Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 717
The overlord of Tumochuan was so angry that it was no small matter. He immediately sent flying cavalry to order the most powerful warriors from all tribes to gather in Sanniangzi City to fight against the rebel Tie Mu'er.

This order directly pushed the Tumed Department to the brink of splitting.

All the tribes were full of complaints after receiving the flying cavalry order. The weather is freezing and the livestock are skinny. They don't know if they can survive tomorrow. To start a war in this unlucky season?Boyan is crazy! ?They were not positive about this, and there were very few people who responded——Tumochuan shed too much blood in the battle of Yingzhou, and now he was tortured to death by the black disaster. .

At this time, Haidu is on the move.

I have to say that this guy from Haidu is quite talented as a conspirator - to put it simply, he is not good at fighting or governing a place, but he is an expert at plotting against his own people.He lobbied various tribes and vividly described to each tribe what he saw in Timur's tribe: the Han people helped Timur build long canals, and used a magical device to draw water from under the glacier and introduce it into the canals. It is used for drinking by livestock. Thanks to this, the cattle and sheep not only did not lose weight due to the black disaster, but became fatter and stronger, almost turning into a ball!Timur used smooth words to defraud large amounts of cattle, sheep, and leather goods from various tribes every day, and then sold them to Ming merchants, and then used the money earned to buy large quantities of grain, salt, and cotton cloth from Ming merchants!He had a good relationship with the generals of the Ming army, so the goods provided to him by Ming merchants were far more exquisite than those obtained by other tribal leaders. Every grain of wheat he bought was so full that it had just been harvested a few months ago. The new wheat he bought; the cotton cloth he bought was fine and bright, and the salt he bought was finer and whiter than snow powder. Even the Great Khan of Houjin might not be lucky enough to enjoy these things, but these things were accumulated in his tribe Like a mountain!
Most of those tribal leaders were shallow-sighted people who had never seen anything good, so they were so fooled by this guy that they immediately salivated.Mountains of grain, fine cotton cloth, and refined salt like snow powder are all good things they dream of, and they can’t see them many times in their lives, but they are piled up like mountains in the tribe of Timur. God's right!

Steal you!

Haidu changed the subject: "Do you know why the Han people are so generous to Timur?"

All the leaders shook their heads depressedly.Merchants in the Ming Dynasty are very treacherous. They often play tricks when dealing with them. The cloth they sell to them is often perforated and cracked. Buy and roll!Because of this, they wonder why the Han people are so generous to Timur?

"Because Timur helped them a lot in Yingzhou!"

With just a few words, all the tribal leaders exploded, jumping violently while pressing the handle of their knives, roaring: "What!?"

Hai Du said: "When I was ordered by the Great Khan to investigate the situation in Timur's tribe, I saw with my own eyes the generals of the Ming army frequently entering and leaving his tent, and even heard him talking with the generals of the Ming army. The general of the Ming army said in person that he is more suitable to be the overlord of Tumochuan than Da Khan! Do you know why we lost so badly in Yingzhou? It was because he acted as an insider and betrayed us, otherwise we would have to rely on only a few thousand Ming troops , where is our opponent!"

At this moment, all the tribal leaders exploded. In the battle of Yingzhou, the Tumed tribe suffered the most losses. People from every tribe were killed or captured. The tears on the faces of the orphans and widows are still wet. A bloodstain on Tumed's heart was bleeding continuously.Everyone was confused, why the Ming army, which was vulnerable before, suddenly became so powerful, so powerful that they were powerless to fight back?With their knowledge structure, they naturally don't know how terrifying the combat power brought about by the development of technology and the process of industrialization is. They prefer to believe that someone betrayed them and caused them to lose so badly.Hearing what Haidu said, their anger and doubts finally found a breakthrough. They were so angry that their eyes were red, they roared like beasts, cursed Timur in the most vicious language, and swore in front of Haidu , must send troops to raze the tribe of Tie Mu'er, and pay back the blood debt of the soldiers who died in Yingzhou!Those with a brighter head can see that there are many flaws in Haidu's nonsense, but through trade with the Ming army, the tribe of Tie Mu'er has become very rich. This is an indisputable fact. The food and livestock might be able to survive this winter, and they were profitable, so they didn't open their mouths to break the news. On the contrary, they were very active and went back to prepare their troops and prepare for a big fight.

