Chapter 289 Three-way Triumph (5) The aftermath still depends on Yuan Fu
Burihatu's withdrawal was to retreat directly to the place occupied by their Chahar tribe. In other words, it took the last combatable troops of the Oara tribes' coalition forces and retreated to the southwest. This also meant that the Oara tribes' coalition forces retreated to the southwest.
The remaining population, cattle, sheep, etc. of the tribe have all become unprotected property, waiting only for the Ming and Mongolian coalition forces to take it.
Faced with this situation, Liu Wei and Erdemutu not only reported their victory, but also launched an offensive non-stop, striving to completely capture the Oara tribes in one fell swoop. As the main force was lost, the Oara tribes in the follow-up operations——
Well, if it can be considered a battle - there was almost no resistance.
This situation is quite new to Liu Wei, because even though he is a veteran on the battlefield, this is the first time that an entire tribe has surrendered. However, for Erdemutu,
This situation is not unfamiliar. In essence, this is actually the normal state of the Mongolian civil war.
Mongolia has a limited population, and no matter how fierce the civil war is, it is usually only a matter between the descendants of the Golden Family and their warriors. For ordinary herders, especially women and children, they don't need to pay too much attention.
Why? Because they only need to surrender to the victor. To put it bluntly, under the Mongolian system and tradition, these people are not so much people as they are the property of the Golden Family and the tribesmen.
As for property, as long as you are not poisonous and willing to surrender, you can survive. It is just a change of owner. This is the consistent tradition and history of the prairie, and it is also the reality.
Because of this, when the news spread that the Ming and Mongolian coalition forces had defeated the main force of the Oara coalition forces, the old, weak, sick and disabled people from various tribes who knew that it was impossible to escape did not resist. There were not even many people who tried to escape. They just waited for their fate quietly.
of trial.
Liu Wei was quite curious at first, but later someone under his command told him that the reason why these people were so honest was largely because of his deputy, Erdemutu, the deputy admiral of the Western Expeditionary Army.
The reason is not complicated: Erdemutu is the bloodline of the Golden Family, and Tumot Chechen Khan made Hannaji's son the most likely successor to the next Chechen Khan.
The only "true god" on the Mongolian grassland is undoubtedly Genghis Khan. His family and descendants are called the Golden Family. In most cases, the khan kings on the grassland need to have the blood of the Golden Family. Even some strong men
They are not from the Golden Family, and they often need to marry into the Golden Family to gain a more stable rule legitimacy. Otherwise, even if they can rule for a while with strong force, it will basically be difficult to last long.
Of course, the khans of some tribes do not need to follow this principle, but they follow another set of logic: that is, I am the khan of this tribe because my ancestors once served under Genghis Khan, and it was Genghis Khan who enfeoffed this tribe.
to my ancestors, so I have legal authority to rule this tribe.
It can be seen from this that Genghis Khan’s golden family can almost be directly equated with legitimacy to people on the grasslands.
Since Erdemutu is a descendant of the Golden Family and the son of the serious Chechen Khan, when he defeated another opponent on the grassland, he naturally had legal rights against the defeated and all the tribesmen.
right to rule.
Essentially speaking, in the early years, the Tumut and Ordos tribes frequently conquered the Oara from the west, and every time the Oara people were defeated, they immediately expressed their surrender without any psychological barriers. The identity of this "descendant of the golden family" played a big role.
In other words, even the Oara people themselves feel that it is natural for the descendants of the Golden Family to "conquer" us. Now that we have lost... then we can surrender. They are the legal rulers anyway, so what is there to worry about?
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At this time, Liu Wei had to sigh: Yuan Fu thought far-reaching! If he hadn't insisted on Erdemutu sending troops all the way to cooperate with the Western Expedition, the Oara tribes would not have been so honest even if they lost.
Really sit back and wait for collection.
After all, although these remaining people are not as good as their previous opponents on the battlefield, they are still Mongolians. They are children of the prairie who started riding ponies at the age of three or five and can gallop before their horses are tall.
If they really made up their mind to run away, how many of them would they be able to recover if they dispersed and fled? I'm afraid only one out of ten would be possible.
It’s different now. With the golden sign of Erdemutu as the direct descendant of the Golden Family, the vast majority of the remaining forces of the Oara tribe did not run away at all. They just waited for them to arrive, and then "the four barbarians worshiped".
I voted on the spot.
If there is any flaw, the only flaw is that they all insist that they surrender to Tumed Chechen Khan and Erdemutu, not to the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Wei was a little unhappy at first, but after all, he was not like most civil servants in the court who had never seen the battle formation. He knew how to be flexible - Okay, okay, if you surrender to Erdemutu, then surrender to Erdemutu! Anyway, he
He is a disciple of Yuan Fu, the most pro-Ming sect within Tumote. He has incorporated you, which is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty integrating you, which is not much different.
