Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 21 There is no scum like you in the Ming Dynasty!
Qiu Yue had never expected that this little Tatar prince would openly challenge the authority of the Ming court as soon as they met.

He felt a little embarrassed at the moment, but he had something important to ask for, so he could only put on an awkward smile.

Zhang Qi was furious, but he dared not say anything.

The Little Tatar Prince was a general term used by the Ming Dynasty to refer to the Khan of the Eastern Mongolian Khanate, not just a specific individual.

The little Tatar prince at this time was already the second generation prince, named Borjigin Batumengke, also known as Dayan Khan.

Now, although he is only fourteen or fifteen years old, he dares to call himself the Khan of Eastern Mongolia in front of the general of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty lost face!
After laughing enough, the little Tatar prince got down to business.

"Um... I remember your name is... Qiu Yue, right?"

"You said in your letter that you would pay me 260,000 silver coins in exchange for me not violating Datong Prefecture. Is that true?"

Qiu Yue corrected: "Of course it is true, but this is not an offering, but a transaction."

"In addition to silver, I have also prepared tea, vegetables, grain, silk, salt and iron, which you are in urgent need of."

"To show my sincerity, I have brought a portion with me. When you leave Datong Prefecture, you can take the rest with you."

It turned out that Qiu Yue's so-called strategy to repel the enemy was to bribe the little Tatar prince with silver and supplies.

And at once, it cost 260,000 taels of silver.

What a big deal!
Zhang Qi was shocked and angry: "Qiu Yue! You actually want to bribe the Tartars!"

"There is no scum like you in the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Qi wanted to draw his sword and kill Qiu Yue, but the sword on his body had already been taken away by the Tartars.

The little Tatar prince reacted quickly. He immediately grabbed the knife used for cutting meat on the table, rushed towards Zhang Qi, and cut Zhang Qi's neck with skillful moves.

Before Zhang Qi died, he covered his bleeding neck with one hand and pointed at Qiu Yue with the other, glaring at him and still cursing.

Qiu Yue had been prepared for Zhang Qi's rage and had already hidden ten steps away.

He deliberately let Zhang Qi follow him this time, just to find an opportunity to kill Zhang Qi.

Only after Zhang Qi's death could he completely control all military affairs in Datong Prefecture.

Don't forget, Zhang Qi is the deputy general of Xuanfu.

And there are 30,000 soldiers from Xuanfu in Datong Prefecture.

After seeing that Zhang Qi was completely motionless, Qiu Yue smiled and bowed to the little Tatar prince.

"Thank you for your help, little prince."

"Hahaha!" The little Tatar prince laughed heartily. "Okay, okay. Where is the thing? Take me to see it!"

"this way please."

Qiu Yue took the excited little Tatar prince to the ten carriages that he had just arrived.

When the cloth covering the carriage was lifted, the little Tatar prince saw the shining silver that looked like a small hill.

Although the little Tatar prince was a great man from Eastern Mongolia, he was still a teenager and had never seen so much silver in his life.

For a moment, the little Tatar prince was stunned.

"Haha, mine, mine, all my money, hahaha!"

After all, the little Tatar prince was still young. When he saw so much silver, he was so excited that he danced with joy and became carried away by his pride.

Qiu Yue also laughed: "This carriage is loaded with 20,000 taels of silver."

"I brought ten carriages with me, five of which are loaded with silver, which means a hundred thousand taels of silver."

"The other five carriages are loaded with tea, salt and iron. I guess you need these things too, right?"

As Qiu Yue spoke, he tore off the coverings on the other carriages.

Suddenly, five carriages full of tea, salt and iron were exposed to the many Tatars.

Looking at these precious materials, all the Tatars present took a deep breath and widened their eyes. The production structure of Tatars was very weak, and they lacked everything except cattle and sheep.

Especially the necessities of life such as salt, iron, and the most important one, tea.

Tea can be said to be the lifeblood of the Tatar people.

Simply put, it is because the Tatars have been eating beef and mutton for a long time and have a monotonous diet, which causes them to have many health problems.

Tea has the functions of promoting digestion, lowering blood lipids, refreshing the brain, and removing fishy smell.

It can also help them solve problems such as muscle fatigue, loss of appetite, and lack of energy.

Since nomadic peoples do not produce tea, the Tatars can only find ways to get some from the Ming Dynasty.

However, since the founding of the country by Emperor Taizu Gao, he has issued an order that border towns are not allowed to trade with these nomadic peoples.

Although there would occasionally be Ming Dynasty caravans secretly coming to the grassland to sell salt, iron, and tea, the numbers were too small.

They often take a simpler approach, which is to rob.

Therefore, from the founding of the Ming Dynasty until now, the harassment of the Ming border towns by nomadic peoples has never stopped.

During this period, the great men from various tribes on the grassland kept requesting the Ming Emperor to trade with them.

The Ming Dynasty's attitude towards trade was also very ambiguous, sometimes opening it and sometimes banning it, making the nomadic peoples suffer terribly.

During the Chenghua period, the imperial court strictly prohibited trade with the nomadic peoples of the grasslands, and supplies such as tea, salt, and iron on the grasslands were already in serious shortage.

Seeing so many supplies at this time, it’s no wonder that they look like this.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Qiu Yue lightly dropped a bombshell.

"Little prince, if you withdraw your troops immediately, from now on, Datong Prefecture will open a market for the next ten years and we will trade with the Tatars."

The little Tatar prince was stunned for a moment, then he was ecstatic: "This! This!"

"General Qiu, you gave me a surprise!"

"Retreat! I will announce the withdrawal tomorrow morning!"

Originally, the little Tatar prince wanted to come to the border town of Daming to grab some supplies because of the shortage of supplies in his tribe, so as to cope with the coming winter on the grassland.

Now that the generals of the Ming Dynasty have taken the initiative to send out supplies, there is no need for him to continue fighting.

We all came out here to make a living. Now that we have food to eat, why would we risk our lives?

And the most important point is that the Ming Dynasty finally agreed to open the market!

So without any hesitation, the little Tatar prince immediately agreed to Qiu Yue's request to withdraw his troops.

Seeing that the situation was settled, Qiu Yue finally smiled with relief.

At this wonderful moment when both the host and the guests were having a great time, the Han military strategist Liu Chen stood up.

"Khan, I have something important to discuss with you. Please follow me."

"Can't you just say what you want here?"

The little Tatar prince said this, but he still stood up and followed Liu Chen a few more steps outside.

Liu Chen took the little Tatar prince away and gave him advice in a low voice.

"Great Khan, you can withdraw your troops, but you cannot just return to the grasslands."

"If we can pass through Datong, we can go straight for 800 miles to the capital of Ming Dynasty!"

"Huh?!" The little Tatar prince was shocked: "I didn't intend to attack the capital."

"Look, Khan. We have only arrived at Datong Prefecture, but the Ming Dynasty has sent us so many things."

"Then when we reach the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the gifts we send will be even more..."

The little Tatar prince understood what he meant and clapped his hands in applause: "Good! Very good! Let's do it!"

(End of this chapter)