Chahanhot.

Today it is the capital of the Great Khan of Monan Mongolia.

This is a basin, surrounded by mountains, woods and rivers, with fertile pastures in the middle. This is now the base camp of the Chahar tribe, and it is also home to a large number of small and medium-sized tribes.

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

This tribe obeyed the order and came here to fight with Gitu Taiji 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 entire tribe now has to

It can be said that it is extremely miserable to live on the food brought down from Chahar.

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

This cannot be blamed on Gotu Taiji. After all, the Chahar tribe has lost a lot of cattle and sheep in the two previous 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.

Forced by helplessness, Qututaiji came up with such a way to gather the cattle and sheep of all tribes, euphemistically saying that everyone can share food together, but in fact, Quitutaiji controlled the cattle and sheep of each tribe.

It is equivalent to strangling the lifeblood of each tribe.

Now, if these tribes still want to get their cattle and sheep back, they will have no choice but to fight to the bitter end with Huang Taiji. When the battle is over, they will not only have their cattle and sheep, but also new pastures and captured people and livestock to make up for their losses.

To put it bluntly, the reason why so many tribes are holding on is simply because their lifeblood is being pinched by Qututaiji. The cost of sinking is too high and they can no longer get off the ship.

As for this method, Guantutaiji still learned from Huang Taiji, because this is how Huang Taiji treated the small tribes that relied on him.

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

He was reluctant to transfer grain from Liaodong, so he naturally wanted to requisition the grain of the Mongolian tribes attached to Liaodong. Similarly, Huang Taiji also assured these tribes that the amount of grain requisitioned from them now would be returned in double the amount after the war, and they would also be given cattle and sheep.

and pasture.

It can be said that these tribes are now forced to go to the battlefield by Tututaiji and Huangtaiji. They use their own food and sons to help Qututaiji and Huangtaiji fight, but they have not yet gained any benefits.

These tribes are now very resentful, and at this time, a caravan said to be from the west arrived.

They brought cloth and silk, iron pots for tea, and very precious grains.

The carts of food made the tribesmen red-eyed. Now their tribesmen have to suffer from hunger every day, and the food has been supplied for the war. It is good for them to have one meal a day.

Nowadays, someone can deliver food and iron pot tea. This is unimaginable!

Where does their food come from?!

Many tribes began to contact this caravan with such suspicion. They were in great need of food right now!

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

Balian Nadu was the territory of the Ming Dynasty. With the support of the Ming Dynasty, not only merchants went to Balian Nadu, but Balian Nadu also had countless grains. Everyone there had their own pastures, cattle and sheep.

They don't need to pay taxes to the leader, and they don't have to be exploited by the leader. Their cattle and sheep belong to themselves.

Even if you don't have cattle or sheep, the court will allocate them to you. As long as you herd them for ten years, these cattle and sheep will be yours, and half of the calves born every year will belong to you.

As long as you take good care of your cattle and sheep, you can have a large number of cattle and sheep of your own, and even become an official!

Yes, the Mongolians in Baliangadu can not only be officials, but they can also study, become literate, and go to the capital to take the national examination!

After these news spread, the first reaction of herdsmen from various tribes was disbelief!

How can it be!

Did such a court really exist?

Is the Ming Dynasty so generous today?

None of them want to believe it. Not only do they not trust the Ming Dynasty, 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 without being jealous?

However, the facts are here. These herdsmen from Baliangadu are all rosy-cheeked and strong. At first glance, they look like they have enough to eat and drink, and they live a very wealthy life.

Just look at the clothes they wear and how energetic they are, and you can tell how comfortable these herdsmen live.

These herdsmen were eating roasted and fragrant mutton, drinking spirits from the Ming Dynasty, and wearing brand new clothes. They all looked so chic and comfortable that the herdsmen from other tribes were drooling eagerly.

Finally, a herdsman couldn't help but approached and asked: "Uncle Chahan, is your life in Balian Nga really so good?"

Chahan took a bite of the meat and put it into his mouth. After taking two more sips of wine, he burped with satisfaction and said with a red face, "Why did I lie to you?"

"Following the imperial court, life is much better!"

"I'm not afraid to tell you that the imperial court divided pastures, cattle and sheep. We are a family of eight and divided hundreds of cattle and sheep. 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 wine and said with a smile: "This is Datong wine. If you sell it to us, you can buy three jars for only eighty yuan!"

"Only eighty yuan! Hahahaha!"

Cha Khan seemed to have drunk too much, so he said drunkenly: "The imperial court allocates food, and the food allocated is too much. There are too many cattle and sheep, and there are too many cattle and sheep to take care of them."

"Right now, I leave the cattle and sheep to the pasture for them to look after for me. My son is serving as a soldier in the imperial court and is now a new army member of the Ming Dynasty. I have nothing to do, so I run around doing business."

