. Young folks library . t importance, all of which enjoy a large and profit-able trade, owing to that immense produce of silk. Now, you must know, that in the year of Christ,1273, the Great Kaan had sent a certain Baron, called Liytan Sangon, with someeighty thousand horse, to thisprovince and city to garrisonthem. And after the said cap-tain had tarried there a while,he formed a disloyal and traiirorous plot, and stirred up thegreat men of the province torebel against the Great so they did; for theybroke into revolt against theirsovereign lord, and refused allobedience to him, and ma
. Young folks library . t importance, all of which enjoy a large and profit-able trade, owing to that immense produce of silk. Now, you must know, that in the year of Christ,1273, the Great Kaan had sent a certain Baron, called Liytan Sangon, with someeighty thousand horse, to thisprovince and city to garrisonthem. And after the said cap-tain had tarried there a while,he formed a disloyal and traiirorous plot, and stirred up thegreat men of the province torebel against the Great so they did; for theybroke into revolt against theirsovereign lord, and refused allobedience to him, and madethis Liytan, whom their sov-ereign had sent thither fortheir protection, to be the chief of their revolt. When the Great Kaan heard thereof he straightwaydespatched two of his Barons, one of whom was calledAguil and the other Mongotay; giving them one hun-dred thousand horse and a great force of infantry. Butthe affair was a serious one, for the Barons were met bythe rebel Liytan and his party who were on foot. Never-. Chinese Archer. Marco Polo in the East 61 theless, in the battle Liytan and his party were utterlyrouted, and the two Barons whom the Emperor had sentwon the victory. When the news came to the GreatKaan he was right well pleased, and ordered that allthe chiefs who had rebelled, or excited others to rebel,should be put to a cruel death, but that those of lowerrank should receive a pardon. And so it was two Barons had all the leaders of the enterpriseput to a cruel death, and all of those of lower rankwere pardoned. And thenceforward they conductedthemselves with loyalty towards their lord. Now having told you all about this affair, let ushave done with it, and I will tell you of another placethat you come to in going south, which is calledSinju-matu. On leaving Tadinfu you travel three days towardsthe south, always finding numbers of noble and popu-lous towns and villages flourishing with trade andmanufactures. There is also abundance of game inthe coun
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