Chapter 947: Ecstatic Brother and Sister
For many people, migrating from water to grass is as romantic as traveling all over the world, taking the sky as a bed, but in fact, it is a most painful choice, not to mention the terrible wind and snow, the sand and dust in the sky, the torrential rain that I don't know when, and the fierce steppe wolf, the blood-sucking mosquito the size of a fingernail......
The harsh environment has created people's instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and after the opening of commerce, it is like the blood vessels are connected, a steady stream of nutrients is imported, people from all over the world flock to it, and almost everyone enjoys the fun of exchange. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In the past, although there were also Jin merchants smuggling, they took the high-end route, the number of goods was small, the price was expensive, and they only supplied the top princes and nobles, and ordinary people had no chance to share at all.
The active border trade is completely different, the goods have become popular goods, and the quantity is very abundant, and the quality is also high.
In fact, Tang Yi didn't want to take out so many good things at once, and he had to do business like boiling an eagle, little by little. Even though there are many Jin merchants who are not, they maintain high prices and huge profits, and Tang Yi does not want to destroy them. But he had no choice, the Spanish trade ban had already begun to work, and there was a backlog of goods in the southeast, and the silk that was originally in short supply was piled up in the warehouse, and if it was not kept properly, the worth of hundreds of thousands of taels would be destroyed.
There is no choice but to transport it to the grassland, and the long-term trade blockade has turned the grassland into a depression of value, and the merchants are frantically selling it to make a profit.
Dacheng Taiji and Yike Hatun saw the Han people's ability to make money for the first time, which simply amazed them. After they exchanged the cattle and sheep, the cattle that were strong and suitable for arable land would be arranged together and sent to the livestock markets in Tianjin and other places, and the sheep full of fat and flesh would be sent to the capital to supply more than a million greedy mouths there.
The cattle and sheep that are a little worse in health and cannot walk back alive will not be wasted, slaughtered on the spot, the skin is peeled off, and after a simple treatment, it is loaded and transported away, and someone will make it into a leather jacket, which can definitely be sold at a good price in the cold weather.
The rest of the flesh and bones will not be wasted, they are simply divided, cut into twenty or thirty catties of meat, it is cold outside, the meat will soon be frozen solid, until the beginning of spring, it will not rot, send away!
There is also some meat to be sold in the southeast, where the weather is not enough to keep it frozen.
This also bothered the clever merchants, who made the meat into bacon, bacon, sausages, hams...... In short, there are many means.
The remaining offal and minced meat are not wasted, but are thrown into a large pot to stew and make meat floss, and countless horse farms are vying for it.
In order to complete the work as quickly as possible, the merchants had to hire the people of Dabansheng, and many herdsmen became workers for the first time, and received a decent salary for the first time.
Of course, they also learned some not-so-glorious methods, such as dragging the cattle and sheep that froze to death in winter, and the meat quality was still intact, and they were all divided and sold, even if they were spoiled, they had to be made into meat floss, and there was no waste here.
As a result, Dabansheng Castle was shrouded in an indescribable smell, and Daesung Taiyoshi had to light the best incense in the palace to barely sleep.
He also saw with his own eyes that some Han merchants mixed horse meat into beef, and some even mixed dead wild wolves, foxes, and roe deer with beef and mutton, or made into meat floss.
Those shamans taught him that the immortals would punish those who were dishonest, and even told him that borrowing money should not be subject to interest, and that relying on money to make money is gnawing at other people's bones, which is the most despicable behavior......
In just a few days, these teachings have lost their value.
It turned out that all those impermissible behaviors appeared, but his people did not oppose anything, not even those nobles did not fight, and even they themselves were imitating the Han people and doing these things.
After experiencing sudden changes, Dacheng Taiji is also maturing rapidly, he knows at least one thing, the grassland has changed, thousands of years of rules, under the impact of massive commodities, quickly collapsed, hospitable people have become calculating, calculating.
Daesung Taiji didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, but he knew one thing that his status and even his life had been linked to Dabansheng and the prosperity of business.
He wants to protect everything that belongs to him, and within half a month of the mutual market, Dacheng Taiji got as much as 150,000 taels of silver in taxes.
He did not hesitate to take out the money, and even took out the savings of the Khan's court over the years, and he issued an order to all his troops to recruit troops.
Every soldier who fought for him would receive three taels of silver, and if he died in battle, he would receive a pension of five taels of silver.
After the fall of the Great Yuan, the concept of military pay appeared for the first time on the grassland, in the past they were a group of looters, making a fortune by plundering, but this time they became guardians, to protect the hard-won prosperity.
For the people at the bottom, there is not much difference, they have seen the power of silver, three taels of silver, almost enough for their families to survive the winter, very attractive.
Soon, under the hands of Dacheng Taiji, more than 17,000 people were gathered, plus one Kehatun, and the strength of Bingtu, Dabansheng had nearly 30,000 soldiers, which was even stronger than before the Ming army came.
Gao Yi once suspected that this was digging his own grave, Dacheng Taiji is the grandson of Alta after all, these people and horses are all my old subordinates, they will not obey the assignment of Daming at all, maybe I will kill back, they will also turn against each other!
