Chitard was about to ask Shen Muhua to report on the government affairs, when something suddenly occurred to him.

"Did Russians react to the death of Rumyantsev?"

Chu Huer's expression was stern, and Kitard immediately said: "Did they guess it?"

Chu Huer replied: "Most likely, Suvorov once came to Truchin after he took office. Although his request to visit the workshop and see our muskets was rejected by me, he has seen that we have installed a large number of muskets. I must have an idea about the situation of the muskets."

"Although this man looks thin and frail, it is reported that he is one of the few Russian officers who is particularly interested in fortifications and ordnance. The expansion project of Taman Port was implemented after he personally drew the map. After he came to Kuban, he readjusted the city defense and repaired it again."

"Also, they must have known from the captured Ottomans that there were only our troops on the hill at that time."

Kitard couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but now he couldn't care about so much, he could only take one step at a time.

"Shen Muhua"

Shen Muhua quickly took a few pieces of paper and started to report.

"Huntaiji, as of the end of this month, there are nearly 15,000 farmers under our command, with a population of nearly 60,000. Among them, there are about 4,000 households from small tribes that we originally accepted, and about 100 farmers who have been converted from herders to our ministry. Thousands of households"

"Nearly 10,000 Armenian households, or about 40,000 people, were newly admitted to Kayasura"

"The crops are growing well, and Truchin's is slightly better. The average tax per household is two and a half dan, and the total tax is 75,000 dan. By the way, what we negotiated with the Russians is a fixed price. We need Pay him 50,000 shi"

"In addition, each household has ten acres of cotton fields, and the output per mu is about two dans. Since the Armenians did not cultivate cotton fields this time, the annual output is only about 100,000 dans, and what was handed over to us was 10,000 dans."

"Ten thousand stones of cotton can be used to spin twelve thousand pieces of cloth, and the cloth is quite sufficient."

"Seventy-five thousand dan of food can barely meet the needs of the current eight thousand young soldiers, but it is not enough to pay the wages of the craftsmen."

"In the past, the Great Khan allocated about five hundred households of Nogai craftsmen to us. The men in each household were mostly blacksmiths, stonemasons, etc., and the women were weavers. Including those obtained from Alan City this time, the total is fifteen hundred households. , each household promises two silver coins, or one stone of grain, or one piece of cloth."

"Then just pay a piece of cloth for now"

"No, no, no, each household pays two pieces of cloth"

"Huntaiji!"

Kitard waved his hand, "Although we agreed that two silver coins, one ruby, one piece of cloth, and one stone of grain would be of the same value, in fact, grain is the most valuable, not to mention that every household has its own cotton fields, looms, and fabrics. We can’t use a piece of cloth to deal with them”

Shen Muhua could only nod, "As of the end of last month, we still have 3,000 finished rubies that we have retained, and 10,000 Bukhara silver coins exchanged for rubies. According to the promise, those who join the Truqin Legion will not only have food and clothing In addition to the full package, a piece of cloth, a stone of grain, and a ruby ​​will be distributed every year."

"With the staff, the rubies are enough"

After hearing this, Kitard thought to himself: "There are still not enough manpower. There are a large number of craftsmen in the city of Kungel. It seems that this attack on the city is inevitable."

"There is also food. There is a lot of black soil in the North Caucasus, but there is a lack of manpower to cultivate it. Now the Russians have been secretly offended. There is no need to think about the neutral areas from the Kuban area to Alan City, so we can only focus on it. Chechnya region......"

Shen Muhua continued: "Over the herdsmen, there are 3,000 herdsmen in the main headquarters and 1,000 Abahai's dowry families. A total of 4,000 families have nearly 300,000 cattle, sheep and horses, most of which are sheep. , there are about 30,000 horses and camels each."

"According to the previously drafted tax, they need to pay 10% to us, including three thousand horses and three thousand camels. Now the number of the Truchen Army has increased sharply, and with the accumulation last year, the horses are just enough."

Kitard waved his hand, "Abahai and Gongge's two thousand young men will naturally be included in the cavalry formation, but the three thousand men from Armenia, Georgia, and Alans will not be included, and they will all be included in the infantry formation."

Shen Muhua said: "The same is true for the Armenians? They are half pastoralists and half farmers."

Kitard nodded, "The cavalry should be selected from pure herders, and the rest should be treated as infantry. How many available horses are there currently?"

"We only started collecting taxes from herdsmen the year before last. We have accumulated 3,000 horses in two years. If we add this year's, we can have 7,000 horses. However, at most half of the war horses can be used, and the rest can be used as pack horses. Use horses"

"The Heshuote boys all bring their own war horses. These horses can be freed. In this way, 3,000 horses are selected and continue to be used by the Alans and others. According to the European practice, these people are all organized into dragoons. Count on them to charge forward"

"But it is still possible to be a fast-moving horse-mounted infantry. Otherwise, once there is a war, it will not work if the distance between the infantry and the cavalry is too wide."

Then he looked at Chu Huer and said, "You have been in Golia for a year. From your point of view, how many herders are there in Circassian, Adige and Kalbajin in the mountains?"

