"Fan Yongdou, a common man, has met Lord Taiji."
As soon as Fan Yongdou entered the room, he lifted up his skirt and fell to his knees on the ground.
Batu, who was sitting next to Su Nang, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Fan Yongdou who was kneeling on the ground with a half-smile. He turned to Su Nang and said, "This Mingguo person is very sensible!"
Su Nang said disapprovingly: "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty granted Bentaiji the title of a mighty general. It is appropriate for him, a lowly Mingguo businessman, to kneel down and worship Bentaiji."
"That's what Tai Ji said." Fan Yongdou, who was kneeling on the ground, agreed.
Batu on the side said: "It's a pity that those people in the Tiger Flag are not so sensible. Instead, they always cause trouble and make them tireless."
Su Nang said with a sneer: "If that old guy Bu Shitu and Namu'er hadn't always defended them, I would have punished those people who carried the Tiger Flag. A group of southern barbarians dared to show off their power on the grassland, and they simply didn't know how to live or die. "
He slapped his palm on the low table in front of him.
Batu smiled and said: "The reason why the Great Khan of Bushitu and Namul Laotaiji defended the Tiger Flag is because they can bring goods from the Ming Dynasty and bring benefits to them. If someone can replace them, , those people in the Tiger Flag will be abandoned by the Great Khan and others at any time."
As he said that, he glanced at Fan Yongdou.
"It's a pity that there is no suitable candidate to replace the Tiger Flag. Otherwise, the Tiger Flag will never be allowed to build a fort in Dahei River." Su Nang said with resentment in his tone.
After speaking, he glared at Fan Yongdou fiercely.
Fan Yongdou hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at him.
Batu smiled and said to Fan Yongdou: "Master Fan, please get up!"
Fan Yongdou did not dare to stand up, but looked at Su Nang.
Su Nang said in a bad tone: "Since Batutaiji asked you to get up, why don't you stand up quickly? If you don't want to stand, then keep kneeling."
"Thank you Taiji." Fan Yongdou kowtowed, then stood up from the ground with his hands on his knees.
Su Nang looked at Fan Yongdou and asked, "Wolunkuo said you wanted to see me?"
"Let's not hide it from Taiji." Fan Yongdou intervened and said, "The common people have a good strategy to deal with the tiger-character flag, and I came here to report it to Taiji."
Su Nang curled his lips with disdain and said sarcastically: "This is not the first time you have said this, but what is the result? Every time, you have failed. The tiger-character flag is still intact. It's all in vain." Remember, it’s still a famous big business in the Ming Dynasty, but it can’t do such a small thing well.”
Fan Yongdou looked a little embarrassed.
Batu on the side smiled and said: "I have nothing to do, so you might as well listen to what he has to say. If it's useless, it's time to relieve your boredom."
Seeing that Batu wanted to listen, Su Nang couldn't help but refute him, so he said to Fan Yongdou: "Whatever ideas you bring, tell me!"
"Xie Taiji." Fan Yongdou bowed to Chao Batu first, and then said, "The grassroots people think that if they want to clean up the Tiger Flag, they must cut off their trade routes. Once the trade routes are cut off, the Tiger Flag will be cut off on the grassland. The foundation, in this way, cleaning up the Tiger Flag will be a matter of ease."
Su Nang said disapprovingly: "I know all the things you mentioned, so I can say something useful."
Fan Yongdou put one hand on his chest, bowed, and continued: "As long as Ming Dynasty businessmen are selected to replace the Tiger Flag, the Tiger Flag will lose the support of many noble people on the grassland."
"So, you Fan Ji intends to replace Tiger Flag and take over the business roads on the grassland?" Batu looked at Fan Yongdou.
Fan Yongdou bowed and said: "Now that Fan Ji and the Datong patrol are cooperating, they are fully capable of competing with the Tiger Flag in Datong. As long as the safety of Fan Ji's caravan on the grassland can be guaranteed, the grassroots Fan Ji is fully capable of replacing it." Tiger flag."
