Xia Bangxing was a Han Chinese. Although he was forced to flee the country because of the official strife of the Ming Dynasty, he still had deep feelings for the Ming Dynasty. Especially for the ordinary people, ordinary officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, he sincerely wanted to give to the Ming Dynasty.
They helped. On the other hand, the Tatars took him in when he was in trouble. Bu Shitu treated him with great respect, and the Tatar herdsmen around him also gave him a lot of warmth, so he also had a deep affection for the Tatars.
Feelings.
Such a dual identity made Xia Bangxing very reluctant to see the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars becoming enemies. As he himself said, in the past, he often advised the fortune telling rabbit not to invade the Ming Dynasty, but to live in harmony with the Ming Dynasty and avoid fighting with each other.
See.
This time, Bu Shitu led his troops to fight against Su Hao. In Xia Bangxing's mind, he felt that the party at fault was Su Hao because Su Hao led his army into the grassland and violated the Tatar sphere of influence. Of course he also
He thought about the usual Tatar invasion of the Ming border, but he couldn't stop it. In Xia Bangxing's view, there was nothing that could be done about the Tatars occasionally invading the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty could just resist. Now the Ming Dynasty actually
If you take the initiative to fight on the grassland, isn't this just causing trouble?
However, after Su Hao and Li Zhi made some presentations, Xia Bangxing's thoughts began to waver. He began to reflect on this question: If the Ming army did not invade the Tatars, could it be guaranteed that the Tatars would not invade the Ming Dynasty? Since the Tatars each
The tribal leaders cannot consciously abide by the peace agreement between the two parties, so is it also a good solution to let the Ming army invade and use force to promote peace?
In particular, both Su Hao and Chen Guanyu repeatedly mentioned the joint development of grasslands with the Tatars. If this is true, it is definitely good news for the Tatars. Li Zhi is right, the Central Plains dynasty has never bullied the Tatars.
, who had massacred the nomadic tribes in the north, compared to the Tatars, the Ming's promise seemed more credible. The Ming promised to jointly develop the grasslands with the Tatars, which was equivalent to adding another way of making money to the Tatars.
Xia Bangxing is very clear about the current situation of the Tatars. Even though Bu Situ has one hundred thousand troops, it seems that it is not small, but its economic situation is worrying. Raising troops requires money. If Bu Situ does not have a large army,
All the money was used to win over the tribal leaders, who would be willing to sacrifice their lives for him? Bu Shitu wanted to fight for the throne of Khan after a hundred years of pulling the Khan, but it was impossible to do it without money.
In this sense, what Su Hao did could be said to be a timely help to the fortune teller.
"Sir, do you think that if Prince Bu Shitu cooperates with General Su, the Tatars can really become richer?" Xia Bangxing asked Li Zhi hesitantly.
Li Zhi pointed at Su Hao and said: "It is true that I have the ability to turn stone into gold. I am ashamed of myself. During his stay in Ningxia Wei, he prospected for mines and wells, promoted vegetable greenhouses, and restored Ningxia's prosperity."
Many people know about the affluent scene in the south of the Yangtze River. If Shang Zhong doesn't believe it, you can go and see it with your own eyes and you will know."
Su Hao waved his hand and said: "Mr. Li is overly praised. This is not due to me alone. Mr. Xia, if Lord Bu Shitu is willing to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty, both of us can mine on the grassland and share the profits equally. At the same time, we can also build water conservancy projects."
Reclaim the wasteland in the Hetao area and turn the Hetao into the granary of Saibei. Then the food will be abundant. Will the lives of the herdsmen still be tight?"
"If this can be done, that would be great." Xia Bangxing said wistfully, "The student's lifelong ambition is to see Tatar and Ming Dynasty never fight again and share peace... However, General Su, the student has another one
Please don’t be offended by the problem.”
"Mr. Xia, please speak." Su Hao said.
Xia Bangxing said: "Mining, water conservancy, and farming are all things that Ming people are good at. If these projects are rolled out, there will be more and more Han people on the grasslands. If the Han people attack the Tatars,
How can the Tatars protect themselves?”
"What good will it do to the Han people if they attack the Tatars?" Su Hao asked rhetorically.
"This..." Chabon was dumbfounded. He couldn't think of any benefits for the Han people to attack the Tatars. If the two sides cooperate, they can jointly obtain various benefits. If they fight, both sides will lose troops, not to mention the mining areas and reclamation areas.
Production continued, and the losses caused were unparalleled. Under such circumstances, why did the Han people need to attack the Tatars?
"Suppose there is only one big pie in the world, and everyone is fighting for it, all in order to get a bigger piece. If we can make the pie 10 times bigger, everyone can get a piece that is 10 times bigger than the original one without fighting.
Isn't it more valuable than fighting for a piece of cake twice as much as fighting for it?" Su Hao began to sell his big cake theory. People in the Ming Dynasty did not like to eat cakes, so he could only use the big cake as an analogy.
"This is indeed the truth..., but..., but..." Xia Bangxing hesitated for a long time, unable to find a better reason to refute Su Hao, but if he were to accept Su Hao's point of view, it seemed as if
Too flippant.
