Chapter 599: Each has his own scheming
The cavalrymen, along with the civilian officials, took out a large stack of leaflets in both Chinese and Mongolian languages, delivered them one by one in yurts, and took the trouble to preach the policy.
These civil officials were all sent from the local area by the Ganxi Governor's Office, and all of them were talented and spoke well, and the hostility of the Mongols gradually subsided.
And the Mongols also know that after the death of Altan Khan, all the major tribes accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty and became vassals of the Ming territory.
Therefore, they were mentally prepared for Daming's return to the Hetao area, and they just proposed that we have been living here for a long time, so don't drive us away.
The civil officials preached impassionedly: "You are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, grazing on the land of the Ming Dynasty, how can there be any reason to drive you away?"
These Hermes-Epitek are not here to rob your pasture, just as you are not interested in arable land, they are not interested in pasture.
They are here to farm, and the army is here to protect you. They farm and pay grain to the court, and you graze and hand over horses to the court! ”
The Mongols said they didn't understand: "Did the imperial court buy horses from us?" Like a mutual market? ”
The civil officials shook their heads: "No, the mutual market is a transaction, and we are not a transaction, but a tax!"
These pastures belong to the Ming court, and you are the people of the Ming Dynasty, so you have to hand over the horses to the court. ”
The Mongols felt that it was not fair: "Isn't this about robbing us?" We don't do it! ”
The civil servants thought for a moment: "Who owned this pasture before we came?" ”
The Mongol pointed to the largest yurt in the distance: "It is the leader of our tribe, who does not pull the Khan." ”
The civil servants asked, "Do you want to give him the horses?" ”
The Mongolian nodded: "If you hand over it, you have to hand over not only horses, but also cattle and sheep, according to the size of the pasture." ”
The civil officials were very strange: "Why do you think that it is right to hand it over to Bubakhan and to hand it over to the imperial court?" ”
The Mongols were very reasonable: "This has always been the case in the steppe, and it has been passed down from generation to generation, and whoever becomes the leader can levy livestock." ”
The civil officials nodded, and followed the cavalry directly to find Bubahan. Bubahan had already seen the movement here, but he knew that he couldn't fight, so he didn't organize resistance.
Then he was surrounded by a group of civil officials who checked his annual income. Bubahan then began to cry poor, indicating that the landlord's family had no surplus food.
The civil official told Buba Khan: "The Hetao is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the largest landlord is the imperial court, and it is impossible for you to pull out a dime." ”
Bubahan bargained with the civil officials for a long time, and finally agreed that the horses, cattle and sheep in the tribe should be uniformly drawn according to one of the thirty to pay taxes, and one horse can be worth more cattle and sheep!
If the court wants more, it will spend money to buy it. This proportion is not high, and Buba Khan thinks it is acceptable, not to mention that Daming is not just here to collect taxes.
The civil officials said that the Han Chinese who came to cultivate the land could trade directly with the herdsmen in the local area, without going through the mutual market.
Not going through the mutual market means not paying taxes, that is, this is the first duty-free special trade zone that is clearly stipulated!
And paying taxes means that the Ming will provide the ultimate protection for the territory of Buba Khan, which is not to help protect, but to protect it like its own territory!
After the two sides happily signed the document, the Hetao region officially announced its return to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and became the first area where the Mongols paid rent to the Ming court.
Although the rent of thirty draws was not high, the matter had a strong demonstration effect and soon spread along the grassland.
Many Great Khans on the steppe gathered together to hold a meeting to discuss whether to accept the payment of rent to the Ming Dynasty, and most of them did not want to pay.
But when it came to uniting to resist rent, everyone hesitated, after all, this is a matter of life.
There are no more powerful leaders on the steppe like Altan Khan, and the cavalry and musketeers of the Ming Dynasty are now very powerful, and the rent of thirty out of one is not too much......
When the city gate of Xuanda was opened, and Qiu Luan and Qi Jiguang came to the grassland with the musketeers, only two tribes made it clear that they would not pay the rent.
Then Qi Jiguang told the other tribal leaders that the tribes that refused to pay the rent would no longer be protected by the Ming court, and would take back the title of Great Khan canonized by the Ming Dynasty.
Three days later, the Ming Dynasty sent cavalry to drive out the two tribes and recover the pastures. Before the Ming action, other tribes could attack and divide the grassland, and the tribe that obtained the grassland could pay rent normally.
