Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Zhu Youxiao barely managed to do the ideological work of the Duke of England, and he also did the ideological work of the Duke of Ding, the Marquis of Taining, and the princes who followed him on the expedition last time.

These hereditary nobles, their titles are connected with the life and death of the Ming Dynasty.The emperor had a good life, but they might not have the chance to add icing on the cake and live a better life.But the emperor remembered them, and wanted to ask them to borrow money—headache, heartache, and body pain, lent it out for fear that the meat buns and dogs would never come back; Even if they don't look for the pigtails of the previous families, it will cast shadows on their lives, and living in fear every day is worse than death.

What's more, the emperor also said that for the nobles who lent silver to the court, their children would be given priority in hiring and sending them as generals leading troops under the same conditions.

Alas, to be remembered by the emperor, to be favored by the emperor, I used to walk with a float, but now it has become a matter of mixed joy and sorrow.The British Duke and the Dingguo Duke got the emperor to personally explain the matter of borrowing money. The Mu Guogong is too far away in Yunnan. work.

what to do?What can be done?Out of money chant.Dare not?The precedents of Cheng Guogong's mansion are there.There is nothing illegal about anyone's family.

Think of it as spending money to preserve the inheritance of the hereditary Duke.

When all the nobles in the capital heard about the fundraising and knew that the emperor was going to raise 300 million silver for the Yellow River this year, there were these nobles who had already communicated with them and prepared the criteria for subscribing to national bonds: 10 taels, 5 to [-] taels for a marquis, and [-] to [-] taels for an earl.

The standard of this amount is to take care of those families who only have hereditary titles left.If you can't even come up with this number, don't force it.Anyway, in the future, don't even think about finding a job in the Imperial Army of the Beijing Camp.

After the news that the nobles agreed to borrow money to govern the Yellow River and the subscription criteria were known to Wang Yingjiao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he immediately went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to seek an audience, and urged the emperor to collect the money as soon as possible.

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and refused to say anything.

"Wang Qing, this is a loan between the imperial court and private individuals. The collateral is the autumn tax of the next year or the next year. If you ask me to collect the money, what will I pay back? The autumn tax will be released to the Ministry of Households, Flowers are arranged with the approval of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Wang Yingjiao stared, "Your Majesty, this world belongs to the Zhu family."

Zhu Youxiao immediately sneered and retorted: "If I were a foolish king, there might be a bit of the Zhu family in this world. But do you think I have the potential and the tendency to develop into a foolish king?"

Although Wang Yingjiao likes to rely on the old and sell the old, but the emperor said such a thing, he really didn't dare to push forward.I had no choice but to let go of my figure, and earnestly asked the emperor to collect the money with Xungui.

"Your Majesty, only after receiving the money can I inform the Ministry of Industry of the plan to continue to control the Yellow River. This is a big event for the Ming Dynasty to last forever."

Wang Yingjiao put down his figure, but he still had a heartbroken look on his face that the little emperor was immature and didn't consider his ancestor's foundation.

Facing Wang Yingjiao, a household secretary who only recognized money, Zhu Youxiao really felt like a tiger who had nowhere to eat.

"Wang Qing, it is right for me to persuade Xungui to contribute money to do things for the Ming court, and then the court must follow the loan procedures and prepare all the documents. I didn't see that the Ministry of Households had a plan to return the money to me.

It's been two years.

When I was going to marry a wife, you pretended that there was no such thing as three-sided payment.It's my private money, so I have no choice but to accept it.But now I dare not stand up again.Otherwise, what will I do when those nobles ask me for a bill in the future?You also know that all the internal funds have been used in the Northeast, and the income of Huangzhuang is also limited, which is barely enough for the internal court.The Ministry of Household Affairs has not allocated funds to the inner court for two consecutive years.Alas, what do you want me to use to raise my son in the future? "

Wang Yingjiao had known for a long time that the Son of Heaven would not let the matter of trilateral food and pay pass, otherwise he would not be the son or grandson of the Tai/Zu.He sighed, squinted his eyes and looked at the resolutely unwilling emperor, and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, if I have spare money, let alone the advances from the three sides, it is the internal funds that have been taken out in the past few years, and I will do as I wish." Make it up to His Majesty.

