With the establishment of the Ming National Defense Force, it is enough to make the Mongolian departments feel at ease. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

These Mongols have fled to the territory of the Ming Dynasty for half a year, and the treatment of the national defense forces has naturally been figured out for the most part.

The individual equipment of the Wehrmacht alone is close to 20 taels of silver, and this is only individual equipment, as a cavalry column with a number of 50,000 people, including war horses, even if it is not equipped with firearms, the military expenditure will not be less than 2 million silver.

With so much money to build an army, even if it really goes to be cannon fodder, the Mongols are willing.

Of course, Li Hongfei knew in his heart that such a condition would at most dispel the concerns in the hearts of the Mongols, and if they wanted to completely fall to the side of the Ming Dynasty, these alone were far from enough.

The Mongolian aristocracy is too fucked, as long as there is no way to survive, those low-level ordinary people basically will not choose to rebel.

Once the Mongol cavalry column was formed, it was necessary to kick these nobles, clan leaders, out of the army.

After all, there are no idlers in the Wehrmacht, and the command of the army cannot be handed over to these Mongolian masters who do not understand the art of war and tactics in any case.

The Mongols were worried that the Ming army would use them as cannon fodder, and the Ming Dynasty was also worried that these Mongols would not listen to the propaganda and drop the chain at the critical moment!

Therefore, if he wanted these Mongol nobles to give up the command of the army, Li Hongfei had to give the other party enough benefits.

And wool textile technology is a big bargaining chip for Li Hongfei.

Last year, Zheng Chenggong led a fleet to Europe, which greatly increased the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and brought great benefits to the Ming Dynasty.

Scientists hired from Europe, ownership of the Strait of Malacca, arms orders, wool textile technology and supporting equipment and skilled workers......... And so on and so forth.

And this time Li Hongfei came to the northwest in person, mainly to implement one of the benefits that Zheng Chenggong brought back - wool textile equipment.

The Wehrmacht was about to declare war on the Russian-Manchurian forces, and the strategic goal had already been set, which was to occupy the Siberian region.

Fighting on the Mongolian steppe, Li Hongfei was not too worried, but the low temperature weather in Siberia was difficult for the Wehrmacht to bear now.

There are three ways to solve the problem of severe cold.

The first is to use fur, mink, etc., to make cold-proof clothing.

Not to mention that the production areas of these furs are all in the Manchu-controlled areas, and in terms of price alone, it is not something that hundreds of thousands of Ming defense troops can afford.

The second method is to use cotton to make a padded jacket with good warmth ability.

Not to mention that the main production area of cotton is now in the Western Regions, even though it is much cheaper than animal skin products, but the output is also limited and cannot meet the needs of the Wehrmacht.

There is a bigger flaw, that is, the cotton products (cotton jackets) are too bloated, and the wearing on the body greatly restricts the tactical actions of the soldiers, especially the soldiers of the Ming Army, who mainly use firearms, wear this bloated cotton products (cotton jackets), and the combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced.

As for the third method, it is to use wool products.

Wool fibers are soft and elastic, and their elongation is much stronger than that of cotton products, so they have a relatively small impact on soldiers' tactical movements.

And because the curly wool contains a large amount of air, and the heat transfer rate of the air is very low, it can effectively prevent the entry of external cold air and the emission of internal hot air, so it can achieve high heat preservation, and it is no worse than fur products in terms of keeping warm and cold.

More importantly, Mongolia is already a rich sheep production area, and the price is even cheaper than purchasing cotton from the Western Regions, and the supply is more secure.

Therefore, Li Hongfei decided to go to the northwest in person, partly because of the implementation of the wool textile project as soon as possible.

The Northwest Frontier has poured in a large number of Mongolian refugees, and it is false to say that they are not worried about riots, and only by increasing employment opportunities and allowing these refugees to have something to do, instead of being idle all day, the source of the turmoil will naturally disappear invisibly.

And during the war, even the price of beef and mutton was greatly reduced, not to mention the wool that was originally worthless, and it was worried that the price of wool would rise sharply after it became a military product, and now it seems that as long as someone is willing to buy, no matter how low the price, there are people rushing to sell.

After all, it is to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the cost can be cheaper, which is always good.

I was still worried about who to give this opportunity to make a fortune, after all, today's wool textile technology is also unique in the whole of Asia, and any industry, as long as it involves monopoly, means a steady stream of wealth.

Li Hongfei's roots are in the southeast coast, and he really doesn't have much intersection with the businessmen in the northwest region, although it is completely a matter of Li Hongfei's words to who not to give to, but if he can obtain greater benefits, Li Hongfei is naturally more willing to promote this matter.

Giving the wool technology to these Mongol nobles was equivalent to spending money to buy control of the army from them.

Do these Mongolian nobles at the bottom of the rankings really have the ambition to dominate the steppe?

Of course not.

They are just saving up capital to invest in remediation.

It can be said that whoever offers the highest interest will fall to whomever they want.

And these interests naturally cannot be power, it can be said that whether they fall to the Ming Dynasty, Batur Huntaiji, or the Russian-Manchurian coalition army, military power is not to think about it, and the best outcome is to be a rich man.

