Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 185 The Traitor in the Storm
Due to the arrogance of the Mongolian side, there was a huge oolong.

One hundred thousand horses and mules from north to south, this is actually not a small project.This time, in order to be able to come to Datong on time, they were all fed fine grains, but unexpectedly they were refused tribute.

Zhiyuan Tongha paid a high price for this mission, and he seemed unwilling to threaten: "You Ming Dynasty refuses the tribute so much, do you want to start a war with our Dayuan?"

"Great Yuan? I, Da Ming, have never recognized your puppet Yuan, let alone allow you to pay tribute! If you feel wronged and want to start a war with our Da Ming now, I, the Datong soldiers, will accompany you to the end!" Datong Deputy Commander-in-Chief Chen Jian snorted coldly, expressing his attitude with disdain.

"Master Zhiyuan, absolutely not!" A little leader of the tribe was afraid that Zhiyuan Tongha would act impulsively, and immediately stood up to dissuade him.

Not to mention that they had no pre-war preparations at all this time, and now they only have more than 500 people carrying tens of thousands of horse mules. Now they are actively provoking Daming because they want to hand over these tens of thousands of horse mules to Daming.

Zhiyuan Tongha knew that the current situation was not suitable for a direct conflict with Daming, so he secretly swallowed a breath of anger, and retreated ten miles away to set up camp.

Facing the Ming court's refusal of tribute, which was beyond their expectations, the leaders of several small tribes who came here asked in a daze, "Master Zhiyuan, what should we do now? Are we really going back to the original road?"

"Since we have come from thousands of miles away, how can we return empty-handed!" Tong Ha looked in the direction of the Great Wall, with a flash of determination in his eyes.

Datong is located between the inner and outer Great Walls, strangling the throats of Jin, Hebei and Mongolia.

It borders the Yellow River in the west, controls the desert in the north, connects the three passes of Daoma, Zijing, and Juyong in the east, and occupies the dangers of Yanmen and Ningwu in the south.The Great Wall borders to the north, Yanmen Saizhi to the south, Shuomo to the west and Baideng to the east.

The mountains are undulating and the ravines are criss-crossing, forming many natural barriers.There is support for military advancement, and there is a way out for defense. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, known as the key to the north.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, Xu Da still rebuilt the city of Datong, which was square, thirteen miles around, four feet two feet high, covered with bricks, with four gates, all with urns, suspension bridges, and moats.

The east of the four gates is Heyang, the south is Yongtai, the west is Qingyuan, and the north is Wuding.The four gates are all built with towers, there are turrets at the four corners, and there is an archway in the middle of the city.

Datong prefecture governs Hunyuan, Ying, Shuo, and Wei prefectures and seven counties of Datong, Huairen, Mayi, Shanyin, Guangling, Lingqiu, and Guangchang.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, the commander and envoy of Shanxi Xingdu was located in Datong, under the jurisdiction of the front and rear guards of Datong, Datong Left Guard, Yunchuan Guard, Datong Right Guard, Yulin Guard, Yanghe Guard, Gaoshan Guard, Tiancheng Guard, Zhenlu Guard, There are 13 guards including Pingluwei, Weiyuanwei, and Jingping Qianhusuo, with 323 kilometers of side walls and 583 castles under their jurisdiction.

As one of the most important nine border towns in the Ming Dynasty against the northern nomads, Datong has a pivotal position in the military, and the economy has always maintained close contacts with the north.

The weather in June is changeable, with dark clouds rolling over the city of Datong in the east, and a storm seems to be coming at any time.

"Are you crazy?"

"Vice President, seek wealth and wealth!"

"We don't have to worry about it for the rest of our lives if we do this big ticket!"

……

At noon, two young men surnamed Qiao and middle-aged men surnamed Fan in student attire were moving around the city, quietly lobbying the famous local family surnamed Kong.

In fact, it wasn't just the Kong surname. When they left Kong's mansion, the two of them went to the Hou surname and the Kang surname respectively.

"But the capital is too much!"

"God's gift, when will I stop working hard now?"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and this windfall is not for nothing!"

……

In the afternoon, facing some wavering people, the two lobbyists appeared to be very serious and bewitched.

Just like Su Qin traveled around the six countries back then, the young man surnamed Qiao and the middle-aged man surnamed Fan did not stop their footsteps, and went to the family of Chang and Qu.

"The movement is so big this time, the government office is not blind!"

"It's time to raise an official for a thousand days, so don't worry about it!"

"As long as the money is in place, there is nothing that cannot be done in Datong!"

