It is not a new thing for small Mongolian tribes to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty. In the past, there were many small tribes who came to the Ming Dynasty because they could not bear the exploitation of those Mongol Khans or other big tribes.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance.

Everywhere there is an uneven distribution of interests, and there is exploitation everywhere. It just depends on the level of productivity and the intensity of exploitation.

The Mongols are less productive, and the exploitation is inevitably stronger.

In less than half a month, dozens of small tribes came to join the Ming Dynasty in the Mongolian royal city. In the past half a month, Lin Dan Khan was chased by the Ming cavalry and fled everywhere.

Because Lin Dan Khan's team has many cattle and sheep, old and weak women and children, the speed is not too fast, and the goal is very large.

After being discovered by the Ming cavalry, Li Wei and Wang Guoxiong simply began to cut meat with blunt knives and chased after them unhurriedly. There was a chance to go up and rush to kill, and when the Mongols were too concentrated, they simply hung behind their butts.

If the Mongols dare to take the initiative to fight back, then give them a ruthless blow.

Under such a strategy, the Mongol cavalry led by Lin Dan Khan was about to be tortured and went crazy. In the end, he had to abandon millions of cattle and sheep, and quickly fled with people, and finally crossed the Yellow River and fled in the direction of Qinghai.

Li Wei and Wang Guoxiong chased all the way to the Yellow River, because there were millions of cattle and sheep to deal with, so they simply stopped chasing. Began to return the same way, bringing millions of cattle and sheep back to Liaoxi.

The Tumut tribe led by Lin Dan Khan has been greatly damaged after this battle. In this cold winter, the Mongolians who can survive do not know how many are left.

In the Mongol royal city, dozens of small Mongolian tribes who came to vote were temporarily reorganized by the Ming army. Got more than 30,000 Mongol cavalry.

When the main cavalry of the Ming army returned. He also brought back millions of cattle and sheep. Settling these Mongol tribes was suddenly no longer a problem.

Zhu Youxiao immediately began to reward the three armies, what roast whole sheep, beef feast, the whole army opened their bellies and ate for three days. The Mongols who took refuge in the Ming Dynasty also enjoyed this treatment, because there were not enough forage reserves, and if these cattle and sheep were not eaten, it would be a problem to survive the winter.

"This hump meat tastes good, you can take some back to Beijing." Zhu Youxiao feasted in the big tent, while praising the hump meat made by the imperial kitchen.

"Your Majesty. Now that the morale of the whole army is high, it is time to start sweeping the steppes and dividing the pastures. Sun Chuanting suggested, "If we are faster, we can try to sweep the area we have demarcated in the first month of winter, and after the beginning of spring, we can directly divide the grassland." ”

"Let's start tomorrow then! I plan to play for a few more days, and then the class teacher will return to the court, and I will leave it to you Aiqing. "Zhu Youxiao feels that it has been a long time, and he will return to Beijing this morning.

"Your Majesty rest assured, the ministers will definitely include the Northeast region in the jurisdiction of my Ming Dynasty."

"Okay, you Aiqing and I have another drink."

This time, the royal driving expedition was carried out. It's more like a game to relax. The next day, 40,000 Ming cavalry embarked on the expedition with 30,000 Mongolian cavalry. Began to sweep the steppes of those large and medium-sized Mongol tribes.

To put it bluntly, it is to take those small Mongolian tribes to grab cattle and sheep, land, and women. Most of the cattle and sheep, land and women that were grabbed were given to the Mongolian tribes who took refuge in the Ming Dynasty.

As the sweep progressed, more and more Mongol tribes joined the sweeping tribe.

The Ming army mainly swept to the north and west, and the main sweeping areas were the ** prairie and Xilinhot prairie in later generations, these two areas.

It is planned that the area will be completely swept in the first month of winter, and the pastures will be divided after the beginning of spring. The large and medium-sized Mongolian tribes in these two steppes have basically fallen into blood mold. The Mongolian cavalry sweeping these steppes has rapidly increased to about 80,000, plus 40,000 elite Ming cavalry, these Mongolian tribes on the steppe are vulnerable.

Some tribes are clever and directly surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

However, these subjugated Mongolian tribes were soon dismantled into small tribes by the Ming Dynasty. Dividing the pastures after the beginning of spring will divide these divided tribes into different regions.

After the beginning of spring, the Ming army will continue to sweep westward, mainly in the Hetao Plain area south of Yinshan.

The northeast region and the Hetao area are the areas that must be occupied by Zhu Youxiao this time. These areas will be successively included in the Ming Dynasty after the beginning of spring.