Compared with wealth, except for the Ming Dynasty, who can afford a higher price?

Therefore, when Li Hongfei proposed the technology of wool weaving, the Mongolian nobles present immediately expressed their willingness to join the Ming nationality and announced that the areas previously controlled by Mongolia would be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Before, he squirmed and said that he would go back to discuss with his people, but now he directly agreed, as if he was afraid that Li Hongfei would regret it..........

Although the area controlled by these tribal leaders is not large, and it is not possible to connect the city, this is already a successful breakthrough for Daming.

Successfully driving a few "nails" in the Mongolian region, neither the Mongolian tribes nor the Russian-Manchurian coalition army could no longer prevent the Ming Dynasty from interfering in Mongolian affairs.

There is no harm if there is no comparison, when the leaders of these tribes announced that they joined the Ming nationality, they soon got the "post-disaster relief materials" of the Ming Dynasty, not only the basic life has been guaranteed, the government also began to arrange work for the people of these tribes, and instantly changed from the original guest army identity, under the fence, into the master, even in the face of the former compatriots, that speech is also full of confidence.

Soon, the content of the talks between the two sides spread to all the Mongolian tribes in the Ming Dynasty under the deliberate spread of some people.

The establishment of the National Defense Force, the identity of the Ming people, and the huge orders for wool products..........

Whether it is Mongolian soldiers, ordinary people, or leaders and nobles of various departments, they can all be properly resettled on the side of the Ming Dynasty.

So less than five days after Li Hongfei made his move, the Batur Huntaiji Alliance, which had an army of 30,000 and more than 50,000 people, soon shrank by half, and some small and medium-sized tribes were afraid that they would take refuge too late, and the benefits would be shared by others.

Fortunately, wool weaving was just emerging, and the Wehrmacht needed to complete the order in a short time, so there were not too many restrictions on the Mongolian nobles who took refuge behind.

In Li Hongfei's view, even if all Mongolians are invested in the wool textile industry, with the demand for wool products in the Ming Dynasty, there will be no market saturation in a short period of time, and even if the Ming market is saturated, there will be no overseas markets...........

On the tenth day after Li Hongfei arrived at the northwest border pass, he finally decided to officially meet with Batur Huntaiji, the leader of the first Mongolian force.

Strictly speaking, at this time, Batur Huntaiji was no longer the first force in Mongolia, with less than 8,000 soldiers, and he was defeated and fled south before, without carrying the people, so except for these 8,000 Mongolian cavalry, Batur Huntaiji no longer has any extra capital.

"I heard that you want to join the Ming nationality and announce the Junggar region and merge it into the Ming territory?" Li Hongfei got straight to the point.

By now, Li Hongfei has completely grasped the initiative, and if it weren't for Batur Huntaiji using this as a bargaining chip, Li Hongfei would even plan to hold back and not meet the other party.

"This ......... I and my soldiers can join the Ming nationality now. But there are still four or five hundred thousand people in the Junggar region, and I can't be the master alone when it comes to being incorporated into the Ming Dynasty. Batur Huntaiji said.

Now, he can agree to join the Ming nationality now, after all, if he doesn't agree to the general trend, he will only be expelled, and with the little force in his hand, entering the Mongolian steppe is not much different from sending him to death.

However, there are still four or five hundred thousand ordinary people in the Junggar region, as well as a vast territory, which is the last hole card that Batur Huntaiji can use to negotiate conditions, so naturally it is impossible to play it directly like this.

"Oh? Since you can't be the master, what are you talking to me about? Li Hongfei choked back directly.

"My lord, that's not what I meant. After all, there are still 500,000 or 600,000 people in the territory of Jungar, and even if I announce that the Junggar region will be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty now, if those people cannot understand it, it will be in vain in the end. It is better to wait for the army to invade the Junggar region, and when the time comes, it will be officially announced in person, and the misunderstanding will be saved. Batur Huntaiji explained.

It makes sense for him to explain this, after all, unlike the rest of the Mongol tribes, who brought most of the people to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and Batur Huntaiji and his subordinates were more like a government in exile.

Even if some political measures are made, it will be difficult to be recognized by the people of the Dzungar region.

What's more, they will feel that this is coerced by the Ming Dynasty......... Although it is true that this is a form of coercion.

"Humph! Today's Junggar region, the actual controller has become Tsarist Russia, even if you announce that it will be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there will be no loss, and we, the Ming Dynasty, need an excuse, there is no excuse, how do you let me convince the Congress, persuade Your Majesty, to send troops to Dzungar? Li Hongfei pressed step by step.

Regarding Batur Huntaiji's careful thoughts, Li Hongfei can guess one or two.

As long as it is not announced that Junggar will be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, Batur Huntaiji has the hope of "recovering the country".

Even if Junggar is now occupied by Tsarist Russia, as long as the Ming Dynasty sends troops to drive it away, Dzungar will be able to return to its previous independent state.

At most, in order to thank the Ming Dynasty for his help, it was announced that it would become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the nationality of Batur Huntaiji.......... If you can join, you can naturally quit.

