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Chapter 528 Zhangjiakou Horse Market Opens
"What kind of pot ticket? How come I've never heard of it?" A herdsman asked several companies one after another, and the merchants asked him for pot tickets. It's not working anymore, and the anger is getting bigger and bigger.

"My guest, this is our new rule here. Supply is by ticket. If you don't have a ticket, you don't even want to buy anything." Another waiter in another shop told him again.

"Is it okay for me to pay three silver coins?" The herdsman also reacted, took out a few silver coins, and said.

"Not for sale..." the waiter said.

"Four..." the herdsman said again.

"Not for sale..." The waiter refused without the slightest hesitation.

"... Can you sell five?..." The herdsman gritted his teeth and shouted out the limit he could bear. At this price, in the past, he could already buy two or three pots of the same size, even if the horse market was reopened in the Ming Dynasty It's not easy to raise the price, but it shouldn't be so high all of a sudden!Is this different from not selling?What's more, if you want a ticket, isn't that just not selling it?

"...not for sale..." The waiter still didn't hesitate at all.However, after finishing speaking, he reminded: "... This customer seems to really want to buy it. How about this? Let me show you a clear way. Over there, over there, if you keep walking, you will be able to see many things. There are people around, that’s where you go, where you can buy things without a ticket...” The waiter in the shop didn’t care if his business couldn’t be done, so he pushed his own business out.

"Huh..." After hearing this, the herdsman rolled up his silver coins and left, and turned his head to stare at the waiter, furious.

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Following the instructions of the waiter in the shop, the herdsman quickly found the place where you can buy things without a ticket. Indeed, people surrounded the inner three floors and the outer three floors.

He tried his best to squeeze in, but he saw the big iron pot he wanted to buy at a glance.

"How much is a big iron pot?" the herdsman asked happily.

"Big iron pot, big iron pot, six silver coins each, first come, first served, no tickets, no tickets, this is the last one for today, hurry up!" the man standing on the platform, Seeing someone asking about the price, I shouted loudly, although there are no tickets here, but because the price is frighteningly high, not many people buy it.

"Six?" The herdsman was very surprised. Although there is no ticket here, but six silver coins are required for an iron pot. This price is really beyond his tolerance. He only has six silver coins, or He brought two horses to the Han merchants to exchange them, but now, he can only exchange them for an iron pot. This kind of business, no matter how bold he is, he dare not grit his teeth anymore. The hostility in his heart gradually gathered, He also moved his hand towards the knife, but when he looked again, there were officers and soldiers from the Ming Dynasty all around him. On the wall of the urn, there were quite a few people with guns and bows on their backs.

"Brother..., brother..." Just as the herdsman was gnashing his teeth, a strong man next to him who was also dressed as a Mongolian shook his shoulders.

The herdsman who was in a daze immediately woke up and became alert.He asked in a deep voice, "What are you going to do..." He should have been vigilant on the grassland, but he forgot because of his distraction. If he was on the grassland, if someone tried to trick him, it would be a dead word.

"Brother, look at you, you want to buy an iron pot!" The sturdy Mongolian man asked kindly.

"That's right. I'm planning to buy an iron pot. Unfortunately, the Han people are cunning. They don't have a ticket, so they don't want to sell it to me. They don't need a ticket here, but they want six silver coins. I only have six silver coins on hand now. That's still me. I brought two horses in exchange for this iron pot, so I can’t buy other things. I have to bring some needles and thread back, and I want to bring back a few feet of cloth, and I want to bring a few catties of salt back. Bring some tea back home, but if I buy an iron pot, I won’t be able to buy anything, tell me, did the Han people deliberately not sell us anything?” The herdsman said angrily, and he was not afraid Others heard and said Mongolian.

"Brother, there's nothing you can do about it. Now the Ming Dynasty and Dajin are fighting in the east. I heard that the fight is fierce. Now it is extremely reluctant to open this horse market. There are more rules, and there is nothing you can do about it. Don't you know that there are merchants among the Han people who sold food and firearms to Dajin, and the Ming Dynasty suffered a great loss, so you think, can the Ming Dynasty be in trouble?" The strong man also spoke in Mongolian, with the same loud voice and Not afraid to be heard.

"This big brother is also right, but what does it matter to us that they are fighting with Dajin? The price is really too expensive. I brought two horses here, and I changed a pot to go back. What do you say?" , Isn’t this the Han people bullying our herdsmen?” The herdsman was still very angry.

