The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 500 The Feared Frontier General

"This damned imperial court, this is a source of income that is going to cut us off. All the shopkeepers, tell me what to do."

A certain town in Bianguan, Shanxi.

It took only seven days for the capital's announcement to reach the border and other places.

After receiving this order, the local government immediately blocked all the city gates and banned all transportation first.

Among all the transportation to the grassland, there is no doubt that Shanxi merchants occupy the bulk.

It is no exaggeration to say that nine out of ten are Shanxi merchants.

This is naturally related to the tradition of Shanxi merchants. Some villages have become mainly engaged in business.

After all, watching other people bring back a lot of money and meat during Chinese New Year every year, while I still stare nervously at the few handfuls of rice in the pot, no one can stand it.

A big treasurer of Shanxi merchants said: "It is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to block our financial resources, but the loss on the surface is huge for us."

"I'm not like those smugglers. There are so many bulky goods. It's not easy to hide them."

"I personally think that everyone should combine all the current financial resources, manage them up and down, and jointly open up a business route. Only in this way can we recover a lot of losses."

"There is a thousand households in the guardhouse, who are from Shanxi Merchants. We can think of ways to try it then."

Following the big shopkeeper's opening, everyone else in the hall nodded.

Naturally, they would not have the guts to fight against the court, but no one would be willing to give up.

I'm used to living a good life, who would want to live a miserable and poor life.

Soon, everyone began to suggest everywhere.

Those who give money give money, and those who get connections get connections, trying to open up a few dark channels.

Datong Town.

Ding Zhongxian, commander of the Datong Guards, frowned as he looked at the notice in his hand.

Below are the five thousand households that were summoned.

"Master Commander, I think the intention of the imperial court is to completely cut off this trade route. What should we do here?" Datong Wei Zuo Qianhu asked after seeing this, hesitating a little.

There are five thousand households in one guard, which are left, right, middle, front and back.

In today's world where Zuo is respected, Zuo Qianhu is naturally the confidant of Ding Zhongxian, the commander of the capital.

Therefore, when speaking, it is much more casual.

Ding Zhongxian, the commander of the capital, thought for a while and said, "Our Datong town is an important town in the army, and we always pay attention to the grassland. Now the capital's order is to go [-] miles first and reach the Nine Sides first."

"In my opinion, the capital is not just as simple as a notice, there will inevitably be a censor, and even multiple supervision."

"Besides, as far as the Chamber of Commerce is concerned, you are also aware of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce."

"The Qunying Chamber of Commerce had many spies on the grassland in the early years. If there is any smuggling route, how can it not be known by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce. I think the meaning of the embargo on the grassland is likely to be proposed by His Royal Highness. .”

Hearing this, Datong Youqianhu couldn't help but said: "My lord, I heard that this group of British chambers of commerce are the biggest smugglers, even Shanxi merchants don't have such a big name, isn't it self-destructive for Your Highness Taisun?" Wealth?"

Datong Zuoqianhu said: "What do you know, these sufferings on the grassland, how can there be any profit, don't look at the reputation of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce here, but if you want to make money, you still have to look at Jiangnan."

"I think what the Commander-in-Chief said is correct. The embargo regulations are most likely proposed by His Royal Highness the Grandson."

"The cousin of my wife here is a buddy of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce. I heard that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce has already collected goods on the grassland in an all-round way, and even consciously subtracted them. Many buddies who run businesses on the grassland have been dropped. come back."

"It must be His Royal Highness who has issued an order a long time ago, and the Qunying Chamber of Commerce has received the news in advance."

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

After Ding Zhongxian hesitated a few times, the commander of the capital, he also made a decision in his heart.

"From now on, all places in Datong are not allowed to enter and not to exit. Anyone who goes to the grassland privately, no matter what the reason, will be arrested as treason."

Faced with such situations, Ding Zhongxian simply implemented a one-size-fits-all approach.

Although the embargo says what can't be transported and what can be transported, there will always be some people who get confused.

He is also very clear that in the past, these businessmen below have made a lot of money for their brothers, especially those above the general banner, they can more or less receive some tribute.

