Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chahanhot.

Today is the capital of Monan Khan in Mongolia.

This is a basin surrounded by mountains, forests and rivers, with a fertile pasture in the middle. This is the base camp of the Chahar tribe today, and it also gathers a large number of small and medium tribes.

Now, a caravan slowly arrived here and settled in a medium-sized tribe.

This tribe obeyed the order and came here to fight with Jitutaiji in order to win more pastures for cattle and sheep. Now not only Erlang has suffered heavy losses, but the cattle and sheep in the tribe have also been transferred away by the Chahar tribe. The whole tribe is now It can be said that it is extremely miserable to live on the food that Chahar has collected.

In fact, not only this tribe, the cattle and sheep of all tribes were gathered together.

You can't blame Jitutaiji for this. After all, the Chahar tribe has lost a lot of cattle and sheep in the previous two major defeats. Now that so many tribes have arrived, although everyone brings cattle and sheep to help you fight, at least you Also provide some food.

In desperation, Pitutaiji came up with such a way to gather the cattle and sheep of all the tribes, in the name of sharing food with everyone, but in fact, Pitutaiji controlled the cattle and sheep of each tribe. It is equivalent to choking the lifeline of each tribe.

Now if these tribes want to get back their cattle and sheep, they can only fight Huang Taiji to the end. After the battle is over, not only will they have cattle and sheep, but they will also have new pastures and captured people and livestock to supplement their losses.

To put it bluntly, the reason why so many tribes are carrying it hard now is purely because their lifeline is pinched by Ji Tutaiji. The cost of sinking is too high, and they can no longer get off the ship.

As for this method, Ji Tutaiji still learned from Huang Taiji, because this is how Huang Taiji treats those small tribes that are attached to him.

A fire in Shenyang City burned down the granary of the Qing Dynasty before. Although it has recovered some, there is not much food. The Eight Banners are still waiting for food.

He was reluctant to transfer grain from Liaodong. Naturally, he wanted to expropriate the grain of these Mongolian tribes that were dependent on Liaodong. Similarly, Huang Taiji also assured these tribes that the amount of grain requisitioned from them would be doubled after the battle, and would also be distributed to them. and pastures.

It can be said that these tribes are now forced by Jitutaiji and Huang Taiji to go to the battlefield, and they are helping Jitutaiji and Huang Taiji to fight with their own food and children, but they have not reaped any benefits.

These tribes are now very resentful, and at this time, a caravan that is said to have come from the West arrived.

They brought cloth and satin, iron pots of tea, and very precious grains.

The tribal people looked at the cartloads of food with red eyes. Now their people are starving every day, and the food is used to supply the war. It would be good if they can eat one meal a day.

Now someone can deliver food and tea in an iron pot, this is unimaginable!
Where did their food come from? !

Many tribes began to contact this caravan with such suspicions. They need food too much right now!

Soon, a news spread in Chahanhot: there is food in Baliana in the west!

Baliannadu, that is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, with the support of the Ming court, not only merchants are running to Baliannadu, but also there are countless grains in Baliannadu, where everyone has their own pastures, cattle and sheep, They don't need to pay taxes to the leader, and they don't need to be squeezed by the leader. Their cattle and sheep belong to themselves.

Even if you don’t have cattle and sheep, the court will give you cattle and sheep. As long as you graze for ten years, these cattle and sheep will be yours, and half of the cubs born every year will belong to you.

As long as you take good care of your cattle and sheep, you can have your own large number of cattle and sheep, and even be an official!
Yes, the Mongolians in Baliannadu can not only be officials, but also read and read, and go to the capital to take the national exam!
After these news were spread, the first reaction of the herdsmen of various tribes was disbelief!
How can it be!

Does such a court really exist?
How generous is the Ming Dynasty today?

None of them want to believe it, not only because they don't trust the Ming Dynasty, but they also don't want to believe that others are living better than themselves, especially now that they have nothing, who wants to see their neighbors living so well and not be jealous?
However, here is the fact that these herdsmen from Baliannadu are all rosy-faced and strong-bodied. They seem to be able to eat and drink enough, and live a very rich life.

