Chapter 164: The Prairie Rises Up

Before the battle of Tumubao, Zhu Qizhen had already issued an order to close down the three tea and horse markets in the border towns of Gansu, and after the battle of Tumubao, the Ming Dynasty was defeated, and after that, the Son of Heaven was replaced, Yanjing was in danger, and the border town was eroded...... One by one, it is a great event.

Therefore, the tea and horse market has been in a state of closure, although among the people, there are still many traders who are not afraid of death quietly trafficking tea to make huge profits, but compared to the demand for tile spurs, it is tantamount to a drop in the bucket, and there is no way to fill the demand loophole of tile spurs.

And Zhu Qizhen negotiated with Wa Zhu to reopen the border trade of Xuanfu, so that the more than 3 million catties of tea collected from the three tea and horse markets in Gansu Town will be settled. After all, these three million catties of tea have already paid money to those tea merchants and tea farm owners, but now they are backlogged here, and they cannot be converted into horses used by the most important military supplies of the Ming Dynasty, which makes all the border towns of the Ming Dynasty very anxious and depressed.

The Central Plains is not a border fortress, there are very few places to raise horses, and the army of the Ming Dynasty needs to have a strong mobile force, so horses are indispensable and important military supplies. Since last year, the three major battalions of the Ming Jing Division, including a company of elite border troops, a total of 200,000 people were destroyed under the civil fort, and the number of horses lost in this battle alone was as high as 50,000 or 60,000, which of course also included pulling horses and the like.

This is not a mess of the thorn thorn Tartar in the battle of Mutubao, in the Daming border town wreaking havoc on the border town of Daming Xuanfu brought heavy losses. It can be said that according to conservative estimates, the number of horses in Xuanfu border town is now no more than 7,000, and the number of war horses is not more than 3,000, because nearly 5,000 war horses have been transferred by the Beijing division before, so it is necessary to replenish at least 10,000 to 15,000 horses, so that the army in Xuanfu border town can maintain sufficient mobility, and there is a sufficient number of mobile troops to defend this border line of more than 1,000 miles.

Datong Town also has a lot of losses, and it also needs a large number of war horses to replenish. If it can really be done, it is equivalent to strengthening the defense capability of the border town. At least, with the great god of the Emperor Taishang, the court will not say anything.

What's more, these teas did not flow out of the border towns of Gansu, but through the hands of Zhu Qizhen, through the border towns of Xuanfu and Nawa Thorn, in this way, Zhu Qizhen did not break his oath, only took care of the affairs of Xuanfu.

And once the trade is opened, it will bring prosperity and great benefits to Xuanfu Border Town, after all, Zhu Qizhen will definitely not let anyone want to get rich without paying taxes, and the harvested taxes will be used for a series of work such as recruiting soldiers and rearmament in Xuanfu Border Town. In order to make the border town of Xuanfu come back to life.

In a word, the court strictly ordered the tea and horse market in the border town of Gansu to stop, but through the hands of Zhu Qizhen, the soul of the corpse could be borrowed to return to Xuanfu. Xuanfu benefited, Gansu also benefited, Datong also benefited, profits were evenly divided, and the three towns benefited.

-------------------- Luo Hengxin, the scheming governor of Xuanfu, heard this great news, and with a little use of his brain, he could reflect the huge benefits and benefits that could be obtained from it, how could he not be excited?

In a word, with horses, the military defense capability of Xuanfu Town can be greatly improved, the border defense is stable, the people can work with peace of mind, and Xuanfu can regain prosperity, restore prosperity, and tax revenue can be increased.

"Now, the Tunji side tea of the three tea and horse markets is being transported to my Xuanfu, the fastest is ten days, the slowest is about half a month, and the first batch of 500,000 catties of side tea can arrive in my Xuanfu." Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, his eyes swept over the people in front of him, there was no one who didn't breathe heavily, his eyes were shining, you know, the border town of Gansu has relied on this trade to fatten countless officials, if it moves to Xuanfu, coupled with the promise made by the emperor before, although they can't meddle in this big business, but they can still get enough profits and dividends from that trading company, and they feel enthusiastic and heartbeat when they think about it.

"Your Majesty Xie has mercy on me and the soldiers and civilians in the border towns of my Xuanfu, if this trade can be successful, it will only take two or three years, and my Xuanfu can restore the old view."

"Two to three years ......" Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen's face did not have much joy, and his brows wrinkled. This made Luo Hengxin and the others a little stunned.

"Hehe, it's okay, I'm just thinking about something. In addition, the confiscated land, as well as the fertile land contributed by the civil and military forces, except for the return of those who were forcibly seized of the land, the rest will be temporarily retained as public land. Zhu Qizhen stood up, glanced at everyone present, and said in a deep voice. You may first rent it to the people for farming, but you shall not sell it, nor take it by usurption, and if you violate it, I will not say it, and you should know what the consequences are. ”

"The ministers obey the order and dare not disobey." Hearing this, these civil and military officers all stood up and replied respectfully towards Zhu Qizhen.

