Chapter 588: The Dispute Between Nomadism and Pastoral Pastoralism (2-in-1)
With the addition of the Tang Iron Cavalry, the form of the entire ranch suddenly took a sharp turn, and the form was extremely unfavorable to the Mengtu tribe.
The Hulun leader breathed a sigh of relief, Datang really kept his word, or stood on his tribe's side at the first time, to be honest, although the Hulun tribe and the Mengtu tribe are enemies, but the Hulun tribe is really unwilling to start a war with the Mengtu tribe, first, their strength is not dominant, and secondly, Tuyuhun has just fought a big war, and all tribes are recuperating, and the Hulun tribe is also greatly damaged, and it is not beneficial to anyone to carry out.
The leader of Mengtu suddenly turned pale, after the defeat of Tuyuhun, almost all the weapons of each tribe were confiscated, and in the face of the heavily armed Tang Iron Weapons, it was difficult to shake the Tang army even if all the Mengtu tribes were wiped out.
However, Mengtu was not a reckless man, he also made two preparations, this time he did not come alone from his own tribe, but invited all the other large tribes, and invited Murong Shun, the current nominal khan of Tuyuhun, he did not believe that a general would dare to take the risk of forcing Tuyuhun to rebel again to seize his pasture.
"Boom!"
A large number of Tuyuhun nobles who had already arrived and had not yet appeared appeared on the side of the Mengtu tribe with Murong Shun.
Seeing the appearance of the Tang army, Murong Shun naturally knew that he had to appear, although he wanted to sit firmly in the position of the khan, then he had to get the support of the Tang Dynasty, but this time what Merton did directly violated his bottom line, and directly sold the pasture that originally belonged to Tuyuhun to the Tuyuhun tribe.
In a short period of time, Merton actually gathered a large number of small and medium-sized tribes and divided a large number of excellent pastures, and these small and medium-sized tribes wanted to keep their hard-won excellent pastures, and they had to stand on the side of the Tang Dynasty, which made Murong Shun like a fish in his throat.
He is not willing to be a puppet of the Tang Dynasty obediently, although he does not dare and has no capital to stand on his own, what he wants to do is to become a partner of the Tang Dynasty, if he continues to do it according to Merton, I am afraid that it will not be long before Tuyuhun will have almost no business with him, but he has played several times in a row, asking the Heavenly Khan to allow him to return to the country, but it is like a stone sinking into the sea, and there is no response at all.
"Mohou!"
Murong Shun greeted him with a smile on his face, the genes of Yang Guang's descendants are vividly expressed in Murong Shun, coupled with a little Hu Ren characteristics, there is a kind of beauty of mixed Chinese and foreign blood, at this moment Murong Shun is even more dressed in Tang costume, even if Murong Shun is placed in the Tang Dynasty, he has to be praised as a good man.
Merton looked at Murong Shun with some jealousy, touched his face that was tanned by chasing into the desert, and snorted coldly to greet him.
"Prince Shun!"
Merton greeted him and bowed.
Merton's previous actions completely ignored Murong Shun, and naturally did not recognize Murong Shun's position as Tuyuhun Khan.
Murong Shun's face couldn't help but stiffen, but then he disappeared, he swallowed his anger for fifteen years, how could he care about enduring it for a while.
"Khan! You're going to call the shots for my Mantu tribe! The Hulun tribe robbed my pasture for no reason, this act violated the agreement of the grassland, and it was actually a betrayal of the god of the grassland" The Mengtu tribe saw Murong Shun and a group of leaders coming, and immediately stepped forward to complain.
"What is your ranch, this ranch was stolen from my tribe by your Montu tribe thirty years ago." Not to be outdone, the leader of Hulun said.
The two of them immediately began to argue again.
Murong Shun pretended to have a headache, looked at Merton and said, "Mohou, how do you think this matter will be resolved?" ”
Merton laughed and said, "It's also extremely simple. ”
"Simple?" Murong Shun looked at Merton in disbelief, and even the leaders of Mengtu and Hulun who were arguing stopped arguing and listened attentively.
