Since Zheng Luo was inconvenient to object, Jia Yingyuan was unable to convince Gao Pragmatic, who came with a secret mission, and could only worry about arranging defense.
Gao pragmatic knew that Zheng Luo was actually worried and even opposed, so he took the initiative to tell him some news to reassure him.
First, after Ida's death, Jinghua suspended two small markets and one monthly market on the grounds of the death of King Shunyi. Now there are a large number of Mongolians waiting for transactions near Zhangjiakou and other mutual market places. They are all eager to open the market. As a result, They all became chips in the hands of the Ming Dynasty - because once the Mongolian high-level officials rejected the Ming Dynasty's canonization candidates, these people would not only travel in vain and wait for more than a month, but also face the consequences of their livelihood being cut off.
Ten years after the market opened, how many people can no longer live without Daming’s “supplies”? People who are used to walking on small roads can definitely get used to walking on big roads, but people who are used to walking on big roads may not be able to walk on small roads.
This was the "economic control" in Gao Pragmatic's plan back then - in the past ten years, the Tumut Ministry had increased investment in farming, reclaiming wasteland everywhere, and was accustomed to obtaining grain, cloth, and other daily necessities from the Ming Dynasty. Now, It also happens to be before spring plowing, so once the Ming Dynasty blocks the output of grain and seeds, at least one-third of the people in Tumut will go hungry, and extinction means no harvest. Within half a year, there will definitely be a large-scale famine!
fight? That is just the last resort when there is no other means, and Gao Pragmatic has plenty of means!
After the development of the Red Dynasty in later generations, they often used the "biggest market" to force some people to bow their heads. But for Tumut, the Ming Dynasty is not only the "biggest market" for their livestock products, but also for the production of daily necessities. ’s largest and almost sole supplier.
Don't you listen to me? Are you going to starve half the people to death? Can you afford such consequences?
Of course, there is a basic premise for all this, that is, you must have the strength to not be afraid of the other party flipping the table.
To put it simply, it means that we are not afraid of the other party's threat of war.
Why did Zhu Yijun issue such a long list of war preparation orders while appointing Gao Pangshi as the plenipotentiary envoy of King Shunyi? Because this is telling the other party: I am going to show off my cards, and I am not afraid of you flipping the table!
Obviously, these measures were all taken after Zhu Yijun was reminded of the high pragmatism before he followed suit. Otherwise, although Zhu Yijun already had some experience in governing at this time, he would definitely not have such thorough preparations.
But preparing for war is not just a matter of saying hello to the border ministers and generals. As Zhu Yijun's war preparation order was issued, Jinghua also started to move.
In addition to the mutual trade that has long pressed the pause button, a large number of arms at the Jinghua Kaiping base, including Longqing Type II muskets, Wanli Type 1 muskets, four models of artillery, and the recently developed "Jinghua Flying Cannon" that has not been mass-produced, etc., are also It is being continuously transported to the towns in the north.
Of course, Gao Pragmatic is not so generous as to give it away for free. He just transported it in advance and stored it for emergencies. As a monopoly giant in border trade, Jinghua Trading Co., Ltd. has an astonishing amount of trade, so it is naturally found everywhere. Enough warehouse.
Gao pragmatic also told Zheng Luo that in view of the fact that Xuanda, Shanxi and Shaanxi and other places have experienced little war in recent years, the emperor does not plan to give Xuanda and other places many offensive tasks. As long as the border is guarded, no matter how the canonization matter progresses, everything will be done. It's a great achievement.
After hearing this, Zheng Luo felt much relieved. After some calculations in his mind, he suddenly discovered that although this matter seemed a bit whimsical at first glance, based on the situation in which both parties were involved, there was a high chance of success.
Moreover, Gao Pangshi had just told him that the emperor did not require them to send troops outside the Great Wall, seal off the wolf and live in Xu, or anything like that. As long as they guarded the border, it would be a great achievement.
If it was just like this, Zheng Luo felt that the problem was not big.
Because the decline in combat effectiveness is not only experienced by the three towns of Xuanda Shanxi, but also by the Mongols themselves. And correspondingly speaking, the Ming Dynasty's frontier troops were better at defending and relied more on the power of firearms. Now the emperor asked them to remain on the defensive. This was a decision to maximize their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
At the same time, although the Xuanda frontier army has lacked actual combat training in the past ten years, not all aspects have declined. At least the equipment of firearms has improved significantly - just take the Longqing II musket provided by Jinghua as an example. In these ten years, There are a total of 40,000 branches allocated to the three towns of Xuanda, especially Xuanfu and Datong, each with about 15,000 branches.
