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Chapter 72: Taking the Land

Chen Mu wanted to ride a pony, shuttle through the enemy territory, run a long way to see what kind of living conditions the people who fled outside the Great Wall were.

As a result, Altan took him on a horse and walked north on the edge of the camp, and smiled at him, "This is Bansheng."

Innumerable smoke rose from the houses. This was not the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, but the living conditions of the people who flew north were still the same. They needed a piece of land to cultivate, and Altan gave them the right to farm freely.

Perhaps further north, there were Mongol tribes, but here they belonged to Han people.

There is no difference between north of the Great Wall and south of the Great Wall.

"They fled from the south, and no one of the Mongolian tribes was willing to accept them and let them be slaves, and they fled back to the south; your people, cut off their heads and receive rewards, how much silver is a head?" Altan asked Chen Mu frivolously, "One hundred taels!"

"They escaped for the effort, and escaped for another hundred taels of silver in their pockets." Altan turned the beads and said, "During the Ming army, a small army went out of the frontier and attacked the tribes. The border was deeply disturbed by it, but there was no way. You can build the Great Wall to guard me, but I can't build the Great Wall to guard you. Who said that can't?"

"Bansheng is my Great Wall. From the north of Xuanfu to the west, all the land of the three hundred miles is Bansheng. There is a pasture there. No one dares to herd horses and sheep here, and you will take it away. So I gave this land to the escaped people, so they let them farm, build houses, and have children."

"You love to laugh, but can you still laugh now?"

Chen Mu shook his head, he couldn't laugh.

He saw Altan, who was a broad-minded and tough-working hero from the frontier. For the Ming Dynasty in the south, he was the master of the preservation. On the one hand, he could not defeat the Ming Dynasty's city, and on the other hand, it might be as true that he did not want to fight.

Because he is smart enough to know that the city he has captured is not tenable.

Bansheng, Bansheng, which was supposed to be the people of the Ming Dynasty, has now become Altan's barrier.

"The king thinks, if you choose the location of the trade, how about choosing a place for Bansheng?" Chen Mu looked at the endless smoke outside the frontier and said, "Draw a line, Mongolia is in the north and Ming is in the south."

Altan frowned, almost humming from his nose, and said, "You want to take my land!"

"Well, because this is good for me and for the Ming Dynasty, but on the surface, the king is at a disadvantage." Chen Mu tried his best to be sincere and to be honest, and said: "If nothing unexpected happens, the location of the mutual market that the king thought should be south of the Great Wall, in Xuanfu, Datong, and border cities. This seems that the king made a profit, but in fact it did not, because the taxes in the border cities were handed over to the Ming Dynasty, and the gathering of merchants could bring great prosperity."

"But if the border city is in Bansheng, to the south of our garrison and to the north of the king's garrison, jointly manage Bansheng's border city, which can make the king's tribe more prosperous, and the border city taxes can also be shared. If there are merchants, they need to have houses. They eat, drink, sleep, and spend money. Countless people can survive by taking care of their food and daily life. The lives of these people will drive others to survive. This is the beginning of prosperity.

"For Chen, the most important thing is that the people in Bansheng can live better, which is very important - I just said casually and decided to be with the king and the emperor. If the king decides to do this, don't forget that it was Chen's suggestion."

Chen Mu shook his head and smiled.

He has always been a bold person, and this moment is undoubtedly the boldest moment in his life.

After leaving the block, he walked for more than ten miles, and then was led by Alda for more than three miles. The seven or eight miles away from him was Bansheng, and it spread northward for more than ten miles.

And Altan said that the board rises to the east and west for three hundred miles.

How big is this land?

Two thousand square kilometers?

If this land was used by him as a fortress repair, digging trenches, and under the cannons and bird guns, it would definitely not be better than the Great Wall, but it would be just as useful.

It can also raise sheep and herd horses.

For a long time, Altan looked far ahead, turned his head again for a long time, and said in the same tone and expression, "You still want to take my land!"

Chen Mu raised his head and laughed, bowed and said, "The king's eyes are as sharp as torches!"

"You are the general of Xuanfu, why are you here alone?" Altan no longer pondered Chen Mu's previous words, but asked directly: "Does Wang Chonggu have no soldiers to send you one or two hundred cavalry?"

"I didn't let them follow, it's useless. The king has so many soldiers here, no less than 50,000. There are no 100,000 soldiers accompanying-" Chen Mu looked around and pointed at his chest, saying, "It can't make me feel at ease."

"One or two hundred cavalry is like a drop of water mingling into the sea, no difference from a person." Chen Mu shook his head, "Whether I can live and live because I have too many soldiers, nor will I die because I have too few soldiers. It only depends on how much the king cares about Han Naji and how much he hopes that Mongolian and Han will shake hands and make peace."

"If the king wants to truce, I can still survive by burning two felt tents; if the king doesn't want to truce, I will still die even if I am obedient."

"And what I can decide is whether to come or not. If I come, my life will be placed in the hands of the king. If I don't come, I will disobey military orders and can only die in the world." Chen Mu smiled freely and easily, "Why do you have to worry about the troubles of the things that have no choice? Since I come, I will be at ease."

"interesting."

Altan Khan looked at Chen Mu and nodded, and asked in surprise: "Are you so brave? You need 100,000 soldiers to make you feel at ease? Ordinary people only have one or two hundred riders to be at ease."

"One hundred thousand is not necessarily enough. Two armies have to separate their wings, encircle them, and attack Tumochuan all the way, so that they can achieve their full results." Chen Mu said very seriously: "I came here with one purpose, which is to make the two sides cease to fight. Either Chen convince the Khan alone, or Chen led the 300,000 troops to completely defeat the Khan."

Altan's expression suddenly became complicated. He beat Ma Nan and ignored Chen Mu. After a long time, he turned around and said loudly: "In the Gengxu Incident, if there is one person under my command, if you convince the emperor, things will be very different!"

After saying that, Altan drove away and left the horse. Before leaving, he left an order to take Chen Mu to visit Bansheng.

The day after Chen Mu was wandering around Bansheng, a cavalry rushed over.

When he saw Altan again, Altan was very happy and said, "You didn't lie to me, you still kept the Han alive! I have ordered Zhao Quan and nineteen other people to escort them, and someone will take them to Datong. I don't know why you are here, but you should know that if the court does not let the Han alive, you will not be able to go back."

"I know, and I also know that Hannaji will definitely come back."
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