After crossing the Yin Mountains from the Hetao Plain, you will enter the Urad grassland, which has been part of the Inner Mongolia Plateau in later generations.

The geography will change to a more open grassland zone and a desert steppe zone.

Farming is completely unsuitable here,

They can only avoid some arid and semi-arid areas as much as possible, and raise cattle and sheep in areas with humid climate and abundant water and grass, and set up tents to live.

The climate on the Mongolian plateau is also very harsh.

The temperature varies greatly between the hottest and coldest times, with winters being cold and long each year, with the lowest temperatures reaching minus 40 degrees.

For herders who have lived here for a long time, it is already normal to find a suitable place to stay and prepare enough food, salt and other supplies before the winter comes.

This natural environment has created stronger human beings, so whenever the ethnic groups here are strong and unified, they will invade the Central Plains region with four distinct seasons and abundant products.

Of course, the Central Plains Hermes-Epitek also had times when they were ruthless.

Ma Rong set out from the Hetao in mid-March this year, rushing to the grassland to end the previous year's winter in April, so he can have more time to deal with all kinds of things calmly.

At present, there are three main tribes in MonanMongolia that have submitted to the Ming Dynasty, namely the Yongshebu tribe, the Tumut tribe and the Ordos tribe.

The emperor ordered that they be rewarded with a piece of water and meadow.

In addition to them, the Ming Dynasty pursued the strategy of 'building multiple feuds and public buildings', and during this time, twelve large and small tribes were set up in the surrounding areas, including the Dulbert Division, the Horqin Division, the Bahrain Division, and so on.

These fifteen tribes formed three alliances.

The league and the ministry are two-level administrative systems, and the leader of the alliance is appointed by the imperial court.

This thing does not need Zhu Houzhao to learn from later generations, it is essentially the Han people's feudal system.

However, it is important to be careful to spread the power of each tribe as much as possible, and not allow them to attack each other in private, occupy each other's water meadows, and increase their own power.

Zhu Houzhao had already decided to seek the luck of Mongolia at an appropriate time, and presided over a meeting of Mongolian ministries and alliances to coordinate their disputes and ensure the smooth implementation of the imperial court's policies.

And before him, it was the Ming martial arts Bo Ma Rong.

Among the hundreds of tents in the wide grassland, one called someone to lift the curtain.

So the three people outside went in order, all three of them wore round hats made of animal fur, and their bodies were also burly and stout, obviously not Han Chinese.

However, after entering the tent, he saluted respectfully and said, "I have seen the martial arts of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Ma Rong turned around calmly, "Don't be polite, let's sit down." ”

There are four pots of charcoal fire in the tent, and each of them has a leg of mutton roasted on it, and the leg of mutton is roasted after the fire, and the aroma of meat wafts out with infinite aftertaste.

Ma Rong took out a knife and skillfully cut off a piece of lamb leg meat in the Mongolian way.

"Yiba, Weibai'er, and Mammo, the three of you are still the same!"

The three of them said in unison: "The general is as brave as before!" ”

Since Ma Rong arrived at the Hetao, he led his subordinate cavalry across the east and west of the grassland, and fought more than ten battles without defeat, otherwise how would those dozen tribes come?

The strength of this general is here,

The three tribal leaders did not dare to be disrespectful.

Moreover, after their surrender, the imperial court had lifted the ban on trade in Datong at the earliest, so they had trade contacts with the Ming Dynasty.

Generally speaking, the Central Plains is still the Central Plains, which is different from the grassland.

They still rely on this trade exchange for many goods.

"Please!" Ma Rong was also very arrogant, and while they were eating meat, he said: "General Ben came here for two main purposes. One, I haven't been to the grassland for two years, and I've heard some things in the past two years, and some people don't seem to be very obedient. ”

The three of them got up at the same time, "Martial Arts!" Mainly the head of the Bahraini tribe, this man was named Kurma, who was warlike and murderous by nature, and had many frictions with several other tribes, and did not change his mind despite repeated advice. ”

"The general has heard about this, and the emperor has also heard about it. The imperial court gave the water and grassland to the tribes, and almost did not interfere in your internal affairs, all you want is not to disturb each other, live in peace, and do not let anyone always cause trouble. But in the past few years, there are not a few such people.

