Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 918
The continuous yurts can't be seen on the grassland, and the cattle and sheep eat grass with their heads down. The herdsmen also ushered in a joy today.

Because Zeng Ying's daughter married the prince, the entire Tuxietuhan tribe began to cook sheep and slaughter cattle, and they were very happy.

Jebtsundamba Hutuktu was equally happy and held a grand boon ceremony.

Zeng Ying was quite satisfied with his cooperation, and he said bluntly: "A certain is willing to assign two hundred tents of herdsmen to Erdeni Zhao (Guangxian Temple)."

"Thank you, General."

Jebtsundamba responded neither humble nor overbearing.

Over the years, as Tushetu Khan's power was usurped by Zeng Ying, the huge Khan tribe became its dominant situation, which can be described as a monopoly of power.

In this way, Jebtsundamba, who cooperated with him in recruiting the herdsmen, was naturally treated with courtesy.

So far, Erdenizhao (Guangxian Temple) has obtained [-] herdsmen as its members, who are responsible for guarding the temple and shepherding sheep.

It can be said that this is a small tribe.

Therefore, Jebtsundamba has strong financial resources to carry out practice preaching.

And Zeng Ying, as the protector of the Buddha, used his prestige to continuously strengthen and spread his rule.

At this time, the forces of the Mobei Grassland were divided into three.

If the population of the entire Mobei Grassland is divided into ten, then there are only two of the Zhasaktu Khan tribe living in the far west.

To the west of the Zhasaktu Khan tribe is the stronghold of the Raksha people. Due to the existence of the Manchu Qing, the two sides turned from hostility to enthusiasm, and a lot of matchlock guns were exchanged.

In the middle of Tuxietu Khan's department, it occupies three points.

The Manchu Qing, which annexed the Chechen Khan and threw the entire Eight Banners nobles to Mobei like sowing seeds, took five shares.

So on the surface, the Manchu Qing occupies the least territory, but this is the elite Chechen Khan, with lush water and grass, and the largest number of herdsmen.

According to Zeng Ying's estimation, it can pull out an army of [-] to [-] at one time, which can be described as strong.

However, the Tuxietu Khan tribe hovered between [-] and [-].

Although there are fewer soldiers and horses, they can't stand to be able to do business with Monan and obtain a large amount of tea, gunpowder, etc., which can be said to make their wealth second to none in Mobei.

As a result, the army under Zeng Ying's hands is strong, although there are not many guns and armors, they are better than Mobei.

Of course, the Manchu Qing Dynasty also had a Xiangjing Mansion, with Buryatia Mongolia as its base camp, which could draw 10 people at one time.

A rough estimate, if you don't count the gains and losses, the Manchu Qing could even pull out 20 troops at one time, which is enough to frighten people.

It is precisely because of this that the Russians were a little afraid, and their eastward expansion retreated back to West Siberia.

To some extent, this is a good thing, but to Zeng Ying, it is a great threat.

He, the minister in Mongolia, can easily lose his protection.

Of course, in the Mobei Grassland, if you can't fight, you can escape, and there is no need to die to the end. For Zeng Ying, if it is really not good, you can escape to Suiyuan Province in Monan.

There are tens of thousands of frontier troops there.

"I heard that the puppet master of the Qing Dynasty is in poor health, and I don't know when he left."

Zeng Ying sighed softly: "Huafu, can you pray to the Buddha and send this person to hell as soon as possible?"

Shunzhi went through many hardships, from Beijing to Liaodong, and then traveled thousands of miles to reach the shore of Lake Baikal.

After all, Lake Baikal is not a good place for health.

Hearing this, Jebtsundamba was immediately dumbfounded.

Look what it says.

There have always been only those who prayed to the Buddha, but not those who cursed.

"The Manchus are enemies of Buddha, their merits are weak, and their lives are naturally short. The general should be more patient."

Jebtsundamba said in his tone.

Zeng Ying shook her head and said nothing.

He raised his head, and saw the cattle and sheep grazing on the green grass in the distance, the white clouds were blooming, and the sound of reading could be faintly heard in his ears.

He crossed the ravine, which is a small river no more than half a foot wide. In the entire Tula River Basin, there are many such small ravines and creeks, which are children's favorite places.

Because you can touch small fish and shrimp as snacks.

Jebtsundamba also followed, walked hundreds of steps, and came to a yurt.

The sound of reading from here became more and more clear.

"Zi said, learning and practicing it from time to time, is it a joy——"

"I reflect on myself three times a day. I am not loyal to others, I am not trusting my friends, and I am not used to passing it on?"

Zeng Ying stroked her beard and read aloud by her ears, feeling extraordinarily comfortable in her heart.

