After resting for a night, the next day, he went to find a man named Tuli, who was a close associate of the Kara tribe leader Iribu.
Why does Zhu Zhiyuan know this?
Because, in his previous life, he came here ten years later, in 18 years, and it was through Tuli that he contacted Iribu.
Why is he looking for Iribu?
Because only through Iribu can we contact the top brass of the US military.
Iribu was an anti-Soviet hero and a CIA informant.
By the time the US military invaded Afghanistan, Iribu was already the patriarch and highly respected.
Through past relationships, Iribu once again established a relationship with the US military and became a middleman between the US military and some local tribes. He negotiated most of the protection fees paid by the US military to local tribes.
Protection money paid by the US military to local tribes?
That's right.
The US military in Afghanistan needs to pay protection fees to local tribes.
Seems ridiculous, right?
No, it's not ridiculous at all.
It is true that the US military is very strong and is the strongest on the surface.
But the strength of the US military is of no use against the local Afghan tribes.
The local tribes are like rats in a cave. The US military has planes, tanks, and artillery, but can they kill the rats?
Can't be knocked off.
But these rats can embarrass the US military.
Some people may ask, US military aircraft and artillery cannot hit rats, but rats can’t do anything against US military aircraft and artillery.
That's right, rats can't defeat airplanes and cannons.
But why do rats fight with airplanes and cannons?
The US military is indeed strong, but it also has weaknesses.
The weakness of the US military is its transportation lines.
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops consume massive amounts of supplies every day.
Some of these supplies were transported by air, but most of them were transported by sea to Pakistan and then to Afghanistan by road.
This road is where the US military is most vulnerable.
If there is a problem at any point on the thousands of kilometers of roads, this transportation line will be paralyzed.
It is too easy to cause problems with it. Any shepherd carrying a rocket launcher can do it.
You don't even need a rocket launcher. In the middle of the night, a few farmers will dig a hole in the road for you with a few hoes, and your car will not be able to drive through it.
Strengthen protection?
How to protect?
Should we station a large army at every kilometer, or kill everyone along the route?
Neither is possible.
There are thousands of kilometers of roads and troops are stationed. How many people should be sent?
If you don't defend, kill everyone along the way? That's even more nonsense.
They are shepherds and farmers, why do you kill them all?
The US military is not that awesome yet.
Besides, even if you kill everyone along the way, there won't be people coming from other places? People can move, okay?
It's impossible to send troops to garrison, and it's even more impossible to kill everyone. So what should we do?
Then the only way is to compromise with the local tribe, give money and goods, and let the local tribe guarantee that there will be no monsters in the tribe.
To put it nicely, it is to support local construction.
But to put it bluntly, it means paying protection fees.
Moreover, the protection fee is very expensive.
As far as the Calacado is concerned, the US military needs to pay US$1,500 for a vehicle.
That's right, unlike those road cards in China, where you pay five or ten yuan for a car, it costs one thousand five hundred U.S. dollars to pass a car here.
It's just so cool.
Approximately 3,500 large trucks pass through Karaka every month, requiring more than 5 million U.S. dollars to be paid to the Kara people.
This is just one of the tribes, there are other areas and other tribes.
Every year, the U.S. military pays hundreds of millions in tolls to these tribes.
This is the real situation of U.S. military elite troops in Afghanistan.
Awesome?
Iribu of the Kara tribe, because of his criminal record, the U.S. military trusts him, and the local tribes also trust him, so he is highly respected. If Zhu Zhiyuan wants to do business with the U.S. military, he must go through him.
Why did Iribu help Zhu Zhiyuan? It was because Zhu Zhiyuan had a secret weapon in his hands: tofu.
Afghanistan is dry and rainless, and the weather is hot and dry.
As the leader of the clan, Yiribu eats well. Ordinary herdsmen can only drink goat milk and eat milk residue. As the leader of the clan, Yiribu eats mutton every day.
There are also hot spices such as cumin in the mutton.
This makes it even hotter.
Yilibu got sick because of this, and his eyes were red all year round. Like Sun Dasheng, he had a pair of old flaming eyes.
It’s not just the eyes that have problems, there are also problems in other places, such as chapped lips, dry skin, itching, and when scratched, a layer of dandruff forms, and bleeding often occurs when scratched.
Not counting the external things, there are also internal problems. There is always a burning sensation in my chest. Sometimes I get so hot in the middle of the night that I become confused and yell, even if I drink cold water.
As the clan leader, Iribu receives protection money from the US military, and is on good terms with all the major tribes. He is truly highly respected, and his life should be easy, but because of this disease, every day is like being tortured.
But later he got better.
The person who cured him was not a doctor, but a tofu maker from China.
