As the sweep progressed, more and more Mongolian tribes joined this sweep tribe.

The Ming army mainly carried out sweeping north and westwards. The main sweeping areas were the largest grasslands in later generations, Xilinhot grasslands, these two areas.

It is planned to completely wipe out this area in the first month of winter, and the grassland can be divided after spring. The large and medium-sized Mongolian tribes on these two grasslands are basically in trouble. The Mongolian cavalry that swept these grasslands has rapidly increased to about 80,000, and with 40,000 elite Ming cavalry, the Mongolian tribes on these grasslands are vulnerable.

Some tribes are clever and directly express their surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

However, these subjugated Mongolian tribes were soon demolished into small tribes by the Ming Dynasty. After the beginning of spring, the grasslands will be divided into different regions.

After the beginning of spring, the Ming army would continue to sweep westward, mainly sweeping the Hetao Plain area south of Yinshan.

The Northeast and Hetao areas are areas that must be occupied by Zhu Youxiao this time. These areas will be included in the Ming Dynasty after the beginning of spring.

While the Ming army and the Mongolian cavalry who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty swept the grassland, Zhu Youxiao traveled around the grassland and inspected for several days.

During this period, Zhu Youxiao had an in-depth conversation with many Mongolian herdsmen, and learned about some common sense of the grassland and the living customs of the Mongolians from them, so that in the next step, a set of most practical management measures will be formulated.

After a few days of traveling, Zhu Youxiao returned to the court with more than 500,000 cattle and sheep under the escort of five Central Army Infantry Divisions and a cavalry division. These cattle and sheep were all Zhu Youxiao's spoils.

More than 400,000 cattle and sheep were arranged to the royal ranch outside the pass, and were prepared to continue to reproduce after spring.

The remaining 100,000 cattle and sheep were taken back to Beijing. In order to successfully drive these cattle and sheep back to the capital, people have been sent to various places to buy forage and transported to the areas along the way to ensure that these cattle and sheep are not starved to death.

Just when Zhu Youxiao returned to Beijing, the good news of the great destruction of Mongolia had long been spread throughout the provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

Those who prayed that the emperor was captured by Mongolia were disappointed, but the people of the Ming Dynasty were extremely excited after learning the news.

When the good news was heard back, firecrackers from the capital sounded for nearly three days.

The emperor personally led the army to defeat Mongolia. Except for Zhu Di, the Ming Dynasty Emperor Chengzu in the early Ming Dynasty, this kind of thing never happened again.

This time, the imperial army won another great victory, which immediately increased Zhu Youxiao's prestige by more than one level. Especially in Northern Zhili, people's hope has reached a new level.

Before we knew it, winter was already in progress, and there was still no snow in Beizhili this year.

However, the rumors on the street disappeared without a trace, and there was no problem in the snow last winter. Beizhili protected agricultural production in most areas with its perfect water conservancy facilities, and no one mentioned this year.

There is no snow, right? Life is still there!

If anyone dares to say in public that the emperor’s morality is not cultivated, causing no snow in winter, he will probably be beaten up by the person who hears it.

Nowadays, after the strict governance of Zhu Youxiao, the Northern Zhili has completely eliminated corruption on the surface. The administrative efficiency of the government has also been greatly improved, and officials dare not use privileges to oppress the people. In the face of the changes in the official world, the people of Northern Zhili all felt an enlightened emperor.

The most important thing is that the economy of Beizhili continued to develop in the fourth year of the Tianqi period. Several major industries have basically taken shape after several years of development. The people are under relatively little pressure on employment and can find work everywhere. In addition, the scale of middle- and high-income groups has begun to grow, while grain prices are maintaining a stable trend.

The export of a large number of products has allowed the capital scale of Beizhili to grow. Those people who left the land can support their families through work and enjoy some welfare guarantees from the government.

When people's livelihood is developing well, Zhu Youxiao will naturally win the hearts of the people.

Those rumors that confusing the public have now completely lost the market in Beizhili. After this big victory, only a piece of praise is left.

However, in the Jiangnan region, after learning that the emperor defeated Mongolia, some scholars openly shouted that the sky had no eyes. Obviously, many people hoped that the emperor would fall apart during his personal expedition, and it would be better to take over this evil emperor, so as not to harm the ruling interests of their gentry.

It took Zhu Youxiao nearly half a month to return to the city, mainly because the cattle and sheep were too slow. However, every time he arrived at a place, the local people would greet him.

When we arrived at the capital, a large number of people ran twenty miles outside the city to greet us.

"So many sheep!"

"Those sheep were stolen from the Mongolians by the Holy Emperor."

The people were amazed at the sight of a large herd of cattle and sheep. This was Zhu Youxiao's spoils, and it was naturally used to celebrate it.

Amid the sound of the people shouting for the long live, the emperor's carriage arrived outside the city gate. At this time, Shen Qing had already brought all the officials to greet the city gate.

