Article 354

The meeting was temporarily suspended, and the Kurustai grassland became more lively - the tribal meeting was of great significance, and it was a good opportunity for many tribes to change the status quo.

Batur was no longer able to control the meeting, Tulu Baihu came to the door every day to force him to admit his mistake and give in, and a group of people from the family also followed suit, although Tarbagatai was the territory of Dzungaria, he had no choice but to take Tulu Baihu - the murder during the tribal meeting would inevitably arouse public anger, not to mention that there were tribes of the Heshute people south of the Tianshan Mountains, Batur did not dare to come nonsense, so he had to try to avoid Tulu Baihu.

Subadi of Khalkha was also unlucky, he cooperated with Batur to formulate the code was characterized as a foreign conspiracy, and he could not pass the test by honestly admitting his mistakes, Shuo Lei and Gunbu convened the leaders of the Khalkha tribes for three days to hold a criticism meeting, and he must reflect from the depths of his soul until everyone was satisfied, Su Badi was tortured and cried, and swore that he would never dare to have a personal relationship with outsiders again - Shuo Lei and Gunbu enjoyed this set of evil tricks of the Civic Party.

Fengzhou will not be idle, Batu, Namur, and Yunrong visited the tribal leaders one by one, and clearly told them that there is only one hero on the grassland today, that is Hutu Ketu Batulu, follow him to get out of the predicament, and there are benefits to take, send your children to naturalize and study, this is Hutu Ketu Baturu treats you as his own people. Li Jianji and Bao Zhen are veterans of business, and they are very familiar with the trick of pulling relationships and deceiving people, and they have vigorously advocated the bright prospects of Hami and Turu Domains in various Mongolian departments, and persuaded everyone to work together to make money, have strength, and benefit together, and by the way, they also depreciated the code made by Batur to be worthless, and the Mongols were also poor, and gradually believed their nonsense.

Toyosu was strong, rich and powerful, and used a set of soft and hard means, Tulu Baihu took the lead in saying that he would obey Hutuketubatulu's orders in the future, and on the same day, he received a batch of weapons including two mortars and ten new Sui Fa guns, which was of course also a reward for his meritorious efforts in disrupting the situation. Batur is also very clever, and immediately admitted his mistake to Li Yu - the Rakshasa ghost continued to intrude, and also encouraged the Kazakhs to make trouble, the Kyrgyz rebelled, the external pressure was too great, he wanted to keep the territory, and he went to the Rakshasa country to talk secretly for a while, however, he is still a Mongolian man, and will never give in to the foreign invaders, and the Dzungars will resolutely allegiance to Hutu Ketu Batulu in the future, and swear to defend Great Mongolia to the death.

There is an endless stream of Mongolian leaders who come to the door to express their submission, but these guys have always been full of nonsense, whoever believes them is unlucky, and they must use both grace and power to make them learn to obey the rules, Li Yu said good words to appease, while waiting for the opportunity.

After adjourning the meeting for seven or eight days, Li Yu announced that the meeting would continue, and this time more than 300 people came, mainly some tribes south of the Tianshan Mountains who heard the words of Tulu Baihu and made a special trip to support them, and some poor tribes who heard that there were benefits to take them, and they also had the cheekiness to stain them. Different from the last meeting, the convener Batur sat honestly with the other leaders, and in the middle of the faction sat Li Yu and Dongke Living Buddha, but the little living Buddha was not here today, and the little guy was in a panic and was taken out to play by Wu Langha.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I announce a good news, my Fengzhou Iron Cavalry is mighty, and the Rakshasa ghosts who raided the territory of the Kazakhs have won a complete victory, broken through the enemy's camp, killed and captured more than 200 people, and the whole army returned to the camp safely yesterday evening." The moderator of today's meeting was replaced by Yun Rong, who first announced the good news loudly, and then clapped his hands back.

After a while, Meng Ke and Hadari entered the meeting hall and commanded their men to escort more than 20 prisoners, and at the same time put the captured heads in a parade to the public, there were more than 130 of them, all of which were blonde and blue-eyed Rakshasa ghost heads. Batur gasped - there is no longer a peace negotiation with the Rakshasa country, there are only five or six hundred Rakshasa ghosts in the territory of the Kazakhs, and suddenly half of the reimbursement is smaller, the thief will definitely go crazy to retaliate, and he will be beaten as soon as the Fengzhou people leave, and the Dzungar can only hug Fengzhou's thighs and fight with the Rakshasa ghosts to the end in the future.

