Seeing these young men shivering, Han Du couldn't help but ask, "Then why do they wear so little? Wearing so little, I'm afraid they will freeze to death on horseback before they reach Kuoluanhaizi, right?"
Azashi was silent for a moment, and then sighed, "The lower official did not hide this from the Marquis. All the fur sweaters in the tribe were given to the warriors in the tribe. Naturally, they did not have enough fur to wear them."
Han Du looked pitifully at the coldness of these children, and thought for a while and said, "Well, you gave me 30,000 horses. We in the Ming Dynasty pay attention to courtesy, and I also gave you 30,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes, which is enough to make everything clear."
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"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Azashili quickly bowed his hands in surprise.
Although he didn't know what cotton-padded clothes were, Han Du was able to take the initiative to give him something at this time, which at least showed that Han Du had some trust in them.
Sometimes, attitude is more important than anything else.
Of course, being able to obtain the things of the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as reversing some losses for Azashili. After all, 30,000 horses is not a small amount for the three guards of Wuliangha.
Xu Chengfei was a little confused when he received Han Du's order. He didn't understand why Han Du suddenly wanted to give Wu Liangha Sanwei so many cotton clothes.
Although these cotton-padded clothes were originally planned to be placed in Guangning City and were not intended to be taken on an expedition, even if they were given to Wu Liangha, it would be nothing. But Xu Chengfei was also worried that Han Du was hijacked by Wu Liangha and was forced to issue the order
The command.
Fortunately, Han Du's soldiers brought the order in person, and from Wu Liangha's side came Fu Yuwei's commander Tong Zhihai Sanan Daxi.
Haisanan Daxi was sent by Azashili to take over the matter of cotton clothes because of his relatively stable personality.
Xu Chengfei only asked the soldiers in detail, and after confirming that it was Han Du's order and not being threatened by Wu Liangha, he opened the warehouse and counted the cotton clothes to Haisa Nan to answer the question.
Haisa Nan answered Xi that it was the first time he had come into contact with something like a cotton-padded coat. It was as soft as a girl's skin and light in weight. Such a thing shouldn't be able to block arrows, right? What's the use?
Haisa Nan answered Xi that he was also a man who understood the world. He took out a dagger with a gold scabbard inlaid with precious stones from his arms and quietly put it into Xu Chengfei's hand.
He smiled and asked, "Master Hou, this is my first time seeing something like this. I wonder if I could trouble you to explain it to me?"
Xu Chengfei lowered his eyes and looked down at the dagger in his hand. He knew that the gold and gems on it alone were worth a lot, not to mention that it could be kept as a souvenir.
So Xu Chengfei smiled and explained, "Take off your armor and put it on."
Won’t you know if you try it? This set is considered a gift from me, and it is not included in the 30,000 sets."
The armor on Hai Sa Nan Da Xi's body was left to him by his father, and he would never leave it. However, after hesitating for a while, Hai Sa Nan Da Xi took off his armor and put on a cotton coat under Xu Chengfei's guidance.
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As soon as he put it on, within a moment, Hai SaNan Da Xi felt a warmth coming from his body and quickly traveling throughout his body.
Even though Haisa Nan Daxi is the leader of the clan, although he has no shortage of furs to wear, he still needs to wear armor, so naturally it is impossible to wear too many animal skins on his body. And in such weather, armor is inherently cold.
, he can only live with it as long as he can.
But now that he was wearing cotton-padded clothes, he didn't feel any need at all. Even after wearing it for a short while, he felt as if the cold wind around him was much lighter, and it even made him feel like he was under a warm spring sun.
nice one!
Haisanan Daxi even judged right away that this was as good a thing as an iron pot!
Han Du actually gave them 30,000 sets of such things at once. At this moment, he who originally had objections to Azashili's agreement to give Ming 30,000 horses without saying a word no longer complained at all.
He even felt that Azashili's deal was worth it.
Hai SaNan's eyes were widened as he watched Xu Chengfei count the cotton-padded clothes for him seriously, fearing that he might have missed one item.
When he returned with the cotton-padded clothes and a set of cotton-padded clothes in his hand, he immediately went to find the yurt in Azashili.
Trulukhuchal was also here. Haisanan nodded to him in reply, and then said to Azashili with a face full of surprise, "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Azashili glanced at the strange-looking thing that Haisa Nan took out and said hesitantly, "Is this the cotton coat? Did you bring it all back?"
"That's right, these are cotton-padded clothes. I brought back thirty thousand sets of them!" Haisa Nan replied quickly.
Azashili was not as excited as Hai Sa Nan's ridicule, but just glanced at it lightly. In his eyes, there was only one word for this cotton coat, ugly!
However, I thought that this was something I could wear, and it was better than the boys in the tribe being shirtless.
He said casually, "Since I brought it back, let's put it on the little ones. It gets colder as we go north. I don't know what to do in the future."
