Chapter 1875 Recruiting and surrendering, interest dictates
After all, in addition to the Qiyan and other tribes led by Hebule, the Mongol Shiwei tribes also include Zatalan, Kelie, Taichiwu, Hongjila, Wulianghe, Beisu... and many other tribes.
Regardless of the number of people in each department and the strength of their power, listening to what Xiao Tang said, there was naturally an urgent need to communicate with the Qi Dynasty. After a period of time, Hu Yanqing, Duan Jingzhu and others took the initiative to do so.
Contact, or the tribal leaders have sent people to ask for instructions from Xiao Tang to negotiate, and they are also eager to negotiate with the Qi Dynasty and open a market at a fair price.
For those tribes who sent envoys nominally because they were willing to submit to the rule of the Qi Dynasty, but in fact it was because of the interests of their own people's livelihood, Xiao Tang did not refuse them, and promised to open more markets for mutual trade as a condition, but at the same time he also
He conveyed to those tribes his overall plan on how to resettle these nomadic tribes scattered throughout the desert...
As long as all the Wei tribesmen of the Mengwu clan who are willing to join the Qi Dynasty, with the consent of their leaders, the guard alliance system will be established based on their original power structure. Later, they will be gradually placed in this way.
Tribes arranged from Xiao and Tang Dynasties. The scope of each Wei League is divided into places adjacent to the territory directly governed by the Qi Dynasty capital and with rich water and grass. Each Wei League contains two, three or several tribes, and the alliance is elected during the alliance.
Although the leader cannot directly interfere in the internal affairs of each ministry, he can perform the duties of paying tribute to the Qi Dynasty, reviewing the regional divisions of each ministry, and reporting on the rebellion of clans within the alliance. Each ministry within the alliance divides the boundaries of pastureland, and the leaders of each branch have their own responsibilities.
The hereditary territory handles the internal affairs of the tribe by itself. If there is a black disaster or a white disaster in the territory, the court will either provide disaster relief or provide food, or re-allocate it to pasture. In fact, it means that the territory is scattered all over the desert without a fixed place.
The Mongol and Wei tribes were divided into groups of fiefdom lords with varying sizes and completely decentralized power.
Xiao and Tang's planning and deployment also referred to the guard system of the Ming Dynasty and the alliance flag system adopted by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule Mongolia to a certain extent.
Of course, there are some tribal leaders who do not want to tie their hands and will not accept the arrangement of dividing areas into strengthened direct rule by the Qi Dynasty. Regarding this, Xiao Tang also fully gave them the freedom to refuse. If you are unwilling to accept the plan of the alliance system, accept it directly
Of course, we can rule under our dynasty, and we will still regularly open markets for each other, and I will always reserve the opportunity for you to regret and change your mind. Both parties will still maintain the previous policy of restraint on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.
, I will even be more tolerant than the Jin Dynasty, and try my best to maintain the livelihood of your people through mutual trade. You can't resent me for bullying others with my power, right? But I only have one condition, no infringement and willingness to surrender to me.
The Muyuan territory of the Mongol and Wei tribes under the rule, otherwise it would be like invading our territory, and the Qi Dynasty would have every reason to launch troops to annihilate the rebel tribe.
After all, Genghis Khan, the hero who is worshiped as a god by later Mongolians, has not yet been born, and the Golden Family does not have the kind of centripetal force that can unite most ethnic groups in Mongolia. The current social structure on the grassland is not only loose,
Not only was the system far less complete than that of the Song, Liao, and Jin countries, it was also completely different from the later Mongol Khanate period. Each tribe had absolute autonomy and pursued a migratory life of eating the weak and living in pursuit of water and grass. In the migratory life, the two tribes competed for living resources.
There was a big fight, and the defeated were expelled from the area with abundant water and grass and had to live with their tails between their legs. Some tribes thought they were strong enough to compete for their own living space on the grasslands, but what about the relatively weak tribes?
Those who are close to the water are first served. This move by Xiao Tang will provide the greatest convenience and accommodation to the mutual trade of the Mongol and Wei tribes who are willing to accept resettlement and submission. And if the leaders of the various tribes in the Wei League are willing, there are also areas suitable for farming in the remote Central Plains. Han people will also be invited to teach farming in their territories, prepare oxen and iron share to open up farmland, and the leaders of each tribe will choose whether they are willing to convert from a nomadic life to a half-animal husbandry and half-farming lifestyle.
