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

Chapter 228

As Zhu Zhanji read out, the pasture areas of each tribe were demarcated.

Because the population of each tribe, the number of cattle, sheep and livestock, as well as the sphere of influence of the pastures they occupied, were all written by these leaders and the Khans themselves. The Ming Dynasty basically referred to these things when making the divisions, so the divisions were basically It's fair.

This time, the most important thing for Ming Dynasty to divide the grasslands was to establish authority, rather than to suppress or weaken a certain department. Therefore, although some adjustments were made to the range of grasslands of each department, it was basically not weakened.

They just cut off part of the overly large pastures of certain powerful tribes and divided them among neighboring tribes.

Especially when dealing with overlapping pastures between two tribes, the Ming Dynasty also insisted on dividing the pastures of the stronger tribes to the weaker tribes to maintain a rough balance of power.

At this point, Zhu Zhanjuan formulated a grassland balance of power policy with reference to the continental balance of power policy of the famous British Empire.

That is to say, prevent a certain tribe from being too strong, support the weak and suppress the strong, so that all tribes on the grassland can be maintained in a relatively evenly matched state, and provoke and create conflicts between tribes with good relations to avoid alliances between tribes.

It has to be said that the British are really talented at being a troublemaker for disgusting people. Their continental balance of power policy has allowed the British Empire to maintain its national strength advantage for hundreds of years, and has maintained the world's No. [-] ranking since the first industrial revolution. Their position as a powerful country did not decline until two world wars completely changed the world structure.

It can be said that the continental balance of power policy implemented by the British for hundreds of years has effectively ensured that European countries cannot threaten the British Empire.

At this point, Zhu Zhanjun feels that it can be a good reference.

Of course, he is not too indifferent. In other words, the current division of the pasture range is still relatively preliminary. He has only determined the pasture range of each tribe.

As for provoking disputes, deliberately demarcating disputed boundaries, etc., this is not what we should do now.

In other words, the current Ming Dynasty lacks sufficient understanding of the grassland and is not well prepared in this regard, so it cannot cause trouble for the time being.

But since Zhu Zhanqi had made such a plan, it was impossible not to do so.

So after Zhu Zhanji finished reading the division of pastures for each tribe and saw that no one objected, he put away the yellow silk and finally said: "The current division of pastures is based on the existing population, number of livestock and living places of each tribe. Divided, there must be imperfections in it.

However, I, the Ming Dynasty, are kind and reasonable, so in three years, the imperial court will re-adjust the division of pastures according to the changes in the situation of each department. I hope that all the leaders and khans will be able to do the same as this time. Gather together to obey the will of the court. "

After Zhu Zhanji finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of the kneeling ministers and the Khan changed.

What the weaker tribes want to do in the past three years is to please Ming Dynasty as much as possible, so that they can get more allocations next time they divide their pastures.Although some of the more powerful tribes are dissatisfied, although the scope divided by the Ming Dynasty has caused losses to them, it is not a big problem. What they have to do is to still be able to defend their territory in three years, and even develop to fight against it. Ming dynasty.

But everyone knows that the prerequisite for fighting against the Ming Dynasty is to unify all the grassland ministries. If all the ministries are not united, there will be no chance to challenge the Ming Dynasty that occupies the entire Central Plains. The most they can do is thrash grass and valleys on the border and grab some things.

Therefore, the next three years are very important for all ministries.

However, at this moment, Zhu Di suddenly said: "In the future, the Ming Dynasty will set up two trading houses in Belanhuqiwen and Fengzhou to exchange salt, iron, tea and silk for the cattle, sheep and horses in your hands, and Officials and monks were sent to manage things on the grasslands.

If there is a dispute between you, don't fight and kill like before. Come to Fengzhou or Belan to find our officials from the Ming Dynasty, and let them judge for you and distinguish right from wrong.

In this way, everyone can live in peace and harmony, and Ming Dynasty will no longer have to use weapons on the grassland. "

Hearing what Zhu Di said, the weaker tribal leaders and Khans showed happy expressions on their faces, and they quickly bowed to Zhu Di and thanked him: "Thank you, His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"

The leaders and Khans of powerful tribes with ulterior motives felt unhappy. This greatly disrupted their arrangements, but they obviously did not have the qualifications to say no to Ming Dynasty at this time, so they could only slow down. After taking the photo, he reluctantly said: "Thank you, His Majesty Emperor Ming!"

After the division of the pastures of the grassland tribes, what is left is the banquet.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was a superior state, and it would not even entertain these grassland tribes without a decent banquet.

Moreover, a sumptuous banquet can also demonstrate the national power of the Ming Dynasty and make these grassland tribes realize the gap between them and the Ming Dynasty.

So the banquet was quickly served. Because it was on the grassland, and the hosts were grassland tribes, the style of the banquet was more in line with the customs of the grassland. Each person was served a roasted sheep.

"Speaking of the first time I ate roasted whole lamb, it was when I was the vassal king. At that time, when I first arrived in Peiping and became the vassal of King Yan, the cook of the palace roasted one for me. I still remember that it was the first time I ate a whole roasted lamb. The Wuzhu Muqin sheep used by the Yuan royal family tastes particularly delicious. Even thinking about it now makes me drool." Zhu Di sat on the main seat and cut the sheep in front of him with a knife while talking about his own At the end of the story, he looked at the heads and the Khan and asked them: "Do you still raise such Ujumqin sheep now? If so, you can raise more. The Ming Dynasty will use salt and iron Exchange it with tea and other things you need, so that our people in the Ming Dynasty can also taste the taste of mutton that was only eaten by the Mongolian and Yuan royal families."

"We still raise this kind of sheep, but the Uzhumqin sheep are delicate and can only be raised on the Horqin grassland, so their numbers have always been scarce." A leader sitting on the seat closest to Zhu Di answered Zhu Di question, and also said: "But since His Majesty the Ming Emperor said so, we will also work hard to raise more, so that we can exchange more salt, iron and tea. These are things that are in short supply on the grassland.

If His Majesty the Ming Emperor hadn't agreed to open a market, we would have been in trouble for our livelihood!Thank you to His Majesty the Ming Emperor for your kindness!I have brought a few of the best poker players from our tribe, and I am willing to perform poker for His Majesty the Ming Emperor, as a courtesy! "

When Zhu Di heard what the leader said, he nodded with satisfaction and said casually: "Then ask them to come up!"

(End of this chapter)