After taking care of these tribal leaders, Haidu went to the Chahar Tribe and the Khalkha Tribe and told the leaders of these two tribes his nonsense again and again.The Chahar Tribe and the Khalkha Tribe also suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Yingzhou. The Chahar Tribe suffered the worst, even Ulanqab was lost. Before they could catch their breath, they encountered a black disaster and a large number of livestock died. , with nowhere to vent his anger. When he learned that Timur had betrayed them and caused them such heavy losses, he was immediately furious. He had nothing to say. Send troops and beat him up!

Thanks to Haidu's very "excellent" diplomacy, the three Mongolian tribes of Tumochuan formed an alliance in a very short period of time, assembled 5000 troops, and prepared to crusade against Timur's tribe. The Mongolian prairie was suddenly covered with war clouds , the storm is coming.

So, what is Timur doing right now?

He is visiting the ranch run by the Tianxiong Army in the Ulanqab area.

The ranch run by the Tianxiong Army is quite spectacular. It uses cement piles and barbed wire to enclose the land with a radius of tens of miles, and then cultivates and plants closely, planting a kind of high-quality pasture they introduced from overseas, and watering it every day. Fertilize with water, and when the grass grows well, the cattle and sheep will be driven in to eat. When the grass in one pasture is finished, they will be driven to the next pasture, and each family will eat it. When the grass in the last pasture is finished, the first pasture will eat The grass has also grown.He also saw that there were quite a few sprinkler trucks transformed from four-wheeled carriages driving in the pasture. When he saw where the pasture was not growing well, he would sprinkle water. This made him dumbfounded. To live is to rely on the sky, and to encounter natural disasters can only consider yourself unlucky.On cattle farms and horse farms, the cows and horses are kept in captivity, and the herdsmen bring cartloads of feed and throw them into the troughs.Timur leaned over to take a look, good guy, what they threw was straw cakes!These grass cakes are made of ryegrass and alfalfa grass powder added with soybean flour, soybean meal, etc., and a certain amount of sugar and salt are added when feeding them. Tie Muer was dumbfounded and asked Lei Shisheng : "Is this how you raise cattle and horses?"

Lei Shisheng laughed and asked, "Is there any question?"

Timur shook his head in disbelief: "It's unbelievable! If we raise cattle and horses like this, we must go bankrupt! Are you raising animals or serving the master!?"

Lei Shisheng said: "There is no way. The weather is dry and cold now, the pasture is scarce, and we are not very familiar with the grassland. There is no way to find winter pasture like you, so we have to use this stupid method." He took a piece casually. He opened the grass cake and showed it to Timur: "This thing has been prepared in the summer. In the summer, the grass grows vigorously and the livestock cannot eat it. We have people cut the grass back, dry it, chop it, and grind it." Turn it into powder and add soybean flour to make grass cakes, which can last all year round. In the winter when forage is scarce, these grass cakes will come in handy. Look, these animals love to eat them very much, and they can't stop eating them. Gain weight."

Timur said: "They will eat you poor! Just the manpower and material resources spent on preparing feed for them are enough to make you bankrupt!"

Lei Shisheng said: "How can it be! They can produce a lot of milk after eating well. We sell their milk into cheese, milk wine, and milk powder. Not only will we not lose money, but we will also make a lot of money!" Laughing He smiled, "Don't forget, we have hundreds of millions of people, even if only one or two out of a thousand people like these products, it is enough to make our products in short supply."

