Wei Junru and Dai Bingyang warmly welcomed the arrival of Zhao Shuncheng's troops, while Zhao Shuncheng was surprised that they did not fight Tushetu Khan and Chechen Khan.

Wei Junru said with a smile: "Tushetu Khan is very cunning, although we only have 10,000 people, but the firearms are sharp, he doesn't want to bear the losses of his army, he just sent cattle and sheep and other supplies over, but he didn't mention whether to surrender or rebel." The Chechen Khan is still far from here, and he will not enter the territory of Zasaktu to attack us. ”

Zhao Shuncheng said: "They were originally submissive to the Ming Dynasty, so now they want to see the limelight before making a decision, these guys are really treacherous." ”

Dai Bingyang said with a smile: "Thanks to Tushetu Khan's cunning, if he chooses to attack us directly, you are afraid that you will not even have a chance to collect the corpse for us." Now each of us has an average of twelve rounds, and there is simply no way to form effective firepower. We've been worried that he's going crazy, and if he attacks, we'll have to die here. Now that you're here, we're relieved. ”

Zhao Shuncheng said: "We brought two hundred bullets alone, and if we are even with you, it is enough to fight two big battles." ”

Wei Junru asked: "What are you going to do in China?" ”

Zhao Shuncheng said: "Because you killed Zasaktu Khan, the chief of staff started the sheep herding plan in advance, and the division commander Zhang Xinchen should come soon, and then it will be the strength of the two divisions, Mobei You have been well versed, and now it is time to take back Mobei and face the thorns." By the way, the chief of staff said that the division commander Xue Boling would threaten Tushetu Khan from the Western Front, and he did not come to attack you but deliberately made friends, could there be this reason? ”

Wei Junru and Dai Bingyang exchanged glances and said: "I'm really afraid that there is this factor, and at the beginning, Tushetu Khan sent envoys to let us withdraw from Zasaktu Khan's territory, and a few days later sent cattle and sheep over to reward, we still don't quite understand, listening to what you said, it should be Senior Commander Xue who gave them pressure." ”

Twenty days later, Zhang Xinchen's troops also arrived, accompanied by Xiong Tingbi. After Xiong Tingbi came, he convened a meeting, first read out the holy decree, and His Majesty the Emperor approved the implementation of the shepherd operation, with the goal of subduing the Mobei Khalkha Department.

Xiong Tingbi said: "It is to subdue but not to recover, as long as they obey us, the imperial court does not want to change the minds of the Mongols, our focus is on the north." At that time, Mobei will be considered our interior, and after the railway is repaired, if the Mongols want to do something, they must first worry about our retaliation. ”

Wei Junru asked, "Then this grassland is still for them?" ”

Xiong Tingbi scolded: "If you don't give them to them, will you graze?" The purpose of shepherding is to create herders who will not oppose us and will obey our commands. His Majesty the Emperor said that the vast world in the north is enough for me to increase the number of Ming people by ten times, so what about letting them graze in the middle of this land? It's not a good thing to have mutton to eat. ”

Dai Bingyang said: "Then how do you know that they won't go against us?" ”

Zhang Xinchen said fiercely: "As long as you dare to move, you will fight, until they dare not move." I don't believe that the Mongols are not afraid of death, and they killed all those who were not afraid of death, so naturally the rest were afraid of death. This time we brought artillery to see if the bones of Mobei Khalkha were as hard as our shells. ”

Xiong Tingbi smiled and said, "What Master Zhang said makes sense. To deal with the Rakshasa in the north, Mobei and other places are our rear, and the rear cannot be chaotic. Xiong Laozi came here to let the Mongols know what the result of disobedience is. ”

All the generals showed excited looks, the guards now have more than 30,000 people in Mobei, and there are cannons here. No matter which one it is against, or even three at the same time, it is no longer

Some people are worried that the Mongols are too obedient and that no one will be able to act as a deterrent.

Xiong Tingbi called Fei Qimi and said, "My Emperor Ming wants to appoint you as Jinong of Mobei Khalkha, responsible for managing the old land of Zasaktu Khan, what do you think?" ”

Fei Qimi said: "I was originally Jinong, and my brother sealed it. ”

Xiong Tingbi smiled and said: "Your brother named you Jinong, when your brother is the Great Khan, the people in the tribe will listen to him first, and you may not have much power." But His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty named you Jinong, then all the tribes on this territory must listen to you, and you should understand the difference. ”

Fei Qimi naturally understood, and he asked tentatively, "Then will the Ming army here listen to me?" ”

Xiong Tingbi smiled: "What do you think? ”

Fei Qimi said: "Then what are my obligations to Daming for doing this Jinong?" Of course, he understands that it is impossible to have power without obligations, so he must ask questions first.

Xiong Tingbi said: "First of all, your army must ensure that it cannot do anything unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty, and secondly, the decisions of the Ming Dynasty must be implemented without discount, and again, the requirements of the Ming military must be met as much as possible, just do these three points." ”

Naturally, Fechmi understood that these three points could evolve into thirty or even three hundred points, and he asked, "How to collect taxes?" ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "I brought a tax collector, and the tax is collected according to the number of livestock in the pasture, and the tax rate is one out of fifty. ”

Fitchmi asked in amazement, "Fifty taxes one, only this one tax?" "The Khalkha tax rate in Mongolia is relatively high, and the general twenty tax is considered very conscientious, so Fechmi is very surprised.

Xiong Tingbi said: "There is only this kind of tax, if you want to collect it, you can't exceed fifty taxes." ”

Feiqimi said: "I am willing to be Jinong." "Jinong is the meaning of the deputy khan, and Fei Qimi naturally understands that it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to let people be the great khan, so the deputy khan is the actual highest official in the local area, although it cannot be compared with the great khan who was no one before, but in the current situation, it is much better than losing his life like Zasaktu Khan.

Xiong Tingbi smiled: "Congratulations, you made the right choice. Daming will not interfere in your specific internal affairs, you are solely responsible for the division of the grassland, and the tax can be collected by you together with fifty taxes and two, or you can collect their own. ”

Fei Qimi hurriedly said: "It's better for the tax collector to collect it together, I can send someone to assist." "Of course, it can only be collected together, if the herdsmen know that the Ming Dynasty only collects fifty taxes, how can they collect their own fifty taxes.

Xiong Tingbi stretched out his hand and said, "Happy cooperation!" Seeing Fechmi's dazed look, he said, "Your hand is also stretched out, and we will shake it, which is similar to your hug." ”

Fei Qimi wiped his hand on the placket of his clothes, and then reached out and gently held Xiong Tingbi's hand and said, "Happy cooperation." ”