On the South Road of Tianshan Mountain in the Western Region, with the advent of winter, the cold wind from the north is raging between the sky and the earth, accompanied by snowflakes falling one after another, covering the earth in silver.
To the south of the Tianshan Mountains, at the very foot of the foothills of the Tianshan Mountains, are oases formed by the melted water of the snow-capped mountains. In the oases, tribes mainly living in farming.
As the altitude increases, oasis gradually changes to grassland, and most of the people living on the grassland are nomadic people. The Kunmo tribe is a nomadic tribe that nomadically lives in Jinshan County on Tianshan South Road.
The Kunmo tribe has an extremely long history. They are the most direct descendants of the Wusun people and an orthodox royal tribe. They were very powerful and glorious during the Han Dynasty. They even competed with the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu for hegemony in the Western Regions, and even once competed with the Han Dynasty.
The dynasties allied themselves to fight against the Huns.
However, with the passage of time, the once glorious Wusun people are now just a very common tribe among the many tribes in the Western Regions. They are even still very weak. Not only can they not be compared with the Mongols, but even
The Hui people and the Khitans are stronger than them.
The Wusun people are different from other tribes and races in eastern Asia. In terms of later generations' classification, East Asia is mainly dominated by yellow people, whose main characteristics are black eyes and black hair.
However, the Wusun people belong to the Europa race, with red hair and blue eyes. They are a race that migrated from distant Europe. Of course, it is also possible that they are a special race formed in East Asia, but in the end they cannot compete with other races. Slowly
The slow ones became a minority (an annotation written by Yan Shigu in the Tang Dynasty to "The Western Han Dynasty - Biography of the Western Regions" mentioned the Wusun people, "The Wusun people are the most unique among the armies in the Western Regions. Today's Hu people have blue eyes and red beards").
Those who resemble macaques are from their own species.').
At this moment, Yue Mi, the leader of the Kunmo tribe, was leading the main nobles of his tribe to welcome Tian Muming, the magistrate of Jinshan County in Beiting Prefecture, in the wind and snow.
Yue Mi was tall, with a high nose and deep eyes. Her blue eyes looked at the white earth, and she was lost in thought.
Once upon a time, the Wusun people were a powerful tribe that could marry into the Han Dynasty. If the Han Dynasty wanted to attack the Huns, they had to ally with them, and the Han Dynasty emperor would marry the princess to their leader.
However, times have changed, and the Han people are still Han people. Although the Han Dynasty has perished, the Ming Dynasty is still extremely powerful, even more powerful than the Han Dynasty in history.
The war last winter still echoed in Yue Mi's mind. Witnessing the Ming Dynasty cavalry sweeping through the tribes in all directions, Yue Mi could not help but shiver to this day.
Wherever the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty waved, wherever the Ming army passed by, anyone who resisted, no matter how big or small, strong or weak, was slaughtered by the Ming people.
The once incredible Kazakhs have now been completely expelled from the Western Regions. Even the Kazakh Khanate was beaten to surrender by the Ming Dynasty and paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
The descendants of Genghis Khan were beaten until they lost their temper. It is said that their hometowns have now become pastures for the Ming people, grazing cattle, sheep and horses for them.
The Turks were beaten and continued to migrate westward. The Ili Valley with rich water and grass became the location of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty. The tribes of all sizes in the entire Western Region are still trembling with fear, walking on thin ice, for fear of being massacred by the Ming Dynasty's cavalry.
"Why have we, the Wusu people, fallen to this point? We were once as glorious and powerful as the Han people, but now, we have declined, but the Han people have risen again, and have even become stronger."
Yue Mi looked ahead. The magistrate of Jinshan County, Mr. Tian Mumingtian, had not arrived yet. It might have been due to the snowstorm that delayed his trip, but even so, he still had to greet him here and wait in the snow.
Thinking of this, he felt a burst of sadness.
Yue Mi's ancestors were once powerful enough to be the candidates for marriage in the Han Dynasty. The princesses of the Han Dynasty had to marry their leader.
But now, I am a county magistrate who needs to wait in the wind and snow for the Ming Dynasty. I dare not show any slightness, because all the tribes that neglected were massacred by the Ming Dynasty's iron cavalry.
Compared with the Han Dynasty in history, the Ming Dynasty is now more powerful and more domineering in its actions.
"Coming~"
At this time, I don’t know who shouted, and I saw dozens of horses rushing towards me in the wind and snow. On both sides were Wusun warriors, and in the middle were horse-riding warriors.
The government, including Jinshan County Magistrate Tian Muming and County Magistrate Ouyang Yun, led several government officials.
When Tian Muming and Ouyang Yun arrived, Yue Mi quickly stepped forward and shouted to Ouyang Yun: "Wusun Kun Mobu Yue Mi pays homage to Mr. Tian."
The Ming dialect he spoke was a little different and not very standard, but Tian Muming and Ouyang Yun still understood it.
