The old man of the Zhao family first glanced at Zhang Guangkun, then swept his eyes over the faces of Huang Mingcheng and Wang Jinyu respectively, and said seriously: "You must keep one thing in mind. Everything you have today was brought to you by noble people. If In the Ming Dynasty, you people have long been raped by corrupt officials, and your families have been ruined."
Zhang Guangkun and others lowered their heads.
They knew very well what the situation was like in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the Han merchants in Bansheng City had escaped from the Ming Dynasty. The three of them were also from the Ming Dynasty when they were young. Their families could not stand the oppression of corrupt officials. , then under the leadership of the adults at home, he fled to Bansheng City to seek survival.
Although the Mongols look down on Han Chinese like them, as long as they don't offend the Mongols, especially the nobles on the grasslands, there is no big problem in surviving. Unlike in the Ming Dynasty, businessmen with no background often ended up being ruined by officials.
These Han merchants are different from the Han people who were dragged to the grasslands by the Mongols. The Mongols needed them to do business to make money for the nobles on the grasslands, and would not do anything to exterminate them. Those Han people who were led to the grasslands were like this. There is no such good treatment anymore, and many Han slaves die at the hands of the Mongols every year.
The door was pushed open, and servants of the Zhao family brought hot tea and preserved fruits.
After the servant put down his things, he bowed and left.
The door was closed by Butler Zhao, and then he returned to Old Mrs. Zhao, standing aside with a slight stoop.
"Where are the people sent by Tiger Character Banner?" Mr. Zhao asked the three people in front of him.
Zhang Guangkun raised his head, leaned forward and said, "The person has left."
"Confused!" The old man of the Zhao family raised his hand and patted the table next to him and said, "You three, how can you be so confused? If people from the Tiger Flag come to you, you shouldn't contact them privately. You should report the news in time. Tell Su Nang Taiji, have you forgotten the battle between the Tiger Flag and us Mongols?"
As he said this, he patted the table a few times with his hands in frustration.
Zhang Guangkun said bitterly: "Old man, please calm down. The people from the Tiger Flag came too suddenly. I didn't have time to think too much about it at the time. It's too late to make amends now."
"I don't dare to deceive the old man. We are also worried that the meeting with the Tiger Flag people will spread. As a last resort, we can only beg the old man." Wang Jinyu said with a wry smile.
Huang Mingcheng, who was sitting outside, said nothing, but his eyes showed a look of help.
The old man of the Zhao family did not respond immediately to the three people. Instead, he stroked the gray beard on his chin with his hand, a look of contemplation in his dim old eyes.
Zhang Guangkun and others did not dare to disturb him. They all looked at the old man of the Zhao family restlessly.
After a while, the old man of the Zhao family said: "Whether your matter is a big deal or not, the key depends on whether Su Nang Tai Ji will pursue the case. If Su Nang Tai Ji pursues the case, the three of you can only give up your family property honestly. , it is impossible to say that the whole family’s lives can be saved.”
"I also ask the old man to please save us for the sake of all of us being Han merchants." Zhang Guangkun bowed deeply to the old man of the Zhao family.
Wang Jinyu and Huang Mingcheng also saluted the old man of the Zhao family.
The old man of the Zhao family pondered for a moment and said: "If you can catch the people in the Tiger Flag, I will be able to speak for you in front of Su Nang Tai Ji. Now the people in the Tiger Flag have been let go. , things are a bit difficult to handle." 518 Chinese website
"The people from the Tiger Character Flag did not stay at my home for long. I am afraid that they have already fled to Bansheng City. It will be difficult to find them." Zhang Guangkun frowned.
Wang Jinyu also spoke: "The Tiger Character Banner has built a fort on the Dahei River. Riding horseback from Bansheng City, it can take at most one day to return to the fort on the Dahei River."
From Bansheng City to Xinpingbao in Datong, regardless of the horse power, it takes five or six days to return from Bansheng City to Xinpingbao. The tiger-character flag builds piers from Xinpingbao all the way to Qingcheng. The nearest pier The fort is only a few dozen miles away from Bansheng City.
The old man of the Zhao family said: "If you can't catch the people with the Tiger Flag, the three of you will have no choice but to donate your family property. I think Su Nangtaiji will not hold the three of you too accountable for secretly connecting with the Tiger Flag."
"Old Master, the three of us did not take the initiative to contact the Tiger Flag. It was actually the people from the Tiger Flag who came to our door." Wang Jinyu said.
Zhang Guangkun faced the old man of the Zhao family and said: "Old man, you have been received by Ada Khan. Su Nang Taiji will give you some face. Please help me."
As Han merchants under the Mongols, it was not easy for them to buy such a property on the grassland. If they really wanted to give it all, it would be no different than taking their lives.
Although the Mongols were not like the officials of the Ming Dynasty, who raped the merchants and sucked their marrow, they very much lay on them and sucked the blood of the Han merchants, and their methods were much more violent than the officials of the Ming Dynasty.
In the Ming Dynasty, when officials wanted to punish merchants, they had to find excuses. On the grasslands, the Mongols never needed excuses. They just took whatever they liked, which was no different from robbing.
The only difference is that the Mongols need Han merchants to make money for them and will not rob them all, while the Ming Dynasty has no shortage of merchants. Once they are targeted by officials, it will cost them their families and lives.
"I can go and say something nice to you in front of Su Nang Taiji, but you have to know that Su Nang Taiji may not necessarily listen to what I say as a bad old man. If I talk about your affairs directly with empty words, Su Nang Taiji will Ji may not be willing to listen." The old man of the Zhao family looked at the three people.
The room fell silent for a while.
Zhang Guangkun and others looked at each other.
The old man of the Zhao family, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair, squinted his eyes slightly, holding a blue and white bowl in his hand, taking a sip from time to time.
After a while, Zhang Guangkun gritted his teeth and said, "The Zhang family also has a shop on the street. I will deliver the deed to it when I get back."
"Our Wang family has just received a batch of food, which contains more than three hundred stones. If the old man doesn't mind, I will arrange for someone to deliver it to the house." Wang Jinyu also said.
In the end, Huang Mingcheng was left, but he said nothing.
Zhang Guangkun turned back to look at Huang Mingcheng and said, "Brother Huang, take a look at what's at home and send someone back to the Zhao Mansion."
"I heard that Brother Huang received a batch of registered leather goods not long ago. The Zhao family also has a fur goods business. It can be sold to the Zhao family together. Brother Huang will also save the trouble of going out to do business." Wang Jinyu was aside. reminded.
Seeing that the two people were trying to persuade him, Huang Mingcheng, who didn't want to say anything, had no choice but to say: "If the old man doesn't mind, I will select some good leathers from the leather goods I just got and send them to the old man."
