Liu Di and other military households in border towns never left their hometowns again.
And because of this, many border residents began to receive training.
In fact, because of Anda's tribute, the Wanli Dynasty's border troubles have been greatly reduced, so many border residents no longer know how to use weapons, especially the younger generation. Most of them only know how to do business with the Mongols.
Now, the imperial court has begun to train them, which can be regarded as avoiding the decline in armament caused by peacetime.
While training the border people, Zheng Luo also began to send people to contact Sanniangzi in Mongolia to mine for profit.
Considering that she was getting older and needed money to stabilize her prestige within the Mongolian tribe, Sanniangzi agreed to work with Ming Ting to mine and make profits.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun ordered Xu Zhenyun, the Prime Minister of Taipu Temple, to go to the country to naturalize and prepare for the opening of coal mines as the right minister of the Ministry of Commerce and the censor of Youqiandu.
Zhu Yijun specially named the coal mine to be opened Huangming Guihua Coal Industry in the imperial edict.
The Ming Dynasty funded and provided the technology for this coal mine, while Sanniangzi and other Mongolian nobles took part of the shares on the pretext of guarding the place for the imperial court.
As for where the coal mines are to be mined, they will naturally be explored by skilled craftsmen sent by the Ming Dynasty.
Daming's coal mining technology was the most advanced in this era.
According to historical records, craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty at that time were already able to identify whether there was high-quality coal in the soil surface, and they also knew how to use the principle that gas is not as heavy as air to eliminate gas. Even the "Compendium of Materia Medica" shows Ming people lighting lamps in caves to mine coal. This undoubtedly shows that people in the Ming Dynasty were able to remove gas and mine coal over an open fire, which was much more advanced than Europe at that time, which could only mine coal in the dark.
Less gossip.
In the end, the Ming court and Sanniangzi and other Mongolian nobles decided to mine a large coal mine discovered near Guihua City, and at the same time build a road from Guihua to Datong. Officials sent by the court, Xu Zhenyun and Sanniangzi Aiko, were responsible for the mining. He is not responsible for being rude.
As a result, Xu Zhenyun and others recruited a large number of impoverished Mongolian herdsmen. Under the leadership of Ming Dynasty official craftsmen, they went into mining areas to mine and build roads, so that these Mongolian herdsmen no longer relied solely on herding for a living.
this day.
The weather is just right.
When Sanniangzi came to inspect the mining area, she saw many Mongolian herdsmen already working in the mining area. She also saw many herdsmen receiving silver coins and buying a lot of tea, salt, cotton cloth, salted fish, jewelry, etc. When he was picking up the charcoal, he asked Xu Zhenyun: "Xu Butang, can these charcoals really be sold at a good price?"
"Don't worry, madam, the price of coal in the pass has been rising, so there is no need to worry about the market for the mined coal."
Xu Zhenyun replied.
Because Sanniangzi was granted the title of first-class loyal and obedient wife by the Ming Dynasty after I answered the tribute, Xu Zhenyun called Sanniangzi his wife.
"I don't think the imperial court will lie to us."
"After all, the money is provided by the court, we just provide people."
"And the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not that stupid. He used the white silver coins to turn into ore. It seems that the Han people in the pass have indeed become richer and richer under the rule of the emperor. Otherwise, they would not let the carbon dioxide be used." Prices keep going up.”
Sanniangzi started talking with a smile at this time, and added: "This is very good! This way I can increase my income through mining."
Speaking of this, Sanniangzi continued: "However, the prices of these goods in the customs are really getting cheaper, especially cotton. I took a closer look and found that the wages paid by the Meng people working in this mining area are actually higher than It used to take a lot more cotton.”
"This must be due to the emperor's good governance?"
The third lady asked Xu Zhenyun.
Xu Zhenyun smiled and said, "Madam, you are right. The country is in prosperity and the Mingjun is in power, so the people are getting richer. After the people are rich, the department stores will not worry about sales, and all kinds of skills will have the opportunity to improve. There are already skilled craftsmen in Jiangnan." One yarn machine can spin dozens of spindles of yarn at the same time, so the cotton is naturally cheap, and the same goes for everything else."
"And the most important thing here is to make the people rich. Only by making the people rich can more department stores flow into the homes of ordinary people."
