As time went by, drawing on Manchu rule and historical experience, as well as the emperor's advice, the grassland region gradually formed a characteristic political system.

In the early stages of conquest, all nobles, big and small, were recognized, and then their spheres of influence were divided, and private fights were not allowed.

Just to avoid raising Gu and creating a big tribe again.

Subsequently, the establishment of Baihu District and Qianhu District, coupled with the addition of traveling judges, allowed the court to control justice and weaken the ruling power of the nobility.

After that, there is naturally the redemption of power, the so-called iron sheep money.

Step by step, the power of the nobles was restrained, thereby stabilizing their rule.

Use iron sheep money to stabilize the nobility politically.

Ideologically, they use the Yellow Sect to win over ordinary herdsmen.

Not to mention the economic aspect, the wool trade tied up most people to death, and even the nobles could not escape.

The so-called wool trade is just a common name, including wool, salt and iron, tea, furs, minerals, livestock and other grassland specialties.

In addition, compared to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the Ming Dynasty was more tolerant politically. Considering that the Mongols were not proficient in culture, they directly established sociology and popularized Confucian culture.

In order to allow the people at the bottom to have their own future, the Naadam Conference directly became a masked imperial examination, directly breaking the monopoly of the aristocracy.

This win over the hearts and minds of the people is indescribable.

For the first time, the lower-class herdsmen knew that they would become upper-class people and live a richer life than the nobles without war.

The most typical example is that when major vassal states go to explore, they will definitely circle around the grassland to recruit cronies.

For example, the King of Liao directly recruited three thousand herdsmen and laid his own foundation.

The Three Temples Policy is its complete form.

Meng En also knew at this time that even though he was not good at archery, he still had a future: railway worker.

The family was eating and drinking, and Meng En rode on his horse before going to the judge's office.

Baihu District now also has judges, and I don’t know when. These judges not only started to judge cases, but also handled civil matters on behalf of hundreds of households.

Such as taxation, military service, corvee service, and even changes in household registration.

The judge's tent was extremely spacious, with majestic government officials guarding the entrance. The unruly herdsmen lowered their heads and lined up in a long line, as obedient as sheep.

Its power becomes more and more powerful.

Meng En looked at the judge who was handling the case, especially because he was wearing a green Mongolian robe with official patches embroidered on it. He looked a bit strange, but he was full of majesty.

As soon as the wooden board was slapped, everyone trembled.

Others were Jinshi at the Naadam Conference, and some ordinary herdsmen directly became officials, becoming masters who were equal to nobles.

The entire family has made a leap.

When governing the herdsmen in Mongolia, the imperial court compiled a set of laws adapted to local conditions.

It's very simple, based on three items and expanded.

First, there is no private fighting, and both the victor and the loser are slaves.

Second, the system of primogeniture. The eldest son inherits most of the family property. Anyone who violates this law will be exiled.

Third, the thief becomes a slave.

In order to adapt to Meng Di, in terms of marriage, it is allowed to marry stepmothers and sisters-in-law, but the consent of the latter must be obtained.

And those who insult lamas and emperors are slaves.

Those who do not pay taxes or escape military service are slaves.

Basically, although it is slightly uncomfortable, it is generally in line with the thinking of the herdsmen and has been widely accepted.

After waiting for an hour, until the clock in the yamen rang twice, Meng En was received.

He directly explained his purpose of coming, and told about his change of household registration and recruitment as a railway worker.

"I know!" The judge showed a smile: "This matter has spread throughout Suiyuan. It's not just you, there are tens of thousands of people following you."

"There is a shortage of people in Anxi. There is a shortage of many people."

"The generous monthly money will allow you to buy land there, and you will definitely live a prosperous life by then."

"Remember, do your job well."

Feeling comforted inexplicably, Meng En could only nod in agreement.

Even as an ordinary herdsman, he has his own household registration and identity card.

