Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1001 Confidence
In today's Monan area, there are only two major tribes with certain power, Horqin and Neikalka.

However, Neikalkha was severely damaged by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the former "five camps of frying flowers" were only left with the Jalut Department and the second Bahrain Department.

The tribes of Horqin are unrivaled in the entire Monan.

Its sphere of influence extends from Hulunbeier and the Nenjiang River Basin in the north, to the Jilin General's Mansion in the east, and to Chahar in the south.

As for their west, there are the tribes of Nekhka and the Manchus of Lake Baikal.

Calculated by the world of later generations, there are nomadic areas of about 40 square kilometers in eastern Inner Mongolia, western Heilongjiang, and western Jilin.

It is equivalent to the size of three Anhui.

It can be said that in the Monan area, only Horqin, the only seedling, remained independent, and the remaining tribes returned to the Qing Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty.

Because of this, the Horqin part has two wings, ten banners, and the number of herdsmen has reached [-] tents.

Then, with the peace of the past ten years, there was no policy of reducing the population of the Qing Dynasty, and its population continued to increase, reaching [-] tents.

Among the left and right wings of Horqin, the left wing was more friendly to the Manchus because of their many marriages with the Manchus.

The right wing is closer to Chahar, and closer to the Ming court.

When the king of Liao went to Horqin to recruit soldiers, most of the soldiers and horses were on the right wing.

Prince Darhan and Ta, who commanded the left wing, had a stout figure, a big face, and eyes full of disdain:
"The Chahar tribe has changed from sick wolves to domestic dogs. I heard that Prince Chahar has only [-] tents under his jurisdiction. Which one of them is not more than him?"

For a moment, the nobles laughed together.

Heta's mother is Princess Heshuo, and she was naturally close to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and was more used to the Manchu Qing Dynasty of fishing and hunting rather than the Ming Dynasty of farming.

Therefore, among the tribes of Horqin, it has always advocated raiding the border and plundering cattle and sheep for self-fertilization, but there are so few responders that they have not acted for many years.

"Humph!"

At this time, the white-haired and bearded Prince Badali of Tushiyetu, who was in his sixties, made his voice heard.

With a sound, all eyes were on him.

This old prince is the oldest among all the people. He is married to Nurhachi's niece and is of the same generation as Huang Taiji.

"Not to mention Chahar, how should the current emperor of Ming Dynasty deal with it?"

Badalley said solemnly: "Once the blame is settled, we will have no good fruit to eat."

"Then fight." Heta sternly said: "I, Horqin, have a strong army, so I am not afraid of the Ming Dynasty."

"No matter how bad it is, the grassland is so vast, can't you run if you can't beat it?"

"Going to Chahar to be wronged, I don't want to do it. If one is not good, I'm afraid that the head will fall, and the Han people are the least trustworthy."

What he said was majestic and menacing, but what was embarrassing was that there were very few responders.

Obviously, it's okay to be quick with your tongue. If there is a real fight, the nobles will not be happy.

Heta was a little embarrassed for a while, he stared at several relatives and friends.

"Don't say that again." Badali glanced at him, and Heta had to be quiet.

After finishing speaking, he stood up straight away and said: "I will set off tomorrow. Anyway, it's an old bone. It's nothing if it dies. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty may ignore it like this."

Heta looked at him with resentment, and after he left, he said angrily: "This old wolf was bribed by Daming's merchants, and his courage was also worn away by money. He is so stupid."

As he spoke, he looked around, including him and the leaders of the Nine Banners: "If this continues, our Horqin will be the next Chahar."

"Anyway, I'll stop talking, Chengde, I'm definitely not going."

After speaking, he also went straight away.

For a moment, the commander of the Eight Banners was a little confused.

Horqin's left and right wings diverged.

Therefore, the Right Wing Middle Banner (Prince Tushiyetu Banner), Right Wing Front Banner (Zhasak Tuwang Banner), Right Wing Back Banner (Zhen Guogong Banner), Left Wing Back Banner (Bowang Banner), the four main banners Come to Chengde to meet the emperor.

Zuoyi Youqi, Duerbert Banner, Guoerluosi Rear Banner, Guoerluosiqian Banner, Youyi Zuoqi, etc. are far away in the Nenjiang River Basin and are far away. Prince Darhan and the formation of the tower.

As a result, the huge Horqin is divided into two parts on the bright side.

Four flags to Ming, six flags to Qing.

Horqin is worthy of the Ministry of Manchuria.

After Zhu Yixi saw the Four Banners Lord, he didn't look angry at all, but had a gentle smile on his face all the time.

After the meeting, each person was even rewarded with a thousand pieces of silver and a hundred pieces of silk and satin, which is extremely generous for the Four Banners.

