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Zhao Junchen's private transaction was not a big problem for Xuan Ye.
As long as the food shortage problem within the territory can be solved as soon as possible, the trade from the Ming Dynasty to Jianzhou Jurchens can be left to anyone. There is no difference between Zhao Junchen and Shanxi merchants, and the trade from Jianzhou Jurchens to the Ming Dynasty still remains. In one's own hands.
What's more, Xuan Ye believes that he has the initiative in this transaction - today he can allow Zhao Junchen's business to monopolize the Ming Dynasty's trade leading to Jianzhou Jurchen, but tomorrow he can change his attitude and transfer this privilege to others. The huge profits here will inevitably affect Zhao Junchen's future stance, making Zhao Junchen gradually become a "pro-gold faction".
While thinking, Xuan Ye quickly considered the pros and cons and readily agreed to Zhao Junchen's private transaction.
With the "tacit understanding", the negotiation became more and more intense, but this intensity was just superficial. Under the secret manipulation of Zhao Junchen and Xuan Ye, the two sides seemed to be competing against each other, but their respective positions were Gradually some concessions were made, and the direction of the negotiations continued to progress along the tacit understanding they had reached.
It was not until an hour later that the negotiation finally settled and a preliminary consensus was reached.
The final result was that the Ming Dynasty agreed to accept the surrender of the Jianzhou Jurchens, but the conditions for the surrender of the Jianzhou Jurchens were reduced from eleven to five, and the specific conditions were also compressed a lot;
First of all, after the Jianzhou Jurchens surrender, the Ming Dynasty will support the Jianzhou Jurchens with a batch of grain for free. However, the amount of food is not the three million shi that the Jianzhou Jurchens hoped for, but only 350,000 shi. As for ironware, The Jianzhou Jurchens will not be supported free of charge with cattle, agricultural tools, etc., but the Jianzhou Jurchens will be allowed to go to the Ming Dynasty to purchase and exchange them after the two sides open a mutual market.
Secondly, the Ming Dynasty agreed to open a mutual market with the Jianzhou Jurchens, and also agreed to allow the Jianzhou Jurchen caravans to enter the Ming Dynasty to purchase various materials, but the number of caravans could not exceed twenty per year, and the Jianzhou Jurchen caravans were not allowed to enter the Ming Dynasty before entering the country. It must be reported to the Hubu Yamen of the Ming Dynasty, and relevant permissions need to be reviewed and designated by the Hubu Yamen. The same applies to the Ming Dynasty caravans entering the Jurchen territory of Jianzhou. Not only is the number limited, but the caravan quota also needs to be established. Designation of state Jurchen aspects;
Thirdly, from now on, the Ming Dynasty and Jianzhou Jurchen will restrict the military operations of the frontline troops. They must not provoke trouble on their own. When conflicts occur, they must be left to the officials of both sides for consultation, and they must not be provoked unilaterally. fighting;
Fourth, when the Jianzhou Jurchens asked Emperor Deqing to surrender, they had to unite North Korea and Monan Mongolia to act together. This meant that Emperor Deqing's birthday this year would be more prosperous. In exchange, the Ming Dynasty would offer a low price. Sold an additional batch of supplies to Jianzhou Jurchen for emergency use;
Finally, the Jianzhou Jurchens will recognize the Ming Dynasty's rule over the Hetao Plain, and the Ming Dynasty will also recognize the Jianzhou Jurchens' "jurisdiction" over Monan Mongolia. In the future, the two sides must first notify each other of their actions against various Mongolian ministries;
It can be said that each of these five conditions has something to gain, and it is hard to say who has the advantage. If I insist on saying so, it is the Ming Dynasty who gained face and the Jianzhou Jurchen who benefited.
The position of the Jianzhou Jurchens seems to be a huge concession, but the conditions they originally proposed for asking for concessions were originally asking for sky-high prices and the lion's mouth was wide open. Although the conditions reached now are not the best, they are enough to solve their urgent needs.
Moreover, the Jianzhou Jurchen caravan can enter the territory of the Ming Dynasty openly in the future, and their penetration will inevitably be further enhanced, which is also a hidden danger for the Ming Dynasty.
From his own heart, Zhao Junchen believed that this agreement did not bring much benefit to the Ming Dynasty. It only gained some superficial glory and the danger of breeding tigers. He was also very dissatisfied in his heart, but he did not Too many ways - now not only is Jianzhou Jurchen forced to reach this negotiation due to the pressure of food shortage, he is also facing the pressure of Emperor Deqing, who must satisfy Emperor Deqing's great achievements and make Emperor Deqing glorious. A great birthday.
Under such circumstances, this agreement is the best result that Zhao Junchen can achieve.
But for Zhao Junchen himself, the benefits of this negotiation are many. After a private transaction allowed him to monopolize all trade leading to the Jurchen sphere of influence in Jianzhou during the Ming Dynasty, he added another important financial source.
"The result of this negotiation can only be this! If the Jianzhou Jurchens can successfully survive this year's food shortage, their threat will be greater, and their efforts to penetrate the Ming Dynasty's territory will be stronger. They will definitely become If there is a serious problem, we can only hope that my anti-osmosis plan can succeed!"
