stubborn thief

Chapter 247 Nang Qian
It was an accident that Monk Gama came to Haibei.

When he set off, the Xifan tribe in the Yushu area knew nothing about the Han army's garrison in Qinghai.

Monk Gama followed the habit of his second son becoming a monk since he was a child. He went to Wusi Tibet as early as the Wanli period, and was appointed as the national teacher of Nangqian Kingdom.

If there is no accident, he should be the abbot in the family temple for the rest of his life, but his father and elder brother died successively in the struggle with King Bailey, so he had to withdraw from the temple.

If it were another enemy, even if he didn't avenge his father and brother, Gama could still hide in Weizang and keep his life peaceful.

But King Baili is not only a powerful enemy. Since the 47th year of Wanli, King Baili, who believed in Bon religion, succeeded to the throne.

From a little-known little earth king, he became the king of Kham, which stretches from the Yellow River in Aba in the north, Dajian Road in Sichuan in the east, Qamdo in Tibet in the west, and borders Yunnan in the south.

The beliefs in Kham and Tibet are different. During the Tubo period, with the support of Zanpu, Tibet was fully converted to Buddhism. Bon believers who did not want to convert were exiled to marginal areas such as Ngari and Dokang.

Since then, Buddhism has been localized step by step, gradually prospered and even divided into several schools in Tibet, competing with each other. Bon religion is still rooted in this land with tenacious vitality.

For hundreds of years, Buddhism has theoretically subdued demons and eliminated demons, and the Bon religion gods have been "conquered" and continue to be believed by the natives of the West. The two are becoming more and more similar.

The biggest difference between them is the original shamanism adapted to the tribal society. Bon religion has no monasteries, and witches or shamans are attached to tribal chiefs. Apart from offering sacrifices, they will not occupy more land or wealth.

The monks who adapted to the slave society of the Tubo Empire were just the opposite.

A secular ruler who aspires to be powerful, even if he has the intention of cooperating with religion, will inevitably have conflicts with the powerful monk group.

Gama is one of the powerful monks.

In addition to the horse training camp in Haibei, Gama, who came from Nangqian, set up a small camp, weaving wind horse flags and hanging colorful prayer flags.

The accompanying monks were engraving scriptures on the stone, and Ga Ma was sitting in the tent shaking the prayer wheel, but his mind could not calm down.

Han Shuai Liu Chengzong's army is stronger than he imagined.

Ga Ma has a very good impression of Dai Daozi.

On the mountain road in Hunan, Qinghai, his herdsman lost two yaks that were carrying a load.

Dai Daozi's Tang Bing discovered the yak, and neither embezzled property nor slaughtered the yak. ​​Instead, he returned the yak after meeting Gama on his way.

This kind of thing is normal for most of the Western Fan people or some Mongolians. According to the customs here, not only do people not dare to embezzle the monk’s property, but they will take out their own property as a gift when the monk passes by. In exchange for blessings.

Even on the territory of King Bailey, it was the same.

But for Tangqi in Zhongyuan, there is no such habit.

They returned the cattle, but they thought they should.

When the battle between Lhazun and Gu Ru ended, the Tang Qimen made a lot of money in this expedition. At the cost of one more crooked beam, each person drove six livestock back to Haibei.

These livestock have effectively guaranteed their moral bottom line.

To Gama, Dai Daozi was a good man.

The purpose of his trip was to cross the Qilian Mountains, go to Oirat, and seek possible help from the Mongols.

For this purpose, he carried with him two gifts, goods and teachings, carefully chosen and suited to his liking.

Because they will pass through the territory of the Han people on the way, the horses and goods are dedicated to the emperor of the Han people, and the final solution to his problem still depends on sending the teachings to the Mongols.

The cornerstone for people to seek help from the gods is the harsh natural environment and problems that are difficult to solve by themselves.

On the one hand, the Han region lacks such a cornerstone. On the other hand, as the center of the blending of various ancient civilizations, people are well-informed and have their own set of secular concepts that are constantly reforming.

This secular concept is as deep-rooted as the Bon religion believed by the people in Kham.

Their teachings are the orthodox way that is widely accepted in the Kham region of Tibet, but they will become heretics in the Han region and cannot help guide life.

But for the Mongolians in Oirat, the harsh natural environment and problems that are difficult to solve by themselves are all there.

The person Gama really wants to find is the leader of the Oirat who is famous for mediating wars, and the national teacher Khan of the Heshuo Special Department.

As for Liu Chengzong's army, Gama actually did not want his help.

After a brief stay in Haibei for the past few days, Ga Ma probably has a little understanding of the Lion Army. They are not a local government. They are a group of exiled soldiers who have mastered extreme force.

