Chapter 5: The Light of the Living Buddha

"This is an immortal feat!"

Duan Guoren looked at the mountain with some emotion.

"Whoever dies first, goes up first."

"When I die, I seal my body in it to strengthen my soul."

A few people pointed at this and that mountain, and they seemed to have forgotten about it, but Yun Zhao knew that they were all looking forward to it.

These people don't want money, they don't want fame and fortune during their lifetime, but they must be famous after their deaths, whether it is written in history books or engraved in stone, this is the only thing they can talk about.

The reason why Zhang Guozhu rushed back from Lantian City so late was that he traveled to the grassland to visit Sun Guoxin, a great lama who was preaching and spreading the gospel in the grassland.

Now, Sun Guoxin's followers have spread all over the grasslands and deserts, and the grassland tribes he pacified are no longer panicked or distressed, they all seem to have a new purpose in life, and they no longer continue to move north.

"In the snow-capped mountains and grasslands, there should be herdsmen!"

This is the core of Sun Guoxin's doctrinal content.

"The herdsmen only care about the pastures, the cattle and sheep, the children, and the eagles in the sky!"

This was the foundation of Sun Guoxin's mission.

"We are willing to give gifts to the strong, but the strong will love us after receiving our gifts!"

This is Sun Guoxin's message of reconciliation to the grassland tribes.

"Our sky is big enough to have countless gods, you believe in your gods, I believe in mine, and the gods never ask people to sacrifice him, only to trust him."

This is Sun Guoxin's quest for a place for all religions.

"The state rules over my flesh, and my soul to the gods."

This is Sun Guoxin spreading the concept of the state among believers.

"No matter how much my body is abused, my soul will eventually fly above the clouds."

This is Sun Guoxin's teachings on patience to the herdsmen.

"I came to the world to suffer, and that doesn't stop me from enjoying the world."

This is Sun Guoxin comforting believers.

"The sword is a bad thing, and I will only use it against wild beasts in my life, and when I encounter people, the hilt of my sword will move forward."

This is Sun Guoxin's call to herdsmen to give up resistance and embrace every kind person with open arms.

These teachings have been followed by many shepherds, who ventured slowly southward from the bitter north, this time giving up the battle and giving up the resistance.

When they encountered the army at the border pass in Lantian County, they just sat there quietly, did not resist, did not speak, and of course, were unwilling to leave.

This is the situation encountered by the centurion Pei Lin of the Dudu outpost.

More than 200 Mongolian herdsmen drove their few cattle and sheep to the capital.

The group did not flee or organize a battle against the Lantian border army who arrived on horseback, but under the organization of an elderly shepherd, they sat around and folded their knees and chanted, "No matter how my body is abused, my soul will eventually fly above the white clouds."

The cattle and sheep are all thin, the camel hump is also shriveled, and as for the people, it is even more miserable to see.

The felt-haired women, the children, were still scared, they didn't know what the future would be.

A hundred cavalry surrounded these people, but did not attack, and the centurion Pei Lin said to his deputy Hou Jun: "Your life has come." ”

Hou Jun sighed and said, "It's easy to kill." ”

Pei Lin said: "It's easy to kill, but with such a large grassland, it can't be just a hundred of us, right?"

Since General Gao fought a big battle with Jiannu, our army is gone, and the Jiannu army is also gone, looking at this, our army will not come back, and Jiannu should not come.

Our brothers are the only ones stationed here within a radius of 300 miles, and this is not a long-term solution. ”

Hou Jun said: "Didn't you say that you want to relocate the people from the mainland?" ”

Pei Lin sat on the horse and raised his leg to kick Hou Jun and said, "Why don't you move your family here?" ”

Hou Jun shook his head and said: "This place is only suitable for grazing, not for growing crops, and it is cold to death in winter, so I would do this if I am crazy." ”

Pei Lin smiled: "That's the reason, but we don't want this land?" ”

Hou Jun shook his head like a rattle and said, "That's naturally not possible, this is what the brothers beat down." ”

Pei Lin snorted and said, "Do you know how much Lantian City paid to send us supplies?" ”

Hou Jun smiled: "Who doesn't know this, three to one." ”

Pei Lin sighed and said: "Lantian City sent three catties of grain, after arriving here, there is less than one catty left, and in the process of sending supplies, there are people who are taken away by wolves from time to time.

The cost is too great.

In accordance with General Li's order, every year, we strive to move the outpost to the north for 100 miles, and within ten years, when we deliver supplies from Lantian City, it would be good to send 10 catties to one catty.

That's why we need these herdsmen, they have pastures here, and we can get supplies on the spot, which may be why the bigwigs in Lantian are starting to consider accepting these herdsmen.

