The Ming Dynasty's "Treaty of Clans and Vassals" was originally two versions, one version was the covenant of the monarch and the minister; One version is the Father-Son Covenant.

It's not the same!

The Ming Dynasty signed a treaty with the four feudal states of Annam, Siam, Laos, and Chenla. And what Zhu Cihong handed over to Abu Nai, the prince of Chahar, was a father-son contract.

Of course, the monarch and the father and son are different.

In the "Covenant of Monarchs and Ministers", the Ming Dynasty as a monarch is to make money, as a minister of Annam, Siam, Laos, Chenla four countries, in the treaty to join the Ming world empire of the big family, to obtain security guarantees and a big market at the same time, but also to make the Ming Empire profitable.

In the "Covenant of Father and Son", the Ming Dynasty, as the father country, has to pay upside down, and the Chahar Mongolia, as the son country, can "gnaw the old" - even a shrewd emperor like Zhu Cihong can't think of how to squeeze oil and water from the Mongolian Plateau? Therefore, the rule of the Ming Empire on the Mongolian Plateau was bound to be a money-losing business.

As a world empire, of course, it can't completely fall into the eye of money, but it can't be open to losing money. For example, Mongolia headquarters, Monghustan (Central Asian steppe), Western Regions (referring to the new J), Tibet and other territories were shelved in the 17th century, and the loss of money is certain, and if the compensation is opened, all of them must be directly stationed in the army, and all of them will be ruled by officials, then there is no problem in losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year, and the Ming Dynasty does not have so much silver to burn......

And these pieces of territory must be controlled as much as possible! Especially the Mughestan and the Mongolian headquarters, if they are not controlled, the Rakshasa Kingdom may be able to put the bear's paw in!

In addition, there were at least two million nomadic Mongols living on the two territories of Mughestan and the Mongol proper—a situation not unlike Siberia in the hands of the Rakshasas. Siberia was vast, but it had a small population and no steppes to nomadize, so the Rakshasa state, which controlled several key shipping lanes, could be mastered at a lower cost.

And the population of Mongolia itself and the steppes of Montghistan is not small, there are always two million! If the Ming Dynasty is not controlled, it is likely that a unified Great Mongolian State will appear, and the Dzungar Khanate in history almost unified Mongolia!

And if the Ming wants to take full control, it must carry out large-scale military conquests, and even massacres...... And the consequences of doing so will cause the forces of the Heavenly Fang Sect to take advantage of the situation!

Of course, the most "correct" thing to do is to fill it in with Han Chinese. But it was difficult for Han Chinese farmers to make a profit on land unsuitable for cultivation and to cover the costs of immigration and governance, which necessitated government subsidies.

The most ideal, and the most correct, is to establish a government farm (as was the case with the corps in later generations, as well as the collective farms run by the Soviet Union in Kazakhstan), considering the productivity and transportation conditions of the 17th century, it is really not too much to lose hundreds of millions a year!

Zhu Cihong really didn't have a place to find so much money, so he could only use the very unpleasant combination of "father and son clan", "monarch and minister clan" and "festival town protection" to reduce the cost of ruling as much as possible.

Specifically, if you can flow officials, you will flow officials, and if you can control the town, you will control the town, and if you can't do it, you will engage in the father-son clan or the monarch and the minister's clan.

Another difference between the "covenant of kings and ministers" and the "covenant of fathers and sons" is that the ministers in the covenant of kings and ministers do not need the help of the king. The king's support for his ministers is relatively limited, and he is only responsible for protecting the vassals from being bullied by other countries or other vassals, and will not help the vassals bully other countries.

However, the Chahar Mongols have no name but no strength, and without the comprehensive support of the Ming Dynasty, they will not be able to push the Khalkha Mongols and the Horqin Mongols at all...... Since you have to let Da Ming help fight, you have to follow Shi Jin's precedent and call Dad.

Of course, establishing a "father-son relationship" is in no way to humiliate the Golden Family. It is to unite the descendants of the golden family - Abu Nai, the godson, is going to enter the Ming Jade, and his heir and the future successor of the Chahar Khanate can enter the Ming Jade and enjoy the treatment of the Ming prince!

