To put it more simply, Emperor Taizong of Wu launched several campaigns against the northern deserts.
They did manage to reach the northern desert, but eventually they all left.
It's because the northern desert region has been drained of resources.
Not to mention the northern desert, the southern desert is the same, only a little better than the northern desert.
Otherwise, why would the northern frontier have expanded to the Great Wall for most of the past few thousand years?
Even during periods of national strength, when they controlled both northern and southern Mongolia, it was not for long.
That's because they've already expanded to the limit of their fiscal revenue and expenditure.
Further north lies a place that constantly burns through cash to stay afloat.
Depending on the distance, transporting one pound of grain on the grassland can consume seventy or eighty pounds, or even over a hundred pounds, along the way.
How many kilograms of food does a soldier eat in a month?
How many soldiers do you plan to station there?
Given the current level of productivity in society, how can we sustain this kind of consumption for long?
Therefore, I settled them in the southern desert so that they could herd livestock and support themselves there.
At the same time, it helps them guard the border.
I can keep an eye on them, and when we head south, I can recruit them to go south with me.
If this were in the northern desert, I wouldn't be able to reach them.
But how can I establish a subordinate relationship with them?
Just as Li Qin was pondering, Zhou Wentong rode over on horseback and said:
“Your Excellency, I have fulfilled my mission without dishonor. This is the head of the Tatar Khan, Lingdan Batur.”
After saying that, he took out the head of Lingdan Batur.
Li Qin looked at the head of the Tatar Khan Lingdan Batur, and then at the leaders of the various Tatar tribes below.
Suddenly an idea popped into my head: a significant portion of the tribal chiefs on the grasslands are here now.
Moreover, the Tatar Khan Lingdan Batur also died.
What if I became the Great Khan of the Tatars with their support?
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