"Brothers, the Rakshasa ghosts are all villains and thieves, and it is not possible to fight seriously at all, we have opened the wooden fence with a few shells, rushed in and stabbed them one by one, and the Kazakhs did not fight, and a few rows of firearms were fired and scared away." The Turghut warrior Shu Kurdaiqing ran into the crowd with two heads to show off, and Orlek watched his son cry with excitement, and shouted excitedly with the Mongolian leaders "Enter the Rakshasa country, kill all the Rakshasa ghosts".

Yun Rong waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said with a serious expression: "Ladies and gentlemen, we interrogated the captives overnight, and learned that the Tsar of the Rakshasa Kingdom, that is, the thief chieftain, sent a large number of heavy prisoners and Cossack horse thieves to invade the east, these villains are heinous and exterminate the population of the extreme north, and the Mongolian tribes there have been wiped out. ”

"Although my Buddha is compassionate, if he is bent on doing evil, it is better to leave the world as soon as possible and send them to hell." Dongke Living Buddha said with his hands folded.

"Kill them and avenge the death of your brothers and sisters!"

"Expedition to the west, expedition to the west, hit the nest of the Rakshasa country and kill the thief chief!"

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The Mongols were angry, waving their fists and shouting, some people were angry and pulled out their knives to do it themselves, Yun Rong waved his hand fiercely, the captives were ordered to kneel, a burst of knife light flashed, more than twenty bloody human heads rolled to the ground, and cheers rang out.

Li Yu stood up and walked to the center of the venue at this time, glanced around coldly, and suddenly waved his hand and shouted angrily: "Are you proud to kill a few thieves, shame!" Four hundred years ago, our ancestors swept tens of thousands of miles westward, invincible everywhere they went, but now a thief chief commanded a gang of scoundrels to kill and pass unimpeded along the way, and drove you here from the Yenisei River and the Irtysh River like dogs, where is your blood? Mongolian nobles, you are drunk and dreamy, greedy and greedy, fighting each other for power and profit, and the good Mongolia has been turned into a piece of scattered sand, will you not wake up until you are exterminated! The missionary Tessie told me that the Rakshasa country originated from the barbarians, has always been cruel and murderous, never trustworthy, and the best at deception, demagoguery, in order to obtain land, property at the expense of the heavens and harm, its name is actually a thief, Fengzhou for the heavens, the Rakshasa country as an evil country, I warn you, in the future, all those who surrender, attach to or fornicate with the Rakshasa country will be regarded as rebellion, remove their honorific titles, deprive them of pasture, people and animals, if there is any more harm to their compatriots, there will be no forgiveness! ”

Li Yu gritted his teeth and said, raised his foot and kicked out a few heads on the ground: "Give this pile of stinky meat to the Kazakhs, let them bring a message to the Rakshasa ghosts, go back to the nest, I will never trouble them, and you can also trade with them, if you are obsessed, then use a knife to speak, I swear to Tengger, the Mongols are fighting for a hundred years, and they will also end their nest." ”

Li Yu's words were loud, and after a moment of silence, there was a tsunami of cheers, and the old man was so excited that he prayed to the sky, thanks to Tengger, hundreds of years later, Mongolia finally had another hero who stood up to the sky, and the glorious cause of the ancestor Genghis Khan may be able to reappear.

This I am too powerful, set up the Rakshasa ghost as a strong enemy, scattered Mongolian tribes can only unite together, follow their new leader all the way to the end - Batur's face is pale, and he secretly glanced at Subadi, among the Mongolian tribes who directly confronted the Rakshasa country, the two of them are the ones who directly oppose the Rakshasa country, and that guy also looks lost.

"But, but, the Rakshasa country is a big country, with complete armor and guns, what if they send elites to fight us?" Subadi said with a shudder in her lips.

"Don't you have armor or guns in your hands? Fight fiercely, how many people can they send to run tens of thousands of miles to fight. Li Jian glanced at Suba with disdain.