Lao Shangshu did not hesitate to brave the wind and snow to personally inspect those people and horses, wanting to stop the stupid move.
But when he took a closer look, he didn't worry so much.
It is true that these people will not be completely subordinate to the Ming Dynasty, but they will be subordinate to their own interests.
Most of these people who were left behind in Dabansheng were not the core of my cronies, and in the huge looting group, they played the pitiful role of contributing the most and sharing the least profits.
I have long been dissatisfied with my answer, and now after the mutual market, they have quickly reaped huge benefits one by one, even if the feelings of Shanghai are inclined to my answer, but they are unwilling to go back to the past.
The word interest, how amazing it is, makes husband and wife turn against each other, ancestors and grandchildren become enemies, and the clan falls apart...... Gao Yi suddenly had a strange idea, the scholar had been silent for decades, and he was helpless in the face of my answer, but he gently plucked the strings of interests, and without much fighting, he unloaded one of my answers.
It's clear which is better and which is worse at a glance......
The success of sending troops to Dabansheng not only supported a new Shunyi king, split the power of Ida, but also deeply shocked the decision-making group of the Ming court, more and more people began to suspect that they were once pedantic and clumsy, and the idea of self-containedness, and more fresh blood more and more admired Tang Xue, regarded Tang Yi as a mentor, and some people really compared Tang Yi with Confucius and Mencius, and had a posture that surpassed the half-saint Wang Yangming.
Of course, Tang Yi was very surprised, he didn't expect that why he didn't take any action at the beginning of the month before and after sending troops to the big board?
Could it be that this person's forbearance is still above Sima Yi?
Tang Yi was full of questions, but he had a good habit of being a person, that is, once he delegated power, he would not casually interfere with the situation in front, and he understood very well that the generals who participated in the battle were under more pressure than himself.
Whether it is Tan Lun, who is in charge of the overall situation, or Hu Zongxian, who is personally in charge of Dabansheng, Qi Jiguang is a master of the moment, and I want to bargain in their hands, it is simply wishful thinking.
Then wait and see what I can do to turn things around!
In fact, Tang Yi didn't know, he was completely overwhelmed, I replied that he was already in deep trouble at this time, it was not that he didn't want to return to his teacher, but once he left Qinghai, he was afraid of smoke behind his buttocks.
I Da led 50,000 elite horsemen, as well as a huge number of men and horses to Qinghai, he is not just to avoid the edge, as a hegemon who has been rampant for decades, how can he be willing to admit defeat because of the actions of the Ming army. It's just that he knows that the Ming army is huge, with sharp firearms, and the Ming army is hard-hitting, even if it wins, it is a residual victory, and other tribes will take advantage of the situation and threaten his rule.
When I arrived in Qinghai, he had to do two things, the first was to marry Zhong Jin, and the second was to subdue the Zhongming Anbu.
Zhong Jin is the granddaughter of Alta, her father is a branch of the Oirath tribe, the leader of the Chilagut tribe, Zheheng Aga, and the Zhongming An tribe is also the stronger one among the Oirats.
Since the death of the first one, Oirat, that is, the Warat tribe mentioned in the history of the Ming Dynasty, has been separated from the entire steppe, they do not obey the orders of the Khan king, and they themselves are not united, they are roughly divided into large and small, more than a dozen tribes, each tribe has a different clan, very chaotic, more or less people, strong and weak.
The Chilagut tribe where Zhong Jin is located, and the Zhongming An tribe are two relatively strong tribes, and I hope to bring these two tribes under control, establish a stable rear, and then use the vast grassland to play hide and seek with the Ming people.
The ancestor Zhu Di back then, what a fierce man, he was dragged down, not to mention the mere Longqing Zhu Zaiyuan!
Frankly speaking, if it really comes according to my assumptions, it is really difficult to say whether the winner will be lost.
However, at the banquet of the leader of the Zhongming and An Department of the Alta Alliance, the hand of the Zhongming and An Department suddenly foamed at the mouth and died violently on the spot. I immediately ordered the news to be blocked, but the paper could not contain the fire, and it soon spread to all the departments of Warat.
In particular, the young lord of the Chilagute tribe, Zheno, he thought that in order to annex the Zhongming and Anbu of Alta, he secretly poisoned him, and if he cooperated with Meta, other tribes would also follow in the footsteps of the Ming'an Ministry, so he must not marry with Meta.
Zheno is the grandson of Alta, and his statement caused a great shock, and the leaders of the Warat tribes opposed Alta, and the Zhongming and Anbu even concentrated 5,000 cavalry to take revenge.
"Sister, big brother can only do so much for you!" Zheno poured a large sip of the spirits, and his face turned red, "Zhong Jin, if I turn my face and start a war, you can leave!" The grassland Gobi is not the place you should stay, poetic and picturesque, the scenery is infinite, that is the Jiangnan of your dreams! ”
Zhong Jin bit his lip and grabbed his eldest brother's rough hand, "Even if I die, I won't leave my brother behind, and I believe we will win!" ”
As he was talking, someone suddenly ran in, out of breath, and couldn't hide his joy: "Da Bansheng is occupied by the Ming people, and I have become a lost dog!" (To be continued.) )