"When will this be the end?"

After saying this, Wang Wenbai's seemingly calm expression became a little excited, and those looped legs appeared in his mind again, and those grassland tribes who had been riding horses since childhood, and even he knew that maybe in those countless dew loves, a certain woman would give birth to his heir.

In a few years, his descendants will begin to learn to ride horses and shoot arrows, just like the men of the other meadow tribes, and perhaps in a few decades, the man who looks like him will also ride on a horse and enter the Kou Pass like everyone else.

When the time comes, the prosperous land of the Central Plains will once again rise wolf smoke!

As a soldier, his duty is to prevent this from happening, that is, to stop it in every possible way! So far you can do whatever it takes. To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to one's fellow man!

"If so, it's never-ending!"

Zhu Mingzhong nodded, he knew that Wang Wenbai was not exaggerating, the decline of a tribe on the grassland is always accompanied by the rise of a tribe, at least in the past two years, this is the law on the grassland, and another law on the grassland is that when those tribes are strong, the instinct and ambition of expansion will always drive them to the south and drive them to invade the Central Plains.

Not only historically, but now this scene is being played out. A few decades ago, the Vaspurs withdrew westward from the Mongolian plateau and split into four tribes: the Dzungar Division, the Heut Division, the Turghut Division, and the Dulbert Division. The Manchu Qing Dynasty called it "Moxi Mongolia".

Nearly 30 years ago, Gushi Khan of the Hebei Special Department was invited by the 4th Panchen Lama and the 5th Dalai Lama to enter Tibet, and took the opportunity to occupy all of Tibet and established the "Heut Khanate". Its territory encompassed the entire Tibetan Plateau, and Gushi Khan was canonized by the Manchu Shunzhi Emperor.

The last to rise in Moxi Mongolia was the Dzungar Khanate. The first opponent he defeated was the Turghuts, who were forced to move west. Eventually, the Turks migrated to the vast area between the Don and the Urals in Russia. More than a dozen years later, after Galdan ascended the throne, the Dzungar Empire reached its peak under his efforts. He first unified the four Mongol khanates of Moxi, and then he went south to conquer the Hui Chagatai Khanate, establishing a large empire with a radius of 5 million kilometers that could rival the Qing Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that Galdan, who felt his own strength, was determined to replace the Qing Dynasty. He first marched into Outer Mongolia, where Tushetu Khan and others were defeated and fled into Inner Mongolia. Galdan chased into Inner Mongolia and pointed his sword at the Beijing Division. Faced with the threat of Galdan, Kangxi had to personally march and lead the Qing army to fight a decisive battle with Galdan in Ulan Butong. Although all this defeated the pace of Dzungaria's inward expansion. However, in the following decades, Dzungaria has always been a problem for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it was not completely solved until the Qianlong period, and how did Qianlong completely solve the problem of Dzungaria?

"So, how do you stop them from repeating it so much? Harm the Central Plains? ”

Raising his head, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Wang Wenbai and asked rhetorically.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Wenbai knew that what he was going to say next was unacceptable to many people, but in his opinion, this was the only way to subdue the grass.

"Attack!"

Wang Wenbai's words were not loud, and it could even be said that they just happened to be heard by the king.

"Keep attacking, keep attacking the grassland, every pasture with fertile water and grass must set up a guard, and the guards will be in the guard's field for generations!"

After making this suggestion, Wang Wenbai unfolded another piece of paper, which was the "way of leveling" that he had pondered in the grass for two years.

"The guard can be not big, just a small five-star fort, the fortress is equipped with cannons, 100 soldiers, a fortress controls a pasture, several fortresses, you can control the entire pasture, the grassland has always been born by water and grass, if the pasture is controlled by the guard, it must not survive, it can only continue to move north, and we will move north to the guard, the grassland to live on tents, my Han people can use the fort as a basis, after a place is pacified, both immigrants can be enriched, the garrison moves north, and so on, until it is driven to the sea of ice thousands of miles away!"

