Gao Jin felt a little calm when he saw his father expressing his attitude, but when he saw Su De still looking confident, he couldn't help but wonder what this Mongolian wanted to use to impress his father.

"Habadantel, bring the things up!" Su De said in a deep voice. He knew what kind of person Gao Chong was. Although his chips were heavy enough, he was not sure that he could impress the other party.

Habadantel hesitated, but obeyed Sud's orders and took a small bag of things from the corner of the tent.

The bag was not big, and the things inside were just the size of a fist. Su De pushed the bag in front of Gao Chong, "Open it and see!"

Gao Chong remained silent, took the bag in his hand and untied it, poured the things inside on the table, and then his eyes suddenly changed.

Salt blocks about the size of a fist were scattered. Gao Jin recognized that the slightly yellow salt block was mineral salt containing certain impurities at a glance. The rivers from the Koye River to the Ulan Brun River are mostly basins and hills. He had found this natural mineral salt layer during his field surveys before.

Gao Chong picked up a small piece of broken salt and put it in his mouth to add it. Although it was a bit bitter, it was very salty.

Seeing that his father put down the broken salt blocks and said nothing, Gao Jin knew that his father was hesitating. Salt goods were the main trade with the Mongolians. Every time the caravan went out of the frontier, salt goods were the most important goods, but his family was just a second-hand dealer and he didn't make much money. The benefits represented by a salt mine were too great.

"Do you have a salt pond on your hand?" Gao Chong opened his mouth, his voice a little hoarse. The news from Su De was too surprising.

The Mongolians had salt ponds, but in Hetao, there were more than 40 Mongolian tribes of all sizes, and only a few large and large parts could occupy salt ponds. Small parts like the Aji tribe, which had less than a thousand people, usually rely on trade to eat salt, and use fur goods to exchange for salt.

"It's not a salt pond, it's a salt cave, with such salt blocks inside." Su De shook his head. If it were a salt pond, someone would have discovered it long ago.

"Brother Gao, where is the salt cave? I can tell you that what I want is nothing more than weapons and armor, and you can help me get rid of old thieves in the future." Su De looked at Gao Chong sincerely. The salt cave in his hand had to be mined and sold to make a profit, but his situation was not good, so Wulihan sent someone to keep an eye on it.

"Dad, it's getting late. We'll stay for too long, right?" Gao Jin suddenly spoke. The bystander was clear. The value of the salt cave in Su De's hand was not that high, and it was not worthy of his father's promise now.

"Brother Sude, I will give you a reply tomorrow." Gao Chong, who came back from his thoughts, stood up and said. Although Sude was disappointed, he still smiled, but his eyes were still on Gao Jin and looked at him for a long time.

Habadantel sent the Gao family's father and son to the account, and only after he came back, he said to Su Dedao, "Master, you don't have to hand over this salt cave..."

"Can you guarantee that all your subordinates can keep the secret? The old thief is treacherous, I can't take risks." Sud interrupted Habadantel. He also had some followers in the Aji tribe, but it was still far behind Ulihan. If he had any handle in Ulihan's hands, this old thief would never show mercy.

"Then Gao Chong gave birth to a good son." Thinking that Gao Chong had already made a move, but in the end he failed because of Gao Jin's reminder, Su De couldn't help but say to himself.

...

On the way back to the caravan camp, he left the camp of Aji's troops. Gao Jincai said, "Dad, this Su De is very scheming and is not an easy person. Although the salt cave has great benefits, he may not be as good as he is now as he is to take office in the future."

Gao Jin could see clearly at tonight's banquet that Ulihan and Su De, the uncle and nephew, wanted each other to die. Not only did the salt cave not be visible to Su De's hands, he also had to worry about the news leaking. What he said just now was generous, but he was just making money for nothing. This salt cave would not run away. In the future, except for Ulihan, Su De became the leader of Aji's tribe, and it would be a matter of one word to take back the salt cave.

"Xiaojin, you're right. Su De is a man with great thoughts. In the past two years, he has been deliberately making friends with his father. What he values ​​is the force of our caravan." Gao Chong was stunned for a moment, then nodded in praise. He was surprised that his son could see the entanglement of interests so thoroughly.

"We need to discuss the matter of salt cave carefully with your uncles."

The coal-burned tent was very warm. Gao Jin waited for a group of uncles to get in and sit down. His father nodded and then slowly told Su De and the salt cave.

"There is indeed salt here, but I didn't expect it to be cheaper for the Tartars of the Aji tribe."

Someone from Uncle said, "Gao Jin was not surprised. His father told him before that the Maoshui palm was still in the hands of Caritas's army, and they suspected that there was a salt pond here because Caritas's army and the caravan had never changed salt goods when they were doing business.

"Everyone knows that it is not easy to transport salt freight. Once it is exposed, it is easy to be targeted by horse thieves."

"If you have a barbarian, you won't take advantage of it. Since you know there is a salt cave, you can't go home empty-handed."

"Yes, now Su De can only be cheaper if he hides Wulihan. If you don't start early, you're afraid you won't even drink the soup..."

"Okay, you have the ability to take the salt goods back and sell them to whom? If you are the big salt owls, you will die..."

Listening to a group of uncles and uncles, Gao Jin felt that it made sense. Salt goods are valuable. Once the news leaks, they are easily targeted by horse thieves. Besides, the salt goods are really heavy and transportation is also troublesome. Unlike coal, the caravan can digest it by using it all the way.

