Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 949, the passage of time

On the Tianshan South Road in the Western Regions, with the advent of winter, the cold wind from the north is raging between the sky and the earth, and with the snowflakes falling one after another, the earth is covered in silver.

In the south of the Tianshan Mountains, at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, there are patches of oases formed by the melting water of the snow-capped mountains. In the oases, mainly farming-based tribes live in them.

As the altitude rises, it gradually changes from an oasis to a grassland, and most of the people living on the grassland are nomads. The Kunmo tribe is a nomadic tribe that nomads in Jinshan County, South Tianshan Road.

The Kunmo tribe has a very long history. They are the most direct and orthodox royal tribe of the Wusun people. They were once very powerful and brilliant during the Han Dynasty. The dynasties joined forces to attack the Xiongnu.

It's just that with the passage of time, the once glorious Wusun people are now only a very common tribe among the many tribes in the Western Regions, and they are even very weak. Not only can't compare with the Mongols, they even Huihui people and Khitan people are stronger than them.

The Wusun people are different from other tribes and races in the east of Asia. According to the division of later generations, in East Asia, they are mainly people of the yellow race, whose main features are black eyes and black hair.

But the Wusun people belong to the Europa race, with red hair and blue eyes, who migrated from distant Europe. Of course, it is also possible that they are a special race formed in East Asia, but they cannot compete with other races in the end. Slowly became a minority (the Wusun people were mentioned in a commentary made by Yan Shigu in the Tang Dynasty to "Western Han ~ Western Regions Biography", "Wusun is the most different in shape among the Western Regions, and today's Hu people have blue eyes and red beards. Those who are macaques belong to their own species.').

At this moment, Yuemi, the leader of the Kunmo tribe, was taking the main nobles of his tribe to welcome Tian Muming, the magistrate of Jinshan County, Beiting Prefecture, in the snowstorm.

Yue Mi is tall and tall, with a high nose and deep eyes. Her blue eyes look at the white land, and she is lost in thought.

Once upon a time, the Wusun people were a powerful tribe that could marry with the Han Dynasty. If the Han Dynasty wanted to fight the Huns, they would also ally with them, and the emperors of the Han Dynasty would marry their princesses to their leaders.

However, time has passed, and the Han people are still Han people. Although the Han Dynasty perished, the current Ming Dynasty is still extremely powerful, even stronger than the Han Dynasty in history.

The war of last winter still reverberates in Yue Mi's mind, witnessing the scene of the Daming iron cavalry sweeping the Sifang tribes with his own eyes, Yue Mi still can't help but shiver.

Where the Dragon Banner of the Ming Dynasty fluttered, where the Ming army passed by, anyone who resisted, no matter how big or small, no matter how strong or weak, was slaughtered by the Ming people.

The once unbelievable Kazakhs have now been completely expelled from the Western Regions, and even the Kazakh Khanate was beaten and surrendered by the Ming people, paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

The descendants of Genghis Khan were beaten without temper. It is said that their hometown has now become the pasture of the Ming people, grazing cattle, sheep and horses for the Ming people.

The Turkic people were beaten and moved westward, and the bottom of the Yili Valley, which is rich in water and grass, became the location of Ming immigrants. The tribes in the entire Western Regions are still trembling, walking on thin ice, for fear of being slaughtered by Ming cavalry.

"Why did we Wusu people fall to this point? We used to be as brilliant and powerful as the Han people, but now we have fallen, but the Han people have risen again, and even become stronger."

Yue Mi looked ahead, the magistrate Tian Mu Mingtian of Jinshan County hadn't come yet, maybe it was because of the wind and snow that the trip was delayed, but even so, he still had to welcome here and wait in the wind and snow.

Thinking of this, he felt a burst of sadness.

Yue Mi's ancestors, they were once powerful enough to be married to the Han Dynasty, and the princesses of the Han Dynasty would marry their leader.

But now, I have to wait for a county magistrate of the Ming Dynasty in the snowstorm, and I dare not be negligent, because all the tribes who are negligent have been slaughtered by the Ming cavalry.

Compared with the Great Han Dynasty in history, the current Ming Dynasty is more powerful, and it is also more domineering in doing things.

"Come on~"

At this time, I don't know who yelled, and I saw dozens of horses galloping towards me in the wind and snow. On both sides were Wusun warriors, and in the middle were horses wearing clothes. The government, along with several yamen servants, Tian Muming, the magistrate of Jinshan County, and Ouyang Yun, the magistrate of the county.

