Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 68 Tribute Trade, Tribute System

On the grassland, Lin Danhan had already learned the emperor's response and knew that most of his requests had been granted, and that a new canonization edict and the jade seal he requested had arrived.

However, when he touched the jade seal in his hand, he still felt a little unwilling to do so. This is the thing that best represents his identity. Once presented, it will never come back.

So Lin Danhan said to the left and right again:
"Is it really okay to exchange a jade seal for a jade seal?"

Hearing that Lin Danhan still wanted to make trouble, Guiying said hurriedly:

"Great Khan, everyone is waiting for the Ming Dynasty title!"

“It’s really hard to go against everyone’s will!”

Lin Danhan looked at Gui Yingcha and knew that what he said was hard to disagree with, including himself obviously. This made Lin Danhan tentatively say:
"What if I knighted them?"

Gui Yingqia curled her lips inwardly, thinking that your title was of no use, so she asked Lin Danhan:
"Does the Great Khan have money to distribute market rewards?"

Lin Danhan stopped talking now. He could still confer a title in the name of the Great Khan, but there was no way to give him a city reward.

If he had the financial resources to distribute market rewards, why would he move west to seize the market rewards from King Shunyi?

Gui Yingcha's rhetorical question left him speechless.

And the next sentence shattered his idea of ​​being knighted in the name of the Great Khan:
"The title of the Ming Dynasty includes a title and a salary, as well as accompanying trade quotas."

"As long as you don't make a big mistake, it's impossible to be deprived of this kind of title."

"The title granted by the Great Khan, how can you guarantee this?"

The Ming Dynasty's title is a reputation that took more than two hundred years to forge. Faced with this, Lin Danhan has no ability to compete -

Even on the grassland, the king of Shunyi has been passed down for four generations!

If not for the guarantee of this kind of credibility, why would the leaders on the grassland believe it as soon as they heard about the knighthood, and even flock to it?
Lin Danhan's wisest choice at this time was to exchange the jade seal for the jade seal, accept the title conferred by the Ming Dynasty, and then pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

Otherwise, the dignitaries of the Chahan tribe would not mind replacing the Khan with his son or younger brother.

After extinguishing all kinds of thoughts, Lin Danhan formally accepted the canonization on October 1st despite hesitation.

This time the canonization ceremony was not as simple as before. Kong Zhenyun had made various preparations these days, using the materials on the grassland to formulate perfect etiquette.

The whole ceremony was solemn and majestic, letting everyone in the Chahan tribe know that their Great Khan had become a Duke of the Ming Dynasty, accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, and became the "Prince Shuntian Fuyun Tui Chengli".

Because the name of King Shunli has spread, he is still referred to as King Shunli on the grassland.

The Chahan tribe also became the Shunli King tribe in the name of the Ming Dynasty. And the King of Shunyi in the west, the east and west complement each other.

He offered the jade seal in his hand in exchange for the Chi Niu jade seal carefully carved by the Ming Dynasty. Lin Danhan looked at the jade seal, which was much more noble than the gold seal of King Shunyi, and then thought about the honors and trade quotas attached to the jade seal. The last bit of unwillingness disappeared in his heart, and he knew that no matter what happened in the future, he would never lack wealth:
"No matter what, I have left wealth and honor to future generations. 』

"I hope those ambitious descendants will not blame me in the future!" 』

It’s not that he didn’t know the importance of status. Lin Danhan knew that offering the jade seal represented Mongolia’s complete surrender to the Ming Dynasty. If future generations are ambitious, they will definitely scold themselves.

But after repeated blows, he has long lost his original ambitions. Now he only hopes that Ming will keep his promise and make himself rich for generations.

Others did not have as many thoughts as he did. They all smiled happily when they saw the edict of knighthood officially issued by the Ming Dynasty, as well as the seal and trade certificate. Some people can't wait to ask when the Jueru and the mutual market will be distributed.

