Chapter 532: How to distinguish between Ming people and Jurchens?
Fushun, Houjin.
Compared with the Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty, Houjin Palace looks like a grass-roots team. Perhaps the only thing that does not fall behind is the height of the dome.
The main hall supported by huge red-painted trees is ten meters high, with carved beams and painted pillars, cornices and brackets. All the decorations reveal a kind of roughness and simplicity.
Of course, to put it another way is... too rough!
With the current national strength of Houjin, it is extremely poor. The reason why it is a little rich recently is because Wang Xuan purchased a large number of mountain products. It is good to be able to build such a hall. It was built by captured Han slaves. If we count on them
Jurchen... Actually, the tree house is not bad, at least it will be warm in winter and cool in summer.
In comparison, this palace has some problems. It is ten meters high and has no windows. In summer, it is not only cool, but also has a gloomy feeling. In winter, once the court time exceeds an hour, some of the guards will become stiff.
If you take it out and bask in the sun, you might be able to save it.
In order to show his sincerity, Nurhaci was wrapped in a thick cotton robe and sat on a gilded dragon chair. He put down the letter in his hand and looked thoughtfully at the envoy from the Ming Dynasty below, "So, you are not representing
Ming Dynasty is coming."
"Reporting to His Majesty Hou Jin, of course the foreign ministers are here on behalf of the Ming Dynasty. This is the meaning of 'imperial court'!" The messenger bowed his waist and spoke in a very respectful tone.
"Hahaha~" Nurhachi's moon-like face showed an unknown smile, shaking the letter in his hand, "Let's not say whether what is written here is true, even if it is, will your emperor agree?
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"Of course your Majesty will agree. When there is a small disturbance in the country, friendly countries are willing to lend a helping hand. This is a manifestation of your majesty's benevolence. It's not too late for your majesty to be happy. It's just that your majesty is young after all and cannot handle government affairs independently. This is why the cabinet
I am fully responsible." Nurhaci almost believed the envoy's righteous words.
After pondering for a while, Nurhachi was noncommittal. He was very willing to deal with Wang Xuan. It was all because of this man named Wang that the foreign wars launched in the past two years had been repeatedly frustrated. If nothing else, the Jurchens' desire to fight alone,
It is significantly reduced compared to before.
But if troops were sent to Beijing... He shook his head. This was absolutely impossible. The literati in the Ming Dynasty had dark hearts. He did not believe a single punctuation mark of what these people said. He was afraid that as soon as his army entered the pass, it would be immediately destroyed.
Sold for a good price.
There is a saying among the Han people that those who are not of my race must have different hearts. He does not believe that they are all Han people. These guys will really join forces with foreigners to deal with their own people, and they are not competing for the throne. There is absolutely no reason to do so!
Of course, he won't refuse directly. Regardless of whether he is true or not, even if he is really fishing, he still needs to sprinkle some bait. Anyway, he will be more precise. If he doesn't see a rabbit, he won't spread the hawk. He will eat as much bait as he can, and he will never enter the customs.
Possibly admitted!
"It's not impossible to consider this matter. I also know that Wang Xuan is a peerless hero." Nurhachi raised his bare eyebrows and continued: "It's just that after all, my Houjin cannot be compared with your Ming Dynasty. These two
The weather is freezing and the tribesmen have suffered heavy losses. Even if they want to send troops, they are unable to do anything. Not to mention the lack of food and clothing, and even the lack of weapons and armor, how can they be able to participate in the encirclement and suppression of Wang Xuan."
As soon as these words came out, the envoy understood what the old man on the dragon throne meant. He wanted nothing more than benefits. The high officials in the court had explained this matter before leaving.
Although it was said that the clouds and mountains were shrouded in mist, he understood that benefits could be given and he did not need to care too much. He should help outsiders and definitely not leave it to Wang Xuan. He could not do anything. He would rather empty out the inventory of the imperial military department.
, in their words, this is called "driving the tiger to devour the wolf". Neither side is a good thing, and it would be best if both sides died.
Furthermore, the barbarians are nothing more than scabies and have nothing to fear. Only Wang Xuan is the formidable enemy, so we must clearly prioritize.
"Your Majesty is overly worried about this matter. Our Ming Dynasty is the Kingdom of Heaven, so we will not let our allies suffer. We have two thousand sets of weapons and armor, one hundred thousand stones of food, and ten thousand pieces of cloth!" the envoy said without hesitation.
Nurhaci immediately burst out laughing, "The Ming Dynasty is indeed a great kingdom, but isn't it a bit too little? Two thousand sets of armor can only equip two thousand people. Even if they are put on the battlefield, the effect will not be great."
ah."
"This..." The messenger looked embarrassed and remained silent.
For a moment, there was a bit of silence in the main hall. Nurhaci looked at the envoy without knowing why. Shouldn't you say something at this time? Otherwise, how can everyone bargain?
The white-faced guy who was waiting next to Nurhachi suddenly frowned, as if he understood something, and quietly whispered into Nurhachi's ear.
