Huang Hua slightly lifted the horse's reins with both hands, and followed the method that Nick taught him, letting his body rise and fall with the rhythm of the horse's movement, and he sat very firmly. However, the saddle under his crotch was not the modern saddle used by Lingao, which made him uncomfortable to a certain extent. Habit.
He noticed that although the cavalry around him were not tall, they were stronger and stronger than most of the Ming soldiers he had seen. It seemed that the Eight Banners soldiers could at least have enough to eat, so their combat effectiveness was not enough. Strange. These short, stocky soldiers have dark complexions, and many of them still have scars on their faces left by countless battles. This gave their silent faces a ferocious look.
They are very comfortable riding the horse while fully clothed. They hardly need reins when riding the horse, and can give instructions to the horse with only the control of their knees. His horse control skills were far superior to those of the soldiers he brought with him from the security battalion. You must know that these soldiers have also received special training from Nick.
If there are white soldiers on horseback one on one, the cavalry trained in Lingao cannot be their opponent. Although Huang Hua knew that the General Staff did not think highly of Hou Jin's army's combat capabilities, and also knew Napoleon's explanation of the difference between irregular cavalry and regular cavalry, he still couldn't help but face such soldiers who had withstood countless tests of blood and fire. A sense of fear arose.
He forced himself to calm down and laughed secretly: As expected, he is still just a small businessman at heart. If he had come to this world alone, I'm afraid he would have died of hunger or been wrapped in clothes.
The group of people was escorted by cavalry to the outside of the imperial tent and waited for the audience.
At this time, I heard a Houjin official outside the tent reporting something loudly in Manchu. Huang Hua couldn't understand. But he probably knew that he was announcing his arrival.
A Manchu official and a Han official came to the door to greet Huang Hua and others.
His entourage could not enter Wangcheng. From the gate of Wangcheng to the tent hall, two lines of Bayala soldiers stood in awe. The security was tight, and there was silence around the entire curtain. A full array of ceremonial guards were displayed outside the tent hall.
"Please remove the knife, sir." the Han official reminded.
Huang Hua untied the command sword hanging from his waist and handed it to the soldiers beside him. Take a deep breath:
"Please lead the way."
As he spoke, he slowly followed the two officials away from Wan Zhang Hall.
He originally thought that Huang Taiji would sit upright in the tent hall, and maybe give him a sudden blow. Therefore, I have already made 120,000 preparations in my heart to respond at any time. In fact, he was prepared to die.
However, none of this happened. When he had just walked about ten feet away from the tent hall, Huang Taiji had already greeted him from the tent hall. Before Huang Hua could react, he had already hugged him.
This move surprised Huang Hua, who was originally wary. Fortunately, he has been working in shopping malls for many years and has a lot of experience in the scene. Finally, I didn't panic.
After entering the tent hall, Huang Taiji ascended to his throne. Huang Hua, guided by Qi Xinlang, came to see him and bowed three times. Then Huang Taiji said two sentences in Manchurian. Immediately, the Han official who praised him delivered an edict. Give Huang Hua a seat. At that moment, someone brought him a stool that was not much higher than a small stool. This made Huang Hua, who was 1.8 meters tall, feel a little uncomfortable sitting there.
However, Huang Hua's perception of Huang Taiji has changed greatly. Originally, he regarded Huang Taiji as the leader of the barbarians, a middle-aged strong man who killed cruelly and ruthlessly. However, in the moment just now, he felt that Huang Taiji was the leader of the barbarians. A little bit moved. He couldn't help but remind himself that this was Huang Taiji's way of winning people's hearts. He couldn't have the slightest bit of mentality and get excited when the superiors gave him nice words.
It seems. Huang Taiji is indeed a character, he thought to himself. This kind of ability to lower one's body and win people's hearts is not something ordinary people can do. No wonder the unruly King Sanshun, who originally had a deep hatred for the Manchus and the Qing Dynasty, would obey his orders and act as the gold medal thug of the Manchus.
Huang Taiji was very interested in his clothes. He looked up and down several times before speaking. He could speak Chinese, but he only spoke Manchu during the entire interview, which was translated by Qi Xinlang from the Ministry of Rites.
He first asked Huang Hua about his origin and intention. These were all materials that had been prepared a long time ago. Huang Hua then boasted about the so-called Tai'ao and mentioned that he had established "prefectures and counties" on the "coastal islands". ", but it is very short of population, and hopes to trade with Houjin in exchange for population to enrich the people.
Population was the main "goods" in the trade schemes of the Senate and Houjin. Although population transfer stations have been set up in Shandong, northern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang, and the arrival of a large number of people after Operation Engine has alleviated the problem of labor shortage. But since it is trade, it must have a plan, otherwise it will become aid. Not to mention that the Planning Institute cannot agree, even Huang Taiji himself may have doubts.