Kong Zhenyun held back the joy in his heart and said to these freshly minted Ming Dynasty princes:
"Don't be impatient. When the Chahan tribe's tribute arrives in Beijing, the imperial court will issue this year's salary to you." "As for the trade quota, you can use it now. His Majesty said that this is the closest to Zhangjiakou, and the Zhangjiakou mutual trade location is open to the Chahan tribe. .”

"In the future, we will also establish special trading locations to facilitate Chahan trade."

As one of the largest mutual trade locations in the Ming Dynasty, Zhangjiakou's goods could satisfy the Chahan tribe's trade. And in order to prevent disputes caused by trade disputes, Zhu Youjian also adopted special trading methods.

At this time, Hou Baoshan explained to them:
"In order to facilitate your trade, Your Majesty has specially allowed Baohe, Shunning and other stores to open branches in Zhangjiakou to buy horses, cattle, sheep, furs and other goods from you at low prices, and to sell grain, salt, iron pots, cloth, shochu, and tea. , rhubarb and other goods.”

"These stores are all royal stores. You don't have to worry about being deceived. All the stores have clearly marked prices. You will never be short of money."

Of course they trusted the emperor's shop and knew that the emperor could not make fun of such a small amount of money. Many people have planned to sell the excess livestock in the tribe to avoid being lost during the winter or being eaten in vain.

There are also some people who think about the trade quotas in their hands and feel that even if they sell all the excess stuff in the tribe, they won't be able to use it up. Asked Hou Baoshan:
"Can Juelu be distributed in advance? We don't have enough money to buy things."

This statement received responses from many people, who all wanted to send Juelu in advance. Hou Baoshan said in embarrassment:
"Juelu is issued by the court and there are strict rules."

"This is different from the imperial store opened by His Majesty."

A count asked:

"Why not let the Imperial Store distribute it?"

"It's all His Majesty's money. We can buy goods directly with the money from the Imperial Store."

Hou Baoshan shook his head repeatedly and said that the imperial court's money belongs to the imperial court, but the imperial store belongs to his majesty and cannot be confused.

These nobles were somewhat confused about the national treasury and the inner treasury. They believed that the entire Ming Dynasty belonged to the emperor, and clamored for the imperial store to issue titles and salaries for them to use directly.

Of course Hou Baoshan would not agree. Just when things got a little tense, another eunuch stood up and said to everyone:
"Our Wang Cheng'en, thanks to His Majesty's appreciation, is the Admiral of Shuntian Bank."

"This Sunchon Bank is a place where money is deposited. You can deposit money there, or you can borrow money by pledging your items."

"His Majesty once told me that all the lords can use their juelu as collateral to obtain corresponding loans."

I explained a lot to these people and let them understand that they can use the juelu as collateral to get loans from Sunchon Bank without waiting for the court to issue the juelu. Just wait until the salary is paid, and then repay the loan.

When they understood that it was borrowing money, these princes became happy.

For them, as long as they don't have to pay for it, it's easy to talk about anything. One after another, they expressed that they wanted to borrow money from Sunchon Bank.

When Wang Chengen saw this scene, he was overjoyed, knowing that what the emperor asked him to do was off to a good start.

As Liu Liangxiang's name, Wang Chengen's life in the palace was very difficult because Liu Liangxiang was killed by Wei Zhongxian's imperial edict.

Promoted by the emperor to the new department of Shuntian Bank, Wang Chengen was grateful and determined to handle the matter well and impress the emperor.

　"Zi Zhong Zhi":
　　Baohe and other stores manage the sales of groceries by merchants from all over. The amount of silver levied in a year is about tens of thousands taels. Except for the principal amount that goes to the imperial court, the rest is shared by the admirals and ministers. It is not related to the number of the ancestors who set up the inner government offices.

　　There are six shops: Baohe, Heyuan, Shunning, Fude, Fuji, and Baoyan.

　　The office of the admiral eunuch is in Baohe store. Both are located on Rong Government Street. Anyone who serves as an admiral does not have an imperial edict.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)