Even if he issued an explicit order, Ding Zhongxian knew the temperament of the people below.

It's fine on weekdays, but if something goes wrong at this juncture, maybe I can't even keep my black hat.

The way of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce here is too wild. If it is found out on the grassland, the responsibility will fall on itself.

Hearing the words, the five thousand households under his command seemed to be looking at each other in blank dismay.

In the end, the eyes of the few people turned around, and they still fell on Zuo Qianhu.

Seeing this, Zuo Qianhu could only bite the bullet and say, "My lord, is this too harsh? After all, the brothers below still want to earn a living."

Ding Zhongxian waved his hand and said, "You don't need to say too much, just follow this official's order. I'm not blocking the way of making money for the brothers. Didn't I say everything, you are allowed to enter and not to go out?"

"No matter where he came from, he can only come to Daming. The herdsmen on the grassland can't stand it, so they can only come here. We won't stop it, right?"

"For those smugglers, the brothers will respond first. When the goods arrive, they will be seized, and they will be sent to the capital to receive meritorious service."

"Let's get things done, His Royal Highness is not short of money, so we have to give some rewards when the time comes."

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When the five thousand households heard this, they immediately praised it.

Although it seems like a one-shot deal, but these days, there are always people who are not afraid of death. Before receiving money from others, they should help a few times. Now that the capital has strict orders, those who dare to bribe must be rebels.

For rebellion, confiscation of all property is a serious matter.

Following Ding Zhongxian's decision, Datong Wei immediately took action.

First of all, all the roads in and out are blocked, and no one is allowed to go to the grassland, even the herdsmen who came here to buy things before, are all blocked.

A large number of general flags began to lead patrols, and if they saw anyone who wanted to sneak away, they would all be arrested.

For a while, the town of Datong became jittery.

All businessmen avoid it.

The words of Datong Town quickly spread to the surrounding areas, especially Shanxi Town next to Datong, which was greatly shaken.

Shanxi Town and Datong Town are adjacent to each other. In these two towns, the merchants entering and leaving the grassland are the most.

The commander of the Shanxi Weidu was even more anxious than Ding Zhongxian, who didn't know that Shanxi merchants gathered here in Shanxi Town.

Even if His Majesty and ministers in the capital don't know about it, don't His Royal Highness Taisun know about it?

The commander of Shanxi Weidu knew very well that when the court came, the first person to check would probably be himself.

Thinking of this, I simply don't do anything.

First, he rejected all invitations from chambers of commerce to host a banquet, and then issued a military order.

"Anyone who goes out of the city privately will be killed without mercy!"

This side is more ruthless, Ding Zhongxian in Datong Town is at most arresting people, and the commander of Shanxi Town is directly killing people.

With Datong, the two towns in Shanxi took the lead, and of course the other important towns on the Nine Sides also learned and learned.

Today's Jiubian is still very powerful.

Although corruption is serious in the army, many of the leaders of this group of frontier army are old people who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to fight the world.

The erosion faced by other businessmen is far from that serious. Apart from making money, their loyalty to Daming is still very high, at least they will not do things that will cause great damage to Daming.

Now, it is those who run business on the grassland who are suffering.

These businessmen on the grassland basically have relationships and contacts in the grassland, or have a good relationship with certain tribes. They exchange tea, grain, ironware, women, medicinal materials and other materials for fur, cattle and sheep.

Part of the biggest hidden transaction is the treasures that the grassland nobles robbed from other places.

If any running merchant can exchange for these treasures, then after returning to Daming, he can immediately transform himself into a rich family.

As the nine sides began to jointly block the grassland, all the tribes on the grassland suddenly became angry.

At this juncture, it was the winter time, and the tribes on the prairie had saved up a lot of goods, and they were just waiting for Daming to open the market and conduct a large wave of transactions.

The main part of the transaction is food and women.

Food is for the winter, and women are naturally for a better winter.

Some single men in Prairie Mountain have already prepared enough furs at home, and they are determined to change women every year to come back.

This winter is over, and by next year's Spring Festival, my child will be born.

