In the sixth year of the Republic of China, 4344 in the Yellow Calendar, 1647 AD.

As soon as the Korean envoys left Kaichun, the envoys of the Yaerqiang Khanate came. These guys from Xinjiang set off in May last year and walked for more than half a year before arriving in Nanjing.

They came to pay tribute and to do business.

The tea and horse trade with China has always been regarded as a "golden road" by the Yeerqiang Khanate. Whoever dares to block this golden road will be attacked by the khanate, and even if he can't win, he will fight hard.

Since Daming is dead, then establish diplomatic relations with Datong.

Zun Datong new dynasty as the suzerain, two or three years to pay tribute, by the way to get some silk and other rewards. Tributary trade is still secondary, what really matters is the tea and horse trade, exchanging Xinjiang horses for tea in the Guannai!

Mahmu was a Shikhaul, or diplomat of the Yarkand state.

He brought hundreds of camels with him, as well as many Xinjiang specialties. Half of the camels were tribute, and the remaining half were transport, carrying the goods that the Chinese emperor had bounced back.

As early as the Wanli period, the Yeerqiang Khanate did not pay tribute, and directly did business with the border troops and merchants in Gansu.

The resumption of tribute this time was due to the fact that the tea and horse trade was cut off, the Datong army no longer bought Xinjiang horses, and the Han merchants did not buy horses - horses of qualified size would be forcibly purchased by the imperial court, and in addition, the distance was long, so they could not make much money at all.

In northern China, people's livelihood is withering, and Ma Hemu feels that it is nothing more than that.

When he arrived in Henan, he gradually became rich. Entering Anhui and Jiangsu, Ma Hemu became more and more shocked. Arriving in Yangzhou, Ma Hemu was directly frightened by the bustling city and was speechless.

Nanjing is like the Kingdom of Heaven.

Walking in the Forbidden City, Ma Hemu thinks of the palace of the Khan and feels like a small lord in the countryside.

"Meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Kingdom!"

Ma Hemu knelt on his knees, which he did voluntarily, and he would have only had to bend down and salute. Not only did he kneel, but he threw himself to the ground, so that he could show a gesture of surrender.

"Excuse me, give me a seat." Zhao Han enjoyed the taste of all countries coming to the court.

Mahmu Shane took a seat.

Zhao Han said in a soft tone: "Your Chinese dialect is good. ”

Ma Hemu said: "There are often Han businessmen who come to Yeerqiang to do business. Xiaochen used to be a businessman, and he was born poor, because he did well in business and could speak Chinese, he was awarded the title of Shikhaul by the Sultan of our country. Shikhaul is an official position that is specifically responsible for dealing with other countries. ”

Zhao Han immediately heard that something was wrong: "In this Ye'er Qiang country, a businessman with a low background can also be an official?" ”

Mahmu replied: "The Sultan was a wise monarch who appointed civil officials instead of local lords. The officials of the Khan's court, regardless of their background, can be officials if they have the ability. ”

Another powerful king!

Zhao Han inquired carefully, Ma Hemu patiently answered, and finally asked about the situation: the Yeerqiang Khanate was in its heyday.

When the Yeerqiang State was first established, it was a nomadic country, and everything was Mongolian. Gradually, it began to be a resident herding, and then developed into agriculture and animal husbandry, and the manor economy and commercial trade became dominated by the state. Local power was controlled by Berke (similar to a governor), and the Sultan was short of soldiers because the population was also controlled by Burke.

Now this Abdullah Khan has subdued the local forces by force, appointing civilian officials to replace the local lords. Those who did not obey were thrown on pilgrimage to Mecca, and many died on the way to and fro, and those who could come back happened to die of illness.

Even his own son was pushed out of the center of power and sent to Kashgar to be the governor.

Of course, it is this operation that will capsize Abdullah Khan in the gutter.

In the near future, the son will return from Kashgar and force his old father to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, where he will die of illness in the Indian capital on the way back. And the Yeerqiang State also fell into division, and the Black Mountain faction and the White Mountain faction went their separate ways.

The Black Mountain School and the White Mountain School all belong to the Sufi sect in the *** religion.

In both the Ottoman and Persian countries, the Sufis were frantically suppressed by the rulers, and most of the Persian slaves sold to China were Sufi believers.

But in the Mughal Empire in India, Sufism was the state religion.

The second Mughal emperor, who was killed by Afghan generals, fled to Persia, and it was with the support of the Sufis that he was able to restore the country.

The Yarkand Khanate in Xinjiang is also Sufi as the state religion.

However, the Sufi faction in Xinjiang was divided into two factions, Montenegro and Baishan, and the Yeerqiang State at this time belonged to the Montenegrin Dynasty.

Abdullah Khan drove his son to Kashgar, and his son took the opportunity to support the local Baishan faction. Then he united with the nobles who had lost power, raised troops under the banner of religion, and successfully sent his old father to Mecca for pilgrimage, and then established the White Mountain Dynasty.

Success is also a religion, defeat is also a religion.

The old father was expelled by religious forces, and the old father's reforms were all over, and the nobles did not regain power, but the head of the sect became the local ruler. Therefore, the Baishan Dynasty is also known as the era of the reign of Hezhuo (prophet).

The rebellions suppressed by the Qing Dynasty were all Hezhuo of the Baishan faction.

Historically, Zhunger was able to destroy the Yarkand Khanate because of the religious divisions within the Yarkang. Dzungar first supported the Black Mountain faction, raised troops to attack the White Mountain faction, and after the victory, he killed the Sultan of Yeerqiang, allowing the White Mountain faction and the Black Mountain faction to continue to fight and attrition.

"Please resume the tea and horse trade!" Ma Hemu said.

