Several swords pierced up together, and Bibai didn't even struggle. Obviously, the gunshot just now had already killed Bibai, and the actions of the Bu Lost Rabbit soldiers were just a superfluous move.

When it was confirmed that Bi Bai was too dead to die anymore, everyone turned their attention to Li Zhen and Xiong Minfan who was standing behind Li Zhen. Xiong Minfan was holding a short gun that was still smoking in his hand, looking a little at a loss.

"Lord Wang, my retinue doesn't understand the rules, and he actually brought the weapon into the prince's big tent, and used it in front of the court, disturbing the prince, it is really a crime that deserves death. Thinking that it was just out of the desire to protect the old decay, and had no intention of harming the prince, and asked the prince for forgiveness. Li Zhen quickly stood up and pleaded guilty for Xiong Minfan.

Although Xiong Minfan pulled out a gun and killed Bibai out of self-defense, it was already a taboo for him to enter Bu Lost's camp with a gun, and it made sense for Bu Lost Rabbit to be investigated. However, the rules of the Tatars are not as strict as the rules of the Ming Dynasty officialdom, and in normal times, it is common for subordinates to carry weapons into the camp of the main general.

Bu Lost Rabbit didn't hear Li Zhen's explanation, his eyes kept staring at the flintlock pistol in Xiong Minfan's hand, and the shock in his heart couldn't be calmed down for a long time.

What kind of weapon is this, such a vicious beep, he was killed in only an instant, if in front of the two armies, a person rushed in front of him with such a weapon and shot himself, would he still be alive? Bu Lost Rabbit is not unfamiliar with the Ming army's firearms, but that thing is bulky and lacks power, unless it happens to hit the vital point, it is difficult to defeat the enemy with one move, which is as powerful as Xiong Minfan's hand.

If you have one such weapon at hand, you will not be helpless when someone attacks you. As a prince, he needed one of these weapons too much for self-defense. However, if you ask the other party for this thing now, will it seem a little unreserved?

When Li Zhen saw Bu Lost's eyes, he immediately understood his thoughts, so he said to Xiong Minfan: "Second Xiong, the sword is given to the hero, the prince likes the gun in your hand, so you can give it to the prince." ”

"Huh?" Xiong Minfan was stunned for a moment, and some suspected that he had heard it wrong. Half a day ago, Bu Lost Rabbit was still his enemy, how could there be any reason to give weapons to the enemy.

Li Zhen thought more, first, Xiong Minfan used a gun in front of Bu Lost Rabbit, committing a taboo, only by giving the gun to Bu Lost Rabbit could he eliminate Bu Lost Rabbit's displeasure; Second, a flintlock pistol is not a great thing, and giving it to Bu Lost Rabbit will not change the strength of the Tatars, on the contrary, after Bu Lost Rabbit has this gun, he will understand the power of this gun, and then have a stronger cowardice towards the overall strength of the Ming army.

"Second Xiong, the old man knows that you like this gun, and when you go back, let Deputy General Su give you another one. If Deputy General Su knew that you gave the gun to the prince, he would definitely be very happy. Li Zhen reminded again.

"Oh, my subordinates understand!" Xiong Minfan came back to his senses, he knew that Li Zhen was Su Hao's think tank, since Li Zhen ordered him like this, he must have a deep meaning, he just needs to carry it out.

"The last general, Xiong Minfan, is willing to dedicate this gun to the prince, please accept it with a smile." Xiong Minfan stepped forward, faced the rabbit, knelt on one knee, held the flintlock pistol with both hands, and made a gesture of offering treasure.

A personal soldier standing beside Bu Lost Rabbit glanced at Bu Lost Rabbit, Bu Lost Rabbit nodded slightly, and the personal soldier walked up, took the flintlock pistol from Xiong Minfan's hand, and handed it to Bu Lost Rabbit.

"What's so embarrassing about that? Mr. Li has already offered a gift to this king before, this thing is General Xiong's self-defense, how can this king win people's love? Bu Lost Rabbit said to Li Zhen hypocritically.

"The prince gave Bibai to my deputy chief soldier, which is equivalent to giving a great credit to the deputy chief soldier. The old deputy chief soldier sent a flintlock pistol to the prince to show his gratitude, why not? Li Zhen said with a smile.

"Oh? Since Mr. Li said this, then the king laughed and accepted it. Bu Lost Rabbit laughed and put the gun into his arms.

A storm turned into invisibility, and a soldier came in, dragged out the corpse of Bibai, cut off the head, served it in a wooden box, and sent it to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen then agreed with Bu Lost Rabbit and Zhu Li Rabbit about the follow-up things, and then went back to his life with Bibai's head. Su Hao sent Bibai's head back to Ningxia City and handed it over to Xiao Ruxun, and at this point, the Bibai rebellion was successfully resolved.

A team of fast horses rushed to the capital with the heads of Bibai, Bi Chengen's father and son, and Tuwenxiu, who was captured alive. Wanli personally attended the ceremony of presenting Ningxiawei's prisoners, and announced the commendation order for meritorious personnel at the ceremony. Su Hao was awarded the rank of general soldier for various military exploits, and Deng Kui, Zhang Yunlong, Xu Guangzu, Xiong Minyang and others were all promoted, and they were appointed as generals, guerrillas, garrisons and other titles.

