In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Dingguo's troops entered Phi Dao, and then gradually infiltrated all strata of Korea. He also occupied Jeongju in Pyongan West Province as a concession and jointly developed the resources in the territory with the Joseon royal family. After this, Gyeonggi in North Korea showed a deformed prosperity. Of course, the small people of Shengdou will not care about what it means behind this prosperity, anyway, since the Ming and Francois entered North Korea, the people of North Korea have become richer and richer.

The mining boom swept across Korea, and the exploration team of Ming merchants and Francois traveled all over the rivers and mountains of Korea. Iron ore mining in the Toyama area is particularly thriving. The merchant group of Daming and Francois offered generous remuneration, and also prepared some "insurance" for the miners who went down the mine, even if they died underground, their families could still get rich compensation, which was a great blessing for the Korean people who had been poor for a long time.

Countless people poured into the mines to become miners, and many more saw business opportunities as a result. The transportation of ores, the clothing, food, housing and transportation of miners have driven the prosperity of countless industries.

This qiē gradually spread to the jurisdiction of Manchuria. The Manchu Qing Dynasty fought foreign wars for many years, and the land was handed over to the plundered slaves to cultivate, so the Manchus were very rich. It was only after the Shanyou merchants were killed and suffered a lot of losses at the hands of the Shandong army in the two battles that the lives of the Manchurians were greatly affected.

Therefore, many Manchus also hit the idea of North Korea, which is close at hand. Some banners/Dingmanchus secretly united, brought their own armor and weapons, secretly infiltrated the territory of North Korea, looted the border people, and after tasting the sweetness, they became more and more bold, and actually went deeper and deeper.

It was only a short time before the North Korean side became aware of it. The merchant group of the Ming and Francois also had a headache about this, and actually worked out a plan for a "bounty hunter". With the head of the Manchurian as a reward, it attracted the Korean people to hunt and kill. As a result, the originally weak North Koreans suddenly burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, and more than a dozen or 20 families joined forces privately without the mobilization of the government. formed a squad to hunt down the Manchurians. Purchasing muskets and ammunition from the Francophone merchants, he began to search the border for traces of the Manchurians.

Although the people of the Eight Banners are brave, the ants bite the elephants to death, and these Koreans are like maggots on the tarsal bones, and they never die. It didn't take long for a full head to be fried to a high price of twenty taels of snowflake silver. Most of the plundering squads that had penetrated deep into North Korea were cleared in less than two months, and the rest were trembling and did not dare to cross the line lightly.

In this way, the Manchurians are indeed complaining. The road to fortune that I had finally found was blocked. The Manchurians did not farm, and the output of the fields, in addition to supplying the banners, left behind those who were not enough for the slaves' rations, and their lives became more and more miserable.

In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, hope suddenly came from North Korea.

Gari, Zhenghongqi Qiding, is in his early forties this year. As an elite soldier of Niu Lu, he followed Shuotuo into the Kou Pass twice. During the Battle of the Great Deer. He was taken out of the pile of dead and brought back to his hometown outside the gates, and from then on, even when he heard the sound of the cannonballs, his face turned pale and his mouth foamed. An arm remained forever on the land of Guannei Hebei. But when he met people, he said that he had taken shit luck.

On the same day, Tan Tai's elite soldiers attacked the Ming army. At that time, Zhu Ping'an, who was now famous, was just an officer in the left-behind division of the Central Capital, but the artillery fire of his part made Tan Tai's thousands of people turn into powder in an instant. Kari was lucky enough to survive.

Although he was missing an arm, he managed to save his life and took the gold and silver he had plundered when he entered the customs. Gari came to the soup station fort in Phoenix City and became a farmer. While taking care of the grange for Shuoto, he also purchased dozens of acres of fertile land and became a master with peace of mind.

However, the good times did not last long, with the blocking of the passage inside and outside the pass, the Qing army also reduced the number of raids in the pass, and the resulting effect was that the goods in circulation in Manchuria were greatly reduced, especially after the Shanyou merchants were exterminated and Zhu Ping'an issued an order to punish thieves, it was even worse.

The number of slaves was decreasing day by day, and there was no replenishment at all, and all the necessities needed outside the customs were also gone, and the life of the bannermen began to be embarrassed. At this time, the news of the beginning of the large-scale development of mines in North Korea came, and people began to secretly cross the border to North Korea to loot.

Gari was helpless, he was already disabled, and this kind of fighting and killing was naturally not his turn. Watching others make a fortune, Gari could only look up to the sky and sigh.

Regardless of this, such a "good life" did not last long, and it did not take long for the North Korean "bounty hunters" to start a counterattack, and in the end, someone dared to touch the boundaries of Manchuria and began to assassinate the Manchus. These Koreans and Ming people, although they are not very skilled, but they are equipped with good horses and firearms, and they are all hidden in the dark, and they shoot black guns fiercely, making the nearby Grange miserable. In the end, it was Niu Lu Ezhen and the city guard officer of Phoenix City who personally led the troops to encircle and suppress them, and then drove them out.

There was a great drought inside the Guan, and there were also many famines outside the Guan, the output of the fields in the Grange was reduced by two-thirds, and the slaves were starved to death one by one, and even Gari was worried that one day, his family would also face the threat of starvation.

