I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"Khan, we have already turned against the Jurchen, and we can no longer tear ourselves apart with Da Ming. In this world, apart from Da Ming, there is no other family that can help us fight the Jinren."

Lindan Batur's expression became a little cloudy and uncertain.

He also knows the reason for forming an alliance with Daming to fight against the Jin people, but once the alliance is formed, he can't go south to fight grass valleys every year.

Without such a source of material, life would be difficult.

This is also the reason why he gave Feng Quan a cold face just now and planned to delay the date in order to increase his own price.

After a long time, Lindan Batur still couldn't resist Na Muzhong's firmness, so he had to ask with a calm face:

"If all the plundered cattle, sheep and people are returned, how can Daming ensure that our Chahar tribe can survive the winter?"

Yuluo, Guiyingcha and the others all remained silent and waited for the following. This was the focus of their attention. If there were no proper winter conditions, the Chahar Department would suffer heavy losses this winter.

Chahar, which was already sandwiched between Daming and Houjin, will have a more difficult situation in the coming year. Even if Nurhachi invades, they will become vulnerable.

Zhu Youxiao naturally took this into consideration.

Since they want the Chahar tribe to help them control Monan Mongolia and form a barrier, they must help them survive this winter smoothly.

What's the use of alliances with a Mongolia that can't stop Houjin at all?

Na Muzhong still lay at Lindan Batur's feet, and said:

"Has the Great Emperor considered what our Chahar tribe needs in winter?"

"We didn't intend to rob you, Daming, but if we don't rob you, our herdsmen will starve to death!"

Your own people are starving to death, what are you doing to my Daming, your people come to rob our Daming when they have nothing to eat, what is the reason for this?

Feng Quan knew this, but for the sake of the alliance, he didn't blurt it out.

He laughed, with the generosity of a heavenly envoy, and said:

"Isn't it because you can't beat Jurchen that you came to rob me, Daming?"

"But you have to know that Daming is not made of mud, and the Five Signs of Yongle are not enough. Could it be that if you want to do the Five Signs of Apocalypse again!"

Guiying was a little angry, and clamored:

"What does Laishi mean by saying this, ridiculing me that Chahar was humiliated by Jianzhou?"

Feng Quan smiled slightly and said:

"Your Majesty has long been aware of the current plight of the Chahar tribe. If the Chahar tribe is willing to return the people who have been looted this year, the cattle and sheep can be kept as much as possible, and they will be rewarded by the court."

"Da Ming formed an alliance with the Chahar tribe, and restored the 5000 taels of silver rewards to the Chahar tribe over the years to help survive the winter. As for the extra silver rewards, it depends on the performance of the various tribes."

Guiying felt faintly uneasy.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Fight a battle and hold the Jurchen's head in exchange for an equal reward."

Feng Quan stood where he was, and said quietly:

"One Jurchen bannerman can get five taels; one armored bannerman can get ten taels; one eight-banner infantry can get 35 taels; one eight-banner cavalry can get 50 taels."

"As long as you cut off a hundred Jiannu Eight Banners cavalrymen's heads, you can exchange for an extra 5000 taels of reward silver, and a thousand Jiannu heads will have the same effect."

"I, Da Ming, can say that I have already given such rewards very generously."

"Khan, are you satisfied?"

Lindan Batur was silent for a while, feeling that this was almost the case. Compared with his own Chahar, Daming's situation was actually not that critical.

In a word, Zhu Youxiao can afford it but he can't afford it.

There is no reward, and every year before the winter, Lin Danbatur gathers all the tribes to go south, and he does not benefit himself at the expense of others. To put it bluntly, he just wants to survive the winter.

He thought for a while, but said:

"I have the power to raise troops and kill slaves. I, the Chahar Department, cannot obey the orders of Ming Dynasty. This is an alliance, not a vassal!"

"Besides, the Emperor of Ming also needs to recognize me, Lindanbatur, as a khan on the grassland!"

Lindan Batur has great ambitions, so he is naturally unwilling to be inferior to Daming.

Before Feng Quan came to Chahanhot, he already knew the minimum requirements of Emperor Tianqi for this "meeting alliance". These so-called "meeting alliances" or the status of being a minister are useless to Daming.

What Daming needs now is to provide the necessary help to the Chahar Department, so that they can fight the Jurchens, and use the energy that went south to Datong to fight grass valleys to earn rewards.

As for the so-called Ming emperor commanding them to fight that Lin Danbatur was worried about, Zhu Youxiao never thought of this at all, and it was not uncommon for him to command this group of "Mongolian iron cavalry".

I command my own battalion of brave guards. I am loyal and have good combat effectiveness. Isn't it delicious?

So when Lindan Batur made these face-saving demands, Feng Quan looked embarrassed on the face, but sneered in his heart, and quickly agreed.

