This winter, just like in previous years, leaves are falling endlessly and trees are rustling.【】
What is different from previous years is that there are fewer people in Saibei Maodong this year. The whole north is very busy, busy killing people, busy escaping, busy fighting for power, busy grabbing profits...
Not long after Xia Xun left Mrs. Huo'a's camp, people from the Oara tribe arrived to report that several armies of the Ming Dynasty had rushed to their base of Bahe, leaving their tribes in the best winter grazing place.
All my old homes were confiscated.
The leaders of the tribes in Oara were shocked when they heard the news. They didn't care to continue the fight with the Tatars. They returned to the army in panic and hurried back to Oara. Tupolo and Mrs. Huo'a had already known the exact news from Xia Xun.
They were also anxious when something happened to their lair, but they all knew that since Xia Xun told him about it, it meant that the Ming Dynasty's army had arrived at Bahe. Even if they returned immediately, it would be too late, so now they had better fight for the aftermath.
Work hard for the best interests.
Who said people on the grasslands don't have political wisdom? After weighing the matter, both of them wisely suppressed their anxiety. Until the news officially came, they were just as "shocked" and "furious" as other tribal leaders.
"But on the return journey, the two people began to travel to other tribes, meet with the leaders of the tribes, and negotiate secretly.
There were many tribes in Ximeng in ancient times. The so-called Three Kings of Wara and Hashiha were just powerful tribes, and then many tribes attached themselves to them and formed alliances. Such a loose ruling method was doomed for each specific tribe.
Tribes and their leaders have absolute control over their tribes. They can choose new political allies and form interest groups on their own.
What Mrs. Huo'a and Batu Buluo have to do is to win the support of these tribes as much as possible. Now of course they can't reveal too much information, so they can only start by condemning Tuotuobuhua and Samur and blaming them.
She insisted on launching a war against the Tatars and made many mistakes in her command. In fact, she had a share in agreeing to use troops against the Tatars. The leaders of each tribe personally gave their nods to the agreement to send troops, so she naturally avoided talking about it at this time.
Along the way, Wansongling just dreamed of bringing all the weakened Meng tribes under her rule with the support of the Ming Dynasty. Princess Samur was worried about how the tribes were destroyed by the Ming army, so she didn't pay attention at all.
Mrs. Huo'a and the little moves of Batu Polo.
After Mahamu and Hashiha were both assassinated, Princess Samur, as the widow of the supreme ruler of Wala, coupled with Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's strong appeal, did indeed attract some tribes at that exciting moment. And now
All these efforts were in vain, and these hesitant tribes turned to Huahatun and Batu Polo respectively.
Nu'er Gandusi, King Hami, and King Biesha Bali, these are all local forces that surrendered to the Ming Dynasty but maintained independent armed forces. They were ordered to attack Oara. Sparing no effort in the snowy winter was simply driven by interests. In the past, they had always been
They were the targets of oppression and plunder by the two fierce tigers, Oara and Tatar. Now that they had the opportunity to bite back, they were naturally happy to agree.
Therefore, Wala was in bad luck. These people were still polite when they arrived in Wala. At first, they burned, killed, looted and killed young men and women whenever they encountered resistance. Women, children, cattle, sheep and horses were all swept away.
In the end, if you don't resist, he will force you to resist, and then he will rob you justifiably, and transport people, livestock and other trophies back to his own place in an endless stream.
By the time the remnants of the Oara army ran back to their own territory in embarrassment, their tribe was like a piece of bone that had been chewed into pieces, with not much meat left.
The Ming army from Shanxi Dusi and Shaanxi Dusi had better military discipline than these groups, but they could not be strictly disciplined. Qiu Wuwei was not guilty, not to mention that this kind of invasion itself was also a way to weaken the Oara, because the Oara and the Tatars were not in accordance with the rules.
The plan was to use up all the strength and end the battle. This method could also weaken their strength to the maximum extent, so they turned a blind eye to the behavior of the friendly forces and adopted a laissez-faire attitude.
