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Here is a phenomenon to be mentioned. Although China has a silver surplus every year, the purchasing power of silver has not declined, but has been steadily increasing.

The reasons are, first, that business is becoming more and more prosperous, and more and more silver is needed.The second is that many domestic businessmen neither deposit their money in the bank nor use the money to expand investment, but just store their silver in the cellar.In some local areas, there is even a shortage of silver, and printing a small amount of banknotes can fill the market demand.

As for the stock exchange, Zhao Han didn't want to touch it for the time being, and he knew little about stock trading.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were securities transactions.The second was created by businessmen in Suzhou. Cake coupons, rice coupons, and meat coupons are also equivalent to futures. As a result, when Japanese pirates invaded, a large number of investors ran on the securities, and all the merchants who issued the coupons went bankrupt.

Although industry and commerce are booming today, it is not enough to play stocks, which will affect too many civilians, and businessmen lack money and have their own financing channels.

Don't look at the stock exchange that has already appeared in the Netherlands, but it has long been reduced to a tool for big businessmen.Shorting, dishwashing, counter-knocking, sitting on the bank... Various methods are staged in turn. At present, the Dutch government has banned shorting.Decades later, after the stock market crashed in the United Kingdom, secondary market transactions were banned for decades, and only royal chartered companies could issue shares.

At the current level of development, securities trading is too early.

By the way, the Dutch stock market crashed this year.

The stock price of the East India Company was hyped too high. The Netherlands first lost to Britain, and then was driven out of Southeast Asia by China.The continuous bad news caused stockholders to lose confidence and frantically sold the stocks of the East India Company, and the stocks of other companies also plummeted.

The Dutch East India Company is frantically transforming merchant ships, rebuilding a powerful fleet in Asia, and trying to capture Portugal's last colonial port on the east coast of India.Only by winning there can the stockholders regain their confidence, otherwise the East India Company will not be able to continue.

All the officials dispersed, and Zhao Han sat idle.

He didn't know that after his death, there would be some stupid king who would issue money indiscriminately and make a mess.But banknotes are the general trend, and issuing a small amount at this time is good for both finance and the market, and this is enough.

On New Year's Day next year, 100 million yuan banknotes will be issued first, and the central bank will send them to local banks, and then hand them over to local governments and armies, as salaries for officials and soldiers.Only when officials and soldiers approve, will the people have confidence in banknotes. The amount of banknotes to be issued next year is tentatively set at 300 million yuan.

The 300 million taels of silver banknotes were distributed in various provinces across the country, with little or no impact.

Chapter 905 [Entry into Tibet]

Handu, the actual ruler of Kham and the eldest son of the fifth son of Gushri Khan, was angry and anxious at this time.

Although Gushri Khan conquered Kham, his ruling foundation was weak, and rebellions broke out everywhere.And Handu is the most brave and intelligent person among the three generations of nobles.

Therefore, Handu was sent to manage Kham, and he almost re-strikes Kham, brutally suppressing all the conspiring rebels.Then, the religious reform was carried out. It is inconvenient to say more about this content, otherwise it will definitely be blocked.

After the reform was finally completed, Gushi Khan died suddenly, and officials were sent from Lhasa to harvest the fruits of the reform.

In a fit of anger, Batang Zongdui, appointed by Lhasa, was expelled from Kham by force by Handu.

The eldest son and sixth son of Gushi Khan actually didn't fight at all.After only a few small-scale frictions, the sixth son surrendered, and the two brothers had to join forces to deal with the local rebel forces.

The main reason is that Gushi Khan's arrangements during his lifetime were too weird.

The eldest son in charge of Tibet was thrown to Qinghai to graze.The six sons in charge of Qinghai were thrown to manage Tibet.

The eldest son is good at fighting and has the priority of inheritance.

The six sons are good at governance and have a great view of the overall situation.Facing the local rebel forces in Qinghai-Tibet and the Datong Army that was about to move, he voluntarily gave up the struggle for power and assisted his elder brother to clean up the rebel army.

