Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 208: King of the Seal, the West is Better

Genghis Khan's words silenced all the Mongolian nobles present.

Is there any mistake, shouting about our grassland people. For thousands of years, the biggest goal was to go south, and the biggest wish was to establish a dynasty in the south.

The Huns, Rourans, Turks, Khitans, and Jurchens all had this goal as their ultimate goal.

Why should we attack the South? Isn’t it because the living conditions in the south are better?

On the grassland, it sounds better to say that they live in pursuit of water and grass, but the actual situation is that they graze and wander around, wherever the water and grass are slightly better, they will go there.

Among these Mongolian nobles, who has never been hungry since childhood? Even Genghis Khan was hungry when he was a child.

If these Mongolian nobles are like this, you can imagine what the life of civilians is like. On the grasslands of Mongolia, as long as they are edible and not poisonous, they are basically Mongolian food recipes.

The purpose of conquering the south and attacking the Central Plains is to make the Central Plains rich and prosperous, so that future generations will no longer have to go hungry and can live at home collecting land rent.

Sweating profusely! What do you mean? You make a Han king king?

These Mongolian princes and nobles were all waiting for Genghis Khan to completely destroy the Jin Kingdom, and even go south to attack the Song Dynasty, destroy the Song Dynasty, and then give them all the rich land in the south.

"Great Khan! Zhang Yong is also a descendant of the Golden Armored God General and a member of the Golden Family. We have no objection to you making him king. But you just said you don't want us to live in the south. What do you mean?" A Mongolian nobleman He stood up and asked.

"Yes, Khan! Why don't you let us live in the south?"

"Isn't it that we conquer the Central Plains just to live a good life?"

"If we can't live in the Central Plains, then what's the point of our war?" A group of Mongolian nobles began to talk nonsense.

"Shut up, everyone. Is your life on the grassland bad now? Do you have few cattle and sheep? Do you have few slaves? Do I give you little wealth?

Which herdsman on the grassland will be hungry now? Especially after I launched the Western Expedition and returned, you can tell yourself what we got. "Genghis Khan said.

As soon as these words came out, all the Mongolian princes and nobles present fell silent. To be honest, when the Great Mongolia was first established, they were still very poor. It was not until the war with the Jin Kingdom that they became slightly richer.

After that, they thought about doing business and trade with Khwarezmo, but with the ruined Xiliao expedition to the Western Regions, the wealth obtained by the Mongols reached an unimaginable level.

Especially during the expedition to Khwarezm, the Mongols gained an amount of wealth that they had not achieved even after ten years of fighting with the Jin people.

This also made a large number of Mongolians clearly realize that the countries in the Western Regions were not much poorer than the Central Plains in the south, and were even richer.

Especially the more Western countries, their combat effectiveness is worse and they are much easier to fight.

"The reason why I don't let you go south is because the life in the south is too luxurious. We defeat them, then let them pay us money and taxes, and rule them. But our people don't want to live there. Don't accept their culture.

The reason why the Khitan people and Jin people in the past became weaker in fighting ability and lost the bloody spirit of the grassland people who were good at conquering and fighting was because they enjoyed a prosperous life.

I have told you about this before. We can ask them to pay tribute to us and give us good things to use, but I, my descendants, and you all have to live on the grassland for me.

You can't go to the south, because after going to the south, the Great Mongolia I established will become another Great Jin Kingdom in a few decades, and new tribes will appear on the grasslands to replace us.

So I want the Han people to rule me, and this ruler is still my son-in-law and a member of my golden family. He will pay taxes to Mongolia.

And you only need to ensure your combat effectiveness. This is the foundation for our Mongolia to settle down. "Genghis Khan said.

The Mongolian princes and nobles who heard this couldn't accept it for a while. After working for a long time, we conquered these lands not to live there ourselves, but to collect taxes.
  But think about it, the number of Mongolians is too small after all. Their total population is less than one million people. Now Mongolia’s land area has reached an unimaginably exaggerated level. If all these areas let Mongolia It is indeed unrealistic for people to rule.

The Western Juchi family is said to have absorbed some local people as its own people, some Turks from the Western Regions.

"The Great Khan is right! You are just too short-sighted. For generations, our ancestors have only thought about the prosperity of life in the south.

The land in the Central Plains is so fertile that you can just lie at home and eat without having to do any work. But this is not the case. There is a piece of land that is even more fertile than in the East. Subotai stood up and said.

"Subotai! Tell them everything you said to me before." Genghis Khan nodded to his beloved general and said.

"Yes! Great Khan!" Subotai nodded to Genghis Khan, stood up and looked at all the Mongolian nobles present.

"Listen, all of you, you think that the Central Plains region is very rich and the enemy's combat effectiveness is very poor, so you can get more things there.

But I want to tell you, this is not the case. In countries further west, they are richer and have worse fighting capabilities. Subotai said.

A bunch of Mongolian nobles are looking at me and I'm looking at you. I wonder what kind of medicine Genghis Khan and Subotai are selling in their gourds?

"Kipchak grassland! It has fertile water and grass and rich pastures. We have seen this with our own eyes, but the fighting ability of the Kipchak people is indeed extremely poor.

