Chapter 194: Yan Fan surrenders
Moreover, Lian Zining also understood that there were actually some people in the Yan Fan who wanted to be at the center. For example, Lian Zining himself, although he was loyal to the King of Yan, it goes without saying that he was quite an official of the Yan vassal and still wanted to be an official of the Ming court.
Therefore, if Beijing attacks Yan State, it may not necessarily use military means entirely.
Thinking of the worst will prevent the worst from happening.
Since Yan State is destined to be inferior to Beijing, maintaining its so-called independence is useless. At this time, the initiative was no longer in Yan Fan's hands.
After all, Beijing's request for Yan Fan is that as long as Yan Fan does not betray, it will be fine.
But Yan Fan had more demands on Beijing.
All kinds of support, after all, compared with Timur, Yan Fan's background is weaker.
Moreover, with King Yan's ambition, he was determined not to just defeat Timur and destroy the Chahatai Khanate. Timur's current territory is already in the eyes of King Yan, as long as he can replace Timur.
Even after King Yan died, in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, he dared to hold his head high and said that his achievements were no less than those of his father.
Moreover, this is also a negotiation strategy.
The more submissive Yan Fan is, the more generous Beijing will be in taking action. The purpose of Qianjinshi horse bones. In the current dispute between the North and the South, although Beijing had a great victory, generally speaking, Beijing was still at a disadvantage, and Yan Fan came to vote so respectfully.
How could Beijing not have some expressions?
This expression is even much better than Lian Zining's fussy discussions.
He Xi also quickly understood what Lian Zining was thinking, but Lian Zining had a good idea. Faced with Lian Zining like this, it was difficult for He Xi to lower the price.
As a result, He Xi and Lian Zining quickly reached a rough agreement.
First of all, King Yan respected the Beijing court and used the Beijing court's Longwu reign. The Crown Prince of Yan came to Beijing to study at the Imperial Academy. This is the premise. It is also King Yan’s biggest bargaining chip.
Secondly, the political status of Yan State is relative to that of provinces. The King of Yan takes care of his own internal affairs, but the Beijing Central Committee has control over the country of Yan. Specifically speaking, the entire administrative system is managed by the State of Yan itself, but if a railway is built, the domestic railway management system in the State of Yan is still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications.
Under the dual management of Yan State and the central government.
According to this clause, the Yan army, Weisuo army, Hebei Minzhuang and other armies were listed as the second-line troops of the imperial court. And the center bears a certain amount of military expenses and uses ordnance to offset them.
Under the auspices of He Xi, there should not be too much ordnance production, there is no shortage at all.
And there must be a premium for Yan Guo. Although it was assigned to the Yan *** team. It seems to be free, but in fact, the Privy Council has the management power over the Yan *** team. Although this management right must be bargained with King Yan. But when necessary, the Yan army can be used to participate in the southward campaign.
On paper alone, Beijing has at least 200,000 more cavalry.
The treatment of King Yan himself was also retained.
That is what Zhu Yuanzhang determined, the prince's salary is ten thousand stones per year. Even officials of the King of Yan will receive a salary if they have a title from the imperial court.
As a result, Yan State estimates that it will have an expenditure of two to three hundred thousand taels every year. .
Another big expense.
Moreover, everyone can see that Beijing has absolutely no intention of intervening in the Yan State at this time. Many people even think that it is just He Xi looking for a name to give money.
This money is essentially a benefit to King Yan.
Although it is said that among Beijing's huge military expenditures and even various expenditures, hundreds of thousands of taels are nothing at all. But don’t regard Beijing’s situation as the norm. After all, before the 14th year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty's annual income was only two to three million taels of silver.
The king of Yan had trouble traveling on the grassland, and his currency was more valuable.
King Yan's annual income, converted into money, was only more than one million yuan. This was because he sold a large number of livestock and had the huge market in Beijing. Otherwise, even if King Yan has a large number of livestock, the furs will not be sold.
You can see how fragrant these two hundred thousand taels are.
Of course, in order to ensure mutual trust between both parties.
Lian Zining asked Beijing to send a forbidden army, not too many. Just one group is enough. He was sent to the command of King Yan to fight for King Yan. He also provided great support to King Yan in terms of various military supplies.