"Yue Mi, you have worshiped the wrong person. This is Mr. Tian, and I am the county magistrate Ouyang Yun."
Ouyang Yun smiled and introduced.
This is not the first time, but it has been mistaken twice. Tian Muming is from the Nanyang Tu tribe, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, dark skin, and prominent stork bones, while Ouyang Yun is an authentic Han Chinese, so when they stand together, they basically
It is believed that Ouyang Yun is the magistrate of the county.
"Yue Mi pays homage to Mr. Tian and Mr. Ouyang."
Yue Mi and others were slightly startled, but soon saluted respectfully again.
"Hmm~"
Tian Muming nodded slightly, while Ouyang Zhan smiled.
Soon, under Yue Mi's arrangement, everyone entered a large tent, where fine wine and food were quickly served, and at the same time, beauties from the Wusun tribe performed moving songs and dances.
"Master Tian, let me toast you~"
Yue Mi was very enthusiastic. This time Tian Muming took the initiative to come to him. This must be something. Yue Mi was also very worried in her heart, so she also put a lot of thought into hospitality.
"Okay~"
Tian Muming drank with a smile on his face.
For him, a Nanyang native, in the past, the world he saw was just a small world on the Luzon Island in Nanyang.
But since he joined the Ming Dynasty, participated in the imperial examination, visited the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and was sent to the Western Regions as an official, he has truly seen this huge and prosperous world.
The world is big and beautiful, and the Ming Dynasty is very powerful. As an official of the Ming Dynasty, my life is quite comfortable.
He also knew about the Wusun people in front of him from Ouyang Yun. They were very powerful in history, but now they are a very small tribe, and they are even more respectful to themselves as the county magistrate.
"It's better to be a Ming Dynasty person!"
Tian Muming couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart. This was already the twelfth nomadic tribe he had personally visited. At first, he was worried that these nomadic tribes would not cooperate with his work.
Now it seems that his worries are unnecessary. As Ouyang Yun said, no one in the Western Regions dares to say no to the Ming Dynasty. They represent the Ming Dynasty and they will receive warm hospitality no matter where they go.
"Master Tian, Master Ouyang, I wonder what your orders are when you come to our tribe this time?"
After drinking and eating for a while, Yue Mi also asked with a smile.
"See for yourself~"
"The imperial court requires a census to be conducted across the country in the Ming Dynasty, and requires each state capital to conduct a thorough census on the population of each state capital. I am here this time for this purpose."
Tian Muming showed the document issued by the court to Yue Mi, who frowned in embarrassment after taking it.
He is still learning the Ming Dynasty dialect and can still speak it to some extent, but he still doesn't know a few of these Chinese characters and can't understand them at all. Fortunately, there is a tribesman nearby who understands, and he immediately translated it for Yue Mi.
"This is the first thing I have done since I came to Jinshan County as magistrate, so I hope you can cooperate with us in completing the population census."
Tian Muming looked at Yue Mi and said.
"Please rest assured, we will definitely assist you in completing the census."
Yue Mi replied solemnly, and then started to make insinuations.
"Sir, why does the imperial court conduct a census and investigate it in such detail?"
"I don't know about that. The imperial court naturally has the deep meaning of the imperial court."
Tian Muming looked at Yue Mi and replied: "I know what you are worried about. In fact, there is no need to worry at all. This is not only done here in the Western Regions, but also throughout the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, within and outside the customs, overseas, and even Australia. Gold
A census is being conducted all over the continent.”
"This is not aimed at you Wusun people. I have already completed the census of more than a dozen tribes, including Uighurs, Huihui, and Turks."
"I see."
After hearing Tian Muming's words, Yue Mi breathed a sigh of relief. She originally thought that the Ming court was using this census to find out the situation of their tribe, and then eliminate them in one fell swoop. Now that it is a nationwide census,
, then you don’t need to worry too much.
"Yue Mi, since your tribe now lives on the land of the Ming Dynasty, you are also loyal to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. You are regarded as the people of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. As long as you stay safe and abide by yourselves, nothing will happen. There is nothing to worry about."
Ouyang Yun looked at Yue Mi and others and said very seriously.
"Master Ouyang said that Yue Mi must keep it in mind."
When Yue Mi heard this, she immediately replied.
"As long as you know, gather all the people from your tribe and conduct a census according to the requirements above."
"Let me tell you, after the census is over, the imperial court will issue identity cards to everyone. Only those who hold identity cards are considered people of our Ming Dynasty. Only then can they enjoy everything in our Ming Dynasty and walk freely in our Ming Dynasty."
"Moreover, the imperial court will conduct random population checks regularly. Once it is found that there is a concealed population, or an overreported population, it will be a felony!"
Ouyang Yun nodded with satisfaction, and then said very seriously.
Although he is just a county magistrate, because he is a Han, his words are more useful than Tian Muming.