The grain produced was handed over to the banner owners, leaving little left for the Gari, and this trend of decline continued. In the summer, Gari squatted on the edge of the field, looking at the golden grain in the field, but his heart was infinitely sad, he knew that although the grain was not fully ripe, it no longer belonged to him.

The same decrease, as well as the gold and silver in the purse, the battle of the giant deer, although an arm was lost, but the receipt was quite rich. Relying on the looted gold and silver, Gari was able to maintain a subsistence life. But without any progress, it makes life more and more difficult.

In the same predicament as Kali, there are several old brothers, all of whom were disabled in the war. Manchu people are like this, without a body that can go into battle to kill the enemy, every qiē will become farther and farther away.

Just when Gari and a few old brothers were at a loss, they heard strange news.

In the autumn, the city keeper swept away all the grain in the fields, and the surplus grain in the warehouse was only enough for two months, and he saw that winter was getting closer and closer. When Gari and a few others had nothing to do, they could only find out their bows and arrows and blades. Wipe it clean and get ready to go into the mountains to hunt some wild animals to fill the house.

Seeing that he was about to set off, an old brother named Dejiha hurriedly found Gari. I couldn't help but say, I pulled the gari and walked out.

Gari was very surprised, he was going to leave tomorrow, and Dejiha came to the door so cluelessly. But he didn't say a word and left, what is the reason?

Kari broke free of Dejiha's hand and insisted that he understand, but Dejiha didn't say a word, tore a cloth bag from his mount, threw it straight into Kali's arms, and opened it, but he was surprised and speechless.

Inside is the rice of the elite grains, which weighs five catties. A bitter cold place outside the gates. How could there be such a product.

Gari was startled, "Where did you get this from?" It can't be that you stole the official warehouse in the city, right? ”

Dejiha was not good at speaking, and he couldn't understand it for a while, but he just wanted Gali to go with him to the southeast of Tangzhan Fort, close to Qiliantun in Jiulian City.

For the sake of the rice, Gari finally followed Dejiha and rode to Qiliantun with suspicion.

However, it was only a twenty-mile foot, and the fast horse took less than half an hour.

Dejiha did not lead Gari into the tun, but directly led him into a ravine next to the tunzi. This made Gari even more confused.

Take a turn. But it made Gari startled. On the flat ground next to the river valley, more than 100 felt sheds of all sizes have been erected. Seeing that the people who came in and out were all poor and full of people in the cattle records, and many of them were disabled bannermen. When they saw Gari coming, they all came to greet each other with joy.

Gari followed the crowd into a large felt shed, although the felt shed was large, but it was silent, only a wooden box in front of the head piled up on a high platform. A man dressed as a fur merchant shouted at the top of his voice.

"What if we have broken hands and feet, we can still cut off our financial route! As long as there is a heart, we can still live the life of an old man! Hot mare's milk every day and fresh meat every day! The purse is full of scattered gold and silver, and she is surrounded by delicate little lady ......! ”

The man shouted hoarsely. However, the more than 100 people in the audience were cast as if they were under a magic barrier, listening attentively to the man's roar, and echoing in unison from time to time, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Gari took a sip, "Red mouth and white teeth, just like that, can this silver and grain fall from the sky?" ”

This sentence immediately attracted the hostile eyes of several people around him, and Deji Ha repeatedly patted Gari on the shoulder, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

"Change your life, change your destiny, today, right now!" The man on the stage was sweating profusely, his face was flushed, but he was very excited, and he lifted something from his seat, "As long as you have it, wealth and food will roll in from now on!" ”

When Kali looked closely, it was an incense burner-like thing, which he had seen in the mansion of Lord Ejin. What do you want this kind of thing to do with this man of the Eight Banners?

Dejiha hurriedly explained that the man on the stage was a director of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, which is now well-known in North Korea. The business spread throughout the provinces of Korea, and now it is just beginning to develop from there to Manchuria. Several city guards are now honorary members of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

Not to mention anything else, just the incense burner in the hand of the chief is the certificate of membership. Speaking of which, it's not worth much money to take things, but it's a product from last time. As long as the idlers buy an incense burner, they can become members of the Chamber of Commerce, and by virtue of their membership, they can engage in the buying and selling of various commodities of the Chamber of Commerce, and they can receive a lot of profits by selling a copy. If you can sell 100 items, you will be a bronze member of the Chamber of Commerce and enjoy a higher profit share, and if you can sell 500 pieces, you will be a gold member of the Chamber of Commerce. To put it bluntly, in the future, you can make a fortune even if you lie down, do you still care about those foods?

Think about it, what a huge business it is.

Listening to Dejiha's saliva explanation, Gari couldn't help but be dumbfounded. The most important thing is that the incense burner can be used as gold and silver for mountain goods and wild animals, and the profits obtained can also be gold, silver or grain, and you can give you whatever you want.

As he spoke, Dejiha handed over the food bag and an incense burner he was carrying to Kali, "If it weren't for our fateful friendship, I wouldn't have cheapened you in this business!" I bought one for you on the incense burner, and you will be my downline in the future, and I will give you all the food from this business, you have a wide range of people in this Phoenix City, and the two of us will do this business in the future, what do you think? (To be continued......) R1292