Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 164 The Oirats Are Coming

Moreover, the Mongols used to rule cruelly over the various tribes of the Jurchens. Let the Jurchens monitor the Mongols on the Mulan Grassland, which can prevent them from colluding.

This suggestion was immediately endorsed by Guo Ying and others.

They now clearly know the strength of the various Jurchen tribes in Liaodong.

After years of living and multiplying, these Jurchen tribes totaled several 10 people.

If the Jurchens can be used to monitor the Mongols, the Jurchens can also be weakened.

Zhou Dexing said with a smile: "I heard that those Jurchens are very poor. It may take less than thirty silver dollars a month to recruit them as soldiers. I think ten silver dollars is enough."

Guo Ying and others also agree with this statement.

After all, although Daming is rich now, it always feels a bit wasteful to give the Jurchen the same military salary.

However, Zhu Han didn't want to be so stingy because Zhu Han had other considerations of his own.

The territory of the entire Liaoyang Province is too large, and there are not many Han people on the land. Zhu Han must quickly weaken the strength of the Jurchen, so that Daming can have a stable ruling power in Liaoyang Province.

Therefore, mobilizing some Jurchen elites is a measure that kills two birds with one stone.

"No less, just give them a monthly salary of 30 silver dollars, the same treatment as ordinary Ming soldiers, but they must obey Ming's teachings and use Chinese names!"

Zhu Han not only wants to mobilize the Jurchens, but also assimilate them!

"Your Highness, the Jurchens are also Tartars after all, if they are made to be like soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, will the others be dissatisfied?" Luo Guanzhong asked with some concern.

Luo Guanzhong, as the commander of Yingchangwei, the Northern Parallel Capital, was already very clear about the likes and dislikes of ordinary soldiers. They were all jealous and loathing of the Tartars, whether they were Mongols or Jurchens.

"Don't worry, as long as the Jurchens are loyal to Daming, there will be no Jurchens in ten years' time, only people from the Liaoyang province of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Han is very confident in Daming's ability to assimilate the barbarians.

The jurisdiction of the Northern Parallel Capital Division originally did not include the Liaoyang Province.

Zhu Han immediately wrote a letter to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, taking the jurisdiction of the Liaoyang area in his hands.

It is convenient for unified scheduling by yourself.

After seeing Zhu Han's request, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hesitate at all, and immediately agreed directly.

Soon after, the Northern Parallel Capital of the Ming Dynasty issued a recruitment order to recruit [-] Jurchen soldiers from Liaoyang Province.

Every recruited Jurchen soldier will receive a military salary of 30 silver dollars, and all food, clothing, housing and transportation will be provided by the Ming Dynasty, and the Jurchen will also receive a Han household registration granted by the Ming court.

That's right, Zhu Han regarded the Han household registration as a reward, and wrote it in the notice openly.

The purpose of this move is to tell everyone that the Han household registration in Ming Dynasty is very noble, and not everyone can obtain it.

After these Jurchen soldiers have Han identity, they will be rewarded with land and houses, so that they are no longer willing to return to their original tribes to live a hard life.

Recruit a group of Jurchen soldiers every few years, and within a few years, most of the young and middle-aged Jurchen tribes will be hollowed out, and the Jurchens who stay between the white mountains and the black waters will no longer have the ability to make trouble.

Under the powerful assimilation force of Ming Dynasty, those Jurchens serving as soldiers will soon accept their identity as Han Chinese, and no one will care about the tribes of Baishan Heishui.

The Ming court only needs immigrants to fill in, and will soon turn Liaodong into a territory directly under its jurisdiction.

In the future, not only will there be no threat from the Northeast, but also a treasure land of the Great Northern Wilderness that will ease the population pressure!
Liaodong, Jianzhou.

The Liaoyang Province of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty had a vast territory, covering almost the entire Northeast region.

After Daming defeated Meng Yuan, the originally huge Liaoyang Province was re-divided, from south to north, it was Liaodong, Songjiang, Yalan and Heishui.

Jianzhou belongs to Liaodong Province, and there are many Jurchen tribes living here.

Although these Jurchen tribes are called Jurchen, they have no inheritance relationship with the Jin Kingdom Jurchens who were wiped out by Mongolia.

Most of the Jurchens in the Jin Dynasty were wiped out in the pincer attack of Mongolia and the Southern Song Dynasty.

These Jurchen tribes today belonged to the savage tribes despised by the Jurchens in the Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, the Jurchens of the Kingdom of Jin went to the Central Plains to enjoy the world of flowers and flowers, and did not bring these poor and backward distant relatives with them.

Aqina and Seth Hei are brothers from a Jurchen tribe at the foot of Changbai Mountain.

They used to live a life of hunting and farming, and their life was very difficult.

Because hunting is not only full of dangers, but also has no guarantee of success rate, often you go out hunting for a day or two without harvesting.

