Ming politicians

When Xu Eryi, the left servant of the military department, and Sun Tai, the right servant of the household department, arrived in Xi'an, people from the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe happened to come to discuss the mutual market. No one would have thought that the leaders of the two tribes Here they are, they have personally come to discuss the matter of the mutual market, which shows that they attach great importance to this matter.

Along the way, they were under strict protection, because many commanders of the Ningxia Guard were preparing to make trouble, so Su Tiancheng sent [-] soldiers from the Jiangning Camp to escort them all the way.

Seeing Xu Eryi and the others, Su Tiancheng knew what was going on. He didn't first discuss the issue of dismantling the guards and dealing with the many commanders of the Ningxia Guards, but first talked about the mutual market.

Both Xu Eryi and Sun Tai wanted to participate in the negotiation of the mutual market, but now Su Tiancheng had no choice but to participate in the negotiation in person. It turned out that Song Sijun was in charge of the negotiation, but now the specifications have been improved a lot.

The leaders of the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe were very excited when they learned that the officials from the household department and the military department in the imperial court were going to participate in specific negotiations. They are very straightforward in nature. There were a lot of gifts, including war horses, sheep, and gold and silver. The two were worried that they didn't know what gifts to give to the adults of the household department and the military department. Song Sijun, who had been in charge of contacting them, told them that there was no need to send any other gifts.

Pu Kaiqiang and others were dissatisfied in their hearts. So many things happened in Shaanxi, they seemed to be outsiders, but when Xu Eryi and others came to Shaanxi, they immediately calmed down. If they find fault with the emperor's attitude, they may not have a good life.

The location of the discussion was at the chief minister's yamen, which somewhat made Pu Kaiqiang think about it.

The two chiefs could not understand Chinese.He also can't read Chinese characters. Su Tiancheng has taken these problems into consideration and has equipped special translators. He has already started training translators, training these translators.It is Liu Ji. Liu Ji has already moved his family to Xi'an Mansion, and is preparing to take the provincial examination in Xi'an. These translators will come in handy in the future. Song Sijun, Yue Gaofeng and others have all started to learn Mongolian. Their responsibilities are different. able to understand.is the safest.

Negotiations are very pragmatic.

Xu Eryi and Sun Tai never imagined that the format of the meeting was very simple and there was no extra preparation. When everyone sat together, they talked about the price of commodity transactions and other things, and did not talk about other things. The mutual market must first determine the general situation of commodity transactions range, be it a scarce commodity.Or high-end goods, they can only float within the specified range.

This is the greatest protection for the mutual market.Transactions and trade cannot last long without price instability.

The price proposed by Song Sijun on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, the leaders of the two tribes, almost without thinking, agreed to it completely, which is also due to their character.I have received such a high courtesy, even if I suffer some losses, I admit it, and at worst, I will fight a few more battles after I go back.Grab a few more things and get everything back.

Because the two tribal leaders agreed too readily, Song Sijun was a little embarrassed.

After Xu Eryi and Sun Tai saw the price of the transaction, their expressions were indescribable. Of course, they thought that all of this was proposed by Song Sijun and had nothing to do with Su Tiancheng. Su Tiancheng is the governor of Shaanxi. Maybe even in such a specific matter, this transaction price catalog is too dark, it is simply stealing things from the Mongolian tribes, and the two of them feel more and more that merchants are not good things.

The speed of the negotiation also exceeded Su Tiancheng's expectations.

I thought there would be time for bargaining, but who knew that they all agreed in one go.

Business has strict rules. No matter what the price is, there must be safety guarantees during the transaction process. The market needs to be stable. If it is bullying the weak, or buying and selling by force, it will be fatal. Therefore, the scale, location, and Issues such as safety are of paramount importance.

There are relevant materials on these aspects, but Song Sijun is very smart. After learning that Su Tiancheng is going to participate in the negotiation, he said in advance that he is a merchant, and it is okay to negotiate the transaction price. Tian Cheng was able to say these things in person, so he looked more serious, and the two tribal leaders would also be convinced.

Su Tiancheng didn't refuse, he was clear about the reason behind this, the so-called people respect me one foot, I respect others one foot.

"Two leaders, you have come to Shaanxi from thousands of miles away. On behalf of the officials at all levels in Shaanxi, thank you. The development of the mutual market is a matter that is beneficial to both parties. Therefore, we are responsible for the security and other issues of Yiying. Considering the actual situation, when the mutual market was opened, two trading locations were set, one in Ningxia's Anning Fort, and the other in Yulin Wei In Jingbian, our idea is that the exchange market must be safe and that no problems can arise, so the Jiangning Battalion will send [-] soldiers to station in Fort Anning and Jingbian to protect the stability of the exchange market."