"Hey, there's nothing we can do about it. The Han people can't tell which of us is who. After entering the grassland, does he still care about which tribe we belong to? What are we? According to the Han people, a fire at the city gate will bring disaster to the fish in the pond." Ah! It was all caused by the war between the Great Jin Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, how could this thing be so expensive?" The strong man spoke Chinese and Mongolian for a while.

"Brother is a sensible person, what he said is reasonable..." The herdsman also nodded helplessly. Facing the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers all around him, he had no choice but to make trouble, fearing that he would be beaten into a sieve immediately .After much deliberation, he only came up with one solution, that is, before learning, everyone would join forces to make troubles, so that the Han people might be afraid, but it is not something that a little herdsman like him can decide Now, even if you want to knock on the customs, it is not something that can be done in a day or two. Now their tribe is fighting Lin Dan Khan. If they fight with the Ming Dynasty people again, even a herdsman like him who does not know a single word will know that it will be disadvantageous. Just keep your head down.

The herdsman lowered his head, but the strong man took out a stack of tickets and rummaged through the stack of tickets.

The herdsman had never seen this thing before, so he asked curiously, "Brother, what is this?"

"Hey, this is a ticket, a thing made by the Han people, you can buy things with this..." The strong man explained proudly.

"This is the ticket!" The herdsman asked curiously, why didn't he have a ticket while others had it?
"...Brother is really lucky. We still have a pot ticket here. In this way, if you give two silver coins, this pot ticket will be given to you. You take this pot ticket to buy a pot. The store only needs two silver coins. It’s only four in total, and you can save two to buy others, if you think it’s a good deal, brother, take it..." The strong man was able to show off the tickets in his hand.

"Brother, where did you get the ticket?" The herdsman was a little moved, and gave the elder brother two silver coins. After he got the ticket, he only needed two silver coins to buy the pot. Adding up, he only needed four silver coins. It was much cheaper than the six silver coins for a pot, but he wanted to know where he got the ticket.

"Hehe, don't be afraid to tell my brother that this horse market is actually specially opened for us by the emperor. Our tribe is the Imperial Association Army fighting for His Majesty the emperor. Our emperor sends us these tickets every month for our living and shopping. , that's incredibly cheap, like this pot, you want six silver coins, we only need two, hehe..." The strong man said proudly.

"Imperial Association Army!" The herdsman opened his eyes wide and looked at this strong man dressed like him. Is this the Imperial Association Army that has been rumored so much last year?They have wiped out many tribes in the east, and they have become the swords in the hands of the Han emperor. The one who is talking to him now is actually the Imperial Association Army. The herdsman is surprised, curious, and envious. Look at this Imperial Association Army I am afraid that I am really living a good life. Among other things, this stack of tickets is a lot of wealth.

"Hey, not bad..." The strong man agreed with a smile, fiddling with various tickets in his hand.

"The emperor of Han really gave you an invoice?" The herdsman was also attracted by the stack of tickets in the hands of the strong man. How much silver coins can be saved for shopping with such a stack of tickets!No, how many animals are worthy!
"It can't be fake, no, let me see, there are pot tickets here..., there are tea tickets..., there are needle tickets..." the big man said while flipping through his own tickets, he was also illiterate, but, Fortunately, various patterns were drawn on these tickets, a large iron pot was drawn on the pot ticket, and some needles were drawn on the needle ticket, otherwise, this strong man would not know these tickets.

The herdsman looked at the stack of tickets in the strong man's hand, and almost drooled.

"The Emperor Han treats you so well!...Okay, big brother, I will exchange a ticket from you, but we have to go to the store to change it. If the store is willing to sell me the pot, I will give you money. How about it?" ..." The herdsman drooled, and directly asked to trade with the merchant to avoid being cheated. It was getting late, he changed the pot, bought other things, and had to go back.

"No problem, let's go now..." The strong man followed the herdsman with a smile, and went straight to the pot seller.

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"I want to buy a pot..." The herdsman returned to the merchant who pointed him to the "bright way" before, and shouted from a long distance.

"My guest, do you have a ticket?" The waiter still smiled and asked politely.

