Since Su Yonglin was so direct, Zhelimu didn't hesitate.
He also gets straight to the point.
"Your Majesty is actually right. The people in the Wanggu tribe are actually very anxious and don't know what the Ming Dynasty's attitude is towards them, so they sent people to negotiate with us, hoping to know the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards them through us."
Su Yonglin smiled.
"Do you two tribes have a good relationship? They don't dare to contact me directly, but they come to ask you for help?"
"We just have a common enemy."
Zhelimu told the truth and said: "To the north of where the Wanggu tribe and my Tata'er tribe live, the tribes such as Kelie and Qiyan are very powerful. They have gone south many times to compete with me for pasture and kill our people. , to seize our cattle, sheep, horses and any visible wealth, the Wanggu tribe, like our tribe, has also been attacked by the Kelie, Qiyan and other tribes."
"That's it...actually, I don't really care about the fact that they used to guard the border for the Kingdom of Jin."
Su Yonglin waved his hand: "Since they can guard the border for the Jin people, of course they can also guard the border for me. As for the tribes such as Kelie and Qiyan, as long as they don't go south to harass the Ming border, I don't want to be enemies with them.
The Ming Dynasty hopes to have normal exchanges and friendly exchanges with the grasslands, without the need for fighting and killing, and there is nothing wrong with opening up mutual trade. If the problem can be solved through friendly negotiation, why must it resort to force? "
Su Yonglin gave his attitude, which made Zhelimu both happy and nervous.
Because Su Yonglin seems to have a pacifist attitude and does not want to be enemies with the tribes, but is also willing to open mutual markets.
But the problem is that Zhelimu doesn't want Su Yonglin to be friendly with the tribes such as Klie and Qiyan.
They are sworn enemies and it is impossible to be friends. Whichever side Su Yonglin leans towards will be more beneficial. If Su Yonglin also befriends them, how can they win the support of the Ming Kingdom if there is a dispute between the two parties in the future?
Zhelimu then asked Su Yonglin for advice.
"The Kelie tribe and the Qiyan tribe are very warlike. They are very greedy and desire more pastures, cattle, sheep and horses. For this reason, they continue to launch wars and bully the surrounding tribes. They even launched attacks on the Jin Kingdom many times. In short , they are definitely not a peaceful tribe."
These words reminded Su Yonglin that when he looked through the files of the Kingdom of Jin before, he did see records of tribes such as Klie and Qiyan going south to harass the borders of the Kingdom of Jin, so Jin Guocai cooperated with the Wanggu tribe and the Tata'er tribe to deal with them.
This shows that these tribes do not value the military strength of the Jin State and do not think that the Jin State can completely suppress them. The Jin State's military crusade on the grasslands was not successful and could not subdue them.
This is not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
At present, the main resources of the Ming Dynasty are spent on repairing the Yellow River. There is no need or strength to launch a large-scale war. Even if a war is launched, there must be a sequence and follow the plan as much as possible.
Of course, Su Yonglin also knew that plans could not keep up with changes. If a grassland tribe was not foresight and insisted on becoming an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, Su Yonglin would never make it easy for them——
The Ministry of Finance has always kept a sum of money, and the Privy Council also has a batch of important supplies. If there is an emergency need for war, they can provide the Ming Dynasty with the supplies needed for an emergency war.
All in all, Mr. Su is definitely not a pacifist. The reason why he makes pacifist arguments is just because he is building the Yellow River, and a lot of manpower and material resources have been poured into it.
So his stance was still very [peaceful].
"I will remember your advice, but Ming Dynasty loves peace and does not like war. I will not offend others unless they offend me. Besides, with you here, do I need to worry about other things?"
Zhelimu didn't know how to continue to instigate the Ming Emperor and the tribes such as Kelie and Qiyan to become enemies.
Although the Kelie Tribe, the Qiyan Tribe and the Jin Kingdom have many conflicts and are enemies of each other, the Ming Kingdom is not the Jin Kingdom after all. If the Ming Kingdom is not their enemy, then how can the Tatar people benefit from it? What are the benefits?
This made Zhelim very distressed.
Although Su Yonglin consecrated Mie Guzhen, the leader of the Tatar tribe, as General Longhu of the Ming Dynasty, guarding the northern border for the Ming Dynasty, and promised to open a mutual market in Linhuang Mansion, Zhelimu failed to achieve another important goal of this trip.
