In just two months, the entire Beiyuan region has undergone unimaginable changes.
This can be said to be a huge difference.
In the previous Northern Yuan Dynasty, under the strong suppression of the Ming Dynasty, all parties were in short supply of materials. Some lowly slaves were thankful to God if they could drink half a bowl of gruel every day.
The lives of ordinary people are not very good. After a winter, the medicinal materials and tea leaves at home have long been exhausted.
Without food, they could only survive on cow's milk and goat's milk, and occasionally only meat.
Without even salt, pure cooked meat is difficult to swallow, and long-term consumption of greasy meat will bring about all kinds of pain.
Forget about adults, especially children, their abdomens are generally bloated.
This situation develops in the homes of all grassland people, even some Mongolian nobles, not much better.
The most important thing is the fear of future life.
"Even Your Majesty, I'm afraid he won't dare to argue with Ming Dynasty, otherwise the people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty will be overturned and the throne will be unstable."
After it is sprinkled on the barbecue, it feels like it is not the same thing at all. The taste can even be swallowed by the tongue.
Even if you gain the world temporarily, it is almost like gaining the crown from a monkey.
Thinking of this, Ou Anmin's mentality no longer mattered.
This kind of speed is unbelievable.
Elbek Khan also agreed with this idea.
So with this idea in mind, Ou Anmin decided not to recruit from the Ming Dynasty and followed Bei Yuan.
"The grandson of the Ming Dynasty, you have also seen how young he is, but he is only as young as a crown prince."
After a long time, he said: "Ou Yushi, what you said can actually be seen and thought by everyone."
However, building a city is not something that happens overnight. It is easier said than done.
It's not that Elbek didn't know the price of goods, it's just that these things were given by the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty. Things that were given away for free would not feel bad if they were resold and given away to others.
"There are also those exquisite condiments, but I can't eat more than a few meals."
Here in Beiyuan, cavalry from all walks of life closely escorted them, and they quickly arrived and set up seven trading points.
There is no business or material hoarding here in Beiyuan, even Wang Ting has a large account.
Elbek sat on the dragon throne, and below him were the civil and military officials of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Many of the ways here in Beiyuan were transferred to their own families through Shanxi merchants at the border.
He, Zhu Yuanzhang, is nothing, just a Guizhou leader.
"There is no way to rely on Ming. At least for now, no one can do anything to Ming."
Just need snowflake salt and seasoning.
Invisibly, all the herdsmen discovered that they could no longer live without the Ming Dynasty.
"The Ming Dynasty's caravans have grabbed our throats. Once we have a conflict with the Ming Dynasty, do you think these caravans will come again?"
"Just like the previous embargo, the entire Beiyuan will once again wither."
Where can the future be?
Sure enough, Your Majesty has never forgotten me.
That night, there was a bonfire party with singing and dancing to welcome the arrival of the Ming caravan.
Hearing this, Elbek felt relieved.
In particular, the rise in commodity prices has been a huge surprise to all herdsmen on the grasslands.
From now on, any tribe found to be ruthlessly plundering the Ming Dynasty will be permanently added to the undesirable list.
However, what I didn't expect was that after Ou Anmin left, the entire Central Plains suddenly became peaceful.
After Ou Anmin heard this, he suddenly felt sad for some reason.
Said: "Don't just focus on the present. You should know why everything in Beiyuan currently comes from."
So correspondingly, someone came up with the idea of building a city.
After thinking about it for a while, Haba said, "This is my duty, but speaking of it, I really want something, and I beg your majesty to reward it."
"Being a monk for a day and ringing bells for a day is not a bad idea."
Some tribal elders looked at this scene and sighed slightly.
The Han minister who spoke earlier was speechless for a long time by what Ou Anmin said.
Thinking that I was already in my early sixties, half of my body was probably buried in the ground.
Under such circumstances, it seems that the Northern Yuan Dynasty can be stabilized here and there is no need to run around.
It was specifically told by the Ming Dynasty’s grandson.
When he can no longer do anything in a few years, he will return to his family and enjoy his old age.
He is now the Minister of the Ministry of War. With the current vacancy of the Prime Minister, he is already considered a very popular minister. If he goes up higher, he will be the master of great achievements.
