In September, Yuan Jixian, the first assistant, led hundreds of officials to be the emperor's honorific title, 'Emperor Longhan Shenwen Shengwu'.

Originally, the honorific title proposed by the hundred officials was a total of twenty-three characters, because the honorific title of Ming Taizu was twenty-one characters, which was the emperor of 'opening the heavens and walking the way, Zhaoji, establishing the great saint, the supreme god, benevolence, righteousness, martial arts, virtue, success, and high'. The Han Dynasty was established in the Ming Dynasty, so the hundred officials thought that the emperor's honorific title should be two more words than the Ming Taizu, and they proposed that the emperor was "Fa Tian Long Yun Zhi Cheng Xian Jue Ti Yuan Li Ji Fu Wen Fen Wu Qin Ming Filial Piety Divine Purity" Emperor.

In fact, the so-called honorific title is to honor the title of the emperor and queen. Originally started in the Qin Dynasty, the "Records of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty" has "ministers (Wang Xuan, Li Si) and others would like to discuss with the doctor and say: 'In ancient times, there were emperors, emperors of the earth, and emperors of Thailand, and the emperor of Thailand was the most expensive'. The ministers are honored and the king is the emperor of Thailand".

In addition, the Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother are also honorific titles. By the time of the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to give the title of emperor to the emperor, some were given during his lifetime, and some were added after his death.

For example, Empress Wu was called the Holy Mother God Emperor, Gaozong was called the Emperor, and Zhongzong was called the Emperor Yingtian Shenlong, and by the time of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, this had become a system. The prosperity of the honorific title was also more prosperous at the time of Tang Xuanzong.

Tang Xuanzong was the most prosperous time of the Tang Dynasty, as the so-called lord and arrogant ministers, Tang Xuanzong successively added six honorific titles, and the honorific titles became longer and longer, from the Kaiyuan Shengwen Shenwu Emperor, to the Kaiyuan Heaven and Earth Dabao Shengwen Shenwu Filial Piety Emperor", from four words to fourteen words.

In the Song Dynasty, the Song Shenzong Zun had 20 characters, and by the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's Zun had 21 characters.

Now, the hundred officials of the Han Dynasty want to give Liu Jun a twenty-three character honorific title, which is unprecedented. Looking at the long list of honorific titles, Liu Jun just shook his head, how many people can remember such a long honorific number?

However, he also understood that the title of the Emperor had become a custom, just like the name of the temple should be chosen after the emperor's death. But Liu Jun was unwilling to have a twenty-three character honorific title, and finally he revealed to Yuan Jixian that the lower honorific title was too long, and it should only be six characters. Yuan Jixian consulted with hundreds of officials. The title was honored again, and it was changed to Emperor Shengwu of the Dragon Han Shenwen.

After Liu Jun added the honorific title of Emperor Shengwu of the Dragon Han Shenwen, he even added an honorific title to the Great Han. To add the title to the dynasty, Liu Jun is also the first one.

The Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty is the sacred name of the Han Empire.

From then on, it was the Holy Han Empire, and Liu Jun was the Emperor of the Holy Han Empire, the Dragon Han Shenwen Shengwu Emperor, and could also be called the Holy Emperor.

The Holy Emperor of the Holy Empire, Liu Jun felt that his name was good. The Holy Roman Emperor of Europe, who was only the leader of a nominal alliance of princes, was still being attacked by the princes. It's been a miserable day. Liu Jun, the holy emperor of the Holy Empire, is the real central monarch centralized **** empire.

"Fengtian carrier, Emperor Shengwu of Longhan Shenwen said: Since the opening up, there is a master of fortune, and there must be a concubine of Guangyin. However, the name of the tin book is determined, and the head of the Chengsheng Emperor Ming is also important. Zirvaleli, the daughter of the Khan of Chechnya in Mongolia, is a long-cherished marriage, and she is a lady. I ascend the great treasure, and the antique system is made. Jie Yu is the one who is the one who is Jieyu. Erqi is chaste and respectful, simple, pure and humble, abide by the queen's precepts, and do not take my life. ”

"Mukden Carrier"

Within one day, Liu Jun canonized three Jieyu one after another. These three Jieyu are not the daughters sent by the annexed tribes of Monan Mongolia before. It was sent by Mobei Mongolia.