Wang Wenbai, as a scholar, did not mention how to attack, but only talked about how to consolidate after the attack, how to consolidate the existing results, and make the grassland available to the Han people.

"Wang, now Jiangbei needs more than millions of catties of wool every year, and the demand for wool will only be more after the country is calmed down, and the mainland is not suitable for raising sheep, and the people of Tun can raise sheep on the grassland, so that the grassland will be from the barren land that was useless to me in the past, into a fertile pasture, hundreds of millions of catties of wool every year, not only can become the livelihood of the people, but also the grassland can be prosperous, and when the grassland is fortified into a town, a town into a county, and a county is the government, what is the difference between the grassland and the Guannei Prefecture?"

His eyes fell on Wang Wenbai's body, Zhu Ming couldn't help but look at this military commander who was already in his thirties, there are really a lot of military officials like him in the military division, but it is very rare to have his vision, not to mention anything else, just immigrants to raise sheep, this seemingly simple suggestion is actually to turn passive into active, in history, although the Central Plains Dynasty invaded the grassland countless times, in the end it could only be withdrawn, so that it could not control the grassland in the end, and even could only use the way of "raising Kou" to support a thug, In order to prevent the threat of other grassland tribes to the cross, but in the end they are often counterattacked, not to mention the Xiongnu of the Han Dynasty, that is, the Duoyan Sanwei a few decades ago, it is this kind of "raising Kou" This kind of "effect" of razing and razing, and even together with the Jianzhou Jurchens, at the beginning, they were also the "thugs" of the Ming Dynasty in the border pass, and they were only with the support of the Ming army that they became bigger.

The reason why the Central Plains Dynasty was unable to occupy the grassland was precisely because the grassland was not suitable for farming, and even if it was barely cultivated for a few years, it would turn into sandy land. Because of this, if the Central Plains Dynasty wanted to rule the grassland, the food and consumption of the garrison had to be received from the interior, which eventually became a burden on the dynasty, and the continuous financial pressure made the Central Plains Dynasty eventually abandon the grassland.

Unless the steppe is turned into a cow, a temporary march will eventually end in a retreat. And shepherding is the best choice, and even the reason why Zhu Mingzhong chose to make military uniforms is not only because of the warmth of wool, but more importantly, because wool can turn the grassland into a cow in the Central Plains. And if you want this "cow", you must have a firm grasp of the grassland. In order for the "cows" to continue to squeeze out the "milk" for a long time, they must be raised and grown well, and the first thing to do is to calm the grass.

But how to calm the grass?

"So ......"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Mingzhong asked rhetorically.

"In your opinion, how should the grassland be pacified, after all, they were grazing there well, and if they were forced to do so, I think they would never let us go over to build a fort and garrison troops!"

How could it be agreed?

"Hit!"

There is no more appropriate answer than this one.

"Just subdue them, and ......"

After pondering for a moment, Wang Wenbai's voice sank slightly, and then said.

"This kind of fighting, must be fought thoroughly, looking at the grassland tribe, for two thousand years, although it is respected by the strong, but it is often both surrendered and rebellious, and its actions can be described as the way to kill themselves. And in this regard, the grassland also has its own rules on the grassland, the so-called local customs, if the king wants to level the grassland, you have to use the rules of the grassland, otherwise, you can't level the grassland, otherwise, the grassland tribe can not submit to the power of the Celestial Empire! ”

What are the rules on the grassland, Wang Wenbai did not continue, and Zhu Mingzhong also did not ask, he just nodded slightly and said in an extremely ordinary tone.

"Compile your suggestions into a book first, and after the military command department discusses it, a decision will naturally be made!"

