"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Ozirtu of the Heshuo Special Ministry, the ...... of the Junggar Ministry" Captain Jinyi Wei reported a long list of names, all of whom were envoys from the Western Mongols, "I ask for an audience!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen naturally allowed it, and after a while, he saw a group of people from Western Mongolia and came to the palace to salute. Among them, Ozirtu spoke on their behalf: "The ministers are very grateful to Your Majesty for his broad mind, which is as vast as the grassland, so that the ministers have learned a lot of skills in the new army......

Listening to Ozirtu's grateful words, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly in his heart. After arriving in Jingshi, he had already heard the news about them first. Knowing that these Mongolians studied very seriously in the new army, they meticulously completed the brainwashing class they arranged, and also let them see the prosperity of the Beijing Division, envy the Ming Dynasty, and slowly became more and more like the Ming people in the past six months.

“…… The foreign minister's envoy time is still the same, and he is worried about the grassland, so he wants to go back and tell Shu Khan about His Majesty's wisdom and greatness and the strength of the Ming Dynasty. In the end, Ozirtu stated his purpose.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen had nothing to do, and immediately agreed, thinking in his heart, if you want to go, how can you let the Ming Dynasty influence your western Mongolia?

"The foreign minister has a reluctant request, begging the most honorable emperor, His Majesty, to be gracious." When Ozirtu said this, he actually saluted again with the most honorable etiquette in Mongolia. The other Mongol envoys followed suit, saluting with the most honorable courtesy, and it was evident that they had communicated with each other and knew what Ozirtu was saying.

For this way of speaking, Emperor Chongzhen didn't like it a little. However, from the information he received, he basically guessed what they wanted to ask. Therefore, he seemed to be very generous, and immediately nodded and said, "Speak!" ”

"Your Majesty, in the western part of the country, there is a very vicious country, called Tsarist Russia, which has repeatedly committed border crimes with its sharp firearms." When Ozirtu said this, he said with a trace of indignation on his face, "But in the eyes of the foreign ministers, the new firearms of the Ming Dynasty are particularly sophisticated compared to the firearms of Tsarist Russia. Therefore, the foreign ministers, on behalf of their father Khan, and on behalf of the Oirat Mongolia, wanted to buy these flintlock pistols from the Ming Dynasty, and the price was not a problem, and I hoped that His Majesty the Emperor would approve it! ”

Sure enough, this is the request, Emperor Chongzhen thought in his heart, and his face showed a slight hint of embarrassment: "These flintlock pistols are the latest and most advanced firearms of my Ming Dynasty, and the Qing and others should also see it, and even my Ming army has not yet equipped ......."

Looking at the emperor's face and listening to the emperor's words, Ozirtu couldn't help but feel a little gloomy, thinking about it, this is the best weapon of the Ming Dynasty, they don't have it themselves, how can they give it to others!

He was thinking like this, but he heard Emperor Chongzhen's words change and said: "But I have also heard of the cruelty of Tsarist Russia. Now that you, the Oirat Mongols, have submitted to my Ming Dynasty, I can't ignore them. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to think about it again: "I have issued an order to the Ordnance Bureau, and the flintlock pistols can be supplied to your Oirat Department on a priority basis. But there is one thing that needs to be considered, this flintlock pistol is newly made, the cost is very high, and I don't want to make you money, but the cost price is given to Qing and others, how about it? ”

If it's really a cost price, there will be a ghost, anyway, the Mongols don't know what the real cost of the flintlock pistol is, and the price is as much as it says!

Ozirtu was overjoyed when he heard it, as long as the Ming Emperor agreed, it would be the best. However, before he could answer, he saw Mao Yuanyi immediately playing: "Your Majesty, the last general is against it, this is a heavy weapon of the Ming military, how can it be given to outsiders first......"

"Your Majesty, the last general is also opposed, the Beijing camp guarding the Beijing division is equipped with flintlock pistols, and it is really inappropriate to give them to outsiders first, in case these Mongols are wolf-like, take these firearms to ......" Zu Dashou also came out to oppose.

Listening to these words, Ozirtu was very anxious, and the more he listened, the more serious it became, he was afraid that the Ming Emperor would change his mind. In fact, he thought about it himself, and he was unwilling to give it to others if it was him.

Therefore, he immediately followed suit: "Your Majesty, the most honorable emperor, the foreign minister can swear to heaven that the enemy of our Oirat Mongols is the Tsarist Russia of the West. We, Oirat Mongolia, will never be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty forever! ”

Such an oath, as long as the politics is mature, is just to listen to, and who will take it seriously. There has never been an eternally stable relationship between countries. If Oirat Mongolia becomes stronger, who dares to say that it will not think of the same as it did back then, trying to prosper the Ming Dynasty.

However, when Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he seemed to believe it, looked at the opposing courtiers in front of him, and said with a little hesitation: "When the ministers of the court heard the news, they will inevitably oppose it." In this way, I will give Qing and other tribes ten flintlock pistols, okay? In this way, I can be considered to have an explanation for them. ”

Hearing this, Ozirtu was in a hurry, what is the use of ten flintlock pistols! If only your own clan could build it, but how could this be! So, thinking of Emperor Chongzhen's words just now, he suddenly moved in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the foreign ministers are willing to pay a high price for the purchase, so they should be able to give them an explanation." ”

"Hehe, this is a heavy weapon of the military, how can it be exchanged for just money?" When Zu Dashou heard this, he refuted unceremoniously.

However, Emperor Chongzhen listened, stretched out his hand to the ancestor to stop him from continuing, and reprimanded him with a little unhappiness: "I have agreed, and I want to make me the king who is untrustworthy?" This matter must be mentioned again! ”

Ozirtu was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked him and finalized the matter. As for the specific purchase details, it is natural for others to discuss. It is impossible for Emperor Chongzhen himself to be involved in this detail.

After returning to the palace, Emperor Chongzhen immediately summoned Bi Ziyan, the head of the household department, and Bi Maokang, the director of the Ordnance Bureau, to tell them about this and let them go to negotiate a deal with the Oirat Mongolia. Anyway, this is a seller's market, and you can make any offer. It's just that Emperor Chongzhen specified a point: "Last year, there was an endless war on the Hetao side, and now the eastern Mongolian tribes are being reorganized. Therefore, these firearms are only exchanged for cattle and sheep in western Mongolia, and the rest are not wanted. ”

This is to solve the problem of the household Shangshu, he is naturally happy, but he also has concerns: "Your Majesty, this flintlock pistol is my Ming weapon, although it is sold to them at a high price, but is this a bit inappropriate?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled when he heard this, and said to Bi Maokang: "This point, Qing may answer it?" ”

When Bi Maokang heard this, he said to his family with a smile: "These flintlock pistols must be excellent to be useful. And the fine flintlock pistol can be produced by our Ordnance Bureau at present, let alone Oirat Mongolia! If they want to use firearms all the time, they have to rely on my Ming to continue to provide, and the best gunpowder must also be provided by my Ming, so to speak, if the Oirat Department uses firearms, they have to listen to my Ming honestly, otherwise once the supply is cut off, its army will be abolished! ”