When the Ming army and the Mongolian cavalry who defected to the Ming Dynasty swept the steppe, Zhu Youxiao traveled around the grassland and inspected it for a few days.

During this period, Zhu Youxiao had in-depth conversations with many Mongolian herdsmen, and learned from them some common knowledge of the grassland and the living customs of the Mongolian people. In order to develop the most practical set of management measures in the next step.

After a few days of playing, Zhu Youxiao, under the escort of five infantry divisions of the Central Army and a cavalry division, returned to the dynasty with more than 500,000 cattle and sheep, all of which were Zhu Youxiao's trophies.

Among them, more than 400,000 cattle and sheep were arranged in the royal pastures outside the Guan, ready to be used for continued breeding after the beginning of spring.

The remaining 100,000 cattle and sheep were brought all the way back to Beijing, and in order to smoothly drive these cattle and sheep back to the capital, people have been sent to various places in advance to buy forage and transport them to the areas along the way to ensure that these cattle and sheep are not starved to death.

Just when Zhu Youxiao returned to Beijing, the good news of the great victory of Mongolia had already spread throughout the Ming provinces.

Those who prayed that the emperor would be captured by the Mongols were disappointed, but the people of the Ming Dynasty were very excited when they heard the news.

When the good news came back, the firecrackers of the Beijing division rang off for nearly three days.

The Son of Heaven drove the expedition in person, and also broke Mongolia, except for Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty, this kind of thing has never happened since.

This time the royal expedition was another big victory, which immediately raised Zhu Youxiao's prestige by more than one notch. Especially in Beizhili, the popularity of the people has reached a new height.

Before you know it, it's winter, and there is still no snow in Beizhili this year.

But the rumours on the streets have vanished without a trace, and there was no snow last winter and nothing went wrong. With perfect water conservancy facilities, Beizhili has ensured agricultural production in most areas. No one has mentioned this this year anymore.

There is no snow without snow! Isn't life the same?

If anyone dares to say in public that the emperor is morally uncultivated. As a result, there is no snow in winter, and it is estimated that people who hear it will be beaten violently.

Today's Beizhili has been strictly governed by Zhu Youxiao, and has completely eliminated corruption on the surface in the governance of officials. The administrative efficiency of the government has also been greatly improved, and officials do not dare to use their privileges to oppress the people. In the face of official changes, the people of Beizhili all felt that they were an enlightened emperor.

The most important thing is that the economy of Beizhili continued to develop in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, and several major industries have basically taken shape after several years of development. Ordinary people face less pressure on employment, and they can find work everywhere. In addition, the size of the middle- and high-income groups has begun to grow, while food prices have maintained a stable trend.

A large number of products are exported. Let the capital scale of Beizhili continue to grow. Those who left the land were able to support their families through work, and they could also enjoy some government benefits.

Under the condition that the people's livelihood is developing well, Zhu Youxiao will naturally win the hearts of the people.

Those rumors that bewitched the public have now completely lost the market in Beizhili. After this great victory, there was only one thing left to celebrate.

However, in the Jiangnan region, after learning that the emperor had broken the Mongols, some scholars openly shouted that the sky was blind. Obviously, many people hope that the emperor will make a mistake when he is personally conscripted, and it is best to accept this demon emperor, so as not to damage the ruling interests of their scholars.

It took nearly half a month for Zhu Youxiao to return to the city. The main thing is that the herd of cattle and sheep is too slow. But everywhere I went, the local people were greeted by the road.

When it came to the Kyoshi. A large number of people ran to meet them twenty miles outside the city.

"That's a lot of sheep!"

"Those sheep were stolen from the Mongols by the Son of Heaven."

The people looked at the herd of cattle and sheep and were amazed. This is Zhu Youxiao's trophy, and it is naturally used to celebrate when he brings it back to Beijing.

In the sound of the people shouting long live, the emperor's Luan drove to the city gate, and at this time Shen Yu had already greeted him at the city gate with hundreds of officials.

"The ministers welcome Your Majesty back to the palace, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Zhong Aiqing is flat."

After some bowing, the hundred officials welcomed Zhu Youxiao into the city, and then returned to the palace all the way to the palace surrounded by a group of forbidden soldiers and hundreds of officials.

Returning to Zhu Youxiao in the Forbidden City, there was naturally a happy gathering.

Early the next morning, Zhu Youxiao held an early court and announced the reward of the ministers. What is the reward? Naturally, it was the cattle and sheep brought back by Zhu Youxiao.

According to the grade, everyone has a share.

In addition to the hundreds of officials, there is also the establishment of the Central Army, and the families of those martyrs. There are also model workers who have been named by Zhu Youxiao in recent years, and those workers who have contributed to technological innovation.