The current situation is that the eldest son is communicating with various forces in Tibet.The six sons returned to Qinghai to appease the interior, because the other brothers were fighting for grass.In particular, the fifth brother was the fiercest contender, because the fifth brother's son, Handu, actually controls the entire Kham area.

Internal and external troubles!

"Has the Han army approached Dajianlu (Kangding)?" Han Du asked.The subordinate replied: "Half a month ago, it was already close to Dajian Furnace, and now I'm afraid it has been shot down."

Handu said, "Did Seqinnai vote for the Han?"

The subordinate replied: "Not sure."

Seqinnai is the Batang Zongdui who was expelled by Handu.

Zongdui, the local administrator.In the important area, there are two Dzongdui, one monk and one layman.In the secondary area, there is only one dzong, either monk or layman.

"Go and find out more information." Handu ordered.

"Yes!"

For the Mongols, Kham was divided into upper, middle and eastern (Western Sichuan Plateau).The core territory of the Mongols was the Kham area in the central part, while the Tibetan nobles in the upper part and the eastern part had fierce conflicts, and the Mongols could maintain their rule through mediation.

Handu's strategic plan is to directly abandon the Western Sichuan Plateau.One can stretch the supply line of the Changtong Army, and the other can choose to fight at higher altitudes.

When the Mongols arrived in Qinghai-Tibet, they were overwhelmed by the plateau climate, and Handu also wanted the Datong Army to have a taste of it.

The commander-in-chief of the southern front troops of the Datong Army was Huang Yao, who marched all the way from Sichuan to Dajianlu (Kangding) and all the way from Lijiang to Zhongdian (Zhongdian).The number of people is not too much, there are 5000 soldiers in each of the two routes, and the rest are all logistics troops.

It went surprisingly smoothly, without encountering any resistance along the way.

The troops starting from Lijiang quickly took Zhongdian, and then went to Shangri-La.Continue up the valley and capture Batang with little effort.

The troops led by Huang Yao were in the same situation. They fought all the way from Dajianlu to Gandosi (Garze), without even seeing the shadow of Mongolian soldiers.

"It's so abnormal, there must be a trick!" Huang Yao frowned.

Se Chin Nai said: "The general must be careful. Handu is resourceful and brave. In fact, Kham was brought down by himself. He also suppressed the rebellion in Kham for more than ten years."

"Hmph, it's nothing more than luring the enemy to go deep." Huang Yao sneered.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered a suspension of the march, and he was stationed in Gandosi (Ganzi) to rest for a few days.

During this period, the non-combat attrition of the entire army is counted.

This is just the plateau in western Sichuan, and the altitude is not too high.The soldiers brought by Huang Yao were stationed on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau all year round, and they had no fart response in the western Sichuan border.But those logistics troops, some farmers and soldiers have abnormalities, but they haven't died yet.

Separate the peasants and soldiers from the logistics force, occupy the key points along the way, and settle the food stations along the way, and then Huang Yao continued to move forward.

On the way to Zaquka (Shitang), at an altitude of 3000 meters, a few Datong troops suffered from altitude sickness, and two of the logistics troops died suddenly.

This situation is acceptable. After all, the army does not go there by plane, nor by train or car.Increase the altitude little by little, the human body has enough time to adapt, and the altitude sickness will not be too serious.

Arriving at Zaquka, at an altitude of more than 4000 meters, dozens of Datong soldiers fell ill, and three of them died one after another.

The Mongols here also ran away!

Huang Yao held back his anger, he couldn't wipe out the vital forces of the enemy army, so what's the point of occupying so many plateau territories?

Seqinnai said: Kandu must be in Jiegu (Yushu).There are many small flats in the mountains, which are convenient for cavalry to fight, and it is difficult for outsiders to breathe. "

The average altitude of Yushu is above 4200 meters.

This Seqinnai belonged to the leading party, and after being expelled from Handu, he ran directly to Sichuan.It involves religious sects and power struggles, so it is inconvenient to elaborate in detail, and similar issues in the Qinghai-Tibet region will not be described in the future (a chapter was deleted before it was reviewed).

