Bo'erjijin Elbek, Nikuchi Sukqi Khan died.
At the moment when the corpses of Bala were separated in the purchase, the ties that maintained the orthodox Tatar tribe of Yuan Dynasty and Mongolia and the Oara tribe were completely severed.
Without a common leader, each tribe has its own clan leader who has the final say.
There was only one great khan in the Yuan Dynasty, but there were more than ten major tribal chiefs. One thought was completely different from a dozen thoughts.
Ha Shiha killed the Khan, Mahamu surrendered, and Arutai also surrendered.
The excited Harshiha thought he was a winner, but he was wrong. All he gained was the present, but what he lost was the future.
Yan Ji looked at the corpse of Li Bala that he bought, with a cold smile on his lips.
Revenge was finally avenged.
Seeing that Henji was so beautiful, Harshiha swept her onto his horse like a victor, taking Henji with him to declare his dominance.
Inside the big tent.
Erihemu looked at the proud Hashiha and said: "I can't keep my concubine, let alone be included in the account. This person is sinister, scheming, and has ghostly skills to confuse people's hearts. He should be killed."
Hashiha laughed and said to Erihemu: "It's just a woman. The reason why her weirdness succeeded is because the Libala she bought is stupid and lustful. I, Hashiha, will not indulge in On a woman’s belly, leave her alive and stay out of the way.”
Erihemu frowned and said worriedly: "But Yanji is the real culprit who killed Haohai Dayu. Mahamu of Choros is quite talented and will never let the enemy who killed his father live. When the time comes..."
"Oh, he's just a brat. When Haohai Tatsuyu was around, I wasn't afraid of him. Why should I be afraid of him, Mahamu? If he wants to rebel, he will only find his own death! There is no need to discuss the matter of Yanji anymore. .The most important thing now is to find a big sweat."
Erihemu saw that Hashiha insisted on keeping Henji, so he sighed and said: "The Libala I bought is a descendant of the Jin family. He was the Great Khan back then. In addition to the support of the Chorus tribe, there are also Tatars." The Tatars claim to be Mongolian orthodox and look down on us Oara. It is impossible to choose a descendant of the Golden family to choose the Great Khan. Besides, Benya Shili, the son of Libala who bought it, has already escaped. I am afraid that he will be found in a short time. Not coming."
"Then choose among the descendants of Brother Ali!"
Ha Shiha said solemnly.
Erihemu nodded slightly and said: "That's the only way. I suggest choosing Bolzhijin Kun Timur. He also sent some troops to support this time to prevent the Tatars from rebelling. He is a The most important thing about someone who can win over is that he is young and easy to control."
Hashiha thought about it and said: "In that case, tomorrow we will unite with Barhuti, Huriyati, Batut, Choros and other Wala tribes to make Kun Timur the Great Khan."
"Where are the Tatar tribes like Arutai?"
Erihemu asked.
Ha Shiha sneered and said: "To surrender, you should kneel at the feet of the new Great Khan. If you don't come, you don't surrender! Naturally, you can only speak with swords to those who don't surrender."
Erihemu looked solemn and said: "They will definitely come, but there are still two things we need to arrange for people to do."
"What's the matter?"
Ha Shiha asked impatiently.
Erihemu said: "First of all, although Mai Libala died, his son Benya escaped and cut the grass without eradicating the root, which will lead to disaster. We should send elite cavalry to pursue him along the way and kill him. kill!"
"Haha, it's just a lost dog, no need to work hard. What about the second thing?"
Ha Shiha looked disdainful.
This disdain is not arrogance, but comes from strength.
Erihemu lowered his head and said, "The second thing is to chase the Ming merchants immediately."
"merchant?"
Ha Shiha was stunned for a moment. They were all talking about state affairs now, so why did they suddenly talk about businessmen.
Erihemu explained: "The patriarch wants to have a stable Khan court, strengthen the control of the Oara tribe, and contain the Tatars, so salt and iron are indispensable. To catch up with the merchants, let them change the route when they enter Mobei in the future. To the west of Hang'ai Mountain, that's where we will be stationed. If we don't notify the merchants, they will definitely go north along the old road, and the Tatar tribes will be the ones who get the advantage."
Hashiha looked at Erihemu seriously and said solemnly: "You are thoughtful and the person I rely on most. I will leave this matter to you. Arrange people to chase the merchants and tell them that the money they bought is Bala is dead, and I, Mahamu, will become the true master of this grassland."
Erihemu responded with a smile and turned around to inform his subordinates.
No matter what the future of Harshiha is, he has indeed become the real ruler of the Yuan Dynasty during this period. With Kun Timur as his puppet, he holds the reins of the Oara tribes with one hand and the Tatar tribes with the other.
The era of Wala's hegemony began with Hashiha.
The caravan's return trip was very slow, and could only cover more than forty miles in a day. It was not that Chang Qianli, Hou Xiyu and others were not in a hurry, but that there were too many goods and they could not move very fast.
All the goods brought out by the huge caravan when it set off have been replaced by goods, and among the goods, wool was the heaviest, which was scattered on camels, cattle and horses, as well as a lot of furs, precious herbs and things. Zhu et al.
Of course, more than 5,000 cattle and sheep are also considered cargo, as well as 500 fine horses and 300 ponies.
