Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

The Shirimian meeting was very successful. The Great Khan Lianhua demonstrated the powerful military strength of the Kingdom of David through the meeting, consolidated the relationship with the tribes outside the Great Wall, and more importantly, obtained additional troops. In the war to unify the outside of the Great Wall, he lost a large number of troops, and if he wanted to enter the Great Wall, he needed more troops. In addition to the Buryat tribe, which was under siege from three sides by the Russian army, the ambitious Great Khan issued a recruitment order to more than 100 tribes including the Ewenki, Daur, Oroqen, Barhu, Bilar, Hezhe, Feiyaka, Udehe, Valka, and Huerha during the meeting. He recruited at least 100 to 200 soldiers from each tribe, and at most 400 to 500 soldiers. He quickly recruited more than 30,000 troops, bringing the army in his hands to more than 80,000.

He left some garrisons in Ningguta and Hetuala, and returned to Shenyang, the capital of David's Kingdom, with 80,000 troops. Fighting a war is not something that can be done by mobilizing the army. It takes time to prepare food, fodder, and military equipment. Xue Zongzhou, the Grand Secretary and Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has complained many times, saying that before the autumn grain is collected, the Ministry of Revenue really can't come up with the money for a big war. Even if Your Majesty has the ambition to unify the world, you have to be patient. Everyone knows their own affairs. Sultan actually knows that the country is short of money. It is not easy for Xue Zongzhou to hold on for so long! In order to raise food and wages, he approved the establishment of five customs in Shiliwei, Yaluwei, Oranhewei, Kemerhewei, and Aniwa Bay on Kuwu Island outside the pass, and also approved the Ministry of Revenue's money house to issue national debts to major businesses.

The national debt was invented by the Great Khan. It was issued through David Bank for a period of five years. The buyer was paid 3% interest every year, and the principal and interest were repaid after five years. At the beginning, no one bought it. Liu Cheng, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Zhang Baoyuan, the doctor of the Bank, went to the owners of major businesses under the banner of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. They persuaded the major businesses to subscribe. It is issued once a year, and three issues have been issued so far, raising a total of 5 million taels of silver. In order to raise military funds for unifying the world, the Great Khan issued 10 million taels at once. As a result, the major businesses complained. They subscribed to the national debt not for the mere 3% interest per year, but to establish good relations with the court and obtain commercial convenience. In fact, apart from verbal praise from the government, they did not get any actual benefits. Although the war against the Qing Dynasty achieved a considerable victory, the court's deficit was getting bigger and bigger, and it was doubtful whether it could repay it in five years. Therefore, the enthusiasm of major businesses for subscribing to the fourth issue of national bonds decreased, and they only subscribed to 1.5 million taels.

Once the cannons sounded, gold was worth a lot of money. Nothing was more expensive than war. The fourth issue of national debt could not support the upcoming war. In desperation, the Great Khan even thought of using David Bank to prepare silver. As a result, Xue Zongzhou opposed it desperately, saying that these reserve silvers were prepared to deal with depositors' cashing. If you use them to fight, if the depositors cannot withdraw silver from the bank, David Bank will lose its credibility and the court will lose the support of the people. Since ancient times, those who win the support of the people will win the world. Please think twice. Sultan knew that Xue Zongzhou was right, but what about my military expenses? Without military expenses, how can I destroy the Qing Dynasty? He gritted his teeth and ordered the Ministry of Works to increase the mining of gold, silver and copper mines, and strive to cast 2 million strings of Qianyuan Tongbao, 200,000 silver coins and 50,000 gold coins by the end of the year. In order to protect the reputation of Qianyuan Tongbao among the people, the court did not dare to cut corners on the materials. At first, he also wanted to issue paper money without any cost, but the failure of the Ming Baochao showed that it was not feasible to issue paper money on a large scale without considering the level of economic development. He could only temporarily use silver bills, government bonds, etc. to serve part of the functions of paper money.

Even so, the money was still insufficient. To raise military funds for a big war, as Xue Zongzhou said, they had to wait until the autumn grain was collected. The Great Khan was not in a hurry. He planned to step up the training of the army after returning to Shenyang to prepare for the future war. In fact, there was another reason why he wanted to return to Shenyang: after ordering the relocation of the capital, the harem and officials finally arrived in Shenyang. After not seeing the Queen Uliji Bayar and the ladies in the harem, as well as the Crown Prince Zhuoligetu, Batuhetan, Tiemoer, Nasutu, Liu Haogu, Xue Zongzhou, Hashiha and other important officials for several years, Sultan missed them very much and was anxious to go back to see them.

The triumphant army traveled day and night, and the Great Khan of Lotus rode on the BMW "Chasing the Wind" and ran very fast. After returning to Shenyang, a triumphant state banquet was held. In order to test the ability of the crown prince Zhuo Ligetu, he was specially asked to host it. Zhuo Ligetu means fearless in Mongolian. The crown prince looks heroic. Although he has been guarding the rear for his father and has not been able to fight directly on the battlefield, his ability to handle political affairs has been trained over the years, and the state banquet was held in a tight and orderly manner. Sultan was very pleased and really praised his eldest son. He also chatted with important officials such as Batu Hetan, Tie Moer, Na Sutu, Liu Haogu, Xue Zongzhou, and Hashiha, and then returned to the palace. At the family banquet in the palace, he met the long-lost queen Uliji Bayar, the imperial concubine Yaruo, the concubine Zhu Huiyan, Makata, the concubine Guli Xiati, the Zhuang concubine Taogesi, the Ning concubine Solangcuomu, and the children. They were very happy and excited, and the family banquet was full of joy. Then, the Great Khan expressed his heartfelt feelings to the ladies in the harem one by one.
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"The Qing is a big country. Although I have recruited 80,000 troops outside the Great Wall, it is still not enough to destroy the Qing. I need to recruit another 50,000 troops from the tribes north and south of the desert," Sultan said to his ministers.

When this statement came out, everyone was lost.

"I admire the Khan's ambition. But one has to eat one bite at a time and chop one tree bit at a time. Isn't it too hasty to launch a war to destroy the Qing Dynasty right after our army has pacified the areas outside the Great Wall?" Batuhe, an old minister who was always calm, advised frankly.

"Yes, I think that although the area outside the Great Wall has been settled, it is not solid. You might as well recuperate for a year or two before leading your troops into the Great Wall," another old minister, Tie Moliuer, also objected.

The first and second assistant ministers took the lead and voices against the immediate war continued. The Minister of Finance Xue Zongzhou's words forced the Great Khan to compromise, "Although the situation outside the Great Wall has been pacified, David still has more than 300,000 troops fighting on the front line. If another 130,000 troops are transferred to the Great Wall, I really cannot provide the food and wages needed for the 130,000 troops before the autumn tax is paid into the warehouse. Please dismiss me first, Your Majesty."

"Hahaha~ You all misunderstood. When I said I would organize an army of 130,000 to fight in the Great Wall, I didn't mean to implement it immediately, but to wait until the beginning of next spring. Right now, the most important thing for the court is to raise food and wages and train troops for war. You all have a heavy burden and a long way to go. Since there is no big battle this year, I think we can send someone to send a letter to the delegation, asking them to have a good talk with the pseudo-Qing and see if they can get some benefits at the negotiation table." Seeing that Xue Zongzhou was about to give up, Suletan said with a rolling eye. Seeing that everyone was listening seriously, he laughed again, "I asked you all to come here today for two other things: one is to let everyone discuss the merits of the generals since the Qing Dynasty, reward them according to their merits and boost morale; the second is to set up a new province outside the Great Wall." (End of this chapter)