This idea, considering the situation at that time, actually had no problem.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has provided corn feed, it is completely different. These are more fertile than pasture, the price is not high, and they can be raised in a fixed area.
"Shang Shu Haba, you are indispensable for being able to capture Yan King Zhu Di alive, prompting the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty to reach a peace treaty, lift the embargo, and trade at a reduced price."
Fortunately, there are still descendants of his own in the Ming Dynasty, and the Xinzheng Ou family is also developing well.
How could he not understand the meaning of His Majesty's words? It was just to get to a better place.
Sure enough, this Haba is quite sensible.
But if you have merit, it won't work if you don't want any reward.
From a strategic point of view, it can be regarded as avoiding the melee in the Central Plains first, and then recuperating and entering the Central Plains to compete for the country again.
Almost all of Jingshi’s luxury goods series are delivered in batches every month.
Since ancient times, there has been no emperor who did not come from a famous family. Zhu Yuanzhang was a serious farmer with no background at all.
"Tell me what reward you want, as long as you tell me, I can grant it to you."
The first thing Haba did when he caught Yan King Zhu Di and returned to the Northern Yuan court was to hand over his tiger talisman overnight, for fear that His Majesty would have other ideas.
This means that the Ming Chamber of Commerce will refuse to trade with them and impose inter-tribal sanctions.
After the early dynasty of the Northern Yuan Dynasty ended.
Beiyuan has just recovered somewhat, and it still needs to be more stable.
If it exists in the capital, it will naturally exist here in Elbek.
"Ou Yushi, I heard that your Majesty has been considering building a city recently, but I don't know if it will be implemented."
Originally, Elbek was still a little hesitant about what he said about the Northern Yuan Dynasty officials, but now, he simply doesn't think about it so much.
"The current situation of the Ming Dynasty has far surpassed that of the Bei Yuan Dynasty. In the entire grassland, who can compare with the Ming Dynasty?"
Such a law may seem to have little effect, but in fact it makes many people very afraid.
Including some precious tea leaves, porcelain, and even the famous rouge and gouache given to the concubines in the harem of Elbek.
In the future, there may be no way to go to the Central Plains to enjoy the autumn breeze.
All the Mongolian tribes, nobles, and herdsmen are thinking of Elbek.
Ou Anmin knew very well that not only himself, but also the Han courtiers currently in Beiyuan had a way out.
The situation changed so fast that even before he could react, the Ming Dynasty seemed to be stable all of a sudden.
But this is also a good opportunity for Haba.
He is just a rebel who has experienced many dynasties. He can only hold the position of emperor for several years.
He sighed slightly and said no more.
Originally, cattle, sheep, and horses were kept in captivity, and they had to chase water and grass all the time before they could be raised.
"This grassland is no better than the Central Plains. There is nothing except the vast expanse."
Moreover, the person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce who came to the Northern Yuan Dynasty said that if he needed things like snowflake salt and seasonings, he would just ask and have them delivered.
In terms of negotiations, although no other material compensation was obtained except for the lifting of the Ming embargo, the expansion of trade allowed the reputation of Elbek Khan to begin to spread throughout the grasslands.
In front of Zhu Yuanzhang's army, all the forces were like paper, with no resistance at all.
During that time, everyone in Beiyuan, both the court and the various tribes, were gloomy and gloomy, with no smiles to be seen.
At this time, Elbek's favorable opinion of the Ming Dynasty grandson was already very high.
Ou Anmin also went back to his tent.
A familiar Han minister said with a smile next to Ou Anmin.
In fact, many people look down on Zhu Yuanzhang.
Elbek said with a smile, feeling very good.
If they were allowed to stay in Beiyuan, they would still support his younger brother. It would be better if they returned to Daming.
"At that time, it may be even more serious than before. When all the nobles, soldiers, and herdsmen are particularly dependent on us, we can only be led by the Ming Dynasty."
But it's different now.
For example, famous snacks, the Ming Dynasty Taisun would directly send chefs to make them on the spot for Elbek.
Elbek's own reputation in the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the army also reached a peak.
