Such a reward amount is nothing to Nayan Qianhu, a powerful person on the grassland.
The various Mongolian tribes have complicated origins and have been fighting each other for hundreds of thousands of years. It was only in the past twenty years that Genghis Khan used powerful means to unite them. Between each thousand households, or even among the people of each thousand households, if you go back decades, it is easy to find blood feuds.
Therefore, on the grassland, all kinds of hijackings, plunders, poisonings, and vendettas are as common as eating and drinking. And it is natural and justified for those powerful people to readily offer a few sheep and horses to buy someone's life.
This trip was originally the same, except that they were given more livestock. When hundreds or thousands of households in many places first heard about the amount of the reward, they thought that the Han businessman had slept with the mother-in-law of Yeliyasi or Belgutai, which made them fly into a rage...
This kind of thing didn't happen before. When poor families on the grassland receive nobles, they often ask their wives to come forward to warm the tents and beds. It's just that Han'er businessmen generally look down on prairie women.
But then they discovered that this reward was a bit special. It was not about killing people, but about finding and rescuing people?
Is the life of this wealthy businessman so important?
It seems that Yeligasi and Belgutai are still scrambling to distance themselves from each other, trying to prove that they have nothing to do with the disappearance of this noble man, and are they particularly concerned about his safety?
When some thousands of households heard the news, they just laughed and asked the subjects to cheer up when grazing, keep their eyes open and look around more, maybe there would be a chance to get some benefits. Some shrewd and capable Qianhu smelled something else.
The Mongolian Nayans' perceptions of the Central Plains imperial court and the Central Plains Han'er have gone through a complex process of change over the years. They once regarded the Central Plains imperial court as their suzerain, and they also regarded the Central Plains imperial court as their dogs, sheep, and livestock to be taken away from them.
After Genghis Khan retreated from the Central Plains, the military presence of the Central Plains court on the edge of the grassland became more and more obvious and more stable. Even the Han merchants who came to the grassland were much tougher than before. But generally speaking, wherever the Han children went, they had to take care of various Mongolian tribes.
After all, they have no foundation in the grassland, and the military force of the Zhou Dynasty cannot save the fire nearby. The life and death of ordinary merchants or civil servants only depend on the thoughts of the Mongols.
Therefore, the nobles and nobles from each thousand households still showed great contempt for Han'er in front of others and behind the scenes, and kept telling the people, "Let's be patient for a while, don't panic!" When Genghis Khan returns from the Western Regions, the conquest of the Central Plains court will begin again! This time, the powerful Mongols will definitely kill all the Han people, destroy their cities, and enjoy their wealth and women!
Until now, Yeli Yasi and Belgutai had offered such a huge reward, as if they wanted to save the missing man's life and find his traces at all costs.
Interested people will find out after more inquiries that it turns out that Yeli Yasi has reopened a business in Gouluo in recent years and made a fortune with Han'er's backing, while Belgutai was jealous of the profits from the business, so he brought people to snatch it. In the end, although he convinced Yeli Yasi, he could not convince Han'er, because the person who killed Han'er had to kill the Mongolians in the market as compensation!
In fact, Belgutai killed people in the market, and he killed Yeligasi's subordinates mainly to frighten the thousands of Nayan people, including Yeligasi; but when Yeligasi conveyed the news, he could naturally He tried his best to pour dirty water on Belgutai, saying that he had knelt down to Han'er, killed many Mongolians to pay for his life, and disgraced the Golden Family.
When Belgutai was summoned, Yeligasi was also mentioned. According to him, Yeli Yasi's poor supervision led to the disappearance of important figures in Han'er, which was about to cause a conflict with the Central Plains court. I, a left-wing Qianhu, took over the business field just to clean up the aftermath of this loser.
It's okay for these two families to quarrel with each other for their own interests.
But other Mongolians thought of other things one after another.
Some people thought: It turns out that not only Yeli Yasi, but also members of the Golden Family can be so fawning in order to maintain business with Zhongyuan!
Someone thought: It turns out that the handsome men above are bragging every day that they will invade the Central Plains again and how they will kill and plunder, but they are actually bluffing us! The days of relying on swords to extract benefits from the Central Plains are really over!
