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Inside the tent.
Xue Poye touched his nose with a stern look on his face: "Little Shitou, I think the situation will be extremely difficult and dangerous this time when we go to Sumayu's tribe. I don't want you to take risks. Can you promise the master to wait here? Just say you
If you don't feel well, stay here. If I don't come back within three days, you can rush back to Dachu by yourself."
"Master, is it more difficult and dangerous than the swamps of the ancient crossing of the Han River?" Xiao Shitou asked seriously.
"There's a lot of danger!"
"Is it more difficult and dangerous than the Qilin Valley?"
"Well, it's more dangerous than that!"
"More dangerous than those Beihu cavalry who are chasing us?"
"Those are nothing."
Xiao Shitou sighed and asked again: "Is it more dangerous than me almost dying?"
"Perhaps we will die this time." Xue Poye shook his head: "Sumayou invited us to her tribe to meet Yingtu Shuai, which is a blessing and a disaster. If we were not spies, we would be treated very well.
.If they find out that we are really spies, hey... we will probably be fed to the prairie wolves!"
Little Shitou curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Master, if you really want to throw us to the prairie wolves, we will skin the wolves and eat their meat."
Xue Poye smiled and said: "Little guy, you have really developed your courage. Then you can go with the master to see how powerful the prairie wolf den is."
Xiao Shitou picked up the goat's milk next to him and took a big sip. Although the goat's milk from the grassland had a spicy smell, it was also very fragrant when he drank it in his mouth. He suddenly asked: "Master, what did you say about Sister Sumayu?"
Did she really want to deal with us by taking us to her tribe? I think...I don’t think Sister Sumayu is that kind of person."
Xue Poye took Xiao Shitou's hand, sat next to him, and whispered: "Sumayou is not a bad person, and she has no intention of harming us, but she is from Beihu after all, and she has already become suspicious of us. If
It's a last resort. In order to protect her own tribe, she will be forced to do things that even she doesn't want to do, such as hurting us to protect her tribe, or in other words, to protect Yingtu Shuai." There was a pause.
, smiled bitterly and said: "If it is absolutely necessary, in order to protect ourselves, we may hurt her out of desperation. These are very real things and we cannot avoid them. Little Stone, you will also encounter many dangers in the future.
When things are helpless, you have to make a choice at that time. The basis of the choice is to protect yourself and protect the majority of people. For this purpose, you can sacrifice someone or a small group of people. This is the choice.
It’s difficult.”
Xiao Shitou nodded as if understanding, and then asked: "Master, what do you think are in those iron cars?"
This is also the question that Xue Poye wants to know the answer to the most. He shook his head and said: "I don't know. But these goods packed in the iron car must be very special and very valuable, otherwise they wouldn't be so secretive.
.”
"And it's very, very heavy." Xiao Shitou blinked his eyes and said: "I see the horses and drivers pulling the carts. They work very hard when pulling the carts. Moreover, the wheels of the iron carts are deeply sunk, and the ground is uneven when they hit it.
It has to be pushed by the guards nearby, so the goods inside must be very heavy."
Xue Poye praised: "Little guy, you have good observation skills. You have noticed all these details. Haha, there is a future." He thought for a moment and then whispered: "We have to see what is inside.
I always feel like there’s something wrong with some of the goods.”
"Something's wrong?"
"That's right." Xue Poye frowned and said, "It is not unusual for our Dachu State to have trade relations with Beihu, but both sides of the transaction are also very clear about the goods being traded. Our Dachu State is nothing more than exporting silk, porcelain, etc.
The goods, Beihu is just horse fur, these are goods placed on the table, and these goods are hidden and sneaky, there must be something wrong in the middle." Xue Poye spent some time in the Hangzhou shopping mall, so for the two
The business transactions between countries are also quite familiar.
Xiao Shitou imitated Xue Poye, touched his nose, and asked softly: "Master, Sister Sumayu said that these goods will be transported to Dayin Mountain. Do you know where Dayin Mountain is?"
Xue Poye narrowed his eyes. He used to teach at Demeng Hanmo Village in Hangzhou, and he knew a little about the geographical environment of this era. He remembered that Han Mozhuang also mentioned the name of Dayin Mountain at that time, but it was very simple and he didn't seem to understand it very well.
Dayin Mountain, according to Han Mozhuang, is located directly north of Beihu. It is the most majestic mountain group in the Beihu Prairie. It is heavily guarded and stationed there are the most militant tribes of Beihu, known as the "Prairie War Tribe"
"The Tuli tribe, although there are not many tribesmen, less than 20,000 people, their combat effectiveness is second to none on the grassland. Their duty is to guard the Dayin Mountain. It is said that the distant ancestors of the Beihu tribe came from the Dayin Mountain
There are very few foreigners who can reach that place. The people of the Great Chu State in the Central Plains can only understand the Dayin Mountain from a few words, but they are unable to understand the real mystery.
