Chapter 1041 The Jizi Volume is completed
Feng Ziying has a headache.
If Zasai really does this, it is really feasible. Although it is difficult to **** three to five thousand people back to the grassland, it can still be done.
According to what Zasai said, each person has fifty taels of silver, which is equivalent to about two hundred thousand, and the rest is given to himself. One hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver seems reasonable, but his own contribution seems to be somewhat discounted.
Of course, it is not easy for Zaisai. There are several thousand people than hundreds. Going all the way back to the grassland, there are many more things to do, but the benefits are not much, so Zaisai must be more I am willing to package it and give it to myself, provided that I am willing to pay more.
In comparison, those generals and officers can easily get hundreds or thousands of taels of silver ransom per person, and hundreds of people can get hundreds of thousands of taels of silver ransom, which is much more cost-effective.
"If Sir Zaisai thinks this is more cost-effective, Feng has no objection." Although Feng Ziying found it difficult, she didn't show it at all on the surface. This Zaisai may seem rough and arrogant, but in his heart he is careful, careful and thoughtful. But he is also decisive and courageous, making him a good ally and a formidable opponent.
Zaisai focused his eyes on Feng Ziying's face, as if he wanted to understand Feng Ziying's true thoughts, but in the end he smiled: "Master Feng, if this is really the case, then this will be the case for Zaisai. I will choose five thousand elites to bring back to the grassland, and the remaining How about handing over 40,000 people to you for a price of 300,000 taels of silver?"
"It doesn't matter if you take away 81,000 yuan, as long as Mr. Zaisai can take it away, but the silver, the maximum is 150,000 taels, and I have to declare first that this is a negotiation on behalf of the court. In the final decision, I have to report to the court. Okay, for the specific payment method, it is estimated that there will be less silver, more cloth, tea, and salt, and slightly less iron and grain,..."
Feng Ziying looked very free and easy as he obeyed everything he asked, as if the life and death of these tens of thousands of soldiers in the Beijing camp really had nothing to do with him.
Feng Ziying's free and easy attitude actually defeated Zai Sai's army.
Fifteen thousand taels of silver is not unacceptable, but it is still far from his psychological level. In his opinion, 300,000 taels of silver is a more sincere price.
Of course, he doesn't plan to really bring thousands of people back to the grassland. The distribution, resettlement, and final redemption will be very troublesome and cumbersome, and dealing with businessmen is not a worry-free thing. He doesn't know yet. Many unexpected problems emerged.
"Master Feng, are you forcing me?" Zaisai thought for a moment, "If I agree to such a price, I will definitely be criticized and blamed by the other four tribes and the Horqin people after I return to the grassland, especially the Horqin people. People, they are not our five Inner Khalkha tribes. They have been complaining a lot since this southern expedition. Hong Guoer can say some things, but Ming'an and Manggus have been flirting with Jianzhou Jurchens. If they are caught this time If you want to convince them again in the future, it will probably be even more difficult."
Among the three brothers Horqin, Ming'an, Manggus and Hong Guo'er, it was Ming'an who made the decision. Hong Guo'er was the younger brother and did not have much say, while Ming'an and Mang Gusi both wanted to go to Jianzhou. The Jurchens are close to each other, and Feng Ziying also knows this.
"Lord Zaisai, are you bullying me for not understanding the situation on your grassland? It is one thing to take prisoners in the First Battle of Santun Camp, but their armor, weapons, clothes, as well as the various carriages and horses in the camp , and the more than a thousand craftsmen and farmers in the city, I'm afraid you have arranged for them to be escorted back to the grassland a long time ago, right?" Feng Ziying said calmly: "These things add up to more than a million? How many people are there in the five inner Khalkha tribes and Horqin people? How many people are there? If you spread it out equally to each person, it’s probably more than one tael of silver, right? This doesn’t count the hundreds of generals and officers you plan to bring back to the grassland. Is it possible that the tribes on the grassland have already become so wealthy? For two million Are you still not satisfied with the two silver coins from a southern expedition?"
Feng Ziying's question left Zai Sai speechless. The three people including Mang Guda, Bi Lingtu and Suo Zai also looked happy but a little embarrassed. Indeed, such a brilliant achievement was only possible thanks to a battle in Beijing. War, and tens of thousands of sacrifices were made in the early battle of Qian'an. If I had known earlier why there was no need to fight Qian'an, I could just attack the Jingying camp hard.
"Master Feng, that's not what you said. The key is that these more than 50,000 people are in my hands. If everyone feels that they have not received enough compensation, they will definitely be suspicious, especially the Horqin people..." Zasai also felt that his words Somewhat unconvincing.
Feng Ziying said coldly: "Master Zaisai, I don't think you need to be too accommodating to the Horqin people. In the future, I am afraid that the Horqin people will have to beat and intimidate mainly, and win over as a supplement. Some people forget to beat but not to eat. I'm afraid they are not the grassland. Rules of survival.”
The unkind words made Zaisai look unhappy, but he had to admit that what Feng Ziying said was indeed accurate. For the Horqin people who had begun to turn to the Jianzhou Jurchen, I am afraid that they really should not be too gentle and be tough as necessary. Even suppressing by force will be an option.
