Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 243 The Market Opening Controversy

(Well, I misread the information. In Ming Dynasty, there were eleven Hu sheep and eleven You sheep. The twenty sheep produced a total of thirty catties of wool a year, and the price was about two taels. A modern Tibetan sheep can be sheared Wool is about 2 kilograms, and it sells for 10 yuan per kilogram. Thank you book friend Tiantian-Follow the reminder.)
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After that, the negotiation between Huang Laifu and San Niangzi went smoothly.The Mongols don't have a deep concept of land. They often nomadicly move to another grassland when the grassland in one place is exhausted. They don't have much concept of land cultivation.

Although they have learned from the Han people in settling and farming these years, in traditional concepts, they still value grassland more.When Huang Laifu promised to collect all their wool, and the Han people only cared about farming and would not seize their pastures, and allowed a large number of Mongolian merchants to enter the customs for trade, everything was not a problem.As for the large number of Han Chinese going out of the fortress, this is something they have no way of controlling, so they have to turn a blind eye and close one eye.

The two parties talked very happily, but Xie Yan sat by the side sullenly, secretly hating Huang Laifu.

Seeing that it was evening, San Niangzi entertained Huang Laifu, held a bonfire meeting outside Guihua City, ate roasted whole cows, and watched Mongolians singing and dancing, which was also interesting.When the bonfire dissipated, San Niangzi asked Huang Laifu to rest, and selected the most outstanding women from several clans to wait on him.

Huang Laifu also wanted to taste exotic flavors, but looking at the so-called Mongolian beauties sent here, all of them are short and fat, each of them is bow-legged, with a large piece of bright plateau red on their face, and a There was a strong smell of sheep, and he suddenly lost his appetite, so he immediately declined.

San Niangzi secretly agreed, this Huang Laifu is not a womanizer.What San Niangzi appreciates most is the devotion of men. When she married Huang Taiji, the eldest son of I Da Khan, Huang Taiji had more than 100 wives and concubines, all of whom were driven away by San Niangzi.

Gu Dadao also secretly praised that uncle (Gu Dadao should call Huang Laifu uncle, not uncle, thank you book friends for reminding here.) is really a gentleman.When I was out of the fortress, my aunt once confessed to herself in secret, it seems that I really worried too much.

Only Yang Xiaolu accepted a few Mongolian "beauties" with a blunt smile, which made Huang Laifu secretly admire his taste.

After the third day, Huang Laifu led his several hundred pacesetters, bid farewell to the business partners of the Alda Department, and returned to Ningwu Pass after a few days of travel.

However, on the way into Shanxi Town, Huang Laifu read the mansion newspaper. It said that Bu Shitu from the Hetao Department led tens of thousands of people to invade Guyuan. Afterwards, Bu Shitu was driven out.When the news came out, the entire Ming Dynasty was shaken.For the Mongol invasion of Hetao, Guyuan and other places suffered heavy losses.Regarding the responsibility of all parties, the various officials of the Ministry of War are arguing.

In fact, this summer, Li Chunguang, the governor of Yansui Town, once played a memorial: "The Taoist Ministry has been paying for money for a long time. Since Ming'an was killed and the bandits hated him deeply, the Xixia Party rebelled and the city was destroyed, and Yanzhen has been troubled for years. Today, all ministries in the East and West are begging for money. , but Bu Shitu has ulterior motives, the side is long and the soldiers are few, and it is difficult to control the imperial court. It is appropriate to observe the enemy's situation and judge the current situation. When the enemy invades, there will be a bloody battle. Occasionally or small losses should be discussed with lenient officials. Don’t forget about combat readiness.”

At that time, Emperor Wanli ordered the Ministry of War to pass orders to all sides and strictly prepare the frontiers. However, the Bushitu tribe invaded Guyuan. Soon, the governor of Guyuan was dismissed from his post, and Jin Yiwei arrested him and went to Beijing.

After Huang Laifu saw the mansion report, he thought to himself: "For the safety of my own Shanxi Town, it seems that the Mongolian tribe in the Hetao Department really needs to be dealt with as soon as possible!"

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After Huang Laifu returned to Ningwu Pass, not to mention that outsiders were surprised why Huang Laifu went out of the fortress to burn wasteland so quickly, but after Huang Laifu returned to the general's mansion, it was noon, and Gu Yunniang happily invited Huang Laifu to take a bath and change clothes, and then called Gu Dadao to Talk aside.

