"... Zite granted you the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Military Governor's Mansion, Nu'er Gandu Sizheng, the second-rank commander of the Commander-in-Chief, was granted the seal of Ningbei General, and Meng Yizi was appointed as the hereditary Jin Yiwei Qianhu..."

After signing the agreement with Jiannu, Nikan picked up Sun Chuanting, who had been waiting in Chita for a long time. When he learned from him that he had already known the official position from the Jiannu captives, he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

There were reasons behind his wry smile. One was the leaky intelligence system of the Ming Dynasty.

Secondly, it was naturally a matter of title. He remembered that in history Mao Wenlong held the title of "Left Governor", a first-grade military attache. Regardless of the recent battles, such as the battles of Qingshan and Laohe, he had to annihilate Jiannu and Tatar slaves by himself.

He has tens of thousands of troops and his achievements are much better than Mao Wenlong's, but what he has now is just a "commander Qian Shi".

What's more, the commander-in-chief of Beihaiwei who was obtained earlier was from the lineage, but now the commander-in-chief of Gandu Sidu did not have this rule. He saw that if he became bigger, Ming Dynasty would still have the possibility of replacing him.

Furthermore, the imperial court only gave themselves the seal of "General Ningbei" without the words "Pingnu" or "Ninghu", which shows that they still regarded themselves as Hu people.

Sun Chuanting saw that Nikan had been silent for a long time, so he asked what happened.

Nikan expressed his doubts.

Sun Chuanting was also speechless. He did not expect so much and hurriedly comforted him: "Xiurong, after all, Mao Wenlong was born in the Ming Dynasty's martial arts examinations. He was already old when he was appointed the governor of the left. You are now more than a year old, and you have a long future.

Why bother worrying about these things?"

"As for the issue of worldly positions, it means that the imperial court treats you as one of its own. Otherwise, it can just make you a certain Khan."

"Ningbei, Pingnu, Ninghu are just the same names. You are surrounded by Hu people. Is Pingnu, Ninghu appropriate? In my opinion, Ningbei is more appropriate."

When Nikan heard it, there was some truth in it.

"What about Ningbei? Does the Emperor have any wishes?"

Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "What do you mean?"

Nikan thought about it, but he didn't want to fool the man in front of him who had traveled thousands of miles for him, not to mention that he was still his uncle in name.

"Uncle, after passing through the Qingcheng Laohe River and the Battle of Lingdong and Lingxi, the Mongols and slaves east of the Xilamulun River were seriously injured. If they want to attack the Ming Dynasty on a large scale, they may not be able to do so. However, the west

The strength of Hu Duntuhan is still there, and with the strength of the frontier armies on the three sides of Xuanda and Shaanxi, even if we cannot defeat him, we can at least guarantee that we will not be defeated."

"As for the bandits in the territory, I believe that with the strength of the Ming Dynasty, they should be quelled soon."

Nikan actually laid an ambush in his mind. With Jiannu's strength, although he was not strong enough to fight against Aslan Khan, he was still more than enough to fight against Zu Dashou in Liaodong. It is estimated that this year's Battle of Daling River will be held as scheduled.

, I believe that after what happened with Nikan, Huang Taiji will strengthen the strategy that was already formed in his mind of "siege the city and provide reinforcements, weaken the strength of the Ming army, drain the Ming treasury, surrender the Han generals, and supplement the Qing Dynasty in disguise".

Sun Chuanting nodded, "Absolutely, but what the court wants to know is, what will you, the new commander-in-chief of Nuergandusi, do next to ensure the peace of the northern border of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Haha," Nikan said with a smile, "Of course we will restore the previous departments under the jurisdiction of the capital."

"Don't worry. After the Battle of Lingxi and Dongxi, the entire middle and upper reaches of Heilongjiang are under my control. The lower reaches are recovering. In less than two years, I, Aslan Khan, will control the entire east of Changbai Mountain to the sea.

If Jiannu wants to send troops to harm the Ming Dynasty, he will not fail to consider my threat to him."

"Xiurong", Sun Chuanting waved his hand, "There is no need to be so fast, it is better to be calm and plan it slowly, plan it slowly, although your troops are brave, but they don't have many people, if you occupy such a big area at once

Troops must be sent everywhere to guard the place. This will give the slaves an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Nikan nodded. It seemed that his "head of the family" was not sitting all over the court.

"Don't worry, uncle, I have my own sense of discretion."

Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "You haven't finished speaking yet. If you restore all the lands under the jurisdiction of Nuergandu before the Ming Dynasty, what will you do next?"

Nikan was not a fool, so he naturally knew that the court was testing his attitude at this time.

"Uncle, even if the area under the jurisdiction of the capital is restored, since the land is vast and sparsely populated, it will be good if we can hold on to it. What other plans can we have?"

"real?"

Sun Chuanting stared at him intently.

"Uncle, don't worry, because of my appearance, the Saurons, Mongols, and Jurchens have become a tripartite force in the north. It will not be easy for any one party to eat the other party. Originally, the slaves almost conquered all the Mongols.

, but now he can’t do it.”

"However, it is unrealistic to expect these Tatar slaves who have always been aloof to surrender to the Saurons all at once. It is estimated that this balanced situation will be the same in the next five to ten years."

"In this way, the northern border of the Ming Dynasty can be considered peaceful, and I have accomplished the task of Ningbei."

