Levi looked at John's sworn face, and couldn't help but hesitate a little, of course he understood the reason why John was so confident, it was quite fascinating, if it could really be popular in China, it would naturally have a considerable profit margin.

This thing, which made both John and Levi feel quite confident, was actually quite simple to say, it was opium.

Of course, opium is not a rare thing in China, as early as the Tang Dynasty there was a small amount of import, at that time it was called 'A Furong', in the Yuan and Ming dynasties even became a tribute, from Southeast Asia into the palace, until the Qing Dynasty, opium was only used as a medicine, people are far from clearly aware of the harm of opium.

Therefore, before the founding of Ning Chu, although the Qing court could not say that there were traces of opium everywhere, it was not a real rarity for those powerful people, and even this kind of thing appeared in the Ning family at the beginning, and it was later completely destroyed by Ning Zhongyuan.

After the establishment of Ningchu, Ningyu naturally hated opium, under his strict orders, soon the "Opium Prohibition Law" was released, in the territory of Ningchu at that time, opium was completely banned, eradicated opium cultivation and production areas, and even organized the army to crack down on opium smuggling trade, and also burned a lot of opium, so opium has also become the first type of materials in the customs that are strictly prohibited from import and export.

Under the iron fist of Ning Chu, opium gradually disappeared in China, except for a small number of medical and military narcotic drugs, it is difficult for ordinary people to see the trace of opium.

However, when Ningyu completely banned opium, Great Britain at this time was further deliberately indulging the use of opium, such as the British East India Company, which would send a large amount of opium to Britain and European countries every year for sale, and even the British medical community at that time was using opium on a large scale.

Headaches, fevers, coughs, and even depression and menstrual irregularities have made British doctors use opium to solve problems, although the problems can be solved, but they also leave a lot of addicts, even the founder of British clinical medicine, Thomas. Siddenham both claimed, "Without opium, medicine would be nothing but a cripple." ”

Therefore, when the trade deficit between China and the West began to widen, merchants from Europe began to try to attack the Chinese market with different commodities, but it was difficult for other commodities to work, but opium became a relatively high-selling commodity in China at that time, so this was naturally a great news for European merchants.

Li Wei was still a little worried in his heart, and said, "However, that great majesty has completely banned the sale of opium in Huaxia, even if we can get a supply, we can't sell it big......"

John grinned: "Your Excellency the ambassador has gone to Nanjing, this problem will definitely be able to be solved by then, we can consider hoarding the goods now, and when the time comes, after the opening ban in China, we are the first batch of goods to enter China, the price will definitely be much higher, think about the huge profits, it can make God sin!" ”

"I hope so........."

Levi quietly drew a cross on his heart, but the uneasiness in his heart did not dissipate, but became more and more intense.

.......

Time soon entered the fifth year of the revolution, March, after a cold winter, not only the land, but also the ambition of some people's hearts.

At this time, on the Mobei grassland, thousands of cavalry are fighting bloodily, artillery, muskets and sabers, they have raised the intensity of the war by more than one level, almost a large number of cavalry fell under the horse every moment, and the blood almost stained the entire battlefield.

A group of horsemen fought their way through the rain of artillery fire and bullets, and one of them was covered in blood, and almost the whole person was lying on the horse's back, swaying up and down with the ups and downs of the horse, but it looked like he was dead.

When they reached the camp in the rear, a burly Mongol jumped off his horse, carried the bloody man on his back, and ran briskly in the direction of the tent.

"Great Khan, Ce Ling was seriously injured, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead....... The casualties were so tragic that the thousands of people in our Saiyin Noyan Department would be gone in a moment........ Great Khan, it can't be like this anymore! ”

Covered in blood, Norbu shouted at Tushetu Khan Wangzar Dorji, who was sitting in the center of the tent, and it was clear that he was very dissatisfied with the other party's behavior of putting the Saiyin Noyan flag at the front.

Tushetu Khan Wangzar Dorji showed a trace of dissatisfaction on his face, and he said to the other Mongol prince beside him: "Dashdun Dob, do you have to explain to you what Ben Khan has done?" ”

The Mongolian man named Dashdun Dob is the current banner leader of the Saiyin Noyan Banner, so he was also called Prince Zasak and Shuo in the Qing court, but this great Zasak is showing a little weakness at the moment, and it seems that his health has not been very good.

"Great Khan, the ministers dare not ......"

"Since you don't dare, then kill this person who committed the following crimes!"

