The benefits have been obtained, and the governance of the grassland and the construction of post-war order are also urgent matters.
In order to put the action plan into practice and obtain a larger area of grassland to raise war horses, cattle and sheep, and prepare for the next industrial upgrade, Su Yonglin had another idea.
Since it is inconvenient to cross the territories of the Wanggu tribe and the Tata'er tribe to govern the territories of the Klei and Qiyan tribes, then we might as well replace the territories.
The territory of the same size was exchanged for the territory of the original Wanggu and Tata tribes close to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they were allowed to move north into the hinterland of the grassland. Their territories were originally directly governed by the Ming Dynasty.
The grassland territories of the Kelie and Qiyan tribes obtained through the war naturally belonged to the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to occupy it, then neither the Wanggu tribe nor the Tata'er tribe would have any objections. This is natural.
But it is not easy for the Ming Dynasty to directly occupy the grassland beyond these two tribes. The transportation and management costs will be ridiculously high. But if they don't occupy it, wouldn't conquering it be equivalent to making wedding clothes for others?
So Su Yonglin thought it would be better to do a space swap, one for one, you won't suffer, and I will make some profit, equality and mutual benefit.
The grasslands of the Kele tribe and the Qiyan tribe were exchanged for the grasslands of the Wanggu tribe and the Tata'er tribe, allowing the Wanggu tribe and the Tata'er tribe to move further north, and the Ming forces also further entered the grasslands and controlled more grasslands for resettlement. A large number of war horses, cattle and sheep were captured this time.
The expansion of the grassland territory also made it easier for Su Yonglin to set up formal administrative areas for arranging breeding and grazing work. He could also use this prairie as a barrier for the Ming Dynasty's interior and establish a new line of defense outside the Great Wall defense line.
The defense line should be a little further away from the essence of the country, not so close. Although it is said that the emperor defends the country, but if the emperor really always defends the country, the enemy will always push the battle line to the capital city. How can he survive this day?
The best policy is to defend the enemy from outside the country's borders.
With this idea in mind, Su Yonglin issued an edict to ask Wuge, the leader of the Wanggu tribe, and Miguzhen, the leader of the Tatar tribe, to come to Zhongdu to discuss the matter with them in the name of a post-war banquet.
Regarding Su Yonglin's suggestion of exchanging the playground for pasture, Wu Ge and Mi Guzhen thought about it for a while and did not raise any objections.
People in nomadic tribes do not have the idea of being unable to leave their homeland. They move around and live wherever there is abundant water and grass. They do not have the same situation as the Han people who return to their homeland after falling leaves and are unable to leave, so it is easy to mobilize.
But it's not like these two people didn't know Su Yonglin's purpose of pushing them further north.
This is not only to build the Ming Dynasty's own grazing area, but also to allow them to face the Naiman, Merqi and other tribes, take over the positions of Kelie and Qiyan, and reshape the political ecology of the post-war grasslands.
Ming Dynasty hoped that they would continue to guard the border for Ming Dynasty and continue to act as a buffer zone for Ming Dynasty to relieve Ming Dynasty from its northern border troubles.
To be honest, this can be said to be a win-win situation for both parties. Daming needs a buffer zone, while Wang Gu and Tata'er also need more pasture and grazing land with richer water and grass.
Kled and Qiyan each occupy a very good piece of pasture, and the area is vast. Even if they can't get all of it, they can get a part of it, which can expand the tribe's living space.
But if you just agree, will there be any unpredictable risks?
But if they don’t agree, what if Daming’s father gets angry and does something they cannot accept?
Seeing the entangled expressions on the two people's faces, Su Yonglin smiled and shook his head.
"Well, if you agree, our family will give you two thousand young men captured by the Ming Dynasty, plus ten thousand captured women, what do you think?"
Give it to someone?
So what are you still worried about?
Wuge, the leader of the Wanggu tribe with a relatively small population, immediately expressed his position.
"His Majesty the Emperor is so considerate of our ministry, Wang Gubu is very grateful. Wang Gubu is willing to guard the border for the Ming Dynasty forever, and will never let any greedy people go south to invade the Ming Dynasty's border!"
Migu was really dissatisfied when he saw Wu Ge standing up to show his loyalty so quickly, but since he was lagging behind, he could only admit that his actions were too slow.
So Migu Zhen also stood up to express his "loyalty".