During lunch, Gu Yunniang, Qu Xiuhe, and Liu Yumei all accompanied each other with smiles. Huang Laifu talked about some interesting things about the grassland. color.Even the two daughters, Qu Xiuhe and Liu Yumei, also had resentful expressions on their faces.

After eating, Huang Laifu went back to his room to take a nap.Gu Yunniang served Huang Laifu to undress, and when Huang Laifu was lying down comfortably, Gu Yunniang suddenly said: "My husband, you said that the Hu people's customs are really strange. It is unimaginable for a woman to marry a father and a son at the same time in our Han area."

Huang Laifu said: "Hu people, that's how it is!"

Gu Yunniang gave Huang Laifu a blank look, and said, "I heard from Da Dao that when Mr. Xianggong was discussing matters, that bearded woman named Sanniangnv peeped at you from time to time. Does she have interest in you?"

Huang Laifu was taken aback, and said, "Da Dao, you..."

Then he couldn't help laughing again, looked at Gu Yunniang and said with a smile: "You see, where are you thinking, the third lady is more than four people, I would be interested too?"
Gu Yunniang asked strangely: "Why pass four?"

Immediately after she understood, she became angry: "What's wrong with passing four? Could it be that when my concubine is over forty, you will despise me too!"

Huang Laifu saw her fluctuating joy and anger, and thought to himself: "Women are really unreasonable." He hurriedly comforted her and said: "Why, my lady, no matter you are forty or fifty, I love you the same !"

Gu Yunniang smiled through tears, leaned into Huang Laifu's arms with a flushed face, and said angrily, "Slick tongue." Hugging Huang Laifu tightly, her body became hot.

Huang Laifu was relieved to see her turn into joy, and thought: "Fortunately, women like such nonsense!"

Feeling the heat of Gu Yunniang's body, he also became excited...

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After returning to Ningwuguan, Huang Laifu invited Ma Jiuying's father-in-law and Governor Yang Fanglue to discuss the mutual market with the Alta Department of the frontier fortress.After Huang Laifu opened the mine in Ningwuguan last year, Governor Yang already had a mining dividend. enthusiastic.

After hearing Huang Laifu's description of the benefits of the mutual market, Governor Yang applauded even more, and Father-in-law Ma Jiuying also had no objection.After some quarrels, after confirming each other's interests and rights, at the beginning of September in the 22nd year of Wanli, Huang Laifu, Yang Fanglue, and Ma Jiuying's father-in-law jointly signed a petition and asked for the opening of the market in Shanxi Town.

The capital, Wenyuan Pavilion.

Beijing City in September is a bit chilly, and the scenery outside Wenyuan Pavilion is quiet.In Wenyuan Pavilion, under the statue of Confucius, there are several cabinet ministers who are dressed in red ramie silk, silk, silk and kirin court uniforms.There are Zhao Zhigao, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Luo Wanhua, the minister of the Ministry of rites, Sun Piyang, the minister of the official department, Wang Lin, the minister of the household department, Shi Xing, the minister of the military department, and Zeng Tongheng, the minister of the Ministry of industry.

Except for Wang Lin, Shi Xing, and Zeng Tongheng, the rest are new faces to Huang Laifu.

The chief minister of the cabinet, Zhao Zhigao, has a fluttering white beard. He is over seventy years old this year, making him look quite old.Zhao Zhigao is lenient and has a weak temperament. He is overwhelmed by the heavy affairs of the cabinet, especially the dispute between the country and the country.He didn't want to be the chief assistant of the cabinet at first, but Emperor Wanli insisted on letting him do it, so he had no choice but to do it with all his life.

However, there are gains and losses. In order to show his support for Zhao Zhigao, Emperor Wanli rewarded him with a set of nine-python five-claw python robes. This kind of bestowal is a great honor, which ordinary people can't get.In the Wanli Dynasty, only Shen Shixing was awarded the boa robe in the 13th year of Wanli, and Zhao Zhigao was the second person.

At this time, Zhao Zhigao was wearing a python robe and a jade belt around his waist, and he was concentrating on Huang Laifu, Yang Fanglue, and Ma Jiuying's joint memorabilia "Please Open Shanxi Town and Market":
"Shanxi Town Governor Yang, Shanxi Town Chief Soldier Huang, Shanxi Town Supervision Army Ma, etc. would like to play: God's grace is obedient, the sage is urgent, and the foolishness is praying, please open the Shanxi town and market... Opening the market to make huge profits, China's opportunity Liyan people, the boring people in the market, and the soldiers and civilians along the border can be used to cover their bodies and make a living. Everyone will get a profit, and they will not worry about thieves. The captives, rich and poor, rich and poor, can all live in peace. ...The market was opened with tribute from the captives, and the frost condensed and dew filled the mouths, but there was nothing to breed in the interior. In this way, the war is not alarmed, the three armies sleep, the people in the border, the family and the family protect each other, the farmers are in the wild, and the merchants travel at night .Shen De is like the wind, is it just a blessing for the people of Chi County... The emperor is as fast as the sky, and the ministers are watching from afar, and the court is overwhelmed and earnest."