Therefore, Li Hongfei will never allow this kind of thing to happen, and he must finalize this matter while Batur Huntaiji still has the right to speak.

After all, Daming didn't want to bear the infamy of bullying a weak country because of this land.

Of course, this is only one of the speculations, and there is another one that Batur Huntaiji is manipulating his attitude, and he wants to use it as a bargaining chip in exchange for more favorable conditions.

Batur Huntaiji is not an ordinary Mongolian tribal leader, ordinary money and material things, it really can't impress him, even if it is a wool manufacturing process, unless it is handed over to his family to do, it is possible to arouse his interest.

"I'll tell you the truth, this Junggar region, I'm going to decide, what requirements you have to put forward, if you can meet them, I will try my best to meet them, but if the conditions are too much, I don't mind using force to seize it!" Now, Li Hongfei is no longer hiding it.

The rest of the Mongolian tribes have joined the Ming Dynasty, and a single Zhungar is really nothing now.

Let it take the initiative to merge into the Ming Dynasty territory, in order to save some unnecessary trouble, if Batur Huntaiji does not agree, then there is no need for the two sides to continue talks.

After all, 8,000 Mongolian cavalry was not enough to impress Li Hongfei.

"I am willing to give up wool textile technology, I can also join the Ming nationality, and I can even make a statement to let Junggar be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, I can do all of this, but I also have a request." Batur Hunteiji finally gave up his last struggle.

In fact, wealth is really nothing to him, when the Russian-Manchurian coalition invaded Mongolia, Batur Huntaiji was already leaving a back hand for himself, not only sent the sixth son Geldan to the capital as a proton, but also secretly transferred a large amount of wealth looted over the years into the Ming Dynasty, and it was stored in the Lanzhou branch of Huaxia Bank.

Therefore, Batur Huntaiji does not look down on the profits brought by the wool at all.

"What requirements?" Li Hongfei's patience is about to be worn out.

Doesn't it mean that Mongolian men are all straightforward personalities?

How did it get to this guy and become squirming instead?

"I want military command, I want to command the newly formed Mongolian cavalry column!" Batur Huntaiji finally put forward the conditions.

"What? Are you sure you're not mistaken? Li Hongfei looked at each other with a strange expression.

The reason why the profit of wool is released is to suppress the military power of the Mongolian nobles, and now you say that you don't want wealth but military power, do you really think that the Ming Dynasty will not be able to conquer Mongolia without your 8,000 men and horses?

"I know that this request is a bit excessive, but presumably adults should also know that cavalry and infantry are completely two different concepts, the infantry of the Ming Dynasty is indeed powerful, and the advanced firearms make it even more powerful, and even the same number of Mongolian cavalry may not be the opponent of the Ming infantry. But......... This is also limited to the infantry, and the one who knows the cavalry the most, of course, is still our Mongols. Batur Huntaiji analyzed.

He is worthy of being the leader of the largest force in Mongolia, and he is still very comfortable in speaking.

Batur Huntaiji first touted the Ming infantry, and then changed his words, pointing to the essential difference between cavalry and infantry, believing that the Ming was lacking in training cavalry and even understanding of cavalry.

Li Hongfei kept staring at Batur Huntaiji for a long time, and then he spoke: "Go on." ”

The direction of the cavalry is indeed the weakness of the Ming Dynasty, perhaps over time, the Ming Dynasty can find a tactical system that belongs to the Han cavalry, but this system will definitely not be suitable for the Mongolian cavalry.

If you really give someone a horse pistol, the combat effectiveness will not rise, but will decline.

At the end of the day, it's hard to change the tactical mindset in a short period of time.

"The Ming military has its own set of combat systems, and even your so-called cavalry is completely different from the concept of the Mongolian cavalry, not to mention which is stronger or weaker, but if you want to give full play to the combat advantages of the Mongolian cavalry, the Mongols are the best choice." Batur Hunteiji patiently explained.

Regarding the Mongol cavalry, Batur Huntaiji almost didn't say the words of a layman commanding an insider.

Kick all the Mongolian nobles and generals out of the ranks of the Mongolian cavalry, and let a group of Han people command them, not to mention entering the battlefield to fight, it is good to be able to guarantee infighting.

"The analysis is well understood, but it is not enough for me to hand over the command of the army to you, let's talk about your real purpose!" Li Hongfei said.

The fact that it was difficult for the Han Chinese to command the Mongol army was indeed not enough to persuade Li Hongfei to hand over the command to Batur Huntaiji, and it can be said that it was more reassuring to find an easy-to-control general to take over among the Mongol tribes than Batur Huntaiji.

"I want revenge, I want to personally command the Mongol army and defeat the Cossack cavalry!" Batur Huntaiji finally told the truth.

At the beginning, the battle of Kobdo became an eternal pain in Batur Huntaiji's heart, and it was this battle that ended his political career, although he was unwilling to admit it, but the appearance of the Cossack cavalry did cast a shadow on his heart.

If he can't break this shadow himself, then Batur Huntaiji will be trapped by this shadow in the future, and it will be difficult to get out.........