Batu went back to resume his life very happily. Because Yang Fan, the Great Khan of Mongolia, also rewarded each of them with a dagger. As soon as they returned to the birch bark boat, they couldn't wait to pull out their daggers and admire them.
Because the handle of this dagger is made of a blood-red transparent material, neither gold nor jade, it doesn't feel as cool as metal when held in the hand. The most amazing thing is that there is a golden eagle with spread wings in the transparent knife handle. I don’t know how it was made.
In fact, it is just an artificial amber handle. There is no technical difficulty in this thing.
To make artificial amber, put the collected rosin into a pot and heat it over low heat to melt the rosin. Then pour it into the knife handle mold, put in a pre-made eagle made of gold foil with wings spread, and it's ready.
This stuff is wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant. It will not be damaged under normal use.
Batu pulled out the dagger from the pearl fish skin scabbard and was overjoyed when he saw it.
A cold light flashed, and the dense fish scale patterns were spread out on the blade, which was indescribably beautiful. The blade length is fifteen centimeters. It is the tip of a straight knife that cuts at an angle.
The blade of the knife is made of steel, made of tank gun barrel steel, which looks very sharp.
Several people couldn't put it down and played with it. They had never seen such a beautiful dagger. They had never seen this kind of straight-edged knife, but they could all see that it had a strong Han style. ..
The oldest veteran took a closer look and said: "This kind of straight-edged short knife with a steel ring on the handle is the ring-headed knife of the Han people. They don't use it much now. It looks like an antique ornament, but This blade doesn’t look like a decoration, it looks very sharp.”
As he spoke, he plucked out a piece of hair, placed it on the blade of the knife, and blew on it with his mouth. The silky hair is broken into two sections.
"This is called blowing hair and cutting off hair. I heard that this kind of good knife kills people without drawing blood. I don't know if it is true or not." Said the veteran Nan Nan. As he spoke, he used a dagger to lightly cut open his palm, and the bright red blood rolled down the blade until the last drop fell. There was no blood on the blade.
Everyone gasped. Are Ming Dynasty's knives so sophisticated? How does it need to be polished to be so smooth?
The veteran made a very small wound and sprinkled some gold wound medicine powder on it to stop the bleeding.
Batu looked at the knife in his hand. This one was a gift for Shuolei Khan. It is also a small knife, but the scabbard is inlaid with many gems. The whole thing is made of gun steel and looks very luxurious. Said: "It seems that they really came to trade with us."
Mongolians don't often use chopsticks when eating. They usually use knives and fingers. So they call boiled mutton hand meat. This kind of knife makes a very practical gift.
Shuolei Khan looked at the knife in his hand, pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Kill sheep and cattle, and entertain Uncle Dingyuan in my golden tent. Brother Mule, go and invite him yourself."
Yang Fan took 300 people off the boat and went to Shuolei Khan's tent for the banquet. Mongolians along the way sang and danced to welcome the Monan Mongolian masters. The arrival of such distinguished guests made them feel refreshed.
Mongolians are a very pragmatic people. During the Song Dynasty, when the Han people were weak, they attacked them. Now the Han people are stronger. They can also clearly understand their position.
They look at people based on their strength. Yang Fan now owns one-third of Mongolia. enough to gain their respect.
Yang Fan and Shuolei Khan who met him at the entrance of the tent held arms and chatted enthusiastically for a while. Then, under Shuolei Khan's guidance, they entered the golden tent and sat down.
Shuolei Khan prepared a seat for Yang Fan parallel to his own seat. Yang Fan's man sat on the left, opposite Shuolei Khan's man. The girls sang and danced in the middle field. The atmosphere of the banquet was very lively.
After a while, a roasted whole lamb was brought up. Two samurai used knives to cut out the perfectly cooked mutton layer by layer and served it.
"This is the lamb from the Wuzhumuqin sheep. The meat is the tenderest. Uncle Dingyuan has a try." Shuolei Khan said with a smile.
Yang Fan, like these Mongolians, eats with his hands and a knife. He has been in Mongolia for a long time and is very familiar with their daily life. Moreover, he has been with the Mongolian subordinates for a long time and is accustomed to this way of life.
His subordinates who came today also followed Yang Fan's habit.
Shuolei Khan looks
When I realized that Yang Fan behaved like an authentic prairie man, I felt that the distance between him had become a little closer.
"It's really good meat. It melts in your mouth and is extremely tender." Yang Fan praised in Mongolian.
Ujimqin sheep is special-grade mutton, and in modern times it is supplied to the princes of Arabia. The price is very expensive. It was the first time for Yang Fan to eat it. It certainly lives up to its reputation.
After the dancing girls went down, a group of strong men came up to wrestle. The atmosphere was very lively.
After three drinks and almost enough food, Shuolei Khan said to Yang Fan: "The envoy from Jianzhou came to me and asked me to send troops to go south with them to attack the Ming Dynasty. I ignored him. I have to listen if I want to. Lin Dan is sweating profusely, what’s the matter with building a slave?”
Yang Fan smiled and said, "You're right not to go. They can't bring anything back, so it's just a waste of time."
Shuolei Khan's eyes twitched and he looked at Yang Fan, knowing in his heart that it would be impossible for Jian Nu to return to Shenyang smoothly with a large number of prisoners and looted supplies. Yang Fan has many herdsmen in Monan, and he may attack them.
The Han people have a tactic called avoiding the sharp edge and attacking the lazy ones.
Yang Fan's current strength in Monan makes it easy to attack him. As long as Yang Fan doesn't hit him, everything else is easy to discuss.
Yang Fan said: "Actually, you were not forced to go south. Either there was a white disaster in winter, and many livestock froze to death. Or there was a serious shortage of supplies. The Ming Dynasty refused to open up trade. If a market is opened here, Free trade, do you still need to go south and work hard?"
This is the truth, the calling was just for supplies.
Everything is lacking on the grassland, but the most lacking thing is iron pots. They were in a hurry and used the sheepskin bag as a pot to cook meat and eat it. They have almost no handicraft industry. Some are just simple handicrafts related to herding.
Yang Fan continued: "You exchange something, all relying on the camel team. How much can that thing be transported? How can it be compared to a boat. Now Nurgandusi has been re-established. The entire Heilongjiang water system will be navigable. I am planning to transport it on the Ergun River and A fixed route was established on the Shilka River."
"Build a Manzhouli city here, and build Chita city on the upper reaches of the Shilka River. Both are used for trade. These two cities, one is here with you, and the other is with Buryatia. There are six or seven months of each summer. When the time comes, we will transport all the supplies and open various shops in the city to provide goods. We can also set up some handicraft shops, and then we can trade at any time throughout the year. Most of the goods and supplies that Ming Dynasty has are available here. arrive."
The more Shuolei Khan listened, the brighter his eyes became. If supplies could be obtained through normal trade, who would be willing to fight to the death? Ming Dynasty is not that weak. In the past two hundred years, the Mongols have not taken any advantage most of the time. In other words, the achievements achieved by establishing slaves are relatively significant.
"Uncle Dingyuan, if you can really achieve trade liberalization in this region, I can assure the Ming Emperor that from now on, the Chechen Khan will never be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty." Shuolei Khan put his hand on his chest. Said seriously.
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