Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 785
The emperor knocked on the teacup, attracting the attention of the Mongolian princes.

The wedding banquet was over, and now the emperor was drinking tea with the princes. The Mongolian princes were half drunk, but the emperor was still sober and was about to leave, but some things had to be arranged.

"In recent years, Tsarist Russia has continued to invade the east, repeatedly rushing into the Mongolian tribes in Mobei to plunder, and becoming more and more arrogant. This must not be tolerated."

The emperor waved.

Ma Jixiang, the commander of the Jinyiwei, brought a map for the emperor, and the emperor unfolded it. The guardian houses and governor's houses of Moxi, Mobei, and Monan Mongolia had been clearly marked according to the demarcation line, and the Jurchen tribes in the east also had their own maps. .

In the north of the Mobei grassland, the Ob River, the Yenisei River, and the Lena River, as well as several important tributaries, the Tunguska River, the Angara River, the Vilyui River, the Vitim River, and the Aldan River etc. are clearly marked.

The upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River in the east include the Shileka River, the Ergun River, and the Selenge River.

Chechen Khan and other Khans from Mobei couldn't help staring at the Bohaier Lake, Daxing'an Mountain, Altay Mountain, and Hang'ai Mountain above.

They are too familiar with these, and they also have a map of Mobei in their hands, but they are not as good as the map of Da Tianzi.

I compared it secretly in my heart, and the more I compared it, the more I felt that the map of St. Khan was more accurate and detailed, and even the forest area in the north of the grassland was so clearly drawn.

Tushetuhan found that there were many gates painted on the banks of the big rivers in the north, and there were even numbers on them.

"This is?"

The emperor pointed to the icons of the city gates and said to the princes that this is the stronghold built by the Russian Cossacks after they crossed the Ural Mountains and wiped out the Siberian Khanate.

"Here, where the Ob River and Irtysh Khan meet, it was originally the place where the Hanty and Mansi people lived for generations. Tsarist Russia called them the Yugor people, and they took a fancy to the important water and land transportation here. The city of Khantymansiysk was established here, and then the city of Surgut was established on the upper bank of the Ob River, and the cities of Tobolsk and Tarasco were established on the upper bank of the Irtysh River. It was established more than 50 years ago."

Pointing to the icons of the city gates, the emperor introduced to the Mongolian princes the route of the Tsarist Russian Cossats moving eastward.

Along several major rivers and their tributaries, using the rivers to take boats to continue eastward, roughly divided into two main routes, one is from Khantymansiysk to Surgut of the Ob River, and then through its right bank tributary, Entering the Yenisei River, they established the cities of Tuluhansk, Ileshebaxing, and Krasnoyarsk on the upper and lower reaches of the Yenisei River. These city gates were all established after 1600.

From Turuhansk, the castle on the lower reaches of the Yenisei River, to Yakutsk on the Lena River in the east, this castle was established in 1632 and became the center of the Far East, and the Governor's Mansion was established.

On the upper reaches of the Yenisei River, they entered the Angara River, a tributary on the right bank, and established cities such as Rybinsk, Ilimsk, and Bratsk, all the way to the west bank of Lake Baikal.

Most of the strongholds on the Angara River were established after 1628.

And going up the Lena River from Yakutsk can also reach the northwest of Lake Baikal, where they established Ust-Kut.

That is to say, in the past two or three years, in order to find an easier route to invade the Heilongjiang Plain, the Cossacks no longer went directly south from Yakutsk to cross the Outer Xing'an Mountains and enter the Qili River Basin, a branch of Heilongjiang.

Instead, they crossed Lake Baikal from the west, established a new stronghold on the east side of the lake, passed through the Selenga River, and entered the Onon River, Shileka River, and Nerchinsk River in the upper reaches of Heilongjiang River.

The Bargusimuhetun (Barguzin) in the east of the lake was established the year before last, which was also built on the banks of the Barguximu River in the east of the lake.

Khabarov, an adventurer and wealthy businessman who was originally imprisoned in Yakutsk, was released from prison only by telling the new warlord that he had mastered a route from the upper reaches to the Heilongjiang Plain.

This guy did master a closer route. He first recruited a Cossack mercenary from Yakutsk, then went upstream along the Lena River, entered the tributary of the Olyokma River, and headed south all the way. Crossing the Waixing'an Mountains, entering the upper reaches of the Nerchinsk River, down the river into the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River, and entering the Shileka River at the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River. At the mouth of the Nerchinsk River, after capturing Nerchinsk, a village of the Evenki people, it was renamed Nerchinsk. After a rest, he went down the river and entered the Yaksa area.

This route is closer and faster than the original route from the west of the lake to the southwest to the east of the lake, and then down the Onen River in the upper reaches of Shilka.

The area around Lake Baikal belongs to the forest area.

When Mongolia was still attached to the Jin Dynasty, the tribes of the grassland were actually divided into Mongolian and Turkic tribes. The Mongolian tribe and the Tatar tribe belonged to the Mongolian tribe, while the Kelie tribe, Naiman tribe, and Wangke tribe belonged to the Turkic tribe.The area around Lake Baikal in the north is a forest area, bounded by the lake. To the west of the lake are the Huoli Tuma and Biliyati tribes, and to the east of the lake is the Balahu tribe.

