Huang Degong left the Anguo Hou Mansion with a heavy heart, and Liu Hongjian also saw Gu Ran from ShanXi at the gate of the Hou Mansion.

The two exchanged pleasantries and entered the house.

"The deputy of the Jinyi Guard, Gu Ran, met with the commander." There are many people outside, and Gu Ran only dares to greet him when he arrives in the house.

Before returning from ShanXi, Liu Hongjian specially met with Gu Datong and Gu Ran's father and son, Gu Datong has benevolence and righteousness, and has been in business for many years, so he is a rare agent.

At the beginning of ShanXi's decision, in order to supervise the movements of various places, Liu Hongjian specially built a secret stronghold in the border town of Datong, with Gu Ran as the deputy of the Jinyi Guard, who was responsible for investigating the movements of officials and soldiers in the territory.

The deputy hundred households are from the six-rank position, and the Jinyi Wei is hereditary, Gu Ran is grateful for Liu Hongji's trust, not only did he form a team of horsemen between Xunlei, but he quickly spread the net.

This time, in addition to transporting coal mines, I came to report on my work.

He transported a total of 300 carts of anthracite coal from Shanxi, which was about 120 tons in later generations, which was already the limit of the carriage.

"My lord, the territory of ShanXi is still quite peaceful, but the people are suffering from no food, and it is very difficult, but fortunately, according to the direction designated by the adult, my father has opened a larger coal mine north of Datong.

Thousands of people were collected, and the anthracite coal mined was supplied to the military camps of Xuanfu and Datong, and the father of the family sold the rest of the output to merchants from the south in exchange for rice and grain, but it was just ...... It is not profitable yet. ”

Gu Ran was also a little embarrassed, coal was originally a rotten street thing, although their anthracite could be used directly, but those wealthy businessmen from the south couldn't look down on it at all.

The rich are accustomed to using coke, no matter how resistant your coal is, but such inferior things can't get into their eyes, in a word, the price of coal is too cheap.

Gu Datong contacted a few old friends from before, so to say, after selling a few batches of anthracite, the rice grain obtained in exchange was enough to relieve the hungry people, where was there any profit.

"I promised you to take care of your family, and the gross profit of the coal business will be divided into two percent with your family, but now that the national crisis is at hand, your father can take care of the safety of the people, and I am very pleased.

However, this candidate will naturally not treat the meritorious people who have sweated for the Ming Dynasty, and at the latest two months, this candidate will deliver the equipment and methods for promoting anthracite to you.

At that point, Ben promises you that they will scramble to buy it. ”

Everything is difficult at the beginning, there must always be the first person to eat crabs, and this is also a test, friends who can't share hardships are not real friends.

"In order to save my father, I killed many brothers in the battle, and I also carried them into the Jinyi Guard, even if my Gu family is a thousand deaths, I can't repay one of them, my father said, no matter what kind of situation you are in in the future, no matter how difficult it is, I will follow the adult."

Gu Ran was telling the truth.

"Oh yes, my lord, a few days ago, I was visited by a stranger, who claimed to be from the Mongolian Chahar Khanate, and wanted to meet my lord on the order of his subordinate Empress Dowager Sutai, and I didn't dare to make a hasty decision, so I brought him to the capital with me."

"Oh? Didn't they surrender to Jiannu nine years ago?

It's kind of interesting! Bring someone here! Liu Hong's eyes suddenly turned cold.

He didn't know the situation of the other tribes, but he was very impressed by this Chahar tribe.

As the descendant of the Mongol Empire, the thirty-fifth Great Khan of the Golden Family, Lin Dan Khan had worked hard to restore the past glory of the Mongol Empire and rebuild the hegemony of the ancestor Genghis Khan.

But the day did not follow people's wishes, the business was not halfway down, the middle way collapsed, and was repeatedly threatened by Jiannu, and his ally Da Ming was not angry, and he was too busy to take care of himself, so he had to move westward and die in Qinghai at the age of forty-three.

There are only a few words mentioned in the general history, and as for what happened after that, Liu Hong gradually didn't know anything, thinking that he must have surrendered to Jiannu, otherwise it would be impossible not to hear about the Mongolian tribes from the imperial court for so long.

The person who came was an old man, Xu was wearing a bright suit in order to hide people's eyes, but his tall body and wild beard were on par with the bull mallet and Li Baida supported by Liu Hongji.

"Polochi, under the tent of Abunai Khan of the Chahar Khanate, pays a visit to His Excellency the Count of Daming." The old man stepped forward and knelt on one knee and saluted Liu Hong.

Since the collapse of the Mongol and Yuan Empires, the Mongol tribes have always exchanged their status as vassal states for the benefits of mutual markets with the Ming Dynasty, but in the past two hundred years, they have been separated and merged with the Ming Dynasty, and there have been many wars.

They knew that the officials of the Ming Dynasty had always paid attention to etiquette, and now they had to ask for help, and even Polochi did not dare to slack off.

"Do you speak my Ming language?" Polochi's fluent Chinese made Liu Hong a little surprised.

"More than 30 years ago, Polochi fought with a border town general of the Ming Dynasty, and there were many Ming people in the Chahar Department, and I learned the language of the Ming Dynasty."

More than 30 years ago, the Ming Dynasty was still an ally with the Mongol tribes, and they had conquered the Jurchens together, but in the end they returned in vain.

"Well, yes, yes, but your intelligence seems to be a little slower, and now I'm not an earl anymore!"

"Oh? My lord has made such a contribution in ShanXi and Shanhaiguan, and my Chahar Department is shocked, could it be that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has not been rewarded for his merits, and he is so stupid? ”

Polo Chinian is over sixty years old, and has experienced several emperors of the Ming Dynasty, he seems to know some internal things in the Ming Dynasty, even if the generals in the border towns have military exploits, they are mostly buried by the top, and even have to be blamed.

He also thought that the earl in front of him was also treated like this, not only did he show regret, but it seemed that he had run in vain this time.

"Bold, dare to slander my Ming Emperor, I don't think you want to get out alive!" The Mongolian people are straightforward, and Gu Ran doesn't know the inside story, so he was scolded by Li Baida before he could be dissuaded.

"I'm not going to hide it, I'm already a marquis at the moment!" Liu Hong gradually smiled and waved his hand to stop Li Baida's babbling, at this moment,,, he wanted to pretend to be a C.

The Mongols have always respected their strength, and they wanted to come to the Mongols to find him this time, and they also explored many times.

"Ah...... It was Polo Chi who was abrupt, and Polo Chi, on behalf of Abneh Khan and Empress Dowager Sutai, congratulated your lord on becoming a marquis! Polochi knew that he had offended others, so he hurriedly buckled his chest with his right hand and bent down to apologize.

"It's okay, Ben Hou is big-minded, let's say, what is the matter with your Ah Khan looking for Ben Hou?"

"It's Abnei Khan!" Polochi reminded.

"Oh, you say!" Liu Hong gradually picked up the tea and pretended not to care.

He probably knew some of this person's intentions, although all the Mongolian tribes surrendered to Jiannu, but this person just knelt down for him, maybe there was a chance to turn around.

Since it is a negotiation, then ...... The posture must be higher, although Daming now lacks an ally outside the gate, but it should be pretended, it still has to be pretended.

"On the orders of the Great Khan of Abnai and the Empress Dowager Sutai, Polo Chi sent greetings from the Chahar Ministry! I hope to get back to the old days with Daming! ”