"Hehe, it's good, it's good! This natural disaster is very good! Natural disasters are coming, and they are not aimed at my Ming Dynasty family, I can mobilize food from the south of the Yangtze River for disaster relief, but this Mongolia and the Eastern Captives, where can they get food from, hehe, in the future, food is the key to competing on the grassland! What do you think? Yang Gai said with a smile.

When everyone first listened to the emperor's words, they all thought that the emperor was crazy, and it was okay if the natural disaster came? The imperial court spent tens of millions of taels of silver to provide disaster relief, which is still good? But listening to the second half of the emperor's words, yes, it's right that our Ming Dynasty was affected by the disaster, is it not that the customs outside the border will not be affected by the disaster? Our Ming Dynasty has a vast area, and we can transfer grain from the south of the Yangtze River, so where can Mongolia and Dongyu outside the border transfer grain?

“…… Your Majesty's meaning is that in the next two years, the famine will spread throughout the Guanwai? Including the Mongols and the Eastern Captives will be affected? Sun Chengzong attaches great importance to this news, if someone else says that this year and next year will be affected by the disaster, what will happen, Sun Chengzong will definitely not believe it, but what the emperor said, eighty percent is true, if it is not true, what is the purpose of ten million taels of silver in advance for disaster relief now? Isn't it fun?

"Hehe, this matter, ** is not far from ten, I will make a conclusion first, in the next two years, the drought outside the border, the degree of food shortage, far beyond everyone's imagination, hehe, to the extent of eating human flesh, everyone should not be surprised, hehe, so, the continuous natural disasters that God has sent are not all bad!" Through some historical fragments and records, Yang Reform can make this weather forecast. One of Yuan Chonghuan's charges is about selling grain.

Hiss...... Everyone gasped, there would be such a drought outside the gate? Cannibalism?

"Are Your Majesty sure that the drought will be to this extent?" Sun Chengzong's eyes widened violently, and he asked eagerly, if this is true, then, in the past few years, many strategies and layouts outside the border are afraid that they will be inseparable from the word food.

"Hehe, Master Sun, this matter, I said, at least I have the certainty of ** success, there is a great hunger outside the Guan, hehe, I am separated by a wall from the Guanwai, is it just that my dynasty has been drought for many years, and the Guanwai separated by a wall is rich in water and grass? Hehe, if this is the case, it will really be the death of my Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately, God opened his eyes, and the Guanwai and my dynasty are almost ......" Yang Reform swore that there would be a large-scale famine outside the Guanwai.

Listening to the emperor say this, everyone also figured it out, and also figured it out, all along, everyone has been making this wall the dividing line between the Ming Dynasty and foreign races, many things, are divided into outside the customs and inside the customs, but God will not divide the outside of the gate, and the wall over there can not block the sun, nor can it send wind and rain.

Seeing that the emperor said so surely, Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, this is a God-given opportunity. If you master the grain, you will grasp the initiative outside the customs in the next two years! The minister thinks that I should focus on the grain in all kinds of layouts, strictly prohibit the grain from leaving the customs, and let the grain play an unexpected role, but when 100,000 elite soldiers! Sun Chengzong may have known it in his heart, his eyes began to smile, and he spoke even more calmly.

Liu Yanyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was not far behind, listened to the emperor's judgment and the final words, and also felt that this grain was the key to the strategy outside the Guan, and also thought of something, seeing that Sun Chengzong finished speaking, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Lord Sun said is right, in the next few years, food will definitely become the key to the decisive victory outside the Guan, if it is true that His Majesty said, there is a great hunger and cannibalism outside the Guan, and the minister thinks that my dynasty has always used silver to exchange the reward for the head of the Dongyu, and now there is a famine outside the Guan, why not exchange the grain for the head of the Dongyu?" In this way, I am afraid that only a few buckets of grain can be exchanged for a head of Dongyu, and in this way, I am afraid that only 100,000 stone of grain is needed to wipe out the Dongyu! Liu Yanyuan felt that he had to say this idea first, and if he said it late, it would become someone else's idea, and he also felt that his idea was very clever.

As soon as Liu Yanyuan's idea came out, it immediately attracted everyone's onlookers, thinking, you guy, you usually can't see it, you can't think of it, and the idea is so vicious.

100,000 stone of grain will destroy the Dongyu? Is there such a cheap thing? Yang Gengai thought about it a little with his brain, and he felt that it was impossible.