However, there are now hundreds of Mongol tribes, large and small, scattered on the Mongolian Plateau. They do not talk about the national feelings of being the descendants of Genghis Khan, as later generations did, and compete for resources with each other until they are bloody. Full of hatred, a large number of relatively weak tribes either had to wander around due to hunger and cold, or were forced to accept the consequences of the more powerful tribes. Xiao Tang now provided them with the greatest guarantee for the livelihood of their own tribes. Those tribes In addition to being limited to their own pastoral territory, which is enough to support their tribesmen, and no longer able to move around in the desert, the leaders still maintain their original powers of autonomy. More importantly, these leaders are still in the When the relatively weak tribes in the desert come to oppress and plunder, they will no longer be alone, but there will be a huge empire behind them to support them. When a small number becomes a large number, then the leaders of the weak tribes will What decision to make?
After all, the more powerful Mongol Shiwei tribe on the Mongolian Plateau is in the minority, and the strength of their respective forces is roughly arranged in a pyramid shape. Now, no matter how powerful the Qiyan tribe is, they can only command a few tribes. .But now most of the bottom of the pyramid will be empty. Even if the other tribes have ambitions to become bigger, the big fish will eat the small fish, and the small fish will eat the shrimps. They will become the whale in official history that swallowed more than 13 million square kilometers of vast land. The behemoth of the territory?
During the period of time before waiting for the meeting and negotiation with Hebuli Khan of the Qiyan tribe, Xiao Tang had frequent exchanges with the Mongol and Wei tribes who either proactively or passively sent envoys to negotiate. During the negotiation process, some tribes also expressed strong opposition and refused to accept the Qi Dynasty's proposal to form a protective alliance and rule. Xiao Tang also sent them back with kind words to teach them to return to their tribe's leader; The tribe was hesitant and replied that this move was too important and they needed to be discussed with the leader, Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang also said that he would think about it slowly and there was no need to rush. No matter how early or late it is to surrender, I will be here waiting for you... .
However, no matter whether they were those who refused to accept the Xiaotang Wei alliance plan with a very strong attitude, or the tribes who were hesitant and hesitant for a while, they could not deny the sincerity of the Emperor of Qi Dynasty who personally came to appease the Mengwu clan and the Wei tribe. He refused to agree. Yes, I promise you to maintain the previous policy of restraining the tribes in the desert during the Liao and Jin Dynasties. If you ask to relax the system of mutual market exchange between the two sides to ensure the livelihood of your tribesmen, of course you can. But the relationship is also divided into close and distant. I The imperial court considers and takes care of those tribes who are willing to surrender and settle under the alliance system, and gives priority to ensuring that they have food and clothing, and that the people live in peace. This does not infringe on any rights of your tribe, right?
In fact, there are more tribes in the Mengwu Shiwei tribe. Although the negotiation envoys sent successively were stunned when they first heard about Xiao Tang's conditions, after they discussed and considered them with their tribe leaders, they They all readily accepted the proposal of planning within the Guardian Alliance system. After all, more tribal leaders were most urgently concerned about two points. One was that their power would not be exploited by this new dynasty that had entered the desert. The other was that He will do his best to maintain the stability of the people under his rule and the stable growth of his tribe. On these two points, Xiao Tang can basically meet the needs of more leaders of the Mongol Wei tribe.
It can only be said that in the process of negotiating with the Mongol clan and Wei tribes, some tribes were willing to directly submit to Xiao Tang's rule in the form of a defensive alliance, but they still questioned such a plan. Among them, such as the Uliang tribe
The envoys sent admonished him and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is kind to you. Our tribe is also willing to stay with the Qi Dynasty forever and serve as military and border vassals for generations. However...the tribes in the desert live in pursuit of water and grass, and their migrations are uncertain, or they may migrate to
In a corner of the grassland, as long as there are no old grudges between the two tribes, and regarding the situation of the tribesmen, they can live and graze on the same grassland, and they can live in peace for the time being... But His Majesty has arranged it this way,
Although I, the Wuliang tribe, are very grateful to you for dividing a vast piece of pasture land for the livelihood of our tribesmen, other tribes must not in vain invade and cross the border for nomadic herding. This will also cut off other tribes' lush water and grassland. I am afraid that other tribes will not be willing to do so.
The tribes that have attached themselves to your majesty’s alliance system will still be jealous, and they will still come to invade the territory granted by your majesty, but what will happen then?”