Ye Fan's cavalry slowly drove out of Maldun. This place they also called Mangkang was indeed a good place!
Ye Fan already had some concerns about the three thousand kilograms of pink salt. Each of the thirty-six barbarian leaders would share a little bit first, and they were not in a hurry to make money from the beginning.
If their response is good, they will naturally ask for pink salt from themselves. How much they will sell for then is entirely up to them. It is not too late to make money!
And he has already calculated that by then, the unit of one hundred horses will be sent once every three days, and he is ready to link up with Ma'er Dun to open up this trade route that has been abandoned for hundreds of years!
The Buyi tribe in the south is also happy, but the sales of their tea are not good. Ye Fan's arrival is regarded as an honored guest by them. As for where Ye Fan wants to sell the tea, this is not their concern!
Ye Fan also believes that the people in the Buri Department will be very happy to get the pink salt!
Before leaving, Ye Fan had reached an alliance with the great elder Tsering.
Their business must not be disclosed to anyone. Tsering provided Ye Fan with an unmanned and safe route. Otherwise, Ye Fan would have to pass through Chawa City on the way back and be seen by people in the city. The caravan returned to the plateau. The news will spread to every corner of the snowy region. Not to mention that other caravans may also come, at least it will attract a lot of Moda. At that time, this trade route was not so easy to navigate!
There are still many dangers on the plateau, including countless rockfalls and cliffs, as well as extreme cold and swamps, not to mention those plateau tribes who are looking at them. If you make a wrong step, you will be in catastrophe.
Ye Fan also asked the great elder not to trade with other people, otherwise he will no longer come to Mardun and will find other tribes to cooperate in the future.
Although Ye Fan did not explain the other tribes clearly, Tsering understood that they were their enemies, those Bon tribes!
The two of them are tacitly planning their own little plans, shrewd yet polite, everything is cooperating with each other!
This poor plateau town, apart from salt, cattle and sheep, there is also a mountain full of rocks. Bringing up a bundle of vermicelli from the bottom of the mountain is a precious gift to them!
The great elder led a group of Mangkang wealthy people and sent Ye Fan and his party to the east of them. There was also a big river to the east, and another rushing river - the Jinsha River!
There is a small town here called Batang, which should also be a small station under the jurisdiction of Maldun. It has a small population, but the scenery is very beautiful. The group did not stop and quickly headed southeast!
The two groups said goodbye here. The road on the eastern front would be smoother than that on the western front, because this was already the border with the Song Dynasty. Wenzhou, not far ahead, was where the first battle of Tubo's eastward march into the Tang Dynasty took place. History has faded away, and this place is still silent. But for relatively backward places like Tubo, small towns like Wenzhou are already quite attractive to them!
If Wenzhou moves forward, it will not be far from Chang'an.
But Ye Fan and the others did not go to Song Dynasty, but to Dali.
When you go south from Batang, you will reach a paradise on earth, Daaba.
This rice dam has a more famous name, Daocheng.
During the Three Kingdoms period, this place was under the jurisdiction of the Qiang people, and Ma Chao had high prestige here.
In the language of the Tubo people, this means an open place in the river valley. It is said that it was named after someone successfully planted rice here during the Tang Dynasty.
The climate during the Tang Dynasty was warm, and the grain output on the plateau at that time was much higher than it is now. It is not surprising that rice could be grown.
The beautiful scenery here shocked everyone. Everyone has a different Daocheng in their hearts. It is said that there are three sacred mountains here that shock the soul. There are scattered Fan villages in the lush and golden poplar forests next to the river, and there are brave people on them. There are bursts of smoke, under the blue sky in early autumn and summer, there are clusters of red grass beaches and many temples, which are very magnificent. .
Just when everyone was looking for a place to stay and stop to enjoy the beautiful scenery, a group of people caught up behind them!
'Someone is catching up with Mr. Di! '
The first person to notice the noise was Nong Yao. He turned around and immediately retreated to check the situation.
The herdsmen grazing on the plateau will also have such a scene, but no one is optimistic at this time. They are all watching with serious expressions. Everyone has an ominous premonition!
Coming to the plateau to do business is inherently dangerous.
'Have you seen who it is? '
'It's the black guy who brought trouble to Mr. Di a few days ago! '
Boom!
Ye Fan and Liang Chuan secretly shouted, "I'm afraid the person who came is not good!" He quickly handed Ah Yue over to the rest of the cavalry team.
Ye Fanlian shouted: "Everyone prepare for war immediately!" '
The people of the Ye family took out weapons and equipment from their luggage and put on leather armor one after another. These people had been away from the battle line for a long time, and all of them showed a trace of panic.
Logically speaking, there should not be many Moda on the plateau.
If they use regular troops or large troops to hunt down businessmen, it will be equivalent to announcing to the world that this land does not welcome businessmen, and the vicious cycle will only get worse in these years!
Liang Chuan took Nong Ernon Yao and Ye Fan to the back of the team at the same time. Even if there was a fight, they had to let the cavalry team in front take Ah Yue and others to evacuate first!