We conquered them easily. We even rode directly across their grasslands and plundered their cattle and sheep. Subotai said.

The Kipchak grasslands were richer in water and grass, and the fighting power of the Kipchaks was extremely weak. He and Zhebie only brought an army of [-] people, but they defeated hundreds of thousands of Kipchaks, leaving them unable to fight back.

“Compared with these Kipchaks, those further west are less effective in fighting.

The Bulgarians and Russians further to the west also have extremely poor combat effectiveness. When we fought with them, their armies were vulnerable and extremely weak.

When the war started, the nobles, big and small, each commanded their own armies. I defeated them easily and plundered their wealth, which was countless gold and silver, as well as iron tools, various exquisite jewelry and gem. "Subutaijiri began to describe what he saw in the Russian country and their wealth.

After hearing Subotai's words, the Mongolian nobles present were very moved.

This time Genghis Khan's western expedition indeed brought them unimaginable wealth. Could it be said that the combat effectiveness in the west is worse?

Isn't this a giant piece of gold, waiting for them to get it?
  "Lord Subedai! The fighting ability of the Russians is really poor, and are they still very rich?"

"Hahaha! They plant acres and acres of crops, raise a large number of cattle and sheep, and mine countless gold and silver mines. They are much richer than the people in the Central Plains.

Look, we have conquered the northern part of the Jin Kingdom, but is the Hebei area really rich? Wherever we passed, the people we saw were all refugees and victims of disasters. They were too poor to have enough to eat. They had nothing for us to plunder.

I think the west is richer than the Central Plains, and the terrain in the west is more suitable for our Mongolian cavalry to fight, and their army's combat effectiveness is also weaker.

And the climate conditions there are very bad. The cold is also suitable for us Mongolians to survive. Subotai said.

To be honest, he also followed Genghis Khan to participate in the war against the Jin Kingdom, but. After arriving on the land of the Jin Kingdom, they also plundered some craftsmen, some porcelain and silk from the AD people. In the eyes of the Mongols, they were all worthless things.

Porcelain breaks when touched and is not as useful as iron. As for silk, it looks good and is light when worn, but it is not warm at all. How can clothes made of animal skins be as warm?

As for the wealth of the Central Plains people, the Central Plains region is now full of refugees and disaster victims, and every one of them is poor. As for those Khitan civil servants, Jurchen civil servants, and Han civil servants, what is meant by governing the country and ensuring peace and stability. As long as they develop steadily for more than ten years, they will become rich.

Pooh! It will be a few decades before you can become rich, but after a few decades, it is not certain whether we will still be alive or not!

Instead of wasting time in such areas, waiting for them to develop farming and generate wealth, it would be better to attack the richer West.

It's ready-made there. As long as they conquer it, it will be theirs. The Central Plains region has suffered from years of war and is no longer so wealthy. The Song Dynasty in the south is more reliable. But how difficult is it to navigate the terrain of the Song Dynasty in the south? There are rivers everywhere, and the mountainous areas are not suitable for large-scale cavalry operations at all.

"Great Khan! General Subotai, what you mean is that the future development direction of our Mongols is the west. We, we will also conduct a western expedition." A Mongolian Western King asked.

The benefits brought by the Western Expedition can be seen by the Mongols, and it will be even more beneficial to them, the Western kings who were enfeoffed by Genghis Khan! After all, their lands are in the west.

Moreover, the Mongols really don’t like the land in the Central Plains very much. The further south they go, the less they like the climate there which is too hot and humid. There are woods, ditches, and mountains everywhere. How can they be compared to the vast tracts of prairie in the West? good!
  The land controlled by the Russians and Bulgarians is even larger than that of Mongolia's Mobei and Mongolia combined.

"That's right! Subotai told me so, and that guy Zhang Yong also told me so.

In the Rus countries, going further west, there are countless wealthy countries.

The Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of France, the Principality of Poland, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Principality of Prussia, the Kingdom of Italy, and the Byzantine Empire.

The combat capabilities of these countries are very weak, and they are all hostile to each other. They are completely inseparable. We can defeat them one by one. "Genghis Khan said.

Rather than struggling to fight the Southern Song army and attack their impregnable walls, it would be better to attack the Westerners who were easier to deal with.

This time, the drama between Subotai and Zhebie made Genghis Khan aware of more Western countries and gained a better understanding of these Western countries.

The land further to the west is more suitable for Mongolian war horses to run, because large areas are grassland areas, which is more suitable for their livestock survival.

And their wealth is not much worse than that of the Central Plains people, even in Subotai's description.

Compared with the Central Plains army, the combat effectiveness of their army is simply as high as in the sky.

The war was fought haphazardly, and even conveying military orders required shouting, and there was no war strength at all.

When he was in Xixia before, Zhang Yong also told him about a similar situation. Those Western countries were quite wealthy.

Like the Central Plains civilization, it has developed for thousands of years and accumulated a lot of wealth.

In the Central Plains, Mongolia's horse and cavalry tactics were not easy to implement.

But most of the western lands are plains and grassland areas.

It is very suitable for war horses to run. This is simply the land given to the Mongols by the Immortal God.