"Shang Zhong, I know you can't figure it out for the moment. If you think about it again, you will naturally figure it out. If you are really worried, you can go to the surrounding herdsmen and see how the Ming army treated them after they entered.
." Li Zhi said thoughtfully.
Xia Bangxing said: "Sir, it's not that the students themselves can't figure it out, but the students are worried that Prince Bu Shitu can't figure it out. This idea of the Han and Mongolian families jointly developing the grassland is unprecedented. The students are just afraid that they are clumsy and cannot convince the prince."
Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "This is easy. I just need to accompany you to see the fortune teller."
"How can this be possible!" Su Hao and Xia Bangxing blurted out at the same time. After finishing speaking, the two looked at each other, both waiting for the other to give their reasons first.
"Well..." Xia Bangxing didn't have the confidence of Su Hao after all. After being silent for a while, he spoke first, "Sir, you are going to see Prince Bu Shitu, and the student can guarantee that the prince will not do anything disrespectful to you, but
The student cannot guarantee what the Rabbit is thinking. The gentleman is a man of great wealth, if something goes wrong, how can the student afford it?"
Su Hao said: "My thoughts are similar to Mr. Xia's. The Tatars have just suffered a loss from me. Even if Lord Fushutu doesn't care about us, the tribal leaders below may not be able to accept it. What if there is a reckless man who wants to retaliate against us?
The hatred of laying thunder and burning food, sir, if you leave now, isn't it like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth?"
Li Zhi laughed and said: "You are overly worried. Bu Shitu is a person who wants to do great things, how could he be so stupid? When Anda Khan signed an agreement with the imperial court, I was an official in the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment and was ordered to go out.
The Tatars had a chance encounter with Anda Khan. Even if Bu Shitu doesn't give face to our Ming Dynasty, he must remember that I am a friend of his ancestors and give his ancestors a face, right?"
"This is too risky." Su Hao said calmly. In his heart, he really didn't think that Bu Shutu would treat Li Zhi specially because of the friendship between Li Zhi and An Dahan. Not to mention that An Dahan was just a
Bu Shitu's ancestor, even if he is his biological father, he doesn't have to be polite to everyone who knows his biological father.
Li Zhi said: "I have taken care of Deputy General Mengsu for a long time, so I must be rewarded, right? Entering the grassland is related to the peace of my Ming Dynasty for thousands of generations in the future. Even if I take a little risk, it is worth it. Don't worry, I won't
I took the initiative to provoke Bu Shitu, just to reason with him. Can you still not believe what I say?"
"Okay, Mr. Yi." Su Hao had no choice but to nod. For such a big matter, it is impossible for the two parties not to negotiate. To negotiate, they must send out enough talents. Li Zhi is a famous Confucian in the Central Plains.
He has status and is not as sensitive as a general, so sending him is a good choice. As for the danger, Li Zhi himself doesn't care, so forget it. Everyone's life is life, and there is no reason why Li Zhi can't take risks.
Then, everyone sat down and carefully discussed the various details of the cooperation between the Ming army and Bu Shitu. Xia Bangxing no longer concealed anything and shared Bu Shitu's thoughts. Su Hao spread out the map and told the details in detail.
Xia Bangxing explained the areas where he planned to cooperate with the Tatars, including which places had what kind of mineral deposits, etc., and introduced them in detail. Of course, what he said was only a general direction, and without his personal guidance, it would be impossible to predict.
It is impossible for a rabbit to find these veins.
Xia Bangxing felt extremely shocked when he heard Su Hao describe the distribution of minerals in various places in the grasslands. He knew that Su Hao had never had the chance to visit these places, and even Tatars rarely set foot in some places. But in this situation
Under such circumstances, Su Hao was actually able to tell what kind of mineral deposits were distributed in these places. If he wasn't just lying, it would only mean that Su Hao was so advanced that it was unimaginable.
"How much manpower and financial resources are needed to develop so many mines? Can General Su raise so many people and money?" Xia Bangxing couldn't help but worry about Su Hao.
Su Hao smiled and said: "Mr. Xia, don't worry. The development of grassland is not Su's business alone. Many officials in the court are involved. I don't want you to know that even the first and senior bachelor Shen has invested in it. This is no ordinary child's play."
"There are already hundreds of merchants waiting there in Ningxia City. As soon as Lord Bu Shitu issues the ban, everyone will rush to throw their money on the grassland."
"This will make Xia completely relieved." Xia Bangxing was relieved. The information provided by Su Hao was indeed very important. If the people investing in the grassland were court officials, then they would be even more taboo about all kinds of moral matters and easily attack the Tatars.
It should be impossible to start a war. With so many people investing, even if not a pound of ore is mined in the end, the Tatars will not suffer. Just by providing meat supplies to the mine owners and miners in these mines, they will have to make money.
How much money do you have?
After all the problems were solved, Xia Bangxing was eager to go back and report the news. Su Hao resolutely kept him, treated him to a good meal for two days, and took him to Helan Fort and the surrounding mining areas for a few rounds.
, and then sent soldiers to escort him, Li Zhi and others on their return journey.
PS: I said I was in the middle of the meeting, do you believe me? There are dozens of people next to me now, and I am hiding in the corner typing and posting...