Xue Poye's understanding of Dayin Mountain was nothing more than that, but he was very sure that although the convoys of big merchants were transporting goods to Dayin Mountain, these coachmen might not be able to enter Dayin Mountain when they escorted them.
It's just a communication outside the mountains.
He recalled the figure of the big businessman again, and the more he thought about it, the more impressive it became, but he just couldn't remember who it was.
"Is it possible that too much blood was transfused into Xiao Shitou this time and his brain became confused?" Xue Poye shook his head and sighed. How could his originally very smart mind become so confused?
The identity of this big businessman must be very unusual. Xue Poye was very sure of this. However, as a well-known figure in the Jiangnan business community, Xue Poye had never heard that there was such a powerful person in the three states of Jiangnan who could directly compete with him.
Beihu executives do business.
"I want to know what's in the tin car." Xue Poye touched his nose with a faint smile on his lips: "Maybe when you see the goods, you will know who this big mask businessman is."
Xiao Shitou blinked and whispered: "Master, what should we do?"
"I'll do it." Xue Poye smiled and said, "As soon as it gets dark, I will go and admire the goods in the car."
"That's a tin car, and there's someone guarding it. Can you open the car?" Xiao Shitou said softly, "Those cars are all welded using pyrotechnics."
Xue Poye leisurely took out the cold blade, and the cold light suddenly appeared. He gently blew on this treasure that was as sharp as iron, and said proudly: "Don't forget, the master still has this thing. So far, I really can't find it.
Get out anything it can’t open.”
Xiao Shitou smiled mischievously and said: "Master, leave this job to me." He looked around and whispered: "I was injured, and I want to see if I am still flexible. And if I am beaten by them
Even if they are caught, they won't care. A child has gone the wrong way. This reason can be explained. Master, if you are caught, then...hehe, it will be difficult to explain."
Xue Poye gently patted Xiao Shitou's head: "You stinky boy, can master be caught? You underestimate your master too much." But after thinking about it, although the possibility of being caught was extremely low,
But if he is really caught as a thief by a large group of people, the road ahead will not be easy. Xiao Shitou was arrested as a child, but it was easier to explain, so he nodded and said: "You can go, just take out a little
Just the goods, we mainly want to find out what is inside?"
The plan was settled, and it didn't take long before Sumayu personally delivered dinner. Sumayu personally took care of Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou these two days. From the bottom of his heart, Xue Poye was still very fond of this girl.
Feeling good.
"Brother Chou Shi, the big businessman's convoy will leave early tomorrow morning. When they go to Dayin Mountain, they will pass through my tribe." Sumayu cut off a piece of meat and handed it to Xue Poye, and continued: "So I am going to go with you.
Do you think it’s okay to go back together with their convoy?”
Xue Poye said: "Of course that's good, there are so many people so we can take care of you."
After dinner, Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou rested alone. The life of the grassland people is very regular. Except for some special days where they sing and dance at night and hold parties, they usually rise at sunset and rest at sunset.
Their lives are much the same, quiet and practical.
The big businessman only showed his face when he first arrived. He stayed in the tent and never came out again. However, his convoy was extremely tightly guarded, with bright torches and Hongjila warriors and several guards of the convoy patrolling around.
, full of alertness.
Throughout the first half of the night, the convoy was guarded by warriors and guards. It was airtight, with no gaps or opportunities to get close.
Xue Poye knew very well that a person's mental consciousness can still maintain a high degree of alertness in the first half of the night, but in the second half of the night, it is hundreds of miles of loneliness, the night is dark and windy, and even the powerful Beihu warriors cannot concentrate.
Be lazy.
So in the first half of the night, Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou had a good sleep. When they woke up energetically, it was already the second half of the night. Xue Poye said a few words, handed the cold blade to Xiao Shitou, and let him pick up the goods.
, but he was waiting in the tent.
The night on the grassland had a sense of desolation. Xue Poye sat quietly in the tent, but he listened carefully to the movements outside the tent. Because of the "Ecstasy Mind Technique", his hearing was better than that of Xiao Shitou.
Ordinary people are much more sensitive and can hear sounds coming from far away places.
As soon as he heard the noise, Xue Poye would go out and take a look to prevent the small stones from being discovered.
After waiting for half a day, Xue Poye was worried. The tent was opened, and the small stone sneaked in like a little monkey. Seeing that Xue Poye was waiting anxiously, he hurriedly pulled up the tent, walked quickly to Xue Poye's side, and lowered his voice.
The voice said: "Master, I got it."
