If you don’t plan to rebel, Zhang Han doesn’t want to be very irresistible with the court now. At least on the surface, you should maintain the image of a loyal and peaceful subject.

This time, the imperial court rewarded him to give him five thousand silver medals and hundreds of silk tables, and 1,000 taels of silver to Zhang Han. He was promoted from the Governor General to the Left Governor General, and at the same time he added the honorary officials and the scattered ranks to the Left Pillar Kingdom and the General of the Cavalry. In addition, he could also be the commander-in-chief of Tianchengwei, and the other son was the commander-in-chief.

This is what I have done to complete all the tasks of official positions, titles, and honor.

If Zhang Han is not considering that Zhang Han's position is the commander of the Tiancheng Guard and the Zhenlu Guards and the garrison officer of the Tiancheng Guard, the court has actually done a good job. Such official positions and medals can only be awarded titles in one step. I don't know how many general officers, such as Ma Chengen, who has no Yin position yet. His Yin position was passed down from the ancestors of the Ma family and was not earned by himself. In addition, Ma Chengen was the general officer of Yansui Town, but his official position in the Governor's Office of the Five Army was only the Governor General, and he was still several steps away from the position of the military officer as the Left Governor.

As for the title that military officers most look forward to, of course it is impossible. They have not received honors such as adding the prince's Taibao and Shaobao. However, the court was originally stingy with famous titles. Now some of the medals, such as the military officer's upper guard, the scattered cavalry general, and the scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered scattered sca

Because adding a medal position to a scattered rank means that the generals can rise according to their qualifications or merits. Once there is a precise channel for promotion, it means that many generals can get top-level medals. If they make new contributions, the court will have to give out titles like Hou Bo to reward them. Once the general has a title, it means that they can be on par with the civil servants, and things will be troublesome.

We should adopt vague and uncertain methods, preferably not even the scattered ranks or the honorary officials, and at most the positions of the Governor's Office of the Five Army to determine the rank of the military officers. This is great.

This decree contains a lot of things. What Zhang Han felt this time was not the hostility of a civil servant to him, but clearly felt the prevention and hostility conveyed by the entire civil servant group.

The young civil servant in front of him should have been specially selected, and he must be the kind who is arrogant and proud. Zhang Han was mentally prepared and planned to speak at the other person's chin.

Unexpectedly, Xu Shiqi also clasped his fists, and took the initiative to bend down, bowed and said, "You have met Lord Zhang."

"I've met Lord Zhang." A group of literati and aides with juren or scholars also bowed and bowed aside.

Everyone, including Zhang Han, looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a moment.

...

After sending off the Qin envoy and the team, Zhang Han and Li Shenming held their backs and secretly talked at Li Shenming's residence.

Zhang Han looked around and said, "Brother Zunlu still cares about enjoyment. This place is much more comfortable than my residence."

Li Shenming was also from a noble family and would not treat him badly even if he ran around. Except for the bed where he slept, his utensils belonged to the original owner, most of the rest were pulled over by a big cart. Everything was very sophisticated, and it was not comparable to the rich man from Beilu.

Li Shenming snorted and said, "You are a descendant of Fengpan Gong. There are not many people in Shanxi who have a stronger family background than yours. They just make themselves like a martial artist and are not more particular than Ma Chengen. You can't blame others for this matter, you can only blame yourself."

Zhang Han smiled and said, "I just like to praise you. Brother Zunlu is just a car and comes back. It seems that we can't chat in the future."

"Where is there any time to chat?" Li Shenming frowned and said, "It seems that I will go to the north once, and it will take one or two months to come back."

Zhang Han said calmly: "Are you talking about joining the Three Khans of Mobei?"

"By the way." Li Shenming said: "Sun Xiaozheng is not here, do you have another suitable candidate?"

"Of course there is." Zhang Han smiled and said, "Although Brother Zunlu is the only one, I won't have to work on you this time."

Li Shenming lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "It seems that Wen Lan plans to go by himself, but if this happens, will Mobei despise us for this?"

"No." Zhang Han said decisively: "The Hunting Cavalry Battalion, the Lancer Regiment, and the First Gun Cavalry Regiment, all followed me to the north. They lined up the army formations, set up more flags, and accompanied me to join the Three Khans in Mobei. I will meet them in front of the formation and comfort them more."

"Good." Li Shenming praised: "Using force and using sweet words, Wen Lan treated the three Khans of Mobei as a little girl. After doing this, why don't you throw yourself into your arms?"

"This is simple." Li Shenming said again: "Many people may understand the truth, but like Wen Lan, you can make up your mind and do it immediately. You can choose the best way to go in the chaotic situation. This is the Wisdom Day."

Zhang Han actually just felt that there was no need to delay things one by one. In addition, he planned to take a look at the business road in Mobei. This time he would bring Ma Ren and Li Dayong and other company giants, and Liang Xing would follow him. Then he would join the San Khan and give the trade exchange points with the Russians... In fact, he didn't think so complicated, but after Li Shenming said this, he was naturally a little proud.

