Li Dan comprehensively analyzed the situation in Monan and Mobei for the emperor, and talked about it for most of the hour, and even reported Xiangyu's affairs, including Xiangyu's confession that he had asked several courtiers.

Of course, Zhao Tuo gritted his teeth when he heard this. However, to Li Dan's relief, the emperor did not intend to build a large prison, but endured it and asked him where to start and how to deal with this large-scale invasion of the Korcut.

In fact, Li Dan agrees with Wang Younian's statement that there is not necessarily a connection between the white disaster and the drought, and even if there is a drought, is the entire grassland all affected, or partially affected, or the degree of disaster is different for everyone?

This is debatable, and requires extensive investigation and comprehensive evaluation before a conclusion can be reached. And the topic of catastrophe that is now so widely circulated is more like some kind of artificially motivated spread.

"Drought is not terrible, man-made disasters are hopeless!" Li Dan said: "Due to the lack of unified command and management, it is easy to panic, the herders lack defensive measures, the family economy is too simple, and they are too dependent on resources.

If the ruler prepares in advance, provides good guidance during the event, and provides timely relief afterwards, then it can have a certain resilience to disasters. In this regard, the minister is willing to discuss a method with his staff, and then make a detailed list for His Majesty to see.

But even if a disaster does occur, there are still two months to prepare for it in the summer.

The hooves of the Korkis will not stop, and they must have calculated to strike the hardest at the most panicked time, and achieve their goal at the least cost."

Li Dan said: "Therefore, the minister suggested that His Majesty should work with both hands, not only to provide the necessary help for the herdsmen to tide over the difficulties, but also to start military preparations.

First of all, let the border army immediately stop the attack and massacre of the three tribes of Luyan, Seyan and Huifa, and His Majesty should tell the generals that the imperial court is negotiating with the various ministries of Monan about the return of submission and tribute, and whoever destroys this overall situation will be held responsible.

Secondly, while preventing Lu Yan and other troops from entering western Liaoning in a disorderly manner, the Eastern Front Liaoxi Prefecture Division actively prepared for a large-scale battle to prevent Kerco from taking advantage of the internal chaos of Luyan and Seyan to launch an attack.

Finally, Jizhen and Shuntianfu should effectively guide the herdsmen to avoid disasters, resolutely prevent the onslaught of panicked herdsmen on the military passes, and prevent certain leaders from instigating and inciting the herdsmen.

In the direction of Xuanfu, preparations are made for the relief and relief of Ula and Huifa Ministries.

In this way, according to the different deferential attitudes of each ministry towards the imperial court, the corresponding methods and degrees of each town and government are also different, so that all the ministries in Mo Nan know that deference can bring help from the imperial court, otherwise it will only cause more losses!

The minister suggested that the imperial court make standardized regulations and allow the various ministries in Monan to exchange live livestock, tendon and horn materials, livestock compost, fur and other materials for rations, medicines, fodder, seeds, cloth, beans and salt at the border gates.

This is a disguised form of cash-for-work, and there is also a real cash-for-work that allows their labor to help build roads, bridges, buildings, etc., in exchange for food for themselves and their families.

It is also necessary to send inspectors to the towns and guards to supervise the imperial history and even to supervise the administration and supervise the implementation of the above standards.

As for the military aspect, first of all, His Majesty and the ministers of the cabinet reached a consensus on the strategy of accommodating Monan and attacking the Kelco with the main force. Then get the support of the samurai group and do a good job of selecting generals. Finally, it is necessary to mobilize troops to set up ambushes.

Dealing with the Monan tribes with both soft and hard hands, thwarting the Korkas with harsh military means, and even causing him to suffer as much loss as possible, is the most central strategy that the minister has planned for His Majesty."

Zhao Tuo listened with relish, nodded frequently, and asked, "Do you know who can be a general?"

Li Dan shook his head: "The minister has just come to Jingshi, and he is indeed unfamiliar with personnel. However, this person should be familiar with the combat methods of the Egu people, familiar with the use of cavalry, and at the same time be decisive and not stubborn. It's better to have some prestige in the ranks of Liaoxi."

The emperor also knew that it was unlikely that he would become familiar with the courtiers and generals so quickly, so he changed the subject and asked, "Is it possible that Kerco will not go to Liaoxi and directly enter the border wall to attack Shuntianfu?"

After thinking about it very seriously, Li Dan replied, "This kind of thing cannot be ruled out, but it is too risky.