In fact, they couldn't restrain them even if they wanted to at this time. It is a habit on the grassland for the victorious tribes to rob the defeated tribes. If you want to restrain them, Hami, don't forget that the three-pronged army led by Bali and Nu'er is just a covert and covert violation. Here
There was no city like the original, but tribes of various sizes scattered on the grassland. As soon as the army arrived, they scattered and fled. They were everywhere on the grassland. The army had to divide its forces to pursue them, and there was no way to supervise them.
In fact, many soldiers of the Ming army also participated in it, but they could not drive away the cattle and sheep as grandly as the three armies, and took the women and children back to be slaves, so their actions were smaller. Although Ahatun,
Batu Polo, Princess Samur and others had already expected it when they heard that their headquarters was under attack, but when they returned to Wala and saw with their own eyes the tribes that had been looted, they were still filled with grief and anger.
However, they have no other option at the moment. The Ming army attacked Oara under the guise of a conquest. They have obtained evidence of the evil intentions of the Great Khan. After the Ming army attacked Oara, they captured many tribal elders and leaders.
These witnesses testified that the crusade was a successful one. They had no choice but to apologize because they no longer had the strength to fight.
Not to mention that the remaining defeated generals cannot be the opponents of the Ming army at all, and because their old nest is occupied, if they really want to fight, they will be wiped out in a few days due to lack of food and grass. Of course, the Ming army cannot do this.
, and have no ability to do so.
The imperial court is devouring the big cake of Tatar, and it is impossible to allocate enough manpower, material and financial resources to adopt reorganization measures for Oara at the same time.
Not to mention at that time, even in modern times, the national reserves are many times stronger than those at that time, and all kinds of modern transportation, transportation, and communication conditions are convenient and fast, and a province is completely transformed with the full strength of the country.
Since the Ming court could not immediately attack Wala, it was necessary to retain the weakened original ruling class and encourage them to continue internal strife.
Otherwise, once there is a power vacuum in Wala, and the court does not have enough power to control him, the chiefs will salivate over the lords of the northern and western tribes around Wala, as well as those from Hami, Bali and even Nuergan.
Their vast territory and countless nomadic tribes were encroached upon by them. After annexation, they formed a new and powerful nomadic tribe that would not lose its tail, which would cause even more headaches for the court.
What's more, it's not easy to eliminate the ruling class of the Oara. They can't fight but they can escape. If they flee to the north, make peace with the nomadic tribes further north, and establish a government-in-exile, the Ming court does not have enough power to control the Oara grassland.
The tribes came to the past one after another, and they would still make a comeback ten or eight years later. It should be noted that the army has now taken control of the Wala, which refers to the control of the core tribes directly affiliated to the three kings of Wala and Hashiha who are stationed in the Bahe area. Wala
The grassland is vast and boundless, with countless tribes scattered across half of the Ming Dynasty. Even if all the Ming Dynasty's more than two million troops are sent over, it is impossible to control all the tribes in the entire Oara Grassland.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty had to negotiate on its own terms, and the Wala nobles also had to swallow their bad breath and negotiate.
The Ming court had obtained ironclad evidence that Oara was the Great Khan, and had the confidence to launch famous negotiations. At the same time, they had controlled the Bahe area where the main force of Oara was located, and had the initiative in the negotiations. The Tatars hurriedly withdrew their troops. Since the tribal leaders still have the opportunity to negotiate, they cannot make up their minds to go into exile. As long as their negotiation limits are not exceeded, they can only sit down.
In the war with the Tatars, Wala suffered unprecedented heavy losses. Their old nest was raided, and a large amount of wealth accumulated by the tribe over the years was robbed. All these factors made many tribes no longer believe in the authority of the Golden Family, but regarded Wansongling as their He was the bane of the Wala people, and his prestige plummeted. Princess Huahatun and Samur, who had firmly supported him, now only have one Princess Samur left who is determined to die. Huoa has completely broken with him. .
Wan Songling is not stupid. With his shrewdness, he could even discover Xia Xun's conspiracy earlier. However, although he has cheated all his life, he never thought that the court could also cheat. He is a con man, but he never thought that the court could cheat. He had never thought that the imperial court could also be a cheat. Because he believed so deeply, he never thought deeply about the meaning behind every order of the imperial court.
