with the grassland than Han Du. Therefore, Handu handed Azashili the guide, and he took out the compass from time to time to check whether the direction was correct.
After several days of marching, the army came to a plain.
Han Du looked familiar at the scene in front of him, but he was not sure.
Then he asked Azashili, "Is this the place for explanation? Why does this prince look familiar?"
Hai SaNan answered Xi and said first, "To tell you what the Marquis said, this is Jinshan, and it is also where Xiaguan's Fu Yuwei is located."
"Oh~" Han Du nodded repeatedly and smiled softly: "No wonder I look familiar. This was originally the place where Naha Chu was. I was here when Naha Chu was conquered. But after so many years, Now it's covered in snow again, no wonder I didn't recognize it at first sight."
"What the Marquis said is true." Hai Sanan lowered his head and smiled in reply, "This is where Naha originally came from. At that time, he had 200,000 troops, but he was not an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. After he surrendered, the Ming Dynasty His Majesty the Emperor then changed this place into Fuyuwei and gave it to the lower official."
Han Du nodded slightly.
When the Ming Dynasty attacked Nahachu, Wu Liangha was not very friendly with the Ming Dynasty. They just didn't send troops to help Naha when he came out to ask for help. Afterwards, they quickly took the initiative to join the Ming Dynasty. When Lao Zhu saw that Wu Liangha was so knowledgeable, he was very happy and set up three Wuliangha guards here. Most of the territory outside Naha was given to Wuliangha, except for the coastal areas. The land of Liaodong was granted to King Ning and King Liao.
Han Du didn't have any bad feelings about Wu Liangha's behavior of watching the fire from the other side and surrendering quickly. I even feel that Azashili has extraordinary vision and is able to make the best choice for them every time.
Even if Azashili later joined the Beiyuan Khanate again, it would be of great benefit to Wu Liangha.
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