The sudden mutual trade made Huang Taiji a little uncomfortable, but as a generation of tycoons, Huang Taiji would never miss the opportunity of mutual trade. On the one hand, he sent his confidants to Xipingbao, Yizhou, Guangning and other places for investigation. On the other hand, he asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to investigate.

He spent a lot of money and tried his best to buy grain, cloth and other necessities, and transported them all back to Shengjing.

At the same time, Huang Taiji also asked many Manchu nobles to spend money to buy food and cloth.

Many Manchu nobles have money. Whether they are entering the country to plunder or conquering the Mongolian tribes, these Manchu nobles have obtained a large amount of money. The money accumulated by some Manchu nobles is probably not as good as the money in the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

few.

Of course, Huang Taiji also spent part of his own money and secretly arranged for merchants to go to Xipingbao to buy grain.

Huang Taiji knew that as long as he did not express his attitude, the trading volume of Xipingbao Mutual Market would definitely become larger and larger.

Looking at the musk in his hand, he smelled it gently. The scent of musk was indeed intoxicating.

The price of such a small piece of musk is as high as twenty taels of gold. This is something Huang Taiji has never seen before. It is said that it was transported from distant overseas countries. Even in the Ming Dynasty, only scholar-bureaucrat families could afford to purchase musk.

Why did Wu Zongrui, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty, establish mutual markets in Xipingbao, Guangning and Yizhou? Is this the intention of the Ming Emperor and the Ming Dynasty court? Could it be that the Ming court knew that the Qing Dynasty suffered a famine this year, so it set up mutual markets in Xipingbao

It should be impossible to establish mutual markets in other places to prevent the Manchu Eight Banners from entering the customs and plundering.

While Huang Taiji was still meditating, Daishan, Dorgon, Duduo, Hauge, Jierhalang and others all entered the side hall.

When everyone was about to salute, Huang Taiji waved his hand.

"I invite you here today mainly to discuss the mutual trade between Xipingbao, Yizhou and Guangning..."

Just as Huang Taiji finished speaking, Hauge clasped his fists and spoke.

"Father, I think that no matter why the Ming Dynasty established mutual markets in Xipingbao, Yizhou and Guangning, I am willing to lead the troops to recover Xipingbao, Yizhou and Guangning, defeat the Ming army and trade in the mutual markets.

Get all the money back..."

As soon as Hauge finished speaking, Duduo also clasped his fists and spoke.

"Your Majesty, my brother is also willing to lead troops to recover Xiping Fort, Guangning, Yizhou and other places..."

Huang Taiji sighed slightly. He didn't know why these Manchu nobles in the Qing Dynasty, when they encountered anything, the first way they thought of was to use force. You must know that the Denglai New Army of the Ming Dynasty was extremely brave. Since they decided to

How could Xipingbao and other places establish mutual markets without preparation? If the Eight Banners Army attacks rashly, it is likely to suffer a disastrous defeat.

The establishment of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty suddenly doubled the military strength of the Qing Dynasty, but the expenses also increased.

The Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners are different from the Manchu Eight Banners in that they are mainly composed of sergeants.

The Mongolian Eight Banners are better, because they follow the Manchu Eight Banners in conquests all year round, and the sergeants have also obtained a lot of money and a lot of slaves, which can basically be maintained. However, the Han Eight Banners are different. They do not have many opportunities for conquests, and they are allocating

When it comes to money, they don't get much, so they don't have much savings. If they rely only on themselves, they can't solve the problem of military pay and food. The court must consider it.

The establishment of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty doubled the military strength of the Qing Dynasty, but the expenses also increased.

Some Manchu nobles were dissatisfied and did not want the imperial court to allocate military pay and food for the Mongolian and Han Banners. They believed that the Mongolian and Han Banners also needed to conduct conquests in order to obtain money and food from them to support their own expenses.

Therefore, after learning that the Ming Dynasty had established mutual markets in Yizhou, Guangning, Xipingbao and other places, many Manchu nobles suggested that the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eighth Banners go out to capture Yizhou, Guangning, Xipingbao and other places to gain the

After receiving the money and food, we also tested the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners.

Of course Huang Taiji knew the thoughts of the Manchu nobles, but he would not agree.

Not to mention whether the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners could capture Xipingbao and other cities, if the Qing Dynasty launched an attack and the Ming Dynasty closed the mutual market, the Qing Dynasty would not be able to continue to purchase necessities such as food and cloth. Now, these commodities are

If the Qing Dynasty urgently needs it, it must seize the opportunity to buy it. Only after enough food has been hoarded can it consider other things.

As for entering the Pass and plundering, he suffered several losses of troops and generals, consumed a lot of money and food, and witnessed the strength of Denglai's new army in the Ming Dynasty. Huang Taiji knew clearly that he would not think about entering the Pass again until he gathered enough strength.

Huang Taiji looked at these issues from an overall perspective, and the Manchu nobles could not reach that level.

Daishan, Dorgon and Jierhalang did not speak.

Huang Taiji sighed softly.

"I invite you here today to discuss mutual trading matters. Actually, I want to listen to your suggestions. If we are to attack blindly with force, I don't need to invite you. If the Lingman Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners launch an attack, everything will be fine.