Merton nodded, and said as a matter of course: "Since the Mengtu tribe has no pasture, then why not buy a piece, there are still many good pastures in Benhou's hands anyway, which is borderless land." ”
As Mo Dun spoke, his eyes involuntarily swept towards the leaders of the large tribes behind Murong Shun.
The leaders of the large tribes suddenly felt a chill in their hearts, if the Mengtu tribe was desperate to buy their own pastures with cattle and sheep, the thought of this possibility, the faces of the leaders couldn't help but show a look of horror.
Murong Shun's face was cold, he naturally understood the subtext of Mo Dun, and said coldly: "Shun has been in Chang'an City for many years, and he has also heard of the name of the Mo family, and everyone in the world knows that the Mo family loves non-attack, but today Mo Hou not only provoked the fight between the two tribes, but also deliberately provoked the fight between the entire grassland tribes, and the people's grievances are monstrous, such behavior may be contrary to the concept of the Mo family!" ”
Murong Shun is worthy of being educated by the elite of the Tang Dynasty, and he directly attacked Merton's biggest weakness with one shot.
After a pause, Mu Ran stared sharply at Murong Shun and said: "The concept of the Mo family, Benhou is much clearer than Prince Shun, the Mo family is the Mo family of the Tang Dynasty, if Tuyuhun enters my Tang Dynasty at this moment, the Mo family will definitely guarantee that the concept of the Mo family will be used by all herdsmen." ”
Merton is not afraid at all, if Merton does this in Datang, he will definitely be pointed out by Qianfu, but Merton is now in Tuyuhun, which has not yet been merged into Datang, naturally there is no psychological burden.
Murong Shun's face suddenly froze, he has been seeking Tuyuhun to restore the country now, how can he be willing to let Tuyuhun merge into the Tang Dynasty.
"Benhou originally came for peace, but when he entered the land of Qinghai at this moment, the Tang army never robbed any herdsmen's cattle and sheep, did not kill Tuyuhun alone, and did not force him to buy and sell it all voluntarily, where did he come from." Merton said in a loud voice.
What Morton said was exactly where Murong Shun had a headache, although Murton entered the land of Qinghai and plundered a large number of cattle and sheep from Tuyuhun, but all of them were willingly sent by these small and medium-sized tribes, and no one came to Murong Shun to complain.
This time, it was not easy to have the matter of the Mantu tribe, which gave Murong Shun the opportunity to intervene in this matter.
"The pasture in Qinghai is shared by herdsmen, and Mohou sells it to the tribe for private ownership, isn't it cutting off the livelihood of other tribes, and the Mengtu tribe who have lost their pastures can only be displaced on the grassland and slowly dissipate, the Mo family advocates and loves the world, can you bear to see this scene." Murong Shun said coldly.
Merton laughed and said, "From the point of view of Benhou, I am afraid that Prince Shun's words are very wrong!" ”
Murong Shun's face turned red, stared at Mo Dun and argued: "Although Shun is far away from the border, I have long heard that Mohou is a well-known talent in the world, and today Shun has come to ask Mohou for advice." ”
Merton said proudly: "Prince Shun said, the pasture in Qinghai is shared by the herdsmen, this is the biggest joke in the world, Benhou also walked all over Tuyuhun with the army, and what he saw was that the big tribe occupied the pasture with abundant water and grass, and the small tribe is in a barren land, and the day is precarious, even if there is a little offense to the large tribe, there will be a disaster immediately, this Hou asked Prince Shun, whether this good pasture is owned by the herdsmen in the world, or owned by the big tribe." ”
Murong Shun's face suddenly showed embarrassment, which is also the reason why Merton has won the hearts of small and medium-sized tribes in a large number of times in a short period of time, it is extremely difficult for small and medium-sized tribes to survive on the grassland, and they finally have the opportunity to get good pastures, and all tribes will not give up.
