In the felt tent at night.
Taiji polished the scimitar and put it in its sheath, sighing at a loss: after all, we still can't escape!
No matter how good the grassland in Baicangdiba is, it is still on a snowy mountain. That grassland is cold in winter, with terrifying strong winds blowing throughout the winter. Hail and wind disasters are everywhere. It is no better than the pastureland in Haibei.
Just like the pastureland in Haibei is not as good as Tumo River.
He wanted to work as a shepherd in Baicang, but he was just struggling to get his life on the right track.
To put it bluntly, he simply wanted to stay away from Liu Chengzong.
The Mongols and Han people have been fighting each other for hundreds of years, and it is inevitable to be wary. Even if they each have their own needs, they cannot be close to each other.
As a leader with some status in Qinghai Mongolia, Bai Yan must consider what role he plays in the eyes of other Mongolian nobles.
Of course, he didn't have to show off. Even when he started dating Liu Chengzong, he had no intention of showing off.
As long as Liu Shizi is willing to give him the franchise rights of the Juerwan market facing Qinghai and Mongolia, it doesn't matter if he becomes a general eagle dog.
But Liu Chengzong wanted to take care of business. He opened the door to sell goods and pretended that he was just one of the buyers. Naturally, he would not dedicate himself to Liu Chengzong's career.
The significance of the Juerwan Market in Qinghai is enough to make Wei Yan become the Khan of Mongolia in Qinghai.
If all the tribes in Qinghai can get good equipment, it is not impossible to compete with Oirat in the future.
In the face of such interests, it is worthwhile even to command various ministries to act as pawns for Liu Chengzong in his struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains.
What's more, it's not certain who will command who at that time. If we can conquer the Central Plains, you will be my emperor, and I will be your King of Shunyi; if we cannot conquer the Central Plains, I will be your khan, and your more than 10,000 single men will be my eternal thanks. cloth.
Without such benefits, Zhou Yan felt that he still had to save face.
This time he came to Malkang to test Liu Chengzong's views on the border. He didn't care whether the border was Nangqian or Qamdo, or even Leiwuqi.
In the final analysis, Bai Yan does not want to rely too much on Liu Shizi.
Just the few small battles on the way to Tibet made Wei Yan realize that he had to stay away from Liu Shizi.
Together with Liu Shishi's army, his tribe became more powerful.
The Mongolian army is not limited to the function of raiding and plundering with light cavalry, but the Mongolian tribes in Qinghai where Baiyan is located are limited by their equipment level and can only undertake such a mission.
The last time I went to Tibet was not a pleasant experience. In the frontal battle, facing the rear Tibetan cavalry wearing mail, no matter whether they were fighting on horseback or on foot, they were all beaten to pieces.
Facing the solid fortress of the Thirteen Uzang Sects, they were also helpless against those gadgets.
Although they gained a lot due to sudden attacks and looting, it was not because they wanted to retreat that they withdrew, but if they stayed in Uzang, the situation would take a turn for the worse.
But unlike Liu Chengzong's coordinated operations, they could use their numbers to launch surprise attacks and avoid the enemy's main force from attacking everywhere. When the enemy's main force was assembled, they only had to leave the difficult burden to Liu Chengzong.
Those enemies were not difficult for Liu Chengzong to deal with.
This is especially true for coordination in frontal combat. With the help of guns and artillery, the Mongolian cavalry wearing fur coats are like possessed by the god of war. They dare to carry the bones and chase the horses and horses with the armor of Duokang and ride all over the ground.
The pretentious sense of crisis also comes from this. If we fight two more battles like this, Liu Chengzong will not need to go through these nobles when he sends troops next time. He will directly send a lion soldier to the tribe to shout, and the tribesmen will lead their own horses and follow them. .
Who knows that he hopes that the relationship between the two parties will be as good as it is now, and Liu Chengzong is further deepening this relationship.
However, no matter whether they set up a government together or use Liu Chengzong's laws and official positions, Bai Yan cannot refuse it at present.
He could only agree. On the one hand, he needed Liu Shizi's support to enter Tibet, and on the other hand, he also needed the goods from Juerwan.
But if you become an official of Liu Chengzong, you will definitely be kidnapped in a chariot.
Thinking of this matter made him even more annoyed. He knew that Liu Chengzong wanted to establish a court, and he could understand this mentality.
It is not surprising that Han warlords have the idea of establishing a court. After all, almost every country has the dream of reviving the Yuan Dynasty.
Thinking is one thing, doing is another. Every kid has this idea, but for so many years, there is only one person who has that ability, and that is Ada Khan, the grandfather of Mr. Taiji San's family. .
