Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 777

It is indeed an unrivaled feat to destroy the enemy of the northern border of the Ming Dynasty for nearly a hundred years. Such a feat will naturally make the ministers in the court and the scholars in the field happy. Rewards, these are certain, but it doesn't mean that Wang Tong will go smoothly in the future.

Wang Tong was originally the most trusted minister of the emperor, and his words carry a lot of weight. Now that he has won such a big victory and made such great achievements, what will be the status of Wang Tong next, and what weight will his words have? It makes people feel very frightened. In the past, it was said that because Lu Bing was the son of Emperor Jiajing's nurse and saved Jiajing's life when the palace caught fire, he had a very high status in the court. The relationship between Wang Tong and Emperor Wanli This is quite similar, and some people often use it as an analogy, but now that Wang Tong has made such achievements, it is a foregone conclusion that he will surpass Lu Bing.

Such a figure in the court will inevitably greatly squeeze other people's right to speak, which is not allowed by civil servants, and will inevitably make things difficult and criticize in every possible way.

Wang Tong went out to conquer the fortress, went straight to the city of Guihua, defeated the army of the Alta tribe, and then stormed the capital of the Alta tribe. The name of this series of actions was to wipe out the horse bandits. Regarding the possible attack of the Tartars, it is not in his mission to start a war with the Tartars, and to fight the battle to such a scale.

Everyone is not a fool, Wang Tong said to the Tartars that he was exterminating horse thieves, how could the civil servants fail to guess the truth, although the procedure is a trivial matter, but they can make a fuss about it.

Back then, when Emperor Jiajing came to the throne, how did the ceremony come about? It was not the kind of trivial matter of etiquette and boring procedures that outsiders saw.

After the victory, instead of enjoying the victory, he had to consider the various reactions that the capital might have. This is Wang Tong's current move.

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In the face of organized killings, and the support of officers and soldiers behind these revenge-minded people, the bloody day in Guihua City will soon come to an end.

The bloody smell almost permeated the whole city, and the Han people and people of other ethnic groups, who had subsided from their excitement, carried the corpses out again under the supervision of officers and soldiers, and burned them in an empty field outside the city far away from the water source.

The rich merchants in the city have reaped a lot, and the common people have their own property. The city is actually half empty. This is another long-term income. It may be a lot of fun during the day, but at night, go back to each house. Think about it. With the blood on my hands, I think about those Ida tribesmen I killed.

Everyone knew that they could no longer turn back, they could only be loyal to Daming with all their hearts, and all the way to the dark, but it was enough to avenge their family and release the grievances accumulated over the years.

There are tens of thousands of Han people in the city. After all, these people are still qualified to be called people. The Han people outside the city are even more miserable.

Tumochuan is a place where rivers converge, and it is very convenient to irrigate the fields. Although the field produces only one season, it can still be called a good field. There is another advantage here than other places on the grassland, because it is close to the mountainous area, and there are also There are several coal mines that are easy to mine, so there is no shortage of fuel, and the manure of livestock can be used to fertilize the fields. There is fertilizer and water, and there is a lot of natural production.

The herdsmen on the prairie are not used to farming, and the people who are busy in these fertile fields are all Han people. These Han people are serfs belonging to the nobles at all levels. The person who draws.

Most of the serfs were plundered by the Ming Dynasty. These people had no personal freedom, and they could not eat much when they grew food. The female relatives were often treated as goods and sold by the nobles of the Tartars. Their lives were really worse than Going to the livestock is miserable.

It is said that there were several riots, but they were all suppressed by the Tartar cavalry. By now, these serfs have become a little numb, and everything is indifferent.

The slaughter was going on in the city, and the people who entered the warehouses of several commercial firms in Guihua City earlier, under the escort of a group of soldiers from the Huwei Army, went to various reclamation areas around Guihua City.

When Wang Tong led the army, everything was fighting as the top priority. Only then did he take care of these serfs. These serfs were no different from the Han people who lived in Guihua City. They were scattered in various reclamation areas. During the battle, the guards Most of their Tartar soldiers have been transferred, and their side is actually very empty.

When Wang Tong sent people over, he was very worried that the serfs would break up and escape, and they would be rewarded at night. What Wang Tong didn't expect was that there were no serfs who escaped.

The Tartar cavalry who guarded them either fled or died in battle. In fact, they did not recognize them as guards, but they still stayed in their huts, with no intention of resisting or fleeing at all. To be numb and wait to die.