But with the emergence of the blockade ban, everything has become a phantom in the water.

The key is how to spend this winter.

Those who have cattle and sheep at home can still survive.

But for those prairie cavalry, it was really sad.

The cavalry on the prairie, apart from the directly subordinate soldiers, are mostly free men of the tribe. They live a hunting life on weekdays and pay attention to self-sufficiency. They will only join the army when called by the Khan.

This method is actually somewhat similar to the guard system.

But cavalry are not herdsmen, because as tribal warriors, they don't raise cattle and sheep like herdsmen.

Of course, they usually have a lot of gold and silver treasures in their hands.

But these cannot be eaten.

With the beginning of the blockade, inflation is certain. In the past, the price of a cow and sheep will naturally increase several times now.

Otherwise, there is only forcible snatching.

When the news spread that the grassland was blocked by Daming, all the grassland people panicked.

Many people went to inquire and found that it was not a rumor, Daming was really not allowed to trade.

At the same time, the smugglers from Daming were arrested.

Because of their smuggling route, how could it be possible to hide it from the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

It can be said that Zhu Ying directly ordered that, except for some special latent personnel, all other personnel of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce in the grassland area should be withdrawn to Daming.

Since they are no longer lurking in the grasslands, the smuggling routes are useless. At present, the blockade and sanctions on the grasslands cannot be an overnight problem.

Therefore, all the smuggling routes were reported to the Nine Frontiers by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

After getting the specific route, the Nine Border Guards sent troops to ambush without hesitation.

A large number of smugglers were severely cracked down, and all their goods were naturally confiscated, and a large number of deaths were naturally accompanied by this process.

While there will certainly be some that slip through the cracks, it doesn't really matter.

The news of Nine Sides quickly spread to the capital.

After getting the information, Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood and summoned his grandson to Qianqing Palace.

"Big grandson, we originally thought that this time the results would not be great. I didn't expect these border guards to be so loyal to us. The nine border guards have gained a lot. This must be a great blow to the grassland."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled happily.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't be clear about the temper of the soldiers at the border, but this time, he showed a clear sense of righteousness.

In fact, as long as the problem is not too big, Zhu Yuanzhang basically chooses to be a little indulgent and turn a blind eye to some minor problems with the border soldiers.

Soldiers have been like this since ancient times, and Zhu Yuanzhang had already understood these things thoroughly when he was fighting.

"Grandpa, the complete blockade of the grassland this time is more effective than we thought, but for the tribes on the grassland, it may organize an invasion of Ming Dynasty." Zhu Ying replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Although it is winter now, and the troops on the grassland remain unchanged, war is inevitable for the current situation on the grassland."

"It would be better if we could rob some people. If not, killing some people would be considered as a way to live more people on the grassland."

"Next, we can arrange for the soldiers to pass."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Apart from Lan Yu, is there anyone else that Dasun will send?"

Zhu Ying replied: "The battle on the grassland here, grandson hopes that the fourth and third emperor uncles can go."

"Fourth?" Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly taken aback.

Then he said: "It seems that what Dasun said earlier is really true."

"Okay, since you've made up your mind, let the fourth child, the third child, and Lan Yu go there together."

"How to arrange it, Dasun should have thought about it."

Zhu Ying thought for a while and said, "Uncle Sanhuang's previous feudal land was in Shanxi, so he should go to Shanxi Town this time."

"The Four Emperors' Uncles used to be in Beiping, but this time it's Liaodong Town."

"On Liang Guogong's side, Sun'er means to be in charge of the three towns of Ningxia, Guyuan, and Gansu."

"This time, my grandson wants Uncle Seventeen to go with me to guard Daning."

"Daning is connected to Liaozuo in the east and Xuanfu in the west. I think it would be the most suitable place for Uncle Seventeen to go."

After hearing what the eldest grandson said, Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Sure enough, it is our dear grandson. I thought about it with us."

In Zhu Yuanzhang's earlier plan, he just wanted Zhu Quan to go to Daning.

Now I didn't expect Dasun to think the same way.

(End of this chapter)