Liu Ruoyu fell ill.

Speaking of which, Liu Ruoyu is already fifty-six years old this year. At this age, it is very dangerous to be sick in this era.

On weekdays, Liu Ruoyu was the general manager of Nikan's backyard and also served as the Minister of Rites. Although it was a bit inappropriate, few people were concerned about this in the desert where everything was covered (see Zhongxingyue). Moreover, Liu Ruoyu was also very self-aware and rarely went outside the yard. Over time, the Minister of Rites became a false position.

However, Nikan is still very grateful to Liu Ruoyu. He often patrolled outside, and Hulun City is almost under Liu Ruoyu's effective control.

When Nikan heard that Liu Ruoyu fell ill, he moved his heart and came to the third entry from the backyard.

Unexpectedly, his view laid a solid foundation for his future governance and the final formation of his concept of governing the country.

To this day, in Hulun City, as the Khan who controls almost the entire forest in the northern desert, it is really inconvenient to live in a four-enterprise courtyard. However, Nikan did not plan to develop the palace, but there were some courtyards behind and on both sides of the current four-enterprise courtyard.

In this way, it is equivalent to three eight-in-wet-in-one courtyards connected together. A stone wall about three zhang high and one zhang wide is added to the outside of the courtyard. The walls have two gates, namely the Anbei Gate and the Dingnan Gate.

In these three eight-in-one courtyards, each one has eight-in-one courtyards. The four-in-one courtyards in the middle are where Nikan and his concubines live, which is the third to sixth. Liu Ruoyu brought some servants to live in the two eight-in-one courtyards on the east and west sides.

There is also a wall around the four-entry courtyard in the middle, but it is not built like the outer periphery. It is only two feet high and about three feet wide, and it can barely stand one person.

The inner palace is what people from Hanhai Kingdom say about these four courtyards, and the official name is the inner courtyard.

The inner courtyard did not have two doors in the north and south, but two small doors were opened on the east and west sides.

In this way, even if an enemy attacks from the north and south sides, he still needs to go around from the east and west sides to the inner palace, which is somewhat a constraint, and it is convenient for people like Liu Ruoyu and Wang Wenhui to enter and exit.

The place where Nikan works is the two eight-enterprise courtyards on the east and west sides. Generally speaking, he placed the four-enterprise courtyards in the east (according to the tradition of the Sorens, the east is responsible for warmth and government affairs), and military affairs are placed in the four-enterprise courtyards in the west (according to the west is responsible for coldness and military affairs). The other courtyards are the places where various departments and the guards of Nikan live and train.

The East Courtyard, the West Courtyard was originally their name. Later, at the suggestion of Liu Ruoyu, the courtyard on the east was renamed "Qinzhengyuan" and the courtyard on the west was called "Wudeyuan".

The convenient place where Nikan is coming is a side room near the inner palace of Qinzhengyuan.

The details of the meeting between the king and the ministers will not be detailed. The following is the conversation between Nikan and Liu Ruoyu. These conversations were recorded word by Wang Wenhui who followed Nikan. They are known in history as "Qin Zhengyuan Questioning" and occupy a special position in the history of Hanhai Kingdom.

"Old Liu, isn't it better, but have you asked Li Shixiu to come and see it?"

"I've seen it, I've suffered some coldness. I think I'm old and it's not easy to get better."

"It's okay, you can rest assured to recuperate here. There is Wenhui in the inner courtyard."

"Thank you, Khan"

"By the way, has the "Zhuo Zhongzhi" you wrote before been completed?"

"Reporting to the Khan, no, not only that, I also burned all the previous ones."

"Oh? Why is this?"

"Da Khan, according to your teachings to me, I have no such thing as writing these things. Well, the meaning is that I have been bedridden recently. I have done some thoughts on other aspects. I originally wanted to wait until the illness is cured before reporting to Dahan. Since Dahan has come, I don't know..."

“But it’s okay”

"The Khan is not talking too much as he is foolish. In this situation, the Khan should have officially established a country and become emperor."

"Well, Ben Khan has some considerations about this matter, but there are many things that have not been considered clearly before. Since you mentioned this matter, you might as well say it."

"Da Khan, do you know how many Dingkou are under the name of Hanhai Country now?"

"Naturally, the Ministry of Revenue will update the numbers at the end of each year. By the end of last year, it should be around 1.3 million."

"Can the Khan know the specific composition?"

"Basic understanding"

"Da Khan, this is the first thing Ruoyu wants to report to you today. Of these one and three hundred million, nearly one million Han people, including the 20,000 people you snatched from Jiannu in the Battle of Qingshan Laohe, and now it has grown to nearly 50,000."

"There are about 200,000 Han people from North Korea, which has doubled to 400,000."

"There are about 200,000 Han people who have moved from Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu, and now they have reached 400,000."

"In addition to the 200,000 people who have recently moved from Shandong, this is one million and five hundred thousand."

"There is sufficient food in the territory of the Khanate. In another five years, there will be no problem with the addition of 200,000 children in this million people, that is 1.25 million."

"The Soren tribes, who were born in Khan, now have about 30,000 households, including three tribes, Ewenk, Daur and Oroqen. Among them, there are about 10,000 households west of the Ergun River, including eleven nomadic departments that were originally in Nibchu, Chita, and Ulan-Ude, with a total of more than 3,000 households."

"Wenduobu, plus all the Beishan Wild Tribes are probably the same, with more than 3,000 households."

"The Ewenk tribe that Sherkut moved west of the Great Lakes seems to be different, and there are more than 3,000 households."

"This adds up to 10,000 households and about 50,000 people."

"There are more Soren tribes east of the Ergun River, among which the Daur tribe is the most, and one alone accounts for nearly 10,000 households, mainly mainly the tribes under Bomubogor and Bardach, which together have about 50,000 people."

