The sun is shining brightly on this day, and the sun is rising in the sky.
On the vast grassland, there are hundreds of thousands of war horses in the north and an army of 400,000 in the south.
From a war perspective, it is equivalent to a spear and a shield.
The highly mobile cavalry and the hedgehog-like infantry can do nothing to anyone.
The middle position between the two camps is where the negotiation tent is.
According to the agreement, each side has 300 riders available to maintain the safety of both parties.
After all, those in this big tent are the rulers of the Northern Yuan and Ming Dynasties who are almost the most powerful.
Zhu Ying looked at Elbek, who was in his thirties, in front of him, and thought to himself.
Without his own intervention, this guy would probably have been killed a few years later, and the entire Northern Yuan Dynasty would have been suddenly destroyed and turned into a Tatar tribe, and all traces of civilization would have disappeared.
But now, Elbek is more in line with the interests of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, whether it can work or not depends on Elbek’s personal attitude.
Having stayed in Ming Dynasty for five years, no one knows whether he is close to Ming Dynasty or hates it.
I believe that through today’s exchange, it will be generally clearer.
What Zhu Ying didn't know was that Elbek felt even more sad when he looked at the grandson of the Ming Dynasty in front of him.
After carefully looking at Zhu Ying's appearance, he spoke first: Lan
"I lived in the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty. To be honest, I still have some fate with you."
"It is precisely because of your birth that Your Majesty is so happy that he is willing to let me return to the desert."
"You may not believe it, but most of my life has passed, and the time I miss the most is actually when I was living in the Ming Dynasty."
"The Ming Dynasty is really prosperous. You can find everything you want to eat and play. I was a little scared at first, but later, Your Majesty was very nice to me, and gradually I stopped thinking so much."
"Perhaps you don't know that your father and I used to be very good friends. In a way, he was more like my elder brother and took great care of me in many ways."
"Even the fourth child, Zhu Di, is actually familiar to me, but now we are in the same country, and we will never be able to return to the past."
Awesome, really awesome! Lan
After Elbek finished speaking, Zhu Ying's subconscious reaction was that the old man was really strong.
From Elbek's words, we can fully imagine that when he lived in the Ming Dynasty, the old man must have treated and pampered him like a prince.
He even asked Prince Zhu Biao and other princes to make friends with him.
This kind of layout is really very long-term.
No wonder the early Northern Yuan Dynasty had always been at peace with the Ming Dynasty. Later in history, Zhu Di personally conquered Mongolia, which was also the Tatar tribe after the fall of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
It's just a pity that this Elbek didn't last very long and died too early.
Otherwise, Zhu Di might not have had to go to Mongolia himself, nor would he have died of illness early on the road.
Now Elbek obviously feels very close to Zhu Ying after seeing him.
Originally, Zhu Ying and Prince Zhu Biao looked very similar, but this suddenly brought back the dust-laden memories in Elbek's mind.
In fact, this is also a very normal thing.
The Ming Dynasty from the second year of Hongwu to the seventh year of Hongwu was not as prosperous as it is now, but it was still a big city with a population of one million.
In five years, as the capital and center of power of the Ming Dynasty, it was natural that everything was available.
On the other hand, on the grassland, in addition to endless grassland, there is also endless grassland.
There is no noise, only loneliness.
Maybe at the beginning, you will still think the scenery is beautiful, but after living for a long time, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will just become ordinary.
Teenage years are the most playful time, and here in the grassland, let alone the capital of the Ming Dynasty, even a county in the south of the Yangtze River can easily beat them.
Later, after he came to the throne, Elbek couldn't tell anyone, so he naturally missed his days in the capital even more.
When the news of the death of Prince Zhu Biao reached the grassland, Elbek was really sad for a long time.
Prince Zhu Biao is a very friendly and Confucian person.
Not only were many princes extremely respectful, but so was Elbek.
Under Lao Zhu's special care, Elbek truly treated Prince Zhu Biao as his elder brother.
In fact, if according to Lao Zhu's arrangement, Prince Zhu Biao did not die and Elbek was not assassinated, the relationship between Ming Dynasty and Bei Yuan would not be so tense.
