Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 12 Brainstorming for a great cause
"This time I went to the League, and I realized a truth: there is no dignity for those who are weak." In the cool autumn breeze, Nomutai Lai drank a cup of steaming kumiss and told his confidants about the journey north to the Ob grassland League. go through.

When it comes to how the Dulbert people despise the Huite tribe, Daletesh even disdains to see him, Batu Hetan, Tiemoer, Nasutu, Balsi, Tuoli, Xirimo and other civil and military officials all Angry. The Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects, and the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his subjects! They all expressed their intention to help Datai Ji avenge his humiliation.

Nomutelei was very pleased to see that the public's support was available. After all these years of hard work, he finally had his own team.

"Ahem", after a majestic cough, the young Da Taiji began to ask for advice: "To forge iron, you need to be strong yourself, and you can't rely on others. If we want others to look down on us, we must first become stronger ourselves. Let's talk about it. , is there any strategy to enrich the country and strengthen the army?" After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian nobles were deeply influenced by Han culture, and many of them could speak some idioms commonly used by the Han people. It is not surprising at all that the words "rich the country and the strong army" came out of Nomdale's mouth.

Silence! Although everyone had a heart to revitalize Huite, they didn't know how to proceed. You looked at me, I looked at you, and no one said anything.

Silence, silence, either it breaks out in silence, or it perishes in silence!
"Dataiji, the general has some ideas." The first person to speak was the military general Balsi.

"Oh, if you have any good ideas, just ask."

"When you went north, horse bandits made trouble. Fortunately, we had walls and fences outside our camp, so we were safe. I heard that Genghis Khan built Halahalin City, Anda Khan built Guihua City, and even Lindan Khan of Chahar also built the city of Wachartucha Han as soon as he succeeded to the throne. It can be seen that if you want to build a great cause, you must rely on a strong city as the foundation. Only when the foundation is stable can it develop and grow."

"Well, who said that the tiger Balsi only knows how to fight? The idea just now was very insightful." Nomudale praised Balsi a few words, and then asked: "In your opinion, where is the suitable place in the Yuledus Grassland? fortification?"

"This~" Balsi blushed, "This general has limited knowledge, please give me a personal decision."

The tax officer Nasutu spoke up: "Yuledus means 'star'. There are many lakes and pastures, shining like stars. It is really a treasure place suitable for recuperation. I heard that there are two valleys here, large and small. Among them, the Great Yuledus River Valley is located at the confluence of the Big and Small Yuledus rivers. It is surrounded by mountains and full of water and grass. It has been an excellent pasture since ancient times. In the Sui Dynasty, Luo Khan of the Western Turks built a tooth here, named 'Eagle'. Sachuan River'. If a city is built here, it can be the foundation of eternity!"

"Okay, I will build a city in the Great Yuledus Valley according to your plan!" Nomudale clenched his fists with excitement, as if he saw the gratifying scene of the Huite tribe re-emerging in the forest of Oirat strong tribes.

"Da Tai Ji, building the city takes time, effort and money, where does the money come from?" Demoqi (interior officer) Tie Mo'er poured cold water on his ambitions.

Nomudalei was startled, then smiled and said: "Don't worry Demoqi. If the money is not enough, he will first build a few military forts at the mouth of the valley and on the mountain, and set up camp in the valley. Later, when he has enough financial resources, he can build a city. In short, no matter how much Despite the hardships, I also want to find a safe place for the Huite people to shelter from the wind and rain."

"Da Taiji Yingming!" Everyone was excited after hearing this.

"Dataiji, herdsmen are the foundation of the tribe. If we want to be strong, we must increase our population." Batu and Tan also offered up clever strategies. "I think we can use three strategies to increase the population: one is to encourage births, and whenever there are babies When a child is born, his parents will be rewarded with a foal and two sheep; the second is to reduce taxes and attract people from other tribes to vote; the third is to send troops to Yarkand and Kazakhs to plunder the population."

Nomudale thought for a while and smiled bitterly, "We can just send troops to Yarkand and Kazakhstan to rob the population. With our current strength, we may not be able to defeat them. I think it is feasible to encourage births, reduce taxes, and recruit refugees."

"Datai Ji, building forts and villages has already cost a lot of money. If we continue to encourage births, reduce taxes, and recruit refugees, where will the money and food come from?" Tie Mo'er raised the issue of money again.

well! Money, money! A penny stumps a heroic man!

Nomudale scratched his head and asked, "Do you have any good ways to increase your income?"

Don't mention money, raising money will hurt your feelings! Suddenly, it was so quiet in the big tent that you could hear a pin drop. Finally, Xi Rimo made a suggestion, "Dataiji can collect commercial taxes from passing business travelers to make up for the shortage of daily necessities."