All you need to know is that Seqin Nai is from Lhasa, and he is a deadly enemy with the local nobles in Chang District.

"Stop the army and rest, wait for the opportunity." Huang Yao decided to go to Zaquka (

Shitang) stationed down, let the soldiers under his command adapt to the plateau environment.

This time, the troops were dispatched from the north and the south.

The Shaanxi army must have reached Qinghai, but it is uncertain whether the news has reached Handu.

Seqin Nai continued: "General, Handu has built many temples in Kham, and he can expel the monks there and obtain the treasures in the temples."

Huang Yao sneered: "Don't play tricks, once I attack the temple, all the occupied rear areas will be messed up."

Se Qinnai bowed his head and remained silent.

This is a battle between the Datong army and the Mongols. As long as the temples are not moved, the Tibetan nobles are happy to watch the show.They resented the high-handed rule of Handu, and at the same time they didn't want the Datong Army to come over. It would be best for the Datong Army to lose both with the Mongols.Jiegu (Wang Ming.

"Taiji, the Han army will not leave at Zaquka."

"understood."

Han Du was not in a hurry, as long as Huang Yao continued to advance, he was absolutely sure of victory.Even with a few small defeats, you can continue to retreat, continue to lengthen the supply line, look for opportunities to cut off the food road, and directly starve the Datong army to death!

"Da da da da!"

Several horses galloped here: "Taiji, there are a large number of Han soldiers entering Qinghai, Batur Taiji ordered you to quickly lead the troops to help." 524°

Batur is the sixth son of Gushi Khan, and also the one with the most overall perspective.

"Go back and tell my Sixth Uncle that I also have Han soldiers here, so I really can't leave, let him deal with it by himself." Handu flatly refused, he was still thinking about the Qinghai friendly army coming to save him.

Handu is entrenched in Kham, so carefree, he will never leave here.

However, the situation in Qinghai also made Handu feel worried.In case the Han soldiers occupy Qinghai, they will be double-teamed, and they must make a quick decision.After defeating the Han soldiers here, and then rushing to help Qinghai, after making great military exploits, it is impossible for anyone to take his seat.

But the Han general on the opposite side stood still halfway, did he take the initiative to kill him?

The terrain of Zaquka (Shitang) is more fragmented than that of Jiegu (Yushu). I have all cavalry in my hand, so it is very disadvantageous to take the initiative to fight.

Huang Yao really didn't want to leave. He didn't have many cavalry, and they were all southwest cavalry. It was a disadvantage to fight against Mongolian cavalry.The terrain of Zaquka is pretty good, wait for the Qinghai side to fight slowly, and the friendly troops will come to support after they finish fighting Qinghai.His title is already the Duke of the state, so what if he makes meritorious deeds?Keeping the troops is a credit.

Huang Yao, who used to be good at rushing and rushing, was good at risky pursuit, but now he has calmed down.

This is the influence of status, what about the Duke of the State, is it necessary for jade to be smashed against earthen pots?

It was Ma Hongjie who sent troops from Lijiang, and the fighting broke out first.

Ma Hongjie served in the Burmese battlefield and is Qin Liangyu's grandnephew. He has been promoted to deputy division commander.

He led his troops towards Qamdo, and when passing through Chaya (Chaya), he collided with an army of local Tibetan nobles.

The commander of the army is called Nanse, and his position is Qamdo Zongdui.Although this man is a Tibetan aristocrat, he has completely surrendered to Khandu, and his relationship with Lhasa is extremely bad.

The two sides met on the banks of the Maiqu River.

There are many mountains here, and the march can only rely on the river valley.

Nanse chose a relatively wide area. He wanted to use the large number of people to wipe out Ma Hongjie's soldiers.