"Liu Yanyuan, how are you going to implement this plan? Who traveled hundreds of miles back and forth from the hinterland of Donglu for a few buckets and one or two stones of grain for you, and came to give you a head? Yang Gai thinks that this idea of exchanging food for heads is good, but when it comes to implementation, I am afraid that it will be in vain, and everyone is not an altruistic warrior.

As soon as the others heard the emperor's words, the corners of their mouths turned up and they laughed, yes! If you want to have the energy to travel hundreds of miles to deliver the head, are you afraid that you won't find something to eat? If you want to say that for a few dozen taels of silver, it is still attractive to go back and forth, but for a hundred and ten catties of food, it is ...... Liu Yanyuan was anxious, just now, he only cared about grabbing the talk, and he didn't think about the loopholes, as soon as he was asked by the emperor, he stopped asking, for a while, he couldn't answer why, he was so anxious that he was sweating, wiped his sweat a few times, and then calmed down, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, you can use food as bait, let the Mongols go and fight with the Dongyu, especially Lin Dan Khan, he and the Dongyu have a common enmity, Your Majesty only needs to give Lin Dan Khan a reward, presumably, Lin Dan Khan will be happy to ......" Liu Yanyuan was in a hurry, hooked this reward with Lin Dan Khan, which can be regarded as revitalizing this idea, but it didn't become a joke.

Yang Reform suddenly thought of a word that he often heard on TV before, that is, "oil for food", and now, he is "head for food"! For his own interests, he can give it a try, Lin Dan Khan still has some chips and strength in his hands, he doesn't want to be on a team with him, but it doesn't mean that he can't implement this "head for food" plan, ordinary people don't have the strength to fight wild boar skin, but Lin Dan Khan is different, he has hundreds of thousands of Mongolian left-wing elites in his hands. And the feud with the wild boar skin can be described as a deep feud in the sea of blood, and he still has an agreement with him in advance, so to speak, he will be rewarded and told to exchange his head for food, presumably he will be very happy, this is a white wealth, in the next few years of drought, I am afraid it will become Lin Dan Khan's life-saving straw.

"Well, Liu Yanyuan, your idea is good, although I don't want to be with Lin Dan Khan, but this 'head for food' is also feasible, Lin Dan Khan has the ability to kill a large number of Dongyu, and he also has the ability to send the head to our side......" Yang Reform affirmed Liu Yanyuan's idea, saying that he can exchange oil for food in the future, why can't he exchange heads for food? Let Lin Dan Khan and the wild boar skin fight to death.

Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this policy is also feasible, although Lin Dan Khan is not very good, but it is feasible to exchange food for heads, but it should be noted that this head must be the soldiers and elites of the Eastern Captives, ordinary women and children are not good, and it is even more difficult to pretend to be, so that the purpose of exchanging food for heads and weakening the Eastern Captives can be achieved." ”

"Well, what Master Sun said is good. As long as it is elite, it is a soldier's. Women and children, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, do not use the heads of other tribes to pretend, it is absolutely impossible, to tell Lin Dan Khan, I only accept the heads of the Eastern captives, not the Mongolians. Yang reformed.

“…… Your Majesty, the minister still has a word to say. Sun Chengzong said again.

"Say it, say it." Yang reformed.

"The minister suggested that Your Majesty let Lin Dan Khan send troops to block the communication and passage between the Eastern Captives and the Mongolian right wing, and let Lin Dan Khan send heavy troops to directly connect with the Jinning defense line of our dynasty, so that the Eastern Captives and the Mongolian right wing can not be connected, let alone echo, their power can be greatly reduced, and they can also form a new barrier for our dynasty. Sun Chengzong talked eloquently, and Dongyu's detour into the customs has always been a haze on Sun Chengzong's head.

