"The Mongols could only herd cattle and make bows and arrows, and they couldn't learn such advanced things as iron." Shang Bing first teased the Mongols, and then said: "But before that, there were Khitans and Wu'er blacksmiths to make iron for them. On one occasion, however, he rebelled against the Mongols, and the Mongols slaughtered all the blacksmiths. ”

"And where did they buy their iron before?" Yun Xi was a little curious.

"From Samarkand, the merchants of Samarkand came every year to sell ironware. The merchants of Samarkand are much darker than our merchants of the Ming Dynasty, the price of an iron pot is twice that of the Ming merchants who sold them to the Yili people, and the price of a kitchen knife is three times that of the Ming merchants who sold them to the Yili people. ”

Shang Bing said: "I only found out later, if I had known that the merchants in Samarkand were so dark, I would have asked them to raise the price by another fifty percent." Now my Qin Domain's business tax is thirty percent, and this time there can be a lot more business tax! It's a pity that the price was set low at the beginning, and then I was embarrassed to raise the price, after all, I had to cooperate with Yili. ”

"Okay, you have enough taxes as a businessman, are you not greedy enough to be evil?" Yun Xi smiled.

The example of the imperial brother is not very good, but Wei Wu even lost Hanzhong later. Shang Bing was going to say this, but after thinking about it, he just smiled and didn't speak.

Yun Xi talked to him a lot more, and his tone became more and more serious, and he instructed Shang Bing some things that he thought were very important. Shang Bing nodded in agreement regardless of whether he felt right or not. Of course, it is not certain whether he will carry it out in Yiwu.

This is a big problem for Daming now. Daming's area is not small, and Yunxi has no way to keep an eye on one thing, so he can only entrust many things to others; These people continue to entrust the matter downward, and whether they can meet Yunxi's requirements in the end can only depend on the will of God. The most important thing in officialdom is not to cause trouble to the boss, and most officials work with the idea that more things are better than less things.

A prince like Qin Fan who is divided into feudal lords does not have the idea that more is better than less, but they may not act according to Yun Xi's idea.

Yun Xi actually knew it in his heart, but he had no choice but to talk to Shang Bing more and let him accept his point of view.

Soon an hour passed, Shang Bing saw that Yun Xi seemed to have nothing to say, and proposed to retire, and Zhu Quan immediately stood up.

Yun Xi said to Shang Bing: "You finally came to the capital once, hurry up and go back to reunite with your brother, and the imperial brother will not bother you." Especially Shang Xi, she will get married next year, how can you, as the eldest brother, take care of it more? By the way, you will stay in the capital after the New Year, and you will not return to Yiwu until Shang Xi gets married. Anyway, there are Gao Xiang and Song Sheng in Yiwu! ”

"Yes, Shang Xi will get married next year," Shang Bing said as if he suddenly thought of Shang Xi's marriage next year: "It's better for me, who is my brother, to send her to marry." ”

Yun Xi said to Zhu Quan again: "Uncle Seventeen, I still have some things here, and after two days these things are all dealt with, I will call you all into the palace and everyone will be lively and happy together." ”

The two said a few more words, and Zhu Quan and Shang Bing bowed and retreated.

Yun Xi stretched his waist, put on his coat, and said to Wang Xi: "Xuan went to the pavilion next to Luo Guanzhong to meet you." ”

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Shang Bing and Zhu Quan walked out of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Quan sighed and walked towards his horse. Shang Bing knew why he sighed, walked a few steps to keep up with Zhu Quan, and said softly: "Seventeenth Uncle, since the imperial brother did not refuse on the spot, it means that he has not thought about it yet, otherwise he will definitely refuse Uncle Seventeen's request tactfully, instead of fooling the past." ”

"I know that, too." Zhu Quan said. He had studied Yun Xi's actions before, and if he would never let him seal it, he would definitely tell him tactfully.

"But what is Your Majesty hesitating about? My Ning Fan has always been a place outside the Saiwai, not the land of China that he said, why can't it be divided? Zhu Quan whispered again.

Shang Bing couldn't answer. How could he possibly know what Yun Hee was thinking.

The two were silent when Shang Bing suddenly saw Xie Jin walking in from the Qianqing Gate, just passing by the place where they had placed their horses.

After seeing the two of them, Xie Jin immediately bowed and saluted: "Minister Xie Jin has seen His Royal Highness King Qin, His Royal Highness King Ning. ”

The two of them also hurried to return the salute. Xie Jin served as the winter assistant official and the editor-in-chief of the "Ming Dynasty", and was very trusted by Yunxi, and they did not dare to offend.

Shang Bing also smiled and said, "Auxiliary Officer Xie is going to meet Your Majesty?" ”

"Oh, the minister has something to see Your Majesty." Xie Jin said.

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At this time, in the pavilion next to Yun Xi's dormitory, Yun Xi Zheng and Luo Guanzhong said: "Luo Qing, after the Chinese New Year, reduce the compilation of Mongolian dramas and scripts for bullying the Han people, and write about the unpopular points of Chen Youliang and others. ”

Yun Xi decided to change his policy towards Mongolia from confrontation to appeasement.

After last year's battle, Beiyuan's strength has become even weaker, and it is no longer enough to pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty, and it will be just an opponent similar to bandits and bandits in the next few years.

And Yun Xi remembered that in the past two years, Gui Li Chi killed Kun Timur and established himself as the Great Khan, and no longer maintained the title of Great Yuan, calling himself Mongolia or Tatar, and befriending the Ming Dynasty. Historically, the power of Guilichi lasted only six years, and Ben Shan Yari and Arutai, who had regained the name of the Great Yuan State, confronted the Ming Dynasty. Yun Hee decides to take various measures to maintain the rule of Oni Li Chi and let him continue for a few more years.

At the same time, the policy of Buddhism in Mongolia will be implemented, and in order to better Buddhism Mongolia, we must not let the Mongol tribes be driven around by the Ming army all day long, and we must have a relatively fixed nomadic place.

Therefore, it is more appropriate to focus on appeasement for Mongolia now.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Luo Guanzhong wanted to say. Although he didn't know why Yun Xi made such a decision, he would definitely implement it.

But he only said one word, and he coughed "pittedly".

"Luo Qing, you're fine." Yun Hee asked with concern; Immediately said: "Huang Fu, don't you know a little bit of medical skills? Come and see Mr. Luo. ”

Huang Fu immediately came over to check Luo Guanzhong's pulse; But Luo Guanzhong kept shirking, and after taking a breath, he said: "Your Majesty, don't bother Gonggong Huang, the minister just can't endure the cold in winter, and the old people are almost like this, and it's not a disease." ”

"In that case," Yun Xi said, "then you should pay more attention to your body, and I will reward you with some precious tonics, so that you can spend the winter at home." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister must take good care of it." Luo Guanzhong added in his heart: "Before that book is finished, the minister will definitely not die." ’