Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 61 Rewards and Mutual Trade

After determining the knighthood plan, Kong Zhenyun began to canonize these Mongolian dignitaries without waiting for the canonization of Lin Dan Khan.

It is easiest to canonize the leader of Otok, just give it to the earl directly. They wanted to bargain, Kong Zhenyun explained:
"In the past, I led more than 5,000 people to Timur and surrendered. I was initially granted the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Right Army and was named Wu Yuncheng."

"Later, Wu Yuncheng made many military exploits and was awarded the title of Gongshun Bo. In his son Wu Kezhong's generation, he also made meritorious service and was granted the title of Gongshun Hou. This is how the Gongshun Hou family has been rich for more than 200 years."

"It is His Majesty's grace that you can be directly crowned an earl. If you still feel it is not enough, then strive for meritorious service."

Now all the dignitaries in the account understood that although the Emperor of Ming Dynasty did not force them to make money, he used various means to encourage them to perform meritorious services. If you want to upgrade your title in the future, choose a territory close to Houjin to facilitate your participation in wars and meritorious service.

After understanding this, although some people are tempted, most of them dare not implement it. Those Jurchens who grew up in the mountains and forests were very ferocious. They, the Mongolian dignitaries with long heritage, did not want to risk their lives with those people.

Therefore, most people still choose to stay away from Houjin's territory, and even fight over it.

Wanting to settle the matter as soon as possible, Kong Zhenyun said hurriedly:

"Don't fight for territory yet, let's decide on the name."

"You can't still use Mongolian names, otherwise you won't be able to write the imperial edict."

"We need to give him a Chinese name first so that it can be written in the imperial edict."

Pointing to the blank space on the imperial edict, everyone saw that it was indeed impossible to write their long names. Thinking that Gongshun Hou's family used Chinese names, and thinking that their ancestors were also from the Central Plains, they were not opposed to the use of Chinese names and began to decide on the name.

Some use the first character of their name or tribe as their surname, some use the surname Liu of their ancestors as mentioned by Kong Zhenyun, and some choose the surname Zhu of the Ming Dynasty emperor, or even the surname Kong of Kong Zhenyun and the surname of Wu of Gongshun Hou .

I despise these people in my heart, and Kong Zhenyun doesn't want to give them the surname Kong. However, remembering that the emperor had asked that the surname Zhu be given to the leaders who took refuge, he finally reluctantly agreed. The leaders who took refuge were given Chinese names one by one and filled in on the imperial edict.

Under Kong Zhenyun's step-by-step guidance, these people accepted the imperial edict according to etiquette and received some items as rewards. They were all inexplicably excited.

From then on, they became nobles of the Ming Dynasty like Gongshun Hou. Even if their status in the tribe was replaced by others, they could still rely on this title to maintain their wealth and status, and share the same status with the Ming Dynasty and the country.

When other people saw this scene, they were even more envious. They all asked Kong Zhenyun for the title and wanted to become the Hou Bo.

However, the titles of these people must be divided according to specific household registrations. Kong Zhenyun used Wu Yuncheng as the standard and increased the number of households that could be canonized as earls from the 3,000 households mentioned by the emperor to 5,000 households.

This standard made the dignitaries present complain. Even the Otok leaders who had just been ennobled as earls were grateful. Their Otok was originally a unit of one thousand households. Although the number had increased a lot over the years, it was impossible to reach five thousand households. The standard of five thousand households set by Kong Zhenyun was too high for them——

I am afraid that only Lin Dan Khan's army of 10,000 households can exceed 5,000 households.

There are five households in Fujin, ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 households.

After learning the truth from these people, Kong Zhenyun understood why the emperor set the standard at 3,000 households. This is very different from the "controlling one hundred thousand strings" in his impression.

It was originally thought that King Shunyi's side could form a "hundred thousand coalition army", and Lin Dan Khan's side should also have this number. Now that I know the actual situation, I know that there are only 20,000 to 30,000 households in Lin Danhan's house at most.

Even the number of 20,000 or 30,000 households is still a false report. The real population would be good if there are 20,000 households.

