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Chapter 442: "Invite people" and the vanguard sets out again

Beiqiong is located in the northern part of the Central Plains. The terrain is flat, vast and vast.

However, because the land is barren and sparsely populated, most people make a living by grazing.

Although the Northern Qiong Kingdom has been established, the Northern Qiong King is actually elected by various tribes, and the various tribes are not monolithic.

An eagle pierced the sky and made a sharp and loud sound.

Looking from a distance, there is a small snake-like team on the ground, shuttling through the hinterland of the grassland.

At this time, the Central Plains is in the hot season, while in the North Dome it is equivalent to autumn in the Central Plains.

Even so, shuttling between several small tribes in one day also made them very busy and sweaty.

A man in gray cloth said to the leading man in front: "Brother Zhang, there is the Qier tribe in front of us. The leader of their tribe likes these rare treasures. They will definitely sell them for a good price. But Their tribe has more fur and less gold, silver, jade and soft things."

Fur is better. If he had fur, he could directly take him to the border to make leather armor for those soldiers.

Zhang Xifan happily patted Ren Donghao, "It's okay, I won't pick it. Anyway, the fur can be sold for a lot of money if taken to the Central Plains."

After hearing this, the other party felt relieved and continued to lead the way.

The man who spoke was named Ren Donghao, and Zhang Xifan came to Beiqiong to sell glass on Ning Changrong's order. They brought various glass products this time, and of course a killer weapon, a glass werewolf statue.

Although the terrain in Beiqiong is open, the tribes are far apart from each other. If there is no one to lead the way, they may have to find the way for most of the month.

Moreover, their group of people are all from the Central Plains. If they accidentally encounter the Beiqiong people's team, they may be swallowed up by them and even the freight forwarders.

Zhang Xifan had been following Ning Changrong's order to "invite" teachers everywhere, and he was the most suitable person to do this diplomatic work.

When thinking of who to send to Beiqiong, Ning Changrong immediately thought of Zhang Xifan.

After Zhang Xifan learned that Ning Changrong had entrusted him with this important task, he agreed without hesitation.

First, he went to learn some relevant information from the merchants, and then selected many good players in the army to form a caravan.

All the way north, we followed a few caravans trading northward and slowly penetrated deeper into the North Dome.

After arriving at Beiqiong, he was worried about getting lost, so Zhang Xixi immediately asked local Central Plains people on the border to help guide him, and Ren Donghao was his chosen guide.

Ren Donghao lives on the border all year round and often leads the caravans that come and go. He is very familiar with the terrain of the grassland and leads Zhang Xifan and his group through various small tribes in the grassland.

In less than half a month, Zhang Xifan sold a lot of glass in his hands and replaced it with various gold and silver furs.

Of course, it was not that we didn't encounter Beiqiong people who wanted to take advantage of others on the way, and all the small-scale ones were wiped out directly by themselves.

Those Northern Dome tribes with backward weapons are really not worth mentioning to their teams equipped with crossbows and armor.

It was precisely because of seeing the fighting power of their team that Ren Donghao worked so hard.

On weekdays, he and other caravans only dare to go to those small tribes, or those medium-sized tribes with relatively good reputations, and never go deep into the hinterland.

Ever since that small-scale conflict, Zhang Xifan was a little worried that although they had a large number of people, they might suffer a loss if they really encountered a large-scale Beiqiong cavalry force.Looking at the distance getting closer, you can vaguely see some people's breath in front.

Zhang Xifan thought about it and took the initiative to help Ren Donghao next to him: "There should be a lot of horses in this Qier tribe, right?"

Ren Donghao hurriedly replied, "Yes, Brother Zhang, this Qier tribe is considered a medium-sized tribe in Beiqiong. They have their own cavalry."

Zhang Xifan raised his eyebrows and asked again: "You won't encounter gangsters and gangsters again this time, right?"

Ren Donghao was afraid of being misunderstood, so he quickly explained: "Brother Zhang, the robbery by the small tribe we encountered earlier is actually relatively common in the grassland."

"Some small tribes are short-sighted, and they don't care whether there are merchants coming in the future. Those small tribes basically won't survive long, and they will be annexed and wiped out in two or three years."

Looking at the Qier tribe in front, Ren Donghao continued to explain: "Medium-sized tribes like this generally don't rob merchants. They have dealings with merchants from the Central Plains and rely on the merchants from the Central Plains to transport supplies here."

"If the robbery is serious, no merchants will come over. They also know the importance and will not mess around easily. They will even help merchants resist the robbery of small tribes. Of course, this requires something to be paid."

After listening to Ren Donghao's explanation, Zhang Qifan immediately understood that although Beiqiong and the Central Plains were in constant conflict, there were still businessmen buying and selling here.

Although Beiqiong is large, its supplies are poor and can only be transported through the Central Plains. Those large tribes will not only not snatch supplies from merchants, but will actively protect merchants.

Only in this way will more businessmen come to Beiqiong to do business.

If they come to grab a batch, gradually no merchants will come, and in the end they will lose.

Of course, even though Ren Donghao said this, Zhang Xifan didn't think that these big tribes really wouldn't take advantage of others.

When they see something of real value, I'm afraid those Beiqiong people will not rob it in person, but will disguise themselves as horse bandits in private and loot the caravan.

It just so happens that their supplies are relatively valuable.

Except for Zhang Xifan, all the others in the caravan were well-trained soldiers, and all of them were cavalrymen.

This time, Ning Changrong came forward in person, otherwise these soldiers would not be there. Ning Changrong also wanted to protect Zhang Xifan's safety, adhering to the idea that if he couldn't beat him, he could run away, one man and one horse.

Zhang Xifan squeezed a bag next to the horse's belly. Inside was the explosive that Ning Qingxi had improved that they brought this time. It was more stable and more powerful.

If they really can't run away at that time, throwing explosives directly can buy them a lot of time to escape, and at least save their lives.

Scouts from the Qil tribe discovered this strange caravan from afar. The merchants who traded with each tribe were basically fixed, and there were few new ones.

The caravan gradually approached the Qier tribe. Facing the wary eyes of the Qier tribe, Ren Donghao took the initiative to step forward and explain.

His proficient Beiqiong dialect coupled with the goods Zhang Xifan and the others were dragging on the car made the soldiers of the Qil tribe smile after briefly checking their goods under the vigilant eyes of Zhang Xifan and the others.

After explaining clearly, Ren Donghao came to Zhang Xifan again: "These large tribes have fixed caravans. We are newcomers, so they will inevitably be a little wary, but I have explained clearly."

Zhang Xifan also showed a kind smile like a businessman, "Just explain it clearly, then when can we start the transaction?"

(End of this chapter)