The Holy Emperor of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty wanted to ally the Mongolian tribes in Yanbei Chifeng, and his purpose was quite obvious, that is, to go to the four tribes of Horqin. But the ultimate goal is still the Jurchens.

If the Jurchen is not extinguished, the Han Tianzi will not be stable.

Can you let others sleep soundly on the side of the couch? Even if Allah moved the capital to Harwin, as long as they did not die for a day, the Han Emperor would not let down his vigilance.

Before Babu and the other princes of Mobei came south, their respective fathers had said almost the same thing to them. This time, they came to win the support and protection of the Han Dynasty, and in order to avoid the threat of Moxi and the Jurchens, it didn't matter if they were to pay tribute to the Han Dynasty, or even pay tribute to the Nine Whites.

It would be better if we could find a way to obtain a formal trade license with Dahan. And if the Han people want to attack Horqin and Jurchen, then let them go. On the surface, they could agree to the Han people's request, and when the time came, it would be enough to send three or five thousand men and horses over at will.

The three didn't think about really working for the Han.

But now, the three princes of the Babu are considering that perhaps they have not received enough information to grasp the situation accurately. Of the twenty-four tribes in Monan, there are already twenty and forty-four clans attached to the Han Dynasty, not on the surface, they are really ready to send troops to join the alliance and follow the Han Dynasty to the east.

And the attention of the Han to the three parts of Mobei is also a big surprise to them. In addition to the knighthood, there are rewards, and more importantly, they can easily get the trade market they want, especially since the Han people are willing to sell them swords and firecrackers.

If there were swords and guns sold by the Han Chinese, then they would no longer have to be afraid of the Dzungar and other departments in Moxi, Horqin in Monan, or the Jurchen Eight Banners in the east.

However, these swords and guns will not be so cheap to come by, although on the surface they can be traded with only cattle and horses, but there is obviously an additional condition in this, that is, they have to participate in this alliance and the crusade.

"There are already twenty of the twenty-four divisions of Monan who are willing to send troops to the alliance, and it seems that this eastern crusade will go very smoothly." Opposite Babu, Taijitsa Hundorji, the son of Tushetu Khan, was playing with a sharp dagger, which was also a weapon produced by the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau. It is extremely sharp, and can cut hundreds of pieces of paper with one knife, just like cutting tofu.

"Horqin and the Jurchens took advantage of the fire to rob before, and this time we will return blood for blood and tooth for tooth. If you capture ten silver dollars, you can exchange them for 100,000 dollars. How many tea bricks have to be exchanged, how many high-quality Han swords and swords, and how many guns and artillery. Anyway, this time we are in the Chechen Khan. I will definitely go all out to participate, this is a big game hunt. Bubba laughed.

"The twenty departments of Mo Nan plus our three khans of Mo Bei, and then the Han Empire, our tripartite alliance sent troops, what resistance did Ke Xiaoqin take, we fought to Harwin in one go, captured the little emperor of the Jurchens, and presented it to the Han Emperor, we will definitely be able to exchange it for a large reward."

"Definitely. With so many Centaur Alliances, Horqin will inevitably be destroyed this time, unless the Jurchens flee to the seaside. Babu's face showed excitement, "I heard that the Han Emperor has already said it this time. After the four tribes of Horqin were defeated, their pastures would be rewarded to the Mongol tribes, who had more soldiers and more merit. At that time, the grass field that can be obtained by which ministry flag is large. Along with the pasture, you can also get a knighthood, which allows the creation of new states and counties. ”

Babu held the two handcuffs in his hands and loved it. Gently stroked.

"This time, our Chechen Khan Department ordered 10,000 swords, 3,000 firearms, and 100 artillery pieces from the Han Dynasty, and then we can practice with those Horqin and Jurchens." For the swords and guns of the Han people, Babu is very fond of them. If it weren't for the fact that it was too expensive, he wished he could buy 350,000 swords and 10,000 firecrackers at once.

It's a pity that things are good, but they are expensive. A high-quality Han knife needs to be exchanged for a horse. And a arquebus is worth five Han knives, and a tiger squat cannon costs fifty Han knives. Fortunately, the Han officials had promised them that each fire gun would come with 100 rounds of lead bullets, and the tiger squat cannon would come with 100 rounds of small lead.

"This sword is indeed very sharp, but unfortunately it is too expensive." Tushetu Khan's Taijitsa Hun Dorji Dao. However, in the face of this rare opportunity, Chahun Dorji gritted his teeth and ordered 10,000 swords, 3,000 guns and 100 cannons, and ordered a lot of ammunition.

No one knows if such an opportunity will exist in the future. In case this time, it was only the Han people who made an exception to sell ordnance to deal with the Jurchens and Horqin, then there would be no store after missing this village. Usually, the Han people are not allowed to export even a little iron to Saibei, but now they finally have the opportunity to buy such a fine sword and a sharp gun, so why should they hesitate.

He had already ordered ordnance worth 100,000 head of cattle at once on behalf of the Tushetu Khan Division.

100,000 head of cattle, even for one of the three heroes of Mobei, Tushetu Khan, will be a large amount of property. However, when he thought that after the Tushetu Khan Department obtained this batch of ordnance, the combat effectiveness could be doubled, and after he was no longer afraid of the Moxi Mongols in the future, he felt that it was very worthwhile.

After spending such a large amount of money to order this ordnance, you have to find a way to make up for it, and the best way is to participate in this alliance crusade, ruthlessly copy a few more tribes, and capture more livestock and population, so as to offset a little.