Now that he knows, the situation is over. Princess Samur has no objections to him. Due to the harsh living environment and constant wars on the grassland, the decline and revival of tribes are commonplace. Today, they have thousands of tents, cattle and sheep. It's not uncommon for a horse to wander around the world tomorrow and rise again the day after tomorrow. Therefore, Samur is not depressed at all. Even if there is only one soldier left, she is confident of making a comeback.
As a descendant of Genghis Khan, Princess Samur is worthy of being a heroine. If she had been born a boy, there would be no need to praise the fake Wan Songling. She was so infatuated that she was infatuated, but Wan Songling, whose dream of the Great Khan was shattered, was He made a thin stroke of his tape and ran away, continuing to dream of being a charlatan. While following the instructions of the Jinyi secret agent Yang Gen, he wrote a letter of apology to the Ming Emperor, and at the same time he ordered his disciple Gongsun Dafeng to prepare to escape.
Mrs. Huo'a and King Anle wrote Tupolo to the Ming Dynasty court, placing all the blame for the death of the Great Khan on the two dead Mahamu and Taiping. They expressed their loyalty to the Ming court and expressed their willingness to hand over Tuotuo. If you don't, you can exchange for forgiveness from Ming Dynasty.
Seeing this scene, Princess Samur knew that the situation was over, so she planned to escape. If the Ming court wanted to execute Totuo Buhua Khan, she would break out and flee further north! Temujin had been a prisoner, suffered defeats, and was The entire tribe was abandoned and wandered alone on the grassland, and later became the king of all corners of the world? After ten years of gathering and ten years of lessons, she and Tuotuo Buhua may not be able to make a comeback.
Soon, the Ming Emperor's imperial edict came down. Zhu Di named Mrs. Huo'a a first-grade imperial concubine, Mrs. Zhongshun, and named her son Agula the King of Shunning. King Shunning was originally the title of Mahamu, and Mahamu was Walasan. The head of the king is the husband of Princess Samur. Giving this title to the son of Huahatun is tantamount to depriving the Mahamu tribe of its supreme right to rule Oara since Elbek Khan.
Tuboluo was still King Anle, but the emperor decreed that Mahamu and Taiping secretly established the Great Khan for evil purposes and deprived them of their royal titles. The Taiping tribe was ruled by King Anle Tuboluo. As a result, Wala was the highest The title of ruler was given to Mrs. Huo'a, but King Anle got the greatest benefit.
The most powerful force in Wala was originally the Hashha tribe and the Mahamu tribe. After merging Tupolo with the Taiping tribe, their strength would be greatly increased. They would stand on equal footing with these two tribes and divide the world into three parts. But Taiping died.
Princess Samur has already established a leader for the Taiping tribe and has become the de facto leader of the tribe. However, she has not yet been recognized by the Ming Dynasty and has not received the title of king.
Now that Zhu Di has brought this tribe under the rule of Tupolo, it is conceivable that the new leader of the Taiping tribe will never hand over power willingly. He dealt with the Ming army in vain and submissively, and will definitely resist Tupolo's rule.
Control, if Tupolo wants to increase his strength, he has to attack his tribe, his usual ally.
This is just like when Elbek Khan granted the ruling power of Simengu to Mahamu. The original leader of Simengu, Hashiha, refused to delegate power, so the two fought for more than 20 years until they were assassinated at the same time.
On the road to death and hell, they are still a pair of incompatible enemies.
Zhu Di's arrangement is obviously to drive away wolves and fight wolves, but can he give up Vulture?
You know my purpose and you can only do it according to my request. This is Chiluoluo's conspiracy.
When the tribe that annexed Tupolo to Taiping has enough strength, will he challenge Mrs. Huo'a? This is a story for another day. Right now, they have a common enemy: Princess Samur.
Emperor Yongle established Mrs. Huo'a as the ruler of Oara, so she had to conquer Princess Samur in order to be recognized by the grassland tribes. Princess Samur and Mrs. Huo'a, the former allies, now had to move towards each other.
opposition.
In fact, in Mrs. Huo'a's mind, she always thought that the only person she needed to conquer next was Tuboluo. She believed that Princess Samur and Tuotuobuhua Khan would be executed by the order of the Ming Emperor. She had even secretly given instructions to her own tribe.
