The two parties met, saluted, and said hello to each other.
Erezi then directly asked about the situation of Zhu Shenzui and his group. He had mentioned this to Hatulige a few times before, but did not explain it in detail. Since Erezi asked, Zhu Shenzui naturally had no reason not to answer.
Immediately tell the other party that they are merchants from the Ming Dynasty. This time they are bringing goods to Fengzhoutan for trading. They will also go to Sanniangzi City and Jining later.
Hearing what Zhu Shenzui said, Erisi seemed even more happy, saying that not long after they entered the grassland, they came to their tribe first. This was completely the guidance of Changshengtian. Then they asked Zhu Shenzui what goods they were carrying and whether they were willing to trade with their tribe first.
Not long after a winter, everything in the grassland recovered. The tribe of Erisi was a small tribe and rarely encountered merchants from the Ming Dynasty. Although the small tribe could also go to Fengzhou Beach or Sanniangzi City for trade, but there They usually have no advantages. Generally speaking, merchants in the Ming Dynasty like to trade with large tribes, and are rarely willing to trade directly with tribes of their size.
Erezi assured Zhu Shenzui that if he was willing, as the tribal leader, he could ensure fair and equal trade between the two sides. This was an old man's promise and a leader's promise.
This time when he came to the grassland, Zhu Shenzui was just here to explore the way, otherwise there wouldn't be only six people. Zhu Shenzui had no reason to object to Erezi's request. In addition, their tribe was the first tribe he met that could really trade after he went deep into the hinterland of the grassland. Compared with the subsequent trade, he would start with this tribe's trade. It's not a bad thing for Zhu Shenzui.
In this case, Zhu Shenzui agreed with a smile and told the other party about the goods he was carrying. Eris was even more happy when he heard that the goods Zhu Shenzui brought not only included things like salt and tea, but also iron tools such as iron pots and axes.
He turned to his son Hatulige and said a quick sentence in Mongolian. Hatulige nodded excitedly, and then greeted everyone loudly. After everyone cheered, they all ran towards their yurts. After a while, they took out various items from the yurts. When something happened, people surrounded Zhu Shenzui's carriage and they didn't know what to say.
Then came trade. The Mongols were very poor and had almost no other property except cattle and sheep, even the leaders of small tribes.
In the Ming Dynasty, ordinary things such as salt, tea, and iron pots were rare in Mongolia, especially the latter, which the Mongolians could not make at all, but they were necessities of life. In order to obtain these things, apart from looting within the Great Wall, the only way is to trade with merchants.
Therefore, trade in Mongolia generally involves bartering. Except for the Mongolian nobles who would pay with gold, silver and gems, ordinary Mongolians basically used furs in exchange for things.
The same is true for the tribes in Erisi. What the Mongolian herdsmen brought out were some furs. What they wanted to exchange for were the salt, tea, iron tools, etc. brought by Zhu Shenzui, and of course cloth. But Compared with the former, the price of the latter is too high and too luxurious, which cannot be obtained by ordinary herders.
Zhu Shenzui had done some homework before coming, and also understood the exchange ratio between Ming merchants and Mongolian trade. Therefore, the price had been set long ago, but even so, when he saw the herdsmen were all happy after hearing the exchange ratio set by Zhu Shenzui, he came to his senses and realized that his price seemed to be slightly lower.
After all, it was his first time to come to the grassland. Coupled with the information blockage in this era, the information Zhu Shenzui obtained was somewhat inconsistent. In addition, the price difference between the large-volume exchange of large tribes and the price of ordinary exchange, in addition to some other Factor, Zhu Shenzui did not know before that his seemingly normal pricing was actually much cheaper than the real pricing.
But even so, Zhu Shenzui will still make huge profits by trading according to this price. You must know that in Pingyang Mansion, the price of a small iron pot is around 80 yuan, and the price of a large iron pot is no more than 150 yuan. Also in Pingyang Prefecture, a piece of high-quality sheepskin costs about 120 Wen, and a piece of cowhide of the same quality costs about 300 Wen.
Here, a small iron pot needs six sheepskins or three cowhide, and a large iron pot requires twelve sheepskins or six cowhide. The profit can be as high as ten times or more, which is simply a huge profit.
This is because Zhu Shenzui's price is slightly lower. According to the normal price, it would take at least seven to eight sheepskins to exchange for a small iron pot. No wonder when Zhu Shenzui announced the price, each of these herdsmen looked happy and danced happily.
Although they suffered a slight loss in terms of pricing, it was precisely because of this that the people of the Erisi tribe, including Erisi themselves, became more affectionate towards Zhu Shenzhui and his party. As the leader of the tribe, Erisi warmly invited Zhu Shenzui to drink in his yurt.
Faced with such an invitation, it is logically impossible for Zhu Shenzui to refuse. If you reject the enthusiasm of the Mongols, you will not give them face, especially the invitation from the tribal leader.