……

At dusk, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in the sky, and the two lobbyists came to the last Jin's and Zhai's houses, and they seemed to promise very seriously.

Boom!

Not long after, there was a sudden thunder in the sky, and soon there were soybean-sized raindrops, which seemed to fall endlessly on this ancient city.

The two lobbyists were not affected by the torrential rain. Instead, taking advantage of the heavy rain, they entered the Datong government office after leaving the last Zhai family.

"You can buy it in the city, but how do you transport it outside the Great Wall?"

"We two brothers are doing this kind of work, Shanren has his own clever plan!"

"As long as the magistrate helps us with this matter, the gifts we send will be tenfold!"

……

Facing the fat magistrate with eyes full of greed, the two lobbyists pointed to the box of gold, silver and jewelry they had just delivered, and they seemed to promise seriously.

Boom!

At dusk, the rain was still falling endlessly at this time, and a thunderous thunder resounded across the sky, but it illuminated the governor's office in Datong.

Facing these two lobbyists, Zuo Yu realized that he would not be able to stay in the post of governor of Datong for too long, so he said with a serious heart: "I want [-]%!"

"Deal!" Qiao Liang and Fan Bancheng agreed with a smile when they saw that the top official in charge of Datong had been successfully lobbied by them.

It was still raining at this time, but the rain had weakened a lot.

When Qiao Liang and Fan Bancheng saw that the matter had been matched, they walked out of the governor's office together excitedly, and then took the carriage to go back to collect supplies.

The Ming court's refusal of tribute is simply giving them a huge business opportunity.

These ten thousand horses and mules are just outside the Great Wall, which is a golden mountain shining with golden light.

You only need to purchase one-tenth of the value of materials from Datong, and you can exchange them for a horse mule worth 10 taels, which can be described as a lucrative business.

Especially this time, thanks to their wise emperor, the Mongols brought those horses to their doorsteps, which undoubtedly greatly reduced their transportation costs and risks.

In addition, the imperial court plans to start the "Chinese horse" in the opening of China and France. They can exchange horses for Huai salt and salt, and they can make a lot of money from the salt profit.

That's why they brokered this shockingly big deal this time, not only will they be able to earn a huge sum of money crazily, but their Qiao family and Fan family will definitely become the best among Shanxi merchants.

"After making money this time, what are you going to do?"

"How can money be enough, of course I will continue to work!"

"Hehe...I think so too, thank you His Majesty for giving us the opportunity to make a fortune."

"I really have to thank him. If he hadn't done this, how could we have made such a large sum of money!"

"It's not just a sum of money, when Ming and Mongolia go to war, our iron goods will definitely sell even higher!"

……

Qiao Liang and Fan Bancheng saw that the matter had been matched, and thinking of the conditions created by Zhu Youtang, they immediately excitedly planned the future tunnel.

Boom!

A bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky, and then there was a thunderclap.

After all, Datong Fucheng is a border city, and its prosperity is naturally not as prosperous as that of Jiangnan, and tonight it encountered heavy rain, so there are few people in the entire street.

The carriage was suddenly stopped by several people in bamboo hats, the groom subdued them directly, while Qiao Liang and Fan Bancheng were dragged out of the carriage.

Ouch!

Before they could stand on the ground, someone kicked their stomachs hard, causing them to fall to the ground and groan while clutching their stomachs.

Qiao Liang was drenched in the rain, and when he saw a fat man approaching him with an oil-paper umbrella, he threatened, "Who are you? You dared to tie us up in Datong City. We know that we are the governor's guests of Datong. Just came out of the governor's office!"

"This official is Governor Xuanda!" Fatty naturally knew that the two of them came out of Datong governor's yamen, so he immediately declared himself authentic.

Qiao Liang was used to seeing liars all over the world, but he snorted coldly and said: "Joke, when will there be a governor in Datong, who are you blackmailing here?"

"Is it the king's land in the whole world, is it the king's minister on the shore of the land! Your Majesty said that there is, and it will naturally be, and you are ridiculous? Come, take them back, and let the governor have a good trial!" Fatty said. His face changed suddenly, and he ordered in a cold voice.

While talking, the two Jinyi guards had already stepped forward, grabbing the two of them like chickens without any explanation.

It was pouring rain inside the Great Wall, but the sky outside the Great Wall turned out to be full of stars.

Zhiyuan Tongha didn't want to disappoint Dayan Khan's expectations, nor did he want to be held accountable by the tribal leaders, so he decided to dispose of the [-] horse mules through a familiar Shanxi businessman.