, once the Ming army surrounded and suppressed Princess Samur, they deliberately released water to allow Princess Samur to escape from their defensive area.
Mrs. Huo'a is not thinking about her old relationship, but because as long as she is not in the Oara tribe, a living Tuotaobuhua and a living Princess Samur are beneficial to her, and the Ming court will have to rely more on her, no matter what.
Support her financially to prevent Tuotuobuhua and Princess Samur from surpassing her in influence and strength among the Oara people.
However, he did not expect that Zhu Di aggressively pursued the case of the Oara people setting up the Great Khan without hesitation, and did not hesitate to go to war. When he really found out the whereabouts of Tuotuo Buhua, he actually showed mercy and did not kill him. The imperial edict stated that the Ming Dynasty had always treated the descendants of the Yuan Dynasty.
He was treated leniently and courteously, as evidenced by the fact that he placed Tuotuo Buhua in Gansu and allowed him to become the leader of the tribe.
Mahamu and Taiping were good at setting up the Great Khan, and their intentions were to be punished, but Tuo Tuo Bu Huan had no foundation in Oala and was just a puppet at the mercy of others. His Majesty the Emperor was kind and merciful. Seeing that he was sincere in pleading guilty, he decided not to severely punish him.
He was only removed from the position of khan and was renamed the commander of the Ming Dynasty, and he still governed the original Mahamu tribe.
This move is the same as the purpose of recruiting Granny Qiu of the White Lotus Sect to the capital, making her a female official of the teaching workshop, asking her to recruit many disciples, and making the secret skills of the White Lotus, which are actually magic tricks, public to the world.
, reveal its mysterious color, and it will no longer be able to bewitch fools.
Genghis Khan was sowing seeds everywhere, and the descendants of the Golden Family are far from extinct. Even if Tuo Tuo Bu Hua Khan is true, killing him will not help. As long as the Oara people are willing, as long as the Golden Family still has the power to charm people's hearts on the grassland, they will
Sooner or later, you can find another one, or even concoct a fake one. What's more, this one is fake and has value in use.
Keeping this destructive Tuo Tuo without killing him, and placing him under the control of Tu Polo and Mrs. Huo A, we can break the myths of all the prairie people who still have illusions about the Golden Family and let them see with their own eyes:
The sacred can also be trampled on. This move is more cruel than swords and guns. If you kill a few of them, they can regenerate. If you steal a few of their cattle and sheep, they can raise them again. Once the spiritual pillar is shattered, it will never be restored again.
Of course, these are only temporary means. As for the reason why they didn't get it right in one step, it was because Ji Gang suddenly changed his plan, and as a result, their strength was not exhausted. And the court now had to concentrate all its efforts on managing the Tatars. Xia Xun had to make up for it and lost a few people.
Let them go down the bait and tell them to continue killing each other. Once the problem on the Tatar side is solved, and we have free hands, the fighting here should be almost done.
After the affairs in Wala were "satisfactoryly resolved" and laid the foundation for many troubles and civil wars, Hami, Beelse Bali, Nurgan Dusi, Shanxi Dusi, and Shaanxi Dusi began to withdraw their troops. They stayed on the grassland for a whole winter.
They ate those who ate the Walas, robbed those who had the Walas, and harmed those who had the Walas. By the way, they also did a lot of work to improve the human race. Finally, they were ready to get out.
At this time, the ice and snow melted, and the breath of spring had already reached the northern part of the country.
Xia Xun is also about to set off from Liaodong and return to Beijing.
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A long-distance cart rolled by. It was fully saddled and saddled, with brightly armored guards at the front and rear.
Sakura put her head at the window, greedily looking at everything on the street.
Old men and old women, still wearing old sheepskin coats, appeared diligently on the street, carrying rattan baskets on their shoulders, picking up cow dung and sheep dung along the way.
Livestock dealers coming from the Tatar grasslands drove cattle, sheep and horses all over the street as they passed by, making the sound of cows and sheep bleating.
Carloads of grain transported from the sea also passed by. On both sides of the road were various businesses, stalls, and shops, making it very lively.
We walked all the way and when we left the city, we saw Congcong Mountain not far away.
The mountains are still covered with snow, and the wild grass and vegetables in the mountains are already growing like crazy.