Go and do something, we protect them, they provide us with food, it doesn't hurt. ”

Hou Jun frowned, rode up to the leading old shepherd, and said in Mongolian, "Are you their leader?" ”

The old shepherd folded his hands and said, "We are the followers of the Living Buddha of Morigen, and it was the Living Buddha who asked us to come. ”

Sun Guoxin's name has long spread all over the grassland, and Hou Jun still knows the name Mo Rigen, but he doesn't know that this big living Buddha is also a super boss in Lantian County.

"From now on, you will be the chief of this group, what is your name?"

"Batuu."

"All right, Captain Baturi, now let every shepherd come to me, and I will issue you with identification, and with this thing you will be free to graze here.

Taxes are collected once a year on the winter solstice, rest assured, the tax rate of your ancestor Genghis Khan is implemented, a cow, we collect a cow leg, every ten sheep, we take one, camels and the rest of the livestock are not taxed, and the tax is collected in Li. ”

Old Batu was surprised and said, "A year? ”

Hou Jun smiled dumbly and said, "You have to give the animals time to grow up, right?" ”

As he spoke, he jumped down from his horse, took out a thick stack of cardboard from his horse bag, wrote Batu's name on the spot, and marked his position as lieutenant, and finally used the official seal that he had not used once.

He handed the piece of cardboard to Batu and said, "Keep it carefully, don't dare to lose it, if you lose it, people will treat you as thieves." ”

Batu looked at Hou Jun with a piece of cardboard in his hand and said, "Can we graze here?" ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the vast grasslands with his fingers.

Hou Jun said: "The outpost is ten miles east of you, if you encounter wolves or horse thieves, go to the outpost to report the news, and we will help you drive away the wolves and kill the horse thieves." ”

Old Batu nodded happily again and again, and happily beckoned his companions to come over quickly, this time, the old guy was very shrewd, and even the children in confinement were hugged over for Hou Jun to fill in the list, and by the way, he gave a name.

Hou Jun, who was coarse and well-versed in literature, thought about it for a long time, and then filled in his nickname, so Hou Gou'er, Hou Yi, II, and III soon officially appeared in the vast household registration register of Lantian County.

After explaining the matter, Pei Lin left this water source with his subordinates.

When the soldiers were far away, Lao Batu still held his piece of cardboard and looked at the people for a long time before he suddenly burst into cheers.

They couldn't believe that such a fertile pasture was their pasture from now on.

"The Path ...... the Living Buddha"

Pei Lin and Hou Jun, their awareness of this matter is still very low, they only know part of the benefits of collecting the herdsmen's return.

The main purpose of the return of the herdsmen in Lantian County is to remove the princehood and patriarchalization among the herdsmen, cultivate a new religion, and incorporate the herdsmen into the national management system.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, the ecology is diverse, and the landforms are very different.

Although the Han people are as tough as cockroaches and can grow in all terrain and ecology, after all, in some areas, their productivity is far inferior to that of these professional shepherds.

Ethnic conflict is such a strange thing, in the early stage it is killing, it is extermination, and in the later stage it will become saving people and peaceful coexistence, of course, this must be under the premise of a great unification.

When more and more Mongols and Tibetans enter the household registration register of Lantian, a new trend will be formed, which will greatly alleviate and reduce ethnic conflicts.

Otherwise, it is not in the interests of the Han people that such a huge country is always in a state of war.

When these herdsmen entered the Lantian system, there would be desperate merchants who would come to them to trade...... Even if these people are far away, it doesn't matter to a businessman, as long as their output is worth enough and the price is low enough!

Lantian is a huge pumping machine, as long as it is a nation recognized by Yun Zhao, it will be attracted by this pumping machine, and will eventually be pumped away by the pumping machine, mixed with the huge number of Han people, and finally stirred into a country with common values and common interests.

Before the appearance of Yun Zhao, the Han nationality was only divided into races, and there was no concept of the country, and even if there was, it was the concept of family, and now, what Yun Zhao has to do is to improve the concept of the country.

With the concept of the country, it is more inclusive, and as long as it is recognized by a country, many things are relatively easy to do.

A long time ago, Yun Zhao inadvertently met a high-quality cultural person, and the culture he did was Hakka culture, and on this basis, this awesome character put forward a general theory - the Hakka people.

The Hakka in the traditional sense refers to the Han people who were forced to move south after the Wuhu Rebellion, and now, in this theory, as long as they leave their hometown to work in the south, they are included in the category of the Hakka.

In this way, the scene of 'no one in the world is not Hakka' appeared, which is very convenient for him to cheat money and anything.

Yun Zhao admired this very much.

This thing is a model that can be applied anywhere, when Yun Zhao has ambitions for grasslands, deserts, plateaus, and snow-capped mountains, this concept of "big Hakka" consciously or unconsciously drilled into his head.

Chapter I

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