"It's a pity that the Han people don't have good iron armor for sale." The Báb had some regrets. The three divisions of Mobei, the soldiers and horses are mostly cavalry, and most of them are light cavalry, and the battle is mainly cavalry, and they are relatively lacking in iron armor, and they are mostly leather armor. However, the defense of leather armor against bows and arrows is relatively weak, but in the desert north, not only is the armor-making process backward, but also there are not so many iron materials and craftsmen.

Originally, they all hoped to buy some iron armor from the Han people, but the Han Empire had no armor to sell. They didn't make iron armor, only some cotton armor, and even didn't make much. The Han officials said that the imperial soldiers did not need iron armor, but Babu and the others all believed that it was the Han people who refused to sell iron armor.

Mobei is riding strongly, with sharp Han swords, fire guns, artillery, and if it is equipped with sophisticated iron armor, wouldn't it be invincible?

In the past, they were invincible to the Jurchens and did not dare to compete with them, because the Jurchens were elite in armor, had heavy armor, and were invincible in their charges.

"I heard that now the Han Dynasty has seventy-two military towns in the army and thirty-six fleets in the navy, and each military town and fleet has an establishment of 30,000 people, which adds up to one hundred zeros, so doesn't the Han Empire have more than 3 million troops?" When Babu thinks about it now, he has some difficulty calming down.

"It's impossible to ask for more than three million, more than three million, so how much? We, the Mongol tribes. Even a powerful tribe, with 30,000 cavalry, is already able to dominate one side. If there are 300,000, they can sweep the grassland, and 3 million, I dare not imagine. ”

Norbutaiji of the Zasaktu Khan Department also nodded, "Three million is definitely not there, but there must be one million." I heard that there are now more than 200,000 Han troops fighting against the Nanban in the southwest. There are also many elite troops in Gyeonggi, as well as in Liaodong and Northern Xinjiang, and there must be many troops in the Central Plains. There are certainly millions of people. ”

Millions of soldiers and horses, and only the Central Plains Empire can have so many soldiers and horses. When this number is it, it fills Babu Santaiji's heart with awe.

They inquired about the 72 towns of the Han Army and the 36th fleet of the Navy Division, but they were not wrong. It's just that what they didn't figure out was that in the 72 towns of the army, there were both active and reserve troops. Among them, there are also differences between integrated and absent formations, shelf armies, and mobilization armies in active service, and there are also differences between reserve armies and township armies in reserve forces.

Therefore, although the military department organized the army into a huge scale of 72 military towns, in fact. Many of them are reserve forces, and there are also quite a few mobilization armies and rack armies, with only one association or even only one standard, and some even have only basic officers.

But these things. Even if it is an official of the Han Dynasty, it is difficult to understand how many troops the Han has and how it is organized. Where to station, these are the top military secrets of the Empire, anyone who tries to spy on them. It's going to end badly.

"This Han Jingshi is really prosperous, there are people everywhere, and you have to run around the city for half a day."

The three Taiji were the first to come to the imperial capital of the Central Plains from Mobei, and they were deeply shocked by the wealth and prosperity of the imperial capital. Because of this, their hearts are more and more full of awe for the big man.

A capital city has a population of one million, and there are several towns and towns stationed around Gyeonggi alone, with hundreds of thousands of people. Especially when I saw the Han Dynasty's Jingshi Janissary Tiger Ben, all of them were neat and well-equipped, not to mention the muskets that almost everyone had in their hands.

It is said that it is a city defense cannon, a cannon weighing seven or eight thousand catties, and it can be used for several miles in one shot.

"After this expedition to the east, we will build a castle in Mobei, set up artillery on it, station musketeers in the castle, build such Han houses, and build shops, so that Han merchants can come to trade and trade with each other."

"Yes, there are still taxes, I heard that the Han Emperor collects billions of taxes a year."

"How much is 100 million?" Babu has no idea about billion, asked.

"100 million is 10,000."

"100 million is 10,000? And billions, that's not hundreds of thousands? Is it hundreds of thousands of copper coins? "Babu has also come into contact with the currency of the Han Dynasty these days, and it is very convenient to buy all kinds of things with a piece of paper. Even those silver coins and copper coins are also quite exquisite, and a silver dollar is also printed with the head of the Han Emperor, and there are many ornaments on the front and back. The lowest value is copper coins, a boy can drink a big bowl of tea for a penny. When a big son is five cents, he can buy two steamed buns.

"It's not copper coins, it's silver dollars, I heard that Dahan's tax revenue in the first half of this year reached more than one billion silver dollars."

Babu was speechless in shock, more than a billion silver dollars, what is that concept?

A Jurchen young man captured ten silver dollars, and a Jurchen young man was worth five silver dollars.

More than a billion silver dollars, isn't that able to buy more than 100 million Jurchen captives? More than 100 million, more than 10,000 10,000. How many Jurchens are there? I remember that there used to be millions, but now it seems that there are only two or three million left.

Babu slapped his leg, "Oh my God, the taxes collected by the Han Emperor in a year to buy all the Jurchens only cost twenty or thirty million silver dollars?" ”

Twenty or thirty million, more than one billion yuan, ten twenty or thirty million, only two or three billion, one hundred twenty or thirty million, only two or three billion. When Babu figured out the account in his heart, he found that the Jurchens had all been captured, and they had bought them all, which only cost them one or two percent of their annual taxes.

In Babu's heart, the Han Empire suddenly became infinitely taller, unexpected!

But Norbu Taiji was thinking that no matter how many Jelimu Mongols and Manchu Jurchens they caught, the Han could afford to buy them and could easily pay for them.

At this moment, in Norbu Taiji's heart, the Horqin Mongols and the Manchu Jurchens have all turned into moving pieces of shiny and silver big man Liu Datou. (To be continued.) )