In March of the fourth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty (1631 AD), Hong Chengchou finally began his long-planned operation east of Bei Lake.

After several months of contact with Buryatia, two soldiers of the Ming army were initially proficient in Buryat, and under the influence of Hong Chengchou, Li Qianqian also knew some Chinese.

Now that the two sides can communicate, Hong Chengchou feels that it is time to have a showdown with the big leader.

On this morning, Hong Chengchou was the east, and the big leader was invited to the banquet, and the person who accompanied the big leader to the banquet was his daughter Li Qianqian, and Hong Chengchou's side, because there were no women in the army, the two soldiers who knew Buryat participated in the banquet as waiters.

Li Qianqian has a special identity, and was placed by Hong Chengchou by the side of the big leader, and also served as the big leader's translator.

Hong Chengchou filled the big leader with a glass of wine, "Big chief, how is the distilled liquor of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Daming Distilled Spirits, this." The big leader gave Hong Chengchou a thumbs up.

"Big Chief, Daming is rich in products, there are too many products like distilled spirits, eating, wearing, and using, only I can't think of it, I can't do it." Hong Chengchou saw that the big leader had drunk the distilled liquor in the cup, and filled him with another glass.

"Really? What else does Daming have? "The big leader has seen the Ming army's distilled spirits, fire folds, flintlock pistols, saddles, etc., and he has no doubt that Hong Chengchou's words have much water.

"For example, grain," Hong Chengchou asked the attendant to bring two white-flour steamed buns to the big chief, "Like this kind of steamed bun, Da Ming has it, a strong man, who does half a year of farm work, can produce enough food for ten people."

"Half a year? Ten people? The big chief asked a few times, and after repeated explanations between the soldiers and Li Qianqian, he was convinced that he had heard correctly, "Then the other nine people don't have to work and have food?" ”

"The women of the Ming Dynasty never have to work, that is, men, one person farms the land and feeds the whole family, and the rest of the people can go to work elsewhere and save change, so the people of the Ming Dynasty are relatively wealthy, and the people have food at home, even if they don't have to work, they can eat for three years." Hong Chengchou pointed to the white-flour steamed bun in the hand of the big leader.

"What kind of crop is this? Can we also plant? "The chief thought that if he really wanted to grow these crops, he would not have to go down to the river every day to fish, especially in the long winter, when the fish are difficult to catch, and the people are hungry and cold, which is a common thing.

"It's okay to plant, but it's ......" Hong Chengchou paused for a while, "This is a state secret of the Ming Dynasty, and non-Ming people are not allowed to pass on the planting technology, otherwise, they will definitely be severely punished by the Ming court." ”

The big leader didn't seem to understand Hong Chengchou's words: "What the hell is it going to take for you to teach us planting techniques?" ”

Hong Chengchou was secretly happy, but his face was silent, "Unless...... Unless the clansmen of the big chief, all join the Ming Dynasty and become the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Join Daming? What does it mean to join Daming? "The big leader obviously hasn't figured out what Hong Chengchou means.

Hong Chengchou knew that he had to get to the point, this was something that had to be solved sooner or later, it was better to come early than late, if he couldn't be peacefully naturalized, he was ready for a military solution, "Just like Qianqian, use a Chinese name, speak Chinese, and accept the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty." ”

The big leader of the "......" frowned, it was okay to use a Chinese name and speak Chinese, but if he accepted the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't he, the big leader, be the same as an ordinary fisherman?

"Once you join the Great Ming, the Great Ming will make your life better," Hong Chengchou saw that the Great Leader did not directly object, knowing that he was making a choice, "What conditions does the Great Leader find unacceptable?" ”

"It's okay to use a Chinese name, but this thing of speaking Chinese can't be learned in a short time, as for accepting the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty......"

"The big leader doesn't know, the matter of speaking Chinese, the Ming Dynasty will send someone to teach, and it doesn't take a short time to learn completely, take your time, as long as you have the sincerity to learn, accept the ......affairs of the Ming Dynasty."

"How can I accept the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty?" This is the main concern of the Great Chief.

"Naturally, it is managed in accordance with the way of the Ming Dynasty, the big leader is now in charge of these people, once naturalized in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court will definitely give the big leader an official and a half position, from now on, there is no need to go in the wind and rain, there is a fixed food supply every month, the big leader only needs to assist the court to take care of these subordinates."

Hearing such good conditions, the big leader was moved for a moment, "Who supplies food?" ”

"Of course it's the imperial court's supply, just like us, who is not engaged in labor at all, and the imperial court will distribute food, otherwise, what will we eat?"

"Will there be so much grain in the imperial court?"

"The grain grown by the people is too much to eat, so it naturally has to be sold to the imperial court, and when the imperial court gets the grain, it is distributed to officials and soldiers in various places, and as for the people, after selling the grain, they get silver, so they can buy clothes and build houses."

"Is there really too much food in Daming to eat?" The Great Leader was still not convinced, this was beyond his imagination.

