Mongolian steppe, at this time is the meadow verdant, a lush green, it can be said that the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep, everywhere there are herds of cattle and sheep, the bleating sheep happily eat the grass, the cows stand calmly in the grass and chew, and the horses flick their tails and gallop wantonly.

The scenery of the prairie is beautiful and beautiful. The yurts are located on the grassland, and on the grassland of the Mingtong area, the herdsmen are quietly and peacefully herding cattle and sheep. There is no earthly hustle and bustle here, because each herdsman has 5,000 acres of pasture, which is relatively far from each other.

Although it may seem a little boring, in this summer season, it is also carefree, like a paradise. Because they don't usually come into contact with anyone, these herders have gradually become hospitable. After adapting to the new environment, they will get together every year at some festivals to race horses and let young people talk about love.

These herders take care of a large herd of cattle and sheep on weekdays, and they don't have to worry about not having enough to eat. And after a busy year, those wool and leather can be sold for money, which is enough to buy daily necessities such as tea, iron pots, porcelain, cotton cloth and cane sugar.

The lives of these herdsmen are getting better and better every year. Now let them go back to the old life of living by water and grass, they obviously will not be willing.

Who will have a good life, but run to live the kind of life that used to be. The kind of life that runs around all day and has no property is not as comfortable as Rijin. What's more, now with the protection of the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to be afraid of encountering wars between tribes in the Ming region.

The Mongol nobles in the Ming region were also reluctant to return to the old model at this time, and now this model is so cool that they don't actually have to worry about it. You can reap the dividends of domination every year. You can also spend money on the customs area. Many Mongolian nobles simply went to settle in Guannai.

Of course, most of these Mongolian nobles are uneducated, and they obviously don't realize that such a good thing in this world cannot last long.

Suffering from great success is a great danger in the world.

In another ten or twenty years, or even that long, the Ming Dynasty will not need these Mongolian nobles, and when the time comes, what can they do if they kick these Mongolian nobles away?

At that time, these Mongol nobles would have no support from the Mongol herdsmen. There was no power in their hands, and it was just a matter of decree for the court to kick them away.

For those Mongolian herdsmen, once they break away from the rule of these Mongolian nobles, whoever can give them a good life will naturally support whom.

For the time being, however, this pattern can be maintained. At this time, in the Ming area, the order of those Mongols has been managed in an orderly manner, and the Mongolian herdsmen are living and working in peace and contentment. It presents a scene of great governance.

In contrast, Monan Mongolia and Mo were Mongol from the beginning of summer. fought on the grassland, and after some mobilization between the two sides, they killed you to the death on the grassland.

Lin Dan Khan was full of confidence, and after a few years of rest, his prestige finally recovered somewhat, and his control over Mo Nan was restored again. The Ming Dynasty also sold some weapons and equipment to them again, and it should not be very difficult to attack Mobei Mongolia now.

The Ming Dynasty suddenly sent troops to the Western Regions, sweeping away the Yarkand Khanate and the Mongol Dzungaria in Moxi, which gave Lin Dan Khan a serious sense of crisis.

Under such circumstances, Lin Dan Khan decided to conquer Mobei as soon as possible and integrate the resources of Mongolia, so that he would have a stronger ability to protect himself in the face of the Ming Dynasty.

After experiencing a big defeat, Lin Dan Khan was also a little scared, and at this time, the territory area shrank sharply, and he did not dare to be arrogant in the Ming Dynasty. But the Ming Dynasty was too strong, forcing Lin Dan Khan not to dare to live too comfortably.

When it is strong, it is strong, and when it is weak, it is weak, and these are also some phenomena of getting along between ethnic groups, and a strong enemy can indeed play a role in spurring.

This is also the reason why the ancient emperors demolished their own cities to make the Quartet submit.

Of course, times have changed. This is not the ancient period, the people in various places and departments in the ancient period were relatively simple and natural, and that kind of strategy can naturally be used.

With the development of productive forces, the earthly world has become more and more prosperous, and the social conditions are different from those in ancient times. One is an innate social era, the other is an acquired social era, and although some phenomena coexist, they are not the same.

In this era, if the difference in strength is too great, and there is no strong cultural core supported by the right time and place, then there is no way.

This is also why there are so many soy sauce countries in the world, and those countries will never be able to compete for world hegemony, because these countries have not reached the standard of being able to compete for world hegemony.

Although Lin Dan Khan had a strong sense of crisis at this time, he also worked hard to strengthen his own strength, but his productivity had gradually been crushed by the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty obviously did not want Lin Dan Khan to unify Mongolia. When Lin Dan Khan led a large army to conquer the Mongols, he found that Mobei Mongolia had also obtained a large number of weapons and equipment made by the Ming Dynasty.

