Chapter 38: The Crisis Comes
Due to the extreme scarcity of grassland supplies and the desire for products from the Central Plains, the economic aggression of Burhan was very popular as soon as it was implemented. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć There are two tribes that can still have "normal" transactions with the Ming court, one is the Tumut tribe, the overlord of Central Mongolia, which has been signed with a butcher's knife since the time of Altan Khan. The other is the new generation of Mongolian Khan Lin Dan Khan, who was supported by the Li clan in Liaodong to suppress the Jurchens.
Both ministries had political implications in their dealings with the Ming court, and they did not treat the Khalkha Mongols very well, which naturally gave Burhan an opportunity to take advantage of them. As Burhan used his father-in-law, Yiruohu, to sell luxury goods to the Khalkha Mongols, the Hechiti tribe slowly came into view. This tribe, which was once rumored to be extremely wealthy, is now truly revealed to the world. While this helped to improve the social status of the Hechiti tribe, it also attracted jackals to the Hechiyu tribe.
Khalkha Mongolia, in the tent of the king of Tushetu Khan, there is a scene of singing and dancing. The Great Khan Erek lay lazily on the soft couch, and the maids on both sides did their best to please the Great Khan. The other nobles each had at least one rare item from the Hechi Ti tribe in their hands, and they displayed it to each other, discussed it with each other, and even competed with each other.
These Tushetu Khan's earthen buns, across the desert Gobi, do not have the opportunity to have a glimpse of the beautiful scenery of the Ming Court, and enjoy the most luxurious life. Some rare things obtained from the Hechi Ti Department alone are very precious, and they are worn on the body and hung in the most conspicuous place, for fear that others will not know that they are from the Hechi Ti Ministry. Some of them are really not very conspicuous, and they have to create opportunities for people to pay attention, and some jokes will inevitably be made during the process.
Sitting here, Karkani tasted the mare's milk wine from the Hechiti Division, the singing and dancing in the field, and the shouts of the nobles outside the venue made him frown deeply. Karkani's unusual demeanor made the first Erek a little surprised, and he retreated and asked:
"Our Khalkane! What makes you frown? Is it that singing and dancing can't make you happy? The maid is not glamorous enough and does not serve well; The food is not delicious enough to disgust you; Or maybe the wine isn't sweet enough? ā
At the mention of this fine wine, Erek began to drool. Mare's milk wine is a good thing, not only appetizing and spleen, but also able to relieve greasy, is one of the most important living materials of Mongolians. Speaking of which, this is not a rare thing, all the Mongolian tribes will make it, but only this mare's milk wine produced in the Hechiti tribe should be consumed by these nobles, and it should be a man's drink! Thinking about it, I took care of myself, poured a few mouthfuls, and shouted refreshingly!
Erek's words made the Khalkhani feel deeply thorned in the back, in the past two years, the Tushetu Khan has become the Khalkha Mongolian overlord, although it is still the three Khalkha tribes, but they are all dominated by the Tushetu Khan department. In recent years, the Great Khan Erek has been addicted to wine, and the entire Tushetu Khan has relied on him to work hard to get to where it is today. Although he is already above 10,000 people under one person, it is precisely because of this that he is careful to walk on thin ice everywhere. Erek spoke like this, and Khalkani was worried that he would take the opportunity to get mad, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Neither! ā
Hearing Khalkani's answer, Erek snorted coldly and asked, "Could it be that Ben Khan's inconsiderate courtesy makes you feel unfavored, or is there an enemy here that makes you feel uneasy?" ā
As the Great Khan of the Tushetu Khan, Erek needs to use a capable minister like Khalkani, but he also needs to be beaten all the time, otherwise where is the majesty of his Great Khan? If a Great Khan is so respectful that even his courtiers cannot be afraid, then his throne will not be secured. As a left-wing general, Karkani is a high-ranking and powerful general, and he is deeply loved by left-wing soldiers, and it is precisely because of this that he needs to make him understand who is the master here, and today is undoubtedly a good opportunity.
