As soon as Tuhai heard this, he knelt down to Zhu Heji, and then kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I am very loyal to you. To Kang...Xuan Ye, I am a rebellious minister." Thief, he will not let me go!"

"Tuhai, don't be afraid. I won't let you die in vain, and I won't let any of my officials die in vain." Zhu Heji smiled, "In the past two years, I have treated you Ming Eight Banners as nothing. Thin, right?”

"Not thin, not thin. Your Majesty has been very kind to me and other Qingyao descendants, and I can't thank you enough."

Tuhai said this, but felt very miserable in his heart!

Because Zhu Heji's policy towards the Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty was actually to "bundle them for their own use." They had to use them, but the ropes that tied them were getting tighter and tighter, and they did not relax at all.

At the beginning, Zhu Heji also divided the territory around Shenyang to the Ming Eight Banners and asked them to set up several guards.

However, after the Ming Eight Banners sent 20,000 troops to expedition to Japan, the Ming Emperor who was responsible for supervising the country jumped out and became a villain. He first separated the Sauron and Barhu people from the Ming Eight Banners' organization and established an independent organization independent of the Ming Eight Banners. Sauron's left and right banners and Baerhu's left and right banners, and accepted Sauron's cavalry and Baerhu's cavalry as personal soldiers of the Emperor of Heaven!

Then, Emperor Zhu Da Tai issued an order to reorganize the Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty. The original Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty was a collective name, and the internal divisions were not clear.

According to the order of Zhu Taishang, the Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty were also divided into eight flags: two yellow, two white, two red, and two blue according to the colors of the Qing Eight Banners. Each flag has five chiefs and twenty-five assistants. Each leader has 150 households. For one banner, there are only 3,750 households left, and for eight banners, there are only 30,000 households left. Moreover, Emperor Zhu issued an edict. , a household in the Ming Eight Banners can only have a maximum of five people, and all "Qiyu" in the Ming Eight Banners will be given the status of Han households.

For such an edict, the Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty originally wanted to resist, but they found that all their elites had followed Zhu Heji to Japan. Now they can't be contacted at all across the ocean, and there are less than 10,000 strong men left at home. , are you still so rebellious?

So I could only grit my teeth and obey.

But as a result, the population that the Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty could control was greatly reduced, leaving only 150,000 people. Their self-sustainability also weakened, and they had to rely more on the food and salary supply from the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, Zhu Heji, who was far away in Japan, selected a banner of men and horses from the Eight Ming Banners who followed him on the expedition to join the Korean Ming Army in the same town and stationed them in Nagoya and Ezo Island to enclose land for farming.

After Zhu Heji returned to Beijing, he transferred two banners from the remaining seven banners of the Ming Dynasty to Heilongjiang, plus a banner already stationed in Jilin (formerly General Ning Guta's subordinates), and another banner that was about to be transferred One flag went to Vladivostok, and now only three flags are still stationed near Shenyang.

And Tuhai knew that these three flags would be transferred soon!

Because Kangxi, the Pingbei general, is also waiting for Zhu Heji to receive him outside the Qianming Gate on the east bank of Taiye Lake...

"Okay, you know that I treat you well." Zhu Heji smiled and said, "Tuhai, the reason why I said that Kangxi would not kill you is because I also want to appoint you as the Ming Dynasty's imperial envoy in Moscow with full power. Ambassador, I want you to be responsible for the border negotiations between the Ming Dynasty and the Rakshasa Kingdom. Even if Kangxi wanted to kill you, his new wife Sofia would not agree."

Doesn't Sofia agree that it works? Tu Haixin said: "Can Kangxi still be afraid of his wife? No way!"

Seeing Tu Hai's sad face, Zhu Heji smiled and said: "And I will use a combination of power and kindness when negotiating in the Rakshasa Kingdom... I will keep Kangxi safe and dare not touch you." Not even a single hair."

How to cast grace and kindness at the same time? How to cast a spell? Tu Hai looked at Zhu Heji blankly.

