In the evening, it was dark and Su De, dressed as an ordinary herder, entered the caravan camp without any entourage.

"The place is simple, Brother Su, don't blame me." On the table that was temporarily made of stones and wood, there was a roasted stewed mutton with sauce, but there was no wine. Gao Chong asked Su De to sit down and said with a smile.

Gao Jin was guarding outside the tent, and there were other uncles nearby. All of this was done to Su De, so that Su De could feel their importance to this secret talk.

Half an hour later, Su Deman came out of the tent with a red face. He didn't expect Gao Chong, who had been hesitating, was decisive this time and said directly that he could help him deal with Wu Lihan. Although he had the conditions, that was not a big deal.

He sent Su De out of the caravan camp all the way, and Gao Jincai asked his father, "Dad, how are you talking?"

"This Su De is a character. He agreed to the conditions we have made very happy." Gao Chong thought of the content of his conversation with Su De just now, and his expression was a little strange, but then he said, "Let's talk about it when you go back."

When he returned to the tent, Gao Jin saw that Wei Lianhai and several other uncles were waiting inside. After the father and son sat down, Gao Chong talked about the serious matter. The Mongolians began to pay attention to bloodline since Genghis Khan. Although this Aji tribe was a small tribe, the same was true.

Su De was originally the orthodox heir of the Aji tribe, but when his father died, he was still young, so Wu Lihan seized power in the name of the regent, and then inserted troops from the trusted control department. In the following years, Wu Lihan was entangled in various troops and invaded the border walls and took a lot of advantage in the Ming Dynasty. The regent position became the self-proclaimed "King King". However, in the past two years, Aji tribe was suppressed and beaten by the Ming Dynasty's official army, and its power was not as good as before. Many people in Aji tribe secretly turned to Su De.

Su De has strength, but he can't stand it. He also lacks weapons and armor. Except for the Gao family caravan, he cannot find anyone else to cooperate. What's more, although the Gao family caravan only has more than twenty cavalry warriors, they are all powerful. When it's time to get along with Wulihan, it's a force that can decide the outcome.

"Sude wants us to fight hard for him, so he only granted the benefits of the salt cave?"

For everyone, although the salt mine in the salt cave is good, it is too useless. Not to mention the trouble of transportation, if you want to make a lot of money, you still have to go back to the Ming Dynasty to do business, but the big salt owls in the wall cannot be offended.

"Su De gave me fifty taels of silver as a deposit and bought weapons and armor." Compared to Wu Lihan, who was unwilling to give a deposit, Su De was much more generous. This is why Gao Chong was willing to turn to Su De.

"It's okay to have a soldier. He can't buy too many. It's not difficult to get it all for him. I just want us..."

Wei Lianhai frowned and said, "The army is a contraindicated item, but as long as the number is not large, the caravan still has a way to get it, but if they want them to go to the battlefield and kill people, the little benefits given by Su De are not enough."

"So he said that this salt cave will be handled by us in the future, and he is willing to send someone to discuss business with us."

Gao Chong said in a deep voice, sooner or later, Aji's troops are in chaos, and the caravans always have to choose the right side to get the greatest benefit. But not everyone can understand this principle. These old brothers are good at killing people, and not many of them have good brains.

"A few uncles and uncles know that we have been fighting with the Tartars in recent years, but we have never stopped the business we should do. To put it bluntly, the ones who sell the most weapons and armor to the Mongols are not the Camel City."

Seeing his father's gesture, Gao Jin stood up and said, "The uncles and uncles are all rough people. It is useless to analyze the interests between the caravan and the Aji tribe for them. Only by explaining clearly the benefits and benefits that can be obtained by cooperating with the Soviet Union and Germany, will they understand the truth."

Seeing Gao Jin speak, Wei Lianhai and others did not refute. Since Tuocheng started to send troops to Hetao four years ago, many people have made money by their military achievements, and these are the ones who do the most business with the Mongols in private.

Gao Jin was surprised when he first learned about these dirty things from his father, but then his father told him that raising thieves was actually a common trick used by the generals in the border town. However, the generals in the Camel City could beat them and would not raise tigers.

Therefore, in the wall, being able to take advantage of the Mongolian tribe to do business together is the way to make a fortune.

"It will be a disaster for us to take the mineral salt from this salt cave back to the wall, but if Su De joins it, it will be different..."

In terms of the price of private salt shipment, it is only two or three cents per catty in the salt farm. However, it is also necessary to handle officials and transfer the goods in the middle, and then sell them layer by layer. When it finally reaches the hands of ordinary people, the price of salt has increased dozens of times. Shenmu Fort is too far from the salt production area at the east and west ends, and the price of private salt obtained by the big salt owls is also much higher than that of other places close to the salt farm.

The reason Gao Jin had to make it clear is very simple. If the Gao family caravan went back to sell with the salt mine, they would definitely be swallowed up by the big salt owls. But if they had to deal with the Soviet-German relationship, they would be the Mongol agents and would be qualified to negotiate business with the big salt owls.

"At that time, we will supply the big salt owls inside the wall. Once they stabilize, the salt cave will be a great wealth."