At least as long as the two of them were in power, Bei Yuan would not become a threat to the Ming Dynasty.
Unfortunately, the final development of things did not happen according to Lao Zhu's ideas.
After Zhu Ying thought about it in her mind, she immediately understood the whole story.
He immediately said, "When I came from the capital, His Majesty gave me special instructions."
Elbek couldn't wait to speak and said, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to say to me?"
Zhu Ying noticed Elbek's wording very sensitively. As the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he always addressed the old man as "Your Majesty."
It might be a slip of the tongue once, but if it happens multiple times, it becomes more complicated.
Zhu Ying quickly recalled the archive records about Jinyiweili and Elbek.
He immediately said: "Grandpa said that your favorite was Donkey Alley, where Lao Lintou burned donkey meat. It's a pity that Lao Lintou died early, and the shop no longer opened."
When Elbek was in the capital, there were dedicated Jinyiwei to make statistics on daily life, food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Among them, Zhu Yingyou noticed that donkey meat was purchased most frequently, so he concluded that he must like it very much.
So the topic opened up.
Sure enough, after listening to this, Elbek burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, he still remembers you."
"My favorite at that time was the donkey meat roast in Laolintou."
"The roasted meat is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the donkey meat is cooked on top of the freshly roasted meat. I will never forget this taste."
"I didn't expect that His Majesty would always remember it."
Having said this, Elbek turned to look at Zhu Ying and said kindly: "Do you know why I always like to eat donkey meat on fire?"
"When your father met me for the first time, he brought me donkey meat to burn."
Zhu Ying sighed in his heart.
Although I have never seen this cheap father, his deeds always appear in various places.
This shows how popular the original crown prince Zhu Biao was.
Even the Emperor of Beiyuan was full of admiration.
Now that things have developed into the current situation, there is naturally not much distance between the two parties.
Real negotiations don't require too much push and pull at all. The current affairs can be said to be according to Zhu Ying's ideas, just waiting for them to come to fruition.
After some pleasantries, Zhu Ying and Elbek entered the tent.
After entering this big tent, your identity is a little different. Relatively speaking, you are already on the opposite side.
But Zhu Ying already has more ideas.
In the big tent, Zhu Ying and Elbek were located very close to each other. It could be said that they were almost together. Obviously this was done deliberately.
After everyone was seated, Elbek was the first to speak: "I heard earlier that Taisun meant to conduct a trade. How about we explain in detail what kind of trade law it is."
Elbek was obviously in a very peaceful state of mind, and he did not say that he was in trouble because of King Zhu Di of Yan.
The previous ministers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty wanted to use the connections of the prisoners of Yan King Zhu Di to have a wave of whoring in the Ming Dynasty.
He has absolutely no interest in the trade Zhu Ying mentioned.
On the other hand, Elbek felt that since the trade was proposed in the negotiation, there would definitely be certain benefits, especially after the conversation just now, he felt that Taisun would not cheat him.
Zhu Ying nodded slightly and said: "My Ming Dynasty is short of horses and fur, and the grassland is short of food, medicinal materials, tea, porcelain and all other necessities of life."
"So in terms of trade, Ming Dynasty naturally has a considerable advantage."
"In the trade in previous years, the grassland side has always had to pay a considerable price in exchange for a meager amount of food, medicinal materials, etc. The main profits here were actually earned by the merchants at the border.
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"Of course, this money is actually what they should earn. Everyone should know that I also worked in this business back then, and I am very familiar with the tricks in it."
"The problem of inflated prices mainly comes from the business environment of the grasslands. After all, most businessmen have to risk being robbed to do this business, and they may also encounter the risk of losing their heads, so the prices are higher.
, which is also normal.”
"In this trade, I personally think that the Ming Dynasty can purchase the grassland side according to the current domestic market price. I believe that everyone here should also understand the current price in the Ming Dynasty and how preferential treatment it gives to the grassland.
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"Furthermore, according to my personal consciousness, this trade is not a one-time transaction, but a longer-term transaction." Lan.
"It depends on whether you are willing to end it once and let me, Daming, give you some money and food, or whether you are willing to exchange for a long-term deal."