Abu Nai's heirs and later heirs to the Khanate will be educated and raised in Nanjing, and will only return to the throne when the old Khan dies. The sons of the Khan clan could also live and receive education in the domain of Nanjing.

In addition, the ministers who were named Har and Lin Khan (Deputy Khan) were a lot older, so they didn't have to recognize Emperor Zhu as their godfather. However, he also had to sign the "Father-Son Covenant", and his grandson (he was not young and in poor health, so he didn't take Batu to Nanjing) also had to go to Nanjing to receive re-education and enjoy the treatment of the king of Daming County (the emperor's nephew).

In addition to the above, Chahar Khan and Har and Lin Khan had to accept another condition, which was to hand over the three grasslands located in Monan, namely the Bashang Grassland, the Hetao Grassland, and the Tumochuan Grassland. These pastures will be handed over to the jurisdiction of Anbei and Beiping towns, although Daming will take out a part of the grassland belonging to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate (and will take out a part of the grassland in the northeast in the future) to Ordos and Chahar as winter pastures, but in general, the territory of these two departments has moved northward as a whole.

According to the terms of the treaty, the Ordos and Chahar tribes, with the support of the Ming army, would march to the Khalkha Mongols, and establish large strongholds in the hometown of Har and Lin and the south of the Bogda Mountains as the basis for their rule over the left and right flanks of the Khalkha Mongols.

In order to maintain the rule of Ordos and Chahar in Khalkha Mongolia, the Ming Empire would provide them with financial support when the two tribes went south to spend the winter - according to the treaty, the Ordos Ministry could get 360,000 taels, and the Chahar Ministry could get 400,000 taels. The Ming court would pay the silver directly, and then the two ministries would go and purchase it from the merchants...... They are the "sons and nephews" of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally there are no export restrictions for them, and they can buy whatever they want.

Of course, Abu Nai and Elinchen would not refuse a treaty that would bring them hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, so they quickly signed and signed the pledge, and both became the "princes and nephews" of the Ming Dynasty.

After they signed the contract, the siege of Beijing by the Ming Dynasty officially began!

In late June of the eighth year of Hongxing, the Ming army of the brigade and the Mongolian soldiers of Ordos and Chahar began to advance from the four directions of southeast, south, northwest and northwest to Beijing, which had become an isolated city.

And the lonely city of Beijing also ushered in a visitor from outside the customs at this time!

"Your Majesty, the prince's western expeditionary army has now conquered Hanyang, the capital of the Korean state, and surrounded the Korean king and ministers in the mountain city of Namhan, at most in a few months, the Ming lackey Korean country will be finished! So the prince asks you to hold on a little longer, as long as you firmly guard Beijing, the prince will have a way to ......"

The one who is cheering for the "Coal Mountain Hero" Fulin is Mu Lima, a visitor from outside the Guan. He was ordered by Duoduo to disguise himself as a fleeing monk and sneak into Shanhaiguan to bring good news to Fuli, who was about to be surrounded by Tuantuan.

After hearing the good news of Mulima's report, Fu Lin's face was as black as iron, and there was no joy at all.

"Good! The Western Expeditionary Army went to Korea, is Korea west of Shengjing? Fu Lin asked angrily.

"Back to the emperor," Mulima said in a heartfelt voice, "the prince's march into Korea is to relieve his worries, and as long as the north korea is resolved, the prince will be able to go all out to the west to relieve Beijing's difficulties." So...... As long as the emperor holds out in Beijing for a few months, he will definitely win a big victory! ”

"Months?" Fu Lin snorted, "How many months is it?" ”

"Nine months!" Mulima said, "It's June now, and by March next year at the latest, the prince will command an army of 100,000 to enter the Shanhaiguan West!" ”

"Nine months ......," Fulin glared at Mulima, "what if Duoduo doesn't come?" ”

Unhurried, Mulima pulled out a notebook and handed it over with both hands. Wu Liangfu took the notebook and gave it to Fulin.

"What is this?" Fulin asked.

"This is the military order set up by the prince!" Mu Lima said seriously, "If the prince's army can't arrive in time, he is willing to accept the severe punishment of military law!" ”