When Tian Muming and Ouyang Yun came in front of him, Yue Mi hurried forward and shouted to Ouyang Yun: "Wusun Kunmo Department Yue Mi pays homage to Lord Tian."

The Daming dialect he spoke was a bit awkward 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. I am Ouyang Yun, the magistrate."

Ouyang Yun introduced with a smile.

This has not been mistaken once or twice. Tian Muming is a Nanyang native, with sharp-billed monkey cheeks, dark skin, and protruding stork bones, while Ouyang Yun is an out-and-out Han Chinese, so when they stand together, they basically know each other. He thought Ouyang Yun was the county magistrate.

"Yuemi pays homage to Lord Tian and Lord Ouyang."

Yue Mi and the others were taken aback for a moment, but soon saluted respectfully again.

"Hmm~"

Tian Muming nodded slightly, while Ouyang Zhan smiled.

Soon, under Yue Mi's arrangement, everyone entered a big tent, delicious food and wine were quickly served, and at the same time, beauties from the Wusun tribe presented moving songs and dances.

"Master Tian, ​​I offer you a toast~"

Yue Mi is very enthusiastic here, this time Tian Muming took the initiative to find him, there must be something wrong, Yue Mi is also very worried in his heart, so he also put a lot of thought into the hospitality.

"Good~"

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 Luzon Island in the Nanyang Ocean.

But since he joined Daming, participated in the imperial examination, visited the capital of Daming, 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 Ming Dynasty is very powerful. As an official of Ming Dynasty, the small 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 Daming person!"

Tian Muming couldn't help sighing 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 my worries are superfluous, just like what Ouyang Yun said, in the Western Regions, no one dares to say no to the Ming court, they represent the Ming court, and they will receive warm hospitality no matter where they go.

"Master Tian, ​​Lord Ouyang, what are your orders for visiting our tribe this time?"

After drinking and eating, Yue Mi also asked with a smile.

"See for yourself~"

"The imperial court wants Ming Dynasty to conduct a census in all parts of the country, and requires all state capitals to conduct a thorough census to find out the population situation of their respective state capitals. This time I am also here for this purpose."

Tian Muming gave Yue Mi the document issued by the court, and Yue Mi frowned awkwardly after taking the document.

He is still learning Ming dialect, so he can still speak a little bit, but he still doesn't know a few Chinese characters, and he can't understand them at all. Fortunately, there are people from the tribe nearby who understand, and they immediately translated them for Yue Mi.

"This is the first thing I do after I came to Renzhi County, Jinshan County, so I hope you can cooperate with us to complete the population census."

Tian Muming looked at Yuemi and said.

"Please rest assured, my lord, we will definitely assist you to complete the census work."

Yue Mi replied solemnly, and then began to insinuate.

"My lord, why did the imperial court conduct a census, and why did it conduct such a detailed investigation?"

"I don't know about that. The court naturally has deep meaning from the 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 matter is not only being done by us in the Western Regions. Censuses are going on all over the continent.”

"It's not aimed at you Wusun people. I have also completed a census of more than a dozen tribes, including Uyghurs, Huis, and Turks."

"I see."

Hearing Tian Muming's words, Yue Mi breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, he thought that the Ming court used this census to find out the situation of their tribes, and then wipe them out in one fell swoop. Now that it is a nationwide census , then there is no need to worry too much.

"Yue Mi, since your tribe lives in the land of Daming, you are also loyal to the Son of Ming, and you are considered the people of the Son of Ming. As long as you keep yourselves in order, naturally nothing will happen, and you don't need to worry about anything."

Ouyang Yun looked at Yue Mi and the others and said very seriously.

"Master Ouyang said that Yuemi must keep it in mind."

Upon hearing this, Yue Mi hurriedly replied.

"It's good to know, gather all the people of your tribe, and conduct a census according to the requirements of the above."

"Let me tell you, after the census is over, the imperial court will issue identity cards to everyone. Only those who hold ID cards are considered members of our Ming Dynasty, and they can enjoy everything in my Ming Dynasty and walk freely in my Ming Dynasty."

"Moreover, the imperial court will conduct random population checks on a regular basis. Once it is found that there are concealed populations or over-reported populations, it will be a felony!"

Ouyang Yun nodded in satisfaction, and then said very seriously.

Don't think he is just a county magistrate, but because he is a Han Chinese, his words are more useful than Tian Muming's.

(End of this chapter)