Chapter 261: Five-Year Transition Period
Bumu Butai hesitated for a moment, but still said, "What about the second one?" ”
"Second, allow the Ming Dynasty to transform the Horqin tribe, since Horqin has naturalized the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will help the Horqin herdsmen live a better life, even in winter, there will be no shortage of food."
"How is Your Majesty going to transform Horqin?"
"Instead of nomadic herding to sedentary, I built a city on the grassland, so that the herdsmen could live inside and outside the city, and they no longer had to work hard to migrate."
"Your Majesty, without enough water and grass, can the herdsmen survive?"
"Don't worry, I will not only keep them alive, but they will live better than they do now - the Han people don't have to migrate, do you see them starving and cold?"
"Your Majesty, the slave understands!"
"I give you three days, and after three days, you must call me back, whether your father and Oba Khan agree or not," Zhu Youzhen took Bumu Butai in his arms and pecked her on the forehead, "Remember, you must come back." ”
"The slave will definitely convince my father, and the slave will definitely return to His Majesty's side." Bumu Butai was already muttering in Zhu Youzhen's arms.
As soon as Bumu Butai left, Zhu Youzhen began to make second-hand preparations, Wang Mujiu's first royal army continued to camp in the south of the city, Hong Chengchou's fourth army moved to the west city gate and stationed, and Mangui's seventh army camped in the northeast of Tang Harik.
The atmosphere inside and outside the city suddenly became tense, if the peace negotiations failed, the Ming Dynasty would adopt a decapitation operation against Horqin, first capture Tang Harik, and conquer the surrounding tribes one by one.
In the afternoon of the next day, Bumu Butai returned, two days earlier than Zhu Youzhen's scheduled time.
Bumu Butai brought back a message from Oba Khan and Sesantaiji, who agreed in principle to Zhu Youzhen's plan, but they fine-tuned it.
After listening to Bu Mu Butai's relay, Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed, but there was a slight displeasure on his face, "I have already said that this is my bottom line and cannot be changed." ”
"If you want to attack the city, Don Harik will not be able to protect it, but if you want to completely conquer Horqin, it will take some time, this time it will affect your majesty's conquest of other regions, winter will come soon, the cold on the grassland, I am afraid that your majesty has not yet tasted it."
"It's okay, Daming has time, I'm still young, and I don't mind going outside the border again next year."
"陛xià......"
Zhu Youjian found that Bumu Butai's voice had changed, "However, for Bumu Butai's sake, I will give them a chance." ”
"Did Your Majesty agree?" Bumu Butai showed a slight joy.
"No!" Zhu Youzhen shook his head, "If Oba Khan and your father come to my camp in person, I can talk to them." ”
"Your Majesty ......" Bu Mu Butai's eyes suddenly dimmed.
Zhu Youzhen snickered in his heart, but there was frost on his face: "Bumu Butai, I agreed to negotiate peace with them for your sake, are you worried about their safety?" ”
"Hmm!" Bu Mu Butai nodded cautiously, his eyes kept sweeping on Zhu Youzhen's face, and any expression on Zhu Youzhen's face would be taken in by her.
"Bumu Butai, it's not right to think like this, you see, if they come, maybe I will agree to their conditions, then the peace talks are considered a success, since the peace talks are successful, we will definitely meet in the future, it's better to see you sooner than later!"
"What if peace talks fail?" Bumu Butai was about to cry, he hated Zhu Youzhen's selective analysis.
"If peace talks fail, I will defeat Don Harrik, and then will they have a second way out? It's better to die late than to die early! ”
"Your Majesty, you ......" Bu Mu Butai rolled his eyes, and slapped Zhu Youjian fiercely.
"Haha, Bumu Butai, what I said may not be very popular, but this is still the reason, you Horqin people, haven't you always regarded yourself as straightforward? I put it bluntly, I believe that the Great Khan can understand them. ”
"Your Majesty," Bu Mu Butai retracted his gaze and lowered his head to think for a while, "Then the slave will go back again!" ”
"Okay!" Zhu Youzhen readily agreed, "However, I won't wait too long, I still have many places to conquer, and the imperial court has sent someone to inquire about my return date." ”
Bumu Butai didn't speak, she glanced at Zhu Youzhen again, lowered her head helplessly, and was about to leave Zhu Youzhen's big tent.
"Wait!" Zhu Youzhen grabbed its little hand, "Bumu Butai, it's getting late today, let's go back tomorrow morning!" ”
"Isn't Your Majesty busy? The sooner the slave goes back, the sooner you can complete the mission of Your Majesty! Bu Mu Bu Taijiao smiled and peeked at Zhu Youzhen, but his body did not move, and his little hands were also allowed to play with Zhu Youzhen.
"Now inside and outside the city, the atmosphere is very tense, and I am worried about your safety."
"Safety?" Bumu Butai laughed even more happily, "The Ming army outside the city, dare to provoke slaves and maids?" The slave is already a woman of Her Majesty, and she will be a concubine in the future. ”
"And what about the nearby herders?"