Mobei Mongolia, also known as Khalkha Mongolia.

In the fifteenth century, after the fifteenth Emperor of Yuan Taizu, Sun Dayan Khan Batu Mengke, unified eastern Mongolia, he merged the originally unrelated large and small territories of Monan and Mobei into 60,000 households. It is divided into left and right wings.

The Khalkha Wanhu belonged to the left wing, with a total of 12 departments. The inner five are east of the Khalkha River (Haraha River), and the outer seven are west of the river. By this time. It is believed that there is a Mobei area.

Khalkha Mongolia is bordered by ******** in the east, Kobdo in the west, and the desert in the south.

The three major Khalkha tribes, the Tushetu Khan, the Zasaktu Khan, and the Chechen Khan, dominate the Mobei and are strong.

During the Chongzhen period, the Khalkha was taken by the rise of the Manchu Qing and paid tribute to the Manchu Qing, but was not subordinate. Not long ago, the Khalkha tribe no longer attacked the Oirat Mongols in the west, they saw that the Central Plains changed hands, the strength of the Han Dynasty, and also saw that the Monan tribes surrendered, and the Han began to trade with the tribes, so they also wanted to trade with the Han Dynasty.

However, when the Manchus learned of their trade plans, Dorgon sent a warning to the three ministries and forbade them to trade with the Han. When the Chechen Khan led his troops to the south to trade, the Jurchens united with the Horqin tribes to intercept it, and the two sides fought a battle, and the Chechen Khan suffered a lot of losses.

Subsequently, when the Qing army took advantage of the internal dispute in the three northern parts of Mobei, it took the opportunity to march north, and Tushetu Khan and others were caught off guard and refused to lose the battle.

The Manchus coerced and induced the three Khalkha tribes to surrender.

At this time, the Jinyi Guard of the Han Empire detected this information in time, and the Privy Council quickly sent a secret envoy to Mobei to carry out secret negotiations with the three departments. After the intervention of the big man, he took the lead in the reconciliation of the three parts. After the last three tribes received the support and commitment of the Han Dynasty, the three tribes of Mobei Khalkha raised the flag and surrendered to the Han Dynasty.

The three envoys were sent to the court, Tushetu Khan Gongbu Zi Chahun Dorji, Chechen Khan Shuo Leizi Babu, and Zasaktu Khan Suba Di Zi Norbuqi entered the court.

The three Khans all sent their sons to come, and they all entered the Nine White Tribute.

White camel one, white horse eight, called nine white tribute, this is a very high level of tribute, expressing the meaning of submission and submission. Before, the Manchu Qing Dynasty wanted the three to enter the Jiubai tribute, but the three departments never agreed.

The three sons of the Khan also brought the Khan's daughter, which means marriage.

Liu Jun attached great importance to the annexation of the three khans of Mobei, personally met with the sons of the three khans, and ceremoniously included the daughters of the three khans in the palace, and all of them were canonized as Jieyu.

Although the attachment of these three parts was because of the choice under the joint attack of Horqin and the Manchu Qing, Liu Jun still attached great importance to it. He is about to ally with the 20th tribe of Monan, and he will send troops to fight the 4th tribe of Horqin.

Now the annexation of the Mobei Three Divisions to the north of Horqin is equivalent to encircling the north of the Horqin Three Divisions, and even the three Divisions can directly cross the Horqin Four Divisions to threaten the Jurchens who moved their capital to Harbin.

Liu Jun named the Three Khans as the founding marquis, and named the sons and daughters of the Three Khans as sons and barons, and rewarded them greatly, and invited them to go south to meet the alliance, preparing to jointly conquer Horqin and other four departments after the autumn. At the same time, Liu Jun also reached a trade agreement with the son of the Three Khans that the Han would open up trade routes and send merchants to Mobei to trade with the Three Ministries.

