Chapter 226: The Qing Court Seeks Peace (9)
Some of the leaders of the Banner Alliance tribes also got together to discuss countermeasures, but at this time, everyone thought of a good way, and it was not a way to delay, because the time of the meeting announced by Cullen was getting closer and closer, and whether to go or not became the biggest issue.
Not going may become an excuse for Kulun** to attack, and what problems can be solved if you go, but in the end, most of the leaders of the Banner Alliance tribe still decided to go to Kulun, after all, they can't take the initiative to provide an excuse for Kulun, and there are many people who think that everyone opposes it together, maybe they can make Kulun** take back their lives, or leave some family property for the head nobles. Of course, there were several tribes who eventually decided to leave.
Some tribes were personally sent by the leaders to Kulun, and some were sent to represent them, but after arriving at Kulen, they all found that the situation in Kulen seemed to have changed dramatically, but it was impossible to say what the changes were, because the streets were still the same streets, and the buildings were still the same as the original, and they were still so lively, except that soldiers in gray-green uniforms walked by from time to time.
But finally some people saw the difference, among the pedestrians on the street, there were fewer nobles and monks wearing silk clothes and high toes, and the herdsmen dressed in coarse cloth animal skins and had fluffy and loose hair, and some people observed more carefully, and found that the herdsmen's demeanor and spirit were very different from the original, and their faces were full of smiles and freshness.
In the Kulun market, there are several stalls are full of long queues, herdsmen come and go, shuttle between different stalls, some people pay attention to observe, it turns out that some stalls are to buy animal skins, animal bones, medicinal materials and other items brought by herdsmen, and some stalls are to sell rice noodles, salt, cloth, tea, utensils and other items. Many herders bring a large bag and then take it with them.
Although Kulun is the commercial center of Mobei, the herdsmen have never been the main force of trading, and there are very few herdsmen who have exchanged a large number of goods at a time, because the herdsmen as a whole are not rich, except for a very small number of free herdsmen, the herdsmen who are attached to the powerful and powerful people generally have poor trading ability. There is almost never a case like this, where a large number of herders are involved and large transactions are made.
It turned out that just the day before yesterday, the KPA convoy had reached Kulen again, and this time more than half of the cars were loaded with goods sold to herders. Now the daily order of the Cullen has been restored, but the commerce has not yet improved, first, the war has just ended, and the recovery of commerce is slower than the social order; second, more than 60% of the Cullen commerce is trade with Russia, and now East China is about to expel the Russian power in Mongolia, and naturally the activities of Russian merchants must be temporarily restricted, which is the result of the economy must give way to politics.
In order to restore the commercial prosperity of Kulun, the lack of Russian merchants can only be filled by East China, which is the distribution of production and wealth, the herdsmen have considerable wealth, and also have the ability to trade, and the demand for inland goods in Kulen is also very large, so Jinzhou City immediately organized a batch of commodities, so that the fleet was transported to Kulun, and at the same time, it was also planned to purchase a batch of Mongolian specialties in Kulen to be shipped back, so that the transportation capacity of the fleet could also be fully utilized.
Sure enough, after the commodities arrived in Kulun, the herdsmen flocked to participate in the trade, on the one hand, the herdsmen now have property, and on the other hand, because some commodities were just needed by the herdsmen, so after the market opened, the trading was very enthusiastic.
However, in the past, Kulen's commodity trading was based on silver and copper coins as currency, and there was also a considerable degree of trading in barter, one was because the Mongolian currency was insufficient, and the other was that the ordinary herdsmen did not save money, and Bi Jing did not have much to trade, so he could only barter, and this was often deceived by merchants. The demand for utensils is a rigid need, and most of the businessmen do not look down on the little things in the homes of ordinary herdsmen, and the transactions between the two sides are at an unequal level, so naturally the herdsmen suffer a lot.
However, after the arrival of the goods in East China, the settlement is in silver dollars, but the goods of the herdsmen are purchased first, the silver dollars are paid, and then the herdsmen take the silver dollars to buy the goods they need, and also provide the service of exchanging silver and copper coins for silver dollars.
The reason for this is that, on the one hand, bartering is really not good for estimating the price of traded goods, and it is not conducive to statistical accounting; on the other hand, East China ** is also taking the opportunity to promote the silver dollar in Mongolia, so that the currency issued by itself can be circulated in Mongolia, which can not only promote the economic development of Mongolia, but also strengthen East China**'s control over Mongolia. In addition, in order to gain the trust of the herdsmen as soon as possible and circulate in Mongolia, the currency invested in Mongolia this time is silver dollars, and there is no paper money, which is easier for the herdsmen to accept.
