Although the mutiny in Ningxia City has already occurred, it is obvious that the Yi family and his son will not immediately open the city gate and let Gao Jingshi enter the city. The necessary internal cleaning and integration must be completed first. At the same time, they must continue to discuss the issue of surrender treatment with Gao Jingshi. , we cannot just rely on his empty words, these all take time.
During this time, Tumen's army had already rushed towards Ye He as quickly as possible.
However, although the army was marching forward, Tumen himself was always a little depressed. At this time, he once again asked Burihatu a question, a question he had asked at least three times along the way: "Burihatu, we and After Nurhaci divides Yehe and Hada, will the Ming Dynasty really continue to maintain Beiguan Gong City?"
Tumen only asked Beiguan, because Nanguan faced Jianzhou Nurhaci and had nothing to do with him. Whether it was maintained or abolished, Tumen Khan didn't care at all.
Burihatu didn't seem to be irritated by the Khan's repeated questions, and calmly replied: "It doesn't matter whether there is a tribute market or not, important trade exchanges will still exist."
This answer was different from what Tumen had heard from him before, so Tumen Khan's expression changed: "What do you mean? You mean that Beiguan Gong City may not be able to maintain it? Buriha Tu! If If this is the case, then why are we attacking Yehe? Without this trade route, we will not be able to continue to obtain Ming people's goods. Not only will farming not be able to expand, it will even be impossible to carry out, and the herdsmen will return to the past lack of winter supplies. And your previous revolutionary move will be in vain!"
"I am very happy that the Great Khan can fully understand the importance of this trade route." Burihatu smiled and said: "However, the Great Khan may have misunderstood what I meant."
"Huh? What did I misunderstand?" Tumen Khan asked slightly hesitantly.
"Beiguan is Beiguan, and the trade road is a trade road." Burihatu smiled slightly: "Beiguan is a trade road, but the trade road does not necessarily end at Beiguan."
This answer was almost clear. Tumen really understood it and suddenly said: "You mean...even if Beiguan is closed by the Ming court, there will still be a private market?"
Burihatu nodded and said calmly: "The Ming people today are different from those two hundred years ago. Although the Ming court's tribute market ban cannot be said to have become a dead letter, no matter what, its effect is at least greatly reduced. I am willing More and more people are taking risks for profit. Even if we join forces with Nurhaci to break up and divide Yehe and Hada this time, and the Ming Dynasty closes the North and South Passes for this purpose, it will not stop some people who want to make a big fortune from it. people."
"Are you talking about those businessmen in Zhongyuan? I think they are rich, but no matter how rich they are, they can't compare to Jinghua. Doesn't Gao Pragmatic always claim to be law-abiding? If Jinghua didn't participate, the total amount of this business would probably still be the same. It needs to be reduced a lot." Tumen asked worriedly.
Burihatu shook his head and said: "This is not the case. Khan, not to mention that Jinghua also started from the Xuanda private market in the early years. Even if they really wash their hands now and not participate in the future private market business, then It’s just that their own losses will not affect the private market as a whole.”
"Why is this?" Tumen was a little confused.
"If someone needs to buy goods, there will definitely be someone who wants to sell goods." Burihatu said: "If Jinghua really wants to withdraw from this deal, I think most people will be overjoyed. They were originally suppressed by Jinghua. It's not that they don't want to fight, they just can't compete with Jinghua. If Jinghua leaves by himself, shouldn't they go all out to fill the share left by Jinghua? You know, although some of them are not as strong as Jinghua, they are not as powerful in Liaodong. He is not a small fish or shrimp, but he is still very capable."
Tumen rolled his eyes and asked, "For example?"
Burihatu smiled and said: "The Great Khan has already guessed it, so why ask again? Of course it is Li Chengliang."
Tumen smiled in agreement, and then hesitated: "That's what I said, but Li Chengliang is a military general after all. If the Ming Dynasty imposes strong pressure, does he really dare to keep doing this?"
Burihatu shook his head and said: "Although Li Chengliang is a military general, he has no one behind him now. Ever since Gao Pragmatic was sent to Liaodong last time, Li Chengliang has been severely suppressed by Gao Pragmatic. Although I don't know why Gao Pragmatic If he had to do this, Li Chengliang should be the one he could recruit...
But that doesn’t matter. In short, Li Chengliang has been suppressed by Gao Pragmatic and has to go to the DPRK to find a backer, and he and his backers still have the advantage in Liaodong. If he takes action to steal the private market deal, I think Not surprising either. "
Tumen thought for a while and said: "I remembered, it's the group of chief assistants of Mingting that you told me last time? You said that those people and Gao Pangshi's people are almost sworn enemies?"