"Do the herders have the guts? The slave is Sesantaiji's daughter! ”
"There will always be some." Zhu Youzhen didn't wait for Bumu Butai to answer, and quickly changed the topic: "Tomorrow morning, I will send soldiers to escort you back." ”
After a day of urgent consultations, the Great Khan Oba and Taiji Saisang actually agreed to Zhu Youzhen's request, and they came to Zhu Youzhen's Chinese army tent together.
"陛xià." Oba and Sesan both touched their chests with their right hands and bowed to Zhu Youzhen.
"No courtesy." Zhu Youzhen was slightly displeased, and they refused to kneel, indicating that they did not truly accept themselves from their hearts, "Sit and watch tea." ”
"Thank you!" The two sat down at the lower position opposite Zhu Youzhen's side.
"Oba Khan, Sesanji, the two of them can come to my Chinese army tent in person, which shows the trust of the two of them in me," Zhu Youzhen changed his words, "How did the two of you discuss my mention?" ”
"Your Majesty," Seisang got up from his seat, touched his chest with his right hand, and saluted again, "Although Horqin has admired Da Ming for a long time, but after all, my Horqin people are descendants of Genghis Khan, and now if they want to speak Chinese, learn Chinese characters, and use Chinese names, they will definitely not accept it for a while." ”
"What does that Taiji mean......" Zhu Youzhen played with the jade cup in his hand and didn't look at Seisan.
"Your Majesty, can you give us a transition period, so that Horqin's subordinates can slowly adapt to this change."
Zhu Youzhen was silent, and after a long time, he asked, "Do you have anything else to say besides this?" "Actually, Zhu Youzhen is not opposed to the transition period, if the Ming Dynasty transforms Horqin, so that the people of Horqin can live a more stable life, plus the soldiers press the border, naturalization at that time, it is a matter of course.
"Your Majesty, I have discussed the rest of the conditions with the Great Khan, and we can accept them." Saisang glanced at Oba, they are not against the Ming Dynasty's transformation of Horqin, the herdsmen of Horqin, life is extremely difficult, if Zhu Youzhen solves the problem of the herdsmen's survival, it is the interests they have won for the herdsmen, on the contrary, if Zhu Youzhen can not solve the herdsmen's food problem, then Horqin does not have to naturalize the Ming Dynasty.
"Hmm." Zhu Youzhen nodded, his gaze swept over the faces of the two of them, and then fell on Seisan's face, "I am a promise, I would not have agreed to your request, but for the sake of Bumu Butai's running around, I will give you this transition period, for five years." ”
"Five years?" Seysang asked, and in his heart, he was very proud, fortunately he gave birth to a good daughter, Bumu Butai, if Hari Jula was still there......
"After five years, Horqin must be fully naturalized by the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, don't blame me for seeing each other. Within five years, I will send people to Horqin, register them one by one, and change all the herdsmen to Han names, but I will not govern them, you two, the Great Khan and Taiji of Horqin. ”
"Your Majesty," Oba Khan put down the cup in his hand, "If all the herdsmen change their Han names, I'm afraid that many of them are unwilling, can Your Majesty be delayed?" ”
"Oba Great Khan, for the sake of the two Chinese army tents who came to me in person, and Bumu Butai repeatedly interceded for the people, I reluctantly agreed to give you a transitional period," Zhu Youzhen looked directly at Oba "But if I don't use the Han name, how can I transform the herdsmen and increase their food income?" ”
"Your Majesty ......" Oba Khan was speechless, the key was that he didn't know how Zhu Youzhen would transform the herdsmen.
"In this way, you will first arrange 5,000 strong men for me, and I will give them Chinese names and assign them work, so that they don't need to graze, and they can get more food." Zhu Youzhen calculated that as long as the income of these 5,000 herdsmen increased, others would be blushing, but if the herdsmen wanted to increase their income, they had to switch to Han and learn Chinese.
"What about the others?" Oba Khan asked.
"For the rest of the people, it's up to them to decide for the time being, I'm not a vendor in the market, so you don't have to bargain."
"陛xià...... All right! "I heard that there are only 5,000 strong men, and Oba estimates that he can settle evenly.
"And we're going to initialize the peace treaty like that?" Zhu Youzhen solved Horqin in a few words, and in his heart, he was already impatient.
"Your Majesty, then we ......" Sesan branched out.
"Sesantaiji is worried about your future?" Zhu Youzhen finally showed a smile, "You continue to manage Horqin now, I will not forgive the title, and when Horqin naturalizes the Ming Dynasty, you, I will give you the title of prince." ”
"Thank you!" Cesang and Oba glanced at each other, and both knelt down in front of Zhu Youzhen's seat.
"Two flat!" Zhu Youzhen waved his hand, and glanced at Seisang meaningfully, "Now, Daming and Horqin are a family!" ”
"Family, family!" Seysan chick nodded like a peck at rice, and peeked at Oba to find that Oba didn't care, so he was relieved.
"Your Majesty, I have one more request." As soon as Oba sat down on the chair, he bowed his hand to Zhu Youzhen, doing Han etiquette.
"Say it!" Zhu Youzhen really didn't want to make a fuss, so he settled Horqin, and he still had a lot of things to do.