Zhang Han thought for a while and said, "Winter is coming soon. The Military Command and the Staff Department will formulate winter garrison and training plans based on the battle situation, and in addition, it will formulate a combat plan for next spring. Time is very tight and cannot be delayed."

Li Shenming asked: "Doesn't you plan to use troops against the Tak and Ordos?"

"That's right." Zhang Han said: "These two places occupy the most fertile land in Hetao. How can they just take it easily? They will first defeat them and at least get trade profits. In addition, after obtaining these two places, we can go to the Western Regions, first mix caravans and a small number of troops, and then decide whether to fight if they are in the specific situation."

The current situation in the Western Regions is completely different from that in the past. The current Western Regions are the territory of the Weila Mongols and Yarkand Mongols. Later generations of several important ethnic groups in Xinjiang were still subdued by the Mongols of various tribes and could not move at all. There were dozens of small countries in the Western Regions, but now they no longer exist. They either belong to the rule of several Mongolian Khanate and are now occupied by the Russians, or the territory of the four tribes of Weilat. Large areas from Qinghai to Tibet also belong to the Lazang Khan and are divided into several tribes, such as the Glu Sect's territory, the Guge tribe, the Ladakh tribe, and the Qiangtang tribes. They have many Dingkou. In addition, the tribes of the original Western Regions are actually still living there. If the number of Dingkou is concerned, they must be far above the grassland.

Li Shenming said: "The situation over there is very complicated, and there are many Dingkous. According to my opinion, don't go in until you have a strong force. Until the Xizhitao tribe, you will do business with the Weila people and the people from the Western Regions, and open up this business road, and the profit will be very large."

Zhang Han thought something and did not agree immediately.

The western border of the Ming Dynasty had expanded to the Western Regions at the beginning of the country, but now Hamiwei and Shazhou Wei have been owned by the East Yarkand Khanate. This Islamic Khanate border established by Mongolian nobles has arrived at Jiayuguan. After leaving the pass, it was the territory of the Yarkand Khanate. The territory of the original Beiting Protectorate in the north was the Weilat Mongolia tribes. Now Weilat Mongolia is much stronger than the tribes on the Mongolian grasslands. They have been expanding their territory. Decades later, Weilat Mongolia controlled most of the current Central Asia, Xinjiang, China, and Qinghai Tibet.

The territory was very powerful. The Qing Dynasty fought against the Galdan tribe of Weilat Mongolia from Kangxi to Yongzheng and Qianlong. The Qing army fought against the Galdan tribe for nearly a hundred years with the power of China and the support of the northern Mongolian tribes. It was not until Qianlong could not bear it that he ordered the massacre of more than 100,000 people of the Galdan tribe. After that, the local people of the Western Regions broke away from the rule of the Mongols and became independent. However, their original cultural heritage was almost destroyed at that time, and in fact it was not the same as their ancestors.

Thinking of the situation outside Jiayuguan, even those who are as firm as Zhang Han sighed. The native nation, the Mongols who believe in Islam, the Mongols who believe in Buddhism, and the Tibetans of the Glu Sect, these people split into forces of all sizes, love and kill each other, and their forces are complex and entangled like capillaries. After the Qing Dynasty took over China's territory, there was also a period of enterprising and expansion of emerging dynasties. As expected, they encountered a lot of trouble here. The war lasted until the Qianlong period and truly stabilized less than a hundred years. They encountered the Russians who advanced westward and mixed Xinjiang with a mess. In the end, they still bit off a piece of meat. If it weren't for Zuo Zongtang carrying the coffin into Xinjiang, they would probably have to throw away more than half of this place that has been in China for a thousand years.

However, the temptation of going north to the grassland is not as good as regaining the large grasslands from the Western Regions. To be fair, except for the Tang Dynasty establishing the Protectorate and the Juezhou states, most of the time the dynasties established by the Han people did not establish effective rule on them. This is not like the Western Regions. Any unified dynasty will pass through the Hexi Corridor to enter the Western Regions. The Han and Jin, and then to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Western Regions have been firmly controlled by the central dynasty. For two thousand years, when the central dynasty was strong, they had the Western Regions, and after the civil strife was weak, they were lost. It can be said that the Western Regions are the touchstone of the dynasty. The Song people even lost the Yinzhou of Xiazhou, completely lost the Hexi Corridor, the pedal to enter the Western Regions, not to mention the entire Western Regions territory. No matter how rich they are, they are still called the weak chicken dynasty.

This is why the Ming Dynasty was criticized. At the beginning of the dynasty, it had already occupied the Hexi Corridor, and the troops were invaded by the Western Regions. Many nobles in the Us Tibet were also enfeoffed, and the Us Tibet Command and the Duoganwei Command and the Duoganwei Command and the Qing Dynasty were established. Although it had not actually ruled, it was also considered a vassal, providing a legal basis for the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China to occupy Tibet.

However, this was the case when the Ming Dynasty was the strongest. Now even the Hetao area was lost. If Zhang Han first recovered Hetao, then involved Shazhou and Guazhou, waited for the western half of the Hexi Corridor and recovered the Western Regions, this achievement would be like an emperor.
Chapter completed!