Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 950, I don’t know if I don’t check it, I’m shocked when I check it

In the Kunmo tribe of Wusun, many tribesmen quickly gathered under the call of the tribe leader Yue Mi, and formed a long queue to accept the census.

Next to the team, Tian Muming, the county magistrate, and Ouyang Yun, the county magistrate, were watching, while Yuemi and the nobles of the Kunmo tribe followed respectfully.

"Yuemi, there are very few men in your Kunmo tribe, and there are only two men among the ten people."

Tian Muming looked at the long line in front of him. The whole line was very long, but when he looked up, he saw that most of them were women, and there were very few men. Even if they were, they were all children.

"Master Tian, ​​Lord Ouyang~"

"This place in the Western Regions has been very turbulent since ancient times, even when it was ruled by the Chagatai Khanate, large and small tribes competed with each other for grasslands, oases, water yards, etc., and often fought with each other. The conquest does not stop."

"That's why the folk customs here in the Western Regions are tough, but in this large and small tribe, almost every adult male is a warrior. Once there is a war, they will all go out to fight."

"Our Wusun people are weak and have a small population. They are almost always the targets of bullying by the surrounding tribes. Therefore, there are very few men in our tribe. There are few men and many women. This is almost the most common phenomenon among all tribes in the Western Regions. .”

Yue Mi thought for a while and immediately replied.

"That's it~"

"Then the original Chagatai Khanate didn't care about these things?"

Tian Muming nodded slightly, thought about it and asked again.

"Mongols don't care about it. They occupy the best pastures and oases, and they are nobles. They don't care about the life and death of other tribes at all, but the cattle, sheep and horses handed in every year are not less, so our It's been a very sad day."

"And because the Mongols themselves have a small population, in order to consolidate their rule, they even sow dissension in order to weaken the strength of our tribes."

Yue Mi shook her head slightly and said, "It's better for Da Ming. Under Da Ming's rule, at least we can live a stable life for a few days now."

These are Yue Mi's words from the heart. For the weak Wusun people, their ambitions have long been wiped out, and the only thing they want is a stable life.

The Ming Dynasty swept across the Western Regions and implemented a strong rule over the Western Regions. The powerful tribes were wiped out, and the remaining small tribes became much more honest all of a sudden.

Throughout the fifteen years of Hongzhi, they did not encounter any wars, and lived a peaceful and stable life for a year. If it was in the past, could there be fewer wars in that year?

Snatching the grasslands for the winter, snatching the pastures for the summer, etc., every time you need to shed blood to snatch it, or enclose your own pasture.

"Hmm~"

Tian Muming and Ouyang Yun nodded slightly.

"There are more women than men in your tribe, so it's not an option to continue like this."

Tian Muming looked at the Wusun people in front of him. They looked very different from the Ming people. They were all blond and blue-eyed. According to the aesthetics of the Ming people, they were called macaques.

"That's something that can't be helped. In fact, it's not just us Wusun people, there are almost all the tribes in the Western Regions, especially in last winter."

"The Great Tomorrow Army swept across the Western Regions. Our tribes, big and small, were forced by the Khan of the Chagatai Khanate to fight against the Ming Army. As a result, there were heavy casualties, and none survived. Naturally, there were more women than men in the tribe. gone."

Yue Mi replied helplessly.

The Wusun people also sent troops to fight last winter, and he personally led them out. After seeing the strength of the Ming army and returning to his tribe by luck, he became extremely honest.

"Winter is coming soon, is there any difficulty in your tribe?"

Tian Muming nodded slightly. He has passed through more than a dozen tribes. The situation is similar, and some are even worse than this Wusun tribe. So much so that after they went, they were almost exhausted.

After thinking about it, Tian Muming asked about spending the winter again.

This time I went out for a walk in person, firstly for the census, and secondly to understand the situation of Jinshan County as a whole. The above has repeatedly emphasized the wintering of the tribes, and we must ensure that the tribes can survive the winter safely.

"There is no difficulty~"

"Thanks to the Son of Heaven, there is no war this year. Our cattle and sheep are fat and strong, and they are sold at a good price. They are exchanged for a lot of grain, salt, and tea, which are enough for us to survive the winter."

Speaking of this, Yue Mi smiled and shook her head.

In the past, under the rule of the Chagatai Khanate, the tribes fought continuously, and life was very sad. The key is that supplies are extremely scarce, and there are very few grains, salt, tea, etc. for the winter. In winter, many old people in the clan will die.