After understanding the benefits of the western land, Genghis Khan thought less and less about the Central Plains.

Mongolia's future development direction is in the west, and the land in the west is more suitable for them. As for the Central Plains, as long as they maintain military suppression of them.

Then just absorb the wealth of the Central Plains, or wait until your descendants are strong enough in the future and their numbers can be compared with the Han people, then it would be best to take over the Central Plains.

"Great Khan! You have just ended the Western Expedition for more than a year. Are you going to launch a second Western Expedition?"

Although the West is portrayed very well, it seems that now is not the time to launch a Western Expedition!

They have been back for just over a year.

"I know what you want to say, launch the Western Expedition, of course not now. I will rest on the grassland for a while, and then destroy the Jin Kingdom. After destroying the Jin Kingdom, it is a good time to launch the second Western Expedition.

This time in the Western Expedition, I plan to let my son lead the army alone and lead my descendants and grandchildren to attack these Western countries.

Subotai, as well as the generals who have followed you in battles with the Russians and Bulgarians, will participate in this battle as lieutenants. "Genghis Khan said.

This time, not only the Mongols participated in the Western Expedition, but also the Jochi clan had conquered a large number of local people, especially the Kipchaks. They were descendants of the Turks. Like the Mongols, they were also good at conquering and fighting. They were horses. The nation on the back.

At that time, they will serve as another force in this Western Expedition to assist the Mongolian army in combat. (In fact, in real history, during the second eldest son's Western Expedition, the Kipchaks were the real main force, and the Mongols only accounted for part of it. This is why the Golden Horde was called the Kipchak Khanate. This was also the reason why the Golden Horde later The reason why the Khanate turned green.)
  Under the dual influence of Genghis Khan and Subotai, the Mongols became even more fascinated with the West.

soon! A Mongolian envoy rushed to the Guanzhong area with Genghis Khan's gold medal and a series of decrees.

At this time, Zhang Yong and Wo Kuotai had withdrawn with their army to Jingzhao Mansion.

Zhang Yong plans to make this city with a population of more than half a million people his future political and power center.

(Here is a popular science for everyone! Jingzhao Prefecture is Xi'an. However, due to some wars, the population dropped from the previous million level. I checked historical data during this period and found that it should be more than 50, but the specific number is not yet available. clear.)
  "Zhang Yong! The Great Khan has a destiny! I will make you the king of Guanzhong and guard the entire Central Plains." Gis Khan's envoy came to Zhang Yong with a gold medal and Genghis Khan's decree.

The Mongolian king-making ceremony does not have as many complicated etiquette as the Han people. Because they didn't understand at all, Genghis Khan still symbolically sent a gold medal and a piece of his own handwriting.

As for other things that symbolize the king, you Han people should prepare your own etiquette!

"Zhang Yong thanks you profusely!" At this moment, Zhang Yong's voice was trembling a little. The agreement he made with Genghis Khan a few years ago was unexpectedly fulfilled so quickly.

"King Guanzhong, before I leave, the Great Khan asked me to tell you.

In the future war to completely destroy the Jin Kingdom, you will also lead the army to participate in the war. Although he exempted you from military service and taxes for five years, the Guanzhong area only exempted you for two years. "The messenger said.

After all, when Genghis Khan returned to the grassland, he did not expect that Zhang Yong and Wo Kuotai would advance so fast.

He originally thought that taking Lintao Mansion and taking Fengxiang Mansion would be the limit. Who would have thought that Zhang Yong, a boy, could actually annihilate the Jin army and capture the entire Guanzhong and all the places west of Tongguan.

Since you have made such a huge contribution, I will naturally fulfill my promise and reward you.

However, after conquering the entire Guanzhong region, it will be impossible to exempt you from taxes for a full five years, two years at most.

"I understand, please tell the envoy to the Great Khan! Zhang Yong will definitely obey his orders." Zhang Yong said.

"King Guanzhong, you don't have to be polite. The Great Khan has also conveyed another order to you. Your mission is to continue to encroach on the Song Kingdom and Tubo. In two years, Genghis Khan will hold the Khuliltai Conference! Please come and participate when the time comes." The envoy said.

Zhang Yong nodded, indicating that he already knew.

After chatting with the envoy for a few more words, Zhang Yong arranged for him to go down to rest and ordered others to entertain him well.

"Zhang Yong! Congratulations! Now I should call you King of Guanzhong." After the messenger left, Wo Kuotai came to Zhang Yong and said.

Although he already knew the result, Wokuotai was still filled with emotions when he was actually crowned king.

When will I become the real Mongolian Khan?
  "Father-in-law! I think the Khuliltai Conference in two years' time will be your opportunity. I have told the Great Khan something about the Great Khan before," Zhang Yong said.

"Oh! Tell me!" Wo Kuotai said.

"Father-in-law! There is an emperor in the Central Plains, and you can do this on the grassland." Zhang Yong said.

"Yes! I understand. If this can be done, wait until I ascend to the position of Great Khan of Mongolia. If you can defeat Sichuan and Shu, then I will hand over the management of Sichuan and Shu to you." Wo Kuotai said.

(End of this chapter)