I'm really not doing business

Chapter 212

The Confucian students of the Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty made a lot of jokes about mathematics.

For example, the provable axiom that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180° is often incorrectly calculated by someone, and they will say that this is just a theorem, which does not mean it is true, and sometimes it is 183°; Recruiting soldiers, counting the number of people, some people are wrong, and then they will say that people can be incomplete, such as abnormal households; for example, counting age, it can be counted as someone whose mother is 9 years old and gave birth to an 18-year-old child Son, at this time, Confucian students will say that this is also normal, such as a stepmother.

For the arithmetic that I can't learn, I find all kinds of strange reasons to make it far-fetched, which is in line with Zhu Yijun's stereotype of lowly Confucians. I think so I am, I think so I am right, my thinking is completely correct, and the wrong is this world.

In non-Euclidean geometry, the sum of the interior angles of a triangle may not be 180 degrees, but non-Euclidean geometry will take 200 years to study on the fertile soil of Tessian geometry, until Gauss, the prince of mathematics, will study it.

The miscellaneous newspapers of the Ming Dynasty were in full swing, and at this time Wang Rulong of the Great Ningwei received an edict from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to open a mutual market and only accept wool.

This is the result of the court discussion. Wang Chonggu's woolen official factory has been expanding continuously, even borrowing money from the state and domestic funds to expand, but his expansion is not disorderly and unrestrained, but a little bit Expansion, based on production capacity, raw materials, demand, etc., has been expanded.

Both Antonio and Legas expressed their strong interest in Daming's wool, and they always hoped that Daming's wool could be exported. In terms of weaving, Daming thought he had no rivals.

But the problem now is that Daming does not have enough internal consumption, and exporting is a false proposition.

The expansion caused some troubles, such as the tight supply of raw materials. The official woolen factory has stockpiled raw materials for three months, and after three months of winter, it will be cut off immediately. After autumn, wool can no longer be collected, because you If you dare to shear sheep in late autumn, the sheep will die for you.

This time, the tribute market is scheduled for November, and Tuman Khan can sell some wool.

The prairie also uses wool, so you don’t have to worry about running out of stock, but prairie people use fleas and dirty felt, so Daming can receive wool.

Zhou Liangyin was exiled to the Great Ningwei as a military counselor, and this time, Zhou Liangyin will serve as an envoy to Tuman Khan's golden tent. He needs to make meritorious service to be promoted, so he is really doing his best.

Zhou Liangyin was born as a Confucian student. He was not good at doing things, but he was willing to learn. After he went to Zhangwu and Hou Yuzhao to exchange experiences, he secretly started farming in Daningwei.

Secretly, not hiding the truth from the court or the emperor, but without fanfare. Anyway, Hou Yuzhao was in front of him. The first to be scolded was Hou Yuzhao, then Liaodong Governor Zhang Xueyan, and finally Zhou Liangyin.

When someone is charging ahead, Zhou Liangyin is still willing to work quietly behind to strengthen his momentum.

His stealthy work really deceived the officials in the court, because Hou Yuzhao attracted most of the firepower.

Zhou Liangyin made meritorious deeds secretly, but was discovered by the emperor, and he specifically mentioned Zhou Liangyin in the imperial decree to Wang Rulong, saying that he was not bad, and it was not in vain for the emperor to forgive him.

"Your Majesty only gives silver and not iron pots, cloth, salt, etc?" Zhou Liangyin was stunned.

Surprised at the generosity of the imperial court, even the Ming Dynasty did not have enough silver, yet in this tribute city, the trade was settled directly with silver. Even in the tribute city in the northwest, silver is only an intermediate pricing currency, and most of them are settled in silver the price of the goods.

"Wool is also something that protects the grassland from the cold. This time, the imperial court took something to keep out the cold and only gave it to silver. Our Daning Guards must be ready to receive the raw and cooked Fanyi." Wang Rulong, the commander-in-chief of Daning, has a complex expression on his face. miscellaneous.