"Anyway, there is a lot of food and if you can't eat it all, just sell it."

With that said, Chahan pointed to a carriage: "It's all potatoes. It's delicious when roasted or stewed."

The herdsman looked at the sizzling and oily roasted lamb on the grill, and the potatoes with charred skin and an alluring aroma in the fire under the grill. The two aromas mixed together made the herdsman unable to help but swallow.

Drooled.

Chahan smiled and took out two potatoes from the fire: "Hahahahaha, take it and eat it. Young man, you are about the same age as my son. Doesn't it feel uncomfortable to be hungry?"

The herdsmen quickly took the potatoes, not caring about burning them, peeled them off and ate them, crying while eating. It is very difficult to have a full stomach on the Chahar grassland now.

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

Facing the caravan from Balian's capital, the Chahar tribe naturally did not dare to provoke them. Who allowed them to defeat them?

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

Chahan had no objection to this and sold them all to the Chahar tribe at a very reasonable price. This made the people of the Chahar tribe confused for a long time.

They originally thought that Balian would take the opportunity to increase the price or blackmail him, but who would have thought that he would simply sell all the grain, cattle and sheep!

There are no requirements and even the price is low during this kind of war!

How rich was Balianna?

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 said this was on the grassland of Chahar?

After selling the grain, cattle and sheep, Chahan smiled and counted the treasure notes paid by the Chahar tribe. Yes, the Chahar tribe now uses treasure notes to do business with the Ming Dynasty. They took the gold sand mined from the grassland.

The gold and silver accumulated were deposited in the Ming Bank, and in exchange they received cashier's checks from the Ming Bank and a large number of treasure banknotes. After all, only with treasure banknotes could one do business with Ming merchants.

Therefore, treasure money has become the hard currency on the grassland.

After confirming that one cent was enough, Chahan put the treasure money away, staggered back to the fire, and continued to eat and drink with his companions. The herdsmen who saw this scene were envious.

They are all herdsmen. Why can the herdsmen of Baliangadu live so well, with strong liquor, cattle, sheep, and potatoes? Even the Chahar tribe does not dare to provoke them.

Unknowingly, these herdsmen began to look forward to it. If they could join Balian Gadu, would they also be able to live a good life with full stomachs and no longer have to worry about starvation and cold?

After selling the grain, cattle and sheep, Uncle Chahan left the next day, but the series of legends he left behind about Balian's capital are still circulated among the herdsmen.

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

They were scattered throughout the Chahar grassland, specifically stopping to rest in small and medium-sized tribes, intentionally or unintentionally displaying grain cattle and sheep, which attracted the envy of the herdsmen. But before the herdsmen could make up their minds whether to rob or buy, the Chahar tribe

So I sent someone to buy it.

In the end, these herdsmen could only watch helplessly as their grain, cattle and sheep were taken away by the Chahar tribe. They were still hungry. However, the caravans in Baliangadu ate cattle and sheep and drank strong wine, which made these herdsmen envious.

He could only swallow his saliva.

Even in their dreams at night, the hungry herdsmen imitated the herdsmen of Baliangadu who drank and ate meat. However, how long had it been since they had eaten meat?

The herdsmen seem to own cattle and sheep, but the cattle and sheep belong to the tribe and belong to the headmen. They graze the cattle and sheep for the headmen. The cattle, sheep and cubs belong to the headmen. Even the cheese of the cattle and sheep cannot be given to them.

Eat all of it and give a portion to the leader.

Nowadays, all the cattle and sheep have been taken away by the Chahar tribe. They have no cattle or sheep, and they don’t have much cheese on hand, and there is even less food. The food distributed by the Chahar tribe every day can barely survive starvation.

At this time, when there are other herdsmen who can not only have enough food and clothing, but also meat and wine, the impression brought to these herdsmen is extremely profound. They can endure hunger and lack of food and clothing, but that is the establishment of

On the basis that everyone is the same.

But are the people lacking food and clothing?

No!

The headmen can still enjoy beef and mutton, and drink mare's milk. If that's all, forget it. After all, it's normal for the headmen to eat well. However, the herdsmen in other places also eat better than them, which makes them completely unbalanced.

:Why am I starving here, while they are feasting and drinking over there?

In just a few days, batches of caravans from Baliangadu showed the prosperity of Baliangadu and the current situation of herdsmen's life in great detail in front of these hungry herdsmen, letting them know that during the Great Meiji

The herdsmen living in Balian Nadu are so comfortable.

Not only these caravans are saying this, but many herdsmen they know are also saying this.

These herdsmen were once small tribes and nomads, but now they have joined Baliangadu, sharing the cattle and sheep pastures one by one, and they all live a good life with plenty of food, clothing and warmth.

Faced with the personal statements of acquaintances, these herdsmen couldn't help themselves.
To be continued...