Hongwu Daming: Why hasn't my son rebelled?

Chapter 239 Collaborating with the enemy?Just selling junk (unrepaired)
Naturally, Naha also knew what happened in the border trade, although those Ming people brought some banknotes to exchange for war horses and gold and silver on their side.

It made Naha very upset. According to his thinking, he just sent troops to grab these things by himself.

But in the border trade, I can also take Daming banknotes and exchange them for metals from Daming, as well as tea, tobacco, iron, etc.

For Naha to come out and think about it carefully, these things don't seem to be a particularly loss-making thing.

In fact, he himself has collected a lot of Ming banknotes in the past few days. Looking at the banknotes, the first reaction in his heart is that these things are actually worth money.

And the second reaction is whether it is possible to make some counterfeit banknotes, so that there is no need to exchange cattle, sheep, war horses, and various gold, silver and jewelry from Daming.

Wouldn't it be good to imitate it directly by yourself, and then bring it around for border trade?
Although the idea is very beautiful, it is very difficult to implement.

You must know that Zhu Qi himself is an art student, and he also knows a little about the special encryption methods of these currencies.

So when using some special colors and details, it is not so easy for others to imitate.

Unless the other party can see these special anti-counterfeiting marks, but I am afraid that there is no such talent in this era.

Moreover, there is not only one anti-counterfeiting mark set by Zhu Qi. Only after matching all the anti-counterfeiting marks can it be determined that it is a genuine banknote.

Each of these banknotes has been authenticated when it goes out for circulation.

And those that fail to print and the quality is not up to standard are all discarded.

Naturally, Nahachu didn't know about this. He just ordered someone to draw some paper to imitate these banknotes, and then got a movable type printing thing, and started printing.

It's just that the banknotes he printed were all confiscated when they arrived at the border, and they could be identified as long as they were used. Those subordinates who went shopping with counterfeit banknotes were also arrested by Daming, and then pushed them away without saying a word. When he went to Caishikou, he was beheaded directly to show the public.

The law enforcement departments of the Ming Dynasty did not hold back at all these counterfeit banknotes.

It doesn't matter whether the counterfeit banknotes you hold are large or small amounts, as long as you dare to use counterfeit banknotes in transactions here, you will be killed directly.

After all, border transactions are the most important link, and if counterfeit banknotes are used in Daming, there is still a limit on the amount. When the amount is small, it is only criminal detention, and if the amount is large, it will be reviewed. Do you want to beheaded? charges.

Under the continuous high pressure, even those bold people on the grassland dare not use counterfeit banknotes casually.

And when the counterfeit banknotes were found here, every time they were printed out, they were discovered by the people of Daming, and they also knew that the counterfeit banknotes were not so easy to counterfeit.

I just don't know how those people from the Ming Dynasty could distinguish the authenticity of these banknotes. Nahachu also spent a lot of money to bribe the officials of the Ming Dynasty who were able to distinguish the authenticity.

But the officials of the Ming Dynasty and the officials of the Beiyuan are very different. Although the officials of the Ming Dynasty dare not say how clean they are, they must be much more clean than those of the Beiyuan.

Not only that, many officials have undergone periodic spiritual training and patriotic education, so they are naturally resistant to these temptations.

But if the material life is gradually enriched and the situation is stable, there will naturally be more corrupt officials, but now the Ming Dynasty was started by Wang Chao, and the quality of officials in the Chaoyang period was naturally much higher.

Naha saw that he was printing counterfeit banknotes, and there was no way to send them to the market. Even if he wanted to spend money to bribe those officials, he was frustrated. He had no choice but to exchange gold, silver and jewelry for Daming paper copies up.

To be honest, Naha Chu felt very distressed, but when he thought that those paper copies could be exchanged for such important materials as salt, iron and tea, Na Ha Chu felt a little better.

Especially metal minerals. I know that weapons and equipment are used in wars. If the weapons and equipment on my side are not sophisticated enough, and the weapons and equipment are all made of leather stones, then I still need to use a hammer.