If Tuman Khan agreed to only give silver and not the necessities of life, he would be digging his own grave. On the grassland, wool is also used to keep out the cold.

When you are about to freeze to death, who cares about fleas and mutton?
It is true that only silver is given, and the Fanyi under Tuman Khan's tent may flee to the Great Ningwei.

For example, in June of the fourth year of Wanli, Shi Maohua, governor of Shaanxi, and Dong Shiyan, governor of Shaanxi, jointly reported that there were 71 ethnic groups who were born and cooked outside Taozhou, and that the ancient land Alda moved far away in fear of crime. After repeated submissions, he sacrificed four of the heads of the bandits, you and others.He also captured Qie Rong Bu and Ban Bu Ya alive, and paid 260 seven horses, cattle and sheep for his crimes.

After resettlement, when they are all naturalized, they are all treated as Han people.

Similarly, Ming also fled to Beilu, and these people were called Han traitors in Beilu.

The reason why Daming did not agree to Ida's request for tribute was related to Ida's recruitment of traitors from the Han Dynasty.

It was not until the fifth year of Longqing that Altan Khan sent nine leaders of the Han rebels, Zhao Quan, Li Zixin, Wang Tingfu, Zhang Yanwen, Liu Si, and Zhou Yuan's head to the court, and the peace negotiation was successful.

These few are all the leaders of the White Lotus Sect. They were active in poor areas such as Shaanxi and Shanxi. In the 33rd year of Jiajing, seeing that Alta Khan was able to invade Gyeonggi, they chose to flee to Alta Khan. In just over ten years At that time, in the Bansheng (Hulhot) area of ​​Fengzhou, a Han rebel army composed of about 5 Han rebels was established.

These people dressed up as monks and beggars, wandered around, and even went to the capital to spy and spy on intelligence, which caused great troubles for Daming.

This is also one of the reasons why Ming Dynasty has repeatedly fought and failed repeatedly in the Northwest.

Since Alta Khan handed over Zhao Quan and others, the Han traitors who served Alta Khan have gradually decreased to a scale of more than [-].

These Han traitors are still the firm supporters of Altan Khan even today.

Wang Rulong has been on the frontier for a long time. If Tuman Khan really agrees to the silver settlement, the fugitives will flood into the Daningwei. How to do a good job of resettling these people and screening out spies is something that has been done for 200 years. Well, of course there are various ways.

"The imperial court still wants to fight." Zhou Liangyin was keenly aware of the situation. The imperial court would continue to use force against Tuman Khan, and would not stop until Tuman Khan was completely driven out of Liaodong. If they did not fight, they should not just give Baiyin.

It is reasonable to give them what they need in life and let them live in peace.

"We must fight, but it is enough for our frontier army to defend the city. To fight, come to the Beijing camp." Wang Rulong reassured Zhou Liangyin that he would not let Zhou Liangyin do the job of charging into the battle and claiming credit. He tied two chickens with one hand. A scholar with great strength, he also gave away his head when he went to the battlefield.

Zhou Liangyin has evolved from being a scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken, to being able to copy two chickens with one hand.

"Whose idea is this, it's so bad!" The more Zhou Liangyin thought about it, the more he felt that it was wrong. This kind of idea is not like the Minggong who talk about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness in the court all day can come up with it!
"Zhou Yushi speaks carefully, speaks carefully." Wang Rulong reminded Zhou Liangyin not to talk nonsense with a little embarrassment.

Wang Rulong was so cautious, Zhou Liangyin realized in an instant that it was His Majesty who made this bad idea.

Baiyin can't eat or drink, let alone keep warm, and now that the Great Ningwei exists, and after the Northwest cleans up the clan, all smuggling lines have been cut off, and there are very few goods that Baiyin can exchange for.

"Cough cough." Zhou Liangyin coughed twice in embarrassment, and he said suspiciously: "Tu Man Khan is not stupid, can he agree?"

"What do you think this is?" Wang Rulong popped out three coins from the money bag. They were beautifully crafted silver coins. They rolled in a circle on the ground and lay firmly on the table, shining silver.

