Early the next morning, Han Du was planning to go to the city again to see if he could buy some more Uzi steel knives.
You can't put your eggs in one basket, and you can't just rely on the old knifemaker to buy a knife.
Let's put it this way, if Han Du really only has the old knife maker's only purchasing channel, even if the old knife maker can find Uzi steel knives, he will take the opportunity to raise the price.
But before Han Du could go out, Babuha came.
"My dearest brothers, you are so lucky. My master has time to see you." He took Harder's hand and said enthusiastically.
Hader was slightly surprised, not expecting the news to come out so soon. At the same time, he also became curious about Babuha’s so-called master, “Can you tell me who your master is?”
At this time, Babuha still refused to reveal anything. He shook his head and said, "I can only tell you that my master is a big shot."
This was said without saying anything. Fortunately, Harder didn't care, as long as he could do business. In Hader's mind, despite Babuha's mysterious appearance, his master probably only has some status and should not be considered a big shot.
In this kind of transaction, the act of pretending to be mysterious and raising one's identity in order to make the other party have scruples and not dare to ask for too high a price is too common in Harder's opinion.
Hader asked Babuha to wait for a while, and he came alone to report Handu.
"Your Majesty the Duke, Babuha has brought news that his master is willing to see us now."
"Oh? So fast?" Han Du said in surprise.
Hader nodded with a smile and said: "But this also shows that the owner of Babuha is not a big shot, maybe just a businessman."
Han Du waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, we need someone to tell us the clues about the Uzi steel knife now, and the more, the better. More friends, more paths."
"What do you mean, Lord Duke, to meet him?" Harder asked softly without any surprise.
"See you." Han Du nodded vigorously, "You arrange the carriage, and we will go to meet them right away."
Handu followed Hader to the living room and met Babuha.
"Brother Babuha has kept you waiting for a long time. Let's go see your master now." Hader opened his hands and wanted to hug him.
When Babuha saw that there were only two people, his expression suddenly changed and he turned sideways to avoid Harder's enthusiasm.
"Brother Babuha, what's wrong with you?" Harder was a little surprised.
But Babuha asked dissatisfiedly: "Where is your master? My master is a noble and important person, and he will not see you at all. What? Your master didn't even show up? If this is the case, then what is the deal between us? Cancel it.”
After saying that, Babuha was about to leave angrily.
Han Du showed a slight surprise, and then quickly blocked Babuha's way, smiling and motioning for Hader to explain.
Hader said quickly: "Brother Babuha, you have misunderstood. Of course our master will visit in person. He is now instructing his servants to prepare the carriage."
Horse-drawn carriages are a must-have means of transportation for official visits, so as to show respect for the person being visited.
Babuha's anger subsided and he urged: "Then you should ask your master to hurry up. My master's time is precious, but if it takes too long, he may not have time to see you."
"Okay." Harder agreed quickly.
Han Du turned around and went out, called Yu Qian and prepared the carriage.
After the group of people followed Babuha into the city, they headed towards the North City.
Han Du and others were very quiet on the road. When they saw Babuha entering the city and heading towards the North City, there was a look of surprise on his face.
Han Du, who had sacked the city of Herat, knew that only high-ranking officials and nobles could live in the North City.
And now that the city of Herat has been rebuilt, this should not have changed, because Shaharul's palace is also in its original location.
In other words, is it possible that the owner of Babuha is really not the businessman that he and others guessed, but a real nobleman, or even a big nobleman?
When he followed Babuha to the side entrance of a huge manor, Handu confirmed his idea. This was really a noble person.
The manor in front of him was countless times more gorgeous and huge than Harder's. It was simply not something that a businessman could own.
The carriage entered directly from the side door and followed the straight stone paved road to the end of the manor.
Everywhere you look you can see servants doing their own things, but there are relatively few guards. It's also possible that the guard is hiding in the dark and not showing up.
Follow Babuha up the steps, through the ornately decorated corridor, and come to a house.
Babuha knelt down at the door and shouted loudly: "Great master, merchants from the Ming Dynasty have brought it."
There was no response from inside, and the scene was completely silent.
Just when Han Du and others were looking at each other, a dry and old voice came from inside.
"Bring the guests in."
"Yes, great master." Babuha stood up slowly.
When Han Du saw this mysterious man acting like this, he suddenly sneered in his heart.
This guy really goes out of his way to show his authority. He doesn't mind being embarrassed even when he uses such tricks.
Perhaps, the other party cannot understand what embarrassment is.
Handu and others walked into the house under the guidance of Babuha.
