After the Tiger-Character Flag was built at the fort on the Dahei River, convoys from Lingqiu came to the grassland one after another, and truckloads of Ming Dynasty goods were transported into the fort.
Many herdsmen know that there are countless goods from the Ming Dynasty in the forts here in Dahei River, and just a few of them can last them through the winter.
It's a pity that even though they knew it, they didn't have the guts to besiege Tiger Flag's warehouse like last time.
The warehouse of Tiger Banner is no longer the familiar yurt, but a city, with a fortress wall built of blue bricks, and many Tiger Banner soldiers and cavalry.
Herdsmen dare not provoke such a tiger flag.
Bansheng City, which is dozens of miles away from the Dahei River, is also concerned about the situation on the Dahei River.
Every day, armored cavalry from Bansheng City appeared near the Dahei River. Several times, they even came close to the moat of Dunbao, and were finally driven away by the armored cavalry of the Tiger Flag.
"Taiji, from the Dahei River, more than a dozen trucks of goods have been sent to the fort."
Wo Lunkuo came in from outside and told Su Nang, who was sitting at the top, what his men had discovered.
Su Nang wiped the beard on his face and said with a sneer: "The more things you have, the better. No matter how many things the Tiger Flag people send in, they will all be ours in the future."
"To be honest with Taiji, my subordinates have long been tempted to take action." Wo Lunkuo chuckled.
Su Nang smiled and said: "It's normal to want to rob. We Mongolians have always regarded Han people as cattle and sheep, but if we have anything to use, we will go to the Ming Dynasty to rob it. Whatever we don't have, whatever the Han people in the Ming Dynasty have will be taken away." Even those Han people who are snatched to the grassland will be slaves to us Mongolians."
"That's what Taiji said." Wo Lunkuo agreed.
Although he has never been to the Ming Dynasty to cut grass in the valley, decades ago, Tumut often went to the Ming Dynasty to cut grass in the valley, and the story of doing so has been passed down from generation to generation.
Su Nang stabbed a piece of mutton with a short knife and put it into his mouth. He chewed it for a few mouthfuls and swallowed it. Then he picked up the wine bowl and took a sip of wine. He drank it down, put down the wine bowl and said, "Is there any news from Fan Yongdou? "
"Not yet." Wo Lunkuo shook his head and said immediately, "It's been a while since he last left. I think some news will be sent soon."
"Yes." Su Nang nodded and said, "Fan Yongdou is still useful to us. If his caravan arrives on the grassland, you will personally take Ben Taiji's armored cavalry to greet his caravan."
"Sending out Taiji's armored cavalry to escort his caravan is really an advantage for this southern barbarian." Wo Lunkuo said with a look of disgust.
Su Nang said: "Kankantada Taiji is right about one thing. The Ming Dynasty tightened the mutual trade, and we herdsmen began to have a difficult time, so these Ming Dynasty merchants are still useful, at least until the Ming Dynasty Emperor resumed the mutual trade. , we still need to let these Ming caravans come to the grasslands to do business."
"Yes, I understand." Wo Lunkuo nodded.
The reason why the Tumuts are richer than other Mongolian tribes is because of the mutual trade relationship. Now that there is no mutual trade, they can only rely on the smuggling caravans of Ming merchants.
Su Nang took a sip of wine and said, "The Tiger Flag has made too much money from our grassland, just like this sorghum brew."
As he spoke, he pointed to the wine bowl on the table and continued: "Just these sorghum brews have taken away so many cattle, sheep and skins from the herdsmen, so Kankantada wants to take action against the Tiger Flag." , I want to get back the money earned by Tiger Character Flag."
"My subordinates have long been dissatisfied with the people who bear the tiger character flag. They sold the Ming Dynasty's low-priced grain to our herdsmen at high prices, and defrauded the herdsmen of their cattle and sheep. If it weren't for the pressure from the Great Khan, the Taiji below would We have already taken action against the Tiger Flag." Wo Lunkuo said.
"Here, have a bowl of sorghum wine." Su Nang poured a bowl of wine and handed it to Wo Lunkuo.
Wo Lunkuo stepped forward, took the wine bowl, raised his head, and drank the wine in one gulp.
After drinking, he wiped his lips and said with a smile: "My subordinates think this sorghum wine is very enjoyable. I don't know how they brewed Tiger Character Banner to make such a strong wine."
"Like to drink?" Su Nang asked.
Wo Lun Kuo nodded vigorously and said: "Mongolian warriors should drink strong wine. As a Mongolian warrior, Wo Lun Kuo naturally likes such strong wine."
Being able to become the personal guard general beside Su Nang, he naturally has some abilities and is also a warrior in his own tribe.
"You can drink as much as you want after you grab the Tiger Flag's castle in Dahei River," Su Nang said with a smile.
Wo Lunkuo licked the wine stains on his lips with his tongue and said: "I heard that the Tiger Character Banner sent a lot of cannons, which were obtained from the Ming Dynasty's border troops to guard their forts."
"I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty's border troops would even dare to sell the city's cannons to a merchant. It seems that the Ming Dynasty's border troops are rotten to the core." Su Nang sneered, "But that's fine. I'll take control of it in the future. Tumut had great power, so he sent his troops south to besiege the capital of the Ming Dynasty again, and blocked the Ming Dynasty emperor in the city, begging Ben Taiji for mercy."
Wo Lunkuo said: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is also incompetent. He can't even deal with a mere Jurchen. Now he has lost two important towns. If you, Taiji, were our Tumote Khan, I'm afraid places like Xuanfu in Datong would be destroyed." Become a pasture for us Mongolians."
"Hmph, Bu Shitu is just a loser." The wine bowl in Su Nang's hand dropped heavily on the table.
At this time, a knight ran in from outside the house, stood in the middle, and said to Su Nang: "Taiji, the people sent by Fan Yongdou are here and they are outside."
"I mentioned Fan Yongdou just now. I didn't expect his people to arrive so soon." Wo Lunkuo said.
Su Nang looked at Jia Qi standing in the house and said, "Go and bring the people in."
"Yes." The armored knight agreed and retreated.
Not long after, a man dressed as Han Chinese walked in beside him.
"The common people have seen Mr. Taiji." As soon as the man came in, he immediately lifted his clothes and knelt down on the ground, kowtowing to Su Nang.
Su Nang looked at the Han man in front of him and said, "Fan Yongdou sent you here. Has his caravan already arrived on the grassland?"
"Back to Mr. Taiji." The man said, "My boss sent the young man here just to tell Mr. Taiji that a caravan has been sent to the grassland. Counting the days, we should be on the grassland soon. ”
Wo Lunkuo on the side said, "Which direction did your Fan family's caravan come from to the grassland?"
"Zhangjiakou." The man said.
Wo Lunkuo turned around, saluted Su Nang and said, "Taiji, would you like me to take someone to Zhangjiakou now?"
Su Nang thought for a while and said, "It's okay. If you go earlier, you can protect the Fan family's caravan and bring it back to Bansheng City earlier."
"Yes, my subordinates will gather some armored cavalry and soldiers and set off immediately." Wo Lunkuo said to Su Nang, then turned to the man in the room and said, "Lead the way and come with me."
