From the day he came to Zhangjiakou, Hong Chengchou began to investigate the news of the Outer Mongolians. After all, Xuanfu is the first military town of the Nine Sides, and its biggest function is to prevent the Mongol invasion and defend the Beijing Division.

Decades of trade with the Mongol tribes, the two sides have penetrated a lot. There are many Mongolians in Zhangjiabao, most of whom are hired by the warehouse, as bodyguards or raising horses. The Ming people also often went in and out of the border walls and entered the territory of Mongolia. So the condition of the Mongols is very easy to probe.

Outside the border wall of Xuanfu, the Mongolian Karaqin Department was mainly stationed in the herds, and the right to pay tribute to Zhangjiakou was also in the hands of the Karaqin Department. Karaqin Khan has the blood of the Mongolian golden family, is the descendant of Dayan Khan, and his jurisdiction is divided into Habu, Aobu, Bobu and other tribes, all of which are nomadic in the steppe north of Xuanfu. In addition, the thirty-six tribes of Duoyan Wuliangha, who live outside the north wall of Ji, can also be regarded as the Karaqin servant tribe, but the thirty-six tribes are independent, and the whole is a plate of scattered sand.

To the west of Xuanfu, outside the border wall of Datong Town until the Naturalization City, is the Tumut Mongol tribe, the current Shunyi King Bu Lost Rabbit Khan is a descendant of Altan Khan, holding the right to pay tribute and trade in Datong Town.

The Hetao area north of Yulin is the Ordos Department, which is responsible for guarding the tomb of Genghis Khan.

The three tribes of Ordos, Tumut, and Karaqin are right-wing Mongolian tribes.

To the east of the right-wing Mongolia is the left-wing Mongolian Chahar tribes, which control the vast desert territory of Lingnan and western Liaoning. The current Great Khan of the Chahar tribe, Lin Dan Khan, is very ambitious and wants to become the Great Khan of the whole of Mongolia. However, the rise of the Later Jin, especially after Huang Taiji came to power, launched an attack on the left wing of Mongolia, and the Horqin, Ao Han, Naiman, and Ulut Mongol tribes all voted for Huang Taiji, making Chahar headquarters and Hou Jin border.

Lin Dan Khan was strong and middle-class, and was afraid of the Later Jin army, so he led the Chahar headquarters to move westward and came to the right-wing Mongolian territory.

Hong Chengchou heard that just last month, Lin Dan Khan defeated the combined forces of Tumut and Karaqin, captured the city of Guihua, where Tumut Khan's tent was stationed, and Tumut Bu Lost Rabbit Khan and Karaqin Khan were mobilizing troops and horses to prepare for a decisive battle with Lin Dan Khan.

At this time, the Mongolian steppe was in chaos, and the Karaqin Department north of Xuanfu was facing the annexation of the Chahar Department. Even if he can be moved by Fan Yongdou's words, how many troops can be mobilized to attack Xuanfu?

So in Hong Chengchou's opinion, Shen Di and Fan Yongdou's behavior is simply stupid.

Hong Chengchou was no longer willing to say more to Shen Di, waved his hand, and ordered someone to take Shen Di down.

"Lord Hong, are the Mongols really not going to attack the side wall?" Xu Xianchun was a little worried.

According to Xu Xianchun's intelligence, Fan Yongdou was colluding with the Mongol tribes in an attempt to persuade the Mongols to attack the border wall.

Hong Chengchou smiled slightly: "Even if you come, what can you do?" Benfu still wants them to come. ”

Xuanfu has 70,000 or 80,000 troops, as well as nearly 10,000 new guards, and has an absolute advantage in the face of the Karaqin Mongols. It is just by intervening in Mongolian affairs at this time, maybe he can integrate southern Mongolia and fight against Liaodong Houjin.

