In the first year of Chongzhen, in early May, the drought in Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi became more and more severe, especially in many places in Shaanxi, where there was no harvest for many years.
Zhu Youjian united with the Donglin Party, swept the eunuchs, and re-appointed Yuan Chonghuan to pacify Liaodong. The result was a sharp reduction in the tax burden, and a large amount of money and food was invested in Liaodong. As a result, the court used more money and food for disaster relief.
not enough.
Since the Wang Er Uprising broke out in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the imperial court has tried every means to provide disaster relief, and there are signs of relief. Now the money and food for disaster relief have almost been cut off, and the number of hungry people in Shaanxi and Shanxi has increased sharply.
By mid-May, people in northern and eastern Shaanxi were almost starving, and the situation in Shaanxi quickly deteriorated. Before Wang Er's uprising was completely wiped out, Wang Jiayin from Fugu led the hungry people to rebel again.
In the first year of Chongzhen, on May 11th, Wang Jiayin and Wu Yangui attacked the county town, robbed the wealthy households, and raised the banner. Responders gathered for a while, and Zhang Xianzhong, Wang Ziyong, etc. took the initiative to lead their troops to surrender, and civil unrest quickly swept the entire Shaanxi Province. Subsequently,
Wang Jiayin's troops merged with Wang's Second Division, and the number quickly expanded to more than 50,000, with the military peak directed at the relatively wealthy Jinzhong.
This year, with wars raging all over the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, who would notice a man named Tie Mo?
It was during this chaotic time that Tie Mo began to truly implement his plan to open up wasteland.
Just when Wang Jiayin led the hungry people to attack the city and seize the territory, no one noticed that a war broke out on the Zhangbei Plain.
Princess Luodan of the Naiman tribe of the Chahar tribe of Mongolia suddenly led a thousand troops south to Zhangbei, and soon came into conflict with the Sunit tribe to the west of Zhangbei.
After receiving the order from Bayan Khan, Aitler, the leader of the Sunit tribe, led his troops south quickly, and the two sides launched a great battle in the Zhangbei Plain. Neither side benefited from this battle, but it turned the Zhangbei Plain into a
It became a bloody battlefield.
There was internal strife in the Chahar tribe. At the same time, Chang Minyue, as a representative, invited the wealthy gentry and wealthy households living in Datong and Zhangjiakou to Chenxiang Tower.
Chang Minyue made an offer to buy the land deed from the Zhangbei gentry, but it didn't go as smoothly as expected.
Chang Minyue, no, I should say Tie Mo. He still somewhat ignored the importance of land in the hearts of those people. When Chang Minyue first interviewed, there were very few people who were really willing to sell the land.
In Anzhuang Castle, Chang Minyue looked at Tie Mo with an unkind expression, and said with a sarcastic smile: "Aren't you full of confidence? Now you can't even buy the land deed, why are you opening up land?"
"Are those people fools? There is so much land left uncultivated, and we don't have the guts to plant it. Why don't we sell it while it's worth some money and keep the cubs?"
Tie Mo scratched his scalp and looked angry.
"You make an appointment with them again in two days. This time, lower the price."
"What are you thinking? Now they are not willing to pay this price, so they are lowering the price?" Chang Minyue thought Tie Mo was a little crazy.
Tie Mo raised his eyelids and said, "You will understand what I mean soon."
After seeing off Chang Minyue, Tie Mo sent for the Mongolian man Bale, and with a few careful instructions, Bale hurriedly left Anzhuang Castle on his horse.
Looking at Balie's retreating figure, Tie Mo felt his heart aching.
In order to persuade Aqige to help, he promised many benefits. However, sometimes you have to let go. If you can't let go of the child, you won't be able to trap the wolf.
Two days later, Chang Minyue met with those Zhangbei gentry again. This time, not only did she not raise the price, she actually lowered the purchase price by 10%. Those Zhangbei gentry felt that they had been cheated, and most of them were cheating.
He left Chenxiang Tower with a smile on his face.
What happened in Chenxiang Tower is not a secret. Many people say that Miss Chang is ill. Otherwise, how could she, who has always been smart and capable, do such a thing?
Is it too insincere to lower the acquisition price again and again?