However, this support is not free.
After discussing with Lian Zining, He Xi requested to build a horse racing farm in Mobei, at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, a land rich in water and grass. Directly under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, it supplies war horses for the army. The proceeds are shared equally between the two families. Now the King of Yan keeps accounts for all his war needs and uses war horses to hedge against them.
If there are not enough war horses, it will be recorded in the horse farm account, or the spoils of war from the Western Regions will be used, or even population hedging, etc.
In addition, there are some additional conditions.
After all, the Yan State must abide by Beijing's laws. Chinese merchants have unimpeded access within the Yan State, and the Yan army has the obligation to protect the merchants. If they encounter merchants asking for help, they must also provide rescue.
Of course, people who go out to do business all understand the world. There will be some benefits.
It's just that these things don't need to be written at all.
Lian Zining didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
After all, the State of Yan is part of the Ming Dynasty. Even though the State of Yan is relatively independent, the State of Yan is still the State of the Ming Dynasty. This has not changed. Is there any problem with the State of Yan following the laws of the Ming Dynasty? no problem. As for the Yan State protecting the people of the Ming Dynasty, that is even more natural.
Even Lian Zining has always had a hidden worry in his heart, that is, there are too few Han people in Yan State.
Today, the main ethnic group of Yan State is the Mongols. King Yan can suppress it now, but what will happen in the future? The king of Yan and his sons are all married to Mongolian nobles. After a few generations, the country of Yan will not become a Mongolian country.
This is another hidden concern that Lian Zining wants to establish a closer relationship with Beijing.
In short, Lian Zining was eager to let more Ming people settle in the Yan Kingdom.
It's just that Lian Zining may not feel it now, but he will soon feel that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty will be the biggest supporters of King Yan's war against Timur.
Lian Zining was very satisfied with this proposal. In his opinion, although Yan State lost some power. But it received a lot of material support from Beijing. It can even be said to be endless. It was enough for King Yan to have no worries when fighting Timur.
However, something moved in Lian Zining's heart and he said, "Teacher, there is something I don't know whether to talk about or not."
He Xi said: "You have said so. Is there anything else that should not be said?"
Lian Zining said: "I don't know, does the imperial court have any ideas about the northwest?"
He Xi said: "Northwest?"
Lian Zining said: "This is what I think. The northwest is broken and it is difficult to supply the army, but it is a horse breeding ground against the south. From Datong Dongsheng to attack southwest, break through Ningxia, go to Gansu, and capture Longxi. If you can go to Guanzhong, attack After the Southern Rebellion, it will naturally be better. If not, cut off the source of the Southern Rebellion's horses. As time goes by, the Southern Rebellion's cavalry will no longer be effective. The advantage on the battlefield lies with us."
He Xi thought to himself that he felt that Lian Zining's idea had some truth.
It is simply impossible to fight a river battle in the northwest. Without other logistical supplies, there are currently only a few million people in the northwest, and this northwest includes Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and other places. There are also some chieftains among them, and the number of Han people is quite small.
The logistics of hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be provided.
Therefore, the scale of the Northwest Battle is around tens of thousands, which means one army, a reinforced army, or two armies. That's enough to cope with. To deal with such an army, the Southern Army needs more numbers.
And in He Xi's opinion, the northwest has a lot of resources. For example, Shenmu Coal Mine, even He Xi felt that it was not impossible to build a railway from Beijing to Datong, Dongsheng, Ningxia and Lanzhou directly.
The overall strategy is feasible.
However, He Xi also knew that the reason why he thought it was feasible was not because of how clever Lian Zining's strategy was, but because after Beijing's military reform, the same number of troops had greater combat effectiveness than the Southern Army. Under this premise, the strategic initiative Quan has arrived in Beijing.
Beijing's
There are many choices, can we go to the northwest? OK? Is it okay to attack Shanxi? OK. Is it possible to attack northern Henan and break through the direction of the Yellow River? also.
Just deciding which plan is the most cost-effective is another matter.
Don't plan too many things on the staff.
The question is, why does Lian Zining mention this?