"So, in three days, the monthly horse market trade should be suspended." Hong Chengchou said with a smile, "However, the matter of the royal firm has to continue, and if you want to continue to recruit the personnel of the firm, let Commander Xu train the staff of the firm first, and then train for a period of time." ”

Xu Xianchun smiled bitterly: "Lord Hong, don't be joking, where do the lower officials know how to do business." ”

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "I didn't let you teach business, how did you train the martial arts warriors in the first place, use it to train them, train them to abide by the law, and make them loyal to the court and loyal to Your Majesty." ”

Xu Xianchun smiled bitterly: "Okay." ”

First trained the nobles, then trained the warriors, and now trained the caravan guys, and the dignified Jinyi guard was reduced to a training instructor......

However, this is already familiar to Xu Xianchun, it is not a trouble, and there is no need to do it yourself, and a few Jinyi guards who have done this before can be competent.

Outside the wall north of Zhangjiakou, the winding mountains gradually slowed down, and the vast grassland was golden. There are several lakes dotted between the gentle hills, and herds of cattle and sheep graze on the lakes, and it is a good time to gain weight while the snow is still falling.

Suddenly, a large group of knights roared and galloped, breaking the tranquility of the grassland.

"The Great Khan is back!" The herdsmen shouted excitedly and waved their whips at the galloping cavalry.

The cavalry slowed down when a series of tents appeared in front of them around a hill.

Qaraqin Khan jumped off his horse and walked straight into the largest white tent.

"Great Khan, how's it going?" Taijibuyan Ahai, who stayed behind in the sweat tent, greeted him.

Karaqin Khan sat on a tiger skin chair, raised a jar of Fenjiu and drank it wildly, wiped his mouth before replying:

"I have already agreed with Bu Lost Rabbit Khan, and he will contact the Ordos Department, and next month the three departments will join forces and fight a decisive battle with Chahar!"

"Great." Buyan Ahai said happily.

The Chahar division was too strong, and the two tribes of Karaqin and Tumut were not the opponents of Lin Dan Khan, and just last month, the combined forces of Karaqin and Tumut fought with Chahar, but it ended in failure. The city of Guihua was lost, and the Karaqin tribe lost more than 2,000 horsemen.

Only by pulling the Ordos Department over again, and uniting the three tribes of Monan, can it be possible to defeat Chahar! Karaqin Khan went out this time to discuss the matter with Bu Lost Rabbit Khan.

"What has happened in the tribe since Ben Khan is away?" Qalaqin Khan asked.

"It's not a big deal," Buyan Ahai said, "It's that Fan Yongdou, a Ming merchant from Zhangjiabao, came and said that the Ming Emperor had arrived at Xuanfu and wanted to ban the tribute trade." ”

Karaqin Khan was shocked: "Isn't this a big deal?" ”

The Karaqin tribe was rich and surpassed the Mongol tribes, relying on the right to pay tribute and trade with the Ming Dynasty. Through trading in the Zhangjiakou horse market, war horses, cattle and sheep were exchanged for materials from the Han land, and then resold to other Mongolian tribes to earn huge profits. If the trade is cancelled, the Karaqin Department will suffer huge losses.

After the cancellation of the horse market trade, the various daily necessities of the Han land will no longer be available, the quality of life of the Mongol people will be drastically reduced, and the tribe will soon decline.

The Mongols lived as a nomad, only knew how to herd cattle and sheep, and could not do anything else, not even an iron pot for cooking, and if there was no trade, they could only eat barbecued meat, and they could not even drink boiled hot soup.

Accustomed to drinking tea and the spirits of the Ming Dynasty, accustomed to wearing the fine cotton jackets of the Han Dynasty, accustomed to eating all kinds of delicious Han delicacies, and the luxurious life has corroded the Mongolian high-level of Karaqin, who wants to go back to the past?

How this is not a big deal!

Buyan Ahai said: "What Fan Yongdou said is not true, and he can't fully believe his words." The Ming Dynasty has been trading with us for so many years, how could it be canceled all of a sudden? The Han people are treacherous, most of them deceive us. ”

Karaqin Khan said: "Call Fan Yongdou here, and Ben Khan will ask about the situation first." ”