Iribu had a cracked lip and wanted to eat something easy to eat. His chef was wandering in the market with a sad face. When he saw tofu, he thought it was easy to eat, so he bought some.
As soon as Iribu ate it, a miracle happened. He found that the heat in his chest was relieved a lot. He took it for half a month and actually got better.
In his ecstasy, he paid a lot of money to invite the chef into his house, and asked the chef to make tofu for him.
The chef made a fortune and became a legend.
But it will be six years before the chef comes to the Kara tribe. Now, the chef hasn't come yet, and Iribu is burning every day, like an ant on a hot pot, feeling uncomfortable.
In Zhu Zhiyuan's previous life, Iribu was bribed with a lot of money. In this life, he is going to sacrifice the tofu directly.
First, he used tofu to treat Iribu's illness and gain Iribu's friendship. Then, he contacted the top brass of the US military through Iribu.
This idea, he believed, was feasible.
Zhu Zhiyuan found Tuli and gave him a generous gift.
Tuli was very happy and immediately introduced Zhu Zhiyuan to Iribu.
Iribu is in his fifties, short and bearded.
He was dressed quite majestically, and the robe he wore was embroidered with gold.
It's a pity that a pair of red eyes, cracked and peeling lips and even a blood blister made his image plummet.
Because of Tuli's introduction, Iribu was quite polite to Zhu Zhiyuan and said, "Guest from afar, why did you come to see me?"
Zhu Zhiyuan went straight to the point and said: "Dear patriarch, I have a gift that I want to give you."
Iri preached: "What gift is it?"
Zhu Zhiyuan said: "This gift requires the cooperation of the clan leader."
Iribu was originally a little uninterested in the gift Zhu Zhiyuan mentioned. A sick person often cannot be very interested in anything.
However, Zhu Zhiyuan's words aroused his curiosity.
Is there such a thing as giving a gift and requiring the host’s cooperation?
"Oh?" He looked at Zhu Zhiyuan: "How do you want me to cooperate?"
Zhu Zhiyuan said: "I need the clan leader to provide a stone mill, five kilograms of beans, and a bucket of water."
It seems more interesting.
Iri preached, "What do you want these things for?"
Zhu Zhiyuan said: "I want to make something. When I make it, respected patriarch, you will know. I guarantee that respected patriarch, you will like it very much."
Do you still like stone-ground beans and add water?
Iribu smiled and became even more curious. He waved his hand and said, "Prepare it for this guest and follow his instructions."
He is the clan leader, the king of this clan, and there are many servants and women in the family. After receiving his orders, these people got busy and immediately provided Zhu Zhiyuan with everything he wanted.
In front of Yilibu, Zhu Zhiyuan first ground the beans, beat them into pulp, boiled them, and then ground the beans into gypsum.
The soy milk was poured out and mixed with gypsum. Magic happened and the soy milk turned into tofu.
On the other side, Zhu Zhiyuan used another casserole to cook a pot of soup.
This pot of soup contains traditional Chinese medicines such as Ophiopogon japonicus and Adenophora japonicus. He brought gypsum and Ophiopogon japonicus directly from China.
Why put these?
The chef first made tofu for Yilibu. After Yilibu ate it, he basically recovered, but the root would not stop. Sometimes in the middle of the night, he would still feel a heat that made his chest uncomfortable. Occasionally, if something went wrong, he would still feel a lump in his mouth. Will bubble.
No matter how much tofu you eat, it seems to be useless.
The chef had no choice. He went back during the Chinese New Year and consulted an old Chinese medicine doctor.
The old Chinese medicine doctor told him that plaster is the right way to vent the real fire. Plaster is bitter and cold, which is just the right way to vent the fire.
But at Iribu's age, there are many women, so just venting the anger is not enough, you have to make up for it.
When it comes to tonifying, it usually means tonifying yang. In fact, it is wrong. Yilibu eats mutton every day and adds spices such as cumin to enhance yang. It can no longer nourish yang, so it must nourish yin.
The yin and yang of the human body must be balanced. If the yang qi is too strong, it should be released first, but not for a long time. If it is released for a long time, it will become weak. At this time, the yin can be nourished and the yin qi can be increased. When the yin and yang are balanced, the human body will naturally feel comfortable.
The chef suddenly understood what he was saying, but he actually had to ask directly what to do if he didn't understand.
The old Chinese doctor prescribed him a few traditional Chinese medicines, such as Ophiopogon japonicus, Aden bark, Dendrobium and other herbs. Before cooking the tofu, he should use these to make a pot of soup and use these soups to cook the tofu.
After the chef came back, he took the medicine according to the prescription. Yilibu took it a few times and he was completely cured.
As a result, the chef became a celebrity in Yilibu and started to brag about it everywhere. This story also reached Zhu Zhiyuan's ears, so he knew about it.
