Zhenyu was holding a silver wine bowl, which contained mare's milk wine, with a calm expression. Beside him, an elder in his fifties stared at Wu Qingtag and said slowly: "Wu Qing, the Great Khan and I
He is a cousin and your uncle. Now it is related to the life and death of the tribe. Although some words are unpleasant, I still have to say them for the sake of the entire tribe."
"Uncle Tan, you are the elder of the clan. If you have anything to say, feel free to say it." Zhenyu Wuqing has a calm face. Although she is beautiful, she does not have the weakness of a woman. She is full of heroism and calmly said: "Today Captain Zuo has summoned everyone.
Together, the purpose is to let people talk."
Zhen Yuchui has the status of a special agent, and is also the Zuo Dadu Lieutenant in the tribe. His status is second only to Zhen Yuhan, and he is the highest-ranking general in the tribe.
Zhen Yutan nodded and said: "Okay, I will speak frankly. Zhen Yuke has always said that the Great Khan wanted to pass the throne to you, but until the death of the Great Khan, we did not hear the Great Khan's own words
Tell me the destiny that passed down the throne to you. I know that you are very respected in the clan. Some people want you to become the new Great Khan, but the Great Khan is the person who leads the entire tribe to survive. Not only does he need prestige, but also more
You need to be capable. Let me ask you, do you think you have the ability to lead the Zhenyu tribe to become strong and prosperous, and even be able to unify Mobei and rebuild the Xile Kingdom?"
"I can't give anyone an answer on whether to rebuild the Sile Kingdom." Wu Qingtage said lightly: "What I want to do is to let my people have enough food and clothing, and not be bullied by other tribes."
Zhen Yu smiled frankly and said: "Sure enough, this is the difference between women and men. Women only care about food and clothing, while men have greater ambitions." He looked around and said: "Everyone has heard clearly,
Our Tagg is not very interested in rebuilding the Siler Kingdom, all she wants is to fill her stomach."
As soon as these words came out, many people laughed, but some people still glared at Zhen Yutan.
"The people can't even have enough food and clothing, and they still talk about rebuilding the motherland. It's simply fantastic." One-eyed Zhenyu Ke sneered: "For many years, every generation of our Zhenyu tribe has been a wise and wise sun.
, but even so, they can't restore their homeland immediately, what they can't do quickly, is it possible for any of you here to do it? Some people just shout slogans, but how many things have they really done? The people of the tribe
None of us are blind, we all know who has the ability and who doesn’t."
"Yes, it is not easy to keep the people fed and clothed." Someone immediately agreed and said loudly: "Everyone knows that Dahan's health has not been good in the past few years, and many things have been left to Tagg.
Dealing with it, what Tagg has done for the tribe is obvious to all. Whether it is the development of pastures or trade with other tribes, he is doing his best to seek benefits for the tribe. All of you here are the elders of the tribe. Ask yourselves, if it weren’t for Tagg
With all these years of management, can everyone live a peaceful life?"
When everyone heard this, many people nodded slightly.
Zhenyu gave a strange laugh and said: "Tage is indeed very hardworking, but it is a pity that our lives are far from rich. The war horses of our Zhenyu tribe are well known all over the world. Logically speaking, with our strength, all the tribes on the grassland
No one can live a better life than us, but this is not the case now." Staring at Wu Qing Tage said: "Wu Qing, let me ask.
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You, what is the foundation of our true feathers?"
"Of course it's a horse!" Maya Karasuharu responded calmly.
"Very good." Zhen Yu said slowly: "In addition to the personal private horses of the tribe, they are the clan horses that belong to the tribe and are herded together. Naturally, there is no need to say more about the personal private horses. Let me ask you, the Great Khan will hand over the horse farm to you.
After you come here to take care of it, will you be responsible for the breeding and buying and selling of the horses at the racecourse?"
Wu Qingtage nodded and said: "Yes." Knowing what Zhen Yuchui meant, he said: "Elder Hamugu, you have sorted out the annual expenses and income of the grassland in detail, and handed it over to the Tutun and Capital of the big accounts.
I took a look, did you miss anyone?"
"Tag, don't worry." An old man nodded and said, "Every amount is carefully checked. The fact that the people of the clan have enough food and clothing in the past few years has something to do with Tage's careful management."
This Hamugu was good at arithmetic. He was not only careful with calculations, but also upright and prestigious. He had always handled the tribe's accounts. Everyone still trusted him very much.
Zhenyu lowered his head and said: "I didn't say that the accounts were wrong, I just said that under Tag's management in the past few years, the tribe's income has gone from bad to worse. I have also seen the accounts, and a Zhenyu horse could be bought for twenty-five yuan last year.
Two taels of silver. This year, we can only sell twenty-two taels of silver, which is three taels less. In the whole year, we only sold more than 4,000 taels to other tribes. We only made one hundred thousand taels based on war horses. I remember that our best
At that time, a war horse could be sold for nearly fifty taels, and nearly ten thousand horses could be sold a year, in exchange for a large amount of grain and medicinal materials. Tag, should you explain it to everyone?"