There is no doubt that this is a strong support in terms of military strength.

But even the imperial court failed to extend its influence to Yushu and Changdu. As a Han, Liu Chengzong would return to Han sooner or later. Even if he could help him send troops once, he would not be able to protect Nangqian for a long time.

Of course, that is something that needs to be considered in the long run, and it doesn't seem to be important at the moment.

Nowadays, the important thing is... Gama is too shy to hire such a well-equipped army.

There were several bangs and bangs outside the felt tent.

These former cavalry began to practice their ordnance again.

Gama has seen muskets.

Muskets are rare weapons on the snow-capped mountains, but they are not unique. They mainly come from the Ali area, which borders the Mughals who occupy India.

Therefore, musketeers are very scarce on the snow-capped mountains, but they are not unique. Ga Ma even heard that there are musketeers riding on the backs of war elephants to fire guns on the west side of the snow-capped mountains.

But Ga Ma had never seen so many muskets.

Hundreds of muskets of different standards fired salvos, and the earth-shattering and heart-shattering sounds reminded him all the time...that's right, it was an army that he couldn't afford to hire.

Suddenly, Dai Daozi walked into the tent and said happily, "Gama, the commander-in-chief wants to see you!"

The chain of the prayer wheel stopped slowly, and Ga Ma took a deep breath, nodded and walked out of the felt tent.

The cold wind in Haibei is still blowing in March.

Liu Chengzong rode his horse and passed by the small army array that fired firearms.

After this winter, the robes and armor of the sergeants have changed their appearance.

The tops of their helmets, the armor, the edges of their robes, and the arrow sleeves are all lined with fur. The armor is all fluffy, and it looks very warm.

For the past two days, he has been busy determining the combat capabilities of the training horse battalion.

From winter to spring, after several months of reorganization and running-in, this army with seven thousand Yansui, Ningxia, and Guyuan frontier troops as the backbone, supplemented by more than ten thousand banner troops, peasant troops, and hungry people, has basically recovered its combat capability.

Seeing Gama and his party approaching from a distance, Liu Chengzong stood on the horse, accepted his salute indifferently, and then got off his horse and invited him to enter the account.

"Dai Daozi told you about you. The Nangqian tribe and the Baili tribe are in dispute. How many troops do you have?"

Gama doesn't know how many troops he has. They are currently in exile. More than a thousand monks and laymen are hiding in the Jiegu area of ​​Yushu. There is a local Zhawu tribe leader who temporarily protects them.

Nangqian did not have a standing army, and they were all recruited by the leaders of the tribes during the war. Genbang Monastery originally had more than 400 monks armed, but now they are all terrified by successive defeats.

Gama thought for a while and said, "In the past, Nangqian could gather [-] troops. As long as we return to Nangqian, those leaders will follow us."

Liu Chengzong changed the way of asking: "How many people are there in the whole Nangqian place?"

"More than 4000 households." Ga Ma thought for a while, but was not sure: "More than [-] people."

Liu Chengzong propped his chin in noncommittal, and continued to ask: "Where is Bai Li, how many troops and people does he have?"

Strange to say, Ga Ma didn't know the population of Nangqian, but he knew the population ruled by King Bai Li very well, and replied without thinking: "More than [-] households, more than [-] people."

Directly accurate to two digits.

Liu Chengzong looked sideways at him: "Monk, you don't know anything about your own family, but you are so sure about Bai Li's affairs?"

Gama smiled wryly, and explained: "In the area ruled by King Baili, every family must send a son to serve as his soldier. No one can escape. He has [-] soldiers, so naturally There are sixteen thousand four hundred households."

The proportion of smoking is very high.

"What does he use to raise his soldiers?"

"Raise soldiers?"

Ga Ma looked at Chen Shifo very puzzled, and after Chen Shifo explained the word again two or three times, Ga Ma suddenly realized: "It turns out that the commander asked what the soldiers eat. Their parents raised them, and they ate whatever they prepared."

Just after Chen Shifo finished recounting, Gama added: "The same is true for weapons. Every family must prepare weapons for their sons who are soldiers. They can use whatever they prepare, and the son will use it after the father dies."

"The war between Baili and Nangqian is because Dunyue Duoji thinks that Nangqian should also be his territory, and each household should send him a soldier. My father and brother don't want to send him troops, so they keep fighting."

To be honest, Liu Chengzong was stupid when he heard this answer.

What they were talking about didn't seem to be on the same level.

Liu Chengzong always thought that he was the one with the lowest cost of raising soldiers, but he didn't expect that King Bai Li in Kang District would pay less for raising soldiers than him.

