Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1147 Prosperity

   Zhu Dachang's chest heaved and heaved with anger.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Thinking back, when Yanda Khan was here, he said that he wanted to restore the glory of our Great Yuan. How many people were willing to fight for him. Our tribe, with a population of 3,700 people, because of years of fighting, More than 600 people died, so many livestock, no one to take care of them... Everyone is hungry, and they robbed the pasture, but what is the use?"

"From the hands of you Han people, we have snatched a lot of things, but most of them belong to Yanda Khan, his son, and the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty. What I got was just a few catties of salt, a few bolts of cloth, and enough rations to keep myself from starving to death."

"In the past, they always said that the Han people were cunning, that's right..." Zhu Dachang has a simple and honest side of the Mongolians, his eyes burst into flames, and he didn't hide his contempt for certain characteristics of the Han people: "The Han people are cunning, let's talk about mortgages. I looked at their accountant for this interest, and it took a long time to click and click before I gave an interest. I still can't figure out why I borrowed one hundred and ninety taels of silver, but in the end, I have to pay it back. More than five hundred taels of silver...You Han people are doing business, and today they say that they are jumping off a building for a big sale, and the warehouse is sold out, but this warehouse is always endless. Lah, but no matter how stupid I am, will I believe that the store has been liquidated for a year, and the owner has been running away for more than a year, and is still jumping off a building for a big sale?"

  Emperor Hongzhi blushed slightly as he listened.

  Fang Jifan looked up at the top of the tent, as if he had nothing to do with him. What does this have to do with him.

  Zhu Houzhao is still staring at the statue in the shrine, is this himself? Is this yourself? This question is quite tangled. He wants to be a great hero, but this does not mean that his image has become a black-faced Rakshasa.

  Liu Jian coughed, but he felt a little ashamed.

Zhu Dachang took a sip of kumiss and breathed out the alcohol: "However, the Han people also gave us a way of life, so that we no longer submit to those noble people in the past, and no longer rely on them to survive. The Han people If someone needs someone to dig mines, we sell our strength, and they will give us silver; the Han people need fur, and we raise sheep, and give them wool, which can also be exchanged for their silver; These can also be exchanged for silver."

"Han people have dexterous hands and are smart. Your tea can make us less sick after drinking it. Your iron pot is also a good thing; and your countless utensils, your cloth...these , can be bought with silver.”

"In the past, cattle and sheep were our wealth. Wherever we went, we had to take them with us. If there was a snowstorm and the cattle and sheep died, we would starve to death. Every winter, yes As far as we are concerned, it is a fatal thing. In the words of your Han people, this is called the gate of hell. But now, we have also learned from you, using silver as our wealth. We have raised cattle and sheep, and they are almost grown. Sell ​​it to you, with money in your hand, if there is a snow disaster or a plague on the grassland, if we are short of food and clothing, we can ask you Han people to buy food."

Zhu Dachang continued to drink: "In the past, there were seven members of my family, and my mother had no food because of the snowstorm. I carried her out of the car, gave her some meat, and left her in the snow. Because of this, our family, young and old, can continue to survive, and the vast majority of people do the same. But now, I am about to grow old, and I believe that here, in this pasture, my sons will never They treated us like this, not because they learned your etiquette, read your Han books, and became filial, but because... no matter how hard it is, now, as long as my children and grandchildren still have the strength, they can give Everyone, old and young, earn a full meal."

"So..." Zhu Dachang looked devoutly at the two gods in the shrine: "They are my gods, they are in the sky, or their souls are placed on all things, and they are opening their eyes wide, looking at us, looking at us, the Tartars. The Tartars, these two gods, will bless us and make us safe and happy in this world. If I don’t believe in them, who else can I believe in? In this world, who can make me wish Dachang enough to eat and drink, can make my children, and Follow the children of your Han people to study and become a shepherd who can read and write in the future. Whom will I believe in? Have you seen the cattle and sheep in my pen? This year, there are dozens of them for slaughter, which is hundreds of taels of silver. Don't think that if you don't buy it, I can't sell it, here, cattle and horses don't have to worry about selling."

Zhu Dachang showed a look of pride, and his eyes were shining: "In the past, we Tatars had a lot of cattle and sheep, but these cattle and sheep were worthless, except for killing them for food, even if they were trading with you Han people. , and can’t be sold at a price, and most of the cattle and sheep were collected by Yanda Khan, at the lowest price, just some salt and some tea; he changed hands, and then went to trade with you Han people, now But it’s different, now we raise cattle and sheep, sell them ourselves, and the merchants in the pass buy them in large quantities.”

