Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 62 King Shunli

In the big tent, Lin Danhan was furious when he heard Guiying Cha persuaded him to accept the tribute.

As his brother-in-law, Guiying is the person he trusts most, and even tens of thousands of households in the Chinese army are entrusted to his command. Now that even he is persuading himself to accept the tribute, is he betraying himself?

This thought made Lin Danhan so angry that he could hardly control it.

But at this moment, Sherpa Hutuktu came in and said that he had brought a revelation from heaven and that he should surrender to the Ming Dynasty:

"Great Khan, the power of the Ming Dynasty is as vast as the sea. As rivers that are about to dry up, why don't you and I merge into the sea?"

"The envoy of the Ming Dynasty promised me a reward of 5,000 taels and a trade quota of 50,000 taels. I can dedicate both to the Great Khan and help the Great Khan regain his power."

Knowing that his biggest support was Lin Dan Khan, Salba gave away the Ming Dynasty's reward without hesitation, hoping to continue to gain Lin Dan Khan's trust.

When Lin Danhan heard this, his anger immediately disappeared. The market reward of 55,000 taels was half of King Shunyi's 110,000 taels, and it was close to half of his previous market reward of 120,000 taels. Salpa was able to dedicate it to him without hesitation, which shows his loyalty.

Guiying just saw this place. Although his heart was bleeding, he also offered his market reward. However, he still kept a cautious eye and only offered the market reward that Ming Dynasty gave to his duke, but did not offer his wife's market reward.

The total market reward of 27,500 taels allowed Lin Danhan to dispel his doubts about Gui Yingcha's loyalty. Guiying saw this scene and hurriedly explained:

"Great Khan, the Ming Dynasty gave so many market rewards this time because they thought we had armored cavalry."

"If they knew that Tie Shu Konot Shi Sumu was only equipped with iron weapons, they wouldn't be as easy to talk to as they are now."

"With the Ming Dynasty's material resources, as long as they are not afraid of King Shunyi's betrayal, they can easily arm tens of thousands of such cavalry."

"Even if the Great Khan could defeat King Shunyi once, he would not be able to defeat him forever."

His eyes were also widened in shock. For the first time, Lin Danhan knew that he had armored cavalry. If he was so powerful, how could he be forced to move westward by Hou Jin?
This made him understand why Ming Dynasty was so generous and even gave Duke Guiyingcha——

It turns out they thought they had armored cavalry!

He knew that Daming had misjudged the intelligence, so he treated himself so favorably. Lin Danhan preferred to accept the tribute as soon as possible, lest Ming Dynasty regret it after knowing the actual situation.

After all, in his opinion, the market reward given by Ming Dynasty was enough to arm the coalition forces of King Shunyi. After they know the truth, they may not be willing to continue paying tribute.

Guiying was striking while the iron was hot and actively advised:

"Great Khan, don't hesitate any more and accept the tribute from the Ming Dynasty!"

"If you continue to hesitate, the conditions in the future will not be so good!"

Lin Danhan was still undecided and said hesitantly:
"But they asked me to present the jade seal."

"After I get out, I will no longer be the most orthodox Khan."

It turned out that I was still struggling with this. Sherpa Hutuktu thought of something and said to Lin Danhan:
"Great Khan, in addition to the gold seal, the Ming Dynasty also gave jade seals."

"When Emperor Shizu gave the imperial master Pasiba a jade seal, the Ming Dynasty also replaced it with a jade seal."

"King Chanhua also has the jade seal of Chi Niu."

"Exchanging the jade seal for the jade seal, Ming Dynasty should agree."

Now Lin Danhan's last bit of confusion was gone. Thinking about exchanging jade for jade, it seemed to make no difference. Compared with King Shunyi's golden seal, he is still one step ahead.

Just as he made up his mind, Lin Danhan saw his eight Fujins walking in one after another. After asking, he found out that Ming Dynasty had promised them various benefits and persuaded him to accept the tribute with conditions he could not refuse.