Even the white snow on the mountainside has revealed its spring color. The azaleas all over the mountains and plains are as red as a gorgeous morning glow, but underneath it is still a piece of snow-white, white and red, forming a stunning and pleasing sight.
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On the wide Liaohe River, the once three-foot-frozen river surface has begun to thaw. The central part of the river has reappeared with surging water, washing the ice on both sides until it became crystal clear. At some point, with a bang, a large area of ice collapsed.
When it entered the water, it turned into many crystal clear ice cubes and happily rushed into the distance along with the river water, smashing into pieces along the way.
This was the north, but it was not the grassland she was familiar with. The scenes she saw were both familiar and unfamiliar.
It's strange because the spring on the grassland is not like this when people wake up after a long winter. It's familiar because she likes the wind here, the sky here, and the smell here. It's just like her hometown.
But she still has to leave and follow her man after all, because her man's place is her home.
Home and hometown, of course, home is more intimate.
Thinking of her man, Sakura felt sweet in her heart. It turns out that love between a man and a woman is such a feeling!
Before she became his woman, she never knew that although she had longed for and fantasized about it, she didn't know how lacking her imagination was until she actually experienced it. From a virgin to a man, in fact, it was physically and mentally difficult.
The changes are not big, but the physical and mental changes from a virgin to a woman are really too big...
Just when Sakura was thinking about it, her face became hot, and there was a crisp sound on her butt!
"Ouch!" Xiao Ying exclaimed and turned around to glare at Xia Xun angrily.
Xia Xun smiled and said, "Are you going to lie by the window all the time? We are out of town now. Come, sit with me for a while."
Xiaoying pouted and turned to sit next to Xia Xun. Xia Xun held her waist as if to let her sit on his lap. Xiaoying rolled her eyes at Xia Xun and pointed at the rolled up curtains.
Xia Xun smiled, stretched out his hand to pull the curtain cord, and lowered the curtain. There were gaps in the bamboo curtain, but things could be seen from the inside out, but nothing could be seen from the outside in. Only then did Xiao Ying meekly fall into his arms.
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As plump as she is, as soft as boneless, her plump and graceful body is the best piece of warm-smelling nephrite in the world. She is soft and tender, with round and voluptuous pink tunics sitting on her tui, gently stroking away a piece of soft jade.
With this indescribable flexibility, Xia Xun's big hand only lightly caressed Wanwan Xiang's tunics. Before she could wave her hand, he slid up and caressed Xiao Ying's pair, which, except for Su Ying's, were enough to make Xia proud.
The pride of all other wives and concubines.
"What, you don't want to leave here?"
"No, there is nothing to be reluctant to part with."
Xiaoying said against her will, grabbing Xia Xun's big hand in front of her chest with her middle hand. She couldn't resist Xia Xun's touch. As long as Xia Xun used a little trick, she could make her body soft and her vagina gurgling. But
How can I do it in this car? It would be extremely uncomfortable at that time.
Thinking about it while tilting her head, Xiaoying suddenly became worried. She turned to Xia Xun and said hesitantly: "Brother, you said... you said madam and the others..."
"Um?"
"Will they laugh at me?"
Xia Xun was startled and asked: "Why are you laughing at me?"
Xiaoying hesitated, thought for a moment, turned around, rolled up her clothes nervously, and said hesitantly: "I came out with you to help you, but...but..."
Xia Xun's face became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Yes, if you didn't say it, I would have forgotten it. Ming'er probably won't say anything about you, but thank you and Ziqi, that's all talk.
A human woman."
Sakura panicked and said, "Brother, what should I do?"
Xia Xun said seriously: "How about, after returning to Jinling, you go back to Moling Town first? I will pick you up when the right opportunity comes."
Sakura asked: "Well... it works. But... when is the right opportunity?"
Xia Xun said leisurely: "Maybe March, May, maybe three years or five years...
"ah?"
"Maybe thirty or fifty years!"
Sakura was angry and laughing, slapped him in the face, and said angrily: "Ignore you, you are teasing me again!"