"We are too poor, if the Rakshasa ghosts continue to infest, how will we live in the future?" Batur muttered quietly.

"Bah, if you are poor, you have to find a way to make money, Batur, don't say that there are no prisoners and horse thieves in your hands, tell them to also intrude on the Rakshasa ghosts, whoever robs the land and property will belong to whomever you want, you can also take a cut of it, I will do you a favor again, ten taels of silver to buy a Rakshasa ghost head, I will pay 100,000 taels of silver for 10,000 heads, can you do this business?" Bao Zhen said with a smile.

"I'll do it!" Subadi and Batur replied in unison - Mongolia lacks silver, and the transaction is basically barter, and the poor herdsmen may not earn a few taels of silver in their lifetime, so they can reward some of the people below, and put the rest into their own pockets, this business is still very profitable.

The meeting continued, and Batu stood up and called on the Mongolian ministries to stop the internal strife, integrate their forces to deal with internal and external troubles, and must not repeat the fratricidal and annexation of neighbors, which is definitely self-harm, and in the end will not be exterminated by the Rakshasa State, but will also be annexed by the Qing State. Batu rejected the request of some tribes to join Fengzhou, and made it clear that Fengzhou is not interested in population and land, but hopes to realize the great unification of various ethnic groups on the basis of mutual recognition and integration of the people, and that the tribes should follow the trend, innovate the old system, and rely on their own strength to govern and defend themselves, God helps those who help themselves, and only by fighting for their own strength can they have a good life.

Namur put forward a new idea, Taixi had an example of the alliance of the city-states, the city-states of the countries of the state of the state of the country, do not offend each other, the people are the same clan brothers, friendly exchanges with each other, in case of foreign invaders, natural disasters will work together to deal with the situation, the situation of Fengzhou and the Mongolian tribes is similar, now we have signed the "Naturalization Covenant", and with a recognized leader, Hutuktu Batulu, there are conditions for a closer alliance, such as the tribes on the basis of self-government to form a state, and then form an alliance above the state, The state coordinates the affairs of the tribes, and the alliance coordinates the affairs of the countries, and the small family is taken care of first, and everyone's affairs will be straightened out, but the rules must be established first, and the tribes, the country, and the alliance must all act according to the rules.

The Mongolian leaders discussed, everyone understands the principle of joining forces to survive, that is, they are reluctant to contribute money and efforts, and the pasture and population are the root of their lives and will never give up. Tulu Baihu and Batur also shined, they were the strongest among the Western Mongolian tribes, and if Fengzhou supported the Oirats to establish a state, they would be the emperor of the soil.

Tulubaihu rushed to the center of the meeting hall first, and said loudly to the leaders with a smile on his face: "Brothers, I am the minister of Oirat, I am a good person, and I have done things for everyone all these years, you ......."

"Tulubaihu, you are so shameless, you have been a minister for all these years, and the Rakshasa ghost drove us all the way south, it was I who let Oirath gain a foothold here, go back to your West Sea, the Oirats don't need you." Batur rushed over and shouted, and a group of people from the Turros family booed Tulubai.

"Batur, you are shameless, squeezing out the Turks to go to the West, coaxing the Heshuts to go south to the West Sea, this is all a lack of virtue that you have done, people like you are the most despicable, you should really be driven out of Oirat." Tulubaihu was furious, and the people of the Turughai family immediately responded in unison.

Tulubaihu and Batur became more and more arguing, waving their fists and almost smashing each other's faces, and the people of the Turu family also rushed over, scolding each other angrily with their teeth and claws.

"Both of them are liars, whoever becomes the lord of the country will harm people, the Turks were driven out of their homeland by their partnership, the Oirats don't want to build a state, we just need Hutu Ketu Baturu." And Orlek stood up and shouted.

Everyone was silent for a moment and then reacted, Tulu Baihu and Batur were too powerful and ambitious, and it was safest to choose the distant commander of Fengzhou, and the Turberts and Turkuts first shouted "Hutuketu Baturu", "Hutuketu Baturu", and then Heshute and Dzungar also shouted - one generation of relatives, two representatives, three generations and four generations are all pulled, Tulu Baihu and Batur are not good at stubble, and they may not recognize poor relatives when expanding their strength.