Not silver, but silver coins.

This is the currency used by Daming this time. The silver coin is a kind of hard currency, and its production is very exquisite, which is a rare good.

"The imperial court is minting coins, but now the output and scale are very limited, and things are rare and expensive, so I can't help but refuse to agree." Wang Rulong looked at the silver coins with a complex expression. He was suspicious, even if there were no strong soldiers, The emperor can also play Tuman Khan to death.

Wang Rulong's judgment is correct, he only knows one, but not the other.

The biggest anti-counterfeiting of silver coins is blowing, but in fact, adding lead and tin to them can blow them even an inch across. When the little emperor demonstrated the fake silver coins in Wenhua Palace, he almost scared Zhang Juzheng to death.

The emperor took the lead in making counterfeit coins. This thing was completely experimental. It was about Zhu Yijun testing whether the rolling machine could move lead and tin, and the few lead and tin coins he made could also blow.

11% copper has been added to the imperial silver coins of the Ming Dynasty. This is because the silver is very soft, and copper is added to ensure its hardness. However, the little emperor took out fake silver coins that are difficult to distinguish between real and fake!
Zhang Juzheng resolutely opposed it. The silver content of the silver coins involved the credibility of His Majesty, so it must not be sloppy.

In the end it didn't work out.

Zhou Liangyin set off with twenty silver coins. He was going to persuade Tuman Khan to exchange wool for silver coins. This deal was definitely worth it.

When he passed by Taotu Mountain, he looked at the captives in the Taotu Baitu Official Factory who were working hard before winter came, and for no reason, he had an illusion that people could be domesticated.

There were more than 7000 captives in the Taotu Mountain North, and only 70 people watched these captives. If someone played tricks in the middle and played the strategy and tactics of the center blooming for the Daningwei, the Daningwei really couldn't stand it.

But it was the 70 people who showed the 7000 people, just a short fence, and showed these captives that they were safe, and there has been no trouble.

Qi Shuai's rules for the prisoner-of-war camp are: Anyone who exposes one person's treason can be freed, and if three people escape, he can also be freed.

With these two simple rules, everyone in the prisoner camp in Taotu Mountain is in danger, and they are indicators in each other's eyes.

It is not easy to manage these 70 people with 7000 people, so let General Shikeng and Homeland Man Khan directly manage these prisoners of war.

The reason why Zhou Liangyin thinks that people can be domesticated is also due to this reason. Where can these prisoners of war go?He ran back to find Tuman Khan, who was still worried that they were traitors or spies, so he ran to Daming, who would take them as escaped prisoners, and if they were caught, he would die. Jianzhou is a good place to go, but he has to cross the Great Wall.

It's not bad to live with a bright future.

At least Daming promises to be released after five years of work, or continue to dig white clay in Taotu Mountain for a living, earning six or seven taels of silver a year, and with luck, he can even find a wife.

Whether it can be fulfilled depends on the war pressure of the Ming army. If the pressure is relatively high, these people will all be sent to the front line to fill in the line.

Looking at the houses where the captives lived, Zhou Liangyin also sighed. These people will never run away. At least they work in Taotu Mountain and will not be frozen to death. At least they don’t have to face up and down. All of them are completely covered by the white hair wind.

In the process of going to Quanningwei Tuman Khan's Golden Roof Tent, Zhou Liangyin couldn't help thinking about what war is. Once he fell into this thinking, Zhou Liangyin began to think for no reason. With great ambitions, he dispatched a small person to the battlefield to kill another small person.

A farmer's son kills a herdsman's son, or a herdsman's son kills a farmer's son.

As soon as this idea came out, Zhou Liangyin was frightened and sweated all over. His idea was a crime of disrespect, but he was immersed in this idea, and the more he thought about it, the more confused he became.

After leaving Qinglong Castle, Zhou Liangyin immediately felt the enthusiasm beyond the Great Wall.