Ordinary herdsmen naturally have wooden plaques, nobles have iron plaques, and officials have bronze plaques. These are the three distinct levels on the grassland.

As for lamas, like nobles, they are also iron-clad.

As soon as I left the Yamen, I suddenly heard comments:

"I will allocate pastures when I go. Is this true or false?"

"It should be true. There are so many pastures in Mobei and Beihai, but there aren't that many people grazing sheep at all..."

After listening for a while, he finally understood that it turned out that they were recruiting herdsmen to settle in the north.

Such generous conditions naturally made the herdsmen excited.

After all, it is common to live without a fixed place on the grassland. It is completely normal to leave a familiar place and go to a strange place.

"It's a pity that I can't go!"

Meng En shook his head and smiled bitterly, but he was quite calm at this time.

As an ordinary person, when everything is mediocre, it is simply difficult to go to a strange place to make a living.

One wild wolf attack was enough to destroy his family.

After bidding farewell to his family, he went to Shaanxi.

There are many herdsmen like him on the grasslands, no less than ten thousand, and almost all of them come from Suiyuan and northern Shanxi.

The meager resources here force people to run away.

Sometimes he felt it was unfair. Why was he born in a place like this instead of a prosperous place like the Central Plains?

But now, there is hope for change, and that's for the best.

…

For Yuan Zongdi at this time, the environment on the plateau made him extremely uncomfortable.

At fifty-four years old, he is already a senior member of the Chuang Army, and was highly relied upon during the Chuang King era.

However, with the establishment of Kang State, veterans like him were not welcomed, and the more energetic Li Laiheng suddenly emerged as a leader by virtue of his status as Li Guo's adopted son.

Even veterans such as Tian Jianxiu and Liu Fangliang gave in one after another.

Originally, he came to the plateau to rob some money and slaves to accumulate property for his children.

But with the demise of Kang and Weizang, the future immediately became bleak.

However, as the peace agreement was finalized, he regained his ambition: to win fame for his son.

Viscount and count are just one word apart, and they are thousands of miles away.

An earl is a Spyge, and it stops when he is reduced to a baronet, and then he enjoys the blessings for generations, while a viscount can only inherit it for two or three generations and then disappears.

For this reason, he risked his life and headed towards Ladakh in the northwest.

"Master, we are still two hundred miles away from Leh!"

While riding the horse, Yuan Zongdi was panting.

Even though he had adapted to the plateau environment long ago, Yuan Zongdi's body was quite uncomfortable after traveling for a long time.

Although the Tibetan horse is large in size, its endurance is half a point less than that of the Mongolian horse, and its speed is even more difficult to match.

But when traveling on the plateau, it would be nice to have a horse to ride on.

Nearly five thousand cavalry were all the troops he embarked on this journey, and the target was Ladakh.

Ladakh was the Guge dynasty established after the fall of Tubo, and then the Ladakh dynasty was established in the Ladakh region.

In the mid-16th century, the Ladakh Dynasty was replaced by the "Victorious Dynasty", and the name of this kingdom was also called "Namgarh Kingdom".

The Kagyu sect ruled this area.

It is an important base for fighting against the Gelug Sect of the Yellow Sect.

Historically, in 1819, the Sikh Kingdom united with the Kingdom of Jammu to capture the Kingdom of Kashmir, which was originally part of Afghanistan, and supported the King of Jammu to invade the Kingdom of Namgarh in Ladakh.

The Xizang region provided support in every possible way, but to no avail. Ladakh was annexed by it and became a tributary state.

The King of Jammu was later the Maharaja of Kashmir.

Ladakh occupies one-third of the Kashmir region, which is the hotly discussed Pangong Lake area.

It can be said that there has never been a recognized agreement signed on this land, and China has a claim to sovereignty over it.

The special environment of Ladakh makes it the back garden of the plateau, full of various remnants of the party, such as the Kagyu sect, which has basically withdrawn from the plateau.
To be continued...