Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 339: Solitary Palm
The leaders of the four Lingnan tribes, led by Dai Qing, had to decide whether to cripple all the young and strong warriors of the tribe and exchange them for the rest of the tribe members, or to accept the conditions and go back to herding first and exchange them for cattle, sheep and horses in the future.

Dai Qing did not want to take the risk of going east and letting the Ming Dynasty use the soldiers from the four Lingnan tribes as cannon fodder and destroy them all.

What military exploits? Isn’t that just a word from them?

So he stood up, turned around, looked at Lindan Batur, bowed, and said, "Khan, what do you think?"

Lindan Batur was silent for a while, then asked Zhu Changluo: "Are these the conditions of the Ming Dynasty?"

"More than that." Zhu Changluo said, "Xizhi, let's just finish talking first. I believe they also need to go back to discuss and decide. I say again, if you want to reason with the Ming Dynasty, you must first face the reality, and then proceed from the perspective of long-term peace, and think about how to reason on the premise of giving up the idea of ​​being an enemy of the Ming Dynasty."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

Tian Le and others stood up first to see him off, and after turning around, they took a deep look at Lindan Batur and others.

"Your Majesty has made it clear, so I won't elaborate on the reasoning. In addition to borders, border markets, and prisoners, there are also rules for future exchanges between the two countries, which include the details of border markets..."

After that, he talked about all the conditions of the Ming Dynasty one by one.

What surprised Dai Qing and others was that the border city did not ban salt, iron and other materials that were urgently needed on the grassland... Although their weapons had been taken away this time, they didn't know how long it would take to save up again.

At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also provided a very rich demand for goods, including coal, iron ore...

The other rules of interaction he mentioned made everyone in the Khan's court feel complicated.

First of all, it required that all correspondence documents should be in Chinese, and that market measurements should be based on the Ming system. It also proposed the establishment of a stable mechanism for special envoys in border markets to communicate transaction prices regularly.

In addition, he even proposed to open a school in Gyeongju in the future to help them train some craftsmen who know how to mine coal and iron ore and how to do preliminary processing of wool, etc. He also made a big promise that if they really trust each other in the future, they can also teach more skills.

Lindan Batur and Dai Qing had never imagined that the Ming Dynasty's strategy of turning them into a supplier of raw materials and a market for the sale of finished products was so far-reaching, but judging from the "conditions" put forward by the Ming Dynasty now, there is a mace in front and honey in the back.

The Ming Dynasty was earnestly preparing to establish a long-term peace with the future Khan's court, and took the initiative to propose a number of ways to reduce their worries about being cheated in future trade. They could sell all the necessities of life needed on the grassland, and they also took the initiative to tell them what they could sell to help them make money.

After hearing all the conditions, they really needed to go back and discuss.

The Ming Dynasty launched an all-out war with great momentum, which of course made the Khanate pay a heavy price in the end, but it was soon prepared to treat them as a partner willing to cooperate and discuss how to live in peace in the future.

The impact on my three views is quite big.

"…The coal and iron that the Han people talk about are available in our west and in the south of Outer Khalkha."

"...No one knows how to dig it, only people have picked up some."

"...the Han people said they were willing to teach."

Lindan Batur heard a few people whispering on the road and could not help but lower his head and remain silent.

"What does the Khan think?" Dai Qing asked him.

Lindan Batur remained silent.

After a long time, he said, "Hulunbuir cannot be without it!"

He could not accept having to guard against the Tumed in the south and the Ming in the east and north.

Dai Qing understood that everything else was acceptable, including not demanding the captured people from the four Lingnan tribes.

After returning to the guarded camp, he suddenly clenched Dai Qing's hands and said, "I will lead the four tribes in northern Ling to kill the hesitant Jianzhou Jurchens and get back the tribe members for you! You and Chaohua have always been good friends. Advise him to preserve his strength and go with you to defeat the Outer Khalkha and restore the Khalkha tribe to its original state!"

Dai Qing was shocked and said immediately, "Great Khan, no!"

"We are not enemies with them anymore!" Lindan Batur shook his head, his eyes red. "The Khan's court must be like a family! They are the people of the four tribes of Lingnan, the people of Chahar, and the people of the Khan's court! The Han people cannot stay in the ice and snow. Khorchin will continue to stay here, and the Ming Dynasty cannot kill them all. But the Inner Khalkha are homeless. We only want Hulunbuir, let them stay there."

Seeing the young Khan shedding tears, the other four leaders of the Lingbei tribes could not help but feel sad when they thought about the strength of the Ming Dynasty.

"The Khan will go back with Daiqing and Duling. Let's take the people from the four tribes of Lingnan to help the Ming Dynasty fight against the Jianzhou Jurchens in exchange for them! If the Ming Dynasty really wants to stop fighting with us from now on, just say that we will find them coal and iron!"

"After we go back, I will ask the four tribes in northern Lingnan to allocate some of the cattle, sheep and horses they have raised this year to help you exchange for more tribesmen!" Lindan Batur wiped his red eyes, pursed his lips and said, "From today on, I will not be impulsive anymore! I am your Khan, I want to let the people of the Khan's court recuperate! Before unifying Mobei, I will never have any other ideas! You don't need to go more, I will ask the warriors of Chahar one by one, and we only need 3,000 cavalry in total! Tomorrow, we will discuss this with the Ming Dynasty."

