Fan Wencheng's statement made several other Han officials also nod their heads again and again, thinking that the possibility of success of this strategy was still relatively large. Huang Taiji pondered in his heart for a while, and then said to Fan Wencheng: "After you go down, write a detailed note, Dahai, you will also advise him for one or two, and by the way, write a letter to Mao Wenlong for me."

Tell Mao Wenlong for me that if he is willing to switch to our country, I will make him king, and he can also put forward any additional conditions one by one. If he doesn't want to surrender to my Houjin, that's fine. As long as he is willing to form an alliance with our country, then our country can also support him to establish himself as king in Dongjiang and establish a legacy that can be passed on to his descendants.

With the strong soldiers and fierce generals of Dongjiang Town, if they are willing to join forces with our country to resist the Ming, the soldiers in the Ming State Pass will definitely not be able to resist. When the time comes, he can take Shandong, and our country will take Hedong, if the mandate of heaven is there, he will not be able to inherit the mandate of heaven and be the lord of all peoples. Our people are accustomed to the cool weather of the north and intolerant of the hot climate of the south, so if we can occupy a foreign land, we will be satisfied with nothing more.

Therefore, if he is interested, he can enter the world of the Ming country on an equal footing with our country, and retreat can occupy one side as the king. Why should you be like this today, with immortal merits, but being called by a group of mediocre officials to drink and snort..."

Dahai and Fan Wencheng immediately agreed, while Huang Taiji paused, and after a little thought, he continued: "Although my country's expedition to the Ming Kingdom this time is because the Ming State has provoked our country, but with the temperament of the Ming people, no matter who provoked this war, it will inevitably put the responsibility for provoking the war on our country.

The Ming people could not seek justice from our country on the battlefield, so it stands to reason that they would have regained face in other ways, such as cutting off trade with our country. But it's been almost a month since my army returned to Shenyang, and the Ming people haven't withdrawn the businesses in Shenyang, which is really a bit surprising.

You have just proposed that the trade with the Ming with the two red flags and the blue flag be nationalized, although it is out of public interest, but if our side has just nationalized the trade with the Ming and the Ming people cut off the trade activities, then what should we do? At that time, not only will we not get the benefits of the Ming trade, but we will have to bear the complaints of the people of the Three Banners, won't this be more than worth the loss? ”

Huang Taiji's inquiry made the Manchu and Han officials fall silent, and indeed, as the Khan King said, they have been thinking about their own internal problems, but they have forgotten that the Ming State can still cut off trade activities.

As the leader of the Wenguan's subordinates, Dahai had to stand up and plead with Huang Taiji at this time: "Servants and others are shallow and can't think carefully. ”

Seeing the Manchu and Han officials in the room asking him for advice, Huang Taiji not only did not feel impatient, but had a sense of satisfaction in controlling the overall situation. In contrast to the factional officials of the Daisho Palace, staying with the officials of the Tongbunkan made him feel that he was a true Khan king, and not one of the four great beylers who were struggling to maintain the balance of power in the country.

Huang Taiji only relaxed for a moment, then returned to his normal tone and said: "Before persuading the two red flags and the blue flag to hand over the huge profits of trade with the Ming to the state, we always have to understand the attitude of the Ming people first.

Speaking of which, the reason why this expedition to the Ming Kingdom did not achieve the expected goal is that we do not have enough information about the Ming Kingdom. Senior General, Ma, and Fan, you were originally all students of Liaodong, although you are now submissive to my Houjin, but the former division commander's classmates have always returned to the Ming Kingdom.

I hope that you will be able to restore contact with these division commanders and classmates, and it would be even better if you could get in touch with the scholars and squires of the Ming Dynasty through them. From their mouths, they learned a lot about the movements of the Ming court, especially the young emperor's every move, and they had to record them one by one. The senior deputy will be responsible for compiling the information provided by these people, and the two staff officers, Ma and Fan, will assist you and submit a document for me to review every 15 days. ”

Gao Hongzhong, Ma Guozhu, and Fan Wencheng suddenly felt a pang in their hearts, knowing that this was Huang Taiji's dissatisfaction with their intelligence collection work. For a long time, they were the Han officials who were responsible for the intelligence collection of the Ming army, after all, most of them were born in large families in Liaodong, and they had some connections with the Jiangmen of Liaoxi.

This expedition to the Ming Kingdom, for the Jizhou border pass and the garrison information of the army in Liaoxi Town, it is the news that they combined with the Ming army to surrender and obtained from Liaoxi Town. Originally, this was a proof to Huang Taiji that they were important to the existence of the Later Jin Kingdom, but now it has become a proof of failure.

The three of them immediately bowed and replied: "King Hui Khan, the minions and others will definitely collect the intelligence of the Ming Kingdom, and there will never be any more accidents during this expedition." ”

Only then did Huang Taiji turn his head to Dahai and said, "Isn't the name of the firm that trades with the Three Flags called the Four Seas Trading Company?" Dahai, you go and communicate with the manager of the Sihai Commercial Bank to see who the shareholders behind this commercial bank are and whether they can be used by us.

