Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 193: Once recovered, think again (Part )

"Great Khan, this is the dungeon of Baili Moguan Village. There are more than 300 monks from Gelug, Sakya, and Nyingma imprisoned in it. How can we get rid of these people?" After the stronghold was breached, General Saihan After discovering this place, he led Suletan to come and inspect it.

A long dungeon was built in the mountains. The cells were low and damp, and the monks inside looked dull. Some were imprisoned for one year, some were imprisoned for two years, and some were even imprisoned for more than ten years. The longer the time, the more like a walking zombie.

"It's abominable that Baili Mo bullies various sects and prevents monks from promoting Dharma! Let all these monks go." Suletan felt that if he wanted to firmly control Kangrong, he had to win over people's hearts. He also sent an order: "I will host a banquet." We need to invite the masters to dinner, they have suffered so much these years!”

"Amitabha, the Great Khan, Great Merciful and Compassionate, is truly the reincarnation of Padmasambhava."

"Yes, the Great Khan rescued me from the sea of ​​suffering. His merits are immeasurable!"

"Great Khan, you are truly a living Bodhisattva who saves the suffering!"

The meal was very effective. All the monks burst into tears of gratitude and praised Suletan in unison as the reincarnation of Padmasambhava and a living Bodhisattva who saved sufferings. For a time, the Great Khan's reputation for benevolence and righteousness spread throughout Kangrong.

This is a good thing and a bad thing.

Many people asked him for help, and monks from various sects asked him to return the temples, fertile fields, pastures, people and livestock occupied by Baili Demon. To be fair, Suletan was extremely dissatisfied with the monks' excessive possession of wealth, which led to a decrease in national tax revenue, and he heartily agreed with Baili Mo's approach of attacking various factions and strengthening his own power.

However, since you say that others are demons and you are a Buddha, you must show Buddhist compassion that is different from that of demons!
The Great Khan has made a statement: all temples will be returned to the original monks; the land, pastures, people, and livestock previously owned by the temples will be returned to their original owners if documentation can be found to prove it. After this order, it received rave reviews. However, returning the certification document when you find it also means that you don’t have to return it if you can’t find it. The Great Khan actually successfully played a word game. After being imprisoned for so many years and having their belongings looted, where can the monks find supporting documents? No? Sorry, these lands, pastures, people, and livestock belong to the country and mine, not yours.

Unlike Oirat and the Snowy Region, which exempt temple fields and pastures from taxes, thanks to Tobelimo, temples in the Kham region are required to pay taxes, and the tax rate is very high, reaching three-tenths. At this time, in the territory under Sultan's rule, the tax rate was only two-tenths, which was considered heavy tax. From time to time, herdsmen and farmers voluntarily took refuge in temples as sabinar in order to pay less tax. Although the temple also collects tribute, it is less, about one-tenth on average. Since Baili Mo has set a precedent for taxing temples, he can naturally levy it, so he will levy one-tenth, which is half the normal tax rate in his territory.

On the surface, the tax rate is only one-third that of Bailimo, which has earned it a good reputation for benevolence and righteousness. In fact, this set a precedent in his domain for taxing temples. He hopes to pilot it in Kangrong first, and gradually, temples across the country will be taxed. In this era, temples generally charge half of the normal tax rate for offerings from their subjects. Even if the tax is only half of the normal tax rate, it will make it unprofitable for people to evade taxes by seeking refuge in temples, which not only reduces the loss of fiscal revenue, but also Increased taxable land and pasture acreage. Good thing, good thing!

