Chapter 226 Breaking the Law with Force
Although on the issue of Batur Huntaiji, Da Ming made all his moves and took several stinky moves in a row, but these are not important to Li Hongfei, at most they are just a little troublesome to solve. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After all, in the face of absolute strength, any intrigue is futile.
The previous calculations of the National Security Bureau were just to maximize the cost of taking down the Mongolian tribes for the Ming Dynasty.
Once Daming takes it seriously regardless of the cost, the little trick that Batur Huntaiji played can be easily cracked.
In the final analysis, Suzhou is already in the territory of Daming, Batur Huntaiji is just seeking political asylum in Daming, a group of guest troops without the slightest foundation, really think they can go to heaven?
With Li Hongfei's order, the Ming army, which was eager to try and ready to leave the pass at any time, all retracted back into the pass at this time, especially in Suzhou, the Ming army mobilized two armies and directly surrounded the camp of Batur Huntaiji.
In order to "maintain stability and unity in the Ming Dynasty", the Ming army imposed house arrest on the Mongolian army of Suzhou Wei.
The Celestial Empire, which was still elegant and wise before, turned its face ruthlessly in the blink of an eye, and seemed to be ready to unite with Tsarist Russia at any time to scrape the entire Mongolia.
It's okay now, isn't it just a little dissatisfied with what the Ming army has done, and the strength has skyrocketed recently, so I want to have some attitude.......... Do you need to be ruthless like this?
Everyone is also a friend with a strip of water, can you give a step down?
As a result, the Ming army not only did not give the stairs down, but also cut off the supply of the Mongol military camp.
Before, you were entertained with delicious food and drink, you shook your face, really I am the place where you eat and drink?
If you want food supplies, you can buy it with money, because of the recent turmoil on the border, many merchants are reluctant to take the risk of going, and the price of grain has naturally risen sharply, since everyone is a friendly country, before the establishment of diplomatic relations with Tsarist Russia, it is not good to do too much, so buy it at three times the usual price of grain.
This......... You're fooling the hell here!
It is true that the border of Daming is turbulent, but do the Russian-Manchurian coalition forces dare to break through?
I'm afraid I don't even dare to stay at the border for a moment!
And what do you say that the merchants are unwilling to venture to the market, and the people who come to the market are ghosts?
Of course, the Mongols did not believe in the Ming army's words, but now people are swords and I am fish and meat, and in the face of this situation, Batur Huntaiji only dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.........
In fact, after learning about the border areas and the policy towards Mongolian refugees, even Li Hongfei couldn't stand it anymore, why are the soldiers and civilians here so simple?
Before Mongolia was included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, these refugees were not the subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and when it was time to make war money, they had a disturbed conscience and couldn't do it?
So after Li Hongfei came over, he quickly ordered the price of the border pass to be raised, as long as there is no Ming household registration, the purchase of any materials is three times the price.
Foreigners working in Daming can only get half of the normal wages of Chinese people.
This plus and minus adds a sixfold difference.
In other words, a Mongolian civilian, working six jobs at the same time in the Ming Dynasty, can just reach the living standard of an ordinary person in the Ming Dynasty.
This move not only began to panic in the hearts of the Mongolian nobles, but even the ordinary people of the Mongolian tribes also felt quite pressure.
In addition to the various rumors and rumors circulating among the people, soon, there were calls within the various tribes of Mongolia to join the Ming household registration.
It is understandable that the Mongol tribes want to be independent and want to return to the Mongolian steppe, but the most basic livelihood of the people under their rule must be guaranteed.
If you can't even eat, who wants to give you your life?
Daming's series of actions caught Batur Huntaiji off guard, and he who had previously claimed that he was sick and did not see guests, began to jump up and down at this time, wanting to get in touch with Daming officials.
Especially when I heard that Zuo Prime Minister Li Hongfei was in Suzhou, the person Batur Huntaiji wanted to visit the most was naturally the first person in the Ming Dynasty who had the right to decide.
But Li Hongfei didn't have time to deal with the other party, and even Han Baofeng, who had stayed under Batur Huntaiji's tent before, was also transferred to the National Security Bureau to report on his work at this time.
However, at this moment, Li Hongfei is not completely angry with Batur Huntaiji, but he understands that if he wants to completely subjugate the Mongolian tribes, he must return to his original trajectory, that is: to break up the current alliance nature of the Mongolian tribes.
As the "leader" of the alliance, Batur Huntaiji is undoubtedly the Mongolian tribe that has benefited the most, and if Li Hongfei starts from Batur Huntaiji, he will naturally pay the greatest price, which is obviously not in line with Li Hongfei's consistent style of acting.
