Ming politicians

Encountering Hou Jin's calculations strengthened Su Tiancheng's determination. There are various means of revenge, including long-term and short-term. To become stronger and completely defeat the opponent is the greatest revenge. Of course, during this process, I also need to pay attention to Houjin's situation at all times. When there is a chance, I might as well count on the opponent.

The mutual market with Mongolian tribes has been mentioned as the most important position.

The mutual market was a great blow to the Hou Jin. After many conquests, the Hou Jin basically conquered the tribes of Mongolia and established the Mongolian Eight Banners. Unfortunately, this time, Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning camp and directly recovered the Xibe tribe and Dawu The Er tribe, these two Mongol tribes who will be the most brave and skilled in fighting after a few years, will leave Houjin from this moment on.

The biggest function of the mutual market is to make the tribes of Mongolia rely heavily on the Ming Dynasty. After a long time, the Ming Dynasty uses economic means to control the tribes of Mongolia. Such means are more effective than conquest. Su Tiancheng, who has experienced economic power, Understand the truth of it.This is not to say that there is no way to carry out military conquests. It is the safest method to use two prongs.

"Boss Song, I am going to ask you to fully preside over the trade with the Mongolian tribes. You must come up with a feasible plan. The principle of the plan is inequality. For those ordinary people who are secretly trading, don't pay attention to it for the time being. How much impact it has caused, but for some merchants who trade secretly, they must be severely cracked down, including some officials, who want to benefit from it, and must not be soft. We do not pay attention to benevolence when we conduct mutual markets with Mongolian grassland tribes Notion. It cannot be traded at our Daming price."

"For example, the price of war horses is at least 50 taels of silver here, but we accept the price proposed by the Mongolian tribes, at most 20 taels to 25 taels, followed by sheep, so don't underestimate them. Mongolian tribes are used to feeding a large number of Sheep, which is also the most important part of their transactions, are also traded at half the price in the customs."

"What the Mongolian tribes need most is grain. The price of grain should not be too high. The market needs to go on for a long time. You have a principle. The Mongolian tribe buys grain with gold and silver. The price can be higher, but if you trade with horses and sheep, you can According to the price in the customs..."

Song Sijun looked at Su Tiancheng, his heart was churning. He thought he was in business, but sometimes he was very dark-hearted. He didn't expect that compared with Su Tiancheng, it was nothing.If the mutual market is carried out according to such an operation, it is tantamount to losing gold and silver.It is not uncommon to make money every day. He has done business with the Mongolian tribe. The poverty of the Mongolian tribe is very different from that in the pass. It is mainly manifested in difficult conditions, no fixed place to live, and constant migration.This meant that they could only live a nomadic life, and it was impossible to grow food. Grasslands and deserts did not have such conditions. Food, tea, liquor, silk and other things were all regarded as luxuries by them.

make plan.The key point is to control the mutual market. Merchants and common people who enter the mutual market must pay a lot of taxes. The tax in this area needs to be clarified in the middle of the plan, including the necessary calculations. Such a large transaction volume, there is no such thing as One that can be taken down does not have that kind of ability. Of course, as long as the mutual market is carried out, a large number of merchants will be attracted, and whoever is allowed to enter the market for transactions is a huge power.

In this regard, Su Tiancheng completely handed it over to Song Sijun, which shows that he completely trusted him.

Song Sijun also felt tremendous pressure.

"Boss Song, King Qin, King Rui, and King Han are definitely going to trade in the mutual market. As for their taxes, they won't be charged this year for the time being. They have already taken out 50 taels of silver, which is considered as this year's taxes. I I will tell them that the scale should not be too large, so that everyone will not look good. In addition, I suggest that you pay more attention to the merchants in Jiangning County. You are familiar with these people. In order not to shake the foundation of Henan Province, the conditions in Nanzhili are good, and it is right to attract some merchants to come here."

Song Sijun nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will do my best."

"I know this, but my requirements are different. You must come up with a plan within five days, and you can't delay. The sooner the mutual market starts, the better. I have sent people to the Hetao area, please Xibe tribe Come to Xianyang with the representatives of the Daur tribe, and when the time comes, you can talk to them directly, and talk to them on behalf of the governor’s office.”

"My lord, is this, is this appropriate?"

"What's inappropriate? In business talk business, you have been in business for many years and are familiar with everything in it. If you want to maintain the order of the mutual market, you must negotiate well. Only when both parties accept it can you conduct a good transaction. , You have to remember that our mutual market is open all year round, not for a limited time, as long as there are no particularly large changes, the mutual market will always be maintained."