After reading the memorabilia, Zhao Zhigao pondered for a while, then asked Sun Piyang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials next to him, "Old Sun, what do you think of this memorabilia of Shanxi Town?"

Sun Piyang took the memorial with no expression on his face, and read it carefully.

He was just over sixty years old, a stubborn old man from Shaanxi, with a straight face all day long, known in history as honest and upright, unyielding, no matter who asked him to go through the back door, he would be ashamed.But Sun Piyang is not afraid of anyone, except the eunuch.Thousands of civil servants dare not ask Sun Piyang to go through the back door, but eunuchs dare.The eunuch entrusted him endlessly to arrange fat vacancies for his cronies, but Sun Piyang didn't make the arrangement, and he didn't dare to refuse, so he invented the method of drawing lots. Regardless of whether the officials were virtuous, foolish or innocent, they all had to draw lots based on their luck.

Sun Piyang was well-intentioned, and people at the time said that the selection was selfless.However, Yu Shenxing, the later minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Gu Yanwu, a scholar in the late Ming Dynasty, all criticized Sun Piyang's method of selecting officials with bamboo sticks.Think that the lottery method created by Sun Piyang is very dangerous. How can the heavy responsibility of identifying and employing talents be transferred to the unthinking bamboo sticks?

In short, this is a controversial figure.

After reading it, Sun Piyang said: "Shanxi Town does not have a mutual market, but Yu Town has them all. Now that the town wants to set up a market, I think the Holy Majesty will agree!"

Luo Wanhua, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Lin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, Zeng Tongheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and others agreed with Sun Piyang, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials.But Shi Xing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, sighed, and said: "What the Zouben said is that the mutual market is run by Shanxi Town alone, I'm afraid Taipusi disagrees!"

Of course the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Zhao Zhigao, knew the truth, but this was a dispute between their military departments. He said slowly: "Let the Holy Majesty decide, but in a few days, the ministers must have a war of words again!"

When the memorial was delivered to Dongnuange, Emperor Wanli also agreed to the request of Huang Laifu and others to open a market office in Shanxi Town. Father-in-law Ma Jiuying’s booklet has already been uploaded. If Shanxi Town and Alta Department trade each other, it will be easier for Huang Laifu to buy wool. In this way, the output of Wuzhaibao Wool Mill will be more profitable, in other words, his Wanli Emperor will get more income dividends.Moreover, most of the nine borders have a mutual market, not just Shanxi Town, so there will be no worries about safety.

It's just that in the memorial, the officials of Shanxi Town asked them to run the city alone, and the Taipu Temple under the military department must not agree.Let's see the situation first.

Sure enough, not long after, Tai Pu Siqing wrote an angry letter, accusing Shanxi Town of being unreasonable.Frankly speaking, if Shanxi Town does this, the whole Taipu Temple will never agree.

In Daming, Taipu Temple was managed by the Ministry of War, which was in charge of raising horses, managing horse affairs in various places, and supervising the use of horses in various armies.Not only that, but they are also in charge of the horse trade in the mutual markets of various border towns, which can be said to be full of oil and water.
In the official market of the border town, among the horses sold by various Mongolian tribes, the top-grade Mongolian horses only cost eight taels of silver each, the middle ones cost seven taels, and the low-grade ones cost six taels. two.Even if the officials of the Taipu Temple sell the middle and dismounted horses to merchants, they can still earn a difference of more than ten taels of silver. In addition, the trading volume of horses in the mutual markets in various towns is increasing. More than ten thousand horses.

Such a large price difference and such a huge transaction are a very considerable income for Taipusi, who manages the horse administration.According to records, at the beginning of Wanli period, the old treasury of Taipu Temple accumulated tens of millions of taels of silver, of which the monastery’s silver taels borrowed by the household department alone amounted to more than seven million taels.

With the opening of Shanxi Township, there will definitely be horse trading. Now Shanxi Township wants to operate independently and take away their financial resources. How can people not be angry!As the saying goes, cutting off people's money is like killing their parents. If Shanxi Zhenru insists on doing this, the whole Taipu Temple will fight with them!
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