"Master Sun is saying that let Lin Dan Khan's territory be connected to my Ming Dynasty's territory, and let him send heavy troops to garrison it to cut off the communication between the Eastern Captives and the Mongolian right wing? And to rebuild a fence for me? Blocking the Dongyu detour into the customs? Yang Reform thinks this idea is very good, he and Lin Dan Khan's territory are connected, and the wild boar skin wants to enter the customs, in addition to attacking the Jinning defense line, it is to attack Lin Dan Khan's territory, with the hatred of Lin Dan Khan and the wild boar skin, the wild boar skin can be safe and sound, and swagger into the customs? Speaking of which, if this inverted fence is built, it is also a good thing, it can be regarded as forming a circle besieging wild boar skins, but Lin Dan Khan is also a fool and sacrifices himself wholeheartedly for the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Chengzong smiled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, as long as Your Majesty makes this request to Lin Dan Khan, the minister thinks, he will definitely agree, and he will definitely send heavy troops to block the communication and passage between the Eastern Captives and the Mongolian right wing, and by the way, build a new fence for our dynasty." ”

Yang Reform wondered, are you so sure? Although Lin Dan Khan is a little stupid and has no strategic vision, he is not stupid to this extent, and he listens to everything.

"Master Sun, why is there such a big certainty? Lin Dan Khan wouldn't be stupid like this? Yang asked puzzled.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, in fact, it is very simple, Your Majesty only needs to send someone to tell Lin Dan Khan, His Majesty is willing to support him, but my dynasty is also affected, there is no grain in the north, and the grain can only be transported by sea, and the grain can only be transported directly to Juehua Island, or Ningyuan, so, if Lin Dan Khan wants food, he can only go to Jinzhou, if he wants food not to be robbed, he must send heavy troops to garrison for a long time, in addition, send troops to garrison to cut off the contact between the Eastern Captives and the Mongolian right-wing, which is also beneficial to him, and now, the Mongolian right-wing tribes have taken refuge in the Eastern Captives, if they are not blocked, Dongyu is getting stronger and stronger, and he is still the one who suffers, I believe that with these two, Lin Dan Khan will definitely send troops, Your Majesty, in this way, this new barrier can be ......" Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

Yang Gai felt admired, sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, this reason is very sufficient, in this way, Lin Dan Khan does not connect the territory with his own, then he is really brain-dead, and he does not block the contact between the wild boar skin and the Mongolian right wing, it is really mentally retarded.

"Gao ......, it's really high, hehe, Master Sun, as soon as this plan comes out, Dongyu will never be peaceful! Before defeating Lin Dan Khan, it is impossible to make a detour to enter the customs! When Master Sun said this, I felt that it was a good choice to support Lin Dan Khan. "Yang Reform turned to support Lin Dan Khan, although this guy is not good, and the end is extremely tragic, but now he has the strength to fight against the wild boar skin, Yang Reform is lacking time now, and Lin Dan Khan is precisely the person who can buy time for himself.

"However, if I support Lin Dan Khan, won't this Mongolian right wing have to turn against me?" Yang Reform is worried about this again, fish and bear's paws! Don't have both.

Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is simple, Your Majesty only needs to tell Lin Dan Khan, although our dynasty supports him, but it does not mean that our dynasty will allow him to attack the sweet potato tribe of our dynasty, Your Majesty can send someone to tell Lin Dan Khan, all the tribes that take refuge in our dynasty, if Lin Dan Khan attacks again, it will be regarded as an enemy of our dynasty, and our dynasty will cut off support, so that Lin Dan Khan will know the severity, and he will not dare to attack the tribes that return to my dynasty, and His Majesty will lure him with food again, presumably in the year of the catastrophe, it is not difficult to recruit the Mongolian imperial army, and stay for a few years, These tribes have regained their strength and can be re-established as a barrier for our dynasty......"

Yang Reform thought about it, and felt that this was really good, in line with his strategic intentions, and united with Lin Dan Khan to block the contact between the Eastern Capture and the Mongolian right-wing, to prevent them from uniting, and use Lin Dan Khan to drag the wild boar skin, and the rest, he recruited some Mongolian Imperial Allies to clean up the Mongolian right-wing tribes that took refuge in the Eastern Captives, and clean up those disobedient tribes, this, there is simply nothing better than this, if Lin Dan Khan is more angry, whether the wild boar skin can enter the customs next year is still unknown.

"Yes, yes, what Master Sun said is very true! In this way, this Lin Dan Khan is still very important, and in this way, to win over Lin Dan Khan, I still have to spend some money! Hehe, let's do it, I think about it,...... First of all, I gave Lin Dan Khan a thousand of my most elite flintlock pistols, with bullets and gunpowder...... which was a gift to him as a sign of sincerity. "Yang's reform idea has been decided, and he has to pay the capital.