Even under the banner of discussing and dispatching envoys, many tribes still did not get the news and came forward to loot, thinking that Zhou Liangyin's convoy was a fat sheep, and they were all repelled by the accompanying Daning Guards.

It was the first time for Zhou Liangyin to experience this kind of thing, and he was completely terrified. The sound of arrows hovering above his head and the aggressive sound of being nailed to the car became his nightmare. He had never experienced such a thing before. The voice, and then was pierced by thousands of arrows.

After more than ten times of confrontation, big and small, Zhou Liangyin finally arrived at Quanningwei, and saw the golden-roofed tent and the stretching tent.

Zhou Liangyin opened the car window and saw children. It was already late autumn. These children had no shoes and wore thin robes that didn't fit. They were unkempt around the camp. The smell is permeating, and this smell is mixed with a strong smell of blood and mutton.

In order to survive the winter, some sheep were killed, the fur was stripped and smoked, and the leather was tanned, that is, the skin was soaked in fermented gold soup with salt, the skin was ripe, dried, and the skin was tanned with a crescent-shaped wooden blunt knife , These furs can only be worn by adults, and children are completely unqualified for this.

Especially shoes, women and children basically don't know how to wear shoes, this kind of shoes are called Baoli Gari, Zhou Liangyin bought a pair, made of sheepskin, very warm.

After seeing Tuman Khan, Zhou Liangyin was presented with a lamb hat made of short-haired lamb skin, and Tuman Khan also took out a black leather hat with a gold top made of bear skin. Emperor's gift.

"Whenever the cold wind hits, it reminds people of warm long-haired sheepskin robes. Whenever friends from afar come, they can hear the singing of spirit birds. Thank you for the arrival of the angels." Tumen expressed their sincerity Greetings from Zhou Liangyin.

"This is..." Zhou Liangyin saw a woman. Looking at these costumes, it was not difficult for him to doubt that this woman was the legendary third lady.

Tumen said with a smile on his face, "Mrs. Zhongshun, Princess Shunyi, isn't this a coincidence? The third lady came from afar to discuss wool business with us."

"The third lady came here with enough sincerity, but I Dahan was too greedy."

After Zhou Liangyin chatted with another military counselor of the deputy envoy, he directly asked, "What price did Mrs. Zhongshun give Tuman Khan? The price given by Daming was six coins per bag of wool. How much did Mrs. Zhongshun give?" Woolen cloth?"

In fact, Zhou Liangyin's base price was eight renminbi, not six renminbi, so he just quoted a price to test their reaction.

Even though Qi Shuai was in the capital, he was already able to make a judgment on the situation in the grassland. Sure enough, the left and right wings of the Tatars did not stay in touch with each other, but kept communicating.

"Damn Daming people and I Dahan, your purchase price is obviously one silver and two dollars per bag of wool. Why did you only pay six dollars when you came to us! It's half of it, what's the reason!" One arm was broken. Kalkha Wanhu said angrily.

Zhou Liangyin's expression was as usual, but he also understood that San Niangzi's offer was also six coins.

"San Niangzi's business is very good, and this reselling is double the profit." Zhou Liangyin immediately started to fan the flames. This is the main purpose, and whether to buy wool or not is secondary. I Dahan is completely incapable of turning wool into cloth. He will only lose money by holding wool.

The third lady supported her forehead, and now that Hai broke his arm, he can rest well, what's the matter!

"Didn't Daming also give the price of six coins? Let's go to each other. The business of Da Ningwei is also good." San Niangzi deliberately picked Da Ningwei out of Daming, as if this business was done by Da Ningwei. Do it, not Daming is doing it.

There is a difference, and a big difference.

Zhou Liangyin shook his head and said: "This statement is wrong. This is a business deal of the imperial court. Whether it succeeds or not is a matter of the imperial court. If Daningwei does business with Tuman Khan, all officials in Daningwei will be pushed to Tonghui tomorrow." He's beheaded for public display, Yin Jie captives, just beheaded more than [-] people."

