Shopkeeper Fan said: "The nobles have promised that as long as they can provide them with perfume and soap for a long time, they will give advice to the princes. The nobles also said that they could consider it. So buying a horse is not a big problem. ”

Niu Mancun happily bowed his hand to the shopkeeper Fan and said, "Everything is entrusted to Brother Fan!" ”

Shopkeeper Fan waved his hand and said, "Where! It's all brothers' goods. But there's one thing I want to tell you. ”

Niu Mancun said: "Brother Fan, please speak." ”

Shopkeeper Fan restrained his smile and said, "Those nobles also heard that Brother Niu was going to sell horses overseas, so they moved their minds to sell horses. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sold it! Therefore, Brother Niu wants to ensure that these MAs cannot fall into the hands of the imperial court, which is related to the credibility of my Fan family, and also related to the success or failure of doing business with the grassland in the future! ”

Niu Mancun listened and secretly gritted his teeth! These Mongol Tatars often entered the customs and plundered. Niu Mancun had heard these things when he was still in Shanxi. But these merchants not only did not help the Ming Dynasty buy horses to form cavalry, but instead helped the Tartars to prevent the imperial court from getting excellent war horses, which is really black-hearted!

Niu Mancun held back the disgust in his heart and said with a smile: "Brother Fan, don't worry! I can guarantee that these horses will definitely not stay in the territory of Daming. If Brother Fan is not at ease, he can also send a small man to go back with us. Anyway, I can't run back and forth a few times a year! ”

Shopkeeper Fan said noncommittally: "As long as my brother can make a guarantee, it's fine." ”

However, he made up his mind in his heart to pay attention to this matter, no need for Niu Mancun to say this, he would send someone to follow. If these horses fall into the hands of the imperial court, the Fan family's business will definitely be implicated. The nobles of the steppe also lose their temper. So you have to send someone to follow.

At this time, Niu Mancun said: "Brother Fan, junior brother has one more thing to rely on the power of the Fan family!" ”

Shopkeeper Fan smiled and said, "Brother Niu wants to use the power of the Fan family to open up the relationship on the road?" ”

Niu Mancun laughed and said, "Brother Fan is right, that's what I mean!" I know that many of the officials and generals in Shanxi have friendships with the Fan family. Therefore, I want to ask Brother Fan for a few letters from them, so that I can get in touch with the officials of the neighboring provinces and open up this road. After all, when the horses of the brigade crossed the border, how could those officials not be blushing? If Brother Fan can facilitate this matter, I will make the decision to give Brother Fan 5 taels of silver for each bottle of perfume. ”

In fact, Shopkeeper Fan had long expected that Niu Mancun would make this request. Because in his guess, these people in Niuman Village are dragons in the water, but they are afraid that they will become insects when they go ashore! After all, relationships on land are not as simple as those at sea. They can at sea

Vertical and horizontal, but when they stand on land, in the net composed of layers of officials and generals, these water dragons can only be soft.

However, Niu Mancun's proposal really moved him. If he really gave him a rebate of 5 taels of silver for each bottle of perfume as Niu Mancun said, wouldn't it mean that he could also make a windfall? I can't say that I can make a shop and be the owner! Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Fan's breath was short!

In fact, even if Niu Mancun didn't talk about this matter, Shopkeeper Fan would help them prepare a few letters according to the rules of Jin Shang. These Jin merchants not only had a good grasp of human relations, but also installed a large number of their own people into local government offices. So as long as they want, no matter how much prohibited goods are transported, they can easily transport them to their destination.

The reason why Shopkeeper Fan didn't mention this matter was that he wanted to embarrass these maritime heroes in Niuman Village, who bullied and didn't understand the rules on land, and took the opportunity to lower the price of goods. It's just that he didn't expect Niu Mancun to be generous and directly gave him a kickback. So he hesitated a little and agreed.

After that, the meal was a joy for both the guests and the hosts. During the dinner, the two of them formally finalized the plan. A few days later, Niumancun will take a few people and take the letter to open the road in advance. Leave a guy here waiting to pick up the goods. After the goods are delivered, this guy will hand them over to the shopkeeper Fan. The shopkeeper sold the goods to the grassland and collected the horses. After this process, a large number of horses can reach the territory of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Niuman Village should also be up and down the trade road. It was just enough to transport horses to Shandong along the newly opened trade routes.

