Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 117 Discussing business with future father-in-law
To put it bluntly, the task for myself and Ogedai was to prepare some temporary accommodation.

This job is not too difficult, after all, the entire Mongolian army is out on an expedition, all with their own military tents.

Just give them a piece of land to live in.

The only problem that needs to be solved is the water source. It is no joke that hundreds of thousands of people drink water.

The family members who came from the grassland and the main force of the Western Expedition were not a small number.

The land that I and others are currently on is not enough. The small lake here is barely enough to water watermelons and tomatoes.

It simply cannot support the army to drink water and rest here.

"Zhang Yong, do you think digging a well here and bringing in underground water can meet the drinking water needs of the army?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"It won't work here, but we can go a few dozen miles west to the foot of the Tianshan Mountains and use the snow water from the Tianshan Mountains." Zhang Yong said.

When the time comes, just let Genghis Khan and his army be stationed at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. They can use the snow and water from the Tianshan Mountains there. What they and Wokuotai have here are simply not enough.

"Okay, then do what you want. Our work of drying salt and farming cannot stop." Wokuotai said.

"Maybe we can build some houses to live here." Zhang Yong said.

"Build a house! Isn't there a tent?" Wo Kuotai said doubtfully.

"It's spring now, and summer is coming soon. Of course, you can live in a tent, but what if it's autumn and winter? Do you still live in a tent? The weather here is very cold." Zhang Yong said.

The weather here in Xiliao is still very cold in winter. The marching tents that I and Wokuotai brought this time are very thin. Once autumn comes, they will definitely be frozen into ice.

After Genghis Khan comes, I will stay here for half a year. I don't want to be frozen. I can find a house where I can live comfortably.

"Don't worry, we Mongolians are not afraid of the cold. Just burn some cow dung and horse dung in the tent." Wokuotai said.

"Build some houses so that you can mine salt mines here in the future. Father-in-law, you can even let some local Awewu people come to live and build a gathering place directly here." Zhang Yong said.

The group of people under his command only need a dozen Mongolian soldiers to look after the more than 2000 sheep every day.

The remaining Mongolian soldiers are basically on duty at night, just driving away the surrounding wild animals.

Of the remaining large group of people, only half need to participate in the work of drying salt, and the remaining half are idle. Naturally, this half must be utilized.

My Dual-Use Talents contains a record of how to make some earth blocks, which is to use some straw mixed with clay to make some simple earth blocks, surround them as courtyard walls, and seal them with a bottom, so that people can live in them. .

This kind of soil block only requires some straw and soil mixed with water to make it. Find a mold and one person can produce hundreds of blocks in a day.

This kind of soil can be used after drying for two or three days.

Although the hardness is not good, it is still no problem to live in an ordinary house. At least it can protect you from wind and rain, which is much better than living in a tent.

Wokuotai nodded when he heard Zhang Yong's words. It was indeed what the boy said.

Moreover, he also plans to build a city nearby. The number of people does not need to be too large, even tens of thousands of people can live there. It will be convenient for him to mine some coal mines, iron mines, and salt mines around him in the future.

But population is a problem!No one is a loser.

etc!By the way, Zhang Yong seems to have more than 2 Khwarezm slaves in his hands!Wokuotai suddenly had some ideas.

"Zhang Yong! How many people do you need to help build houses? Can these houses be moved in immediately after they are built? Can a similar city wall be built?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"It's no problem to build a two- to three-meter earth wall. If we add some wood on top, it should be more than four meters high. If it's any higher, our manpower is not enough. Why do you ask?" Zhang Yong said very He asked doubtfully.

"Zhang Yong! It must be difficult to deal with the slaves Shuchi gave you, right?" Wo Kuotai pulled Zhang Yong to the side and sat down, and said.

What do you mean?This group of slaves is indeed difficult to deal with, otherwise I wouldn’t have offered watermelons and tomatoes, and would have come all the way here with you to farm, and by the way, I found a salt lake for you to dry the salt.

Isn’t it all about solving the food problem of these people?

"This group of people is a big burden to you! You are also kind-hearted. You insist on taking this group of people with you. How about I help you solve it?" Wo Kuotai said.

Come on, let's figure it out. Isn't it Jochi's move that will kill them directly?Come on, they are an important labor force now! More than 4000 young people are here!
"How about giving these people to me, let them live in my territory, and you don't have to worry about it." Wo Kuotai said.

"."Zhang Yong

Holy shit!You are such an old man!When I was in Mongolia during the Western Expedition Camp.