I heard that my son was treated as a county prince and had a salary of 2,000 taels and a trade quota of 20,000 taels; my daughter was treated as a princess and had a salary of 800 taels and a trade quota of 8,000 taels. Lin Danhan immediately had an impulse to have more sons and daughters.

Although Dafujinna Muzhong did not have a son, she did have a daughter, and the Ming Dynasty promised to treat her as the Dafujin Princess of the Ming Dynasty, with a salary of 2,000 taels and a trade quota of 20,000 taels. If Lin Dan Khan dies, it will also help her maintain power like the third lady.

So she joined the Ming Dynasty without hesitation and persuaded Lin Danhan to accept the tribute:

“Isn’t the identity that the Great Khan is most reluctant to part with is the identity represented by the jade seal?”

"The Emperor of Ming Dynasty promised to marry your daughter as his concubine, and you will be his father-in-law from now on. Who wouldn't respect me?"

"This is a good thing that has never happened before. Stop being hesitant."

Thinking that the Ming Emperor wanted to call him father-in-law, Lin Danhan's face relaxed a little. Now there is no problem with the title. What if he calls himself His Majesty the Ming Emperor? He has to call himself father-in-law!
Then I heard that the other four Fujins who commanded ten thousand households were also treated as princesses, and the other three Fujins were treated as county princesses. Lin Danhan calculated with them how much market reward they could get:
The prince's salary is 10,000 taels, the son's princess is 2,000 taels, and the two daughters' princesses are each 800 taels.

Princess Dafujin was paid 2,000 taels, the four princesses of Fujin were each paid 800 taels, and the three county heads of Fujin were each paid 600 taels.

The total number of titles added up is 20,600 taels.

The trade quota is ten times that of Jue Lu, which is two hundred and six thousand taels.

Compared with the previous city reward of 120,000 taels, it was nearly twice as high.

Looking at Sherpa Hutuktu and Guiyingqia again, Lin Danhan had not counted the market rewards they offered. Although it was impossible for him to collect all the market rewards obtained by the two of them, he could count them within his own power.

As a result, he directly controlled nearly 300,000 city rewards. Coupled with the various levels of titles conferred by the Ming Dynasty, the city rewards received by the entire tribe can reach 500,000 taels every year. With this money, he can quickly regain his strength, and it is not impossible to compete with Hou Jin.

Suddenly ambitious again, Lin Danhan mentally accepted the tribute and said to everyone:
"Go and get my jade seal, and then go and invite the Ming envoy."

"I will personally discuss with the Ming Dynasty envoy to set the terms of tribute."

Everyone in the tent burst into cheers when they heard Lin Danhan's decision. They all knew that after accepting the tribute from the Ming Dynasty, they and their descendants would be protected. The reputation of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years and the treatment of Marquis Gongshun and King Shunyi convinced them of this.

Therefore, Kong Zhenyun was quickly invited by them to discuss the terms of tribute.

Lin Danhan wanted to take over the title of nobility, but Kong Zhenyun refused. This kind of power can only be possessed by the emperor, and it is impossible for Lin Dan Khan to obtain it.

However, Kong Zhenyun also gave in and said that Lin Danhan could draw up the list and that he would issue the corresponding edict after verifying the number of households as per his request.

Lin Danhan accepted this and felt that it was still up to him to decide how many households a tribal leader would have and what titles he would be granted. They can also control the market rewards they receive.

Then the jade seal had to be replaced with a jade seal, which was one level higher than the gold seal. Kong Zhenyun didn't want to agree at first, but after Salba Hutuktu mentioned the example of King Chanhua, he gritted his teeth and agreed -

As long as there was a precedent, he felt that the current emperor would not care. Especially the Lin Dan Khan incident is related to the stability of Northern Xinjiang.

Finally, Lin Dan Khan’s account was banned. Lin Dan Khan said forcefully:

"I am the most noble khan on the grassland, and I also have a jade seal. I cannot be ranked behind anyone!"

