Chapter 53: The Agreement with the King of Yan

Lian Zining is not unsmart, it's just that he has been doing practical things all these years, and to put it bluntly, let Lian Zining replace Yang Shiqi to preside over Beijing affairs, he may do better than Yang Shiqi. However, Lian Zining is indeed not familiar with diplomatic negotiations.

Many things between King Yan and He Xi were discussed by King Yan and He Xi in person.

And King Yan is a very general, there are not so many twists and turns, just do it, if it doesn't work, it won't work. Cut to the chase.

He Xi also has a good attitude towards King Yan, and he doesn't bargain so much.

From these circumstances, He Xi naturally judged, and at this moment, he didn't have the idea of embarrassing Lian Zining, and said, "I have been friends with King Yan for many years, just say anything. Zining, haven't you seen each other all these years, you and I have been born to this point, don't talk about King Yan, even if you are here, how can I give you a face, so that you can explain to King Yan."

These words made Lian Zining a little embarrassed. Although Lian Zining also knows, how many truths are there in He Xi's words? How many lies. It is nothing more than He Xi feels that now he has to quickly cut through the mess and reach an agreement with King Yan. Otherwise, it will take a long time, and there will be variables. Second, He Xi has a lot of things to do, and there is no time to continue to negotiate with King Yan here in Daning.

But Lian Zining's skin is not so thick.

He thought about it, and he was absolutely honest with each other, which was probably the most efficient way. Therefore, the three articles of King Yan, that is, to save trade, borrow Changchun Dusi, and help build a complete set of firearms production plants.

He Xi pondered for a moment and said, "Generally speaking, I agreed, but I have to report to the prison state to know, and there will generally be no problems. However, I also have two that need to be mentioned earlier."

After all, on the whole, there is a shortage of grain and raw materials in all aspects of production in Beijing, but there is a surplus of industrial products. For Yanwang, foreign expansion and foreign trade are one of the important starting points. It can not only bring profits to Yanwang. After all, raising so many troops, relying only on the little output on the grassland is far from enough. It is also an important means of foreign warfare.

Most of the steppe tribes do not have any loyalty at all, especially now after the collapse of the rule of the Golden Family, after all, the Golden Family has a glorious history, and most Mongolians still recognize the Golden Family. But what is Varat today?

The submission of the tribes below the tile spur to the tile spur is nothing more than because the tile spur is strong, and perhaps after this situation lasts for several generations, the rule of the tile can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. But it's not now.

King Yan boasted that he was strong and strong, but why wasn't he? King Yan is confident that he can defeat Warat. And the profits brought by trade can be shared with these tribes, so as to pull these tribes on their own ships, after all, most of the tribes in the northwest, in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, are poor. It was black eyes that could not see the silver, Jiang Gong used it to fight the Northwest Army's silver bullet offensive, and King Yan could also use it, and the British Duke was in the colonial business to win over the local rulers, probably the same means.

Therefore, the two sides have a common interest in maintaining trade.

It can be said that it hit it off. Needless to say. He Xi was even able to give Yanwang a loan and let Yanwang make a big purchase in Beijing.

Of course, there are some scarce things that need to be restricted. Other than that, there are no limits.

However, there are some restrictions on the other two points.

He Xi said: "Changchun Dusi, for the time being, it is owned by King Yan, there is no problem, but if the local people of Changchun Dusi are willing to follow King Yan, we will naturally not stop it, but King Yan can't move Changchun Dusi into white."

When He Xi said this, Lian Zining was a little embarrassed. However, he had to admit that He Xi had the idea. What is the biggest problem with Yanwang?

It is the lack of Han people under his command.

Although the king of Yan married the Mongols, the core of the ruling core of the Yan country is the Han people, which is the foundation of the king of Yan, not only will not change now, but will not change in the future, and the Han people of the Yan country are the families of the three guards of the king of Yan and the three guards of the king of Yan, whether they are men or women, will not exceed 100,000.

