At noon the next day, the Mongolians were notified by the prince-in-law, who was going to treat everyone to dinner and hold a bonfire party in the evening.
This year's harvest is very good, and the consort is also capable. He managed these 100,000 slaves in an orderly manner and completed the spring reclamation perfectly. Sowing and top dressing in early summer. Then came the great harvest in the fall.
In addition to seeds and rations, these 100,000 people also transported them to Chahanhot City, which was enough food for the Chahar people for three years. and enough straw to feed livestock for five winters.
Lin Danhan was almost crazy with joy. Smiling from ear to ear all day long.
There was nothing happy for him this year.
Starting from summer, Huang Taiji personally led troops to seek his bad luck. Conflicts large and small continued. He keeps losing battles.
Only good news came from Tian Zili. His farming was a great success.
After it started to snow, Huang Taiji finally retreated. Lin Danhan was also exhausted and did not dare to pursue at all.
After the disaster of Dajin, the Chahar tribe could not afford to fight without two years of training.
Tian Zili's good work also brought benefits to all the Mongolian cavalry here. They also received rewards and praises from Lin Dan Khan. They also understood that they were getting a free ride from the consort.
The prince-in-law had some unpleasantness with them because they were too strict in managing their slaves. Now that the prince-in-law takes the initiative to invite them to dinner, they are naturally willing.
Moreover, the Chinese dishes cooked by the Prince Consort are not only delicious, but also come in a wide variety. They especially like to eat.
In order to ensure the nutrition of the slaves and prevent them from being exhausted under heavy physical labor, the consort racked his brains and studied a lot of food.
Mongolians do not eat offal and throw away the offal of cattle and sheep.
The prince consort asked people to collect all these things and wash them clean. Season with spices and wild onions, wild leeks, and wild garlic from the prairie. The offal soup that makes Mongolians drool.
Those who followed the prince-in-law had offal soup to eat, which made many people envious.
Tian Zili wrote to Teacher Yaoguang and asked the teacher to entrust a caravan to send chickens, ducks, geese, and piglets. The breeding industry was started. In autumn, not only the grain harvest was good, but also the poultry and livestock were successful.
Tian Zili also organized people to go fishing in the river and make dried fish.
There are a lot of fish in the river here, but the Mongolians only know how to fish. Without fishing technology and tools, they rarely eat fish.
Tian Zili wanted to replenish the body of the pregnant princess, and later to induce lactation for the princess who gave birth to a daughter. People are often organized to catch crucian carp.
Fry the crucian carp in hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Then add the mutton bones and add boiling water to cook. You can make an exceptionally delicious milky white mutton soup.
The remaining mutton soup was eaten by the captains. They had never tasted such delicious mutton soup in their lives.
The prince-in-law sent someone to inform him that a bonfire party would be held in the evening and five thousand Mongolian soldiers would be invited to dinner.
Five captains gathered together to discuss the matter.
Alatan was the person in charge sent by the Great Khan, and the other four captains all looked at what he wanted.
"The prince-in-law had some unpleasant troubles with everyone some time ago. This time he invited us to dinner with the intention of easing the relationship. In any case, he has a distinguished status. After all, there are differences between superiors and inferiors. It would be inappropriate for us not to go. It would be a shame if he spoke ill of us to the Great Khan." Captain Angqin said thoughtfully.
Gari said: "It's not good if you don't go. I think you still have to go. After all, he is the heart of the Great Khan now. But the Great Khan also told us in private to keep an eye on the prince-in-law to prevent him from escaping back to the Ming Dynasty. We also want to Be careful. Stay out of your way."
Wu Ritu said: "You are too nervous. Look at what season it is now. After leaving the camp, the horses froze to death after a long time. There was such a heavy wind and snow outside, and it was difficult to identify the direction. After leaving the camp, only A dead end."
Bigler said with a smile: "You all went to the Prince Consort's place to eat. You all rushed to drink the milky white mutton soup. You even beat each other until your noses were bruised and your faces were swollen. Now you are starting to get scared."
Wu Ritu said: "Can it be the same? The mutton soup is leftover from the princess's drink. There can be no problem."