Therefore, Li Hongfei chose to start with those small tribes who did not have much strength, and these small tribes did not have much say in the alliance of Batur Huntaiji, and even more forced to choose to follow the trend and stand in line.
"I called you over today to discuss the resettlement of the Mongolian tribes in the Ming Dynasty." Li Hongfei said unhurriedly to several tribal leaders under the big tent: "Presumably you should know that in the recent period, due to the turmoil on the border, prices in the northwest region have skyrocketed. And from the territory of Mongolia, hundreds of thousands of refugees poured in at once, these people are not the people of our Ming Dynasty, and if they are not properly resettled, it is easy to cause large-scale riots. Moreover, I have experienced decades of war before the Ming Dynasty, and now I am in ruins, and there is really no extra materials to help these Mongolian refugees for free. ”
As soon as Li Hongfei came up, he magnified his moves.
The Ming Dynasty has long been familiar with the Mongolian tribes in the territory, and now the tribes that can be called here are not only weak, but also the material reserves in the clan have basically been consumed.
Except for some of the remaining war horses and young and strong laborers, these tribal leaders have no rest of the capital.
"This ......... I wonder what solution the Prime Minister has? A Mongolian nobleman asked.
"I, the Ming Dynasty, am merciful and can't bear the continued suffering of the Mongolian tribes, so as early as the invasion of the Russian-Manchurian coalition army, the border gates of the Ming Dynasty received instructions to allow Mongolian refugees to enter the country for refuge. If the number of refugees is not large, only three or five thousand people, it is good to say, but this is four or five hundred thousand people, no matter how rich the Ming Dynasty is, it will not be able to support so many people! Therefore, you should make plans early, lead the people of all departments as soon as possible, and go out of the customs to fend for yourself! Li Hongfei said with a sad face.
Although it is said to be righteous and awe-inspiring, it gives a clear rule that only if you have money and materials can you continue to stay in the territory of Daming, otherwise........ Then wait for deportation.
"Prime Minister, Mongolia is now occupied by the Russian devils, and letting the common people out of the customs is tantamount to sending them to hell. Please also ask the Ming Dynasty to look at the hundreds of thousands of innocent people, as well as the Mongolian tribes who have been the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, and open the net! A Mongolian tribal leader pleaded.
These tribes are all small forces, not as good as those big tribes, and they can't raise many troops except ordinary people around them.
Once faced with Tsarist Russia or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they basically did not even have the ability to resist.
As for working for Daming to earn money in exchange for living materials, they didn't think about it, but all the aristocratic lords usually come to stretch out their hands and eat to open their mouths, how can they ever work for people?
And even if you work part-time, even if you don't care about the low wages, Daming has already clearly stipulated that limited jobs will give priority to the people with Daming household registration.
The northwest border region can be said to be a multi-ethnic gathering place, not only Mongolian, but also Hui, Hani, Zhuang, and Uygur who have long joined the Ming nationality (household registration..........
Although these are all ethnic minorities, they also belong to the Ming people, and the power is basically equal to that of the Han Chinese, and the Mongols are "foreigners" in the northwest region, and it is not ordinary difficult to find a job.
"Vassal? If I'm not mistaken, two years ago, the Junggar Department, which was a vassal state, under the leadership of Batur Huntaiji, also launched an invasion against the Ming Dynasty! Now that you are following Batur Huntaiji, I am merciful, and although I am not thinking about what happened two years ago, I have already removed your status as a vassal state. Isn't it far-fetched that you still talk about this now? Li Hongfei sneered.
The vassal country invaded the suzerain, and it stands to reason that even if the Ming Dynasty destroyed the other party, no one would dare to say anything.
However, everyone knew the situation back then, and because the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to lift the restrictions on vassal states, it made Batur Huntaiji and the Mongolian tribes all ignite their fighting spirit.
Because once someone can unify the Mongol tribes, they will no longer be controlled by the Ming Dynasty and can sit on an equal footing with them.
In fact, this move was beneficial to both sides at that time, and the Ming Dynasty lifted the restrictions on the Mongolian region, which not only gave the Mongolian tribes autonomy, but also buried a fatal hidden danger, that is, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to forcibly send troops to crusade against Mongolia in the future, it would not be like treating the general vassal states, and eventually had to support a puppet regime in the Mongolian region.
Now, as long as the Ming Dynasty occupies the Mongolian region, it can be swept with a stroke of the pen and the millions of square kilometers of land can be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, on the issue of dealing with vassal states, Li Hongfei did not break out on the spot, but just sneered on the side, which was already very restrained.