"On the grassland, large tribes wantonly oppress small and medium-sized tribes, and many tribes go to war for pasture, the number of dead and wounded is probably several times that of this war, and its greatest responsibility is to see that the pasture is publicly owned, if the pasture is private, each tribe grazes on its own pasture, at sunrise, cattle and sheep out of the circle, at sunset, the herdsmen drive the cattle and sheep back, husband and wife reunite, the tribes do not invade each other, and live in peace, this is the real grassland style." Merton said proudly.
Immediately, almost all the herders were fascinated by the beautiful picture described by Merton, and could not help but indulge in it.
Even Murong Shun couldn't help but indulge in it at that moment, but he immediately reacted, what Merton said was beautiful, but what Merton was selling was the ranch that should have belonged to him, of course, he didn't dare to say it.
Murong Shun's eyes moved, and he suddenly said with a sarcastic face: "Shun thought that Mo Hou was a man of great wisdom, but when I saw it today, I was greatly disappointed, it turned out that the famous Mo family was just a person who talked about it. On the grassland, a single pasture can't support many cattle and sheep, and the herdsmen can only nomadically go to a very far place to feed many cattle and sheep. ”
The corners of Merton's mouth showed a trace of arc, and he said proudly: "You can't do it, it doesn't mean that the Mo family can't do it, five days later, Ben Hou will invite the tribal leaders of Qinghai to gather on the shore of Qinghai Lake, the Mo family wants to prove to the herdsmen in the world, the herdsmen are the mainstream, using the Mo family's method, even if there are ten times more cattle and sheep in the land of Qinghai, it is more than enough, from now on, the herdsmen in Qinghai will no longer have hunger worries, grassland disputes." ”
"Boom!"
In an instant, all the herdsmen's eyes were focused on Merton, and this time Merton's sensation was stronger than selling pastures in Qinghai.
Murong Shun looked at Merton, who had become the focus of everyone, and at this moment, even he, the Khan who Tuyuhun had not recognized, was overshadowed, and at the same time, the legendary deeds of Merton in the Tang Dynasty came to mind.
He hoped that what Murton said was the truth, so that Tuyuhun would definitely be revived, and he also hoped that Morton was talking big, so that he could logically restore Tuyuhun to its original state and become the real Khan of Tuyuhun.
Soon, Merton's words spread throughout the land of Qinghai, and immediately caused a sensation in the Tuyuhun tribes.
Tribal leaders of all sizes rushed to the Mantu Ranch, no, it was the Hulun Ranch, which could make Qinghai land feed ten times more cattle and sheep, even any Tuyuhun tribe that hated the Han people could not refuse such a temptation, and even many tribes rushed to hear the news.
"Can you be sure of the ink sacrifice wine?" In the Hulun tribe, Gao Shilian asked worriedly,
He was originally happy to receive cattle and sheep in the rear, but when he heard this, he immediately handed over the work in hand to the lower officials, and immediately led 30,000 cavalry to the land of Qinghai to take up the town.
Merton said confidently: "Don't worry, Lord Gao, the Tuyuhun herdsmen are vulgar, and they only know that letting cattle and sheep run around is a great waste in the eyes of a child." If it is the same pasture, if the Han people are allowed to graze, it is not a problem to use the Mohist method, not to mention ten times the number of cattle and sheep, even twenty times. ”
You don't see that the number of cattle and sheep in Qinghai pastures, which has been seriously degraded in later generations, is at least 100 times that of Tuyuhun at this moment, and the cattle and sheep that Merton said can be increased tenfold at this moment are not unachievable.
"Mohou's ability, the official can naturally trust it." Gao Shilian was a little relieved, in Chang'an City, he had also heard of the magic of Merton for a long time, many things that were impossible to do in the eyes of others, but in the hands of Merton, he could turn decay into magic.
"But if Mohou really has such a good recipe, wouldn't it be cheap Tuyuhun for nothing." Gao Shilian couldn't help but suffer from gains and misdeeds, if he could let Qinghai feed ten times more cattle and sheep, what a benefit it would be!
