The next day, Chen Xinjia went to the Grand Governor's Office to visit Lu Ruolin and prepared to openly talk about the inclusion.

Lu Ruolin was prepared for this. After all, he could use it, but Chen Xinjia couldn't afford it. You have to know that the Tartars are still in the pass and have not left.

It is not so easy to incorporate. Although the overall strength of the Ming Dynasty is stronger, the Xinghan Army is just a small baby compared to the Ming Dynasty, but who has made the Ming Dynasty unable to take care of its internal and external troubles now? Therefore, this time the Xinghan Army is actually more proactive in the inclusion, and the Ming Dynasty is the most urgent one.

Chinese people pay attention to face and always take face when doing anything, and this is even more so as the Ming Dynasty court. Although the Ming Dynasty took the initiative, there should not be any flaws in its face. Otherwise, how could the Ming Dynasty convince the public?

In fact, in Lu Ruolin's view, since the Tartars entered the pass and robbed, the Ming Dynasty's face had long been thrown away, and all the surrounding countries were watching the court's jokes, but the court was still forcing it to stubbornly.

Regarding Chen Xinjia's request for voluntary letter to the court to ask for an approval, Lu Ruolin agreed after a little consideration.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is still the nominal boss in the surrounding area, and has been the boss for more than two hundred years. The mentality of being the best in the world is not only a word, but is indeed imprinted into the bone marrow. It is common to do things that harm others and do not benefit oneself for the sake of the boss's face, and there is no need to compete with the Ming Dynasty on this. Since the Ming Dynasty wants to give him face, as long as the actual benefits are received.

In Chen Xinjia's opinion, this is a big event and a prerequisite for incorporation. In Lu Ruolin's opinion, this is a completely small matter and he does not lose a piece of meat, so the two sides quickly reached an agreement on this issue, which made Chen Xinjia very happy.

Since the matter of face has been discussed, it is time to talk about actual interests.

Chen Xinjia came up with the court's opinion. Once the Xinghan Army decided to attach itself to the jurisdiction, Lu Ruolin would open the Jinzhou Town General, Jinzhou Guard Commander, and be awarded the title of General Dragon and Tiger General, and the title of Guardian. Subordinate officials can be appointed and removed by themselves, and only need to report to the court.

If the Xinghan Army defeated the Tartar slaves and defended the southern Liao territory, they would enthrone Lu Ruolin as the Liao Bo and enter the ranks of nobles in one fell swoop.

To be honest, the titles of the Ming Dynasty are quite valuable today. Before the Southern Ming Dynasty, various titles were rampant. The ultimate dream of the generals was to grant titles and benefit their descendants.

When Chen Xinjia finished talking about these conditions, Lu Ruolin didn't even blink his eyelids, looking expectant, hoping that Chen Xinjia would continue to talk, which made Chen Xinjia very helpless and depressed.

"What is Jeju Bo dissatisfied with this? You must know that once you have a title, your descendants will have no worries and will be at peace with the country. How many generals are unable to get a title in order to seek a title, but the court does not reward the title without great achievements. You can know that it is precious." Chen Xinjia was afraid that Lu Ruolin would not understand the rules, so he explained patiently.

Facing Chen Xinjia's words, Lu Ruolin sneered in his heart. He was still in the same rank as the country. The Ming Dynasty was about to be ruined in a few years. You are afraid that I would not die fast enough. Besides, can this title bring you any practical benefits? Is it just for the little salary and silver? Not to mention that I am not short of that little silver, I will still say whether the court can issue it. If I care about the title, what can others do to me even if I become the king? I dare to call myself the King of Ryukyu even if I didn't see the little Ryukyu. If it weren't for not stimulating the Ming Dynasty and its vulgar development, how could Lu Ruolin call himself the commander-in-chief of the Xinghan Army?

So let's put aside this and quickly talk about something practical. Lu Ruolin doesn't care about such official positions and titles that can't cost a lot of money. We are not people on the same boat, but we have common enemies and use each other.

"How can the imperial court be awarded a title lightly? Xinghan is just a military family. He is satisfied with being recognized by the court and entrusted as a general. He dare not ask for titles." Lu Ruolin's unmoved look made Chen Xinjia helpless.

This title is a rare favor for the generals in the court, but it is really worthless to the independent Xinghan Army.

Besides, even if Lu Ruolin was awarded the title, according to the current situation, the court would not give him a trace of food, grass and military pay to his subordinates. Everything depends on him, which is far worse than the treatment of the nobles in the Ming Dynasty.