Chu Huer replied: "Not too many. The entire western end of the Caucasus Mountains adds up to ten thousand households, and they are scattered in a large number of places. They do not surrender to any force. Each tribe has only a few hundred households at most. They come to the river valley in winter. They return to the alpine meadows in spring and summer, and the gathering place can only be reached by the mountain roads they know."

"They are all easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is too difficult to conquer them and not much can be gained. However, in the past fifty years, successive Khans have exiled hundreds of families here. Our people there are still quite powerful. Gradually, Conquered and collected hundreds of households, nearly a thousand households in total. Huntai Jida means..."

Kitard waved his hand, "Forget it then"

He knew that the herdsmen in the Caucasus Mountains were like a hornet's nest. It would cost too much to conquer them one by one, and they were all very strong. Since they were hiding in the mountains and did not come to the tribes of the people at the foot of the mountains, they obviously had faith in them.

Very determined.

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There are also Circassians, Adiges, and Kalbachins who continue to believe in Islam, as well as small Georgian tribes that believe in Nestorianism. If they want to conquer them one by one, it will not be impossible within three to five years.

For these people, even the powerful Russians and Ottomans don't bother to pay attention, let alone Truqin?

He continued: "There are still many places in the North Caucasus. My initial idea for this expedition to Khiva is to move all Turandot's tribe here, plus the tribe of his uncle Muirak, who must have been involved in Sangkun

It’s impossible to escape from this matter”

"The two tribes have a combined total of 5,000 households, all of which are herdsmen, and can be used for grazing in Truqin."

"Kungele City has a large population, and there are at least a thousand households of craftsmen. If we can successfully capture this city, they will definitely move here all at once."

"There are tens of thousands of farmers in the surrounding area. At least half of them need to be raised. With the addition of Mu Laqi's subordinates, this number can still be reached."

"Kungler City is the home base of the Manjits, the largest tribe in the Khiva Khanate. The last time the Persians invaded, they only captured Khiva City in the south and the original capital Yulong Jiechi. Most of the cities in the north were not occupied.

They looted"

"The Manjit people have been entrenched in Kungele City for at least 150 years. For 150 years, it was also the place where big businessmen like Rashim mainly lived. According to my estimate, the combined wealth is worth at least two thousand dollars.

One million silver coins, if measured according to the Qing Dynasty, would be one million taels of silver!"

"There are also desert mines, where there are skilled craftsmen who can refine wootz steel and a large number of miners, so naturally we have to get them all."

Seeing everyone's excited eyes, he also smiled and said: "This is the most ideal situation. In Kungel, there are still three thousand standing troops, and the surrounding Manjit people can mobilize tens of thousands of cavalry at any time. They and Yulongjie occupy

The Kipchaks of Chi are getting married, and tens of thousands of cavalry can be mobilized to come over to support."

"What's more, the city of Kungel is still shared with the Hongjira people. The Hongjira people can also mobilize five thousand cavalry. If they can also mobilize the outermost Turkmen, the number of their cavalry will be even more impressive."

"And we, plus the five thousand cavalry promised by the Great Khan, can only send out ten thousand people at most. Ten thousand people have to plunder the population. If we want to capture the city as soon as possible, we have to capture a large number of people and leave safely, and

It’s not a simple matter”

"Once Yilak, who actually controls the Khanate, comes from Khiva with his troops, it will be even more difficult for us to escape calmly with a large amount of captures."

"What's more," he looked at everyone.

"Although the Russians may have informed Nur Ali Khan of Xiaoyuzi, Kazakhstan in advance, it was easy for our army to come back with a large number of seizures and pass through their territory. Don't they want a share of the pie?"

"The total number of people in the Little Yuzi Zhedewu'er Alliance is almost the same as ours. If we add the Khitan Alliance, it will be even more. In the past few years, our army has been having constant disputes with them. There have been several battles involving thousands of riders. There has long been a deep hatred. , seeing that we are burdened by capture, don’t you have other ideas?”

"That's for sure!"

"Huntaiji," Shen Muhua said, "Once the Great Khan learns that we have returned safely, he will definitely send out a large army to meet us near the Yayik River. If he knows that the Kazakhs are going to attack us, he might also go deep into the northeast of the Caspian Sea. Shore"

(Yayik River, the Mongolian name for the Ural River)

Kitard shook his head, "According to his agreement with Bekotov, his army cannot cross the Yaik River. Otherwise, even if the Russian prisoners are rescued, the position of Great Khan will not be passed to him. At most, the supervisor will be promoted to governor"

Seeing everyone's looks looking like they were middle-aged, Kitard smiled and said: "It's certain that the Kazakhs are going to intercept our seizures, but from the Russian point of view, the Kazakhs have a larger population. Let us compete with them." If we win a big fight and consume a lot of their population, they will be happy to see it."

Su Wenyu's eyes lit up, "Huntaiji means Russian. Will the Chinese just sit back and watch the Khan's army cross the Yayik River?"

Kitard did not answer directly. According to his understanding of this cheap father, since he came to power, what he has been most obsessed with is the canonization of the Russians. It is very possible to abide by the red line of the Yaik River.

However, since sweating is unreliable, there are still many articles that can be done in other aspects.
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