There are not many people in Changchun Dusi. But there are also quite a few Han Chinese. If

King Yan can take away the Han people of Changchun Dusi, which is a very big benefit for Yan Kingdom.

It's just that whether King Yan wants to turn Changchun Dusi into a white land, Lian Zining doesn't know. But when you think about it, it's possible.

Without him, King Yan wants Changchun Dusi, in fact, there is a buffer zone between him and Beijing, after all, if the Beijing army is in Changchun Dusi and attacks Yan, it is a copy of King Yan's attack on the Yuan court. And the roots of King Yan are all on the Songnen Plain, and it is impossible to migrate.

At that time, the situation faced by King Yan would only be more dangerous.

Turning Changchun Dusi into a no-man's land is also very in line with the needs of King Yan.

He Xi didn't let Lian Zining agree now, and continued: "There is a premise for all kinds of matters such as the opening of firearms and mines that King Yan wants, that is, Yan Kingdom must first have mines, iron mines and coal mines, and now Yan State has it?"

Lian Zining was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "No."

There are no iron mines on the Songnen Plain, but there are coal mines. I just didn't find it.

After all, it's sparsely populated. For the Daming Guannei area, many times to check the mine, the most convenient way is to consult the ancient books, what is in many places, there are books, and even the local people have mined a long time ago.

Of course, as mining technology becomes more sophisticated, and some minerals go deep underground, these ancient books are not very useful. But at the beginning of industrialization, it was still very effective. This is also the rich legacy left by our ancestors.

It's not the same on the steppe.

If you want to know where there are iron mines and coal mines, you have to carry out large-scale exploration.

And where does Yanwang have this manpower and material resources, as well as technical strength.

He Xiyi waved his hand and said, "Since there are no iron mines and coal mines, then I just want to give them to you, what is the use of you taking them? I just promise you that you can come to me at any time if you need to. I approved them all, and even sent someone to build them for King Yan. However, there is a premise for this, and it is also inevitable, that is, King Yan must go west and share a high level with the tile spur. It is said that there has always been a lot of iron in the Western Regions, and the iron in the Western Regions is also very famous."

King Yan's 100,000 iron horsemen are a threat after all. In order to prevent King Yan from going south, He Xi had to stay behind to deploy some troops, and fortunately, the Ming Dynasty had a complete set of defense against the Mongols, and He Xi only needed to maintain it. It didn't take much effort to rebuild the fortifications. But it's a burden after all.

Once King Yan and Wa Thorn start a war, the battlefield will inevitably be in Mobei, or the Western Regions, so that He Xi can completely withdraw the defense in the north, and at least 100,000 horses can be dispatched.

Prepare troops for a decisive battle in the south.

As for the south to dominate the world, how many thousands of talents are needed? He Xi didn't know. But He Xi feels that the more the merrier, and we must fully give full play to our own advantages. What are Beijing's advantages? And what is the greatest convenience of the firearms unit compared with the era of cold weapons? That is, combat effectiveness depends on the output of firearms, not on people.

It takes much longer to train an elite armorer so that they can master a variety of combat skills in numbers and a variety of weapons in numbers than it does to train a musketeer.

He Xi naturally wanted to take advantage of this advantage, expand the army, expand the army and expand the army, gritting his teeth and attacking the million-strong army. The biggest problem is nothing else, the demographic problem. So, He Xi is trying to get a bigger population...

Deployment of human resources.

At the same time, it also provides space for the large-scale use of steam engines.

Although He Xi felt that it was a little difficult, he felt that he could still hold on to maintaining a million-strong army to fight. But I don't know if Nanjing can hold it out. At least even now, Zhu Yunwen did not predict that the future war with Beijing would expand to an unacceptable scale.

At least, now He Xi has worked hard in this direction, and Zhu Yunwen has not noticed it.

Lian Zining said, "Okay. This shouldn't be a problem. Just report to His Highness. There should be no problem."