Chapter 59 Big Business
Gao Jin was unwilling to stop the horse, and Su De's face became ugly. All the silver liang in the division was less than 2,000 taels, not to mention that he also had some money, and the atmosphere became stalemate for a moment.
Just as Su De was about to leave, Gao Jin suddenly asked, "Su Taiji, I know that Ulihan is helping the Chahar tribe to buy iron tools. Now that he is dead, you still have to take down these iron tools. Is it necessary to..."
"My Aji tribe is now weak. If most of the tribes are not supported, I will be annexed. However, you Han people have a saying that you would rather be broken than broken, and you can't deal with the big python tribe. Can't I deal with the caravan?"
Su De said half-threateningly harsh words, but Gao Jin didn't care at all, but instead smiled, "Su Taiji, you're using this sentence wrong. If your subordinate really would rather break the jade than be a complete one, then he should fight to the death with the Great Python tribe to the end. Why bother me!"
"Besides, Su Taiji is now in my camp. If you say such words, aren't you afraid of not being able to get out of here?"
Su De, who had just gotten up, was stiff. He looked at Gao Jin with a smile on his face and found that he had underestimated the young man after all. If he left at this time, he would be afraid that Gao Jin would really dare to attack them.
"You dare."
Habadantel suddenly drew his sword to protect Sud, glaring at Gao Jin with his eyes angrily. However, when he moved, Gao Jin's companions all stood up with their blades. Yang Dayan also glared at Habadantel and cursed, "You sharp knife, my sword is not bad!"
"Everyone sat down, Su Taiji came from far away and was like a guest, and he used a knife and a gun."
Gao Jin smiled and scolded his friends, then shouted at Yang Dayan, "Stop showing off your jokes, Xiongbaihu can't understand them."
"Su Taiji, we are talking about a deal, there must be a bargaining, right?" After Yang Dayan and the others sat down, Gao Jin looked at Su Dedao, "Besides the good horses, there are other things that I urgently need, which can be used to make money."
Su De's face was moved when he heard this, but Habadantel felt that Gao Jin was cunning and must have bad intentions. He hurriedly said, "Master, the surname Gao is not trustworthy..."
"Shut up."
Sud drank Habadantel. Although this subordinate was loyal, he was too rigid. Although Gao Jin was cunning, he was definitely not a person who could speak nonsense.
Looking at Sud who was sitting down again, Habadantel finally had to angrily put away the knife and stood back again, but his eyes at Gao Jin became more and more wary.
"Su Taiji, before talking about this deal, I need to mention something again. When I was in Guihua City, I went through Su Nang Taiji's way, but I was not lying to you. I took down these iron tools and sent them to Dabanshengcheng. If you really robbed me of these iron tools, I am afraid that no one can save you."
Looking at Gao Jin, Su De didn't know what to say. He really couldn't tell whether Gao Jin was lying to him. Who was Su Nang Taiji? That was the grandson of the third lady. If it weren't for the opposition of all the Taijis in the Tumot tribe, Su Nang Taiji would have been a great khan from the Tumot tribe.
How could such a big man, a small caravan like the Gao family, have a relationship? He just acted with the Gao family and his son, pretended to believe it! Su De frowned, and the calm expression on Gao Jin's face was really unfair.
Seeing that Su De was skeptical and wanted to speak, Gao Jin smiled, "I have a relationship with Miss Narentoya of the Python Golden Tribe. If Miss Narentoya is helping Su Nang Taiji, we can only get in touch with the big manager in the Su Nang Taiji tribe."
Now, Su De could no longer hold back and asked Gao Jin, "Brother Gao, if you can say something good to me in Su Nang Taiji..."
The Aji tribe now needs a backer. The Chahar tribe is just the nominal communist of Mongolia and is separated from the Aji tribe by Tumot tribe. For Sud, far-reaching water cannot relieve near thirst. It is better to be able to surrender to Sunan tribe than to surrender to the Chahar tribe.
Gao Jin could understand Su De's thoughts. When he was in Guihua City, he inquired about the character of Su Nang Taiji. Although he was very ambitious and arrogant, he was still generous to his own people. Therefore, even though the position of the Khan of the Tumot tribe had been determined, Su Nang could still win over many people to compete with Bu Situ, the new Khan.
"Su Taiji, you and me are friends, aren't they?"
"Brother Gao said, we are naturally old friends!"
Seeing Gao Jin laughing, Su De also laughed. He had a request for Gao Jin and had to be controlled. But he made up his mind that if Gao Jin's requirements were too harsh, he could only fight to the death.
"Su Taiji, I don't mind making a connection between you and Su Nan Taiji. I want to send this batch of iron tools to Dabancheng. It's not impossible for you to send people to accompany you to escort them."
Gao Jin was planning to take the chips. He had only made a verbal agreement between his family and Su Nang's department. The caravan suffered a huge change. Only his father and Uncle Wei knew about the channels for purchasing goods in the past. Fortunately, the most important salt goods can be obtained from the Aji department, so this is also the reason why he was willing to Rasud.
