Chapter 793, the helplessness of the leader of the grassland tribe
On the vast grassland, a team was heading towards Shuanghu Town in the cold wind.
The size of this team is very large. Each four-wheeled carriage is filled with various supplies, including rice, sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, salt, tea, hay, bran, etc. from the grassland.
A very popular item in winter.
Every carriage was fully loaded, and the goods were piled so high that the horses pulling the carriages were constantly panting and seemed very strenuous.
Fortunately, the road we are walking on is a cement road. Although this cement road is not very spacious and is only big enough for two cars to walk side by side, it is still much more labor-saving than a muddy road.
The grassland was included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was also very concerned about the construction of the grassland. It invested heavily and built many small towns, as well as cement roads connecting these small towns, which greatly facilitated travel between the grasslands.
A large number of merchants are also constantly traveling to and from the grasslands, doing various businesses.
As winter approaches, the business of grassland merchants gets better and better.
Because in winter, the herdsmen have no way to nomadic and can only settle down. These people eat horse chews and need a lot of things. Not to mention other things, they can make a small profit just by transporting hay from the pass to the grassland.
A little hard earned money.
In addition, in winter, herdsmen's cattle, sheep, and horses will freeze to death in large numbers if they encounter a snowstorm or something. At this time, these cattle, sheep, etc. can be bought at a very low price.
However, after it is transported to Beijing and Tianjin, it can be sold at a good price if it is resold. After all, it is meat, and the Beijing and Tianjin areas have a large population. No matter how many cattle and sheep are there, it is not enough to consume here.
As for whether he froze to death, it doesn't seem to be very important anymore.
You can earn some hard-earned money by going back and forth to the grassland.
The real money makers are those businesses that open shops in small towns on the grassland. They have fixed shops and specialize in this business. They don't even need to go to the ice and snow to find herdsmen. The herdsmen themselves will come to the towns regularly to purchase what they need.
supplies.
Those who seek business from herdsmen on the grasslands are actually small businessmen and hawkers, who earn their hard-earned money by taking the initiative to do business door-to-door.
The long convoy continued to advance on the vast white grassland. Liu Jin, Battelle, and Huhe were riding tall horses and chatting and laughing.
"Mr. Liu, the newspaper said that Australia is vast, sparsely populated and rich in water and grass. Is that true?"
There was some sadness on Bart's face. The imperial court had a new policy of immigrating to Australia. According to this new policy, not only a large number of Han people will immigrate to Australia, but also the herdsmen on the grasslands must migrate to Australia in certain numbers every year.
Go to Australia.
Battle's Naiman tribe wants to immigrate 10,000 people to Australia this time. Ten thousand people is not a small number for the Naiman tribe, accounting for almost one-tenth of the Naiman tribe's population.
Originally, the leaders and nobles of the grassland tribes such as Battle, Huhe and others had become pigs in captivity. Although they could still travel to and from the grasslands from time to time, they had gradually lost control and influence over their own tribes.
Now the imperial court has to immigrate herdsmen from the grassland to Australia, Golden Island and other overseas countries every year, which further weakens their control and influence over their own tribes. In a few years, where are the people from the barbarian tribe?
I will also remember that I am the leader.
But Battelle was powerless to change all this.
Not to mention that all the young and old in my family have moved to the capital to enjoy the blessings, and they are like hostages in disguise. Secondly, no herdsmen are willing to follow me to rebel.
The Ming Dynasty trained 50,000 cavalry on the grasslands. These 50,000 professional cavalry did not need to herd cattle or farm. After several years of training, each one of them was already a top cavalry.
These 50,000 cavalry alone are enough to suppress all disturbances on the grassland. What's more, the Naiman tribe is similar to other grassland tribes. The rest are basically old, weak, women and children, and the young eagles have not grown wings yet.
So I can only accept it all silently. The emperor's order is an imperial edict. Regardless of whether they are willing or not, all grassland tribes who receive the imperial edict must migrate to Australia in accordance with the prescribed number.
And now we have to move to Australia in the winter. It is said that Australia is in the southern hemisphere, and the grasslands are now covered with wind and snow, but in Australia it is a scorching summer. I don’t know if this is true or not?
Battle has never been to Australia, or even to Southeast Asia, and only learned about all this through newspapers.
"Battle, if you have time, you can go to Australia and see it for yourself. I think you will fall in love with it soon."
"In the southeastern part of Australia, there are some of the best pastures in the world. The imperial court decided to relocate some herdsmen to Australia every year. This is also to enrich Australia."
"Australia's pastures are vast and no one grazes them. It would be very wasteful to keep them barren. The Ming Dynasty also needed wool, and herders were needed to help the emperor guard the area."
