Su Nang said: "If you can't deal with the Tiger Flag in secret, let's do it openly. We can send people to join forces with Kankantada and other Taiji who don't like the Tiger Flag to send troops to deal with the Tiger Flag."
"You, the Great Khan, and Namul Lao Taiji will not agree." Batu reminded.
Su Nang said in a deep voice: "Even if they don't agree, do they still dare to attack us?"
Batu smiled and said: "There is no need to make things so troublesome. If you want to solve the problem of the Tiger Flag, you can use other methods."
"Do you have any ideas about dealing with the Tiger Flag?" Su Nang looked at Batu.
Batu tapped his chin in the direction of Fan Yongdou and said, "Dongzhu Fan just came up with an idea. Now that I think about it, his idea is not bad. You can try it."
"You mean to let us Mongolian warriors serve as guards for the Nanmanzi?" Su Nang's face sank and he said, "I don't agree. There is no need to mention this matter again."
Fan Yongdou, who had just had a glimmer of hope, was poured cold water on him.
I originally thought that Su Nang and the others would agree to send armored cavalry to protect Fan Ji's caravan after seeing the strength of the Tiger Flag's soldiers. After all, as long as they seize the Tiger Flag's trade routes, they will destroy the foundation of the Tiger Flag.
But what he didn't expect was that Su Nang would rather turn against Tumote Khan and forcibly attack the tiger-shaped flag than send armored cavalry to escort their caravan of Fan Ji.
This made him understand that in the eyes of the other party, he was not even as good as an ordinary herdsman. In other words, in the eyes of these Mongolian nobles with golden family blood, the status of all Han people was not much better than that of slaves.
Su Nang turned to look at Batu and said, "You just didn't agree to let us Mongolian warriors escort the Nanmanzi's caravan."
"Of course it's not okay to let our Mongolian warriors protect a group of southern barbarians." Batu said, "But if it is our own property, it will be different."
"What do you mean?" Su Nang frowned.
Batu turned to look at Fan Yongdou and said, "Dongzhu Fan should understand what I mean!"
Hearing this, Fan Yongdou was speechless.
It's not that he doesn't understand, but he can't figure out how much appetite the other party has and how much benefit he wants to take advantage of.
Su Nang understood now and said, "You mean to let Fan Ji make money for me like the Han merchants in Bansheng City."
Batu nodded slightly.
"It's not impossible." Su Nang rubbed his chin and looked at Fan Yongdou with his eyes.
Fan Yongdou looked bitter.
His Fan family has been doing business on the grasslands for many years, so they naturally know the rules of Mongolian and Han merchants. 70% of the money they earn must be handed over to their family, Taiji, and the remaining 30% must be used for business along the way. The remaining money is his own. of.
"Dongzhu Fan, what do you think?" Batu said with a smile, "If you want Su Nang to send armored cavalry to escort your caravan, Fan Ji, there is only one way."
Fan Yongdou hesitated for a moment and said: "70% is too much. If Fan Ji's caravan wants to come to the grassland, the guards at all the border fortresses need to be there. If they want to deal with the Tiger Flag, the Datong patrol will also have the benefit." It cannot be less, and in the end there will be no more than 70% left.”
"Then how much can your Fan family take out?" Batu asked.
Fan Yongdou pondered for a moment, and finally stretched out three fingers and said: "Thirty percent."
"Thirty percent?" Su Nang said with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, "You can ask the Han merchants in Bansheng City. Who dares to say that we will only be given 30% of the benefits?"
Fan Yongdou smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that the common people are unwilling to give more benefits to Taiji, but it's really not that much profit."
The 30% profit already made him feel heartache. This was because the imperial court closed the horse market and the smuggling profits increased, otherwise he would not even be able to part with the 30% profit.
The profits distributed to the Mongols are all real. Unlike the king's mortgage, all that is required is to make a false account. If the Mongols were also made to make false accounts, once it is exposed, the Fan family will want to do business on the grassland again in the future. , will definitely be targeted by the Mongols.
Batu said to Fan Yongdou: "Fan Ji's caravan wants to be protected by my Mongolian armored cavalry, but does not want to offer any benefits. This is not possible. I, the Mongolian warrior, will not protect a group of Ming Han people, not even your emperor." .”
"After giving Su Nang Taiji 30% of the profit, Fan Ji really has nothing left." Fan Yongdou said with a bitter look on his face.
"Let's do this!" Batu said, "Your Fan family will hand over 40% of the profits in exchange for the protection of my Mongolian armored cavalry."
"Forty percent is too little. None of the Han merchants in Bansheng City has less than 70%." Su Nang frowned.
Batu raised his hand to silence Su Nang, and then continued to Fan Yongdou: "Forty percent profit is not much. As long as you are willing to hand over 40% profit to Su Nang, Fan Ji's caravan will come to the grassland in the future. You will be escorted by my Mongolian warriors. Of course, this requires your caravan of Fan Ji to come to the grassland first, and then Mongolian armored cavalry will escort your caravan all the way."
Fan Yongdou looked thoughtful for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Can Tai Ji keep his words?"
"I naturally keep my word," Batu said, "and I can also make the decision for Su Nang."
Su Nang opened his mouth, thinking that the other party was the Supervisory Minister sent by Lin Danhan, but he still didn't say the words that came to his lips.
"If Taiji can guarantee the safety of Fan Ji's caravan on the grassland, the Fan family is willing to hand over 40% of the profits to Taiji." Fan Yongdou bowed.
Although the profit of 40% is large, it is worth it in exchange for the safety of Fan Ji's caravan. As long as the tiger flag falls, Fan Ji can not only do business here in Tumute, but also in Houjin.
"Then it's settled." Batu said with a smile.
Fan Yongdou nodded and said, "It's settled."
"Is there anything else?" Batu asked.
Fan Yongdou shook his head and said: "The grass people came to see Tai Ji this time for the safety of Fan Ji's caravan when it comes to the grassland. Now that Tai Ji has promised to send armored cavalry to escort Fan Ji's caravan, the grass people have nothing else to do. "
"Since there is nothing else, please come back, Master Fan! I hope your caravan, Fan Ji, will appear on my Mongolian grassland soon." Batu said with a smile.
Fan Yongdou saluted and said: "The common people retire."
As he spoke, he took a few steps back, then turned around and retreated from the house.
As soon as they left, Su Nang couldn't help but said to Batu: "Why should you agree to him? The 40% profit is far less than the profit turned over by the Han merchants in Bansheng City. Moreover, I still need to send armored cavalry." Escort the Nanmanzi caravan."
Batu asked with a smile: "Which one is more difficult to deal with, Fan Ji or Tiger Flag?"
"Of course it's the tiger-character flag." Su Nang said, "Fan Ji is just an ordinary business name in the Ming Dynasty. Even if there is no Fan Ji on the grassland, there will still be other merchants from the Ming Dynasty doing business, but the tiger-character flag is different. Their The caravans are spread throughout Monan Mongolia, and many Taiji have benefited from them, and now they are openly building forts on the grasslands, and they have the support of the Great Khan."
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, with a scowl on his face.
Batu reminded: "Our top priority is to deal with the tiger-character flag. As long as the tiger-character flag is taken away and Fan Ji is in our hands, we don't have to knead it as much as we want."
As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and made a kneading motion.