"In addition to the Daur people, there are nearly 10,000 households and 50,000 people in the middle and lower reaches of the Black Water."

"In other words, the total of all the Soren tribes is 30,000 households and 150,000 people."

"The remaining 150,000 people are mainly Mongolian tribes and some small tribes, including the tribes captured from the east of the Red Mountains, with about 50,000 people, the Doroth tribe in Choktu, 15,000 people, and the Arakdot tribe in Batuur, 15,000 people."

"Two Tumotes, a total of about 50,000 people."

"The Ordos tribe on the other side of the river, 20,000 people"

"This is the big number"

Speaking of this, Nikan roughly understood what he wanted to say.

"The Sorens are still many in the Yenisei River Basin, the Lena River Basin, and the Ardan River Basin. Ben Khan does not intend to concentrate them all somewhere. These people have been roughly counted, and there are 10,000 households in total."

Liu Ruoyu nodded, "Why not gather them together?"

Nikan said: "In general, when the grassland tribes rise, they mostly strive to make progress and everyone strives for the first place. However, after conquering a huge territory and becoming king, they will soon decline. Why?"

"Originally, those who practice riding and shooting every day have practiced less. Those who were hunting in the forest basically don't need it. Occasionally, they are just adjusting and adjusting. If this continues, when the grassland tribe rises in the new forest, the old tribe will not be the opponent."

"Xianbei vs. Xinu, Turkic vs. Xianbei, Uighur vs. Turkic vs. Turkic vs. Uighurs, Jurchen vs. Khitan vs. Khitan, Mongolia vs. Jurchen, if not the rise of Ben Khan, Jianzhou vs. Mongolia, it would be like this."

"Then is there a way to do it once and for all?"

"Daxing workshop is a way, and it is also a way to keep people from the grassland in the forest and continue to maintain their original life, but this is not a one-time and for all. Ben Khan is also troubled by this."

Liu Ruoyu's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand what Nikan meant, "Khan, you asked the Yenisei River Basin, Lena River Basin, Ardan River Basin, and the Soren people in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang to continue hunting in the forest, in order to keep them in the martial tradition?"

Nikan nodded, "This is no way. The Soren people are already weak. If they all come to the city and grassland, their combat power will be greatly reduced in less than twenty years."

"The Mongolian tribes?"

Nikan laughed and said, "Are you thinking about these things these days? Can you tell me?"

"Yes, the great khan, the ones that are concerned about are almost the same as those of the great khan. You have mentioned the Soren tribes just now, and now we are talking about the Mongolian tribes."

"There are two ways to khan"

"First, some Mongolians, mainly those whose children are studying in schools at all levels, are gathered together, and are directly under the jurisdiction of the government, or directly form official pastures near large cities, just like the Han ranch in Fengzhou."

Nikan's eyes lit up, "It may be more appropriate to include Mongolian tribes in the Bogra tribe. It is better to have a good official ranch, but I am afraid that I will slack off after a long time. You may know the outcome of the Ming Dynasty's official ranch more clearly than Ben Khan."

"By the way", Nikan stood up at this time, "After Temujin's rise, there were actually not many people who truly belonged to the Mongolian tribe. There were still quite a few tribes speaking Turkic, but they were called Mongolian tribes in the end, so they were included in the Bogra tribe."

"Sweat", Liu Ruoyu also struggled to sit up. Nikan quickly said, "Why are you doing this? Just lie down and talk," but he still stuffed a pillow on his back.

"Khan, there should be no transfers of Mongolian tribes like this to prevent a rebound. I think it is better to be the best."

"Yeah, it's up to you"

"Okay, Khan, Weichen, when he reported the numbers just now, he did not join the newly joined Korqin, Zarut, Naiman, Aohan, etc. There are tens of thousands of people in these tribes, and the children have not started to go to school, so they cannot do this. The same is true for the future Khalkha, Weirat, etc."

"did you mean?"

"Khan, I wonder if you have heard of the Khitan's southern courtyard?"

"You mean...there are still the remaining herdsmen imitating the Khitan regulations and setting up separate yamen to govern them?"

"Yes, but if you still manage it like before, I'm afraid it won't work. I mean, your eldest son is five years old now and needs a title. If it's still the rules of the grassland, it's a little knight. According to the rules of the Central Plains, you have to be a prince."

"It is not impossible for the Bogra division to be managed by Etengyi, but now your Bogra division accounts for almost 30% of the entire Soren tribe. With Etengyi's prestige still lacks some. The intention of the minister is to ask one of the two father-in-law to come forward to manage and assist the eldest son of the emperor to command the Bogra division."

"The eldest son of the emperor also led the King of the North Court and led other grassland tribes"

"After this, the Khan's command had a grassland tribe that had maintained its combat effectiveness, the Bogra tribe, and the Han herdsmen. It was not easy for any one of them to grow it alone..."

"What's more, I have been here in Mobei for several years. Based on my understanding and thinking, whether in the forest or in the grassland, they really admire this. If they were to deal with the Central Plains regulations, there would be many inconveniences. Although the rules set by the ancients were somewhat limited, they had their own unique features."

"Haha, with the North Courtyard, the South Courtyard is about to come out."

"Khan, now the Hanhai country is dominated by Han people, and there are also separate Han cavalry. Everything is fine according to the Central Plains regulations. It is better for the Khan to take charge of the Southern Court himself. Just set up a position like a prime minister."

"Okay, Liu Ruoyu, didn't you say you wouldn't do it as Zhongxingyue?"

"The Khan, the weak minister is guilty." Liu Ruoyu felt a stern in his heart, thinking that he had violated Nikan's Nikan's Nikan, and struggled to kneel down.
Chapter completed!