Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 154 Talking with Zu Dashou

Sitting at Sihaiguan, looking out the window at the endless stream of merchants and hawkers, as well as the bustling Mongolians, Lu Mou said to Zu Dashou: "Now the Great Wall Pass bordering you is open. Daily supplies are sold by private merchants , but regarding the ordnance iron materials, Dongchang will trade with you. The process must be recorded. Of course, please don’t worry, we don’t trust you. We are really afraid that some businessmen will bring private goods and traffic them to our enemy Manchu Qing.”

"I understand, I will follow it carefully."

"As for other civilian supplies, private merchants can freely trade with you. I will secretly give you an explanation here. I will not limit the amount of civilian supplies. I also hope to help you become a middleman and make a fortune. The difference in price will be used to further strengthen you. For example, for the iron pots from our Luanzhou Iron Factory, I will give you as much as you want."

Upon hearing such a promise, Zu Dashou's eyes immediately shone: "The old minister will pay a high price. Firstly, it can enrich the people and business people, and secondly, the veteran will make a contribution to the national treasury."

"Thank you for your support. I think I'm really crazy about money."

Zu Dashou chuckled: "I understand, I understand."

"The most urgent task now is that I need a batch of cattle, and I will buy them with the money from my internal funds. Of course, they will be converted into materials and purchased from you. The amount I need is large, because there are 100,000 Han people I rescued who need these things. .”

Zu Dashou immediately handed over his hand: "Old minister, I deeply understand the benevolence of the supervisor and the regent. How much do you need?"

"A lot, about 2."

Zu Dashou smiled: "The regent's appetite has been reduced. This time, I was entrusted by all the herdsmen and brought no less than 50,000 cattle. They are all strong and good cattle."

Lu Mou's eyes were bright: "Because this is not a business negotiation with the Mongolians. We cannot follow the standards of trading between Han and Mongolians. It is too dark to exchange 5 kilograms of salt for a cow. Because we are a normal trade, I will pay 10 kilograms." Is table salt acceptable to the elderly?”

You say others are evil, aren't you? Darker.

Zu Dashou laughed and pointed at Lu Mou's nose: "I have long heard that the regent is desperate for money. In order to collect debts, he did not hesitate to use eunuchs to hammer nails into the buttocks of the ministers. Today I really saw it. hammer."

Lu Mou touched his nose in embarrassment: "The situation at that time was special, wasn't it? At that time, I knelt down to the creditor to collect debt urgently. I probably wouldn't even get a penny, so I took this trick."

Zu Dashou laughed again: "It's understandable, understandable. But now that the national crisis has been resolved, the regent doesn't have to force the old minister like this anymore. The old minister is just like he did back then, waiting for the rice to be cooked."

Isn't it a coincidence that the two of them have the same feelings again.

"A healthy cow in the Central Plains is now worth 15 taels of silver. I am here to sympathize with the prince's hardships and feel the prince's love for the people. I am here to let you be a black-hearted second-hand dealer and earn the difference, seven taels."

"Two taels."

"Six taels."

"Two two five."

"Five two seven."

",,,,,,"

In the end, the two men, in a friendly atmosphere with red faces and a harmonious atmosphere in which both sides raised wine bottles and faced each other, reached a happy agreement with five taels of each healthy cow.

Of course, while Lu Mou smiled and congratulated the successful cooperation between the two parties, in his heart, he had already overturned the price of an arrow when he arrived and quietly increased it by two cents.

As for the scattered silver used by Zu Dashou to buy supplies, as long as he went back to the mint machine and made a clanging sound, he would gain another three points of profit.

Only then can we find our own psychological balance. Of course, how could Zu Dashou not know? It's just that both parties are foxes with thousands of years of history, and they understand each other tacitly.

Negotiation is the art of making concessions.

That's right, you have your own ideas, but I also have my confidence. This is the basis for happy cooperation between the two parties. If one side takes the absolute initiative, then you are just waiting to be strangled and slaughtered.

After discussing the business matters, Zu Dashou expressed his worries: "Although the Mongols have returned home and are willing to fight to the death to protect the pasture animals, they are still weak after all, and although we control a large population, it is only a little more than a million. , once the Manchus come to kill us, we will not be able to resist. Therefore, at the critical moment, the court still needs to provide assistance. "

Lu Mou nodded, but sighed in disappointment: "I thought that Wu Sangui's 50,000 Guan Ning could successfully counterattack Yuan Zongdi and drive Yuan Zongdi out of the Xuanda area in one fell swoop, allowing us to unite as one. Let you enter You can attack, retreat or defend. However, Wu Sangui disappointed me too much. In the last battle, although he forced Yuan Zong back thirty miles, he stopped at Xuan Mansion and made no further achievements.

The reinforcement infantry led by Li Yan is the cornerstone of our Ming Dynasty's stability, and we dare not attack and seize the city and suffer heavy losses. Therefore, facing more than 60,000 rogue bandits, they were helpless. It really disappoints me. "

In order to realize his dream of having a foothold, Wu Sangui, regardless of the overall situation of the country, blocked Lu Mou's westward advance, greatly delaying Lu Mou's planning process for conquering the northwest.

For this reason, Wu Sangui not only did not contribute to the work, but also restricted Li Yan from sending troops.

But because of the overall situation, Lu Mou had nothing to do with Wu Sangui.

This precaution was taken to prevent the feudal town, and he did not hesitate to divert the disaster to the south, luring Li Chuang south to help the court destroy the four towns in the north of the Yangtze River. As a result, a feudal town was about to appear under his nose.

But for the sake of the overall situation, I will tolerate you. When I finish the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui, you will be in danger.

Lu Mou complained about Wu Sangui here, and Zu Dashou understood that this was the regent's request to him, to give Wu Sangui a message and not to have any crooked ideas of monopolizing the place. Handle your affairs well. The words promised by Ping Xigong are still ringing in your ears. Don’t you want them?

However, Zu Dashou did not want to convey these words to him because he knew that his nephew did not listen to his uncle very much. At the same time, he also knew that Wu Sangui had ambitions and he could not dissuade him.

Another point is, is it also beneficial to Wu Sangui to occupy the Xuanda area? Then what else do I advise him to do?

Therefore, Zu Dashou was vague and played around with his words.

There was nothing we could talk about, so we stopped talking. Lu Mou said calmly: "The old Marquis is working hard to develop and grow in the grassland. Once the Manchus send troops to your army, I will send troops out of the grassland again to cut off their retreat."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

"There is no need to thank you. Anyway, I will not give up any opportunity to attack the Qing Dynasty. This matter is settled."

As soon as the news of the opening of the Sihaiwei Pass came out, it immediately caused a sensation all over the world. Not only merchants from Zhili wanted a piece of the pie, but merchants from Shandong and Jiangnan also crossed the blockade to trade.

In recent years, Mongolia has suffered terribly from being blocked by the Ming Dynasty. It lacks everything and has nothing. So there was starvation consumption. The Mongols came like the wind and plundered the Ming Dynasty's materials, including the most worthless pickles.

Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang even made a lot of money from second-hand prices here, making a lot of money and strengthening themselves.

The imperial court also gained huge gains here. The tax revenue from the pass trade alone brought more than one million yuan in revenue to the imperial household department. The arms trade between the royal family and the two princes also made the internal funds rich.

Anyway, everything is for the best, the only shortcoming is Wu Sangui.

(End of this chapter)