When reaching an agreement with Xuan Ye, Zhao Junchen secretly thought in his heart.
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On the other side, after seeing the agreement reached, Xuan Ye felt better again, because the gains from this negotiation were enough to reduce the pressure of the Jianzhou Jurchen's food shortage by half.
At the same time, he was getting more and more ready to take advantage of the opportunity to conquer Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen certainly had a noble status in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, but there were also great hidden dangers. In the future, it might be the end of the world. Xuan Ye believed that smart people like Zhao Junchen would definitely want to give him Leave a way out, and Jianzhou Jurchen is the best choice for this way out! Moreover, Zhao Junchen is known as greedy and reckless in the eyes of the world, which is also a weakness that can be exploited.
Therefore, although Xuan Ye also knew that his chances were slim, he still wanted to give it a try - maybe he would succeed?
After Xuan Ye investigated Zhao Junchen's actions in recent years, he admired Zhao Junchen's ability and hard work. Today, he witnessed Zhao Junchen's methods and wisdom with his own eyes, and he also felt thirsty for talents. He thought Zhao Junchen was like this It is a pity that a good minister stayed in the Ming Dynasty to assist a faint king like Deqing. If it could be used by the Jianzhou Jurchens, the strength of the Jianzhou Jurchens would increase rapidly.
Although Zhao Junchen has many shortcomings, Xuan Ye believes that he has enough tolerance and control skills.
So, after the negotiation, seeing that it was still early, Xuan Ye suddenly spoke up and proposed that both parties hunt together to celebrate and to enhance their relationship.
Xuan Ye's proposal was untimely. It was already entering the cold winter, and there were not many animals nearby for hunting, so there would not be much harvest.
But Xuan Ye's eyes will soon fall on Emperor Deqing, and now is the time when the relationship between the two parties is at its best. Zhao Junchen naturally cannot refute his face, and agreed after a little hesitation.
Then, Zhao Junchen and Xuan Ye led their respective officials out of the tent, mounted their horses and headed into the distance.
The reason why Xuan Ye proposed this hunting was just to create an opportunity to be alone with Zhao Junchen.
After the hunting began, the Jianzhou Jurchen riders were very active. They looked for the nests of hares and deer everywhere, and drove these animals close to Xuan Ye and Zhao Junchen, so that the two could easily shoot and kill them.
Xuan Ye was in high spirits and quickly shot and killed three hares, two deer, and even a wild wolf. Although he was a little thin, his shooting skills were excellent, fully demonstrating the Jianzhou Jurchen riding skills. Shooting culture.
In comparison, Zhao Junchen achieved very few results. He only missed one arrow and then stopped shooting. He just watched Xuan Ye's performance quietly, and occasionally said a few words of praise.
After hunting a deer again, Xuan Ye finally found an opportunity to communicate with Zhao Junchen alone when he saw that there were no outsiders around him.
After he rode his horse and rushed to Zhao Junchen, he asked with a smile: "I see that Mr. Zhao has never taken action, but he doesn't like riding and shooting? Why is he not in the mood?"
Xuan Ye is still just the Jurchen Khan of Jianzhou, not the "Emperor Kangxi" that Zhao Junchen is familiar with, but he already has some imperial demeanor. He had always had a cold expression when negotiating with Zhao Junchen before. , people can't help but feel in awe, but at this time when Zhao Junchen is greeted with a smile, it clearly gives people a feeling of spring breeze.
Zhao Junchen carefully observed the changes in Xuan Ye's temperament, and also greeted him with a smile, saying: "It's not that I'm unhappy, but that I'm not kind... I'm a powerless civil servant, and I don't dare to compete with your civil and military skills. He is good at both things, his riding skills are somewhat proficient, but his shooting skills are completely clueless, so he naturally doesn’t want to show his cowardice at this time and make people laugh at him.”
Xuan Ye seemed to appreciate Zhao Junchen's frankness and said: "Being able to understand one's own shortcomings is a very good advantage! But it is not good to just cover up the shortcomings. It is best to find ways to make up for them, but Mr. Zhao, you are a scholar, so your shortcomings in riding and shooting are indeed irrelevant."
After a pause, Xuan Ye added a hint of meaning to his words, and said: "Compared to one's own strengths and weaknesses, a person should understand his own opportunities and worries! Of course, there is no need to deliberately make up for some insignificant shortcomings. , but some worries seem to be far away, but they still need to be solved as soon as possible, otherwise this worry may one day be close at hand! It is a pity that people are limited in time, and human power is always unable to resist the general trend, and some are far away. There is absolutely no way to solve the worry. At this time, we have to find a way out for ourselves... What do you think, Mr. Zhao?"
Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be startled when he heard what Xuan Ye meant.
Zhao Junchen is a smart man, so he naturally understood Xuan Ye's hint.
He never expected that Xuan Ye actually wanted to conquer him!
Zhao Junchen was surprised, but also moved in his heart. He did not refuse directly, but said slowly: "Rather than leaving a way out for myself and letting myself always hesitate, I still prefer to go forward and solve all problems..." What’s more, if there are long-distance worries on the road ahead, shouldn’t there be immediate worries on the way back?”
