Gao Pragmatic's three strategies are indeed arranged in the order of "upper, middle and lower" in his mind, but at the same time, he has also considered the degree of attention to some issues in the hearts of Ming.

First of all, Gao pragmatic linked the favor to Hannaji and "benevolence", and then put it in the first place. He said that accepting Hannaji with all his heart is a manifestation of "benevolence from all over the world". "Benevolence in mind" for the high-level Ming Dynasty who has been influenced by Confucianism for a long time, obviously belongs to "political correctness", no matter how awesome people dare not publicly say in the Ming Dynasty that I am a person who does not pay attention to benevolence and righteousness - that is equivalent to a famous saying in later generations "self-isolation from the people", and the end is basically difficult to escape a "thousand people pointed out, no illness".

As for the middle strategy, it is built according to the thinking of ordinary people who "want benefits, but are unwilling to pay corresponding benefits or efforts", from beginning to end, they are using others, and they are hiding behind to control the overall situation. Speaking of which, this article is also very in line with the mentality of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty: I always feel that I am superior in wisdom, and I don't need to end up in person at all, and I can control the overall situation and achieve the goal with a "little trick". As for why this article is still placed in the middle policy, it is not the best policy, because the traditional Chinese virtues are benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith, and benevolence in wisdom.

Generally speaking, the next strategy is used by planners to make up the numbers, or to set off the upper strategy, but the low policy of high pragmatism is not so bad. His "next policy" is mainly used to cover the bottom, or to put it more bluntly, it is used to give the emperor and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military a reassuring pill. Gao's pragmatic strategy is to tell them that as long as they accept Hannaji, no matter how bad the situation is, we will have a hostage with enough status in our hands, and we will never dare to really act rough under the rat trap on the other side.

This is easy to do, and it is very in line with the personality of civil officials who "gentlemen talk but don't do anything". However, Gao Pragmatic can actually understand the mentality of these people, after all, he has been pressed and beaten by Altan for so many years, and whoever is in this situation will be a little cowardly in the face of Altan Khan, who may be angry. In particular, they are all decision-makers, and they are all "participating in the maintenance of the machine" at the moment, and if it turns out to be a mistake in decision-making in the future, if one is not done well, they will all be liquidated in the future.

Although there are still people who are worried about Gao Pragmatism's "inappropriate interjection" just now, everyone still has to admit: At least the three methods proposed by this kid are still a bit of a statement, and they are not in the mouth.

To the surprise of many people, the first to stand up and express support this time was Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng first praised the three strategies of the upper, middle and lower levels as "reasonable and feasible", and then proposed: "There is another thing, the minister thinks that His Majesty can make a request: and once Hannaji is in my hands, it is tantamount to a hostage in my answer, if I have to release the people in the court, and use the army as a threat, there is no need to worry too much. ”

"Oh?" Long Qing condensed slightly and asked, "What is Mr. Zhang's opinion?" ”

"The minister thinks that I have invaded the south twice this year, but I have not achieved any results, and it is impossible for him to have no complaints inside, otherwise why would he want to go to Qinghai this time? In the eyes of such thieves, how can I be compared to Qinghai in terms of my wealth? It's nothing more than that although the Ming Dynasty is rich, it is strong and cannot be bullied; Although Qinghai is poor, the weak can take it lightly. Therefore, I had no choice but to turn my attention to Qinghai. At present, once Hannaji is accepted by me, as Fang Cai Gao said, it will have at least three major functions. Even in the face of the most dangerous situation, even in the anger of Alta, desperate to attack, as long as we are well defended, we can make Alta have nothing to do, and finally have to send someone to negotiate...... As long as we negotiate, our dynasty will have a chance to solve the remnants of the White Lotus. ”

The remnants of the White Lotus?

Everyone was in a state of flux.

For the Ming Dynasty, the remnants of the White Lotus have always been like a thorn in the throat, and if they are not completely exterminated, they are really relieved. Zhang Juzheng's mention of this article was very good, and it immediately attracted everyone's attention, including Emperor Longqing.

I only heard Zhang Juzheng continue to talk eloquently: "As Fang Cai Gao said, that Hannaji is the heart of a gram of Hatun, and a gram of Hatun has a transcendent status in the Monan Tribes, and even I dare not easily refute her opinion." Then, if the imperial court asks for the remnants of the White Lotus such as Zhao Quan, Li Zixin and others to exchange Hannaji, the ministers will inevitably have to accept it! ”

This statement can stir up a thousand waves with one stone. These high-level decision-makers of the Ming Dynasty are not as pragmatic as they do not think that it is a good thing for the Mongols to learn to farm.

Their thinking was that if the Mongols recruited enough Han Chinese to open up the wasteland and cultivate, then the impact of natural disasters such as the "white plague" and the "black plague" that the Mongols feared would be greatly weakened. In this way, the strength of the Mongols will be strengthened, and their dependence on the Ming will be reduced. In the long run, they have both farming and grain to make a living, and grassland pastures to gain the advantage of cavalry, aren't they in an invincible position that can be attacked and retreated? That's it!

As for whether there are so many areas suitable for agriculture in the steppe, whether the Mongols can recruit enough Han Chinese people, and even the problems that may arise after the mixing of farming and nomadism, it is difficult for them to understand, this is not the limitation of wisdom, but the limitation of the times.

In fact, the mixed system of farming and nomadism has existed before: the Liao State is a typical example. But in fact, what did the Liao do since it discovered that the Song Dynasty was not something that could be easily conquered? It was content to extort a little tribute, and then honestly made peace with the Song Dynasty for a hundred years...... In the end, this Great Liao, which controlled thousands of miles of territory, was destroyed by the Jin State, which seemed to be quite "weak" at the time.

Why did the Liao State lose to the Jin State? There may be many reasons, but one thing must not be overlooked: the Liao State, which was sufficient to be self-sufficient, suddenly lost the impetus for expansion, and even envied the "Southern Dynasties" in many ways, especially culture. As a result, barbarism became civilization, but unfortunately, in the process of change, it was destroyed by a new and even more barbaric regime.

The means that Gao Pragmatic wanted to use was actually to smooth out the barbarism of the Mongols and make them have to use them for themselves, but his methods, at least for the time being, were difficult to convince these high-level officials of the Ming Dynasty, so he did not take Zhao Quan and other White Lotus remnants out to talk about things.

Who knows if he doesn't say it, naturally there are smart people who help him say it.

Gao Pragmatic sighed in his heart, the White Lotus Sect actually played a lot of roles in the sinicization of the Mongols, such as buying a house in Dabansheng City and making a small building that combines Han and Mongolia?

But Gao Pragmatic immediately thought again: Forget it, without Zhao Quan, I can also find a way to guide the Mongolian nobles and let them accelerate the sinicization - for example, Hannaji is a good breakthrough!