After a little thought, Zhu Youzhen vetoed the idea that Shu Bobu was purchasing grain for himself.

The old shopkeeper Zheng Ming also once said that the Shubo tribe is a commercial tribe. They have always been a middleman-like existence in the grassland.

How could such a tribe buy food only for themselves?

Well, this Shu Bo Department is subordinate to the Horqin Department.

Zhu Youzhen remembered that the old shopkeeper Zheng Ming once said that it seemed that the old slave of Houjin had also taken the lead for the Horqin Department.

The relationship between Horqin and Houjin is not ordinary.

A large amount of grain is needed, and a large amount of cash can be obtained, and Houjin fully meets these conditions.

Could it be that Shu Bobu is buying grain for Houjin?

Zhu Youjian's body couldn't help but be shocked.

It's a good possibility.

Wrong.

Zhu Youzhen immediately found that there was something wrong in his thinking.

If Houjin is really looking for an agent, he should also be looking for Horqin to buy it on his behalf, right?

"Lao Zheng, you said that the Horqin Department has its own way to buy grain. Do you know from which source they buy their food? Zhu Youzhen looked curious.

"Your Highness, where do they buy food from, this is a secret, how can the villain know.

This, this villain only knows a little legend. ”

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen's face showed signs of turning yin, Zheng Yingtai, who said that he didn't know, hurriedly changed his words.

"The villain just heard that the Horqin Department seems to be very close to several businesses in Zhangjiakou. But it's really not clear which villain it is. ”

Hearing Zheng Yingtai talk about Zhangjiakou's business, Zhu Youzhen asked with interest: "Is there also your Shanxi business in Zhangjiakou that is smuggling?" ”

"Smuggling?"

Hearing this word, Zheng Yingtai instinctively trembled. But then Zheng Yingtai remembered that in front of him was His Royal Highness King Xin.

Smuggling is a big crime for their Zheng family, but it is not a matter at all for His Royal Highness King Xin.

With a wry smile, Zheng Yingtai said to Zhu Youzhen: "Your Highness, our Zheng family is called smuggling. Zhangjiakou is not called smuggling.

Over there in Zhangjiakou, that is our authentic horse market.

Selling grain, salt, and all kinds of materials to the grasslands is a normal transaction. ”

"What? How so? Is this Zhangjiakou a special zone of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Zhu Youzhen was immediately interested in this Zhangjiakou.

has been in this era for so long, Zhu Youzhen knows Daming's attitude towards the grassland.

The Ming Dynasty has a deep-rooted defensive psychology against the grassland.

The Ming Dynasty's control over the flow of materials into the grassland is quite strict.

How did this Zhangjiakou become a special case of the Ming Dynasty?

In his previous life, Zhu Youzhen had heard of the saying that he went to the west.

It seems that going to the west exit refers to Zhangjiakou, right?

Seeing that His Royal Highness King Xin was interested in Zhangjiakou, Zheng Yingtai opened the conversation.

"Your Royal Highness, Zhangjiakou is the authentic horse market of our Ming Dynasty, and it is authorized by our imperial court to open trade with the Mongols over there.

During the Longqing period, Governor Wang (Wang Chonggu) established the city. He understands that it is not easy for our small people to live, and he can also enter the market to trade.

Since then, although Zhangjiakou is called the official market, it is actually very different from other official markets in the Ming Dynasty.

In other official markets, it must be strictly in accordance with the digital transactions set by the imperial court.

For example, if the imperial court orders to trade 200 horses, then the official market can only trade 200 horses. One more horse is against the law.

Zhangjiakou, on the other hand, is different.

From the beginning of the opening of the market by Governor Wang, he did not follow the figures of the official market of the imperial court.

There, as long as the Mongols brought goods, they could trade as much as they wanted.

In this way, in addition to the two large markets stipulated by the imperial court in Zhangjiakou a year, there will be small markets every month.

Where, the Mongols only had to get the goods they could trade, and they could exchange them for as much food as they wanted. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhen was really surprised.

"Lao Zheng, Zhangjiakou doesn't listen to the constitution of the imperial court so much, why hasn't the imperial court canceled it?"

"Cancel Zhangjiakou?"

Hearing Zhu Youzhen's question, Zheng Yingtai smiled.

"My Royal Highness, how dare the imperial court cancel Zhangjiakou.

In Zhangjiakou Kaima City, that was to appease the Mongolian Altan Khan.

Since the opening of Zhangjiakou, it has been more than 50 years, and the Mongolian Tartars have never beaten our Ming Dynasty on a large scale.

Even when Hudun Khan (Lin Dan Khan of Chahar) disturbed the border two years ago, most of the Mongolian people who were qualified to open the market in Zhangjiakou from the grassland did not follow suit.

The Mongols can exchange things from Zhangjiakou, who is willing to follow that Hudun Khan to fight our Daming.

It's really urgent for us to take Zhangjiakou off.

The Mongolian Tartars don't all have to drink the northwest wind.

But in the same way, if our Ming Dynasty really closes Zhangjiakou, then those Mongolian Tartars who have no food and drink will have to come to fight our Ming.

Our Daming and Mongolian Tartars are in Zhangjiakou, and they are afraid of beating wolves with hemp sticks. ”

This time, Zheng Yingtai was too addicted to being a teacher, and even the corners of his mouth foamed at the mouth when he said something.

Zhu Youzhen was very satisfied with Zheng Yingtai's words.

This Zheng Yingtai is really worthy of being born in Shanxi, and he really knows about this trade.

"Lao Zheng, this Zhangjiakou policy is so good, why don't you Zheng family go?"

Pointing to the tea bowl next to him, Zhu Youzhen asked casually.

Hearing Zhu Youzhen's question, the excited Zheng Yingtai suddenly wilted.

He picked up the tea bowl next to him, and drank it cleanly, and then sighed.

"Alas, Your Highness. If we could enter Zhangjiakou, our Zheng family would have entered a long time ago.

When this Zhangjiakou opened from the establishment of the city, the bulk trade of Mongolian Tatars was tightly held in the hands of the seven or eight families headed by the Wang family and the Fan family.

We simply can't plug in.

As soon as we enter Zhangjiakou, it will inevitably cause all kinds of trouble.

In Zhangjiakou, we can't even do a small business.

This back and forth, our Zheng family is simply untenable in Zhangjiakou. ”

Looking at Zheng Yingtai's depressed face, Zhu Youzhen smiled instead.

Also, how dare people let you enter the market as a businessman of your Zheng family.

If you get a foothold, the market won't have to be re-divided.

Even if it's me, I can't let you enter Zhangjiakou!

The Wang family and the Fan family, it seems that they are really very powerful in Zhangjiakou.

I'm afraid that Zhangjiakou is up and down,

No, it is estimated that the entire Xuanda (Xuanfu and Datong) has formed a community of interests with them.

Otherwise, there is no way to monopolize the market in Zhangjiakou.

Zhu Youzhen has already figured out that nine out of ten businessmen in Zhangjiakou are those Jin merchants who colluded with Houjin in his previous life.

According to Zheng Yingtai, only they have the conditions to transport various materials to the grassland on a large scale.

You must know that the materials required for Houjin are not a small number.

For example, the 20,000 stone of grain that Shubobu wants to buy.

20,000 stone of grain, that is, more than 3 million catties.

More than 3 million catties of grain, how much transportation power is needed to get it.

There is no space equipment in this era.