Some of those who escaped were all captured and captured in the past few years, and those who returned had sad expressions on their faces, saying that these Han serfs did not feel happy at all when they heard that the officers and soldiers came to rescue them, and they were all indifferent Treating it makes people feel even more nervous.

People from all walks of life in the warehouse of Wang Tong's commercial firm sleep only two or three hours a day, and they travel to various reclamation areas every day. Later, they also recruited the shopkeepers and tents of Han people's wealthy merchants in the city, And recruiting manpower in the city is to sort out the fields and serfs as soon as possible.

On the 89th day of the first lunar month, the overall situation has been decided. On the 12rd day of the first lunar month in the 23th year of Wanli, the cavalry who went to chase those escaped tribes gave their first reward. Three large tribes have been defeated, and two more came to ask for surrender. Wang Tong has a rule, that is, those who answer me will not be surrendered, and the rest can be discussed.

With this principle in place, the cavalry also knew how to handle it. The news reached Wang Tong, proving that everything was moving according to the track Wang Tong designed, and the situation was getting more and more under control.

To the surprise of Yang Jin, Ma Yong and others, when the cavalry reported back, someone from Datong also came over, nearly [-] merchants escorted by more than [-] cavalry.

Allocating property and housing inside the city, and measuring fields outside the city are all in full swing. It is common to transfer people from Shanxi, but they come too early, and there are routs and thieves on the road right now. It is really unsafe. These people actually Come here so boldly.The cavalry was directly transferred by Ma Dong from Datong, and he was familiar with Ma Yong. After he went to greet him, he realized that there was something even more surprising. Merchants from all over Shanxi were on their way.

The people who came from these commercial firms were all staff of Sanjiang Commercial Firm and other businesses. These businesses were closely related to Wang Tong and others. Even if they didn't know it, they could tell. After all, these people helped to buy and raise military supplies.

However, merchants from all over Shanxi would come here during the first month of the lunar year, and at such a time of turmoil, it was extremely surprising.

According to the cavalrymen who came first, these merchants even invited guards and entourages from Shaanxi and Henan. However, more than 300 merchants gathered nearly 3000 guards, and Shanxi Town dispatched a thousand soldiers. Escort, come to Guihua City together.

After being surprised, I sighed. Except for the benefits of border trade, Shanxi has no special products. However, Shanxi merchants are not inferior to Lianghuai salt merchants and Jiangnan giants. Why, we can see some clues from this incident. It is indeed extremely dangerous now. If you come here, you may be affected by military disasters, but the opportunities are also unlimited.

Let’s talk about the capture of the soldiers and the people first. Many things cannot be exchanged for real money immediately. They have to find someone to buy them and exchange them for cash. Come over and look at the business opportunities to sell, and you will inevitably make huge profits.

Needless to say, what does the vast fertile land outside the city mean? No matter how big the business is now, it is necessary to buy the land with the money earned and make it a family business passed down from generation to generation. In the hands of nobles and officials at all levels, where can ordinary people buy them?

Right now, there are so many fertile fields around Guihua City, and the price will definitely not be too expensive. If they are sold, it will be a good opportunity.

Guihua City itself is a treasure land. All the tribes on the grassland, the tribes of the Western Regions, Mobei, and the East all come to Guihua City to exchange goods and trade.

Everyone knows that doing business in Guihua City is bound to be huge profits, but in the past when going to northern Xinjiang in Daming, it was equivalent to coming to a foreign country. There were various inconveniences. With the taxation of the nobles and the competition of the local businessmen, this time Guihua City was breached, they had a chance to settle down and do business in the future.

It is true that Guihua City has just been breached, and what will happen in the future is uncertain, but the merchants are not afraid of life and death, and come forward bravely. This kind of courage in pursuit of profit is really amazing, and it is no wonder that they have made a fortune.

On the 12th of the first lunar month in the 25th year of Wanli, merchants from Shanxi arrived at Guihua City. When the merchants arrived, they thought they would see a city full of devastation and ruins, but they did not expect to see a well-ordered city. It is a lot of confidence.

After they entered the city, they found that people in the city were repairing and preparing every day. This kind of action was for a long-term plan, and this discovery made them feel that they were in the right place.

Many Shanxi merchants had dealt with the Han Minhao merchants in the city before. This time, they immediately got in touch with each other. They did not expect to start business when they arrived. The Han Minhao merchants have too many spoils to sell. The profit of this business is huge. Very rich.

The merchants marveled at the richness of the loot, and regretted why they did not join it. The merchants also understood the truth and arranged for their subordinates to observe everywhere. Everyone went to visit Wang Tong first. immortal.

(End of this chapter)