"I didn't expect that Brother Zhang would still have sorghum wine here. This time Brother Huang and I are really lucky." Wang Jinyu said with a smile.
The sorghum brewed in Tiger Character Banner is a strong alcoholic beverage. It is not only loved by the Mongolians, but also Han merchants living on the grasslands. They also like strong alcoholic beverages such as sorghum brewed. After two sips, the whole body will feel warm.
Zhang Guangkun said with a smile: "I only have one jar left, and I have never been willing to drink it. If it weren't for the relationship between Tiger Character Banner and Tumut, which has become a fire and water, with our family's worth, we can drink several jars of sorghum." Brewing is not a big problem.”
"It's a pity that I won't be able to drink such good wine in the future." Wang Jinyu sighed and shook his head.
Since the relationship between Tiger Character Banner and Tumote deteriorated, life for them Han merchants has also become difficult.
Before the tiger-character flag, there were other merchants from the Ming Dynasty who would come to the grasslands to do business. Han merchants like them had the opportunity to get some Ming Dynasty goods from these Ming Dynasty merchants, or they could go directly to the border areas of the Ming Dynasty to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty. Han merchant transactions.
Nowadays, the Tiger Character Banner controls the trade routes between the Ming Kingdom and the grasslands. Very few Ming Kingdom merchants come to Tumut, and it has become difficult for Han merchants like them to go to the Ming Kingdom's borders.
The Tiger Character Banner not only controlled the commercial roads on the grasslands, but also controlled the Ming Dynasty merchants who were doing business with the Han merchants on the grasslands. No merchants would do business with these Han merchants anymore.
They Han merchants are engaged in the circulation of goods. Now that there are no goods from the Ming Dynasty, it is naturally difficult to do business.
Huang Mingcheng sighed and said: "Even if you can't drink sorghum wine, there are other wines to drink, and my family will soon not even have enough to eat."
The most valuable thing in his hand is the batch of leather goods. Now the last bit of leather goods is still being targeted by the Zhao family. After giving it to the Zhao family, the Huang family can almost be eliminated from the Han merchants in Bansheng City.
"Brother Huang, you don't have to worry too much. There is always a path, not to mention your brother Huang's ability. Even without this batch of leather goods, I believe we will make a comeback soon." Zhang Guangkun comforted.
The Zhang family themselves were having a hard time, and even if they wanted to help Huang Mingcheng, they were powerless.
Wang Jinyu also said to Huang Mingcheng: "Brother Huang, don't be too sad. At least if you take out these leather goods, your family's life will be saved, so you can think of spending money to buy peace."
"What I hate the most now is the whistleblower. If it weren't for him, how would the Zhao family know that we had met with the Tiger Flag people in private." Huang Mingcheng said through gritted teeth.
Their meeting with the people from Tiger Character Flag was a private matter, but no one expected that not long after the meeting, the matter would be leaked out, and the Zhao family would find out where it hurt.
Zhang Guangkun advised: "Okay, now it doesn't matter who is to blame for the snitch. We have promised to give the Zhao family what we should give. I think that with Mr. Zhao coming forward, our family will be fine for the time being."
"Bah, the Zhao family is not a good person either." Huang Mingcheng spat on the ground bitterly.
Wang Jinyu said at this time: "The Zhao family can be what it is today because of the relationship between the old man of the Zhao family and Anda Khan. Although Anda Khan is dead, the descendants of Anda Khan still have the final say in Bansheng City. The Zhao family naturally has no worries and is still alive." We can use this relationship to gain benefits from other Han merchants." Mo Xue Literature Network
"There are also many Han merchants in Bansheng City. They have had ups and downs. In the end, only the Zhao family has been standing. If it weren't for the relationship between the old guy from the Zhao family and An Dahan, the Zhao family would have been eaten by the Mongols. There are no bones left." Huang Mingcheng said with hatred.
The Zhao family has pushed the Huang family to a dead end. As the head of the Huang family, he naturally hates the Zhao family.