Xia Xun laughed heartily and said: "Soldiers will block us, water will block us, and water will cover us. It doesn't matter who we are when we come out. You are my woman now. This is a fact that no one can change. What do you care about? Besides, Zi Qi
, Thank you, they are not unreasonable masters. If they are joking with you, why don't you just be generous? My little Sakura has the broadest heart!"
Following this double entendre, Xia Xun fingered Xiao Ying's proud breasts, causing Xiao Ying to burst into anger again...
Xia Xun smiled and hugged her, Xiaoying sat in his arms, her slightly uneasy heart gradually calmed down, Xia Xun still caressed her, but his mind was quietly immersed in thinking about the situation in Liaodong. After returning to Beijing , these all need to be reported to the emperor in detail, so naturally we need to take time to sort them out!
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After a winter, the Chief Secretary of Liaodong had almost done the work of re-registering Tatar households, accepting resettlement, appointing officials, and setting up management systems. He was unable to save the Tatar people who were on the verge of death, and was unable to resist the Ming Dynasty's force. Lu Tai reluctantly handed over his power and was kindly invited by Xia Xun to live with the Chief of Guards in Shenyang. He still retained his title but completely lost his power. Speaking of which, Lu Tai was actually very lucky. In the original history, more than ten years later, the son of Mahamu Tuhuan unified Oara and invaded eastward again. Arutai fought in Oara to the west and to the three guards of Ulyanha in the east. His subordinates had no food and clothing and dispersed one after another. They either surrendered to the Ming Dynasty or surrendered to Oara. In the declining Arutai, there were only more than 13,000 people left in total. They moved to Muna Mountain and lived in poverty. Finally, Tuohuan sent troops to kill them, and Oara unified the Tatars.
Now, not only can he die a good death, but his wealth and splendor have not diminished at all. He is really a lucky man. But he didn't know that his future fate would be so miserable, so he hated Xia Xun in his heart.
Xia Xun is not afraid of his hatred. This guy can only stay in Shenyang as an apartment house in the future. Are he still afraid of him making circles and cursing him? Even if this old guy curses, he only repeats a few words over and over. Compared with the people in Jiangnan who are scolding now If you say it yourself, you can scold him in all kinds of ways and whip him into it, but your skills are far behind.
Arutai became the hand-off shopkeeper. Although he was unwilling to do so, he did not have to worry about the many headaches. These matters had to be taken care of by the Liaodong Dusi. Ever since the imperial court formulated the policy against the Tatars, the Liaodong Dusi began to It is not difficult to raise money to transport food by sea and use both soft and hard methods to subjugate the Tatars. What is difficult is returning home. This must be reflected in successive policies.
Reserve grain and grass to avoid spring famine and prevent large numbers of herdsmen from starving to death due to famine after the military catastrophe. This is the first step to win the hearts and minds of the people.
The transportation of grain was all left to salt merchants and grain merchants. The imperial court now had too many large-scale projects to take care of this aspect. The grain was transported to Liaodong and directly bartered, exchanging ginseng, dongzhu, cattle and sheep from Liaodong. Furs and other items can be very profitable for merchants, not to mention those who don't like to exchange for Northeastern specialties can still trade them with salt.
Therefore, a large number of merchants rushed to take up the task of transporting grain to Liaodong. With the spring breeze, they set off one after another. They not only purchased rice grain from Jiangnan, but also purchased rice grain from Southeast Asia and other countries. This process directly further promoted The development of overseas trade and grain trade also promoted the development of maritime transportation.
Grain ships were transported to Liaodong by sea in batches. The large amount of grain stabilized the price of grain in Liaodong. At the same time, the large amount of grain imported also prevented some merchants from raising prices wantonly and taking advantage of the Tatar herdsmen in the market transactions. to arouse the wrath of the newly surrendered Tatar herdsmen.
Grain was transported in, and cattle, sheep, livestock, fur products and other products were continuously shipped out. This process also promoted the further development of Liaodong's economy. For the first time, the people of Liaodong discovered that war does not necessarily make people's livelihood miserable, but sometimes it can cause disasters. They are richer.
At present, the most traded goods between Liaodong and Tatar are horses. War horses are an important military item. Ordinary merchants were not allowed to trade originally. This power was restricted to the imperial court. However, the imperial court did not aim at making profits. Its trading methods were
The role of transactions was heavily bureaucratized and trade efficiency was extremely low. Xia Xun specifically requested an order to relax this condition in view of the special circumstances of Liaodong.
