Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 20
When Zhang Jinyu heard so much silver, he was also hit by the arrogance of these barbarians.
"One million taels of silver, how generous you are!"

"Forgive me, Lord Hou, please think carefully! We are here sincerely, and I am not afraid of being laughed at by Lord Hou. The most valuable thing in the prairie is silver. It is said that this silver is compensation, so I don't want to exchange some supplies from Lord Hou. "

Hearing the pretentious remarks of these two guys, Zhang Jinyu's heart twitched, but after thinking about it carefully, what they said was right, the supplies were scarce, and the money could not be spent. There are so many smuggling chambers of commerce in Dawu every year, it can be said that they are all behind the scenes. It's manipulative, and it's repeated repeatedly. It's impossible to say that there is no one above.

Zhang Jinyu sat there and thought about it. Thinking of the current situation, if you don’t have soldiers, you will have no power. If you don’t have power, you can imagine the fate. Moreover, if there is a real mutual market, then it will be really issued. He will directly monopolize the trade. Selling the goods directly to yourself, being a second-hand dealer saves worry and effort, not to mention raising an army of one million, at least 50 is more than enough.

As for the death of the old general, he also died from the collapse of the Jinchuang. It should be tetanus, but there is no excuse to keep soldiers after peace talks are coming!
Suddenly Zhang Jinyu thought of an ancient word, to raise one's self-respect,

It seems that they have really thought about it, there are no permanent enemies, only eternal interests, it is true at all, this Jurchen fights life and death during the day, and comes to discuss alliances at night, Huang Jitai really cannot be underestimated.

"Two special envoys, I can only agree to this alliance in private. It is impossible to sign a contract. Second, iron cannot be given even if it is ten thousand, just in case. Coal, bulk grain and salt are all fine, but they have to be exchanged for war horses." , Thirdly, how much do I ask you for the war horse now?"

"Fourth, Pingliao City must be intact. It is best to give me a Jurchen small tribe to lead troops. I will be useful. Fifth, I agree with the mutual market you mentioned. I will trade in Pingliao City. I can only trade with my Marquis Mansion." I will open a large number of shops there, and you can buy almost all the commodities and luxury goods in Dawu. But you have to obey my management."

Zhang Jinyu stated her request directly to see if the Jurchens' intention to form an alliance was true or false.

"Master Hou, wait a moment, let's discuss it."

Helian Chen asked to wait for a while to talk,

"Two, please, the side hall is next to it."

He Lianchen and Fu Chazhen came to the side hall and started whispering,
"Look, old He?"

"Okay, now the camp lacks everything but horses, how many war horses are there now?"

"One horse for each of our 25 people, two horses for each cavalry, 2 logistics, a total of 40 war horses, the consumption is so high, you mean to trade now?"

"After passing this village, there will be no such store. Besides, we have to handle the transactions in the mutual market. In the future, our Helian family and Fucha's family will get up."

"Then what are you waiting for? Just agree!"

"There is one more thing, leaving a Jurchen tribe with cavalry, is this troublesome?"

"What's the trouble? Didn't the Wuya tribe all move to the southwest of Pingliao City? It's him."

"What, that's not a small tribe, with 5000 cavalry, and the patriarch Wu Yayu is the number one beauty in Jurchen!"

"That's right, all the men in charge of the Wuya family died in Ping Liao City. Now that Wu Yayu has been disrespecting the Great Khan since she became the patriarch, she was not notified at all of the recruitment of Jurchen fighters this time. Besides, if we Ping Liao What do you think she will do if the news from the city is passed on to her?"

"That's true, but it still doesn't feel right. Many Jurchen tribes are eyeing her."

"That's right. Looking at it from another angle, we are helping her. You said that if she joins other tribes, there will be no scum left after being eaten!"

"Well, you're right, all right! Let's do it!"

After the discussion, the two walked back to the hall with relaxed faces.

Looking at the relaxed expressions of the two special envoys, Zhang Jinyu knew it was all right.
"How did you two discuss it?"

"Back to Lord Hou, we discussed it, yes, we have 15 war horses, and we want to exchange Lord Hou for 100 million dans of grain, 5 catties of coal, 5000 catties of salt, and 5000 catties of tea bricks."

"I have a big appetite. Is it too much?"