Tushetu Khan Wangzar Dorji was really angry in his heart, since the invasion of Mobei Mongolia by Zhunger, the three Khalkha tribes have lost almost every battle, and the casualties are even more heavy, and they have to rely on the vast steppe to maneuver, but now there is no way to retreat, and they can only resist the attack of the Junggar army regardless of casualties, and in this process, the Saiyin Noyan Banner is naturally and inevitably pushed onto the battlefield, and the losses are extremely heavy.

But at the moment, who has not sacrificed in the three Khalkha departments? If nothing else, let's just say that in the tribe directly under him Tushetu Khan, will there be fewer casualties?

When Dashdun Dobu heard the words of Tushetu Khan Wangzar Dorji, he immediately panicked, he didn't dare to kill the generals under Celing, especially under the orders of Tushetu Khan, otherwise the hearts of the entire Saiyin Noyan Banner would be scattered.

Speaking of which, the famous Khalkha Saiyin Noyan Department did not appear in later generations, it is currently only a banner subordinate to the Tushetu Khan Department, which was first from Dayan Chechen Khan, the grandson of Dayan Chechen Khan, Nono and in charge of the Khalkha left wing, his eldest son Abadai is the ancestor of Tushetu Khan, and his third son Tumengken, because of the suppression of the Red Sect and the support of the Yellow Sect, was awarded the Saiyin Noyan name.

Up to now, Saiyin Noyan Banner Dashi Dun Dob is the son of the previous flag chief Shanba, and Celing is Shanba's cousin, plus he was supported by the Qing court before, so his strength in Saiyin Noyan Banner is quite extraordinary, and he has a large number of supporters, even if Qi Dashi Dun Dob, he does not dare to be disrespectful to his uncle.

Especially in the early years, when the Dzungar Mongols invaded the Khalkha Department on a large scale, Shanba, the then chief of the Saiyin Nuoyan Banner, chose to attach it, and Ce Ling took his grandmother Gechu Hatun and his younger brother Gongge Labutan to the Qing Dynasty under the order of Shanba, and was reused by Kangxi at that time.

The Qing court gave the capital teacher and raised him in the inner court for the reason that he was the heir of Genghis Khan's eighteenth grandson, Tumengken, and later married Princess Heshuo Chunyu to him when Kangxi was forty-four years old, and this whole process made Ce Ling extremely loyal to the Qing court, and also took the initiative to follow Fu Erdan to attack Dzungaria, and captured more than 100 people such as Zai Sang Beikun.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Qing court at that time, Ce Ling was a natural person of his own, different from other Mongols, but for the three Khalkha tribes at that time, Ce Ling was no longer his own person.

Of course, now that the Qing court is basically destroyed, the remaining forces cannot pose any threat to the Tushetu Khan, so Celing, who was originally faintly famous in the Tushetu Khan department, has become a thorn in everyone's side.

At the moment, when Dashdun Dob heard that Tushetu Khan was dissatisfied, he didn't really want to defend this uncle, but because there was no one in the Saiyin Noyan Banner......

If he offends Ce Ling again, it will be difficult for him, the current flag owner or the next flag owner, to press down the opposition in the flag, which will undoubtedly dig a big hole for himself.

"Great Khan, the ministers thought that this person could be punished with a small punishment, and he must not be killed directly, otherwise it would be easy to cause riots in the army....... Now is the time to employ people, let's let him die on the battlefield! ”

Tushetu Khan sneered, but he did not object, and said: "In the past, Sun Jiagan persuaded Ben Khan to ask Ning Chu for help, but Ce Ling was ashamed to say that he could block Zhunger, but now Zhunger has hit Bayan Ulan Mountain, how far is it from Zhao Moduo, have you calculated?" ”

Speaking of this, the cold sweat on Dashdundob's face fell, the original Ce Ling was loyal to the Qing court, and Ning Chu was naturally disgusted, and under his strong opposition, Sun Jiagan's suggestion was rejected, so he had to reluctantly stay by Tushetu Khan's side, looking forward to one day as the situation changes, he can persuade Tushetu Khan.

However, Dashdun Dobu also knew in his heart that Tushetu Khan was absolutely confused in this matter, and he himself was unwilling to ask Ning Chu for help, fearing that he would become the next Monan Mongolia, so he vetoed Sun Jiagan's proposal after Ce Ling's suggestion, which made the Ning Chu court resentful to Ce Ling.

