Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 824 Think about it

Wearing high-top leather boots, Zhu Shiming stepped on the hard permafrost and carefully counted the gold, silver and jade brought by Amulun. He carefully opened every box to check and register, and even asked his staff to cut some Check the authenticity of gold and silver.

On the other side, Amulun's subordinates were also counting the equipment brought by the Ming army.

Tiger squatting guns, lifting guns, bird guns, even small general guns, and some small Francophones, and equipped with a lot of ammunition matchlocks, etc. Although most of them are used, they are all good.

Amulun couldn't take his eyes off these firearms.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army is so heroic and generous, and the Weiyerqiang people of firearms are also very clear. In the past, they mainly bought them from Turkey or Tsarist Russians, but it was very inconvenient. They had to transfer hands several times in the middle, and the price was high and the quantity was small. low quality.

Now the firearms provided by the Ming army are not cheap, but they are large in quantity and well equipped, and can directly arm thousands of troops.

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"An old-style blunderbuss was actually sold for ten taels of silver, not including the ammunition. What a deal..." Zhu Shiming came back with his notebook and sighed to his boss, the guerrilla general.As an officer in the logistics department of the imperial camp, Zhu Shiming is in charge of equipment, and he is very clear about the price of firecrackers.

The cousin of the last King Su was amazed by the deal.

Now the Imperial Battalions have generally begun to change to Shaotian five-year-style birdcracks, and some guards, nights and other troops have also replaced them with flintlocks. Even the provincial patrol battalion has begun to change to Shaotian three-year-style birdcracks.

All the firecrackers that were traded this time were old-style firecrackers, some of which were even made in Wanli, and most of them were made in the Chongzhen Dynasty. Twenty two.

However, the firecrackers of the Shaotian Dynasty today are all improved types, and they are produced in a large factory under standardization, and they are still bidding orders. Basically, the order cost is reduced to less than one silver dollar. A silver dollar includes a birdcage, a bayonet, and a hundred rounds. Ammunition plus two matchlocks.

This is the price advantage brought about by batch bidding and production, and it is also the low cost brought by large factory production. These costs are much less than those of the contemporary Tsarist Russia or Turkey, which is one-third or even one-fourth. It's even better.

In the past, Yeerqiang bought Tsarist Russian firearms, and the price had to be doubled several times in the middle. Although the firearms bought by the Ming army might be more advanced than what the Ming army gave them now, the quantity was not much.

What's more, the Ming army still sells their guns, even small guns and iron guns are still guns, let alone carry guns.

"They can't buy these things even if they have money." The guerrilla general stared at the Yarkand people very cautiously. He was ordered to trade this time. It is a firearm, but this is an order from above, and he can only follow it.

He was surprised at the price of selling old firecrackers for ten taels of silver, and he felt better. A broken gun can be exchanged for two or three months' salary of an imperial soldier. Recycled.

He was even thinking that this kind of business can be done more. The Daming Arsenal is very efficient in manufacturing firearms. One silver dollar can sell for more than ten yuan. Selling one gun is equivalent to equipping the Daming army with more than a dozen guns. Ah, a bargain.

Not to mention selling them old firearms.

After checking this batch of equipment, Amulun was overwhelmed with emotion.

"Your reply?" Sun Gueran asked him condescendingly while riding on the horse.

"I still need to go back and investigate clearly, and confirm that the Baishan faction is indeed in collusion with Junggar before I can reply to you!" Amulun did not directly reply that he was willing to submit to Daming, but he did not say anything. He was very satisfied with this transaction. Not only did he get an important The situation is precious, and in exchange for so much good equipment, he wants to keep this route.

"can."

"Wait a minute, we want to buy more firearms. In addition, we want to buy better firearms, especially cannons. The bigger the better." He looked at the firearms carried by the Ming soldiers, which were obviously a little higher than theirs. In the first place, especially from a distance, you can see that they actually used camels to carry a batch of light cannons, but they were different from the cannons they bought. It was obvious that although they were light, they were very powerful.

Amulun really wanted a camel cannon that could be carried directly on a camel, and possibly even fired on a camel.

“The price is negotiable.”

Sun Guerzilla smiled, "I will take your request back."

"If the Junggars invade, can you ask Daming to send troops to assist us?"

"Jungar is a foreign vassal of my Ming Dynasty, Junggar Khan's daughter even entered the inner palace of the Emperor Ming, and Yaerqiang is the enemy who declared war on Ming, why do you say that Ming helps the enemy to deal with his vassals?
It doesn't make sense, does it? "

Amulun felt a little helpless looking at these Ming troops who were wearing fine cotton armor and equipped with all kinds of blunderbuss.

The Ming army wanted them to surrender and surrender, and wanted Turpan to betray Yarkand. The ultimate goal was to deal with Yarkand. Attacking, it may not be able to win in one battle.

And if the Ming Dynasty can persuade Turpan to betray Yarkand, this is of course a normal operation, and Yarkand has always had the practice of self-reliance in the east since the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

"I have to think about it again."

"Okay, we'll wait for your reply, but it's best to make up your mind early. Apak and Zhuo are coming back from Kashgar, and Batur Khan of Junggar is heading to Turpan with [-] cavalry. If you hesitate, you can I'm about to face a catastrophe, well, that's all for now, let's say goodbye!"