Just look at the clothes they wear and look at their spirits, and you can know how comfortable these herdsmen are living.

These herdsmen ate grilled and fragrant mutton, drank strong wine from the Ming Dynasty, and wore brand-new clothes. They looked so chic and at ease, which made the herdsmen of other tribes drooling.

Finally, a herdsman couldn't help but leaned over and asked, "Uncle Chahan, are you really living so well in Balanadu?"

Chahan bit off a bite of meat and put it in his mouth. After taking two more sips of wine, he burped contentedly and said with a blushing face, "Why did I lie to you?"

"Following the court, life is much better!"

"I'm not afraid to tell you that the imperial court divides the pastures and cattle and sheep. There are eight of us in our family, and hundreds of cattle and sheep are divided. These are all ours."

"And businessmen from Datong especially like to come to us. They can buy food, iron pots, fine wine, clothes, and all kinds of things."

As he spoke, Chahan took another sip of his wine and said with a smile, "This is Datong's wine. If you sell it to us, you can buy three jars for only 80 yuan!"

"It's only 80 yuan! Hahahaha!"

As if he had drunk too much, Cha Khan said drunkenly: "The imperial court has distributed food, too much food, cattle and sheep, too many cattle and sheep, and they cannot take care of them."

"Right now, I'm handing over the cattle and sheep to the ranch for them to take care of me. My son is a soldier in the imperial court, and now he's a new army member of the Ming Dynasty. I have nothing to do, so I just run around and do business."

"Anyway, anyway, there is a lot of food, if you can't finish it, just sell it."

As he said that, Chahan pointed to a carriage: "It's all potatoes, baked or stewed, it's delicious."

The herdsman looked at the sizzling roast sheep on the grill, as well as the scorched-skinned potatoes in the fire under the grill that exuded an attractive aroma. The combination of these two aromas made the herdsman couldn't help swallowing. Drooling.

Chahan smiled, and pulled out two potatoes from the fire: "Hahahahaha, let's eat it, young man, considering your age, you are about the same age as my son. Doesn't it feel good to be hungry?"

The herdsmen hurriedly took the potatoes without caring about boiling them. They peeled off the skins and started eating, crying as they ate. It is too difficult to have a full stomach on the Chahar Grassland nowadays.

Just as the other herdsmen were about to step up and ask for some potatoes, they saw the cavalry from the Chahar tribe arriving.

Facing the caravan in Balanadu, the Chahar Department naturally did not dare to provoke them. Who let them defeat it.

Therefore, this team of cavalry came only to express that the Chahar Department wanted to buy their potatoes, cattle and sheep.

Chahan did not object to this, and sold all of them to the Chahar Department at a very reasonable price, which confused the people of the Chahar Department for a long time.

They originally thought that Balianna would take the opportunity to raise prices or threaten something, but who would have thought that they would simply sell the grain, cattle and sheep so simply!

There are no requirements, and even the price is considered low during this kind of war!
Just how rich is Balanadu?

The herdsmen of other tribes watched eagerly as the Chahar cavalry left with the carts of potatoes, cattle and sheep, but they did not dare to resist. Who told this to be on the grassland of Chahar?

After selling the grain, cattle and sheep, Chahan counted the precious banknotes paid by the Chahar Department with a smile. Yes, the Chahar Department is now doing business with Daming, and they use the precious banknotes. They used the gold sand mined on the grassland The accumulated gold and silver were deposited in the Daming Bank, and the exchange was a promissory note of Zhang Daming Bank and a large number of precious banknotes. After all, only with the precious banknotes could one do business with Daming merchants.

Therefore, treasure banknotes have also become the hard currency on the grassland.

After confirming that it was a lot of money, Chahan put away the treasure, then staggered back to the fire, and continued to eat and drink with his companions. The herdsmen who watched this scene were envious.

They are all herdsmen, why can the herdsmen in Baliannadu live so well, with spirits, cattle and sheep, potatoes, and even the Chahar tribe dare not provoke them.