"Jiju Bo must not belittle himself. Xinghan Army tried hard to kill slaves several times and beheaded countless times. The emperor and the court also saw it. However, the past is really inconvenient to mention, so as long as the Jeju Bo defends southern Liaoning and the court rewards the merits and rewards the title, it is worthy of the title." Chen Xinjia repeatedly reminded Lu Ruolin to be granted titles several times and repeatedly, but he was afraid that the Xinghan Army would not be able to resist and give up the title, which would greatly reduce the effect on the Qing Dynasty and the interests of the court would be damaged.

In fact, without Chen Xinjia's repeated reminders, Lu Ruolin would do his best to defend southern Liaoning. The Xinghan Army invested a lot of manpower and material resources in southern Liaoning, and it was definitely not for a trip. It was an important foundation for the subsequent development of the Xinghan Army.

"The southern part of Liao must be defended, but the Xinghan army also needs the support of the court." Lu Ruolin could not care about the false reputation of his official position and title, but the actual interests must be obtained. Otherwise, why do he have to do so much for the court? He is not idle.

"What support does Jeju want?" Chen Xinjia waited for Lu Ruolin to make a request. This was originally mentally prepared. With a position like Lu Ruolin, national justice, loyalty to the emperor and the country are all false, and the ones they like must be practical interests.

"The court must be short of money and grain, so we don't want this."

Chen Xinjia nodded silently when he heard this. Indeed, as long as he pays a little attention, he knows that the court is so poor that he is almost as poor as his pants, and he doesn't care about his own troops, so he can't afford to pay the money and food for Xinghan Army.

"Since the Xinghan Army decided to support the emperor and the court, it will be the military of the court in the future. Since the court cannot provide money and grain, we must provide some convenience in other aspects, right? I hope the court will allow us to recruit refugees from the mainland to reclaim wasteland from southern Liaoning to enrich the population and resist Tartar slaves. At the same time, the Xinghan Army is allowed to freely travel between the Ming Dynasty to purchase and sell materials." These two items are the core interests of Lu Ruolin's support for the Ming Dynasty, population, market, and raw materials. If the Xinghan Army wants to grow and grow, it must obtain these resources from the Ming Dynasty.

The plan is very big.

Chen Xinjia gradually understood Lu Ruolin's conditions. Is it unhappy to be a local emperor with a high and far away? Why did you bother to rely on the court? It was not because the territory of the Xinghan Army was too small and the population was limited, and its development had reached a bottleneck. Looking around, the only one who could provide these resources for the Xinghan Army was Daming, so he helped the court resist the Tartar slaves regardless of the returns, hoping to get these benefits.

Chen Xinjia had long heard that Lu Ruolin was not good at women and did not like luxury, and focused all his energy on developing the Han army.

Lu Ruolin is very harsh to himself, but is very kind and tolerant to his subordinates and their people, and is quite close to the people, so there are so many people who are willing to serve him.

If you say that such a person has no ambition, who would believe it? He is a heroic figure. That is, if he was in the Ming Dynasty, he would have been strangled to death by civil servants who were guarding against him.

Chen Xinjia thought silently, and Lu Ruolin was not in a hurry. He slowly drank tea, waiting for Chen Xinjia's reply.

After a long time, Chen Xinjia said in a deep voice: "Yes, but there are a few conditions."

"Speaking."

"First, the refugees recruited can only be in the capital and northern regions such as Henan and Shaanxi, not including the south of the Ming Dynasty."

"Second, the recruitment of refugees must obey the guidance of the court, and you also need to bear the relevant expenses to ensure that these people do not die in large numbers or gather to rebel."

"Three, the number of people moving to southern Liaoning must be subject to the supervision of the court, and the total number shall not exceed 500,000."

"Fourth, the Xinghan Army must assist the court in expelling the Tartars as soon as possible. The migration of population will not take effect before the Tartars leave the customs."

"Fifth, material transactions and population migration are limited to Tianjin and Dengzhou, and must be subject to supervision by the imperial court."

"Sixth, southern Liaoning is still in the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court must send officials here."

"Seventh, except for the Huangji Ministry in Tianjin, the Xinghan Army shall not send troops to the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the Huangji Ministry's troops shall be set at 5,000, and the number shall not be increased by itself."

"Eight, if the court encounters war, it needs support from Xinghan Army, and Xinghan Army must obey the order."

"Nine, Xinghan Army has evaluated the supply of imperial weapons and weapons, and decided after deliberation on the specific quantity and price."

"Ten, cement is crucial to the court to prevent bandits. I hope the Xinghan Army can provide this method."

"In addition, I heard that Jeju Bo has not yet married, and the emperor intends to marry Jeju Bo, so he will definitely find a good match for Jeju Bo."