Nurhachi looked at the people around him in disbelief, then turned to look at the envoy who bowed his head silently. In his heart, ten thousand grass and mud horses galloped past... He said to the envoy in disbelief: "If you can come up with one thousand more sets of armor each time,
Weapon, I will give you five thousand taels of silver, what does the envoy think?"
"Twenty thousand!" A resolute voice echoed in the hall, "Then each set of equipment sold by Wang Xuan has a hundred taels of silver. Although our standard equipment of the Ming Dynasty is not as good as it is, it is still worth fifty taels of silver. Therefore, each set sold
The price is twenty taels, which is already the best price.”
"Foreign ministers must also be responsible for the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty, the treasury, and the princes in the DPRK. How can state-owned assets be sold at a low price!" These words were said with righteousness and the sound of the hall shook.
Looking at the eunuchs beside him, Nurhachi didn't know how to express his feelings at the moment. The old dog next to him said that these civil servants of the Ming Dynasty had not forgotten corruption at this time, and they could still talk about corruption.
Such a high-sounding person can occupy the colorful world of the Central Plains. How unfair this world is!
If one day he, the Jurchen, takes over the world, he will definitely kill all these hypocritical guys.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Since we have been asked to help you fight against Wang Xuan, these weapons and armor should be given to us as a reward. Why should we still charge money? I think you are a Ming Dynasty
There is no sincerity at all, and you dare to play tricks on us!" Mang Gurtai stared at the messenger with big copper bell eyes, glared at the messenger and shouted loudly, as if he was going to eat him in the next second.
The envoy was also frightened by the voice, and looked at Mang Gurtai tremblingly, but when he thought of the white money, he gritted his teeth and kept silent, thinking in his heart that the two countries would not fight until the war ended.
, these people are bluffing at best, not afraid, not afraid!
Nurhachi glanced around at everyone present. Most of them looked at the envoy angrily, apparently believing this statement. Only Huang Taiji and Dorgon were thoughtful.
He looked at Mang Gurtai, Amin and the others with admiration. This is a good man. He would never play such duplicitous tricks. The throne should really be passed on to Huang Taiji!
If it were a group of SBs like Mang Gurtai, they would still be counting the money after being sold!
"Mang Gurtai, shut up!" Nurhachi's deep voice came, "Huang Taiji, go talk to him."
"Hey, Emperor Ama, I obey." Huang Taiji didn't even look at Mang Gurtai, who was looking at him with a livid face after being scolded just now. He was too lazy to pay attention to this thing with strong limbs and a simple mind, "What the messenger said is wrong.
Well, after all, it was your Ming Dynasty who asked me to send troops, and these weapons and armors are sold at such a price. If word spreads like this, it will be detrimental to the reputation of Ming Dynasty, and it will not show the style of the heavenly kingdom!"
What Huang Taiji meant implicitly was that you are asking for such a high price. If I pass it on to you, it will be easy for you. Will you still be able to share so much money at that time?
When the messenger heard this, his momentum dropped, and then he gritted his teeth and said: "At least 18!"
"Up to 10!"
"17, absolutely no less!"
"It's impossible, 11, not even one or two more!"
A group of people watched in stunned silence as the two men stood in the middle of the hall and argued like ordinary people. They could not imagine that one was one of the five great Baylors and the other was the envoy of the Ming Dynasty.
"16, I won't talk to you if you lose even one cent!" The messenger gritted his teeth, his veins exposed, "This is a traitor to the enemy, and you will be condemned by the Yi tribe for eternity!"
"..." Nurhaci.
"..." Huang Taiji
Do you even know that feelings are for the enemy?
Are the three Yi tribes going to be killed?
"10,13!" Huang Taiji narrowed his eyes and said confidently.
"Are you sure about this?" The messenger thought for a moment and was obviously moved.
"I, Huang Taiji, never need to say anything!"
"good!"
Watching the envoy retreat, a group of people focused their attention on Huang Taiji, and Nurhaci asked: "What does the last sentence mean?"
Huang Taiji's expression straightened up, and he lost his philistine look just now. "Reporting to Huang Ama, I told the envoy that officially it was free funding, but it was rumored that it cost ten taels of silver to buy a set. In fact, each set
Give that man thirteen taels, and he not only takes the thirty taels privately, but he also gets points for the rest of the money, so the price is easy to say."
This group of ‘barbarians’ have gained some experience this time!
Corruption also has different levels. This messenger has reached the second level. Not only does he want to embezzle state-owned assets, but he also wants to embezzle the money again. This is called the legendary corruption on top of corruption.
How to distinguish the Ming people from the Jurchen people?
Jurchen: Don't move, I'll rob you first!
Daming people: I hate you robbers the most, you have no technical content at all!
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After receiving the message from Wang Xuan from the cabinet, time passed quickly. During this period, Fang Congzhe and his group made full preparations and sent out a large group of messengers and messengers.
The envoys sent to meet Nurhaci, the envoys to Tatars met Lin Danhan, and even the Koreans did not let them go. In Gao Panlong's words, if there are dates and no dates, hit three poles, just in case the Koreans have a brain convulsion!
Furthermore, Wang Xuan is about to destroy the entire Japanese kingdom, so the Koreans are not afraid?