Chapter 151                                                                                                                             

Yang Bo immediately said, "I hope to hear the details."

Zhou Mengchen told him everything about Xin Ai. He said, "Xin Ai has reached the point where everyone is betrayed. If Xin Ai did not have what Xin Ai did before, it would be difficult to appease the Mongolian tribes now. But now it is very easy."

"I have let all the Mongolian nobles detained in Qingcheng and made three rules with them. Let them come here to meet in the spring of next year. At that time, I will preside over the division of grasslands and block all parties. I will promise them that first, the status of each tribe, such as the chieftain, will be ignored in the hereditary states, and only the successors will go to Beijing to pay their respects to His Majesty that year. Second, they will stand up for them in the wool business and fur business and will uphold justice. They will not be exploited by merchants. Every year, they will set a price in Qingcheng, so that both sides will not suffer losses. The materials they need, whether it is food or iron, are not restricted. Third, they are ministers of the court, as long as they are honest and dedicate. If there is an invasion of foreign enemies, the court stands for them. If there is a military need, the court will recruit their tribes, of course, they will not be recruited in vain and will be rewarded."

"These three must be sure that the tribes within the sphere of influence of the Mot tribe can also become barriers of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, although I have tried my best to ensure that many people in these tribes can really obey their duties. I even think that some tribes have now joined the Tuman tribe."

Yang Bo said: "This is also human nature. It is good for Brother Zhou to do this."

Zhou Mengchen said: "The rest depends on Brother Yang's skills."

Yang Bo said, "I understand."

Zhou Mengchen didn't say what to do, and there was no need to say what to do. Yang Bo was twenty years younger than Zhou Mengchen. He also had a rich experience in military and administrative affairs. He also had this kind of experience of comforting the place and attracting surrendered people. He didn't need Zhou Mengchen to do anything.

Zhou Mengchen continued: "These tribes are places that the imperial court cannot control. But there are several places that I must fight for. The first is Fengzhou Beach. Fengzhou Beach is the foundation of the Tumote tribe, which is suitable for farming and herds. There are more than 200,000 Han people on the grassland, of which more than 100,000 are in Fengzhou Beach. I have recruited local Han people and powerful people. However, these people are not trustworthy at both ends of the rat tail. I intend to set up a prefecture on Fengzhou Beach. Qingcheng is the prefecture to govern more than a dozen counties along the river. After the merger, there are five or six counties. It is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty on the grassland."

"The second is Dongshengwei. Dongshengwei is close to the Yellow River. The Yellow River can be irrigated in the middle and upper reaches, and the water is gentle. I want to set up another palace directly on both sides of the Yellow River to the Pianguan area. Although the Han people are not large in this area, they are easy to migrate through the Yellow River. In the future, the sufficient population will also be an important place to connect Fengzhou Beach. After all, although it is relatively close to Yulin to Fengzhou Beach, it is easy to attack and difficult to defend. It is easy to be cut off, but from the waterway to Dongshengwei and from Dongshengwei to Fengzhou Beach, although it is a little farther, the waterway is connected and it is not easy to be cut off."

"The third is Ordos. Most of the territory of Ordos is in the inner trap, adjacent to the two towns of Ningxia, Shaanxi, and now there are 30,000 cavalrymen in Xinai. It is just a matter of rootless duckweed. Now it is not the time to move troops. Next year, Brother Yang will take action and advance westward to drive away the bandits here."

Speaking of this, Zhou Mengchen paused slightly and said, "I have made some arrangements in this matter, and I have taken a Mongolian noble girl as my concubine. This girl's family is very prestigious in the Ordos tribe. With this girl, his family is willing to serve the court. With them as pioneers, this battle is almost certain. When the court sent Ma Fang, I feel more at ease."

"The meaning is to let Ningxia follow the Yellow River to the north and connect with Dongshengwei, so that the entire Yellow River can be used by the court. As for the land of Ordos, it is the best herder land in the court. I want to position this place as the pasture of the court, but Taipu Temple-----"

Speaking of this, Zhou Mengchen could only shake his head.

