Chapter 527: Understanding the Plan to Exterminate Households Beyond the Great Wall
Emperor Su He is preparing to dine and taste the new breed of fat pig.
Before eating, he took a bath and changed his clothes.
The Livestock Breeding Research Institute is similar to a large-scale breeding farm. The place where the livestock lives has a very strong smell.
Emperor Su He appears to be approachable, but these tastes really affect appetite.
Before eating, everyone will remove the odor from their bodies.
At noon, Emperor Su He invited the accompanying officials and local representatives from all walks of life to have lunch.
Emperor Su He was sitting on the main seat, looking at the dishes on the table and the meat from all parts of the pig's body, all made into one dish.
The imperial chef makes the most common dishes delicious and delicious.
Emperor Su He picked up the wine glass and took a sip of Moutai, signaling the official start of the meal.
The people participating in the banquet just started to move their chopsticks. They seemed very reserved and the whole banquet was quiet.
Emperor Su He took a piece of braised pork and put it into his mouth. It was fat but not greasy, and a rich meaty aroma lingered between his teeth.
He nodded and praised: "It tastes very good. It's very authentic pork. In terms of taste alone, this kind of pork is easy to sell."
Liu Rushi swallowed the meat in his mouth and said happily: "Our Dahua pork is not only eaten by ordinary people, but also by princes and nobles.
The pork here has no fishy smell.
I have eaten meat sausages brought from Europe, and their pork sausages have a strong fishy smell. Only poor people eat pork."
Emperor Su He said with a smile: "Our ancestors have long discovered that after the young pigs are castrated, the pork will not have a fishy smell.
The pig also becomes more edible, can grow fatter, and loses its aggressiveness.
It is precisely because of these many benefits that the pigs are castrated.
People in Europe don't know how to groom pigs.
This is also the reason why European nobles eat beef and mutton, but don’t like pork. The pork there is not delicious.”
Emperor Su He talked with everyone about some relaxed and pleasant topics.
The banquet ended quickly. After the meal, Emperor Su He summoned three merchants who were going to do business outside the Great Wall.
From what he heard from officials about the situation outside the Great Wall, everything was developing for the better.
Emperor Su He wanted to understand the real experience of the people.
These merchants who are transiting in Zhangjiakou and preparing to do business outside the Great Wall are the most suitable subjects to inquire.
These people travel far and wide, have broad knowledge and are more flexible in their thinking.
Emperor Su He had just finished drinking tea.
Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi brought three merchants to the room of Emperor Su He.
When they saw the emperor, their knees weakened and they immediately knelt down to salute.
"Li Qing, a grassroots Shanxi merchant, pays homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
"Du Mingjin, a grassroots Hui merchant, pays homage to His Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
"Qi Yunqi, a grassroots businessman from Tangshan, pays homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
Emperor Su He looked at these three merchants. They were all middle-class merchants who went to do business outside the Great Wall in person.
These people have personal knowledge of the situation outside the Great Wall, not hearsay, so they have credibility.
Businessmen of this class are not very strong and have no official background, and they still have access to the nobles of the Mongolian tribes.
When they do business outside the Great Wall, they can come into contact with more real situations.
Emperor Su He believed that the situation outside the Great Wall he learned from merchants was clearer than what local officials reported.
For fear of taking responsibility, officials always reported good news but not bad news. He understood this very clearly.
Emperor Su He said in a gentle tone: "Pingshen, I came to you this time just to learn from you the real situation outside the Great Wall.
If you have any unspeakable secrets, there is no need to hide them, I will make the decision for you."
The three of them looked at each other, and Li Qing was the first to stand up.
He was a little nervous at first, but his tone soon became extremely fluent as he recounted his experience.
"Your Majesty, let me tell you about the business situation with the Mongolian tribes beyond the Great Wall."
Li Qing briefly introduced his origin. He was from Datong, Shanxi Province and had been doing business for generations.
When the Ming Dynasty was still there, they did business with the Mongolian tribes.
The big and profitable businesses were all monopolized by the eight Shanxi merchants.
He went to Mongolia to sell some tea and spices and buy furs there.
This trade route remained stable until Dahua was established and sent troops to clear the grasslands.
The Mongolian tribe in Monan, which the Li family had been in contact with for many years, was wiped out by the army.
Li Qing could only lead his crew to re-open the trade route.
During this period, the grasslands were in intense turmoil, with tribes rising and falling and competing for territory.
Lee Sin did not establish strong ties with the grassland tribes.
Until Helin City was controlled by Dahua, a trade bazaar was established there.
They, small businessmen, only need to open a stall to do business with hundreds of Mongolian tribes.
With the central guarantee of the imperial court, they could trust the Mongolian tribes and do business normally.