The emperor's intention is that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will regularly hold ministerial meetings on the grassland, and the imperial court will come forward to mediate this matter. What do you think? ”

"His Majesty the Great Emperor is willing to bother to help, naturally it is excellent!"

"Okay. As long as the three tribes of you are cooperative, the grassland will not be chaotic. ”

"We are all on the orders of the Great Emperor!"

After hearing this, Ma Rong felt that it was okay,

Since the beginning of Zhengde, Daming has been placing heavy troops in the north, and after fighting like this in a row, they are indeed much more honest.

"This second thing is to bother you. I wonder if you've heard of the Atlas of the World? ”

The three Mongolian men all shook their heads, "What's that?" ”

"It's a book," Ma Rong took out a map from his bosom, pointed it and said, "This is the practice of my Ming Dynasty's Bowang Marquis who personally went to sea by boat, and combined with the maps of many countries, and put it in the book "Atlas of the World", I intercepted it.

According to the book, there are hundreds of large and small countries in this world, and Western countries are trying their best to occupy the territory they have discovered, in other words, they are dividing the world.

So the emperor ordered me that since the Marquis of Bowang was going south, then I would explore north. ”

"However, it is even colder in the north, and in the winter it is snow-white and there is nothing."

Ma Rong said: "I know, since no one wants it, then let's go over, set up boundary monuments, leave footprints, and the Ming army is pointed, then from now on it will be the boundary of my Ming Dynasty." ”

"What's the use of that land?" The three men still didn't understand.

"The emperor likes it, and that's the biggest reason. Do you need to explain every decision you make as a leader to your subordinates? ”

All right

If that's the case, then there's really nothing more to say.

There is no reason here, can it go against the will of the Son of Heaven?

"I wonder what Wu Gong Bo needs us to do?"

Ma Rong was not polite to them at all, "I need you to form an expedition with me, your people must know more about the grassland than my people, and they also know how to live here."

Secondly, I need your help to set up transit points on the way, one is to prevent getting lost on the return trip, and the other is to know how to go next time. Also, there may be some country in the far north, so they all have to be strong lads in case of the unexpected. ”

It's a whole thing, it's meaningless, and it's difficult.

Ma Rong also saw their faces, and then said: "You may not understand, in the hearts of our Han people, the merits of the courtiers are also divided into sizes, the merits of saving the driver, the merits of the dragon, and the merits of founding the country, which are all first-class merits, but there is also a merit, as long as it is established, the emperor is willing to reward any treasure, that is the merit of opening up the territory!"

You know more about the current national strength of the Ming Dynasty and the temperament of the emperor, it is not this general who is here to fool you, as long as your tribe makes meritorious contributions with the army, the emperor will be happy, and there will be a heavy reward. ”

After saying this, the faces of the three of them looked much better, "Wu Gongbo misunderstood, we have no intention of shirking, the emperor's order has always been the highest will on the grassland." ”

Ma Rong smiled slightly, "Since that's the case, then only Kurma needs to clean up." ”

This smacks of threat, because the implication is that if you don't agree, then there are just three more people to clean up.

But Ma Rong just wants to express this meaning, even if he is in the grassland, he dares to say such things!

The three of them didn't dare to look at him, but they responded one after another, "Please call the shots!" ”

There is nothing the Lord can do,

The strategy of the Ming Dynasty on the grassland is very simple, those who are obedient, eat and drink can be rewarded, and those who are disobedient will lead their troops to step on the ground.

It's just a few cattle and sheep, a few tents, and now that most of the tribes have been submitted, where else can he flee?

"Eat and drink to your heart's content, and set off tomorrow!"

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I'll drive back tomorrow to continue working.

I don't know how the high-speed 'blocking the situation', if it's too late, it may be too late to code.

After the past, the entire New Year's holiday will be over, and it will be updated normally.

(End of chapter)