Ma Hongjie has [-] regular soldiers, and the rest are all peasants (farmers and soldiers)

These civilian men can not only transport food, but also become soldiers at any time to occupy the key towns that have been captured.They followed the war and also received military pay. Every time they recruited civilians, farmers and soldiers enthusiastically signed up.Military pay can make money faster than farming, and you can get rewards for meritorious service, and you will be recruited first in the next conscription.

Comparison of the strength of the two sides: Ma Hongjie has more than 8000 troops, and Nanse has more than 14000 troops.

The more than 3000 peasants around Ma Hongjie all led the Southwest pony, and the worst Southwest pony.It is useless except for pack transportation, but pulling goods is really powerful. The horseback is full of food, ammunition, armor and other items.

There are more folks on the grain road along the way.

There is a small station for ten miles, and a large station for sixty miles. The supply line is more than a thousand miles long.This kind of broken terrain is still a plateau area. There are as many as 5000 civilians who provide logistics for [-] soldiers, and there are tens of thousands of mules and horses in addition.

Ma Hongjie observed the situation with binoculars, and then sighed: "The enemy general...is very courageous."

Of the 14000 Tibetan soldiers under Nanse's command, only a thousand were in iron armor, and less than [-] were in leather armor.What are the rest?Wearing cotton clothes, with a shield hanging on the back (it can be worn as a hat on the head), and the only weapon is the spear in his hand.

The armor of those armored soldiers is also very shabby, only the key parts of the upper body have armor plates.

But Nan Se was very confident. The Han army had very few cavalry, and he was only afraid of cavalry.As for the infantry, he was not afraid of anyone. As long as these outsiders ran vigorously, they would be out of breath from exhaustion, and they would even fall to the ground and die while running.

Hmm...Nan Se still doesn't know what a musket is.

"Surround the past and kill the Han army!"

Chapter 906 [Asymmetric Combat]

"Do you know the leader?" Ma Hongjie asked.

Zhang Wenchang took the binoculars, observed carefully, and said, "Yes, he is Zongdui Nanse, Qamdo. Nanse means the son of the gods. You can also say that he is called the Son of Heaven."

Master Equestria laughed: "A mere chieftain dares to be named the Son of Heaven.

Zhang Wenchang was not only an army guide, but also worked as a secret worker in Tibet for several years, and usually worked as a buddy in the tea-horse caravan.

There is also an ancient tea-horse road in Kangzang. One starts from Dali and Lijiang, goes to Nyingchi, Lhasa, and Gyantse, and then goes south to India.One is to start from Chengdu, pass through Ya'an and Kangding, and go to Qamdo to Lhasa, or turn north to sell goods to northern Tibet.

The imperial court has been collecting information about Tibet through caravans and espionage.

While the two were talking, Nan Se had ordered Tibetan soldiers to surround him.

Hundreds of armored Tibetan soldiers, holding melee weapons in front. There are more than 2000 Tibetan soldiers in leather armor, some with spears, and some with bows and arrows.There are still a large number of unarmored pikemen on the two wings, some of the pikemen circled to the north, and only a few hundred cavalry followed.

"Boom boom boom!"

Suddenly, cannons rang out.

The shells were fired at the armored troops. These so-called armored troops were not even as good as the imperial patrols.Moreover, they have not seen firearms for hundreds of years, and the big iron balls that fell from the sky made those Tibetan soldiers at a loss.

"What is that?" Nan Se was horrified.

No one can answer.

Because of the five great religious kings in Tibet, only two were allowed to pay tribute to trade.Moreover, since the end of Ming Dynasty, the tribute trade has been completely cut off, and the Tibetans here have never even been to Sichuan.

Seeing that his elite was showing signs of collapse, he led his personal guards to rush forward, and personally supervised the battle with his sword drawn: "Rush over, rush over, charge at full speed!"

Although he didn't know what artillery was, Nan Se knew very well that he could no longer slowly advance to block the target, nor could he retreat before the battle and cause the troops to collapse.The only way is to rush over to fight!

Tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers rushed forward in a swarm, running in chaotic formation.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was another round of shelling, and hundreds of Tibetan soldiers in leather armor were scattered and fled after being smashed by the shells.