After hearing Gao Jin's words, Wei Lianhai and others frowned. They understood the truth. It was not a strange thing to serve as an agent for the Mongolians. As Gao Jin said, it was really a great wealth to be able to expel the salt mines of the salt cave to the big salt owls in the walls, but there were always things to do.

"What if Sude went back on his word afterwards?"

"Aji tribe is weak now, and he is more afraid of leaking out the news about the salt cave. Besides, who else can he choose to cooperate besides us?" Gao Jin was very confident that if Su De wanted to take office, he would have to fight with Wulihan. At that time, the power of Aji tribe will be weaker than now. Cooperation will naturally require both sides to be safe.

Wei Lianhai and the others did not object anymore because Gao Jin's words made sense. Su De became the master of Aji's tribe in the future and also needed a caravan to help him collect and buy and sell various supplies. On the contrary, if the salt cave leaked news, Aji's tribe would be immediately annexed by most of the nearby officials. As for putting aside them and looking for cooperation with the big merchants, it would be a trick with the tiger.

The few people who thought about the joints clearly saw Gao Jin's eyes changing, and they all said, "Erlang is thinking carefully!"

...

Gao Chong took his men to the salt cave again to dig salt, but this time Gao Jin did not follow him and was left in the camp to guard.

In front of the burning bonfire, Gao Jin carefully baked the willow branches about the thickness of his thumb. Mulan was following him, and also burning the willow branches.

"Can you make the charcoal pen you mentioned?"

"Just be careful not to overburn it, it will burn it out."

While Gao Jin answered, he observed the carbonization of the willow branches in his hand. When he was in the field survey, a senior liked to draw with charcoal pens. He saw it interesting and learned it. At that time, they were in the wild for more than ten days, looking for willow branches or other branches to make charcoal pens was also a way of spending time.

Soon, Gao Jin finished burning the willow branches in his hand. At first, his hands were a little raw, and several were destroyed. Now this willow charcoal pen is the one he is most satisfied with.

"Can this thing be used to draw?"

Mulan looked at the black lacquered willow charcoal strip in Gao Jin's hand with some suspicion. She had seen Gao Jin draw with brushes, and she had never seen Gao Jin draw with such a thing.

"Of course."

Gao Jin laughed. Instead of explaining Mulan’s doubts, it would be more convincing to draw a picture with charcoal on his hand.

"Okay, I'll go get you paper, draw a picture and I'll take a look."

The curious Mulan stood up and said, she wanted to know what Gao Jin could draw with the willow branches that burn fire, so she went to her adoptive father Wei Lianhai to ask for paper.

Every time the Gao family caravan went out of the frontier, they would carry a small amount of paper and books to sell. The Mongolians almost refused the goods from the Ming Dynasty. Of course, only the nobles of the large tribes were interested in paper and books.

Under the dim firelight, Wei Lianhai looked at Mulan, not knowing what to say. Paper was precious, especially those who bought paper and books by the Mongolians were all good money, so the paper prepared in the caravan was all high-end goods, and they were used to paint and play with Gao Jin. The caravan was not so luxurious.

"A Da, just one piece of parchment paper, just one piece." Mulan wrapped around Wei Lianhai and had no intention of giving up.

"Okay, okay, take it!" Wei Lianhai was so worn out by Mulan that he still took a piece of parchment for Mulan. Among the several types of paper, parchment was not the most expensive, but because it was strong and durable, it was the best seller, so the most quantity was.

"A Da, why are you..."

"Can't I go and see it!"

Seeing Wei Lianhai following him, Mulan frowned, but she had no choice but to deal with the adoptive father. Finally, the two of them went to Gao Jin's side together.

"Uncle Wei."

Gao Jin didn't expect that when Mulan came back, she brought Wei Lianhai with her. At this time, several burnt willow charcoal pens had been placed at his feet.

"I heard from Mulan, are you going to use this thing to draw?"

Wei Lianhai sat next to Gao Jin, picked up a charcoal pen and asked bluntly. In his opinion, Gao Jin was not doing his job properly. It would be better to practice the gun sword technique several times with this skill.

"Yes, Uncle Wei."

Gao Jin admitted calmly that he was burning willow charcoal pens, naturally not to pass the time, but really doing it as a serious matter, but now this Uncle Wei seems to have misunderstood something.

"Come on, draw one and let me see?"

Wei Lianhai stared at Mulan, took the parchment from her hand and stuffed it to Gao Jindao.

"Uncle Wei, please wait."

Gao Jin did not rush to prove himself, but first found a wooden board as an easel and placed the parchment on it before saying to Wei Lianhai and Mulan, "Uncle Wei, Mulan, please let me get together."

"Mulan, you stand behind Uncle Wei!"

“There are so many things to do when drawing a painting.”

Looking at Wei Lianhai who was muttering, Gao Jin smiled, then picked up the Liu Charcoal Pen and began to outline the figures of Wei Lianhai and Mulan under the fire. The rough Charcoal Pen left large pieces of ink marks on the parchment paper, but as Gao Jin used his pen, the picture soon became clear.

"Okay?"

"It's almost done, Uncle Wei, wait a little longer, it's all right away."
Chapter completed!