"He has..." the shepherd said loudly.He only exchanged two horses for six silver coins. Originally, he wanted to take the horses directly to the horse market and exchange them for things, but the guards of the Ming Dynasty told him to exchange the horses for silver coins first. Going to buy things, the horse market is not allowed to lead animals, lest he will not be able to pay for things that hit something, so he can only sell the horse first, and then go shopping after taking the money.He was looking at the horse changer, planning that he would not do this business if the person who received the horse cheated him. Unexpectedly, the horse changer was a pertinent person. After seeing his horse, he didn't cheat him and gave it to He gave him six silver coins. For this reason, he was very happy. He kept saying that there were good people among the Han people. He asked the guys who came with him to watch their horses on the road outside the horse market, and he went in with the silver coins. The horse market, but when he entered the horse market to buy things, he realized that it was a serious scam, but there was nothing he could do.

"No..." The strong man took out a ticket from a pile of tickets, looked at it, and saw that it was indeed a pot, so he handed it to the waiter, who looked at it with a smile, and said with a smile: "It's a pot ticket, that's right. You can buy an iron pot, how about the silver?" The waiter checked the ticket and found that there was no problem, so he smiled and asked the herdsman for silver.What the waiter laughed was that the Imperial Army had slaughtered another pig.But it's a net profit!It's higher than his monthly salary.

"Here..." The herdsman hastily handed the waiter two silver coins.

"One pot ticket, two silver coins, and one big iron pot..." The waiter in the shop shouted loudly, and then put away the ticket and silver coins.

"I said, brother, our two silver coins..." the strong man said quickly.

"Here..." The herdsman didn't renege on the debt, and handed two more silver coins to the strong man. Looking at the two silver coins left in his hand, he shook his head.

The waiter was also diligent, and quickly found some straw ropes and wooden sticks for the herdsman, and helped the herdsman carry the iron pot on his back.

The herdsman was a little happy with the pot on his back. Although the price was a bit expensive, he got the pot he wanted after all.

"Brother, I still want to buy some tea, needles and threads. I don't know if there are tickets for the big brother. The price can be negotiated..." The herdsman continued to make friends with the strong man. He also thinks it is worth it, and there is one more thing that he is a little envious of, that is, why does the Imperial Association Army have these tickets, but they don't?Since you can get these votes by working for the Han emperor, you might as well ask about the Imperial Association Army first. If it is worthwhile, maybe it is not bad to join the Imperial Association Army. I heard that the Han people produced a good emperor who is rare in a thousand years , the silver in his hand can be piled up into a mountain, and everyone says that the Han emperor is extremely powerful.He happened to meet another Imperial Association Army, and he happened to find out about the inside story. Anyway, it’s not selling to someone. Mongolian warriors have always come to the Han people to beg for a living and sacrifice their lives. There are many. Isn’t the Man Gui who became the governor of the Han people a Mongolian? ?
"Don't worry, we have what you want..." The strong man was waiting for the herdsman to say this, and he still wanted to earn the two silver coins in his hand. Logically speaking, he could earn at least one of them. The price is to give a few tickets to go out. He thinks that the emperor's method is better than the one that pays the army. The silver coins are in his hands, really.

After a while, the herdsman happily bought some needles, some tea leaves, and some salt. Although it was much less than what he had ordered, it was still complete. I can buy it again in a few days.

"Brother, do you mean that the Han emperor gave you food?" The herdsmen were shocked by this news!Nowadays, the grasslands can do a lot of work, and the food is very valuable. Unexpectedly, the emperor of the Han Dynasty would even give food to the Imperial Association Army. The treatment is really high.

"That's right, we can receive food every month, as well as cloth, sugar, whatever we want..." The brawny man boasted that the emperor did issue food stamps to them, but it wasn't food, they wanted food, They still have to buy it with silver, but at least it is better than ordinary people. At least, they can still buy cheap food so that they will not starve to death. Although there is no direct distribution of food, it can be regarded as a way of guarantee.

"What about Da Nei Zao? Did the Han emperor give it to you?" the herdsman suddenly asked as he passed a glass-decorated shop.This shop with glass is a place that specializes in selling guns. Behind the transparent glass, there is a row of large-scale firearms, which is really attractive. On it, there are guards from the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers, holding Ouchizo in their hands.

"Hey, of course this is no problem, of course there is... Our Majesty treats us, so we really can't say, give us what we want..." The strong man was very happy to have earned a few silver coins from the herdsman today, Seeing the herdsmen asking about their treatment of the Imperial Association Army, they blew up.