What's more, there are rules for selling private salt in the wall. No one dares to take over the salt goods transported back in the big salt owls. If they sell them at home, they are afraid that the horse teams of the big salt owls will come to the door.

But since they knew where the salt cave was, they didn't take the opportunity to take advantage of it, and they really felt sorry for themselves! If the salt cave was called Wu Lihan, they wouldn't be able to get into it. Gao Jin thought about it and thought that this salt cave was really a piece of chicken rib, and it would be a pity to give it up if it was tasteless.

"Okay, this salt cave is here, and I can't escape." Gao Chong said coldly, then looked at Wei Lianhai, "Old Wei, we can sell as much as the goods we bring these days. When the empty cars go to the salt cave to fill in salt, they will change all the fur on the road."

Hearing Gao Chong's words, everyone calmed down, no one had any objections, Gao Jin also felt that his father had handled it well and avoided various risks.

"Since everyone agrees, then that's what it's up." Gao Chong finally patted the board and ended the discussion.

...

The next morning, after Gao Jin got up, under the guidance of Wei Lianhai, he led his caravan staff to set up a stall in front of the van. In the next three days, the caravan will do business with the herdsmen of Aji's troops here.

After asking the guys to put out some goods, Gao Jin and Mulan stood aside and looked at the Mongolian people who were getting up to work in the morning light in the distance and said, "Mulan, what can the Tartars here use to trade goods."

When doing business outside the Great Wall, almost barter. The Mongols did not use silver and money very much. Only the noble khans had gold and silver. The Aji tribe fought for four years and did not get any benefits. Even Wulihan, the self-proclaimed khan, could not take much silver and money in his hands.

"What else can I do? They are fur goods. Sometimes we can also collect some livestock." Mulan has traveled several times with Wei Lianhai. It was not the first time that Ajishi's troops do business here, so they are naturally very familiar with it.

Soon, the herdsmen from Aji tribe came over in groups of three or three, most of them holding furs. "The Tartars here are good at tanning cattle and sheepskin, and the furs they brought out are also good." Someone came to trade, and Mulan greeted Gao Jin while talking to him.

Gao Jin was not surprised to see Mulan's fluent Mongolian speech. There were many people in the caravan who could speak Mongolian speech, and he himself would say it, and it was not bad. However, what he didn't expect was that Mulan, who was usually generous, was very particular when talking to the herdsmen. She would treat her as a fault and lower the price.

Seeing the herdsman who negotiated with Mulan blushed, he grabbed the fur with one hand and said he would not sell it, but he was reluctant to leave, staring at the cotton cloth they brought. Gao Jin had a deeper understanding of the transactions outside the border. This was purely the seller's market. The only goods that the Mongolians could take out were fur and livestock, but all kinds of goods from the Ming Dynasty were what they needed.

"Twenty leather pieces are replaced with one piece of cloth, and if there are too many, you won't change it." Mulan bit her a bite and a lot of cotton cloth purchased by the caravan is not low. One tael and two cents of silver per piece of cotton cloth. A piece of cowhide from the Mongolians is worth two cents of silver when they are sold at Shenmu Fort. Twenty cow skins are estimated to be more than three taels.

The herdsman could not beat Mulan, so he could only discuss it with his two companions. Finally, he changed the fur on his hand to a piece of cotton cloth and a small bag of salt. "I think they are quite regular and didn't use a knife." After Mulan packed the fur, Gao Jin asked from the side. He was actually preparing for someone to come and cause trouble, but he didn't expect that the herdsmen were still responsible.

"This is also the rules that uncles set. I heard from Ada that when the caravan first came to this Aji tribe, the herdsmen used knives to gesture to us. They were beaten up by their uncles and learned to be honest." Mulan laughed, then looked at Gao Jin and said, "In the past, when I received goods here, I had my uncles and uncles to take care of me. Now it seems that the uncles have handed over this matter to you."

Just as the two were talking, a Mongolian warrior riding a horse arrived with several slaves. Gao Jin heard the sound of horse hooves and looked up. The knight was much taller than the ordinary Mongolians. It was the Barhu who poured a bowl of wine on Sud's face yesterday.

This Barhu was a ten-man commander of the guards beside Wulihan and belonged to Wulihan's confidant. When he saw Gao Jin, Barhu got off the horse and said with a slight smile, "I'm all the best skins here." After that, he asked his slaves to put all the fur he brought in front of Gao Jin.

The four slaves each carried a large roll of fur, piled together, and there were dozens of them. Mulan wanted to come forward to inspect the goods, but was stopped by Barhu and said to Gao Jin with a cold face, "What, you don't believe me."

"Inspecting goods is a rule, and if it is a rule, you have to follow it." Gao Jin did not give in, and anyone could see that Barhu was here to cause trouble.

Gao Jin's reaction was also direct, and he replied in a cold voice, "If you don't follow the rules, ask me first."

Barhu looked at Gao Jin standing in front of Mulan and sneered, laughing full of contempt.

"Let's see how big your fist is."

After saying that, he untied his sword and threw it aside, and said to Gao Jin: "If you win, all these fur goods will belong to you. If you lose, all these goods will belong to me."

Seeing Barhu looking like he was determined to eat, Gao Jin sneered, "Okay!"

As Gao Jin confronted Barhu, more and more Mongolians rushed over. In recent years, Aji's army was beaten by the Ming government army. They all wanted to see how Barhu defeated Gao Jin, a Ming warrior.
Chapter completed!