"To be honest, General." Fan Yongdou said, "I came to Bansheng City this time just to help the caravan reach the grassland smoothly."
As he spoke, he looked at Wo Lunkuo, who was sitting cross-legged behind the low table in front of him.
Wo Lunkuo poked a piece of mutton with his dagger and said, "So your Fan Ji is planning to send a caravan to the grassland again?"
"We are already preparing. I believe it won't be long before we can leave the border fortress of the Ming Dynasty." Fan Yongdou said in response.
Wo Lunkuo said: "The high-ranking Ming official you are cooperating with is no longer the governor of Datong. How can you still deliver goods to the grassland?"
After saying that, he took the dagger back, put it to his mouth, and took a bite of the mutton stuck on it.
Fan Yongdou smiled and said: "Now the Fan family is cooperating with the Datong inspector to do business together. And with the support of the inspector, there is sufficient supply of goods, and they can bring a caravan to the grassland at any time."
"What kind of official is the governor? Is he more powerful than the governor of your Ming Dynasty?" Wo Lunkuo frowned.
Fan Yongdou said with a smile: "The governor is not as good as the governor in terms of rank, but the rights held by the governor are no less than the governor. In Datong, apart from the clan, only the governor can be compared with the governor of Datong."
Wo Lunkuo frowned and said, "I don't understand the messy officials in your Ming Dynasty. All you need to do is tell me, which one is more powerful, the governor or the inspector?"
Fan Yongdou thought for a while and said: "In Datong, the power of the governor and the inspector are not much different, but the inspector has the right to directly report to the emperor."
Of course, the governor also has this right, but he deliberately did not mention it.
"So the Datong inspector you work with is more powerful than the Datong governor?" Wo Lunkuo touched his beard.
Fan Yongdou didn't answer, just smiled.
Wo Lunkuo thought he was right and said, "Since this governor is so powerful, why didn't you cooperate with him before instead of choosing a governor who is about to step down?"
Fan Yongdou looked a little embarrassed.
If he had known that Xu Tong would step down as governor of Datong so soon, how could he have cooperated with Xu Tong, causing the Fan family to lose a lot of money and only getting a worthless cover like Xu Ji.
Wo Lunkuo picked up the wine bowl on the table, drank the wine in one gulp, and then said: "This time, Fan Ji, are you sure you can send a caravan to the grassland? Instead of just talking about it."
"Of course I'm sure." Fan Yong said confidently.
Wo Lunkuo glanced sideways at Fan Yongdou and said: "Do you know that the Xu Ji caravan you mentioned did not come to Bansheng City last time. For this reason, my Tai Ji is very angry. If Fan Ji still can't send it this time, The caravan has come to Bansheng City, and you don’t have to come to Bansheng City again. My Taiji will not cooperate with a loser."
"General, don't worry, I'm absolutely sure this time." Fan Yongdou intervened.
Wo Lunkuo said: "Well, when Fan Ji's caravan arrives in Bansheng City, I will take you to see my Taiji."
When Fan Yongdou heard this, Wo Lunkuo still did not agree to take him to see Su Nang, and said hurriedly: "This time I came to see Su Nang Taiji because of the caravan. Without Su Nang Taiji's help, Even if the caravan leaves the border fort, it will be difficult for the caravan to reach Bansheng City smoothly."
"Then your problem is, you can't let me personally escort your caravan to Bansheng City." Wo Lunkuo sneered.
As a Mongol warrior, he looked down on the weak Ming people from the bottom of his heart.
Fan Yongdou bowed and said: "If the caravan wants to come to Bansheng City smoothly, it must have a strong guard, and the most powerful armored cavalry on the grassland are the armored soldiers of various Taiji families."
"Impossible, don't even think about asking me, the Mongolian warrior, to protect you Southern Barbarians." Wo Lunkuo shook his head with disdain on his face.
As a noble Mongolian warrior, how could he protect a group of lowly Southern barbarians?
Fan Yongdou said: "The section of road in the Ming Dynasty is under the responsibility of the patrol officer and our Fan Ji. The Mongolian warriors only need to escort the grassland to Bansheng City."
"That's not possible. How could a noble Mongolian warrior protect you Southern barbarians?" Wo Lunkuo said with a dark face.
Faced with Wo Lunkuo's two rejections, Fan Yongdou was not surprised at all. Instead, he said calmly: "Now the Tiger Flag has many soldiers stationed on the grassland, and warehouses are built in Dahei River. It can be said that the entire Bansheng City and Qingcheng is all under the surveillance of the Tiger Flag, and if other Ming caravans want to come over, it will be difficult to avoid the Tiger Flag's eyes."
"Humph." Wo Lunkuo snorted coldly.
Several Da Taijis in Tumote disagreed with the Tiger Flag's construction of warehouses on the Dahei River, especially Kankantada Taiji. They had been opposed to the Tiger Flag's building warehouses on the grassland from the earliest days, and they did not hesitate to offend them. The Great Khan switched from the Great Khan camp to the camp of their three wives.
Fan Yongdou continued: "The general must have noticed that the so-called warehouse built by Tiger Character Banner is not like a warehouse at all. It is no problem to call it a border fortress."
Hearing this, Wo Lunkuo's face darkened.
Nowadays, everyone on the grassland knows that the so-called warehouse built by Tiger Character Banner in Dahei River is basically a border fort, or a large-scale border fort.
For this reason, many Taijis in Tumut opposed the continued construction of the Tiger Flag. Even Taiji who had previously supported the construction of warehouses under the Tiger Flag also opposed it.
Taiji even went to personally question the person in charge of the tiger character flag left on the grassland.
But the answer he got was that in order to protect the safety of his own warehouse and prevent the burning of goods like before, the Tiger Flag built a warehouse in the shape of a border fort.
This explanation did not satisfy the Taiji people who opposed the Tiger Flag's building of warehouses on the grassland. Only because of the support of the Qingcheng Khan and the Ulut tribe's Namur, many objections were suppressed.
Fan Yongdou added: "If my prediction is correct, after the so-called warehouse of Tiger Character Banner is built, a group of their soldiers will be sent to garrison the warehouse."
"No matter how many southern barbarians there are, they are still no match for our Mongolian warriors." Wo Lunkuo said with dissatisfaction.
Not to mention that the warehouse will be built in the future, even now, a team of more than a thousand so-called combat soldiers has appeared near the Dahei River.
"What the general said is, how can the Han people be the opponents of the noble Mongolian warriors." Fan Yongdou agreed.
Wo Lunkuo picked up the wine jar, poured a bowl of wine into the wine bowl on the low table, picked it up and drank a few sips, and finally dropped the wine bowl heavily on the low table.
There was a trace of sullenness on his face.
A Ming businessman built a fort-style warehouse on their Tumut grassland. To the Mongols, it was simply a shame.
He didn't understand why the great Khan in Qingcheng wanted to do the same thing.
Fan Yongdou said: "I know that the general is very dissatisfied with the Tiger Flag, but if you want to clean up the Tiger Flag, you must cut off their trade routes on the grassland. Without trade routes, they have no reason to continue building warehouses on the grassland."
"If it weren't for your incompetence, Fan Ji, how could it be that Tiger Character Banner's turn was so bold and dared to build a border fort here in Dahei River." Wo Lunkuo glared at Fan Yongdou fiercely.
Fan Yongdou looked helpless.
The Fan family had already had an advantage when competing with the Tiger Banner for trade routes. However, it was only because the Mongols were unwilling to send troops to assist that Fan Ji's caravan had troubles one after another. In the end, the caravan did not dare to leave the border fort at all.
