Whenever Zhen Er goes to a place, the first thing he does is not to do business with herdsmen or learn about the local market, but to meet with local tribal leaders and offer gifts, which is similar to the nature of paying taxes in a place, and only after being allowed to do business in the local area.

No matter how large a tribe is, the authority of the leader is equal to that of the Earth Emperor, and without their permission, the caravan cannot move an inch, provided that the caravan is not a bandit.

However, most of the tribes welcomed the caravan, and the caravan roamed the steppe like the blood of the human body, bringing not only scarce goods, but also news from other places.

Without a caravan, the tribe would not be able to learn from the outside world, especially the Uro Protector who hid in the valley for the winter, "The caravan from afar, the Uro Protector welcomes you, let the young men of the tribe light a bonfire, and the young girl dresses up for marriage, and entertain the guests from afar with the fattest lamb!" ”

Zhen Er presented Pu Kun with rich gifts, including ironware that was in short supply in Murowei, gorgeous silk brocade with beautiful paintings, tea bricks, spices and medicinal materials for daily use, as well as the strongest wine in the two jars, which Pu Kun all laughed at.

"The Uro Protector will be the last stop on the caravan's journey north, please allow us to trade in the Uro Protectorate! We've brought much-needed goods from the Northlands, willing to trade them for all sorts of furs and food? ”

Pu Kun's smile crawled all over the folds on his face: "You will get everything you want here, not only all kinds of furs, but also cowhides, horns and tendons, if you want, we also have gold, agate and diamonds to buy all the goods in your hands......."

Zhen Er felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, this is the purpose of his trip, these unprocessed agate and diamonds, sent back to Datang, the price immediately rose dozens of times, and cowhide and horn and other strategic materials, will be confiscated by the government after entering the customs, the value of compensation is not as high as the cost of transportation, unless smuggled into Datang.

"I wonder if there is any surplus bezoar here to sell to the caravan?"

Before the bezoar was not synthesized, even in the international market in the future, the price of natural bezoar was equivalent to gold.

The bezoar is a gallstone in the liver of the bovine liver of the mammalian class bovine of the phylum Chordates. The one produced in the gallbladder is called "bile yolk" or "egg yolk", the one produced in the bile duct is called "tube yellow", and the one produced in the liver duct is called "liver yolk".

The bezoar is mostly ovate, light, golden to yellowish brown on the surface, delicate and shiny. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the bezoar gas is fragrant, slightly bitter and then sweet, and cool. It can be used for antipyretic, detoxification, and convulsion. It is taken internally to treat high fever, coma, madness, convulsions, convulsions, etc., and externally to treat sore throat, aphthous ulcers, carbuncles, and uremia.

In ancient times, the folk said that "gold is easy to get, and bezoar is hard to find".

Due to the ancient folk ban on slaughtering cattle, most of the bezoars were monopolized by the government, and the price of the bezoars among the people was even higher.

Pu Kunhaha laughed, and ordered someone to take a wooden box and put it in front of Zhen Er, "What do you think of these bezoars?" ”

The bezoar is also part of the tribute items that the grassland tribes paid to the Central Plains Dynasty, and the high-grade bezoar was placed in front of Zhen Er, which made Zhen Er's whole body tremble, oh my God! He made a fortune, and there were more than a dozen fist-sized bezoars in the wooden box, each of which had a golden surface and shimmered with a gold-like luster, which made Zhen Er have an urge to suffocate.

"Yes, we have all these bezoars, this is a list of caravan items, please take a look at the leader!"

Although gold, agate, and diamond make money, but those are dead things, not as precious as bezoars, precious medicinal materials are the first traded commodities, followed by fur cattle and sheep, and then gold and silver.

The reason for the need for cattle and sheep is not to transport them back to Datang for sale, but as food on the trade route, it is impossible for the caravan to carry a large amount of food into the grassland, which is both stupid and not cost-effective, the most worthless on the grassland is cattle and sheep, a pound of tea bricks can be exchanged for a sheep, ten pounds of tea bricks can be exchanged for a cow, the deeper into the north, the higher the value of tea bricks, and the lower the price of cattle and sheep.

Pu Kun grabbed the list of goods in his hand, the muscles on his cheeks twitched, and the corner of his eyes swept over Zhen Er and the guards beside him, "Don't talk about trading today, the cattle, sheep and beauties of the Uluo Protectorate will let you wash away the fatigue of the trade route, let's cheer for the guests from afar!" ”

Soon plates of fragrant beef and mutton and hot mare's milk wine were served, the maidens of the Uro Protectorate sang and danced in festive costumes, the hill-like bonfires lit up half of the night sky, and the sound of singing and drums echoed through the valley, and the weary caravans forgot for a moment the hardships of the trade route and joined in the laughter and singing.

Zhen grabbed a large piece of mutton in his hand, drank the sweet mare's milk wine in his mouth, and two beautiful women of Wuluo Hubu surrounded him. Many of the guards around him were dragged into the felt tent by the women of the Uro Protectorate, and a warrior of the Uro Protector **** was on his upper body, just showing his strength, and let out a roar around the bonfire.

The guide came to Zhen Er: "Leader Zhen, the warriors of the Uro Protectorate want to compete with you, only true warriors can get the respect and status they deserve in the Uro Protectorate, and you must not let the Uro Protector underestimate the strength of the caravan?" ”

Wrestling refers to hand-to-hand combat, contesting force. It is an activity in which people use their own strength to conquer the natural world without borrowing any tools, and it is very popular in the steppe, and it is also an important part of showing the strength of the tribe. In a sense, this is the most primitive and earliest sporting activity of human beings, similar to the wrestling of later generations, but with different rules.

Zhen Er naturally understands the truth, this is a war without gunpowder, if the caravan is too weak, it will not get the respect it deserves, it may also cause them to peep at the caravan.

"Ah Xiong! Have fun with the warriors of the Uro Protectorate, there will be rewards if you win, and don't eat tonight if you lose! ”

A big black man stood up outside Zhen Twenty-two, with a well-defined face, tiger eyes and a lion nose and a wide mouth, a beard on his face, and a snort in his mouth, pushed away a Wuluo Protector woman on his body, and walked in front of the Wuluo Protector Warrior in a few steps, like a high wall blocking the sight of the people behind him.

The pupils of the warriors of the Wuluo Protector narrowed, and they couldn't help but take a few steps back, there was no distinction between light and heavy levels in ancient wrestling, and the body and weight occupied an absolute advantage, the two stood together like a strong man and a child, and they had not yet begun to compare, and the warriors of the Wuluo Protector had fallen into a position in terms of momentum.

Pu Kun's eyes widened in surprise: "This is the escort of your caravan?" ”

Zhen Er smiled and asked the guide to translate to the surrounding Wuluo Protector Warriors: "This is the first warrior of the caravan, and the caravan is willing to take out a large jar of wine as a reward for the warriors of the Uro Protector who defeated him!" ”

The warriors of the Uro Protector were boiling, and a large jar of wine could be exchanged for five cows, which was a huge reward, and strange cries of excitement immediately sounded around them.