"If brothers also want to join the Imperial Army, you can come to us. As long as you are obedient, strong, and able to fight, we guarantee that you will eat well, drink spicy food, and have whatever you want..." The strong man boasted himself, and said Pull this herdsman into the Royal Association Army.

"Hey hey..." The herdsman laughed a little bit excitedly, dreaming about the day when he would become the leader.In fact, it is carrying a pot on its back and holding some things in its hands, which looks a little funny.

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The whereabouts of these two people have been followed by people in an archery tower on the Wengcheng.

"How?" Someone asked.

"Returning to my lord, according to what I saw, the herdsman bought an iron pot, a few catties of salt, some tea leaves, etc. The Imperial Association Army collected money from the herdsman a few times, and probably made two or three Silver coins..." said the soldier who had been observing the movements of these two people with a telescope.

"That's right, speaking of it this way, His Majesty's strategy has worked!" In this watchtower, the leader was a young man who said calmly. His age is really surprising. This person is none other than Zhu Shun, Eunuch Zhu. This time Zhangjiakou opened the border market, and he did it himself. In addition to screening the merchants for buying and selling, he just sat in and inspected it himself. Whether the method will work or not, if there is a problem, it is better to make adjustments in time, so as not to miss the emperor's major event. The purpose of his coming here is to act on behalf of the emperor and make appropriate adjustments in a timely and accurate manner. Now after observing some emperors During the transaction process of the Xiejun, it was discovered that the emperor's plan was initially carried out. This is a good sign, and Zhu Shun was slightly relieved.

Now Mr. Xi in the south has brought tens of millions of taels of silver to the emperor. Although he also got a lot of silver, compared with Mr. Xi, it is not enough. Therefore, he is under great pressure. The emperor sent him this time. Implementing this strategy here is a matter that can be compared with Xi Gonggong. If this matter is done well, the Mongols will become the emperor's thugs, and it is no problem to gather the whole Mongolia. The border situation is a new one The energy that the Ming Dynasty spent on the inside and outside of the border wall for 200 years can finally be relaxed, and only this matter can be compared with Xi Gonggong's tens of millions of taels of silver, so he must do it OK.

"Congratulations, father-in-law, congratulations to father-in-law..." A group of people beside him quickly flattered and complimented.Most of this group of people are dressed as officers and soldiers, wearing armor, holding sharp weapons, and ready to fight at any time. Immediate suppression was the worst plan. Fortunately, the horse market has been open for such a long time today, everything is calm and nothing major happened. They were also relieved and expressed their compliments one after another.

"Well, well, our family doesn't listen to good things, and only wants to hear bad things. Our family is really happy when we can say something bad." Although Zhu Shun is young, he has experienced the world. It is impossible to stand out from the tens of thousands of eunuchs in the palace and work next to the emperor without any ability. He has also experienced the Wei case, handled coinage, and has rich experience in handling affairs. Naturally, he will not brag about it with a few words Dazed, I know what I should do.

"Eunuch, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not." A person is also Zhu Shun's old follower, seeing that Eunuch Zhu wanted everyone's opinions, he immediately stood up to give opinions, this person is not afraid of Zhu Shun To be honest, he is an old servant after all, and he knows that his father-in-law Zhu is under pressure, and he has to do his best to do what the emperor told him to do well, so that he can have a holy family.

Some people still don't know Zhu Shun's temper, but they looked at the person who spoke in surprise. Is this serious?Isn't it a scene talk?Some people who didn't know the inside story looked at this man in surprise.

"Speak." Zhu Shun said.

"Elder-in-law, according to the officials, the fact that the horse market is open like this is obviously for the benefit of the Imperial Association Army, and it is obviously opened for the Imperial Association Army. I am afraid that other tribes will see it and hate it. If those tribes unite You have to guard against causing trouble for our Daming!" The man said according to what he thought of.

"Hehehehe..." Zhu Shun laughed out loud after listening for a while. If this person knew the emperor's strategy, he wouldn't ask such a simple question. Of course, the emperor's strategy couldn't just be told to anyone.Eunuch Zhu pulled his drooping hair, and said with a smile: "You don't need to worry about this problem. Your Majesty has already prepared for it. Most of the Mongolian right wing is disabled, that is, Tumet and Waldus still have strength. For this Who else is dissatisfied with the horse market, except for them? But is it necessary for me to care about their dissatisfaction? Now they are still beating Lin Danhan to death, and then messing with our Ming Dynasty, isn’t it courting death? Even now The conditions for opening the horse market in my Ming Dynasty were harsh, so what can they do? Can they still knock off the pass? Are the governors, the new army, and the imperial association army vegetarian?... Hahaha... But, can you consider this question , It means that you have also used your brain, yes..." Zhu Shun knew the emperor's overall plan, so he naturally knew the strength to deal with the remaining Mongolian right-wing forces. It is not good if they are too strong. They are really going to fight, and they are too weak. It can't play the role of letting the Royal Association army pay rent.

