Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 228: Sweat of sweat, sealing off thousands of households

Genghis Khan was very satisfied with the gifts brought by Zhang Yong. Before he left, he thought it would be good if the land of Xixia and Lintao Prefecture could be conquered by Zhang Yong and Wo Kuotai.

Unexpectedly, the two of them actually captured the entire Guanzhong land. Zhang Yong, a young man, relied on the five thousand men and horses he gave him, a mere five thousand men and horses, to defend such a large land.

He also recruited some local troops, thinking that he could be crowned King of Guanzhong only after the Jin Kingdom was completely destroyed. Unexpectedly, this kid relied on his own strength to defeat the entire Guanzhong. In this case, he, Genghis Khan, could not Will break the promise.

I said, if I make you a king, I will make you a king.

What makes Genghis Khan even more gratified is that Zhang Yong's large-scale breeding farm has begun to be established in the territories of the kings in the west, and the initial operation is not bad.

We should be able to save a lot of livestock this winter.

It's a pity that in the territories of the host kings, there is nothing that can build earthen blocks, and there is no coal for fire. If there is cow dung and horse dung, they themselves will not be able to survive the winter.

To be honest, these kings of the east road and the kings of the west road do not have a tendency to deal with themselves when they occupy the territories of the kings. There is indeed a trace of partiality in them.

His sons all enfeoffed the kings of the Western Dao, and the territories of the Western Dao kings were more fertile and had more people, while the territories of the Eastern Dao kings were even more barren.

But the enemies of the kings of the east path are not as many as those of the kings of the west path. To the west of the kings of the west path are all enemies, but as you go up the east path, you will find a vast snowfield with no one at all.

Going east is a vast ocean, and the only two small countries that exist have been conquered by the Mongols.

There are also some countries that need to go by boat, and the Mongols are not good at water battles, so there is no need to think about it in the short term.

"This is your first time to participate in the Kuriltai Conference in Mongolia, and you also have the right to vote at the conference.

All major military and national affairs in Mongolia will be discussed at this conference. You must not understand some aspects. When the time comes, you will listen to me and vote for whatever I ask you to vote for. "Genghis Khan said.

Khuriltai Conference! When Genghis Khan was still alive, to put it bluntly, it was his words. Therefore, Zhang Yong has no objection. I'll just listen to you. Anyway, the entire Mongolian aristocracy has to listen to you too.

But the Khuliltai Conference after your death really became the source of the collapse of the Mongol Empire, and this event was the Khan.

The position of Great Khan of the entire Mongol Empire actually went blank for ten years in just over twenty years.

Wokuotai's succession was blocked by Lei for two years, Guyu's succession was blocked by his mother for five years, and Meng Ge's succession was chaotic for three years.

After Meng Ge's death, the Mongol Empire was in civil strife for nearly five or six years, so this conference was really a scam!

However, this conference will also increase your chances in disguise.

"Great Khan! This is the Huliletai Conference! Apart from discussing the matter of attacking the Jin Kingdom, is there anything else?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Well! There is one more thing I am hesitating about, whether to announce it after the Jin Kingdom is defeated, or to announce it directly at this conference." Genghis Khan said.

"Bhan! I don't know what you are hesitating about. Can you tell me?" Zhang Yong asked.

"I was injured last time in Xixia. Although I survived, I felt that my body was failing. In the past two years, in the winter, I was so cold that I shivered all over at night. I'm afraid I won't live for a few more years." Genghis Khan said.

After all, he is already over sixty years old, and in this freezing grassland, he is already one of those with super longevity.

At this time, people on the grassland are considered to have a long life if they live over forty years old. If it weren't for the magic medicine that Zhang Yong brought, he would have died the last time he was in Xixia.

After experiencing some things, Genghis Khan also wanted to establish his successor quickly. This time, Ogedai led his troops alone to fight against the Jin army and annihilated 70,000 Jin troops.

Capturing the entire Guanzhong land impressed Genghis Khan very much and felt that there was no problem in handing over the Mongol Empire to him.