Finally an agreement was reached as follows:

The Chahar tribe claimed to be a descendant of the Golden Family, representing the entire Mongolian Empire, and formally signed an alliance with the Ming Empire at the end of the second year of Tianqi.

Daming rewards 5000 taels of silver every year to support the Chahar tribe's winter needs. Lin Dan Batur can use the head of the Jurchen to earn extra reward silver.

In addition, all the Mongolian tribes that respect the Chahar tribe as the co-lords are regarded as allies with the Ming Dynasty, and are obliged to assist Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong in guarding and recovering the Liaoshen and Guangning areas.

After repeated negotiations, the final reward of 5000 taels of silver is scheduled to be distributed in more than a dozen places including Tuanshan and Zheng'anbao in Guangning on July [-] every year.

After signing the alliance with Ming Dynasty, Lindan Batur also formally responded to Nurhachi's insulting letter last year, saying that the Great Mongol Empire had formed an alliance with the Ming Empire.

He called himself "Batulu Genghis Khan, the lord of the 40 Mongolian Kingdom", called Nurhachi "the lord of the [-] Jurchen by the water", and warned the Jin soldiers not to invade the Liaoshen and Guangning areas.

Otherwise, 40 Mongolian iron cavalry will be sent to break through Jianzhou.

Chapter 265 The next step

Lindan Batur said tough, but does he have 40 iron riders?

That's definitely not the case. If this kid really has 40 Mongolian iron cavalry in his hands, let alone form an alliance with Daming, he will go south to recruit you and have the heart to restore the hegemony of Dayuan.

It was because this khan didn't have so many people in his hands that he "humiliated" chose to form an alliance with Ming Dynasty in order to deter Jurchen and rule the tribes.

Naturally, when the news of the alliance between the Chahar Ministry and the Ming Dynasty spread to the grasslands, all the ministries immediately exploded.

The good thing for Chahar is that the emaciated camels of the Ming Dynasty are bigger than the horses, which is enough to deter the Monan tribes in the grassland. You also have to think about it in your heart.

Of course, Ming was still on the defensive in Liao, and the influence of the Great Southwest Victory in Mongolia and Jianzhou was far less than in the Central Plains and Jiangnan.

Hou Jin's side, after analyzing it based on this, there is not much worry.

Nurhachi and Zhubeile basically regarded this alliance as a joy. Everyone knew that the Chahar tribe and Daming had their own ideas, and they were definitely not monolithic.

For the directly affected tribes in Monan Mongolia, Lindanbatur's move to get rid of the bottom line really surprised them.

It can be said that the Chahar tribe and the Ming Dynasty were feuds in the past, because this guy would go south to hunt a wave of grass valleys if he had nothing to do, and kidnap some Han people back.

No one expected that the Chahar tribe would directly release these plundered Han Chinese. In order to earn the Ming Dynasty's annual reward of 5000 taels of silver, the two sides formed an alliance.

After this set of operations, the most uncomfortable thing is Neikalkha. They used to work with Daming, and they were quite loyal.

In the battle of Saerhu, most of the most powerful Khan King Borjijin Zaise had the same view of Jianzhou as Lindan Batuer, and he looked down upon it a hundred times.

Zaisai recruited more than [-] cavalry from his headquarters to help the Ming army. Originally, he wanted to share a cup of the leftovers from the Ming Dynasty's extermination of gold, and then get a wave of rewards. Whoever imagined it, he met Nurhachi who had just wiped out the North Road Marin Army on the way.

The so-called meeting of the enemy was extremely jealous, but Zai Sai was not discouraged. The cavalry from both sides fought a big battle in the wilderness.

Since then, the remaining Neikalkha tribes, on the one hand, in order to redeem the boss Zaisai as soon as possible, and on the other hand, they also felt that Daming was going to die, so they began to show their favor to Houjin.

Who would have imagined that a few days after they turned to Jin, Chahar and Daming came to form such a single-handed alliance. Who is disgusting?

In addition, Lindan Batur's completely different attitude towards Nurhachi also explained the problem. Maybe the existing strength of Ming Dynasty is far stronger than they imagined.

Before forming the alliance, Nurhachi openly insulted Lin Dan Batur, a proud descendant of the golden family, in his letter of credence, saying that the Mongolian Khan court is no longer good, and the Ming Dynasty is about to end. Well, I can also give you a banner owner.

Lindan Batur was a mother in his heart, but he didn't say a word on the surface.

Because at that time, although Chahar was known as the majority and was honored by the Monan tribes, the strength of the headquarters was really not good. Lin Danbatur felt that he could not do Nurhachi, and he didn't want to go hard and follow Zaisai's footsteps.

As soon as the alliance was formed here, Lin Danbatur felt that with the help of Da Ming's father, it was almost done, so he formally replied.

Leaving aside these two incredible changes in Lindan Batur's attitude, all the tribes in Monan Mongolia are complaining in their hearts.

You, Chahar, and the Jurchen officially broke up. It’s okay for Chahar to be far away. The first to bear the brunt is our Monan tribes!