The two tribal leaders shouted to Qiu Luan with emotion: "You are delusional! We are united! I'm waiting for you to fight! My warriors will not be afraid of you! ”
Three days later, when Qiu Luan hid behind the team and followed Qi Jiguang to the grassland from afar, Hu Dace, who was following Qi Jiguang, ran to the back of the team and found Qiu Luan.
"My lord, there is no war, only the prestige is left, General Qi asks the governor to preside over the overall situation."
Qiu Luan came to the front of the team nervously, and found that the two tribes had been divided among the five tribes, and on the ground where the blood had not dried, the new master was happily waiting for the Ming army to come and accept it.
The other tribes hated and envied the tribe that struck first, glaring at the leaders of the five tribes. Qi Jiguang said loudly.
"The allocation of these pastures to the new tribe has been confirmed by the Ming court, and you are all Great Khans who are protected by the imperial court, and your pastures and people are naturally also protected.
I don't care if you have relatives or enmity with the two tribes that have been divided, as long as the tribes protected by the Ming court are not allowed to attack and annex each other.
If anyone dares to violate, the Ming will send troops to help the attacked tribe destroy it! The exterminated tribes, pastures and populations are distributed to other tribes according to their exploits! ”
The Great Khan looked at each other vigilantly, put their fingerprints on the rent papers, and returned to their tribes to hold a meeting with their herdsmen.
"Everyone knows that the Ming court collected rent from the tribe, and they collected it, this and this, twenty heads and one head!
Everyone should work hard to graze in the future! The number of cattle to be handed over to the Great Khan will also increase, and the Great Khan will have to pay the rent and taxes for you! ”
The herdsmen are not very happy, they feel that one in twenty is a bit high, what if we catch up with the disaster year, what will we do if we are hungry?
"Don't worry about this, Lord Qiu Luan said, the grassland is now the territory of the Ming Dynasty, everyone usually works hard to pay the rent, there is really a disaster year, the Ming Dynasty will provide disaster relief without discrimination, no money!"
On the island of Luzon. Under the absolute superiority of the Fran robot warship, the Japanese and the Fran robot have advanced to a place where they can no longer see the warship when they look back.
The resistance of the Luzon was fierce, but their force value was really not good, and their weapons were too backward.
The king's army had suffered heavy losses, and in the past two days soldiers in peasant clothes had begun to appear in the ranks.
At this rate, in a few days, we should be able to advance to the core, occupy the palace, and rule the whole island.
According to the agreement, Luzon was to be owned by the Francos, and the Japanese were only here to help attack, but now it seems that it is not necessary.
Relying on the Francois themselves, it should be enough to conquer the whole island. But considering that we have to set off to fight other countries next, it doesn't hurt to have more people.
There was another army in front of them, and the Francos and the Japanese rushed forward, firing their guns and shouting with their swords: "Press!" "God bless us! ”
The pirates, short in stature, ran fast, rushed forward through the weeds, raised their katanas, and ......
"Bang!" The Woko have fallen! It's a musket! Lots of muskets!
Francois was stunned, and the Japanese robbers rushed to the front, but they could see clearly, it was the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, and it was the army of the Ming Dynasty!
When the enemies saw each other, they were very red-eyed, although the Japanese had not fought much with muskets in Daming, but they knew that this thing was powerful when they looked at the muskets of the Francophiles!
But muskets also have a drawback, that is, melee combat is not good! Therefore, the pirates took advantage of their short stature and fast speed, jumping and rolling and crawling forward.
The weeds on the ground covered the bodies of the Japanese pirates, and the musket sound of the Ming officers and soldiers no longer fired in a volley, but became chaotic, and the Francos in the distance also hurriedly raised their guns to support the Japanese who were rolling on the ground.
The Japanese rushed to the front of the Ming army, jumped up with a shout, raised their long knives, and were about to start a massacre, but they were enveloped by a large cloud of cold and shining things in front of them, and then they were stabbed in the face and eyes!
Wolves! This musket team even carried cold weapons! They were in small groups of three, one with a shield, one with a wolf, and one with a musket!
The point is that all three of them carry muskets on their backs, and they can swap roles at any time! The shield is obviously specially made, not only can it block the long knife, but it can even carry a few bullets from the distant Francotech!
The wolf is fluffy like a cloud, and there are shining iron arrows in front of it, blocking people's eyes tightly, and it is so far away that people can't open their eyes.
Under the cover of shields and wolves, in the face of the close proximity, the muskets are accurate! And if you are in a hurry, you don't need to change the bullet at all, you can shoot by directly dragging the gun on the back of your comrade!