However, Ida Khan did not want to revive the Yuan Dynasty.
Baiyan thought about it again and again, walked out of the felt tent and looked at the Han soldiers' camp where the bugle had just been blown, and sighed heavily.
Independence has become a luxury.
Taiji couldn't sleep well that night, but Liu Chengzong in the official village couldn't sleep either.
Half an hour later, Tangqi came to deliver the information. Basang's Xifan battalion arrived at the Dege territory in the evening. Now everything was ready. They just needed to select personnel and stipulate regulations. Then they could send out official teams to Makang and Luhuo counties. The army.
The destination of the official team was Ma Kang County, the center of King Bai Li's rule in the past; while the army was to be sent to Luhuo, which is now the border.
On one side, there are the chieftains of Jinchuan and Jinchuan who need to be frightened. On the other hand, walking southeast there is a sharp road.
Dajian Road borders the Diaomen Tea Horse Division in Yazhou, Sichuan. The highest military commander of Yazhou is on guard, and there are two thousand-household officers and soldiers stationed there.
No matter how much Baili struggles with Dunyue Duoji, for the Ming court and the chieftain, it's all a toss-up between themselves and themselves. Maybe the court doesn't even know there is a person like Dunyue Duoji.
However, Liu Chengzong became the public enemy of the nobles in Kang District, and many of the nobles who submitted to King Baili were also nominally chieftains of the court.
Liu Chengzong has not yet figured out how to deal with Sichuan officials, but it is right to send troops to station in Luhuo first.
"There are six officials including the county magistrate, the county magistrate, the chief registrar, the historian, the patrol inspector, and the deputy patrol inspector, with 12 Han, 12 Mongolian, 12, and 36 clerks. Fifty."
Liu Chengzong was calculating the manpower of a county. He had been exposed to this thing since he was a child. He could talk nonsense with his eyes closed and talk about the composition of the county government.
He put his hand on the map and said, "Let's set up twenty-four townships in Ma'kang County first. Each township will send eleven people, for a total of 406 people."
"So many villages?"
Cao Yao secretly clicked his tongue and said: "Commander, there are a total of 127 noble families with manors in Ma Kang, divided into 24 townships. There are only five or six villages in each township."
Liu Chengzong nodded and said solemnly: "That's what we need. This matter focuses on training. The candidates for the county government clerk can be equal among the three parties, but at the township level, except for the interpreters, they must all be our people."
He added: "Actually, I don't even want an interpreter."
Cao Yao laughed, shook his head and said, "There's nothing we can do. Let's just follow the commander's wishes. It's easier to do things if there are more people."
"That's what I'm talking about."
Liu Chengzong walked half a circle in the hall, took a bowl of water and said to the side: "Let's set up a shelf first, build the government office, and set up the county government. I don't care whether Ma Kang can manage it well; whether he can avoid causing trouble, I don't care. I don’t know either – a set of rules.”
He took a sip of water, put the bowl down and said: "Find out a set of practical rules and regulations. The most basic ones include clearing land, cattle and sheep, population census, taxation, corvee service, conscription, making equipment, passing laws, and preparing for war and defense." , they need to know how to do these jobs.”
Cao Yao was originally excited, but when he heard this, he suddenly opened his mouth but said nothing. Finally, he yawned and sat aside looking uninterested.
Liu Chengzong had worked with him for a long time. One look at his expression and he knew what was going on in Cao Cao's mind. He couldn't help but laugh: "Why, do you think it sounds like Ming Dynasty?"
Cao Yao turned his head, stretched out his hand and danced lightly twice, but still didn't say why. Finally, he clenched his fists and said muffledly: "I really want to have a copycat!"
When you leave the village, there are enemies everywhere, and you can rob whoever you want. When you return to the village, the mountains are full of desperadoes, regardless of high or low, drinking, eating, and having fun. They will wait for an accident to kill the entire village and live happily ever after.
The imperial court, the imperial court has no good things.
"We have a greater responsibility. We can't kill the copycats back to northern Shaanxi, let alone stop Hou Jin from entering the country."
Liu Chengzong laughed, and then said seriously: "Of course, we cannot be like Ming Dynasty. Its shortcomings must be corrected, such as taxation and talent promotion. In all aspects, we must do better on the one hand, and on the other hand, they must be suitable. us."
Cao Yao's depressed mood calmed down a little, he scratched the scar on his face, looked at Liu Chengzong and said with a smile: "When will the Generalissimo plan to pay the border troops?"
