"Commander Chiang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Tan Jing raised her glass to Jiang Beiming, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

"Thank you, Sister Tan." Jiang Beiming raised his glass and responded, "I can't say a good way, but I have some ideas." When I was in Beijing, Wang Chengen and I talked about the need to carry out a pilot project to collect industrial and commercial taxes in Qiongzhou Prefecture. Although Chongzhen has not yet made a final decision on this matter, can we say this to Chen Mincheng, Yulin Bay will go to various places to invest and do business. In the name of doing business, we first wedged a nail in various places, and slowly engaged in relations with the local government. ”

"I don't think you're reliable with that." Xu Lang said, "We have been doing business in Guangzhou and Qiongzhou for many years, and now we can't control it, but we can't do business." ”

"Xu Lang, you didn't understand what I meant." Jiang Beiming explained, "First, we are really doing business in Guangzhou and Qiongzhou Mansion, and there is no army at all; Second, those two places are the residences of the prefect and governor of the Ming Dynasty, and we can't control them at all. But this time, we went to all the prefectures and counties in Qiongzhou Prefecture, and they were all small places. We can reorganize the army into a chamber of commerce factory guard, and with the armed forces, I think the local government should be easier to control. ”

"If that's the case." Xu Lang thought for a while, "I can only say try it first, I always feel that it is not appropriate." ”

"Then try it first." Han Wantao hurriedly raised his wine glass, "Let's try it first according to Beiming's method, Lao Xia, Qiuming, please, go to Qiongzhou Mansion with your eldest sister Tan." ”

Huang Taiji sat in the palace of Shengjing City, with two letters in front of him, and only Fan Wencheng was alone in front of Huang Taiji.

"Fan Aiqing, you have read both letters, what do you think?"

"Back to the Great Khan." Fan Wencheng replied, "I think that what Haugbel said really needs to be decided by the Great Khan. Although Zhen Guogong may not have been here in the first place, we have to guard against the situation in North Korea now. ”

Tao Min also explained what happened in North Korea in the letter. Huang Taiji asked, "Do you think he is telling the truth?" ”

"The minister thinks that what Zhen Guogong said is true, but the Great Khan has to guard against it." Fan Wencheng reiterated it again.

"Fan Aiqing." Huang Taiji suddenly asked, "What do you think we can break through again next year?" ”

"Does the Great Khan still want to break through next year?" Fan Wencheng asked while thinking about the meaning of Huang Taiji's words.

Huang Taiji didn't answer but asked again: "Fan Aiqing, how many new Korean troops do you think Zhenguo Gong can train next year?" ”

Fan Wencheng understood what Huang Taiji meant: "How many new Korean troops does the Great Khan want to dispatch?" ”

Huang Taiji still didn't answer: "Fan Aiqing, you draw up two secret decrees for Ben Khan, let Haoge and Tao Min have a good relationship, don't make the relationship too stiff; In addition, praise Tao Min and let them hurry up training the new army. ”

"Hey, obey the order." After Fan Wencheng answered, he asked, "Do you have to tell Zhen Guogong about entering the customs next year?" ”

"Just let Hauge know." Huang Taiji said with a smile, "Ben Khan wants to see the thoughts of the two Zhenguo dukes. ”

Tao Min received the will of Huang Taiji: "Brother, the Great Khan has sent a letter. ”

"yes, what did you say?"

"Nothing." Tao Min handed the will to Tao Gong, "It's all some innocuous words of commendation." ”

Tao Gong finished reading the will: "Brother, what does the Great Khan mean, I didn't say anything about the substantive issues on it." ”

"The meaning of the Great Khan is obvious." Tao Min smiled, "He's waiting to see what happens." ”

"Brother, are you saying that the Great Khan doesn't trust us now?"