The three khans were changed to three provinces, and the three khans were made princes. Each province is divided into six states. Each state canonized a son of a khan as a viscount,

In addition, each state has twelve counties, and twelve barons are canonized.

In this way, Mobei is divided into three provinces, and the province is 18 states and 108 counties. The prefectures and counties are managed by these canonized Khalkha nobles, but outside the prefectures and counties, there will be separate prefectures and counties, and the imperial court will send liuguan and soldiers and horses.

However, for the time being, the prefecture and county will not be established, and after taking Horqin. Only then could the imperial court officially enter the Mobei region.

The three tribes were very satisfied with the promise of the Han to help them deal with the invasion of Moxi and the Manchus, and were also excited about the Han willingness to fully open trade with them. The Han canonized three marquises, eighteen viscounts, and more than a hundred barons at once, which made them happy.

"Each of the Jelimu League and the Jurchen young and strong captives was collected by the Han at ten silver dollars each, and the young women were each eight yuan."

In the Imperial Court, a Han official in a scarlet robe was negotiating with the three princes of the three divisions of the desert department. At the end of yesterday's canonization ceremony for the three princes, the emperor specially conferred on them the title of earl of the founding county. This was a big surprise to the three princes.

Prince Babu of the Chechen Khan frowned, "My lord, why is there still two pieces less for the woman?" ”

In the grasslands, women are very valuable. Especially young and fertile women. This means that if you buy it back, you can have children, and the population is the foundation of the tribe's strength.

In the steppe, the fighting between the clans was very cruel, and the defeated tribes. Some of those captives were sold into slavery to other tribes, but were more likely to be put to death. Only the women and their young children will be sold or divided among themselves, as will the cattle and sheep.

The official of the Imperial Court smiled. "We didn't buy these women to have children, that is, to do some rough chores, women are not as powerful and easy to use as men. If you like it, you can keep it for yourselves, and we want young men. ”

"Can't add more?"

"Eight is a lot." The Han official shook his head and resolutely refused to add more.

"Do you want the head?" Norbu, the son of Zasaktu Khan, asked.

'Yes, we will live and we will die. As long as you take the heads of the Jelimu League and the Manchus, the young and strong ones will be five pieces, and the old and weak women will be two pieces and one piece. ”

"It's too little."

"This is actually Your Majesty's reward to you, you said that it is useless for us to receive this head, it is purely for your welfare, right?"

"Okay, then it's decided, the young man will take ten pieces of money, the young woman will be eight pieces, and the old and young will be five pieces of money. The head of the young man was five pieces each, and the old and weak woman was two pieces each. We don't want silver dollars, we don't want paper money, we ask for all the tea to be settled. ”

"No problem, tea bricks, tea cakes, loose tea, all kinds of ordinary tea, tribute tea, fine tea, ordinary tea, no problem, what grade and price, we have as many as we want." The officials of the Ministry of Rites also knew that the Third Department of Mobei would definitely not ask for silver dollar coupons.

However, the imperial court did not intend to pay them silver dollars, and the imperial court also wanted to barter.

"Don't order the iron? Needlework, cloth, silk scriptures, Buddha statues, as well as iron pots, iron kettles, hemp ropes, swords and the like, don't you want to have any? ”

The three of Babu's eyes widened suddenly, "Can you change iron tools, and you can also change swords?" ”

Mobei Sanbu lives in the north of the desert, located in a remote area, Mobei Sanbu lives a nomadic and fishing and hunting life, relying on grazing and hunting for a living, but for prospecting and smelting, manual manufacturing and other technologies, it is quite backward. In the past, they mainly relied on exchanging with merchants in the Central Plains, and even relied on robbery.

