If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 226

After several days of marching, the army finally arrived in Fengzhou.

This place was called Hohhot in later generations and was one of the largest cities on the grassland.

But now, this place is still as it was when the Mongols left it. After all, the official construction of the city here will not be until the mid-Ming Dynasty when Anda Khan and Sanniang Zi surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. At the moment, this place is not a city.

If we look back on history, the Central Plains Dynasty had actually extended its sphere of influence to this point as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties. Unfortunately, with the loss of the Sixteenth State of Yanyun, it was no longer possible for the Central Plains Dynasty to expand its power to the grasslands.

It was not until the founding of the Ming Dynasty and Xu Da and Chang Yuchun recovered the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun that the Han people once again set foot on the grassland.

In the original history, the Central Plains Dynasty once again lost its grasslands and was occupied by nomadic peoples, which led to China's hundreds of years of suffering.

But in this world that has been fanned by butterflies, the Ming Dynasty will not repeat the same mistakes.

All this will change, and the change will start from the enfeoffment of grassland in Ming Dynasty.

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"How many troops from the grassland have come so far?" In the big tent, Zhu Di, who had taken off his armor, was leaning on a chair and asked Zhu Zhanji beside him.

Because Zhu Zhanji's previous examination was pretty good, and Zhu Zhankun was lazy, Zhu Di handed over the matter of dividing the pasture to Zhu Zhanji, which was also a training for him.

Of course, how the two vast grasslands in the southern and northern deserts should be divided into spheres of influence and enfeoffed to various tribes still needed to be decided by the emperor himself. What Zhu Zhanji did mainly was to preside over this matter.

Although presiding over such an important event is somewhat difficult for a 15-year-old boy, it is inevitable to be born into an emperor's family.

Fortunately, Zhu Zhanji had been trained as a prince since he was a child, and he was supported by people from the East Palace. Generally speaking, there was no trouble and everything went smoothly.

After all, the Ming Dynasty just came back from Mobei with the power of great victory. The bloody smell of the corpses thrown by the Oaras and Tatars has not yet dissipated. At this time, no one dares to provoke the Ming Dynasty with the army at their side. It is even seeking death. This is not the way to find it.

So even if there are any problems, the leaders or khans of the grassland tribes can tolerate it as long as they can, and if they can't tolerate it, they can solve it without taking action as much as possible.

"Returning to Grandpa, there are currently about forty tribes, large and small, who have sent their leaders or khans over. According to statistics, there are about a dozen tribes that are far away that have not yet arrived." Zhu Zhanji replied to Zhu Di.

While entertaining the chiefs and khans, he also paid attention to counting how many tribes and tribes there were on the grassland and where they lived, so as to ensure that there would be a basis and reference when the Ming Dynasty divided the grassland later.

However, there are of course more than [-] tribes and tribes on the grassland. However, there are only less than [-] tribes who are eligible to come to Fengzhou and participate in the meeting of the Ming Dynasty to divide the grassland. .

After all, if you want to participate in a gathering of this level and win a lush pasture for your tribe, you must be of a certain scale.

A small tribe of several hundred people might disappear in one winter, so there is really no need to record it.Apart from anything else, what kind of mission will Ming Dynasty have in the future? Your tribe lives on the grassland divided by Ming Dynasty. You will always have to send troops, right?Not to mention more, there are always about a hundred cavalry.

But for a small tribe with a few hundred people, a hundred or so young men and women were already the tribe's entire property. This would definitely not be in Daming's eyes.

And for the large tribes that have already come, the small tribes who participate in this gathering are just to divide their pastures. They will definitely prevent these small tribes from participating in the gathering.

Although the Ming army was on the side and they could not carry out blatant attacks and killings, they could still greet the small tribes within their respective spheres of influence from the beginning and use coercion and inducement to prevent them from coming.

After all, the grassland is a place where strength is important. Strong tribes have more say and will have more small tribes to rely on.

The tribes that could come to participate in the gathering had at least a few thousand people, and could cover tens of thousands of households during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

Only a tribe of this size could send enough manpower to travel hundreds of thousands of miles to Fengzhou to attend the gathering held by the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there are also those who think highly of themselves and feel that they are still descendants of the Meng Yuan Golden Family and don't want to come, but that kind of tribe can basically be declared extinct after this gathering.

The tribal leaders and the Khan who came here all knew that the Ming Dynasty had replaced Meng Yuan in power of the world, and surrendering to the Ming Dynasty was their only choice to survive.

As for going against Daming?Tatar and Oara have proved with their lives and blood that this road is unworkable.

"If you inform me, I will wait for another three days. If you haven't arrived in three days, I won't come." Zhu Di said in a casual manner, but the words he spoke sounded like wind and thunder: "Tell the leaders and khans who have already arrived to write down their respective populations, the number of cattle, sheep and horses, as well as the range and location of pastures, draw them on a map, and hand them over. Daming will refer to their current grazing range and tribes. Divide the pasture by size.

If someone conceals the number of people and livestock, and the size of the designated pasture is too small for grazing, don't bother me anymore. "

"According to the order!" Zhu Zhanji bowed in response. With Zhu Di's order, he became more confident in handling the matter of dividing the pasture.

Just when Zhu Zhanji was about to leave the tent and go talk to the leaders and the Khan, Zhu Di asked again: "What are Zhanju doing these days?"

"Second brother has been... hunting these past two days." Zhu Zhanji hesitated for a moment before reporting Zhu Di's activities over the past two days.

"Hunting? He is really interested in it. He leaves us two to work here, and he can go hunting comfortably. He really knows how to enjoy it!" Zhu Di laughed, then pointed at Zhu Zhanji and said: "Don't envy that boy. , if you are willing to be an idle prince in the future, you can also go hunting like him. But since you have taken a liking to the chair under Grandpa's butt, you have to work hard and do things that others can't do.

Otherwise, the people of the world will not obey you, just like when that little brat Jianwen succeeded to the throne and all the kings refused to obey him. "

After listening to Zhu Di's suggestion, Zhu Zhanji nodded heavily. He knew clearly that he was not as good as Zhu Zhanyu in terms of ability and talent. The reason why he could become the emperor's grandson was because he was the eldest brother. , that is, Zhu Di's favor and training.

If he loses points in this aspect, then he will be completely missed from the reserve position.

(End of this chapter)