As the saying goes, eating people is short of mouth, and taking people is short of hands.
This also further strengthened Elbek's intention to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty. As for those Han officials, it was irrelevant.
Now I have to speak much more forcefully.
Zhu Ying set up a mutual market as quickly as possible, and he had a large amount of supplies. In just three days, a large number of urgently needed supplies for the grassland were already on the road.
People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. When he followed him to this grassland to serve as a minister in Beiyuan and refused Ming's solicitation, he naturally looked down on Zhu Yuanzhang.
The arrival of the Ming Dynasty caravan was like seeing the sun through the clouds, and everyone's faces were filled with cheerful smiles.
"But, what can be done."
When the Ming caravan came earlier, the Ming Taisun specially sent a lot of them.
In Elbek's heart, the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty really treated him as his own uncle, and his Majesty must have meant this.
If it comes to other things, Elbek really may not be able to bring them out. It is precisely this snowflake salt and seasonings that he currently has in stock.
The nomadic people lived in pursuit of water and grass. The earliest role of cities was to store supplies and trade.
"Now that Master Haba has spoken, I can't be stingy."
Haba grasped this scene and immediately said: "I like snowflake salt the most, but the Chamber of Commerce in the Ming Dynasty has restrictions on the share of snowflake salt. The portion here seems to be a lot, but it is not enough to eat."
This matter was only mentioned in the court recently.
"We are all old, how can we compare to this? Let's just live like this."
"If we can really build a city, then we won't have to wander around all the time, and our lives will finally be stable."
When Elbek heard this, his expression changed slightly and he asked calmly, "But it doesn't matter."
It can be seen from the embargo that today's Ming Dynasty will really implement the laws thoroughly.
Rather, in order to take care of the Han courtiers, the large tent has the characteristics of the Central Plains.
Being able to maintain his current position as Minister of War is already a very good situation.
"Your Majesty knows that this is what I want, so I boldly ask Your Majesty to give me some."
So what if this end fails, it doesn't matter much.
Ou Anmin snorted coldly when he heard this.
"If there are no other surprises, in the next few decades, we should not have any ideas that we cannot fight against."
In fact, Ou Anmin also regretted it, but unfortunately, it was already too late.
This is especially true in the circle of scholars, like Ou Anmin's generation.
Nowadays, snowflake salt is second, and the barbecue seasoning is really popular in the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Elbek said with a smile.
It's just that it's difficult to feed the tribesmen just by relying on the development of the grassland itself, whether it's fur or livestock.
The key lies in the corn feed provided by Daming.
"As a reward, thirty catties of snowflake salt and ten catties of seasoning."
Ten kilograms of seasoning is not a small amount. Just a little bit is enough for barbecue. In today's Beiyuan, these ten kilograms of seasoning would cost at least dozens of kilograms of gold.
Although the situation in Beiyuan is improving now, the Ministry of Revenue has actually been in deficit for a long time, so there is no reward that can be given out.
"When you said that at that time, Bei Yuan was still Bei Yuan's Bei Yuan?"
Firstly, the Ming Dynasty became more and more powerful, and secondly, after the arrival of the Ming Dynasty caravan, a law was announced.
It seems like everything I hold on to is suddenly gone.
"Since we can't fight, we might as well just follow along. Look, our life is much better now. Not to mention the herdsmen, even the slaves can have a bite to eat. What a good thing."
Haba, the Minister of War below, was speechless when he heard His Majesty say this.
Everything is good here on the grassland, but it is inconvenient without a city.
Not only the snowflake salt seasoning, but also the most famous Jingshi Di Bao in the Ming Dynasty will be delivered as soon as they arrive at the border.
This is so thoughtful.
Northern Yuan Dynasty court, palace tent.
As soon as he arrived at the big tent, Ou Anmin saw his servants waiting anxiously.
After seeing himself, he ran over quickly.
"Master, you are finally back. The Ming Dynasty caravan sent you a letter from my family."
"I didn't think anything of it at first, but I just heard that other gentlemen seemed to have encountered something, so I became a little anxious. You"
Ou Anmin immediately snatched the family letter from the servant's hand and immediately started to read it.