"I welcome Your Majesty back to the palace. Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"All my beloveds are calm."

After some bows, all officials welcomed Zhu Youxiao into the city, and then returned to the palace surrounded by a group of imperial guards and officials.

When Zhu Youxiao returned to the Forbidden City, he naturally had a gathering.

The next morning, Zhu Youxiao held an early court and announced the reward of the ministers. What was the reward? Of course, it was the cattle and sheep brought back by Zhu Youxiao.

Everyone has a share according to the grade level.

In addition to all officials, the Central Army also had their families since its establishment. There were also the model workers who were conferred by Zhu Youxiao over the years, the workers who have already made contributions to technological innovation, etc.

In addition, the welfare homes in northern Zhili also sent some cattle and sheep. The welfare homes were ordered to slaughter cattle and sheep so that the elderly, children and disabled people could feel the warmth of the court.

After some rewards, half of the sheep disappeared, and soon the smell of mutton was floating everywhere in the capital.

Zhang Demin was an ordinary worker before, and others called him Zhang Shazi. Because he was very affordable in his work, he never knew how to be lazy. Last year, he built roads for the government on the construction site. At that time, he encountered a continuous rain of five or six days. The construction conditions became very bad, and the workers complained. Only Zhang Demin didn't say a word and worked hard. Not long after, Zhang Demin himself didn't understand what was going on, so he won the honorary title of model worker from the government.

I heard it was criticized by the emperor himself.

Then Zhang Demin was recruited by the Royal Steel Company and became a formal worker. It won’t take long for the house to be distributed.

As soon as Zhang Demin got home that day, he found that there was an extra sheep in his home.

"Zhang Shazi, the emperor rewarded you with a sheep. The shopkeeper of the restaurant came over and asked, if you are willing to sell it, their restaurant will pay six silver dollars." The neighbor said to Zhang Demin.

"The sheep that the emperor rewards? If I don't sell it, I will keep it for my own food." Although Zhang Demin lives a dull life now, he is not short of money and is very fulfilling.

Zhou Fuhai, who invented the paper bullet, also received a sheep.

The welfare homes built after Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, the orphans, widowed elderly people, and disabled people soon had a hearty meal of mutton and beef.

The welfare homes where these needy groups are located are still very good at present. Because of the strict supervision, there is no open deduction.

Although the sheep rewarded by the emperor is not very expensive, it is a very respectable thing and can make people feel the warmth of the court.

Many people want to taste the taste of this mutton. Although the taste of this mutton is not special, it was snatched back by the emperor defeated the Mongols. It is of great significance, mainly because it wants to be happy.

Not long after, the people in the capital learned the news. The court began to sell the remaining cattle and sheep, and the price was not expensive. So not long after, the remaining tens of thousands of sheep were sold out by the nobles and the people in the capital.

It is better to have fun alone than to have fun. With the reward and sale of more than 100,000 cattle and sheep, an atmosphere of celebration still permeates the capital.

Zhu Youxiao then began to reward the soldiers who had been commended. This time, even if the soldiers who followed him personally won the hard work, they all received 30 acres of cultivated land and once a third-class merit. Those soldiers who had been communicating with merit were rewarded according to the size of the merit.

The main thing is to reward land. The victory of this war against Mongolia allowed the Ming Dynasty to gain a large area of ​​territory, a large number of cultivated land and pastures, and there was enough land to be rewarded.

After some rewards, it was a pension to commemorate the martyrs who died.

The highlight was to completely implement the policy of using Mongolia to control Mongolia. Not long after, the imperial court announced the establishment of the "Northeast Administrative Region", which divided the administrative divisions into four provinces. One was "Liaodong Province", the other was "Xiang Liaoxi Province", and the other was "Jilin" and "Heilongjiang".

Liaodong is the Liaoning in later generations, while Liaoning in western China is the eastern region of Inner Mongolia. Jilin and Heilongjiang directly copy the names of later generations.

The Northeast Administrative Region has opened up three new provinces, and the imperial court will open a full county prefecture in these provinces.

Among these four provinces in the Northeast Administrative Region, the arable land area reaches nearly 400 million mu and the pasture is nearly 700 million mu. In addition to the Han people, there will also be Mongolians responsible for animal husbandry production.

In addition to most of these pastures will be allocated to Mongolian herders, several large royal horse farms will be set up to produce military horses.

At the same time, a "Mongol Tribal Autonomy Act" was issued. Autonomous measures were taken against the Mongolians within their jurisdiction. However, this autonomy was actually a pyramid-ruling structure in which the Ming Dynasty directly managed the Mongolian nobles and then used the Mongolian nobles to manage Mongolian herders.

The Mongolian Autonomy Act stipulates the rank of Mongolian nobles, which will be divided into 100 to 1,000 households according to the number of Mongolian herders under their jurisdiction.

