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After hearing this, the tribal leader asked Yang lianzhenjia, "master, did our members rob their salt?"

"With my understanding of the fourth prince, he is not a narrow-minded man." Master Yang Lianzhen said.

The son of the tribal leader was puzzled and asked, "Kublai Khan has expelled you, master. How can you speak for him?"

"Although the fourth Prince drove me away, I'm willing to run for your father and son's business." Master Yang lianzhenjia replied.

The tribal leader and his son, of course, did not know the inside story of the countermeasures determined by the fourth Prince Kublai Khan and master Yang lianzhenjia.

Master Yang lianzhenjia said this in order to let the tribal leader father and son help Kublai Khan's army cross the Jinsha River as soon as possible.

But in a sense, he did it for the sake of the tribal father and son.

You know, the sword has no eyes. If the fourth Prince Kublai Khan is forced to command the army and destroy this small tribe, he can still do it. At most, he will sacrifice more people for himself.

But this time, Yang lianzhenjia used some means to help the tribal leader and his son.

This is a special time for marching and fighting. In order to reduce casualties, it is understandable to do so.

"There's one thing I'm worried about." The tribe leads the way.

Master Yang lianzhenjia said, "say it."

"Even if our father and son accept Kublai Khan's command now, and he will settle accounts later, what can we do?" Asked the tribal leader.

Yang lianzhenjia replied, "if you are worried about your father and son, you can go to see the fourth prince with the poor monk and let him answer them face to face."

"As for the safety of you going to see the fourth prince, I will guarantee you. Even if the negotiation is unsuccessful, I will send your father and son back safely." He added.

At that time, the tribal leader had seen master basiba's magical Kung Fu. Yang lianzhenjia was young at that time. Although the tribal leader had not seen his kung fu, he was master basiba's Apprentice. The tribal leader believed in his ability.

But he also wants to find a way back for himself. If father and son go together, there will be no way back. Go ahead and leave your son at the tribal station. In case of an accident, there will be his son in charge of the tribe for you, so that there will be no successor.

Considering that his father was old, the son of the tribal leader volunteered that his father had stayed in the tribal camp and went to see the fourth Prince Kublai Khan himself.

The father and son argued over this issue.

"Two benefactors, can you listen to me?" asked master Yang lianzhenjia.

The tribal leader replied, "of course we listened to the master. "

" listen to the two benefactors and insist on going to only one person. At present, there is no agreement on who will go. " Master Yang Lianzhen said.

The tribal leader nodded and said, "master, you are right."

"It's up to you, benefactor." Master Yang lianzhenjia is the leader of the tribe.

The leader of the tribe said to his son, "you see, the master has said that, so it's done according to what the master said."

Seeing that they both said so, the son of the tribal leader had nothing to say.

It was already sunset when they arrived at the residence of the tribe.

If you go down the mountain at this time, you have to catch the night road.

The leader of the tribe, father and son, left Yang lianzhenjia to rest in the residence of their tribe for a night.

The next morning, after breakfast, the leader of the tribe took several followers and went down the mountain with master Yang lianzhenjia.

The fourth King Kublai Khan was in the camp, waiting anxiously for the news of master Yang lianzhenjia.

He knew that, with master Yang lianzhenjia's Kung Fu, there was no problem with his safety when he went to the tribal site. Now he was worried about whether master Yang lianzhenjia succeeded in persuading the tribal leader and his son.

Just as he was fidgeting in the barracks, someone reported that master Yang lianzhenjia had come back, accompanied by several Aboriginal dressed people.

Kublai Khan was very happy when he got the news, but he still pretended to be very angry and asked, "my king has announced that he will leave here. How can he come back?"

"The master said that you have something important to see the fourth prince." Replied the sergeant who came in to report.

The fourth Prince Kublai Khan waited for a while on purpose and then said, "well, I'll see him for the last time."

Hearing this, the sergeant turned around and came in with master Yang lianzhenjia and the tribal leader.

When Yang lianzhenjia saw him, the fourth King Kublai asked coldly, "master, we have finished our business. It's meaningless to come back."

"Fourth prince, I've brought you a man." Yang Lianjia.

Kublai Khan asked: "who?"

"This is the tribal leader you are looking for, fourth prince." Yang Lianzhen pointed to him and said.He added: "it was his son that you let go of at the beginning."

"Master, you really have foresight." The fourth Prince suddenly changed his face and said politely.

Of course, the change was decided in advance.

Kublai Khan, the fourth prince, got up and said, "please sit down

"When I come back this time, the leader admires your reputation and wants to submit to you. "Yang Lianzhen pointed to him.

After listening to this, Kublai Khan, the fourth prince, cried out: "come on, serve the wine."

Mongolian drinking is very forthright, said to drink, there is not so much attention.

Soon, another Sergeant came in and put a big bowl in front of the three.

Every big bowl is full.

The fourth Prince picked up the big bowl in front of him and said, "come on, we've done this big bowl."

After that, he raised his head and drank a large bowl of mare's milk wine clean.

When the tribal leader and master Yang lianzhenjia saw that the fourth Prince Kublai Khan had finished drinking first, they also took the bowl in front of them and drank it.

Seeing that they had finished drinking, the fourth prince said, "what happened in the past, after drinking the big bowl of mare's milk wine just now, it's a turn over."

"As for your leader, I have made you a former general." He added.

It's really a great privilege for a small tribal leader to become a former general all of a sudden.

Although the tribal leader is in the mountains, he does not know nothing about the outside world.

After hearing this, he immediately got up and said with satisfaction, "thank you, fourth prince. "

" from now on, the fourth Prince is the only one in our tribe to follow your orders. " Another way.

The fourth Prince Kublai said, "very good."