"My lord, this subordinate understands."

Song Sijun left, and Yue Gaofeng entered the governor's office.

"Yue Gaofeng, I am going to send you to the Ningxia Wei area to replace the governor's office and participate in the management of the mutual market. I don't know if you have the guts."

"The lower officials obey your orders."

"Very good, you are very flexible in handling things. The mutual market is my Ming Dynasty's transaction with the Mongolian tribe. There are many matters that need to be coordinated. There are always disputes in the transaction. There is nothing unusual. There is no need to make a fuss, let alone You resort to force at every turn. After you get there, the task is very heavy, and you must coordinate well in the center. You must remember that when dealing with specific disputes, you should handle them impartially. If there is a case of partiality, the transaction needs to be honest, and under the conditions that everyone accepts, it must be a fair transaction.”

"The officer understands."

"Well, you are ready. In addition, you have to find a few candidates. There are more than one place in the market, and the distance is very far. The initial plan is three places, respectively in Yulin Wei, Ningxia Wei and Ningxia Weiwei. The place where you are stationed, you don't have the ability to separate yourself, so you can't cover everything, but I'll say it ugly, since you represent the governor's office to coordinate disputes in the market, if you are looking for a candidate, in the process of doing things, there will be problems , asking for you."

"Don't worry, my lord, I know how to do it."

"The candidates you're looking for don't have to be officials. As for their salaries, the governor's office will determine them."

After everything that needs to be said was said, Yue Gaofeng was ready to leave.

Su Tiancheng looked at Yue Gaofeng, and casually said the most important point.

"Yue Gaofeng, don't touch the matter of being greedy. If you eat people's mouths and treat others softly, once you get involved, you won't be able to get rid of it, so don't think about being able to do things well."

The last thing Su Tiancheng found was Qu Qingze.

"Old Qu, what's your idea, or a suggestion, about the mutual market?"

"My lord, I think the exchange market is very good. If it is really done well, it can earn a lot of money. I have seen it these days. My lord has been busy with the exchange market, but I can't help you. .”

Su Tiancheng shook his head, somewhat hating that iron cannot be made into steel.

"Old Qu, you've been in Jinyiwei for so many years, and you've lost even the slightest sense of sensitivity. How come you didn't think of arranging a hidden thread in such an important place like the mutual market?"

"This, my lord, I really didn't think of it. I don't know what effect arranging a hidden thread can have."

"Then let me tell you, since the mutual market has started, do you think that only the Daur tribe of the Xibe tribe came to trade? It's impossible. Other tribes in the grassland will enter the market even if they break their heads. Even if the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe are strong, they dare not offend all the tribes on the grassland. Those who can enter the market to trade are among the grassland tribes, some powerful families, although they come here to trade , but who knows, will they reveal some information, even if they don't tell, can't our hidden clues tempt them to say it."

"There is another most important aspect. Now that the mutual market has started, I have traded with the grassland tribes in the Ming Dynasty. Do you think Houjin will look at it like this? Wouldn't they send people here, no matter if they came to destroy or have something? In short, other motives are coming, so finding their tracks and grasping their actions, isn’t it a matter of dark lines.”

"I can tell you very clearly that the exchange market is a huge source of information. There will be a steady stream of information flowing out here. If the dark line is done well, you can even grasp the situation of the entire grassland tribe. With such a big opportunity, you don't have I noticed, tell me what you did in Jinyiwei."

Qu Qingze blushed.

"My lord, before I became an official, I followed the orders from above. I never made up my own mind, so I couldn't think of these things. I will make arrangements immediately."

"Well, you need to deploy key forces. Don't contact anyone else with dark threads. If you have any information, I will give it to you directly. It is very important that you maintain single-line contact with many dark threads. They can't be exposed, otherwise they will die. No guarantee."

Everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged. Next, Su Tiancheng needs to think about how to deal with the dismantling of the guard post. The middle-aged man has been secretly escorted to the capital. Except for Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze, the others hardly know about it. Su Tiancheng's secret booklet was also submitted, and the letter to Sun Chengzong was sent to the capital by a special person. Under such circumstances, his plan is about to come true. I believe the emperor will be furious after seeing the secret booklet. Yes, the slightest hesitation in my heart will disappear without a trace. (to be continued..)