However, the next thing was not so easy to handle, so much so that Liu Wei and Erdemutu had a tacit understanding and no one expressed their stance in advance.
What's going on? Of course it's the distribution of spoils.
Needless to say, the remaining people of the Oara tribes all said that they would only surrender to Erdemutu, so it was natural that Erdemutu would include them, and Liu Wei did not take this seriously. After all, in his opinion
Come on, it seems that Ming wants these people to be of no use.
However, Liu Wei had to fight for cattle, sheep and horses. Cattle and sheep are essential supplies for survival on the grassland. Whether they are dairy products or directly used as meat, they are all eaten, and they are of the highest quality.
Military rations!
Even cow, sheep and horse dung is a good thing. It is an important energy source on the grassland and can be burned. You don’t plan to burn hay for cooking on the grassland, do you? How much grass do you need to burn to burn a pot?
Water, pot meat?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If Liu Wei still has room for accommodation when it comes to cattle and sheep, after all, the cavalry under his command always carry a lot of dry food. But for horses, then
Needless to say, Liu Wei’s attitude towards this kind of strategic material, which has always been in short supply in the Central Plains dynasty, was the same as Han Xin’s attitude towards troops - the more, the better!
Of course you are right to think so. Although the Ming Dynasty has been able to purchase horses from Tumut, Ordos and even Nenhorqin with almost no restrictions, it is a purchase after all, and it costs money! There are so many Walas nowadays
The tribes surrendered, and the horses they owned actually became trophies. This was free, so how could we not fight for it with all our strength!
However, the trouble also lies in Erdemutu's identity. Although he is a Mongolian, he is a disciple of Yuan Fu, a great hero in this battle, and the number one hero in the surrender of various tribes.
Liu Wei wanted to say, "The cattle and sheep belong to you, and the horses belong to me," but he really couldn't say this - in the Ming Dynasty, horses were much more expensive than cattle and sheep. An adult cow was generally worth six to eight taels of silver, but
A qualified horse can cost as much as twenty taels, and a good horse can go even higher.
Liu Wei was a little embarrassed and couldn't open his mouth, but the same was true for Erdemutu. Of course he knew what Liu Wei wanted, and from his heart, he was willing to give Liu Wei more horses, but this matter was
It's not that simple.
Although the remnants of the Oara tribe surrendered willingly because he was a descendant of the Golden Family, he could not just confiscate all the property of the Mongols as he said - cattle, sheep and horses were the Mongolians' greatest property!
People surrender so honestly, even if you have to confiscate some, you can't deprive them all, right? After all, they can't survive if they are deprived of them. Isn't this forcing people to rebel? People can't survive, how can you expect to rely on them?
Just because of the name of the Golden Family, people are tempted to kill you? In the final analysis, people must live first, and then they can talk about other things.
Besides, which Mongolian tribe can lose its horses? Even if the horses are gone, how can they still be called Mongolians? It would be better to just attach themselves to the Ming Dynasty and go to the pass to farm. Therefore, Erdemutu is not easy to take the initiative to mention.
In fact, both parties are waiting for Gao's pragmatic order to come down. Anyway, in their opinion, a reasonable arrangement can definitely be made using Gao's pragmatic methods.
Their guess was correct. Shortly after Liu Wei and Erdemutu moved most of the remaining people, cattle, sheep and horses of the Oara tribes to the grassland not far north of Hami, the cabinet and the Ministry of War rushed six hundred miles away.
It was delivered to Hami.
This order undoubtedly came directly from Gao Pragmatic himself, and the spoils distribution plan he proposed was as follows:
First, determine the size of the spoils. The Oara tribe committed a heinous crime by trying to sneak attack the Western Expeditionary Army in Hami, and should have been legally exterminated. However, considering that these remaining tribes did not directly participate in the battle, and were willing to surrender after returning from their lost ways, their crime can be reduced.
The cabinet decided that half of all livestock property would be confiscated, and the remaining material property would be retained.
Next, decide how to divide the spoils of war. If the war horses are divided into 37%, the Tumote tribe will get 30%, and the imperial court will get 70%; the cattle and sheep will be divided into 19%, the Tumote tribe will get 90%, and the imperial court will only get 10%.
In addition, for the Ming army part of the Western Expeditionary Army, a batch of the war horses obtained by the imperial court were first selected by the Western Expeditionary Army to make up for the losses in the previous battles, and the remaining horses were collected and managed by Wang Tingzhuan, the governor of Gansu in the rear (and later transferred and distributed
To the corresponding court racecourse), Gansu Inspector Xiong Tingbi was responsible for supervising the entire process.