"You also said that only by ensuring the safety of Fan Ji's caravan can you, Fan Ji, replace the Tiger Flag." Batu captured the key to Fan Yongdou's words.
"Yes." Fan Yongdou admitted frankly.
Su Nang said: "Fan Ji of your Fan family is also a famous big business. Even Tiger Flag knows how to raise some soldiers to protect its own caravan. You Fan Ji should not be short of that little money, and you can definitely raise more." private soldiers to protect your caravan, Fan Ji."
Batu on the side nodded in agreement.
When Fan Yongdou heard this, he said with a bitter look on his face: "Report to Tai Ji, if the Fan family really wants to learn from the Tiger Flag and raise private soldiers, I am afraid that the imperial court will confiscate their family and exterminate them soon."
"The Tiger-Character Banner has raised so many soldiers, and he is doing well now. I haven't seen your court take action against him." Batu looked puzzled.
Fan Yongdou smiled bitterly and said: "The Tiger-Character Banner has bribed everyone in Datong, so that the imperial court has no idea that the Tiger-Character Banner has raised thousands of soldiers. If they knew about this, how could they be allowed to stay?" Datong has already sent troops to clear it up."
"In this way, it is easy to deal with the Tiger-Character Banner. As long as you let the Ming Dynasty court know about their private soldiers, the Tiger-Character Banner can be dealt with." Batu said, "The Fan family has been operating in the Ming Dynasty for so many years. I think it should be Is there a way to spread the news that Tiger Flag has private soldiers?"
Su Nang on the side nodded slightly and said: "This is a good idea, but it is a pity that the wealth accumulated by Tiger Character Flag was given to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty in vain."
"It's useless." Fan Yongdou shook his head and said immediately, "Tiger Character Banner has an iron yard in Lingqiu. If the court comes to ask, it can be refuted as a miner. In addition, the local government colludes with it. It is difficult to find a private soldier. evidence of guilt."
Batu frowned slightly and said, "So the Tiger Flag can raise private soldiers, but you Fan Ji can't learn to do such a thing."
Fan Yongdou nodded in acquiescence.
Of course, even if the Fan family also has an iron farm, he will never raise so many private soldiers. Thousands of private soldiers are no different from rebellion. The court will not allow such a force to exist, so something will happen sooner or later.
His Fan family has been a Shanxi merchant for generations, and has always been a businessman. He will never dig his own grave by raising private soldiers.
Batu pinched the beard on his chin and said: "Since your Fan family cannot raise private soldiers, how can you protect the safety of your Fan Ji caravan, and how can you compete with the Tiger Flag for business routes?"
Fan Yongdou raised his head and glanced at Su Nang.
After seeing this, Batu said, "Do you want to use Su Nang's armored cavalry to protect Fan Ji's caravan?"
"Impossible." Before Fan Yongdou could speak, Su Nang shook his head and refused, and then said, "How can my warriors be used to protect a group of southern barbarians? If word spreads, I, Su Nang, will become a laughing stock among others. "
Batu nodded slightly and said: "We Mongolian warriors really cannot serve as escorts for the Nanmanzi's caravan."
Fan Yongdou's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly said: "Taiji, if you want to deal with the Tiger Flag, you must first get rid of their caravan on the grassland."
"Of course Ben Taiji knows." Su Nang sneered and said, "How the Tiger Character Banner dealt with your Fan Ji caravan, now Ben Taiji uses the same method to deal with them. This is called using his Tao Dao to deal with them. they themselves."
"Treat others in their own way." Batu continued.
"Yes, treat others in their own way." Su Nang said, "The words of the Han people are trouble."
Fan Yongdou, who was standing at the bottom, had a dark expression on his face.
I knew in my heart that this time the Mongolian armored cavalry that I requested to escort Fan Ji's caravan would not be possible.
However, at this moment, a soldier with Su Nang came in from outside and said, "Taiji, Kankantada Taiji's personal guard wants to see you."