Timur was stunned for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh.Sowing seeds in spring, harvesting grass in summer and autumn to make grass cakes and storing them, and using them to feed livestock in winter. The Han people are clearly using farming methods to manage their pastures. However, this method is particularly effective, which has been shown from the beginning. Incomparable and advantageous!During this period, he had more frequent contact with the Tianxiong Army. The more contact he had, the more frightened he became. The strength of the Tianxiong Army was so terrifying. It only took half a month after they captured Ulanqab to drive stakes from Datong to Ulanqab. Lanchabu then pulled up the barbed wire fence to create an insurmountable barrier.After pulling out the barbed wire, they began to build the road. First they leveled the roadbed, then brought in cinders to lay on it and compact it. Finally, they started pouring cement slurry. In just a few months, they built a straight cement road. It leads all the way to Ulanqab. This cement road and the barbed wire fences on both sides of the cement road ensure that the supply line from Datong to Ulanqab is unobstructed. Most of the bean cakes fed in the pasture are transported from Datong. The Ming Empire The courage and will displayed made him shudder. The more he understood the strength of Tianxiong Army, the stronger this fear became.Now the Ming Empire seems to have found a way to solve the problem of the Han people's survival and development on the grasslands. It is managing the grasslands as their cultivated land and implementing it step by step. This business model is not comparable to the traditional herding model of the Mongols. Both parties They are not at the same level in terms of resisting natural disasters and operating efficiency. As time goes by, the gap between the two sides will only grow wider!
Now Tie Muer does not dare to hope to prevent the Ming army from entering the grassland. He only hopes that the Mongolian and Han peoples can coexist peacefully. He was satisfied.

"How is this straw cake made?" he asked.

As soon as the words came out, I realized that what I said was nonsense.Leaving aside whether Lei Shisheng would tell him, even if Lei Shisheng was willing to tell him, he would not be able to do it. To chop up the flexible grass and grind it into powder must require extremely sophisticated machines. Can't even make a pot, expect them to make such a sophisticated machine?Too strong.Besides, even if there are machines, they don't have so many people to mow, chop, and grind the grass. It's hard enough just grazing every day!
Lei Shisheng said: "I'm not very clear about this. They are all bought from the factory. The workers on the ranch are only responsible for cutting the pasture to dry in the sun, and then send it to the factory, and the factory will divide the pasture into powder Chengcaobing, we will pick up the goods when we need them."

Timur sighed sadly: "I really envy you who have so many hands at your disposal, and your hands are so skillful, we simply can't do it."

Lei Shisheng said: "Our workers are not very skilled now, and the quantity of straw cakes we produce is limited. When more skilled workers and machines are put into production next year, the output of straw cakes will increase greatly. If you are short of fodder by then, you can Buy from them."

Timur's eyes lit up: "Really!?"

Lei Shisheng said: "Of course it is true. What are those businessmen spending so much money to build factories here? Isn't it for making money? If everyone doesn't buy their goods, they will die at a loss."

Timur breathed a sigh of relief... It seemed that Daming didn't want to kill them all. They were still willing to coexist peacefully with the Mongols. Of course, there was a prerequisite for this peaceful coexistence. As for the prerequisite, he knew it well.

At this time, there was a rush of horseshoes, and a clear voice like a silver bell approached from a distance: "Brother! Brother!" Everyone turned their heads and saw a Mongolian girl galloping on a white horse. The long black hair was flying in the cold wind like a black cloud.She looked terrified, rode her horse straight to Tie Mu'er, panted and said: "Brother, it's not good, the big thing is not good!"

Timur frowned and said: "My Wuyunna, you are always so hot and frizzy!" Said to Lei Shisheng: "General, she is my sister Wuyunna, the most talented singer in our tribe. girl."

Lei Shisheng bowed to Wu Yunna: "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Wu Yunna stomped her feet anxiously: "Brother, when is it so late, are you still in the mood to say this? Khan has sent troops to fight here!"

Timur shouted as if he was struck by lightning: "What? The Great Khan sent troops to attack? Did I hear it correctly?"

Wu Yunna was so anxious that tears came out: "It's absolutely true! The Khan said that you betrayed everyone under the city of Yingzhou, causing tens of thousands of troops to spill blood in Yingzhou. He personally led tens of thousands of troops to attack you!"

Timur's complexion turned pale, his body swayed slightly, and he almost fell to the ground.

Lei Shisheng frowned and said nothing, a meaningful smile loomed on the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)