In order to encourage the trading of horses, the Chief Secretary of Liaodong lowered the taxes on horse trading while increasing the taxes on cattle and sheep trade, and promoted its development through economic means. As a result, a large number of menggu horses were able to trade through economic acumen and flexible economic means.
The merchants were lost to the customs.
In the same way of raising livestock, raising horses is more profitable than raising cattle and sheep. After tasting this benefit, the eyes of the poor herdsmen brightened. In this spring, the number of herdsmen focusing on raising horses for grazing has increased significantly.
Many ministers in the DPRK have raised objections about opening the door to horse market transactions and encouraging herdsmen to raise horses. Some ministers believe that nomads are powerful because they have horses, so they should not be encouraged to raise horses in large numbers, but instead
Mainly raising cattle and sheep, encourage Tatar herdsmen to raise more cattle and sheep, and use cattle and sheep to trade various daily necessities, which is the best of both worlds. And horses, which are weapons of war, if the Tatars have too many horses, they will scream.
People are very uneasy.
After receiving the minister's opinion, the emperor was not in a hurry to express his position, because after so many years of understanding, he knew that everything Xia Xun did must have his thoughts in it. His thoughts were often tricky and different from ordinary people, but
If you think about it carefully, it makes sense. So Zhu Di just forwarded the opinions of the ministers to Xia Xun.
As expected, Xia Xun wrote a letter clarifying his law. As soon as the memorial was published, those ministers who had objections immediately had no objections. Xia Xun said in the letter: People on the grassland must graze to survive. The grassland is vast and different from the original captive livestock.
, you must have horses for grazing, so even if you use all possible means to restrict herdsmen from raising horses, even if you lower the price of the horses until they are worthless, they will still keep a certain number of horses.
The number of horses will be at least one for each person, regardless of gender, old or young, each person will have one horse. This means that if there is a war, they will not only have enough horses, but it will not be difficult to have two or even three horses per person. Therefore,
As long as they wanted to fight, they always had enough horses to fight, so this restriction was meaningless as far as the herders were concerned.
As for the original, there is currently a serious shortage of horses, not only in the army, but also among the people. As a result, the price of horses has been very high, and there is still not enough to use. Once the horse breeding areas are restricted, it will not reduce the use of horses by herdsmen.
Using horses for combat will only make the original supply of horses more difficult. But what about encouraging them to raise horses?
The grassland is only so big, and there are only so many herders grazing. Their pasture is limited, and the number of livestock that each person can graze is also limited. If they raise more horses, they will not have the energy or enough pasture to raise more cattle and sheep.
Isn't it great to raise horses for trading, exchange for grain, cloth, and various daily necessities to live a better life?
Once they have malicious intentions and want to cause chaos under the gathering of thoughtful people, the extra horses will not help their combat effectiveness at all. At this time, cattle and sheep are their most important material security. Therefore, if they raise more horses, they will have to raise less
Cattle, sheep, and daily necessities are more dependent on the farming people.
At present, when they have just surrendered and their hearts are still unstable, is it better to ask them to be self-sufficient in food, clothing, housing and transportation, or is it better to ask them to leave their belly problems to Ming Dynasty?
Of course, this is also a means of transition. At this stage, their uneven development is beneficial to the rule. When the opposition and estrangement between the two sides are gradually eliminated, Yuan also has enough horses, and the relationship between supply and demand will change, and supply will exceed demand.
, the market for horses was not good, so herdsmen naturally switched to raising cattle and sheep.
Although Zhu Di was a master of great talent and strategy, and he was far more clear-minded than Xia Xun in some aspects, Xia Xun's methods contained a lot of experience and wisdom from later generations, including the laws of market economy. Xia Xun's analysis was well-founded and coherent.
, some methods had such far-reaching purposes that even Zhu Di was so impressed that the matter was settled.
Nowadays, based on the experience of transforming and relocating the Liaodong tribes, combined with the characteristics of the Tatar tribes, the Chief Secretary of Liaodong has formulated many new policies according to the time and local conditions, reorganized the Tatar tribes and herdsmen, and designated new
The leader defined the nomadic range, and through barter transactions, transformed some of the herdsmen into full-time trade.