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Emperor Su He listened to the merchant named Li Qing telling his story.
This man talked about his business experience in detail.
In his words, he also talked about doing business with the Mongolian tribes.
From his experience, we can see the behavior of some Mongolian tribes.
Even comparing what he said before, we can see the changes in the Mongolian tribes.
But this person spoke too verbosely and never got to the point.
Emperor Su He gradually frowned. He did not want to hear the merchants' life experiences, but their views on trade beyond the Great Wall and the Mongolian region.
He asked people to find three typical businessmen, but he did not expect that some of them could not express themselves well and could not grasp the key points.
Emperor Su He coughed lightly and asked the merchant named Li Qing to stop explaining his life experience.
He emphasized again: "I want to know the situation of trade outside the Great Wall, such as taxes and fees on goods, whether transportation is convenient, and which goods are popular.
There is also the situation of the Mongolian tribes, whether they bully the weak, whether they can speak Chinese proficiently, and whether the transactions between the two parties are smooth."
A businessman named Du Mingjin glanced at Li Qing out of the corner of his eye.
This big northern man is too anxious and talks too much.
He is obviously not an outstanding businessman, but relies on the strength of his family and the environment created by the great times to earn some hard-earned money.
He didn't realize at all what the Emperor wanted to know.
Du Mingjin learned from Li Qing's mistakes, and the things he introduced were very organized.
"Your Majesty, if the goods for trade outside the Great Wall are sold to scattered tribes, there is no need to pay commercial tax.
If you sell goods in big cities outside the Great Wall, you have to pay taxes locally.
The relatively scarce commodities outside the Great Wall mainly include various ironware, tea, salt, grain and various medicines.
Among them, medicines are most lacking, which is a medicine for treating typhoid fever.
Only fifty copper coins are needed in the interior, while 800 copper coins are needed outside the Great Wall.
If you go further north, you can get a pair of medicines for two to three taels of silver coins.
In Mongolia, grassroots people mainly buy wool and livestock fur, as well as Mongolian sausages.
The demand for salt was much greater than before. These Mongolian tribes salted the excess beef and mutton, made sausages or dried meat, and sold them to the mainland in exchange for silver coins.
There was no such market before. As the people in the mainland became wealthy, a meat products trading market was formed.
Mineral deposits are also found in some places in Mongolia, but these minerals are not sold to private traders.
From Zhangjiakou to Helin City, the imperial court built a simple road.
There are villages selling food and drinking water on the roadside. Businessmen like us don't need to bring a lot of food and drinking water, and we don't have to worry about getting lost in the desert.
Because Monan Mongolia has frequent exchanges with the mainland, most of them can understand Chinese.
The proportion of Mongolians who can speak Chinese is also very high.
Mobei Mongolia, where the grassroots went, was completely different from Monan Mongolia.
Most Mongolians cannot speak Chinese.
But the children of the Mongolian tribes, they go to primary school in the towns where the Tuntian Army settled, and these children can speak Chinese."
After Du Mingjin finished speaking, he stepped aside.
Qi Yunqi watched as the other two people finished speaking, leaving only himself.
His Majesty did not interrupt Du Mingjin's statement, so it should be his content and in line with His Majesty's requirements.
Qi Yunqi knew that he could never imitate Li Qing, and he had to mean what he said.
A compliment from His Majesty will be of great benefit to him.
Qi Yunqi said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the grassroots mainly deal in various iron tools.
For example, agricultural tools such as shovels and hoes, as well as iron cauldrons, pots and pans.
Cao Min is engaged in wholesale business. They are only responsible for transporting goods outside the Great Wall and are not responsible for specific sales.
But the grassroots people discovered a situation, the business in Mobei was better, which made the grassroots people puzzled.
Monan breeds long-hair sheep in large quantities, has a more developed economy, and has a larger tribal population.
The imperial court also promoted potatoes in Monan, which required more agricultural tools.
Their herdsmen are rich and can afford iron pots, and their eating habits are close to those in the mainland.
According to Cao Min's past experience, the sales volume of ironware in Monan should be several times that of Mobei.
The reality is that Mobei can buy more ironware.
Among the ironware purchased in Mobei, there are relatively few shovels and hoes commonly used in agriculture.
There are more sickles and forks of all kinds.
Cao Min believes that this situation is very unusual.
The grassroots people had some contact with the Mongolian nobles in Mobei.
They learn Chinese and admire Dahua's strength.
But they do not want to change their beliefs and identify with our ancestors, but continue to believe in Changshengtian.
Some tribal nobles will also prevent tribal herdsmen from changing their beliefs."
When Emperor Su He heard this, he couldn't help but applaud.