Okay, Hauge, Duduo, you have all led troops into the Pass to fight. Facing the Ming Dynasty's new Denglai army, are you completely sure of winning? If you are not completely sure, how can you face the enemy who is fully prepared?

Denglai New Army of the Ming Dynasty."

Having said this, Huang Taiji looked at Hauge and Duoduo.

Hauge and Duduo lowered their heads and did not answer. Of course they knew how powerful the Ming Dynasty's new army was. Although the Manchus were proud, they would never underestimate the powerful opponents they had encountered. If they did, it would be disrespectful to themselves.

Huang Taiji withdrew his gaze and spoke again.

"With the continuous expeditions, many soldiers need to rest. This year, our Qing Dynasty also encountered a rare famine, and there was an obvious shortage of food. If it weren't for the large amount of food and grass brought back by the fourteenth brother from the expedition, I would have to think of other ways to maintain the court.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has opened up the mutual market, this is an excellent opportunity. Our Qing Dynasty has no shortage of silver. Using silver to buy food and hoarding it can solve many problems."

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Fan Wencheng entered the side hall.

Huang Taiji ordered the palace guards of the side hall to wait at the entrance of the side hall and not allow anyone to enter.

In terms of strategy, the Manchu nobles were far inferior to Fan Wencheng and other Han people.

Fan Wencheng kept his head down after entering the side hall. Recently, his chances of entering the side hall have increased significantly. Every time he entered the side hall, Fan Wencheng felt tired. If Huang Taiji encountered any headaches, he would consult

his opinion.

"Wen Cheng, sit down and talk."

"Your Majesty, this servant obeys your order."

Fan Wencheng sat down carefully, his mind already highly concentrated.

"Recently, I have been thinking about a lot of things, including farming matters. Although the banner owners of the Eight Banners have robbed a large number of Han people and become their slaves, few banner owners are willing to pay attention to farming matters. I

I also want to remind them that people are based on agriculture, and if there is no food, nothing can be maintained."

"For several consecutive years, the Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners entered the customs to fight, but the results were not very good. This made me feel that it was becoming more and more difficult to always rely on entering the customs to obtain money and food."

"Wen Cheng, I'm thinking about developing farming. What suggestions do you have?"

Fan Wencheng thought for a moment and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I believe that it will be difficult for the Qing Dynasty to develop farming. However, if the Emperor is determined, it is still feasible. The Emperor can follow the practices of the Ming Dynasty and adopt taxation methods to promote the development of farming."

Huang Taiji nodded slightly.

"Wen Cheng, you mean to ask me to clean up the slaves in each banner and levy agricultural taxes according to the number of slaves."

Fan Wencheng stood up and saluted Huang Taiji with clasped fists.

"Your Majesty, this is what slaves mean. Nowadays, almost all the Han people in the Qing Dynasty are owned by each banner. The banner owners let the Han people engage in farming, but they never paid taxes to the court. The harvested grains are all owned by the banner owners.

, Under such circumstances, the flag owner does not need to pay attention to farming. No matter how much food is harvested, the flag owner does not care much. However, if agricultural taxes are levied according to the number of slaves, the flag owner will definitely urge the slaves to devote themselves to farming..."

Fan Wencheng's suggestion is indeed good, but it is a pity that Huang Taiji cannot do this.

The Qing Dynasty did not belong to Huang Taiji alone. If he lost the full support of the Manchu nobles, Huang Taiji would not be able to survive. More importantly, the banner owners of the Eight Manchu Banners all controlled the army. If the problem of collecting agricultural taxes resulted in

The Manchus were generally disgusted, and Huang Taiji was unable to stabilize the situation.

"Wen Cheng, you are right, let me think about it."

When Fan Wencheng was about to say goodbye, Huang Taiji waved his hand.

"Wen Cheng, let me ask you one more thing. Do you think the mutual trade between Xipingbao, Yizhou and Guangning was the intention of the Ming Dynasty court or the intention of Wu Zongrui, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty?"

Huang Taiji's question was so sudden that Fan Wencheng was stunned for a moment and did not speak for the time being.

"Wen Cheng, do you think that mutual trading must be the intention of the Ming court? Wu Zongrui would not dare to do this without the permission of the Ming court."

Fan Wencheng was very honest, clasped his fists and spoke.

"Your Majesty, this is what my servant thinks. Mutual trading is not a trivial matter. Ordinarily, Wu Zongrui would not dare to do this without the permission of the Ming Dynasty. If Wu Zongrui forced mutual trading, wouldn't it be treason?"

Huang Taiji shook his head slightly. Having experienced power games, he always felt that the mutual trade was too sudden. There were many things worth pondering. If the details of the mutual trade could be understood, it would be very important to the Qing Dynasty.

"Wen Cheng, you should send someone to investigate this matter carefully. It is best to recruit trustworthy sergeants from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and sneak into Xiping Fort and other places to investigate. I always feel that the mutual trade came too suddenly and is not that simple.

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After Huang Taiji finished speaking, Fan Wencheng clasped his fists and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I obey the order. I feel that if the mutual trade is what Wu Zongrui, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty, wants, then we, the Qing Dynasty, can seize this opportunity and disrupt the Ming court. If we can make Wu Zongrui turn against the Ming court, what will happen to me?

For the Qing Dynasty, this is great news..."
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