This sentence alone made the surrounding generals burst into laughter.
Liu Chengzong also smiled and nodded: "Military salaries will be paid sooner or later, I guess next year. This matter still depends on Juerwan. As long as the market there is circulated, the problem of salary payment will be solved."
Now his problem is that he can't pay his salary.
The Lion Army has 17,000 people, and one or two silver coins per month, which is 200,000 taels of silver per year. Let alone Qinghai, even in the mainland, robbery alone cannot solve this problem. It must be mobile robbery. .
"Our biggest gain from this battle is these seven counties. The county and township officials in the seven counties will allocate 1,500 people from the Lion Army. I also plan to station 1,500 troops along the post road. "
Liu Chengzong looked at Cao Yao and said: "The salary and rations of these three thousand Lion Army are the work goals of the seven county officials."
Three thousand people, roughly equivalent to a yearly tax of 36,000 taels of silver and 36,000 shi of grain.
Cao Yao counted with his fingers, shook his head and cursed secretly: "Damn it, it's so hard to be a human being."
The expressions of all the generals were similar to Cao Yao.
What should I say about this? The generals in the Sunlight Hall of Guanzhai all know very well that these seven counties can easily support these three thousand lion soldiers.
But there is a premise: no reform of the land system and personal dependence will be carried out.
The temples in Nangqian's territory were burned down by Baili's army. There were not many temples in Baili's territory. If the nobles were kicked out of this ecological environment and the Lion Army filled the gap, it would be impossible to feed the entire Lion Army, let alone three thousand people. Not a problem.
But they cannot but reform.
This is no longer just a matter of Liu Chengzong's personal will.
For a long time, this army fought for survival, whether it was for food at the beginning or against the government and the army later.
It's hard to get honor when you fight for a living meal; but the respect and love of others will give you honor.
They have always been like this. Sometimes they do trivial things for the people, and more often they get respect and love just by not doing what most armies would do.
Non-vegetation.
From soldiers to officers, the Lion Army is used to seeing death. Not only death in battle, but also death from illness and starvation due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, and even suicide out of despair.
When many people see a newborn child die, they will never feel pity or sadness in their hearts, and they will even feel confused when others are sad. They have accepted that they live in an era where death is no longer surprising and is normal.
Everyone's heart is as solid as stone.
But there is a big difference between a common man dying for various reasons in an environment where thousands of miles of buildings are about to collapse, and a completely man-made environment where everything is infinitely close to an animal.
The consensus among the Lions is that they have come and something must be done.
Once some changes are made, it will be difficult to feed three thousand troops here.
Liu Chengzong was very optimistic, nodded and smiled: "Yes, it is quite difficult to be a human being, but at least we now have seven counties. In the best case scenario, if everything goes well here, we can even get it on the right track without paying any extra money. "
From the beginning, he never thought that relying on taxes here would help Haibei.
He was even mentally prepared to wait for the completion of the seven counties and finally calculate the losses in this battle.
They have too much to spend. If they have to redistribute the land, they have to give it to farm tools, cattle, sheep, and horses. The farm tools here are all wood. Without improving and innovating farm tools, the people will not be able to finish the land after all the land is divided.
How can a common man do the work that five slaves did in the past? Tools and technology are indispensable.
"There are still more than 10,000 people. How do you plan to pay next year?" Cao Yao thought about it again and again. He had no other ideas and frowned: "I can't give you any advice on the money issue, but in Ma Kang Ah, I wonder if we can let Ga Ma be the county magistrate?"
Liu Chengzong was thinking about the payment of wages when he suddenly heard this and couldn't help asking: "How do you say it?"
"We have just established the county government, and laws and regulations are being supplemented and improved bit by bit. County and township officials and people also need a period of time to understand each other. During this time, problems can easily arise."
Before Cao Yao could finish his words, he couldn't help but smile evilly and said: "Gama is a very good candidate, the commander-in-chief will consider it."
Liu Chengzong understood what Cao Yao meant. Baili had just been occupied, and various accidents might occur in the process, and further counter-insurgency might need to be suppressed, so he wanted to push Gama out as a scapegoat to facilitate the next step in the future.
"Actually, I've thought about what you're talking about. I've thought more than you. I want to use the Three Mutual Methods to enable young nobles from the past to serve in the government."
Liu Chengzong nodded as he spoke: "As long as the Lion Army has no problem, these are small things and you can give it a try. The Lion Army is the big deal."
There was only one big thing on Liu Chengzong's mind. Will the currency they use in the future be gold, silver and copper, or lion tickets with gold, silver and copper as reserve funds?