Merton smiled confidently and said, "I don't know what Master Gao thinks is that a nomadic tribe with no fixed place is easy to manage, or a tribe with a fixed herding tribe is easy to manage." ”
Gao Shilian's eyes couldn't help but light up, the biggest reason why the nomads are so unruly and difficult to tame is that these nomadic tribes have no fixed place, and once they enter the vast prairie, they can't find anyone at all, but the private ranch can definitely limit these tribes to a certain range, and there are owner's pastures all around, where can this tribe go?
Gao Shilian couldn't help but think quickly, and his heart was pounding, if the Mo family could do what he promised, then Datang would have a firm foothold in the land of Tuguhun.
"By the way, the kid asked Master Gao to bring the flour before!" Merton suddenly remembered this and asked. He had promised the Prairie Tribes that a sheep would be exchanged for three times the weight of grain, and Merton was ready to make all of this grain expensive flour.
"It's been brought, and it's a hundred wagons, but wouldn't it be more if you use corn to make more money from the imperial court?" Gao Shilian was puzzled that for the grassland herders living on the hunger line, both corn and flour were the same for them, as long as they could fill their stomachs.
Merton explained: "The most taboo and unfair transaction is that the price of corn is too low in Datang, and the price of mutton is high, if it reaches the ears of herdsmen in the long run, it will definitely make people feel unbalanced and resentful of Datang, and the high price of flour can make the people of Lanzhou City earn a lot of manual fees, and can make this transaction look fair, so as to calm the herdsmen's hearts." ”
Gao Shilian suddenly felt in his heart, and couldn't help but look at Merton with appreciation, whether the herdsmen were willing to change the flour, he didn't doubt it at all, after all, most herdsmen were still in a state of not having enough to eat, and flour could make them no longer endure hunger, and they would not refuse such a thing.
"Furthermore, my Datang not only has to support the Qinghai ministries, but also to control, corn can still be eaten after a few years of storage, and flour is not easy to preserve, at most it can be kept for a year, and it is very easy to get damp and deteriorate in summer, if Tugu Hun changes, I Datang only need to cut off the flour supply, or it won't be long before Tuyuhun will definitely return to its original shape." Merton lowered his voice.
"Backed by Datang, food and clothing are worry-free, and abandoning Datang to starve! This plan is wonderful, from now on, I believe that Tuyuhun will never be able to get rid of my Datang again! Gao Shilian exclaimed.
Merton nodded, this was exactly what he had planned.
"If this plan can be used in all the Qinghai tribes, wouldn't it be equally useful for the Turkic tribes, and even for other steppe tribes!" Gao Shilian added that in this way, Datang can exchange a large number of cattle and sheep for grain alone every year, and this business is profitable, and more importantly, this control is extremely hidden, and there is no shortage of flour supply from all parts of the grassland, and ordinary people cannot detect it at all.
"Tall and wise!" Merton looked at Gao Shilian with admiration, worthy of being an elite figure in the Tang Dynasty, and he was able to magnify this count several times in a short time.
Gao Shilian smiled smugly and said: "After this incident, you and I will go to the court together, and it will definitely be a great achievement to use this method as a method to control the grassland." ”
Merton also smiled and nodded approvingly.
"Young Master, all the leaders have arrived, just waiting for you and Lord Gao." Merton and Gao Shilian had just finished discussing when they heard Tie An reminding him outside.
Gao Shilian saw that Modon was full of wisdom, and his confidence in Morton suddenly increased by three points, and he took the lead in getting up and said: "Ink sacrifice wine, I'll go together, the old man has admired the famous Mo family's stunts for a long time." ”
Merton hurriedly got up and said, "I promise not to disappoint Lord Gao." ”
Merton lifted his tent and walked out, taking a deep breath, and from then on, the nomadic life that had lasted for thousands of years was coming to an end, and the era of herding was coming.
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