Zhang Han glanced at the Russians coldly.

As he glanced at him, Madoff stared back, Petrine rolled his eyes to avoid him, and the other Russians also had different expressions.

Zhang Han smiled.

Zhang Han said: "First of all, I am sure that your side will gather less than 2,000 people in one month. In Tomsk and Holtsk, you will have up to 2,000 people. Of course, the more you go west, the more you will have. But it will take three months to go from Tomsk to the Buying and Selling City. Waiting for you for half a month, it is a dream. In addition, there is no particularly elite army in our army, they are all the same powerful, brave and good at fighting. You said that you will help us in half a month, and I want to say that we have finished the battle within half a month."

Madov laughed deliberately, and several Russians laughed intriguingly.

Petrien shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang, we are allies. Don't over-interpret our meaning. We have a good intention. Moreover, our manpower slowly moved to the Hanhai you mentioned half a year ago, and there is an emerging settlement there, we call it Irkutsk."

Irkutsk originally would not appear until twenty years later, but because Zhang Han and Hutchison appeared, this process was greatly advanced.

Russians smelled blood like wolves. Before the trade was launched, they had already built settlements on the Hanhai and built castles. This city called Irkutsk was built on the Hanhai, less than two thousand miles away from the straight line between Massage City and Kulun, and most of them were easy-to-go flat grassland areas. This city is at the mouth of the Yeseni River to Lake Baikal. It is the best expansion route for the confluence from the Thor River into the river and then follow the river to the lake. In fact, the expansion of the Russians at this time is mostly carried out by rivers to the estuary. If it weren't for the Hutchison being brought to Taiwan by Hutchison, they should have detoured from the Arctic Ocean to reach the Heilongjiang River estuary and then started a new round of expansion.

"Let's talk about it when you build a settlement closer." Zhang Han said coldly: "Before this, I don't want to hear any similar proposals. In addition, the second-hand news obtained from the Mongolians is of no use... Goodbye, sirs."

Petrine shrugged, looking aggrieved with kindness.

Of course, the Russians themselves also know that even if they can raise two thousand people, it will not be a month, at least two months, and then they will have to obtain the consent of the Tsarist government. Otherwise, they would not be able to carry out large-scale invasion wars against a friendly Mongolian tribe. Novosibirsk had just been pacified for not many years. At that time, the Russians' opponent was the old Mongolian Khanate, which took decades to pacify. The Mongolian tribes in the east, including several powerful Khanate in Central Asia, the Weila, the Kyrgyzstan, and the Kazakhs, no tribe is easy to conquer. The north of the desert is farther away, the Mongols are more powerful, Russia has no confidence to conquer by force, and can only use the method of cooperation first and then slowly embezzling and encroaching... Then Hutchison came over.

Hutchison is richer, stronger, and more civilized. This discovery is very frustrating for the Russians. They feel that there is no chance in the Far East, and basically reaches the peak of the Yeseni River.

This time their proposal was not something they really wanted to do, it was just a temptation. Of course, if Hutchison showed weakness or weakness, then the Russians would go a step further...

Madoff shouted, "We are purely kind-hearted. Your military operations are too rushed and too risky. There is a risk of failure, Lord Zhang..."

"Please respect Mr. Madoff." Mo Zongtong took a step forward and shouted: "If this happens, our conditions will be more harsh, not as you imagine."

Madoff dared not yell anymore. Hutchison's attitude towards negotiations has become more determined. It would be too stupid to come up with an excuse that the other party would not give in.

Even so, it caused a stir in the yard.

In addition to the military and political personnel in Hutchison, of course there were quite a few Mongolians. Everyone was staring at the Russians. Many people began to whisper, and no one dared to say loudly, but the whispers of the groups of people were buzzing like flies, which sounded even more upset.

Zhang Han didn't mind, but instead several servants asked everyone to politely disperse.

The Russian walked away, Madov was a little proud. He knew that although this incident was called "Huakji", it was not as good as the negotiations.

This is a small move. Of course, the source of information from the Russians is the Mongols. Hutchison and Han merchants will not cooperate with them. Even if the Russians exchange some trade interests with Han merchants, they still cannot find someone who is willing. At this point, the Russians also feel that Hutchison's control is quite strong. Fortunately, Hutchison cannot really control the Mongols, especially after the main force guarding the Mobei was sent out, the Mongolians were in private activities and had more contact with the Russians.

Zhang Han saw Zhang Ziming at first sight. He smiled and waved his hand, asking Zhang Ziming to come over.

"I've seen an adult."

"No need to be too polite." Zhang Han asked with a smile: "When will it arrive? Are there many people coming from the Qingcheng Chamber of Commerce? What goods did you bring here? Have you ever contacted the Russians first?"

