In the main hall, the earth dragon is hot, and the room is full of spring. Liu Xiaoyuan was dressed in a purple robe with a jade belt around his waist. Sitting on the first chair on the right side of Kublai Khan. Sitting across from him was the Supreme Magistrate, Baturu. Liu Xiaoyuan and Baturu are now the heads of the hundred officials of the Great Mongolian State, and the judges of Baturu have the highest two words in front of them, so they are nominally the first assistants. However, in terms of government affairs and system design, he can't compare with Liu Xiaoyuan in any way, so the real power in the hands of the second assistant Liu Xiaoyuan is slightly better than that of Baturu.

Kublai Khan was half-leaning on the throne, wearing only a thin cotton robe, which was attached to his body, faintly revealing a strong body. The 54-year-old Mongol Khan still has a strong body enough to afford the empire. Even if you sit loosely, you can give people a kind of majestic bearing.

But he still knows this very well, and time is precious to him. He thought that his body could lead the army to fight for ten years at most, and after ten years, he would be a 64-year-old man, and he was not fit to go to war again.

Kublai Khan groaned for a while and said in a low voice: "...... Decade! I will be the Great Khan of Europa in ten years! This time can only be shortened, not extended. Although my body is good, it is rare for me to be over 70 years old, and I am satisfied that I can live to be 70 years old. So I will become the Great Khan of Europa before the age of sixty-four. Ladies and gentlemen, what are your best plans? ”

Everyone's eyes were on Liu Xiaoyuan, and now the Great Khan trusted him the most, and the Great Khan's courtiers also felt that he had the best way.

Today, although the Great Mongolia has lost the fertile land of the Central Plains, it has wandered to the land of three rivers. However, Liu Xiaoyuan was able to squeeze out more wealth from the four or five million Sanhe Semu than he had obtained in the Central Plains in the past.

Moreover, the four or five million Sanhe Semu were also firmly suppressed by hundreds of thousands of Mongolian and Han Eight Banners. is a hundred times more obedient than the Han people in the Central Plains in the past.

Feel the gaze of everyone. Liu Xiaoyuan smiled, stood up and arched his hand at Kublai Khan, "Great Khan, the minister thinks that it will take less than ten years for the Great Khan to pacify Europa, and five years will be enough to succeed." ”

Kublai Khan still frowned, just quietly looked at Liu Xiaoyuan. Defeating Europa and pacifying Europa are two different concepts! It won't take five years to beat Europa. It's going to be a year or two. Pacification, on the other hand, is the establishment of effective rule after defeat...... Just like the Land of the Three Rivers now.

"The minister believes that the key to pacifying Europa is how powerful the Great Khan is! How many people are willing to abandon everything they are now, change their customs, and devote themselves to the expedition from Longxi. The former Patu Khan, and now the Nahai Khan, have both used troops against Europa, and they can be said to be invincible on the battlefield, but their territory is only as far as the lower reaches of the Danube, and there is no way to go west. ”

Liu Xiaoyuan paused. Cai said: "The reason for this, the minister thinks that there are two points: one is that there are too few soldiers and horses under the command of Padu Khan and Nahai Khan. Patu Khan only has tens of thousands of people, and Nahai Khan has only one 10,000 people under his command. How can tens of millions of Europa natives be suppressed with a small number of troops? The second is that the tribes of Patu Khan and Nahai Khan both maintain nomadic customs and can only stay in the steppe, and cannot enter the agricultural land of Europa. If the Great Khan wanted to become the Great Khan of All Europa, then the followers of the Great Khan had to unite not only to the maximum. And it is necessary to completely change customs. ”

"Change customs?" Baturu interjected, "The customs of Mongolia have changed a lot! ”

"It's not enough!" Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile. "Nowadays, hundreds of thousands of people are used to rule millions, and one is driven by ten. And to enter Europa, it is to rule tens of millions or even tens of millions with one or two million people, and to drive tens or hundreds. ”

"We don't have one or two million people." Kublai Khan looked at Liu Xiaoyuan curiously. One or two million is not a small number for the Mongols. Before Kublai Khan lost the Central Plains, the central Ulus plus the people of the four kings of the host province were more than 2 million. And now the Mongolian headquarters is lost. The four kings of the host province rebelled, and many died in the process of losing the Central Plains and the Western Expedition.

Even if less than 200,000 Han Eight Banners are added, Kublai Khan's core troops are more than 600,000. Among them, there are only 100,000 soldiers, and even if these 600,000 go to Europa, it is enough to fight in the east and west. But you have to establish a rule. That's not enough to see.

"Yes, we are only 600,000 people," Baturu also said, "and among them, 200,000 can do things and fight." Even if we abandon the Land of the Three Rivers and go to Europa with all of us, it seems that it is not enough to see. How much land can 200,000 people occupy? Even if they all go to be knights, they can manage millions of people. If you have more, it will be dangerous! ”

The system now practiced by Kublai Khan in the land of the Three Rivers is actually a feudal system, usually one or several Mongolian lords are in charge of a Semu village, and the Han Eight Banners live in a big city.

