Batu went back to life very happily. Because Yang Fan, the Great Khan of Southern Mongolia, also rewarded each of them with a dagger. As soon as they returned to the birch bark boat, they couldn't wait to pull out the daggers and admire them.
Because the handle of this dagger is made of a blood-red transparent material, neither gold nor jade, and it doesn’t have the cool feeling of metal when held in the hand. The most amazing thing is that there is a golden eagle spreading its wings in the transparent handle, no.
Know how to make it.
In fact, it is just an artificial amber handle. There is no technical difficulty in this thing.
To make artificial amber, put the collected rosin into a pot and heat it over a low fire to melt the rosin. Then pour it into a knife handle mold and put in a pre-made eagle made of gold foil with spread wings to make it.
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This thing is wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant. It will not be damaged under normal use.
Batu pulled out the dagger from the pearl fish skin scabbard, and when he saw it, he was overjoyed.
A cold light flashed, and the dense fish scale pattern was spread flatly on the blade, which was indescribably beautiful. The blade was fifteen centimeters long. It was the tip of a straight knife with an oblique cut.
The blade of the knife is made of steel, made of tank gun barrel steel, which looks very sharp.
Several people couldn't put it down and played with it. They had never seen such an exquisite dagger. They had never seen this kind of straight-edged knife, but they could all see that it had a strong Han style.
The oldest veteran took a closer look and said: "This kind of straight-edged short knife with a steel ring on the handle is the ring-shou knife of the Han people. They don't use it much now. It looks like an antique ornament, but
This blade doesn't look like a decoration, it looks very sharp."
As he spoke, he pulled out a piece of hair, put it on the blade of the knife, and blew it with his mouth. The hair was cut into two silky pieces.
"This is called blowing hair and cutting off hair. I heard that this kind of good knife can kill people without staining blood. I don't know if it is true or not." Veteran Nan Nan said. As he spoke, he lightly cut his palm with a dagger, and the bright red blood rolled down the blade.
Until the last drop fell, there was no trace of blood on the blade.
Everyone took a breath of air. Are Ming's knives so sophisticated? How do they need to be polished to be so smooth?
The veteran made a very small wound and sprinkled some gold wound medicine powder on it to stop the bleeding.
Batu looked at the knife in his hand. This one was a gift to Shuolei Khan. It was also a small knife, but the scabbard was inlaid with many gems. The whole thing was made of gun steel, and it looked very luxurious. He said: "
It seems they really came to trade with us."
Mongolians don't often use chopsticks when eating, they usually use knives and hands to eat. So they call boiled mutton "hand meat". This kind of knife is a very practical gift.
Shuolei Khan looked at the knife in his hand, pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Kill sheep and cattle, and entertain Uncle Dingyuan in my golden tent. Brother Mule, go and invite him yourself."
Yang Fan took 300 people off the ship and went to Shuolei Khan's big tent for the banquet. The Mongolians along the way sang and danced to welcome the host of Monan Mongolia. The arrival of such a distinguished guest made them feel radiant.
The Mongols are a very pragmatic nation. During the Song Dynasty, when the Han people were weak, they fought against them. Now that the Han people are strong, they can also figure out their own position.
They look at people based on their strength. Yang Fan now owns one-third of Mongolia, which is enough to gain their respect.
Yang Fan and Shuolei Khan greeted him at the entrance of the tent. They held arms and chatted enthusiastically for a while. Then, under Shuolei Khan's guidance, they entered the golden tent and sat down.
Shuolei Khan prepared a seat for Yang Fan parallel to his own seat. Yang Fan's man sat on the left side, opposite Shuolei Khan's man. Girls were singing and dancing in the middle. The atmosphere of the banquet was very lively.
After a while, a roasted whole lamb was brought up. Two samurai used knives to slice the lamb layer by layer, and brought it up.
"This is the lamb from the Wuzhumuqin sheep. The meat is the tenderest. Let Uncle Dingyuan try it." Shuolei Khan said with a smile.
Yang Fan, like these Mongolians, eats with his hands and a knife. He has been in the Mongolian area for a long time and is very familiar with their daily life. He has been with the Mongolian subordinates for a long time and is accustomed to this way of life.
His subordinates who came today also followed Yang Fan's habit.
Shuolei Khan saw that Yang Fan behaved like an authentic prairie man, and felt a little closer to him.
"It's really good meat. It melts in your mouth and is extremely tender." Yang Fan praised in Mongolian.
Ujimqin sheep is special-grade mutton, and is now supplied to the princes of Arabia. The price is very expensive. This is the first time Yang Fan has eaten it. It is indeed well-deserved.
After the dancing girls went down, a group of strong men came up to wrestle, and the atmosphere was very lively.
After three drinks and almost enough food, Shuolei Khan said to Yang Fan: "The envoy from Jianzhou came to me and asked me to send troops to go south with them to attack the Ming Dynasty. I ignored him. I have to listen if I want to.
Lin Dan is sweating profusely, so what’s the point of building a slave?”
Yang Fan smiled and said: "You are right not to go, they can't bring anything back, it's just a waste of time."
Shuolei Khan's eyes twitched, and he looked at Yang Fan, knowing in his heart that it would be impossible for Jian Nu to return to Shenyang smoothly with a large number of prisoners and looted supplies. Yang Fan had many herdsmen in Monan, and he might attack
them.
The Han people have a tactic called avoid the sharp edge and attack the lazy ones.
With Yang Fan's current strength in Monan, it would be easy to attack him. As long as Yang Fan doesn't attack him, everything else is easy to negotiate.
Yang Fan said: "Actually, you were not forced to go south. Either there was a white disaster in winter, and many livestock froze to death. Or there was a serious shortage of supplies. The Ming Dynasty refused to open up trade. If a market is opened here,
Free trade, do you still need to go south to fight for it?"
This is the truth, the calling was just for supplies.
Everything was lacking on the grassland, and the most lacking thing was iron pots. They were in a hurry and used sheepskin bags as pots to cook meat and eat. They had almost no handicrafts. What they did have were some simple handicrafts related to grazing.
Yang Fan continued: "You exchange something, all relying on the camel team. How much can that thing be transported? How can it be compared to a boat. Now that Nurgandusi has been re-established, the entire Heilongjiang water system will be navigable. I am going to transport it on the Ergun River and
Establish a fixed route on the Shilka River."
"Build a Manzhouli city here, and build a Chita city on the upper reaches of the Shilka River. Both of them will be used for trade. One of these two cities is here with you, and the other is with Buryatia. There are six or seven months every summer.
When the time comes, we will transport all the supplies and open various shops in the city to provide goods. We can also set up some handicraft shops, and then we can trade at any time throughout the year. Most of the goods and supplies that Ming Dynasty has are available here.
arrive."
The more Shuolei Khan listened, the brighter his eyes became. If supplies could be obtained through normal trade, who would be willing to fight tooth and nail to fight. The Ming Dynasty was not that weak. In the past two hundred years, the Mongols had not taken any advantage most of the time.
In other words, the achievements achieved by establishing slaves are relatively significant.
"Uncle Dingyuan, if you can really achieve trade liberalization in this region, I can assure the Ming Emperor that from now on, the Chechen Khan will never be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty." Shuolei Khan put his hand on his chest and said