According to the instructions provided by Jinghua, as long as you line up in a dense formation and take turns shooting, the firepower should be far stronger than the previous generation! Zheng Luo thinks this makes sense, because this tactic is a bit like the "three-stage strike" of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, Zheng Luo felt that the "hollow square formation" provided by Jinghua with the firearms was a bit unreliable - they actually said that this formation could defeat the cavalry! How could such a silly square formation defeat the cavalry?
However, anyway, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty boasted a lot, and Gao Pragmatic was the future leader of his faction. Zheng Luo would not be upset until he tried to point it out. He only regarded this "hollow square array" as Gao Pragmatic to fool the emperor. statement.
Gao Pingshi only said that Xuanda, Shanxi and other places could defend, but Zheng Luo had already understood that it seemed that Ji Liao was the one taking the initiative to maintain the offensive posture. However, this is none of his business. No matter how poorly Ji Liao plays, he will not be unlucky; no matter how good Ji Liao plays, he will not get any credit. Instead of caring about Liang Menglong, Qi Jiguang, and Li Chengliang in Ji Liao, he will It is better to strengthen the defense honestly.
Now, he was no longer worried about himself. Instead, he was a little worried about the safety of Gao Jingshi, the plenipotentiary envoy of King Shunyi who had left the fortress and headed north. He couldn't help but be concerned, especially asking whether there would be too few accompanying troops around Gao Jingshi.
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "It's quite a lot. Five thousand troops are out of the fortress. The scale is already large enough. If there are more, everyone in Tumut will be in danger, and maybe even Hannaji and Zhongjinhatun will be destroyed." If there is a misunderstanding, that would be bad."
Zheng Luo knew the elegant meaning after hearing the song, and immediately understood that if Gao Pingshi brought more troops, Han Naji and Zhongjin Hatun might be worried that he would "turn his back on guests."
In particular, the alliance between the two is still on paper, and Gao Pragmatic may go back on his word at any time. If the troops he brings are too sufficient, he may choose to support one of the factions and annex the other.
As for why he did this, he naturally planned to set up a puppet - this is definitely possible if Gao Pragmatic's hands are strong enough. Even if Han Naji and Zhongjin Hatun were both obedient ministers of the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid it wouldn't be to this extent. That's not a matter of being obedient, that's stupidity.
There was only more than 300 miles from Xuanfu to Datong. Ma Gui led his most elite "Da Bing" cavalry, a thousand men, and it only took three days from receiving the order to arriving. Gao Jingshi was deeply gratified and felt that this was finally a success. It can be said that he lives up to his reputation as an elite.
This matter should be done sooner rather than later. In particular, in-depth consultations with powerful Tumut factions such as Bhan Naji, Zhongjin Hatun and Qataiji are needed. The sooner the better. If it is too late, Xin Ai will also have trouble. More time to prepare and connect.
Therefore, on only the second day, Gao Qingshi, Ma Gui and his party broke camp and headed north.
Judging from the terrain alone, the best place to go straight to Guihua City from Datong is Shahukou. However, the name Shahukou does not suit Gao Pragmatic's political intention of going north this time, so he slightly changed his route and went from Ning. Leaving Lubao, we headed northwest.
Of course, the Mongolian side would not turn a blind eye to a Ming army cavalry of up to 5,000 people, but the flag of this Ming army made them a little undecided - except for the Chinese army who was flying the dragon flag of the Ming imperial envoy on behalf of heaven. In addition, the surrounding troops all held high the "Two Swords to Protect the Book" flag of the Jinghua Cavalry and the "Golden House of Books" flag of the Jinghua Trading Company.
The Mongols of Tumut are very familiar with these two flags. According to the Golden Arrow Order of the Great Khan, caravans flying these two flags can freely walk in any area under the control of Tumut - from Yongxie It can go anywhere in Qinghai.
So...what to do now?
The first Tumut nobleman to come into contact with Gao Pragmatic was Qingbadu, whose full name should be Qingbaduer Taiji.
This is an acquaintance who once came to discuss with Gao Pragmatic on behalf of An Da about the release of Hannaji. Then he was deceived by Gao Pragmatic, thinking that the disasters in Tumote in those years were all caused by the war with the Ming Dynasty. , and later became a typical pro-Ming sect like Bhannaji.
Of course, he was different from Bahan Naji's close Ming. Bahan Naji really liked the Han culture of the Ming Dynasty, but he was afraid that fighting with the Ming Dynasty would cause the gods to be angry and bring disaster.
The Qingbadu in history was the lord of the Haraqin tribe of Yongxiebuwanhu, the right wing of Mongolia. It is also called Kundulun Badaiji, or Qingbadu for short. Bo'erzhijin was the grandson of Jinong in Balsboro and the second son of Kunduliha. The herdsmen were stationed in the area outside the Great Wall north of Zhangjiakou to Dushikou.
