Gechi Khan looked at the acting king Zhu Gui who only brought a few personal guards with him, with a look of surprise and confusion on his face.
"The king found this Khan this time, but the imperial edict from the Ming court has already been issued?"
Several other Mongolian leaders in the tent also looked over, but their expressions were different. It seemed that they had different views on the decision to cease war with Mingren.
Zhu Guidao: "The imperial edict has not yet arrived, but there are some other matters that I would like to discuss with Gechi Khan."
"Until the Ming court's attitude becomes clear, what else can we talk about?" Gechi Khan frowned and said.
"Of course it's a matter of trade. You don't have much food, right?" Zhu Gui said lightly.
"What do you mean by King Dai's words?" Gechi Khan immediately became nervous.
"It's not interesting, I just want to buy some of your cattle and sheep." Zhu Gui took out a wad of banknotes and said.
His move immediately made all the Mongolians in the tent laugh.
Especially Guchi Khan, but he seemed to be angry with shame.
"King Dai, we are short of food, but you want to use these banknotes to buy our cattle and sheep. Don't you think this is a bit funny?"
Zhu Gui glanced at Xu Miaoqing next to him. The latter had been prepared for a long time and immediately said: "Gechi Khan, are you a little confused? In the future, if you want to do business with us Han people, you will have to use silver.
Tickets, the Mongolian habit of bartering does not work on the Han side."
Xu Miaoqing noticed that Gechi Khan was about to interrupt, and immediately raised his hand to stop him: "I haven't finished speaking yet. As far as I know, Mongolians don't have the habit of using cattle and sheep as food, right? That's why there are
A large number of cattle and sheep froze to death, and we are here to solve this problem."
"The grain team of the Datong Chamber of Commerce is already on the road and will arrive in a few days. Then you will no longer have to drive a large number of cattle and sheep, and you can only trade with banknotes. Isn't it more time-saving, labor-saving and safer?"
Xu Miaoqing's words made Gechi Khan stunned for a while.
He glanced at the other Mongolian tribal leaders in the tent and found that most of them also looked confused.
"What you said is correct, but how do we know this is not a trap? What if you don't accept these banknotes by then?"
A Mongolian tribe leader stood up and said.
"You can rest assured about this. The reputation of King Dai has already spread in the grasslands outside Datong Mansion. You can send people there to inquire and find out."
"Also, the King has thought of the worst case scenario, that is, the imperial court does not agree to this trade agreement. At that time, you can also consider moving outside Datong Mansion, and we can continue to maintain trade relations."
Xu Miaoqing finished speaking plausibly, then turned back and winked at Zhu Gui proudly.
Zhu Gui smiled, nodded to her, and then said calmly: "What do you think, Guchi Khan? I can give you three days to think about it. In three days, the Mongolian Jingqi can make a round trip."
Is the grassland of Datong Prefecture?"
"Okay, now that we've talked about it, let's discuss it again in three days."
Gechi Khan said helplessly.
…
Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing returned to the city, and were immediately blocked by Xu Yingxu, who was waiting at the gate and was waiting in formation. Behind him, there were a thousand cavalry ready to attack.
"How can you go to the Mongolian camp privately? It's too dangerous." Xu Yingxu said seriously.
"Brother, we are here to discuss trade issues. The Mongols are also suffering from food shortages. We are their saviors. They will not do anything to us." Xu Miaoqing said with a smile.
"Even so, it is too dangerous to do this. You must discuss it with me before making a decision. At least I can bring someone to escort you back and forth safely, Your Majesty?"
Xu Yingxu looked at Zhu Gui with pleading eyes.
"General Xu, I know this, and I won't do it again."
"By the way, how about sending out teams to buy food from other counties and cities?"
Zhu Gui remembered something and asked Xu Yingxu.
"The nearest counties and cities don't have much food. The team that went three hundred miles away has not returned yet, but I guess the situation is similar. This war has lasted too long."
Xu Yingxu said helplessly.
Zhu Gui nodded. War has always been a waste of people and money. Even during the period of the strong Han Dynasty, the war with the Huns also brought down the country's strength.
So what Zhu Gui wants to do now is not only to use trade to resolve small disputes, but also to greatly shorten the time of the war, and even turn the war into a business.
However, his stage is currently too small to fully realize this idea.
…
The food distributed to the victims in the city is getting less and less every day, from white rice and steamed buns at the beginning to gruel now, which makes many people complain.
It's just that about one-third of the victims who are capable of working have been recruited as civilian husbands. Their situation is better than that of the victims who are only the old, weak, women and children, so even if someone wants to cause trouble, there are not enough.
strength.
However, after this happened for three days, someone finally came forward.
Holding the banner of "Princes and Generals, Xiang Ning has the right kind", he directly led the victims to rob several large households in the city.
Unexpectedly, there was a lot of food in this wealthy family, which made the victims even more excited. Some even thought that the king who had been helping them had bad intentions.
As a result, the troubles among the victims in the city became more and more intense.
In just half a day, more than a dozen gentry's houses were broken into by the victims, and their food and property were robbed.
Prince Su's Mansion even dispatched border guards, but the situation did not improve, and instead provoked a larger-scale civil unrest.
And due to the large number of victims, the entire city of Ganzhou was about to be shaken.
As a last resort, Su Wang Zhu Kai had to personally bring people to the military camp to find Zhu Gui who was drawing a map.
"On behalf of the king, the city has been turned upside down by those untouchables. Now only the cavalry in your hands can control the situation. You must help me."
If these victims were driven out of Ganzhou City, even if Zhu Kai could retain his position as vassal king, he would still be humiliated.
Zhu Guidao: "Brother Wang, don't panic. You stay in the military camp. The king has already heard about this. But now that the victims are in the same situation as the fire, sending troops at this time will only cause greater conflicts. It is better to wait for them to calm down before arresting them."
The troublemakers who live among them.”
"Wait until they calm down? How long will it take?" Zhu Mei was anxious.
"Naturally, all the big households with grain in the city have been robbed. These people are filling their own pockets and hoarding grain privately regardless of the national crisis. They are no different from moths. Someone should punish them."