"Mongolians only know how to herd cattle and make bows and arrows, but cannot learn such advanced things as blacksmithing." Shang Bing first teased the Mongolians, and then said: "But there were Khitan and Uighur blacksmiths in Yiliba before. They were the ones who forged iron for them. But once they launched a rebellion among the people except the Mongols, and the Mongols massacred all the blacksmiths."
"Then where did they buy the ironware from before?" Yunxi was a little curious.
"From Samarkand, merchants from Samarkand come here every year to sell ironware. The merchants from Samarkand are much more shady than our merchants from the Ming Dynasty. The price of an iron pot is twice what the merchants from the Ming Dynasty sold it to Yili. The price of a kitchen knife is three times what a Ming businessman sold it to a Yili man."
Shang Bing said: "I only found out later. If I had known that the merchants in Samarkand were so shady, I would have asked them to raise the price by another 50%. Now my merchant tax of Qin Fan is 30%, and I can buy a lot more business at once." Tax! It’s a pity that the price was set low at first, but later I was too embarrassed to raise the price. After all, I still have to cooperate with Yili.”
"Okay, you have collected enough taxes as a businessman, how can you be greedy?" Yunhe said with a smile.
"Brother, this is not a good example. Wei Wu later even lost Hanzhong." Shang Bing originally planned to say this, but after thinking about it, he just smiled and said nothing.
Yunxi talked to him a lot more, his tone became more and more serious from relaxed, and he told Shang Bing some things that he thought were very important. Shang Bing nodded in agreement regardless of whether he thought it was right or not. Of course, if he knew how to do it in Yiwu, There is no guarantee of execution.
This is a big problem in the Ming Dynasty now. The Ming Dynasty is not small, and Yunxi cannot keep an eye on one thing. He can only delegate many things to others; these people continue to delegate things to others. In the end, can they Meeting Yunxi's requirements can only depend on God's will. The most important thing in the officialdom is not to cause trouble to the superiors. Most officials work based on the idea that doing more is better than doing less. In remote areas, if you give orders on one thing, It would be very good if you can meet the five-point requirement.
The enfeoffed princes like Qin Fan do not think that doing more is worse than doing less, but they may not act according to Yunxi's ideas.
Yunxi actually knew it in his heart, but he had no choice but to talk to Shang Bing more and let him accept his point of view.
Soon an hour passed. Seeing that Yunxi seemed to have nothing to say anymore, Shang Bing offered to resign, and Zhu Quan immediately stood up.
Yunxi said to Shang Bing: "It's hard for you to come to the capital once. Go back and reunite with your brothers. The emperor will not disturb you. Especially Shang Xi. She will get married next year. As the eldest brother, how can you Don’t you want to take care of me more? By the way, you will stay in the capital just after the Chinese New Year, and you will not return to Yiwu until Shang Xi gets married. Anyway, Gao Xiang and Song Sheng are still in Yiwu!"
"Yes, Shang Xi will get married next year," Shang Bing said as if he suddenly thought of Shang Xi getting married next year: "As an elder brother, it would be best for me to send her off to get married."
Yunxi said to Zhu Quan again: "Uncle Seventeen, I still have some things to do here. After these things have been dealt with in two days, I will call you all into the palace to have fun and have fun together."
The two said a few more words, and then Zhu Quan and Shang Bing bowed and left.
Yunxi stretched, put on his coat, and said to Wang Xi, "Xuan go to the pavilion next to you and see Luo Guanzhong."
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Shang Bing and Zhu Quan walked out of the Qianqing Palace. Zhu Quan sighed and walked towards his horse. Shang Bing knew why he sighed, so he followed Zhu Quan a few steps and said softly: "Seventeenth Uncle, since the emperor didn't refuse on the spot, That means he hasn't thought about it yet, otherwise he would have declined Uncle Seventeen's request tactfully instead of fooling around."
"I also know this." Zhu Quan said. He had studied Yunxi's actions before, and if he would never let him be sealed, he would definitely tell him tactfully.
"But what are you hesitating about, Your Majesty? We, Ning Fan, have always been a land outside the Great Wall, not the cultivated land of China as he said. Why can't we enfeoff it?" Zhu Quan whispered again.
Shang Bing couldn't answer. How could he know what Yunxi was thinking.
While the two were silent, Shang Bing suddenly saw Xie Jin walking in from Qianqing Gate and happened to pass by the place where they kept their horses.
When Xie Jin saw the two of them, he immediately bowed and saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Xie Jin, has met His Highness King Qin and His Highness King Ning."
The two of them also hurriedly returned the gift. Xie Jin served as the winter auxiliary officer and the editor-in-chief of the "Daming Dadian". He was trusted by Yunxi very much and they did not dare to offend him.
Shang Bing also smiled and said: "Auxiliary Officer Xie is going to meet His Majesty?"
"Oh, I have something to do to see His Majesty," Xie Jin said.
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At this time, in the pavilion next to Yunxi's dormitory, Yunxi and Luo Guanzhong said: "Luo Qing, after the Chinese New Year, write less dramas about the Mongols bullying the Han people. In the script, write down the unpopular aspects of Chen Youliang and others."
Yunxi decided to change his policy towards Mongolia from confrontation to appeasement.
After last year's battle, Beiyuan's strength has become even weaker and it is no longer enough to pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty. In the next few years, it will be nothing more than an opponent similar to bandits and bandits.
And Yunxi remembered that in the past two years, Guilichi killed Kun Timur and established himself as the Great Khan. He no longer maintained the title of Yuan Dynasty, called himself Mongolia or Tatar, and had good relations with the Ming Dynasty. In history, Guilichi Chi's regime only lasted for six years. Benshiyali and Arutai, who had restored the title of Yuan Dynasty, confronted the Ming Dynasty again. Yunxi decided to adopt various methods to maintain Guilichi's rule and let him continue for a few more years. Year.
At the same time, the policy of Buddhist transformation of Mongolia is about to be implemented. If we want to better Buddhist transformation of Mongolia, we cannot let the Mongolian tribes be driven around by the Ming army all day long. They must have a relatively fixed nomadic place.
So now it is more appropriate to focus on appeasing Mongolia.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Luo Guanzhong wanted to say. Although he didn't know why Yunxi made such a decision, he would definitely implement it.
But as soon as he said one word, he started coughing.
"Luo Qing, are you okay?" Yunxi asked with concern. He immediately said, "Huang Fu, don't you know some medical skills? Come and see Mr. Luo."
Huang Fu immediately came over and wanted to feel Luo Guanzhong's pulse; but Luo Guanzhong kept resisting and said after regaining his breath: "Your Majesty, there is no need to trouble Eunuch Huang. I just can't stand the cold in winter. Almost all old people are like this. What disease."
"In that case," Yunxi said, "then you should pay more attention to your health. I will reward you with some valuable tonics and spend the winter well at home."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I must take good care of myself." Luo Guanzhong added in his heart: "Before the book is finished, I will definitely not die."