Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Due to Mongolia's arrogance, a huge mistake happened.

One hundred thousand horses and mules were transported from north to south. This was actually quite a project. This time, in order to arrive in Datong on time, they were fed with refined grains, but unexpectedly they were refused tribute.

Zhiyuan Tongha paid a high price for this mission, and seemed unwilling to threaten: Does your Ming Dynasty refuse tribute so much that you want to start a war with our Yuan Dynasty?

Da Yuan? My Da Ming has never recognized your pseudo-Yuan, let alone allowed you to pay tribute! If you feel wronged and want to start a war with our Ming Dynasty, I, the Datong soldiers, will accompany you to the end! Deputy Chief Soldier of Datong! Chen Jian snorted coldly and expressed his disdain.

Master Zhiyuan, you must not do this! A small tribe leader was afraid that Zhiyuan Tongha would act impulsively, so he immediately stood up to dissuade him.

Not to mention that they had no pre-war preparations at all this time, but now they only had more than 1,500 people carrying tens of thousands of horses and mules. Now they took the initiative to provoke the Ming Dynasty and simply wanted to give these tens of thousands of horses and mules to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhiyuan Tongha knew that the current situation was not suitable for a head-on conflict with Ming Dynasty, so he secretly swallowed a bad breath and retreated ten miles away to set up camp.

Faced with the Ming court's unexpected refusal to pay tribute, the leaders of several small tribes who came looked confused and asked: Master Zhiyuan, what should we do now? Are we really going to return the same way?

Since we have come thousands of miles away, how can we return empty-handed! Tong Ha said, looking in the direction of the Great Wall, with a flash of perseverance in his eyes.

Datong is located between the inner and outer Great Walls, straddling the throat of Shanxi, Hebei and Mongolia.

It borders the Yellow River to the west, the desert to the north, the Daoma, Zijing and Juyong passes to the east, and the dangers of Yanmen and Ningwu to the south. The Great Wall borders it to the north, Yanmen Fortress borders it to the south, looking to the west of Shuomo and to the east of Baideng.

The territory has undulating mountains and crisscrossing ravines, forming many natural barriers. It has a basis for military advancement and a retreat for defense. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times and is known as the key to the north.

In the fifth year of Hongwu's reign, Xu Da still rebuilt Datong City in the city. It was square in shape, 13 miles in circumference, four feet and two feet high, covered with bricks, and equipped with four gates, all with urns, suspension bridges, and moats.

The four gates are called Heyang in the east, Yongtai in the south, Qingyuan in the west, and Wuding in the north. There are towers built at the four gates, with turrets at the four corners and an archway in the middle of the city.

Datong Prefecture governs the four prefectures of Hunyuan, Ying, Shuo, and Wei and the seven counties of Datong, Huairen, Mayi, Shanyin, Guangling, Lingqiu, and Guangchang, and is under the Shanxi Chengxuan Government Envoy Department.

In the fifth year of Hongwu's reign, the Shanxi Provincial Capital Command Department was located in Datong. It was responsible for the front and rear guards of Datong, the left guard of Datong, the Yunchuan guard, the right guard of Datong, the Yulin guard, the Yanghe guard, the Gaoshan guard, the Tiancheng guard, and the Zhenlu guard. There are 13 guards including Pinglu Guard, Weiyuan Guard, Jingping Qianhu Guard, etc., with jurisdiction over 323 kilometers of border walls and 583 castles.

As one of the most important nine-border towns in the Ming Dynasty's fight against the nomads in the north, Datong held a pivotal position militarily, and its economy had always maintained close ties with the north.

The weather in June is changeable. Dark clouds are rolling over Datong City in the east, and a storm seems to be coming at any time.

Are you crazy?

Vice President, you must seek wealth in danger!

If we do this big job, we won't have to worry about it for the rest of our lives!

…

At noon, two young men surnamed Qiao and a middle-aged man surnamed Fan dressed as students were walking around the city, quietly visiting the houses of well-known local people surnamed Kong.

In fact, it was not just the family named Kong. When they came out of Kong's mansion, the two of them went to the family named Hou and the family named Kang respectively.

But the capital is too much!

It's a gift from God. If you don't work hard now, how long will you serve?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't take advantage of this windfall, it will be in vain!

…

In the afternoon, the two lobbyists appeared to be very serious and persuasive in the face of some people's vacillation.

Just like when Su Qin traveled around the six countries, the young man surnamed Qiao and the middle-aged man surnamed Fan did not stop their footsteps and went to the Chang family and the Qu family.

The commotion is so big this time, the government office is not blind!