Nong Yao handed Liang Chuan a long knife with a short handle, and Liang Chuan straddled him diagonally on the horse. Except for the rouge horse under him, the other horses gradually became irritable because of the shaking of the earth.
There was a lot of smoke and dust in the distance, and the iron hooves trampled the ground, making a loud noise. Ye Fan grew up on a racecourse, and he knew best how many horses such a scale meant!
No less than five hundred! Even with five hundred Qingqi, they are in trouble this time!
Their caravan was fully prepared, and fifty people were assigned to watch the cavalry. The others were only dozens of people. If they wanted to deal with this cavalry, they had no chance of winning.
Not long after, this group of men and horses arrived.
The leader is indeed Wangdui!
But there was a strong man wearing leather armor next to him, with a pigtail on his head. He was as black as a ball of black coal, and his face was full of flesh. He looked quite unkind!
Wangdui looked at the four people in front of him, with a proud expression on his face.
'Lord Dorje, it's them! '
Dorje held down the horse's head, gently pinched the horse's belly and went out into the battle alone. One person and one horse walked up to Liang Chuan, gently sizing up this recent legend on the plateau.
Wangdui can also be regarded as a ruthless character among the tribes in the eastern plateau. With his skills, it is difficult to defeat him in just a few rounds. I heard that the Dali man in front of me can cripple Wangdui in two moves, and with that method It can be called a magical skill.
One drop, one break.
People are not like grass and trees, the people who watched them fight must be spreading rumors again!
From what they said, Liang Chuan could fight a war horse alone, and Wangdui was lifted up by him as if to play with him. It was impossible for him to achieve such a skill!
'Who is Di Qing? '
Dorje glanced at the four people in front of him. Ye Fan and Nong Er asked him to exclude them first. Judging from their appearance, these two people did not look like ruthless characters, especially Ye Fan, who was just a fair-faced boy with a body as thin as a monkey. Similar!
Liang Chuan lightly tapped the horse's belly, Yanzhi came out of the battle, faced Dorje and said, "I am Di Qing, who is here?" '
Dorje's eyes were full of admiration. I had only heard that Dali people were gentle people and not many people knew how to fight. I didn't expect that after so many years, another hero would appear!
'I am Dorje from the Samadanga tribe, why did you injure my brother Wangdui? '
Samadanga, the name is very difficult to pronounce. Liang Chuan thought about it and had no impression of it. No matter where it came from, it was definitely not here to send warmth.
Liang Chuan smiled, what Dorje said was a bit ridiculous.
"What are these words? Many people saw it clearly that day. Wangdui fell off his horse because of his poor horsemanship. What does it have to do with me?" '
Wangdui's hands were still tied with thick strips of cloth, and he was covered with numerous injuries. However, Liang Chuan was right. This boy did fall off his horse. This was true.
But whether it fell artificially is another story!
Dorje smiled. The most stupid thing about the people on the plateau was their mouths. They were very bad at doing business or other things.
But men are all about face. Especially when it comes to such a face-saving thing, most people won’t shirk it.
The man in front of me was quite good, he pushed everything away.
For him to say this, I felt a little bit out of place.
'Okay, I won't argue with you on this matter. Do you know whose territory this is? '
Liang Chuan pretended to be surprised and said: "Is this your territory? I'm really sorry. We are blind and blind. If we trample on your flowers and plants, we will have to apologize to you here!" If nothing happens, we'll leave first! '
Dorje instantly stunned Liang Chuan and said anxiously: "Stop!" '
Dorje's eyes flashed with a trace of evil and he said: "You said you didn't hit my brother and I admit it. Now I won't argue with you about this. I heard that you are a caravan?" '
Liang Chuan answered with a smile: "Do some small business to make a living!" '
'What kind of business, tea should be involved! '
Coming to the plateau to sell nothing is more profitable than selling tea! This is a no-brainer!
'A little bit! '
Dorje became even more happy at this time. The flesh on his dark face trembled and he said to Liang Chuan: "That's it. Brothers have been in some trouble recently. They eat too much meat and their stomachs are blocked. I would like to borrow some tea from my brothers." ! '
borrow? Lend me your mother!
It sounds nice. Are you planning to rob it?
Liang Chuan glanced at the group of people behind Dorje. There was undisguised greed in these people's eyes. As long as Dorje gave the order, they would rush up and snatch their goods. This should be their specialty. .
Dorje looked at Liang Chuan. His meaning was obvious. He just didn't want to say something too unpleasant. Speaking of this, Liang Chuan should have turned against him. Unexpectedly, Liang Chuan was not in a hurry and stood in front of him, even happier than him.
'Since it is our brothers who need it, of course we must support it! '
Dorje was stunned, this guy is so courageous!
Are you really afraid of falling out? Dorje looked at the knife on Liang Chuan's horse, and then looked at Liang Chuan. He felt a little wary, fearing that he would suddenly become violent. According to the rumors, this kid must not be a kind person!
'Then bring it, or should we brothers get it ourselves? '
'Unfortunately, Brother Dorje, you are late. We have already delivered all the tea leaves to the people in Maldun! '