Therefore, Genghis Khan began to consider that in addition to discussing the attack and destruction of the Jin Kingdom at this time's Khuliltai Conference, he would also pass on the position of Great Khan.

Let Tuo Lei and the host kings give up completely, so that Wokuotai can successfully control the entire Mongol Empire while he is alive.

"Bhan! You are joking. According to Zhang Yong, it will not be a problem for you to live for another ten years." Zhang Yong said.

"I know my body well. This time, I plan to adopt your opinion and become the emperor of the Central Plains and the sweat of the grassland." Genghis Khan said.

He also discussed this matter with Yelu Chucai. Yelu Chucai actually had the same opinion as Zhang Yong and agreed that it would be good for the Mongolian Empire to smoothly hand over the position of the Great Khan.

So this time after Zhang Yong came to the grassland, he planned to ask Zhang Yong's opinion again. If Zhang Yong also agrees.

After he finished discussing the matter of attacking the Kingdom of Jin, he would announce it. During this period, he did not plan to reveal it to his sons for the time being.

"So Khan, have you thought about your title? Is it the Khan of Heaven! Or the Khan of Khans?" Zhang Yong asked.

This proposal was indeed made by him. Originally, Zhang Yong wanted to help Wo Kuotai to attack the Kingdom of Jin.

Then proposed to Genghis Khan. But now that you have decided, Khan, it couldn’t be better.

"After all, Tian Khan is someone else's title, and I won't use it, but the title Khan of Khans is a good one, so I decided to use the title Khan of Khans.

Moreover, the title "Khan of Khans" will only belong to me, Genghis Khan. All future Mongol Khans and all future successors will only be Mongol Khans, not Khans of Khans. "Genghis Khan said.

This is his last bit of self-respect. You can inherit my title of Great Khan of Mongolia.

But my title of Genghis Khan, the Khan of Khans, will always belong to me alone, and my status will always be the highest in the eyes of all Mongolians.

"Great Khan! In the future, all Mongolians will believe in you, and your status is supreme in all of Mongolia. There is no doubt about this, because you are the founder and founder.

You single-handedly created today's Mongol Empire and allowed Mongolia to rise. You deserve the title of Khan of Khans. "Zhang Yong said.

"Yes! And there is no doubt about my order. In the future, all Mongol Khans will be restricted by the Khuriltai Conference, but the Khuriltai Conference will listen to me." Genghis Khan said.

"Great Khan! What you said is absolutely true, and you can issue an order, that is, the future Khuliltai Conference can influence the selection of the Great Khan.

But the Great Khan cannot ban the Khuri Le Tai Conference, because you created it and only you have this qualification. "Zhang Yong said.

Anyway, this conference will not last long. After your death, the Mongol Empire will fall apart.

After all, the territory ruled was too vast. In this ancient society with underdeveloped transportation and underdeveloped news transmission, centralization of power was impossible.

Genghis Khan was obviously aware of this, so he divided the kings among himself. It was not because he did not know the dangers of dividing the kings, but because he had no choice but to do it.

"Well! This matter has been decided. Only you and Yelu Chu know about it. I will discuss the matter of attacking the Jin Kingdom.

Announce to all the Mongolian princes and nobles that before this, you must not leak this news. Do you understand? "Genghis Khan said.

"Don't worry, Khan, Zhang Yong knows about it, and I will never let it out." Zhang Yong nodded and said.

"Well! I also like the gift you sent me this time. You built that ranch and let the kings of the West develop well. They have also asked me many times to reward you.

How about this! You are also the king of Guanzhong now, but you are not even a household in Mongolia.

I will divide your 5,000 herdsmen households and give you 10,000 households.

From now on you will not only be the king of the Han people, but also the head of ten thousand households in Mongolia.

When you go back, take these five thousand herdsmen back with you and take root in your land. "Genghis Khan patted Zhang Yong on the shoulder and said.

This is a huge reward, five thousand households of Mongolian herdsmen, that is, a total of five thousand cavalry.