In addition, the welfare homes in Beizhili also sent some cattle and sheep, and instructed those welfare homes to slaughter cattle and sheep, so that the lonely elderly, children and disabled people could feel the warmth of the imperial court.

After a reward, half of the sheep were gone, and soon the smell of mutton was wafting everywhere in the capital.

Zhang Demin used to be an ordinary worker, and others called him Zhang Fool. Last year, when he was building a road for the government on the construction site, there was a rain that lasted for five or six days, and the construction situation became very bad, and the workers complained of misery. Only Zhang Demin remained silent and worked hard. It didn't take long for Zhang Demin to get the honorary title of model worker from the government without understanding what was going on.

I heard that the emperor personally approved it.

Then Zhang Demin was recruited by the Royal Iron and Steel Company and became a regular worker, and it didn't take long for the house to be allocated.

As soon as Zhang Demin returned home that day, he found that there was an extra sheep at home.

"Fool Zhang, the emperor rewarded you with a sheep. The shopkeeper of the restaurant came to ask if you were willing to sell it, and the restaurant would pay six silver dollars. The neighbor said to Zhang Demin.

"The emperor's reward? I don't sell it, I want to keep it for my own food. Although Zhang Demin's life is dull now, he is not short of money and is very fulfilling.

and Zhou Fuhai, who invented paper bullets, also received a sheep.

And those welfare homes built after Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, there are orphans, lonely elderly people, and disabled people in them. Soon they were also served a hearty meal of lamb and beef.

The welfare homes where these disadvantaged groups are located are still very good. Because the regulation is stricter. Therefore, there is no blatant deception.

Although the sheep rewarded by the emperor is not very valuable, it is a very face-saving thing, and it can also make people fully feel the warmth of the court.

Many people want to taste the taste of this mutton, although the taste of this mutton is not special, but it is the emperor defeated the Mongols and snatched it back, which is of great significance, mainly to be happy.

It didn't take long for the people of the capital to get the news. The imperial court began to sell the remaining cattle and sheep. And the price is not expensive. So it didn't take long for the remaining tens of thousands of sheep to be snapped up by the dignitaries and people in the capital.

With the reward and sale of more than 100,000 cattle and sheep, a celebratory atmosphere is still permeating the capital.

Zhu Youxiao then began to reward meritorious soldiers, and the soldiers who followed him on the expedition this time, even if they had no merit, all remembered their hard work. All of them were rewarded with 30 acres of cultivated land, and they were recorded as third-class meritorious service once. Those who have meritorious service will be rewarded according to the size of their merits.

The main thing is to reward the land, this victory in the war against the Mongols. As a result, the Ming Dynasty gained a large territory, and the amount of cultivated land and grassland was huge. There is enough land to be rewarded.

After a reward, it is to compensate and remember the martyrs who sacrificed.

It didn't take long for the imperial court to announce the establishment of the 'Northeast Administrative Region', which was divided into four provinces, one being 'Liaodong Province', one being 'Liaoxi Province', and one being 'Jilin' and 'Heilongjiang'.

Liaodong is the Liaoning of later generations, and Liaoxi is the eastern region of Inner Mongolia. Jilin and Heilongjiang directly copied the names of later generations.

Three new provinces were created in the Northeast Administrative Region, and the Imperial Court would open county governments in these provinces in the future.

Among the four provinces in the Northeast Administrative Region, the cultivated land area has reached nearly 400 million mu and the grassland area has reached nearly 700 million mu. In addition to the Hermes-Epitek, there will also be Mongols who are responsible for pastoral production.

In addition to the fact that most of these pastures will be allocated to Mongolian herders, several large royal horse farms will be established to produce military horses.

At the same time, a Mongolian Tribal Autonomy Act was introduced to introduce self-government measures for Mongolians within their jurisdiction. But this kind of autonomy is actually a pyramid ruling structure in which the Ming directly administered the Mongol nobility, and then used the Mongol nobility to manage the Mongolian herdsmen.

The Mongolian Autonomy Act established the hierarchy of the Mongolian nobility, which was to be divided into 100 to 1,000 households according to the number of Mongolian herders under their jurisdiction.

Each Mongolian nobleman was not allowed to pay more than one-tenth of the total production of Mongolian herdsmen.

In order to reap the benefits, these Mongol nobles had to ensure the care of the pastures within their jurisdiction and implement a policy of rotational grazing. Of the 5,000 acres of grassland, 2,000 acres must be fallow every year, and the 3,000 acres of pasture must not be overgrazed, so as to ensure that the grassland is not degraded.