Unknowingly, these herdsmen began to look forward to, if they could join Balanadu, would they also be able to live a good life with a full stomach and no need to worry about starvation or cold?

Uncle Chahan left the next day after selling the grain, cattle and sheep, but a series of legends about Balanadu left behind by him are still circulating among the herdsmen.

In today's Chahar Grassland, there are more than a dozen caravans like Chahan.

They were scattered throughout the Chahar grassland, stopping and resting in small and medium-sized tribes, intentionally or unintentionally showing food, cattle and sheep, which attracted the envy of the herdsmen, but before the herdsmen made up their minds whether to grab or buy, the Chahar tribe They sent someone to buy it.

In the end, these herdsmen could only watch helplessly as the food, cattle and sheep were taken away by the Chahar Department. They were still hungry, but the caravans in Balanadu ate cattle and sheep and drank strong wine, which made these herdsmen envious. I can only swallow my saliva.

Even in their dreams at night, the hungry herdsmen imitated the herdsmen in Balanadu to drink and eat meat. However, how long have they not eaten meat?
The herdsmen seem to own cattle and sheep, but the cattle and sheep belong to the tribe, and they are the headmen. They graze the cattle and sheep for the headmen. The cattle, sheep and cubs belong to the headmen. Even if it is the cheese of the cows and sheep, they cannot Eat all of them and hand them over to the headman.

Now the cattle and sheep have been taken away by the Chahar Department. They have no cattle and sheep, and they don't have much cheese on hand, and they don't even have any food. The daily food distributed by the Chahar Department just keeps them from starving.

At this time, when there are other herdsmen who can not only eat and clothe themselves warmly, but also eat meat and wine, the feeling brought to these herdsmen is extremely deep. They can endure hunger and lack of clothing and food, but that is the establishment On the same basis as everyone.

But are the people short of food and clothing?
No!

The headmen can still enjoy beef and mutton, and drink kumiss, if that's all it takes, it's normal for the headmen to eat well, but the herdsmen in other places eat better than them, which makes them completely unbalanced : Why am I starving here, but they are eating and drinking there?

In just a few days, groups of caravans from Balanadu showed the prosperity of Balanadu and the current situation of herdsmen's life in detail to these starving herdsmen, letting them know that in the Ming Dynasty Down in Balian Nadu, the herdsmen live so comfortably.

Not only these caravans, but also many herdsmen they know also said the same.

These herdsmen used to be small tribes and homeless people, but now they joined Balanadu, and one or two were divided into cattle and sheep pastures, and they all lived a good life with enough food and clothing.

Facing the testimonials of acquaintances, these herdsmen couldn't bear it.

Especially in the face of batches of grain passing by his eyes, but they were all taken away by the Chahar tribe, and nothing was left for them. They are still hungry, counting the little cheese left in their pockets, and facing the danger of war, how can the herdsmen continue to endure it?

It’s fine if you don’t know what’s going on in Balanadu on weekdays, but now that you know what life is like in Balanadu and what life you’re living, how can the herdsmen not be moved?
As a result, the herdsmen wavered, and they wanted to go to Balianna to live a good life.

And the merchants from Balanadu also told the herdsmen that Balanadu is still accepting people, but it may stop accepting people after a while. After all, the assistance of the Ming court is limited, and it is impossible to say that you come alone When you arrive in Baliannadu, the imperial court will give you pastures for cattle and sheep.

Right now, if you go to Balian Nadu, you can still get something, and in the future, you may not even have the chance to join Balian Nadu!

These words undoubtedly shook these starving herdsmen. If Balanadu kept recruiting herdsmen, they might still hesitate, but someone said that Balanadu would stop accepting herdsmen soon. Because pasture cattle and sheep cannot be easily distributed to outsiders.

Saying this, the credibility immediately increased.

For a while, many herdsmen sneaked away and chose to go to Baliannadu.

Not only some herdsmen slipped away, but even some small tribes were persuaded, and the whole tribe went to seek refuge with Daming and went to live a good life.