"Master Hou, listen to us!"

"The envoy continues,"

"In addition to Pingliao City, we also have a medium-sized tribe in the southwest of Pingliao City. There are 5000 cavalrymen alone. And the patriarch is also the number one beauty of our Jurchen, Wu Yayu."

Helian Chen also said with certainty.

"Oh! You two are so generous, isn't this a trap? Isn't this name the tribe that Wuya Condor Archer belongs to?"

Zhang Jinyu was very skeptical,
"That's the tribe, my lord, but it's not a trap, it's like this,"

He Lianchen told about the current situation of the Wuya family, as well as the conflict between Wu Yayu as the head of the family and the Jurchens after the death of the head man of the family.

"Master Hou, this is not considered a sale. It is what our two uncles owe her. I am afraid that a woman in Jurchen will end up as the patriarch in the end. I might as well take this opportunity to leave. Master Hou, do you think this is okay?"

"Ok!"

Zhang Jinyu directly agreed after thinking about it again and again, how to calculate the Wuya tribe's account, killing each other's relatives?

Not to mention anything else, this Pingliao City and 15 war horses are a huge wealth, and they are of great use to me. The cavalry is the pinnacle of this era.

As for the beauty, I don't know if she is an enemy or not, what a surprise!
"Then when to trade? How to trade?"

"Master Hou, just tonight, send a small number of people to each other to count, first exchange horses and grain, tea bricks, salt, and coal slowly trade, as for Pingliao City! After we sweat profusely back to Pingliao City and then return to the grassland, Master Hou sent someone to go with us, and you can take over directly after we leave. But Master Hou and the two of us have a small request."

"Special envoy, please speak!"

"Here, Lord Hou, can the two of us be responsible for the transaction in the future? In case of a replacement, can Master Hou help us to change us back?"

Zhang Jinyu smiled, there are rivers and lakes everywhere!

These are trivial matters, as long as you ask for them.

"Small matter, I won't trade without you two!"

"The two of us would like to thank Lord Hou again. In the future, if you have anything to do in Jurchen, you can just come to us, and tell Lord Hou that Jurchen's strategy will go south, east and then north from now on. By the way, we will be in the Hou Mansion in the future." Who to connect with?"

He Lianchen and Fu Chazhen whispered the Jurchen's strategy.

"Then let me tell you too. If you ask me a lot, just say that I have just succeeded Jiedushi, and I have devoted all my energy to the customs. At most, I will settle down in the west. Do you see the one next to me? My Lieutenant General Yongbyon, if you have any questions, please contact him directly."

"Understood! Then thank you Lord Hou. Lord Hou is ready to hand over the troops, and we will go back and report to Da Khan immediately."

"Go slowly, both of you, don't worry, what I say is the only one."

"Then Hou Ye stays, and the two of us say goodbye."

"Ningbian escorts the two special envoys out of the city!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

Under the escort of Ningbian, the two left happily.

Zhang Jinyu also went out to arrange for his confidant generals to prepare for the transaction.

What Zhang Jinyu didn't know was that a flip door suddenly appeared at the corner of the empty living room after leaving just now.

After the door opened, Mrs. Wang came out with Yue'er and Shu'er.

"This child has grown up after all. When he reaches this position, his own interests are the most basic. You two should pay more attention to that Wu Yayu in the future. If you come to the mansion, let me take care of it. No, say hello to her!"

"Yes, old lady."

"Go, don't be found."

The three of them left through the secret passage again.

But Zhang Jinyu didn't see this scene. He was busy telling his cousin Zhang Junying to lead people to count the goods for the transaction, and told Zhang Junying to personally arrange the transaction, and asked the people below to seal it tightly.

Zhang Junying looked puzzled and wanted to ask a few times, but was stopped by Zhang Jinyu's stern eyes.

"You will know in the future. You don't know anything today. Come back and arrange for our original brothers to come and guard. Then prepare [-] cavalry and you will lead them out of the city yourself. You are going to take over Pingliao City tonight. Income."

"I know my cousin, don't worry, we are all my old brothers."

"I will take Pingliao City tonight, eh? No, big brother, take over Pingliao City? What's going on?"

"Don't ask, just arrange it, just do as I say, be careful in everything!"

"Yes, brother! Listen to you."

(End of this chapter)