At the same time, these Mongolian nobles had to ensure that the herdsmen of Inner Mongolia under their jurisdiction did not work indiscriminately, and also to ensure that the pastoral industry within their jurisdiction was normally produced.

The punishment is demotion, and those who make a mistake in 1,000 households will be reduced to 900, and those who make a serious mistake will be disqualified from nobility.

And these Mongolian nobles can settle and spend in the Ming Dynasty.

For ordinary Mongolian herders, Zhu Youxiao has developed a set of security systems and population restrictions. That is, the basic disaster protection, if a large number of cattle and sheep freeze to death in the winter that is too cold, the herdsmen can be exempted from tax at the same time, and will also receive basic assistance from the imperial court to ensure that they will not starve to death. And a loan will also be provided for them to use for the purchase of livestock cubs.

With 5,000 acres of pasture and a low tax rate of 10 per 1, these herdsmen can live a good life, even if they don't have much money, but at least they can eat enough meat. If you can live a stable life, you will naturally not rebel against the court.

However, once the population grows and the pastures are apportioned, there will inevitably be a population contradiction.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao worked out the pasture of each Mongolian herdsman, which could only be inherited by the eldest son. The extra children do not have the right to inherit the pasture, unless the eldest son has an accident. What about the children of herders who do not have the right to inherit? It's also very simple, that is, to integrate into the towns of Daming and transform into workers. The government will set up special schools to teach these Mongols Chinese and some simple Chinese characters.

Or as a monk, Zhu Youxiao prepared to introduce Tibet's Yellow Religion in pastoral areas. This method was devised by the Manchus to deal with the Mongols, and the result was that the Mongols were unable to grow in population, and the entire Mongolian nation was completely weakened by the Manchus.

Tibetan Buddhism itself has a very good market in Mongolia, and the reason why Lin Dan Khan has a bad relationship with many Mongolian nobles is because he does not believe in the Yellow Religion and should believe in the Red Religion. Of course, it is also Tibetan Buddhism, which is different from Protestantism and Catholicism.

The second is some ordinary laws, the Mongols will also be sentenced in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty if they commit crimes, and the judicial power is still in the hands of the government, and the Mongolian nobles will cooperate when they are enforced.

After the promulgation of such a system, those Mongolian tribes who took refuge in the Ming Dynasty were very satisfied. In particular, the imperial court officially canonized a large number of Mongolian nobles.

Many of the leaders of small Mongolian tribes who were not originally nobles became nobles overnight, like a beggar who suddenly became wealthy.

And most importantly, they got rich. And the days will be more nourishing than those of the Mongol nobles under Lin Dan Khan.

They can extract 10% of the tax from the Mongolian herdsmen under their jurisdiction every year, and a hundred households can extract 3,000 sheep in a normal year, which means that they have an income of more than 3,000 yuan. If it is a thousand households, you can draw 30,000 sheep, which is also an income of about 30,000 yuan.

What's even more wonderful is that as long as they apply to the government, they can enter the customs to settle down and spend. Moreover, there will no longer be any barriers to trade, and merchants will be free to go to the pastoral areas to trade with Mongolian herders and nobles. With a stable wealth income every year, and being able to go to Daming's flower world to spend, those days are really wonderful.

And what can the Mongol nobles under the rule of Lin Dan Khan do even if they have hundreds of thousands of sheep? There seem to be a lot of sheep, but in fact they have to feed the people of the tribe, and in the end there are not many left. Under the Ming Dynasty, those Mongol herdsmen would produce and be responsible for themselves, and one percent of the tax would be the pure income of the Mongol aristocracy. Although the tax was only one percent, it was actually higher than the income of the traditional Mongolian aristocracy at the same level.

Moreover, even if the traditional Mongolian nobles had a large pile of sheep, it was difficult to exchange them for silver. Even if it is exchanged for silver, it is difficult to buy a large number of Ming goods.

For those ordinary herders, such a system is also completely acceptable to them. This means that they can live a stable life and no longer have to chase water and grass everywhere. They also had access to plenty of tea and ironware.

This is a mutually acceptable distribution of benefits, with the only sacrifice being the old Mongol powers, but they are excluded from this circle of interests.

As for Lin Dan Khan, he has long been forgotten by these Mongols.

Previously, Lin Dan Khan was able to gain high prestige, mainly because he officially opened trade with Daming, and Daming sold him a batch of weapons and equipment. Now trade does not depend on Lin Dan Khan, and Lin Dan Khan's force has completely lost its deterrent power under the defeat of a war.

More importantly, Lin Dan Khan turned his back on the Yellow Religion and had already turned against most of the Mongols in terms of religious beliefs, so Lin Dan Khan was abandoned by these Mongols with great disgust. (To be continued.) )