When the Jin merchants went to do business outside the Guan, many of them went to Yanghe City, which was only fifteen miles away from the border wall in the north.

Here, doing business with Jiannu has become a well-known topic on the road.

Dong Ce knew that Ma Shiying, the first assistant of the famous cabinet in the Southern Ming Dynasty, had been a Yanghe soldier, and later promoted to the right to the imperial history and the governor of the Xuanfu. However, in January, he took thousands of gold from public funds, gave the bereaved nobles, and sent them to the eunuch Wang Kun, who was guarding the town, and was sent to sit on the army, and now he should be at home. However, this person is also lucky, if he continues to be the governor of Xuanfu, this time Jiannu will have to be implicated, then it will not be a matter of being idle at home.

The mad dogs of the Donglin Party who only knew about the party struggle immediately said that Ma Shiying's corruption was framed by the eunuch party, and this group of parasites of the Ming Dynasty did not matter whether it was right or wrong, it was party strife! However, these scum also grasped the power of public opinion that was considered authoritative by everyone in the government and the opposition, deceived the emperor at the top and deceived the people at the bottom.

Outside the south gate of Yanghe City is a large residential area, with mansion courtyards, civilian alleys, several streets, and a number of alleys, which are not inferior to the city.

Naturally, there is no curfew outside the city, and now there are still people coming and going on the street, the sound of silk and bamboo is endless, and the chatter and brothel on both sides are constantly laughing, the lights are bright, and the excitement is extraordinary.

Dong Ce and the three of them were dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses, and at a glance they knew that they were either rich or expensive, and they rode forward, and pedestrians on the road avoided them one after another. Dong Ce or the first time? One? Root? Read? The novel came to this slightly more prosperous city in the Ming Dynasty, looking left and right, the people looked very good, the clothes were not luxurious but also neat, calling friends to eat, drink and have fun, giving people a feeling of slow and lazy. This is in stark contrast to the poor military households and ordinary people in North Hebei Province.

Dong Ce looks very good, and he looks quite elegant when he doesn't kill people. At a glance, you can see that the handsome young man with a lot of gold on his waist is the most popular, and the little two of the restaurant inn are soliciting customers on the street, and the turtle at the door of the green building is also smiling and coming up to solicit.

Dong Ce saw that Shi Jin and the others were eager to try, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, you want to open meat?" ”

Both of them smiled, they had no family background, and it was when their blood was strong, so they naturally panicked.

Dong Ce shook his head: "You are not young anymore, and now you are all officials, and when the house in the Rock Fort is built, it is time to start a family." ”

These henchmen under him, especially those who have not yet married, are very sought-after in the eyes of those people. It's best if you don't get married, your daughter can still be a main room when she marries, and she doesn't have to be a concubine, so she won't be angry.

Shi Jin just smiled and didn't speak, but Zhou Zhong was a young man, but he couldn't help but show off a little: "I fell in love with a pair of sisters, they are the same mother, they look alike, and they can't be separated when they stand together." When the time comes, I will go to his house and ask, if they both marry, I will marry, if not, I will have to wait. ”

"You kid, you have a vision." Dong Ce scolded with a smile.

He has also seen the twins, they are not beautiful, but they are also delicate and lovely, and the two of them look the same, which is absolutely amazing. When he thought of two average-looking girls moaning under his crotch, he couldn't help but feel a fire in his heart.

Dong Ce found a mid-range inn to live in, the environment inside is not bad, very clean, the front is a store, the back is a large courtyard, three sides are guest rooms, is a two-story building. There are also stables in one corner.

"Serve the horses well, and feed the eggs and soybeans well, and you won't lose your money."

Zhou Zhong admonished.

The little second also could speak, and said with a smile: "Old customers, don't worry, our store serves Mana first-class, and the old customers who come and go from the south to the north know that the oily hair that is kept for you is raised." It's our duty to serve well, where do you dare to overcharge you? If you appreciate your face and stay for a few more days, it will be our brilliance. ”

Zhou Zhong smiled: "You guy, you can talk." ”

Shi came in to the counter and asked for an upper room and a middle room, which was naturally occupied by the two of them. In the evening, the three of them did not eat, so they asked for a table of first-class noodles, eight dishes and one soup, and ate here.

The upper room is two cents of silver a day, and the middle room is one cent and a half cents of silver, which is not expensive, but the table is not cheap, and it costs three cents of silver.

Shi Jin glanced at the shopkeeper and said lightly: "A certain family came here in March to eat a table of first-class noodles, but it is only nine cents of silver, why do you want three dollars today?" Although there is no shortage of copper in some waists, they are not easy to fool. ”

Prices in the Ming Dynasty have always been not too expensive, especially in terms of daily life.

During the Zhengde period, a bunch of grass chickens was only five cents, eight catties of high-quality pork were worth one dollar and six cents of silver, eight catties of high-quality mutton were worth one dollar and two cents of silver, and five catties of high-quality beef were worth seven cents and five cents of silver.

Jin Zhumei said that during the crab fat season, Wu Yueniang bought three coins of silver crabs and invited everyone to eat them for a day. Everyone ate for a day, how to get one or twenty catties, although the Linqing place where the story of the golden bottle plum took place is close to the Grand Canal to produce fat crabs, so the price is low, but this purchasing power can also be seen.

