Yun Zhao's war horse stopped outside Zhangjiakou and did not enter the city. He stood on a high slope in the distance overlooking the empty city for a long time.
I can’t say that I have any thoughts, but I am somewhat sad that a prosperous commercial town has disappeared like this.
It’s not that Ming Dynasty cannot do business with people outside the mouth, it just needs to pay attention to the methods.
Business in bulk goods such as tea, silk, salt, wooden utensils, porcelain, pottery, cloth, and spices can be done, but it requires strong support. In some cases, if it can be exchanged The war horses, fire salt, leather, cattle and horse tendons, horns, and leather ropes that the Ming Dynasty urgently needed could be done even at a loss.
As for firecrackers, gunpowder, cannons, swords, crossbows, armor, food and other materials, in the current hostile state, it would be inappropriate to export them in large quantities, right?
Yun's Hengtonghao is engaged in the business of tea, silk, porcelain, pottery, cloth and spices in Zhangjiakou.
Fan Xiaoshan and his team seemed to look down on these small businesses. They transported large quantities of pig iron, wrought iron, swords, grain, armor, arrows and other materials to the outside of the Great Wall.
In the past two years, Fan Xiaoshan has been very angry at Lantian County for not selling them guns, artillery, gunpowder, cannon and other materials. This year, because of this contradiction, he has been It seriously affected their cooperation with Hengtonghao.
Don’t worry now.
Qian Shaoshao, Zhang Guozhu, and Li Dingguo handled this matter very well. From now on, if people want to do business with people outside the Great Wall, they can only go to Lantian City.
This is a matter of a rooster dying and a rooster crowing. From the beginning of the rise of Lantian City, Zhangjiakou was destined to be destroyed.
This kind of competitive relationship is far more cruel than the competition between people.
Yun Zhao wants to re-establish the rules of doing business with the Mongols, so anyone who disagrees will be included in his elimination plan.
"Your Majesty, Yue Tuo's army is already fifty miles away. This is not a place to stay for a long time." Xu Wuxiang was a little anxious.
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "Wait a minute, look, Jiannu's sentinels have entered Zhangjiakou. Do you think Mr. Qian will set a trap in this city?"
Xu Wuxiang shook his head and said: "Yue Tuo is not that stupid. He will not enter the city. If it were me, I would put the captured slaves into the city. On the one hand, it is easier to guard, and on the other hand, He also threatened us not to launch the trap, so that he would have enough time to eliminate the threats in the city.
So, no matter what Qian Shao Shao's plan was, it would be useless.
County Lord, let’s go to Lantian City!”
Yun Zhao held up the monocular and said nothing, just looking at a black line appearing on the horizon. This should be Yue Tuo’s army.
"Is Lu Xiangsheng still biting Yue Tuo's tail and not letting go?"
"He is less than thirty miles away from Yue Tuo's rear army. Their situation It’s already very bad.”
"Didn't his two stewards transport a lot of ordnance from Tongguan?"
"Xian Zun, even if his stewards travel day and night, they still can't keep up with Lu Xiangsheng's pursuit of Yue Tuo. It's not that easy to transport ordnance. , this road is full of tigers and wolves, it is difficult to say that these ordnance will not arouse the covetousness of people like Liu Zeqing
County Lord, now is not the time to care about Lu Xiangsheng, the person who really needs to face Yue Tuo's army is. Let’s, let’s go!”
The Jiannu army in Yunzhao’s telescope became clearer and clearer. Looking at the Jiannu warriors carrying muskets and wearing armor and riding horses, he felt like It was like walking into an old movie.
The appearance of the army was not as majestic and powerful as he imagined. On the contrary, the army seemed loose and loose.
"Sir, the enemy's sentry has discovered us, it's time to leave."
Xu Wuxiang was very anxious.
Yun Zhao took back his telescope, turned his horse, and ran straight towards Lantian City.
There are still six hundred miles from Zhangjiakou to Lantian City. This is why Qian Shaoshao and others insist that they can defeat Yue Tuo's army.
Guihua City has become Lantian City, which will definitely make the Manchus angry. Under the current situation, it is most appropriate for Yue Tuo, the army closest to Lantian City, to conquer it.
Whether Yue Tuo is willing or not, he must use Zhangjiakou as his base and set off for Lantian City.
This is also the purpose of Fan Xiaoshan and others to collect grain in Zhangjiakou.
Now that the 140,000 loads of grain and grass collected by Fan Xiaoshan and others with all their efforts are gone, it is impossible for Yue Tuo to calmly organize his troops. The only way is to fight quickly.
Yun Zhao heard the roar of firecrackers in the distance. This was the sound of his guards fighting against the Jiannu sentry.
For this reason, he deliberately accelerated his horse speed. The further he walked, the faster the guards could break away from the Jiannu sentry.
The situation in Zhangjiakou was as lifeless as described in the documents Yun Zhao received.
