After Cao Jian's question was raised, everyone started discussing it. Lama Wang and Zhao Liang could only stop temporarily and wait for the results of their discussion.
This problem is not only the military difficulty, but also the feasibility of building trade routes. The most troublesome thing is that it relates to the long-standing and sensitive factional issues within the Purple Horde Khanate.
At that time, Boyan Timur, the founder of the Khanate, had a long talk with Guo Gai, the ancestor of the Guo family, and others for several days. This meeting set the strategy for the early establishment of the Khanate.
Guo Gai believed that under the prosperity of the Golden Horde, the decline was already obvious, and he should take advantage of the situation to make early plans. He believed that he should look for opportunities to go to Bulgaria and establish a stable base.
The various materials of the Purple Horde Khanate have very detailed records of the situation at that time, and Guo Kang also knew the background of this matter: at that time, the powerful Golden Horde Khan was about to conquer Bulgaria again.
Yue Jibie was a very capable monarch. He managed the trade routes in an orderly manner and the Khanate prospered. However, during the management process, Yue Jibie discovered that the people under him were good at doing business, but the production level was not good enough. The Khan's court has to purchase a large amount of materials from merchants every year, and even food has to be imported. If this continues, it will not only lose a lot of hard-earned income, but it is also not safe enough.
Yue Jibie Khan initially hoped to use the nearest Russians. However, the civilization level of the Rus' people is so backward that they can hardly manage effectively.
Since the time of Batu, the Golden Horde has tried to transplant Mongolia's ten thousand household system and register the Rus people as residents, but it was forced to abolish it not long after, and it could not be carried out at all - this may not be their fault, after all, it was not until Guo Kang At this time, the Russians have not been able to establish a household registration system.
And the level of farming of these people... to be honest, is not as good as the Mongolians themselves.
Yuejibiehan did not have the opportunity to read historical materials from later generations, and could not predict what the agricultural level and organizational level of the Russians would be. The historical records from Guo Kang say that serfization of the Russian countryside began in the 17th century. Until the 19th century, there were still many collective farms full of primitive social style on this land.
The Mongolian system was too advanced for them. In other places, almost all Mongols were assimilated by the locals, but here, it was the Russians who were Mongolianized - and because the foundation of civilization was too weak, the Mongolianization was not yet complete.
Not to mention their generation, even the Moscow Grand Dukes did not wait until the end - the lower Volga River area was only reclaimed in the 18th century with the help of fellow Germans brought by Catherine.
The Russians had no hope at all, so the Golden Horde could only change their thinking and focus on the Greeks in the south. Yue Jibie Khan then invaded the south several times, capturing Greeks and returning them to farm. The Palaeolian dynasty was completely unable to fight against the Mongols. Greek scholars recorded that they captured all the farmers and cattle in Thrace.
Boyan Timur took the opportunity to propose to the Khan that he could take people to farm.
Boyan Timur was just a minor official in Jinzhang. It is said that their family is the descendant of Batu, who fled to the Ilkhanate due to civil strife caused by inheritance. Later, the Ilkhanate also fell into chaos, and Boyan Timur's family had no choice but to wait with their friend Guo Gai before fleeing to the Golden Tent.
But even if this is true, his family is still too far away from the direct lineage of the Khan's court. So usually in the Khan's court, he has always been inconspicuous.
However, he also has a very valuable skill - maybe because of his ups and downs or his close contacts with Guo Gai and others. In short, Boyan Timur knows a lot about farming and production. Among the sect kings from far and near, he is the best at farming.
In this case, he is the best candidate. Yue Jibie Khan agreed to Boyan Timur's application and asked him to take a thousand tribesmen to manage farming matters.
Boyantemur also discussed from a professional perspective who and where are the most suitable people for farming. The Great Khan was very happy to hear what he said so clearly. He also divided a lot of the Greek farmers he had robbed and gave them to him. manage. They designated a piece of land in Bulgaria, and with the help of these Greeks and locally recruited Bulgarian farmers, they began to grow food for the Great Khan.
In order to help his old friend farm, Guo Gai used his connections to find many technical talents to come here to help.
Guo Gai's original name was Guo Yuanting. He was a famous chivalrous man in Persia. Many people in the Ilkhanate and the Golden Horde know his name as the "Universal Hero". Many Persians couldn't pronounce such a long Chinese nickname, so they called him "Guo Gai". After a long time, everyone knew it, and they simply regarded it as a famous name.
When the news spread that Guo Gai was recruiting people, many people ran to join him. For example, Li Xuanying's ancestors were engineers working on water conservancy at that time; Cao Jian's ancestors were slightly richer and worked as accountants... These people formed the first generation of Zi Zhang.
Of course, there are also those with less than legitimate origins. For example, Shi Shoudao, the ancestor of the Shi Ke family, was a down-and-out mercenary at that time. He made a living as a guard for merchants, hauling things from Tabriz to Sarai to sell.
While passing through a Caucasus town, Shi Shoudao went out to drink and brag, and was overheard by several Turkmens. Seeing him claiming that his ancestors were Turks, several Turkmen laughed and said how could any Turk look like this? He saw that they were Zahu tribesmen from the east, pretending to be Turks and trying to deceive them, but they happened to be exposed by their orthodox Turks.
Shi Shoudao got drunk and quarreled with them, and finally moved the guys. In a fit of anger, Shi Shoudao chopped down the Turkmens. The drinkers fled and spread the news. Turkmen tribesmen outside the city rushed into the town to kill him in revenge. Shi Shoudao hurriedly climbed over the wall and escaped, not daring to go back. He could only head west, and was recruited by Guo Gaiye.
At that time, they probably didn’t know what career they would achieve in the future.
Li Xuanying said that his ancestor later recalled that he never expected that he would actually lead the troops in the war and become a famous general. It was agreed at that time that Guo Gai, Shi Shoudao and others would be the person in charge of security at the construction site. He was obviously leading everyone. Those who were digging ditches for construction, God knows how it ended up like this...
However, although there have been many adjustments to the division of labor since then, from this time onwards, two groups have vaguely emerged: these people who farm the land, and the thousand-account headquarters brought by Boyan Timur, formed two groups that continue to this day. Political power, which was later known as Nanya and Beiya.
It can be said that the Purple Horde Khanate has been full of elements from two aspects since its ancestors were struggling to build their homes. Later, this contradiction was also inherited on the issue of how the Khanate developed.