Chang Baiye rode on the horse and shouted the slogan with ease. Looking at the foal in front of him, he couldn't help but be a little excited. The Ming Dynasty blocked all supplies such as salt and iron from the Mongolian tribes, and also cut off the channels for Mongolian horses to enter the Central Plains. .
Horses were the goods that the Ming court desperately desired.
In the first year of Hongwu, Taizu ordered Yingtian, Taiping, Zhenjiang, Luzhou, Fengyang, Yangzhou and other places to herd horses. However, these places were agricultural lands. It was good to grow rice and wheat, and they could be used to raise them. The territory for horses is too small. You can't raise horses without eating, right?
In the war with the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's war horses were never enough, so Taizu could only "take care of horses when he was in need, and repeatedly sent envoys to the four directions", but the gains were still not much.
In the fourth year of Hongwu's reign, a group of herdsmen were set up in the Datashili camp, where water and grass were conveniently located, and an official office was set up to specialize in herding gluttons.
But in the second Northern Expedition in the fifth year of Hongwu, that is, the Battle of Lingbei, Li Wenzhong's East Route Army had equal gains and losses, Feng Sheng's West Route Army had a great victory, but the Middle Route Army led by Xu Da suffered a heavy defeat.
Many people underestimated the consequences of failure in the Battle of Lingbei.
The failure of this battle did not lie in the number of soldiers who died, but in the loss of a large number of troops and horses. The Ming Dynasty was forced to switch from offense to defense. Therefore, it lay dormant for eight years before it recovered its strength and launched the third Northern Expedition.
"Extreme Spiritual Chaos Jue"
During this period, Taizu worked hard to expand the horse herding area almost every year. Especially in the sixth year of Hongwu, Taipu Temple was set up to specialize in horse administration. In desperation, he implemented the method of raising horses, allowing the people to To participate in horse breeding, the standards are:
In the Jiangnan area, eleven households raise one horse; in the Jiangbei area, five households raise one horse.
This was a provision that was extremely disturbing to the people and also a difficult problem for the Ming court.
Chang Baiye knew the price of horses very well. He took the adult war horse under him to the capital, no, to Datong. Without five hundred taels, no one could take it away, not even Guo Ying, and there were these high-quality ponies. If any horse is less than a hundred taels, I will not sell it.
But Chang Baiye also knew very well that this group of high-quality war horses and colts were not goods delivered to the court by Shanxi merchants, but dedicated to the court. Only in this way can the court's view of merchants be changed and merchants truly live with dignity. In this world.
"There are cavalry behind us, two hundred cavalry!"
One of the men rode past and shouted loudly.
Chang Baiye was taken aback and quickly ordered his people to stop the team and take precautions. Chang Qianli, Hou Xiyu and others also urged their horses to the back and looked into the distance with solemn expressions.
Sand and dust flew up, and the war horses clanked.
Chang Qianli squinted his eyes and shouted to the nervous guys beside him: "You can't act rashly without orders. But if someone wants to steal our goods, then we must use our best to guard our property!"
"Ouch!"
A group of people were on guard like wolves, seeing that they were returning home with loads of goods, but they couldn't lose their goods here.
Hou Xiyu looked at the horses running in the distance and saw that what they held in their hands was not a saber but a long whip. Their formation was scattered and they were not charging to kill, so he said: "It will be okay."
"Hush!"
Basiwo from the Torgut tribe reined in his horse. After the horse stopped, he shouted: "Who is the leader of the caravan? Come out and talk to me."
Chang Qianli, Hou Xiyu and others urged their horses forward, but Chang Baiye, unwilling to lag behind, also followed them.
"Dear friends, I am Chang Qianli, the leader of the caravan."
"Haha, dear businessman, I am Basiwo. I am here in the name of Kuntmul Khan, and I am ordered by Prime Minister Hashiha to tell you that the new Yuan Dynasty welcomes merchants to go north again. It is just the place where the Yuan Dynasty resides. , moved to the west of Hangai Mountain, if you take the trouble to go there, the Prime Minister will definitely be happy and promise you a lot of profits."
Basiwo said rudely.
Chang Qianli and others were secretly surprised. After leaving for a few days, Yuan Ting changed the Khan. It seemed that Ha Shiha's rebellion was going very smoothly.
"Lord Basiwo, who is Kuntmul Khan?"
Chang Baiye asked.
Chang Qianli glared at Chang Baiye and complained that he talked too much.
Basiwo did not feel dissatisfied and said with a smile: "Kuntemul Khan is Kun Timur of Bo'er Zijin. Okay, I have delivered the message. Do you have anything you want me to take back?"
Chang Qianli cupped his hands and said: "Please tell the Prime Minister and the Great Khan that our merchants will definitely come again. I just hope that you will prepare more wool."
Basiwo nodded, quickly turned his horse and left.
Looking at the leaving cavalry, Chang Baiye felt a little yearning and sighed: "With such a powerful cavalry, how did the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty conquer the country?"
Chang Qianli ignored Chang Baiye.
Knowing history and facing history are two different things. Whether one can truly appreciate the bravery, fearlessness and tragic determination of his ancestors and touch the epic picture of that period of change depends not on the time when he grew up, but on the time of history.
These elite Vara cavalry bear the edge of history.
Chang Qianli said seriously: "Within two or three years, the Yuan court will be in chaos. Whether the court can seize this opportunity will determine the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty."