After the two of them agreed on the plan, they happily finished the meal and went to work. A few days later, Niumancun set out with a ridiculous letter from Shanxi officials to inspect the setting of trade routes and the establishment of supply points.

Along the way, Niuman Village can be described as a lot of silver. Through letters from Shanxi officials, Niuman Village hooked up with several officials in Henan. To the surprise of Niumancun, there are still many officials from Shanxi in Henan, and with their help and the silver bullet offensive, Niumancun has successfully opened up several traffic arteries in Henan, and completely opened up a complete trade route.

By the time you Niu Mancun rushed back to Zhangjiakou, the first batch of war horses had already crossed the pass and entered the Ming Dynasty. Especially among these horses, there is also an extraordinary dark horse that is constantly neighing. So when Niu Mancun saw it, he knew that he had made a great contribution!

Niu Mancun was also trained in horsemanship, and somewhat understood the temperament of some horses. So he excitedly got into the stable, wanting to get close to the black horse. But he clearly saw the black horse and gave him a warning look. So he regretted not coming any further, but turned and withdrew from the stable.

Fan

The shopkeeper stood aside with his hands behind his back, and when he saw Niu Mancun's appearance, he smiled and said, "How is it?" These horses are in good condition, aren't they? ”

Niu Mancun nodded vigorously and said, "Very good!" If nothing else, this horse can be sold for a lot of money! The Japanese daimyo will send countless pieces of silver! ”

Shopkeeper Fan smiled and said, "Brother Niu is satisfied." It's just that when are Brother Niu going to hit the road? I've got you ready. ”

Niu Mancun said: "Brother is thoughtful. But I know how to sail, and I only know how to raise horses. Everything to listen to is to listen to the meaning of Ma Guan. But I think the sooner the better. ”

Of course, Niu Mancun knew that all of these grooms must be from the Fan family. They will make sure that these horses do not fall into the hands of the government. If these horses really fall into the hands of the government, I am afraid that the horsemen will also secretly poison these horses or abolish them. It is not difficult at all for these grooms to do this.

But Niu Mancun really couldn't refuse to follow these grooms. Because transporting horses over thousands of miles is not as simple as transporting goods. The goods are dead, and they can only stay quietly in the carriage. But these horses are alive, and if they are not well cared for, they may run away!

What's more, the horses of the brigade must have drinking water, forage and food. The groom's care is even more needed. If these people get sick on the road or eat something by mistake, they will die in the blink of an eye! So there is an old saying: if there are millions in the family, it doesn't count with hair! That's what it means. After a plague passes, no matter how many chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, and horses, I am afraid that there will be nothing left. At that time, Niu Mancun couldn't even cry!

A few days later, Niu Mancun and others, who were ready, drove the horses together with the grooms. They will go straight to the southwestern part of Shanxi, and from there they will go straight to Henan, bypassing the Jingshi region, and then entering Shandong from Henan. As for the Shandong officials, the problem is not big. With Wang Changde here, it is relatively easy to get through the way of Shandong officials.

The sixteenth volume of the Taizu Benji:

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the Academy of Sciences said: "We have been observing the heavens for a long time, and the northwest has a great drought that will last for more than ten years!" I am afraid that the people will have the worry of famine and the disaster of changing children! How! ”

Taizu was very worried and said: "I should save it!" "Nai Yin sent people to Shanxi to buy horses in the name of the Japanese people. Grain bars were set up along the road to save the people. It was a year when more than 10,000 people from Shanxi came to Ryukyu to live. The following year also saw the same number. This has been the case year after year, and countless people have been living.

In the third year of Chongzhen, the disaster in Shanxi and Shaanxi, the people ran out of food, and even Yizi eaten! Taizu Yin made people pretend to be monks and lure them. As a result, some victims entered Shandong and went south to the south, or millions of them entered Taiwan. Taizu had the foundation to build a career.