"Father-in-law is brilliant, father-in-law is wise!" Everyone seemed to have suddenly realized again, and offered their flattery one after another.

When other people saw this young father-in-law, the emperor was easy to talk to the big red man in front of him, they all followed suit and made some suggestions. Zhu Shun also listened to them one by one, and praised some problems he hadn't considered. , the atmosphere is very harmonious.

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There were also some people sitting in a restaurant in Zhangjiakou Pass. The leader of these people was Tian Hongyu, and beside him were businessmen who were in business with him.

"The country's master has a good plan. This time, he has monopolized the business of this family! In the future, we will enjoy the blessings with the country's father..." Someone boasted.The horse market has opened auspiciously, the buying and selling transactions are going smoothly, and the Imperial Association Army has also successfully passed the ticket to earn money, which is a happy situation for all.

"Hey hey..." Tian Hongyu sat on the first seat and accepted the respect of others with a smile. Merchants want to settle in, but he thought of an idea and resorted to some means. He divided his business name into dozens of merchants, and each used their own signboards to do business. It seems that there are dozens of merchants in this horse market. The merchants almost filled the entire horse market, and they were very prosperous, but in fact, there was only one owner behind them, and that was Tian Hongyu.When Tian Hongyu was at the emperor's place, he thought about it. After he came out from the emperor's place, he begged Zhu Gonggong and told Zhu Shun about his idea. After hearing this, Zhu Shun also thought it was good. The price is more uniform, and the price will not be messed up because of the business grabbing. Therefore, only Tian Hongyu's family is doing business in this family. As for the others, what Zhu Shun values ​​most is how the emperor's strategy is implemented. As for favors and relationships, they are secondary. It is better to do an errand for the emperor than anything else. Naturally, someone begs him, but if he ruins the emperor's errand, no one can save him. He is just a bunch of stinky dogs shit.

"...Hehehe, in fact, it's not a full effort. There are still other people doing business in this family. Don't talk too much, we can't stand it..." Tian Hongyu said modestly.

"Guo Zhang is being modest. That gun seller can't be counted, that can't be counted..." Everyone booed unanimously again. Indeed, it is not appropriate to say that Zhangjiakou Horse Market is the only one doing business with them. Isn't that gun seller here? Is it in the horse market?It also occupies a good position, which is very conspicuous.

"Hehehe..." Tian Hongyu accepted the compliments from everyone with a smile again. To be honest, he didn't dare to offend that gun seller. That was the emperor's own business. If he used tricks on that gun seller, he would I don't have any good fruit to eat, so I will inevitably eat the emperor's meal first.

"...As long as you follow me, Tian Hongyu, and His Majesty, you will naturally be indispensable. Our firm earns 200 million yuan a year like a joke..." Tian Hongyu said loudly with great joy.

"it is good……"

"it is good……"

Everyone laughed again, celebrating today's victory and opening with victory.

"...Brother Li, you need to pay attention to the matter of opening up wasteland and farming land. Now that the Mandu Governor has arrived in Zhangjiakou, this family is considered safe. You can plant all the land that can be planted inside and outside the pass. We want him to grow sweet potatoes. Make wine nearby and sell it to the Mongols nearby to make money. In addition to Zhangjiakou and Xifengkou, we will also plant it for him. As long as it is land, we want it. Yinzi, if this matter is done well, not only will we make money, but we will also win His Majesty's favor. I, Tian Hongyu, will not go into details about the reason for this, do you understand?" Tian Hongyu said again while half drunk and half awake At this time, the horse market was successfully opened, and he dared to talk about the farming.

"Thank you for your cooperation, the father of the country. I will do my best..." The businessman surnamed Li immediately stood up, very excited, not for anything else, just for that sentence to please His Majesty, that is enough, that is to say, what he mentioned The emperor saw this idea, and the emperor even asked about it.

Everyone was envious again.

(End of this chapter)