"Hai Dongqing?" Yuan Chonghuan was puzzled, "Isn't Hai Dongqing a kind of mountain eagle in Jiannu?" ”

Ginger is still old and spicy! No matter how powerful you Yuan Chonghuan is in the war, there are things that you don't understand, Sun Chengzong's childlike heart rose, and he smiled: "Chonghuan doesn't know, 'Hai Dongqing' is a person, and he is an interrogator placed by His Majesty Xià on Jiannu's side. ”

"Interrogation? What kind of person is 'Hai Dongqing'? Yuan Chonghuan thought that he could send the message out from under Jiannu's nose, and he must not be a simple person.

Sun Chengzong shook his head: "I'm afraid only His Majesty and Zhou Wenqi know about this - the old man has never seen the person 'Hai Dongqing', and he doesn't even know whether he is a man or a woman, whether he is old or young." ”

Yuan Chonghuan had also heard about Zhou Wenqi, and knew that it was useless to ask, "What message did 'Hai Dongqing' send back?" ”

"Ningyuan has a half-Jiala of Jiannu, a total of eight Niu Lu, four of which are Jiannu's own Niu Lu, three are Mongolian Niu Lu, estimated to be Horqin's, and one Niu Lu, all of which are Han Chinese."

"Han Niulu?" Yuan Chonghuan's blood rose: "They are obviously people from the Ming Dynasty, but they want to help Jiannu and kill their own compatriots?" ”

"Hey!" Sun Chengzong just sighed: "We lost too quickly in Liaodong, and these Han people didn't have time to retreat - they also have a home to go back to!" ”

Yuan Chonghuan has been in Liaodong for many years, and knows the tragic experience and helpless reality of these Han people in Liaodong, "My lord, according to the establishment of Jiannu, there are three hundred soldiers in each Niulu, so there should be more than two thousand Jiannu soldiers in Ningyuan City?" ”

"Definitely!" Sun Chengzong spit out two words from between his teeth, "There are three hundred soldiers in each Niulu, that is the wartime establishment of Jiannu, and now there is no large-scale war between Jiannu and Daming, but they are just facing off on the front line of Shanhaiguan, and their Niulu is not satisfied with the staff - each Niulu only has about a hundred soldiers." ”

"A hundred?" Yuan Chonghuan was overjoyed: "Then the Jiannu we eliminated in Qiantun is not their entire Niulu - we have found a total of 100 taels of silver on Jiannu, of which 50 taels were found on the body of a Jiannu, is he the Niulu of Jiannu?" ”

"It should be!" Sun Chengzong narrowed his eyes and looked thoughtful: "If the First Army destroys one of Jiannu's Niulu, then Ningyuan and Jiannu will only have three Niulu." ”

"My lord, are the Mongols and Jiannu really of the same mind?" Yuan Chonghuan was already full of anticipation, as if Ning Yuan was a piece of fat on his lips.

"It's hard to say." Sun Chengzong frowned slightly, "The population of Jiannu is insufficient, so we recruit Mongolians and even Han people into the army, but Mongolia and Jiannu are cooperative relations, and interests are paramount." If there is a rift in interests, or if they are inferior on the battlefield, no one can guarantee that they will still be monolithic. ”

"My lord," Yuan Chonghuan put down his teacup and got up from his seat: "My subordinates ask to attack Ning Yuan." ”

Sun Chengzong didn't answer positively, "Chonghuan, tell me about your plans." ”

"My lord, Ning Yuanman is full of calculations, and now there are only seven hundred defenders, not to mention the combat effectiveness of the Mongols and Han people, which is more than a step worse than that of Jiannu, and at a critical moment, they may still have civil strife."

Sun Chengzong shook his head: "Chonghuan, although the number of Jiannu is small, but the combat effectiveness is not ordinarily strong, plus Ningyuan is a strong city, the city wall is thick, it is by no means an easy city, in case of holding on, Jinzhou's Jiannu will definitely come to reinforcements, at that time, the first army will be attacked on both sides." ”

"This ......" The First Army has more than 30,000 soldiers, dozens of times the number of Jiannu, but whether the flintlock pistols of the First Army can stop Jiannu's cavalry in the field, Yuan Chonghuan is really not very sure.

"Chonghuan doesn't need to be in a hurry." Sun Chengzong's smile was as cunning as a fox, "Jiannu lost a Niu Lu for no reason this time, with their always strong character, will they give up?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan looked at Sun Chengzong with a smile: "My lord is talking about ......"

Sun Chengzong didn't speak, just bowed slightly.

When Sun Chengzong's military report arrived in Beijing, Zhu Youzhen was summoning the maritime representatives from the south in the Zhongji Palace.

"The grass people see His Majesty." More than a dozen maritime merchants knelt in front of Zhu Youzhen's seat.

"Get up!" Zhu Youzhen glanced at this group of merchants in gray robes who were only engaged in overseas business, and the fact that they could come to Beijing and kneel at their feet showed that they had accepted their orthodox status, and the Ming Dynasty was still a very hierarchical society.

"Thank you." The maritime merchants stood up one by one, and although the eunuchs in the palace had already prepared seats for them, no one dared to sit down.

"Sit down, everybody! No restraints. Zhu Youzhen pointed to the chair and gestured to them. What is the difference between overseas trade and domestic trade? ”

The maritime merchants exchanged glances with each other, and seeing that Zhu Youzhen did not have the majesty of the emperor at all, he slowly dropped half of his ass on the chair.