To be honest, the Ming Dynasty did not have a horse farm. The famous Shandan Military Horse Farm in later generations was also within the control of the Ming Dynasty. However, how many horses did this horse farm contribute to the Ming Dynasty? It was almost ignored.

Because the environment here is special, it was a good horse farm in later generations? But in the Ming Dynasty, it was not? Of course it was not. The entire horse raising system and horse raising policy of Taipu Temple were both bad.

Yang Bo said, "I will do it according to your wishes. However, you must know that it is not me who really determines the fate here. It is not you, but Beijing." Yang Bo sighed and said, "Your arrangement is good. According to your method, there is no need for Datong Town, Shanxi Town, and Shaanxi Town. There is an additional Qingcheng Town and Dongsheng Town. Military expenses can save one tenth. The court can breathe a sigh of relief."

It only saves one-tenth of military expenditure, which doesn't seem to be much. But in fact it's not a lot. The actual military expenditure of the Ming Dynasty was around tens of millions of taels per year, and it was just an approximate number, because the deceptive Ming Dynasty financial system could not give an accurate number at all. A lot of food was transported to the border in Henan. The consumption was not easy to estimate.

It can save one million taels, which is the annual funding of Datong Town.

Moreover, the influence is not just a million taels. At least, the Hetao area, northern Shaanxi, eastern Ningxia Town, Datong and northern Shanxi will not be affected by the war.

From now on, you can enjoy peace.

Only with peace can there be economic growth. The economic strength of the border is enhanced. It is also a great benefit to the border form. It even makes the entire northern economy feel relieved.

From this perspective, Yang Bo completely agrees.

But as Yang Bo said, the power to decide all this is not in their hands.

Zhou Mengchen thought to himself: "There is a big battle to fight when he returns to Beijing this time." However, he immediately put this past year aside. He was confident that he would convince Jiajing to make the right choice under the good situation.

After all, Jiajing is a smart person. It is precisely because of his intelligence that he can communicate and communicate that he can convince. Moreover, Zhou Mengchen has convinced Jiajing more than once.

Zhou Mengchen said: "I will naturally deal with this matter when I arrive at the capital. Let's talk about the arrangements of the army. I want to move Datong Town north, Datong as the rear, leaving the five Datong as the reserve army. The other nine garrisons and 50,000 cavalry are all placed here, Qingcheng is the core of the rule, hanging alone outside, surrounded by grasslands, which is most suitable for cavalry. 50,000 cavalry plus one or two garrisons, here is enough. The rest of the garrisons are arranged along the line of the Yellow River, with the Yellow River as the barrier of the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps the nine garrisons are not enough, so you can add several garrisons as appropriate. Anyway, this matter is 100,000 garrisons and Shaanxi Towns are all set up.

, don't be afraid of no source of troops. Generally speaking, the army outside the Great Wall is divided into three parts, one part is 50,000 cavalry, directly under the governor or governor stationed in Qingcheng. The other part is the local garrisons, which are the main force of the defenders. The number of people should be larger. The other part is the soldiers of each tribe. If used well, it can reduce the military expenditure burden of the court, but if it is handled improperly, it will increase the enemy's strength. Therefore, the most important thing here is to bridge the conflict between Mongolia and Han, so that the Mongolian and Han people are both citizens of the court. In addition to these, there are some other points. Brother Yang needs to pay attention to that Brother Yang knows the garrison system I implemented in Datong, right?"

Yang Bo said: "Of course I know that many people actually object. But Your Majesty did not speak, so he did not make things worse. Otherwise, you would not be purified even in Datong."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Today, the Daming garrison system has reached the point where it cannot be reformed. The garrisons outside the border are different from the garrisons in the border area, and they must not be able to be watered. After all, they are indispensable for small wars here in the future. How long the court can last on the grassland depends on how long these garrisons can maintain their combat effectiveness. So, I want to use my garrison new method to rebuild the garrison. What does Brother Yang think?"

Yang Bo said with a wry smile: "It's still a word. What is the use of this matter that concerns fundamental policies, what is the Secretary of War? You should go to Beijing to talk about it."
Chapter completed!