Soon, a piece of news came from Zhang Bei, leaving everyone speechless.
Naiman's troops sent 4,000 troops, not only defeated Aitler, but also completely occupied Zhangbeicheng.
Princess Luodan Aqige moved her tent to the south of Zhangbei City and lived in the Zhangbeiyuan County Office. She renamed the county office "Moon Palace".
The Moon Palace has another meaning in the prairie, which means the palace of the prairie pearl.
Princess Luodan is going to live in Zhangbeicheng forever!
If Aqige wants to stay in Zhangbeicheng, doesn't it mean that the Naiman tribe's Kachin Khan has completely brought Zhangbei into his sphere of influence this time?
In the past, the Mongols often harassed Zhangbei, and Zhangbei was actually under the control of the Mongols. However, neither the Naiman tribe nor the Sunit tribe really regarded Zhangbei as their own territory before, but only regarded Zhangbei as their own territory.
Bei Dang is like a fat sheep on the lips, ready to plucking grass and grain.
In other words, no matter how corrupt the situation in Zhangbei was at that time, Zhangbei was still under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, at least in name.
But things are very different now. The Naiman tribe regards Zhangbei as their own territory.
As soon as this incident came out, the people in Zhangjiakou looked at Chang Minyue with a slightly different look. Miss Chang had boldly lowered the price before, either because she had received some inside information in advance, or she was crazy.
Miss Chang cannot be a lunatic. In this case, there is only one answer.
When did the Chang family have such a close relationship with the Naiman Department? The Naiman Department would reveal such a confidential plan to the Chang family in advance.
No wonder Chang Minyue was willing to spend money to buy the Zhangbei wasteland. It was probably because the Chang family had secretly reached an agreement with the Naiman tribe.
A few days later, the Zhangbei gentry gathered at Chenxiang Tower again, but this time they were the ones who were anxious. The Zhangbei gentry unanimously agreed to Chang Minyue's previous price, but unfortunately, this time Chang Minyue said that they would consider it.
Chang Minyue's neither salty nor cool attitude made the gentry in Zhangbei feel a little bitter.
Hey, Miss Chang thinks the price is a bit high and wants to lower the price even more.
Thinking about it, the land in Zhangbei was worth some money before. Although it is impossible to farm the land now, there is still hope in the future. Now, Princess Luodan seems to be living in Zhangbei and will not leave. Who would want to
Want Zhang Bei’s land?
When we go to Zhangbei to open up wasteland at this time, are we going to farm land for ourselves or for the Mongols?
Only half a day later, the Zhangbei gentry took the initiative to lower the price by another 10%, and Chang Minyue agreed to purchase the land title.
The Chang family purchased land deeds on a large scale. At the same time, the Kang family also began to find the Zhangbei gentry and took away a large number of land deeds from these gentry.
At this point, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shanxi Shanxi merchants have been vaguely divided into two factions.
One faction is headed by the Chang and Cao families, and the other faction is headed by the Kang family.
However, few people know that the real driving force behind this incident is the obscure military householder Tie Mo.
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Everything was ready, but the Kang family suddenly intervened and grabbed a lot of land by bargain hunting, which made Chang Minteng feel a little angry.
I worked hard to keep the price down, but in the end the Kang family did nothing but ate a lot of money.
"What a bastard...this Kang Zhendai is always against us..."
Chang Minteng, who has always been elegant, couldn't help but uttered a curse word under his breath.
Chang Minyue sipped her tea. Seeing Chang Minteng's atmosphere, she smiled and consoled her: "Brother, why are you so angry? Maybe something bad can turn into something good."
"Huh? How do you say this?"
"With regard to the land acquisition, it seems that we are making wedding dresses for others, which gives the Kang family a big advantage. However, if the Kang family receives the land but cannot open up wasteland for farming, then it will be a joke.
What will other families think of the Kang family?"
"this....."
Chang Minteng thought about it carefully and had to admit that what Chang Minyue said made some sense.
...
As soon as the vigorous land purchase turmoil dissipated, an official document was sent to the Wanquan Command Department.
Looking at the official document in front of him, Hou Shilu felt a little pain in the back of his head.