"Qi Yunqi, this information is so crucial, I will reward you heavily."
Emperor Su He immediately ordered Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi to reward the three merchants.
Li Qing only rewarded him with a hundred gold coins, Du Mingjin also rewarded him with a plaque, and Qi Yunqi also rewarded him with a plaque personally written by Emperor Su He.
Qi Yunqi was extremely excited when he received this award.
As long as the Great China Empire is not short-lived, this reward will be enough to pass on to the family and ensure the wealth of the Qi family for hundreds of years.
Emperor Su He initially just wanted to know whether the trade outside the Great Wall was as reported by officials.
He understood the situation of these three people, and trade outside the Great Wall was going smoothly.
Mongolia can basically integrate into the national market.
Mongolia provides raw materials and consumes various industrial products.
This is an excellent situation. Entering the age of firearms, the nomadic people with strong weapons are no longer the opponents of agricultural civilization.
The information provided by Qi Yunqi is too important. There are strong signs of separation among the top leaders of the Mobei Mongolian tribe.
Their collection of iron tools did not arouse the vigilance of Emperor Su He.
Whether these Mongolian forces want to be second-rate dealers or store them for later use, even if they actually change farm tools into weapons, the impact will not be big.
But these Mobei Mongolian nobles affected the assimilation policy of the Great China Empire.
Emperor Su He was ready to take action to eliminate the Mongolian nobles in Mobei.
Emperor Su He also expected this situation to occur.
The three places of Monan, Northeast and Western Regions were conquered by the Royal Army of Great China.
Only in Mobei, they chose to surrender when the troops approached the city.
Once conquered, the original ruling forces, such as the chiefs of various nomadic tribes, can be completely eliminated.
In Mobei Mongolia, we only dealt with some tribes who apparently did not obey orders.
A large number of Mongolian noble forces continue to control the tribe.
Emperor Su He paced the room, thinking of ways to deal with the Mongolian nobles in Mobei.
They still have strong influence in the local area.
Don't be too hasty and force these people to rebel.
Their combat effectiveness is low, but it will also cost a lot of money to exterminate these forces.
Forcefully eliminating the Mongolian nobles in Mobei will make other Mongolian nobles fear the court.
Emperor Su He thought of how the Tatars would treat Mongolia in later generations.
Directly use the Yellow Sect to control Mongolia. Each family only allows one son to inherit the family business, and the other sons enter the temple and become lamas.
This was a good strategy, but Emperor Su He directly rejected it.
Assimilating foreigners with culture and beliefs is the national policy of the Great China Empire.
It was just to deal with the Mongolian nobles in Mobei and to create a loophole in the national policy. It was completely unnecessary.
We must not make small sacrifices to solve a small hidden danger and create a big hidden danger for future generations.
Emperor Su He frowned and thought carefully about a more secure solution.
He thought about the fall of ancient Rome and the poor IQ of the lower class in some states in the United States.
These two unrelated examples are both highly related to lead water pipes.
If the blood lead concentration exceeds the standard, you will not be able to give birth to a child, and it will also affect your IQ.
Emperor Su He immediately decided to build a running water supply in Mobei.
The Dahua Empire has mastered the technology of digging deep wells and building running water in Mobei. There is no problem with the technology.
The aristocratic forces in Mobei all use bronze water pipes.
Bronze is expensive, symbolizes status, and contains high lead content.
Ordinary herdsmen are reluctant to install this kind of tap water, but nobles will definitely take the initiative to install it.
Lead water pipes can completely wipe out a tribe, but the results are too slow.
Emperor Su He soon thought of another plan to wipe out his family.
Glowing stones are occasionally mined in mines across the country.
Some of the exquisite stones, known as luminous pearls and gems by the world, were dedicated to the emperor.
When Emperor Su He saw these gems, he ran out of the room.
Ninety-nine percent of naturally luminous stones contain extremely strong radioactivity.
Prolonged exposure to such radioactive stones will inevitably lead to radiation sickness and death from the disease soon.
Luminous gemstones were found in various places, and Su He had them all sealed in lead boxes and buried at designated locations on the outskirts of the capital for future research.
He decided to dig out some and use them to make official seals for the nobles of Mobei.
These official seals inlaid with precious gems will inevitably be kept close to the person. Within a few years, these nobles will die one after another.
The Dahua Empire will completely eliminate these rebellious Mobei nobles without even using a single soldier or a single shot.
Even if they are physically strong, they can withstand the effects of lead and radiation.
The ailing bodies of these people cannot support their ambitions.
Emperor Su He couldn't wait to think of these two strategies to wipe out his family.
He immediately informed his entourage to prepare to return to Beijing and asked Xuanwu Guard to carry out the plan to exterminate the family.
