"First, the eldest son inherits the nobility system. If there is a direct eldest son, there will be no eldest son. If there is no direct eldest son, the elder brother will succeed to the younger brother. This can never be violated."
This group of Mongolians were shocked when one of them came out of the queue.
According to the rules on the grassland, strength is king. As long as they are related by blood, they can compete for the tribe, as long as they can win.
"I'm afraid this is against the rules of the grassland..."
"There's no such rule!"
"Even Genghis Khan appointed his third son to inherit the throne. Jochi has no chance -"
The leaders discussed a lot. Designating an heir is an important power. The grassland environment is unpredictable, just like a pack of wolves. Only the strongest can become the alpha wolf. If they just rely on birth order, it does not comply with their rules.
Mediocrity, for a tribe, is death.
But Liu Ting did not give them any chance and said bluntly: "The emperor's words are the rules. Everyone must obey them and no one can violate them. Anyone who does not obey them can attack them and plunder their land and people."
At this time, everyone stopped talking and did not dare to say anything.
Logically speaking, chaos among the heirs is more likely to lead to instability in the grasslands, which should be profitable for the Ming Dynasty.
But the butt determines the head. Today's Ming Dynasty is the ruler of the Monan region. The person who cuts the cake naturally hopes for stability and long-term interests.
Unrest means a reshuffle of the grassland, which must be resolutely prevented.
After carefully explaining the first rule, Liu Tingjie continued:
"Every household must set up boundary markers. No tribesmen are allowed to cross and graze without permission. It is not guilty of killing them, but they can be cut down."
This is a repeat of an old tune, and it is emphasized again on the division of land, also to stabilize the order of the grassland.
Demarcating the scope makes it less likely to cause fights. It is also easier to limit the tribe's population and inhibit the annexation of land tribes.
Population determines the tribe's military strength and potential.
Everyone said they had no objections, but they had objections to the division of grassland. Liu Tingjie immediately recommended it to the later Monanxing Dusi.
"Article 3: Every residence with 100 households must build a temple to support five lamas, and residences with 1,000 households must build a large temple with 20 lamas. In addition, a school must be built to practice writing and reading."
Respecting the Yellow Sect means respecting grassland beliefs and winning over people's hearts.
In addition, on the second level, the temple is used to waste financial resources and support five lamas who eat without working. It is not a small burden, and they have to make offerings on the ground from time to time.
For a hundred households with three hundred accounts, the pressure is extremely great.
On the third level, the establishment of the temple is equivalent to giving an anchor point to the hundreds of households. After all, the nomadic tribes have to relocate throughout the year, but the temple cannot be parted with it no matter what.
As long as you know the location of the temple, you can determine where the tribe came from.
The school of Qianhusuo is naturally a burden, and it also educates its people. Even if only the noble children can read and write, it is a huge progress.
The three major policy iron laws of eldest son inheritance, boundary law, Buddhist temples and Confucianism, involve politics, ideology, culture, military, economy and other aspects. They can be described as simple but not simple.
As the supreme arbiter, the Governor of Monan started from a high position, handling government affairs in Guihua City and settling various ministries.
For the various tribes, except for the first one, the other two were extremely simple and they agreed without hesitation.
Abuza came to General Liu in person and received a letter of appointment and a set of official robes.
As for the official seal, it was too late and had to be added later.
After hundreds of tribal official positions were awarded, Liu Tingjie breathed a sigh of relief and presented a plump carrot:
"Today, merchants in Guihua City can trade with them as long as they wear official robes, and they can also get a 20% discount -"
Alas--
Everyone cheered, but Abuza couldn't help but poked his head and asked: "Respect the general, our tribe has not had tea for a long time, maybe we can buy more?"
"Hahaha, as long as you have money, you can buy everything except iron."
Liu Tingjie laughed and said.
He clapped his hands, and the two large wooden boxes were lifted up. The wooden lids were opened, revealing pieces of silver-gray silver rounds.
Picking up a piece casually, Liu Tingjie said: "This silver round is made of silver. One piece is equal to one tael of silver."
"Slightly smaller ones are silver cents. Ten of them are equivalent to one silver dollar."
"Everyone of you will have a share in His Majesty's new reward."
So, a hundred households received thirty pieces of silver, a thousand households received fifty pieces, and a thousand households received eighty pieces.
Everyone is doubtful, but who wouldn’t be happy with the free benefits?
Everyone took their silver coins and went out to buy things.
Liu Tingjie watched him leave with a smile.
The deputy general on the side was puzzled and asked: "I don't know what the court thinks when I give them rewards for no reason."
"who knows?"
Liu Tingjie also said: "As long as I complete the tasks assigned by the court, why do I care so much?"
"It's just that Hunyuan was unified. Those Tatars don't know anything else. They always recognize the four characters of Shaowu's first year on the silver coins."
The deputy general was still puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask again.
Abuza and others left the military tent and came to the market.
Holding a silver coin in his hand, a saddle inlaid with gems was placed in front of the door, attracting his attention.
He walked into a tent set up by a merchant with some caution but fearlessness, and greedily looked at everything in front of him.
There are hollow and beautifully carved saddles, slender and powerful riding whips, horse combs made of horns, and even horse shawls with beautiful patterns.
He wished he could take everything back home, but he was powerless and it was impossible.
"Sir, what do you want?"
The apprentice who was wiping dust hurriedly came over and spoke Mongolian.
"How much does this saddle cost?"
Abuza couldn't put it down, his eyes seemed to have hooks, and he couldn't leave her no matter what.
"You really know your stuff. This saddle belongs to a marquis in the mainland. I heard that I am related to the emperor. Now that I am destined to you, I only need 500 sheep, or 50 cows or horses, and I can take it directly...
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"Five hundred sheep?"
Abuza was shocked. This was worth several large iron pots. It was too expensive.
"Can you pay for this?"
Suddenly, he remembered the silver dollar in his hand and handed it over.
"silver dollar?"
The waiter's eyes lit up and he said, "Okay, why not."
"How much does that cost?"
Abuza suddenly put away the silver coins and asked.
"Originally it cost fifty yuan, but today I have a chance to open my business for the first time with you, so just thirty yuan!"
"good--"
Abuza handed over a bag of silver coins, then hugged the saddle and ran away.
"Silly Tartar." The waiter smiled. Thirty silver coins can buy dozens of saddles!
The journey along the way was simply dizzying for Abu Dhabi.
There are porcelain shops, cloth shops, salt shops, tea shops, pottery shops, horse gear shops, etc., as well as the purchase of furs, cattle and sheep.
Silver coins are cheap, but cattle and sheep are expensive to exchange.
There were too many things on his mind, so he gritted his teeth and directly exchanged all the goods for silver coins, and then started buying them in bulk.