Some people became so nervous that they couldn't sleep all night long: Actually... ahem, I really took advantage of others' surprise the day before yesterday and killed a lone man and took away his satin clothes. Is that okay? Yes... Oh God, what if I kill the person Qianhu Nayan is looking for with a reward? Do you want to tell my captain? Or are you keeping it secret and pretending not to know anything?
There are also some ordinary Mongolians who can't help but settle accounts.
If there is a conflict between Mongolian tribes, killing a person from a rival tribe will usually result in a reward of three to five sheep from Nayan. If you kill the opponent's famous warrior, you may be able to get a horse in exchange. They used the very simple thinking of the Mongolians to calculate, and soon discovered that a Han nobleman who went to the grassland to do business was worth hundreds of times more than an ordinary Mongolian...
It turns out that Han'er's life is also life, is it so precious?
Then think about it the other way around, aren’t we noble Mongolians? Aren't we killing Han'er like killing a chicken? Why do we end up in the end, or are we the more despicable people?
So they became confused, became irritable, and began to work hard to search for the person who was worthy of the reward offered by the two Qianhu Nayan.
The old shepherd Kunbuha was grazing on a grassland north of Galibo. This grassland was intertwined with several hundred households. The herders often chatted together while grazing. When he heard the news, he was stunned for a while, then entrusted the sheep to his companions and hurried back to the settlement.
He planned to ask the captain of ten to confirm the accuracy of the information.
"Fifty horses! A thousand sheep!" After a while, the shock on his face still couldn't fade away: "I have to go to Captain Abel. He must know whether this news is true!"
Kunbuha himself was just a herdsman. But his captain Abel has some background.
Abul is a seasoned Mongolian who has fought for many years. He followed the fourth prince Tuo Lei to Shandong, and also followed Zhebie, a warrior with unparalleled archery skills, to Liaodong.
However, five years ago, when he followed Zhebie to fight in Liaodong, he was attacked by the Ding navy at night. During the battle, Zhebie died, and Abel's right shoulder was torn apart by Han'er's spear. From then on, his right arm could no longer move and became a decoration. He also lost the ability to fight on horseback.
After that, the situation on the grassland continued to change. When Genghis Khan launched the Western Expedition, Abul's old boss Naminfu followed the fourth prince and took away most of the strong men from this hundred households, and even the men who originally belonged to Abul Hu Ge, his own slave, also followed Na Minfu.
But since Abel, who was originally brave and good at fighting, is no longer useful, he has been a captain of ten and has no hope in life.
Because of this, Abel has a bad temper towards others but very strict rules, as if he is still the big shot who has a chance to compete for the Centurion. Whenever Kunbuha had something to say to him, he was often whipped.
Now Kumbha was going to see him. He originally wanted to go shirtless, but then he thought it would be more serious to wear something, and it would also protect him from the whip.
He first picked up a tawny round-collared robe, but it was snatched from the Han Dynasty five years ago. It was worn out and had strands on the elbows and hem. He had no other clothes, so he could only wrap a sheepskin around his robe and tie it with a belt to prevent the sheepskin from falling apart.
This sheepskin was made by Kunbuha himself during the winter last year. It was soaked in sheep blood and his own urine for a long time, so it tasted a bit strong. There was a cold wave before the tanning, so he didn't have time to completely scrape off the grease. As a result, many places became as hard as wood, and the wool became clumps and became the lines on the wood.
After Kunbuha put on the sheepskin, he found that he could not bend down to put on his shoes, so he had to sit on the ground to put them on.
These shoes were also snatched from the Central Plains five years ago. They are the style of leather shoes commonly used by Jurchens, with the cloud head that the Han people like. Kunbuha usually doesn't want to wear them. He only wears them when he goes to see his boss. Even so, the shoes are very worn out.
Kunbuha is a Mongolian who is used to poverty and doesn't care about it. After putting it on, he stretched his legs and feet with satisfaction:
"Well, this way I can go see Captain Abel in a dignified manner. This is a big event and cannot be delayed..."