The minister knows that in His Majesty's heart, the imperial court is the first priority.Otherwise, how dare the old minister not mention the advances from the three sides.But next year's autumn tax will have to repay the 300 million taels borrowed from the maritime merchants. Where can the veterans get the money to pay the three sides' advances and allocate funds to the inner court!

But rest assured, Your Majesty, the Ministry of Households will be the first to set aside money for raising the prince this year.But His Majesty has to be Mr. Prince to give the money to the inner court.Your Majesty is not too young anymore, it is time to consider the succession of the dynasty.Otherwise, the old minister went to the imperial hospital to recuperate the queen? "

Wang Yingjiao said a lot of things from the bottom of his heart, followed the emperor's voice when he mentioned the prince, and played the role of the old parents who gave birth.

Zhu Youxiao pretended to be stupid, "My birthday won't be until the end of the year, so don't be in a hurry."

"At the age of the temple, there is a late emperor."

"Is there? No. Their age difference is 19 years."

Wang Yingjiao glared again, a child with a good count is really not pleasing, especially the Son of Heaven who has a good memory and a quick memory.

"It's not much worse. There are three types of unfilial piety, and the worst is to have no offspring. Your Majesty should give birth to a son early."

"Okay. As long as you prepare the money to raise the prince, I will give birth."

Luckily, Wang Yingjiao suddenly remembered his purpose of coming to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, secretly complaining about why he had led the emperor to raise the crown prince's money.

"Your Majesty, the Yellow River still needs to be managed with money."

"That's right, so I made it clear that Xungui lent money to the court. As long as the household department signs the document and agrees on a time for repaying the money, it's fine."

"The honorable Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Yingjiao suspiciously while speaking, "Could it be that the old Shangshu didn't plan to return the honorable money? "

Wang Yingjiao avoided the emperor's sight.

Zhu Youxiao's eyes widened, "Wang Qing, you can't have such an idea. Xungui is also a citizen of Daming, and he pays attention to borrowing and repaying from the Maritime Court, and it is not difficult to borrow again. How dare you dare to borrow money from Xungui? The idea of ​​borrowing and not repaying? It must be known that no one’s money is blown by the wind. The nobles must know that they are in control of the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty.”

"That was also appointed by His Majesty."

"Xungui broke the law? Then the house will be confiscated. Why do you want me to put my reputation on it?"

"Xungui's family had nothing illegal before, those people should have been expelled long ago."

"Wang Qing, if that's the case, how many civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were not involved in Yintian before? I deposed all the civil and military officials, and did everything by myself?

A few days ago, Hanlin scholars taught the queen that the water is so clear that there are no fish, and people are so clear that there are no disciples.If I can give civil servants a chance to reform, Wu Xun should also get this chance.Civil servants and military generals are my left and right hands, they are of equal importance, and neither of them can be broken. "

Wang Yingjiao never argued with the emperor, and Yanyan left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Going back to the household department, he complained to Bi Ziyan and asked Bi Ziyan to issue documents according to the terms of the loan with the maritime merchant, and then sent the head of the household department to collect money from Xungui.

There are precedents to follow in these affairs, which is very easy to handle.After Bi Ziyan made arrangements, he asked Wang Yingjiao: "Has the Ministry of Finance mentioned to the Emperor and Zhou Shangshu that the Ministry of Households should supplement the Minister?"

Wang Yingjiao nodded, "Zhou Mingqing provided a dozen or so candidates, and there are three left at the end of His Majesty's place. Jinghui will pick two of you to be the left and right servants. Don't look at me that way. I'm over 70, how many people can have it?" That spiritual head of Zhou Jiamo.

Alas, I won't hide it from you. After this year's budget is completed, I will retire.The burden of the Minister of the Household Department will be handed over to you in the future. "

Bi Ziyan immediately stood up and said: "Butang, how can this lower official have the ability to take on the heavy burden of the household department? The Butang is still reluctant to persist for a few more years. The Butang is sitting here, and the next official has a solid foundation in his heart. Regarding the affairs of the Ministry of Rear Households, the minister will work harder to make the minister less worried."