Hundreds of Japanese robbers were defeated in an instant, and the Ming army had almost no casualties except for a wolf hand who was slightly slower to protect by a shield and was hit by a Fran robotic gun!
The rest of the Japanese turned around and ran, deciding that the heroes would not suffer the immediate losses, and the weapons would not be ashamed, so that the Francophone people would fight against the Ming army for a long time first.
Unexpectedly, the Ming army was not in a hurry to shoot at each other, after all, the distance between the two sides was long, and the lethality of the guns and bullets was not large enough.
By the time the Furrows ran back behind the Franciscans, there were only about a hundred left. At this time, the wolf warriors of the Ming army put down the wolf guns and picked up the muskets, and one shield hand covered the two musketeers, and the Franco-robot shot at each other from a distance.
The range of the musket of the Franco-robot man was not inferior, but the ammunition was not as convenient as that of the Ming army. Under the cover of shields, the Ming army advanced while firing their guns.
As the distance got closer, the hit rate of both sides increased rapidly, but the shields of the Ming army played a protective role, and the quick change of bullets made the casualties much smaller than those of the Franco.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Francois retreated while releasing their guns, and the Japanese could only retreat.
At this time, there was a roar nearby, and the remaining army of the Luzon people rushed out, shooting bows and arrows in pursuit.
The lethality of the bow and arrow is naturally far inferior to that of the musket, but it is better in number, especially when the enemy is defeated, and the momentum is amazing!
Finally ran all the way and retreated to a position where he could see the warships moored on the seaside, and the Francos hurriedly took out small flags and waved them, signaling the warships to support!
This is the tactics of the Franciscans, their naval artillery technology, which is the most advanced in this era, so they tend to use this tactic when attacking such coastal countries.
If you can fight, you can fight, if you can't fight, you will withdraw, and let the warship solve the problem! No matter how much the musket of the ox, no matter how the bow and arrow of the ox, no matter how good the army is, it can't withstand the cannons of the ship!
So the Ming army immediately stopped, and the Luzon people followed suit, they stopped outside the range of the ship's artillery bombardment, mocked their opponents, and retreated.
Over the next few days, the scene repeated itself. As soon as the Francos and Furrows advanced too far, they would be attacked by the Ming army and the Luzonians.
But as soon as they returned to the range of the ship's guns, they stopped chasing. A blitzkrieg, and so it turned into a protracted war.
The problem is that Luzon can afford to fight this protracted war, but Francois can't. Luzon's grain was on land, fighting in the front and baking bread in the rear, and it was not exhaustive for at least a year.
But the food of the Francois is on the ship, and no matter how big the ship is, how much grain can it hold? Moreover, although there were many warships, they were not large enough to encircle Luzon.
Out of reach of the cannons, under the cover of the Ming army, a part of the Luzon people had already put down their bows and arrows, picked up their hoes, and began to cultivate.
This is the real fucking protracted war, no matter how awesome your Franco-robot warship is, you can't grow food on the deck, how can you achieve sustainable development?
In the end, the Franco-Rang had no choice but to abandon the Luzon that they had been thinking about, and a large number of warships set sail, carrying the remaining Japanese pirates to the next target.
The king of Luzon breathed a sigh of relief, and then cautiously asked if the Ming army could be stationed in the country for a period of time, and all the supplies would go to Luzon, even if they gave some money.
After all, the Francos and the Japanese are too terrible, and if the Ming army leaves, they will kill them again, and it will be over.
The Ming generals who led the troops expressed their duty, and at the same time, in order to let the people of Luzon live at ease, they took the initiative to take over the patrol work of the Luzon coastline.
The Ming army commanded the Luzon to build a number of watchtowers and beacons outside the range of the ship's artillery, so that no matter which direction the enemy landed from, they could quickly discover and transmit information.
The king of Luzon was so moved that he repeatedly said that it was good to join the Ming Federation!
Knowing that the plan to occupy Luzon failed, Xiao Qin also became angry. He didn't want to turn his face with Da Ming so soon, he originally wanted to secretly develop a few maps first, but he didn't expect Da Ming to be so faceless!
So he gave the order to attack the Ryukyus a second time! The Ryukyu Island may not be rich in products, but it is strategically important, so grab it from me!
The king of the Ryukyus was observing the movements of Japan all the time, and as soon as he saw that Japan was moving, he immediately released all the pigeons left by Wang Nao.
All the sailors of the Ming Dynasty gathered again and set off, sending 2,000 musketeers to Ryukyu Island, considering that the food in Ryukyu may not be enough, and brought a lot of dry food.