"This is the victory of benevolent government that benefits the people!"
"No wonder
The emperor now wants to open mines to benefit our Mongolian people. "
"I hope that the imperial court can continue to make the world prosperous in this way. In this way, our Mongolian people can continue to make money through mining, and then learn to be polite and virtuous, and no longer plunder, and there will no longer be discord between Han and barbarians."
"As for the so-called new rites that the barbarians are inferior to the Han people, it doesn't matter. It is understandable that the people of Wanghua are more noble, and those who have not yet learned the rites should do these backbreaking tasks; otherwise, if they are treated the same as the Han people, then we How do nobles who are ennobled by the emperor have the qualifications to be noble among Mongolian people? It’s just because we nobles know more about etiquette, that’s why they are noble.”
Sanniangzi said with a smile.
Xu Zhenyun nodded: "It would be great if everyone understood it like Madam."
A large number of Mongolian herdsmen living in poverty have worked in the mining areas or participated in the construction of the road from Datong to naturalization, so their lives have improved a lot, and they no longer have the desire to invade.
Therefore, when autumn came and the weather turned cooler, when the Chaohuaxiaoju tribe prepared to plunder the Ming Dynasty, they found that there were not many Mongolians willing to enter the pass with them to plunder.
"How is this going?"
"Bu Jisu, didn't I ask you to take your tribe and go south together to teach the Ming Dynasty a lesson?"
"Why are there only so many people?!"
At this time, Chaohua saw Bu Jisu, the leader of the Mongolian tribe, showing up with only thirty cavalry, and frowned and questioned Bu Jisu.
Bu Jisu said with a gloomy look, "Forget it. All the small tribes under me have gone to transport coal and collect coal from Guihua Sanniangzi. Not many of them are willing to go to the border with me. Only my own family is willing."
After hearing this, Chaohua frowned even more: "Carrying coal and mining?"
"Don't you know, Sanniangzi has a large coal mine opened by the Ming Dynasty. There are already many Mongolian people working there to make a living. The horses and sheep are all given to children and women!"
Bujisu replied.
Chaohua gritted his teeth for a moment: "What are you talking about! The Mongolian people whom I, Changsheng Tianjuan, have always either herded or plundered, how can there be any reason to work for the Han people!"
"Chaohua! When we will dispatch, didn't we agree to let the Ming Dynasty know what true respect and inferiority are and teach the Han people a lesson?"
The rabbit also rode over at this time. Seeing that there were not many people around Chaohua, he asked.
Chaohua told the situation to the rabbit.
After hearing this, Tu'er immediately turned cold and said, "It seems like we can only rob the Han people. We must be careful when we see the Ming Dynasty's border troops."
With that said, Tuer pulled out his sword and said, "But even so, we should kill a few more Han people to teach the Ming Dynasty a lesson and let them know that the descendants of our Golden Family cannot be judged by them! "
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"That's right!"
"No matter how you say it, I, the Meng Yuan, have always bullied the Han people. The Han people are cowardly and can only compete with the land. But now, it is still time to let the people of the Ming Dynasty know that only the brave Mongolian people protected by my eternal life are more noble than the other Han people. , not that they are more noble than us!"
After Chaohua agreed, he also drew his sword and rode his horse towards the south.
Baatu'er and Bujisu followed, and Chaohua, Baatuer, Bujisu and others each led dozens of riders before they appeared outside the side wall, and the smoke was ignited.
Seeing this, Chaohua was shocked and couldn't help but look at Baitu'er: "Did the Ming army react so quickly?"
Because the Ming Dynasty began to build a large number of watchtowers at the beginning of last year to strengthen communications.
Therefore, a quarter of an hour before this, the Jin Yiwei who was responsible for reporting the news at the checkpoint in Datong border town had already seen the figures of Chaohua and other prisoners of war with his binoculars, and ordered: "Set up the smoke! Send a signal and tell the checkpoint behind. , there are about five hundred cavalry coming!"
It didn't take long for the Jinyi guards stationed at the gate at the back to know the information through flags, and began to pass it on to the outside world. The governor of Datong and other officers and generals knew about the enemy attack and the incoming attack before Chao Hua and others entered the gate. specific location.
