After finishing speaking, Zhang Guangkun picked up the bowl and sipped the tea in it, while his eyes glanced around Wang Jinyu and Huang Mingcheng from time to time.
"The Tiger-Charactered Flag is good, but the Tiger-Charactered Flag's attempt to capture the Tumut Grassland is undoubtedly a fantasy and impossible." Wang Jinyu shook his head slightly, not optimistic about the Tiger-Charactered Flag.
Huang Mingcheng on the side also said: "I don't think so. Maybe the Tiger Flag can really drive away the Mongols and occupy the Mote Grassland. Don't forget, the soldiers of the Tiger Flag defeated Bu Shi before winter. Rabbit’s army of tens of thousands.”
"That's because the Tiger Character Banner has a city wall to rely on, and we Han people are good at guarding it. It will be different when they attack Qingcheng next year. They can only fight with the Mongolian army in the field, and the Tiger Character Banner is all infantry. If they want to win It is almost impossible to defeat the Mongolian cavalry." Wang Jinyu said why he was not optimistic about the Tiger Flag.
Huang Mingcheng pursed his lips and shook his head, saying: "Liu Dong of the Tiger Character Banner is mainly unsure. How could he decide to attack Qingcheng next year? I think the Mongols in Tumut will definitely not be able to defend this grassland."
"The people of the Tiger Character Banner only announced to attack Qingcheng in the coming year. Maybe they were just talking about it and had no intention of actually attacking Qingcheng." Wang Jinyu said.
Huang Mingcheng said: "It's impossible. The Tiger Character Banner has built so many forts on the grassland, and the forts in Daheihe are only dozens of miles away from Bansheng City. Even if the people of the Tiger Character Banner don't take action, the Mongols will." We will definitely find a way to drive the Tiger Flag out of the grassland."
The two people fought fiercely to prove whether the Tiger Flag could occupy the Tumut grassland.
"Brother Huang, Brother Wang, please stop fighting." Zhang Guangkun interrupted the dispute between the two and said immediately, "Whether the Tiger Character Banner will attack Qingcheng or whether it is possible to occupy Tumut Grassland in the future is a matter for the coming year. , it’s pointless for you two to argue for a long time now, let’s drink tea, drink tea.”
He picked up his tureen and raised it towards the two people.
Wang Jinyu and Huang Mingcheng looked at each other, then picked up the bowls they were holding.
Seeing that the two people had stopped arguing, Zhang Guangkun said with satisfaction: "That's right. We don't need to argue endlessly about this matter. In the future, the Tiger Character Banner will take over the Tumut Grassland, which will be a good thing for us. Ruo Tu The Meute Grassland is still in the hands of the Mongols, and we Han merchants are just living the same life as before."
"The Tiger Character Banner has captured the Tumut Grassland, and we Han people will no longer have to be bullied by the Mongols." Huang Mingcheng snorted coldly.
Wang Jinyu nodded in agreement and said: "I agree with this point. After all, Tiger Character Flag is also the business name of our Han people, and it is much better than the Mongols."
There is no Han Chinese living on the grasslands who has not been bullied by the Mongols.
Even big Han merchants like the Zhao family were oppressed by the Mongols.
When the tea in the cup was almost finished, Zhang Guangkun suddenly said: "You two, Tiger Character Banner sent people to come to us to cooperate. What did you two think about it?"
he asked the two people in front of him.
"Why cooperate? The last batch of leather goods of the Huang family has been taken away by the Zhao family. How can the Huang family be qualified to cooperate with the Tiger Flag?" Huang Mingcheng sighed.
The Huang family was still ranked among the top Han merchants in Bansheng City, but he knew that the Huang family was in ruins, and even the last bit of capital for turning around had been taken away.
Wang Jinyu put down the tureen in his hand and said: "To be honest, if I had known that Tiger Character Flag was so powerful, I shouldn't have cooperated with the Fan family in the first place. I should have cooperated with Tiger Character Flag. It's a pity that we don't have the regret medicine!"
"Su Nang has always disliked the tiger-character flag. Even if we wanted to cooperate with the tiger-character flag at that time, Su Nang would definitely stop us. It doesn't matter if we offend the Fan family. If we offend Su Nang, it will be difficult for our whole family to be promoted to Bansheng." We cannot live in the city, so we have no basis for cooperation with Tiger Character Banner." Huang Mingcheng said.
These people are called Han merchants, and they are actually tools to make money for the Mongolian nobles. If they violate the wishes of the Mongolian nobles, they, the Han merchants, will be unable to move forward on the grasslands.
The officials of the Ming Dynasty had to find an excuse to do anything and use it as a fig leaf, but once the Mongolian nobles did not hide it from them, they would directly take action, steal the wealth, and capture the living people as slaves.
"Go and make three more cups of hot tea and bring them in." Zhang Guangkun ordered the servant waiting in the room.
The servants retreated from the house.
Zhang Guangkun said: "Do you still remember Yang Jing from Banshengdi?"
"How could I not remember?" Huang Mingcheng said, "Yang Jing was originally just a low-ranking Han businessman. Because of his cooperation with the Tiger Flag, he went to Qingcheng to open a shop selling Tiger Flag goods. I heard that he made a lot of money. , and it’s much easier than us.”
Wang Jinyu answered: "He has made a lot of money, but because of this incident, he offended Su Nang and Bushi Tu. Now there is no place for him in the entire Tumut grassland. Not only him, but also There were other Han businessmen who cooperated with Tiger Character Banner, but they all met the same fate."
"It's not easy for them. They just want to do business safely, but in order to suppress the Tiger Flag, the Han businessmen who cooperated with the Tiger Flag were implicated." Huang Mingcheng sighed.
Wang Jinyu said: "It's not easy for anyone, and it's the same for us. It's obviously a profitable business, but because of the hostile relationship between the Mongols and the Tiger Flag, we have no choice but not to cooperate with the Tiger Flag. Now we can't even do business." It’s not easy anymore.”
Han merchants on the grasslands mainly made profits from Ming goods. Nowadays, the number of Ming goods flowing into the grasslands is very small, and their profits have also dropped.
They are the ones who least want Tumut and Tiger Flag to fall out.
Most of the goods from the Ming Dynasty that flowed into Tumote passed through the tiger-character flag convoy. Now that there are no goods brought by the tiger-character flag convoy, many Han merchants in Bansheng City are having a hard time.
"Actually, Yang Jing and the Han merchants who cooperated with the Tiger Character Banner were not captured by the Mongols. They were all arranged to live in the fort built by the Tiger Character Banner on the grassland." Zhang Guangkun said, looking at the two people.
Huang Mingcheng turned his head to look at Zhang Guangkun and asked, "How does Brother Zhang know this?"
"I've also heard people talk about it. In fact, it's not a secret. Many people in Qingcheng know it. If you ask carefully, you can find out." Zhang Guangkun explained with a smile.
Huang Mingcheng nodded in realization and said: "So that's it. I thought Brother Zhang had a private connection with the people of Tiger Flag. Brother Zhang heard these things from the people of Tiger Flag."
"We have all offended Hu Ziqi over the matter of Fan Ji Company. I can't even hide from the Tiger Zi Qi people, so how can I be secretly connected with them." Zhang Guangkun smiled and shook his head, revealing that he had a close relationship with them. The Tiger Flag has nothing to do with attitude.