Due to Japan's proximity to the Ryukyus, by the time the 2,000 musketeers landed on the island, most of the Ryukyus had already fallen. But with the entry of the Ming musketeers, the tide of battle was quickly turned.
Although Xiao Qin also got some muskets through trade, after all, the number was too small, and the brands were very mixed. Therefore, the Japanese mainly relied on cold weapons to fight.
Under such circumstances, the might of the two thousand musketeers was on full display. What's more, they also have Qi Jiguang's carefully designed tactics, from the Sancai Formation to the Five Elements Array to the Mandarin Duck Array.
It's just that the original spear has been replaced with a musket, which is more powerful! Not only is it impossible for the enemy to get close to you when defending, but it is easier to chase down when the enemy is defeated.
But after all, Japan was very close to the Ryukyus, and they could continue to increase their troops, and in the end, the musketeers of the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to shrink their range and hold on to the main island of the Ryukyus, and the war once again became a protracted war......
Xiao Qin was sitting in the palace, and the news from the front kept coming, surprisingly consistent.
The attack on Brunei went smoothly and destroyed Brunei's seaside defenses!
Ming soldiers appeared in Brunei, with sharp muskets and strange tactics, and our army was driven to the sea, and the two sides were at loggerheads......
The attack on Annam went smoothly and destroyed the seaside defense line of Annam!
Ming soldiers appeared in Annam, with sharp muskets and strange tactics, and our army was driven to the sea, and the two sides were at loggerheads......
The attack on Siam went smoothly and destroyed the seaside defense line of Siam!
Ming soldiers appeared in Siam, with sharp muskets and strange tactics, and our army was driven to the sea, and the two sides were at loggerheads......
The attack on the DPRK did not go well, but it also destroyed the coastal defense line of the DPRK!
The appearance of Ming soldiers in North Korea, not only with sharp muskets, strange tactics, but also extremely ferocious, our army was driven to the sea, and the two sides could not hold each other......
The ministers and generals standing in His Highness were very depressed, and Oda Nobunaga couldn't hold it back, and raised his head to look at Xiao Qin.
Because he ate too much Elysium, Oda Nobunaga's eyes were always bloodshot, and his whole person was more excited, rising from time to time.
"Lord! It's not okay to fight like this! No matter where the Daming Sailor goes, all of them are dispatched. Our separate fleet simply does not move.
In the opinion of the minister, when the entire fleet is gathered, there will be a decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty! Defeat the power of the Ming sailors in one fell swoop!
As long as the Ming sailors are gone, they will not be able to transport troops to various countries! Let's take those places! ”
Xiao Qin looked at Oda Nobunaga, just like looking at Xiao Wuji back then, this is a very capable and loyal guy, quite good.
"Nobunaga, do you think that I know that the Ming Dynasty used this way of transporting troops around to fight a ground war with me and form a standoff, but I am obsessed?"
Oda Nobunaga is a master tactician, and he has long felt that something is wrong, but he doesn't understand why the master of the Wise Divine Warrior can't see it?
"Yes, my lord, Daming's musket is sharp, not weaker than the Franco. But the number of muskets they have is far more than that of the Franco, and if such a ground war continues, we will suffer a big loss sooner or later! ”
Xiao Qin smiled and held up a piece of paper, looking calm and confident.
"The reason why I don't want to fight a decisive battle with Daming at sea is because even if I win, with the size of Daming's territory and resources, I can rebuild the sailors.
What's more, the artillery fire of the Ming fleet is fierce, and even if we win, it will be a miserable victory, and it will be difficult for us to have the strength to occupy other countries.
Without continuous resources, it is too difficult to defeat the Ming Dynasty by relying on Japan itself. So I deliberately let him move troops around.
This is the information I have provided in the Ming Dynasty, and the number of muskets produced in the past two years has only been 10,000.
At this time, there were already seven countries in which the Ming Dynasty transported troops to assist in defense, and at least there were 1,000 people. After calculation, there are no muskets available in the Ming Dynasty.
Even if the WTO accession concept is stepping up production, we will not be able to make up a thousand pieces during this period. Not to mention that skilled musketeers also need to be trained.
Next, I will ask the Francophone to go to Sumatra to stab a false shot, and when all the Daming sailors set off and transport troops on the road, Daming's musketeers will be all over the coastal countries.
But the coast of the Ming Dynasty is also empty, Oda Nobunaga, the time has come for you to make contributions and go down in history! ”