open sea

Chapter 268
Chen Mu wanted to ride a pony, shuttle through the enemy's territory, and run a long distance, to see what kind of life the people who fled outside the Great Wall were like.

In the end, An Da rode his horse and led him three miles away, waved northward at the edge of the camp, and smiled at him, "This is Bansheng."

Countless houses raise countless smoke. This is not the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, but the living conditions of the people in Beiben are still the same. They need a piece of land to cultivate, and I promise to give them the right to cultivate freely here.

Maybe in the farther north, there are all Mongolian tribes, but here, they belong to the Han people.

There is no difference between the north of the Great Wall and the south of the Great Wall.

"They fled from the south, and no one in the Mongolian tribes was willing to accept them and make them slaves, and then they fled back to the south; your people, cut off their heads to receive a reward, how much money is a head?" I replied. He frivolously asked Chen Mu, "100 taels!"

"They escaped because of hard work, and when they escaped back, it was 100 taels of silver in other people's pockets." I replied, turning the rosary, and said: "When the Ming army went out of the fortress and attacked the tribe, the border was deeply disturbed but there was no way. You can repair it. Build the Great Wall to guard against me, but I can't build the Great Wall to guard against you, who says I can't?"

"Bansheng is the Great Wall of this king. From the north of Xuanfu to the west of the Great Wall, the land of [-] miles is Bansheng. There used to be grassland. No one dares to herd horses and sheep here, and you will take it away. So I gave this land to the fleeing people, let them farm, build houses, and have children."

"You love to laugh, but can you still laugh now?"

Chen Mu shook his head, he couldn't laugh.

When he saw me, he replied, this is an open-minded and aggressive lord outside the Great Wall. For the Ming Dynasty in the south, he is the master of success. On the one hand, he cannot defeat the city of the Ming Dynasty. do not want to fight.

Because he was smart enough to know that the city he had laid down would not stand up.

Bansheng, three hundred li Bansheng, should have been a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, but now it has become a barrier for me.

"Your Majesty thinks that the choice of the location of the mutual market should be in Bansheng?" Chen Mu looked at the endless smoke outside the Great Wall, and said, "Draw a line, Mongolia is to the north, and Daming is to the south."

I Da frowned, almost snorted, and said, "You want to take my land!"

"Well, because it's good for me and good for Daming, but on the surface, it seems that the king is at a disadvantage." Chen Mu tried his best to be as sincere as possible, telling the truth, and said: "If there is no accident, what the king thinks The location of the mutual market should be in the south of the Great Wall, in Xuanfu and Datong, and set up border markets. It seems that the king has made money, but in fact it has not, because the taxes in the border markets are all handed over to Daming, and the gathering of merchants can bring huge Prosperity."

"But if the border city is in Bansheng, the south of our garrison and the north of the king's garrison, jointly manage the border city of Bansheng, which will make the king's tribe more prosperous, and the taxes of the border city can also be shared. Merchants need houses, They need money to eat, drink, and sleep. Countless people can survive by taking care of them, and the lives of these people will drive other people to survive. This is the beginning of prosperity.

"For Chen, the most important thing is that the people in Bansheng can live better. This is very important-I just said casually, the decision is between the king and the emperor. If the king decides to do this, don't forget that it is Chen good advice."

Chen Mu shook his head and smiled.

He has always been a bold person, and this moment is undoubtedly the most daring moment in his life.

After leaving the fortress, he walked for more than ten miles, and then was led by Alta for more than three miles. Bansheng was seven or eight miles away from his eyes, and it spread to the north for more than ten miles.

And I replied that Bansheng stretches for three hundred miles from east to west.

How big is this land?
Two thousand square kilometers?

If this piece of land is used by him to build forts and dig trenches, it will certainly not be as useful as the Great Wall under artillery, but it is just as useful.

They can also raise sheep and herd horses.

For a long time, An Da looked at the distance ahead, then turned his head for a long time, and said with the same tone and expression, "You still want to take my land!"

Chen Mu raised his head and laughed loudly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's eyes are like torches!"

"You are the chief soldier of Xuanfu, why did you come here alone?" I didn't think about Chen Mu's last sentence, but asked directly: "Could it be that Wang Chonggu doesn't even have one or two hundred cavalry soldiers for you?"

"I didn't let them follow, it's useless. The king has no less than [-] soldiers here. There are no [-] soldiers accompanying him—" Chen Mu looked around, pointed to his chest, and said: "It can't make me feel at ease."

"One or two hundred rides is like mixing a drop of water into the sea, it is no different from a person." Chen Mu shook his head, "Whether I can go back alive does not depend on the number of soldiers accompanying me. If the accompanying soldiers are few, they will die, it just depends on how much the king cares about Han Naji, and how much he hopes that Meng Han can shake hands and make peace."

"If Your Majesty wants to stop the war, I can still live even if I burn two yurts; if Your Majesty doesn't want to stop the war, even if I behave well, I will still die."

"The only thing I can decide is whether to come or not. If I come, I will place my wealth and life in the hands of the king. If I don't come, I will disobey the military order and have to flee to the end of the world." Chen Mu smiled freely. Its distress, once it comes, it will be at ease."

"interesting."

An Dahan looked at Chen Mu and nodded, and asked in surprise: "Are you so timid? It takes a hundred thousand soldiers to make you feel at ease? Most people only need one or two hundred horses to be at ease."

"One hundred thousand may not be enough. Two armies have to spread out their wings, outflank and attack Tumochuan. Only in this way can we get all the work done." Chen Mu said very seriously: "I'm here One purpose is to bring the two sides to a truce, either Chen alone can persuade the Great Khan, or Chen can lead an army of 30 to completely defeat the Great Khan."

The expression on An Da's face suddenly became complicated, and he ignored Chen Mu when he beat Manan away. It took a long time before he turned his head and said loudly: "In the Gengxu change, if there is someone under my king, like you, who can persuade the emperor, things will be very different and also!"

After finishing speaking, I said that I pulled the horse and left. Before leaving, I left an order to the accompanying cavalry on both sides, asking them to take Chen Mu to visit Bansheng.

The next day when Chen Mu was wandering in Bansheng, some cavalry came from afar.

When he saw me again, I answered happily, and said: "You didn't lie to me, the Han is still alive! The king has ordered Zhao Quan and 19 people to be escorted, and someone will take them to Datong. I don't know why. You are here, but you should know that if the court doesn't release the general, you won't be able to go back."

"I know, and I also know, Hannaji will definitely come back."

I answered very funny, nodded and said: "After you go back, will you come again? Next time you come, I will treat you well!"

(End of this chapter)