"What the Great Khan said is not accurate." Burihatu shook his head and said: "The dispute between the Real School and the Heart School seems to me like the dispute between the Yellow Sect and the Red Sect. It's like both sides clearly believe in Buddhism, but their beliefs The methods are different, and the perfection they pursue is also different - can the Great Khan understand this?"
Tumen laughed, waved his hand and said: "You may think what I said is inaccurate, but I think there is no difference. In short, both sides are almost determined to fight to the death, and they can't pee in the same pot."
Burihatu obviously did not agree with this, but he did not intend to argue with the Great Khan on this issue, so he changed the subject and brought it back, saying: "Although Li Chengliang is a military general, it stands to reason that he is just a general. He has some strength in Liaodong, but he can't say anything in the court. However, it was different after he took refuge with Shen Shixing. The current governor of Liaodong, Li Song, is also a member of Shen Shixing, which means that the current political and military leaders of Liaodong , the people in charge are all Shen Shixing, so it is very convenient for Li Chengliang to act.
Although Zhou Yong, the governor of Jiliao, is a figure of the Practical School, he is usually based in Miyun, which is too far away from Liaodong, so he generally does not interfere in the government affairs of Liaodong. As for Cao Yu, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, this person should be a highly pragmatic person, but after all, he is only the deputy commander-in-chief. Not only is the commander-in-chief Li Chengliang at his head, but also the governor of Liao Li Song is suppressing him. It is impossible to cause much trouble. . "
Tumen suddenly stretched out his hand to stop Burihatu from continuing. Instead, he thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't think so? What you said before is correct, but Cao Yu, the deputy commander, may not necessarily be suppressed. ... Think about it, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong has always been different from those elsewhere. The deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong is expressly stipulated to be in charge of the defense east of the Liaohe River. And after we captured Ye He, wouldn't Beiguan still be in Kaiyuan? It was originally the jurisdiction of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong, why couldn't Cao Yan take care of it?
Moreover, Kaiyuan has become a highly pragmatic private area in the past two years. The former Kaiyuan military commander was Ma Chengen. After Ma Chengen was transferred to Xuanfu as the chief military officer, he was succeeded by Ma Chengxun. Still from their Ma family. General Ma is one of the generals that Gao Pragmatic has used for the longest time. Is this true? That is to say, Kaiyuan has always been under high pragmatic supervision. If the Ming Dynasty really closes Beiguan, and Kaiyuan’s general is a member of the Ma family, I don’t think Li Chengliang can successfully trade with us privately. Not allowed. "
Burihatu was very pleased, but it was not good for the Great Khan to see this expression, otherwise the Great Khan would not look good, so Burihatu just smiled and said: "The Great Khan's concerns are reasonable, but the Great Khan has not yet It is necessary to look at the issue of the private market within the same area as Beiguan - why can this private market only be located near Kaiyuan Beiguan?"
Tumen was stunned: "You mean... changing places? I'm afraid this won't be easy, right?"
Burihatu shook his head and said: "As long as profits can be guaranteed, nothing is difficult."
The pictures were a little puzzled: "If it is so easy to change places, then why are we attacking Ye He? Why not contact Li Chengliang directly? If we go to fight Ye He now, I have to worry about whether Chahanhot will be attacked by the Ming army." …”
"The Great Khan is too worried. The Ming army now has no spare power to attack Chahanhot. According to my calculations, before the rebellion in the northwest is quelled, the Ming army's strength on the Jiliao front line is more than enough in defense but not enough in attack. As long as we don't provoke , they will definitely stay south of the Great Wall and act stupid, and will never easily send troops to the north - even if we leave Chahanhot, they will not move, because they have no money and food to support sending troops."
Burihatu said calmly: "As for contacting Li Chengliang directly, this is definitely not possible. Not only did the Ming Dynasty have Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but as far as I know, Gao Jinghua and Jinghua also have some kind of 'black top', and they are all We must not let those who do the dirty work of spying get caught - killing Li Chengliang is nothing, but if Li Chengliang dies now, our trade route will be really difficult, and it will be very unsightly."
Tumen was about to remind Burihatu that he had other questions just now, but Burihatu had already continued: "As for why Ye He was beaten, it has nothing to do with Gongshi in Beiguan. The fundamental reason is just for Cut off the connection between the Ming and the rest of the Jurchen tribes. Great Khan, think about it, once we capture Yehe and Nurhaci captures Hada, will the road between the Huifa, Ula, Suwan and other tribes and the Ming people be cut off? Has it been cut off? The road to Jurchens in Haixi has been cut off, not to mention the Jurchens in Beishan. This means that as long as the Ming Dynasty still needs Jurchen skins, antlers, ginseng and other materials, they have to fight with us and Nurhachi talk……"
"You can also fight." Tumen interrupted: "Wouldn't it be more convenient to get through directly?"
