Volume Four, Chapter 51, Altan Khan
Altan Khan's army was approaching, and the Xianning Hou Qiuluan was forced to do nothing, so she could only use the same trick again and sent people to the Northern Yuan army camp to beg for peace.
This person is Shi Yi, the Mubin of the Governor's Office. He has been begging for peace from Ji Nang several times on behalf of the Hou Qiuluan of Xianning. He is also considered an experienced person.
However, this time, as soon as he walked into the Northern Yuan army camp, he found that it was probably not easy to bet on peace with Altan Khan, because the Tartar army this time was obviously very different from the past.
He had observed secretly the few times he entered the Northern Yuan camp in the past. What he saw was nothing more than messy camp tents and the cavalry of various Northern Yuan corps wandering around. The camp tents were so scary, but they did not have the fearful iron-blooded atmosphere.
To put it bluntly, in the past few times, what he saw was the bandits, or the horse bandits, which were in chaos and was simply not a mess.
This time it was different. He actually saw a uniform camp tent. Moreover, there was no one wandering around in the entire camp, and almost everyone gathered in their respective areas to practice seriously!
It seems that the rumors are true. Altan Khan is not a little better than his brother Prince Ji Nang.
Shi Yi couldn't help but feel a little worried. Will Altan Khan, like his brother Prince Jinang, withdraw his troops after taking money and food?
With a nervous mood, he slowly walked into Altan Khan's tent. As soon as he got the money, he couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
It’s not that Altan Khan is so scary. Altan Khan is not as scary as his brother Jinang. The main reason is that Altan Khan is not the only one in the big tent, nor is it just a few personal guards. At this moment, the two sides of the big tent were filled with generals from various Mongolian tribes. That guy is afraid there are no 20 or 30 people.
Damn it, do you know I'm here to beg for peace, and so many people are afraid of watching the show here. Do you mean to embarrass me?
Of course, no matter how embarrassing he was, he would not dare to complain, nor would he turn around and leave. He came to beg others. No matter how embarrass him, he could only bear it.
He narrowed his eyes and secretly held his gaze to the narrowest. When only Altan Khan was left in front of him, he bowed with shameless face: "The villain, the villain of the Marquis of Xianning, Shiyi, see the great khan."
Altan Khan nodded slowly, then asked lightly: "I am not afraid of hardships and come alone to see me. What's the matter?"
What I said seems to be very polite, but in fact it is a scare.
Shi Yi understood as soon as he heard this. Altan Khan was warning him, boy, do you know how dangerous he is? This is Ben Khan's territory. It annoyed Ben Khan and told you to land in minutes!
Since he dared to come, he would not be scared by a word. The two countries would not be killed even if they were fighting each other. What's more, you are here to fight Qiufeng, and you are not here to fight the Ming Dynasty at all. I'm afraid you will be a ball.
He pretended not to understand what was meant and said calmly: "Khan, our marquis doesn't want to meet with the Khan, so he specially sent villains to talk to him."
Unexpectedly, Altan Khan still nodded slowly, and then said lightly: "Oh, so that's the case. In fact, Ben Khan doesn't want to fight with you. Ben Khan just wants to do business with you. If you agree to open the Horse Market, Ben Khan will withdraw his troops immediately."
This guy seems to be easy to talk to, but can this horse market be opened just by saying that?
Shi Yiwei said: "Khan, this villain cannot make the decision. It is not our marquis who have the final say whether he can open a horse market. This matter is of great importance and it must be approved by the court."
Altan Khan nodded in understanding and said, "Okay, go back. Ben Khan will then send troops to take down Datong Town. See if your court agrees to open the horse market. If it is no longer possible, Ben Khan will lead his army to Xuanfu Town and Taiyuan Town."
Damn, this guy, what's wrong? He seems to be soft, but his attitude is so tough. He just starts to do something wrong. How can this be done?
Shi Yi had no choice but to be shameless and said shamelessly: "Khan, why bother with this? You have worked hard and led your troops to come for money and food. You should also know that our Marquis is not the kind of unreasonable person. As long as you agree to withdraw your troops, our Marquis will be rewarded."
Unexpectedly, Altan Khan still nodded slowly and said lightly: "Well, you marquis's generous name is indeed known to you. I also know that opening the horse market is not that simple. This time, if you marquis can give me more money and food to let me withdraw my troops, it would be impossible."
After a long time, this guy can also bribe!
When Shi Yi heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It would be fine if he could bribe it, but he was afraid that this guy would have to force the court to open a horse market before he could stop.
Thinking of this, he actually said a little excitedly: "I wonder how much money and food the king needs to withdraw his troops?"
Altan Khan still said lightly: "It is not easy for me to assemble a 500,000 army. It will take at least two or three months to go back and forth. If I suffer a little loss, I will charge one million taels, just as travel expenses. Of course, it is okay to replace it with food."
A army of 500,000?
It's your fault!
When I don’t know anything, it’s better if your camp can hold a 150,000 army.
One million taels of silver?
Are you afraid you are not dreaming?
Our Marquis worked hard for so many years and only got a million taels in total. What a joke!
When Shi Yi heard this, he couldn't help but secretly whisper a few words. However, on the surface, he still pretended to be humble and whispered: "Shank you, our marquis' monthly salary is only more than one hundred taels, one million taels. It's too exaggerated. We marquis can't even make up for it even if we sell it. Otherwise, at the price of the previous few times, 50,000 s of grain and 10,000 taels of silver. What do you think?"
Unexpectedly, this time, Altan Khan shook his head slowly and said, "Fifty thousand stones of grain, ten thousand taels of silver, is not enough for the food and salary of the 500,000 army of a few days. Since your marquis has no money, then forget it. My marquis didn't come for money and food. You might as well go back and ask your marquis to prepare. We will see the truth."
Damn it, this guy, why does he have to fight if he has a disagreement?
Shi Yi hurriedly licked his face and begged, "Shan, don't be angry, everything is easy to discuss, right? You should feel that 50,000 stones of grain and 10,000 taels of silver are not enough. We can add it. How much do you say is appropriate, let's discuss it again."
Altan Khan still looked very easy to talk and said lightly: "Since you are so sincere, then the khan will suffer a little. I will pay half of it myself, 500,000 taels, no more."
This guy is indeed much better than his brother Prince Jinang, and his mouth is much bigger than Jinang.
Shi Yi said helplessly: "Khan, our marquis really can't make up so much money and food. Otherwise, 100,000 stones of grain and 20,000 taels of silver, do you think it's really not much?"
Unexpectedly, Altan Khan shook his head firmly and said, "No, 500,000 taels, no more, if you don't have money, we will start a war!"
ah!
How is it possible for 500,000 taels?
If he agrees, the Marquis will not strip him alive when he goes back!
Question: What should I do if I don’t take out hundreds of thousands of taels of money and start a war?
Shi Yi frowned and pondered for a while, then he said carefully: "Shan, can you beg for a few days? When the villain goes back and asks our marquis, he will reply to you. The villain cannot make any decisions at these 500,000 taels."
Altan Khan seemed to be slow and nodded lightly, "Okay, I will give you three days. Go back and discuss with you marquis."
Chapter completed!