Bigler smiled and scolded: "Okay, I'll make the mutton soup tonight, no one can compete with me."
Alatan said: "Since everyone thinks we should go, let's go. In this damn weather, you can't go anywhere except the camp. There is good wine in the consort's place, and he just wants to ease the relationship with us, so I took the opportunity to let him take it out. .”
Everyone laughed, and the prince consort secretly burned some distilled wine, which was brewed from the crushed corn during threshing. Everyone knows that he is like a treasure, hiding it and never taking it out. These Mongolians had already found out that there were a hundred and fifty large tanks under the wooden building where the Prince Consort lived.
Unfortunately, there are two vicious dogs there, looking like iron barrels. Even if you want to steal it, you can't steal it. It makes them greedy and scratching their heads. But that's where the princess lives, and they don't dare to make mistakes.
In the evening, five thousand Mongolians came to the threshing floor in the center of the camp. Countless bonfires were lit. The surrounding houses block the wind, so it's relatively not cold here.
The prince-in-law took the princess to sit on the main seat. Five thousand households and more than thirty officials sent by Lin Dan Khan were sitting on both sides. Han slaves roasted whole sheep on the fire. Chinese dishes are served in an endless stream.
"Stir-fried liver tips, radish and beef brisket, fried kidneys, beef tendons, fried tripe,..." Lu Shouli stood behind the consort, and followed the dishes that were served to announce the names of the dishes.
Tian Zili kept raising his glass and cheering to everyone. Drink the kumiss freely.
Mongolians like wine, but supplies are scarce on the grasslands, and they don't have many opportunities to drink. On the contrary, Tian Zili was proficient in agriculture and animal husbandry and was in charge of production. He had a lot of materials in his hands.
The Mongolian officials bowed down one after another and drank the kumiss in one gulp. These kumiss were all moved from the warehouse controlled by the Mongols with the consort's consent. They were not afraid of any problems.
As the atmosphere became heated, a group of Mongolian girls entered the venue to dance. With the melodious playing of the morinouqin, the Mongolians were all in high spirits and the atmosphere became lively. They all got off the field and wrestled for fun.
Alatan came over and said with a longing look on his face: "I heard that you brewed a lot of strong wine, my consort. How about giving some to everyone to try."
Tian Zili calculated that they had been planning to drink their own liquor. Just wait for them to bring it up themselves.
"There's a lot, the princess and I don't have enough to drink by ourselves." Tian Zili rolled his eyes at him.
Seeing that Tian Zili refused to give it, Alatan said shamelessly: "Everyone has seen it. You have taken away all the broken rice. You feed the pigs with scarred heads and feed the pigs with distiller's dregs. The smell of alcohol is all over you. Everyone smells it." Here we are. Men on the grassland can’t help but feel happy.”
Tian Zili was defeated, so he had to say: "There really isn't much. Each person can only drink a pound of wine. If there is more, it will be gone."
Everyone laughed at the prince-in-law for being stingy.
Later, the servants moved the wine jars, used funnels and one-pound wine grapes, and distributed the wine to the Mongolian soldiers.
The Mongolians shared the liquor and sniffed it with their noses, making their mouths water.
However, no one drank, and everyone looked at Altan. Seeing his disapproving expression, they reluctantly plugged the wine bag.
"Hey, aren't you clamoring for strong liquor? I've given it to you. Why don't you drink it?" Tian Zili asked strangely.
"Hey, hey, this consort rewarded me with good wine. We have to take it back and drink it sparingly. Haha, hahaha." Alatan said with a smile.
Today, no one drinks soup. The roasted lamb and pigs are all cooked under the full supervision of the Mongols. There is no chance of drugging, the only chance is in the wine.
The Mongolians are not stupid either. They take it back and test it before drinking it.
After the banquet ended in the evening, the thousands of households couldn't wait to find a few Han slaves, and then poured some strong alcohol into them. Then I waited for two hours to observe the reaction.
It was already midnight after all this work, and their thirst for wine was almost crawling out of their throats. The Mongolians didn't even sleep, waiting to drink.
Seeing that they were fine, one by one could no longer bear it. They all drank.