"The market for the mutual market, I believe, should not be too small, it must be large in scale, so we plan to completely set up Anningbao and Jingbian as a mutual market, and all the residents, etc. Withdrawal, all transactions are carried out in these two places, and we are already starting to build these two places, and after fifteen days, we can start the mutual market."

"In other words, the start of the mutual market is February 25."

"The official's ugly words are in the front. Except for the specified mutual market, private transactions are not allowed in other places. If private transactions are discovered, they will be severely punished. The two leaders and us are both responsible. Jiang Ning The battalion will also conduct strict inspections, and this official will greet many officials, and if it is a private transaction, this official will cut off his head."

"Today's discussion went very harmoniously. The two leaders brought a lot of gifts. I thank you. I also prepared a gift. I invite the two leaders to accept it."

The two chiefs learned that the gifts they got were one hundred catties of refined salt, one thousand shi of rice, one thousand shi of wheat noodles, ten catties of high-quality tea, and ten sets of silk clothes. They were so happy that they didn't know what to do.In fact, they still have some gifts, which are some weapons, including steel knives and spears, these things, Su Tiancheng will not say.

After the discussion was over, there was a banquet next. The two leaders were in a good mood and got very drunk.

Su Tiancheng was not so relaxed. Sun Tai, who knew the transaction price, expressed his dissatisfaction with the mutual market tax of 100 million taels of silver paid to the household department every year. He thought this figure was too small, so Su Tiancheng had to explain that in this mutual market, merchants also Need to earn some money, otherwise who would work so hard to do transactions at the border, just to transport supplies, it’s a big deal, the governor’s office and the chief envoy’s office also collect taxes, it’s impossible to trade directly, the government absolutely can’t directly meddle.If commerce and trade can be maintained, all aspects will benefit.

Sun Tai disagreed, he would settle accounts, the mutual market profits were too great, the two argued for a long time, and finally Sun Tai came up with an opinion, that is, in the name of the Ministry of Households, there is a shop in Anning Fort and Jingbian, Trading.

Su Tiancheng could only nod his head in agreement, the money earned by this shop is impossible for the imperial court to get, and it's not just a few officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs who put it in their pockets. As for taxes, the governor's yamen should not expect to be able to collect them.

Xu Eryi didn't think so much. What he cared about was the dismantling of the troops in the guard post. He said that there was a frontier army in Fort Anning. According to the arrangement, all of them would be withdrawn. Ten thousand soldiers of the Jiangning Camp would be stationed there. , This has already involved the abolition of the guard army.

Su Tiancheng's considerations are different. The abolition of the army of the guards should be carried out in conjunction with the matter of replenishing the sergeants of the inspection department in the prefectures and counties of Shaanxi. In addition, the imperial court also has to consider the whereabouts of many officers. There won't be so many officers left. This needs to be arranged by the Ministry of War. To put it bluntly, the court may have to spend some money.

As for the sergeant, in principle, it is not difficult to change into a peasant and revoke his military household status. People can't ask for it. After the disbandment of the guard army in Shaanxi, there will be no military households. From now on, all armies will implement the recruitment system.

Xu Eryi did not expect that Su Tiancheng's move would be so big. This is not just abolishing the army of the guard, it is simply overthrowing the previous military household system and building an army from scratch, but he supports such an approach. After all, the Jiangning battalion The example is right in front of you, and this is the beauty of the recruitment system.

A day later, Xianyang City began to become lively, and a large number of merchants gathered here. Of course, these were notified, and they could participate in the mutual market. In the market, there were fixed shops. Su Tiancheng was very bold. To set up two castles as the location of the mutual market, which requires a lot of merchants, and there are also a lot of shops.

Of course, merchants understand the benefits. After seeing the transaction price, many merchants are willing to put up a higher deposit, and the requirement is to firmly occupy the market in the market.There are also some merchants who began to use their connections to find officials with the same purpose, to occupy a shop in the market.

There are quite a few merchants who found Su Tiancheng, after all, many of them came from Jiangning County.

Even King Qin, King Rui, and King Han all came to Xianyang City, found Su Tiancheng, and asked to arrange some shops.Some merchants who had obtained the permits began to transport large quantities of goods to Fort Anning and Jingbian.

The Jiangning camp soldiers stationed in Fengxiang Mansion set off in batches to Anning Fort, and the Jiangning Camp soldiers stationed in Xi'an Mansion dispatched 1 people to Jingbian. They were accompanied by a large number of merchants. (To be continued..)