Generous notification!
Xie Jin, Ru Yu and others couldn't help but frown. Zhu Yunwen was so sharp and aggressive, which really had nothing to do with generosity. However, it is difficult for the ministers to directly interrupt the conversation between the emperor and the envoy.
After Maili heard it clearly, he couldn't help but trembled. The young man in front of him had a murderous intent.
Zhu Yunwen really did not threaten the Jurchen tribes. After a long period of thinking and various considerations, the Northeast Strategy has been initially formed, which is sixteen words:
Let go of inhibitions and take complete control!
If you are a subject to me, you will survive; if you are an enemy to me, you will perish!
Historically, Zhu Di was too tolerant, blindly granting rewards to the Jurchen tribes, and even though the benevolent tribes set up many guard posts and slave Gandus, they seemed to control the Northeast, but fundamentally speaking, this kind of control was similar to flying a kite. , there is only an almost invisible line between the hand and the kite.
Zhu Yunwen didn't plan to fly a kite, so naturally he didn't need any strings. The Northeast belonged to the Ming Dynasty. The Jurchens could choose to stand and obey, or they could choose to sit and obey. Of course, they also had the right to choose to lie down and obey.
Maili was somewhat frightened. Even though Zhu Yunwen was young, he was the master of the Ming Dynasty after all. A man who could shake things up with just one sentence. In order to protect his tribe, Maili immediately said: "No matter what other tribes do, my tribe must surrender to the Ming Dynasty." Yes. When I return, I will definitely inform the leader Ahachu and urge him to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "The Ming Dynasty will never treat its own people badly. The leader of Maili came all the way to pay tribute. I like the gifts he sent. To show your sincerity, please accept the gift in return."
When Ru Yun saw Zhu Yunwen looking over, she took out the list of return gifts that she had already prepared and handed it to Maili.
Maili couldn't understand, and Tongshi was on the side to translate.
The seal, the crown and the robe are the most basic. But in addition to this, Zhu Yunwen also specially added 8,000 guan of treasure banknotes, and asked Tongshi to translate the magical functions of the treasure banknotes, how many carts of food could be purchased, and how many people could be fed for how long.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't directly give him food because the journey was too far and he would be unlucky, but he could give him money and let him know the value of the money, and he would naturally use the money.
As long as you use treasure money in Maili, you need to have a trade relationship with the Ming Dynasty. Once the trade relationship is established, the time for merchants to enter the Maili tribe will not be far away. By then, how many people will there be in the Maili tribe, how many old, weak, young and strong, and what is their lifestyle? , it will be clear at a glance how powerful it is...
Give more money, give less items. The savage Jurchens are not all savages. Although they still live a semi-nomadic and semi-hunting life, it does not prevent them from learning value exchange and commodity trading.
Besides, without benefits, who would be willing to work for Ming Dynasty?
Maili was very shocked. He didn’t know what eight thousand strings meant, but he knew that this money was enough to buy food for his tribe for half a year. You must know that people in his tribe starved to death every year. He had enough food for most of the year. , can definitely feed more people, and the choice to pay tribute to Ming Dynasty is indeed the right one.
Seeing that Maili was satisfied, Zhu Yunwen felt relieved and arranged for officials from the Chief Envoy Department in Peking to entertain him well. He also instructed Ping An to send someone to escort him back to Liaodong, and set off back to Beijing on the 22nd of the first lunar month.
Zhu Yunwen stopped too much on the way back and instead headed south, arriving in Xuzhou on February 7th. He changed boats in Xuzhou and went down the river, and arrived in Huai'an on February 15th.
The ship split the surging waves, causing countless splashes, and the sun shone on the water, making the waves sparkle.
The sound of military bugles conveyed the signal. Three big fortune ships stopped a medium-sized treasure ship in a "pin" shape. After checking the identity, the big fortune ships gave way to the waterway, and the treasure ship slowly sailed into the Aizhou Military Port in Cochin.
The scout Qianhu Suojing stood on the bow of the ship, while Baihu Dujian and Fang Chong stood behind him, their postures as tall as a sword soaring to the sky. Shi Suncheng, the commander of Jiaozhiduo State, Wang Zi, the commander of Aizhou Guard, and two hundred sergeants stood at the dock of the military port to greet them.
Suo Jing took the people off the boat, and Sun Cheng and Wang Zi took the initiative to greet them.
Even though Suo Jing was only a Qianhu, his official position was lower than that of the commanding officer, Sun Cheng and others did not dare to be negligent. Han Guanqian warned and warned that the person who came was an elite scout of the Ming Dynasty, with unknown combat power, unknown temperament, and unknown abilities, so he was negligent. They themselves are ominous.
Sun Cheng stepped forward with a smile and said: "I came from a thousand households away. Is the journey going smoothly? We have prepared a banquet for you. Please come quickly."
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Jing smiled solemnly, looked at Sun Cheng majestically, and went straight to the point: "We came to Jiaozhi on the emperor's order to eliminate the bandits. We are not here to eat. Let's go directly to Shenglong City."
"this……"
Sun Cheng didn't expect this man to be so indifferent, and he couldn't go against his wishes, so he had to lead the horse out, put on its equipment, and then rode towards Thang Long City.
Shenglong City, Dusi Yamen.
Han Guan looked at the map, with a lingering sadness in his brows. The last few battles had not gone well, and the number of soldiers lost had exceeded 300.
The sergeants of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid of fighting, nor were they afraid of death, but fighting in dense forests was not the specialty of ordinary sergeants, and the Annan bandits had laid a large number of traps in the forest, and if they entered rashly, they would suffer considerable losses.