He gritted his teeth and said, "You can ask me to call him father, you can ask me to dance and play, I can do anything! Now, I just want to return to the grassland. I already know how to be a qualified Khan!" Is this a transformation?
Dai Qing was not sure whether he was really prepared to endure hardships or had already recognized the responsibility on his young shoulders, but at least at this moment Lindan Batur's behavior was very touching.

He then went to one department after another, mainly the four departments in Lingbei, to tell them about their current situation and why they did what they did.

When it comes to some real facts, of course many people will be extremely angry and agitated and say that it is better to give it a try.

Then Lindan Batur started crying and said that he had to accept his fate first. He talked about the old, weak, women and children who remained in the tribe and the captured fellow tribesmen, and about the Zuoyi and Outer Khalkha who were eyeing him covetously.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty also knew what was happening in the surrendered soldiers' camp, after all, there were so many people around watching them vigilantly.

Zhu Changluo was not surprised. After hearing the report, he said, "From the moment they laid down their weapons, they were actually mentally prepared, but they had to maintain their dignity. The Ming Dynasty is not denying them dignity, as long as they are willing to go in the direction pointed by the Ming Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, let them fight the Jianzhou Jurchens..." Yuan Keli was a little worried.

"If they are willing to go, let them go." Zhu Changluo said with a smile, "The Ming Dynasty is not afraid of them turning against us again, which means they are willing to believe that the Ming Dynasty will keep its promise. If they really want to go, why should I be reluctant to release some of the captured adult men first? It will not be stable if they keep them!"

The victory that the Ming Dynasty gained from the Tatars this time was already great enough.

The grassland is vast, and even the food north of Kaiping and south of Liaohe River is not easy to digest. Why should you have such a big appetite all of a sudden?

What Zhu Changluo wanted was the beginning of a change in the way of getting along. First win a big victory, then give a sweet date. With him in the Ming Dynasty, the way of thinking about the surrounding foreign tribes has changed. With the bond of interests, each side gets what it needs. The Ming Dynasty does not need to excessively pursue trade profits at this stage, which is enough to give the grassland tribes a headache.

Because their internal system is more backward, they are destined to use more of the hard work of the lower classes to profit from the powerful and the military.

Although the trade deficit with the Ming Dynasty would not be that huge, it happened to satisfy their powerful and wealthy because their grassroots labor force was even less valuable.

But the Ming Dynasty would be a little different.

He needs to reserve as many sources of raw materials as possible for the future improvement of productivity, food, clothing, housing and transportation... Although the benefits flowing into the Ming Dynasty will mainly be obtained by the court and powerful officials and businessmen, the Ming Dynasty will pay more attention to the improvement of people's livelihood and welfare.

If Zhu Changluo could really turn the Ming Dynasty into a country in a new era of firearms and industry and commerce during his lifetime, then what kind of hidden danger would it be to keep these grassland tribes for now?
Rather than slaughtering the upper echelons of the Khanate in one go, causing endless fighting throughout the entire northern desert and harassment of the Ming Dynasty, it is better to keep their still intact upper-level organizations, let them serve the Ming Dynasty with the determination to endure hardships, and do their best to exploit the materials in the border markets that will allow them to strengthen their strength.

War is just a tool for profit.

At this moment, Nurhaci actually had this realization.

If it was not for the purpose of gaining more living space, why would he be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty at that time?
It was the Ming Dynasty that squeezed the Jianzhou Jurchens' living space, although the Ming Dynasty also pointed out a living space for them in Korea.

But Nurhaci didn't dare to believe it and didn't want to go there.

Since there is such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, wouldn’t Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty be good?
But the blow soon came.

"What did you say? Liu Jing? The banner of the Khanate Khan?"

How long would it take for the greedy Liu Jing to rush from Jinzhou to Fushun with the captured banner and cavalry?
Nurhaci already knew that the Ming army had left Fushun Pass and was gathering in the Sarhu area.

He had also captured Hada City and Liuhe Fort, and Guangshun Pass was right in front of him.

He had originally concluded that the Ming army in Sarhu was only forcing him to retreat and return for reinforcements, so he made up his mind to follow the established strategy.

But now... he suddenly felt that the elite Ming Dynasty camp did not retreat to Guangshun Pass under the cover of reinforcements because they had run out of ammunition and food.

To the south of Qingheyi Town, which felt both strange and familiar to him, he looked at the newly built town where he had ordered to stay.

This was already the asset of the Great Jin Kingdom in his mind. The Ming Dynasty had built it with great difficulty, and it was a bargain for him.

Could it be that the Khan's army was defeated so easily? It had only been a short time.

"How many Ming troops are there in Sarhu?" he asked.

"There are already over 10,000 people. I wonder how many people are behind Liu Jing..."

"The people to the west of Hetuala City can hold it! The people at the mouth of Huifa River can also hold it!" Nurhaci gritted his teeth, "At all costs, break through Guangshun Pass!"

It is already severe winter.

He didn't believe that the Ming army was more familiar with and more adaptable to the weather and terrain here, and more powerful than the Eight Banners warriors of the Great Jin!
(End of this chapter)