Burihatu was not angry when he was interrupted by the Khan. He just smiled and said, "Who's going to fight?"
Tumen was stunned and said subconsciously: "Of course he is highly pragmatic."
Burihatu gave a long laugh, shook his head and said: "Highly pragmatic? Not to mention that the Northwest Rebellion has not yet been quelled, he has no skills at all. Even if he is the reincarnation of Sun Wu, and the huge Northwest Rebellion is easily quelled by him, so what? He He has made such great achievements, and Emperor Zhu was his classmate when he was young. How can he not be promoted and rewarded to show the friendship between emperor and minister? How could he be sent to Liaodong to win the favor immediately!"
Tumen hesitated and said, "Although your words make sense, Gao Wuchen is now the manager of the Seven Towns, and Jiliao is also under his jurisdiction. If he wants to come to Liaodong, it seems reasonable, right?"
Burihatu still shook his head and said decisively: "Even if he wants to come, someone will definitely sabotage it and prevent him from making the trip."
Tumen said in astonishment: "Is there such a thing?"
"Of course." Burihatu sneered: "At least that Chief Minister Shen is definitely not willing to come to Liaodong with high pragmatism... Great Khan, you think, Liaodong is a gap that their Heart School has finally opened among the nine sides. , Liaodong Town, or Li Chengliang's army, in the Ming court's plan, was the main force on the East Road against our Dayuan. In such an important place, how could Shen Shoufu be willing to let Gao Pragmatic intervene again?
Not to mention that after the northwest war, the Ming court's treasury will be so empty that rats will starve to death. The ruined areas in the northwest will also have to be rebuilt, and they will have to spend money to stabilize them. How can they have the ability to fight in Liaodong? Launch another large-scale offensive?
Even taking a step back, Ming Ting thinks that face is more important than lizi. No matter how poor he is, he still has to fight this battle, so there is no need to worry. Shen Shixing will definitely not let Gao Pragmatic or the pragmatic school intervene. The last person to send troops will definitely be Li Chengliang... Since it is Li Chengliang, what do we have to worry about? He is much more experienced in opera than us, and he always has a way to fool the emperor. "
After saying this, Tumen finally felt relieved and said: "If that's true, that's not bad. Although there is no chance to regain Tumut this time, and there is nothing we can do about Daning City, but we can give our people If you firmly control this trade route, it won't be a loss. Burihatu, you have worked hard in the past two years. If you make trouble like this this time, there will be so many troubles in the Ming court. They have to deal with them one by one. As long as the matter is resolved, we only have a few years to make plans..."
Burihatu felt warm in his heart and said in a rare soft voice: "There is no need for the Great Khan to say this. Burihatu is a Mongolian and a descendant of the Golden Family. He is born to contribute to Mongolia."
Tumen looked at him and sighed: "Buyan is a person who can't use his brain, and he can't talk about martial arts. He usually has little prestige among the various ministries. What's worse is that Mang and Ke are not in good health. .Burihatu, to tell you the truth, I am always worried about what will happen to Mongolia after I die..."
Buyan Hatu could hear what Tumen meant, but he couldn't take the blame easily, so he had to say: "Buyan Huang Taiji is a sincere man. I think he will be a kind Khan in the future. Although Mang Heke is not in good health , but as long as you exercise more, take a good rest, and worship Buddha sincerely, you will surely get better gradually."
Buyan Huangtaiji is the eldest son of Tumen, and Mangheke is the eldest son of Buyan Huangtaiji. Tumen's meaning is very clear. Buyan Huang Taiji has little prestige, let alone wisdom. At best, he can be described as mediocre.
If it were when Mongolia was strong, it wouldn't matter if the Great Khan was mediocre, at least nothing big would happen. However, since Burihatu joined, the Tumen have clearly understood that the Ming Dynasty's threat to him has gradually become more substantial. Even if Burihatu's plan goes smoothly, in a short period of time - such as ten years or so - the best he can do is It is almost impossible to maintain the situation without losing Chahar's current grassland territory. It is almost impossible to suppress Akito in turn.
And ten years later, it would have been almost forty years since he succeeded to the throne as the Great Khan. It was hard to say whether he was still alive. Will Buyan be able to lead Mongolia to revival by then? After Buyan, Mang Heke's little sick horse will probably be even more helpless, right?
What will happen to Mongolia?
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