In fact, with Nikan's current strength, it is not difficult to incorporate the elites of the Chechen Khan tribe and the Tushetu Khan tribe into his standing army, and to form a new group of ten thousand cavalry. After rigorous training, with his more than 20,000 elite cavalry and more than ten thousand infantry troops, it is not difficult to

With strength and a large number of firearms, it is very possible to occupy the entire Monan.

But in that case, what Ming Dynasty needs to worry about is not the Tatar slaves, but his more powerful Sauron Khan.

Therefore, unless one's own strength has been significantly enhanced, any rash actions are inappropriate.

…

Sun Chuanting left, satisfied with Nikan's promise.

As soon as Sun Chuanting left, Nikan immediately came to the city of Merdile.

In Wang Wenhui's official room, Nikan sat in the main seat with a serious look on his face.

“How long does it take to build a big boat like this?”

"Profusely, if there are enough materials, it will take three to five months."

"Can it not stop in winter?"

"If winter continues, it will be a little more troublesome. The weather here is so cold that the paint has become hard and needs to be baked."

"How many people are there in the shipyard now?"

"Reporting to the Great Khan, there are more than a thousand craftsmen of all types, but the skilled craftsmen are only the more than 200 people who came from the Ming Dynasty."

"Last time I asked you to add more docks..."

"Great Khan, the number has been doubled according to your instructions. Now we can start building fifteen large ships and five small ships at the same time."

"If a shipyard is being built elsewhere, can normal construction be guaranteed here?"

"Great Khan, it shouldn't be a big problem. The two hundred people can be divided into two groups. The Sauron people also have nearly three hundred carpenters. After the construction of ten ships this time, under the leadership of the Ming craftsmen, there shouldn't be a big problem."

"good"

Nikan stood up.

"This Khan plans to build another shipyard in the middle reaches of Heilongjiang, where the Jingqili River joins, and where the Black City was originally located. There are also twenty shipyards. You two have made a note of it and will complete a batch every three months. This year

It’s only January, so even if we start from February, it shouldn’t be a big problem to drive out three batches of ships.”

Yang Chun's heart trembled. Why did the Great Khan suddenly want to build so many ships? If he were to go through the Heilongjiang area, ten large ships would be enough. If he built so many, there wouldn't be enough sailors to man them.

"It's not impossible to sweat profusely. I'm in a hurry, but I'm afraid the quality won't be guaranteed."

"You must guarantee it! Didn't I tell you before? The ship's planks, ship's bones, masts, sails, ship's ropes, and brackets are all made separately. Can't we just put them together in the end?"

"What's more, this time the additional shipyard in Merdila has begun building larger ships."

At present, Nikan's large ship is only about 300 tons, and if it is obtained in future generations, it will be at most 100 tons. However, after discussing with Wang Wenhui and Yang Chun not long ago, it was decided to build a larger ship of about 500 tons in the new dock.

Compared with today's large ships, the ship is divided into three decks and has a deeper draft. However, the bottom deck has oar openings, which are specially used for paddling. If the sea is rough and rough, the oar openings can be closed.

The second deck is dedicated to artillery.

The first deck is where sailing and fighting are done.

Such a ship is about nine feet long and two and a half feet wide. In addition to carrying one hundred and fifty sailors, it can also carry the same number of land divisions.

Due to the special artillery space that can be protected from wind and rain, eight to ten can be placed on the first floor. After increasing the thickness of the hull and deck, the new 800-pound artillery of the standing army can be placed.

Such boats, due to the bonus of oars, can be of great use in inland rivers and offshore waters.

Nikan wanted to build a Western-style Galen ship or a large Guangzhou or Fu ship from Guangdong and Fujian, but unfortunately he lacked durable materials.

The pine and fir trees in the forest are inexhaustible. If we don't make good use of them, wouldn't it be a waste of resources?

"In this way, the new shipyard will not be operational until the second half of the year at the earliest. Taking into account factors such as wood, we can build at most one batch this year, one batch at a time, twenty ships for Merdile and twenty ships for Black City. These are forty ships.”

"A batch of the original ships can be built here in Merdila, and these are twenty ships."

"By the beginning of next spring, plus the ten ships that have already been launched, I hope to see twenty large ships with 500 materials and three decks, and twenty medium-sized ships with 300 materials and two decks and single masts. Twenty boats”

"Great Khan," Wang Wenhui said respectfully, "the ministry does not know what you want these large ships for, but judging from the fact that a two-deck ship needs at least a hundred people, a minimum of forty large ships will be needed. There must be 4,000 men, but General Sun’s navy currently only has 1,000 men.”

"You don't have to worry about this."

As he spoke, he looked at Sun Jiaji, "Originally, two thousand infantry troops were eliminated during the drill in Hulun City. Now they are used as guards near mines and workshops, or working on construction sites. It is really a waste. It is better to divide them all. Enter the naval division, and then transfer 2,000 people from the land division."

Sun Jiaji's eyes suddenly gleamed, and now he had more than 5,000 people under his command.

Looking at Sun Jiaji's shining eyes, Nikan felt a little upset in his heart.

But he didn't care about that much anymore. According to his plan, there was another earth-shattering event waiting for him to do in the past two years. If he wanted to completely control the jurisdiction of Yuan Nuer Gandusi, he would have to have a large number of people. I think This thing must be done with a large number of people, and if this thing is to be done, it cannot be done without a large number of ships.

I have no choice but to catch the duck and put it on the shelf.

If he still goes step by step and slowly accumulates strength, the large number of people he has in mind may be lost.
Chapter completed!