In this bitterly cold land, the harvest of farming is also pitiful. Only the Liaohe Plain area can have a good harvest, but it has long been enclosed by the Mongols as pastures and arable land, and it is not the Jurchen's turn to live.

Now that the Ming has replaced the Mongols, it is still impossible for the Liaohe Plain to belong to the Jurchens.

Aqina and Seth Hei had no other way to change their lives. Originally, he thought that he would go on like this for the rest of his life.

But fate suddenly changed!
Hongwu four years, April.

After the Ming army drove away the Mongols, they set up many guards at the foot of Changbai Mountain, and took control of all the surrounding Jurchen tribes.

The tribes of brothers Aqina and Seth Hei belonged to the jurisdiction of Jianzhouwei of Ming Dynasty.

Under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens could continue to hunt or farm in the mountains, but they could not move freely between guards, and had to stay in one place.

If the Jurchen tribe wants to move to a place, they must report to the Daming Guard Army.

The Jurchen tribe can only migrate to other places after obtaining the permission of the Ming military officer.

Otherwise, they will all be treated as treason, ranging from being arrested and whipped, to being punished as slaves, or even the entire tribe will be wiped out by Daming's army.

The officers and soldiers of the Ming army were all envious of their military achievements. Any tribe who dared to be disobedient would definitely have their entire family beheaded in exchange for military achievements.

In the dense forest, a group of Daming troops wearing bright armor came to the Jurchen tribe at the foot of the mountain.

Brother Meng, the leader of the Jurchen tribe, saw the Ming army coming, and immediately ran out to greet him with a big smile on his face.

"Kowtow to the Commander!"

Brother Meng knelt down on the ground with a plop and kowtowed to the Daming officer.

This officer is Li Chengcai, commander of the Jianzhou Guard of the Liaodong Xingdu Division of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Chengcai was from Huaixi. He was a member of the Ming Emperor's army. He was appointed as the commander of the Jianzhou Guard with his accumulative credits. It is a proper earth emperor, whoever dares to be disrespectful will be killed immediately!

Li Chengcai had long been accustomed to Brother Meng's respect, and he didn't intend to make Brother Meng get up. He looked around the Jurchen tribe carelessly, and then said.

"His Royal Highness's military orders allow you and other Jurchen ministries to serve in the Ming Dynasty's army. After consultation with Liaodong Xingdu Division and Jianzhou Wei, your Tuowo Division can select ten people to recruit troops to serve in the Northern Parallel Capital Division!"

The words of Li Chengcai, commander of the Jianzhou Guard, immediately caused a commotion in this small Jurchen tribe.

Brother Meng's face changed, and there was already a faint look of anger.

For these tribes with white mountains and black waters, all dynasties have taken precautions and used them.

Especially in the three dynasties of the Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, batch after batch of young and strong of these tribes were recruited to the battlefield to die.

Now that Da Ming has only been here for less than a year, everyone is extremely angry that ten young men from their tribe are required to go to the battlefield.

However, Brother Meng and the other Jurchens knew that the Ming army was extremely powerful, so no matter how angry they were, they did not dare to attack.

"My lord, our tribe has a small population. If the ten young and strong leave, the remaining women, old and weak will not be able to survive!" Brother Meng begged pitifully.

The Jurchen tribe lived in the deep mountains and old forests, and there were many hatreds and conflicts among them. Once a tribe was weak, it would be attacked by other tribes immediately. Even if the Ming army was in charge of Jianzhouwei, it would be difficult to ensure that the tribes would not fight.

All the men, women and children from the Ministry of Fertilization had gathered around at this time.

He wanted to intercede with Li Chengcai, commander of the Jianzhou Guard, to spare the young and strong of their tribe.

This kind of military service is often a narrow escape, and it is a great fortune to come back alive. The loss of ten young adults is simply not something they can bear.

"Now it's the Great Tomorrow, which tribe dares to make a mistake, I will destroy him!"

"The King of England ordered that every recruited soldier be given thirty silver dollars to settle down first, and thirty silver dollars for the monthly military salary. If anyone doesn't know how to praise, don't blame me for being rude!"

Li Chengcai interrupted Brother Meng, and directly threw out the recruitment treatment.

"What? Thirty silver dollars?"

When Brother Meng heard this, his eyes widened in surprise!
Now Daming has just issued a silver coin called Hongwu Yuanbao. Thirty silver coins are equivalent to five taels of silver when converted into silver.

Such a high military salary was simply unheard of for the Jurchens.

The conscripts of the past dynasties, not to mention the payment of the army, even their own food and clothing needed to be prepared by the Jurchens themselves.

Now that the Ming Dynasty recruits soldiers, they actually pay such a high salary, and the Jurchens in the entire Tuowo Department are stunned.

Brother Aqina and Seth Hei also showed ecstatic gazes.