And those herdsmen who were still hesitating saw the familiar people and tribes leaving one by one, and their hearts were even more shaken. Even if they didn't trust the Ming Dynasty, how could they not face the continuous departure of people around them? Excited?

The herdsmen and tribes on the Chahar Grassland went to Balanadu one after another, but the herdsmen and tribes here in Huang Taiji did not have such a good life.

It's hard for them to leave!

These tribes who chose to surrender to Huang Taiji for their own lives are now being squeezed by Huang Taiji. This is the case on the Chahar Grassland, and the same is true on the Horqin Grassland.

Huang Taiji mobilized cattle and sheep, food, and manpower from these tribes, and kept accumulating strength. Faced with Huang Taiji's oppression, these tribes still dare not express their resentment.

It's not that no tribe tried to resist, but as soon as they resisted, Duoduo, the first male gunman in the Qing Dynasty who had taken away Lindan Baltu under the protection of dozens of guards, came to suppress with the Eight Banners.

Duduo was a ruthless man. He directly killed all the men who resisted the tribe, and distributed the women and children to other tribes. Such brutal and fierce actions directly shocked other dissatisfied tribes.

Even though they are still being sucked blood by Huang Taiji, they dare not resist easily.

But in private, these tribes' dissatisfaction with Huang Taiji continued to grow.

Moreover, Huang Taiji didn't expect that even in his own place, people from Baliannadu appeared.

These Mongolians from Balanadu mixed into the small tribes, and publicized the beauty of Balanadu to them. Everyone has pastures, everyone has cattle and sheep, and they can eat and clothe without worrying about the beauty of being squeezed. day.

Propagating the power and wealth of Ming Dynasty to them, how good protection can be provided for them.

Propaganda to them that the dolls can read and write, and they will be able to become officials in the Ming Dynasty in the future.

These herdsmen were moved by the talk one after another. Right now, Huang Taiji's oppression and Duoduo's brutality have made them unbearable. If there was no other way, they would have run away long ago.

But now someone told them that there is such a good place on the grassland as Balanadu. The herdsmen imagined the scene of owning their own cattle and sheep, imagining the beauty of a family drinking kumiss and eating beef and mutton in the dome. After one scene, each of them couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Can they really live such a beautiful day?

But before they had imagined it for a while, the Manchus came again and asked them to send troops, cattle and sheep.

But what cattle and sheep are left in the tribe?
But in the face of the vicious Manchu Eight Banners, it is worthwhile for them to break their dreams first, frowning together to provide cattle and sheep, and then let the Manchu people take them away.

Looking at the already empty tribe, there were only old and weak tribesmen left. The leader of this small tribe wanted to cry, but he chose to surrender to Huang Taiji in order to protect the whole tribe, but he never thought that it would be so miserable now.

The resentment of the small tribes grew, and the people of Baliannadu took the opportunity to link up with these small tribes and asked them to wait for the opportunity temporarily. After all, it is impossible for them to escape Huang Taiji's control at the moment. Woolen cloth?

In this way, the herdsmen and small tribes on the Chahar Grassland chose to switch to Daming one after another, while the small tribes under Huang Taiji were constantly squeezed and did not dare to escape. Now the balance of power between the Chahar tribe and Huang Taiji has changed again.

Facing the increasingly powerful Huang Taiji, Ji Tutaiji was already a little bit powerless. He was not a genius at all, but he became a grand master and led various ministries to resist Huang Taiji for revenge.

The tribes didn't want to be victims of Huang Taiji, so they chose to follow him in a bloody battle with Huang Taiji. Everyone was fighting to get rid of the pasture, and the tribe suffered heavy losses.

This can be said to be an act of self-mutilation that hurts the enemy eight hundred and self-harms one thousand five.

But now, a better choice appeared in front of these tribes: Surrender to Daming, join Baliannadu, everyone can eat well, wear warmth and live a good life, so why are they still starving here and continuing to self-mutilate?

Ji Tutaiji figured it out: "Don't stop me, I want to nourish Daming!"