When Bei Yuan was still in Da Yuan, these things were naturally not a problem. With the support of the affluent Central Plains, and so many craftsmen making weapons and armor, it was easy to grasp.

But now that they have lost the Central Plains and have been pushed back to the grasslands, weapons and armor have become a big problem. They could still get supplies from the Yunnan area, but since Kangba turned to Daming, the entire plateau area Was chopped off at the waist.

It's not that the King of Liang in Yunnan has no contact at all, but it is completely impossible to transport weapons and equipment from Yunnan to the Beiyuan prairie.

Even the grasslands can't get supplies and equipment, let alone Naha's place where the birds don't shit.

Without the support of the precious lands of Yunnan and Liaodong, if they want to obtain mineral resources, they can only trade with Daming or rob them, and they will definitely not be able to grab them from Daming.

It is already very good to be able to do business now. Nahachu thought that even if he exchanged gold and silver for Daming paper to buy these, the mineral resources are still worthwhile. After his own strength recovers, he can counterattack Daming. Take it back.

At that time, not only in Liaodong, but also in the Central Plains, he will be able to enter by himself, and see who else dares to underestimate him on the grassland.

The more Naha Chu thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case. Even he couldn't defeat the Liao King Zhu Qi on Daming's side before, probably because he didn't have good weapons.

If there are enough iron ore mines on his side, when the weapons and equipment are smelted, they will be able to defeat Daming and the others with ease. The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is the case.

Naha stood up and went to the soldier's workshop at the back, where he saw those craftsmen beating in the furnace with hammers in their hands.

I am very satisfied with each piece of weapons in my heart. After leaving the blacksmith shop, they will be sent to the front line to harvest the lives of those Han people in Ming Dynasty.

After all, this world is my Da Yuan's world.

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Nahachu is still dreaming of the dream of recovering Dayuan, while other nobles and lords in Beiyuan are also constantly taking their gold, silver and jewelry, and frantically exchanging banknotes from Daming.

Then use the banknotes to buy metal objects to expand their own weapons.

After all, it was hard to come by such an opportunity to legally buy these strategic materials from Daming, so it must not be missed.

And many ministers on the Ming side also know what happened at the border.

Knowing that they are constantly buying weapons and equipment from Daming, the raw materials of these things, you must know these, but it was absolutely forbidden to sell them before.

For these ministers, they are absolutely unacceptable. If Bei Yuan gets enough raw materials for weapons and equipment, and the combat power increases by then, wouldn't the soldiers on Daming's side die in battle?
The more I think about it, the heartache of those upright ministers will be like a knife, and the culprit is naturally to open the border trade and sell these important materials to His Royal Highness King Liao of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Many of them rushed to tell each other, and then entangled those people of insight to report this matter to Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

And Zhu Yuanzhang also opposed the border trade before, selling minerals and other things to Beiyuan.

But he was still persuaded by Liao King Zhu Qi. As for the reason, it was naturally because Zhu Qi gave him enough reasons to convince him.

In addition to the many benefits that can be obtained after economically controlling Beiyuan, the most important thing is a trump card in Zhu Qi's hand.

One thing that Zhu Qi has been working on since he came to Daming is a new type of steel-making furnace made by local methods.

Of course, the quality of the metal produced by the so-called new steelmaking furnace needn't be mentioned much.

Compared with Daming's current steelmaking technology, it has surpassed the level of an entire era.

After all, there was no theoretical basis for making steel in the Ming Dynasty. It just relied on the craftsman's personal skills, common sense, and techniques passed down from generation to generation.

This is why some skilled craftsmen can stand out, but it is different now, everything is about science and technology.

And after learning enough knowledge and technology, you can know why steel is so hard.

And how to train qualified steel, etc., are naturally temperature and heat, etc., and there are only a few methods to increase the temperature.