Those guys who were hanged on the Tonghui River to conjure captives were all reselling firearms, gunpowder, and armor, not just selling iron pots, salt, cloth, and tea. It is also legal to sell these.

Selling firearms, gunpowder, and armor is an act of Han traitor.

Zhou Liangyin couldn't be fooled by the third lady, some things must be made clear, Tuman Khan shouldn't focus on bribery, it's useless.

"I'll sell it to whoever bids the most." Tumen said cheerfully. The third lady can't earn twice as much, and there is also travel expenses.

Zhou Liangyin looked at the pictures, and said calmly: "We will only pay this price, six yuan, whether you like it or not."

San Niangzi felt a familiar feeling. He looked at Zhou Liangyin's tone and actions, as well as his style of doing things, and saw a person in a daze, Wang Chonggu.

That's right, it was Wang Chonggu.

When San Niangzi was negotiating with Wang Chonggu and Wan Shihe twice, she felt like this. People in Daming are always so arrogant, as if buying your things is a kind of gift.

"Tu Man Khan, you should think clearly. You sold it to the third lady. She turned around and sold you other things for a little more money. The money went around and went around and fell into her pocket. What Da Ming gave was money. .” Zhou Liangyin took out a silver coin and kept playing with it in his hand.

Zhou Liangyin held a boomerang and hit the third lady.

This was what San Niangzi said when she met the saint. San Niangzi did not ask for an increase in the price of wool, because she knew that Daming's goods would rise as much as wool went up. Now Zhou Liangyin returned the words to San Niangzi.

"You!" The third lady stood up abruptly, pointed at Zhou Liangyin, and stomped her feet angrily!

The Ming Dynasty in the past was so good, there were lowly Confucian scholars everywhere, ashamed of words and interests, they had a dignified look all day long, and they didn’t even talk about business, even if the love was shared, the business was rewarded to you, and they didn’t want to make money or not.

Now there are fewer lowly Confucian scholars in Ming Dynasty, and they are all obedient officials, each with sharp teeth, each with a glib tongue, and each of them is amassing profit.

"Isn't what I'm telling the truth?" Zhou Liangyin looked at the third lady, and said in surprise, "I've said what's on my mind, have you become angry?"

"What's the point of arguing with women!" San Niangzi sat down again, looked at Zhou Liangyin and said angrily.

Zhou Liangyin said cheerfully: "The third lady speaks more and more like a literati in the court, talking nonsense."

"First of all, you are here on behalf of I Dahan, and I am here on behalf of Daming. Secondly, I am a scholar, but I can't beat you, a woman who is skilled in bow and horse. Talking about things is talking about things, so don't come here."

Whether it's doing business or negotiating peace, if, like Wu Dui, you think the other party is a woman and despise her, you will suffer a lot.

San Niangzi forced Al Da Khan to hand over Zhao Quan, his savior, and facilitated the peace talks, which was not an easy matter.

Zhao Quan betrayed Daming and entered the grassland, and saved I Da Khan's life. I Da Khan and Zhao Quan were An Da, which meant they were sworn brothers. In the end, Zhao Quan was sent to the capital to be beheaded for public display.

An Dahan gave his half-brother a knife, and sent Zhao Quan to the guillotine directly.

"Da Ming won't raise another cent of silver, but Daming can pay with silver, this is Daming's condition." Zhou Liangyin threw the silver coin to Tumen, stood up and left, and when he walked to the front of the big tent, Zhou Liangyin said with a smile : "Tuman Khan sent someone to find me after he thought it over clearly, and we discussed the time, place and regulations of the Gong City."

"If you don't want to, then forget it."

Zhou Liangyin left the golden-roofed tent. He was holding a coin and kept tossing it back and forth. Looking outside the tent where he was staying, he was waiting for Tuman Khan's choice. He didn't really care whether the wool business could be negotiated. The main task of subcontracting is to sow discord.

With a single silver coin, the trend of the convergence of the left and right wings can be completely interrupted, and there is no more money to be made.

