After observing the situation outside the Great Wall with his own eyes, Envoy Lin returned to Zhangjiakou Fort from the east and west Taiping Mountain pass side walls.
That night, Imperial Commissioner Lin accepted Commander Zhang's hospitality, and when he returned to his residence, he had a conversation with the newly appointed governor Wang.
"Xiao Wang, what do you think of the current national policy of peace talks?" Lin Qinqi asked.
Wang Xiangqian was really shocked when he heard this question!
Could it be that my brother-in-law is an absolute hawk at heart and is dissatisfied with the peace agreement?
Or are young people relying on their bravery and ambition, and in order to make meritorious deeds, they want to provoke border provocations again?
Thinking of this, Wang Xiangqian quickly said: "Before I came to Xuanfu, I had read the documents about Xuanfu in recent years.
A few years ago, a patrol censor calculated that in the fifteen years since the peace talks with the right wing of the northern barbarians, the two towns of Datong and Xuanfu have saved 11.28 million silver taels compared with the previous fifteen years. This is the peace negotiation. The effect of.
In addition, the people on the border are stable, the population is prosperous, and the accumulated wealth is getting richer, all of which are the benefits of the peace negotiation."
Lin Qinchang chuckled a few times, and said as if to criticize: "Then there are no drawbacks to the peace agreement? Put the swords and guns in the treasury, and let the horses go to Nanshan?"
Wang Xiangqian is really afraid that his daring uncle will cause big trouble again, and the general direction of the national policy is not a joke.
Then he tried hard to persuade: "Besides, the peace negotiation is not equivalent to abolishing martial arts. The imperial court has not given up on defending the war. The peace negotiation is based on the defense of the war.
And after the peace negotiation, more manpower and material resources were available to repair the side walls and forts. The forts and walls you see today were all newly built after the peace negotiation."
Lin Tailai sighed, Xiao Wang was indeed right, and peace talks with the right wing of the northern barbarians was indeed the correct national policy, and it was also very beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.
Judging from the global trend, it is also fashionable to "go to the sea". There is really no point in fighting each other on the border thousands of miles inland.
But who would have thought that history would make a big joke?
The current national policy of the Ming Dynasty is to negotiate peace with the right wing, and at the same time instigate the division between the right and left wing of the Northern Barbarians, which has led to the weakening of the overall combat effectiveness of the Northern Barbarians.
It should be said that this national policy is quite clever.
As a result, in history, after another barbarian group, the Liaodong Nuzhi, rose up, the declining Northern Barbarians were completely unable to contain the new barbarians. Instead, they were annexed by the Liaodong Nuzhi. In the end, the Ming Dynasty was also finished. This is a bit black humor.
After that, Imperial Envoy Lin left Zhangjiakou Fort and continued to inspect other places.
Although the total area of Xuanfu Township is not large, there are eleven guards and three independent thousand-household residences, as well as more than ten larger border towns and fortresses.
Lin Tailai was an imperial envoy touring the entire Xuanfu Town, and it was impossible to stop only in Xuanfu Town or Zhangjiakou Fort.
Commander Zhang was responsible for preparing the banquet for the heads of various ministries, while Governor Wang returned to Xuanfu Town, mobilized manpower and material resources, and began to build a temporary camp outside the side wall of Zhangjiakou Fort.
In addition, Governor Wang also took on an errand, which was to arrange for a military craftsman to make a large sword weighing 162 kilograms.
"Why is it accurate to one hundred and sixty-two pounds?" Governor Wang asked curiously.
Lin Qinqi replied: "Double of eighty-one catties, isn't it one hundred and sixty-two catties?"
After more than ten days, Qin Envoy Lin returned to Zhangjiakou Fort and began to concentrate on handling diplomatic affairs.
Commander Zhang, who was in charge of preparing the banquet, reported: "The standard of hospitality set by the imperial court is that each chief of each tribe is given one pound of beef, five pieces of corn, one pound of wheat flour, a bottle of seasonal wine, and some vegetables, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and horse grass.
Seven cents of silver, firewood is worth two cents of silver.”
Lin Qin was impatient with these trivial matters, waved his hand and said: "I know, just give the bill to Wang Junmen!"
In addition, each person will be given an extra bottle of wine and a plate of preserved fruits, which will be considered as a reward from the imperial envoy, but Wang Junmen will still have to pay the bill!"
Seeing that everything was alright with Imperial Envoy Lin, Commander Zhang was about to leave when he heard Imperial Envoy Lin ask: "The horse market is here with you. I guess you are quite familiar with the internal affairs of the Kalashen Department?"
Commander Zhang did not lie, and replied: "The horse market is located in Zhangjiakou Fort, so the subordinate officer naturally has the responsibility to find out the intelligence of the Northern prisoners.
The majority of the captive tribes facing the north of Xuan Mansion are the Kalashen tribe, and the ones that the lower officials are familiar with are of course the Kalashen tribe."
Lin Tailai asked again: "So, are there any leaders in the Kalashen tribe who are suitable to establish their authority?"
Commander Zhang: ""
He really wanted to ask, what does "suitable to establish authority" mean?
Lin Qinchen then said casually: "No matter what the activity is, there must be a villain, otherwise how can the protagonist be highlighted?"
Commander Zhang didn't understand even more. The imperial envoy's thinking was too jumpy, which made him feel confused and puzzled from time to time.
This kind of hospitality with the main theme of peace and friendship, first think about how to establish authority, is it because you are afraid that the world will not be chaotic?
Seeing that Commander Zhang was quite effective in his work, Imperial Envoy Lin explained a few more words: "If we only give rewards and do not establish authority, won't the various tribes in the North feel weak?
Therefore, among the leaders of the Lu tribe, if there are those who are not very respectful to our Ming court, they can be used to establish their authority.