I saw an old man with a thin face wrapped in strips of cloth on his head, sitting on a large bed. Five young maids, wearing scantily clad clothes, were squeezing his shoulders and beating his legs, and serving him fruits.
These strips of cloth formed a spiraling spire above his head, somewhat similar to the building spires here.
After seeing everyone, the old man slowly waved his hand to stop the maid who continued to serve him eating fruit, and slowly sat up straight.
When the other maids saw him, they stopped what they were doing, bowed to the old man and left.
Babu Ha followed the maid and left in a wise manner. Only the guards, Han Du and others standing behind the old man were left in the room.
"I heard that you have ten thousand gold coins? Tell me, what do you want?"
Although the voice is soft, it has an undeniable and irresistible power. This kind of aura that only a superior person can have is enough to show that the person in front of him is indeed a big shot.
If someone like Babuha were here, they would definitely be shocked into silence.
But Yu Qian didn't feel anything about it at all. Although this momentum was strong, it was far from the teacher. He stayed with the teacher all day long and had long been indifferent to such momentum.
Even Hader's performance was very impressive, and he was just stunned for a moment before recovering. In comparison, he had witnessed with his own eyes the scene of the Ming Dynasty's navy firing thousands of cannons, so he was not so easily frightened.
The reactions of Yu Qian and Hader were naturally seen in this person's eyes. Not only was he not angry, but he felt that these people really brought treasure money from the Ming Dynasty.
Yu Qian was not polite at all. He put his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly, and said directly: "We want the Uzi sword, the real Uzi sword."
After hearing Harder's request, this person was very surprised.
The Uzi sword may be a rare treasure for ordinary people. But for such a high-ranking figure like him, it is very common.
In this case, the man agreed to Yu Qian's request without hesitation and asked: "Then exchange fifty gold notes for a Uzi sword. How much do you want to exchange?"
"How many do you have?" Yu Qian asked.
The man was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed unexpectedly, "Don't you think you have more than 10,000 guan of treasure?"
"Of course." Yu Qian stopped being secretive.
"Okay." The big man stood up happily, "How many treasures do you have?"
"One hundred thousand strings." Yu Qian said
The big man was very happy and immediately shouted outside: "Here comes someone."
A servant walked in quickly, hunched over.
"Go to the treasure house and take out all the Uzi swords."
As he said that, he took out a written order and gave it to the servant, "Go to the other nobles and collect two thousand crow for me. This precious sword."
"Yes." The servant went out with the warrant.
The nobleman laughed loudly and said: "Come, prepare a banquet. I want to entertain distinguished guests from the Ming Dynasty who have come from afar..."
Since the other party had gone so far, Yu Qian immediately asked Lan Chun to go back and bring all the treasures to facilitate the transaction.
Under the noble's warm invitation, Han Du and others enjoyed a sumptuous lunch.
Although most of the food here is not very good, the roasted camel is still good, at least Han Du likes it very much.
From the beginning to the end, Han Du regarded the roasted camel as his only goal and feasted on it.
When the noble saw the treasure banknotes packed in several large boxes, his face showed an expression of extreme obsession.
I saw him pick up a stack of treasure notes, put it under his big nose, took a deep breath, and then showed a very satisfied expression: "Yes, that's right, this is the intoxicating smell."
Han Du glanced at the other person with a strange expression, wondering why both Babuha and him liked the smell of Baobao.
Does this smell really that good?
Han Du shook his head slightly. He wouldn't smell it anyway. Because when he was making the banknotes, Han Du had someone add horse urine to the ink to balance the acid-base.
The noble waved his hand, and the servants used the carriage to pull in large boxes, in which were neatly placed the ornately decorated Uzi swords.
One hand paid the money and the other hand delivered the goods, and then the two parties began to inspect the goods in this square as if they had a tacit understanding.
Dozens of servants on the noble side picked up the treasure bills one after another and pointed them at the sun in the sky. Under the strong light, a majestic and solemn emperor's head appeared inside the treasure bills.
Han Du also had a piece of silk in his hand, constantly wiping it on the spine of the knife, and carefully observing the changes in the pattern against the sunlight.
It took more than an hour for the two sides to fully communicate.
The originally agreed upon price of fifty guans per piece was one-third cheaper than what Han Du paid for it from an old knifemaker.
Even so, the noble finally gave away dozens of Uzi swords.
After returning to Hade's manor with the sword in hand, Yu Qian found Han Du worriedly.
"Teacher, it seems that this sword is not uncommon. Is there any problem with our plan?"