Sun Guerzilla retreated slowly with his troops.

Amulun stood on the hard frozen soil, watching them leave, watching them disappear at the mountain pass.

"Back!"

"Father, is it true what they say?"

"[-] riders from Junggar are attacking, what shall we do?"

"Should I go to Yarkand to ask for reinforcements?"

But Amulun didn't answer the words of his sons. Just now, Sun Guerrilla revealed a few pieces of information. First, Apak and Zhuo had been secretly conspiring with the eldest son of the Great Khan, Yao Lebas, to seize power and usurp the throne.Sun Guerrilla told him that Apak was rushing back to Turpan from Kashgar, but the governor of Kashgar, Prince Yaolebas, had secretly reported to the Great Khan that the Baishan faction was about to riot.

There will also be ministers from their side in the Khan court who will suggest to the Great Khan to immediately lead troops to reinforce Turpan, the reason is that Turpan must not be lost, otherwise the eastern part of Yarkand will be completely lost, which will be unbearable pain for Yarkand. Turpan must be reinforced and Hami must be recaptured.

And when Yaerqiang Khan led his troops to leave the Khan Court, Prince Yaolebas would raise troops in Kashgar and become a Khan on his own. The Baishan faction lied to the prince and said that he would support him as a great Khan. In fact, the Baishan faction had already betrayed the prince. , They want to seek refuge with the Junggars. The Junggars have promised Apak Hezhuo that he will be the governor of the four cities of Kashgar and Yarkand, and his brothers and sons will be the governors of Turpan and Hami. The Khanate will completely become the enfeoffed autonomous territory of the Baishan faction and the Zhuo people.

There is no country to teach.

The Baishan faction betrayed everyone.

Although these news cannot be confirmed yet, Amulun has already believed them, because the sudden fall of Hami, based on the evidence provided by the Ming army, shows that it was indeed a rebellion by the Baishan faction, and they are now going to riot in an all-round way.

Khan was too busy to take care of himself, how could he rescue Turpan.

Now he has to consider a question, where will he go.

Even if he told Da Khan the news immediately, it might be too late. Even if the brothers joined forces and suppressed the prince, they would not be able to calm down the Baishan faction for a while, and had to face Junggar and the Ming allied forces behind.

Yarkand was doomed.

"Father, why don't we just surrender to Daming? Isn't Junggar, Heshuot, Kazakh, and Bukhara all surrendering to Daming? Didn't Daming promise that as long as he surrendered, he would grant his father Turpan Khan and King Zhongshun?"

Amulun's sons also had no affection for Da Khan and Yarkand.

Amulun's father, Abdullah, ruled the eastern border and established himself as Khan for decades. His elder brother also used the vassals to conquer the Khan Court and in turn ruled Yarkand. The son of Khan was entrusted to Turpan as the governor.

Arad Khan was the eldest son of Said, the founding monarch of Yarkand. After Said's death, he succeeded to the throne and entrusted his sons as governors.Later, after his elder brother Ma Hei Khan succeeded to the throne, he was ordered to send troops to attack the rebellious cousin Turpan Governor Hu Dabian Diesutan and became the new Governor.

When Said unified Yarkand, he sent his son to be the governor of Turpan. After the eldest son succeeded the Great Khan, the father and son of Hetian Governor and Turpan Governor rebelled and became self-reliant. After the attack, he replaced the governor with his own brother.

As a result, Abdullah immediately betrayed the Khan court because of his stable status. After his death, his eldest son even took advantage of the chaos of the Khan court to conquer the west and replaced him as the new Great Khan. Amulun was the relative of the new Khan Brother, also succeed the governor of Turpan.

According to tradition, it would be a little abnormal if he didn't stand on his own.

As long as there is some strength, it must be self-reliant.

Tradition.

The only problem now is that he can no longer be the same as the previous separatists. He can only surrender to Daming if he wants to stand on his own.

"As long as the Ming Dynasty doesn't interfere in our internal affairs, it doesn't matter if we profess our vassals and pay tribute. Don't Junggar and others also profess their vassals to Ming Dynasty?"

His eldest son bluntly said that the entire Yarkand did not have a strong cohesive force. The emirs have always been self-reliant, the Hezhuo are even more educated and have no country, and the royal family has never stopped fighting among themselves. Such a Yarkand, let them How cohesive.

In times of crisis, first seek self-protection.

"Father, the most important thing is to get rid of those Baishan sects who eat inside and outside. We must do it immediately. We can't wait for the Junggar cavalry to attack the city. We will be caught off guard."

Amulun nodded, "Boss, you take a team to intercept Apak and Zhuo halfway, and kill him as soon as you find him, and don't let him return to Turpan, leaving no one behind."

When it came to attacking and killing Apak, the leader of the Baishan faction, Amulun's eyes were full of determination and ruthlessness.

"Second brother, you go to Hami to meet the Emperor of Ming. I am willing to pay tribute to the Emperor of Ming and accept the canonization. Please ask Daming to sell us more firearms. It is best to send a support soldier to Turpan, otherwise Turpan will belong to the Junggars. , they won’t spit out the meat they eat.”

(End of this chapter)