It was risky enough for them to leave their pastures, leaping thousands of miles into the side wall, in case the back pass was stuck by the officers and soldiers and could not get out

, that's going to be a mouse in a cage, I don't think it's very likely.

It is one thing to seize cattle and sheep, population, and land, but it will not be so easy to support him when he steps into the border wall, and he himself knows that he cannot joke with precious human lives.

With the current strength of the Kerrgo, 50,000 elites and more than 100,000 auxiliary soldiers, it seems that there are a lot of people, but it is not the time to be able to fight hard with the mainland officials and troops. It's very likely that some partial divisions will be sent to contain the border army and constantly disrupt the Seyan Division!"

"Is it true that there are only 50,000 elite Krkaka?" The Emperor was a little unconvinced.

"Your Majesty, the report of the Ministry of War says that he raised 300,000 troops, claiming to be 800,000. That's not how the accounts are calculated." Li Dan replied:

"According to the father and son of the beggars, all the tribesmen of the Karka scattered over such a vast area together are four hundred thousand, and where are the eight hundred thousand?

The so-called number is the most false, and it is simply for intimidation. The 300,000 mentioned by the Ministry of War is actually inaccurate, and Xiangyu said that the actual number of people dispatched is 270,000.

There should still be more than 100,000 people in his rear who have not moved, of which 30,000 warriors remain to deter the Brians, and we guess most of them are Han troops.

But even 270,000 is 70% of his entire population, which is very impressive! These included hundreds of thousands, including cooks and washwomen, shepherd boys, servants, slaves, and so on.

A soldier in the Central Plains needs to be supported by two auxiliaries and five grain soldiers (transportation supplies), and the knights on the grassland do not need too much, generally with one miscellaneous soldier and two auxiliaries.

According to this ratio, there are about 150,000 or 60,000 so-called soldiers, of which less than 40,000 are elite soldiers, which is a relatively credible number."

"So there are more than 100,000 auxiliaries? But these auxiliaries can be dispatched if necessary, right?"

"Yes, it's just that the experience of weapons, protection, battle formation synthesis, attack formation, etc., is not as good as elite soldiers, and they are mainly light horsemen with bows and arrows, and they are mobile and fighting. General Hou said that the general division is composed of these people."

"Therefore, they are capable of expelling, harassing, and plundering, and will not go head-to-head with the officials and soldiers." The Emperor muttered.

Li Dan understands that His Majesty is thinking about taking a soft persimmon to pinch, but the problem is that no one wants to be this persimmon! "It's hard to catch a detachment, so instead of fighting with them, it's better to focus on the main battlefield of Wicker Gully!"

Li Dan persuaded softly. Zhao Tuo seemed to be a little unwilling, he wanted a big victory too much, and it was obvious that it should be relatively easy to beat the deviant! Li Dan saw his thoughts and said softly, "Your Majesty, in fact, it may be easier to fight the main force than to beat the deviant division."

"Oh? What do you mean by that?"

"The purpose of the partial division is to attack, and if you win, you will toss for a while, and if you can't win, jump on the horse and run. It's hard to catch! But the main force is different, they carry women, children and baggage, like a mule pulling a cart that can't run as fast as it wants.

Once the old battalion is broken, the soldiers are in a hurry to go back to save their daughters-in-law, and the morale of the army will be chaotic, and then we will have an opportunity."

Zhao Tuo smiled and looked at Li Dan: "Do you mean that the front attracts its main force, and the rear breaks its old camp and disrupts the hearts of the other army?" Zedong, this trick ...... Doesn't seem like a gentleman?"

"Your Majesty, only those who can win are qualified to be gentlemen, and those who lose are nothing." Li Dan provoked him, and then said, "Besides, those people in the old camp followed them to the battlefield, they were willing soldiers, and it was natural that they would be attacked.

As for the man, woman, or child, that is the arrangement of Yebi Khan, and what sin is there for us?" He used a pencil to outline the lines of the city of Kulen, the wicker ditch, the sea of Utun, the city of Udan and the valley of the Le Mouren and marked these place names.

"You see, I asked General Hou carefully, if we hold Kulen City and use Wicker Gully as a water source, it will be the main battlefield for the two sides to fight.

Their old camp was most likely stationed on the shores of the Utonte Sea, which was not only flat and open, but also convenient for drinking water and grazing. The only downside is that it has to travel two days on horseback from the front line!"

"In other words, ......," Zhao Tuo understood, "is there a disconnect between them?"

"Yes! As long as you are quick and fierce enough, it will be difficult for the enemy on the front line to defend yourself!

