Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 835 Royal merchants and sea trade silver returns to Shaanxi-Gansu border troops to block Yinshan

Mantulu and others are all dead, which is also a relief.

From now on, the Ming Dynasty will no longer support the new Great Khan, but will use the prince to establish a vassal state and rule the grassland.

Zhu Qiyu counted on his fingers: "In this area of ​​the northern grassland, at least ten princes are needed. I will be able to give birth to ten princes in the rest of my life."

Ningxiang teased: "It's really funny. My husband's original plan was to use Zhu Wenfang as a fertility tool, so that he could recruit a large number of people in the harem and spread the branches of the royal family. As a result, he is very handsome, but you are here to suffer. Use the ground as a reproductive tool.

And there are fifteen women over and over again, and no new ones are allowed. After ten years, my husband must be very tired of her, right? "

Lin Xiangyu put forward constructive suggestions after hearing this: "Why don't we include some Mongolian women? For example, isn't Hara Kuchu's wife Qiqige the daughter of Ye Xian? I heard that she is not very favored in Hara Kuchu. My husband can take her over and comfort her."

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Even if I want to imitate Cao Cao, I don't want this. Hara Kuchu and Qiqige's son is already ten years old.

Don't forget that Hara Kuchu was once obsessed with women, shouting about saving seeds and so on.

In fact, his eldest son Bayan Mengke has always been taken by Agabarji. I heard that the young master Hutuktu recently took him back to Ulianghai. This is the real way to leave a legacy. "

Zhu Qiyu changed to a comfortable position to lean on, and then sighed. Dayan Khan, who was killed by Zhu Houzhao, the Zhengde Emperor of Ming Dynasty, was the one who reunified Mongolia and was called the little prince by the Ming Dynasty. He was the son of Bayan Meng and the grandson of Hara Kuchu.

The territories of the Mongol Khanates were so vast that it was really difficult to kill them all.

Even the ministers will not agree. If you assassinate others today, you can assassinate the ministers tomorrow.

Ningxiang changed the topic: "The last cargo ship from Japan has arrived this year, and another 30,000 taels of gold have been added to the reserve. An additional 1.2 million taels of silver have been added to the account, plus the three taels allocated from our internal funds. One million taels of silver is enough to support us for another month or two for the time being."

Although the course of the war does not look dangerous, if it had not been for the considerable national strength accumulated over the past ten years, the logistics supply would have collapsed by this autumn.

During the Ming and Yuan wars, money was spent like water.

These officials are not fools. They are naturally opposed to factory guards. "

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "That's not okay. We are a kingdom in heaven and we must maintain political correctness. Things like assassination are absolutely not allowed.

Ningxiang comforted: "Husband, don't worry too much about the money, we can get the money back." Tian Huiqing went to Annan to buy one million stones of grain, which was transported by sea to Tongzhou for delivery.

In that case, Agabarji might actually win.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "The Buddha will not let go of the sword. I have not put much emphasis on factory guards before. But after the war with Mongolia, I will greatly strengthen the factory guards. The more peaceful the time, the more it is necessary to strengthen the monitoring of the entire empire. "

It can be said that the wildfire is endless, and the spring breeze blows it again.

We now actually have three major spy agencies: Dongchang, Xichang and Neichang, and the government and the public are gradually becoming alert.

Once the rules are broken, everyone loses the bottom line in doing things, and everything becomes chaos.

Ningxiang retorted slightly: "Our factory guards in Jingtai Dynasty are already gentle enough. They have been quiet in recent years, but they have never shown their faces at all."

"How about we also engage in assassination?"

Zhu Qiyu was speechless when he heard this. It was like the sound of a cannon and a thousand taels of gold. More than four million taels of silver, not counting copper coins. You tell me, it's enough to last for a month or two.

The Ministry of Household Affairs issued a money order for five hundred thousand taels, and our Prince Qi's Mansion was the mastermind behind it. Most of the money was kept in Denglai and used to expand our own sea trade business. "

Zhu Qiyu asked: "One million stones of grain were transported by sea from Annan to the capital, and the Ministry of Revenue only gave five hundred thousand taels of silver. Isn't it too stingy?"

"We mainly rely on the opportunity of transporting grain to engage in trade along the way. For example, we transport mountain treasures from Liaodong, porcelain from Jiangxi, and silk from Zhejiang to Annan, Myanmar and other places for sale, and then purchase grain and grass and transport it back. We also collect a batch Spices and treasures from overseas are resold in the mainland. This trip can make a net profit of four to five million taels."

Zhu Qiyu smiled knowingly: "Does this count as collusion between government and businessmen?"

Ningxiang asked, "How can dad say that? Tian Huiqing is an imperial merchant who raises food and serves the country."

"Yes, yes, I said the wrong thing."

"Tian Huiqing has come to Beijing. Would you like dad to meet him and express his condolences before arranging future strategies?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "I just want to be with you. I get tired of meeting other people. You go and meet me. Say what you need to say. I don't want to worry about business matters."

……

On the tenth day of October, twenty miles east of Dongsheng City.

The Ming army supporting Dongsheng began to set up camp urgently.

The grain, grass and baggage were surrounded by a circle of chariots, and 20,000 auxiliary soldiers hid behind the chariots, ready to control the bows and artillery to kill the enemy at any time.

Around the perimeter were 20,000 Tiance guards, 15,000 Baoding guards, 10,000 Yingzhou guards, and 30,000 auxiliary soldiers.

This time the Baoding Guards were mainly used as heavy infantry. Each guard consisted of five thousand men, forming a square formation, relying on bows and artillery to provide support for the cavalry.

The troops were led by Liu Chang, the Marquis of Wu'an, Hao Yi, the Chief of the Royal Horse Supervisor, and Zhang Ying, the Commander-in-Chief of the Baoding Guards.

The three of them were under great pressure. These troops were not enough to protect all sides.

In Dongsheng City, He Yi and Xu Yongning decisively mobilized 30,000 infantry and 30,000 auxiliary troops, advanced in formation, joined the reinforcements, and assumed the defense of the west side of the reinforcements.

At the same time, the Shaanxi-Gansu frontier army had captured the surrender city, and Xu Heng, Duke of An, was left in charge of the army. Duke Li Xuan of Cao and King Su led 50,000 elite cavalry, detouring around the northern grassland and attacking at the northern foot of Yin Mountain.

Agabarji's camp is at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain.

This can also be regarded as encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao.

The Ming army planned to surround the main force of the Mongolian army from the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain, Xihetao, Dongsheng City, and the Yellow River.

In the Mongolian army camp, Agabarji had a fierce dispute with Taishi Maolihai.

Maoli Boy was already discouraged: "If the report from the sentry post is correct, the elite border troops of the Ming Dynasty will have two days, or at most three days, to reach the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain. By then, we will be completely blocked between the Yellow River and Yinshan Mountain. , cannot enter Shanxi, and cannot return to the grassland.

Hundreds of thousands of troops can only be wiped out on this road.

We should break camp immediately and withdraw completely to the north, or there may be a way to survive. "

Agabarji shook his head and said nothing. The timing chosen by the Ming army was too annoying: the Mongolian army would definitely not enter the mountains to ambush the Ming army for fear of being counter-ambushed. This time the Ming army was completely different from the original Tumubao Ming army.

The mobility advantage of the cavalry in the mountainous area cannot be used. If they run into the well-prepared Ming army with heavy armor and strong crossbows, they will not get any advantage at all, and they may even get themselves involved.

Therefore, they could only wait for the Ming army to enter the open plains east of Dongsheng City before intercepting.

(End of this chapter)