Quickly wear "I am the empress"

Just as Huang Taiji was gathering troops everywhere in preparation for attacking the Ming Dynasty, Ming envoys were also moving between various forces.

We are currently in the Little Ice Age, and the rivers in the north are frozen for at least five months a year. This environment is not friendly to nomadic people, but it does not have such a serious impact on the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty needed warhorses and a stable frontier environment.

The northern tribes needed food to survive the winter and warm clothing.

Thanks to the persuasive words of the Ming Dynasty envoy, the two sides reached an agreement.

Each tribe provides the Ming Dynasty with a certain amount of warhorses and beef and mutton every year, while the Ming Dynasty provides them with food and cloth for the winter. However, the prerequisite is that these tribes cannot have any armed conflict with the Ming Dynasty.

Faced with the choice between a peaceful life and sending their men on adventures with the Later Jin, most tribes chose the former.

After all, who would want to live a life of fighting and killing if they could live a peaceful life?

If they cooperate with the Later Jin, they will have to send away a large number of their sons; but if they cooperate with the Ming, they only need to send away some cattle and sheep.

Raising a child takes at least a decade or more, while raising cattle or sheep takes at most one or two years, and sometimes as little as a few months...

In the study.

Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, Huang Taiji's originally gloomy face was filled with indignation.

He hated the people of the grasslands for their fickle nature and cold-heartedness, who were bought off by the Ming Dynasty with just a few grains of rice.

Those who hate the Ming Dynasty for its treachery actually came up with the idea of ​​sowing discord.

"bump......."

Huang Taiji slammed his hand on the table, gritting his teeth, and said, "Even without the Mongols, I, the Khan, will attack the Ming Dynasty, cross the Shanhaiguan Pass, and occupy Beijing..."

As he spoke, Huang Taiji raised his hand and slowly touched the scars he had sustained on the battlefield three years ago.

He had a smooth and successful life, but he stumbled badly when it came to the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

How could Huang Taiji possibly be no match for a woman? How could he possibly be defeated by a woman?

He wanted to conquer the Ming Dynasty and wipe away the shame of the past.

But before Huang Taiji could take any action, his ministers brought news.

Upon hearing that the Later Jin were preparing to go to war with the Ming Dynasty, many merchants took their wealth and fled to the Ming.

"What? How dare they?"

"Your Majesty, merchants are driven by profit. In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has been doing business with people all over the world, and I've heard that it also has trade relations with overseas countries. These merchants are afraid that war will affect their profits..."

"Ah......."

"Once I conquer the Ming Dynasty, I will make them pay."

Three years later, when Huang Taiji once again led an expedition against the Ming Dynasty, Zhiyu did not choose to go to the battlefield. Instead, he calmly stayed in Beijing to prepare for this imperial examination.

Unlike previous years, this year's imperial examination added a special subject for economics.

I just don't know if anyone will be able to stand out from this exam.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the Later Jin."

A woman dressed in black quietly appeared in the study and respectfully handed over an envelope to Chao Zhiyu.

A simple phoenix design was drawn in the lower right corner of the envelope.

After reading the contents, Zhiyu looked away, her eyes full of smiles.

It's unknown how Huang Taiji would react if he received news of his home being robbed while on his way to war.

This Bumbutai is quite a talent, so daring and decisive...