Naturally, Khalkani understood this, and he put one hand on his chest and said with great reverence, "Great Khan! It was someone who made the ministers restless! "Khalkani is too smart, Erek wants to trouble him, just the enemy points to one, and if he says it well, he is also suspected of scolding Huai, and if he doesn't say it well, then he will directly point to the Great Khan Erek. But, as Karkani said this, Erek seemed to feel that Karkhani's concern was not at all like that of anyone in the room.
"Oh? Who could make Ben Khan's general so jealous? ā
Erek became interested, and Khalkani got up and said, "Great Khan! You see, what was once a tribal meeting has now become a place for nobles to show off their wealth and possessions. ā
He snatched the jade pendant from the neck of a nobleman, and said without hesitation, "In order to show off this beautiful jade from the Hechi Ti Department, you hang it in the most conspicuous place, so that others can't see it, and you can't praise it." You actually sprinkled mare's milk wine on the beautiful woollen coat, just to cause others to exclaim in an instant, 'What a beautiful jade pendant!' 'Humph! As he spoke, he threw the jade pendant on the ground, and the little nobleman picked it up as if he had lost it, which made Karkani feel even more angry.
Then he snatched the sword from the hand of a nobleman and said, "Look! Never before had a Mongol eaten meat with a boning knife so strong. It's a weapon that kills people on the battlefield, and you want to use it to debon, don't you think it's overkill? Don't you feel awkward? I know what you're doing this for, isn't it just to boast about your sword in front of others? Tell me, how much did you spend on this sword? And how much does that person's beautiful jade cost? ā
Khalkani's words made the nobles of Tushetu, who were still holding rare objects and admiring each other, bow their heads, and it took a long time for someone to say the value of the sword. "I bought this sword for twenty good horses." "My jade was bought with ten slaves." "My beads are gold...", "My woollen coat is silver...", the value that came out of their mouths at this moment, no one was still proud of it, and in the face of two extremely powerful people, they could only whisper, no longer as heroic as they had been!
"Enough!" Erek sat on the soft couch menacingly, looking at the nobles in front of him, he thought that these playthings were just playthings, but he didn't expect them to be so expensive. I also didn't expect that these nobles would spend so much money for these seemingly useless things. The food and clothing of the whole people of the Tushetu Khan Department now depends on the face of Changshengtian, twenty good horses, ten slaves, gold geometry, and silver, these things may save the lives of the people when they are in danger, but now they have become "dead things!" āć
Erek: "Whew! Call! "Gasping for air, he's angry right now, and Khalkany is going to ignite Erek's anger. He continued: "Great Khan! It all started with the Hechi Tibu! They use these things to corrupt our nobles, and to exchange the wealth that could have been used to help the people for these useless things. Let our nobles be reviled by our people, and let our people starve! In the long run, the people of my Tushetu Khan can only be sold into slavery, and the nobleman can still become a nobleman if he loses the people's horses? ā
Karkani spoke righteously, but he avoided talking about his nobleman himself. Without their plunder, the people could have lived well; Without their selfishness, the people could have lived well; If it weren't for their desires, without their comparisons, the things of Hechi Ti would be good, and for them they would be just some broken copper and iron, clay and rubble.
Khalkhani's words pushed Erek's anger to **, and at the same time ignited the anger of these nobles. One by one, they kept what they were holding on to the ground, trampled under their feet, and cursed like a vagenta, "These damned Hechiti people should really be told to send them all to hell by the Immortal Heaven!" ā
The clamor of the nobles and the gaze of the Khalkani made Erek also disgusted with the Hechiti tribe.
"Khalkani! Tell us what you think! ā
Erek said this, and everyone slowly calmed down, as if the Great Khan intended to teach the Hechiti tribe a lesson? Wouldn't that be more loot? Everyone pricked up their ears and listened carefully to every detail, which might be useful later.