In the end, Zhu Yixi only left behind the old Prince Tushiyetu, Badalee.

For this person, Zhu Yixi can only describe him as cunning and cunning. It seems that the reason why the herdsmen in the grassland are simple is because of his cunning.

"What does the prince think of Heta?"

The emperor asked someone to bring up a cup of hot tea. The rich tea aroma was so strong that Badalie couldn't help but take a deep breath, drinking like a cow.

"It's delicious!" Badali gulped it down in one gulp, as if drinking, extremely happy, his face was full of honesty, and his eyes seemed to be fascinated by the exquisite tea set.

After a long time, he seemed to come back to his senses:
"Heta was deceived by Manqing, and he wanted to fight against the imperial court. I am afraid that only Changshengtian can persuade him to come back."

"Humph!" Zhu Yixi chuckled, Changshengtian didn't have one, but there were live sticks, and I will send some live sticks to Horqin in the future.

In history, Kangxi once said: "Building a temple is better than using a hundred thousand soldiers."

The rebellious Horqin people need to bathe in Buddhism.

On the face, the emperor expressed regret: "It's a pity, it seems that the tea and pagodas of Six Flags can't be drunk anymore."

"From now on, the tea leaves leading to Horqin will be reduced by [-]%."

Badali was startled, the teacup in his hand was trembling.

"Your Majesty, the matter of Heta has nothing to do with our Four Banners!"

The emperor smiled calmly: "But the tea will always go from your hands to their Six Banners."

"Fifty percent of the tea leaves should be enough for your Four Banners to use for themselves. Since the Six Banners are willing to hold Man Qing's stinky feet, let's do it!"

Seeing the emperor's smile, Badali felt more and more aggrieved.

Accounts are not calculated in this way.

In the past, the right wing was close to Chahar, so it was close to the water, and obtained most of the tea, silk, etc., and then sold them to other banners and other small and medium-sized tribes as a transfer point, and lived happily.

Because of interests, the right wing is close to Daming.

Similarly, the Manchu Qing guaranteed the pastures of the Left Wing, and the delivery of food and other materials made the banners of the Left Wing close to the Manchu Qing.

The left and right wings each occupy one side, and salt, grain, cloth, ironware, and tea are exchanged.

If the share of tea is reduced here, the balance will be disrupted immediately, causing the price of tea on the grassland to rise sharply.

The key point is that tea is as indispensable as salt on the grasslands, but at the same time, no tea is produced, which makes the value of tea remain stable.

After all, there are saline-alkali lands in the grasslands. No matter how bad it is, you can drink some horse blood, which can also alleviate the lack of salt, and the lack of tea will make people lose their appetite and get sick.

Tea is hard currency on the grasslands.

A reduction in the share of tea is bound to cause the price of tea to soar, causing conflicts.

Thinking of this, Badali's heart trembled. He raised his head and looked at the smile on the emperor's face, which became more and more unpredictable.

He deliberately refused to agree, but Yu Guangzhong's guards were all tall and mighty, powerful, and they didn't look like putting on airs.

At this time, the story of Daming sweeping up the Manchus, attacking Shengjing, and driving the entire Manchus to Lake Baikal suddenly came to mind.

Isn't it because the tigers and wolves frightened the Chahar ministries to surrender so much?

Horqin can pull up at most 8 to [-] people, and the Ming Dynasty's [-] troops can't wait, not to mention the sharp weapons such as muskets and cannons, which are really unmatched.

His face trembled, and Badali suppressed his fear: "Your Majesty's words are absolutely true."

The emperor smiled slightly and prevaricated a few more words before letting him go.

After he left, the emperor ordered: "From now on, order Yousi to increase the price of tea by [-]% and sell it, saying that it is because of the peace tower."

"Yes!" Liu Afu wrote it down.

The spacious yurt is like a small palace, and the wool blanket on the feet is embroidered with exquisite patterns, which is worth thousands of dollars.

For Zhu Yixi, there is no dissatisfaction with the environment, only the girl is dissatisfied.

As he paced the carpet, his mind was spinning.

Horqin's swaying from side to side is actually very obvious.

This kind of tendency to sit on the fence is bound to be unreliable at critical times.

Although Badalley stated that he was on Daming's side, he could only believe it [-] to [-] percent, and he would still stand by and watch the show at critical times.

Therefore, the Horqin ministries can only use it.

This time he lost his temper. Apart from causing Horqin to split on the surface, the most important thing was to use Horqin's department to attract Manqing's attention.

It made him mistakenly think that Daming was aiming at Horqin tribes.

After all, once Horqin is wiped out, Lake Baikal will open up and be exposed to Daming.

There is no buffer between the two.

