The Qing Dynasty's "siege" originally meant "military exercises". This was especially true before entering the customs. This time, it was even more intentional to show off the Eight Banners' military power in front of Huang Hua, so the soldiers were all dressed up to deliberately show the military's military strength.
force.
Huang Taiji secretly watched Huang Hua's reaction from close by - he already knew from the Tang newspaper and memorials that the combat power of the Tai'ao people was far superior to the Ming army. In the conflict on Duozhi Island, the elite Eight Banners of Zhenjiang Fort were left alone.
On the island, the Tai'ao people, who were completely disadvantaged in terms of numbers, were defeated. The opponent was not only very powerful with firearms, but also had a well-founded approach and strict discipline during the battle, making them a rare elite.
Looking at Huang Hua now, although there was a look of shock on his face, there was no trace of worry or fear. When Bayala's soldiers were riding and shooting, there was even a contemptuous smile on the corner of this man's mouth.
Huang Taiji has always prided himself on the strong combat power of the Eight Banners, especially those who participated in the hunt were elites from each banner, many of them Bayala soldiers. In a field battle, a charge of one to two hundred elite Bayala soldiers could kill ten times more.
The Ming army was completely defeated, and it was not unusual for one to be equal to ten.
Seeing that the yellow envoy was certainly intimidated by the momentum displayed by the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners, but overall he seemed to be completely unfazed by it.
This is strange. Could it be that they also have an army with great martial arts? Huang Taiji thought secretly, but he had too little information about the Tai'ao people. He had many spies in Beijing, but the intelligence collected was focused on the military and political aspects.
Based on the news from the court, although Australian products are very famous in Beijing, Australians have never appeared in the court. Even the disastrous defeat in Hainan Island was only called "Kun thieves". And according to Di
According to reports, although the Kun bandits defeated the Ming army, they were defeated at the gate of Guangzhou and fled back to the sea. Huang Taiji was unable to connect the two for a while.
Judging from the twenty soldiers he brought, they looked quite capable, but apart from their swords, they only had two short muskets on their bodies. They didn't seem to be wearing close-fitting armor, and they didn't seem to have very good riding skills.
He called a valet and gave a few instructions softly.
After a while, several horns sounded, and a wild boar was seen rushing out of the bushes, followed by dozens of Bayalas, waving their swords and riding horses, shouting and chasing after it.
Driven by the hunter, the wild boar panicked and headed directly towards where Huang Hua and others were. This wild boar was an old mandrill pig with many years of experience. It was heavy and had two yellowed tusks, and bristles on its neck.
The sight of a fallen tree is terrifying.
Although Huang Hua claimed to have "seen everything", when he saw this frighteningly large wild boar - he had seen pigs that only had a life span of 12 months - it rushed forward aggressively, he immediately panicked.
Hands and feet, he couldn't help but take a step back.
The guards near him had received strict security training. The 16 people immediately divided into two columns and lined up in front of him. The first column unsheathed their sabers, and the second column drew out their pistols and opened their guns. They were instantly ready to intercept the wild boar.
The other four people were ready to cover the leader's escape once the wild boar broke through the obstruction.
Huang Taiji was not willing to really scare or hurt the Tai'ao envoy. Seeing the wild boar approaching, the nearby cavalry swarmed up and killed the wild boar in an instant with arrows and spears.
After the hunt, Huang Hua was sent back to Shenyang by officials from the Ministry of Rites and rested in the post house. The next day, officials from the Ministry of Revenue came to formally negotiate with him on the details of the mutual market.
In the Manchu and Qing trade, the most controversial aspect of the details within the Senate was the Manchu and Qing credit issues.
The Manchu and Qing Dynasty's trade credit was very bad in history. They bullied the weak and forced buying and selling. Sometimes they simply "accounted for it on credit". The North Korean Li Dynasty suffered greatly from this, so how to ensure the safety of trade and the payment of the other party became a question.
An important part of trade.
The most appropriate method is to set up a fortified trade fortress. This trade fortress can also be used as a workstation for conducting intelligence activities against the Manchu Qing Dynasty and a forward base for launching armed attacks in the future.
Lushun was once a location they had considered, but Lushun was far away from the core area of Qing rule and was almost isolated from the world. It was good as a military base, but too remote as a trading port.
Therefore, it was finally decided to occupy Zhangzi Island near the mouth of the Yalu River as a fortified trading port. Cargo ships such as T800 would transport the goods here and then be transferred by smaller ships into the Yalu River. The population, horses and materials obtained from the Manchus could also be temporarily
Store it on the island.
Zhangzi Island is currently under the control of the Dongjiang Army. However, the Dongjiang Army scattered on the islands has not built defensive facilities such as castles on the islands. They mainly rely on the sea as a natural barrier, which is an obstacle to the Eight Banners who lack naval forces and ships.
, this is not the case for the Fubo Army. The dispatched army headquarters estimates that Zhangzi Island can be occupied by sending only one company of marines to land.
Since it was originally planned to annex the Dongjiang River, it was also planned to accept the various Liaohai islands that were originally under the control of the Dongjiang River.