Li Zhen's contribution in the Battle of Ningxia was also reported to Wanli and Shen Shixing and others in the form of secret reports, of course, how Li Zhen escaped from Jinyiwei has another reasonable explanation. Wanli didn't have any ill feelings towards Li Zhen and his people, and at this time, he took the opportunity to announce the pardon of Li Zhen's various crimes, conferred on him the title of deputy capital of the Imperial Palace, and ordered him to live in the survey camp to assist Su Hao.

After several rounds of negotiations, Bu Lostu finally signed an agreement with Ye Mengxiong, the governor of Shaanxi, on long-term cooperation in the development of grassland mineral resources, and agreed that the implementation of the agreement would be carried out by Xiao Ruxun, the chief soldier of Ningxia, and Su Hao, the deputy chief soldier. Of course, this agreement between the two sides has also been deliberated by the Ming Cabinet, and Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, and others are very much in favor of signing a peace agreement with Bu Shitu.

After the signing of the agreement, the Tatar army began a full-scale retreat. Bu Lostu left Xia Bangxing to deal with the cooperation with the Ming army locally, and returned to Qinghai with a large army. Zhulitu also sent several subordinates to live in Ningxiawei to be responsible for liaison with the Ming army.

Mining teams flocked to Ningxia from all over the Central Plains, and then entered the grasslands through Ningxia. Su Hao took the survey camp to the surrounding area of Helan Mountain, and surveyed one after another gold, silver, copper, iron, and coal mines. Treasures that had been dormant underground for many years were mined, smelted, and sold everywhere for heavy silver taels. These taels were distributed proportionally among court officials, Tatar nobles, merchants, Ningxia guards, and various other stakeholders.

All of them were satisfied with this cooperation, except for a handful of elm-headed rotten Confucians who were babbling about old things that violated the ways of the sages, but no one wanted to listen to this nonsense.

At the same time that the mining area was put into production one after another, the technical officials of the Ministry of Cadres led by Ma Yu also came to Ningxia. Their mission was to build water conservancy projects in Ningxia, including the construction of dams on the gentle main stream of the Yellow River to store water for irrigation. Watching the ditches being dug out and large areas of wasteland turned into fertile land, Su Hao believed that the uprisings of Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng caused by successive droughts in history should not be repeated.

According to the plan discussed with Bu Lost Rabbit and Zhu Li Rabbit, the Ming court also mobilized a large number of landless peasants from the Central Plains to go to the Hetao area to open up wasteland and fields. Many landlords and businessmen also heard the news and brought a large amount of money to provide the peasants who had reclaimed the land with agricultural tools, seeds, fertilizers, and so on, and then distributed the various profits generated by the tuntian fields with the peasants.

Tatar herders were initially resistant to the massive entry of Han Chinese into the steppe, fearing that they would encroach on their living space. Soon, however, the Tatar herders discovered that the space needed by the Han people was very limited, and that the farming people only needed a dozen acres of land to support their families, unlike the nomads who needed tens of thousands of acres of pasture to meet the needs of grazing. The addition of dozens of Han Chinese settlements in a large steppe will not affect the lives of the Tatar herders at all, and they will no longer complain.

After the Han people entered the grasslands, the Tatar herdsmen were able to buy grain and fresh vegetables at very low prices, and they could also exchange worthless beef and mutton for various daily necessities, which undoubtedly improved the living standards of the herdsmen. With the frequent economic exchanges, the national prejudices of both sides became more and more indifferent, and the phenomenon of intermarriage between Han and Mongolia began to appear in large numbers.

In this process, conflicts between the two peoples are naturally unavoidable. Bu Lostu and Xiao Ruxun each sent some officials to establish a number of joint offices on the grassland to deal with disputes involving Han and Mongolia. Since both sides want cooperation to be sustained in the long term, because justice is guaranteed in the settlement of disputes, conflicts do not degenerate into antagonism between peoples.

After receiving a flintlock pistol from Xiong Minfan, Bu Lost Rabbit became deeply interested in this magical firearm. He instructed his blacksmiths to make a copy of it, but the imitation was ultimately unsuccessful due to a lack of high-quality steel for the various techniques. Bu Lostu turned to Su Hao to request the purchase of flintlock pistols, artillery and other advanced firearms, to which Su Hao refused with a tactful and resolute attitude. On this issue, Su Hao's mind is very cool, he understands that cooperation is cooperation, and it is more secure to have advanced weapons in his own hands.

The northwest border of the Ming Dynasty has a rare harmonious scene in history, and Ningxiawei, which has always been known for its hard life, has now become a rich and prosperous Saishang Jiangnan.

In a reluctant farewell, Su Hao led the officers and soldiers of the Kanyu Battalion to bid farewell to Ningxia City and embarked on a journey back to Beijing.

(End of Part 3) (To be continued.) )