"Ah," Zhang Han asked a series of questions. Seeing that Zhang Ziming was a little difficult to organize language, he patted his head and smiled: "I'm too anxious. Actually, I know you've been there for two days, why didn't you come to see me on the first day?"

Zhang Ziming smiled and said, "This is another new problem."

Zhang Han laughed loudly, held Zhang Ziming's hand and said, "Let's go in and chat."

Everyone outside looked here with envious eyes, and there were middle and senior officials of the Military Office. However, the higher the senior officials, the more they knew that Zhang Han saw people, he would first be outside and then inside, and he would first see important people, rather than in terms of distance and closeness.

At that moment, Zhang Ziming accompanied Zhang Han to the small living room. The servants had already removed the Russian tea set and replaced it with a small cover bowl.

Zhang Han smiled and said, "I don't know if you like drinking black tea and black tea like the Mongolians. I have the best white tea here, I don't know if you are used to drinking it."

"The Mongolians lacked enough food, so they like to drink black tea to relieve the greasiness," Zhang Ziming smiled and said, "I like to drink lighter tea, but I can't get used to the milk tea."

"Me too, it's too stinky." Zhang Han saw Zhang Ziming take a sip of tea, and then he put down the cover bowl before continuing: "We just need to sell them tea to make money. It doesn't matter how you drink it... By the way, Brother Fu Qingming and Brother Fu didn't come here?"

"He is here." Zhang Ziming said: "But I have to take care of the camel caravan, so I can't come over to pay my respects to the Lord. I ask me to apologize to the Lord and ask for the Lord Jin An."

"There is no need to make trouble for these politeness." Zhang Han pondered: "The situation here is a bit beyond your expectations?"

"That's right." Zhang Ziming said seriously: "After coming, my subordinates and old Fu were stunned... The warehouses in the north city were full of goods, and even furs and various wool were piled on the roadside. I heard that in the north they had more people and goods coming slowly. Lord, my subordinates dare to say that within three years, the trade volume here will exceed Zhangjiakou, and even the scale is far above it."

"This judgment is very accurate." Zhang Han smiled and said, "The upper level of the military commander now thinks so."

The original trade point should be in Chikto, northeast of Kulun, and the estuary of the Lena River to Lake Baikal. However, the Russians have not advanced to the upper reaches of the Lena River, nor to the northernmost point. Irkutsk is already the closest stronghold to the city of trade. According to the Hutchison in the northern desert and its strength has been gradually strengthened, it is estimated that the Russians have no chance to continue to advance to the east. If we look at it from the map, we cut a knife in the middle of the Russian Far Eastern territory, about half of the land, about five million square kilometers, and the Russians have no chance to get involved.

Zhang Han thought leisurely, the Russians are now happy with the trade with the Ming Dynasty and cooperation with Hutchison. They are quite happy, but they have never thought that they would probably be cut off in half by the great empire that once spanned the Eurasian Empire... Of course, it is just Zhang Han's idea now. Hutchison has not yet organized an expedition to the north and establish settlements. The Russians will not allow Hutchison to snatch furs and various specialties by themselves, but this will come sooner or later, and you just need to wait calmly.

Zhang Ziming told Zhang Han about their previous considerations, and finally said in a very sincere tone: "I also want to ask my elders to explain my doubts about how we maintain this long-term trade route."

Zhang Han pondered: "Compared with the big merchants outside the mouth, your principal is not enough for them, and the source of goods they have mastered is not as good as theirs..." You should know that, for example, big merchants like Wang Datong, their sources of goods have been accumulated over the past few decades. The more bulk they are about groceries, cloth, porcelain, and silk products, the more they are, the goods that the people basically cannot do without. They can truly monopolize the supply of goods, and those who purchase goods in large quantities can make a lot of money. Ordinary shops, the smallest grocery shops can open a few dozen taels of principal, and medium-sized shops only have a few thousand taels of silver. They can only feed them if they leak some residue in the mouth of the big crocodile. Of course, don't expect huge profits. They can survive smoothly when doing business. They are the first to die.

The Han merchants on the grassland were even stronger and they also had considerable sources of goods. Originally, when the market opened in Zhangjiakou, the tents were more than a thousand roofs and stretched for dozens of miles long. Of course, it was impossible for them to be all herders from various tribes. The Mongolian tribes mainly sold horses in the horse market. There were quotas for buying horses every year in the Ming Dynasty. For example, the annual quota for Datong Town was 35,000 horses. If it was more than this number, it would not be purchased. The Han merchants on the grassland were responsible for dumping more resources from the Mongolians to the lay merchants, and then brought the grain, pickled cabbage, tea bricks needed by the lay merchants, and of course the gold, silver and silk products that the nobles liked to the grassland.
Chapter completed!