Chapter 1030 Mutual Trade

Of course, Ilduqi knew that it was a bit risky to let Korqin's left-wing Mongolian Dabel Zaisan accept the canonization of the Ming Dynasty.

Because once the Jurchens know the news, it will be a terrible thing.

However, Ilduqi is confident that this so-called canonization of the Ming Dynasty will only be limited to the side of the Ming Dynasty, and at most it will only be limited to the small circle of the upper Mongolian class of the left wing of Horqin.

As long as the news does not spread, the Jurchens will not know.

In his heart, even if the Ming Dynasty deliberately leaked the news, as long as the Horqin Left Wing side did not admit it, the Jurchens who wanted to come to the Houjin Kingdom would not really turn against the Horqin Left Mongolian tribes because of this.

I think that at the beginning, after learning that Hari Zhula had become the concubine of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Horqin left-wing Mongolian tribes were very panicked for a while, worried that the Jurchens of the Later Jin Kingdom would hold on to this matter and punish the Horqin left-wing Mongolian tribes.

Figures like Jaisan and Ilduqi are also secretive about this matter, and they don't want people to mention it, let alone let Huang Taiji and the Jurchen Eight Banners nobles know.

However, when this matter was personally clarified by Huang Taiji, the Horqin left-wing Mongol tribes had been worried that punishment would not come.

On the contrary, Huang Taiji, the Tiancong Khan of the Later Jin Kingdom, wanted to take advantage of the relationship between the Horqin left-wing Mongols and the Ming Dynasty emperor to continue to engage in trade with the Ming Dynasty.

This made Zhaisang, Yilduqi and others suddenly see through the reality of the Jurchens of the Houjin Kingdom, and their courage has become much greater than before.

Now that the Mongolian tribes of Horqin Left-wing have the backing of Hari Zhula, the noble concubine of the Ming Dynasty, they can turn to the Ming Dynasty at any time, and they are no longer as afraid of Tiancong Khan of the Houjin State as they were in the past.

It's a big deal to lead the troops to the south, and from then on attach the Southern Dynasty to the Ming Kingdom, maybe life can be better!

Yilduqi knelt at the feet of Emperor Chongzhen, and his thoughts were spinning, and finally he muttered a long list of words.

As soon as Ilduqi finished speaking, he saw Hai Lanzhu standing beside the emperor and immediately translated with a happy face:

"Emperor! Ilduqi Abaga said that before leaving, the concubine's father had given him the power he deserved, and during the Ming Dynasty, he could make the decision for the concubine's father and accept the canonization of the Ming Dynasty!

"Ilduqi Abaga also said that the Horqin Left Wing tribes begged the emperor for permission to allow them to trade with the merchants of the three towers in the vicinity and the three towers in the north of the border (the three towers, that is, the restored and rebuilt Yingzhou City on the left road of Liaodong Town)!

Ilduqi Abaga said that there is not only a shortage of salt and brick tea in the Horqin grassland, but also a shortage of food and iron tools!

"He also said that on the way to Beijing, they heard that copper and iron were forbidden to leave the customs at various ports along the border, and copper and iron trade was also prohibited in the border and outside the border, and they hoped that the emperor would grant permission to lift this ban on the left-wing departments of Horqin......"

Hai Lanzhu's voice was originally full of joy, and the more she spoke, the smaller it became, and in the end, a little embarrassed look appeared on her smooth and fair face, looking at the emperor's expressionless face, I don't know if I should continue.

Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards the various departments of Outer Mongolia, Hai Lanzhu certainly knew.

Especially on the issue of dealing with the Horqin tribes, Emperor Chongzhen's strategy also told her.

If the Horqin left-wing tribes are truly obedient, and if they firmly stand on the side of the Ming Dynasty in the future war against the Jurchens, then everything is easy to say.

Not to mention the opening of mutual trade, it is a strategic material such as salt, iron, and grain, and even ready-made swords, guns, armor, guns, and ammunition, which cannot be sold to the Mongolian departments of the left wing of Horqin.

And for the sake of Hai Lanzhu's face, it is not a big deal to reward some military and civilian materials to the Mongolian departments of the left wing of Horqin.

However, the problem now lies precisely in the fact that the attitude of the Horqin left-wing Mongol tribes between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin State obviously did not satisfy Emperor Chongzhen and the Ming court.

And there is no basis for the words, if there is no real action on the left wing of Horqin, how can His Majesty the Emperor, who has never seen rabbits and eagles, easily agree to such a request?!

Although Hai Lanzhu knew that His Majesty the Emperor in front of her loved her very much, she also knew very well that her identity in this matter was really embarrassing.

When she visited the Gongshun Marquis Mansion before, she had already met with Agrabari and Ilduqi and others, and knew that the situation on the Korqin steppe had been very bad since last winter.

Not only has the number of cattle, sheep, and horses shepherded by the various tribes seriously declined, but the population of the various tribes has also decreased significantly, and many old, weak, sick and disabled people have not survived this harsh and arid winter.

At this season on the grassland, the herdsmen on the Horqin grassland lack everything, everything.

Needless to say, iron tools have never been used enough, they can be replenished by war before, and when there is no war, they can also be replenished from the Jurchens of the Later Jin Kingdom.