Zhao Han nodded and said, "Since I am the suzerain, the trade between the two countries should be resumed. ”

Ma Hemu was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!" ”

Zhao Han picked up the jade seed material on the desk and played: "Kunshan jade is good, you can send more tribute in the future." ”

"Yes!" Ma Hemu was even more pleased.

Kunshan jade is Hetian jade, which was famous all over the world as early as the Qin and Han dynasties. But at that time, Kunshan jade was produced in the Qilian Mountains and had nothing to do with Hotan, Xinjiang.

Hetian jade material was developed in the Ming Dynasty, and it was sold as Kunshan jade in Qilian Mountain.

Jin Sheng Lishui, jade out of Kungang.

Kunshan jade is sought after by literati, not only because of its own quality, but also because of its rich cultural connotation.

Emperor Zhao praised Hetian's jade as good, which is equivalent to giving Hetian jade a correct name, and there is no need to pretend to be Qilian Mountain jade in the future. That is: Hetian jade in Xinjiang is also a serious Kunshan jade, and it is also a thing worn by a gentleman.

Ma Hemu estimated that he had read a lot of Han classics, and he was thoroughly understood by Emperor Zhao.

This product itself is a businessman, and he plans to take out all his property immediately after returning to Xinjiang, and sell it to Datong to make a profit.

Ma Hemu thanked him and left the palace, waiting for the court to give him a gift.

The new dynasty of Datong will definitely not be the head of the injustice, and the amount of tribute paid by the vassal state will basically be given back, and some money will be left.

Two boxes of Hetian jade, one box was intercepted by the royal family, and the other box was thrown to the imperial court department for auction.

Government auctions are certainly prone to corruption, and private businessmen make profits based on their connections.

But it won't work if you don't auction it, for example, this time Ye'er Qiang Kingdom, in addition to paying tribute to Hetian jade and other specialties, it also paid tribute to dozens of camels.

Replaced by the Ming Dynasty, there is a royal zoo, and camels are raised. Giraffes, elephants, tigers, leopards inside...... Most of them were paid tribute by vassal states. Some animals, even from Zhu Di's time, have been raised until the end of the Ming Dynasty, and their children and grandchildren have no worries about food and clothing.

This method of raising costs a lot of money and food, not only to raise animals, but also to support breeders.

Sometimes, there are more keepers than animals!

Outside Nanjing, the departments of commerce, finance and diplomacy jointly conducted a tribute auction.

"Camels from the Western Regions, starting at ten taels and one heads, and the first batch of auctions of ten camels. This material power is great to walk, and it is resistant to heat and thirst when traveling......"

"I'll give eleven taels!"

"I'll give you eleven and a half!"

"I'm out ......"

Ma Hemu looked at the auction site dumbfounded, and the tribute was actually sold like this. This is different from what he read in the book, which said that the Chinese emperor was very generous, and the tributary trade must have made a lot of money, and the tribute of local products would also be filled into the inner treasury by the emperor.

"This is the Kunshan jade produced in Hetian in the Western Regions, not to mention whether it is beautiful or not, His Majesty likes it very much. This time to pay tribute to the treasures, Your Majesty doesn't want anything else, except for a box of Kunshan jade ......"

The emperor likes?

The businessmen immediately laughed, this can be used as a publicity stunt, and some guys have already made up their minds to buy goods in Xinjiang.

With the favor of Emperor Zhao and the cultural connotation of jade out of Kungang, the price of Xinjiang Hetian jade will definitely be fried. This is also what Zhao Han wants to see, after all, Xinjiang is too remote, and there is not much land that can grow food, so there must be some treasures worth sending troops.

In the future, if you want to fight Myanmar, you can also fry jadeite first.

The jadeite of this year, which is just a broken stone, began to be introduced to China at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and is now only accepted by a few people.

Of course, Myanmar is not very easy to fight.

It is easy to win a few battles, and it is probably not easier to occupy the whole territory of Burma than to completely eliminate the Manchus.

Not only the topography and climate problems, but also the Taungoo State of Myanmar at this time, which belonged to the hegemonic level of Southeast Asia and was the strongest feudal dynasty in the history of Myanmar. Moreover, like the Ye'er Qiang Kingdom, it is now ruled by a wise monarch and belongs to the heyday of the strongest dynasty.

The Burmese king called Ta Long, similar to the Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

His father, Anabilon, was in charge of warfare and expansion, a bit like Kangxi's situation. Not only did they recover all the lost territory, but they also recovered the Portuguese colonies, and greatly increased the size of the country.

As soon as he succeeded to the throne, he stopped the war, conducted a census, organized households, reformed the tax system, and distributed idle land to the peasants.

Of course, prosperity must decline, and the next successor will be addicted to pleasure and incompetence.

"I'll give eighty taels!"

"Eighty-five taels!"

“……”

The auction of Hetian jade is still ongoing, and this thing will go crazy next.

When the merchants are fanatical, the people should do whatever they want.

Inside and outside Nanjing, tens of thousands of urban residents have emigrated in recent years. As long as the beggars dare to go out on the streets, and they are not severely disabled, they will inevitably be listed as immigrants and thrown to the north to slowly farm. The citizens at the bottom have also been immigrated in large numbers, and the unemployed have almost been wiped out.

Walking through the streets of Nanjing, Ma Hemu will go back to report to Sudan that there are no poor people in China's capital. Even the coolies at the dock can afford to eat noodles, which is unimaginable in Yeerqiang.

This country can't be provoked, so let's do trade in peace and security in the future.

(Let me add another chapter to sort out my thoughts.) Today, Kawen, run, Xiao Baiwen, actually looked fascinated at once, the title of the book is "Three Hundred Years of Cultivating Immortals and Suddenly Found It is Martial Arts". ）