Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 685: The icing on the cake to welcome the God of Wealth

With only hundreds of casualties, they captured Exixifeng and subdued the Ordos tribe. King Sumur of the Liao Dynasty was very happy. At the same time, he used the surrendered Dazhamusu, Batu, Shakeza and other Taiji to gather the fleeing Ordos tribesmen. On one side, he sent Pegasus to report the victory to the Great Khan of Lotus.

The Great Khan's edict came quickly. First, he commended the meritorious soldiers in an impassioned tone, and ordered Tashibu, the son of Danzin, the third-class Saiyinnoyanbo who died in the battle, to inherit the title of Danzin. He also gave generous pensions to other fallen soldiers, and the military was very happy; Then, he appointed Dazhamusu as the second-class Ordos Bo, Batu as the third-class Ordos left-wing Bo, and Shakeza as the third-class Ordos right-wing Bo. Then, he ordered the establishment of Ike Zhaodu Qianhufu and Ulanqabdu Qianhufu. Households, in these two places, the four tribes of Sizi, Khalkha Right Wing, Maoming'an, Wulat, and Ordos were organized into households. After making these arrangements, the Great Khan issued an order and ordered Sumur to leave five thousand troops to guard the Yikezhao League, while the rest of the troops returned to Guihua City and prepared to go south to Datong.

After receiving the military order, Sumur pondered. On the one hand, it would be a good thing to follow his brother south and fight a big battle; on the other hand, who should be sent to stay behind in the Yike Zhao League? After the bloody battle, the number of troops originally deployed dropped from 20,000 to more than 16,000. With the surrender of the Khalkha Right Wing, Maoming'an, Ordos and other troops, there were barely more than 22,000 troops. Logically speaking, Dazhamusu, Batu, Shakeza and other local Taiji troops should stay behind. After capturing Exixifeng, he selected 3,000 troops from surrendered troops and prisoners, and let these three people command them respectively. . However, he did not believe in the loyalty of these newly surrendered people, so after thinking about it, he ordered his eldest son Alanidun Ayuqi to lead two thousand Oirat warriors to station at Exixi Peak to command these Ordos warriors. Then, he led an army of 17,000 to Guihua City.

My brother must be waiting for me, I believe he has even put on his shirt, Sumur thought.
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However, His Highness the King of Liao overestimated the martial spirit of the Great Khan. At this time, Sultan did not carry a long bow and a sword. On the contrary, he did not even wear a shirt, but casually wore a Mongolian robe, and entertained his friends with wine and singing.

This group of good friends can be considered old friends. There are more than ten people in total. They come from Zhangjiakou, Xuanfu Town in the east, and represent the eight major business houses in Zhangjiakou, including Fan, Wang, and Jin. It is said that these eight major merchants were all from Shanyou and came to Zhangjiakou for trade in the late Ming Dynasty. It is also said that the Shunzhi Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty admired these eight merchants very much and named them imperial merchants. They belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and granted property to the head of the eight merchants. The head of the Fan family, Fan Yongdou, was the founder of Zhangjiakou. Regardless of whether the news is true or false, it is true that these eight Shanxi merchants are extremely powerful. In particular, the Jiexiu Fan family had political and economic privileges that other merchants in the Qing Dynasty could not enjoy. Not only did they purchase goods for the royal family, they also used the opportunity to make money and start a lot of business. In addition to operating the Hedong and Changlu salt industries, he also monopolized the ginseng and other precious medicinal materials markets in Wusuli, Suifen and other places in the northeast. He also participated in the trade of silk, cloth, tea and grain, becoming a wealthy imperial merchant and the best among the eight great merchants. However, Fan Yongdou, the head of the Fan family, basically does not take care of things nowadays and lives in seclusion in his hometown in Zhangyuan Village, Jiexiu. The power of the Fan family is in the hands of his son Fan Sanba.

