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Chapter 669 Community of Interests 2
"In this case, is King Shunyi willing to sign a covenant that the Ming Dynasty and the Tumed will remain friends for generations and never betray each other?"

You are just pretending to be rich, right? Hong Tao is not afraid of such people. He immediately stretched out his hand to high-five the other party to make an alliance. If you dare to agree, I dare to follow you. I will add more. As long as you are alive, we will abide by the faith!

"...Pa...Bushitu is willing to respect the Sun and Moon Khan as his supreme master and will never abandon him for the rest of his life!" King Shunyi was now embarrassed. He knew that Su Nang would not obey his orders, but he could only grit his teeth and high-five the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to swear an oath in front of the leader of the Kharchin tribe.

"Hahaha, that's great. Grand Taiji Bai Hong doesn't have to worry. I have a way to sell all the woolen mill's output. The two factories are far from enough to meet the needs, and the dividends at the end of the year will increase significantly!"

Hong Tao high-fived King Shunyi decisively, but he did not ignore the look in the eyes of the leader of the Kharchin tribe, telling him clearly that the addition of a woolen mill would not affect the harvest, so he should not worry!
"May the Eternal Heaven bless the Sun and Moon Khan, and the Kharchin tribe will follow him even to death!" When Da Taiji Baihong heard that it would not affect his income, he immediately turned his worry into joy and was busy expressing his loyalty.

It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Since the Kharchin tribe cooperated with the Ming Dynasty in setting up factories and started mutual trade, their lives became more and more comfortable. Unless there was a life-threatening situation, they would not want to invade the south again.

What Han or Mongolian, what ancestral heritage, the Kharchin tribe itself is a foreign race, and has always been trying to survive in the cracks. It’s none of our business who is the Golden Family, the key is to let the tribe live better, and we will follow whoever gives us more benefits, no problem!

"Don't be too optimistic, leaders. As far as I know, your tribes are not united. Some people in the Kharchin tribe have too close contact with Ligdan Khan, and some people in the Tumed tribe have flirted with the Ordos tribe. The Chahar tribe, the Ordos tribe, and the Jurchen tribe are not good at dealing with people, so please make plans early!"

After talking about business, Hong Tao should use his talent to sow discord! Is it so easy to take advantage of Hong Baopi? Is it so easy to get the shares of the wool spinning factory? If you can't get the corresponding return immediately, you have to plant some grass of hatred and let it sprout slowly.

The Kharchin and Tumed tribes were just a collection of a large number of small Mongolian tribes. Baihong Da Taiji and Shunyi Wang Bushitu were only nominal leaders. Before they had absolute prestige, there would still be different opinions among their subordinates.

For example, in the Tumed tribe, there was Sunang, the biological son of Sanniangzi, who had been arguing with the King of Shunyi over the right of succession. In the Kharchin tribe, there were also several young taijis who, due to geographical reasons, preferred to interact more with the Chahar tribe and did not want to get too close to the Ming Dynasty.

"I was jointly nominated by seventy-three taijis. What can Su Nang do to me?" Bushitu got angry when the issue of legal inheritance rights was mentioned. It was not easy for him to get the Khan position, and he always had rivals, which almost became a mental illness for him.

"...The Chahar tribe is strong and powerful, how dare the Kharchin tribe disobey!"

Bai Hong Da Taiji was much more stable. He did not make the family's dirty laundry public. Instead, he raised a very realistic question. You want Kalaqin to side with the Ming Dynasty. Do you have any concrete evidence? If you only talk about it, I'm sorry, you can't do it!

"In terms of military strength, who can compare with me? If I increase the supply of iron in the market, will the two leaders still be afraid of outsiders?"

After going around in circles, I finally got to the point. If I could convince the Kharchin and Tumed tribes to further cooperate with the Ming Dynasty, I would be willing to help them become relatively powerful, and at least they would no longer be afraid of being annexed by other Mongolian forces.

"If we have the support of Sun and Moon Khan, the Tumed tribe is willing to obey orders!" What does it mean to be good at talking but not doing? Just look at Bushitu's performance at this time and it will be clear at a glance. Even if you don't have the upper hand in the internal struggle, you shouldn't be so eager. There should still be a necessary bargaining process. How can you accept the offer as soon as the other party opens the offer?

"Riyue Khan, although the Kharchin tribe comes from the northern desert, it is also a branch of the Mongols in the southern desert. We should not go against the will of Ligdan Khan!"

Look at the response of Bai Hong Daji, which is much more professional. He didn't say that he didn't want to form a secret alliance with Daming, but he didn't say that he was willing either. Instead, he found an excuse to wait and hear the price. If it's suitable, do it. If it's not suitable, maintain the status quo. Do whatever is beneficial!
"The armor, swords, food, and cloth used by the border troops... I intend to send caravans to carry these goods to the Kharachin and Tumed tribes to exchange for peace on the border. I want to free up troops to deal with the Ordos, Khalkha, Chahar, and Jurchen. What do you two leaders think?"

Hong Tao raised his left hand and counted on his fingers one by one. Each item was the goods most needed by the herdsmen. They originally had to rely on smuggling to obtain them. Now there is no need to waste effort. I will send someone to deliver them to your homes. Is that enough sincerity?

Are you worried that the weasel has no good intentions when paying New Year's greetings to the chicken? Don't worry, I will even explain why I do this. I am not trying to deal with you, but to deal with your enemies. Isn't it a coincidence and very suitable for your wishes?

"...I wonder how many there are?"

This time, it was the Great Taiji Baihong who lost his balance first. The Kharachin tribe was indeed not united. Several Taijis whose pastures were close to the Chahar tribe were not of the same mind as him, but were flirting with Ligdan Khan. If he could get material support from the Ming Dynasty, he would be able to annex it, but the amount of material was the key.

"I have no shortage of horses, cattle or sheep. I will use the dividends from the wool spinning mill as an amount and exchange them all for weapons and armor!"

Hong Tao's answer was a bit stingy. With the scale of Luanzhou and Haihe industrial bases, they could have supplied more. But that's not how business works. A little kindness can be rewarded with a little hatred. Fair trade is the key. The Mongolian tribes did not have the goods that the Ming Dynasty urgently needed, so they could not give too much.

"...Is the Sun and Moon Khan willing to swear an oath in the world of Changsheng?" As soon as the interpreter translated this sentence, Baihong Da Taiji and Bushitu, as well as the two Mongolian officials who came with them, could no longer sit still.

In the past, the trade between the Mongolian tribes and the Ming Dynasty was limited to furs, herbs, sugar, sugarcane wine, silk, jewelry, livestock and other items. There had never been large-scale transactions in grain, ironware and refined salt.

In other words, these goods are strategic materials and are used for war. With food and cloth, the population of the tribe will increase rapidly, and then more cattle, sheep and horses can be raised.

With ready-made armor and weapons, the tribe's riders can instantly become a strong army that is good at fighting. Everyone grew up on horseback, so who can be more powerful than who? Whoever has more equipment will have the advantage.

With population and equipment, the Chahar tribe, which people originally did not dare to provoke, seemed not so scary anymore. As for the Ordos and Khalkha tribes, they were even less of a problem.

(End of this chapter)