Karkany, who was named and questioned by Erek, said unhurriedly: "Great Khan! The Hechiti tribe was notoriously wealthy, and it had been spread in the Oirat Mongols before, and this is now enough to testify. These things are deeply loved by the nobles, but they have to be exchanged for good horses and real money, why can't they become our private property? ā
Sure enough, as everyone guessed, the wealth of the Hechiti tribe finally made the Khalkani covetous, and many nobles began to rub their hands. At this time, the eldest son, Taijigunbu, who had been by Erek's side, spoke.
"The Hechiti Department has just set up an in-law with the rear of our vassal Uliangha, if you attack the Hechiti Department at this time, then what does the rear of Uliangha think?
After hearing this, Khalkani glanced at Gunbu with contempt, although he was the eldest son of Erek, he was not supported in the noble group, although Erek intended to cultivate, but the stubborn stone is a stubborn stone after all, and it can't become a jade!
"The back of the Uliangha? Hum! If it weren't for him, I'm afraid it wouldn't be easy for the things of the Hechiti people to enter this aristocratic circle, right? "If he does what he does in secret, will he not know? I just don't want to offend these nobles explicitly.
Gunbu didn't give up and attacked the Hechiti tribe? He didn't want Karkani to make any more military achievements, so that he would have no chance of making a difference.
"Then Lord Khalkani means to attack the Hechiti tribe? The Hechiti tribe is a vassal of the Turghut tribe, and attacking the Hechiti tribe will not be at war with the Turghuts? Wouldn't that be another war with the entire Oirat Division? General Khalkani seems to have forgotten that we have just reached a rapprochement with the Oirats. ā
Oh, yes! Although the Hechiti tribe was as small as a grain of sand in front of the Tushetu Khan tribe, it was not as simple as speaking.
Khalkani ignored Gunbu, but said to the Great Khan Erek, "I don't think it is necessary to say that the Hechiti tribe has the Turghut tribe to rely on. Last winter, the Hechiti tribe had exploited her suzerain, the Turghut tribe, enough to think that he and Orlekin (the Great Khan of the Turghut tribe) hated the Hechiti tribe so much, if I taught the Hechiti tribe a lesson, he might be dissatisfied, but it was definitely not to the point where he would fight with us for the sake of the Hechiti tribe. Besides, the minister didn't say that he must send troops to attack the Hechiti Division. Relying on force to solve problems at every turn is a reckless act! As he spoke, he looked at the side of the gunbu, he humiliated the gunbu like this, which made him hate it so much, but he was helpless.
Seeing that Gunbu was deflated, Karkani showed a smile, and was dressed in a shaky manner, quite proud, and then continued, "Great Khan! Didn't Burhan, the son of Alet, the leader of the Hechiti tribe, marry Naoyan Zhudan, the daughter of Yiruohu of Uliangha? According to our Mongolian tradition, the son-in-law needs to work at his father-in-law's house to repay the labor for at least one year until he gets married and marries the Chitibu. But he didn't do it, he broke the tradition and didn't say it, and he lost the face of our Tushetu Khan. The Great Khan could use this as a pretext to demand that Burkhand be recorded as a hostage. That Hechiti Department is not kneading by Ren Da Khan, those rare objects, he Hechiti is not how much we want, he will obediently send as much as he wants? In fact, he didn't say what everyone was more concerned about, that is, he didn't want money, and such a Hechiti tribe was equivalent to a vassal of the Tushetu Khan department.
Karkani's words made Erek's heart come alive, and he raised his glass and saw the strong mare's milk, a fine wine from the Hechiti tribe, which completely hooked his taste buds, and at the same time his eyes became deep.
"Haha! Good! This matter will be handled by the Khalkani himself, and I will let the wealth of the Hechiti tribe become the cornerstone of my Tushetu Khan's domination of the steppe! The ambition that had been silent for many years awakened again, and Khalkani smiled knowingly when he saw this, and immediately bowed down:
"The Great Khan is wise!" Other nobles also followed suit, but when they got up, they secretly carried their rare things in their arms, and the treasure was amazing.