Among them, the Tuma tribe and the Balahu tribe all went south to Monan and evolved into the Tumed tribe and the Barhu tribe. Only the Buriyati tribe stayed in the north, and later filled the gap left by the Tuma tribe and the others. , developed across the banks of Lake Baikal, that is, Buryatia.

After the establishment of the Mongol Empire, Lake Baikal was also its traditional northern boundary.

Later, the eldest sons of Shuchi and Batu successively marched westward, and the territory of the Mongol Empire expanded west of the Urals to the coast of the Arctic Ocean.

Therefore, the forest area belongs to the eldest son line.

After Kublai Khan established the Yuan Empire, due to the friendly relationship between the Shuchi family and the youngest son Tuo Lei family, the area around Lake Baikal, which originally belonged to the eldest son family, was also given to the Yuan Empire and belonged to the Lingbei Province.

From the west of Lake Baikal to the west of the Ural Mountains, they still belonged to the eldest son line and established the Golden Horde, Blue Horde, and White Horde.

Russia, an autonomous principality of the Golden Horde, including the northernmost Novgorod, was once a loyal subject of the Golden Horde.

Later, Russia got rid of the Golden Horde and gradually became a tyrant west of the Urals. However, after being beaten up by Poland and Sweden, the Tsarist Russians began to open up eastward, crossed the Ural Mountains, and wiped out the Siberian Khanate first.

All the way to the east, from the 30s to the present, it took nearly 20 years for them to control the west of Lake Baikal and establish Irkutsk.

The Buryats retreated to the east of the lake.

To the east of the original Buryatia is the Maoming Anbu of Mongolia. This is a part of the descendants of Genghis Khan’s eldest brother Gaisar, but in the post-Golden era, it has already belonged to the Houjin and went south to Monan.

Originally, the area around Lake Baikal was not a good place. It was a bitterly cold place in the extreme north, so those who could not live well stayed here. Whenever there was a chance, they would move south.

Every time there is a big turmoil in the grassland, there will be great changes among the tribes, so some tribes in the north will take the opportunity to go south.

For example, when Datin Khan set up [-] households, Khalkha originally had twelve departments, seven in the west and five in the east. Later, the five in the east went all the way south, instead of staying in Mobei, they went to the Xiliao River area. , over there is a good place to see the sheep in the wind and grass.

The seven tribes of Khalkha who remained in Mobei gradually evolved into the three tribes of Outer Khalkha today. They probably occupy the grasslands in Mobei, and have no idea about the forest area in the north.

In the early years, I always chased Oirat to the west and drove them to the west of Altay. I was really not interested in the mountains and forests in the north.

It is precisely because of this that this gave the Tsarist Russians a chance.

They ran around in the vast Siberia along those big rivers and small rivers, relying on the power of muskets and artillery to deal with those small indigenous tribes with bows and arrows, plundered and collected taxes, robbed all the way eastward, and finally entered Lake Baikal.

Although the Buryats speak Mongolian and were replaced by Mongolia long ago, they are still accustomed to living in the forest.

In the 34th year of Wanli, the Russians invaded the Balabin Grassland. In the following decades, from the Tara area to the Irtysh River and the Yenisei River Basin, the Tsarist Russians encroached on whales again and again, and built castles everywhere. He continued to send missions to various Mongolian ministries to lobby in an attempt to persuade them to submit to Russia. At the same time, he also collected information from various Mongolian ministries and the Ming Dynasty.In the 47th year of Wanli, the Russians established Yeniseysk, and in the first year of Chongzhen, Krasnoyarsk was established. After that, there were two invasion directions, south and east.

Oirat Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia, which are facing south, have a large population and are also very hostile to Tsarist Russia. The two sides have clashed many times, and the Tsarist Russians did not take much advantage.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen, Tsarist Russia established the Yakutsk Governor's Mansion, Kesak conquered a large area around the Lena River, and established Irkutsk on the west side of Lake Baikal, and built fortresses around the lake, and Buryat Mongolia There are constant conflicts between ministries.

The fierce conflict began in the four years of Chongzhen, and the fight was inextricable, and the fight has not yet ended.

Historically, this war lasted for 25 years. In the end, all parts of Buryatia and Mongolia were conquered by Tsarist guns, but some people chose to resist to the end. The Qing army surrendered, and was finally given the name Barhu people, incorporated into the Eight Banners, and placed in the Hulunbuir area.

The three Khans of Khalkha in Mobei, they all reach the forest area in the north, so they are all neighbors with Buryatia, but the Khalkhas are not close to the Buryat Mongols.

They just didn't allow Tsarist Russia to enter the northern grasslands of the Khalkha Desert, but they didn't care about the war with the Buryats around Lake Baikal.