"Yeah," Nomudale grunted, feeling out of breath. That means that business tax alone may not be enough.

"Dataiji, I thought we could still open mines. The Bayinbulak Mountains are rich in gold, copper, iron, coal and other mines. Many of them are open-pit and can be mined and sold. In addition, there are many salt lakes and salt mountains in the Western Region, and salt can be mined and sold. Salt merchants are also a way to make money." Batu Hetan offered another strategy.

Some people subconsciously feel that since the Western Region is not close to the sea, it must be short of salt. In fact, this is not the case. There are salt lakes and salt mountains everywhere in the Western Region, and there is much more salt than ordinary inland provinces. For example, the rock salt in Chisha Mountain is famous all over the world. "Book of Wei Gaochang Biography" records: "The red salt produced in Gaochang has a very beautiful taste and a shape like jade. The people of Gaochang use it as pillows and pay tribute to China." The moon reflects the light, and the hole is as clear as crystal. The natives use it for the national kitchen, and it is called King's Salt, also known as Yuhua Salt."

After hearing this, Nomudale's eyes flashed with blazing light, and he shouted: "This is a very good strategy, just do it! We also need to recruit more skilled craftsmen to build weapons and train soldiers and horses. Huite The rise and fall of this department will all depend on you."

"We are willing to follow Da Taiji and revitalize Huite, no matter how much we die!" The confidants were moved by the solemn atmosphere and expressed their loyalty one after another.

There was a lot of excitement in the big tent.

Time flies forever, and in the blink of an eye, four years are gone.

In the past four years, Nomudale built military forts and camps in the Yingsu River in the Dayuledus Valley. Although no city was built, it was surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. The valley was full of water and grass, suitable for grazing. He moved his headquarters to the valley, and now has a safe and stable base. People's hearts quickly calmed down, and the population also increased. The number of households in the headquarters increased from 2,000 to 2,300, and the entire Huite tribe increased from 7,000 to 7,600.

The traveler "Sultan" made rapid progress, learned Mongolian, and could often speak a few sentences in Chinese. He was astonished by the tribe as a "child prodigy" and became even more recognized as a "sage". Unwilling to be lonely, his father gave birth to a younger brother for him and named him "Sumur".

For a time, Huite's tribe showed a prosperous and peaceful scene.

However, these have been extraordinary four years after all!

A man named Nurhaci in Liaodong raised an army with the "Seven Hatreds" and showed his fangs to the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Wanli didn't take it seriously. How could a mere local chief rebel against heaven? Send troops to fight on all sides. As a result, the Battle of Sarhu was defeated. The old emperor was not afraid, not discouraged, and refused to admit defeat, and he mobilized elite troops and strong generals. However, it was not a holiday and he passed away! A young man named Zhu Youxiao became the master of the Ming Dynasty. He handed over the power to the eunuch Wei Zhongxian and devoted himself to studying the art of woodworking. From then on, a new era of the Ming Dynasty began.

Lindan Khan of the Monan Chahar tribe had already conquered the five tribes of Inner Khalkha, and used the "Tumen Khan Code" to restrain the tribes, so that the Monan tribes could make pilgrimages to the Great Khan again, and the situation was excellent. But I didn't know what was wrong. Under the persuasion of the Tibetan Sakya sect monk Sharpa Hutuktu, I changed from the Yellow Sect (Gelug Sect) to the Red Sect (Sakya Sect, in the narrow sense it is the Flower Sect, and in the broad sense it is the same as Nyingma Sect). Both the Kagyu and Kagyu sects belong to the Red Sect). This move intensified the centrifugal force of the Mongolian tribes who believed in the Yellow Sect against the Great Khan, and created a considerable obstacle to the cause of unifying Mongolia.

The Oros people in the north built Kuznetsk Fort on the east bank of the Ob River, pushed their forces into the Yenisey River Basin, and peered into Lake Baikal.

The three Mongolian tribes in Mobei are still fighting openly and secretly, and no one can do anything about the other.

The Oirat Mongolia in Moxi are monolithic, and all tribes are very united. We have no choice but to unite, they are in trouble, they are in trouble! First, it was attacked by the army of Kazakh Eshmu Khan in the west; then, Shuolei Ubashi of Huitaiji of the Tohuite tribe in the east also led an army to invade, vowing to destroy the old enemy Oirat.

For a time, the Oirat Mongols were attacked by powerful enemies in both the east and west directions. If they wanted to survive, they could only unite and hug each other for warmth.

(End of this chapter)