Chapter 118 The Feasibility of Mutual Trade

As soon as the word "you" came out of his mouth, Wei Zhongxian felt an invisible chill coming towards him, which made him shiver all over.

He hurriedly nodded his head and said, "Yes, yes, yes, in fact, our family does not like this house at all. We are just afraid that my unworthy descendant will sell it at a high price, and we can't bear to see Brother Wang suffer a loss, so we want to buy it back at double the price!"

"But since the young man likes it so much, we will naturally not take it away from him!"

As he spoke, Wei Zhongxian lifted Wang An's hand, like a kind old grandfather next door, and said softly: "As the saying goes, a good horse goes with a good saddle, and a beauty goes with a hero!"

"Such a unique and quiet house should naturally be matched with a famous person like Brother Wang who is indifferent to fame and wealth..."

By the end of his speech, Wei Zhongxian was already somewhat incoherent.

Because a businessman like Wang An could never be indifferent to fame and wealth, let alone a celebrity.

Chongzhen couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he saw this, but this made Wang An extremely confused.

I thought about it for half the night yesterday, and was heartbroken and troubled the entire night. Could it be all just because of a misunderstanding?
Wei Zhongxian gave up on buying back the house so easily. Could it be that, as he guessed, there was Wei Zhongxian's treasure buried in the house?
If that's the case, it's a bit embarrassing to think that I spent the whole night struggling with this...

Sure enough, I was overthinking it!
However, Wang An soon fell into a new regret and repurchased at double the price...

You can double your money in just two or three days. Doesn’t this seem like a good thing?
However, now that his younger cousin has spoken for him, and Wei Zhongxian has agreed to give up the repurchase, it would seem a bit inappropriate if he were to jump out and say he was willing to sell at this time.

Thinking of this, Wang An smacked his lips with some regret.

Regardless of how Wang An struggled, the matter of the house was finally settled with the promotion of Chongzhen.

With a satisfied smile towards Wei Zhongxian, Chongzhen remembered the main purpose of his visit this time and asked Wang An, "But you know that we are only going to abolish the market today, but I have recently heard that Your Majesty intends to reopen the trade..."

Without waiting for Chongzhen to finish, Wang An said disdainfully: "You are quite quick to get the news, but this is indeed true. After all, Liaodong alone was enough to put pressure on the Ming Dynasty, and the Mongolian tribes were used to eating and drinking. How could the Mongols agree to the Ming Dynasty abolishing all the markets and rewards?"

"Lindan Khan alone is enough for the Ming Dynasty to bear, so it is imperative to reopen the market and reward."

Historically, Chongzhen ordered the abolition of market rewards at the beginning of his reign. However, as Mongols such as Ligdan Khan gradually took the lead in causing trouble, they used this as an excuse to frequently plunder the Ming Dynasty's borders.

After a few years, the Ming Dynasty could no longer bear the trouble, so Chongzhen decided to reopen the market for rewards.

Although Chongzhen felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, he couldn't help but nod secretly in his heart.

Because the facts were indeed as Wang An said. After the abolition of the market reward system, the Mongolian tribes frequently caused trouble, and the nine important border towns were in crisis so many times that Chongzhen was indeed somewhat troubled.

However, according to the original historical trajectory, although Chongzhen at this time had the idea of ​​reopening the market for appreciation, he had to grit his teeth and persevere for a few years for the sake of his own face.

However, this time Chongzhen brought up this matter, it had nothing to do with the Mongolian tribes that were causing trouble, but because he had signed an alliance with the Dorote tribe and agreed to trade with them.

Chongzhen did not know whether his move was correct, although Wang An once said that the Dorlot tribe was relatively friendly to the Ming Dynasty and was also a barrier for the Ming Dynasty to prevent the Jiannu from invading the Central Plains through Mongolia.

Chongzhen simply felt that it had only been two or three months since he issued the order to "abolished all market rewards," and if he opened up the trade now he was worried that people would say he changed his orders every day.

Our Emperor Chongzhen has no other advantages except a good face!

However, he always remembered that Wang An said that if the court could support the Dorot tribe, it would erect a solid barrier for the Ming Dynasty on the grassland. And in order to support the Dorot tribe, it was necessary to open the nurse to provide it with salt, iron, tea, food, and even weapons and armor.

Otherwise, with only 5,000 troops, the Dorote tribe would not be able to rise quickly even with the support of the Ming Dynasty.

Although a little embarrassed, Chongzhen still said, "It's not like what you said, we are going to open up the trade. I just heard that the court intends to allow the Dorlot tribe to trade with the Ming Dynasty, so I want to ask you, can this trade last long? Should I get involved in it?"

Chongzhen used the excuse that he also wanted to get involved in this trade, and then judge whether the trade could last long based on Wang An's advice.

However, Wang An was surprised when he heard this and asked, "Are we only opening trade with the Dorothe tribe?"

After receiving Chongzhen's affirmative answer, Wang An couldn't help feeling a little confused.

Although Chongzhen did reopen the market for rewards in history, it was not so fast, and there is no news of any Mongolian tribe obtaining the "exclusive agency rights" of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Wang An soon felt relieved. After all, history books are not a detailed account of everything, and it is normal that some details are not recorded.

What's more, although Wang An loves history and is particularly interested in Ming history, he does not dare to call himself an expert. After all, there are some things that will touch his blind spots in knowledge.

After letting go of his worries, Wang An expressed his opinion on reopening trade with the Dorote tribe as Chongzhen had expected: "Trade with the Dorote tribe is feasible, and it can also indirectly enhance the strength of the Dorote tribe on the grassland, but..."

Wang An suddenly remembered that shouldn't the Dorote tribe have been wiped out by Huang Taiji at this point in time?

The imperial court wants to trade with ghosts?

When the doubt was raised, Chongzhen was also stunned.

He was so busy asking about people's opinions on the trade that he forgot that Wang An had already said that the Dorote tribe would be destroyed by Huang Taiji.

For a moment, he began to hesitate.

It was only said that it was heard that Huang Taiji did send troops to attack Duolot, but was rescued by Hong Chengchou, the garrison commander in Jinzhou.

If it were more detailed, Chongzhen would find it difficult to come up with a story.

However, Wang An quickly digested the idea, because Wang An had long guessed that the current Chongzhen was most likely a time traveler as well, or there were time travelers around him who were giving him advice.

During this period of time, many events have occurred that are contrary to the original history, and Wang An has become accustomed to them.

Thinking of this, Wang An sighed and said listlessly: "How did this Dorot tribe survive? Let's not worry about it."

After that, Wang An continued to analyze the pros and cons of opening up trade between the imperial court and the Dorote tribe.

In Wang An's view, the Dorote tribe was one of the eight Okto tribes of Ligdan Khan, and was in an antagonistic relationship with Huang Taiji.

Moreover, it can be seen from the fact that Dorote killed the envoys sent by Huang Taiji to Kharchin several times that Dorote had an extremely unfriendly attitude towards the Jiannu.

(End of this chapter)