Wang Jinyu said: "The old man of the Zhao family has always regarded himself as a Mongolian, and has always looked down on us Han people. He usually spends a lot of money to maintain the relationship with Su Nang. The Zhao family naturally remains standing. Unlike Han businessmen like us, every time we are raised, Fat, the Mongols will definitely take action, the previous Han merchants were not defeated because the Mongols took away their property."
"Okay, calm down. We people live on the grassland, so naturally we can't offend Mongolian nobles like Su Nang. Money is just something external. As long as a person is alive, it is better than anything else. If we were in the Ming Dynasty, people like us would A businessman with no background will at least end up with his family ruined." Zhang Guangkun advised.
Huang Mingcheng said sarcastically: "They are not good things. One is robbing openly, and the other is confiscating the property on random charges. How can businessmen like us survive?"
Wang Jinyu said: "Compared to the Ming Dynasty, the grassland is somewhat better. Although we live a humble life, at least our family has food to eat. How many people in the Ming Dynasty have no food to eat. I heard that the earth dragon in Shaanxi and Gansu has turned over. I don't know. How many more people will die."
"Let's not talk about these sad things. Let's just drink today and don't talk about anything else." Zhang Guangkun said something to stop the two people from talking.
They are all Han people, and they were all from the Ming Dynasty a few decades ago. When they heard that the people of the Ming Dynasty were injured, their hearts were somewhat heavy. Based on their understanding of the Ming Dynasty, the government would not do their best to care about the lives of the people, and even some aristocratic families Rich families will also take this opportunity to annex the fields of the disaster-stricken people's homes, displacing more people.
Huang Mingcheng put the bowl in his hand on his legs and said: "The owner of the Tiger Character Flag is also a businessman. If you say that the Tiger Character Flag will really win Tumut next year, will the life of us Han merchants change?" Want to feel better?"
"It's not that easy for the Tiger Character Banner to capture Tumute." Wang Jinyu shook his head slightly, not optimistic that the Tiger Character Banner could occupy the Tumute Grassland.
Huang Mingcheng frowned and said: "I think the Tiger-Charactered Banner should be able to defeat the Tumut tribes and occupy the Tumut grassland. Don't forget that before, Bu Shitu and his tens of thousands of string-controlling soldiers had never fought against the Tiger-Charactered Banner. With our warriors, the tiger-character flag will only become stronger in the coming year, and the fortune-telling rabbit will no longer be an opponent."
"That's not how the account is calculated." Wang Jinyu said, "I have heard that the Tiger Flag can win because they have the advantage of the city wall. Once they want to capture Tumut Grassland, the people of the Tiger Flag need to get out of those piers. The fort can only be fought in the field. Do you think the two sides are fighting in the grassland and the Tiger Flag is a match for the Mongols?"
Huang Mingcheng's brows were squeezed together.
He wanted to defend the Tiger-Character Banner, but when he thought about the fact that the Mongols' idle soldiers were all cavalry, and the Tiger-Character Banner side were almost all infantry, if the infantry wanted to defeat the cavalry in a field battle, it would be better to do so in an open land like the grassland. There is basically no chance of winning.
"Actually, I think the Tiger Flag can really occupy the Mote Grassland, which is a good thing for us Han merchants." Zhang Guangkun interjected at this time.
Wang Jinyu and Huang Mingcheng both looked at him.
Just listen to Zhang Guangkun continue to say: "The court of the Ming Dynasty cannot respect scholars and look down on businessmen like us, let alone the Mongols. They only know how to plunder and have a different approach to business. But the tiger-character flag is different. The tiger-character flag is different." As a big trading house in Datong, Banner naturally understands the difficulties faced by us merchants. If Tiger-Character Banner can capture the Tumut Grassland, life for us Han merchants will be easier. At least with Tiger-Character Banner here, we Han merchants want to win It will become much easier to ship goods to Ming Dynasty."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Jinyu and Huang Mingcheng.
