Shuolei Khan came to the lake and opened his mouth in shock.
He originally didn't believe that the Ming Dynasty's army was coming or that a boat as big as a hill was sailing into the lake. In his opinion, how could this be possible?
But now, everything is in front of us. Seven white sailboats of different sizes are quietly lined up in a column and moored on the lake. They are only fifty meters away from the shore. They are completely within the range of bows and arrows.
These boats are very beautiful. He was born and raised on the grasslands and has never seen the sea in his life. He has never had the opportunity to see sea ships. However, this does not hinder his aesthetic appreciation.
A good industrial product must have a very pleasing appearance.
Because of the close distance, these ships had all lowered their sails, leaving only a large black chimney in the middle, which was still emitting black smoke. A flagpole was placed diagonally upward at the stern of the ship, and a Ming Dynasty sun and moon flag hung on it.
He still recognized this flag. It was indeed a Ming Dynasty ship.
On these ships, there are obviously many windows on the sides of the waist, but now they are all closed, and only square lines can be seen. Shuolei Khan has heard that there are cannons on the ships of the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, the Mongols were very afraid of firearms.
They were driven back to the grasslands to herd sheep by firearms. Zhu Yuanzhang's soldiers forced them back to the grasslands with magic guns, a combination of fire gate guns and spears that could only be fired once.
Shuolei Khan narrowed his eyes, what were these Ming people doing here?
These people did not show any intention to attack. If they had come for a sneak attack, they would have opened fire long ago. Everyone was sleeping in the morning, and that was the best time to attack. If they didn't attack then, they would be even less likely to attack now.
"Find a birch bark boat, send a few people over, and ask them who they are and what they are doing here," Shuolei Khan said.
"Great Khan, Akito's intentions are unclear. You should retreat to a safe place first. Just to be on the safe side." Captain Mulegor said.
"Humph, why not retreat? We don't have to let Ming look down on us. Go and ask. Don't be disrespectful. After all, they didn't attack us."
Mule had no choice but to stop persuading him and sent a captain of ten with three men to row a birch bark boat.
The boat arrived under Yang Fan's boat, and under the instructions of the sailors on the boat, he climbed up from the rope net on the side.
Yang Fan has a Jurchen and Mongolian translator here. Communication with Mongolians is not a problem. Yang Fan also learned Mongolian during this period. After all, he also has a Mongolian fiancée in school.
If you don’t study hard, communication will be a problem in the future.
Captain Batu, seeing that Yang Fan's ship is the largest and is in the middle. There is also a large banner of the Chinese Army hanging on it. He knows that this is the commander's ship.
The Great Banner of the Chinese Army originated from Luoshu in Hetu. It was the main flag of the military camp, and the banner was used to worship the main flag. When the Han army went out on an expedition in all dynasties, the Great Banner of the Chinese Army was hung at the location of the general.
Therefore, Batu knew that the real owner must be on the largest boat in the middle.
"Guest from afar, my master sent me to greet you. I don't know where you come from and what you want to do when you come to our Chechen Khan." Batu put his hand on his chest and lowered his head and asked.
Yang Fan was very happy to see the Chechen Khan's envoy being so polite. This was a good start. The last thing he wanted to see was for the two sides to meet at war.
"My master is the governor of the Ming Dynasty Houjun Dudu Mansion, and the general of the Western Expedition, Dingyuan Bo Yang Gongbafan. We, the Ming Dynasty, have rebuilt the Nuergan Dusi. This time we mainly cruise the Heilongjiang River Basin, check the mountains and rivers along the way, and express the Ming Dynasty to the tribes along the way.
goodwill and trade." Chen Zuwang replied.
It was impossible for Yang Fan to answer him because his identity was not enough.
The Mongols were shocked when they heard that the Ming Dynasty had rebuilt Nuergandusi. But they had to believe it. After all, these ships were not fake. When Chen Zuwang said it, they understood immediately. These were sea ships. They entered from the Tartar Strait.
of Heilongjiang, and then upstream to come here.
This proves that what they said is true. Otherwise, how could these large ships flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty come here.
However, it was hard to say whether it was to express goodwill or to use force as a deterrent. But the last sentence made them excited. That is, they came to trade.
Mongolians like trade and provide special protection to merchants. As long as you are willing to take a camel caravan to the grasslands, no matter how expensive your goods are, they will not trade with you at most and will never get angry.
Because according to the customary laws of the grasslands, merchants are not allowed to be killed or robbed.
It was the Khwarazm people who killed the caravan sent by Genghis Khan to Central Asia and robbed their property, which led to the Mongol army's westward expedition. In their view, this was an unforgivable crime.
This year's Sogdian caravan has not arrived here from the Sable Road for a long time. They estimate that no merchants will come this year. Unexpectedly, the Ming people on these large ships are actually here for trade. And the leader is Xun of the Ming Dynasty.
Guiding's distant uncle Yang Fan.
They knew Uncle Dingyuan, even if they wanted to know it, it would be impossible.
After all, the Tuxie Tuhan tribe next door has been occupied by Yang Fan. Yang Fan is a name that scares them. The entire Monan was destroyed by him, and Mongolia in the Mongolia was beaten back.
Now Khalkha is cut off by him. He controls the Tushetu Khan tribe, which is equivalent to driving a wedge into the center of Mongolia's sphere of influence.
To the north is Buryatia, to the northeast is the Chechen Khan tribe, to the southeast is the Chahar tribe. To the northwest is the Zasaktu Khan tribe. To the southwest is the Komodo territory and the Tangnu Uryanghai region. His territory is almost the same as all
The Mongols bordered on great power.
Batu looked at the young man sitting on the chair with some fear. He did not dare to look directly, and only dared to raise his head slightly to look. Because if you look directly at the noble, you will be punished. This is the rule of the Mongols.
Yang Fan is very special, and the Mongolians regard him as an emerging force in Mongolia.
Although he was a Han, he annexed Monan Mongolia and the Tushetu Khan tribe of Khalkha. In fact, he was a great khan who occupied Monan Mongolia. The Chechen Khan tribe was only one of the three tribes of Mobei Mongolia.
He has more Mongols and Mongolian cavalry than any other major Mongolian force.
In the eyes of Batu and others, this thin young man is the most powerful Khan in Mongolia. They are naturally very respectful.
"You go back and tell Shuolei that I, Yang Fan, came to meet with him and that I have no ill intentions. I also brought a lot of supplies, so you can trade with him freely. I have a lot of supplies. If the negotiation goes well, we will be able to trade with him in the future.
I can build a market here. Every summer, a fleet of ships will transport a large amount of supplies. Your difficulties will be completely solved." Yang Fan took a sip of tea, put the tureen on the mahogany table, and said calmly.
Yang Fan spoke Mongolian, and his words were correct and pronounced.
Batu and others bowed deeply. This was the Mongolian etiquette towards the Khan of the foreign vassal.
"Dear Khan, I will fully convey your goodwill to my master. I wish you good health and good luck."
