Chapter 109 Conditions
All Lin Danhan needed to know was that the Ming Dynasty would not make enemies on two fronts, and it was even less likely that it would join forces with Huang Taiji to deal with him.

Although Gulu's IQ was not high, he obviously understood this point, so he agreed readily.

However, after getting Gulu's consent, Yuan Chonghuan revealed a creepy and weird smile and said, "After talking about the benefits that my Ming Dynasty and Lin Danhan can get, it's time to talk about the benefits that your army can get from this alliance."

Gu Lu was stunned when he heard this and said, "Wouldn't it be good for us to destroy Kalaqin and resolve the danger of genocide?"

Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and said, "If you just want to get rid of the danger of genocide temporarily, you can just migrate as a whole tribe. Anyway, you guys on the grassland have always lived by the water and grass, so moving is not a big deal for you."

"Or you can go west directly to join up with Ligdan Khan. Although this means you will have to follow Ligdan Khan on his conquests and will never live a peaceful life again, but in this day and age, not only in our Ming Dynasty, but also in Mongolia and Liaodong, who can really live a peaceful life?"

Gu Lu nodded and said thoughtfully, "So Commander Yuan means that our Dorot tribe can gain additional benefits from this cooperation?"

Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said, "This is what I call overwhelming wealth. It is precisely because the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty saw that your tribe has always been friendly with the Ming Dynasty that he has taken the initiative to give your tribe this wealth!"

These words made Gulu, Jierhatan and others eager to ask, "Please tell me, General Yuan, if you can really make our Dorothe tribe rich, then... your country has a saying: Don't forget each other when you become rich!"

"Haha." Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and others were amused.

After laughing for a while, Yuan Chonghuan stopped playing dumb and said, "My Great Ming is willing to help your army and annex the thirty-six families of Kharachin!"

"What!" Gu Lu stood up suddenly and looked at Yuan Chonghuan in shock, as if he saw a madman.

"How can we do this? Not to mention that Lindan Khan will definitely take away all the people and animals in Kharchin. Even if he doesn't take them away, with the power of our Dorot tribe, we can annex one or two, but if there are more, we will definitely not be able to suppress them!"

"Maybe we will be overthrown by the Kalaqin people!"

In response to Guru's words, Zirhatan and other Dorot nobles kept nodding in agreement.

Yuan Chonghuan didn't care and said, "This is easy!"

"After all, this is a three-party alliance. Although Lin Danhan is greedy, he cannot be so careless. Even if he is, it is natural for me, the Ming Dynasty, to come forward and ask for the people and livestock you deserve. As for the pasture, Lin Danhan cannot take it away, so the territory of Kharchin will all belong to your tribe!"

"If there are outsiders coveting it, our Ming Dynasty will not sit idly by! Gulu Taiji does not have to worry about not being able to defend it, and..."

Yuan Chonghuan paused and said, "I think Gulu Taiji also knows that our Ming Dynasty has stopped the market rewards for the tribes, but the emperor of our Ming Dynasty is so gracious that he can allow the opening of trade in your tribe's pasture. Then, if the entire Mongolian desert wants to eat salt and tea, they will have to look at your tribe's face..."

If Yuan Chonghuan's previous words only made Gu Lu excited, then the final terms of the trade were something that Gu Lu and others could not refuse.

It is well known that Mongolia is not suitable for growing tea, but Mongolians cannot do without drinking tea because tea can help digestion and provide a small amount of vitamins and essential trace elements.

Although people at that time had no concept of vitamins and trace elements, the fact that tea can help digestion and relieve greasiness is a very intuitive effect.

The Mongolians also discovered that not drinking tea for a long time will cause indigestion, gastrointestinal discomfort, constipation, etc., and will also be accompanied by the lack of trace elements and vitamins, leading to various diseases and physical fatigue.

Therefore, if Mongolia wanted to obtain tea, it could only buy it from the Ming Dynasty. However, since Chongzhen ascended the throne, Mongolia's channels for obtaining tea, at least officially, had been cut off.

Although they can still buy it from merchants at high prices, the price is too high to meet the normal needs of all the tribesmen. Another point is salt. Although Mongolia also produces salt, the output of Mongolian salt in southern Mongolia is very low and the quality is also very poor.

As for ironware, it was heavily dependent on imports from the Ming Dynasty.

As for silk, porcelain and other items, they are the favorites of Mongolian nobles and can only be obtained from the Ming Dynasty.

However, once the market reward was stopped, the trade outside the pass of the Ming Dynasty was also closed.

The Mongolian Tartars had to pay high prices and endure exploitation by the unscrupulous merchants of the Ming Dynasty, but even so they still had to be grateful to them.

Otherwise, it doesn't matter who sells their in-demand goods.

Therefore, the attraction of mutual trade to the northern nomadic peoples is extremely great, otherwise it would not have become one of the important means used by successive dynasties in the Central Plains to control the nomadic peoples.

During the Hongwu period in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang strictly controlled the export of tea in order to control the northern grassland forces.

As a result, a large number of smugglers ignored the ban and sold tea to Mongolia in order to make huge profits.

But the prince consort Ouyang Lun was so depressed that he did this, and as a result, the good prince consort turned into a headless ghost.

This shows how huge the demand for tea was among the northern nomadic peoples. The huge profits offered could even tempt a prince consort to engage in smuggling despite the ban.

When Gu Lu and others heard this, their breathing quickened.

If he could become the only trading tribe of the Ming Dynasty in the south of Mongolia, Gulu could imagine that even Ligdan Khan would have to give him some face.

As for the leaders of other small and medium-sized tribes, they had to do their best to curry favor with him.

Maybe even Huang Taiji wants it...

Thinking of this, Gu Lu once again grabbed Yuan Chonghuan's arm and said excitedly: "If we can really open the trade again, my Duoluote tribe will never forget the kindness of our great name and General Yuan!"

After a pause, Gulu stood up and bowed towards Beijing, saying devoutly: "My Dorot tribe is willing to publicly acknowledge the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty as the Great Emperor!"

When Yuan Chonghuan and others heard this, their expressions changed slightly.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Gulu always called himself the emperor before, that was just what he called him in private.

Throughout history, all those who were truly called the Great Emperor by the Mongols were famous and wise rulers in the Central Plains dynasties!
For example, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was called the Great Emperor and the Heavenly Khan!

Even though only the Dorote tribe admitted so, Yuan Chonghuan could already imagine how happy the civil and military officials in the court and Emperor Chongzhen would be when the news reached the capital.

Yuan Chonghuan also stood up and said solemnly: "This is the intention of my great Ming emperor, so it is certainly true."

(End of this chapter)