They are said to be old friends because the merchants are very profit-oriented. Even though the Manchu Qing Dynasty gave them many benefits and privileges, they would not give up on such a big patron as David. Coincidentally, the Lotus Khan of the Kingdom of David was a mercantile monarch. After taking control of the Silk Road and the Golden Road, he opened the door to trade and encouraged merchants from all over the world to trade with the Kingdom of David. This also led to the eight major Shanxi merchants coming one after another. When doing business in Weiguo, people who come and go naturally become old friends. In recent years, as the relationship between the Qing and Wei became tense, the Manchu and Qing courts adopted a series of restrictive measures on trade with the Wei, and military supplies were strictly controlled. However, this did not stop the eight major merchants, who had an eye for everything, from David's trade volume not only did not decrease, but increased year by year.

"Great Khan, this is a little thought from our eight families. Please accept it." Fan Sanba humbly presented the gift list with a flattering smile on his face. He came on the orders of his old father Fan Yongdou, who lived in seclusion at home. Although the old man doesn't take care of things much anymore, he still has to deal with important matters. The caravans operating in Mobei and Monan received news that the Guards were heading south. The old man with a keen sense of smell immediately realized that Monan would definitely not be saved, and even Datong was in danger. Although the Fan family's foundation is in Zhangjiakou, Xuanfu Town, Mongolia is one of the family's most important trading places. Now that the Davidic Kingdom has begun to unify Mongolia, it is necessary to take precautions and make early friendships. Therefore, he ordered Fan Sanba to go to the desert in person to deliver gifts to Lotus Khan. In order to increase his influence, Fan Sanba contacted seven other Shanxi merchants.

"Oh," Suletan opened the gift list casually. After more than three years of recuperation, David's treasury was full and all kinds of supplies were piled up. With a bulging pocket, he didn't care about the number of gifts, but just watched curiously. As a result, I was shocked at first sight. Each of the eight families gave out 100,000 taels of silver to reward the army. The silver alone was as high as 800,000 taels. There were also countless jewels, jade, antiques, silks, tea and porcelain, with a total value of more than 1.5 million taels.

Seeing this, the Great Khan's face was filled with flowers. Although he didn't care about the size of the gift, he really didn't care, but it was rare for someone to be sincere, so how could he not like it?
"Thank you for your hard work, please come and take a seat. I want to stay with you until we get drunk." Someone's attentive voice was loud and powerful.

"The ordinary people don't dare," representatives of the eight major Shanxi merchants shouted in unison.

"We are all old friends, why are you so alienated?" Suletan suddenly stepped down from the Fearless Leo, came to Fan Sanba, and patted his shoulder affectionately, "Shopkeeper Fan, please take the lead and ask them all to sit down. Don’t be polite to me when you eat meat and drink wine.”

"Yes." This gentle tap on the shoulder made Fan San's bones brittle. Although the old Fan family also had friendship with the Qing royal family, it can be seen that the Manchu nobles were very cautious in currying favor and did not dare to breathe loudly. They were not as kind and kind as the Great Khan of Lotus. This pat on the shoulder was clearly for his forehead. The old friend saw this and hurriedly led everyone to sit down. Seeing that the Great Khan was so approachable, everyone relaxed and began to sit down to eat and drink.

"Pa~pa~pa~" After everyone took their seats, the etiquette officer clapped his hands slowly. The melodious morin fiddle played, and a group of Mongolian warriors sang pastoral songs. Although the singing was not as sweet as a singer, it was as majestic as a man's; another group of warriors held sabers and danced the saber dance, with vigorous and heroic skills. Everyone was shocked. The martial arts in Mobei was at its peak, as expected!
"Come, I offer you a bowl." Sultan picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

"Thank you, Khan", and everyone drank it in one gulp.

The aroma of kumiss filled the tent. Both parties are very satisfied, Suletan is satisfied with making a windfall, and the eight major Shanxi merchants are satisfied with the deepening of friendship with Weiguo, and their future business is guaranteed.

(End of this chapter)