Ming officials were unwilling to camp in the wilderness.
If you can't eat, drink or rest well in the wild, how can you be as comfortable as staying in an inn?
"We can't go on this road anymore." Fan Wencheng said, "Continuing along this road are the fire road piers and forts built by tiger thieves. It's okay for ordinary caravans to go. We are not going to Qingcheng. , and Mantaoer is not in this direction.”
"Is there any other way?" the Ming official asked.
Fan Wencheng shook his head and said: "The tiger thieves only built a few roads leading to Qingcheng. We will never have such a road at our feet."
After saying that, seeing the Ming official's face turn ugly, he added: "But don't worry, sir, there will be no safety problems with so many of us here. Sir, just treat it as an outing and appreciate the scenery of the grassland." .”
"That's all, it's easier for the tiger thief." The Ming officials no longer insisted on going to Qingcheng.
This made Fan Wencheng breathe a sigh of relief.
If the other party refuses to listen and insists on going to Qingcheng, it will be a headache. I really think that anyone can become Ban Gu, and can use the hands of other countries to destroy the enemy country without using any of his own soldiers.
The caravan walked on the road for a while, then changed its direction and headed east by north.
After getting off the official road built by Tiger Flag on the grassland, the road was not so easy to walk. Fortunately, it was not the first time of spring when the earth was melting, and the soil under our feet was not too soft, so we didn't have to worry about the wheels getting stuck.
But the road is much more difficult to walk. Fortunately, there are usually convoys passing by such places, leaving a path that can be walked, but it is far less easy to walk than the official road built by the Tiger Flag.
The road was not easy to walk, so the speed of the caravan naturally slowed down.
Fortunately, there are guides in the caravan who know the conditions of this grassland, so there is no need to worry about going astray and not being able to find the next water source.
The caravan has prepared large wooden barrels for storing water in advance. Once full, the caravan can use them for seven or eight days. If you save a little, you can even use them for half a month. As long as you find the next water source in half a month, you don't have to worry. Water shortage problem.
Near water sources, tribes sometimes graze here.
Fan Wencheng would ask people to buy some meat from the herdsmen, and at the same time sell the herdsmen some tea or Songjiang cloth brought from Jiangnan.
As for the food carried by the caravan, he was reluctant to exchange it with the herdsmen.
Daijin is also short of food. He would rather have a little trouble on the road and prepare to bring the food back to Daijin.
If possible, he also wanted to replace tea leaves, some gold and silver jewelry and porcelain and other utensils with things useful to Daikin, and take them back together.
Gold and silver jewelry may not be exchanged for anything from ordinary herdsmen, but the leaders of various tribes on the grassland are extremely rich. The jewelry brought from the Ming Dynasty was specially prepared for these tribal leaders.
The caravan's days walking on the grassland were much more difficult than those on the Great Wall. The Ming Dynasty officials accompanying them had never experienced such suffering. Finally, after going through a lot of things, they couldn't help but start questioning Fan Wencheng.
"We've been walking for so long. Not to mention Liaodong, we haven't even reached the Loop you mentioned. Tell me the truth, how long will you have to walk on the grassland?"
When you first come to the grassland, you may feel that everything on the grassland is very new. Although food and accommodation are not very convenient, it is still somewhat novel and does not feel too hard.
But every day I looked at the vast grassland, and at most I encountered common things like sparse bushes or lakes and rivers. Walking all the way down was tiring.
Fan Wencheng picked up a water bag and handed it to the Ming Dynasty official in front of him, and said: "My lord, please calm down the fire and drink some kumiss."
The caravan brought some wine before leaving Nandu, but the quantity was not large. After all, for Fan Wencheng, it would be more practical to pack more food if there was a place to bring wine.
So after being on the grassland for so long, the drinks I brought have been finished long ago. Fortunately, sometimes I can encounter herdsmen’s yurts on the grassland, and I can exchange them for some kumis to drink.
Drinking some wine can also make people feel better and relieve their tiredness.
"Don't drink it, it's sour. This is not something people drink." The Ming official pushed away the water bag handed over by Fan Wencheng.
He had never drunk kumiss and did not like the taste of kumiss.
Fan Wencheng took back the water bag, pulled out the cork, put it to his mouth and took a big sip of kumiss.
In Daijin, anything that can fill the stomach is a good thing. He is not as squeamish as the officials of the Ming Dynasty.
"We are almost at the Hara Loop. After passing the Hara Loop, we will reach the Han Loop." After swallowing the kumiss in his mouth, Fan Wencheng said, "We are not walking in a straight line along the way, so it feels a bit far. Sir, please Just hold on, and when it’s time to insert the Han Loop, there will be enthusiastic Mongolian girls in the yurt.”
After hearing the words "enthusiastic Mongolian girl", the Ming Dynasty official trembled, as if he thought of something bad.
"Hurry up and get on your way!" The Ming official turned around and walked away.
The assistant leader of Daikin looked at Fan Wencheng in confusion and asked, "Why did he leave when he heard about the Mongolian girl?"
"This gentleman can't stand the enthusiasm of the Mongolian girl." Fan Wencheng said with a chuckle, knowing why the Ming officials turned away and walked away.
The assistant leader of Daikin said: "You Han people are so hypocritical. You have already slipped into the Mongolian girl's yurt, and now you are pretending to be a gentleman, bah!"
He spat on the ground with a look of contempt on his face.
"Which one is better, the Mongolian girl or the women you met in Nandu?" Fan Wencheng asked the big Jin Zuoling in front of him.
After hearing this, Dajin Zuoling said with a look of enjoyment: "Of course the women from the Ming Dynasty are good, their bodies are soft and fragrant. It's a pity that I don't know when I can go to the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty again."
"That gentleman is used to the soft and fragrant women in your mouth, so he naturally doesn't like the smelly Mongolian girl." Fan Wencheng stood up with a water bag in his hand.
Even he, a Han from Liaodong, felt that Han women from Liaodong were not as good as women from the Jiangnan water towns, let alone Mongolian women who were even inferior to Han women from Liaodong.
"That makes sense." Dajin Zuoling recalled his days in Nandu and licked his lips with the tip of his tongue.
Fan Wencheng threw the water bag in his hand towards the leader in front of him and asked: "We have left the tiger bandits' sphere of influence on the grassland. When will the people sent by the Great Khan arrive?"
"Before going to Nandu, the Great Khan said that he would send someone to set up a Hanhe tao to meet us. How about I send someone to set up a Hanhe tao first?" Dajin Zuoling said.
Fan Wencheng hesitated for a moment and said: "Send a few people to go ahead and insert a Han Loop. My eyelids have been twitching these past few days, and I always feel like something is going to happen."
"I will make arrangements early tomorrow morning." Da Jin Zuoling nodded.