That is to unite the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Kelie tribe and the Qiyan tribe.
Su Yonglin was unwilling to let go, and after canonizing the Tata'er tribe, he sent people to the Wanggu tribe's station to canonize the leader of the Wanggu tribe as the Zhenbei general of the Ming Dynasty, and gave certain rewards so that the Wanggu tribe would continue to be the Ming Dynasty general. The country guards the northern frontier.
Su Yonglin really has no idea of meddling in the northern grasslands at the moment. He has insufficient strength and insufficient resources, and it is not yet time to enter the grasslands.
At least until Xixia is wiped out and returned to the Hexi Corridor, it will be enough to maintain the status quo of the grassland, unless there are really unsighted people trying to go south to harass his border, making him feel threatened.
Su Yonglin had heard about the blood feud between the Tatars and the Mongols, and he also knew the purpose of the Tatars being so eager to encourage him to be hostile to the Klei and Qiyan tribes.
But the Ming Dynasty was a big country, how could it be used as a weapon?
The Tatars are not yet qualified to be used as guns by the Ming Dynasty.
After sending away Zhelimu's team, Su Yonglin quickly completed the canonization of the Wanggu tribe. The head of the Wanggu tribe was surprised by the Ming Dynasty's canonization, and immediately sent people south to Zhongdu to pay tribute to the Ming emperor and pay tribute. Express their gratitude to the Ming Dynasty.
Su Yonglin also met with Wang Gu's envoy team in the main hall, gave them rewards and encouragement, asked them to continue guarding the border for the Ming Dynasty, and promised that they would not be treated harshly because of their relationship with the Jin Kingdom.
Through diplomatic means and the military strength of the Ming Empire itself, Su Yonglin calmed the emotions of the Wanggu people and the Tatar people, allowing them to temporarily restrain their thoughts and continue to guard the border for the Ming Dynasty in name or in fact, and open mutual markets.
As for the tribes further north, Su Yonglin had no idea of contacting them for the time being. Instead, he wanted to arrange for people to do business on the grasslands, learn about the customs and the current political and military situation on the grasslands, and get a preliminary understanding.
With the Wanggu Tribe and the Tata'er Tribe serving as the northern barrier, at present, the Kelie Tribe and the Qiyan Tribe should not have the conditions and objective needs to raid south, so the grassland is at least stable.
He had enough time to make arrangements.
As time entered mid-September, the Ming Dynasty received a piece of great good news.
Su Yonglin learned that Su Jue led 30,000 cavalrymen of the Liaodong Corps in the Huli Redirection Area of the former Jin Kingdom, which is now the central area of Heilongjiang Province, and had a coalition of more than 50,000 women and soldiers.
In this battle, Su Jue defeated the Shengnvzhi tribe that had been threatening the security of Heilongjiang Province since November of the first year of Hongwu, defeated their main force, and won the final victory.
This battle has been delayed for a long time. It lasted from November of the first year of Hongwu to the present. More than half a year has passed, and the safety of Heilongjiang Province can finally be determined.
Although these women, who were looked down upon by the original Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom and looked down upon as savages, had little organization, they had strong personal combat abilities and were fearless and fearless in fighting.
They hid in the primitive jungle and lived a life of fishing, hunting, woodworking and gathering. From time to time, they would sneak into groups to attack the newly established Han settlements. When the Liaodong Corps was preparing to fight back, they quickly hid in the jungle.
This brought great trouble to the Han people who immigrated to the local area and the troops of the Liaodong Corps.
In the end, Su Jue came up with a cruel trick. He used thunder cannons and fire oil to help clear the forest. Human labor was too slow, so he used fire to help. While he set fire to these primitive jungles, he sent people forward, went deep into the jungle, and used physics. The method compresses the living space of straight women.
As a result, the tribe was continuously squeezed into their living space and forced. In the end, they had no choice but to fight in groups with the Liaodong Corps to seize their own place of survival.
This played into Su Jue's intention.
He gave an order, and the Liaodong Corps mobilized with all its strength to fight a decisive battle with the Allied Forces of the Shengnvzhi tribe. They annihilated more than 50,000 people in one fell swoop, destroyed dozens of tribes, captured more than 300,000 Shengnvzhikou tribe, and wiped out Heilongjiang in one fell swoop. Hidden dangers in the development of the province.