Zhu Heji smiled and said: "While negotiating, I will also send General Kangxi to lead the troops of the two yellow, white and three banners, plus Sauron cavalry, Barhu cavalry, Burni's Mongolian cavalry, and an artillery unit sent from Liaoyang. The battalion and an engineer battalion went together to attack Irkutsk in the north of the North Sea.

The navy will also send an expedition fleet all the way north along the sea outside Ningguta to find the entrance to the Heilongjiang River and then build a fortress there."

Tuhai’s guess was indeed correct!

It is true that Zhu Heji would not "let go" Pingbei General Kangxi - Pingbei General. Of course, he had to go north enough. Shenyang was not far enough, and north of Lake Baikal was about the same.

The Trans-Siberian Railway in history passed through Lake Baikal. If the Ming Dynasty controlled Lake Baikal, it would be difficult for the Rakshasa Kingdom to build a large railway across the east-west after the Industrial Revolution.

As long as the Ming Dynasty built a railway from Lake Baikal to Beijing, it could send a large number of troops to Siberia, and then use Lake Baikal as a water transport hub to transport troops north along the Lena and Yeseni rivers by steam ships. .

At that time, if there is a war between the Ming Dynasty and Rakshasa, it will not be difficult to eat most of Siberia.

As for taking over the coast along the Lena River (Yakutsk) now, that is unrealistic. Because the Rakshasa people's transportation route to Eastern Siberia is not paved overland, but uses the Arctic Ocean sea route in the summer, and then Then enter the Lena and Yeseni rivers... The cost of water transportation is already low, and there are no roads in Siberia at all, so if a slightly larger army leaves the waterway, it will be difficult to even eat, let alone fight. .

Historically, the Rakshasa people, who had convenient navigation in the Arctic Ocean, would bypass the Bering Strait and the Kamchatka Peninsula and reach the entrance of Heilongjiang. Once they occupied the entrance of Heilongjiang, the Qing Dynasty wanted to hold the outer Northeast and Sakhalin Island. Difficult.

Therefore, Zhu Heji does not want to tangle with the Rakshasa people in the direction of the Outer Hinggan Mountains. His goal is to capture Lake Baikal, control the Heilongjiang estuary, and in the future capture the ice-free port on the Kamchatka Peninsula... .. As long as these three key points are grasped, Eastern Siberia will be in the bag sooner or later - and it cannot be too early. Before the railway is laid to Lake Baikal, the cost of taking Eastern Siberia and holding it is too high.

Zhu Heji continued to explain to Tuhai: "Tuhai, don't worry, my requirements for the northern land are not high. My bottom line is around Beihai (Lake Baikal) and the outer Xing'an Mountains... It would be better if we could talk about the mainland coastal areas east of the Outer Xing'an Mountains.

As for the west of Lake Baikal...it is currently beyond my control, so there is no need to negotiate."

Zhu Heji paused and then said: "In addition, I still have benefits to give to the Rakshasa people! As long as the eastern border issue between the two countries is settled, I can find suitable locations around Beihai to build commercial ports and develop

Trade... All military products including military sugar, rockets, rocket launchers, fine black powder, and military crucible steel can be traded!

With these good things, is the Rakshasa Kingdom still afraid that it cannot defeat Sweden, Poland, and Lithuania?"

When Tu Hai heard this, he finally felt a little relieved - if we lose the Ming Dynasty, we will gain it from the West!

Compared to that small corner of Siberia, the land to the west of the Rakshasa Kingdom is much more fragrant. As long as the Rakshasa people are not stupid, they will definitely know how to choose.

So he no longer shied away, kowtowed and accepted the order. However, Zhu Heji did not let him resign, but gave him another secret mission: "Tuhai, I still have a secret mission for you to handle.

.....You have to contact the envoys of the Crimean Khanate for me and deliver a batch of food purchased by the Ottoman Sultan from me to the Crimean Khan."

"Food?" Tuhai was stunned, "What kind of food?"
Chapter completed!