Of course, Wang Chonggu also sent a special letter, urging Zhou Liangyin to negotiate a deal. After all, one more source of wool is conducive to the adjustment of supply and demand, and is also conducive to the expansion of the official woolen factory in Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Liangyin tossed the silver coin high again, then caught it with his hand, opened it, and showed a smile, it was the front.

A cowardly Xue Dahan walked into the camp and said in a muffled voice, "Big Khan welcomes you!"

Zhou Liangyin walked into the golden-roofed tent in a hurry, and the third lady had already left, and there was only Tu Manhan in the tent, and it seemed that the conversation was not pleasant.

Zhou Liangyin said brightly, "Tuman Khan made a wise choice."

"Compared to Al Da Khan, who is always contradicting his promise, I believe in the credibility of the imperial court." Tuman Khan said after a moment of silence.

I Da Khan's reputation in the grasslands is very bad, especially in business, the price will increase every time. The question Zhou Liangyin talked about is not whether it is possible, but the question of how much to add. Maybe he will do business with I Da Khan. Still have to pay.

"Actually, I would rather have iron pots, salt, tea and cloth for trade." Tuman Khan wanted goods more. As for silver, as a khan, he still knew that silver could not be eaten or worn. The most important thing is the pot.

Yes, there are no pots on the prairie.

Only 120 catties of wool can be exchanged for a three to four catties iron pot. Even so, Tu Manhan also wants to exchange for an iron pot.

Zhou Liangyin frowned. As soon as Tuman Khan said this, the expressions of the Wanhus in the big tent immediately changed. It was obvious that this was Tumanhan's decision, not Wanhu's thoughts.

"This is different from what we agreed on." Zhou Liangyin shook his head and said, "The third lady hasn't gone far, you can chase her back, we only have Baiyin."

But Tuman Khan shook his head and said, "But the silver is distributed to the leaders of the various tribes. They will only hide the silver instead of exchanging it for goods."

"The problems faced by Daming and Grassland seem somewhat similar." Zhou Liangyin looked at the tens of thousands of households in the account again, and said with emotion.Sure enough, as he guessed, Tuman Khan still wanted the goods, but the Wanhus didn't think so. They were more interested in the shiny silver coins.

Meat eaters are contemptuous and fail to seek far.

It's the same everywhere.

"Then Baiyin, Daming's official roads and post roads haven't been repaired, so it's okay to transport silver, but it's not easy to transport goods, isn't it?" Su Bahai heard Zhou Liangyin's insistence, and immediately said.

"That's right, silver is in our hands, so why don't we buy what we want? Khan, let's buy silver."

"Da Ming also has its own difficulties. The Great Ning Guards are not enough and they are sold. How do the soldiers of the Great Ning Guards feel? The emperor of the Ming Dynasty can't do that either."

"I'll take silver this year, and I'll exchange some goods next year when I pay tribute to the city. The left and right are just useless wool."

……

Thousands of households tried to persuade Tumen, but Tumen waved their hands in a slightly dejected manner and said, "Angel, let's agree on a time and place. When the time comes, money and goods will be settled."

Tuman Khan finally chose to compromise.

Zhou Liangyin stayed in Quanningwei for three days, and met with several Wanhus. He said openly and secretly that if Wanhus wanted to bypass Tumanhan and do business with Daming, they could just send their envoys to Qinglongbao.

Zhou Liangyin doesn't have any conscience burden for provocative and sowing dissension, he is here to do this, if he can divide, he will divide!
When Zhou Liangyin returned to Daningwei, the commander-in-chief of Daningwei Wang Rulong, after listening to the details of Zhou Liangyin's mission, looked him up and down, and couldn't help but said: "I really should dig out the hearts and intestines of you scholars, and see if it is true. Not black!"

"Counselor Zhou, did you secretly read the contradiction?"

Zhou Liangyin replied angrily: "It's all gone, don't look at the contradictions, are you waiting for His Majesty to take my head off and go to the underworld to look at the contradictions?"

The evaluation of Wang Rulong, a scholar, sounds like scolding.

　Ask for a monthly ticket, woohoo! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)