And now that Tushetu Khan is indeed almost unable to fight, and he is unwilling to surrender to Celan Alabutan, he wants to change his course and return to the arms of Da Chu - and Ce Ling has become a scapegoat for surrendering to Ning Chu.

Dashtun Dobu sighed helplessly, now that Ce Ling is unconscious, he can only let him, the flag commander, do it for him, "What the Great Khan said is extremely true, Ce Ling's thinking is really inconsiderate, which caused the current predicament. Therefore, the minister thought that it was necessary to ask Ning Chu for help now, otherwise once Zhao Moduo was lost, the Chechen Khan would be in danger. ”

Tushetu Khan Wangzale Dorji nodded slightly, he didn't think about countermeasures to kill everything, as long as he didn't get in the way, but now that this person was unconscious, it was just an opportunity for Sun Jiagan to explain, and he immediately sent someone to invite Sun Jiagan to the tent, and as for Norbu, who was originally clamoring, he was escorted back to the battlefield.

Speaking of both ends, Sun Jiagan became Ning Chu's lobbyist under the persuasion of Liu Tongxun, and the purpose was to defect to Ning Chu from the Mobei Khalkha Third Division, but at that time, the conspiratorial Alabutan had just invaded Zungar, and the Third Khalkha Department was still quite confident in resisting the enemy, so he was naturally not interested in Sun Jiagan.

Later, the situation of the battle took a sharp turn, especially after Da Celing and Xiao Celing led the army, almost every battle was won, and the three Khalkha tribes were naturally stunned, first the Zasaktu Khan Department was fully occupied, and then the Tushetu Khan Department's key place Uriya Sutai fell, and now the Bayan Ulan Mountain lost the battle, and the three departments have felt that the rope around their necks is getting tighter and tighter.

In this case, Sun Jiagan found that the attitude of the Mongols around him was getting better and better, from ignoring him at the beginning to being a guest, this change was very different from the situation of the three Khalkha departments, which also made Sun Jiagan feel slightly proud, look at you people still dare to be arrogant?

In the end, to put it bluntly, he has to rely on his grandson to match the bridge.

When Sun Jiagan walked into the tent with brisk steps, he quickly smelled the smell of blood in the place, and then raised his eyes to take a closer look, and happened to see Ce Ling, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and said in surprise: "But the war is not going well, how could General Ce Ling become like this?" Why don't you call someone to come and heal? ”

Tushetu Khan Wangzale Dorji sneered in his heart, of course he could see Sun Jiagan's pretense, but he didn't care, anyway, he gave him a look and it was over, and soon waved his hand and asked Ce Ling to be carried down for treatment.

Only after doing this, Tushetu Khan stared at Sun Jiagan carefully, and said with a smile: "Mr. Sun lives in Mobei these days, have you ever been used to the climate of Mobei?" ”

Sun Jiagan grinned and found a chair, sat on it, and then smiled: "What's not used to?" This lamb meat is also delicious, and this goat milk wine is also delicious, Sun can't live such a comfortable life in Shanxi. ”

Tushetu Khan snorted coldly, he couldn't hear the sarcasm in Sun Jiagan's tone, using the word comfort to describe the now precarious Khalkha Sanbu is simply the biggest joke in the world.

"Mr. Sun, don't be so happy, you have to understand one thing, at the moment, my Khalkha Third Department is not the only choice to ask Da Chu for help."

Tushetu Khan's face was gloomy, and he didn't want to play tricks anymore, but adopted a naked threat strategy, the meaning is very simple, if you can't give a suitable condition, then he would rather go to the Dzungar Khanate!

Sun Jiagan's face was gloomy, and he said: "Maybe Tushetu Khan misunderstood what Sun meant, now it's not us begging you, but you begging us!" ”

"If the three Khalkha tribes want to surrender to Zhunger, Sun will not be able to stop it, and Da Chu will not be able to stop it, but under the anger of His Majesty, what will happen, I hope Tushetu Khan can think about it."

If you really want to talk about threats, who is afraid of whom?

Relying on the current national strength and force of Ning Chu, he Mongols really have no qualifications to negotiate, and if they are obedient, they will naturally be transformed like Monan Mongolia, if they are not obedient, then they might as well use force to solve it!

Anyway, sooner or later, there will be a battle with Jungar, even if there is a big injury to the three Mobei Khalkha Divisions, it will not hurt, it is nothing more than a pot of things.

With His Majesty's will as a guarantee, Sun Jiagan is not panicked at all now, and even has the leisure to take a sip of the tea on the table.