You can spend a thousand days raising an official at this time, so don't worry about it!

As long as the money is available, there is nothing that can't be done in Datong!

…

At dusk, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in the sky. The two lobbyists came to the last Jin family and Zhai family, and seemed to be very serious about their promises.

Boom!

Not long after, a thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, and soon raindrops as big as soybeans fell, and the rain seemed to fall endlessly on this ancient city.

The two lobbyists were not affected by the heavy rain. Instead, they took advantage of the heavy rain to get things done. After leaving the Zhai family at the end, they entered the Datong government office.

It's okay for you to buy things in the city, but how do you transport them outside the Great Wall?

This is the kind of work we two brothers do, and the mountain people have their own tricks!

As long as the prefect helps us with this matter, the gift we send will be ten times the amount!

…

Facing the fat prefect with greedy eyes, the two lobbyists pointed to the box of gold and silver jewelry they had just delivered and made serious assurances.

Boom!

At dusk, the rain was still falling endlessly, and a thunder resounded in the sky, but it illuminated the Datong Governor's Yamen.

When Zuo Yu faced these two lobbyists, he already realized that he would not be able to stay as governor of Datong for long, so he said with all his heart: I want 20%!

Deal! Qiao Liang and Fan Bancheng agreed with a smile on their faces when they saw that the top official in charge of Datong had been successfully lobbied by them.

The rain was still falling at this time, but the intensity had weakened a lot.

When Qiao Liang and Fan Bancheng saw that the matchmaking was completed, they walked out of the governor's office excitedly, and then took a carriage to go back to collect supplies.

The Ming court's refusal to pay tribute simply gave them a huge business opportunity.

These ten thousand horses and mules are just outside the Great Wall, a golden mountain shining with golden light.

You only need to purchase one-tenth of the value of materials from Datong, and you can exchange them for horses and mules worth 100,000 taels. This can be described as a hugely profitable transaction.

Especially this time, thanks to their wise emperor, the Mongols brought those horses to their doorstep, which undoubtedly greatly reduced their transportation costs and risks.

In addition, the imperial court plans to launch the Chinese Horse in the opening of China. They can exchange the horses for Huaiyan salt and make a lot of money from the salt profit.

Because of this, they were able to make a huge amount of money by brokering this huge deal this time, and the Qiao family and the Fan family were bound to become the best among Shanxi Shanxi merchants.

After making money this time, what are you going to do?

How can money be enough? Of course I will continue to do it!

Haha... I have the same idea. Thank you to your wise Majesty for giving us the opportunity to make a fortune.

I really have to thank him. If he hadn't done this, how could we have made such a big sum of money!

It's not just a sum. When the Ming Dynasty goes to war with Mongolia, our iron goods will definitely be able to sell for a higher price!

…

Qiao Liang and Fan Bancheng saw that the matchmaking had been completed, and thinking of the conditions created by Zhu Youtang, they immediately excitedly planned the future tunnel.

Boom!

A flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, followed by a thunder.

After all, Datong Fucheng is a border town, and its prosperity is naturally not as prosperous as that of Jiangnan. It also encountered heavy rain tonight, so there were few people in the entire street.

The carriage was suddenly blocked by several people wearing bamboo hats. The coachman directly subdued the visitors, while Qiao Liang and Fan Bancheng were pulled out of the carriage.

Ouch!

Before they could stand on the ground, they were kicked hard in the abdomen, causing them to fall to the ground and groan while holding their stomachs.

Qiao Liang was soaked by the rain. When he saw a fat man holding an oil-paper umbrella coming to him, he threatened: Who are you? You dare to tie us two up in Datong City. You know that we are the guests of the governor of Datong. Just came out of the governor's office!

I am Governor Xuanda! The fat man naturally knew that the two of them came from the Datong Governor's Yamen, and immediately announced that they were from the same family.

Qiao Liang was used to seeing liars when he traveled around, but he snorted coldly and said: What a joke, when did Datong have a governor? Who are you blackmailing here?

Is it the king's land in the whole world, and the king's ministers are on the shore of the land! Your Majesty said there is, of course there is, and you actually say it's ridiculous? Come here, take these two back and give them a good trial by this governor! The fat man's His expression suddenly changed, and he immediately ordered in a cold voice.

While they were talking, two Jin Yiwei had already stepped forward and grabbed the two people like chickens without any explanation.

It was pouring rain inside the Great Wall, but outside the Great Wall, the sky was filled with stars.

Zhiyuan Tongha did not want to live up to Dayan Khan's expectations, nor did he want to be held accountable by the tribal leaders for this, so he decided to dispose of the 10,000 horses and mules through Shanxi businessmen he was familiar with.