In fact, whether to pay tribute to the court is not the most important thing. Although they are under the banner of the Great Yuan Emperor, they still bowed to the Ming Dynasty after all, which made Dayan Khan displeased.

If he could exchange the [-] horses and mules he brought back for supplies this time, it would also be considered a great achievement, and he might be rewarded by Manduhai after returning.

That's why, after being refused tribute, he didn't choose to return immediately. Instead, he set up camp here, sent people to Datong City to contact the Shanxi merchants who had been trading earlier, and then dealt with it through the shrewd Shanxi businessman. This batch of mules.

Things were progressing more smoothly than expected. After the other party learned of his thoughts, Dang even agreed to the deal, but they needed to give them two days to raise enough supplies.

The wait is long, but the future must be bright, just like the stars above the head have been shining brightly.

Although Zhiyuan Tongha realized that there were dangers in staying here with only more than 500 people, but because of his understanding of Datong, he was not too worried.

Not to mention that the Datong army has already been beaten by their Mongolian army and lost its military spirit. Now Datong has its own eyeliner. Those Shanxi businessmen who traded with him are their good partners. through their own eyes and ears.

If it wasn't for Wang Zhi and Wang Yue who didn't talk about martial arts back then, and directly led troops out of the customs to attack Meng Ting, relying on Da Yuan's eyeliner in the border town, Wang Zhi and Wang Yue would definitely not have succeeded.

The same is true, Datong's army is not a threat at all, even if it encounters a bad situation, it will have enough time to retreat.

"Master Zhiyuan, it's not good, Princess Yixi has slipped away!"

"Didn't I tell you to watch carefully? Where did she go?"

"She's heading for the Great Wall, she probably wants to sneak into Daming's territory!"

……

Just when Zhiyuan Tongha was complacent, a piece of bad news came, which made him feel flustered immediately.

Although Dayan Khan is the Khan of Dayuan now, Dayan Khan is only a boy of [-] or [-] years old after all, and Dayan Khan has not yet held a formal wedding to marry Manduhai, and now Manduhai is really in charge.

Princess Yikexi is the daughter of Manduhai, and Princess Yikexi has a very sweet appearance, so she has always been loved by Manduhai, which is well known.

If it weren't for Princess Ikexi being a daughter, there would be no such thing as Dayan Khan in today's Dayuan, but Princess Ikexi would inherit the position of Great Khan.

Zhiyuan Tongha knew that if something happened to Princess Ikxi, even with Dayan Khan protecting him, his own life would not be safe, so he should send someone to chase Princess Ikxi back.

"Kill!"

Just at this time, a cavalry suddenly appeared in the east, and in an instant, they were already shouting and killing.

"Where did this army come from?"

"Datong Army?"

"Impossible, the Datong Army has our eyeliner!"

……

When he saw the Ming Dynasty cavalry suddenly appearing in the east, Zhiyuan Tonghad was dumbfounded, and he didn't understand how Haoduandan had a Ming cavalry descending from the sky.

Out of trust in his intelligence, he knew that this cavalry army would not be the Datong Army, but if it wasn't the Datong Army, what kind of army could suddenly appear and attack their camp?
call out!call out!call out!
The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty was a sneak attack this time. Although they clearly had the advantage in numbers, they didn't talk nonsense. They immediately bent their bows and set up arrows to shoot at the Mongols in the bonfire.

puff!puff!puff!
The Mongols in the bonfire hadn't reacted yet, but turned their heads to look around when they heard the sound, and they were pierced by sharp arrows and fell into a pool of blood.

On the grassland under the stars, a killing appeared without warning.

Uh...

After a Mongolian discovered the enemy's attack, he blew the horn as soon as possible.

puff!
This Ming army cavalry seems to have sharp archers. When the Mongol raised his head and blew the horn, a sharp arrow pierced the Mongol's throat.

In the night wind, blood soon filled the air.

"It's not the Datong Army, so where did this army come from?"

"I can't control so much now, why don't we run away?"

"There are [-] horse mules here, how do you explain when you escape back?"

"I can't escape now, Princess Yixi can't fall into the hands of the Ming army!"

……

Zhiyuan Tongha saw that this Ming Dynasty cavalry was very sturdy, but he still didn't understand where this army came from, and he didn't want to give up this huge amount of wealth, but he didn't want to flee the tunnel immediately.

kill!

Zhao Hu and Zhang Hu saw that the enemy was right in front of them, so they immediately pulled out the Xuefeng knife in their waists, and planned to harvest these sinful lives while the Mongols were in chaos.

(End of this chapter)