It’s different now. The Ming Dynasty ruled the Western Regions and maintained the order and peace of the entire Western Regions. At the same time, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty continued to travel to and from various tribes in the Western Regions, bringing food, tea, salt, cloth, ironware, etc. that they needed. Wait.

They can exchange their cattle and sheep for what they need, life is much easier than before, and they don't have to worry about it anymore.

"That's fine~"

Tian Muming nodded slightly after listening.

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In the county government office of Jinshan County, Beiting Prefecture, Ouyang Yun and Tian Muming were carefully looking at the yellow books. With the development of the census work, the census work in Jinshan County is coming to an end, and most of the tribes have already After the statistics are completed, only a few tribes in remote areas have not yet completed the census.

"From the current statistical data, there are more than [-] tribes living in our Jinshan County, large and small, with a total population of about [-]. Among them, [-] Han people migrated from the pass. Two immigrant towns."

"The combined population of its various tribes is about [-], among which the Turks, Uighurs, Huihui, and Mongols are the most."

Looking at the statistical data, Ouyang Yun also had a clearer understanding of the population of Jinshan County for the first time. Jinshan County has a very large jurisdiction, but its population is very small, only about [-] people.

There are hundreds of tribes, a large tribe has thousands of people, and a small tribe even has only a few hundred people. The real land is vast and sparsely populated.

"The population is just too small, and there's a big problem."

"In the past, I didn't pay much attention to this issue. Now, looking at the statistics, it's really shocking."

Ouyang Yun said while holding a statistical data.

"what is the problem?"

Tian Muming hurriedly asked questions.

"That's the problem of the ratio of men to women. Among the population of Jinshan County, apart from Han immigrants, the ratio of men to women among these large and small tribes is seriously unbalanced. The ratio of men to women in many tribes is basically one to five, one to one." In addition, the male to female ratio among adults is seriously unbalanced, and many tribes have even reached the ratio of one to ten."

Ouyang Yun showed Tian Muming the statistical data in his hand.

"Now I understand why the imperial court asked us to conduct a census, and I also understand why detailed records are required."

"If it was in the past, when we conducted population statistics, we would only count the numbers, and other information would not be included in the statistics."

"That is to say, you can roughly know how many people there are, but you can't understand the information contained in this population."

"Now it's not just the statistics, but also the gender, age, etc. The problems in the population, we only need to do a little calculation, and we can see it immediately."

Ouyang Yun immediately understood the meaning and function of the census requested by the above.

The census is not a population census. Although it is just a word difference, it is very, very far.

"In the past, I just thought that there were fewer men and more women in the Western Regions, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. The ratio is too different."

Tian Muming watched carefully, and immediately realized the benefits of the census.

"Isn't it? It's not just that the sex ratio is unbalanced, but also look at people of all ages. Among the tribes in the Western Regions, there are very few people over the age of forty, and almost all of them are women. Men over four There are very few ten-year-olds, just a handful."

"In addition, there are even fewer people over the age of [-]. In our Jinshan County, the entire county, among the tens of thousands of people, there are less than [-] people over the age of [-], and there are no people over the age of [-]. No."

Ouyang Yun also nodded slightly, pointed to some data above and said.

Although the census felt very troublesome, there were many things, and some did not understand the deep meaning of the court, but after the census was over and the data came out, many problems emerged.

"The imperial court has repeatedly emphasized and demanded that all the states in the Western Regions implement the policy of comprehensive Ming Dynasty, but so far, there are still very few people among these tribes who have changed their Chinese surnames or adopted Chinese names. The main reason for this is that most of them None of them can understand Ming dialect, let alone read, and only a few tribal leaders and nobles have changed their Chinese surnames and adopted Chinese names."

"This is a big problem. Promoting the Ming Dynasty policy is an important policy of the imperial court, and it is also one of our main assessment indicators."

"Isn't it? It will not only affect our assessment, but also the assessment of the state government. The current Minister of the Ministry of Officials is Liu Jin and Liu Gong. His style of doing things is the same. If he fails the assessment It will be miserable."

"It seems that we still need to think more about it."

Speaking of this, Tian Muming and Ouyang Yun frowned. In the past, they could live by doing nothing, but now that there are more examination systems, the pressure is much greater.

"Perhaps we can find a way to attract Han immigrants from the customs. Anyway, there are many women here. As long as they are willing to immigrate, they will be given wives for free. As long as they are married to Han immigrants, it will be easy to implement the comprehensive Ming Dynasty policy! "

　My head is dizzy, write well~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)