"Oh, forget it. I can't learn from Zhou Mingqing and Huang Qianfu. The Ministry of Households is also different from the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment. I am old and I can't do things like this. I will obey the old so as not to miss the court. big event.

Looking at last year's budget and final accounts, you have participated in all of them, and you have done well.This year is all about you.You let go and do it, and the old man will show you for a year. "

Bi Ziyan was so excited that his eyes turned red, and he said with a sigh: "The great kindness of the ministry to cultivate the lower officials, the lower officials will never forget. But the lower officials still want to ask the ministry to stay for another year. Surrender. The second is to see that the Huaihe River is no longer a disaster. The third is to appoint a servant in the ministry hall. The experience of the lower officials is still not enough to assume the responsibility of the Ministry of household affairs."

Wang Yingjiao waved his hands, he didn't want to talk about this with Bi Ziyan, but instead talked about the candidate for the assistant.

"Some of the people mentioned by Zhou Mingqing know well, and some don't know much. After discussing with Zhou Mingqing at His Majesty's place, like Su Maoxiang Su Hong's family,"

"He is a junior official who has been a Jinshi for 20 years in Wanli. He was the head of the household department when he was first conferred by the Hong family.

Wang Yingjiao nodded, "The other one is Guo Yunhou and Guo Wanyu, who was a Jinshi in the 35th year of Wanli. This person was able to deal with King Fu in the place where King Fu was entrusted with feudal vassal, and did not harm the people. A man of great talent. More and more court affairs are being pressured by the household department, and such a person represents the household department to deal with other ministries, which is the best choice."

Bi Ziyan took the resumes of Su Maoxiang and Guo Yunhou to read, then frowned and said, "The Hong family is three years older than me, and Guo Wanyu is one year younger than me. This age group is a bit out of line with the emperor's convention."

"So His Majesty gave the household department three servants, saying that the affairs of the household department are important and complicated, and there must be more servants. The third candidate for the servant is Yang Sichang, a doctor of our household department, a Jinshi in the 38th year of Wanli. Yang He's only son .”

Bi Ziyan thought of Yang Sichang, who was under his command, and said to Wang Yingjiao with a smile: "Does your majesty think that your majesty is about the same age as Su and Guo, so you should mention a very young doctor? I remember that Yang Ziwei seemed to be born in the 16th year of Wanli Man. Seems to be 35 now."

Wang Yingjiao laughed and handed the last piece of paper to Bi Ziyan.

"Jinghui, you remember it well. Yang Ziwei was in the 16th year of Wanli, and he was awarded a Jinshi in one subject. Among the ten people selected by Zhou Mingqing, His Majesty is the one he likes the most. He sighed repeatedly that Su Maoxiang was wasted."

Bi Ziyan also said with emotion: "The Hong family is a man of great talent. Guo Wanyu must be superior if he can be promoted by Zhou Shangshu."

"Your Majesty told the old man, if you can survive for 20 years, Yang Ziwei will be your age now. In the future, the Jinshi in the first year of Tianqi and his disciples will grow up."

Bi Ziyan thought about the newly-disciplined Jinshi sent by the emperor to the Ministry of Household Affairs, especially those in their early twenties, and sighed: "Your Majesty's eyes can see that 20 years later, it's really not like a young man who was enlightened after he ascended the throne. people."

"People who cannot be overwhelmed should not be underestimated when they grow up. If the emperor can do this for ten years like now, the apocalypse of Haiyan Heqing will make the country strong and the people rich, and it will last longer than Wanli's prosperity."

It took more than three months to raise funds from Xungui for the governance of the river. In the end, according to the emperor's suggestion, the court signed the document according to the procedure of borrowing money from the sea merchants last year and the Ministry of Households came forward.Another thing happened in the middle. The salt merchants in Yangzhou proposed to the Ministry of Households that they could subsidize the imperial court to renovate the Huaihe River without interest.

Wang Yingjiao was so happy that he couldn't see his eyes, and happily mentioned this matter to the emperor at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Huang Kezuan couldn't bear to see his smiling face, so he poured cold water on him.

"You don't have to pay back the money you borrowed from the salt merchant? The money from the sea merchants is interest-free, and so is the money from nobles. Is it worth being happy about the money from the salt merchants?"