Since it is the result that everyone wants, then no matter the Mongolian tribes, or the Ming Dynasty, even if the fruit is bitter, then it has to be swallowed, at this time the Ming Dynasty recognizes the status of the other party's vassal state, so what is the difference between it and a fool?
"Prime Minister, we Mongolians are all bold men, and we don't like so many twists and turns. It is true that Batur Huntaiji is an eagle on the steppe, and it is true that we worship and respect him, but compared to the current state of the tribes, it is the most important thing to live. We also understand what the Prime Minister means, joining the Ming nationality, and even incorporating Mongolia into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, this is not impossible, but we need a promise, the Ming must ensure the safety of our lives, not like the previous battle in the desert, let our Mongolian warriors die in vain! "A Mongolian leader, straight to the point.
In fact, the Mongolian tribes had the intention of returning to the Ming Dynasty, but why did Batur Huntaiji enter the customs, and everyone's attitude changed 180 degrees?
Could it be that the eagle on the grassland, the spiritual leader, is really more important than his life?
Of course not.
The reason for this is that the leaders of the Mongolian tribes are worried that they will become cannon fodder for the Ming Dynasty in the future.
Therefore, if Li Hongfei wants to subdue the Mongolian tribes, he must give them a promise..........
"In a war, there are no immortals, not long ago in the battle on the edge of the desert, you Mongols did suffer heavy losses, presumably no matter how I explain it, everyone will feel that they are defending the Ming Dynasty. But I still have to say one thing, if the Ming really wants to consume Batur Huntaiji's strength, there is no need to send troops to rescue in the end, 50,000 Qing troops are enough to kill all Batur Huntaiji's subordinates. And there is another well-known reason, that is, the Ming army entered Mongolia to fight, and its mobility was obviously insufficient, and at this time, only a fool would think of consuming your Mongolian cavalry. ”
Li Hongfei did not explain much, but only put forward a new way of thinking, trying to guide the mistakes in decision-making to the mistakes in command.
The first time the two armies cooperated, it was inevitable that there would be poor coordination, and as long as the thinking was directed to this aspect, then it would be reasonable to explain why Batur Huntaiji's army suffered heavy losses.
It was not that we deliberately killed him, but that Batur Huntaiji could not keep up with the fighting rhythm of the Ming army, and this was the reason why there was a mistake in command.
"Of course, the responsibility for the previous failures lies mainly with Daming, so it is understandable that you are worried. In fact, before leaving Beijing, this officer had already asked the Ministry of Defense for the establishment of a Mongolian cavalry column, with a quota of 50,000 people, which is also the highest establishment of your standing army after Mongolia was incorporated into the Ming Dynasty in the future. Although the personnel can not be exceeded, but even if it can't be full, it doesn't matter, if you are worried that we will borrow a knife to kill, you can completely let the soldiers under your command disarm and return to the field, as long as it is the people of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is a soldier or a civilian, I am very welcome to the Ming Dynasty. Li Hongfei hit the railway while it was hot.
The reason why the previous battle in the desert was explained was to shake the previous speculation of the Mongols, and then a cavalry column with a full strength of 50,000 people was launched to tell these Mongols that the Ming Dynasty had already had a way to limit the Mongol cavalry, and there was no need for the so-called borrowing of a knife to kill people.
Only by fundamentally dispelling the concerns of the Mongolian tribes can those Mongolian cavalry really put down the mustard and fight hand in hand with the Ming army.
In fact, the establishment of 50,000 Mongolian cavalry was a means of disarmament that Li Hongfei would implement after he was preparing to drive the Russian-Manchurian coalition forces out of Mongolia.
After all, there are a large number of Mongolian cavalry as cannon fodder, and the Wehrmacht will enter Mongolia to fight, and the losses will be much lower.
But seeing the current situation, not to mention the maximum limit of 50,000 Mongolian cavalry, even if it is open to recruitment, it is a bit difficult to form a Mongolian cavalry of 30,000 people, let alone let these Mongolian cavalry die for you.
Therefore, Li Hongfei must take a two-pronged approach, while explaining the "misunderstanding" of the First Battle in the desert, he gave the Mongolian cavalry a formation in advance, which is equivalent to a disguised guarantee, proving that the Ming Dynasty has regarded these Mongolian cavalry as his own people, and will no longer use them as cannon fodder and kill them at will.
After all, with the establishment of the National Defense Force, those who are killed or wounded in battle will receive a large amount of pensions, and even if the Ming Dynasty has money, it cannot afford to consume such expensive cannon fodder.