A war began, and after Mo was given a batch of weapons and equipment by Mongolia, he fought with Lin Dan Khan. The battle situation soon became tug-of-war and anxious, although Mobei Mongolia could not defeat Lin Dan Khan before, but at this time it was completely unintimidating.

After Lin Dan Khan intervened in the war between the Ming Dynasty and Jiannu and was defeated, his strength had been greatly damaged, more than half of his territory had been lost, and his population had plummeted.

Nowadays, in terms of population, there are more people in Mobei Mongolia than in Monan. And the amount of weapons and equipment purchased from the Ming Dynasty on both sides is also about the same.

The tactics of both sides are also half-hearted, and the fight is extremely cruel.

However, compared to the war experience, Lin Dan Khan is superior, but in terms of desperateness, Mobei Mongolia is more barbaric.

After all, Lin Dan Khan's southern Mongolia was close to the Ming Dynasty, and under the corrosion of the commodity economy of the Ming Dynasty over the years, life was better, but the barbaric habits were not consumed a lot.

The two sides fought in Mobei, and the Monan Mongols led by Lin Dan Khan finally gained the upper hand, but the Mobei Mongols were indomitable. If it's settled, it's a defeat. I also want to let Lin Dan sweat break a mouthful of teeth. It's like a madman, and Lin Dan Khan is a little unbearable.

Even if he wins the battle against Mobei Mongolia, he will inevitably lose his vitality. After Lin Dan Khan sensed that something was wrong, he immediately suspended the offensive and began negotiations with Mobei Mongolia instead.

Seeing that Lin Dan Khan had postponed the attack, Mobei Mongolia sent people to negotiate with them, and also agreed to negotiate.

Both sides know that they will continue to fight like this. In the end, it will only be picked up by the Ming Dynasty, which will be more than worth the loss for both sides.

Since both sides have reached such a consensus after some wrist wrestling, let's sit down and talk!

"Listen to me, the barbarians in the south are now strong, especially their artillery, which we Mongolia cannot resist. And just got the news that Dzungaria has surrendered to the barbarians. Ben Khan attacked Mobei, not for anything else, but to unite the Mongols. Fight against the barbarians of the Ming Kingdom together. Do you Mobei also want to be conquered by the Ming Kingdom? Lin Dan Khan personally came to the scene and asked the Mobei Mongolian nobles who were doing it.

"Of course we don't. But he was not willing to surrender to Monan. The Mongol nobles of Mobei suddenly shouted, and Lin Dan Khan immediately said: "Ben Khan does not necessarily have to conquer Mobei, we are both descendants of Genghis Khan, and now we are facing a strong enemy, why don't we unite to protect ourselves?" ”

"Joint?"

"Yes, join forces to protect our interests." Lin Dan Khan said: "What kind of Mongolian autonomous region has been established by the Ming Kingdom now, but what that model means to us, I think everyone who is a smart person will understand. Once we lose the herders below, will we still be able to enjoy the benefits of the present in the future? ”

The living standards of Mongolian herdsmen in the steppes of the Ming region have indeed improved greatly, but the interests of these Mongolian nobles have been sacrificed.

After a long time, the Ming Dynasty may not take these Mongolian nobles seriously. When the time comes, kick them away, who will they cry to?

In fact, this problem is not that no one sees it, but those Mongolian nobles in the Mingtong area are mostly small nobles, and this problem is not the level they consider, and they naturally get by.

But for these top Mongol aristocrats, the current system is the most suitable for them. They traded with the Ming Dynasty, and they could still enjoy the things of the Ming Dynasty, and they could rule a group of Mongolian herdsmen in the real sense, and they had the power of life and death in their hands.

As for the interests of the Mongolian herdsmen below, they are contradictory and unified, and once the interests of the Mongolian herdsmen are too much, their interests will inevitably be harmed. In this case, these Mongolian top-level aristocrats are naturally unwilling to live within the rules and regulations of the Ming Dynasty.

The rise of the Ming dynasty, especially the introduction of the Mongol autonomous region system by the Ming dynasty, has threatened the interests of these high-level Mongols. Under such an external threat, a group of Mongol nobles in Mobei Mongolia were quickly persuaded by Lin Dan Khan.

Soon the two sides slaughtered cattle and sheep and held an alliance ceremony.

Mobei Mongolia and Monan Mongolia formally formed an alliance, and Mobei Mongolia also accepted Lin Dan Khan, the Great Mongolian Khan, and promoted Lin Dan Khan as its leader.