Wang Yingjiao said sternly: "Maritime merchants are forced. There is pressure from the imperial court inside, and there are Westerners from the Netherlands outside. If the Dutch who bully the door are not dealt with, they will not have to go to sea.

And Xungui lent silver to the court, which was lured by his descendants.Otherwise, why didn't they pay out their money last year.snort!Only the salt merchants took the initiative to solve the urgent needs of the court. "

Zhou Jiamo said: "The salt merchants in Yangzhou can raise millions of silver, how many years will it take to return it?"

Wang Yingjiao was confused for a moment, and said awkwardly: "Whether you want to pay back the money or not depends on you and Your Majesty."

Zhang Wenda chased after him sharply: "Purchase an official?"

Zhu Youxiao sat at the head and answered the words with a smile, "There is no real shortage, and 100 million virtual nobles will be given to the ancestors."

The words of the emperor made Zhou Jiamo unable to hold back. Which salt merchant is crazy, willing to spend 100 million taels of silver to buy a virtual title for his deceased father and grandfather?

Several veteran ministers looked at the excited emperor with complicated expressions, and the emperor was still counting on his fingers.

"The base is 1 taels for the captain of the Jinyiwei. It will be added step by step. Well, the commander can also be given, 10 taels of silver for a commander, vain. Those who donate officials have no real positions, and they are all vain positions without salary. There is no imperial gift. If you want an imperial gift, you must also donate the same amount of money as your husband.

Apart from Jin Yiwei, there is no other name.Of course, if they don't like Jin Yiwei, I can't help it.

As for the Void Lord, it must be more than a million. I guarantee that there will only be three opportunities for the Void Lord within ten years, and if you miss the opportunity, there will be no more. "

The Duke of England felt that the Son of Heaven should go to the street to sell Dali Pills, Duke Ding, Marquis of Taining and other dignitaries were all silent.Jinyiwei is naturally the best to donate the name of the official, 10 taels a Jinyiwei commander, maybe those salt merchants will go crazy.

But Wang Yingjiao chased after the emperor and asked, "What title is Xujue? King, Duke, Marquis, Bo?"

The British Duke immediately said: "You don't need to think about the name of the prince, and it is impossible to be a false prince." If the ancestors of the salt merchants also had the name of princes bestowed by the court, it would be embarrassing for their ancestors.

However, Wang Yingjiao competed with Duke Ying and said: "If the imperial court seals out the three princes of the three county kings and earns 300 million yuan, since they were awarded to the deceased anyway, what's the problem? Those clans still need hundreds of thousands of silver to support them every year. It's on."

"What's the same? It's the continuation of Tai/Zu and Cheng Zu's bloodline. The mere salt merchant wants to buy the prince's xu lord with money, so I—"

"You're not going to be a prince anymore?"

The Duke of England was so annoyed by Wang Yingjiao's run-on, he immediately stood up and left his seat, brushing his sleeves.

Wang Yingjiao really owed it and begged for a beating!

Zhou Jiamo hurriedly got up and walked a few steps, blocking the front of the Duke of England, but Wang Yingjiao couldn't resist the Duke of England's fist.

"Don't be annoyed, the head of the country. If the potential man drinks too much, he is taking advantage of the money. He is also for the court, for the court. This old man will not agree."

Zhou Jiamo appeased the British prince with three eyes and two words. If the Minister of the Ministry of Officials disagreed, he would not be able to get the corresponding documents. Donating officials was useless.

Zhu Youxiao also quickly gave Wang Yingjiao a wink, telling him not to speak.Wang An stepped forward and invited the British Duke back to his seat.

After Zhou Jiamo and the Duke of England were all seated, Zhu Youxiao raised his wine glass to toast the veterans again, and then smiled and persuaded the Duke of England.

"Don't worry, the head of the country. If anyone can provide 1000 million in cash, I will give him the false name of an emperor. Do you think anyone will buy it?"

No one answered the emperor's words, this little emperor was really unreliable sometimes.Can the emperor's name be sold for silver?But the nobles and nobles of the British government knew the emperor, and when he got the real money, Zhu Youxiao would not be stingy to give out the false name of "emperor".

