jdhmnovel Chapter 950 No one understands the dangers of the Tartars better than this Marquis
Chapter 950 No one understands the dangers of the Tartars better than this Marquis
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Zhu Biao couldn't help but curl his lip and said, "Building cities, mining, raising livestock, establishing schools, and reducing taxes and corvée labor—isn't that enough to bring peace to the people?"
From another perspective, this is no longer a question of whether or not the people are at peace.
To put it simply, why did the nomadic peoples of the grasslands keep invading southward?
It's not because the herders on the grasslands are inherently aggressive and feel uncomfortable if they don't invade the south, but because the grasslands are indeed unsuitable for cultivation. Whether it's the snow disasters in winter, the sandstorms in spring and autumn, or the water and grass that constantly change positions, it's destined to be difficult to survive on the grasslands.
The reason why the Han people mocked the Xiongnu for being unfilial was because the Xiongnu would often drive out the elderly who were unable to survive from the tribe during the winter.
From the perspective of the grasslands, not raiding southwards often meant waiting to die.
If the Ming Dynasty were to defeat the Yuan Dynasty, move to the grasslands to build cities, mine, and establish schools, and allow the herders to continue grazing their livestock, coupled with low taxes and levies, this wouldn't be pacifying the people; it would be bringing warmth to the grasslands!
As for the tribal leaders on the grasslands, the nobles, the Great Khan and the Lesser Khan?
Before the swords of the Ming army, they were no different from ordinary herdsmen.
Zhu Biao was confident that as long as the herders on the grasslands settled down, these people wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
However, Yang Shaofeng chuckled and looked at Zhu Biao, asking, "May I ask Your Highness, what kind of people are these who would rather die than serve as Ming officials and rather die than eat Ming grain?"
"Even some gentry in the Central Plains are thinking about reviving the Yuan Dynasty, so how can there be no people on the grasslands who are loyal to the Yuan Dynasty?"
Hu Yuan was doomed to fail sooner or later, and even with the efforts of the "extraordinary man of the world," Wang Baobao, he could not reverse Hu Yuan's defeat.
However, before Hu Yuan's career completely collapses, there will still be some people who remain loyal to him.
Give the simplest example.
Zhu San Taizi.
Since Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the pass, more than eighty Zhu San Taizi have emerged.
Although the Jianyi were indeed inhumane, and these real and fake Zhu San Taizi were quickly apprehended, it still caused headaches for the Ma Zi family.
Similarly, after the Ming Dynasty completely wiped out the Yuan Dynasty, who knows if a whole bunch of Ayushiridara's third sons will emerge?
After all, many Han gentry were eager to revive the Yuan Dynasty.
Another famous example of the opposite is the rather notorious Sun Yuanpuyi, who was known for his wickedness.
Although many years after this guy died, a whole bunch of filial sons and grandsons suddenly appeared online, kneeling in perfect unison and crying at the grave with such heartfelt emotion.
But before this guy died, especially during the reform in Fushun, I really didn't see any filial sons or grandsons trying to break him out of prison to show their loyalty.
Later, this even led to a joke that "Puyi's actual control of the territory did not even include his empress Wanrong's belly."
The significance of Puyi's existence is thus, and the significance of Libala's existence is equally so.
When Lao Deng conferred the title of Marquis Chongli upon Mai Delibala, his intention was to tell the herdsmen on the grasslands and the gentry in the Central Plains, "Look, Ayushiridara's son is in the Ming Dynasty. Don't even think about rebelling in his name."
Yang Shaofeng said with a smile, "With Marquis Chongli here, the herdsmen on the grassland will be directly divided into two groups."
“One group is willing to follow Marquis Chongli, and the other group is willing to follow Wang Baobao.”
“Once Wang Baobao is completely eliminated, those who are willing to follow him, no matter how unwilling they are, will not be able to rebel under Liu Dingbei’s banner.”
Just like when Fang Guozhen was alive, no one ever raised the banner of Fang Guozhen's former subordinates to rebel.
Zhu Biao glanced at Yang Shaofeng and asked, "Then wouldn't that still make him the King of the Northern Desert?"
Yang Shaofeng patted his forehead and sighed, "Besides the King of Mobei, can't there be a Governor of Mobei?"
"If you can be the Marquis of Chongli, why can't you be the Duke of Dingbei?"
"Before Wang Baobao was killed, he ordered Marquis Chongli to lead troops to smash Wang Baobao."
"After Wang Baobao is completely finished, we can let the Duke of Dingbei become the Governor of the Northern Desert."
"Or to be more direct, let him lead his troops to continue expanding the territory."
"Anyway, there's plenty of land to the north of the Gobi Desert and plenty of land to the west of the Western Regions."
"In short, we must not waste such a useful Marquis Chongli."
"..."
Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong exchanged a glance without realizing it.
The kid they bought, Ribala, is only thirteen years old! And you two are trying to take advantage of such a young child!
……
Just as Yang Shaofeng and Zhu Biao were plotting how to use Mai Delibala, Mai Delibala was standing in a daze at the port of Dengzhou.
The sight of sails obscuring the sky, the bustling crowds, the endless stream of carriages and horses, and the cacophony of vendors' cries was something that Mailibala had never seen before.
Neither the capital city of my childhood nor Nanjing, which I recently left, have I ever seen such a prosperous and magnificent scene.
The eunuch Xianli Yuanbuhua stood beside Mai Delibala and whispered, "My lord, are you really not planning to return to the northern desert?"
Mai Delibala turned his head and glanced at Xianli Yuanbuhua, asking in return, "What's the point of going back to the northern desert? To inherit a so-called throne, then be controlled by Wang Baobao and the others, and one day be captured by Cao Guogong and the others as the Tartar emperor?"
That's like taking off your pants to poop!
Mai Deli Ba La chuckled, saying with a self-deprecating tone, "Instead of messing around with those useless things, I'd rather go to Liaodong and follow His Highness the Crown Prince to fight for the title of 'Feng Lang Ju Xu'."
Xianli Yuan Buhua was rendered speechless.
The words "Tartars" and "Fenglangjuxu" in particular made Xianli Yuanbuhua feel an indescribable awkwardness.
As a legitimate prince of the Great Yuan Dynasty, and a de facto only son, you, Libala, keep calling your people "Tartars" and keep shouting that you want to win the title of "Fenglangjuxu". Is that right?
Xianli Yuanbuhua was internally ranting, but Mai Delibala suddenly became excited and pointed to the ships shuttling back and forth on the sea, saying, "After we destroy Wang Baobao, these ships will no longer be carrying soldiers and weapons to the northern desert, but all kinds of grain, agricultural tools and seeds."
"With food, seeds, and farming tools, the herders on the grasslands can cultivate the land and no longer need to fear the white disaster."
"The elderly do not need to worry about being driven out of the tribe."
"No need for herders to worry about lambs and calves freezing to death."
"Children also have books to read."
"Isn't such a peaceful and prosperous world better than me, for my own selfish reasons, becoming some kind of Tartar emperor?"
At this point, Maidelibala suddenly changed his expression and snorted coldly, saying, "However, there is a huge problem if we want to pacify the grasslands."
Xianli Yuan Buhua hurriedly asked, "What trouble?"
Buyer No. 8 sneered again and said, "No one understands the danger of the Tartars better than me. The Tartars have no fixed abode and live by water and grass. Even if the Ming Dynasty has a million soldiers, it will be difficult to catch the Tartars."