"陛xià...... Grass people are engaged in overseas trade, and they mainly feel that overseas trade is more profitable. Suzhou maritime merchant Wang Kui said cautiously.

"Oh, so what products do you mainly sell overseas?" Zhu Youzhen continued to be pleasant.

"Back to His Majesty, grass people and others mainly sell tea, cotton cloth, clothing and other daily necessities." Li Yusheng, a businessman from Guangdong, is in his forties, not tall, but his whole body is lean.

The Li family is second to none in Guangzhou, even in the whole of Guangdong, it can also rank in the top ten, but businessmen have no status in Daming, Shinong industry and commerce, businessmen are ranked last, no matter how much money there is, it can't change the reality of low social status.

"Well," Zhu Youzhen sipped his tea, "then what products did you buy back from Nanyang?" ”

Liu Bingzhong, a maritime merchant in Nanjing, got up from his seat: "Back to Your Majesty, Nanyang is far less abundant than my Ming Dynasty, and there is no good production. ”

"Sit down, proprietor Liu doesn't need to be polite." Zhu You raised his hand and signaled, "It's good to buy grain, Daming lacks food, you have to make more contributions to the people of Daming." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Shanzhong sat on the chair, he only knew that he made money by betraying goods, but he didn't expect that selling food could also contribute to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhen's tone changed: "Ladies and gentlemen, your shipping documents have not been registered with the Ministry of Industry, right?" Before the Ming Dynasty, the policy of banning the sea was implemented. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and Wang Kui, Li Yusheng, and Liu Shanzhong, who had just spoken, were even more frightened and knelt down in front of Zhu Youzhen, and they were all on the ground, crying and mourning.

Seeing that the heat was almost over, Zhu Youzhen didn't want to scare these earliest shipping merchants of the Ming Dynasty, "Get up!" I don't intend to cure your sins, after all, you are making money from Nanyang and benefiting the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Wang Kui and the others dared to get up, and under Zhu Youzhen's signal, they were helped to the chair by other maritime merchants.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you make money, I don't object, but you can't endanger the interests of the Ming Dynasty, and you must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Youzhen has already made preparations for the future industrial and commercial tax.

"For example, grain, the Ming Dynasty is not abundant, you can sell it back to China, if the grain store can't sell it, you can sell it to the imperial court to hoard it, and in the future in the year of famine, the imperial court can provide relief to the people; However, glass and other handicrafts can be produced in Daming China, so we must buy less, otherwise it will damage the interests of Daming manufacturers. ”

"As for exports, in addition to tea, cotton cloth, and clothing as you mentioned, you can also export soap, perfume, and other civilian products to Nanyang."

"Soap, perfume? But these are relatively scarce in Daming, and we don't have them at all? Qian Chaosheng, a Chaozhou businessman, had a dull eye and a depressed expression, if he could get these legendary goods, not to mention overseas, even in Daming, it would be several times the profit.

"These are still in the research and development stage, and they will be mass-produced in the future, so you can easily get the goods, and you can also contact soap and perfume manufacturers, and I will help you when necessary." Zhu Youzhen didn't wait for these maritime merchants to wake up from their excitement, "But some commodities cannot be exported at will, such as firearms, cement, etc., and they must be approved by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry before they can be exported overseas. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, we will obey the laws of the Ming Dynasty at all." All the maritime merchants replied in unison.

"As long as you abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and benefit the people of the Ming Dynasty, once I will support you in doing business overseas, the imperial court will also support you. This is the main reason why I have summoned you today. "Zhu Youzhen is not like an emperor at all, but more like a brother or friend who is a family member.

"Pirates of the South Seas."

"Theft by local natives."

"Xiyi's blatant snatching."

……

All the maritime merchants have spoken out about their hardships in Nanyang, and without the support of the imperial court, they all struggled to survive in Nanyang with their personal wisdom and bearing.

Zhu Youzhen got up from his chair and slowly paced around the hall, "I also know that there are many Ming people in Nanyang, and like you, they are bullied by the local natives and Xiyi, and I also want to help my own people, how can I ...... I can't do it, Daming doesn't have a strong enough navy! ”

Li Yusheng seemed to realize something, "Your Majesty wants to form a navy like Zheng Sanbao?" ”

"I have made an order to form a South China Sea Fleet in Guangzhou, but since the Ming Dynasty became an ancestor, the sea has been banned for many years, and the navy has shrunk strictly, although the sea ban was opened during the Wanli period, but the time is too short, and now there is a lack of large ships, and the navy cannot train normally, let alone sail to the South Seas." Zhu Youzhen finally got to the point.

"If you really want to form a fleet like the Three Treasure Eunuchs, the grass people can donate the big ships in the merchant ships." Li Yusheng thought of the Ming fleet in the Three Treasures era, and his eyes lit up, if the Ming Dynasty had another such navy, Nanyang, wouldn't the people of the Ming Dynasty go sideways?

"In fact, merchant ships are not very suitable for serving as warships, there is a big difference between real warships and merchant ships, but the South China Sea Fleet now lacks ships that can go to sea, if you wait to build ships and train soldiers, I don't know what year and month to wait for - Li Dongzhu can donate the big ship to the imperial court, I am very happy, but the imperial court can't ask for your ship in vain, when the real warship is built, the merchant ship will still be returned to you, and then give you appropriate compensation."

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