After Zhu Ying finished speaking, the ministers from both the Northern Yuan and the Ming Dynasty started a quick discussion.
Including the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, they had no knowledge of the decision Zhu Ying was talking about now. Qi Tai had not received any similar news before coming.
This was like a thunder that exploded throughout the entire negotiation site.
From ancient times to the present, there have indeed been relatively large trade exchanges between the grasslands and the Central Plains, and there have been many mutual markets that have been continuously opened. However, there has never been such sincere cooperation as now.
It can be said that no one has ever raised such an opinion.
Because this matter is too friendly to the grassland, it is equivalent to helping the rise of the grassland. If the kings of other dynasties did this, they would definitely be scolded by the world. Lan
Is Your Highness Taisun crazy?
There is no reason to support the enemy.
But when such a ridiculous thing was said by His Highness Taisun, the Ming Dynasty could only look at each other, guessing that the matter must not be that simple.
Of course, things are not that simple.
If it hadn't been for the situation on the Black Earth side, Zhu Ying wouldn't have said that he would come over in person.
And if you want to solve Beiyuan's hidden dangers, it's not just about this aspect.
Now Zhu Ying is so sincere that even Beiyuan people can't believe it.
Elbek immediately said: "Grandson, we are having serious negotiations here, and we cannot joke about such matters."
"We can't let the Ming Dynasty regret it after we finish talking here. This would be disgraceful."
When Zhu Ying heard this, she really wanted to tell him: Didn't you make the joke first?
Of course, this will inevitably lead to the breakdown of negotiations.
Elbek's worry was very direct. He was afraid that if Zhu Ying agreed, it would be embarrassing if Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree.
Zhu Ying said bluntly: "Don't worry, this matter is not a whim of mine, but the result of my discussion with grandpa."
"If you don't believe it, then there's nothing I can do." Lan
"Just to see how much food you need before you are willing to release my fourth uncle."
"But I came here just for this matter. If we can't talk about it, we will go back first."
Elbek quickly said: "Believe it, of course we believe it."
"We didn't expect Daming's sincerity, but from other aspects, it shouldn't concern King Yan."
"If there are any other conditions in the future, please tell me too, so that we can have a clear idea."
There is never any free lunch in this world.
It is impossible for things like losing a pie to happen between two big countries. It may be possible for some weird small countries, but both sides can be said to be rooted in the Central Plains and influenced by the Central Plains culture, so they cannot say that they cannot see clearly.
Especially the grandson of Ming Dynasty.
If Grassland doesn’t know anything else, how can it understand the Qunying Chamber of Commerce?
When I think of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, I immediately feel very familiar.
The Qunying Chamber of Commerce used to follow the same routine on the grassland. Every transaction was done with full sincerity, making it impossible for anyone to refuse.
But as time goes by, you will find that the one who benefits the most is the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
With the help of the grassland's own capabilities, it has risen rapidly.
Looking at the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty now, I don’t feel the same way I did back then.
You must know that before the Qunying Chamber of Commerce did not reveal that it was the property of the Ming Dynasty's grandson, the transaction was done here in Elbek.
For example, the clothes Elbek is wearing now were specially customized by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
In comparison, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce has actually done a lot of business here on the grassland.
Anyone who is careful will find that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce mainly deals with the nobles' business, such as food and medicinal materials. It transports very little, and it mainly sells luxury goods.
Zhu Ying heard Elbek's inquiry and said with a smile: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Elbek Khan."
"But don't think too much. I also have certain requirements regarding normal trade."
"When the price is fair, you will naturally protect the rights and interests of our merchants in Ming Dynasty, such as the safety of life and the safety of goods." Lan.
"Especially in the area of goods, if our caravan is robbed on your territory, this situation needs to be investigated by you. If the investigation cannot be found within the limited time, then the final compensation should also be paid.
It will be fully borne by you.”
"Only a good and safe business environment can allow more businessmen to participate and make the entire grassland prosperous."
Elbek frowned and said: "The grassland is so vast, even I can't guarantee that nothing will happen."
"Everyone knows the situation in the grassland now. How can we trace what really happened in the vast grassland?"