What are the rules on the grassland, Zhu Mingzhong knows very well, at least the Manchu Qing used their actions to tell him, what are the rules on the grassland, this rule is very simple: "The emperor is angry, the general is angry with the bottom, the group is surrounded and covered, the net of the field is big, the poor and chaotic and gluttonous group, the sky has nothing to say, the earth has nothing to tolerate, and it is self-inflicted, and it will be planted in the old place." ”

What is the so-called "Ming repaired the Great Wall, Qing repaired the temple", but it is just far-fetched, but it is just some things that are not enough slaves to use this sentence to highlight the Manchu Qing's "merit of pacifying Mongolia without a fight", the so-called non-war, but just nonsense. The Mongols believed in lamas early as the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and the reason why the Mongols decreased from millions to one million in the early Qing Dynasty was that religion was not the most important reason.

As for the reason why the Manchus were able to make the Mongols submit, the most fundamental reason was the "Zhun Ministry" - through the extermination of Dzungaria, to tell the other tribes the fate of not surrendering, the so-called submission was exchanged for millions of people's heads - when the Dzungars invaded Mongolia, when Tushetu Khan and others were defeated, most of the Mongols had already been incorporated into their accounts, and Tushetu Khan and others only withdrew to Inner Mongolia with tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

Qianlong had long known that there were many conquered Mongols in the Dzungar tribe, and even in the attack on Dzungaria, he specially issued an order to instruct "the soldiers will attack this time, and the Mongols will inevitably surrender in large numbers, and if there are those who surrender to Balikun, their leaders can be sent to Beijing first, and the other troops can move to the interior in a hurry, and after Balikun, those men will be slaughtered, and the rest of the wives will be given to the officers and soldiers as slaves at their discretion, and there shall be no appeasement", and even the so-called "temple repair" is just a joke, In his decree, it was also ordered to "exterminate the lamas and others there."

As expected, millions of Mongols who were enslaved by the Dzungar tribe regarded the Qing army as their benefactor, and when they saw the Qing army coming, they were "women and children cheering, like fire and water." But how could the thoughtful Qianlong let them go and let Mongolia grow bigger.

For the rules on the grassland, the emperors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are very clear, they know that the slightest relaxation of the grassland tribes will sit big, for them, the safest way is to "leave no one account", that is, "no one to stay".

The strong live, the weak die, and the weak follow the strong, this is the rule on the grassland. As for the temple...... Only after the other party submits, will they enter the temple to seek some comfort from the religion, otherwise, why are princes and nobles such as Tushetu Khan willing to hand over the royal power to the so-called living Buddha, and the Mongols believe in religion? Those who believe can kill the so-called living Buddha, and they can kill the lamas. Even in the Hoshut Khanate, the Khan was higher than the Dalai Lama and higher than the Dalai Lama.

Of course, Zhu Mingzhong did not say anything about all this, he knew that the rules of the grassland were not unfamiliar to the Han people, but how difficult it was to get the Han people, to be precise, the ministers to agree to use the rules of the grassland to handle grassland affairs.

How is it different from an animal?

They may ask such rhetorical questions, but they do not know that otherwise, the world cannot be leveled.

Because of this, Zhu Mingzhong did not let Wang Wenbai say all this, but only asked him to write a report, and then the Military Command Department discussed it on its own, all this will only exist in the Military Command Department, and the outside world will not know about it, as for the rest...... As Qianlong said, "They are obedient on the outside, but they are not fully trustworthy on the inside, so they can be moved to Balikun first, then to Suzhou, and then to be killed......", so as to ensure that no escapees will leak their news. Since no one leaks it, there is no need to take into account other people's tongues.

"The King's ......"

Seeing that the king didn't let himself continue, but just asked him to write a report, Wang Wenbai, who only thought that his idea was about to be frustrated, hurriedly said his suggestion, only to see Zhu Mingzhong stretch out his hand and stare at him and said.

"What are the rules on the grassland, this king doesn't know, but this king knows that Yu Yukou always wants to kill strictly, so as not to leave a legacy to future generations, as for the grassland to calm ......"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Mingzhong said with a slight sigh.

"It's not an overnight effort, but it's a slow picture!"