"Now the fourth Prince has a difficult task here." Master Yang Lianzhen said.

He told the tribal leader that the army could not cross the Jinsha River.

After hearing this, the tribal leader said, "it's easy to do."

"What can you do?" He asked.

The tribal leader replied, "yes."

"And it's easy." He added.

At that time, if the current is not very fast, not far away from the river, set up a bridge, it can be done.

However, it would be extremely difficult to build a bridge across the Jinsha River.

Even if we want to do it, it is a day by day thing. What's more, on the other side of the Jinsha River, there are troops sent by Dali.

Tribal leaders and their members have lived here for a long time and sometimes need to cross the Jinsha River.

When they want to pass, it's not a fake bridge, it's a different way.

There are few people in these tribes who are engaged in farming. They are mainly herding.

They have the most cattle and sheep.

The people of the tribe adapted measures to local conditions. After slaughtering the sheep, they inserted a very thin tube with a hole in the middle into the sheepskin.

Blow and beat the sheepskin outside with a mallet.

Slowly, the skin of the killed sheep will be separated from the meat in the body.

After they were completely separated, they used a sharp knife to cut off the head and four feet of the sheep that had been killed.

Do these, you can kill the sheep from the head down a fierce tear.

As the air has separated the sheep skin from the mutton, the whole sheep skin can be peeled off intact.

After stripping, immediately grasp the sheep's head, four feet and tail holes with ropes.

It becomes a complete skin bag

when all these are ready, blow into the skin bag again, and the finished skin bag will swell.

Because it is full of air, the skin will float easily when it is put into the water.

Take six leather bags as a group and fix them with a hard stick. They are just like boats.

But it's much easier than making a boat.

As long as the sheepskin is sufficient, a large number of leather boats can be made in a very short time.

This kind of leather boat is very light, one person can move a leather boat. Moreover, if one of the places is damaged, the ship will not sink and can still carry people.

The Mongolians grew up on the prairie and always ate beef and mutton.

Every time we march, we will bring hundreds of thousands, even millions of cattle and sheep. It can be said that how many raw materials are needed and how many are there to make a leather bag boat.

Kublai Khan's fourth prince was very happy when he heard this method. He said: "this is really the help of God for our Mongolian Khanate."

"Are there many people in your tribe who make this leather boat?" He asked.

The tribal leader replied, "many people in our family know this skill. "

" the total number is about two or three hundred. " He added.Master Yang lianzhenjia said, "if these people who can make leather tankers become masters and teach people in the barracks of the army to make such leather tankers, we will soon be able to make a large number of leather tankers."

"In addition to the leather bag boat, we can also use this kind of leather bag to make a simple floating bridge after our vanguard soldiers arrive on the other side." The fourth King Kublai said.

After hearing this, Yang lianzhenjia said, "fourth prince, this is a great idea. Once the floating bridge is built, the army's supplies will pass smoothly."

"Before the hard work, the general made a hard trip to bring all the people in your tribe who can make leather boats here." The fourth Prince Kublai was very polite.

He added: "as long as the people of your tribe successfully complete the task of making the leather boat, the king will surely get a big reward."

"It's the duty of the last general to take refuge in the fourth Prince and serve you." The tribe leads the way.

He added: "if you don't have anything else, then you'll leave."

"Come back as soon as possible." The fourth King Kublai said.

The tribal leader bowed to give a salute to the fourth Prince Kublai Khan and walked out.

"Wait a minute!" After the tribal leader had just taken a few steps, Kublai Khan, the fourth prince, began to shout.

Hearing this, the tribal leader turned around and asked, "fourth prince, what else can I do for you?"

"You two, follow the king." The fourth king of Kublai Khan got up and told the tribal leader and master Yang lianzhenjia.

Out of the big account, the four princes Kublai Khan said to Boyan who was standing there: "go and bring those carts of things."

"Yes, fourth Lord." Boyan bowed to answer.

Soon, Boyan came from there with the sergeant and several carriages.

"What do you mean, fourth prince?" Asked the chief of the tribe.

Kublai Khan, the fourth prince, pointed to the carriages and replied, "this is the salt you wanted to rob last time."

"I know that your tribe is located in the mountains, and there is a great lack of salt. Now I give you these carts of salt. I'm going to take them back and give them to your tribe." He added.

First, he appointed himself as a former general, and now he rewarded his tribe with so much salt. The tribal leader felt tears in his eyes. With a "puff", he knelt down on the ground and said, "fourth prince, you are so generous. It's a blessing for the last general to be able to follow you."

"Get up. As long as you are loyal to the king, he will be promoted in the future." Kublai Khan, the fourth prince, bent down and personally lifted up the tribal leader, saying.

The leader of the tribe said: "please rest assured, fourth prince, that the last general will come back in the shortest time."

"I believe you." The fourth King Kublai said.

After the tribal leader left, the fourth prince asked the counselor Yao Shu and master Yang lianzhenjia to come back to his tent.

Kublai Khan, the fourth prince, said: "this time, the master has really made a wonderful achievement. If there is no master going deep into their tribe, we have not thought of a way to cross the Jinsha River."

"You flatter me. I'm ashamed." Master Yang lianzhenjia's hands in one, modest way.

Yao Shudao said, "master, don't be too modest. It's true."

"The next thing is up to you, Mr. Yao." Yang Lianjia.

He added: "before the former general arrives with no one from their tribe who can make leather boats, you need to prepare a lot of qualified sheepskin, sir."

"At the same time, we should carefully select the sergeants to learn the craft of making leather bag boats with the troops brought by the former general." The fourth King Kublai said.

Yao Shudao said: "please rest assured, fourth prince, this matter will be done well before the former general brings his troops back."

"That's good." The fourth King Kublai said.

Then the three of them began to discuss the specific details.