Fortunately, the price is so high that no one can afford it.

Zhu Youxiao saw that no one was answering, and said hopefully: "One million counts, what does Wang Qing think? I'll just see your ability to hug money."

Wang Yingjiao immediately said: "Your Majesty, I will try my best to facilitate this matter."

Maybe that filial piety to the extreme wants to set up an earl's grave for Lao Tzu!

Zhou Jiamo stopped Zhang Wenda, who was about to speak, "Donating officials has been done since ancient times, but it's just that when you come to His Majesty, the official positions are higher. And they are all empty posts. It's better than those who donate officials and then run away. The Ministry wants to make it a real job."

Huang Kezuan also persuaded Zhang Wenda: "Last month when Annan invaded Shangsi Prefecture, Cui Ziqiang had a lot of quarrels with Wang Yingjiao because of the fact that the Ministry of War wanted to send troops to Yunnan and Guangxi. It is not easy for you to be sympathetic to old Wang. You Looking at what he has done in the past two years, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he has lost not much hair."

Huang Kezuan consciously lowered his voice to speak, but he was old and deaf, and his voice was much higher than that of ordinary people.His so-called low voice could be heard clearly by people not so far away from him in Qianqing Palace.

Wang Yingjiao sighed at the concerned emperor, "Your Majesty, it's not because the old minister doesn't work hard and doesn't want to be loyal to the imperial court. It's really beyond his strength. Next year, the old minister must retire."

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and began to persuade Wang Yingjiao.

"Wang Qing, I have given you the three ministers to be selected by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Have you and Bi Qing made up your mind? I still want you to be in the Ministry of Household Affairs, old minister of the country."

Zhou Jiamo persuaded him, "Qian Fu, you have a lot of things to do in the household department. His Majesty will assign you four servants. If you put a little pressure on the household department, why can't you do it? Otherwise, you can come to the official department and replace me with the household department."

How could Wang Yingjiao agree to it? Zhou Jiamo was several years older than him, but he just nodded silently, which means that the emperor did not mention the matter of becoming an official for the time being.

The imperial wives in Kunning Palace are much more at ease.

After more than half a year, I went to the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and when I saw the queen who usually didn't summon anyone except the British husband and wife, I found that the queen's belly was protruding slightly.

It turned out that the queen was pregnant.

Although everyone wondered why the emperor didn't tell the world, they thought maybe he was waiting for the prince to be born.So everyone said auspicious words to the queen, wishing the queen a man in one fell swoop and so on.

Halfway through the banquet, the queen got tired and got up to leave the banquet, and ordered the three princesses to continue entertaining Mrs. Gao Ming during the banquet.

The Duke and Duchess of England were immediately passed on by Lichun.

The queen had already taken off her heavily made-up gown, and was lying on the couch eating porridge.

"How do you feel, ma'am? Are you tired?"

The British Duchess looked at her daughter with pity.If Madam Gaoming is pregnant, she can still ask for leave and not enter the palace.But there is no queen mother in the palace, so the daughter has to support herself.

"It's okay. There are female officials helping Lidong and the others, so I don't have to worry about this banquet. Mom, try this porridge, it tastes good."

Lidong immediately brought up half a bowl of white porridge.

The British princess mixed the hot porridge, tasted it a little, it was quite good.

"You said that you fell in love with white porridge when you were pregnant. It's not that you can't afford other good things."

The little queen squinted her eyes while holding the porridge bowl.

Li Chun said on the side: "Old Madam, Your Majesty started to eat whatever she vomited. It was the Emperor himself who cooked the porridge. No matter how meticulous the imperial dining room is, the white porridge made is not as good as the Emperor's. Your Majesty can eat it."

The British lady's finger touched her daughter's forehead, "You are so crazy, and let the emperor cook porridge for you."

"Hmph, how can I make porridge for me. The emperor said that it is for his son. He is willing."

The Duke and Duchess of England would visit the palace every half a month to see their daughter, seeing that everything was fine with her daughter and was cherished by the Son of Heaven, the Duke of England was naturally overjoyed.

This kind of peace filled all parts of the capital in the third year of Tianqi, and also overflowed to the territory where the Ming Dynasty was located.

