My father is Jiajing

Chapter 116 Like a Dog

Sengge argued: "Tuotuo, do you dare to lead our grassland men to attack the cities and castles of the Han people? Every time you led your troops south, did you not rob the ordinary old and weak? Moreover, these old and weak have been robbed time and time again by you, so how can there be any money to be squeezed?"

"If we can conclude a trade agreement with the Han people, we can not only obtain the Han people's grain, salt and iron in a fair and open manner, but also allow the Ming people living under the Han Great Wall to recuperate. In this way, when we really fall out with the Han people again, the grain and wealth accumulated by the Ming people under the Great Wall will be enough for us to survive one cold winter after another."

"But what about now? The Ming people under the Great Wall are not only poor and weak, but they don't even have much food and wealth. Every time we go south, we have to take great risks and go deep into the heartland of the Han people to rob enough food and wealth. If this continues, it may seem that we have the upper hand, but in fact we are exhausting the resources!"

When Tuotuo heard Sengge's remarks, he laughed again.

Tuotuo pointed at Sengge and said, "These are all excuses. I think you are just afraid of the Han people! How can the heroes on our grasslands be as cautious as you? Look at the Han man standing at the corner of the big tent? Is he like what you said? What else does he have besides a belly full of twists and turns?"

Zhao Quan, the Han strategist standing in the corner, didn't expect that he would be shot even though he was an invisible man, and he suddenly felt tired.

Originally, he was a miserable person in the Ming Dynasty. Whether it was the looting from Anda or the exploitation from the officials of the Ming Dynasty, it almost made it impossible for him to survive.

So Zhao Quan chose to join the White Lotus Sect, thinking that relying on the guidance of the White Lotus' biological mother would give him a chance to survive.

Unfortunately, this way of life is too difficult to pursue.

Therefore, Zhao Quan, like many other suffering people living in the Nine Frontiers, chose to submit to Anda.

Anda asked them to engage in agriculture in Fengzhoutan, which was called the Chi Lechuan by the ancient people of the Han and Tang dynasties, in order to seek a stable livelihood, and called their gathering place "Bansheng".

As a member of the White Lotus Sect, Zhao Quan's brain was naturally smarter than that of ordinary people, so he quickly stood out among the Han people who surrendered to Alanda and became Alanda's trusted adviser.

Also because Zhao Quan did give Altan a lot of good ideas, in the days that followed, Altan tried his best to make Zhao Quan more loyal. He even got him a grassland lady and conferred on him the inappropriate Mongolian titles of "Baduerha" and "Yibintangbulang".

From then on, Zhao Quan really planned for Anda wholeheartedly and constantly encouraged Anda to attack the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, Zhao Quan actively built a palace for Altan and wanted to honor Altan as "emperor".

He also planned a strategy for it, allowing it to occupy Yunzhong and Shanggu, seal Juyong in the east, and block Yanmen in the south, so that it could occupy Shanxi if it advanced, and return to Yunzhong if it retreated, forming a north-south situation with the Ming Dynasty. But unfortunately, Altan's mind was not here.

Because Anda's tribal forces were too numerous and the people's hearts were too complicated, and he was also busy dealing with the war with the Ming Dynasty and thinking about trade, so naturally he had no time to care about becoming emperor.

So Zhao Quan now feels a bit frustrated under Anda's command.

So even though he was being insulted and slandered by Tuotuo, he did not dare to fight back.

Live like a dog.

However, Anda is still very good at regulating the emotions of his subjects.

Anda stopped Tuotuo and Sengge from arguing again, "Why are you arguing? Don't my words have any effect? ​​It's already June, and the weather will get cold in two months. You should think about how to survive the winter. Can you help me create a beautiful, rich, and abundant territory with grass and water by arguing like this?"

Anda's words immediately calmed down the two quarreling parties.

Tuotuo folded his hands across his chest and bowed to Anda, saying, "Great Khan, Tuotuo is willing to serve as your vanguard to go south to forage for grass and grain to replenish supplies for the winter!"

Anda watched Tuotuo's actions. He knew that Tuotuo's group was belligerent. If they were not given a chance to vent their anger and continued to quarrel on the grassland, something big would happen sooner or later. So for the sake of internal unity and stability, Anda also said, "Okay, I'll leave this to you."

When Tuotuo heard that Anda really agreed to his plan to go south to forage for the grasslands, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Thank you, Khan!"

Sengge, who was standing by, became anxious when he heard this. "Father Khan, we still have to continue discussing trade with the Han people. If we let Tuotuo act like this, trade will be a distant dream!"

Anda looked at Sengge, his slightly kind-hearted son, and sighed in his heart. He knew very well that what Sengge said was right, but there were so many forces to be balanced within Tumed, and so many people to feed. Simply standing here and waiting for the Han court to agree to trade was also a hopeless situation.

Therefore, in Anda's opinion, there is no conflict between collecting grass and opening trade.

We must fight against Caogu if we need to, and we must invite people to trade with us if we need to.

Otherwise, wouldn’t Tumed be in chaos?

Anda said to Sengge, "We can't stop the trade. We still have to invite people to trade, but it can't hinder the survival of the tribe. Tuotuo and his men go to forage for grass and valley, and you are responsible for inviting people to trade. Both sides will not interfere with each other. This matter is settled."

Anda made the final decision and separated the two matters, letting Tutuo and Sengge be responsible for one part of the problem respectively.

Although it seems like an attempt to smooth things over, the political wisdom behind it is extremely high.

He just wanted to use this method to express his "goodwill" in wanting to "coexist peacefully" with the Ming Dynasty and leave the problem to the Ming Dynasty to make the decision.

Anyway, no matter whether the final result is what he wants or not, he will not suffer any loss.

Tuotuo happily left with his generals, and Sengge's generals also left with a sigh of helplessness, leaving only Zhao Quan with Anda.

At this time, Zhao Quan finally found his chance to speak. He performed Han etiquette towards Anda and said, "Great Khan, you are a peerless hero on the grassland. I think you should directly declare yourself emperor and compete with the Ming Dynasty court. Let them know that the Mandate of Heaven has returned to the grassland!"

Anda listened to Zhao Quan's excited words, but his heart was calm.

It’s not that Anda didn’t want to be emperor, but because Anda also knew himself.

Once he becomes emperor, there will be no room for reconciliation between him and the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, once he becomes emperor, he will not only have to face the crazy attacks from the Ming Dynasty, but also the unstable hearts of the people within the grassland.

Under such circumstances, proclaiming oneself emperor would undoubtedly be the stupidest choice.

However, the group of Han people led by Zhao Quan never got tired of it, as if it had become an obsession engraved in their bones. They wanted to prove in this way that they had the talent to assist a wise ruler and be remembered forever.

So when facing people like Zhao Quan, Anda could only sigh in his heart. Can't they give some proper advice? Thinking about setting rules every day, who sets these rules for whom? The grassland is a place where strength is valued, not a place for those empty rules.

But in order to keep people like Zhao Quan in peace, Anda also said gently: "There is no rush for this matter, you should handle it first and wait until the time is right."

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