I didn't see you targeting this group of people. Now that I have found several mines for you, you are targeting this group of people.

"Father-in-law, I have already arranged for them to go to the Central Plains with me, and they will become my subjects by then." Zhang Yong said. "I'll go to the Central Plains with you, haha! Do you think it's possible?

If they get together with your Han people, fierce contradictions and conflicts will break out. I know this very well.

Moreover, although my father made you the Han Shihou and promised you 3 households, these people have not yet been settled!Even now your land is in the hands of the Jin people.

How long do you plan to take them with you?One year, two years, three years, four years or five years?Their princess Farmayina is indeed your concubine, and she can suppress them for the time being, but what about after a long time? "Wokuotai said.

Hearing this, Zhang Yong frowned. His cheap father-in-law seemed to have a point!
"In this way, you will let these [-] Khwarezm people stay in the land of Xiliao and live with the Awewu people in my ruling area. They all believe in the same sect.

We can also live together. It would be inconvenient to live with you and those Han people, and it would easily cause conflicts. They can also help me mine here. When the time comes, I will give you [-]% of the salt and coal mined here. ? "Wokuotai said.

When Zhang Yong heard this, he immediately understood what his father-in-law was trying to do.

There are too few people in the land of Xiliao. If you want to mine the several mines Zhang Yong found for him, especially the coal mines, salt mines and iron mines, you will need a lot of manpower to mine them.

So Ogedai is in great need of people now.

Wokuotai didn't care about these slaves of Khwarezm before, but now he cares about them very much, and now he very much hopes that they will stay in the land of Xiliao.

You are really an old man!
However, what Wokuotai said does make sense. After more than two months of getting along with each other, Zhang Yong also discovered the problem. These Khwarezm people are all devout believers.

Even though I am doing very heavy physical work, I still have to pray very devoutly every night, early morning, morning, noon, and afternoon, five times a day, unshakably.

Even if Farmayina has been following him for such a long time, it is the same every day. Praying five times a day is essential.

According to my previous idea, all the female slaves would be married to Han people, and the remaining male slaves would marry some of the widows, basically directly assimilating them. After all, after the second generation was born, most of them would be mixed.

The third, fourth, and fifth generations will be completely diluted, but this is an extremely long time.

It may take decades, and various problems will certainly arise in the meantime.

In the meantime, Zhang Yong was not sure whether some families would join their sect under the instigation of their wives or husbands.

It is indeed a good choice to hand them over to Wokuotai and let them survive in the land of Xiliao, but the problem is that I can't give them in vain!

"Ahem! 1% of the coal, 1% of the salt, and the iron ore mined in the future, I will also give you some. There is another salt lake you mentioned nearby. After we start mining, there will be as much salt as you. Share." Wo Kuotai said.

"1 cattle, 2 horses, 4 sheep, plus the mined salt and coal you mentioned before, I share [-]% every year." Zhang Yong said.

Everything is negotiable and has a suitable price. If the price is right, we can give it.

Since my old father-in-law has made a bid, I have to pay back the price, right?
"You're kidding me, you're talking to me like a lion, why don't you go and grab it?" Wo Kuotai jumped up and said.

What is this kid thinking? 1 cattle, [-] horses, and [-] sheep.

Forty thousand sheep is easy to talk about, but 1 cattle and 1 horses, do you know what the price is?
"At most, I will give you 1000 sheep, 2000 cattle, and [-] war horses. You will get [-]% of the coal and salt mined in the future. I will also help you find a way to tell Father Khan about your future land. It's connected to my land and easy to transport, that's all.

If you don't agree, just take these 2 people away. I guarantee you, they will never reach your territory, and most of them will die. They may even rebel collectively, even with Famaina here. "Wokuotai said.

"Deal!" Zhang Yong clapped his hands and said.

Shouldn't I just wait for your counter-offer?

How can you give me more if I don't open my mouth?

"." Wo Kuotai.

It seems like I was deceived by this kid?

"Father-in-law, let's make an agreement. I will give these 25000 Khwarezm people to you to mine for you, and let Farmayina give them orders, obey your orders, and live with the local residents. Together." Zhang Yong said.

In the future, there will be 1000 cattle and 2000 war horses, isn’t that enough?These are the seeds!

These 1000 cattle can be turned into cattle, 2000 war horses, or they can be bred to produce cavalry mounts.

"Are you kidding me?" Wo Kuotai said.

"Haha! How could it be!"

When Zhang Yong and Wokuotai were planting land and drying salt near Hamili, a small Xixia reconnaissance force also discovered them.

(End of this chapter)