With the Ming Dynasty's envoys and business groups coming across the sea, and the Jin Kingdom's surrender letter, it was hard not to liven up the entire Zijin Pass.
Nian Run was the number one person in Zijin Pass. On the second day after the surrender document entered the city, and on the second day after the Ming Dynasty envoy arrived, he gave two batches of money, each providing 600,000 taels.
A large amount of silver was poured into the city, and the barracks originally stationed outside the city began to go on vacation. The nine gates of Zijin Pass were opened, and either soldiers came to the city to relax and spend time, or people from other counties and cities in the North came to do business.
lively!
Starting from the winter break last year, once the repression that had been maintained until today was released, the streets and alleys in the city were crowded with people. The size, number of people, and shouting sounds made me think that Zijin Pass had celebrated the New Year in advance.
"Where will we stay tonight?"
Among the crowds of people, Fang Fang couldn't help but have a question pop up in his mind.
"Don't worry, you have a place to live. If not, you can still live in my villa. Zijin Pass is a distribution center for medicinal materials. The wealthy clans have invested a lot again. Coupled with the experience of the children, the houses in the city are usually unoccupied. In fact, they have already been owned. Come on!" Xia Heng stuck closely to Fang Fang to prevent them from being swept away by the crowd.
"No, it's gone today. If you want to buy it, come back the day after tomorrow!"
"Sold out, really sold out, come back tomorrow!"
The dusk is unknown, and the shops on the street have sold out signs one after another. During this period, everyone is going crazy. They buy whatever they see, regardless of whether they need it or not. Everyone who enters the customs seems to have one thought, that is, buy, buy, purchase!
"Sir, I'd better find a place to stay first. I feel like these people are crazy!"
Feeling the crazy sales, Xiaohu subconsciously shrank his neck.
The money in Zijin Pass seems to be no money. You can just take it to your family and sell it. The key is that many of them are soldiers. Can you buy so much and transport it back?
Unfortunately, any words seemed so powerless at this moment.
"Let's go, we'll go shopping if we have a chance later!"
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In the Yanjing Tower, the only famous building in Zijin Pass, the Ming Dynasty envoys were entertained again.
The two parties have been talking about various types of cooperation for seven or eight days, and most of the details have already been agreed upon. Now they are waiting for the people from Tai'an City to come and bring the imperial edict with full authority to finalize the next cooperation.
"Mr. Nian, you guys are really busy here!"
Song Jia, the Marquis of Zhenhai, stood by the window, looking at the lively scene in the city and couldn't help but smile.
"It's up to you to come. If you didn't come, we wouldn't be able to bring out so many goods if we wanted to be lively! But because of this, you will make a lot less money!" Nian Run came over with a wine glass.
The Ming Dynasty envoy arrived first, followed by the merchant group. More than thirty merchant ships with more than 2,000 pieces of material were crowded at Tianjin Pier, and more ships would come later.
Without these goods from Yangzhou, even if he sends out the goods, there will be no goods for people to buy.
Why do the officers and soldiers in the military camp outside the city want to squeeze into the city every day? Is it because they are attracted by these commodities from Yangzhou, especially Suzhou silk and tea, which are famous in Kyushu.
"What do you mean? You don't sell things to whom you sell them. The profits are huge when you buy them in the household market, but what about time? The consumption power of grassland people is just that. This wave of domestic activities is so big. To be honest, I am really worried. In the end, no matter how much we have to throw into our hands, you have done us a great favor!" Song Jia is very good at talking.
"mutual benefit!"
Nian Run was also beaten in the court, so how could he believe Song Jia's words, but he knew the meaning behind them.
Whether Mingren's goods are sold in the city or in the household market, it seems that both are sold, but the actual profit is still different. In addition, Mingren takes the initiative to make profits this time, and the selling price is cheaper than the goods obtained through smuggling from various parties.
It is impossible for a businessman not to seek wealth. If a person chooses to give up profits, it can only be said that the goal is greater.
"mutual benefit!"
Song Jia clinked the wine glasses and took a sip, "To be honest, to this day, I still have to admire your courage to attack across the sea and use the advantages of ships to deliver elite troops accurately. This has always been our water I didn’t expect that the real achievements were made not by us who control the maritime superiority, but by you. You don’t know how surprised I was to His Majesty when your plan fell into the hands of His Majesty!”
The navy of the Ming Dynasty was too powerful, but how to use its power on the Kyushu battlefield, the Ming Dynasty had been groping.
"It's not that you can't do it, and it's not that you can't think of it, it's just that you haven't been pushed to the extreme. Didn't you perform very well in the island landing battles in Nanyang?" Nian Run praised.
"How can those islands in Nanyang compare with this place? What are those indigenous people like? I think Mr. Nian also knows it? Sticks and stones are the best weapons. You should win. I don't want you to use one hand against the Jurchen. Think what others dare not think and do what others dare not do. If this were not the case, even if the Jurchens were unable to consume, they would still drag the war to the depths of winter!" Song Jia said straightforwardly.
"It's what the people of Song Dynasty want, but it's not what we want!" Nian Run sneered.
"Tell me, what do you think of Hexi?"
"It shouldn't be up to you to communicate with our Grand Sima. Why, you brought this mission with you on this trip?" Nian Run said with a smile.
"Everyone is aware of the current situation, right?"
Nine months have passed since the Lianghuai riot, and what the Ming Dynasty should have found out has long been clear. What the Song people did in it is clear to the Ming Dynasty. Even if the Song people did nothing, if the war has reached this point, will the Ming Dynasty know it? Can we still let the Song Dynasty go?
Hearing this, Nian Run organized his sentence, "My idea is to take the initiative and cooperate with your Xuzhou army. It is best to burn the war to Sili. After all, we are fighting on our own land. The losses are all ours. In the end, winning or losing is not good. ,What do you think?"
"That's what I think too!"
Song Jia smiled.
War is not only a drain on national power, but also destructive in itself.
Looking at the confrontation between the Wu Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, the Wu Dynasty suffered little losses, but the secret losses were really considerable. Zuo Beiping and Liaoxi counties were destroyed, roads were destroyed, bridges were cut off, houses were damaged, and tribes migrated. , the villagers are fluent.
Those who died or were injured were not military people who paid the price directly, but millions of people had no way of living, and the Wu Dynasty had to pay for the chaos caused by it in the end?
It will be winter again soon, and there will be more troubles ahead.
"There is news from Tai'an City. Mr. Xia will come over. Before that, Da Sima has returned to Tai'an City. Please talk to Mr. Xia for details!" Nian Run gave some information appropriately.
Hearing this, Song Jia nodded, "Our bachelor is waiting for you to send someone over now!"
"Go back, the banquet should begin. Although I don't know, you are a little tired of eating, but the conditions of Zijin Pass are like this. They are very particular. If you have the opportunity to go to Tai'an City in the future, I will definitely make arrangements for you in my old age!"
"Those weak literati don't like this kind of day of eating meat and drinking alcohol. We are all rough men and we can't wait to do this every day."
The main diet of the Ming Dynasty was mainly Huaiyang cuisine. In comparison, the food of the warriors was somewhat less refined, but it could not stand up to the fact that the table was full of meat.