Seeing that Zaisai didn't speak, Feng Ziying asked again: "What will Master Zaisai do with those hundreds of generals and officers?"
Zaisai was stunned, "Could it be that Master Feng intends to redeem their lives for them?"
"It is true, but it is not a simple matter. I hope it can be solved together instead of talking about it one by one. That would be too troublesome." Zaisai nodded.
"In this way, Mr. Zasai, Mr. Zasai might as well delay and suppress the redemption issue of this group of people. I will report it to the court. The merchants can discuss it for the time being. As for these 50,000 people, I promise Two hundred thousand taels of silver will be redeemed, but Master Zaisai will not have to bring thousands of people back to the grassland. However, the final redemption of these generals and officers will be at my discretion, and of course, you will not suffer any loss in terms of price."
Seeing that Feng Ziying said it so seriously, Zaisai also knew that this was probably the final result. Any further bargaining would not only damage his image, but also be detrimental to future cooperation between the two parties, not to mention that this condition was barely achieved.
As for the latter condition, although he didn't know what the other party's intentions were, as long as he didn't suffer a financial loss, it didn't matter who would pay the money or make the decision. Of course, he would prefer to cooperate with Feng Ziying, which would be more refreshing and reliable. Not to mention, it will also be conducive to deeper cooperation in the future.
A preliminary agreement has been reached.
"Lord Zaisai, the basic agenda is almost here. Please try the Biluochun that Feng brought back from the south of the Yangtze River. It is fresh and timeless, with an aftertaste of fragrance. It may be a little weak at first taste, but if you drink it for a long time, it will have a unique charm. "
Feng Ziying said with a smile.
"Oh? We men on the grasslands prefer the strong taste of brick tea. It can even be said that to our grassland tribes, brick tea is as important as salt and iron. If Mr. Feng can pay the two hundred thousand taels of silver with Zaisai would be very grateful for the discount on tea bricks, ironware and tea bricks, and is also willing to give a better discount on the price."
Zaisai picked up the tea cup and took a sip. It was indeed very light. For people like them who were used to drinking brick tea, it was almost the same as boiled water.
"Well, there is no problem. Even in the future trade between the two parties, with the Yuguan Port, whether it is Eastern Mongolia or Haixi Jurchen, we can get richer, more convenient and more favorable conditions for all kinds of goods trade. …”
Before Feng Ziying finished speaking, Zai Sai asked directly: "Can it also be used on iron materials?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Feng Ziying's face again.
Everything else is easy to say, including tea and salt. Even if the border controls are very strict, the Shanshan Chamber of Commerce people have many ways to break them into pieces and bring these things in. However, it is much more difficult to bring iron materials outside the customs, and the intensity of the controls must be higher. It is much larger, and even if it can be transported into the grassland, it is extremely expensive.
But for the tribes on the grassland, iron is an indispensable and even life-and-death commodity. Weapons, arrow clusters, armor, and hoofs all require a large amount of iron. The herdsmen’s iron pots, harvesting and cutting fodder The sickles and guillotines are in great demand.
Zaisai also got the news. Yongping Prefecture seems to have begun to produce iron and steel in large quantities, and the quality is even greater than that of Zunhua Iron Factory, which is famous in the Northland and the grasslands. With the full support of Yongping, the strength of Qingqi can be greatly improved. Just for the iron leaves on the leather armor, a large amount of iron is urgently needed, but once this goal is achieved, Qingqi cannot say that it will suddenly change. It is not suitable for heavy cavalry, but it can greatly reduce the damage of arrows in cavalry battles.
Not only Zaisai, but also Bushiyamala was very concerned about this matter.
Although Ye Hejia Cavalry is known as Armor Cavalry, its armor is just thicker. Some key parts, such as helmets, chest protectors, waist and abdomen, are added with iron sheets that are easy to be hit by arrows, and are also covered with armor on the chest and abdomen of the war horse. Armor, if there is enough iron material, make it into Bushiya Mara saw the thin but stronger steel sheets than ordinary iron leaves that Feng Ziying showed to her, and embellished them on the armor. Ye Hejia rode I'm afraid he will really become a veritable armored knight.
Feng Ziying had long expected that Zai Sai would ask this question sooner or later. The competition among tribes on the grassland was often reflected in population and weapons and armor. The more people there were and the more advanced the weapons and armor were, the stronger they would be. And Where advancement is reflected is in the sharpness and solidity of your swords, guns, arrows, and armor.
“Okay.” Feng Ziying nodded.
“Seriously?” Zaisai didn’t seem to believe it, so the gap was a bit wide.
“If what Mr. Zasai and I said before are true, then what I said will naturally be true.” Feng Ziying nodded solemnly.
If the five Inner Khalkha tribes are really willing to suppress Horqin, contain Chahar, and coordinate to threaten and attack the Jianzhou Jurchens in accordance with Liaodong's intentions, Feng Ziying feels that they can support each other, let alone iron materials, even fire blunderbuss.
(End of this chapter)