diskusbooks Chapter 121 Trade and Peace Negotiations
Chapter 121 Trade and Peace Negotiations
Li Chao proposed to open a customs office near Guangjian Customs in Zhong'an Prefecture and only allow grain merchants from the Ming Dynasty to trade.
But they did not mention a word about the Ming Dynasty's requirements - horses and craftsmen.
This proposal for the market exchange was of little significance to the Ming Dynasty.
The Marquis of Guang'an, who took the lead, was not as anxious as Mei Jiu Ming, and he directly stopped replying to Li Chao.
Mei Jiu Ming found Xu Siyu again at this time. He still wanted to use Xu Siyu's power to persuade Guang'an Hou to agree.
I have to say, some people are just thick-skinned.
Xu Siyu has seen several people like this before, who tried to force her to do things, such as Lu Zichong, Fu Hexiang, and Mei Jiu Ming who came to her for help.
"What good will it do me to do this?" Xu Siyu didn't meet anyone, but asked the servant to pass on the message.
The Xu family's businesses are all within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and Xu Siyu's personality is content with one thing, so she really can't think of any reason to step forward.
Can Mei Jiu Ming answer it?
If you can answer this question, it can be regarded as a business expansion plan.
Xu Siyu's excuse was either the end or she would just earn some brainpower for nothing. She didn't lose out.
Mei Jiu Ming wanted to talk to Lin Yi Qing about something, but Lin Yi Qing acted as if he had seen a ghost and didn't give him any chance.
He asked Lord Hong to act as a lobbyist, but unfortunately, both the husband and wife were ill, so they only sent Shi Jin as a representative to save face.
In fact, before the letter was sent, Marquis Guang'an had already consulted with Xu Siyu.
Xu Siyu really didn't think of anything that needed to be traded with Li Chao. If she considered trade based on the materials that were in short supply in the southwest, the cotton and spices in the northwest would be more attractive to her.
In addition, she suggested that Marquis Guang'an consider the significance of trade from a military perspective.
They now make their own weapons, but I heard that saltpeter, which is used to make black powder, is also produced in abundance in the northwest.
What Xu Siyu was always thinking about was how to live safely in the environment. Although Xu Siyu felt threatened by characters like Mei Jiu Ming, she didn't take it seriously.
Because Long San hated her more than she did.
Ever since Long San found out that the mountain robbers were arranged by Mei Jiu Ming, the four dragons started to arrange revenge on their own.
They summoned the brothers from Qinglong Mountain to come down the mountain to teach them what real bandits are.
The Mei family's commercial vehicle was robbed, and the female family members who went to the temple to burn incense were also robbed.
The goods are gone, and the people are gone.
On the day of the incident, someone ran from outside the city to report the incident, shouting, "Master Mei, your car has been hijacked..."
But before people could react, the person who reported the news disappeared in the crowd.
The messy tracks found at the accident site indicated that the visitors had ill intentions, and the traces of withdrawal disappeared on the surface of the Qinglong River.
Mei Jiu Ming asked the government to send troops to suppress the bandits.
Bandits? This was an obscure term in the Ming Dynasty. Without the approval of Cheng Anhou, the predecessor of the name "mountain bandits", who would dare to suppress them?
The leader of this village on the southwestern hilltop is somewhat of a friendly force, and Pingxiang will not let anyone see it easily.
He summoned Hong Wenju to the Ming Palace and threw Hong Wenju's memorial to the ground.
"The incident isn't in the city, so why are you so worried? Isn't the affairs of the prefectural governor enough for you to worry about?"
Ping Xiang warned him that he was reaching too far.
Hong Wenju was so frightened that he knelt down to withdraw the memorial and returned home to reflect on his mistakes.
Mei Jiu Ming was naturally unwilling to accept this and asked Hong Wen Ju to continue to make memorials.