Even within the two hundred miles around this city, there seemed to be no human habitation. The people who had benefited from Zhangjiakou moved to the dam one after another, and the work of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields was very thorough.
After Yun Zhao's team headed west and crossed the Sanggan River and Huangyang River, Yun Zhao had a solid understanding of this area.
The defense of Lantian City started from the west bank of Sanggan River, and the first person to greet Yun Zhao was Qian Shaoshao.
"Are you ready to marry my sister?"
The two had just met by the Sanggan River, and Qian Shaoshao asked Yun Zhao impatiently.
"The day has been chosen, July 18th."
"Is my sister happy?"
"She is ecstatic!
Now that I’m making a wedding dress for myself, it’s too late for you to have any objections.”
“Impossible, is my sister so unreserved?”
Yun Zhao looks at the moneyShao Shao said: "No matter which woman she is when she hears that I want to marry her, she will be ecstatic."
Qian Shao Shao shook his head helplessly and said: "I know that you have had feelings for my sister since you were a child. It's not right."
"Can you please stop talking about your sister and let's talk about the preparations here in Lantian City. I really can't settle down."
Qian Shaoshao. Spreading his hands, he said: "We are well prepared. As for success or failure, only God knows, but we are still sure of holding Lantian City."
Yun Zhao was silent for a moment and said: "Xuanfu and Datong may not be able to support us. ”
Qian Shaoshao said: “Most of the Xuanfu and Datong elites were taken to Hebei by Lu Xiangsheng. I just hope that they will not be defeated by the Mongolian servants. I don’t count on them.”
“Has Lantian City completely become a city for Lantian people?”
“After six selections, 16,000 households entered the city.”
“ The Mongols have no objection?"
"No, our people have controlled the Mongolian cavalry, and the Mongolian cavalry has become accustomed to enjoying the more reasonable fighting methods and lifestyles we have brought.
So..."
"So, you are going to kill Battle, right?"
"His mission has been completed. In order to raise a cavalry, he hurt too much. In the interests of the Mongolian princes, if we want to continue to expand our power on the grassland, Battelle must die."
"Didn't you think that the poor herders on the grassland would side with Battelle. , and will it lead to a prairie fire?"
Qian Shaoshao shook his head and said: "That's not the case, the Mongolian herders cannot live without the Mongolian prince!"
"Why is this? ?”
Qian Shaoshao spread his hands and said: “There is no other way. I tried to let the herdsmen lead themselves, manage themselves, restrain themselves, and organize their own production and life... but it all failed.
They naturally re-elected a new prince and surrendered to him loyally.
I thought that by giving the cattle and sheep to the herdsmen, they would live happily. ...As a result, a large group of bandits were born...These bandits were also herdsmen. When they understood that many people began to be self-sufficient as a family, many herdsmen spontaneously formed a bandit group...
Then, a new prince appeared and was not very willing to listen to us. For this reason, Gao Jie had to send troops to suppress the rebellion again and again.
In the end, we got a lot of dirt on our hands. Mongolian blood.
This is wrong."
Yun Zhao frowned and said, "Why are the cavalry of the Battelle organization a special case?"
< p>Qian Duoduo said sarcastically: "The cavalry organized by Battle is basically a huge bandit group.Just because our people participated, this bandit group seemed more united and more effective. The power has not changed these Mongolians from the bottom of their hearts.human nature.
Azhao, I don’t think you can count on this generation of Mongolians. They believe in the words of lamas more than they believe in ours. They would rather believe in the nonsense about reincarnation of lamas than believe in being with us. You can change your life through your own labor.
They believe that the Mongolian princes are like the grass on the grassland. Once a group of them withers, new princes and grass will soon grow out of the grassland.
If that’s all, I can make us Han people the Mongolian princes, but unfortunately, they don’t recognize me.
So, I plan to kill Battle and replace him with a new Mongolian puppet leader. When the next Mongolian puppet leader becomes less submissive, I will kill another one and replace him with another one.
If the Mongols are like grass, as they say, I am willing to be a sickle, and the grass will grow and be harvested. ”
Yun Zhao let out a long sigh. Now, he finally understood why the Gadamelin uprising in later generations seemed so tragic and failed.
The living environment of the Mongols was harsh. You can't survive without sticking together, and sticking together for warmth is the biggest enemy of a regime.
Such a scene is almost unsolvable, just as Qian Shaoshao said, he wants to completely divide the Mongolians. The issue of grouping can only change the natural environment so that a Mongolian family can live safely on the grassland.
Yun Zhao thinks that he has no ability to change the world, so the matter can only be postponed. < /p>
“How are the refugees here? "
Yun Zhao is very worried that the refugees from the pass will also be infected with this Mongolian habit.
Qian Shaoshao laughed and said: "Our people are very good, everyone likes to live in groups. But they don’t like to eat in one pot, even those who are allocated barren land don’t want to! "
Yun Zhao finally showed a smile on his face and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great! ”