"Twenty thousand households can only canonize four uncles, which is too few to contain Lin Dan Khan." 』

“It seems we can only relax our standards and be more relaxed about their false reports. 』

Unable to lower his demands, Kong Zhenyun said to them:

"Earl is a title above hereditary commanders in the Ming Dynasty. A guard has at least 5,000 households. If you have 5,000 households, you will be granted the title of earl. This is already a higher level of reward."

"If the headquarters cannot reach this level, multiple tribes can unite and elect a leader to be conferred as an earl, while others can be consecrated as viscount, baron, or knight, and serve as vassal nobles to protect the surrounding areas."

The princes and vassals of the Zhou Dynasty were used, so that the earl could serve as the lord guarding one side and lead the vassals to defend the territory. These vassals were attached to princes and princes, but they were canonized by the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty had the power to adjust their titles, territories, and trade quotas.

After hearing Kong Zhenyun's explanation, many leaders of the high nobles and vassal nobles agreed. They gathered together to discuss who would join with whom and who would get the earldom. Some people also went out to contact the small leaders and wanted them to attach themselves to them and become knights.

For a time, the entire Chahan tribe was alarmed by this incident and started discussing the title.

Especially when they heard that the earl had a thousand taels of title and a trade quota of ten thousand taels every year, which was one-tenth of King Shunyi's rewards and trade, many people became excited and wanted to get the earl——

They followed Lin Dan Khan to move westward to attack the Shunyi King's tribe. Isn't it just to gain the opponent's status and obtain the 110,000 taels of city reward given by the Ming Dynasty to the Shunyi King?
Now you can get city rewards without fighting, so what are you waiting for?

It can be said that Kong Zhenyun's policy completely destroyed the Chahan tribe's fighting spirit and caused them to lose their motivation to fight.

Lin Danhan couldn't sit still after hearing the news. He did not expect that Ming Dynasty would be so generous this time, not only wanting to canonize himself, but also the leaders below.

If those leaders unite to obtain titles, what use will I, the Great Khan, have to them?
Especially thinking that the population of his tribe might be divided among several counts, Lin Danhan immediately ordered that they cannot accept the canonization privately.

This order undoubtedly made many people dissatisfied, and the resentment against Lin Dan Khan increased a lot. Many people are still secretly working together to seek the title of earl.

Faced with this order, Kong Zhenyun took his time. He knew that the several earls he had conferred on him had already had an effect, and Lin Danhan's possibility of paying tribute had been infinitely improved.

After secretly promising to the leader who privately requested the canonization, allowing them to be canonized as earl if they had 3,000 households, Kong Zhenyun found out where Gui Yingcha was and paid a secret visit to him. Guiying is Lin Danhan's brother-in-law and is very loyal to him. Originally he didn't want to pay attention to Kong Zhenyun, but the Ming Dynasty's promise to confer him a duke made him unable to bear to refuse:

"Duke!" There are only five titles in Ming Dynasty, second only to Wangjue. 』

"If I become a duke, will I be second only to the Great Khan?" 』

Even if he didn't betray Lin Danhan's idea, Gui Yingcha couldn't refuse the wealth that fell. After all, he is just Lin Dan Khan's brother-in-law, and this identity cannot be passed on to the next generation.

Without the title, his descendants would be unknown in a few generations, like those relatives of the Great Khan.

Especially after hearing about the Duke's salary and trade quota, Guiying was even more moved and found it difficult to refuse.

The Duke's salary is 2,500 taels, and his annual trade quota is ten times that, which is 25,000 taels.

The mutual trade and rewards that King Shunyi received each year were only 110,000 taels, and his market rewards could reach 25% of King Shunyi's, which was enough to establish a large tribe.

By accepting the canonization of the Ming Dynasty, and trading with the Ming Dynasty with Juelu, you can obtain the wealth that will be passed down from generation to generation——

Is there such a good thing in the world?
He just didn't know a word, otherwise Guiying would have said to Lin Danhan, "Originally I wanted to refuse, but Ming Dynasty gave too much." The conditions put forward by Kong Zhenyun on behalf of Ming Dynasty were difficult for him to refuse.

Thinking that he was still hesitating and didn't want to betray Lin Danhan, Kong Zhenyun added another weight and said:

"His Majesty also promised that as long as Lin Danhan accepts the canonization, his sister and daughter can be officially canonized as princesses, with 800 taels of royal salary and 8,000 taels of trade quota."

