Chapter 156: Entering the City
Hundreds of years later, Jebtsundamba was still the national teacher of Mongolia, while the living Buddha Zhangjia lost the inheritance of the legal system due to the demise of the Qing Dynasty and the national government. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
These living Buddhas of the Yellow Sect are called Hutu Ketu, which means blessed and saint in Mongolian, and were later brought out by the Qing court to fight against the two living Buddhas of Tibet during the Qing Dynasty, and were added to the titles of the Great Lama and the National Teacher, becoming the four living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism.
After He Yusheng advanced to Mobei, these lamas judged the situation and knew that they could not be defeated, but they did not want to give up their respected status, and they tried their best to cooperate and respect He Yusheng, but they also hoped that Zhang Han would repay the favor...... They don't count on real power, and they don't come out to mix things that are in the limelight, but I hope that Zhang Han can recognize their relatively detached status, and don't make everyone unable to get off the stage......
In just a moment, Zhang Han had already understood the thoughts and thoughts of these lamas, and he also gave a clear answer: as long as these lamas don't cause trouble for themselves, they will definitely give the honor and dignity they should give......
Gon Bu, who had received a clear answer, was quite relieved, and dragged his round body back to his team.
Everyone stood back, the three Great Khans and quite a lot of nobles from Taiwan, and the heads of various departments all bowed down and asked Zhang Han to continue marching forward.
On the right hand side is Kulun, on the left hand side is more faintly visible is a larger trading city, the straight road seems to lead to the sky, two majestic cities are on both sides of the end of the official road, the road seems to be from the earth to heaven, the north is an endless mountain, the trees are swaying, the city is majestic, and all this is unguarded, everything is open-minded, as if it is a twenty-eight girl, shy and pretty, waiting for Zhang Han to pick and enjoy to his heart's content......
This feeling is truly incomparable.
Zhang Han tried his best to hold back his emotions, turned over his horse, and rode his horse in the direction of the trading city as calmly as possible.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa......" Thousands of people rode behind Zhang Han and followed, and the convoy and the cavalry were mixed.
In the sparsely populated steppe, when such a grand scene is rare, the Mongols will hold an annual assembly to play mounted archery and wrestling. The whole tribe would gather together to have a lively time, but the atmosphere was festive and relaxed, and the atmosphere at this time was extremely solemn. Many herdsmen looked at Zhang Han who was walking with their eyes, this tall Han man was the leader of the vicious Red Clothes Army, a great official of the Ming Kingdom, and the proprietor of this Hutchison Great Trading House, I heard that the wealth was more than that of the Great Khan, and the soldiers and horses under his command were much stronger than the Mongol army.
The rumored figures appeared in front of him, the herdsmen regardless of men, women and children were staring at each other, many old herdsmen also watched Zhang Han walk in the head, the three Great Khans and many nobles were behind the side, on the other side were groups of Han people, and there were more Han people who drove carts to do business in the back...... The old men didn't know why, the tears in their eyes couldn't be stopped, they didn't understand why the Han people could come to such a holy place as the big temple, and built a Han city on the edge of the holy city, and rode horses in front of the three Khalkha Khans, but the Great Khans were treating this tall Han man with respect as if they were serving their masters...... They didn't quite understand this, but they deeply felt the humiliation, the old people were about to die, but they didn't think too much about it like the young people, but these old men who were about to go to the ground couldn't understand where the blood and courage of the Mongols went? If it had been thirty or forty years ago, when Altan Khan was there, or even longer, when Dayan Khan was there, how could such a thing have happened? How could the noble Mongols be treated like slaves by the Han Chinese? They couldn't figure it out, but the facts in front of them made them feel emotional...... Everything has changed, everything has changed dramatically.
"I've seen Master Zhang."
"Lord Zhang is well."
In front of the south gate of the trading city, at least three or four hundred Russians also stood at the gate to greet them.
These guys all have reserved smiles on their faces, but there is nothing to find fault with in the number of etiquette, they are all legs straight, their waists are bent down, and the bowing posture is quite in place, which is satisfactory.
Zhang Han also dismounted with a smile on his face and stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said to Petrin and the others: "Hello everyone, dear old friends, we meet again." ”
Both sides communicate in Mongolian, there are about few Russian adventurers in this era who can't speak Mongolian, in fact, the Russians have obvious nomadic genes in their blood, and the adventurers are facing war and trade with the Mongols after entering the Asian part, in short, it is not difficult to learn Mongolia with a little language talent, for Petrin and other interested people, Chinese can already do simple communication, not to mention the Mongolian language they have learned for a long time.