Even if it were more ruthless and allowed father and son to go into battle together, it would be a total of 10,000 cavalry, plus the 5,000 households Zhang Yong originally owned.

If all Mongolian men were deployed as cavalry, Zhang Yong could mobilize at least 18,000 to 20,000 cavalry troops.

Even if this is not the case, it is still a cavalry force of 10,000 people, which should be very useful to Zhang Yong at this stage.

"Zhang Yong, thank you Khan for the reward." Zhang Yong knelt down and said.

Good fellow, as soon as I came here, you rewarded me with five thousand herdsmen. This is enough for me to collect 10,000 yuan. Now I am the head of ten thousand households in Mongolia, and I am also the king of Guanzhong under the Han Emperor!

"Work hard, I will not treat you badly, and the Mongolian Empire will never treat you badly." Genghis Khan said.

He rewarded Zhang Yong with these five thousand households, but in fact he was just looking for an excuse to reward him.

To be honest, the armors and weapons of a thousand people, and the previous work of helping the kings of the West Road build livestock farms.

Adding these two merits together, Zhang Yong could be granted a thousand households of herdsmen, which is too much.

But Genghis Khan chose to give Zhang Yong 5,000 households, giving him a head of 10,000 households. There is a reason for this.

Zhang Yong's current power is developing rapidly, and the army in Guanzhong has taken shape.

Now when I am alive, or when Wo Kuotai is alive.

This kid Zhang Yong will not have any second thoughts and will serve the Mongol Empire loyally, but what if things change in the future?

As a ruler, Genghis Khan had to guard against him, so he decided to give Zhang Yong another layer of insurance.

The insurance previously provided to Zhang Yong was for members of the Golden Family, his adopted son and son-in-law of Genghis Khan, and the son-in-law of Ogedai.

Now we need to add some Mongolian herdsmen.

On your land, there are 10,000 herdsmen living and multiplying. After Wokuotai died, it was at least more than 20 years later.

After more than 20 years, 10,000 herdsmen households will grow into 20,000 or even 30,000 households.

If you have been loyal to the Mongol Empire, then the people who have developed from 20,000 to 30,000 households will naturally listen to you and become your soldiers.

But if you have second thoughts, these people will follow the call of the Mongol Khan and revolt directly in your backyard.

With twenty to thirty thousand cavalry galloping within one person's territory, Genghis Khan knew how serious the consequences would be.

Moreover, the heads of the ten thousand households that he enfeoffed could command these ten thousand households.

But nominally, they are still under the leadership of the Mongolian Qianhu.

And all the thousand households must be appointed by the Mongol Khan, which is even more of a restriction.

Genghis Khan was not worried that all these thousands of households would be bought by Zhang Yong.

If you can buy these thousands of households, then Wo Kuotai or even his descendant successors can re-appoint these thousands of households in the future.

"Okay, nothing happens. Just go down and rest! In a few days, after all the Mongolian princes and nobles have arrived, the conference will begin." Genghis Khan said.

Zhang Yong nodded, stood up and left Genghis Khan's tent, following a Mongolian soldier to the large tent Genghis Khan arranged for himself.

At this time, Xiaoyun had come back and was sitting in the tent waiting for Zhang Yong. As for Tulanlun, she was still with her mother.

"Grandpa, what did he say to you?" Xiaoyun asked.

"We discussed some things and then gave the weapons I brought this time to the Great Khan. The Great Khan was very happy and said that he would reward me with five thousand herdsmen." Zhang Yong said.

Genghis Khan was actually very good at this trick.

A total of 10,000 herdsmen households gave whatever they wanted.

But in name it is a reward, but in fact it is a restriction, a restriction on Zhang Yong's future.

He is worthy of being the founder of the Mongol Empire. Even if he trusts himself very much now, he will add multiple layers of insurance.

But Khan, it’s not like I don’t have a solution! Things like the human heart have a very large room for manipulation.

"Great Khan! I have rewarded you with another five thousand households. Isn't this a bit too much? Will it cause dissatisfaction with other Mongolian nobles?" Xiaoyun said.

