"After the Tumut grassland fell into the hands of our Tiger Banner, there are no longer horse bandits in this grassland. As long as the merchants from the Ming Dynasty do not run around, their safety can be guaranteed." Li Shuheng said.
Liu Heng nodded and said: "Without a safe environment, we will not be able to attract enough merchants. In the future, when the fort outside Zhangjiakou is built, the safety of caravans can be guaranteed in both directions of Zhangjiakou and Xinping fort."
"With these two roads leading to Qingcheng, as long as businessmen from the Ming Dynasty take them once, they will soon attract more businessmen to Qingcheng." Li Shuheng said with a smile.
As the two people chatted, they soon came to a courtyard.
"Here we are." Li Shuheng introduced. "After receiving the news that the proprietor would come to the grassland, my subordinates asked people to clean up the yard and leave it for the proprietor to stay."
Liu Heng got off his horse, handed the reins to the guard next to him, and walked into the courtyard gate.
"My subordinates live in the courtyard next to us. The wall in the middle of the two courtyards has been opened, making it easier for people on both sides to come and go. If you need anything, you don't need to go around the courtyard gate." Li Shuheng introduced.
Liu Heng entered the yard and looked at it.
At the foot is a gravel path that leads to the main house at the back. On the left is the two-year-old wing, and on the right is a courtyard wall with a moon door in the middle.
"Whose yard is that over there?" Liu Heng raised his finger and pointed to the yard behind the wing.
Li Shuheng then looked over and said: "It is also the yard that our Tiger Flag bought. Not only this yard, but also the yard behind it also belongs to the Tiger Flag."
From now on, this will be the place where important figures in Tiger Character Banner live and work. Naturally, the surrounding yards cannot continue to be left to others to live in.
After the Tiger Flag was purchased, soldiers were arranged to live in it to protect the safety of several important courtyards.
"The yard will be freed up, and the attendants will move in. A door will be opened next to the wing to facilitate movement on both sides." Liu Heng said to Li Shuheng.
Li Shuheng nodded and replied: "I will make arrangements when I get back."
After standing in the yard and looking around, Liu Heng walked into the main room.
The house is tidy, the tables and chairs inside are all new, and the bookshelves and various utensils are neatly arranged.
Except that there is no one there, it can be said that there are a lot of things that should be there, and you can live in it directly with your bags.
"Remember to hang the map on that wall later." Liu Heng pointed to the wall behind the desk and looked sideways at Zhao Wu.
No matter where he goes, he will close the map on the wall of his office so that he can see it at any time.
"Yes." Zhao Wu agreed and turned around to arrange for others to start decorating the office room.
Liu Heng walked out of the office and went to an adjacent room. He found that there were only a round table and a few round stools, with a wooden bed behind them.
At first glance, you can tell that it is a place for resting.
Zhao Wu was leading people to arrange the office room, and Liu Heng simply walked on the round stool next to the round table.
"Stop standing, let's sit together!" Liu Heng pointed to the round stool opposite the round table.
Li Shuheng walked over, lifted up his skirt and sat down.
"I will live here for a long time in the future. I have handed over the Datong side to Mr. Zhao. With him in charge, I believe there will be no big problem. The workshop in Lingqiu will also be moved here. You can take care of it here." ." Liu Heng said.
Li Shuheng nodded and said: "Don't worry, proprietor, everything is ready. One workshop is in Dahei River and the other is in Xiaohei River. The scale of the workshop has also expanded a lot. The only thing missing is the people to work." .”
"The people in Gansu, Shaanxi and other places are having a hard time. The Tiger Flag will try its best to bring the people out from these places and send them to the grasslands. However, you should also understand that the people of the Ming Dynasty have always been unable to leave their homeland. Like the Earth Dragon before It is very difficult for a large number of people to leave their hometowns due to the situation," Liu Heng said.
"Can you get some people from Pidao? It's difficult to feed too many people in a place like Pidao." Li Shuheng came up with the idea of Pidao.
Liu Heng shook his head and said: "It is not that easy to bring the people from Pi Island to the grassland. Once the court knows that it is our tiger-character flag that is sending the people to the grassland, they will definitely stop it. Moreover, there are few people on Dajuan Island. There is a shortage of people even more than us, and you can take a boat directly from Pi Island to Damuan Island, which is more convenient than coming to the grassland."
"The situation in Tumut Grassland and Dayuan Island is similar. The population gap is too big." Li Shuheng said with a sad face.
Liu Heng thought for a while and said: "At the end of this year, we can release a group of imprisoned Mongolians back. These people may not be able to farm, but they are good at herding, and I am planning to set up a cavalry team composed of Mongolians."
"Would it be too hasty to form the Mongolian cavalry now?" Li Shuheng frowned.
Once the Mongolian cavalry masters the existing equipment of the Tiger Flag, the danger to the Tiger Flag will become greater.
Liu Heng said: "For the time being, only Mongolians who are willing to be close to our Tiger Flag will be selected to join the cavalry, and the skeleton of the cavalry will be filled by the cavalry led by Lao Wu to ensure the loyalty of the cavalry."
"I still feel a little impatient. If we can wait for two years, and wait until the Mongolians in the Tumote Department feel that following our Tiger Flag, life is better than before, and accept us from the bottom of their hearts, then they can form the Mongolian cavalry. The best time." Li Shuheng expressed his thoughts.
It had been less than a year since the Tiger Banner took over the Tumed Department, and he doubted whether the herdsmen of the Tumed Department could be loyal to the Tiger Banner.
Liu Heng pursed his lips and said: "Although there has been no movement from the Chahar tribe, it will be a matter of time before they take action. In addition, Ming's attitude is still unclear. At this time, we need a sufficient number of cavalry to deter those who attack." The power of the Tiger Flag idea."
"A lot of forts have been built in Zhangjiakou, which should be able to stop the Chahar tribe from invading Dabanshengdi." Li Shuheng mentioned the forts that are under construction.
Liu Heng shook his head slightly and said: "Dunbao is dead. If you want to gain a foothold on the grassland, you must be able to fight it out. Otherwise, if you only passively defend, the grassland tribes will lose their awe."
"Since the Mongolian cavalry must be formed, the control must be in the hands of our people. At least before the loyalty of the Mongolian cavalry is confirmed, the Mongols cannot be allowed to control the team." Li Shuheng said.
He was always wary of the Mongols.
Liu Heng is different from him in this regard.
Liu Heng, who has the memory of later generations, is far more accepting of the Mongols than people of this era.
As long as Mongolians find that following the Tiger Flag can lead a better life than before, he believes that the vast majority of Mongolians will be willing to accept the Tiger Flag.
The only people who are really unwilling to accept the rule of the Tiger Flag are the nobles on the grassland.
Because the arrival of the tiger-character flag directly deprived the nobles on the grassland of everything they enjoyed, Liu Heng had never relaxed his vigilance against the Taijis in the Tumote Department.