Crying for suffering, all tribes in Monan can only bite the bullet and go on.

From their point of view, the Chahar tribe, as the majority of the Mongolian Khan court, still has some strength, and there are also many hardcore younger brothers. Once they form an alliance with Ming, they may not be able to defeat the Jurchens who are known as invincible.

If, like Horqin, he was a boy who couldn't turn back, in case Daming stood up again, the consequences would be no joke.

After all, when the Han people were in power in the Central Plains, you couldn't judge it with common sense.

……

On the way back to Beijing, what Feng Quan thought of repeatedly was the Namu Zhong of the Borzigit family, the Da Ke Dun of today's grasslands.

This Da Ketun respected himself as a celestial envoy, but when he turned his head, he acted like a hostess among the lords and ministers of the ministries.

When facing Lindan Batur, he was docile like a sheep.

Na Muzhong gave Feng Quan enough face as the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, so he couldn't say anything aggressively.

At that time, Na Muzhong urged Lin Danbatur in a gentle tone of suggestion, so that the latter would have a step down in front of the eyes of the lords and ministers, and there was still room for advancement and retreat.

On the bright side, Na Muzhong is a wise man who helped the Chahar tribe form an alliance with Ming Dynasty, but who is Feng Quan? This old man is an expert in conspiracy and tricks.

Without any real skills, it is impossible for Wei Zhongxian to value him and send him to Mongolia to sign the covenant.

He could tell at a glance that Na Muzhong seemed to be giving face to himself, but in fact he was giving face to her husband Lin Danbatur.

Lindan Batuer used the excuse that there were not many people who could read Chinese characters in the headquarters, and wanted to raise the price and get more rewards. After being rejected by Feng Quan, he was already a little bit stuck.

What Na Muzhong did, turned the whole situation back.

Back in the capital, Feng Quan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who promoted the alliance between Ming and Mongolia, was naturally proud of his success and his reputation spread far and wide. Many ministers came to visit and gave gifts to bridge the gap.

The mission to Chahanhot was not a beautiful mission that everyone wanted to go to. Feng Quan not only went, but also completed his goal in one trip. Everyone knows that this kid will be promoted sooner or later.

……

Zhu Youxue's talent left the capital, and before he arrived in Fengyang, there was a lot of noise in the south of the Yangtze River.

But anyone with a little foresight can guess a thing or two, and the official purpose given by the court cannot be trusted, such as worshiping the imperial mausoleum and inspecting places, they are all high-sounding words.

Emperor Tianqi came down in person. The real reason is obvious. People everywhere are very happy, but some people can't even sleep well.

These people are the gentry and chaebols in Jiangnan.

Since his accession to the throne in the 48th year of Wanli, Zhu Youxiao has been using factory guards and eunuchs to jump out of the rules and continue to arrange civil servants and generals who are loyal to him in the Jiangnan area.

But despite this, in the second year of Tianqi, the political situation in the Jiangnan area is still not something that the emperor can control.

In the dark, there is a group of people manipulating everything.

Since the second year of Tianqi, natural disasters and man-made disasters have become more and more prominent in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhu Youxiao understands that these cannot be avoided.

In the next 20 years of disasters, if Jiangnan continues this unstoppable trend, not only will it be difficult to benefit the court, but it will also completely drag down the entire north.

Therefore, it is imperative for Zhu Youxiao to make his first southern tour this year.

It is impossible to completely kill the two tigers of Jiangnan gentry and chaebol just this time. This is a long-term achievement, but in order to survive the 20-year period of natural disasters and man-made disasters, Zhu Youxiao must go down.

Entering the game personally as the emperor is the next best thing to do.

But if they don't break their teeth this time, if this rich and prosperous Jiangnan is really useful, it will be really difficult for Daming to survive the natural and man-made disasters in the next 20 years.

Chapter 266 The Guilty Local Officials

Perhaps due to the influence of the Little Ice Age, even in Fengyang Mansion, which is a little further south, the sky is gray, cold and humid.

Fengyang, outside the large-scale central capital, ushered in a grand event that hadn't been seen for a long time.

I heard that Emperor Tianqi was coming to Fengyang to pay homage to the imperial mausoleum. The dignitaries, literati, businessmen, and local civil servants and military generals all arrived in advance to wait for the emperor.

As the date of the emperor's arrival in Fengyang approached, the land around the route planned by the government for the royal driving was also turned upside down several times.

Rich masters, who want to get close to the ruling group around the emperor and show their face in front of them, naturally have their own good ways.

Officials, gentry and landlords rushed to Fengyang ahead of time, and spent a lot of money to rent houses from ordinary people and small businessmen on the side of the road, and some even richer and richer directly bought a whole piece of land.

Because many people thought this way, many arty, rich foreigners who planned to see the emperor's true face also spent a lot of money. In this way, the rent along the way has increased.

In a day's work, I turned several times.