"The general is Lin Dan Khan's brother-in-law, so please consider it carefully!"

It was another eight thousand eight hundred taels. Guiying did some calculations and found that the combined market reward for him and his wife had reached one-third of King Shunyi's. If he really had that much money, he could separate himself from the Chahan tribe and establish a large tribe.

So Gui Yingcha couldn't bear it anymore and said directly to Kong Zhenyun:

"Sir, please stay here for a moment. I'm going to see the Khan right away!"

I want to tell Lin Dan Khan about his decision and persuade Lin Dan Khan to accept the canonization.

Before Kong Zhenyun finished making the offer, he saw Guiying Qia eager to persuade Lin Danhan, and he was shocked. He felt that the offer offered by the emperor was too generous.

However, in order to prevent variables, he still finished the emperor's instructions. He also informed Gui Yingcha of the emperor's reward of ten sums of wood for the armored cavalry.

Gui Yingcha heard him mention the armored cavalry, but his eyes widened. He himself didn't even know when the Chahan tribe had armored cavalry.

When I reacted, I realized that Kong Zhenyun was talking about the iron-clad troops who used iron weapons:
"No wonder Ming Dynasty offered such high conditions. It turns out they thought I had armored cavalry." 』

"If Ming knew the true situation, would he still give me the duke?" 』

The last doubt was gone. Guiying thought he understood the reason why Ming Dynasty offered such high conditions, and he was even more impatient, wanting to settle the Duke's matter. Lest those leaders tell Kong Zhenyun the true situation, his title will fly away.

Kong Zhenyun watched Guiying leave in a hurry, wondering what the Chinese army member Wanhu was thinking. However, he still went to Sherpa Hutuktu according to his previous plan and offered the terms of the Ming Emperor.

When Salba Hutuktu first assisted Lin Dan Khan, he wanted to do a big business like Pa Siba. However, Lin Dan Khan's deteriorating situation forced him to have other thoughts.

He was very excited when he heard that the Ming Emperor was willing to give him a title and allow him to be reincarnated on the grassland. Especially the construction of temples in Chengde made him even more excited.

But even so, he did not agree easily, but carefully inquired about the titles and trade quotas he had heard about.

Seeing this master being so philistine, Kong Zhenyun felt contempt in his heart. After careful consideration, he said:
"The master's status on the grassland is second only to Lin Danhan, and he can be awarded titles and salaries according to the top dukes."

"There is a reward of 5,000 taels and a trade quota of 50,000 taels every year."

This is within his authority and the cost is not high. After all, Sherpa Hutuktu's influence is not trivial. Five thousand taels of silver every year in exchange for his leaning towards the Ming Dynasty is definitely not a loss.

At the same time, he also made a request, that is, to have Salpa issue a formal document to expel Yanglian Zhenjia from the Sakya sect. Lest anyone mention this matter, I would be attacked in Ming Dynasty.

Salpa agreed to this request and even said that Yang Lian Zhenjia had been expelled from the Sakya sect as early as the Mahayana Dharma King. It's just that this matter didn't spread widely, and the Central Plains didn't know about it.

Kong Zhenyun was very satisfied with his knowledge and said that as long as Lin Dan Khan paid tribute, the rewards given to him by the Ming Dynasty would be distributed, and the trade quota would also be at his disposal.

Salba was satisfied that his market reward could reach half of that of King Shunyi. Although he did not have a direct tribe and could not directly exchange supplies with the Ming Dynasty, he could use trade quotas to win over small tribes and make them believe in the Red Religion.

Kong Zhenyun thought that he was a philistine. He also thought that Kong Zhenyun did not understand Buddhism and did not know what was needed to preach on the grassland, so the most important conditions were not determined in advance.

At the same time, Hou Baoshan also led several eunuchs to see Lin Danhan's Fujin. With the promise of the Ming Emperor, these people chose to believe the Ming Emperor and agreed to persuade Lin Dan Khan to accept the tribute without much effort.

It can be said that the entire Chahan tribe, except Lin Dan Khan, has accepted tribute. If Lin Danhan refuses, everyone will rebel.

(End of this chapter)