Although the herdsmen were not accustomed to using money before, it is not that they do not understand the value of money, after all, silver and copper coins can buy things, this simple and simple truth, the herdsmen all understand, and this time the herdsmen have to trade far more items than before, barter transactions are indeed not easy to calculate, and after the price is clearly marked, the price of goods is clear, at a glance, even though most of the herdsmen do not know the number, but the number of silver dollars is still much more convenient, and East China ** The price set is also very fair, the vast majority of herdsmen in the purchase of their own items, there is still a certain amount of surplus, plus the items in this transaction, basically are distributed during the distribution of property, can also be regarded as a gift in East China, and silver coins and silver are not much different, so the herdsmen have no objection to this currency transaction.
Today is the first day of the market opening, so it seems to be extremely hot. And despite having something in mind, there are still many powerful people who squeezed into the crowd to watch the transaction for a while, and some also observed the goods and prices provided by East China ** up close, and they all admitted that the quality of the goods is at the upper middle level, and the price can be regarded as the middle and lower level. And now East China ** is being sold to herdsmen at a relatively low price, which naturally makes people feel a big pity.
But this is also a thought, now that Kulun is the master of East China, they love these items to buy at a low price for herdsmen, and they can only let them go, and now they still have a lot of trouble!
The city of Kulun has been well received by the representatives of the Banner League tribes, and the city was originally a pavilion, and it has long been cleaned up to entertain the representatives of the Flag League tribes, and the etiquette is very thoughtful, and the food supply is also very rich, which can be regarded as a little reassuring to the representatives of the Flag League tribes.
A few days later, the representatives of the various Banner Alliance tribes arrived, and Kulun** did not directly invite them to a meeting, but organized them to watch a military parade.
It turned out that the first troops stationed at Kulen had already arrived at one regiment, and with the cavalry and armored motorized units planned to remain here, the garrison was sufficient, and another regiment would arrive soon after, and then troops would be sent to replace the troops stationed at the city of Uyali Sutai. And Ouyang Longxing and Chen Jingang also received orders from the headquarters, asking the two to handle the affairs of Kulun, and then lead their respective armies, evacuate Kulun, and return to Jinzhou, and at the same time asked the two to write a detailed combat report. This time the operation is to test the use of armored motorcycle units in the war and accumulate relevant experience, so it is also time to summarize and divide.
The handover of military affairs has been completed, and the newly arrived Kulen garrison has fully taken over the defense of Kulun, and at this time, Gong Jianyang proposed that he hoped that the army would hold a military parade before leaving, to show the representatives of the flag league tribes the military strength of East China, and at the same time, the people of Kulen could watch.
Although in this Mongolian war, the People's Army achieved a major victory and shocked the entire Mongolian region, but the Mongolian troops participating in the war were basically annihilated by the People's Army on the battlefield, so among the various Banner League tribes, there are not many people who have experienced this war, and there is no intuitive understanding of the People's Army.
At this time, the airport had already built a runway about 300 meters long, which was enough for the propeller planes to take off, and the planes were also tested after being overhauled and debugged, proving that the airframes of these six planes were in very good condition and could carry out a performative flight training.
The scale of the entire parade is not large, and the time is not long, before and after it is about 40 minutes, divided into infantry, cavalry, The three parts of the armored combat vehicle, because the preparation time is not long, the queue is not too neat, far from reaching the level of uniformity required by the parade, but the soldiers have just experienced the war, and they are the victors, so each team is murderous, imposing, and the shouting slogan is even more vibrating in the sky, by which it is the armored combat vehicle phalanx behind, which is also the first time that the armored combat vehicle has been shown in the parade, and the huge hull and gun barrel also bring a heavy sense of oppression to the people watching.
The people of Kulun who watched cheered and applauded again and again, for them, the force of Kulun** is naturally the stronger the better, and the representatives of the Qimeng tribe have also left a very deep impression, many people have exclaimed, the people's army is really strong.
The final finale was the airplanes, which flew across the runway and into the sky. Many people who watched even knelt down to bow and worship, and many representatives changed their colors after seeing it, and some even secretly frightened themselves, wondering if there was any god to help them in East China. After all, people in this era have a strong sense of awe for things that can fly.
Although Gong Jianyang explained to them that this thing is not an artifact, it is just a machine, and the principle is the same as the armored combat vehicle I saw just now, there are many more in East China, and a batch of planes will be transported to Kulen soon.
But this explanation did not reassure the representatives of the Banner League tribes, but even more panicked, even Jebtsundamba VIII secretly lucked, fortunately he was captured and surrendered, otherwise even if he escaped from Kulun, East China ** has such an artifact, how can it be resisted.