Outside Guangxian Temple, the sound of reading is heard from the mouths of Mongolian children, which is really touching.

He felt that the years he had come to Mobei had not been in vain.

"Want to go in?"

"No, just listen!"

Zeng Ying stopped for a moment, then returned to Guangxian Temple.

The entire Tushetuhan, just like Suiyuan, has established a large number of private schools to teach all Mongolian children to read and write.

As for the teachers, firstly, they are teachers from the military school, and secondly, they are ordinary soldiers.

According to the rules of the Beijing camp, only those who can read more than [-] characters can be promoted to a team officer and become the leader of a hundred soldiers.

This is also the lowest rank - right soldier.

As long as you have a military rank, you can receive double salary.

Therefore, in the entire Tushetu Khan Department, ordinary military officers enlightened the children, while the military school gave lectures.

Simple Thousand Characters, Three Character Classic, Hundred Surnames, Analects of Confucius, this has become the simplest course.

Of course, there are also the Four Books and Five Classics, but the content is profound. The gentlemen who are teaching are currently in the city of Kulun, constantly translating scriptures, and there is no free time.

After all, in the Tuxietu Khan tribe, there are many Mongolian and Northern Yuan history books, which can be regarded as very precious, and must be translated in a hurry.

In other words, it is to translate all Mongolian books into Chinese, and then destroy the Mongolian language.

Thus reaching the point where Confucianism flourishes.

These have already started from Suiyuan and Chahar.

To conquer a place, language is the Great Wall, and it has to be done step by step, while words must be wiped clean.

Ordinary officers went to teach, because they were afraid of misleading their children, so they were still exempted.

Some people also suggested granting Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which has many characters, beautiful stories, and poems in it, which is very suitable.

Zeng Ying called back all of them. He had already reported to the emperor, and there would be a solution when the time came.

"General, how is the translation of Buddhist scriptures going?" Jebtsundamba said softly.

"It's almost there."

Zeng Ying said casually: "The great lama is very knowledgeable. He should understand the many Buddhist scriptures. It will take some time to work. It's just that the lamas in the temple must learn Chinese characters as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, there will be no scriptures in the future."

"Why?"

"Because of the entire Tushetu Khan tribe, there will be no more Mongolian scriptures."

Zeng Ying's words seemed extraordinarily cold at this moment: "In the entire temple, even in Mobei, Buddhist scriptures can only be written in Chinese characters."

"It's better to prepare for the big horn."

Jebtsundamba's heart was shocked, but until now, he could only slide and pull the beads, helpless.

Soon, shortly after Zeng Ying learned that her daughter was going to marry the prince, the court sent an angel over and read out the edict:

The minister stationed in Mongolia was changed to the Governor's Mansion of Mobei, and Dongchang Hou Zengying's food town was increased by [-] shi.

As for power, it is generally the same as before, but it is wider in name.

Even, in a sense, the Zhasaktu Khan has to obey his orders.

In addition to bringing official seals and salaries, the angel also brought a group of civil servants as his subordinates to help him quickly control Mobei.

At the same time, five thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp went to Kulun to change defenses with his former subordinates.

The visitor was full of bitterness, but when they learned that they had returned home, the soldiers of the Beijing camp rejoiced and even sang and danced.

Those who change defense can only enjoy the hardships: "The court said that as long as you come to Mobei, you can get double pay, and as long as you survive two or three years, you can go home comfortably..."

But the soldiers can switch defenses and go home, but as the new governor, Zeng Ying does not enjoy such treatment.

"Is it possible that I want to die in Mobei?"

He shivered involuntarily, shook off this inexplicable thought, and then asked the angel:

"Does Your Majesty have any other orders?"

"Governor Rong." The angel was polite, and he said in a soft voice: "The imperial court allows you to form [-] cavalry, and the salary is the same as that of the patrol battalion. It can be regarded as taking care of Mobei."

Hearing this, Zeng Ying was overjoyed.

Before that, except for the salary of the [-] capital battalion, the rest of the soldiers depended on the taxes from Tuxie Tuhan's headquarters to support them.

But as we all know, Mobei is barren and has raised tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Even with the support of trade, it is still a heavy burden for him.

Now compared with the salary of the patrol battalion, it is enough to let him loose a lot of money.

"Nowadays, the salaries of soldiers in the Inland Patrol Battalion have changed."

The angel said softly: "The money is one yuan per month, but there are five buckets of food more."

"Where's the Beijing camp?" Zeng Ying asked.

"The monthly salary of the Beijing camp is two yuan, and the monthly ration is one stone."

"However, His Majesty ordered that the frontier army and the Beijing camp are equal, and they rotate with each other on weekdays. Whether it is monthly salary or food, they are all the same."