Before the words fell, Zhu Qizhen saw a guard god Zhang nervous, rushing towards this side, and couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat, could it be that something big happened that was not conducive to him?

"Report to the emperor, there is an urgent military situation." The guard stepped into the hall and bowed down, took out a letter from his bosom and presented it with both hands, Yuan Bin quickly stepped forward to take it and glanced at the envelope, and handed the letter to Zhu Qizhen, who had already walked forward.

After spreading out the letter and seeing the contents of the letter, the look on Zhu Qizhen's face couldn't help but become solemn all of a sudden. "I actually started, I didn't expect them to do it so quickly."

"Your Majesty, what's going on?" Jiang Fu couldn't help but ask, urgent military situation, as the supreme military commander of Xuanfu Border Town, Jiang Fu was naturally eager to know what was going on.

"Tile Thorn ......" Zhu Qizhen took a deep breath, his eyes stared at the distant sky outside the hall, and the smile on his face showed a little hideous. The luck of the tile spur will soon come to an end. ”

"Tile Thorn's luck?" Seeing Zhu Qizhen's cold and hideous smiling face, Jiang Fu couldn't help but shudder secretly. Respectfully accepted the letter that Zhu Qizhen handed over with his raised hand, and after only one glance, Jiang Fu couldn't help but gasp. "You also killed Tokh and didn't spend time to stand up for Khan?"

Hearing the news, everyone present couldn't help but change color in unison, and they all jumped up. A pair of eyes were staring into glass balls that almost fell out of their eyes. Yuan Bin and the others also opened their mouths in disbelief, and there was a dead silence in the hall, only Zhu Qizhen's cold laughter echoed non-stop...... The big event is definitely a sensational event, although Totobuhua is only the puppet Khan of the Tile Spur Empire, he represents the blood of the Golden Family after all, and represents that the Tile Spur Empire is the continuation and orthodox surname of the Mongol Empire.

For more than ten years, Ye Xian and others have been carrying the banner of the orthodoxy of this golden family, conquering the east and west on the prairie, exterminating countless opponents and suppressing countless betrayers, before establishing the Tile Thorn Empire, which almost dominates the entire grassland.

However, today, when the Watt Thorn Empire seems to be more and more stable, it must be said that it is really a bit unexpected to slaughter Totobuhua, who has actually pushed himself to the position of the Great Khan.

"Emperor, should this news be reported to the Jingshi for decision?" Jiang Fu, who came back to his senses, looked at Zhu Qizhen with anticipation on his face, and several generals present also looked extremely excited.

-------------------- "Your Majesty, this is a great opportunity, and I am ashamed of the Ming Snow Civil Fort, and it is the right time. Wang Jinchang also stepped forward and said loudly.

Mo said that it was these military generals, even those civil officials, all of whom looked at Zhu Qizhen with a calm face, hoping to get a satisfactory answer from his mouth.

"What do you see in this military situation?" Zhu Qizhen, who had regained his composure, did not have the slightest excitement on his face, but asked rhetorically.

"Tokhtar Buhua secretly united with some tribes who were dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Taishi of the Tile Thorn, raised 30,000 troops, and wanted to kill the Taishi first, but his brother Agadorji had already secretly colluded with Yexian, so that Tokhtar Buhua was defeated and fled to Mobei." Yang Xin took over the emergency military information and read it out.

"Raise 30,000 troops, and if you want to attack first, the matter will be leaked without secret, and you will be defeated and flee to Mobei." Zhu Qizhen repeated a few of them, and then glanced at everyone. "Do you think the strength of the Tile Spur has been damaged?" With just one sentence, everyone's fierce fighting spirit was extinguished.

"But didn't you, Your Majesty, say that the luck of the thorn is coming to an end?" Yang Neng couldn't help but ask again.

"That's what I said, but don't forget, I'm just about to end my luck, but it's not there yet. The main force of the Tile Spur is still there, and the Dzungar Department still has nearly two-thirds of the strength of the Tile Spur, as long as the Dzungar Department is still in a group, the time has not yet come. ”

Zhu Qizhen stepped back to the front of the case, raised his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, and then said gently: "Although Tokhoff Buhua is ambitious, he is not a difficult person to deal with, the soldiers and horses of only 30,000 small tribes are the opponents of more than 100,000 elite people in the Dzungar Department?" ”

"Then why do you dare to do this without spending money?" Yang Xin frowned, and seemed to be a little puzzled why he couldn't figure out why he was so two-b, his strength was not as good as that of people, and he still had to jump out, isn't this equivalent to an ant arm shaking a tree?

"Because, first of all, he is not willing to be the Taishi of the Tile Thorn Empire, and he is not willing to be unwilling to stand behind the Poljin family, he wants to be a khan, and he wants to replace the bloodline of the Golden Family, so that the Ross clan will become the new king of the grassland." The corners of Zhu Qizhen's mouth curled up in an evil arc, although he didn't know when this incident happened in history, but now, Zhu Qizhen is one thing certain, he quietly pushed this one, which has already caused the collapse of the thorns, and there is a sign of advance.

(To be continued)