"His Majesty the Emperor is so sincere. If Tata'er continues to refuse to agree, he will be a bit ignorant of praise. Those who do not know how to praise will not end well whether in the Central Plains or on the grassland."
Tata'er also agreed to Su Yonglin's land exchange suggestion.
As a result, they all became Ming Dynasty's most "loyal" henchmen.
Then, Su Yonglin immediately arranged for officials from Honglu Temple to follow Wu Ge and Mie Guzhen to the local area to exchange territory, and then delineate the latest boundaries according to the territory, determine the boundaries, and write them clearly in black and white to avoid unnecessary disputes in the future.
After completing this task, Su Yonglin immediately arranged for the personnel in charge of the Ministry of Finance and the two major racecourses of Yanshan and Liaodong to go to the grassland territory newly acquired by the Ming Dynasty to search for high-quality pastures, draw maps, and determine the pastures that could be used in the future.
In addition, they will also take over the more than 200,000 horses and nearly 500,000 cattle and sheep newly seized by the Ming Dynasty. The two major horse farms will divide these livestock, take them away and place them, and then formulate detailed breeding plans.
These cattle, sheep and horses are raised close to the Central Plains area, and Su Yonglin also plans to build a horse racing track directly to Zhongdu for each of the two horse farms.
Once Chidao is built, transportation costs will be reduced, and it will become relatively cheaper for people in the Yanyun area to eat beef and mutton.
As for the people in the Central Plains, it is still difficult to eat cheaper beef and mutton in a short period of time. However, Su Yonglin also promoted a livestock breeding plan in the Central Plains. The Ministry of Finance allocated special funds to subsidize private households to raise livestock, such as chickens, ducks and pigs. some type of.
It is more difficult for them to eat beef and mutton, but it is relatively easy to eat chicken, duck and pork. They are all proteins, so they don’t need to distinguish them so clearly, just eat some.
Of course, eating meat is still relatively expensive. For ordinary people, eating meat during festivals is considered a good thing. Currently, only the military can eat meat regularly and rationed.
So Su Yonglin decided to implement a soybean planting plan. In addition to staple food cultivation, he would choose suitable land to grow beans. This would increase the supply of soy products on the market and provide a cheaper source of protein for the people.
In a short period of time, livestock and soy products were the main sources of protein in the Central Plains.
As for the future, if the transportation problem and wool spinning problem can really be solved, the Ming Dynasty will definitely expand the scale of breeding on the grassland. By then, it will not be so difficult for people all over the world to eat beef and mutton, and they will not want to eat or have money. Eat but cannot buy.
The future will definitely be better. This is Su Yonglin's promise as the Human Emperor to the people who support him and trust him.
With such a goal in mind, Su Yonglin accelerated the pace of progress, and in mid-to-late November of the second year of Hongwu, he dispatched a group of crew members, mainly members of the Eighth Operation Group of the Skynet Army, to Japan in the name of the merchant fleet. , made the first contact with Japan.
He needs to understand the current political, military, economic and folk customs of Japan before he can proceed and see what means he will use to implement his plan.
The attack on the Southern Song Dynasty must be carried out from the three aspects of politics, military and economy. A pure military attack is too tiring and the losses will be huge. If their politics and economy can be destroyed before the attack, their combat effectiveness can be greatly weakened. .
By then, it will be very easy to push back the Southern Song Dynasty through military means.
Su Yonglin was thinking of pushing the Southern Song Dynasty equally, and at the same time he was also very much looking forward to the results of Zhao Yucheng and others' activities in the Southern Song Dynasty. Whether the results they achieved were excellent or not would directly determine the difficulty of his pushing the Southern Song Dynasty equally.
He had taken the time to learn about the activity reports that Zhao Yucheng and others took the risk to send back, and learned that they had experienced a major uprising in the Southern Song Dynasty, and had now pulled up a resistance army and entered the Luoxiao Mountains, and were planning to increase their strength in the mountains. , build an organization, and develop military power around this.
Su Yonglin was very happy and personally arranged for the Renaissance Society to organize personnel to send the help they needed most to Zhao Yucheng and others through the smuggled salt channels on the border of the Southern Song Dynasty.
No matter what, the fact that they were able to gain a foothold in the Southern Song Dynasty and even raise an army surprised Su Yonglin.
Zhao Yucheng has really grown up and become a strong warrior. Su Yonglin is very much looking forward to his future.
But before Su Yonglin could prepare to do something with the Southern Song Dynasty to cooperate with Zhao Yucheng, something happened again in Xixia.
