Chapter 246: Mercenaries
Lu Xiangsheng said: "Does the Great Khan refer to those cultivated land at the junction with Xuanfu? This is not a bad suggestion, anyway, it is not suitable for grazing, and the Great Khan is useless. ”
Lin Dan Khan pondered for a long time and found that there was still not enough land that could be exchanged. In just these two days, he needs at least one million yuan to exchange for the 100 miles he retreats, and he can take out at most half of the place to exchange, so he still needs 500,000 yuan, not to mention the place when he escaped on the first day.
Xiong Tingbi said: "After Mongolia returned to the Ming Dynasty, didn't all the land suitable for farming be under the jurisdiction of the Ming Emperor?" Is it appropriate for you to trade our own stuff? ”
Lin Dan Khan immediately reacted and said: "All the land suitable for grazing is under the jurisdiction of Ben Khan, then I don't have to exchange with you, it is originally under the jurisdiction of Ben Khan." ”
Xiong Tingbi sneered: "The Great Khan reacted really quickly, but you said that the land for farming is under the jurisdiction of the Ming Emperor, and the land for grazing is under the jurisdiction of the Great Khan, even if we agree with this." But the problem is that the Ming Emperor can indeed govern all the farming land, but can the Great Khan govern all the grazing land? We have given the Chahar land we occupy to the Tumut or Ordos tribes, and does the Great Khan think you can rule over them? What's more, after Mongolia was returned to the Ming Dynasty, the land for farming and grazing was owned by the Ming Emperor, and the Great Khan was only the person entrusted by the Ming Emperor to manage the pasture, not the owner of the pasture. ”
Lu Xiang warmed up and said: "Great Khan, the land of farming is under the jurisdiction of the Ming Emperor, and the land of grazing is under the jurisdiction of the Great Khan, which is the condition put forward by the Great Khan at the beginning. Later, the Great Khan was willing to let the entire Mongolia belong to the Ming Dynasty and become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, so that all the agricultural land should be arranged by the Ming Dynasty, and the pasture should obviously be distributed to the Mongol tribes. If it doesn't matter which tribe it is distributed to, the Great Khan really doesn't need to redeem it, but if the Great Khan wants to make the place occupied by the Ming army become the Chahar pasture, then he needs to redeem it, otherwise the Ming army will sell it to other tribes. ”
Lin Dan Khan shouted: "Then I will return to the Ming Dynasty, isn't it no good at all?" ”
Xiong Tingbi sneered: "Isn't it the biggest benefit to keep the head. ”
Lu Xiangsheng saw that Lin Dan Khan's face turned red, so he said roundly: "The Great Khan wants to fight for better pastures for Chahar, and there is actually another way to do this. ”
Lin Danhan heard that there was still a method, so he skimmed Xiong Tingbi and asked, "Tell me what the method is." ”
Lu Xiangsheng said: "Exchange people for land." In fact, there are two aspects to this method: one is that the Great Khan can search for Han slaves in the grassland, and then exchange Han slaves for pasture, and one slave for one mile of land. Second, the Great Khan could organize the Mongols to go to the land of railway construction to help, and the construction of the railway did not require technology, as long as he was willing to put in the effort, he could get 200 yuan a day, and a person would have two yuan for five days. But if you have to say it in the future, you have to work hard, and you don't have so much money for stealing and cheating. ”
Lin Dan Khan calculated in his heart that there are still many Han people in the Chahar Department, some are slaves, and most of them are not slaves, but no matter how the Ming people know if they are slaves, they can exchange them for land. As for the Mongols, it is indeed difficult for him to plow the fields and cultivate the land, but it is absolutely no problem to just work hard.
He said happily: "Then it's okay, I will exchange Han slaves for land, and use Mongols to do things in exchange for money to buy land, and Master Lu should not sell the land to other tribes." ”
Lu Xiangsheng said: "Don't worry, the Great Khan, we Ming people will not regret what we promised." ”
Lin Dan Khan didn't pay attention to the irony in his words at all, and then asked, "What did Master Lu say about borrowing troops?" ”
Xiong Tingbi shouted: "Borrowing soldiers? Borrowing troops with empty white teeth? There is no such good thing in the world. ”
Lu Xiangsheng rubbed his brows and said, "The matter of borrowing troops, our Emperor His Majesty will not agree to it anyway, but we can try it in another way." ”
Lin Dan Khan's heart was half cold, the emperor disagreed, what else could he do.
He looked at Lu Xiangsheng listlessly, and Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "Great Khan, it is impossible for the Guards to lend to you, but the Guards happen to have some veterans who are going to retire this year, if the Great Khan is willing, you can hire them to help you fight." ”
Lin Dan Khan said: "If you want to talk about people, I Chahar is more, without the firearms of the Guards, how can I win against those tribes." ”
Lu Xiangsheng said: "The weapons of these retired veterans can be brought back, the only problem is the problem of ammunition, but if the Great Khan can listen to me, I can help." ”
Lin Danhan was overjoyed and said, "Bachelor, please speak." ”
Lu Xiangsheng said: "This matter is hidden from the emperor, so you can't make a big noise." If the Great Khan attacks Inner Khalkha, Korqin or Alu Korqin, then he will not be able to hide from his country, and we will not have the courage to do this. But if the Great Khan wanted to unify Mobei Mongolia, or to attack the Wasang, then it didn't matter. ”
Lin Dan Khan nodded and said: "Of course Ben Khan will not attack Nekhalkha and Korqin, at least for now, they still recognize Ben Khan as the Mongolian co-master, and the three Khans of Mobei have been increasingly ignoring Ben Khan for more than ten years, and it is time to teach a lesson." ”
Lu Xiangsheng said: "The total number of veterans who retired this year is 10,000, and some soldiers are used to living in the army and are unwilling to go back to farming. However, they were reluctant to let them go to farming and building roads, and many people would be willing to come to the Great Khan to help. ”
Lin Dan Khan asked: "Can the firearms of retired veterans be brought back?" So if Ben Khan wants to buy some weapons, can he buy them from them? ”
Xiong Tingbi snorted coldly: "It's a good idea." The weapons of retired soldiers are inspected once a year, and if you don't have weapons, you will have three years of hard labor, and you say that others will not sell you. Besides, a musket with ten bullets, what is the use of you buying it? ”
Lin Dan Khan said: "Didn't Master Lu say that he wanted to help buy ammunition? When there is enough ammunition, and then there are more firearms, it will not be possible to equip more troops, and those who are not satisfied can try the taste of firearms. ”
Lu Xiangsheng said: "Great Khan, there is no way to buy weapons for retired soldiers, there are strict regulations on this, most people will choose to return the weapons to the imperial court when they retire, and the imperial court will give them twenty yuan in compensation." Those who are reluctant to ask for money are because they have a relationship with the firebolt, and they are less likely to sell it to the Great Khan. Moreover, the fire gun is inspected once a year, and after a year, it is not clear where the weapon is to be punished, and it is punishable by hard labor. If the Great Khan wants to buy firecrackers for his subordinates, I'm afraid it's unlikely, as you know, our Jinyiwei and Dongchang are very powerful. ”