When the generals below the Liaodong Metropolitan Division were reporting on their work, Zhu Gaoxu also inquired about the situation of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei one after another. These border generals will have to take care of the safety of their own territory, and most of them will know some information about the Uliangha tribe not far away.

Then Zhu Gaoxu summoned Guo Ang, who lived in Beiping. Guo Ang is an official of the Northern Administration of the Imperial Department in Beiping, and the previous meeting between the governor of the Zhao Dynasty and the Mongolian messenger Hua Tong was reported to Beijing by Guo Angmi.

For the distant Arutai Headquarters Asut Division, or even the Tatar Korqin Division, it is difficult for the Northern Department of the Imperial Department to get too much information. But not far from the Wuliangha tribe in Liaodong, Guo Ang should be able to find out a lot of things.

After many inquiries, Zhu Gaoxu recognized the statement of General Wuliangha. It is the fact that there are too many close contacts between the Uliangha people and the Horqin tribe.

Zhu Gaoxu judged that the Horqin Department had fully infiltrated Duoyanwei and Tainingwei, and the leader of Horqin, Adai, not only married the Urliangha people, recruited many Urliangha people from the two guards, but also sent many people to live on the territory between the two guards. At this time, the Wuliang Ha Sanwei pastoral area was mainly between Heilongjiang and Jilin, as well as the eastern foot of the Daxing'an Mountains.

The tribes that had helped Emperor Taizong in the civil war in the "Battle of Jingyan" are now breaking away from the Ming Dynasty and detaching themselves from the imperial court.

Zhu Gaoxu felt very troubled by this, and could not think of a way to save the Uliangha tribe for a while.

Guo Ang had already answered Zhu Gaoxu's inquiry in detail, and he was standing in front of him. Because Zhu Gaoxu didn't say anything, Guo Ang didn't dare to speak lightly in front of the palace, and stood there silently. The hall became very quiet, and Zhu Gaoxu was a little distracted at this time.

The tranquil environment is easy to make people think more, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't understand the mentality of the leaders of Wuliangha at first glance, so he thought a little more.

I don't know if Emperor Taizong promised the Daning region at the beginning, but at most, he gave the Wuliangha people a piece of land, and rewarded them in other ways, Zhu Gaoxu believed that his father would not be stingy. It stands to reason that the leaders will not want to be enemies of the Ming because of one thing.

Zhu Gaoxu had a whim, and said in his heart: Maybe whether it is the Uliangha people or any other tribe, it is almost an instinct to subconsciously be willing to plunder the Ming Han people with the Tatars. After all, the Ming Dynasty has the largest population and a very rich output, as long as these tribes can suppress the Ming Dynasty people in the south, the huge benefits will be enough for their people to resolve the contradictions between them. Of course, whether it can be done or not depends on the state of the Central Plains Dynasty.

This is just his own thinking, and no one knows why. But there has to be a reason.

Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses and saw that Guo Ang was still standing next to him, so he said, "Commander Guo has done a good job." ”

Guo Ang looked flattered, and hurriedly bowed his hand respectfully: "It is really the duty of the minister to be loyal to the saint. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Guo Ang said: "If the saint does not ask him, please retire." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "You go back first, and report to Hou Zuo's envoy on official business." ”

Guo Ang bowed his head and thanked him and withdrew from the hall.

The person Zhu Gaoxu wanted to see next was General Wuliangharen Ji'er. Ji'er and the generals of the Ming army at the border pass came to Beiping to report on their work, and they will not stay here for too long. Zhu Gaoxu promised before that he would find a way to find a way for Fu Yuwei's situation, and it was time to come up with an explanation at this time, and he couldn't continue to delay.

However, before calling someone to summon the chicken, Zhu Gaoxu examined his thoughts again.

These days, Zhu Gaoxu's strategy for Fu Yuwei has thought of two ways to choose.

One of them was to maintain the position of Fuyuwei, using them as a wedge between the Wuliangha tribe and the Horqin tribe, while the Ming Dynasty echoed in the south and attacked Tainingwei and Duoyanwei from the north and south.

Zhu Gaoxu had the idea of such a hard-line strategy, and that was because he felt that Arutai and Korqin Adai had been too deeply entangled with the Uliangha people. Since it is no longer possible to continue to reconcile, it is better to take the initiative to strike.

But this has some side effects, first of all, the strength of Duoyanwei and Tainingwei is not weak, and there are many cavalry that can be mobilized, plus there are reinforcements from the Horqin Division, which is getting bigger and bigger. The scale of this war launched by the Ming Dynasty will not be too small, regardless of victory or defeat, the cost will be very large. This campaign is not very necessary, and will further increase military spending, which has been rising recently, and will be opposed by the ministers.

The most important thing is that even if the Ming Dynasty conquered these places, it would not be easy to gain a firm foothold for a while, because the local Han population was too small. Such a decision, of course, you have to think about what to do in the future, and you have to think about the back from the beginning, so as not to be in a temporary dilemma.

In most parts of eastern Liaodong, the Central Plains Dynasty has been unable to directly control it for many years. For hundreds of years from the Song Dynasty, the Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongols took turns to occupy this land, and there was basically nothing to do with the Han people.