After discussion, the two parties finally reached an agreement: the mutual trading place between the two parties will be located on Duozhi Island in the Yalu River in front of Zhenjiang Fort. The interval for mutual trading is tentatively set at six months, and the frequency can be increased if necessary.
The goods on the mutual market are sold by Lingao: salt, paper, cotton cloth, Chinese patent medicines, iron agricultural tools, armor, and bows and arrows produced in Jeju Island. As for the food and artillery strongly demanded by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they are temporarily shelved for "further discussion." Huang Hua guessed
, selling siege artillery is not a big problem, but the possibility of selling grain is extremely low. After all, the cost of transporting grain is too high, and the number of people they need to feed is increasing. Even if one stone of grain can be sold for ten times the profit, it is
It’s really not worthwhile for the Planning Institute.
Generally speaking, the goods needed by the Manchus were similar to those estimated by the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Ministry of Commerce. They mainly concentrated on necessary daily necessities and weapons for the people. Many of the goods listed in the catalog that the commercial departments believed were likely to be sold were all excluded.
, including commodities that were once thought to be likely to be sold: sugar, chili sauce and liquor were all directly passed. This can not help but make Huang Hua a little disappointed.
There were some disputes between the two parties regarding the payment from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Keishinro Tobe wanted to persuade Huang Hua to mainly accept ginseng and fur as a means of payment. From a trade perspective, ginseng and fur were both hugely profitable products, and in the Guanhai market
The price is very high and the profit is considerable. Even according to the "forced selling price" of the Manchus to the Li Dynasty, a pound of ginseng was only 16 taels of silver. In the customs, it was at least 50 taels per catty. But the export quantity of this thing is limited after all. Although it is full
In the trade between the Qing Dynasty and North Korea, more than 1,000 kilograms of ginseng could often be exported at a time, but the mutual trade between them was not frequent. It probably took one or two years to save so much dried ginseng. Moreover, the luxury goods themselves were
The consumer group is very small. Once a large amount of input is made, prices will inevitably plummet, and the so-called profits will not be that big.
As for the Ministry of Health, it expressed concern about the import of furs - the furs of common fur animals exported from the Northeast such as minks, otters, and foxes are likely to become vectors of plague. Simple deer skins, wild boar skins, etc. are acceptable.
Therefore, Huang Hua's reaction to this was: The Manchu and Qing Dynasties should either pay gold and silver directly, or use other special products to pay for it if insufficient. Ginseng and fur should not account for too high a proportion and can only be used as supplements. He proposed that the Manchu and Qing Dynasties should mainly pay
Population and horses are used as compensation. Honey, mountain products and wood can also be used as supplements.
After the two parties roughly agreed on the types of trade, they started a discussion on the price of the goods. Since the Eight Banners aristocrats always regarded the captives as "rare goods", they all set high prices for the prisoners who wanted to redeem themselves. After Bingzi's indiscretion, the Li Dynasty
They were forced to send hostages to Shengjing and set up a Korean Pavilion. The Korean Pavilion often wanted to redeem relatives and friends who had been kidnapped by officials of the Li Dynasty. The nobles of the Eight Banners often offered high prices, with a ransom of one hundred taels or even three to five hundred for a prisoner.
Both are very common. Sometimes, even if the North Korean embassy has no intention of redeeming people, the Eight Banners relatives will force the North Korean embassy to redeem people. Naturally, the price is ridiculously high.
Now that Huang Hua wants to trade, the other party's price will inevitably affect his own price. If the other party sells a prisoner for 50 taels and a horse for 500 taels, then he will also have to sell salt for 10 taels per catty.
After a lot of discussions about setting prices and paying back the money on the spot, the two parties finalized the price of each product one by one. Huang Hua made some concessions on some products, but he refused to give in on the flagship product of Lingao Sales: Armor.
: Insist on selling each set of full-body armor for 200 taels, and the simplified version of half-body armor for 150 taels.
The Ministry of Commerce believes that this price is not expensive. Considering the defensive effect and light load that these armors can achieve, it is impossible to find a second supplier in this time and space. Although the Manchus themselves can produce quite good quality
Armor, but in terms of its cost, establishing a large number of low-tech blacksmith shops relies on labor-intensive full-time production, which takes a lot of man-hours. The cost is probably not much cheaper than buying it from Lingao. Not to mention the disparity in quality.
Difference. Industrial batch products often enjoy dual advantages in cost and quality over handmade products.
In addition to the basic goods exported by Lingao, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties also asked Lingao to provide a large amount of iron pots and tea. They expressed their willingness to buy as much as they wanted. Huang Hua knew that this was the Qing Dynasty's demand for Mongolian trade. The Ming Dynasty had long been interested in Mongolia.
Trade control was implemented, and the influx of iron tools was strictly controlled. The Mongolian tribes were so miserable that arrowheads could only be made from bones. The easy-to-carry iron pots that herders needed every day became a rare and valuable trading commodity.
As long as there are iron pots and tea leaves, enough horses can be obtained from Mongolia. Rather than fighting with swords and guns, and laboring on expeditions to capture the population, it is much easier for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to obtain horses from Mongolia. (To be continued, please search.
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