Ahachu was very happy. He knew very well that the Hu Li Gai Department was about to solve the harsh and cold days of not being able to eat or wear clothes.
In order to appease Aha Chu and control the Jianzhou area, Zhu Yunwen ordered the establishment of the Jianzhou Guard Command Shi Division, with Aha Chu as the command commander and his son Shijianu as his co-president. He also appointed Peiping Qianhu Huozhen as the Jianzhou Guard. Tongzhi, Mu Su, the military Jinshi, had thousands of households, and Gu Bin, the head of the Ministry of Personnel, had experience. He led 800 troops from Peking to Jianzhou.
Aha Chu felt a little uneasy when he heard Zhu Yunwen's appointment. Judging from Zhu Yunwen's intentions, he did not pursue the policy of restraining the emperor, but wanted to actually intervene and control Jianning Guard!
Zhu Yunwen saw through Aha Chu's psychology and explained: "Although Huo Zhen is the governor of Jianzhou Wei, he only has the power to control 800 people. When dealing with matters, Aha Chu's leader shall prevail. I have arranged the sergeants to go deep in this way. Jianzhou is definitely not about distrusting the leader, but to prevent the North Korean royal family from invading Jianzhou and to protect Huli's reform. If the leader thinks it is inappropriate, I will take it back..."
"The emperor's arrangement is to protect me. It's too late for me to be grateful, so how can I think it's inappropriate?"
Ahachu didn't dare to ask Zhu Yunwen to take it back, and he couldn't. Once this happened, he would tell Zhu Yunwen directly: I don't like you arranging people around me. The consequence of this kind of thing is that the Huli Reform Department can no longer rely on the Ming Dynasty.
Aha couldn't bear this result, so he had to accept Zhu Yunwen's arrangement against his will. After all, there were only 800 people. If there was really a collapse, they wouldn't be able to make any waves with just a small number of people.
Zhu Yunwen did not follow the old path of Zhu Di. He set up the Jianzhou Guards, issued seals and clothes, and let them take care of their own affairs. It was said to be a policy of restraint, but it was essentially a surrender in words. When chaos broke out, the Ming court and the army There is simply no way to intervene immediately.
Now it's okay. The troops were put in from the beginning to form a de facto sergeant presence. This is both a deterrent and a kind of protection for Hu Li's headquarters. If he is obedient, he does not need to worry, and if he is disobedient, Zhu Yunwen does not need to worry...
Of course, deploying troops to station in Jianzhou is a major event for the Jurchen tribes. The hidden meaning behind it is:
Daming wanted this land, including the people on this land.
Zhu Yunwen and officials from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office also considered whether this move would arouse hostility among the Jurchen tribes and disrupt Liaodong. However, after several days of discussion, Yang Rong proposed a compromise:
Placing a large number of troops to provide comfort to people's livelihood offsets the two.
So while Aha was accepting the reward, Zhu Yunwen sent a "people's livelihood" consolation: "The Huli Reform Department regards Daming as a family member, and Daming will not treat him badly. I have a gift here for leader Aha. "
The general took the list of gifts and read aloud: "Fifty thousand dan of grain, three thousand cattle, five thousand farming implements, and twenty thousand sets of cotton clothes... Three hundred craftsmen were sent to teach the tribesmen how to build cities and houses..."
Aha Chu, Shi Jiannu and others were pleasantly surprised, especially the 50,000 dan of grain and 20,000 sets of cotton clothes, which greatly stimulated the people in the Huli reform tribe. With these things, the living conditions of the ethnic group will be greatly improved, at least this winter. People will freeze to death and starve to death again.
"Five medical officers were dispatched to provide medicine and cure diseases for the people of Huli Gai tribe... There were 20 teachers and ten schools were built to teach literature and open up the people's wisdom..."
Ahachu had forgotten about the eight hundred soldiers, but felt that Zhu Yunwen was too arrogant, and the gains from this marriage far exceeded what he wanted.
Even A Xiaomu, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but be surprised that so much property and support was given to him as soon as he said it was given. But when I think that I have exchanged these things for myself, I can't help but feel sad...
A Xiaomu still thinks highly of herself. She thinks she deserves so much, but when Zhu Yunwen was considering and arranging these matters, he was thinking about the whole of Liaodong and the butterfly effect.
Zhu Yunwen planned to use an unprecedented aid to stun the Huli Reform Department, and at the same time tell other Jurchen tribes that the Ming Dynasty was willing to give them real help and improve their lives, of course, provided that the army was stationed.
Hu Li changed his army to garrison 800 people. You want to obtain so much property. Is it okay for Ming Dynasty to garrison 2,000 people? Who asked you to line up behind...
Aha laughed so hard that after reading the gift list, he quickly came out to express his loyalty: "After I return to Jianzhou, I will definitely cooperate with the imperial court to appease the Jurchen tribes in various places."
Zhu Yunwen said happily: "If this is the case, Huli's reform department will be prosperous."
Aha laughed heartily, raised his glass and made a toast, and then said: "To be honest with the emperor, the Huli Gai tribe and the Odoli tribe have a close relationship, and Meng brother Timur is a brave and capable warrior who can be of great use."
Zhu Yunwen lamented: "You don't know that I once sent envoys to appease the fierce brother Timur, but he has been in North Korea for a long time. I'm afraid it will be difficult to join the Ming Dynasty."
Aha patted his chest and took the initiative to ask Ying: "I am willing to be a lobbyist to get him to join me."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Ahachu seriously and said majestically: "It is a good thing for Meng Brother Timur to surrender. If he does not surrender, please ask the leader of Ahachu to keep a distance from him..."