After saying this, Zhu Mingzhong looked at Wang Wenbai, he naturally thought of the current Jun Zhengcheng, and thought of his titular father-in-law, he was no longer suitable to be a Jun Zhengcheng! Since Shi Lei's private investigation of him, he is no longer suitable for that position, but in the past, Zhu Mingzhong did not have a better candidate, but now, the appearance of Wang Wenbai made him full of good feelings about this army who has been swimming in the grassland for two years.

"Wang Junzheng ......"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Mingzhong still expressed his plan.

"There is still a military leader left by this king's side, how about it, are you interested in staying by this king's side?"

Because Jun Zhengcheng's position is very important, Zhu Mingzhong will not immediately hand over this position to Wang Wenbai, and he still needs to go through some tests. As for Shi Lei, now he is still useful by his side, after all, that matter always needs Shi Lei to handle, compared to others, Shi Lei is undoubtedly more reassuring.

"The King's ......"

The king's invitation surprised Wang Wenbai at the same time, but he wanted to refuse, after all, compared to the king's side, he wanted to go to other places, just when Wang Wenbai wanted to refuse, an attendant hurriedly walked in, and then handed the king a secret letter.

After unfolding the letter, Zhu Mingzhong was silent for a moment, and then said expressionlessly.

"That's how it was decided......"

After Wang Wenbai opened it, Zhu Mingzhong asked people to call Shi Lei, and then handed him the secret letter he had just received.

"This ......"

After reading the content of the letter, Shi Lei said with a serious expression.

"King, now that he is going to move like this, if the minister expects it to be good, the people's will of this Beizhili can basically let him receive it."

Shi Lei didn't expect this to happen before this.

"There are talents around him!"

Zhu Mingzhong smiled helplessly,

"His move can be said to have solved his two troubles at once, one side is the people's heart, and the other side is silver, and now he not only receives the people's heart, but also gets the silver."

With frowns, Zhu Mingzhong then shook his head.

"But it's not a big deal, he's the one who is caught up in it now. And not ...... me."

The king's words made Shi Lei stunned, and he immediately thought of something he had heard Zhu Zhiyu say when he was in Qinghe, so he tentatively said.

"King, is the capital really a trouble?"

Facing Shi Lei's question, Zhu Mingzhong just pretended to smile mysteriously, and then asked rhetorically.

"What do you think?"

This really stopped Shi Lei, although when he was in Qinghe, he vaguely heard Zhu Zhiyu mention it, but he didn't know the reason.

"In fact, no matter who the capital falls into now, it will be a big trouble."

Looking into the distance with a smile, Zhu Mingzhong did not continue to explain why it was a trouble. And just said.

"For now, no matter who gets the capital, it will do more harm than good, especially us, in fact, the capture of the capital is nothing more than a name, but this name is not good. Maybe I accidentally lost all my own money for a little false fame. ”

Why is that?

Shi Lei looked at the king in surprise, he wanted to know the answer, but the king didn't seem to have the meaning to explain, the king just sat there and seemed to be thinking about something?

It must be related to the current situation in Zhili, is there any way to crack it?

"It doesn't affect us much!"

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Mingzhong said quite confidently.

"He did this just to win over the hearts of the people, but ...... What is the use of the people's hearts in a place? ”

Then he stood up, and walked slowly around the room, saying as he went.

"At the end of the day, it's all about strength to solve problems, and the more that's the case, the better it will be for us. The more he feels that the hearts of the people in Beizhili have been accepted by him, the more confident he will become, and this self-confidence will eventually make him make wrong judgments......"

Turning to look at Shi Lei, Zhu Mingzhong was silent for a moment before saying,

"Sishi, there is one thing you have to do in person now, that is, to go to the capital, be sure to let our people move at the right time, and create an illusion......"

After telling some more matters to pay attention to, Zhu Mingzhong continued.

"As for me...... Well, if necessary, I will go to Shenyang first, and here I will find a way to let him go......"