However, the Central Plains has always been very strict with the trade of the grassland tribes outside the Guan, and it is strictly forbidden to export important materials such as iron tools. Therefore, they only mentioned the settlement of tea before, but did not mention the iron trade. Unexpectedly, the Han people actually took the initiative to bring it up.

"You are also the subjects of the Han Empire now, of course I won't ban you anymore. All kinds of daily necessities, daily necessities, and those in need can be mentioned, and we will try our best to meet you. Of course, in addition to captives and heads, you can also trade wool, horses, cattle and sheep, etc. ”

The three newly canonized imperial earls all came to their senses at once, and they all stared at the official energetically, eager to divide him.

"We're going to buy knives!"

"We need an iron pot, and we need an iron kettle"

"We also want swords"

The official of the Han Dynasty said with a smile, "Don't worry, a few earls, come one by one, all of them, all of them!" ”

"I need a thousand swords."

"No problem, a thousand swords, well, what are you going to exchange for, wool or cattle and horses?"

"How?"

"How about a fine Han sword forged in this dynasty, how about changing it for a horse?"

Without hesitation, Babu preemptively said, "One Han sword for a horse, two Han swords for a horse is good." ”

"Yes." The official immediately agreed, and the deal was worth it.

"Can I add another thousand?" Babu also thinks that this transaction is very cost-effective, he has seen the fine Han sword, it is quite sharp, it is a steel sword, not an iron sword, get it to Mobei, a such a precision forging Han sword, for two horses, someone will grab the head.

"Equivalent exchange, as long as everyone can come up with the exchanged goods, it doesn't matter how much they exchange."

"Then I want three thousand." As soon as the Báb heard this, he immediately increased the order.

Wangshuk was calmer, and he asked tentatively, "My lord, can we just buy some iron and process it ourselves, so it's cheaper?" ”

The big Han official who had been smiling just now turned his face sank.

"I'm sorry, uncle, we only sell finished swords, not iron, that's not profitable, please forgive us for not agreeing. In fact, a few uncles don't have to worry about the supply problem, we can sell as much as you want, but only sell finished products, not iron, our manufacturing bureau up and down hundreds of thousands of craftsmen, directly sell iron to you, then we craftsmen are not idle and wasted. ”

In short, in a word, from swords to iron nails, the big men are willing to supply anyway, but the iron material is not sold for a pound and a half. The reason of the Han officials was that there were many craftsmen in the Dahan Manufacturing Bureau, and second, it was unprofitable to sell iron. However, the real reason is that the emperor has a strict decree that the sale of iron tools and other industrial goods outside the customs is not prohibited, but the sale of raw materials is prohibited.

Not only is iron forbidden to be sold, but not even a bundle of linen is allowed.

The imperial court can sell knives and swords, iron pots, kettles, horseshoes, hemp ropes, clothes and boots to them, but they can't directly sell raw materials.

"Can we buy a flare gun?" Babu asked tentatively.

"That's it." Han Guan smiled, "We have some varieties of firearms that can be sold to the outside world, including arquebuses, tiger squats, and general cannons, all of which have been eliminated in the army, but they are all new, you can do it if you want, but the price will be relatively high." ”

"Can't the spontaneous guns and those cannons that the Han army is equipped with now sell us?"

"This is not good, the imperial court has a rule, all the muskets and artillery in active service cannot be sold, and we have not equipped them ourselves."

Of course, the current level of ordnance manufacturing in Dahan is quite high, and the output is also high, although the military has been expanding the army now, but it is still more than enough to equip the troops. However, the emperor had already strictly ordered that those old firearms such as arquebuses, tiger squat cannons, and general cannons that had been eliminated in the past could be sold to the outside world, and the vassal vassals such as Korea and Mongolia were willing to buy and sell them, but the price was very high.

The imperial court does not mind cleaning up these inventory garbage at a high price, anyway, they are all obsolete old goods, even if they are sold, the imperial court does not have to worry about the threat to the Han in the future.

Arquebuses and tiger cannons can't threaten the current Imperial Army. (To be continued.) )