The cattle and sheep obtained by the imperial court were directly allocated to the Western Expeditionary Army as military rations, and were regarded as special rewards. As for whether to eat fresh or dried meat rations, that was the Western Expeditionary Army's own business, and the imperial court did not ask.
This is equivalent to giving Liu Wei the right to evaluate merit rewards within the Western Expeditionary Army, because he can give more cattle and sheep to the troops he thinks have made greater contributions, and less to the troops who have made less credit. To a certain extent, this is also highly pragmatic.
Giving Liu Wei an opportunity to show favor and establish his authority internally would allow him to direct the subsequent war more effectively.
As for the Mongolian part of the Western Expeditionary Army, that is, Erdemutu, Gao Pragmatic also made it clear: He himself has full control over all the trophies allocated to him. In other words, you Erdemutu
It all depends on your own choice whether you want to accept it all yourself, give part to your father Khan, or return all the spoils to the newly surrendered Oara tribe.
As soon as this order was given, a huge stone in Erdemutu's heart fell to the ground - the teacher was not only kind, but also took good care of himself.
Why do you say that? Because based on his understanding of the situation of the Oara tribes in recent years, he knows that the Oara tribes have a very difficult life (the current pastures of the Oara tribes are too far north and have also been severely affected by the Little Ice Age). The theory
To put it bluntly, even if only 30% of their livestock were confiscated, it would pose a serious threat to their survival. Not to mention that they would not be able to survive at all, at least some people would definitely starve to death.
So here comes the question. Gao Pragmatic confiscated half of the livestock of the Oara tribes, why did Erdemutu still think that "the teacher is kind"? The key lies in the distribution of cattle and sheep.
According to Gao Pragmatic's order, the imperial court only took away 10% of the "confiscated half" of cattle and sheep - that is, half (one-twentieth) of the original cattle and sheep of the Oara tribes. For the Oara tribes,
Fifty percent of Shichengli was originally reserved, and the remaining 45% was in the hands of Erdemutu.
If Erdemutu is willing to give them some more, such as allowing them to eventually keep 80% of their original cattle and sheep, then they can relax this year. Although life will definitely be tense, there is a high probability that they will not starve to death.
people.
So is Erdemutu willing to return this part? Of course! Otherwise, why did the teacher specifically state that "he himself has full control over all the spoils allocated to him"? This is clearly a part of the cattle and sheep given to him.
"Ownership" to win over the hearts and minds of the Oara tribes!
As for your question, since you have to give it anyway, why not not confiscate so much in the first place? Just kidding, if you don’t fine it and confiscate a little more, you people in the Wala tribe can realize how serious the punishment is for going against the Ming Dynasty, and realize that there will be nothing to ask for in the future.
Fight? If you don’t fine me a little more, how can my students borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, and gain your life-saving favor for nothing?
Because of this, after Erdemutu heard the announcement by Xiong Tingbi, the censor of Gansu Province who came to convey the order on behalf of the imperial court, he was so grateful to his teacher who was far away in the capital, wishing that his old man was right in front of him so that he could do it.
Kowtow three times.
As for Liu Wei, he was more or less regretful. His regret was very simple, he had lost so many good horses. Of course, it was not too regretful, after all, the lack of so many war horses was mainly due to the loss of the court, and he himself
The Western Expeditionary Army under his command has been completely replenished, and may even be better than the previous war horses.
However, being pragmatic would not really cost the court too much. Therefore, after reading out the order, Xiong Tingbi changed his tone and no longer used the official attitude of "announcement", but smiled and said to Erdemu
The picture says: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince (Prince of Shunyi), Yuan Fu has something to say to you, asking me to convey it to you."
Erdemutu already knew from other channels that Xiong Tingbi had been a teacher for a period of time and was a member of the Guanzheng Jinshi. He estimated that this time he was assigned such an important task, and he was probably the teacher's confidant, so he quickly said seriously: "If you have any trouble, please tell me. Since I am my mentor.
If there is an order, the students should respectfully listen to the instruction."
Xiong Tingbi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are too polite. Yuan Fu said, 'The imperial court has established horse farms, but now it still lacks some capable pastoral officers. Go ask my student, maybe you can find some from the Oara tribes and send them to you? If so, you can do it for me.
I thank him; if not, I also tell him that there is no need to blame himself, and I will find another way.' Is this true, Your Majesty?"
Erdemutu immediately said loudly: "A teacher is like a father! Since the teacher has an order, the students will dig up three feet of the ground to get enough pastoral officers for the teacher! Please tell the truth to Xiao Wang on this point."
Xiong Tingbi nodded with a smile and said: "Okay, okay, since the prince has said this, what can I say if I become a minister?"
