The rain outside the window became heavier and heavier, but everyone in the hall looked solemn.
Ningyang Bo Chen Mao took the lead in nodding his head and said.
"The second master is right. Mutual trade is not feasible. The captives are cunning. Once the mutual trade is opened, there will be many disasters. Now that the Ming Dynasty has finally defeated the captives, how can we open the mutual trade again to help them recover."
"What's more, now that the Supreme Emperor is in the hands of Ye Xian, if we open up mutual trade with Tuo Tuo Bu Hua, it will definitely make it more difficult for Third Master and the others to negotiate."
For Chen Mao, mutual trading means compromise, so he is completely opposed to it.
His words also won the support of Ren Li: "What Ning Yangbo said is true. I have read the memorial of Honglu Temple. The so-called Mongolian envoy has an arrogant tone. He simply does not take Ming Dynasty in his eyes. This time
The matter cannot be settled."
However, compared to their firm attitude, Luo Tong seemed very cautious. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke.
"The request made by the Mongolian envoy is certainly very excessive, but in Luo's view, it means asking for an exorbitant price and paying back the money on the spot. If they are willing to pay tribute to me, the Ming Dynasty, and accept the canonization, then opening up the mutual market may alleviate the problem.
It cannot be said that the tense relations at the border are all without benefits."
Seeing that Chen Mao and others looked unhappy, Luo Tong continued to add.
"However, what the second master said makes sense. This matter will make it more difficult for the third master to welcome the emperor back. However, if it is used well, it may not be unable to help the third master."
Zhang Min was also frowning at first, but after hearing this, he became interested and asked.
"What do you mean by Mr. Luo's words? Can you elaborate?"
The eyes of Chen Mao and others also fell on Luo Tong.
After sorting out his words, Luo Tong continued.
"As we all know, our Ming Dynasty is rich in products. Tea, ironware, grain and many other goods are all needed by the Mongolian tribes. The reason why Wala repeatedly increased the number of people paying tribute before was to defraud these products."
"Since the imperial court now has the idea of opening up mutual trade, why can't the object of opening up be Wala?"
"In the battle of Zijingguan, they were defeated first and their vitality was severely damaged. It must be the time when they need to restore their vitality. At this time, if the Ming Dynasty is willing to open mutual trade to welcome back the Supreme Emperor, wouldn't he agree?"
The hall was quiet for a moment, and no one spoke.
It seems that this is indeed the case...
The main reason why they had not thought about it before was because they knew in their hearts that the emperor was behind this matter.
Unfortunately, usually, what the emperor wants to do is not of any benefit to them.
So this time, they subconsciously put themselves on the opposite side, without thinking that they could take advantage of this matter.
However, Luo Tong is different from them. He has not participated in many previous things, so his thinking is relatively flexible.
After breaking through the window paper, Chen Mao and others looked at each other and began to think about the feasibility of doing so.
After a while, Zhang Mi took the lead and asked.
"It makes sense to say that, but the problem is that the reason why we want to open the mutual market this time is because Ming Dynasty and Tuotuo Buhua have an agreement in advance. If the matter fails to pass the court meeting, it will be fine. If it is opened to Wala instead, it will only
I’m afraid it won’t be passed in court.”
The matter of mutual trading originated from the agreement between the Ming Dynasty and Tuotuo Buhua during the Battle of Oala.
This matter was discussed in court, and generally speaking, there were only two outcomes.
If the courtiers were victorious, the final result would be to characterize the agreement between Wang Wen and Tuo Tuo Buhua as arrogant, with Wang Wen taking the blame and canceling the mutual trade.
If the emperor wins, then Wang Wen will be safe, and the courtiers will recognize the matter with their noses pinched, acknowledge the agreement, and open up mutual markets.
Of course, it is also possible that Wang Wen will bear part of the blame, but the mutual market will eventually pass.
But no matter what, the mutual market will either open or not, and this agreement will either be recognized or not.
If the Ming Dynasty finally decided to open up mutual markets, but broke the agreement and did not open to Tuotuo Buhua, but opened to Ye first.
Not to mention that Tuotuo Buhua would definitely be furious, and even the court could not afford to throw this person away.
Luo Tong didn't hesitate much and said: "This is easy to do. Expand the scale of the mutual market. Since it is difficult to replace people, then add people. Anyway, the person participating in the mutual market this time is not Tuo TuoBuHua Han Ting, but him
The five tribes under my control."
"Nominally speaking, the Junggar, Heshuote, Turgut, Dulbert and other tribes that make up Oara are also part of the Khan's court. Since the court can be open to these five major tribes, it can naturally be open to them."
After the words fell, Jiang Yi shook his head and said.
"This is changing the soup without changing the medicine. Mutual trade with the five major tribes. It is already difficult to pass the court meeting. It will be difficult to add more."
"What's more, everyone knows about Tuotuo Buhua's relationship with Ye Xian. This is just a cover-up. Even if the court meeting passes, Tuotuo Buhua can ask me to make a clear decision on the grounds that the original agreement was with these tribes.
Do not trade with the tribes of Oara."
This is indeed a problem.
Luo Tong frowned, and after a moment, Fang said.
"That makes sense. If that's the case, then we might as well change our thinking. Just now, the second master said that if we can't prevent the passage of the mutual market, then we should try our best to delay it until the Emperor returns, right?"
Zhang Xi nodded, and Luo Tong continued.
"In that case, we might as well make welcoming back the Emperor a condition for opening up mutual markets at the court meeting."
Jiang Yi frowned and said with some hesitation: "But the Supreme Emperor is in Wala and not in the hands of Tuo Tuo Bu Hua. How can he..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chen Mao.
He looked at Luo Tong thoughtfully and said.
"As long as this condition is listed, it doesn't matter whether you agree or not. It's best if you agree. If it's done, everyone will be happy. If you can't do it, the mutual trading matter will be postponed indefinitely. If you don't agree, then it's even more logical.
Put down the matter of mutual trading."
Luo Tong nodded, cupped his hands and said, "My dear uncle, that's exactly what I mean."
However, Chen Mao continued to ask: "How did you know that the emperor would not agree to it?"
Luo Tong was stunned, obviously not understanding what Chen Mao meant.
Chen Mao shook his head and continued.
"Master Luo, my experience in the court for so many years is, don't play these tricks. Don't forget that the reason why we want to block the mutual trade is for the safety of the Supreme Emperor."
"If, as you said, it is true that welcoming back the Emperor becomes a condition for mutual trade, then we have to lend a helping hand to the emperor and help him promote mutual trade through the court meeting."
"But once the mutual trade is approved, no matter what the additional conditions are, when the news reaches Wala, it will become that the Ming Dynasty agreed to open mutual trade to Tuotuo Buhua."
"Especially, the Third Master and others are still in Wala and are in the critical moment of negotiations. Do you think that if we receive this news at this time, will the Third Master and the others be able to continue the negotiation?"
As he spoke, Chen Mao suddenly leaned forward, his cloudy eyes stared at Luo Tong, and his tone became extremely harsh.
"To tell you the truth, Mr. Luo, I am now doubting whether your words are really for the sake of the Supreme Emperor, or are you... having other agendas?"
This chapter has been completed!