"It is a great honor to be able to immigrate to Australia and serve as pastor for the emperor."
Liu Jin looked at Battle. He had nothing to do at home, so he came to the grassland to take a walk and relax before it was the coldest.
"Yes, yes~"
"It is indeed an honor for us to be able to guard the herdsmen for the emperor. I am just worried that our herdsmen will not adapt when we go overseas."
Barter nodded repeatedly.
"Don't worry, the court has arranged everything. Each of the herdsmen who immigrated to Australia can get a large piece of pasture. They will no longer have to wander around in the future. They only need to divide their pasture into several areas and then take turns to graze.
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Liu Jin smiled and said.
In order to attract herdsmen to immigrate to Australia, the court also spent money. Every herdsman family that immigrated to Australia could obtain thousands of acres of pasture as their own private pasture.
Of course, not only herdsmen, but also people in the customs can get thousands of acres of private pasture if they immigrate to Australia to graze.
Anyway, Australia is vast and sparsely populated. There is plenty of land, but Australia is not enough. There is also America, which is full of land. Even if America is not enough, you can still go to Africa.
"That's good, that's good~"
Battle also nodded slightly, but there was pain in his heart that he couldn't express.
The important reason why these tribal leaders and nobles are leaders and nobles is because the pastures and land owned by the tribes belong to them, and herdsmen are not allowed to own private pastures.
Therefore, when herdsmen graze their cattle, they must pay taxes to them, the nobles and leaders, and they must also obey the call of these tribal leaders and nobles, picking up scimitars and riding horses for them at any time to go to war.
Now that the imperial court has given these herdsmen who immigrated to Australia private pastures, how will they control and rule the herdsmen in the future?
It is estimated that within a few years, the herders who immigrated to Australia will only have the imperial court and the Ming Emperor in their hearts, instead of the nobles and leaders of the grasslands.
They lost their final influence and control over the herders.
"Battle, Hohe, it is a good thing for herders to immigrate to Australia. Now that the prices of cotton and wool have skyrocketed, your textile factories have also been affected, right?"
Liu Jin saw the extremely depressed mood of the two of them, thought about it and smiled and asked.
"Affected, the prices of wool and cotton have skyrocketed, the cost of the cloth we weave has skyrocketed, and profits have become extremely thin, and we are even losing money."
"The most important thing is that there are very few wool and cotton. In a period of time, there will be no more cotton and wool, and the factories will stop."
Battle thought for a while and said.
He and Huhe are now also one of the giants in the textile industry. They mainly rely on wool to weave cloth. However, in winter, the sheep on the grassland dare not shear their wool because they will freeze to death.
So now the prices of cotton and wool are soaring, which has also had a huge impact on their textile factories.
"That's right. When herdsmen immigrate to Australia, they will be able to raise more animals and shear more wool. Moreover, the southern hemisphere is just the opposite of our northern hemisphere. Even if it is winter here and it is summer over there in Australia, they will be able to raise more animals and shear more wool.
Continuous supply of wool.”
"Then your wool textile mill won't have to worry about not having enough wool."
Liu Jin nodded slightly. If you want to immigrate, you must immigrate.
Such a large pasture. In later generations, there were 200 million sheep in Australia, many times more than people. If such a vast pasture were developed, the wool, cattle, sheep, horses, etc. produced would be enough for the Ming Dynasty to never use it again.
Worried about wool, meat, and horses.
"After all, the pasture on this grassland is limited. There will only be more and more people. At that time, more and more cattle and sheep will need to be grazed. With limited pasture, if we don't move people out, how will we grow in the future?
To satisfy the growing population?”
"The imperial court wants to immigrate some herdsmen for the sake of long-term stability and prosperity on the grasslands. It is like the imperial court has been organizing immigrants to go overseas in the customs. This year alone, the imperial court has emigrated millions of people overseas."
"You need to understand the court's difficulties."
"The world is huge. If we don't occupy it now, these places will be occupied by others in the future. The grasslands in Australia, Golden Continent, and Africa are very large, and the water and grass are rich enough. If we don't occupy them, wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources?"
Liu Jin said very patiently.
"I know, I know all this. It is an honor for us grassland people to be able to immigrate to Australia and serve as pastors for the emperor. I will help you to ensure the smooth completion of the immigration plan."
After hearing this, Battle nodded again and again, even though he was not very happy in his heart. After the immigrants went to Australia, he, the leader of the Naiman tribe, completely lost his influence on his herdsmen. But even if he was not happy, he still had to follow the court's instructions.