In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 204 53 princes
On the high platform, I heard that Lin Rui would abide by the original covenant between Namu Zhong and the Tumut tribes. The tense atmosphere just now relaxed a lot.

Lin Rui did not hesitate anymore and said directly: "Everyone, I know what you are worried about, but my Lin family army will not occupy your pastures after arriving in Hetao. We only need a fifty-mile radius of Guihua City to farm. It is enough to feed 50 million people. From now on, we can definitely live in peace and mutual benefit!"

"Leader of the Han family, with your current strength and achievements, why don't you return to the Ming Dynasty? As long as you are willing to return to the Ming Dynasty, your emperor will definitely reward you greatly, right? Why do you have to come to Hetao?"

A leader near the front asked tentatively, and the others nodded, and then looked at Lin Rui curiously.

After all, the Ming Dynasty has been beaten badly by the Jurchens in recent years, and the Lin family army not only beat the Jurchens badly this time, but also captured their capital Shengjing. As long as Emperor Chongzhen is not stupid, he must know that the Lin family military strength and value.

"Everyone, to be honest, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did recruit me. Although the terms were not generous, they were not bad. However, there is a saying among Han people that I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix, so I refused.

I’m not afraid to tell you that this time I’m going to the Hetao, I’m just temporarily settling in, and I will definitely go back to the Ming Dynasty in the future. So whether you refuse or agree, I have to enter the Hetao! "

At the end of Lin Rui's words, his eyes became sharp.

Obviously the meaning couldn't be more obvious. If the Tumut people choose to refuse, then the two sides can only fight each other.

"Leader of the Han family, although you have [-] cavalry and [-] or [-] infantry, you have hundreds of thousands of female prisoners and countless carts of supplies. Once a war begins, regardless of winning or losing, you will definitely suffer heavy losses! "

"Yes, once the war starts, although we may not be able to defeat you, you will not be able to protect so many people and materials!"

Facing Lin Rui's threat, a group of Tumut leaders also issued threats. Obviously they all knew the weakness of the Lin family army, which was the tens of thousands of people and countless supplies.

"Haha, everyone, these materials and population are a huge number to you, but to me, they are nothing.

If I need people and supplies, I can go to Ming Dynasty at any time. Let alone a mere 10 people, I can easily recruit millions, so if you have any ideas about these supplies and women, feel free to grab them Go and kill! "

Lin Rui laughed loudly, and at the end of the sentence, he waved his hand, completely ignoring this little property.

Naturally, everyone could see that Lin Rui was not pretending, but really didn't care about the 10 people and tens of thousands of trucks of supplies, so they all fell silent for a while.

Their only bargaining chip is the burdens of the Lin family army. Now they don't care about these burdens at all, so what else can they use to threaten the Lin family army?
Although everyone gathered nearly [-] riders this time, only about [-] were truly capable.

Once the war begins, the infantry of the Lin family army will definitely stay in place to defend, while the cavalry will bypass them and go directly to the Hetao, sweeping through the camps of various tribes.

The ending is predictable.

Therefore, it was impossible to start a war. After a period of silence, basically the tribal leaders who opposed the Lin family army's march to Hetao had begun to compromise in their hearts.

So they all expressed their concerns, saying that they were worried that the Lin family army would not keep their promises after arriving in the Hetao, and would directly annex them or bully them.

"You don't have to worry about this at all. The more than 1 Tumote boys that my wife Na Muzhong and you traded with are now adults. Many of them have become the officers of our Lin family army and the backbone of the cavalry. Those girls are even more They are all married to Han officers and commanders in the army. It can be said that our Lin family army and the entire Tumote tribe are now completely one family. We are both prosperous and devastated. How could I, the commander, do such a treacherous thing?"

Lin Rui waved his hand and explained with a smile.

After hearing this, everyone finally felt relieved. Those tribal leaders who approved of Lin Jiajun's entry into the Hetao were actually relieved because of this.

After all, nearly [-] boys and girls from each tribe joined the Lin family army. These people all had parents and relatives. In order to consider their feelings, Lin Rui would not use force against each tribe.

With this relationship, the Lin Jiajun and the entire Tumote tribe can indeed live in peace and mutual benefit.

After all, Lin Rui has already said that his goal is not to stay in Hetao and dominate, but to dominate the entire Han people.

Regarding this point, the leaders of the Tumut tribes who know the Han culture best are also convinced.

Lin Rui struck again while the iron was hot and said that in order to thank the Tumut tribes for allowing him to enter the Hetao, each tribe would give away female slaves ranging from one hundred to five hundred according to the size of the tribe's population. After that, more than fifty leaders suddenly said They were all so happy that they couldn't close their hearts.

In the end, everyone happily re-signed the covenant with Lin Rui.