When he told the number, there was a commotion in the tent, and many people suddenly showed dissatisfaction.
"Tage, Captain Zuo is right." Someone immediately said: "The income is getting less and less year by year, and everyone's life is getting more and more difficult. Since the Great Khan has entrusted you with the horse farm, you should work for the tribe.
Obtaining more benefits and getting weaker year by year, how can we still survive in a few years?"
Someone even sneered: "With such a low price, we need to send someone to check if anyone has embezzled property."
Wu Qingtage frowned, but Hamugu already said in a deep voice: "There are some things I didn't want to say more, but since it comes to this, I have to say some fair words." He stood up and said,
Looking around, he said: "Do you know that if it weren't for Tag, many people in the tribe would not be able to provide food and clothing now." He raised his hand and pointed to the west: "In recent years, the Du'er tribe has become more and more domineering. According to Tie Han's
Meaning, not only can our true-feathered horses not be sold to the Tang State, they cannot even be traded with the grassland tribes. The war horses sold every year have to be sold to their Duer tribe at a low price. Do you know what the price is? Twelve taels of silver.
Not only was there no profit from one horse, but he even lost money every time he sold one. It was Tag who went to Duer's headquarters in person and argued hard, and finally got Tiehan to agree to provide them with only 3,000 horses at a low price every year.
War horses, this has already allowed us to reduce a lot of losses."
Everyone present was silent, and Hamugu continued: "You said that the price of twenty-two taels of silver per horse is too low, so you can contact the grassland tribes yourself to see if you can negotiate for a better price.
High price? After the horse ban was implemented, horses on the grassland could not sell to other horses.
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The country sells horses, and various tribes have accumulated a large number of horses. Some small tribes cannot even afford the cost of raising horses, so they give them away for a little money. War horses can be sold on the grassland for twenty taels of silver each. This is not only a blessing from the gods.
, and it was Tag who spent countless efforts to reach the conclusion." He looked at Zhen Yuchui and said sternly: "Captain Zuo, if I leave the racecourse to you to manage, can you do better than Tag?
"
One-eyed Zhen Yuke sneered: "If some people are allowed to take charge of the racecourse, I'm afraid everyone will starve to death."
"By God, we must learn to be grateful." Hamugu sighed: "Tage has worked day and night and devoted so much effort to the tribe. Even if you are not grateful, you should not slander Tage like this. If you do this in the future
Who else can truly do something for the tribe?"
Zhenyu Wuqing raised his hand and said: "Hamugu, you don't need to say more." He glanced at everyone and said: "If you think I have embezzled property, you can send someone to investigate carefully. If evidence is found, I am willing to accept any punishment.
.If someone feels that he can take charge of the racecourse and bring greater benefits to the tribe, as long as he can swear an oath in public, I am willing to hand over the power of the racecourse." Staring at Zhen Yu, he said: "Captain Zuo, you
Are you willing to take over?"
Zhen Yu said: "Wu Qing, you should know that if we continue like this, we will only gradually weaken. In the end, we will collapse without enemies to attack us. Now we have to consider the greater development of the tribe. We need to
A truly talented Khan led us to become stronger."
"Oh?" A slight smile appeared on the corner of Wu Qing's lips. She was already beautiful, but such a slight smile made her even more charming. However, her bright eyes were very sharp. She stared at Zhen Yu and asked:
"How do you think Captain Zuo can make the tribe stronger?"
Zhen Yuchui stood up, looked around at everyone, and said: "I think there is something wrong with the direction of the tribe in recent years, or that we are too weak. Monan Tiehan is like a hungry wolf, annexing other tribes on the grassland.
They even extended their hands to the Modong grassland and posed a threat to us. In order to avoid war with them, we have been making concessions. I feel that from now on, there is no need to compromise with them." He clenched his fist and said: "My Zhenyu tribe
We have the best war horses in the world and hundreds of thousands of tribesmen who are all good at riding and shooting. It is not difficult to organize a hundred thousand brave cavalry. Although Tie Han claims to have a hundred thousand cavalry, their horses are not as good as ours, and they are absolutely useless.
We don’t dare to go out in full force, and if we really want to fight them to the death, they may not be our opponents.”
"What about He Gu and Bu Liuda?" Zhen Yuke asked coldly.
Zhen Yu smiled and said: "If we have strong allies to help, He Gu and Bu Liuda won't have anything to worry about. He Gu and Bu Liuda are both a group of cowards. As long as we are strong, they will huddle in their tents.
, I don’t even dare to stick my head out.”
"Allies?" Zhen Yuke said immediately: "Zhen Yuchui, are you going to tell us that your so-called allies are the Liaodong Army in the Northeast?"
Zhen Yu said: "It seems that you are not too confused. Yes, although the Liaodong Army only has 20,000 people, they control the four northeastern counties. The land is vast and the resources are vast, and the wealth exceeds our imagination. With their help, we can unify the desert."