And it's nearly 400 miles between the two, which is enough for us to do a lot of work." After Li Dan finished speaking, he turned his face to the emperor:

"If we can convince Chaeqi Khan of Seyan to join forces with the imperial court and allow us to borrow the city of Kulen, this battle will be won!"

"Do you think he'll agree?"

"This old boy is now a natural disaster and a military disaster, and he has to agree if he doesn't agree." Li Dan sneered:

"Either pay tribute to His Majesty after the war and receive the crown of the first-class prince, or the court will hold his hands and watch him being bullied by Yebi Khan. Two paths are up to him, Your Majesty, do you think he still doesn't know which side to choose?"

"Makes sense." The corners of Zhao Tuo's mouth turned up: "This matter is important, who should I send?"

Li Dan immediately remembered the god man he saw in the history books of his previous life: "Your Majesty is full of talents, so don't worry. The Ministry of Rites Wang Shangshu is very good!"

"He? That old slippery head?" This sentence that came out of the emperor's mouth almost made Li Dan burst out laughing. Hurriedly pretended to cough and blocked it with his sleeve.

"He smiled and looked like a good man, and he did a good job of receiving the beggar Khan this time. But let's send a book of the Ministry of Rites, isn't it a little too elevated?

What would the beggar think if he knew? Besides, there must be a suitable reason for sending a third-grade master there?"

"Your Majesty and nobles are forgetful, Seyan is a direct descendant of the last emperor of the previous dynasty, and he is also their Chexue army, so it is natural to pay attention to it. Don't you still want to find a side concubine for King Ding? That's the best reason for that!"

"That's right!" Zhao Tuo slapped his thigh: "Why did I forget this? If it is for the sake of the king, the secretary of the special ministry of rites will be a big matchmaker, so the reason will be reasonable! But ...... on the side of the beggar Khan?"

"He has his duty." Li Dan motioned to the emperor to look at the map again: "I will also take the main force to the east, and the rear is empty.

The minister suggested that tomorrow His Majesty arrange for Karen to go back and tell his father that he could join forces with the Huila tribe to attack Horin and Hulan and other places, and repay his life in his own way!"

"Hah! I see." Zhao Tuo finally understood all of Li Dan's intentions: "Does Qing want Na Ye Khan to choose for himself, whether to continue to the east, or to go back and protect his fundamental land?"

"Actually, he doesn't have to choose, if his subordinates hear about this, they will naturally choose it for him." Li Dan laughed: "Even if he has a large army, how can he continue to fight this battle if the army's morale is chaotic? Can you still command like an arm?

If you think about it, Bi Khan will not be as stubborn as Wan Yan Liang (King Hailing of the Jin Dynasty, who was killed by his subordinates in rebellion during the southern expedition), right?"

"Good! Just follow the plan. This time I will break a leg of this evil wolf of the Korco, and see if he dares to stretch out his claws next time!" The Emperor was visibly pleased, and his tone was much more relaxed.

Li Dan invited him to have refreshments, and Zhao Tuo asked about Xiangyu's situation again, and then said, "You can send someone to go back with the beggar Khan, find an opportunity to contact her father and brother, and let them see the opportunity Anyway, if you pull the team back, I will reward you unruly!"

"Those people don't necessarily want to come back, so let's do it of their own free will." Li Dan advised the emperor: "Don't have too high expectations, after decades, we don't know to what extent they have been humiliated.

Even if they came back, they could not be dispersed and resettled immediately, so the minister suggested that they should be left in the set on the Wuyuan side first, where it was not only open and had many available places, but also ploughing and pasture.

Then, depending on the number of them, it is decided whether to set up a guard or a county. What do you see?"

The implication of his advice was that neither immediately disperse and remediate the towns, nor forcibly confined in a small area. Zhao Tuo thought for a while and said:

"For the time being, it can be arranged in this way, but some of them may want to go back to their hometowns. I will give one year to find out the situation of hometown, hometown, former residence, etc., and then according to each person's wishes, those who are willing to return to their hometown can settle down and go back."

Li Dan felt that this was better, and bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty is enlightened, and the blessing of all the people!"

As he spoke, he found a stack of paper and asked the emperor to take it back and look at it. Zhao Tuo took it, and saw the title "The Articles on the Management of the Open Trade of the Tribute Departments of the Southern Empire and the Management of Personnel Exchanges between the Towns and Prefectures in the Border".

"Rather than let them eat their own livestock, it is better to barter for things that is beneficial to both sides.