Most of the merchants in Zhangjiakou who sold ginseng, mink and other Liaodong specialties for us have now been arrested by the Ming government, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for us to get back the money we have in the hands of those Shanxi merchants. The current situation is that we need another channel to sell goods to the Ming country, otherwise the quantity of goods we sell will be controlled by the Ming government.

If the Ming government knows everything about the goods we sell, then the money we get from selling the goods will naturally be controlled by the Ming government. So when the time comes, how will we use these funds to buy various materials in the Ming Kingdom?

Therefore, in addition to the trade channels on the bright side, we also need a sales route that is not known to the Ming government. The merchants of the Ming Kingdom have always focused on self-interest, and as long as they are given enough benefits, they will definitely waver. Fan Yongdou and the others who escaped from the Ming Kingdom, they may know more about those Ming merchants, you can ask them to assist you.

As long as the Four Seas Commercial Bank is willing to maintain trade relations with our Houjin and is willing to privately sell Liaodong products and purchase some forbidden materials of the Ming Kingdom on our behalf, then I am willing to assure them in the name of the Great Khan of Houjin that their trade activities in the Houjin Kingdom will not be hindered in any way. ”

Dahai nodded and agreed: "The minions will definitely fulfill the instructions of the Khan King and persuade those merchants of the Ming Kingdom to become the arms and assistants of my Houjin." However, the minions were worried that if they directly contacted those Ming merchants, they would probably cause the dissatisfaction of the big Baylor and the second Baylor, should they say hello to the two Baylors? ”

Huang Taiji couldn't help frowning after hearing this, and pondered for a while before saying: "No need, even if we greet them first, they will still be dissatisfied, and maybe they will try to sway those Ming merchants, so that we can't know what the Ming merchants really think."

As the Great Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty, the first thing I have to consider is the interests of the entire Later Jin Kingdom, even if I am complained by the two brothers afterwards, it is a matter of course. You should contact the merchants of the Four Seas Merchant House as soon as possible, and only when you understand what they and the Ming court mean can we decide on our next move. ”

Huang Taiji had just finished explaining to Dahai about the contact with the Four Seas Trading House, and was thinking about how to tell the next thing, when Ning Wan, who had been watching his expression, suddenly stepped forward to salute him and said, "Hui Khan, the slave wants to speak to the Khan King, and I ask the Khan King for permission." ”

Huang Taiji was just stunned for a moment, then nodded and asked Ning Wan to continue. Ning Wan, who had been approved, took a deep breath a little nervously before he opened his mouth and said to Huang Taiji: "King Khan, the slave thinks that the most important thing for my Houjin Kingdom today is not the economic difficulties it is facing, nor is it the unfavorable situation in which my country is trapped on three sides. The most important problem in our country today is the chaotic situation in which the national government cannot be unified and there are many different political departments.

Since ancient times, anyone who has created a dynasty has not been the one who has unified the power and made it his own king. The Khan King is a great man and a great strategy, and every time he makes a decision, he will succeed. The people of our country are all happy to obey each other and are happy to be driven by the Khan.

However, in the court of our country today, there are people who want to govern the state together with the Khan, regardless of their dignity and humility, not to mention that their thoughts and gains cannot be compared with the Khan's clear views, that is, their acts of abusing power have not kept the courtesy of the Khan's people.

The slave thought that since the title of the monarch and the minister had been decided, the order of superiority and inferiority should also be observed. Otherwise, in addition to making the officials below at a loss, it will also greatly damage the reputation of our Houjin Kingdom. Therefore, the minions implore the Khan to put things right, clear the chaos in the court, and abolish the four greats..."

"Shut up." Ning Wan was excitedly admonishing Huang Taiji with a flushed face, but suddenly heard an angry reprimand. Looking at Huang Taiji, who was upset and got up and walked towards him angrily, Ning Wan's body trembled, and he knelt on the ground like a reed that had been blown by the wind.

After Huang Taiji walked into Ning Wan's side, he raised his foot and kicked him on the shoulder, and after directly kicking Ning Wan and me, he pointed his finger at him and reprimanded: "What a bold dog minion, the four great beyles are in charge of the government, which is the agreement between Ben Khan and the three great beylers before they ascended the throne.

The situation in our country is so difficult now, how dare you slander the three Great Beylers in private and provoke the relationship between Ben Khan and the three Great Beylers, you simply don't know whether you live or die. Come on, drag him down and give him ten lashes, and then punish him for three months, and see if he dares to speak wildly next time? ”

Ning Wan and I were dragged out by two guards who walked in through the door, and he didn't struggle, nor did he shout anything wronged, which made the room seem unusually quiet.

After a while, the sound of a whip whipping the air came from outside the door, and in the low hum that Ning Wan and I heard from time to time, Huang Taiji finally regained his composure. He glanced at the Manchu and Han officials who were thoughtful because of this incident, and then warned coldly: "I have always been lenient with you, but it does not mean that you can talk about your relatives and nobles and slander the brotherhood between Ben Khan and the three great beylers. I'd rather finish my wild words today, and you can't learn them. Otherwise, don't blame Ben Khan for punishing you and so on.

Of course, Ben Khan has always been rewarded for meritorious service, and punished for mistakes. After disposing of it, there is no need to mention the matter of my wild words. If you have any advice, you should tell Ben Khan the truth, and don't have to worry about it..."