After all, following the escape route of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the Ming army is likely to chase after it, and there are guides and tribal cattle and sheep supplies along the way.

No matter how you look at it, it is a route of entry.

No matter how the Manchu Qing survived, the Ming army might have survived.

"Sound from east to west?"

Zhu Yixi smiled: "Here's an order for General Jilin to expand to the northwest and conquer disobedient ministers."

Sure enough, when the Ming army moved, Horqin's left wing panicked instantly.

On weekdays, the well water does not interfere with the river water, but suddenly the soldiers marched westward. How can people not understand why?
There are only ten thousand people under General Jilin's banner, but in fact there are a large number of construction soldiers. They settle down along the official road, and their organization is far better than ordinary militia.

Moreover, Jilin has conquered many tribes over the years, and can recruit tens of thousands of people at any time.

Twenty or thirty thousand soldiers and horses are just waiting.

More importantly, the Jilin frontier army had muskets, which frightened the Horqin cavalry.

After a fight, the Horqin cavalry immediately suffered.

Within a few days, a letter asking for help was sent to Fengjing.

In the palace, Shunzhi held an imperial meeting.

At this time, the entire Qing Dynasty had taken root in Lake Baikal for more than fifteen years, and the older generation had lost their lives. The young people had forgotten the prosperity of Liaodong, and only remembered the bitter cold on the shores of Lake Baikal.

Of course, the young generation in power is still in power, and Sinicization has never stopped.

Birch trees in Siberia have enabled the paper industry to continue for a long time. Manchu, which few people know, has declined, and Chinese characters have completely occupied the dominant position.

At the same time, due to the enfeoffment of the Chechen Khan, a large number of elderly nobles left Fengjing, which made Shunzhi's power continuously consolidated.

At the age of 28, he has already become the emperor of 22 years. He was accused of falling into Han and Liaodong, all of which were blamed by Dorgon.

He is the wise and mighty emperor who allowed the Manchu Qing to take root in Lake Baikal again.

Not many people participated in the imperial meeting.

Among the Hanchens, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo are still standing, while the upstart Xu Shichang is trembling,
Among the ministers, Luck Dehun and Nikan became upstarts.

Mengchen also sat two people, they are representatives of the Meng Eight Banners.

The reason why the Qing Dynasty gained a firm foothold in Lake Baikal was thanks to the reorganization of the Buryats.

Shunzhi sat high, while Tang Ruowang stood aside. He was dressed in an official robe, which was compact.

"How about Horqin Department?"

Shunzhi raised his head, some doubts appeared on his thin face: "Could it be that the Ming people really want to do something to Horqin?"

"It must be." Ni Kan hurriedly said: "The tea leaves were broken and troops were sent. The Ming people must want to integrate Horqin and set up a governor's district."

Luckard remained silent.

Ning Wanwo pondered and said: "From my point of view, this is Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, aimed at Pei Gong."

"The Ming court is going to take Horqin completely, and then send troops to Fengjing."

Shunzhi said nothing, but looked at the silent Fan Wencheng.

As the head of civil servants in the past, Fan Wencheng has been in charge of the government for decades. From Huang Taiji to Dorgon to Shunzhi today, he has always stood firm and became the leader of the Han people in Liaodong.

At the same time, its outstanding ability is highly trusted.

But now, the old minister has white hair and beard, his back is bent, and the age spots on his face can't be stopped no matter what.

But a pair of eyes are telling his wisdom.

Hearing the inquiry, Fan Wencheng came back to his senses, and said, "Me too."

"The heart of Ming people to subjugate the country never dies."

"Then let them see that my Qing Dynasty is not what it used to be."

Shunzhi held his head high, quite confident.

"Whether it is gunpowder or artillery, we bought them from the Raksha people. Although the amount is not much, it is still enough for a battle."

"Just take advantage of this battle to cut off the outstretched hand of the Ming people, so that they can completely wake up, and I am invincible."

"Your Majesty Shengming—"

The echo sounded busy.

After more than ten years, the Manchu Qing had already gained a lot of victories from the Raksha people and the Mongols, and almost forgot their fear of the Ming army.

So it is very necessary to carry out a battle of revenge at this time.

However, Fan Wencheng suddenly said: "Recently, Mobei has been a little restless, probably because of this."

"Ming people are running Mobei." Ning Wan said suddenly.

"Mobei is quite barren, and there are few cattle and sheep, so it's not cost-effective to manage." Tang Ruowang also said:

"Could it be that the Ming army has other plans?"

"The distance between them is more than two thousand miles. Without tribal supplies and guides, the Ming army can only starve to death."

Ni Kan sneered and said, "Unless the Emperor of Ming conscripts a million civilians to deliver food to an army of one hundred thousand."

(End of this chapter)