Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 293 Chapter 293, Zhu Cihong canonize the banner owner, urbanization is the future
The monks had obviously already made a decision, so after the eminent monk spoke, they expressed their opinions one after another.

"I originally thought that King Khan was a guardian sent by Buddha, but now it seems that this may not be the case."

"King Khan insists on going his own way and attracts soldiers from Ming Dynasty. If we insist on assisting King Khan, it will inevitably anger Daming."

"Can Daming really reach Lhasa? If not, the poor monk feels that King Khan may not have failed."

Although the monks intensively studied the Dharma and mainly preached the teachings, everyone knew that if the Ming army really stepped into Lhasa, it would be a major event for the entire Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so it was impossible for them not to care.

In fact, for a long time, the group of monks was the real ruler of this plateau.

Now because of the civil strife that broke out among these people, they first had to turn to He Shuote for help, and now they had to consider whether they wanted to go against Daming.

In the end, the eminent monk coughed lightly and ended the argument with one sentence.

"We really don't need to express our position too early, but this war should have nothing to do with us. Presumably, you should not object to this conclusion of the poor monk?"

The eminent monk's attitude is already very obvious. If Daming's army can reach Lhasa, then the monk group will naturally obey Daming.

None of the monks objected to this.

Zhu Cihong didn't know that thousands of miles away in Lhasa, there was already a dispute over whether to change allegiance in the future. At this time, he was standing in front of a tribe's camp, watching the tribe that had just surrendered to him.

This is a small tribe. Judging from the number of tents, the number of humans living in it should not exceed 5000.

Zhu Cixiang withdrew his gaze and stared at the thousands of people kneeling in fear in front of him. He knew that everyone should be here.

Zhu Cihong waved to the side, motioning for Battelle to come over.

"Old Ba, you can help me ask them, what is the area of ​​their pasture?"

Battelle chatted with the tribal leader kneeling at the front for a few words, and then said to Zhu Cihong, "His Royal Highness, he said that their pasture is within a radius of fifty miles from here."

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, and said: "Then ask them again, if I give them a [-]-mile radius as a pasture, the price is that they must settle here from now on, and no livestock will be allowed to leave the [-]-mile pasture for half a year. Let's see if they are willing or not?"

After listening to Battelle's translation, the tribal leader was obviously stunned for several seconds, then suddenly jumped up and nodded frantically.

This time there was no need for Battelle's translation, Zhu Cihong also knew the attitude of the tribal leader.

Zhu Cilang looked at the tribal leader who was already kowtowing excitedly, and said with a smile: "Then from today onwards, you will be the flag owner of No.30 Five Banners in Qinghai, Ming Dynasty. As for the specific obligations and responsibilities, someone will explain to you later. The most important thing you have to remember is that if you plan to appoint a new banner owner in the future, you must obtain the official approval of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise you will be regarded as a rebel by the Ming officials, understand?"

The tribal leader nodded again and again.

But Zhu Cihong felt that this was not enough, so he asked someone to pull a cow from this tribe, and then asked ten musketeers to stand together and shoot at the cow.

Amidst the screams, the cow fell down.

Looking at the bullet holes on the cow, the tribal leader's attitude became extremely humble. If Zhu Cihong stretched his feet at this time, the clan leader would most likely pounce on him and lick his boots.

Fang Gonggan, who was at the side, came up and handed Zhu Cihong a canonization document and a small seal, which Zhu Cihong solemnly handed over to the tribal leader.

The entire canonization ceremony ends here.

Zhu Cihong's army left in a mighty way, leaving only the tribal leaders weeping with joy and the cheering tribal crowd.

Looking at this scene, the British Duke couldn't help but smile while stroking his beard: "Your Highness, these people have gained such huge benefits, and they will definitely be the most loyal supporters of the Ming Dynasty in the future."

Zhu Cihong smiled slightly and said, "Indeed."

Li Dingguo blinked, and said: "Your Highness, you gave them so much land, I think this tribe will soon expand. What if one day, these five hundred miles of pastures can't satisfy the growing population? ?”

Zhu Cihong smiled slightly and said, "Then, the population of this tribe will be fixed at that level."

Li Dingguo obviously did not expect this answer, he was stunned.

The British Duke was also stunned, and then slapped his thigh: "Wonderful, it is so wonderful, Your Highness!"

Zhu Cihong continued to smile.

As Li Dingguo just said, there is only so much grass in each pasture, which means that it can only raise so many livestock, and livestock are the food source for everyone in the pasture. This determines that the area of ​​the pasture is actually related to the population. The quantities are closely related.

In the past, if the grass in the pasture was eaten up, the tribe could migrate to another pasture, but as it was said in the canonization just now, this behavior has now been banned by Daming.

Therefore, the population in this pasture will reach its limit in the next ten years, and then it will remain at this limit and will not increase any further.

If it is said that the Ming Dynasty conquered the entire Qinghai-Tibet and demarcated all the pastures, it means that the population of the entire Qinghai-Tibet will soon be fixed within a certain value.

Due to the existence of grasslands, there will be hundreds of thousands of weak "flags" in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Under the supervision of the powerful army of Ming Dynasty, these hundreds of thousands of flags will no longer be able to form a unified powerful force , it will not be able to pose any threat to Daming.

Speaking of which, Zhu Cihong learned this method from the Manchus. This is how the Manchus ruled the Mongols, especially Outer Mongolia, in history.

The stable rule of the Qing Dynasty over Mongolia for more than 200 years proved the necessity of this method.

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "Actually, there is a solution to this problem of population growth, but the time has not yet come."

The British Duke asked curiously, "Your Highness, when will we arrive?"

Zhu Cilang thought for a while, and said: "It depends on when the craftsmen I have collected in the capital will be able to mass-produce the machine that I have been thinking about."

As long as the steam engine is fired, the society will quickly enter industrialization, and the population?That's all trivial.

Industrialization is accompanied by urbanization. At that time, regardless of whether you are Mongolian, Han or Jurchen, you will all go to the city to work for me, it doesn't matter how many people you have!
(End of this chapter)