Everyone was also surprised, the emperor was too generous, a thousand flintlock guns? They all exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, this must not be, the sharp weapon of the country, how to give it away? If this Lin Dan Khan turns his gun and hits me, wouldn't it be ...... "Sun Chengzong sweated in a hurry, isn't this emperor very smart?" How to make such a stupid move.

“…… Master Sun, you don't know this, this musket is not a knife, it can be used for hundreds of years, and after the gunpowder is finished, who will match it? Don't you have to ask for me? Hehe, have you ever seen a nomad who can make his own muskets and make his own gunpowder? What's more, the musket can't last long, and after a long fight, the musket will be scrapped. Hehe, it won't be long before Lin Dan Khan, who eats the sweetness of muskets, will have to find me again to buy muskets and medicines, and when the time comes, I will pinch this Lin Dan Khan's neck, if he dares to hit me, as long as I don't supply him with bullets and gunpowder, his muskets will become decorations, hehe...... "Yang Gai is not afraid at all about sending weapons to his potential opponents, according to history, this is in line with the trend of history, I want to be in the 21st century, but there are several countries that rely on the sale of arms to live very well."

Everyone looked at the emperor strangely, this emperor is too sure, and this statement also has some truth, everyone knows that the musket is not long after the gunpowder is fired, and you have to buy it again after the gunpowder is fired, everyone also knows, think about it, indeed, I have never seen the Mongols make their own muskets, if the Mongols have that ability, it will not be called a wild land.

Liu Yanyuan asked weakly: "Your Majesty, this new flintlock pistol is useless to me!" Why don't you give it to the barbarians first! …… A thousand new flintlock pistols are not too much, and it will cost a lot of money to send a little less! "Liu Yanyuan is really distressed, he doesn't have a new musket that he hasn't equipped yet, but he actually equips someone else's house first, or he gave it away, and he has a thousand guns, and he really has a royal spirit, and he is very distressed.

"Liu Aiqing, you don't understand this, it's less, it's not on a scale, how can Lin Danhan know his sweetness? When he tasted the sweetness, he fell on my hook, and if I wanted to cut off his supply, he would be nothing...... "Yang Reform is still afraid that Lin Dan Khan will not take the bait, as for spending too much silver, this is fake, the flintlock pistol is only five or six taels of silver The cost of a rod, one thousand, at best, is only five or six thousand taels of silver, plus gunpowder, lead, seven, seven, eighty, eight or less than ten thousand, it can be said that the money is not much spent, and the face is very big."

“…… Later, when I contacted Lin Dan Khan, I told him that this was the latest musket in the DPRK, and that I had not even equipped it in the Beijing camp, so in order to support him, I had made great efforts, and told him that this was a gift from me, and that the silver of this musket would come from the inner house. Yang continued. This Lin Dan Khan now has the value of wooing, and Yang Reform is ready to spend a lot of money, unambiguously.

......Everyone was silent for a while, not knowing what to say.

“…… Tell Lin Dan Khan to let him go to Jinzhou to receive this batch of flintlock guns, the same as grain, and all things related to Lin Dan Khan will go to Ningyuan by sea, and let him not come to me again, if he still comes, he will be an enemy of my dynasty, and from then on I will not stand with him, and tell him that if I don't send heavy troops, I will not be responsible for the loss ......of my things, food, and ammunition to support him, and I will not make up for it" Yang Reform made up his mind to win over Lin Dan Khan, and let this guy buy time for himself and consume wild boar skins.

“…… I also told Lin Dan Khan that I am sincerely united with him, in addition to supporting him with weapons, materials, and exchanging food for heads, I will also support him on the east and west fronts, I will send Mao Wenlong to contain the rear of the Eastern Captives, so that the Eastern Captives dare not do their best, to reduce the pressure on him, these Mongolian right wings in the west, if they do not take refuge in me, I will clean him up, so that he can rest assured that he will fight with the Eastern Captives, if necessary, I can also send troops to fight with him together, tell him that our dynasty and the Eastern Captives have hundreds of thousands of blood feuds, more people than he died, and the Eastern Captives will not be destroyed, I vow not to give up......"

Yang Gai found that supporting Lin Dan Khan could maximize his own interests, so he made a heavy bet on Lin Dan Khan. Of course, even if Lin Dan Khan does not appear, these "notes" will have to be reformed by Yang.

(To be continued)