Besides, the more the upper class enjoyed the material and civilization of the Central Plains, the more inseparable they were from China, and the more they had a sense of belonging and loyalty to the Celestial Empire.

Banning them will only push them outward, so that the Ergu people can unite and huddle together for warmth, which is not good for my Huaxia!" Li Dan said.

The next day was a big day, the emperor met all the new science and technology scholars in Renqing Palace, and on the spot out of the question, the topic of the policy is "On the relationship between the south of the desert and the north of the desert and my China", the title of the poem is a landscape map of the imperial pen, the stone path between the valleys is meandering, and there are old monks who are drawing water by the stream.

While everyone was struggling to write and search their stomachs, a yellow door presented a tray up, and when it was opened, it was Cullen's famous thorn.

The emperor looked at Eunuch Liu and smiled slightly, and ordered him to change his clothes. Then he came to the side hall and called into Kulun. Kulun originally thought that the emperor would see him again after the exam, but he didn't expect it to pass in so quickly, and he was greatly moved.

As the examination was still in progress, and the doors and windows of the side halls were open, the emperor told him to put down the veils and beaded curtains, and then sat down beside him, and talked to Cullen in a low voice for half an hour.

When Cullen withdrew, his face flushed with excitement, and he was as drunk as he was.

He didn't care about the barbecue, so he asked the carriage to hurry out of the city, and then asked the coachman (Lu Jiu) to go back to wait for Li Dan outside the palace and confess on his behalf.

After saying this, Kulen jumped on his horse and returned to the camp with his retinue, and he was to tell his father Khan about it quickly. Hey, what is a Korkica? This time, you will be unlucky!

After hearing the news brought back by her son, she was surprised and delighted, surprised that Li Dan was really powerful, and happy that what the emperor said to Kulun was beyond his imagination.

Not only do you have to do it to the Kers, but also on the basis of the original title of the prince, you must add the Hanhai Metropolitan Protectorate, the Metropolitan Protector and the title of General Jinshan, and enjoy the treatment of a second-rank officer.

Not only did the Hanhai Protectorate be established, but the emperor agreed to set up five autonomous domains of Jiyan, Jinshan, Hangai, Altay, and Zaisan on the territory of what is now Ulla.

Prince Ula can grant each of his lords one county king, which means that his descendants can have up to five county kings!

Not only that, the emperor heard that the eldest daughter of the beggar Khan was gentle and beautiful and had not yet married, and hoped to marry her as an imperial concubine after the war, and promised that in the future, the emperors would choose at least one concubine from the noble families above the marquis of Monan.

At the same time, along the Great Wall, all prefectures and towns will be opened to trade with the tributary ministries of Monan, and the traded goods will not be limited to any categories except weapons, armor, gunpowder and other controlled substances, and the road tax and commercial tax will be halved within five years;

Citizens of various ministries and subordinates entering the country can apply for one or more entry and exit customs routes at the Yamen of the Autonomous Territory where they usually reside, or from the provinces of the mainland, and they are exempted from transit customs duties by virtue of the road guides.

"It's really a great emperor!" It took a long time for the beggar Khan to come to his senses and say this.

Wang Younian sighed beside him: "Today is really a rare saint since Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, it seems that the prosperity of the Central Plains is not far away!" After he finished speaking, he suddenly smiled bitterly:

"However, the emperor must have asked for something if he made such a condition, right? We can't get this without paying."

"The emperor asks us to cooperate with this military campaign, and Father Khan will persuade Hui to send tribute to Jingshi and join forces with you, and then you will take advantage of the fact that you will also lead your army to the southeast to attack Helin and Hulan, so that they will not care about each other." Clen said.

"Isn't there anyone guarding there? It's not that easy to fight, is it?" The beggar Khan still knows his opponent, and it must be impossible for this guy to vacate the nest and give it to others.

"There are 10,000 left, and 20,000 Han troops. However, Your Majesty said that he arranged for the military department to choose a director or Lang Zhong to go with you, and he will be responsible for recruiting those Han troops, which can greatly reduce your pressure!"

"That's great!" The beggar Khan was overjoyed.

"The envoy will arrive in two or three days, so be ready, and when the envoy arrives, you can leave as soon as he arrives!"

"Hehe, I'll send someone back to the grassland to deliver a letter first, and ask your aunt to dress up your eldest sister quickly, that's the person who wants to be the imperial concubine, and I can't let her ride a horse on the grassland every day!" Beggar Khan laughed when he finished speaking.