Whether in rural or urban areas, the ratio of population between the ruling class and the ruled class is about 1 to 10. This percentage is of course relatively high, but it is obviously necessary considering that the Mongols were foreign conquerors. If one to one hundred were scattered, not only would it be difficult to suppress the Semu, but if something happened, the Mongols would be overthrown because their forces were too scattered - how could one Mongol suppress a hundred rebellious Semu?

Therefore, the method of dividing the Mongol knights will not work in Europa!

But Liu Xiaoyuan has a way.

"Great Khan, we can't only have 600,000 people, we have to do everything we can to expand the plate." Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Our western expedition to Europa is to fight the world, and the more people there are when we fight the world, the better." 600,000 is not enough, we have to find a way to make 1.6 million! ”

How to do it? It's definitely too late to be born now, right?

Everyone was confused.

Kublai Khan seemed to think of something, and his brows furrowed deeply, "Liu Qing, do you want to expand the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty?" ”

Han Eight Banners and Mongolia are not one after all, if there are too many Han Eight Banners......

Liu Xiaoyuan glanced at Kublai Khan quietly, and sneered in his heart.

Straight mother thief, the old guy is really vigilant!

However, there are not many ways available to the old thief now, if he doesn't want to stay honestly in the land of three rivers and wait for the Ming Expeditionary Army to fight, but wants to fight for future generations to fight a way out, then he can only use Liu Xiaoyuan's strategy.

Liu Xiaoyuan smiled: "It's not to expand the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, but to organize the Big Eight Banners." ”

"Big Eight Banners?"

"It is to integrate the Mongols, Kipchaks, Mierbegs, Tatars, Hans, Semu, and Tubo under the command of the Great Khan into the Eight Banners! The army and the people are united, they get on their horses to fight, they get off their horses for the people, they all do the scimitars of the Great Khan, and one or two million people are of one heart and one mind, and they go together to pacify Europa. ”

"In that case, won't the Mongols be the same as all kinds of people?" In the main hall, a Mongolian household muttered dissatisfiedly.

Now in the land of three rivers, there are already many Mongolians who are a little dissatisfied with the Han Eight Banners that are entrenched in the big cities and make a lot of money - how can being a rich man in the countryside compare with being a lord in the city?

"The Eight Banners can also be divided!" Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "The Eight Flags can be divided into four flags and four flags. Take two white flags and two yellow flags as the top, and two blue flags and two red flags as the bottom. The upper four banners are all Mongols, and the others enter the lower four banners. The salary of the four flags can be more, and the future of the four flags can also be better. In addition, there can be more flag slaves under the eight flags...... There are still many useful colors in the Land of the Three Rivers, and they can be taken with them to Europa, and if these banner slaves are able to serve the Great Khan, they can also carry the flag. After pacifying Europa, the Four Banners can garrison the capital and guard the Great Khan. The lower four banners were stationed in other big cities to suppress the Quartet for the Great Khan. ”

"What?" Kublai Khan was stunned for a moment, "All stationed in the city?" And what about the countryside? ”

"Of course, the countryside is governed by Europe." Liu Xiaoyuan said, "As long as the Great Khan gathers a hundred thousand people into one, he can get 300,000 capable troops." Isn't 300,000 Eight Banners enough to deter the natives of Europa? At that time, as long as the Great Khan gives the natives who are willing to serve the Great Khan a chance, a little benefit, they can naturally be used to manage the other European natives. ”

Kublai Khan nodded slightly, and then looked at Baturu. Baturu got up and said, "It's a trick, it's just ......"

Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Kublai Khan lowered his voice, "Just what?" ”

"It's just that people have different opinions, I'm afraid not everyone is willing to follow the Great Khan!"

Kublai Khan snorted coldly and just wanted to speak. Liu Xiaoyuan opened his mouth first and said with a smile: "If everyone is willing to follow, it will not be 1.6 million, but 3 million or 5 million." ”

He threw his hand at Kublai Khan and said, "The Great Khan's headquarters have already tasted the sweetness, and they will definitely follow to the end." As for the others...... The Great Khan could invite them to join him at the Kuritai Congress, and he could also issue a proclamation on the steppe, and all warriors who wanted to conquer Europa with the Great Khan could follow the Great Khan! ”

"What about those who don't want to follow?" Kublai Khan lowered his voice. "For example, Timur, Nahai, and Abaha!"

Now Mongolia's thousand-household system has regressed into a de facto tribal system, and most of the kings of each clan have become the head of the tribe. If Kublai Khan wanted to carry out the Great Eight Banners, he would restore the unity of Mongolia, and the kings of the tribes would certainly not be willing.

"Everyone has their own aspirations," Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "and those who are willing to follow, the Great Khan will take them to Europa, and those who do not want to follow ...... The Great Khan made them kings, and the land of the Three Rivers might as well be sealed. ”

His solution was to exchange the Land of the Three Rivers for the support of Nahai, Timur, and Abaha, agreeing that Kublai Khan would recruit warriors on their territory to join them in the Europa Expedition.

"Then the land of the Three Rivers is like this?" There is another Mongolian household that is reluctant to pass the tunnel. Although the land of the Three Rivers is not richer than Europa, everyone has finally lived a comfortable life here, and it is still a little reluctant to give up.

Kublai Khan suddenly smiled coldly and took over the topic: "This is a ruined boat!" If you don't abandon the three rivers, will there be Europa? (To be continued......)