"Not really." Tao Min didn't explain anymore but asked, "How many flintlock pistols do we have in Shengjing?" ”

Tao Gong thought for a while: "When we left, we brought more than 3,000 pieces, and according to the normal production rate, there should be three or four thousand more pieces now, and the artillery should be able to produce more than ten or twenty pieces." ”

"Oh." Tao Min instructed, "I will write another letter to the Great Khan and ask him to send another 2,000 flintlock muskets to equip the new Korean army." In addition, if you get more people, we will also open mines and smelt iron in North Korea. ”

"Shall we make iron here?" Tao Gong asked suspiciously, "What will the Great Khan think?" ”

"I'll find a way to explain it to the Great Khan." Tao Min suddenly lowered his voice, "Brother, I have an idea I want to talk to you about. ”

"Brother. What are your thoughts? ”

"Brother, why do you think Chongzhen should reuse Yulin Bay now, is Chongzhen really at ease with Yulin Bay in his heart?"

"And why?" Tao Gong didn't understand why his brother asked this, "It's not because of our big gold." Chongzhen only wants to use Yulin Bay now, and he must be uneasy about Yulin Bay in his heart. ”

"Yes, you're right." Tao Min praised, "Chongzhen's use of Yulin Bay is precisely because of the existence of Dajin. Yulinwan is now very worried about our land reform in North Korea, so they spare no effort to drive a wedge between us and the Great Khan and sabotage our land reform. However, their method also reminded me that if Dajin and the Ming Dynasty reached an armistice agreement, do you think Yulin Bay would still be useful in Chongzhen's eyes? ”

"Brother, that's what you're talking about, but can Dajin make a truce with the Ming Dynasty?"

"Why not." Tao Min asked rhetorically, "In the original history, the Ming Dynasty and Huang Taiji negotiated several times, but they all stopped halfway for various reasons. Huang Taiji has always wanted to imitate North Korea to establish itself as a country, if we can really stop the war, on the one hand, we can have more time for development, on the other hand, we may not have to deal with Yulin Bay. ”

"But what if the Great Khan does not agree to an armistice?" Tao Gong asked another question, "Brother, don't forget that history has changed now. ”

"Then what if we go and talk to Chongzhen about the armistice?"

"Shall we?" Tao Gong was a little confused by his brother, "How can we stop fighting with Chongzhen, we are just Zhenguo Gong, Chongzhen definitely can't believe us." ”

"What if we're not the Duke of Zhenguo?"

"What else can it be if it's not Zhen Guogong? Can the Great Khan give us another official title? ”

Tao Min smiled but did not answer.

Tao Gong suddenly understood his brother's thoughts: "Brother, do you want to 。。。。。。 ”

Tao Min waved his hand at Tao Gong: "What do you think?" ”

"I, I don't know." Tao Gong looked out the window, "I think it's too risky, and the chances of success are slim." ”

"I also know it's risky, and I can't do it until I have to." Tao Min whispered, "Work hard in the best direction and prepare for the worst." ”

Tao Gong got up and opened the door to look out, closed the door and turned around: "Brother, what do you want to do?" ”

"I'm just thinking about it now." Tao Min asked rhetorically, "Do you know what happened to Haoge's mother-in-law, Mang Guji?" ”

Tao Gong touched his head: "I don't know." ”

"Brother." Tao Min began to tell Tao Gong about this history, "In the fifth year of Tiancong, that is, in 1631, Zu Dashou restored Dalinghe City. In August, Huang Taiji commanded the Eight Banners to besiege Dalinghe City. Mang Gurtai and his first brother Derge led the blue flag to attack the south of the city, because this is the area where the Ming army's artillery fire is most concentrated, the Ming army inflicted great casualties on the Mang Gurtai soldiers, and Mang Gurtai saw this and ordered a retreat in time. Later, Mang Gurtai came to the imperial tent of Huang Taiji and asked Huang Taiji to transfer back the Zhenglan Banner guards who had come out of the post to replenish the military strength and facilitate the re-fighting. But Huang Taiji did not wait for Mang Gurtai to finish playing, so he ordered the guards to prepare the horses, saying that there was something important to do.

Mang Gurtai originally had a reckless temperament, and when he saw this situation, he was very angry and spoke disrespectfully to Huang Taiji. As he spoke, he put his hand on the handle of the knife and pulled out the knife by about five inches. Frightened, Derg hurriedly held his hand down and pushed him out of the tent. When Huang Taiji saw this, he scolded the guards around him and said, 'Why don't you quickly draw your swords and block the front?' The ancients said: The knife must be cut, and the axe must be cut. Don't you understand the purpose of their blades, how dare you sit idly by? ’

That night, under the persuasion of his younger brother Dege, Mang Gurtai came to Huang Taiji's yellow tent to confess to Huang Taiji under the pretext that he had drunk too much and caused his crazy words, but he was rejected by Huang Taiji, and the contradictions between the two brothers were irreconcilable.