Li Yu couldn't sit still, drank back Tulu Baihu and Batur, called the leaders of Orlek and other leaders together to discuss, and after a while walked to the center of the venue and said loudly: "Oirat occupies a vast land, and it is too far away from Fengzhou, and it is impossible to govern without officials, and it is better to build a country, then set up two great consuls' offices in the Western Regions and the West Sea, and set up a platform under the Grand Commander's Mansion to govern the localities, and another chamber to formulate laws and publicize officials, and the Grand Law Division to hear prison lawsuits and judge right and wrong, you don't have to worry, Fengzhou not only has to teach you to handle government affairs, It is also necessary to help the Oirats improve their livelihood, build up their army, and ultimately make the people rich and the people strong. ”

"Hutuktu Baturu auspicious!" The leaders cheered excitedly in unison.

"What are the plans of the Khalkhas?" Li Yu turned his face to Khalkha's Shuolei, Gunbu, and Subadi and asked.

"I answer, you are the Khan of the Khalkha Khans, and you are the ruler of the Khalkha state, so you can do whatever you say." Shuo Lei replied with a smile, the three of them know best that Khalkha does not have the conditions for statehood at all, at least no matter which of them is the lord or commander of the country, the other two will definitely make trouble, it is better to let Fengzhou manage it.

Dongke Living Buddha was a little impatient, and scolded again, "You Mongolians are a piece of loose sand" got up and wanted to leave, Li Yu helped the old man back to rest, Tulu Baihu and Batur were very clever, and immediately followed behind.

Li Yu set the tone, and the rest of the matter was discussed by the officials of the Fengzhou mission - the Mongolian leaders had a clear attitude, as long as they could keep their family business, absolutely support Hutu Ketu Batulu, and copy the laws and official system and military system of Fengzhou, it doesn't matter, of course, Mongolian customs must also be preserved, and the subordinates and slaves must not be deprived of the private property of nobles for no reason, and the leaders also proposed that they are too poor to pay taxes, so they must not only be exempt from taxes forever, but also receive assistance every year, and it is a good thing to establish a standing army, but the military salary must also be paid by Fengzhou.

"You just want to take advantage of it, you don't want to have any pay, the "Naturalization Oath" clearly stipulates that 'no nobles, no slaves', those tribes, slaves are also people, where are their rights?" The more Yun Rong listened, the more angry he became, and the Mongolian leaders responded with confidence, they were so poor that eating was a problem, how could they have the strength to pay, and the nobles had always been in charge of the steppe, and the laws of Fengzhou had to be changed.

"Hezhou, there are some things to be patient," Li Jianji held down Yun Rong and said to the leaders with a smile, "Taxes must be paid, this is the rule, Fengzhou implements agricultural and animal husbandry tax, and municipal tax is decentralized to local self-collection and self-support, what should you do if you think for yourself, aid can be provided, but it will never be given in vain, have you figured out how to repay the money?" ”

The ghost wanted to repay the money, and the leaders were silent, Bao Zhen smiled and held a stack of manuscripts to relieve them from the siege: "In fact, land, livestock and business are all money, as long as you sign this "Free Trade Order", everything is wrapped up in us, not only do you not have to worry about repaying the money, but you can also make a lot of money, good things can not be missed!" ”

Three days later, the two councils of the Western Regions and the West Sea were established, and the newly released councillors first passed the "Decree of Free Commerce", and then signed the "Regulations of the Naturalization League" with Batu together with the three Khans of Khalkha, and supported Li Yu as the president of the Naturalization League - nobles are born to be councilors, and officials at all levels are also selected from their families. In order to appease them, Li Yu put Hami and Turu into the jurisdiction of the Western Regions and the Tibetan region under the jurisdiction of the Western Regions Governorship. Ashu's Oirat battalion and the Khalkha battalion of Subutai were ready-made standing armies, and Li Yu ordered them to be stationed in the Western Regions and Khalkha, and the officers and men of the two battalions were all granted the citizenship of Fengzhou and directly obeyed the orders of the allied president in the future.

In the middle of June, Li Yu left Tacheng and led the Fengzhou delegation and six or seven hundred noble children who went to study in naturalization and set off for home.