Xuan Ye smiled sincerely and said: "Whether there is any immediate danger on the back road, you can know it by just exploring. If you find that the back road is safe after exploring the road, why not leave yourself one more option?"
Seeing that Zhao Junchen fell into silence, Xuan Ye did not want to force Zhao Junchen to respond immediately. He just lowered his voice slightly and said: "After the Ming Dynasty and Dajin open a mutual market, Master Zhao's caravan will be able to enter our country unimpeded." Monopolizing all business profits within Daikin territory, you can easily find out the details of Daikin, and you will also have close contact with many of my Daikin personnel, and I will not have too many restrictions... At that time, Master Zhao can naturally find out the pros and cons of this escape route!
Don't look at me, Dajin has encountered a serious food shortage this year, and needs to be humbled by the Han emperor. But this is just a temporary predicament. Dajin and Ming are by no means the same thing. No matter how dazzling the sunset is, it will soon be over. As the sun sets, even if the morning glow is temporarily obscured by dark clouds, it will shine brightly sooner or later... Maybe, there will be many opportunities for cooperation between you and me in the future! "
When Xuan Ye said, "You can easily find out the details of my Daikin, and you will also have close contact with many of my Daikin staff," he slightly emphasized his tone, which shocked Zhao Junchen. Secretly wondering if Xuan Ye had guessed his counter-infiltration plan.
Although Zhao Junchen was not satisfied with the final result of today's negotiation, he believed that he still had the upper hand when fighting Xuan Ye alone.
Although Zhao Junchen also knew very well that the reason why he had the upper hand was mainly because Xuan Ye deliberately forbeared due to the Jurchen food shortage situation in Jianzhou. It was not that his methods and abilities were better than Xuan Ye's, but after all, he suppressed this A legendary historical figure, it is inevitable that he feels a little proud in his heart.
But after this conversation, Zhao Junchen suddenly discovered that while he had been pretending to be arrogant to stimulate Xuan Ye and observe Xuan Ye's reaction, was Xuan Ye also following the trend and observing himself? Have all of his plans really come true?
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's mood became a little heavy.
But on the surface, Zhao Junchen remained calm and did not show any flaws. He just smiled and said: "In that case, let's wait until I find out the road. The road ahead is currently relatively smooth, and even if there are some bumps in the future, it may not be smooth." If you don’t go there, there’s no rush to take the back road.”
Xuan Ye also smiled and said: "As long as you remember that you still have this way out!"
While they were talking, a hare was driven towards the two of them by the knights. Xuan Ye raised his hand and shot the hare immediately.
Then, Xuan Ye added with a smile: "My health was not very good when I was young, and I was actually not good at riding and shooting, but after practicing diligently, I have achieved some results now!"
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This hunting could be described as massive. Both sides dispatched nearly a thousand riders, but in the end they only shot more than 20 rabbits, a dozen deer, and three wild wolves, and most of them were shot by Xuan Ye. shot.
At the end of the hunt, after seeing that there were no more prey around, Xuan Ye made a mistake and "accidentally" shot his hound, and then gave the hound's body to Zhao Junchen as a return gift, saying that dog meat was very good. fragrant.
Zhao Junchen still pretended not to understand what Xuan Ye meant. After accepting the "return gift" calmly, he quickly said goodbye to Xuan Ye and left with his team.
However, when Zhao Junchen's negotiating team left, Xuan Ye returned to the big tent used for negotiations.
In the big account, Qian Tong has been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Xuan Ye appear, Qian Tong immediately knelt down to plead guilty, saying that most of the Jianzhou Jurchen's spies in Xuanfu Military Town were removed by Zhao Junchen, all because of his unfavorable performance.
Xuan Ye did not blame Qian Tong, but asked calmly: "How big is the loss this time? Have all our spies in Xuanfu Town been removed?"
Qian Tong had a strange expression and said: "We bribed a total of twenty-six informants and agents in Xuanfu Town, but this time Zhao Junchen sent twenty-eight heads! Only twenty-five of them The heads come from our informants and internal agents, and the owners of the other three heads have nothing to do with us and were probably killed unjustly by Zhao Junchen."
After a pause, Qian Tong's expression showed a hint of excitement, and he added: "However, I carefully counted these heads and found that our most important spy in Xuanfu Town was not killed by Zhao Junchen. He probably escaped Zhao Junchen’s investigation. As long as this spy is still here, our losses in Xuanfu Military Town will not be too heavy!”
Xuan Ye naturally knew who the Jianzhou Jurchen's most important informant was in Xuanfu Town. After he pondered for a moment, he suddenly said in a cold voice: "The person who died unjustly may not be Zhao Junchen who did not investigate clearly and escaped." Maybe the spy under investigation was deliberately kept by Zhao Junchen... This Zhao Junchen will definitely become a big trouble in the future! I just don't know... Will he become a big trouble for Ming Dynasty, or will he become a big trouble for me, Dai Jin? If If you can’t keep him for your own use and keep him under your supervision, you must find a way to get rid of him!”
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Rainy days, sleeping days... I really slept all day long!
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