Seeing Gao Jin's smile calm down, Su De knew that the next big thing was the highlight. Whether the two sides could reach the agreement depends on the conditions for Gao Jin to issue it. However, he still pretended to be generous, "Brother Gao, as long as it can be taken out by my Aji tribe, I will never say anything."
"Su Taiji, if these ten thousand kilograms of iron tools are only sent by me, even if you send troops to accompany you, you may not be valued by Su Nan Taiji. Do you think?"
"So I will take out some of these ten thousand kilograms of ironware to sell to your department. When the time comes, I will go to Dabancheng and sell it. Su Taiji will make the decision on his own."
"How much is Brother Gao willing to sell to me?"
Su De knew that he wanted to defect to Su Nan's unit and seek Su Nan's protection, and he should have made some statements, but he couldn't tell how much he should give.
"Everyone is a friend, so I can convert it according to the market price. How much cash can Su Taiji take out, and how much can I sell?"
Hearing Gao Jin's words, Su De became silent. If the entire department had to make up, he could barely take out two thousand taels. After hesitating for a moment, he looked up and said, "Brother Gao, I can still get a thousand taels of silver here, so I will get three thousand kilograms from you. This is my Aji tribe's filial piety to Su Nang Taiji."
"Okay." Gao Jin responded, and then he said another deal, "Su Taiji, I know you just killed the old thief Wulihan and his gangster."
"This old thief has a grudge against me to kill my father. If he hadn't colluded with Zhang Gui and revealed the whereabouts of my caravan, my father and uncles would not have been tragically killed. So I am willing to take out another two thousand kilograms to exchange for the old thief and his rebels' heads to commemorate the spirits of my father and uncles in heaven."
Gao Jin said slowly, staring at Su De with a cold look. This is the big deal he really wants. If Su De agrees, everyone will naturally be friends. If he continues to do business in the future, if he does not agree, he will not blame him for being ruthless.
Before Sude could answer, Habadantel was already furious. They were internally strife, but handing over the heads of Ulihan and his tribes was nothing. If the news leaked, how could they deal with themselves in the tribe!
"Master, I can't agree..."
"Shut up."
Su Deli shouted, his face was gloomy. There was nothing that could be done in this head deal. It was just that in the past, they sold heads from other tribes to those Ming generals, but now they were replaced by their own.
Gao Jin looked at Su De who was struggling and knew that the deal might have been successful. He once heard from his father that the court had always used the heads as the basis for the inspection of military merits. Killing good people to take credit for the sake of merit was too risky, and once it was found out, it was not a trivial matter. Therefore, the generals in the border town and the Mongolian tribes close to the wall were somewhat shameful.
In Yulin Town, since the former Altan Khan and the imperial court issued a tribute to each other, it was generally peaceful, especially the Wanhu in Ordos split into many small towns. Although there were occasional wars in Hetao, they were all small fuss.
The generals in the border town have to make a breakthrough. When the Mongolian tribes near the wall cannot survive, they will also come to the Ming Dynasty to grab a fight. Over time, the two sides will naturally have contact. Sometimes several tribes join forces to attack the border, and those small tribes are treated as cannon fodder and given military merit to the generals in the border town.
Such dirty things are not a secret in the border area, but not many people know them! Gao Jin dared to mention this head deal with Su De because he knew these inside stories. He wanted to settle many complex relationships within the wall, but it was not just for money. Guan Ye just made a verbal promise, which was not counted! Therefore, the heads of the Tartars, such as the Aji tribe, are the key.
"I can agree, but you can cut those heads by yourself."
Su De finally spoke. As Gao Jin expected, he agreed to the deal. Everyone was dead. Since we could change the benefits, why not? What's more, the old thief Wulihan already had a grudge against him.
"Su Taiji is so refreshing!"
Habadantel looked sad and angry. He could not understand that his master would agree to Gao Jin. At this time, he looked at Gao Jin with a smile on his face, and wished he could draw his sword and chop it up.
Su De was in no mood to stay, and Gao Jin didn't force himself to stay. After the two left, he calmed down his smile on his face and said to his friends, "Everyone goes to the camp to guard the camp."
Everyone knew that the transaction had not been completed yet, and the Tartars might repent at any time, and they all left the account and each of them was in charge of their duties. Gao Jin also went to the front camp in person.
Shortly after Su De left the camp, he sent someone to send money and also brought a message that he would bury the bodies of Ulihan and his tribes in the river valley five miles south of the Aji tribe's camp.
After sending away the Tartars who came to deliver the letter, Gao Jin did not call on the center of the camp until Yang Dayan and his men who were marching outside the camp to report that Su De and his men had withdrew.
This time, the reward was also based on merit. Except for the servants who died in battle, the remaining servants only paid three taels of silver. It was not that Gao Jin was stingy, but that the soldiers of the border army actually only paid one taels of silver every month, so they had to be exploited by Shangguan. During the war, they received the silver quota before they could join the army to fight.
Chapter completed!