Zhu used the method of an earthen steelmaking furnace. Although a big firefly grass looks awkward, the quality of the steel smelted from this large steelmaking furnace is really good.

Zhu Qi also had a few steels that had already been tempered, which happened to be forged into weapons and brought back to Yingtian Mansion to protect Zhu Yuanzhang's tomb, and this weapon can be said to be the highest level at present, there is no one.

The level of these weapons is one aspect, and another important reason is the development of firearms that Zhu Qi is studying, the most powerful of which is artillery.

Since Zhu Qi discovered the rifling, the technology of artillery has also improved with each passing day. Not only can it shoot farther, but also one barrel can fire more than 10 shells continuously without rest.

You must know that the current artillery can only fire two rounds at most, it must cool down and rest, and it may even be scrapped, because the quality of the steel is not enough.

Now that there is a new type of steel, the quality problem is no longer a problem that hinders the development of artillery, and then the rifling can improve the accuracy and range. Of course, it goes without saying.

In addition to rifled artillery, rifled guns have also been researched recently, but this rifled gun is still relatively cumbersome. If you want to make it easier so that every soldier can use it easily, it still needs to be done slowly. research and refinement.

With the development of new types of steel and firearms, it means that Daming's current technological level has far surpassed this era.

Naturally, Bei Yuan was not a problem, and sent these redundant and outdated ironware to Bei Yuan in exchange for a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry and war horses.

That is a very cost-effective deal, and there is no reason not to do this deal.

What's more, after controlling Beiyuan's economy, a series of subsequent plans can be implemented smoothly, so Zhu Yuanzhang still waved his hand and agreed to this request.

But now with Zhu Yuanzhang's escort, Zhu Qi naturally did not have any hesitation or burden, although the ministers over there began to impeach him one after another.

But Zhu Qi is still doing well with Bei Yuan in border trade.

It's just that when Naha was still thinking about buying more metal minerals, Daming suddenly tightened up the sales of minerals.

Naha was also the first to guess whether someone in Daming objected to the sale of these metal minerals.

So the Emperor Ming himself intervened. If this is the case, then the good times are coming to an end.

I thought I could buy more metal minerals to refine weapons and equipment.

Nahachu and the lords and nobles of Beiyuan thought so, and sighed silently.

It was a pity in my heart, but at this time, another businessman who claimed to know Liao King Zhu Qi appeared in front of them, and then advised them that he could persuade Liao King to sell more metals to them in private.

When Naha heard that there was such a good thing, he must communicate with this businessman immediately.

See if you can get Daming to sell him more metals, and this businessman immediately started to work, of course, some benefits must be taken.

As for why this businessman did this, it is also very simple, because he has been doing business with Beiyuan all the time, and the output of selling iron and metal has suddenly decreased, which must have benefited his business damaging.

After Naha thought of this, he also smiled in his heart. These Han people are not united at all, and betray the country with a little bit of interest. It is really a laughing stock.

But it is precisely because of these people that he can obtain so much ore to produce weapons and armor.

After Naha gave the businessman enough money to help Liao King Zhu Qi's ideological work, he quietly waited for the news.

And within two days there was good news.

Liao King Zhu Qi agreed to increase the trade volume of iron ore metals, but there was a requirement, that is, to buy fodder from them.

And the reason is very simple, that is, Daming bought a lot of war horses from Beiyuan, but Daming does not have such a good quality pasture as Beiyuan.

Naturally, fodder is also very scarce, and if there is no fodder, and these war horses cannot be fed enough, then this war horse is not as useful as a mule.

Naha's first reaction was that they couldn't sell these feeds to Daming. There were already enough war horses sold there. If they sold some gold feeds, it would be fine. The most important thing is that they don't have a lot of concentrated feeds. .

But Daming's intentions are also very firm. If they don't sell gold feed, then their metal minerals will definitely not be sold.

Nahachu just hesitated for a while, but finally made up his mind, what can't be sold?

sold!

(End of this chapter)