The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 229 Straight to Chang'an
The reason why Zhu Cihong chose the lordship system to allow the lords to be completely self-governing is also because of the large territory in the future. In the case of inconvenient communication and transportation, if the imperial court is forced to control it, it will be a mess and it will be counterproductive.

Therefore, it is better to adopt this lord system and let the lords self-government, as long as they prevent them from annexing each other and becoming bigger.

Tens of hundreds of years later, when the communication conditions are good, and the affiliation of all ethnic groups to the Han people is also strong, it will not be too late to carry out reforms and direct management.

As for taxation, it will depend on the situation in the future.

Of course, in order to encourage ordinary Mongols to fight for the court, and for better assimilation, some corresponding measures are still necessary.

First of all, the heirs of each lord must go to Daming to study, and only after passing the cultural assessment of relevant departments can they be eligible to inherit the title.

Furthermore, if the ordinary Mongolian cavalry made military exploits, the imperial court would grant them the status of knights. Although the knights were also under the jurisdiction of the lords in name, the lords had to report to the imperial court if they wanted to dispose of them.

Compared with other herdsmen, the status of knights is much higher. Although they cannot be hereditary, the safety of their property and family members can be guaranteed.

If the knights perform more meritorious service, they can obtain the title of land and be promoted to the lord.

After Zhu Cilang finished explaining the lordship system, dozens of big and small leaders in the tent immediately exploded, but except for a few ambitious guys, almost all other leaders supported it.

After all, this lord system does not actually cause them much loss. On the contrary, future generations will be able to obtain great protection, and they will no longer have to worry about being annexed by other tribes all day long.

As for fighting for the emperor, in their view, this is no different from fighting for the Great Khan, not to mention that the benefits and spoils of war may be more.

And sending the heirs to Daming to learn the culture of the Han people, they can't wait.

The only thing that makes the leaders resist is the knights under their rule. After all, there is no lord who does not want to completely control the life and death of his subjects.

But on this point, Zhu Cihong's attitude is very resolute, there is no room for negotiation at all, and everyone can only compromise, and finally they all look at Tugel, the Khan of the Tumote Department, especially those who are ambitious and ambitious. Unwilling leader.

Seeing that the general situation is over, Tugel can only stand up and express his position, support the emperor's lordship system, and accept the title of Marquis of Shunyi.

Tugel, the Khan, had compromised, and the leaders didn't have the slightest concern, and a few ambitious guys had to accept it.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cihong carried out the canonization. Since he was the first batch of lords, each of them was rewarded with a large amount of food, cloth, salt and other materials.

After conferring the feudal lord, Zhu Cihong bestowed the status of knights on all the five thousand Mongols that Landuoer had brought to Daming, and they would be assigned to various territories at that time.

These knights will also have their own pastures, cattle, sheep and horses at that time, but they have to pay taxes to the lord. The tax rate of the knights will be uniformly stipulated by the court, and the tax rate paid by other herdsmen will be determined by the lord himself, and the court will not interfere.

The [-] Mongols who were knighted were naturally overjoyed. What they were happy about was not their current treatment, but their ability to become lords in the future after meritorious deeds, so they were the group of people who most supported this system.

As for the [-] ordinary Mongols, since they didn't get much benefit and didn't lose much, their performance was mediocre.

However, when he learned that he could become a knight or even a lord after fighting for the emperor and making meritorious service, he also had a hope in his heart.

After the canonization was completed, Zhu Cihong asked each lord to send a son to bring some warriors back to Hetao and move all the tribe's cattle and sheep over.

As for the feudal lords, they will be detained here temporarily, and it is impossible to let them go back now.

The hundreds of thousands of troops also did not immediately return to the Great Wall, but began to build the city. In order to deter these lords, the imperial court must have stationed troops on the grassland.

Finally, after a lot of site selection, Zhu Cihong chose to build the administrative office of the Andong Protectorate on the east side of the Liao River, beside a tributary fifty miles away.

Zhu Cilang planned to build a main city and four acropolises. The circumference of the main city was ten li, and the walls were three feet high and three feet thick.

The four acropolises are located on all sides of the main city, twenty miles away from the main city, three miles in circumference, three feet high and two feet thick.

Since Jiannu hadn't completely retreated to the northeast, Zhu Cihong was not in a hurry for the pastures of the various lords, and could only focus on building the city.

All the materials needed to build the city could only be transported from Ji Town. Fortunately, it was only one or two hundred miles away, and there were many horse-drawn carts.

At the same time, the war in the Central Plains has also come to an end. Compared with Zhu Cihong's timidity, Hong Niangzi is undoubtedly much more courageous.

After arriving in Taiyuan, it was reported that the Daxi Army had been defeated by Wu Sangui and had fled into the mountains. Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing were also attacking Tongguan. Cross the Yellow River and go straight to Chang'an to kill, claiming to be an army of 20.

As a result, wherever the army went, they were looking forward to the wind, and the whole Guanzhong was panicked, causing Hong Niangzi to easily kill Chang'an City.

Although there are still 3 defenders in Chang'an City, what King Chuang can really control is the 3 left by Li Guo. The other [-] leaders have different ideas. Even the [-] left by Li Guo Since Li Guo himself was far away in Tongguan, his morale was low and he didn't have much fighting spirit.

When Li Guo heard that Hong Niangzi led the troops directly to Chang'an, he was also shocked. He wanted to rescue, but he was unable to return the troops, because Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing were attacking Tongguan at this time.

"Listen, people inside. My imperial concubine and empress have said that for the sake of old love, as long as you lay down your weapons and surrender, except King Chuang, Song Xiance, and Niu Jinxing, all others will be exonerated!"

Hong Niangzi knew that if she wanted to storm Chang'an City with a mere ten thousand troops, it would be tantamount to dreaming and asking for death, so she could only choose to attack her heart.

At this moment, King Chuang and a group of civil and military ministers had arrived at the top of the city. Looking at the large army outside the city and the sound of persuasion, King Chuang's face was gloomy, Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing's faces were pale, and everyone else's hearts were fluctuating.

"Your Majesty, you must stabilize the morale of the army first!"

Niu Jinxing also calmed down, and when he saw the expressions of the soldiers around him, he immediately reminded him in a low voice.

"Everyone, don't be afraid, the Ming army definitely doesn't have 20 people, and it can't survive more than [-], so it won't be able to attack no matter what!"

Song Xiance shouted loudly.

However, the effect is not great, because ordinary soldiers can't tell the difference between 1 people and 20 people. They only know that there is a dense mass of people outside the city, and the number of troops is endless.

Coupled with the reputation of the red lady, they are more willing to believe that the Ming army really has 20, otherwise how would the other party dare to call directly?
If there were really only ten thousand people coming, why did all the places surrender, and why didn't the king take them directly out of the city to fight the opponent?

(End of this chapter)