The first is that the Tumut tribes will lend land within a fifty-mile radius of Guihua City to the Lin family army for ten years for farming. The tribes are not allowed to cross the border to graze and destroy crops. The Lin family army is also not allowed to cross the border to reclaim land and rob the cattle and sheep of each tribe.

Then the two parties were in a cooperative relationship and belonged to different families. The Lin family army was not allowed to force each tribe to fight for it, nor was it allowed to force each tribe to offer cattle, sheep and women.

If the Lin family army needs cattle, sheep and horses, they can trade fairly with each tribe. If they need to recruit Mongolian warriors to fight for them, they also need to get the consent of the leaders of each tribe. If the Han people want to marry girls from each tribe, they must follow Mongolian rules. .Finally, if the Jurchens come to attack the Lin family army, the tribes will remain neutral and not help each other. But if other enemies invade the Hetao, both sides must unite to resist.

After the covenant was concluded, there was a carnival. Lin Rui also ordered people to carry dozens of jars of good wine snatched from the Jurchens, and roasted golden lambs were also brought up, followed by plates of stir-fried vegetables. Food such as dumplings and steamed buns were served.

As everyone ate the delicious food, they became more and more in favor of Lin Jiajun entering the Hetao. After all, they couldn't get the food. They were all beef and mutton, but the food made by the Han people was tastier than theirs.

After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, Lin Rui selected a group of daughters of the Jurchen princes, Beile Beizi, to dance on the stage for fun.

The girls selected were all fourteen or fifteen years old, and their appearance was quite decent. Although these girls could not dance, their identities and the fact that they were wearing gauze made the leaders of the group watch with fascination.

In fact, everyone really wanted Hai Lanzhu to come up and dance, but everyone also knew that the Han people were not as good as the Mongolians, so no one dared to speak for fear of angering Lin Rui, but Hai Lanzhu himself was eager to give it a try and wanted to go up and dance. After putting on a show, Lin Rui naturally rejected him without hesitation.

"Dear Han leader, I am willing to trade twenty cows, fifty sheep, and one hundred cowhide for her, can you?"

A somewhat drunk leader finally couldn't hold it back when he saw the girl dangling in front of him. He gritted his teeth and stood up and said to Lin Rui, pointing at the girl.

Lin Rui had already introduced this girl just now. She is a princess, the daughter of Azige.

Seeing an old Mongolian man in his 60s and [-]s trying to replace him, he suddenly felt sad and fell down on the stage. The other girls also stopped stiffening their bodies, with helpless, worried and scared expressions on their faces.

"Okay, she's yours." Lin Rui waved his hand boldly and decided the fate of Azige's daughter.

"Thank you for your generosity, Marshal!"

The leader thanked him and immediately rushed forward, pulling the girl on the ground to him.

Seeing this, other people also took out cows, sheep, cowhide and horses to exchange for the girls on the stage. In the end, there were not enough girls, so Lin Rui simply picked another batch, and then everyone was replaced by a daughter of an Eight Banners prince and noble.

However, it was impossible for Lin Rui to exchange Huang Taiji's two daughters for them.

Everyone also struck while the iron was hot and asked Lin Rui if he had snatched other women from Huang Taiji and the women from Jurchen Prince Beile Beizi. If so, could he exchange them for cattle and sheep?

Lin Rui refused directly, saying that these women would not be exchanged and would be used to reward his generals. Everyone gave up with regrets on their faces.

Everyone had to rush back, so the banquet only lasted until the afternoon and ended.

As soon as the leaders of the Tumut tribe left, Zhang Han couldn't help but said: "Commander, the students thought that the covenants just signed with the tribes contained too many hidden dangers."

Zhang Han, who has long been accustomed to the whole world being the king's land, and the king's ministers on the shores of the land, really cannot accept such an alliance.

If the covenant is followed, the entire 53 large and small tribes in the Hetao will form 53 separatist forces in the future. Lin Rui has no jurisdiction over them, and is not even a nominal co-owner.

This is simply inferior to the Spring and Autumn Period!

"Ha ha…"

"Mr. Zhang, you don't think I will really abide by this covenant, do you?" Lin Rui couldn't help laughing when he saw his heartbroken look and said.

Zhang Han frowned when he heard this, and Hai Lanzhu on the side also opened his mouth in surprise.

After all, Lin Rui had sworn an oath by killing the cow with everyone just now. If he didn't abide by this, then no other tribe would trust the Lin family army in the future.

"Haha, of course I will not betray my trust or violate the covenant, but I can re-sign the covenants with each tribe one by one. Now that they are in a group, naturally I cannot force them to surrender. But when they break up and return to their respective tribes, , I can’t handle it as I please?”

Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Lin Rui had no choice but to explain.

The most important thing now is to let the Tumut tribes disband their troops and let them enter the Hetao. As long as they are naturalized, he has countless ways to deal with these tribes and make them surrender obediently to the Lin family army, without violating the covenant. powerful.

(End of this chapter)