Chapter 85 The Prairie Tribe (1/5)
"But because of this, if we can gather more talented people from Zhongzhou, we will have greater confidence in quelling the current civil strife." Fang Mu said.
Fang La pondered, and then said, "Since that's the case, you have to be careful. On the other side of the canyon is within the Song Dynasty, so you should not act arrogantly."
"Grandpa, but the news I heard about it on the other side of the canyon is Zhonghan." Fang Mu said.
"Is the Song Dynasty destroyed?" Fang La was shocked. He walked out of the Song Dynasty back then, and for him, the Song Dynasty was the most powerful dynasty in his mind.
"That's not, it's just that the Han Dynasty fought against the Song Dynasty, and in the end the Song Dynasty was invaded a lot of territory."
"Hey, then you have to be more careful. If you lack personnel, I can give you a group of confidants. This is of great importance." Fang La said.
"Then thank you grandpa." Fang Mu was unlucky. His purpose of coming this time was to scrape some people away from grandpa.
As Fang La said, this matter requires a trustworthy confidant to execute it, and no news can be missed.
After all, that is Zhongzhou. If a person with a weak will is not strong enough, he may not come back.
Therefore, it is best to have a trustworthy person who is a wife, children, and is a trustworthy person to perform this task.
For the ambitious thief leader Fang La, there is definitely no shortage of such confidants and dead soldiers.
Fang La recalled it now and looked at Fang Mu with a strange expression, "Why do I think you are here to ask for someone?"
"Grandpa is too worried." Fang Mu said without changing his face.
"It must be because I was over-thinking." Fang La shook her head.
He asked Wang Yin to take Fang Mu down to pick people and watch Fang Mu leave. Fang La looked at him for a long time and suddenly smiled: "Fortunately he is the eldest grandson."
A total of 500 dead soldiers and 500 Fang's private soldiers arrived. Fang Mu was even more familiar with Fang Jie, the second generation of the Fang family.
Even with the background of the Fang family, it is definitely a big number to summon so many dead soldiers and private soldiers at one time.
"This matter is of great importance. Your grandfather asked me to accompany me personally to prevent the leak of news. After hearing this, I also wanted to go to Zhongzhou to take a look. I heard that Zhongzhou experts are everywhere, so I want to have a good look." Fang Jie said.
"Then I'll bother my second uncle." Fang Mu said.
"Haha, don't worry, this is just the first group of people. When these people gain a foothold in Zhongzhou, there will be follow-ups to invest." Fang Jie said with a smile.
After explaining the matter, Fang Jie, Wu Song and others met and left Jiangnan with Zhen Yu to the Grand Canyon leading to Zhongzhou.
At the same time, a lot of goods were also brought, the most of which were salt, tea, wine and porcelain.
Fang Mu has discussed with Zhen Yu about how to hand over and sell goods.
The promises made with Zhen Yu are actually not a loss to Fang Mu.
All he paid was 20% of the profit of the goods on Xinsong side. He never thought that he would eat alone by himself. This was a very stupid behavior. If you want a horse to run away without giving it to the horse, how could it be so good?
It's just a little money, but for the Fang family, the money from these transactions is just a icing on the cake.
Besides, what he and Zhen Yu promised was that only transactions through Zhen Yu's hands would be divided into 20% of the profits. When the channels were opened up, the transactions between the rear Mu's family and the grassland tribe would not be divided into Zhen Yu.
What really matters is the horses traded from the grassland!
There are also horses in Xinsong, but local horses are generally short and have poor endurance.
Good horses are basically the offspring of the horses they brought with them back then, and the number is limited.
If you can trade a large number of horses from the grassland, you can form a large-scale cavalry by yourself.
Wu Song and others finally returned to the entrance of the canyon after most of the month.
The Grand Canyon is located between the mountains and is extremely hidden, and it is almost impossible to find it without knowing the route in advance.
Moreover, today the way of spreading news can only be passed on by word of mouth. After the news here is spread, it will most likely become a different world in a deep mountain. You can reach a grassland by passing through the canyon.