Human desires are never-ending. Although Suletan got the entire Kham after annihilating the Baili Tusi, he was not satisfied. After getting Kangxi, he thought about Rong again and made plans for the Rong area. As a mature politician, he naturally did not rely solely on recklessness, but resorted to war and peace to force the eight tribes and eighteen chieftains of Jiarong to surrender. Kham is the human domain, and good soldiers are sent out from the Kham area. Suletan selected 5,000 strong soldiers and prisoners from Baili Chieftain's surrender, plus 5,000 Yerqiang surrender troops, and ordered Bo Luzhi, Aishan, and Ji Jike to lead them to garrison troops in Luhuo. Luhuoli is an important route from Tibet to Qinghai and an important town on the Tea Horse Road. You can explore Daowu, Xiaojin, Danba, Dajianlu, Yajiang and other places. The Rong District is mountainous, and the Great Khan, who loved his soldiers as much as his sons, gave Bolu only an order: Don't easily enter the mountains and waves to fight, just maintain deterrence. Bolu only understood this and did not attack the Jiarong people's strongholds. He only held military exercises in front of the Jiarong people's homes every day to show off his power.

The Great Khan had superb methods. While exerting military pressure, he also used pressure to promote talks. He summoned the chieftains of the eight tribes of Jiarong to come to Baili Guanzhai to pay tribute and become ministers.

Black clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, and the light of armor opens towards the golden scales of the sun. Faced with tremendous pressure, the chieftains from the eight Jiarong tribes gathered in Zagucheng in the Aba region to discuss countermeasures.

Muping Chieftain Jianshennanha, Yutong Chieftain Danhanzhakba, Wasi Chieftain Quyishen, Badi Chieftain Chuobumuleng, Dandong Chieftain Weizhubucering, Zanla Chieftain Buerjixi, etc. He looked at the chieftain of Zagu, Sang Jiepeng, and said, "Sangjie and Pengjie, the Mongols are approaching Jiarong. Whether it is war or peace, you have to make an idea."

Among the eight Jiarong tribes, the Zagu tribe has the strongest soldiers and horses, and Sang Jiepeng also considers himself the leader of the alliance. Originally, the leader of the alliance was extremely arrogant because of his reliance on force. However, after the battle at Baili Guanzhai, he saw the power of Mongolian bows and arrows. In less than an hour, half of his troops were shot down. If he had not been decisive, If you retreat, your entire army will inevitably be wiped out, so you will lose all your pride. "Alas! Mongolians are brave and good at fighting. If we fight, I'm afraid I will end up like Dunyue Duoji," he sighed.

"But if we surrender without a fight, I'm afraid the Mongols will enslave us just like Dunyue Dorje. Jiarong is a mountainous country, so it's better to stay close to the mountains. If we can severely injure the Mongols, the Jiarong people will no longer rely on others." Zan La Chieftain Bu'erjixi opened his mouth.

As soon as I heard what Bu'er Jixi, the chieftain of Zanla, said, Sangjie Peng became very angry. This guy has no loyalty and ran away first during the Battle of Baili without saying hello. Jiarong Babu are in the same spirit. It doesn't matter if you run away, you should tell us before you run away. As a result, you were unscathed and maintained your strength, but more than half of everyone was killed or injured! Humph, making sarcastic remarks here again!

"Fight? What to fight with? In the Battle of Baili, you escaped quickly, but I have never seen how powerful the Mongols are. We have suffered heavy casualties and are short of soldiers and food, but we don't have the strength to fight anymore! If you want to fight, you rush to the front." , Sang Jiepeng rolled his eyes strangely, and mocked Bu'er Jixi in a strange way.

Bu'er Jixi's face turned red. Ever since he ran away alone last time, he had been isolated in the Eight Departments and did not dare to speak loudly.

"Jie Bo, in my opinion, the top priority is to test the Mongolian attitude towards Jiarong. Do they want to destroy us, or do they just want us to become vassals? Since Sultan Khan asked us to go to Bailiguan Village, we You might as well leave half and leave half. If something bad happens to the half that goes, the remaining people will avenge the dead and fight with them until death." Yutong Tusi Danhe Zakba came up with an idea. His ancestor was the Changhe Xiyutong Ningyuan Xuanzong envoy granted by the Ming Dynasty. He had read a lot of books since he was a child and was quite strategic.

"Dan Zha Zha Zha Bo's idea is a good one, so we will do this," all the chieftains said in unison.

(End of this chapter)