In the fifth year of Longqing's reign, after the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia reached a tribute agreement, he was granted the title of Commander-in-Chief by the Ming Dynasty. In the sixth year of Longqing's reign, his father died, and he took control of the Karaqin tribe, with tens of thousands of followers. In the first year of Wanli, he was promoted to General Jinwu. His daughter was married to Chang'ang, the leader of the Duoyan Guards, and they became in-laws. They traded tribute with each other constantly with the Ming Dynasty. They were able to control their younger brothers Ha Bu Shen, Man Wusuo, and Man Wuda to maintain peaceful exchanges with the Ming Dynasty, so they were relied upon by the Ming Dynasty.
However, in the original history, he sometimes clashed with the Ming army, and once united with the Chahar tribe to attack the Ming border. Many of them married Han women and built houses to settle their families in the area near the fortress. He was at odds with Subahai, the leader of the Nekar Kabalin tribe. In the eleventh year of Wanli, he even planned to murder Subahai, but failed.
In this life, due to Gao Pragmatic's deception, he did not appear to join forces with Chahar to attack Mingbian, but other situations were similar to the original history.
"Similar" means that, as the leader of the Tumote tribe, in addition to his own headquarters, he also controls some of the troops left behind after Yongxiebu moved westward to Qinghai. Technically speaking, his immediate boss is Xin Ai.
However, the current Qingba are all members of Han Naji's group.
Although he was nominally Bahannaji's elder, he and Bahannaji were not much different in age and had always had a good relationship. In this life, he and Bahannaji became pro-Ming sects, so they had a pragmatic relationship with Bahannaji. After Ji, Han Naji tried his best to win over him.
Judging from the fact that he appeared in front of Gao Pragmatic at this moment, he should have been persuaded by Han Naji.
Sure enough, although Qingbadu came with more than 3,000 cavalry, he left the army behind. He only brought more than a hundred cavalry and came forward to ask for an audience with Gao Jingshi, saying that he wanted to see the imperial envoy.
Gao pragmatically received him happily, and after accepting his salute on behalf of the emperor, he laughed and helped Qingbadu up, holding his hand as if facing an old friend for many years: "Brother Qingbadu, these How has your year been? I specifically told Cao Gan that every time the caravan comes, I will prepare the best wine for you. Have you received all of it?"
As soon as Qingbang heard this, his round face smiled like a bright spring, and he said repeatedly: "I received it, I received it, Mr. Gao's generous gift, Qingbang has always kept it in mind, and has never forgotten it! No, as soon as I heard that Dacheng Taiji said you were coming to Mongolia, I rushed over with the people around me to greet you without saying a word."
Gao pragmatic laughed, still holding his arm, and said in an intimate manner: "Has Dacheng Taiji told you what I am here for?"
Qing Badu's expression changed slightly, he glanced left and right, but stopped talking. Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, these are my confidants and servants. If you have anything to say, Qingbadu brothers, just speak out."
Qingbang breathed a sigh of relief, but subconsciously lowered his voice a little and said: "In general, I already know, but I also know one thing. It is very important. I must tell you in person, so I even told you I didn’t even have time to summon you and I rushed to see you.”
Gao Pragmatic looked serious and said, "What's the matter?"
Qing Badu had a solemn look on his face and lowered his voice: "The envoy who loves Huang Taiji passed through my territory the day before yesterday and went to see Qia Taiji."
Gao pragmatic frowned slightly, nodded, and asked: "There is one thing that I have not clearly understood. I hope Brother Qingbadu can help me introduce it."
Qingba nodded and said: "We are good friends. If you want to know anything, just ask me. As long as I know it, I can tell you."
"Okay, thank you." Gao pragmatically asked with a frown: "I want to know why Chatterji is so loyal to the Great Khan - I mean Anda Khan. In addition, I also want to know why Chatterji himself Our headquarters is not very powerful, but why it can influence so many tribes, please introduce me to Brother Qingbadu."
After hearing this, Qing Badu said with relief: "So you want to ask this, I know this, but this is not the place to talk, otherwise..."
Gao pragmatic laughed and said: "Come, brother Qingbadu, come to my camp and explain in detail - there is fine wine given by the emperor in my camp, but it's just not interesting for me to drink alone on weekdays. Today is just the right day to be able to talk with you. It is the joy of life to have a drink with contemporary heroes like the Qingbadu brothers."
Qing Ba was overjoyed. Firstly, he was happy to have the wine in sight. Secondly, he was happy that Gao Jingshi called him a hero. He quickly followed Gao Jingshi into the camp.
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