The cost of raising soldiers is negative.

Because families who serve as soldiers have to pay food and silver, and even get money back.

Yang Yao, Cao Yao and the others in the military tent were also dumbfounded. The old thief Cao was stunned for a moment before he slapped the table and shouted: "Marshal, isn't this motherfucker the guard of Emperor Taizu!"

Cao Yao's angle was very interesting, and Liu Shizi couldn't help laughing.

This Dunyue Duoji belongs to the rebirth of the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, who was fully guarded, and we raised [-] soldiers without spending a single tsampa on our own.

Liu Chengzong pondered, they are all conscripts, isn't such an opponent easy to deal with?
Ga Ma looked at the crowd laughing, a little puzzled.

What's so funny about this? It's terrifying, okay? Every time a conflict occurs, before the fight starts, the little native officials under their pockets are too frightened to fight.

Liu Chengzong did not intend to continue to ask Gama military questions.

The army in their eyes is not a thing at all. It is useless to talk about these things. The real situation is better to wait for the army to pass by and let Tang Qi investigate.

Bai Li's system of enlisting all the people as soldiers does not necessarily mean that individual soldiers are weak in combat.

Even in the surrounding area of ​​Bailitubang, the ability of the whole people to conscription is itself a symbol of the strong organizational ability in the Tubang.

But this is only suitable for border operations in small countries with few people. There is no logistics, and there is no need for a big war.

So this kind of force is just paper data.

Under this system, how can the southernmost soldiers reach the northernmost side?
Therefore, they may be strong or weak at the individual level, but at the grand tactical and strategic level, they are not weak at 01:30.

Liu Shizi and Cao Yao looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.

They were looking for an opponent to train their troops, and Ga Ma sent such an opponent, and someone sent a pillow when they were almost sleepy.

Liu Chengzong turned his head to look at Gama, and said seriously: "I can help you regain Nangqian and give you Nangqian toast, but what can I get?"

Ga Ma looked at Liu Chengzong, and replied cautiously: "Commander, I know that Nangqian can't afford the money to send the army out. If the commander helps me drive away Dunyue Duoji, I am willing to submit to the commander and pay tribute every year. Propagate the benevolence and wisdom of the commander-in-chief to the surroundings, so that more earth kings will join them."

Liu Chengzong felt that Gama was quite good.

How did he know that Ga Ma felt bitter.

It is not a big deal to surrender to Hanshuai. Even if they don't pay tribute to Liu Chengzong, they will inevitably pay tribute to others.

The biggest problem is that he is afraid that Liu Chengzong will not have the will to rule the south and bring Yushu and Qamdo into his hands.

If they were surrounded by tribes that belonged to Liu Chengzong, then their environment would naturally be stable.

But if this Han army has been squatting in Haibei, more than a thousand miles away, he was beaten today and sent someone to ask for help. Liu Chengzong received the news that his first seven days were over.

But this person is in Liu Chengzong's tent, and he can't refuse Liu Chengzong's help.

Otherwise, Liu Shizi's willingness to help him fight for a fee is not so much. After making the enemy for nothing, he must be very willing to chase him to the ends of the world and beat him up.

Now that Liu Shizi is willing to help, that's all he can do. For his own safety... Gama has decided that from now on, all the states around Nangqian must be loyal to Liu Shizi.

Liu Chengzong: "What can you offer every year?"

"Cows, sheep, horses? It depends on what the commander-in-chief needs." Gama thought for a while and said, "As long as I get back my money, I can pay [-] horses, or [-] cows, or [-] horses a year. Head sheep?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Chengzong waved his hand: "You don't need so many, you can raise these livestock... Master Buddha, show him the list."

Liu Chengzong asked Chen Shifo to prepare a list written in Chinese, Mongolian, and Tibetan, on which he wrote all kinds of raw materials he needed.

Mainly livestock fur, animal horns, wood and minerals.

After the list was handed over to Gama, Liu Chengzong added: "The price is written on it. You can make up the money, and you can pay five hundred knives a year. Other than that..."

Liu Chengzong said emphatically: "If in the war, my soldiers are in love with the girls under your command, allow them to go to Haibei to get married."

"And when the war is over, you need to select 14 smart children under the age of [-], and [-] iron, wood, gold, silver, and masonry workers, and let my soldiers bring them to Haibei."

"If you can do it, I will send [-] troops to help you retrieve Nangqian."

In an instant, Ga Ma's expression was extremely frightened.

This lion, this lion looks handsome and handsome, but he actually eats children!
　good evening!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)