Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Like other Hezhe tribes, the Hezhe tribe of Manjingwei also has a common surname: Wanyan. This surname is very special, it is the national surname of the Jin Dynasty. During the Jin Dynasty, the Wanyan tribe lived together with the ancestor of the Aisin Gioro clan, the Wuduoli tribe, in the Yilan area of ​​Heilongjiang. The Aisin Gioro clan was just a slave of the Wanyan clan. After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, some of the descendants of the Wanyan clan changed their surnames to Han surnames, some were captured to Mongolia, and some returned to their hometown in Liaodong. Manjing was one of them. When the Ming Dynasty was strong, the Wanyan clan was respectful to the Ming Dynasty. With the help of the power of the Ming Dynasty, they prospered again and developed into the Jianzhou Wanyan Wangjia tribe, and were given the surname Li by the Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty fell and the Qing Dynasty rose, the Wanyan clan clung to the thick legs of the Qing Dynasty. Many of their children entered the court as officials.

Even so, they still couldn't forget the noble bloodline of their ancestors in their hearts, and didn't look down on the former slaves, the Aisin-Gioro clan. This is also the reason why the Wanyan tribe of Manjing, Guolunda (the head of a tribe) and Jiala Zhangjing Wanyan Achang Ali, led their people to surrender as soon as they received the letter of surrender from the Wei State. The Wei army was powerful, and Manjing and Nurgan were separated by only the Heilongjiang River. Why would they put the entire tribe in danger for the former slaves? It was because of his leadership that the Hezhe tribes of Tating, Handa River, Fuduo River, and Fuda River all surrendered to the Wei State, allowing the Wei army to firmly control the area around the estuary of the Heilongjiang River.

Originally this was just a stopgap measure, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The Kingdom of David treated the surrendered Hezhe people (Shiquan tribe) very well, not only rewarding them with a large amount of materials, but also collecting only half of the taxes of the Qing court. More importantly, they attached great importance to the descendants of the Great Jin Dynasty, and even set up a commercial port in Manjing, the territory of the Wanyan tribe. The merchants and people from various tribes coming and going not only allowed the Wanyan tribe to obtain scarce materials, but also made the lives of the people better. Apart from anything else, the business of local restaurants and hotels alone was much better than usual. Manjing was an important hub on the plank road during the Ming Dynasty. The older generation said that the Wanyan Wangjia tribe was the richest tribe in the area at that time.

Achang Ali seemed to see the beautiful scene of the tribe reviving in his hands. One day, he was staring at the exquisite teapot and four teacups in front of him. He bought this set of tea from a tea merchant in the commercial port. It was made of the finest Jingdezhen white porcelain. Even though he was the head of a tribe, he had never owned such a good tea set before. The water for making tea had been boiled, and the servants skillfully took the water to make it. The mist of tea was like fairy air, which made the Guolunda dazed.

Just as he was staring in a trance, a subordinate came to report, "Guo Lunda, the top scholar is here."

Achang Ali was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "This pot of tea is just right for entertaining guests, please serve!" He really liked Bahai. He thought that most Mongolians were rude, but he didn't expect this man to be so elegant and polite. He was said to be the top scholar in the Kingdom of David. No wonder he always felt like being in the spring breeze when he was with him.

The chief of the guards, Buda, only took care of military affairs and ignored civil affairs. All civil affairs were handled by Ahai. What was rare was that he respected the leaders of the tribes who had surrendered to him and liked to ask for their opinions before making any decisions. This won the favor of Achang Ali, who affectionately called him "Mr. Zhuangyuan". After he called him that, the servants in his family also called him "Mr. Zhuangyuan".

Ah Hai walked calmly into Achang Ali's big house and bowed as soon as they met, "I am here to bother you again."

"What are you talking about, Mr. Number One Scholar? It is my honor that you are here. Come and try this freshly brewed tea," Achang Ali smiled and ordered someone to serve the fragrant tea.

Ah Hai sniffed the tea gracefully for a while, took a sip and praised it highly. Then he said, "I am here to congratulate you. The court has issued an edict to confer you the title of the third-class Manjing Earl and the deputy chief of a thousand households. This title was conferred by the Khan himself. The Khan said, 'Wanyan is a descendant of the Jurchen royal family. How can I treat him badly? So I will confer Achang Ali the title of the third-class Manjing Earl.' The emperor's grace is broad, and this is a great honor. In addition to you, other leaders of the Ewenki, Oroqen, Udehe, Huerha, Hezhe and other tribes who surrendered to David will also be rewarded. Hurry up and prepare the incense table to receive the edict and express gratitude."

Ahai once submitted a memorial to the Great Khan Lianhua proposing a plan of low taxes and high rewards, which was to halve the tax in kind and issue rewards to each tribe every year, regardless of whether they were nobles or commoners, in order to win the hearts of the local people.