  Fang Jifan thought to himself, of course, in the past, how many cattle and horses were needed in the pass? Now that the roads have been built and many people have become richer, they need chariots and horses, and horses are needed when there are carts. This is a huge demand; as for cattle, let alone, there used to be a lot of manpower in the pass, and people were reluctant to replace them with precious cattle. Manpower, but now, more and more people are willing to use cattle. There are also wool and wool thread workshops that need countless wool, and the best wool comes from outside the customs. Ten years ago, the cows, horses and wool here were worthless, but now, the demand is more than one year. one year.

  The Tatars raise cattle and horses, which can be exchanged for their own good life. At the same time, a large number of cattle, horses and wool can also greatly improve the production in the pass and the lives of many people.

   This is mutual benefit and win-win.

   Not to mention, there are countless minerals outside the customs. Xishan Mining is recruiting manpower everywhere. Many powerful Tatars can rely on strength to make a living if they don't want to herd.

When a person is full, no one cares about it. Fighting and killing are all born in the womb. It is human instinct to survive and live a good life. This is human nature. If robbery can lead a good life, then they will take risks , but once there is a huge risk of looting, and production can make one's life worry-free, who will rob it?

  Emperor Hongzhi was very happy when he heard this. He couldn't help but looked at Fang Jifan with relief. Fang Jifan really has a lot of skills.

  He can always solve countless problems in a way that others can't imagine.

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "So that's how it is. The old man has been educated. I bought all your cattle and horses. I will give you a good price."

Zhu Dachang was happy and heaved a sigh of relief: "To tell you the truth, if it wasn't because I was in a hurry to get the down payment for the house, I wouldn't be in a hurry to sell all the cattle and horses. I hoped that I would pay more down payment and borrow less money. .”

   As he spoke, he insisted that Emperor Hongzhi and others stay for a meal.

  It was noon, and Emperor Hongzhi was a little hungry.

   Soon, outside the tent, the woman began to smoke.

  Emperor Hongzhi thought that what he ate today must be the barbecue of the Tatars. He has always kept a respectful distance from such greasy things.

   But when I got out of the tent, I saw that the woman had set up an earthen stove, used an iron pot, lit a fire underneath, cut up the meat, threw it into the pot, and stir-fried vegetables just like the Han people.

Fang Jifan stood beside Emperor Hongzhi, and said: "Your Majesty, my lord, you see, Tatars are not born to like to set up sheep, then light a bonfire, and then start grilling. This thing is worth the first bite. I can’t stand it, I ate too much. The reason why they are like this is because they don’t have iron pots, and they can have enough oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. parted."

Emperor Hongzhi thought about it, and then nodded: "I understand what you mean. You mean that they are actually the same as the Han people, but... because of the harsh conditions, they have become my confidant, and once, like today As Zhu Dachang said, from now on, there will be no gap between Han and Yi sooner or later?"

   "Uh..." Fang Jifan hesitated to speak, and smiled awkwardly.

  Emperor Hongzhi saw that there was something in his words: "What do you want to say, you must tell the truth, otherwise, I will not forgive you."

Fang Jifan didn't dare to deceive the emperor, he hesitated for a long time, and then said expectantly: "This...in fact, what I mean is that the Tatars will be gradually assimilated, and they will rush to buy houses just like the Han people. The Han people need Houses, Tatars need houses too, everyone loves houses...this is a business opportunity."

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  He pondered for a long time: "Vulgar."

  Fang Jifan shook his head, vulgar is vulgar, I, Fang Jifan, am I afraid of being misunderstood?

  But immediately, Emperor Hongzhi said indifferently: "Above the desert, the land stretches as far as the eye can see. Why don't the Tatars build their own houses?"

Fang Jifan cheered up: "This involves the additional attributes of the house. Your Majesty, to understand the value of a house, you must first understand the value of people to certain necessities of life. For example, if a child wants to study, where the school is, the house is there." Where. For example, people have a need for a market, so where the market is, there will be a house. Another example, people have a need for transportation, and where the transportation is, there will be a house. In addition, there are many considerations Therefore, simply building a house is the worst. What I sell is not a few bricks and tiles, but what I sell is demand. What is demand? Basic necessities are needs, music and reading are also needs. To put it more concisely, It is something that can relieve people's loneliness, people are lonely, and a house can relieve people's loneliness, make people feel at ease, give people a sense of belonging, and make people happy."

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  Also, it will be a bit late, everyone should go to bed early and get up.

  (end of this chapter)