Xu Xiake's travelogue also mentioned that the year of Wuyin is the eleventh year of Chongzhen, and the second day of September is in his diary: "Since Huangcaoba to this, the price of rice is the cheapest, and one liter is only three or four liters." ”

On the tenth day of the fourth month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Ji Mao (the twelfth year of Chongzhen) diary cloud: "Half a mile to the west, staying in the west village of Puyi, the price of rice is quite cheap, and twenty Wen can satisfy three or four people." ”

This is the eleventh and twelfth years of Chongzhen, where prices are expensive, and this is still the case, and the low prices before can be seen.

For a tael of silver, you can eat a table of first-class noodles.

The chubby shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said: "You don't know about the old customers, and the small shop is really having a hard time, and it is definitely not to pit your old money." It's not the same ...... it used to be."

He looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "In the next few days, there will be some big caravans exporting, and the prices are expensive, I can't say that they will rise again tomorrow!" ”

Dong Ce listened to the movement in his heart, and pretended to be careless: "What does it have to do with prices if they want to export?" ”

"Shhh The shopkeeper hurriedly motioned for Dong Ce to speak quietly, he saw that Dong Ce was dressed luxuriously and had an outstanding temperament, and he didn't dare to slack off, and said: "The good godfather learned that behind those caravans, there are all big people who can support them. Every time it is exported, it buys grain, pigs and sheep and other food, iron pot salt, etc., and at this time of the year, the price is high, no exception. ”

Dong Ce frowned: "Every year?" ”

"In the past, it was all scattered, but it only started to have this scale in the first two years, and I heard that the export from us is just a drop in the bucket. Jizhen, Xuanfu, all have mouths to go out! The above few old men are all staying in Datong Town, Taiyuan Prefecture, but don't come to us, it is said that everyone has a backer in the capital, so heel and foot, hard! ”

Dong Ce smiled faintly: "Where are these things sold?" ”

The shopkeeper glanced at him vigilantly, and smiled: "Childe knows, but why bother asking!" I didn't know anything and didn't say anything. ”

Dong Ce shook his head slightly, the smile on his face became cold, and he was silent.

Generally speaking, the business outside the mouth, the trading object of the Jin merchants was Mongolia, that is, the southern Mongolia of Chahar Desert, which grew stronger in the Wanli year and the Apocalypse year.

But now it's clearly not.

In March of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji led a large army on the third expedition to Chahar Lindan Khan, and ordered the Mongol ministries to return to Houjin to come to the meeting. In April, the elders of the Korqin, Zalut, Balin, Naiman, Aohan, Karaqin, Tumut, Alu Korqin, Ongniut, and Asuut tribes met on the banks of the Xilamulun River, with a total strength of 100,000. In late April, Huang Taiji led a large army across the Khing'an Mountains and garrisoned the Duli River. That night, two Mongols with yellow flags stole their horses and escaped, reporting the news of the army's pressure on the border to Lin Dan Khan.

Lin Dan Khan had lost all the courage to be beaten by Houjin, and immediately wanted to lead his troops to retreat to Mobei Khalkha, but the Khalkha Three Khans were at odds with him. So Lin Dan Khan led his 100,000 people, went west to Kukh Delsu, passed through Hohhot, crossed the Yellow River and reached Ordos.

Huang Taiji divided his troops into three routes to chase Lin Dan Khan for 41 days, all the way to the frenzy, stationed in Hohhot in late May, and learned that Lin Dan Khan had crossed the Yellow River south. Then the pursuit was stopped and returned via Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou. On the way, tens of thousands of people were gathered in the remnants of Lin Dan Khan.

After the Houjin army arrived in Hohhot, Lin Dan Khan did not forget to hold a ceremony in front of the tomb of Genghis Khan, claiming to be the "Lin Dan Batulu Khan" of all Mongolia. As soon as he finished boasting in front of his ancestors, he took Chahar, Ordos and other subordinates to move the tomb of Genghis Khan and crossed the Yellow River west to the big grass beach outside Gansu.

Now Lin Dan Khan is leading his men to prepare for the winter in Yonggu City, outside the Great Grass Beach! said that he was waiting for the opportunity, regrouping, and preparing to make a comeback, but in fact, it was to see if Houjin didn't mean to fight again, then go back.

Mongolia at this time was far from being the invincible army that dominated the world during the period of Genghis Khan.

And if Dong Ce remembers correctly, it seems that Lin Dan Khan has died this summer, and now the Chahar Ministry is in an internal struggle for power.

Then these businessmen have only one trading object - Houjin!

Dong Ce had known about the affairs of the Eight Great Emperors for a long time, but he didn't expect that these traitors and traitors who didn't recognize their ancestors would be rampant to such an extent! There are Yanghe Dao, Junmen Zhongjun, left and right guerrillas, Dusi, Tongzhi, garrison, etc., and these merchants can transport supplies out under their noses? Who will believe it? Needless to say, they must have a part in it! In addition to Yuan Chonghuan, who made outstanding contributions to the rise of the Later Jin, he was the Eight Great Emperor Merchants - the old slave Nurhachi was mad at the end of the period, just like having rabies, and he slaughtered the Han people in Liaodong without any reason, and there were few left of the millions of Han people in Liaodong who were killed. There were only 10,000 people in Liaodong, and after the slaughter, there were only about 300 left.

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