Zeng Ying stroked his beard, but did not speak.

In this way, if the salary is raised, the army's expenditure may increase greatly.

20 Beijing battalion, 30 frontier troops, these 1000 people are only paid, which is 2000 million, plus food, clothing, equipment, etc., I am afraid it will exceed [-] million.

The patrol battalions in 25 local provinces are set up with 2 people in each province, 50 people, and even nearly 500 million people.

Even if the local government pays half of the patrol battalion, the imperial court still has to spend tens of millions. After all, armor, weapons, war horses, etc. have to be allocated by the Ministry of War.

3000 million silver dollars, this is daily expenses.

If there is a war, pensions and other matters are added, I am afraid that the loss will be doubled.

"Since the imperial court is interested, it means that the Ministry of Finance can collect more money and food to support them."

Zeng Ying thought to himself, it seems that the imperial court is rich.

"I brought over half a year's pay for 3 people. The food was also converted into silver dollars."

The angel said politely: "A full 50 silver dollars, 10 silver dollars in cash, and the rest is in the money order."

"A money order?" Zeng Ying frowned, extremely puzzled.

At this time, the angel gave up his position, and a man with the appearance of a businessman behind him took the position:
"Your Excellency, Governor, my name is Duan Shi. I am the shopkeeper of the branch of Tianxia Qianzhuang, and will be the shopkeeper of the semicolon set up by Kulun."

Facing the governor of the first grade, the shopkeeper was neither humble nor overbearing, without the flattery that businessmen often have.

Zeng Ying was annoyed at first, and then realized it immediately.

The Tianxia Bank is a bank opened by the emperor, and the person in front of him may be the emperor's private minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

No wonder so.

"It's just one hundred thousand silver dollars, and twenty horse-drawn carts are needed to transport them. If all of them are transported, the freight will be expensive."

The man said softly: "But the money order is a piece of money with a limit. As long as you pick up this money order, you can freely withdraw the remaining silver dollars in the entire Kulun bank."

"really?"

"Of course it's not fake, but you must sign it before you can pick it up."

Zeng Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

Because of the border trade in Kulun, there were many merchants, and many banks set up semicolons for merchants to circulate money and food.

According to a rough calculation, there are no less than ten banks in Kulun.

It looks prosperous, but compared to Beijing City, there are hundreds of banks.

"In addition, Your Excellency Governor, the money has to be deposited in the bank, and the soldiers will come to pick it up on the day of payment. At present, the only thing you can take away is the 10 yuan."

The 50 yuan, the military expenditure in the true sense, that is, the salaries of soldiers and generals, is only 30 yuan, and the rest is the daily maintenance expenses of the army.

For example, soldiers' food and drink, wine and meat, changing of military robes, rewards, etc., are equivalent to [-]% to [-]% of the salary.

For example, the army is full of food, and the Beijing camp eats fine grains, but the patrol battalion can only eat a mix of coarse and fine grains, and the level of military expenditure is different.

"You can use the money order for the remaining 10 yuan at the bank at any time, but I don't think you are in a hurry!"

Duan Shi said softly, his words revealed a bit of politeness.

"I understand." Zeng Ying nodded.

It turned out to be the emperor's property, that is, his future son-in-law, so he must be polite, and he must be polite.

"By the way, Lord Hou, in the future, you can keep the taxes of the governor's yamen in our bank, so you can rest assured that no one will dare to embezzle them."

Zeng Ying just slapped a haha, and then fooled around.

In the end, a banquet made the angel return home with a full load.

The huge Tushetu Khanate has independent taxation, Zeng Ying can make a lot of money, and it is also very open and aboveboard, and it is also happy to give it away.

And here, as the treasurer of the branch of the Tianxia Bank, Duan Shiye also arranged a banquet, inviting all of Kulun's banks and big merchants.

He first stated the strong strength of the world's banks, and then explained the matter of the bill of exchange.

"The bill of exchange, I learned this from Xiyi. It only needs to be signed by the person concerned, and the money can be paid in the bank, and our bank can communicate with each other."

"In other words, money can be paid directly to Beijing from the Kulun money order."

At this time, a shrewd businessman raised his head and said: "This is the shopkeeper's business, and I can't be the master."

"Of course I know." Duan Shi smiled lightly.

He picked up the wine glass, with a casual expression on his face: "I just want to inform you at this time, and let you get ready first."

"Bills of exchange have been accepted in Beijing for a long time, and Shanxi and Suiyuan are no exception. Now it's a matter of course when it comes to Kulun."

"I think it will take a few days, and you will be notified..."

(End of this chapter)