The second half of this year was an easier time than Zhu Youxiao had ever experienced since he became the throne.Sun Chengzong repelled the Dutch fleet that came to revenge in Luzon Island.Nan Juyi led the navy of Xinyuan Province, and with the cooperation of the Fujian navy, they wiped out the pirates who came to Xinyuan to find a place for the Japanese businessmen who were driven away last year.It is said that the leader of this group of pirates is called Li Dan.Well-known in Japan and the most powerful pirate in the vast sea stretching from Japan to Luzon.

The people in the barren mountainous areas of Fujian continued to migrate to Xinyuan.The household department even arranged for the people of Qiongzhou to migrate to Luzon.

It is easy to do things if you have money. The people who migrated from Shaanxi and Shanxi to Liaodong basically settled down last year, and the number of people migrating accelerated this year, reducing the population of Shaanxi by nearly half.Ningxia Weitun is self-sufficient in its harvest and does not need the imperial court to transport grain and grass. It has spared manpower to plant trees along the banks of the Yellow River in the Ulan Buhe Desert and the Kubuqi Desert.

Yulin Wei and Ningxia Wei strictly followed the system of burning waste every month, artificially isolating the Yellow River Hetao from the Tatars.

Without the threat of the Tatars, Yulinwei not only continued to cultivate in Tumochuan in the Yellow River Loop, but also planted trees from the periphery of the Mu Us Sandy Land.

Mibian also changed his previous habit of burning wood for heating and cooking, and switched to burning coal sent by Shanxi.

Although the invasion of Luzhou in Annan was small, it just gave Zhu Youxiao an excuse to rectify the southwest.He sent the British prince Zhang Zhiji, Zhang Zhifeng, and the Marquis of Fengcheng who had conquered with him to the west to lead troops to Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi to rectify the military affairs of these provinces.

The Qian Guogong of this generation is Mu Changzuo, who is already in his seventies and old.He tactfully cooperated with the Imperial Army sent by the imperial court to do things.Because the two brothers are not only the sons of the British Duke, but also imperial envoys who hold the sword of the emperor Shangfang.

Thinking about what his grandparents and grandchildren have done these years, he is very worried that he will be killed by these two brothers. After all, the Mu family has guarded Yunnan for more than 200 years. It is the emperor who can even deprive the prince of the emperor/ancestor, who is so cruel that he killed his uncle's wife and children, and stabbed his concubine to death with his own hands.

The author has something to say: *When it comes to Duke Qian’s Mansion, it’s really not as good as Timu’s Mansion. Duke Mu is more widely known.

**In July of the third year of Tianqi (1623), He Zhongwei of Luzhou in Annan invaded Shangsizhou of Guangxi, surrounded and moved to Longdong, and plundered Baisha Village in Pingxiang.

Shangsi County is located in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, at the northern foot of Shiwanda Mountain, bordering Qinzhou City in the east, Fangcheng Autonomous County in the south, Ningming County in the west, Fusui County in the north, and Suining County in the northeast.The county is about 68.1 kilometers long from east to west and 49.5 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ​​2816 square kilometers, accounting for 1.2% of the total area of ​​the autonomous region.

Qianlongdong belongs to Shangsizhou.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Qianlongdong Soil Inspection Department was established.

Pingxiang City, a county-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is managed by Chongzuo City. It is located in southern China and borders Lang Son, Vietnam. It is known as the "South Gate of the Motherland" and is the international city closest to ASEAN countries in China. .It governs 4 towns, with a land area of ​​650 square kilometers and a population of over 10.

It is 160 kilometers (highway) away from Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, and Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It borders Liangshan Province, Vietnam on both sides in the southwest. The border line is 97 kilometers long. There are 2 Youyiguan Port (road) and Pingxiang Port (railway) in the territory. The national first-class port, 1 second-class port, and 5 border residents' exchange points. It is the border port city with the largest number of ports, the most complete types, and the largest scale in Guangxi. It is the largest and most convenient land passage from China to Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

In Pingxiang, there is Friendship Pass, one of the nine famous passes in China. Puzhai Trade City and Nonghuai Border Trade Point are the largest border trade points on the Sino-Vietnamese border.