This kind of gossip is hard to distinguish between true and false.
Some rumors also say that there are monsters on the mountain and gods on the mountain. Compared with these rumors, the news of a passage to the grassland is insignificant.
"It's actually here. No wonder it's very hidden. Has no one discovered this passage after so long?" Fang Jie sighed. If someone hadn't led the way, who would have thought that the road to Zhongzhou would be here.
"It should have been discovered by someone. On the other side of the canyon is the grassland. There are the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan on the grassland. Even if there are lucky people who pass through the canyon occasionally, they may not be able to pass through the grassland alive." Zhen Yu said gladly. He was lucky enough to escape at the beginning.
"The Xiongnu, the Xianbei are the people who were chasing you?" Fang Jie asked.
"Well, the grassland tribe has been riding horses since childhood, and the young people in their tribe are all born cavalry." Zhen Yu said.
A natural cavalry?
Fang Jie had an idea in his heart. If he could conquer the Huns, wouldn’t he have a cavalry directly?
After Fang Jie, Zhen Yu and others left, Fang Mu sent someone to call Master Lu.
"Can you train the navy?" Fang Mu asked.
Master Lu looked puzzled, "Major General, I will study hard."
"Try it first." Fang Mu said with a smile.
The people in Jiangnan are not bad at water. In fact, there is a naval army of 12,000 people in Jiangnan, but that naval army is not under the jurisdiction of the Fang family. It is under the jurisdiction of the Kaifeng Prefecture Hall Army, and is governed by the commanders Shao Qing and Guo Ji.
This navy army is stationed in Qiaozhou.
To train a navy, warships are needed, and secondly, qualified navys are needed.
Warships can be built slowly. Some large cargo ships and merchant ships can be used as warships first as long as they are rectified. The main purpose is to cultivate a group of naval troops proficient in water warfare.
At the same time, Zhen Yu and others walked through the Grand Canyon to the grassland.
Stepping onto the grassland, Wu Song and Fang Jie frowned. They felt a strange feeling, but it was difficult to describe.
After crossing the grassland and continuing to go south, Zhen Yu said: "It will be convenient if you can find the river. Walking down the river can pass through the grassland. However, we'd better trade the goods first, exchange them for supplies on the grassland and then return to Zhonghan."
After walking for three days, people flew on the grassland in the distance.
The Huns on horseback noticed them.
Some of the Huns left, leaving two people far away.
The temperature of the grassland dropped rapidly at night, and everyone was stationed in place to catch fire.
The sound of horse hooves is getting closer and closer and more intense.
Wu Song stood up and pulled out his long sword. Fang Jie waved his hand. Thousands of Fang family soldiers and private soldiers formed a circle to protect everyone in the center.
Zhen Yu said: "General Fang wait a moment and let me talk to them first."
Zhen Yu walked out, raised his hands and spread them out to show that he had no weapons on him, and then spoke to the Huns in the Huns' language.
The Huns riding on horses caused a stir.
Then the Hun cavalry separated and a dark-skinned man walked out of the middle.
He stared at Zhen Yu and said something with a bad expression.
After talking for a while, Zhen Yu came back.
"It's been negotiated, but they want to see our goods."
Fang Jie narrowed his eyes and looked at the Hun leader, and took the one who came to clean up. He held Fang Tian's painting halberd and looked at the Hun leader over.
The leader of the Huns came over and lifted the oil cloth covered with the carriage, grabbed two pieces of tea and put them in his mouth to chew, and nodded with satisfaction.
After talking to Zhen Yu for a while, Zhen Yu's face became increasingly ugly.
Zhen Yu came back and said to Fang Jie: "He said he could cooperate for a long time and only accepted barter, but he needed to see my sincerity. The first transaction only estimated half of the price for us."
"The wolf cub said he was dissatisfied and could only be defeated." Fang Jie sneered, "Tell him, let the most powerful warrior in their tribe fight with me one-on-one. If I win, I will accept his advice. If I lose, I will add 10%."
Chapter completed!