Don't fight them. The mountains and forests are so large that it is impossible to surround them and fortify them everywhere. Rogue bandits will occasionally show up and suddenly attack the Ming army. If this continues, the Ming army will be overwhelmed sooner or later. Once the rogue bandits Seizing the flaw will definitely bring heavy losses to the Ming army.
Just when Han Guan was at a loss what to do, Meng Cha and Jiang Chengzhou came hand in hand. Jiang Chengzhou was even more impatient and shouted from outside through the door: "Han Dusi, here they come, they are here."
Han Guan frowned, looked at the two people walking towards him in a hurry, and asked, "Where are they?"
"It's less than ten miles away."
Meng Cha replied first, and Jiang Chengzhou nodded repeatedly.
Han Guan was overjoyed and ordered his men to take horses and go out of the city to greet them. A group of people had not gone three miles out of Shenglong City when they saw a plume of smoke billowing from the distance. The wind in front of them seemed to become fiercer, making people unable to help but fall to the ground. The color is awe-inspiring.
After reining in the horse, Han Guan sat upright on the horse's back. Not long after, a group of cavalry rushed over, led by Sun Cheng who was leading the way, scout Qianhu Suojing and others.
When Suo Jing saw Han Guan greeting him, he led his men to dismount, salute, and take out a seal: "Qianhu Suo Jing, a scout from the Beijing Army, led three hundred sergeants into Jiaozhi to help quell the bandits. I have met Han Dusi."
After Han Guan dismounted and inspected the talisman, he handed it over to Suo Jing. He carefully looked at the small team in front of him. These people were of different heights. There seemed to be no strict standards, and the equipment on each person was not very similar. Similarly, some people had ropes and iron hooks hanging on their waists, some had daggers hanging on their waists, and some even saw two wine gourds hanging on their waists.
There was no broadsword, long sword, or shield. Without exception, everyone was carrying a large luggage. It was unclear what was in it. There was also a thick arrow pot on the back with at least thirty arrows hanging from the saddle. Holding a crossbow, not a bow.
It’s nothing.
Han Guang couldn't see how much novelty there was in this army, and the number of people was so small, including Suo Jing, there were only 301, but their opponents were more than 3,000 rogue bandits, and he had suffered a loss even when he mobilized 20,000 troops. .
In any case, Han Guan still said politely: "Everyone has come a long way, so please come to the city and rest for now. We will discuss the military situation later."
Suo Jing agreed and took the people into the city, but did not accept the meal arranged by Han Guan. He only said that the scouts would solve the problem of eating by themselves and there was no need to bother. This somewhat surprised Han Guan.
Since people make their own arrangements, then just do it yourself. Han Guan did not force himself. After settling in, he summoned officers and scouts Suo Jing, Baihu Dujian, Fang Chong and others to discuss the military situation.
Han Guan pointed at the map of Jiaozhi hanging on the wall, holding an old bamboo in his hand, and clicked it twice: "Currently, the Hu and Chen bandits mainly roam in the Huanglian Mountains in the northwest and the Jiaozhi Mountains in the west. The terrain is steep and the forests are dense. It’s hard to do. According to the information currently available, the main force of the rogue bandits is here, namely Lailing, and there should be more than a thousand people."
Suo Jing, Du Jian, Fang Chong and others looked at the map carefully and said nothing.
Seeing this, Han Guan further reminded: "Most of these bandits and bandits are soldiers. They are good at setting traps and are familiar with mountain warfare. The capital once dispatched 20,000 officers and soldiers into the forest to encircle and suppress them, and the losses were considerable."
Suo Jing stood up, walked towards the map, and stared at Lailing: "This is where the enemy's main force is, right?"
Han Guan: "That's right!"
Suo Jing simply said one word: "Okay, let's hit here first."
Han Guan frowned.
Meng Cha was a little dissatisfied with the aloof Suo Jing and said: "Thousands of households should not take it lightly. Lailing Mountain is high and the road is far away. It is difficult to get close. Moreover, there are the main force of rogue bandits there. You only have three hundred people..."
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, sat down, expressionless: "The scouts are fighting the main force, otherwise what are we doing here?"
Han Guan, Meng Cha and others felt a slight pain in their faces. Suo Jing was openly looking down on Jiaozhi Dusi.
Seeing the disharmony in the atmosphere, Jiang Chengzhou quickly stood up and said: "The scouts are elites, but after all they have to go deep into the dense forest. Not to mention guarding against traps and attacks by rogue bandits, they may also lose their bearings. We might as well clear the periphery first, and then plan for Lailing..."
Suo Jing put the teacup on the table aside and said coldly: "Don't go to such trouble, just take Lailing directly. The rogue bandits will lose their leader and it will be a disaster. If you spend all your time in the periphery, even if you just clear out a few How effective can a rogue bandit be? You must know that to kill the enemy, you must go straight to the point!"
Meng Cha had a bad temper. Seeing the ridicule and pointing in Suo Jing's tone, he couldn't help but slap the table and shouted: "How can it be so easy to go deep into the dense forest? It's not like we haven't tried it before! You are so trusting and careful about losing troops and generals. You can't do it." Account to the court!"
Suo Jing chuckled, leaned on the chair, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, pinched it between two fingers, and threw it to Han Guan: "The scouts do not need to give an explanation to the court, we only give an explanation to the emperor. Here are the things we need tomorrow. If we prepare well in the morning, we can enter the mountain early.”
Han Guan clapped his hands, held down the paper flying along the table, picked it up and saw a very simple request written on it:
Six hundred pounds of salt, three hundred axes, ten compasses, and ten guides.
"that's it?"
Han Guan couldn't believe it.
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