The battle of Dalinghe ended victoriously, and Mang Gurtai was sentenced to remove the name of Da Beile, take the population of Wuniulu, and fine 10,000 taels of silver.

Mang Gurtai was very sad in his heart, and often sat alone and cried. The elder sister Mang Guji and the brother-in-law Zonomu were very sympathetic to the younger brother's plight, and specially rushed from Kaiyuan to persuade them.

At the banquet, Mang Gurtai used the wine to vent out the thoughts that had been hidden deep in his heart. He said: "I have completely offended Huang Taiji now, and I am afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat in the future, so I will simply not do anything and look for an opportunity to get rid of him and seize the throne." If this trick fails, we will retreat to Kaiyuan, where the city will be strong and establish ourselves as kings. ’

According to the Yeshi notes, Mang Gurtai's plan was to set up a 'Hongmen Banquet' at home, feast Huang Taiji, and poison him with medicinal wine. His younger brother Deg, his sister Mang Guji, and his brother-in-law Zonom were shocked to hear of this plan and advised Mang Gurtai not to act recklessly. But Manggultai said, 'If I don't kill him, he will kill me, and there is no way out.' Seeing that Mang Gurtai was so resolute, the three siblings finally agreed to Mang Gurtai's plan.

The next day, Mang Gurtai invited the two cronies of Zhenglan Banner to the secret room, Tun Bulu and Aiba Li, as well as Leng Seng Ji, a close confidant of Mang Guji. When the three cronies listened to Mang Gurtai's decision, they all said without hesitation that only the master's order would be obeyed, and they would not hesitate to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire.

The deliberations were decided, and the seven began to swear a blood oath.

However, Zono Muben was the Baylor of the Mongolian Aohan Department, and Tiancong was attached to Houjin in the first year. In order to encircle the Ao Han Department, Huang Taiji married his widowed sister Princess Mang Guji to Zonomu as his wife. Subsequently, he gave them Kaiyuan City as a territory, and built the princess's mansion in Kaiyuan City. And he gave them a large number of oxen, horses, men, silver and gold, and clothing. Therefore, Zonom is grateful to Huang Taiji.

Because of this, after Zonomu participated in the Zhenglan Banner 'Hongmen Banquet' and made his vows, he always felt a little guilty and anxious in his heart. Once, Zonomu went to visit Huang Taiji's house, and Huang Taiji set up a banquet to serve warmly. Zonomu pretended to drink too much and said to Huang Taiji, 'The emperor should not rely on his brother but will be harmful, so he should be cautious。。。。。。 As he spoke, Zonomu burst into tears and said, "The emperor is here, and our Mongolian tribes can live comfortably, but if the emperor is not there, what will we do in Mongolia?" ’。

Huang Taiji could hear the sound of Zonom's words. Soon after, Mang Gurtai suddenly 'died of a violent illness', which shocked everyone and thought it was a bad omen. As a result, they did not dare to implement it as planned. Two years later, Derg suffered a violent death from the same illness as his brother.

This year, Huang Taiji obtained the eight blessings of Lin Dan Khan, and gave the most beautiful of them to his son Haoge. Mang Guji was very dissatisfied when she heard about this, and she immediately found Huang Taiji and questioned Huang Taiji in front of everyone. Huang Taiji persuaded him with good words, but Mang Guji didn't listen at all, kicked open the door of the tent, got on the horse and ran away from the original direction.

The eldest Belle Daishan was also in the tent at this time, and when he saw that his sister was angry, he didn't think much about it, and hurriedly chased after him on horseback. After chasing Mangguji, Daishan invited Mangguji to his tent, set up a banquet to entertain, and gave his sister many gifts when he left.

When Huang Taiji heard about it, he said: 'The relationship between Daishan and Mang Guji was not harmonious, but when I was angry with Mang Guji and had a conflict, he invited Mang Guji to his home, and he invited him to eat and give gifts, what did he want to do? If you are so rebellious, elect someone else as Khan and replace me! ’”