However, since the large-scale collection of copper and iron to cast artillery in the Later Jin Dynasty, this channel for obtaining iron supplements has also been broken.

Once the archers of Horqin do not have enough iron arrowheads, they will be in a dangerous situation, just like the wolves in the steppes of Saibei have lost their fangs.

If such a problem can be overcome by other means, then the lack of salt tea cannot be endured for a long time.

Tea in particular, which seems to be the most insignificant, is crucial to them.

There are no vegetables in the grassland, and the grassland people do not eat vegetables, which makes tea a necessary material for their survival.

And tea is such a thing, but only the Ming Dynasty has it.

The Ming Dynasty imposed a complete trade blockade on the Mongol tribes that sided with the Jurchens outside the Saiwai, making the price of tea on the Horqin steppe extremely expensive, and often there was no market for it, and there was no supply at all.

All of this made Hai Lanzhu, the concubine who was born in Horqin, very worried.

Those are her people, how can she turn a blind eye and hear without hearing it?!

It's just that she also knows that her identity is really embarrassing.

In such a situation in front of her, if she didn't speak for Korqin, she couldn't bear it herself.

But if she were to speak entirely on the side of the Korqin people, it would have seemed a little presumptuous.

Therefore, at this time, Hai Lanzhu was talking and suddenly found that her confidence was becoming less and less, so the more she spoke, the quieter her voice became, and gradually stopped.

The close ministers and ministers standing in the palace, seeing the emperor's favored Lan Guifei like this, everyone understood what was going on, and they all stood solemnly with their hands down, and no one said a word.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Ilduqi, who was still kneeling at his feet, and then looked at the concubine Hai Lanzhu, who was a little embarrassed, and finally raised his head and stared at the caisson above the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, looked at it for a while, and finally said:

"I heard that the wife of Manzhu Xili is the daughter of Yue Tuo, the so-called owner of the Red Flag Banner in Jianzhou, and Yue Tuo is the nephew of the slave chief Huang Taiji. Since then, Lan Guifei's younger brother Manzhu Xili is actually the nephew and son-in-law of the slave chief Huang Taiji!

"Jianzhou is ugly, and beasts are also, so contrary to the ugly customs of the ethical guidelines, I don't care about it! It's just that Hailanzhu is the concubine of the emperor, Manzhu Xili is the brother of the concubine, Yu is the brother of the emperor, and Yu Gong is the uncle of the emperor, how can he be the nephew and son-in-law of the slave chief Huang Taiji!? ”

Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a long time, but he said such a thing, which made many people in the hall look at each other.

Only when Manzhu Xili heard these words, he suddenly became red-faced, and knelt on the ground silently, not daring to speak.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Hai Lanzhu, and Hai Lanzhu whispered the emperor's words to Ilduqi with a look of shame on his face.

Ilduqi looked up at Emperor Chongzhen, his slender face, which was as thin as a knife, was full of astonishment.

Emperor Chongzhen's words were very tactful, but Hai Lanzhu, who had been living in the Forbidden City for a long time, still understood the implied meaning.

The relationship between the Horqin left-wing Mongols and the Jurchen upper class of the Jin State after the establishment of the captive was so close that the intermarriage relationship between them can be said to be intertwined.

This situation is now impossible to hide from Emperor Chongzhen, and it is also impossible to hide from the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Court and other court officials.

In such a situation, just relying on a sentence of willingness to be canonized, and then talking in the vernacular, and doing nothing, is like getting what you want from the Ming Dynasty, are you all fools when you are the emperor and officials of the Ming Dynasty!?

Besides, if Manzhu Xili is still Huang Taiji's niece and son-in-law, then what kind of person is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who is Huang Taiji? !

I don't know what Hai Lanzhu said to Ilduqi, in short, after Hai Lanzhu finished translating the emperor's words, Ilduqi was stunned for a long time, and finally kowtowed and said something.

As usual, it is still Hai Lanzhu translation.

"Emperor! Ilduqi Abaga said that it is true that the wife of Manzhu Xili is indeed the daughter of Yue Tuo, but the daughter of Yue Tuo has not given birth, and after he returns to Horqin, he must give the father of the concubine and send someone to send the daughter of Yue Tuo to the Jurchen according to the emperor's will! ”

"Nope! I didn't mean to send it back to the Jurchens! ”

After listening to Hai Lanzhu's translation of Ilduqi's words, Emperor Chongzhen immediately denied this option, and then glanced at the attendants in the palace, found Haskan and Agrabari, who were standing respectfully on the side, and said to them:

"Hasgan! Agraba Day! You two have seen this daughter of Yue Tuo, can you recognize the wife of Manzhu Xili?! ”

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen's words came out, many people in the hall had a sense of foreboding, including the Manzhu Xi Ceremony.

When Haskan and Agrabarge heard this, they looked at each other, and at last they came forward together and saluted, and then said together:

"Weichen - naturally recognize!"

"Excellent! This time, the two of you will follow Ilduqi back to Horqin, when will you bring back the head of Yue Tuo's daughter, and when will the Ming Dynasty open mutual trade with the left-wing tribes of Horqin! ”