After all, he had been a fourth-rank official for a year. Hong Wenju didn't want to risk his life for Mei Jiuming. He picked up his official aura again and shouted at Mei Jiuming impatiently: "When the Xu family was in trouble, Second Madam Lin, as the person involved, was able to endure it. Didn't your family just lose some money and your wife and daughter? A man of honor, as long as you have the mountains and rivers, you will not worry about having no wife. If they come back, can you pretend like Lin Yiqing that nothing happened?"
Hong Wenju clicked it directly. They were all superficial men. They were suppressing the bandits just to vent their anger. Everything else could not be recovered. Even if they were recovered, it would be a shame.
Seeing that Mei Jiu Ming didn't make any move, Long San gave him another big gift.
The Mei family and its assets received a melodramatic warning letter overnight, telling Mei Jiu Ming to be careful when leaving the house, as Black Wind Village was waiting for him!
How could a fictitious copycat be like this? But he couldn't say it!
It was impossible for the people in Qinglong Village to monitor Mei Jiuming's movements every day, but he was really scared...
Ever since the Ming Dynasty lost interest in trade and stopped contacting the Li Dynasty, the Li Dynasty's desire for food and fodder has become increasingly strong. It has sent two letters in succession and even dispatched envoys to Zhong'an Prefecture to negotiate with the Marquis.
The three Heike brothers were undecided.
They knew that the ongoing war on the northern front of the Li Dynasty and the repeated retreats had exhausted the treasury of the Li Dynasty.
They knew that half of the Shenwei Army's food reserves had been used up, and if the war lasted another two years, they would eventually run out of ammunition and food.
However, they were not willing to use the food reserves originally used to fight against Li Chao to support Li Chao.
I wonder if after the victory, the Li army, which has eaten the rice of the Ming Dynasty, will come to attack us.
However, they could not bear to watch the Mo people kill the northern defenders and advance towards the Central Plains...
Their old friends are there, and that was also their hometown.
Ping Chi went to Panlong Mountain to inspect the workshop. The newly cast weapons were placed on the table. He touched the swords, guns, armor, and chains made of fine iron... He didn't want to wait for them to rust before using them.
On this day, Xu Siyu was also in Panlong Mountain for a rare occasion. She and Lin Yiqing came to send Mid-Autumn Festival greetings to the workers in the workshop.
The iron mine was under the control of the Ming Palace. For those who believed in her and moved all the way from Sanxi Township, although they made a lot of money, they were trapped in the workshop, which was actually a semi-imprisonment and they had no freedom.
Xu Siyu felt a little guilty, so she took advantage of the convenient access of the Xu family caravan and often brought practical supplies to Panlong Mountain.
In addition, we can learn from the form of modern trade unions, but during the New Year holidays, let them organize their own entertainment activities to make the lives of people in the mines less boring.
Since they met, Ping Chi talked to Xu Siyu and Lin Yiqing about Li Chao's request for food.
"Actually, I have an idea," said Xu Siyu.
"Second Madam Lin, please speak." Ping Chi was happy to listen.
"The Li Dynasty is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, but in the face of the righteousness of the same race, regardless of the country or surname, the Mo people are the enemy, right?"
"You mean, take the opportunity to attack Mo Tu?" Ping Chi was a smart man and immediately understood Xu Siyu's idea.
After his mind was opened, Ping Chi hurried back home.
When a master makes a move, he often looks beyond the predicament.
The Ming Dynasty proposed a new deal to the Li Dynasty - ceding territory and sending troops.
"As long as Zhong'an Prefecture is ceded to the Ming Kingdom, they are willing to send troops to attack the desert." The Minister of Rites of the Li Dynasty knelt tremblingly in the Fengtian Hall and presented a letter to Song Changyu, "The Ming King Pingxia promised to drive the desert people out of Yanping Prefecture."
There was silence in the Fengtian Hall, and everyone was wondering whether Zhong'an Prefecture or Yanping Prefecture was more important.