For the Senate, the main purpose of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was to serve as a magnet to firmly attract the attention and national power of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were troubled, the Ming Dynasty would not have enough financial resources and military power to pay attention to the "kun thieves" far away in Guangdong and Guangxi. After the end of the first five-year plan, the Senate will inevitably enter the Guangdong and Guangxi areas. The Mingpi Aoxin model cannot be continued on such a large scale. In order to gain time to run the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, the Manchu Qing government will have to work hard. A good means of containment.
Generally speaking, the Senate was not inclined to pursue expensive wars to achieve its goals. It would be great if the Ming court and the Senate could be forced to compromise through the restraint of the Manchus.
In comparison, other goods obtained through trade, except horses and people, were not worth mentioning in the overall strategy.
Huang Taiji frowned slightly when he heard that what the other party wanted was "shengkou" and horses. Population and horses have always been the resources that the Hou Jin regime valued most.
Although the Manchu and Qing Dynasties captured a large number of "livestock" in previous wars, most of these people have been distributed to the Eight Banners nobles and soldiers for agricultural production and servitude. Recently, they have not entered the customs and have not fought with the Ming Dynasty. When the war started, there were no ready-made prisoners for trading, or they had to be requisitioned from various villages, fields and mansions.
As for horses, although there are many horses bred in the white mountains and black waters, the Jurchens are generally a fishing and hunting people, not a livestock herding people. The number of horses is limited. On weekdays, they have to buy or forcibly recruit horses from Mongolia to supplement the army.
However, the source of horses is easier to solve than the population. As long as enough goods can be imported from Tai'ao, buying horses from the Mongols will not be a problem, and we can still make a profit from the price difference. Therefore, Huang Taiji was more positive about this proposal.
While Huang Taiji was talking to Huang Hua, he was looking at this "Da'ao man". This was the first time he saw Huang Hua dressed in this way: Koreans are not uncommon here in Houjin. They were kidnapped from Korea during the first imperial conquest. A large number of people are born; Japanese people occasionally get lost at sea or "drift" in storms. Only this Tai'ao man, apart from his appearance, was completely different from any other person he had encountered in terms of attire, conversation and behavior. He quickly judged that the so-called "Da'ao people" were definitely not the "false name" of a certain Minghai lord as several ministers speculated. It was most likely a powerful force from overseas - just like now Westerners who forged cannons and trained troops for the Ming Dynasty.
Huang Taiji asked him many questions, including the type and quantity of goods supplied, how many years the mutual market cycle would take, and so on. Huang Hua could see that the other party had done his homework beforehand, and it was obvious that he valued the business with him very much.
He made special mention of the supply of armor, and asked about the possibility of purchasing provisions and "red barbarian cannon for the ships." Huang Hua fully guaranteed the supply of armor. Because Hongyi Cannon didn't know the final decision of the Senate, he could only vaguely say that he would discuss it again. As for food, he said that it is difficult to sell because Tai O itself is short of food.
"If you can persuade the nobles of your country to buy me grain and Hongyi cannons, I will not only give you generous rewards, but I will also give you generous rewards: beauties, handsome boys, horses and jade, you can choose from them." Huang Taiji said with a smile.
"Thank you for your kindness, Khan." Huang Hua said, "Let me report this matter when I get back."
Huang Taiji nodded and said: "You people from Tai'ao come here to trade, but you can't get a single profit. Although it is just a small move, but you can cross the ocean and break through the waves to take the risk, I highly praise you. As long as you can Bring me the goods I need, and I will never treat you badly."
Huang Hua could only express his thanks.
Huang Taiji ordered people to give Huang Hua "ke food", which were Manchurian snacks such as Saqima. Then he asked some about the situation of the Haitian, and at the same time said that he had sent a decree to Zhenjiang Fort, asking Zhenjiang Fort to provide supplies for the Haitian.
As for the fact that the two sides met at war, he said nothing.
Finally, he said: "Just do it like this. You go back and rest first. I will send officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to discuss with you tomorrow. I still have to go on a siege, so you can leave first."
Huang Hua was taken to a nearby tent to rest temporarily. Although it was already noon, before the Manchus entered the customs, like most Han people in the customs, they had two meals per day. This habit continued to the Manchu emperors after entering the customs. Huang Hua's stomach growled with hunger, so he had to fill his stomach with the "gram food" that was delivered - the taste was not bad, especially the bean buns made with sticky yellow rice, which tasted particularly good, but the sweetness was very strange. It seems that honey is added instead of sugar.
In the afternoon, he was summoned to Huang Taiji again to observe the encirclement of the Eight Banners soldiers.
Bugles echoed from all directions, and thousands of Eight Banners soldiers and soldiers beat drums, fired cannons, waved flags and shouted in accordance with the colors of each flag. All kinds of birds and animals lurking in the grass were frightened and ran around. People from all walks of life rushed into the enclosure one by one according to the golden drum flag, and each of them drew their bows and arrows to shoot at the disturbed birds and animals. (To be continued...)