Of course, this leader only has a good reputation, but in fact, Lin Dan Khan does not enjoy the benefits of the various tribes of Mobei Mongolia, and the distribution of the ruling interests of the two sides is still independent.

After the alliance, the two sides agreed to attack and defend the alliance, and unified their attitudes on trade with the Ming Dynasty, and the trade naturally continued, otherwise they would have less to enjoy as nobles. However, in the war horse trade, Mobei and Monan reached a consensus on restricting exports.

Although the Ming Dynasty obtained the origin of war horses, the restriction still had to be restricted, lest the Ming Dynasty's military power swell too quickly and turn to attack them. However, as long as the Ming Dynasty is willing to exchange armor and weapons, the war horses are still willing to sell to the Ming Dynasty in large quantities.

After reaching these consensuses, Lin Dan Khan also withdrew.

After a war, although he did not conquer Mobei as he wished, and lost some soldiers and horses, at least he did not do anything. In retreat, he formed an alliance with Mobei Mongolia, which made Lin Dan Khan feel more strength for self-preservation.

The war between Mobei Mongolia and Monan Mongolia was also a surrounding situation that the Ming Dynasty was highly concerned about, and when Zhu Youxiao received the information from Jinyiwei, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Although the two sides fought hard, they were very rational and did not kill the red eye, and in the end, they even formed an alliance, what the hell is this?

This change made the Ming Dynasty's strategy towards Mongolia change again.

Zhu Youxiao immediately convened a pre-imperial meeting to discuss a new strategy toward Mongolia.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to Jinyiwei's intelligence, this Mobei and Mo Nan have actually formed an alliance, and it is obviously impossible for us to continue to watch a good show. I want to completely solve the Mongolian threat and fully incorporate Mongolia into the jurisdiction of our Ming Dynasty, how do you think it should be realized? Zhu Youxiao asked the ministers.

"Your Majesty, the alliance of the Mongolian tribes this time, the number of troops that can be mobilized may exceed 400,000, if these Mongols suddenly attack our Ming Dynasty, and my Ming Dynasty is not well prepared, the consequences will be unimaginable. The minister thought that the military strength of the northern Xinjiang should be strengthened. Sun Chuanting suggested, "Wait for the imperial court to withdraw its hand from the Western Regions, and then clean up Mongolia." ”

"The minister thinks that in recent years, the imperial court is undergoing internal reforms, and the financial resources are not so sufficient, and if His Majesty conquers Mongolia at this time, it is very likely to lead to internal and external turmoil. It is better to wait until the northern provinces have completed their reforms and when their finances are sufficient. After Shen Yan pondered for a while, he came out and suggested to Zhu Youxiao, at this time, Shen Yan was worried about whether the emperor was carried away by the successive victories.

You must know that now is a critical period of reform, and the second and third Fu kings may jump out of the interior at any time, and if you transfer military strength to fight Mongolia at this time, the war will inevitably consume national strength, and it will also lead to the emptiness of internal troops.

"What Aiqing said is reasonable, and I am not in a hurry to clean up Mongolia immediately, but just make a plan in advance and formulate a strategy for Mongolia next." Zhu Youxiao said to Shen Yun with a smile, dispelling Shen Xiao's worries. As a traverser, he could not be ignorant of the great crisis of the late Ming Dynasty.

At this time, since the situation has been opened, it is natural to be steady and steady, and there is no need to be too aggressive.

In Zhu Youxiao's view, as long as the Ming Dynasty continues to further develop its productive forces and further enhance its national strength, Mongolia will inevitably become a soy sauce player and will be forever excluded from the stage of competing for world hegemony, and Mongolia will only be reduced to a vassal of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao only regarded Mongolia as a piece of cake, a grassland economic raw material production area that could produce a large amount of wool for the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty is wise." Shen Yun breathed a sigh of relief, it's good that the emperor can listen to it, otherwise his brain will be hot and the rhythm will be messed up, and it will be tricky to death.

"Your Majesty, now that the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia are open to trade, as long as the military strength is strengthened, Mongolia will not dare to take the initiative to invade my Ming Dynasty. At this time, Mongolia was also the only force that could threaten the Ming frontier, and before the reform was completed in the north, the Ming should focus on active prevention and active trade. In the future, if there is no need for the Ming to use force, Mongolia will inevitably become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Sun Chuanting put forward a new strategic idea.

With the pace of active reform of the Ming Dynasty now, coupled with the continuous emergence of technological inventions, as long as the northern provinces complete the reform, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty can rise sharply in a few years.

At that time, as long as the group of Mongolian nobles dared to jump, dealing with them would be as simple as pinching an ant to death. (To be continued.) )