"It's true, has the Great Leader seen us grow food? The food we eat is distributed by the imperial court, and if the big chief naturalizes the Ming Dynasty, the court will also distribute food to the big chief as it treats us. ”

The speed at which the big chief drank was slower, "If I naturalize the Ming Dynasty, how much grain will the imperial court give me?" ”

"It depends on the official position given by the imperial court to the big chief, if the big chief takes the initiative to naturalize the Ming Dynasty, the food given by the imperial court should not be a problem to feed five or six people."

The Great Leader was lost in thought, apparently calculating his own future interests.

As long as you chase interests, Hong Chengchou further said: "If the big chief makes meritorious contributions to the Ming Dynasty, the court's income should increase, and at that time, even if the big chief himself doesn't have to work and swings around with a teacup every day, the family that the big chief supports can participate in the work and increase the family's surplus wealth - to be honest, how much surplus money does the big chief have now?" ”

The big leader lowered his head and was speechless for a moment, he is the big leader, but he doesn't have many privileges, not to mention that there is no surplus, even if he fishes and hunts every day, he can't lag behind, otherwise, there will be some people who starve to death because they don't have enough food.

Even the women of the tribe must also engage in gathering activities during the day to increase the food of the tribe, otherwise, they will not practice the marriage system.

The privilege of the big chief, that is, embodied in the woman, the woman who will be born and raised in the tribe, he has the right to choose, but the big leader is getting older, his physical energy is not as good as before, and his ability to clean up women is gradually declining, so he gradually fades these things.

Hong Chengchou simply added another fire: "Big Chief, if you are all naturalized in Daming, not only can the big leader get the food distributed by the imperial court, but if there is a red-haired ghost to make trouble in the future, Daming's army will also be responsible for protecting you, you will never be injured by the red-haired ghost's gun again, and your women will no longer have to worry about being snatched away by the red-haired ghost." ”

"Red-haired ghost? Can Da Ming really beat them? Speaking of the red-haired ghosts, the big leader's face suddenly became gloomy, and it was obvious that he was very jealous of those with red hair and blue eyes.

"Hasn't the big leader seen this? Not only did we rescue your women from the red-haired ghosts, but we also killed all the red-haired people who invaded you in front of you. ”

"Da Ming is really protecting us." The big leader seemed to be muttering to himself, in fact, he thought more, when Daming eliminated the red-haired ghost, it seemed that there were no casualties among the soldiers, and he should be a lot stronger than the red-haired ghost, but the red-haired ghost was a Buryatic with nearly a hundred casualties, and he had also taken away many Buryat women, obviously stronger than the Buryats, so if the Buryats faced Daming...... He didn't even dare to think about it.

"Of course, since you are naturalized in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty naturally wants to protect its own people."

The big leader hesitated for a while, but finally asked: "If we refuse to naturalize the Ming Dynasty, will you still protect us in the future?" ”

There is no free lunch in the world, don't look at you as my father-in-law, but I, Hong Chengchou, am first and foremost a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, representing the country rather than me personally, "My soldiers and I have protected you twice, but we can't protect you forever, if the big leader refuses to naturalize in the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will never offend the powerful red-haired ghost for you again in the future." ”

"I understand," the Grand Leader nodded, pouring down half a cup of distilled liquor from the cup in one gulp, "I can't do this alone, I have to discuss it with the five elders after I go back, and the general waits for good news." ”

After doing it for a long time, it is a green broad bean that can't be seeded! Hong Chengchou was a little depressed, but looking at the meaning of the big leader, he should have agreed, "That's it, I'll be the east tomorrow, banquet the five elders, let's discuss it face-to-face, what do you think of the big leader?" ”

"Okay, then you have to prepare a few jars of distilled spirits tomorrow."

"That's for sure, the big leader doesn't have to worry."

When the big leader went back crookedly, it was already late, the sun had already hidden behind the mountain, and only a red glow remained, Li Qianqian stayed, and Hong Chengchou sent two other soldiers to send the big leader back, and brought him two jars of distilled liquor by the way.

At noon the next day, the big leader really brought the five elders to Hong Chengchou's luncheon.

It must be another distilled spirit.

At one end of the wine glass, the policy is relaxed.

Speaking of this distilled spirit, Hong Chengchou is the exclusive supply.

When it came to naturalization, four of the five elders had the same attitude as the big leader, basically agreeing to Hong Chengchou's naturalization, but they wanted Hong Chengchou to come up with a specific plan and then make a final decision.

Another elder, listening to the voice, seemed to be called Hu Cheng, who firmly disagreed with Hong Chengchou's establishment and opposed the naturalization of the entire tribe into the Han Chinese, believing that it was the Han people who wanted to exterminate the Buryats.

The Buryats practice the principle of the minority obeying the majority, and four of the five elders agreed, and the overall situation should be settled, but Hong Chengchou secretly called the head of the regiment, Wu Xiaozhi, and whispered to him, and so on.