Each Mongolian noble shall not tax the Mongolian herders for more than one tenth of the total production.

While gaining benefits, these Mongolian nobles must ensure the care of grasslands within their jurisdiction and implement the rotation grazing policy. A 5,000 mu of grassland must have 2,000 mu of grasslands to go to and 3,000 mu of grasslands to be retired and grazed each year. Do not overgrazing to ensure that the grasslands do not degenerate.

At the same time, these Mongolian nobles must ensure that the inner Mongolian herders in their jurisdiction will not do anything randomly, and that the normal production of animal husbandry within their jurisdiction will be ensured.

The punishment measure is to downgrade. If one thousand households make mistakes, they will be revoked from the aristocratic status if one makes serious mistakes.

These Mongolian nobles could settle down and consume in the Ming Dynasty.

For ordinary Mongolian herders, Zhu Youxiao has formulated a set of guarantee systems and population restrictions. That is, basic disaster protection. If a large number of cattle and sheep are frozen to death in the cold winter, the herders can be exempted from taxes and will also receive basic assistance from the court to ensure that they are not starved to death. They will also provide a loan for them to purchase livestock and cubs.

With 5,000 acres of pasture and a low tax rate of 10 taxes, these herdsmen can live a good life. Even if they don’t have much money, they can eat enough at least when they eat meat. If they can live a stable life, they will naturally not rebellion from the court.

However, once the population grows and the grassland is divided, population conflicts will inevitably arise.

Therefore, Zhu Youjiao has formulated a pasture for each Mongolian herder, which can only be inherited by the eldest son. The extra children do not have the right to inherit the pasture unless the eldest son has an accident. What should the herder children do if they have no inheritance rights? It is also very simple, that is, to integrate into the towns of the Ming Dynasty and transform into workers. The government will set up a special school to teach these Mongolian Chinese and some simple Chinese characters.

Or becoming a monk, Zhu Youxiao was preparing to introduce the Huang Sect in Tibet in pastoral areas. This method was designed by the Qing Dynasty to deal with the Mongolians, but the result was that the Mongolians had been unable to grow in the population, and the entire Mongolian nation was completely weakened by the Qing Dynasty.

Tibetan Buddhism itself has a very strong market in Mongolia. The reason why Lin Danhan has a bad relationship with many Mongolian aristocrats is that he does not believe in the Yellow Church and should believe in the Red Church. Of course, it is also Tibetan Buddhism, which is different from Christian Protestantism and Catholicism.

The second is some common laws. If the Mongolians commit crimes, they will be sentenced according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. The judicial power is still in the hands of the government, and the Mongolian nobles will cooperate when they are executed.

After the promulgation of such a system, the Mongolian tribes who defected to the Ming Dynasty felt very satisfied. In particular, the court officially enthroned a large number of Mongolian nobles.

Many small Mongolian tribe leaders who were not originally nobles became nobles overnight, just like a beggar suddenly gaining wealth.

The most important thing is that they have made a fortune. And their lives will be more nourishing than those of the Mongolian nobles under Lin Dankhan.

They can withdraw 10% of the tax from the Mongolian herders under their jurisdiction every year. A hundred households can withdraw 3,000 sheep in a normal year, which means they can receive more than 3,000 sheep. If they are one thousand households, they can withdraw 30,000 sheep, which is also about 30,000 yuan in income.

What's even more wonderful is that as long as they apply to the government, they can enter the pass to settle down and consume. Moreover, there will be no barriers in trade. Merchants can freely go to pastoral areas and Mongolian herders and nobles to trade. With stable wealth income every year, they can also spend money in the Ming Dynasty's flower world. That day was so wonderful.

What if there are hundreds of thousands of sheep under the rule of Lin Dankhan? There are many sheep, but in fact they have to feed the tribe, and there are not many left in the end. Under the Ming Dynasty, those Mongolian herders would produce and be responsible for themselves. One percent of the tax is the pure income of the Mongolian aristocracy. Although only one percent of the tax is the income of the Mongolian aristocracy, it is actually higher than the income of the same level of traditional Mongolian aristocracy.

Moreover, even if the traditional Mongolian nobles had a lot of sheep, it was difficult to exchange for silver. Even if they were exchanged for silver, it was difficult to purchase a large amount of Ming goods.

For ordinary herdsmen, such a system is completely acceptable to them. This means that they can live a stable life without having to chase water and grass everywhere. They can also obtain sufficient tea and iron tools.

This is a benefit distribution plan that is acceptable to all parties. The only sacrifices are those old Mongolian forces, but they are excluded from this circle of interests.

As for Lin Danhan, these Mongolians have long been left behind.

Before, Lin Danhan was able to gain high prestige, mainly because he officially opened trade with the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty sold a batch of weapons and equipment to him. Now trade does not have to rely on Lin Danhan anymore, and Lin Danhan's force has completely lost its deterrence in the failure of a war.
Chapter completed!