There are also some herdsmen who have completely lost their means of grazing animals and have become farmers and tenants. Another group of herdsmen whose families have lost their young labor force or their main means of production, according to the past grassland survival principle of the jungle and the strong, can only be kidnapped or take the initiative to become
Only the slaves of others can survive, and now they are being recruited as workers by the factories and workshops that are gradually emerging in Liaodong.
With the development of trade in Liaodong, many people are no longer satisfied with selling fur and other rough-processed specialties directly into the pass, because the profit is too little, so some people have long started to operate large fur-making workshops. Their success has led to more
Many people have become enlightened, and they begin to feel that just buying a large amount of land, collecting fixed land rents, or setting up large ranches and selling livestock to make profits is far less direct and fast than the money earned from processing trade.
Therefore, some people have already begun to transform, and various types of factories and workshops have appeared. The most lacking thing in such factories is the proletarian labor force, which is dedicated to working, so they are happy to recruit these homeless and idle people.
The common people who could work became their own workers. In this way, there were fewer people on the grasslands, and the competition for turf and water sources was not so fierce. It would be easier for the Chief Secretary of Liaodong to resettle those who continued to make a living as nomads.
Just like before, Xia Xun only grasped the general direction and let go of specific matters. Even if they encountered some difficulties in some details, Xia Xun would not remind them in advance, but would let them touch it.
A big chaos broke out. Soon, the Chief Secretary of Liaodong in Wanshi Domain became more and more comfortable in dealing with this new Liaodong whose ruling territory had expanded more than several times.
Speed makes waste, and we can only do this for the time being. Digestion is a long-term process. As for the expansion of Shanxi Chief Secretary, Shaanxi Chief Secretary and Northern Zhili, we can even draw a new layout with Daning as the center.
Secretary General, thoroughly decompose Tatar. This is not a problem that can be solved in three or two years.
So, it's time for him to leave.
Xia Xun's thoughts were long, he went through the situation of Tatar and Wala in detail, and heaved a sigh of satisfaction.
"Huh? Stop it! What's going on there?"
Xia Xun woke up from his thoughts and looked out the window unintentionally. He immediately knocked on the window and asked someone to stop the car, and then rolled up the curtain cage.
Not far away is a small mountain peak. There is a peak on the mountain peak, and there is a bush next to the road. This is the mountain sun. The snow on the bush has melted away, and the branches are sprouting, and there is a new green. There is an artificial tread on the bush.
The road leads to the mountainside. There is a piece of land with no trees growing on the mountainside. At this moment, a huge grave is being piled up there. The black and yellow new soil is surrounded by some beckoning flags. On the mountain
The wind was blowing loudly. In front of the tomb, there were many people dressed as soldiers with their heads tied with mourning belts, as if a sacrificial activity was being held.
Who would have to die to build such a big tomb? The garrison from the nearby garrison was called to come to the ceremony. Xia Xun couldn't remember any important military figures who had died recently, so he wanted to ask someone. The convoy stopped, and a shi
The guard ran up the mountainside along the trail, and after a while he hurriedly returned. When he got to the car, he whispered: "My lord, this is the Xingshan Station. The troops who went to the Tatars to mediate came from various guard posts."
The Xingshanyi garrison also mobilized many soldiers to fight the tribes who refused to surrender. Now that the army returned, the Xingshanyi soldiers brought back the corpses of Paoze who died in the battle, a total of seventy-nine, and they were all buried here.
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Xia Xun's heart sank slightly. He was silent for a moment, stood up slowly, and said seriously: "Follow me, let's worship the fallen soldiers together!"
In front of the tomb, a glass of water and wine slowly poured down from Xia Xun's hand. He put down the wine glass, and Xia Xun took a stick of incense from the hands of the Xingshan Post soldier whose eyes were filled with tears, and solemnly bowed to the huge tomb.
I prayed three times and silently prayed in my heart: "Sacrifice is inevitable when we defend our country. However, we could have avoided some unnecessary casualties this time! All the heroes and heroes are not far away. Please listen to Xia Xun's words. When I go back this time, I