"My king's title must be higher than that of King Shunyi, and my throne must be in front of King Shunyi!"

Kong Zhenyun smiled secretly in his heart, secretly praised the emperor's foresight again, took out the edict and said:

"The title given to the Great Khan by His Majesty is King Shunli."

"There is a saying in our country that 'propriety, justice, integrity and shame are the four dimensions of a country', which means that propriety, justice, integrity and shame are the four pillars of the country."

"King Shunli and King Shunyi are both the pillars of the country, and they are ranked ahead of King Shunyi."

Very satisfied with this word, Lin Danhan said that this is what he wanted. However, he thought of the name of the Ming Dynasty King that he knew, and asked again:

"The prince of the Ming Dynasty is the one-character king, and the county prince is the two-character king."

"Why do I, Prince Shunli, use two words? Do I count myself as a prince or a county king?"

At this time, Kong Zhenyun fully understood Lin Danhan's temperament, and he had a very clear understanding of his face-saving aspect, so he immediately followed him and said:

"The king's salary is ten thousand taels, which is changed from the prince's ten thousand stones. Of course he is regarded as a prince."

"It's just that the king is a foreign vassal, so he shouldn't use the title of prince, so he used two words."

Lin Danhan did not accept it, and was very concerned about it, telling Kong Zhenyun to be named the one-word king. His purpose is to be like the princes of the Ming Dynasty. Except for the crown prince who can inherit the throne, all other sons must be canonized as county princes.

Kong Zhenyun was stunned, knowing why Lin Danhan cared about this. If this request is agreed to, the Shunli King line will have more than a dozen prefectures and princes like the Qin and Jin lines. This will be a huge burden for the court.

Moreover, the proliferation of royal titles is not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty's rule over the grasslands. It will affect the status of dukes and other titles in people's hearts. Kong Zhenyun would never dare to agree to this, and he didn't think the emperor would agree.

His back was sweating, and Kong Zhenyun said to Lin Dan:
"The king's canonization edict has been written, and I, the envoy, have no right to modify it."

"How about your Majesty accept the edict first and then discuss the title with the court."

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to the king and should agree."

Lin Danhan was hesitant, knowing that once he accepted the canonization, things would not be easy to change. Hou Baoshan saw his concerns, and after discussing with Kong Zhenyun, he took out the "Sheng Zhen Yu Miao" silver medal and informed Lin Danhan that he could communicate directly with the emperor through the silver medal's secret memorial. If you have any requests, you can write them in letters.

This made Lin Danhan feel valued and felt that the Ming Emperor would recognize his request. Moreover, with the secret message of the silver seal, he could intimidate Ming officials and not be deceived by them at will. Otherwise, he would tell the Ming Emperor and let the emperor punish them.

So after thinking about it, he decided:
"I will write the request in the letter, but I will not offer the jade seal until the new edict and jade seal arrive."

"If you want my jade seal, you have to exchange it for the prince's jade seal."

Kong Zhenyun had no right to decide and could only express his agreement. At the same time, he also said:
"As long as the king accepts the edict, this year's salary will be given to the king."

"If the trade quotas cannot be used up, they can be postponed to next year."

Lin Danhan nodded, thinking that getting the market reward was the most important, and accepted King Shunli's edict as requested by Kong Zhenyun.

In this way, the issue of tribute was basically settled. Kong Zhenyun hurriedly sent a messenger to report to Gongshun Hou, who was on an envoy to the King of Shunyi, to mediate the dispute between the two tribes.

At the same time, officials and Hou Baoshan and others were sent back to Beijing with letters from Lin Danhan to ask for instructions from the Ming Emperor.

　"History of Ming Dynasty":
　　The king of elucidation is also the Tibetan monk of Uzbekistan. …

　　When he became the heir to the ancestors, he sent monk Zhiguang to bestow it on him. In the first year of Yongle, envoys were sent to pay tribute. Four years later, he was granted the title of Enlightenment State Master, King Chanhua, and was given the Jade Seal of Chi Niu...

　　
　
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