"At least the kings of the West Road will agree. This reward also includes my previous help in setting up breeding farms for the kings of the West Road.

As for the kings of the East Road, there is nothing they can do, and they cannot build on their lands. "Zhang Yong said.

The power of the kings of the Western Mongolia was still much greater than that of the kings of the Eastern Mongolia at this time. After all, the kings of the Western Mongolia were all composed of the sons of Genghis Khan.

"Even if these two contributions are added together, five thousand households for you is still a lot. Grandpa really values ​​you." Xiaoyun nodded and said.

They value me very much, but these ten thousand households of herdsmen are also a means to restrict me in the future, but ordinary people cannot see this, because in the eyes of ordinary people, this is indeed a huge reward.

"What did you talk about when you went to your father's place? Why did you come back so soon?"

"What else can we talk about? I went to visit my father, and then I visited his wives one by one, gave them your gifts, accepted some gifts in return, and then came back. What do you think I have to talk to them about? Yes?" Xiaoyun said.

It’s not like you don’t know your situation. Before marrying you, my status in the Ogedai family was basically that of a transparent person.

If Tu Lanlun hadn't had a good relationship with him, Wo Kuotai might not have even remembered that he had a daughter like her.

"Okay! If you have nothing to do these days, just stay in your tent, or go hang out with Turan Lun in the noble circle of the Mongolian palace when you have time," Zhang Yong said.

"Well, I will go with Sister Tulanlun, don't worry." Xiaoyun said.

No matter what, she is now married to a head of ten thousand households and a king of Guanzhong. Naturally, she has to show off in front of those women who used to look down on her and look down on her!

These herdsmen will become a constraint on themselves in the future, but now they are their absolute help. They can be used to fight against the Southern Song Dynasty in the future.

Moreover, these herdsmen will continue to provide themselves with war horses. It seems that the breeding farm needs to be expanded again, and a suitable location must be chosen, otherwise these herdsmen will not be able to accommodate their livestock.

That night, Tu Lanlun returned to Zhang Yong's tent. After all, unlike Xiaoyun, she had very good connections on the Mongolian grasslands.

"Phew! I'm so exhausted. I'm finally done with my work." As soon as she entered the room, Tu Lanlun picked up the kumiss on the table and drank it down in one gulp. She was so thirsty from running all the way.

"You are very busy!" Zhang Yong asked.

"Isn't that right? My mother took me to visit the concubines one by one, and also met the wives of Chahetai and Wokuotai.

I also went to pay a visit to some other wives of Mongolian nobles. The coming and going has been delayed until now. Tu Lanlun sat on the table, stuffed Zhang Yong's uneaten beef jerky into his mouth, and said.

"It's good to meet them. After all, you will be considered a lady in the future. After all, you are the woman who heads thousands of households." Zhang Yong said.

"What is the chief of ten thousand households? Am I not your princess? Wait, what does the chief of ten thousand households mean?" Tu Lanlun put down the food in his hand and looked at Zhang Yong with a surprised look on his face and asked.

"It literally means that the Great Khan received this gift, coupled with the fact that I helped the kings of the West to establish breeding farms, the Great Khan was very happy. Your father Khan granted me another five thousand households. Now I am a member of Wanhu." Zhang Yong said.

"Master, you didn't lie to me, did you? Are you a Wanhu? Really or not?" Tu Lanlun quickly put down the food in his hand, rushed to Zhang Yong, and asked.

"Of course it's true! Can I still lie to you?"

"Hahaha! Great! Now you are not only the king of the Han people, but also the ten thousand households of Mongolia." Turan Lun said.

Really, if the head of a family is granted the title of Ten Thousand Households, his face will be bright!

She was very happy to be able to go out and show off again, making those former good sisters furious.

No, no, I will take Xiaoyun to visit them tomorrow.

"I just said it verbally, and it hasn't been officially canonized yet! Don't go out and talk nonsense."

(End of this chapter)