Chapter 1188 Change
"Master Wang, have you heard of it?"
"What? Mr. Li, have you heard about it?"
"Of course, at the foot of the emperor, you can hide anything from us, let alone such a big deal."
The most lively teahouse in the capital has always been a place where people gather. On weekdays, whether it is noble children, ordinary businessmen, or all kinds of religions, they often come and go. First, they are tasting tea and listening to operas, and second, they are also a great place to inquire about news. Today, as soon as the teahouse opens, a few regular guests gather together to chat about a big event.
"I originally thought that the court took Liaodong first and then freed up his hands to deal with Mongolia. Unexpectedly, Mongolia became the territory of my Ming Dynasty in the blink of an eye. The changes in the world are really amazing." The businessman surnamed Li, who was the first to speak, sighed.
"Yes, yes, the emperor is really a god. No matter how you say Ortai is, he is a Qing minister. He is not only a minister in the study, but also a general. He has many elite soldiers under his command, and he also commands various Mongolian troops. Unexpectedly, he will be cast in the Ming Dynasty in a blink of an eye." The man surnamed Wang nodded repeatedly, with excitement in his expression.
"This is the so-called "knowing the times" as a hero. The lord of the world has long been decided. The Qing Dynasty is now resilient. So what if Ortai occupied Mongolia? Why don't you obediently surrender to my Ming? Besides, my Ming Dynasty treats him well. The emperor not only appointed him as King Shunyi, but also asked him to continue to lead Mongolia. With such generous conditions, if it were me, I would have long since abandoned the darkness and turned to the light." A young man said on the side, and this sentence aroused everyone's approval.
"By the way, since Mongolia has settled now, then the trade road in Mongolia is about to open?" Another businessman suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly.
Everyone's eyes lit up. That's right. Mongolia became the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the previously blocked trade routes naturally opened. Compared with the lucrative maritime trade, although land trade is worse now, it is still a trade route that cannot be ignored.
Besides, although Mongolia is poor, it also has good things. Not to mention gold and silver, it is just Mongolian cattle and sheep. These things are not valuable in Mongolia, but once they are shipped back to the Ming Dynasty, they can still be sold at a good price.
There are not many wealthy businessmen among the people here, most of them are ordinary businessmen. They suddenly thought that they could take this opportunity to operate in Mongolia. If they could seize the opportunity to make a fortune, it would be certain to make a fortune.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but discuss the Mongolian trade. The more they talked, they became more and more excited, and even began to agree that they would organize a caravan to explore the way. Although the news about Ortai Touting had just come out, the business opportunities must be grasped immediately. The capital was well-informed. Once the news spread, when the big merchants in the south reacted, they might have to drink some soup.
On this day, things like this in this teahouse also happened in other places. Sometimes the gossip spread far faster than normal channels.
A few days later, the news spread rapidly with the capital as the center. In addition, some merchants who were eager to make money in Mongolia had organized caravans to explore the way for the sake of their interests. During this exploration, they found that the border between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia had indeed relaxed a lot, and the original trade road blockade was also opened, which made these merchants more confident. They called their friends and couldn't wait to enter Mongolia to find various Mongolian divisions to trade, and at the same time spread the news everywhere in Mongolia.
"Bastard! Bastard! I'm so angry!"
Ortai was so angry that he smashed several items in a row and cursed.
He never thought that something good suddenly turned out like this. When the so-called Mongolia surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and Ortai was granted the title of King Shunyi reached his ears, the news spread across the grassland like a plague.
The first Ming merchants who brought this news were naturally the first batch of Ming dynasties to enter Mongolia. As the news spread, the Mongolian tribes on the grassland were surprised and breathed a sigh of relief.
Due to the grudges between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia had intervened in the war between the two sides before. Although the Mongols did not suffer much in the Central Plains War, they also gained a lot of benefits from it when they evacuated.
However, due to the hostility between the two sides, the Ming Dynasty later blocked the trade route to Mongolia. In addition, the Ming Dynasty has been posing for Mongolia in the past two years, especially the incident that happened to the Urat tribe not long ago, which made many Mongolian tribes frightened while being angry.
The Mongolians are not stupid either. Whether they are Mongolian princes or ordinary herdsmen, they certainly know that the world has changed. The Ming Dynasty, which is at its peak, is an opponent that Mongolia cannot compete with. Once the Ming Dynasty really comes, the Mongolian side will not only lose the herdsmen and cattle and sheep, but also the grassland where their ancestors survive.
Now, all this shadows have disappeared, and Mongolia once again surrendered to the Central Plains dynasty. In this way, the threat of war no longer exists. The Mongols do not have to worry about the outbreak of the war, and at the same time they can obtain the materials they need from the Central Plains dynasty again, especially the opening of the trade routes, which has been expected by Mongolian tribes again restored. This is a good thing that all Mongolians are willing to see.
Even Batu, who suffered a great loss, was the same. Although he suffered heavy losses under the attack of the Ming army, he would definitely refuse to let Batu compete with the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, when the Urat tribe welcomed the Ming merchants, Batu was even ecstatic. He ordered that everyone should not take action against the Ming merchants, and should treat the other party as a VIP, because they could not only bring themselves the goods they had dreamed of, but also bring themselves endless wealth.
After falling a few things one after another, Ortai felt extremely upset.
His original intention was to continue to delay the Ming Dynasty and buy time for himself. But who would have thought that the Ming Dynasty would agree to his rude conditions in a blink of an eye, and spread the matter a lot, making it known to everyone.
This completely broke Ortai's original preparation, which was equivalent to putting him on the fire and roasting him.
But now, he had no good idea and turned against the Ming Dynasty directly. He said that he had never promised to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and that King Shunyi was all nonsense. Ortai would not do this, because once he did this, it would be like he cut off his own way of retreat and forced himself into a desperate situation where he could not turn back.
Moreover, as the news spread, the Mongolian tribes seemed to have already believed that Ortai had indeed surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and even started trade with the Ming merchants happily. If we deny it, not to mention our own situation, I am afraid that the Mongolian tribes would not agree. This is a matter of people's hearts and cannot be suppressed by simple force. This is also the reason for Ortai's anger.
Ortai knew that he had miscalculated, or he didn't expect the Ming Dynasty to take such a move. Originally, he thought that the Ming Dynasty would never agree with his conditions, so that he could buy himself some more time. When Zhao Huoluo went to the capital, Ortai had already negotiated with the Russians in private. As long as he was given another year or even half a year, his strength would be stronger, and by then he would have more bargaining chips against the Ming Dynasty.
Who would have thought that all his plans failed? Zhu Yicheng actually made such a move. Now, except for nominally signing himself as King Shunyi and Mongolia surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty turned a blind eye to other conditions and almost all agreed to Ortai.
What should I do if Ortai is like this? Ortai is a very smart person. When the news came, he was shocked at first, and soon understood Zhu Yicheng's real intention. The Ming Dynasty clearly used this trick to determine the monarch and ministers, and pushed himself directly from the Qing Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he used this method to make Mongolia nominally the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Although this move did not reach the true annexation of Mongolia, at least in name, Mongolia was already the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, Ortai also transformed from a Qing minister to a Ming minister. It has to be said that Zhu Yicheng had great courage in doing this, and at the same time, Ortai completely lost room for maneuver.
"Master! Master!"
Just when Ortai was angry and had no choice for a moment, an urgent voice rang out outside.
Let the visitor come in, and as soon as the visitor comes in, he salutes Ortai, and at the same time reported with a happy expression: "Congratulations... no, congratulations to the prince, the angel who was conferred the prince of the Ming Dynasty has entered Mongolia."
Chapter completed!