It turned out that in the east of Buryatia, that is, the Shileka and Onon River basins to the east of the Daxingan Mountains, to the east until the Ergun River, and to the south of the territory of the Khalkha Chechen Khan, this area was originally Maoming Anbu was a nomad, but after they were attached to Jinnan, they moved to a better grassland, and this place was empty.

Buryatia was once regarded as a branch of Oala. After Oala was driven to Moxi, Buryat people still believed in primitive shamanism, which was very different from Khalkha's belief in the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

And the people around Baikalhur are not all Buryats. For example, the Bargusimuhetun established by Tsarist Russia in the east of the lake. The people living in the Barguzin Mountains and the Gurguzin River are the Barhu people, also called Buryats. Ba Ye Gu is an ancient tribe that existed as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Baerhu is one of the bravest warriors, and he has been fighting for Mongolia, so now Babahu tribesmen are scattered in Mobei, Moxi, and Monan tribes, even Jurchens. There are not many in their hometown. As a result, Tsarist Russia has established a stronghold there. The free and brave Barhu people have been fighting the Tsarist Russians for more than ten years.

"Now the Tsarist Russians are building strongholds and plundering everywhere around Lake Baikal. Buryat Mongolia is also a Mongol. I am the Great Khan of Mongolia, the co-lord of all ministries, and the Son of Heaven. How can I sit idly by?"

"I will leave 36 elite soldiers in the imperial battalion, and give them firecrackers, cannons, ammunition, etc., Khalkha Sanhan, three capital guards, 200 capitals, and each capital will send [-] troops, a total of [-] Han and Mongolian troops. people,"

Zhu Yihai's finger landed on the southeast of Lake Baikal on the map, which is the bank of the Selenge River. Tsarist Russia has already established a temporary base there. Although they have not yet built a permanent fortress, it is already on their plan. They plan to conquer the southeast of the lake. After the Buryats of the Selenge River, they were recruited to assist in the construction of Selengesk City, as the central stronghold to control this place, and even as the base camp for the southward invasion of Khalkha and the Onon River in the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River.

The Selenge River flows into the southeast of Lake Baikal, and its upstream source, the Khala River, originates from the Khan Mountain of Tushetu Khan’s Khan Tingkulun, and its upper reaches, the west source of the Idar River, originates from the Khan Tinghangai of Zhasak Khan. down the mountain.

The Selenge River is a very important river in Mobei. It has many tributaries, connecting east and west, and finally flows into Lake Baikal.

"Set up the town to go to the north, stay with the second assistant Wang Zhiren, hang the seal of the North General of the town, and lead the [-] Han and Mongolian elites, first sweep down the Tsarist invaders along the Selenge River, pull out their strongholds, wipe out all the invaders, and rescue them. Appease Buryat Mongolia."

In the name of crusade against the Russian invaders, Zhu Yihai proposed to set up a town north camp and send a second assistant to lead the troops.

The Selenge River was conquered, and the Ming border fortress was established in Udeboxing, where the former leader of the Buryat tribe was located, where the Ude River and the Selen River converged.

"First collect Udboxing, then recover Barguzin in the north, rescue the Barhu tribe, set up Barhu City, and garrison troops.

Then take Irkutsk, where the Angara River, the Ergou River, and the Kuda River meet in the southwest of Lake Baikal, and build Baierhai City, garrison troops, and set up post stations and border markets. "

In order to make the Khalkha San Khan willing to send troops, Zhu Yihai also offered some advantages, such as after defeating Tsarist Russia and taking back these places, the Buryat and Bahuer departments in the east and west of Lake Baikal were also set up as the governor's office. The Khan took charge of it, and in the future, the various ministries would pay tribute and taxes to the three Khans.

He directly proposed that in the future, Buryatia would be divided into eastern and western parts, and Dahuer would compile one part, each with two capitals, and the eastern part of Buryatia would be moved to the Shileka River area of ​​the Onon River, east of the Daxingan Mountains. , arrived at the Ergun River in the east, and was managed by Chechen Khan.

The Siburyats live west of Lake Bell, and the upper reaches of the Angara River and the Lena River are allocated to them and managed by Zasak Tuhan.

The Balhu tribe, which lives in the east of Lake Baikal to the Daxing'an Mountains (Yablonov Mountains), is managed by Tushetu Khan.

The Zhenbei Camp of the Ming Dynasty set up Beihai Fort in the south of the lake, Selenge Fort in the southeast of the lake, Qiaktu City on the border with Tuxie Tuhan, and Nikechu City in Nikechu.

Daming set up a total of five castles, garrisoned and guarded, and also served as a border market.

The imperial court guarded these five points, and the newly established Buryat and Babahu three divisions and six governors' mansions were assigned to the Khalkha Sanhan, who had the right to levy taxes and so on.

So Khalkha sent troops to fight with the court, which is also to expand the map for itself.

There were no Buryat Mongols or Barhu tribe present, but the emperor decided their fate with the Khalkha Tribe in Mulan Paddock, far from Lake Baikal.

This place was also formally included in the territory of Daming by Daming Son, and Beihai Province was established.

(End of this chapter)