The entry of the Ming forces into Liaodong was a matter after the Hongwu period. The Ming army struck at the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty in Liaodong, attacked several times before and after, and then forcibly relocated the military households to Tuntian, so that the current Liaodong Dusi, Nuer Gandu Division, and Daning Dusi existed in name only. Among them, the largest Han population is the capital of Liaodong, but the place where the Ming army is directly stationed, in the Liaodong region, where the population has just arrived in Shenyang Zhongwei, Tieling, and 30,000, is also mostly military households and exiles.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu had to face the reality, if he wanted to really occupy the territory of Jilin and Heilongjiang in the short term, the population of Liaodong might not be enough. The most prudent thing is to gradually develop the population and gradually digest it.

Zhu Gaoxu once again considered carefully and finally decided to adopt the second strategy.

After sending the eunuch to summon General Ji'er, it didn't take long for Ji'er to come and meet. The old courtyard used to be the palace of Gaoyang County, and the scale of the palace of the county palace is of course far from the palace of the Jingshi, and people come in to face the saints, and they will walk for a long time if they do not walk.

The rooster bowed very respectfully, first bowing outside the door, and then coming in and bowing again. As the weather was getting colder, a curtain had been hung at the door, and the brazier in the room had dark red charcoal, which made the air very warm. In the relatively closed and hot air, the strong smell of General Chicken's body suddenly came to his face. However, Zhu Gaoxu knew that their living customs were like that, and he did not dislike them in the slightest.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "General Ji'er is exempt. ”

He then said straightforwardly, "I have arrangements for Fu Yuwei. When you return to your residence, bring back the Divine Decree. Fuyuwei moved south and settled on the land south of Tainingwei. After you get to the south, Tainingwei's pasture will belong to you, Tainingwei will move north in turn, and Duoyanwei will take over your ranch when you go to Duoyanwei. ”

After hearing this, Ji'er said without thinking: "Holy Lord, Duo Yan Wei and Tai Ning Wei are probably unwilling to move places. ”

"It doesn't matter, at least that's how it was put first. They won't let you, and you have a good place to shepherd. Zhu Gaoxu touched the map in front of the plane with his hand, lifted the red pen, looked up and said, "The general is coming." ”

"Yes." The chicken walked over to the table.

It is a very simple hand-drawn map, with almost nothing but a few large names and rivers. Zhu Gaoxu picked up the pen and placed it in the southwest of Changchun, the confluence of the East and West Liao River, and then drew the Zhu line along the river to the left and right. The East Liao River and the West Liao River converge here from the east and west directions, and then flow south to the sea.

After painting, he looked up at General Ji'er and said, "The place north of the two rivers of the East Liao River and the West Liao River is the area lent to you for grazing. This land is no smaller than your original pasture, and it should be enough. Tainingwei didn't let the place for a while, and you were stationed near the Liao River. However, the land of Tainingwei has always belonged to you in name. ”

Although Zhu Gaoxu did not inspect Liaodong much, and he only passed by on the northern expedition and return journey at the beginning of Wude, he still had common sense, and the fertility of the black soil in the northeast was not in vain. Compared with grazing, it is obvious that the output of farming is greater, but it has not been developed much at present, and it is obviously rich in water and grass for animal husbandry, and there are fishing and hunting resources to supplement.

General Ji'er looked at it for a while, and sure enough, his expression looked more satisfied, and he said, "The minister thanked the Holy God for his grace on behalf of Haishanan." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "If Taining and Duoyan collude with the Horqin people and pose a threat to you, the Ming officials and troops can be reinforced nearby, and you don't have to worry about it." ”

He paused for a moment, and then said, "After that, the imperial court will reset the rules of the mutual market, and the location of the mutual market here in Liaodong will probably be on the territory where you are stationed in the pastor." The Taining Guards were given a certain number of cavalry status, and these people gathered into camps, and when they guarded the security around the cities of the city and garrisoned them with the officers and soldiers, they were paid and rewarded, just like the officers and soldiers of the army. ”

The chicken suddenly became even happier, and couldn't hide his joyful expression and said, "The Holy One has not forgotten us, you are too generous." ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Loyal to the tribe of the Ming Dynasty, of course I will not treat it badly. The Uliangha people of Tainingwei and Duoyanwei colluded with the Horqin tribe without authorization, and they will be far inferior to you when they receive the favor of the Ming Dynasty. ”

As he spoke, he picked up a seal, stamped it on the map, and handed it to General Ji'er: "Take the map back." After that, Hou Zuo's envoy will write the holy decree and hand it over to General Ji'er, and you go to him to get it. ”

The chicken took the map with both hands and bowed with his hands to his chest.

Zhu Gaoxu said meaningfully: "I have high hopes for General Ji'er, and I will come to Beiping in the future." The next time you bring your son's family to accompany you, the love of us fighting side by side should continue for a long time. ”

General Chicken nodded in agreement, thanked him again, and left the hall very satisfied.

Zhu Gaoxu also got up and left his chair, ready to end today's business. He turned his head to look outside the door, and secretly decided that he would leave Beiping recently, walk along the Bohai Sea for a while, and then plan to return to Beijing. The remaining major events can only be implemented by the imperial court after returning to Beijing.

(Tianjin)