"No one saw it?"
"Don't worry!" Xiao Shitou said confidently: "Several guys were asleep, and only a few warriors from the Hongjila tribe were patrolling. I waited for a long time, found a gap, got under the iron car, and used it from below.
The knife made a small hole."
"Cuddled from underneath?"
"Yes!" Xiao Shitou touched his nose and said softly: "Those guys can easily see the holes in other parts of the iron sheet. They will know that someone has touched the goods and there will be trouble. Under the car, anyone can
Can’t show up.”
Xue Poye touched Xiao Shitou's little head and said with a smile: "Clever!"
Xiao Shitou handed the cold blade back to Xue Poye, stuck out his tongue and said: "Master, this thing is really powerful. Not only does the iron sheet become like tofu, but the stone can be cut off with just one stroke. It is really sharp.
very."
"Stone?" Xue Poye put away the cold blade, frowned and asked: "What stone?"
Xiao Shitou took out a small black stone from his arms, handed it to Xue Poye and said: "Master, these are the goods in the iron car. They are all these strange stones. Look, it's still shiny."
Xue Poye held the small black stone in his palm. He saw that the stone was extremely black in color, but the material was extremely hard. Although it was a small stone, it was much heavier than an ordinary stone, and this stone was
The small stones glowed faintly under the dim light, like sparkling gems inlaid on the stones.
"Master, isn't this very valuable?" Xiao Shitou looked at the shining stone and whispered: "Is there any jewelry on this stone? Otherwise, why don't they let others see it."
Xue Poye frowned and stared for a long time before shaking his head and saying: "This is not jewelry, but it is more terrifying than jewelry."
"horrible?"
Xue Poye nodded and said: "At first, I thought there might be diamonds on this stone. Otherwise, how could the big businessman exchange these stones for a large number of Beihu BMWs? Now it seems that I was wrong at first."
"Master, what is above?" Xiao Shitou also frowned: "Why do you say it is scarier than jewelry? What's so scary about a stone?"
Xue Poye stared at the black stone with a stern look on his face, and said slowly: "If I guessed correctly, this is ore, the best iron ore."
"Iron ore?" Xiao Shitou is young after all, and he hasn't figured out the key yet: "Master, what is iron ore? It... it's scary?"
"It's just a stone, so it's not scary." Xue Poye said softly, "But the human heart behind the stone is too scary."
Xiao Shitou touched his head, but he was still at a loss.
"Little stones, iron ore is a kind of metal product, no matter which country it is in, it is a very important mineral." Xue Poye explained in a low voice: "Iron ore can be extracted into iron, and this kind of high-quality
If iron ore is refined, extremely pure iron will be extracted. What can iron do, you should understand?"
"Iron?" Xiao Shitou blinked and suddenly said in surprise: "Master, iron can be made... into weapons!"
Xue Poye nodded and said: "Yes, the purpose of transporting these iron ores to Beihu must be to make a large number of weapons. Beihu also produces iron ore, but the quality is very poor, and the mineral resources are extremely limited. The iron ore of our great Chu country
There are a lot of mines, and many state capitals in Da Chu have mines. Not only are the minerals rich, but the quality is also very good, so the quality of our weapons in Da Chu has always been higher than that of Bei Hu."
Xiao Shitou was shocked when he heard this. Although he was young, he gradually understood the key: "Master, then... does Beihu want to exchange Huma for iron ore?"
Xue Poye said sternly: "Yes, the Beihu people are short of ore, so they use Hu horses to exchange. This big masked businessman is a traitor of our great Chu country. He trades their most scarce iron ore with Beihu. These
The iron ore will turn into a hard and sharp weapon in the future, which will be used to attack my country. Damn it, who is this big businessman? He is colluding with both inside and outside, and he is really courageous."
He suddenly became excited. This trip was originally to find the missing spies and find an opportunity to assassinate Commander Yingtu. Who would have expected that by some strange combination of circumstances, a huge conspiracy of internal and external collusion was discovered. This matter is no less important than the assassination.
The eagle is handsome.
But in the excitement, he quickly calmed down.
Although he is not very clear about the system of Da Chu State, he also understands that, as a member of the Ministry of Revenue, all kinds of minerals in Da Chu State can only be mined with the approval of the Ministry of Revenue, such as the iron for hundreds of cars.
Ore cannot be seen by ordinary merchants. Even if officials and merchants want to transport such a quantity of iron ore, they can only transport it under the protection of state soldiers, and only within the territory of Dachu.