The ginseng, mink fur, bear skin and other goods that these Jurchen tribes use to trade every year can only be sold for three to fifty taels of silver in Jianzhou City.

Now a young man can earn five taels of silver as a military salary, and everyone doesn't want to miss this opportunity to make a fortune.

"My lord, is it really the military salary of thirty silver dollars?" Brother Meng asked immediately.

Li Chengcai nodded, "Can there be any fakes? Who dares to pass on the military order of His Royal Highness! If you don't have ten places in your tribe within three days, then I won't wait and leave the places to Hai." Western Departments!"

"All together! All together!" Brother Meng said hastily.

The reactions of these Jurchens were all within Li Chengcai's expectations.

Thirty silver dollars in military pay can already make these Jurchens desperate.

Sure enough, after Li Chengcai and others left, the Jurchens of the entire Tuowo Ministry fought for the ten places, and the Jurchens who had always been united unexpectedly broke out in fierce conflicts.

After a melee, under the auspices of the tribe leader Meng Ge, brothers Aqina and Seth Hei, who had a bruised nose and face, were selected.

Two days later, the Jianzhou Guard of Daming sent people to the Ministry of Fertility.

The ten selected Jurchen recruits were tested, and after passing, they left behind a large bag of silver coins.

The clattering silver coins immediately made the Jurchens completely surrender.

With these silver coins, the entire tribe will no longer be short of food, salt, medicinal materials and other life-saving things.

Under Zhu Han's silver coin policy, the Jurchens in the entire Liaodong area took the initiative to send out [-] of their most elite young men. After obtaining sufficient silver coins, the remaining tribes became docile one by one, and there were no more of them. Clans fight each other.

In less than a month, the Northern Parallel Capital of the Ming Dynasty recruited more than 1 soldiers in Liaodong, filling a large number of vacancies immediately.

Monan, Yingchang Mansion.

Zhu Han came to Yingchangwei in person, and said to Luo Guanzhong: "Just remember my strategy, build a stronghold, fight dumbly, and don't underestimate the enemy and rush forward. Even if Wang Baobao came to Monan in person, it is impossible to defeat Yingchang!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the general will never forget this strategy!" Luo Guanzhong said hastily.

Daming's strategy in the Monan Grassland was to use strong fortresses and firearms to curb the mobility of the Mongols.

If the Mongols cannot quickly conquer these fortresses, they will gradually lose control over Monan.

When the ministries in the Monan Grassland lose their will to resist, Zhu Han will resort to follow-up tactics to completely resolve the threat that has plagued the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years.

After Zhu Han inspected Yingchang Mansion, he took a warship from Haihe Estuary to Yingtian Mansion.

Many accidents have happened recently, which made my brother Zhu Yuanzhang very anxious.

Zhu Han had to go back and help solve it.

Although Zhu Han temporarily left Beiping Capital, after making all the arrangements, he was not worried about any mistakes.

His deployment on the Monan grassland made the Mongolian and Yuan courts dare not have the slightest courage to go south!

Not to mention so many fortresses of the Ming army, just the thousands of miles of food and grass left the lingering Mongolian and Yuan courts powerless.

After all, many of Wang Baobao's soldiers were Han Chinese and Jurchens, and they were not used to the nomadic way of marching.

Wang Baobao would not do such a foolish thing as sending a head to the Ming army in the Monan Grassland running thousands of miles away.

However, his old rival Wang Baobao was afraid of the strength of the Ming army.

But some other Mongols didn't know how powerful the Ming army was, and even thought it was the best time to invade Daming!
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On the Mobei grassland, it is the time when the horses are fat and strong.

An army of tens of thousands of horses is stationed on the grassland.

"Khan, I went to the front to inquire, and the Ming soldiers and horses in Lanzhou have all retreated and disappeared."

A Wala man with a half-bald hairstyle was speaking excitedly to Tuolibuhua, the leader of the Wara in the big tent.

"it is good!"

Wala Khan didn't listen to the words, and immediately clapped his hands happily.

"These Central Plains people have already been softened by fine wine, and they are not our opponents at all."

"Now that he has completely lost his nerve and turned into a pika-like coward, it seems that Lanzhou City will be captured soon."

The smug Wala Khan Tuo Libuhua stroked his beard and smiled triumphantly.

His beard is not only curly, but also exudes a yellow luster.

Coupled with a pair of green eyes, he doesn't look like an ordinary Mongolian, but like a Semuren.

"Khan, our sons and daughters are almost recuperating, I think we should lead the army to chase and kill them immediately." A commander of the Wala tribe shouted loudly.

In the battle a few days ago, the Oirat allied forces led by Tuolibuhua defeated the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate who underestimated the enemy and advanced aggressively.

After being chased and killed all the way, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was almost frightened and fled for more than 300 miles.

The Oirats also learned about the alliance between the Ming army and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate from the captives, so they naturally wanted to take revenge on the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)