When Sultan saw this memorial, he suddenly remembered the "reward black silk" policy implemented by the Qing Dynasty in this place. Anyone who was registered in the household registration could get a reward if he "paid a mink skin every year". There were five levels of rewards: Sarhan Zui (Manchu women who married into the Hezhe and Feiyaka tribes), Harada (the head of a surname), Gashanda (equivalent to the head of a village), Zhusetut (noble children), and Baiding (ordinary border residents). Because the travel expenses for the reward of black silk were paid by the government in the form of rations, and they could also get various rewards such as cloth and cotton, almost no people from all tribes were absent, which effectively promoted national unity and national unity. However, the treasury was empty due to years of war, and he really couldn't take out the money to award rewards to all border residents. He only ordered that the tax be halved, and the payment of one mink skin per household per year was changed to one mink skin per household every two years. At the same time, the leaders of each tribe were promoted. Achang Ali was awarded the third-class Manjing Earl title in this context.

"Third-class Manjing Earl?" Achang Ali muttered to himself, momentarily absent-minded. Although the Wanyan clan was a descendant of the Jurchen royal family, the titles they received from the Qing court were mostly lower-level titles such as Viscount, Baron, and Light Cavalry Commandant. He did not expect to be awarded an Earl just after his return. The Wei Kingdom treated the Wanyan clan more kindly than the Qing Kingdom!
"My Lord, what are you thinking about? Hurry up and prepare the incense table," Ah Hai said with a smile. Ah Chang and Ah Li finally reacted and hurriedly accepted the order to express their gratitude, and even shed tears when they received it.

Seeing him like this, Ah Hai nodded secretly. The Khan had completely won over the Wanyan tribe with this move. He asked with a smile: "Since the opening of the trade port in Manjing, more and more tribes north of the Heilongjiang River have submitted to David, but there are still many Ewenki, Oroqen, and Feiyaka tribes who are unwilling to submit to David. Do you have any good ideas?"

"Mr. Zhuangyuan, you don't know that the Ewenki and Oroqen tribes north of the Heilongjiang River have always been arrogant and unruly. They helped the Qing army only to get rewards and spoils. Ever since David cut off the connection between the outside and the inside of the Great Wall, Ningguta's finances have been tight, and no rewards have been issued for several months. The people of the tribes are very dissatisfied. You might as well recruit a large number of Ewenki and Oroqen soldiers and pay them military pay. It is bitterly cold in the north of the Yangtze River, and they will surely surrender. As for the Feiyaka people on Kuwu Island, the most powerful ones are the three Khaladas Tokolo, Feiyaka, and Nuyala. Feiyaka has led his troops to Ningguta to support Ahai, and Tokolo married a Manchu woman, and it is difficult to persuade these two. Only Nuyala and I have an old relationship, and he has had a feud with Tokolo and Feiyaka because of the dispute over territory. I would like to write a letter to Nuyala and ask him to lead his people to surrender," Achang Ali hurriedly offered a brilliant plan.

"Oh, sir, this strategy is enough to bring peace to the border areas. Please accept my greetings," Ah Hai thanked him happily.

"Mr. Zhuangyuan, as a minister of the Wei Dynasty, this is what I should do. You are killing me," Achang Ali hurriedly returned the greeting.

Following Achang Ali's advice, Buda and Ahai recruited 1,200 brave warriors from the Ewenki and Oroqen tribes north of the Heilongjiang River, and 300 brave warriors from the Hezhe people, and provided them with military pay and rice.

In the Ming Dynasty, the wild Jurchens were called Qilemies, and they were divided into three specific types: one was the Ewenki and Oroqen people who made a living by hunting in the mountains, called the Jurchen wild people; one was the Oroqen deer-herding tribe in the mountains north of Nurgan, namely the northern branch of the Greater Khingan Range and the mountains on the northern shore of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, called the Northern Mountain Wild People; and the other was the Feiyaka people on Kuwu Island, called the Kuwu people, also known as the Kuyi.

The Ewenki and Oroqen tribes north of the Heilongjiang River were known as the Jurchen Savages and the Northern Mountain Savages. Because of their harsh living environment, they often fought for the Qing court for rewards. Now that the Qing court was in arrears with their rewards and David had enough food and money, they were naturally willing to help David. It didn't take much effort to attract these tribes to abandon the Qing court and join the Wei court.

There was also good news. A Feiyaka leader named Harada Nuyala from Kuwu Island (Sakhalin Island) came to surrender with the head of another Harada Tokolo. It turned out that after Nuyala received Achang Ali's letter, he pretended to invite Tokolo to drink, beheaded the guard Harada, and coerced and bribed other Feiyaka leaders on the island to follow him to Nurgan to surrender.

Among the leaders who accompanied them, several looked like Europeans, with dark skin and thick hair. Ahai was surprised and learned that in addition to the Feiyaka people, there were also a few Ainu people on Kuwu Island. These Ainu people also invited their fellow tribesmen living in Ezo (Hokkaido), Ryuki Province (Kamchatka Peninsula), and the Kuril Islands. These people were the leaders of the Ainu people.

Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar? Buda and Ahai were overjoyed and ordered a big banquet to entertain the leaders of various tribes. The meal was joyful and lively, and the rule of the Kingdom of David in the north of Heilongjiang gradually stabilized. (End of this chapter)