Chen Xinjia talked endlessly for a long time, and many conditions were obviously prepared. Lu Ruolin also knew that it was definitely not that simple to obtain the population and resources of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't expect that the court had so many requirements.

There are some conditions that are expected. The court is not a fool. It is not unaware of the Xinghan Army. There is nothing to worry about. The court thought that if the Xinghan Army restrained it, it would be easier to rest assured if the threat of the Tartars was reduced? They thought it was too simple.

Although the peasant uprising army is now in a low tide, this is just a prelude to a larger uprising. After more than two hundred years of rule, the ruling class has forced the poor people to no avail. It is impossible to ease social conflicts simply by killing, suppressing and recruiting people. Changing dynasties is near.

Taizu established the Ming Dynasty through uprising and was a master of a generation. Unfortunately, Li Zicheng was too far from Taizu, otherwise he would not have won the power of the Tartars.

"There must be a trade point in Jiangnan. The Xinghan Army and Jiangnan trade frequently and cannot be abandoned. Moreover, the Jiangnan clans would not allow the court to cut off the Xinghan Army and their contacts." Lu Ruolin said.

"Once a trade point is set up in Jiangnan, the goods from Jiangnan can be transported to Jeju Island openly, and the maritime ban policy will become a piece of paper. The Xinghan Army and the Jiangnan clans made a lot of money, but the court could not get a slight benefit." Chen Xinjia complained.

"The sea ban is wrong, no one knows that sea ban can make a lot of money. Those who support sea ban are the Jiangnan tribes who participate in sea smuggling. Not to mention the ancestral system and Japanese pirates, everyone is smart, but they just want to eat alone." Lu Ruolin mocked.

Speaking of this, Chen Xinjia's application became even more gloomy, but the Jiangnan clan was rich and powerful. Some people in the court shook flags and shouted for them. Even the emperor could not afford to offend him, let alone Chen Xinjia.

"However, since our Xinghan Army has gained a foothold on Jeju Island and has frequent exchanges with Jiangnan, the pirate forces nearby that want to hinder the exchanges between the two sides have been cleaned up. Even the big clans behind it have been beaten up. Now the sea ban is nothing, and it is useless, and no one will give it any more." Lu Ruolin said proudly.

Chen Xinjia was stunned. This was indeed the case. In the past, someone wrote to the court to accuse the Xinghan army of luring scholars and people from Jiangnan to go to sea. Now the news about this has almost disappeared.

"Because no matter whether it is soft or hard, they are helpless to me. If it is hard, as long as their boats dare to go out to sea, I can let them go into the sea to feed the fish. If it is soft, do you think their official methods and local snake practices can affect me? Some people are unwilling to give up and even told the Jiangnan Navy to come forward to disturb me. I beat them up. Now the Jiangnan Navy no longer dares to interfere in matters related to the Xinghan Army." Lu Ruolin raised his hand and added a cup of hot tea to Chen Xinjia and continued.

"And our Xinghan Army is not a pirate, but it brings benefits to Jiangnan. Now, not only does the goods in Jiangnan have no worries, but also a large amount of goods and money flows in. Jiangnan is more prosperous and prosperous than before. Just look at how many new workshops have been opened in Jiangnan, how many poor people have been recruited, and what prices the grain crops produced have been sold, you will know how many people in Xinghan Army are relying on us to support and make a fortune by us. If the court wants to cut off our exchanges with Jiangnan, you will know what the big tribes whose interests have been damaged will cause. Needless to say, you know."

Chen Xinjia felt a secret when he heard that the Xinghan Army had established a huge interest alliance with the Jiangnan clan. Now that the north is broken, Jiangnan has become a life-saving straw for the court, there must be no accident.

"So what if it's better, the court still can't receive a tael of silver." Chen Xinjia complained that the Ming Dynasty's commercial tax was so deceptive. Although the trade in Jiangnan was booming, the court could not get any benefits from it.

"This is what I want to say. If the Xinghan Army joined the court, then the Xinghan Army would support the court to collect commercial taxes in Jiangnan. If the court could not subdue the Jiangnan region, I could allow the court to set up some points within the Xinghan Army to collect commercial taxes belonging to the court. Under the rule of our Xinghan Army, no one dared to evade taxes."

Lu Ruolin's words exploded in Chen Xinjia's ear like thunder, which made Chen Xinjia not react for a while. The Xinghan Army was really willing to offend those wealthy merchants and tycoons for the sake of the court? After all, this is not related to Xinghan Army, and it is completely thankless.
Chapter completed!