How to do it?"
Seeing Azashri sighing and saying, Haisanan immediately understood that he did not know the benefits of cotton-padded clothes. He hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this cotton-padded coat is a good thing. In my opinion, it is not more important than the iron pot."
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Azashri and Trulhuchar both expressed disbelief. They knew exactly how precious an iron pot was on the grassland. The value would not be lower than that of a horse, and sometimes even a horse might not be.
Can be replaced with a brand new iron pot.
"Can this thing be compared with an iron pot? This is impossible!" Trukhutshar looked completely disbelieving.
Haisa Nan replied that he was too lazy to argue with him anymore and said directly to Azashili, "Your Majesty, you will know once you try it!"
Azashili quickly stuffed the roast mutton into his mouth, put down the short knife in his hand, took off the animal skin on his body, and put on cotton clothes with the help of Haisa Nan Daxi.
As soon as the bonfire was burning in front of him, Azashili quickly understood the benefits of cotton-padded clothes.
He burst out laughing immediately, and caressed the cotton coat lovingly, "Okay, it's really a good thing!"
When Truhuchar saw it, he also quickly took a set and tried it on. He also wanted to know what the benefits of this thing were, and both of them were full of praise.
Haisanan replied that he didn't bother with Truhuchar, and smiled and said to Azashri, "Your Majesty, this thing is warmer than fur. This thing is as important to us as an iron pot, right?"
After hearing this, Azashili couldn't help but said, "It's not bad, it's not bad, it's really a wonderful thing. Now it seems that Han Du has really given us a big gift, and our 30,000 horses are well worth the gift!"
"Of course it's not a loss!" Haisa Nan replied with the clouds on his face gone and he said happily from the bottom of his heart.
Truhuchar also felt the benefits of cotton-padded clothes. Even he, who always believed that Han Du had ulterior motives, couldn't help but said, "It seems that the prince did the right thing. This Han Du should not be hostile to us."
Azashili and Haisanan were shocked when they heard this, then lowered their heads and fell into deep thought.
If Han Du was hostile to them, there would be no need to give them such valuable things. After Han Du got 30,000 horses, he could still give them cotton clothes as a courtesy, which is enough to show that Han Du did not
I thought about targeting them. Otherwise, even if Han Du gets nothing, what can they do to Han Du?
Of course, Azashi also understood that Han Du's good intentions were based on their obedience. If he really went to war with Han Du like Trulukhchar did, I'm afraid it would be a different story now.
scene.
In order to firmly control the three people of Azashi, Handu even lived in the yurt next to Azashi at night. The voices of the three people were quite loud, and they could be heard clearly without Handu listening carefully.
into the ear.
Listening to the three people discussing the preciousness of cotton-padded clothes, Han Du smiled slightly, ignored the loud noises of the three people, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Han Du ordered his 200,000 troops to officially set off.
Although most of them were cavalry, the army did not move very fast because it carried cannons, gunpowder and other baggage.
Azashili and others were more familiar with the grassland than Han Du. Therefore, Handu handed over to Azashili to lead the way, while he took out the compass from time to time to check whether the direction was correct.
After several days of marching, the army arrived at a plain.
Han Du looked familiar at the scene in front of him, but he was not sure.
Then he asked Azashili, "Is this the place for explanation? Why does this prince look familiar?"
Hai SaNan answered Xi and said first, "In response to the Marquis, this is Jinshan, and it is also the place where Fu Yuwei of Xianguan is located."
"Oh~" Han Du nodded repeatedly and smiled softly, "No wonder I look familiar. This was originally the place where Naha Chu was. I came here when Naha Chu was conquered. But after so many years, now
It’s also covered in snow, no wonder I didn’t recognize it at first sight.”
"What the Marquis said is true." Hai Sanan lowered his head and smiled in reply, "This is where Naha originally came from. At that time, he had 200,000 troops, but he was not an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. After he surrendered, the Ming Dynasty
His Majesty the Emperor then changed this place into Fuyuwei and gave it to the lower official."
Han Du nodded slightly.
When the Ming Dynasty attacked Naha Chu, Wu Liangha was not very friendly with the Ming Dynasty. They just did not send troops to help Naha Chu when Naha Chu asked for help. Afterwards, they quickly and actively joined the Ming Dynasty.
When Lao Zhu saw that Wu Liangha was so knowledgeable, he was very happy and set up three Wu Liangha guards here. Most of the land outside Naha was given to Wu Liangha. Only the coastal land of Liaodong was granted to King Ning and others.
King of Liao.
Handu didn't have any bad feelings about Wu Liangha's behavior of watching the fire from the other side and quickly surrendering. He even felt that Azashili had extraordinary vision and was able to make the best choice for them every time.
Even if Azashili later joined the Northern Yuan Khanate again, it would be of great benefit to Wu Liangha.