When the Great Khan of the Tatars.
Li Qin thought back on his idea and felt that it wasn't entirely impossible.
But he should deal with some other things first.
Li Qin looked at the head of the Tatar Khan Lingdan Batur in his hand.
He casually tossed it in front of the tribal chiefs and said:
"Let's all spread the word and see. They say there are 200,000 mercenaries. This is what happens if you go against me."
After Li Qin finished speaking, the translator immediately translated Li Qin's words into Tatar and told the Tatar tribal leaders below.
At this moment, the tribal leaders below, upon hearing Li Qin's words, tremblingly passed around the head of the Tatar Khan Lingdan Batur.
As they trembled as they passed around the head of the Tatar Khan Lingdan Batur...
Li Qin said while fiddling with his sword:
"I reign supreme in the north, the Central Plains submit, the south trembles in fear, and I command tens of millions of subjects and millions of soldiers."
Lingdan Batur wanted to take advantage of the chaos to lead 200,000 troops south, but I only led 100,000 troops. Even if he claimed to be the most powerful Khan on the grasslands for a hundred years, so what?
"It'll still result in his head being separated from his body."
As he spoke, Li Qin pointed to the head of the Tatar Khan Lingdan Batur, which was being circulated in the distance.
Li Qin then continued:
Do you all believe that your forces are stronger than his?
If any of you were to follow his example, you'd end up even worse off than him.
After Li Qin finished speaking, everyone present lowered their heads.
And he said in trembling Tatar:
"We swear to serve the general to the death!"
Li Qin looked at the trembling crowd in front of him and nodded with great satisfaction.
He knew very well that the people in front of him were extremely greedy.
They fear power but do not cherish virtue.
If you try to win them over, show them weakness, and befriend them.
They might actually underestimate it.
Children raised under the education model of the Central Plains are different from those raised under the dog-eat-dog world of the grasslands.
In the Central Plains model of education, teaching, and influencing people, one must be kind and compassionate.
But people who grow up in the dog-eat-dog world of the grasslands can't understand it.
You are clearly better than me, so why are you lowering yourself?
Instead, they will lose respect for you.
Therefore, Li Qin's approach to them was to intimidate them and instill fear, while simultaneously using marriage alliances to strengthen ties and offering them benefits to reassure them.
Li Qin looked at the Tatars in front of him and said:
"You pledge allegiance to me?"
You are all Tatar tribes, shouldn't you be loyal to the Great Khan?
"Unfortunately, the position of Great Khan is now vacant?"
After Li Qin finished speaking, the chieftains of the Tatar tribes below immediately understood what he meant.
He then showed a look of shock.
Because they could all tell that this man from the Southern Dynasty was actually going to become the Khan of their steppe Tatars.
Li Qin, seeing the shocked looks on the faces of the crowd below, continued:
"If the vast and fertile grasslands of the southern steppe that I promised you were to be divided up by your Khan, wouldn't that be even more justifiable?"
The grasslands south of the Gobi Desert are far more lush and fertile than those north of the Gobi Desert, and they are also closer to our Great Wu, allowing for easy trade and exchange.
Compared to his previous remarks, Li Qin's words were even more blatant.
However, while they were still shocked by Li Qin's words, a hint of fervor flickered in their eyes.
Because Li Qin just mentioned the rich grasslands of southern Inner Mongolia.
He said he would give them the rich grasslands south of the Gobi Desert.
Moreover, he even wanted to open trade with them, allowing them to exchange daily necessities with the Southern Dynasty at any time.
The reason they kept moving south was because the grasslands were too harsh and the resources were extremely scarce.
Many daily necessities cannot be produced domestically.
Li Qin stared intently at the chieftains of the Tatar tribes below.
By opening up trade with them, we will have a large and stable source of warhorses in the future.
Faced with Li Qin's temptation, the Tatar tribal chiefs, who already had little moral compass, immediately kowtowed to Li Qin and said:
“We elect the general as our new Great Khan of the Tatars.”
Li Qin looked at the tribal chiefs in front of him who had elected him as the Great Khan of the Tatars, and nodded.
These guys are essentially the same as the bureaucratic landlords of Da Wu.
As long as they are given enough benefits, they don't care who is the emperor.
As long as it doesn't affect them, it's fine.
It doesn't even matter if they are from other ethnic groups.
Moreover, because the Tatars were not bound by the etiquette and laws of the Great Wu, they were even more blatant.
Li Qin stood up and looked at the many Tatar chieftains in front of him.
His previous coldness vanished, replaced by a smile as he said:
"Since everyone recommends it, I have no choice but to accept it reluctantly."
Faced with the crowd's recommendation, Li Qin readily accepted their nomination, without engaging in the dramatic scene of Da Wu's three refusals.
Afterwards, Li Qin spoke to the Tatars in front of him about some other things.
He then instructed the people in front of him to pack their things and travel with him to Shenyang.
He planned to hold the coronation ceremony of the Tatar Khan in Shenyang.
If it were in the capital, the emperor and the court would be there, making it too conspicuous.
His hometown, Shenyang, is still the most suitable place.
And it's not far away, you can get there quickly.
At the same time, he can also sort out the events in Liaodong caused by the Tatar invasion during this period.
Some generals and officials were rewarded or punished.
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