Of course, Zhu Shenzui also remembered Ma Shizhou's reminder. After thinking about it, he apologetically told Erisi that because he had few manpower and was busy with transactions at the moment, and the weather was good now, it would be better for him to do it here. Be the host and cook a pot of good tea for Erisi to drink.
Zhu Shenzhui's invitation made Erisi laugh. He laughed cheerfully and said that in this case he would not be polite. Immediately, someone took the low table out of the yurt, then spread a blanket on the grass, and cheerfully asked Zhu Shenzui to sit down on the ground.
Playing with the tea set he brought with him, Zhu Shenzui invited Erisi to drink tea. Erisi had seen the world. He took a sip of the tea and the wrinkles on his face instantly relaxed.
"I haven't had tea like this for a long time. I remember the last time I had tea like this was many years ago..." Erisi couldn't help but sigh as he put down the tea bowl.
These words immediately aroused Zhu Shenzui's curiosity and asked why he said that.
Erezi laughed and told Zhu Shenzui that he had been to the Ming Dynasty when he was young, and that was when Buyan Chechen Khan was there. Back then, I served as a centurion under the Great Khan, followed the Great Khan into the Great Wall, and enjoyed many good things from the Han people.
Speaking of this matter, Erisi's expression was full of emotion. At the same time, he comforted Zhu Shenzhui a few words, saying that fighting was all the business of the nobles above, and he was just a little centurion. After so many years, Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty today You fight me, and I will fight you tomorrow. There are countless such wars.
Maybe the fight was just over one moment, and everyone became good friends the next moment, just like Lin Dan Khan now. When he succeeded the Great Khan, he often fought with Ming Dynasty, but in recent years, hasn’t he shaken hands with Ming Dynasty and made peace? ?
Besides, he is already old now. He cannot ride a horse or draw a bow. He is no longer the person he was when he was young. Zhu Shenzui and the others are not enemies. Anyone who comes to Mongolia to do business is a friend. This is a rule set by the great khans of the past. He has been a centurion soldier, so he naturally understands this rule.
Listening to Erisi's words, Zhu Shenzui couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Although Erezi, an old Mongolian Tatar, looks rude, he can be a leader of a small tribe, and he was a member of the Great Khan's Centurion Army when he was young. He is a man with an open heart and understanding.
Previously, Zhu Shenzhui refused to go into the yurt to rest, but instead offered to invite Erisi to drink tea. Erisi should have guessed the reason. For the sake of An Zhu Shenzui's heart, Erisi said these words over the opportunity of drinking tea, which was nothing more than to bring him closer and put him at ease in this way.
The transaction was still going on. Seeing the transaction proceeding in an orderly manner, Zhu Shenzui felt a lot more relaxed.
"Elder, how is the grassland this year?" Zhu Shenzui asked with a smile while drinking tea.
"Dear brother, which aspect are you referring to?" Erezi asked with a smile, a meaningful look in his small eyes.
"It can be about that, of course life." Zhu Shenzui said with a smile: "In the past few years, winter has come earlier and earlier in the Great Wall, and the weather has become colder. I think it is the same on the grassland. Winter is not easy to live with. "
Zhu Shenzui's words aroused Erese's emotion. He nodded and said: "Yes, there were several consecutive heavy snowfalls last year. If our tribe had not been lucky and protected by the Changsheng Heaven, we would not have known such heavy snows. How many people can survive.”
"Praise the Immortal Heaven!" Zhu Shenzui said, stroking his chest.
Erisi also made the same gesture and said this with emotion. After putting down his hand, Erisi asked about Zhu Shenzui's situation indirectly. While Zhu Shenzui answered, he also asked about the situation in Mongolia.
The two chatted passionately, seemingly speculatively, but both parties knew in their hearts that many of their words were useless, nothing more than testing each other and guarding against each other.
Who said Mongolians are straight-tempered? If someone had said this before, Zhu Shenzui might have believed it, but if he said it again now, Zhu Shenzui could pour the tea in the cup directly onto the other person's head.
The old guy Erisi is simply a man who has matured with age. He always speaks with Mongolian boldness and enthusiasm, but his words are filled with little temptations. He was always trying to figure out Zhu Shenzui's secrets both inside and outside of his words. If Zhu Shenzui was an ordinary young man, he might have been deceived by just a few words and his secrets would be exposed.
But how could Zhu Shenzui be easily deceived by Erisi? After testing, both of them found that the other was not easy to fool. As time went by, it seemed that the two of them became more intimate, but in fact, no one knew how much truth or lies behind this intimacy.
The tea in front of me has been brewed once, and now it is the second brew.
Zhu Shenzui enthusiastically picked up the teapot and filled the cup in front of Erisi. Erisi smiled and stroked his beard. When he was about to pick up the teacup and speak, he was slightly startled and subconsciously turned his head as if listening to something. Then his expression suddenly changed, and he stood up suddenly without warning.