Petrin and the others were also quite satisfied with Zhang Han's attitude, no matter what, Zhang Han bowed to them and showed a polite attitude towards the Mongol Great Khan...... It is not surprising that the Mongols have already given a sign of submission and not an equal status, while the Russians are completely equal allies and trading partners......
Thinking of this, Petrin's mood was much happier, he stretched out his hand, and said, "Although this is Lord Zhang's city, I still lead the way for Lord Zhang, right?" ”
"Yes." Zhang Han smiled and nodded to the rest of the Russians, especially acquaintances such as Madov and Gregory, and many Russians who had met him also responded with smiles.
Everyone passed through the gates and headed for the city.
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In the afternoon, Zhang Han got out of the banquet jointly held by the marching division and the Mongols, and after a short rest, the first group of people summoned were Mo Zongtong and Ma Chaowen, Wang Datong, Xu Xiulai and other big merchants.
"I've seen Master Zhang."
The businessmen were still a little nervous, even though they all held the title of director, and nominally they were part of Yusheng.
"Excuse me." Zhang Han's tone was quite gentle, a little softer than when he spoke to his subordinates.
"Thank you, sir."
Ma Chaowen and Wang Datong sat on Zhang Han's left and right, which is also an arrangement that symbolizes the obvious taste.
These two people were the first to decide to donate, and led a considerable number of businessmen in the Zhangjiakou area to contribute money together, last year when Hutchison's finances were at its tightest, these people donated hundreds of thousands of taels were also a great help, so the care and courtesy for them are part of a series of returns.
"The proprietor of the king has worked hard to go north." Zhang Han said: "How many days have you been walking?" ”
Wang Datong bowed and replied: "From March 19 out of Zhangjiakou, 21 to Kouwai, 25 to Shangyi Fort, then 29 to Angu Linao, and then today is April 18 to the city of trading, calculated on the road for exactly a month. ”
"That's pretty fast."
Zhang Han said with a smile: "If you go from Zhangjiakou to Shashi, I'm afraid it may not be so fast." ”
In fact, there are many Jin merchants in Yangzhou and Huai'an, and many of the salt merchants in Yangzhou are Shanxi merchants from the north, and the share of Jin merchants in Yangzhou is not low, from Huaiyang to Jiangnan, and then to Jingxiang, the northern merchants generally stop at the Yangtze River line, and in addition to special goods, such as tea, horses, grains, and salt, the difficulty of goods from the north and south is also quite large. Before the middle of the Ming Dynasty, many southern merchants transported grain to Jiubian in exchange for tea and salt, and it was also the period when the merchants on both sides were most closely connected.
Wang Datong said sincerely: "When the villain was a teenager, he once walked with his father through Shashi and Yangzhou, and it took a month to arrive. ”
"I'm worried that you'll be overworked or unaccustomed to the soil." Zhang Han looked at the other businessmen at this time, nodded and smiled: "Seeing that all the proprietors are all in good spirits, I am much more relieved." ”
Ma Chaowen looked moved and said: "We are all people who have been running outside for many years, but this time we just went further, it's really nothing, and I can't afford to be an adult." ”
"That's just as well." Zhang Han nodded, and said to everyone again: "Are you enough to bring the goods this time?" At the banquet, a group of Russian businessmen surrounded me for a long time, and they were afraid that there would be a shortage of goods. ”
Zhang Han said this politely...... Petrin and Madov were both Russian military service nobles, although they were poor military service aristocrats, otherwise they would not have run out to be adventurers, Petrin was also a Russian-Mongolian translator, he was only a translator in the early Tsarist Mission, and later the military service nobles were transferred to the new settlement as governors, and Petrin was appointed as the chief envoy of the mission. This person has some culture, and after visiting Mongolia and China, he wrote a record of more than 7,000 words when he returned to China, and it is also the earliest document and archive of the Russians on China, and has a very important position.
This Russian retains his reserve and decency, and the group of Russian businessmen who run from various settlements is different.
How many years ago they heard the "barbarian", that is, the name of the Mongols in Mobei to the Han people in the south, as early as a few decades ago, there would be Han merchants who transported some goods to Mobei to trade with the Khalkhas, it is estimated that some smugglers or Mongolian Han merchants from Bansheng Land, not only trade with the Khalkhas, but also trade with the Mongols on the side of the Tangnu Ulianghai on the side of the Sayan Mountains along the Tur River, all kinds of trade rumors have long been circulating in various settlements in Russia, and the magical goods of the Chinese, It has long been exciting for Russians.
The word tea in Russian, that is, "chai", is believed to have appeared during this period, that is, during this period, tea began to be introduced to Russia, but it was not until decades later that the official Russian mission entered China, re-contacted the rulers of the Qing Dynasty at that time, and at the same time purchased from Europe.