In fact, paying tribute or not is not the most important thing. Although they were under the banner of the Yuan Emperor, they still bowed to the Ming Dynasty. This made Dayan Khan unhappy.

If he could exchange the 10,000 horses and mules he brought this time for supplies, it would be considered a great achievement, and he would probably be rewarded by Manduhai after he returned.

Because of this, after being refused tribute, he did not choose to return immediately to where he was. Instead, he set up camp here, sent people to Datong City to contact the Shanxi merchants who had been trading earlier, and then dealt with it through the shrewd Shanxi merchant. This batch of horses and mules.

Things went more smoothly than expected. After the other party learned of his idea, they immediately agreed to the deal, but they needed two days to raise enough supplies.

The wait is long, but the future must be bright, just like the stars above our heads are always shining brightly.

Although Zhiyuan Tongha was aware of the dangers of just over 1,500 people staying here, he did not worry too much because of his understanding of Datong.

Not to mention that the Datong army has long been beaten by the Mongolian army and has lost its military spirit. Now Datong has always had its own spies, and the Shanxi businessmen who deal with it are even more good partners of it. It is impossible to escape any major military operations. through your own eyes and ears.

If Wang Zhi and Wang Yue hadn't ignored military ethics and led troops directly out of the border to attack Meng Ting, Dayuan's intelligence in the border town would certainly not have allowed Wang Zhi and Wang Yue to succeed.

The same is true. Datong's army is not a threat at all. Even if it encounters a bad situation, it has enough time to retreat.

Master Zhiyuan, it's bad, Princess Ixxi slipped away!

Didn't I ask you to keep a close eye on her? Where did she go?

She is heading towards the Great Wall, probably trying to sneak into Ming Dynasty's territory!

…

Just when Zhiyuan Tongha was feeling complacent, a piece of bad news came, which made him immediately feel flustered.

Although the current Khan of Dayan is Dayan Khan, Dayan Khan is only a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old after all, and Dayan Khan has not officially held a wedding to marry Mandu Hai. Now the real person in charge is Mandu Hai.

As the daughter of Mandu Hai, Princess Ikesi looks very sweet, so she has always been deeply loved by Mandu Hai. This is also known to everyone.

If Princess Iksi had not been born as a girl, there would have been nothing to do with Dayan Khan in the Great Yuan Dynasty today, and Princess Iksi would have succeeded the Great Khan.

Zhiyuan Tongha knew that if something happened to Princess Iksi, even with Dayan Khan protecting him, his own life would not be saved, so he immediately sent someone to chase Princess Iksi back.

Kill!

At this time, a cavalry group suddenly appeared in the east, and in an instant, the shouts of killing reached the sky.

Where did this army come from?

Datong Army?

Impossible, the Datong Army has our spies!

…

When he saw the Ming Dynasty cavalry suddenly appearing in the east, Zhiyuan Tongha was dumbfounded. He didn't understand how a Ming Dynasty cavalry could descend from the sky.

Out of trust in his own intelligence, he knew that this cavalry army would not be the Datong Army, but if it were not the Datong Army, what other army could suddenly appear and attack their camp?

call out! call out! call out!

This was considered a sneak attack by the Ming Dynasty cavalry. Although they clearly had a numerical advantage, they did not make any nonsense. They immediately bent their bows and shot arrows at the Mongols in the bonfire.

puff! puff! puff!

The Mongolians in the bonfire had not yet reacted. They just turned around and looked around when they heard the sound. Then they were pierced by sharp arrows and fell into a pool of blood.

On this grassland under the stars, a killing appeared without warning.

Woo...

After a Mongolian discovered the enemy attack, he also blew the horn as soon as possible.

puff!

This Ming army cavalry seemed to have a sharp archer. When the Mongolian raised his head and blew the horn, a sharp arrow penetrated the Mongolian's throat.

In the night wind, blood quickly spread.

It's not the Datong Army, so where did this army come from?

We can't control so much now, why don't we run away quickly?

There are 10,000 horses and mules here. How can we explain if we escape back?

We can't escape now. Princess Yixi can't fall into the hands of the Ming army!

…

Zhiyuan Tongha saw that the Ming Dynasty cavalry was very tough, but he still didn't understand where this army came from, and he didn't want to give up this huge wealth, but he didn't want to escape the tunnel immediately.

kill!

When Zhao Hu and Zhang Hu saw the enemy right in front of them, they immediately pulled out the Xuefeng swords in their waists and planned to harvest these sinful lives while the Mongolians were in chaos.