Aha Chu was suddenly startled. Zhu Yunwen's meaning was very obvious. If Meng Brother Timur did not surrender to the Ming Dynasty, he would deal with Meng Brother Timur. At that time, he hoped that Huli's reform department would not be involved.
It can be seen that Ming Dynasty is determined to control Liaodong.
I have no other choice. In the land of Liaodong, no other force can become the backer of the Jurchen tribe. Hope things don't come to that.
"I will do my best to persuade him to come to Beijing to pay tribute."
Ahab said seriously.
Zhu Yunwen was very satisfied with Aha's attitude. No matter what Timur's choice was, this man and his descendants would die. It was just a question of whose hands they would die and where they would die.
After the banquet, Ahachu and Shijianu returned to the hall, while Axiaomu was sent directly to the harem. After Ma Enhui heard the report from the chamberlain, he placed A Xiaomu in the Yanxi Palace.
Zhu Yunwen did not return to the harem, nor did he go to find A Xiaomu. Instead, he discussed matters in Liaodong with Zhu Di, Xu Huizu, Tie Xuan, Yang Rong and others in the Wuying Palace.
Ahachu's submission and payment of tribute to the capital were just the beginning. In the near future, other Jurchen tribes will also come to the DPRK, and the Ming army's march into Liaodong will no longer be imagined.
Placing troops to station in Liaodong seems simple, but in fact it is complicated. How to form a copper wall by arranging a limited army, so that the seemingly scattered guards can gather through quick lines to form a torrent of power, is a military issue that Ming Dynasty must consider.
After being busy until the middle of the night, Zhu Yunwen dragged his exhaustion back to Kunning Palace, lay down next to Ma Enhui, and said to Ma Enhui who woke up leisurely: "I can't refuse Aha to come out."
Ma Enhui stretched out her hand and gently touched Zhu Yunwen's chest: "State affairs are the most important thing. I am not a jealous woman, and I will not tolerate a wild girl."
Ma Enhui doesn't mind whoever enters the harem.
Now that Zhu Wenkui was the prince, and he had also been in charge of the country, Zhu Yunwen valued and loved Zhu Wenkui very much. This was enough. No one can shake Zhu Wenkui's position, and naturally no one can shake the queen's position.
Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand, nodded Ma Enhui's brow, and sighed: "Now that we are moving to the capital, we have so many things to do. I never have time to spend time with you. I owe you a lot."
Ma Enhui smiled faintly: "The emperor does not owe anyone, but the country and the world owe the emperor."
"What's the explanation?"
"I owe the Emperor spring flowers, autumn moon, summer wind and winter snow..."
"Well, the queen still owes me an erotic dream..."
"Ah, it's late at night..."
The candlelight swayed, and the soft sound penetrated the soul.
The next day.
While Zhu Yunwen was having breakfast, the Security Bureau sent an urgent document. The document was written by Song Sheng in Jiayuguan, and the content was simple and concise:
Guilichi and Arutai appeared five hundred miles north of Hami. King Anke Timur of Hami asked for help. Song Sheng sent Song Xuan with three thousand cavalry to garrison in Guazhou.
I took a look at the time on the paperwork, June 7th, and it was already July 8th, more than a month ago.
"There is not much time left to prepare for war."
Zhu Yunwen sighed, losing his appetite.
Ma Enhui looked at Zhu Yunwen worriedly and asked, "Is there going to be another war?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded solemnly, but did not elaborate. After drinking two mouthfuls of porridge, he picked up the paperwork and said, "Let A Xiaomu deliver the lunch meal to Wuying Hall."
Ma Enhui agreed and sent Zhu Yunwen away.
Sitting in the Wuying Hall, Zhu Yunwen looked at the map of the northwest and felt a deep sense of powerlessness. The distance was too far. It was more than five thousand miles away. It would take a month to send a message. If he entered Hami, he would have to go again. Tubo also tried its best to spread the news to Nanjing, which may take two months.
The Northwest needs someone to take charge. Song Sheng is an excellent candidate, but he is already old. How long can he last? Maybe when the Western Region is conquered, he should leave.
After he leaves, who will manage the Western Region?
These long-term matters must be considered at this time. The Western Region needs new generals, rising stars who have won prestige through battle.
Yuan Yue is a good successor, but whether he can grow up, achieve military exploits beyond Song Sheng's, and deter and control the Western Regions is a question that needs to be tested.
Relying on Yuan Yue alone was not enough. Zhu Yunwen thought again and again and decided to let Liu Qixia and Li De of Qianhu in the Beijing army lead part of the army to Gansu in advance.
Liu Qixia was a cavalry general trained in the Beijing army after the implementation of the New Army policy. Zhu Di and Xu Huizu spoke highly of it. Li Deshan fought with many infantrymen. Now that the camel city equipment has been designed, the Ministry of Works is worried that there is no one to escort it, so it is time to send supplies, We mobilized troops and did it together.
After Xu Huizu received the transfer order, he and Tie Xuan entered the palace to ask for an audience.
Zhu Yunwen did not hold back and directly stated his plan. Tie Xuan was surprised by Zhu Yunwen's long-term thinking. The Northwest War had not yet begun, but he had already regarded the northwest as a whetstone and sent a batch of sharp blades.
Xu Huizu did not avoid relatives when promoting talents, and said: "Your Majesty, I request to send my younger brother Xu Yingxu to the northwest for training."