But this big businessman not only had so much iron ore, but also transported it out of the pass, and even sent it to Dayin Mountain in Beihu several times. How did they get through the pass? If they came out of Yanmen Pass, Ouyang, the guard of Yanmen Pass,
Did Dexiu allow such a huge amount of iron ore to leave the customs and go to Beihu? It is almost impossible to avoid the search of Yanmen Pass and transport a large amount of iron ore, unless the entire Yanmen Pass people are blind.
.
Thinking further, if this big businessman can have so many ore resources, he is naturally a man with extraordinary skills in Dachu. If he can avoid many obstacles and deliver iron ore to Beihu, there must be a huge person behind him.
A group of forces, and such a group of forces can never be a non-governmental organization, but can only be a force of the imperial court. In other words, the backer of a big businessman or he himself is a member of the imperial court.
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Xue Poye's forehead. He understood that someone with such extraordinary skills could never be an ordinary official. Such a person must have a prominent status. Several people flashed through Xue Poye's mind. No matter who they were,
That would be an event that shocked the entire Chu Kingdom.
Xue Poye really didn't want to believe that inside Kyoto, in the political center of the Chu Kingdom, someone was so crazy as to do such a thing, giving weapons to the Hu people, and then the Hu people used the weapons sent by the Chu people to massacre.
Chu people.
He clenched his fists. In any case, in terms of national sentiment, Xue Poye already hated this traitor to the bone.
"Even if we can't find the spies and can't kill Yingtu Shuai, the identity of this big businessman must be dug out, and the master behind him must also be dug out." Xue Poye secretly made up his mind and would never allow the black sheep to remain in Da Chu.
Active within the political center.
He went through the officials he knew one by one in his mind like a movie. This short, fat masked man was not among the familiar officials.
Xue Poye even had an urge to visit the masked man at night, to take off his mask and see his true face, but he also knew that this was definitely a stupid decision. If he missed it, not only would he
He and Xiao Shitou are facing great danger, and I am afraid that they will never have the chance to find out who this masked man is.
"Little Shitou, we have to be more careful in the future." Xue Poye whispered: "With the addition of a big businessman in the game, the game will be more exciting and dangerous."
Little Shitou nodded in understanding.
Since Xue Poye is very familiar with this big mask businessman, there is no guarantee that the other party will also recognize his true identity. Now that the other party is a traitor who collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country, if he realizes that Xue Poye has seen through the mystery, he will definitely treat Xue Poye
Ye Pain kills him to prevent the matter from being exposed.
So Xue Poye must be more careful during his trip to the grassland.
…
…
Early the next morning, Sumayu came over and woke up Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou outside the tent, preparing to set off on the road.
The convoy of the big masked businessman had already begun to gather and was ready to leave. Xue Poye and Xiao Shitou packed up. As Sumayu left the tent, Chinatai would not continue to follow this trip, so Chinatai was there early in the morning.
Waiting outside, saying goodbye to Xue Poye and the others.
After some polite words, Chinatai finally said: "Brother Choushi, no matter who you are, Chinatai wishes you to get what you want. I will also keep your kindness in my heart. May the God of Immortality bless you.
"
Xue Poye smiled and nodded, and then Sumayu followed the big businessman's convoy out.
Xue Poye and others took advantage of the opportunity to follow the convoy, and the people in the convoy did not find it strange, because in addition to Sumayu and others, the Hongjila tribe also sent more than 20 warriors to escort the convoy. After all, the Golden Wing Khan had just appeared a few days ago.
For the sake of safety, the Hongjila tribe specially made such arrangements for the whereabouts of the slaves. Xue Poye and others were with this group of Hongjila tribe warriors.
Fortunately, Sumayu's status was special, and these warriors were very respectful, and they felt very comfortable walking along the way.
It's just that Xue Poye never saw the big masked businessman again along the way. He knew that in the convoy, in the tightly sealed carriage, there must be the big masked businessman, but no matter whether he was eating or drinking along the way,
I saw people being sent in through the window, but the masked businessman didn't even extend his hand. He himself was probably worried about being recognized.
The metal carts in the convoy were extremely heavy, and it was difficult for the tall horses and cart drivers to pull them together. Guards often had to help push them, leaving long and deep marks on the grassland ground.
At this moment, it was even more certain that the entire fleet was transporting iron ore.
The convoy is always windy, so from these words, Xue Poye finally confirmed that he was going to the Barhut tribe. Sumayu was indeed a member of the Barhut tribe, and was of the same race as Ulachi. No wonder she would
Meet Ulachi.
Although the Barhut Tribe is adjacent to the Hongjila Tribe, the Hongjila Tribe is a large tribe on the grassland and occupies a large area on the grassland. They traveled north all the way and walked for a whole day without leaving the territory of the Hongjila Tribe.
This is certainly due to the extremely slow movement of the masked businessman’s convoy, but it also has something to do with the vastness of the grassland.dd