Just tell me the information you know, and you don’t need to worry about the rest."
After Commander Zhang came to his senses, he thought for a moment and then replied: "Among the leaders of the Kalashen tribe, the one who is most disrespectful to the imperial court is probably Lai Sanwu.
He is the third son of the late old lord of the Kalashen Tribe, Lao Badu, and the younger brother of the current lord, Qing Badu. His pasture is in the far east, adjacent to Chahar on the left flank of the Beibei.
Probably because it was far away from the horse market and the profits were not as good as those of other big bosses, Lai Sanwu usually made many slanderous remarks about the imperial court.
Moreover, there is quite a rift between Lai Sanwu and Qingbadu, the lord of Kalashenxian, and there has even been a conflict."
"This person named Sanwu is a good candidate!" Lin Qinchen exclaimed with joy. This person is a villain at first glance!
Commander Zhang added: "There is also a rumor that because Laisanwu is very close to Beilu's left wing, he once mingled with Beilu's left wing and participated in the attack and plunder of Jiliao."
Inspector Lin was even more satisfied. This villain setting was so perfect.
As we all know, the Ming Dynasty only reached a peace agreement with the right wing of the Northern Barbarians, but still maintained a war with the left wing of the Northern Barbarians.
The leader of a right-wing tribe not only wants to profit from the horse market, but also participates in the plunder of the left-wing. If you are not the villain, who should be the villain?
In Lin Qinchang's eyes, people like Commander Zhang are like old scalpers, and they may not be "creative" in their work.
But as long as he can give instructions clearly and carefully, he can also do things well according to the instructions. Doesn't this really help find the perfect villain?
Doing things is like fighting a war. The battle plan must be as detailed as possible and all problems must be thought of as far ahead as possible.
After finalizing the crucial villain candidate, most of Lin Qin's problems were solved.
Then there is the estimation of "uncertain factors" and the formulation of response plans.
So Lin Qinchen continued to ask Commander Zhang: "Why is Sanniang always active here recently? What is the situation between her and the Kalashen tribe?"
Commander Zhang replied: "This matter is a long story. The right wing of the Northern Barbarians can currently be roughly divided into three major groups: the West, the Middle and the East. The West Group is the descendant of my brother Chang Ji Nang. It mainly faces the three sides. Gansu
Each town.
The central part is Fengzhoutan, Dabansheng City, and Guihua City. It is the headquarters of the old Shunyi King Anda. Now it belongs to Anda's descendants and Sanniangzi. It mainly faces Datong and the second town of Shanxi.
The eastern part is the area north of Xuanfu, adjacent to the left wing of the Beibei further east, among which the most powerful is the Kalashen tribe.
He is a descendant of my brother Lao Badu, and has the closest relationship with the Central Group.
Sanniangzi came to the border town of Xuanfu from Guihua City hundreds of miles away, firstly to gain support from the Ming Dynasty’s border ministers nearby, and secondly to seek support from the Kalashen tribe.”
At this point, Commander Zhang sorted out the information before continuing: "The internal situation of the Kalashen tribe is also very complicated. After the old lords and the old generals passed away, because the eldest son died young, the second son, the young general, inherited the lordship.
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However, Qingbadu is now old and sick, his control over the tribe has declined, and there are various internal instability.
In addition to Qingbadu, there are two major forces in the Karashen tribe, both of which should be coveting the position of lord of the tribe.
One is the Lai Sanwu mentioned earlier, the one who was designated as the villain by the superior, the third brother of Qingbadu.
The other one is Bai Hutai, who was canonized this time. He is the eldest son and grandson of Lao Badu and the eldest nephew of the current lord Qing Badu.
The reason why Baihutai was able to gain the support of the governor who attacked Grandpa's old capital was because Sanniang asked the imperial court, probably to win over Baihutai."
After listening to the introduction, Imperial Commissioner Lin silently memorized the names of three key figures:
The second uncle is the elderly lord Qingbadu, the eldest son of the family is Baihutai, and the third uncle is Lai Sanwu who looks like a great villain.
Lin Qinqi was only responsible for giving instructions and making decisions, as well as recuperating his energy, while others were busy with the specific matters.
A few days later, the day came for the meeting and hospitality that Imperial Envoy Lin had agreed with the Kalashen Department.
The gate of the side wall of Zhangjiakou Fort Pass was opened, and Qin Envoy Lin rode his horse through the gate to the outside of the wall. This was his first time out of the fortress.
Lin Qin sent all the dozens of servants with him. At this time, he only trusted these servants. In addition, there were 200 escort officers and soldiers.
Governor Wang and Commander Zhang sent Qinqin Lin out of the border wall together, but Commander Zhang hesitated to speak.
Seeing this in the eyes of Lin Qinchang, he couldn't help but say: "If you have something to say, just let it go, why hesitate!"
Commander Zhang hesitated and said: "If you encounter Sanniang's troops coming to threaten you, you might as well go and play with her for a few days.
According to my judgment, she will definitely not harm my border ministers of the Ming Dynasty, so the superior officer does not need to worry about his safety."
A few miles outside the border wall, on the temporary camp that had been set up, the twenty-eight-year-old military flag was fluttering in the wind, and a large tent stood in the center of the camp.
Twenty or thirty people from the Kalashen tribe, large and small, appeared at the camp gate, laughing and joking, and then stopped in unison.
Because there was a majestic sword stuck in the center of the gate, blocking the way.
Everyone visually inspected the sword. It was about one foot long. It was made of steel and cast iron. It was very powerful in appearance. It was unknown how much it weighed.
Although the strong men on the grassland were respected and most of the leaders relied on their own prowess, they had never seen such an oppressive weapon.
These barbarians may not know the Chinese word "to show off their power", but at this moment they all understand the same meaning.
