While Chen Hongyou was looking for large troops on the grassland, Ma Dong was not idle either. While surveying the site for building the city, he also began to communicate with the forces in Tangtu Wulianghai.
After the army passed through Tangnu Mountain, they saw the big river flowing on the vast grassland. Some locals called it Yenisei, and some called it Selenge. The Jin Yiwei who was accompanying them took out a map and reported back to Ma Dong: "This river is the source of the river.
It’s called Jianshui, and in the Central Plains it’s called Qian River—the one that joins it has no name yet. The population here has multiplied and is no longer the barren land we were when we came.”
Marshal Ma waved his hand and said: "Although the name Jianshui is good, for such a big river, it is inappropriate to call it water. From now on, these two rivers should be called the Big and Small Qian rivers. As for the population -" So the names of the two rivers were decided.
Ma Dong didn't say what the population was.
Where the Big and Small Qian Rivers converged, the Kirgiz people lived together at this time. They had thousands of tents and over 10,000 soldiers, and were under the control of Zaktu Khan. The ethnic groups of the Kirgiz people were a mixture of yellow and white. Although they mostly had black hair, they had deep pupils.
The high nose is different from that of the Central Plains people.
When Genghis Khan rose to prominence, the rich and beautiful Tangnu Ulianghai was under his direct control. Genghis Khan established five divisions of officials here, arranged for troops to garrison the fields, collect taxes, etc. There were many ethnic groups living here at that time, including many Han people.
During the Ming Dynasty, when Oara rose, most of the Han people moved inward, and only the herders were left here. Hundreds of years of fighting against each other destroyed the farming civilization left by the Han people. After the Gekun people occupied this place, they still made a living from animal husbandry, forming a ten-year-old
The remaining account is one "aiman", and the more than ten aiman is one "bi". Above "bi" is the common political structure of lords in the Otok grasslands. The production level is extremely low, there is no writing, and there are people who believe in shamans.
, there are also those who believe in Tibetan Buddhism.
Although they surrendered to Zaktu of the Oirat tribe, the Qukun people and the Wara people did not fight against each other. They had their own four kings - Tuva, Yezel, Altil and Altissar, and each kingdom was divided into three kingdoms.
It doesn't matter how many Otoks he leads, King Altissar is the leader of the four kings.
Thousands of people from the Ming Dynasty came through the mountains, loaded with guns and ammunition, and tens of thousands of camels and horses. They had already alarmed the tribes of Ge and Kun in this area.
Because the Military Intelligence Agency had established operations here before, they had already established contact with the Kun and Kun tribes, so the two sides had not yet turned a blind eye to each other. After Ma Dong led his army into Tangnu Ulianghai, he "wandered" three years ago.
Several "fur traders" who were struggling to survive here finally made it through.
The current king of Altissar, Azamat, contacted these fur traders and said that he would lead the other three kings and the whole Otok and above of the Kun and Kun clan to visit Ma Dong. He was afraid of the language barrier and the lack of etiquette.
It's not thoughtful, I hope these Han people can inform the visitors of this tribe that I am deeply grateful - and at the same time hire them to be interpreters with good leather.
This is of course a good thing. Ma Dong, who has already decided on the location to build the city, also needs to establish contact with the local people. After hearing the Jin Yiwei's report, he readily agreed. At the same time, he also rewarded these Jin Yiwei who were thousands of miles away from home to serve the country.
In order to avoid misunderstandings, the kings of the Kun and Kun did not dare to bring more people. Each of them had a few close people around them, holding kumis and driving the sheep. Although it was like visiting relatives to give gifts, the Kun and Kun people had no etiquette at this time.
I don't know how to deal with the Han people. This is the result of several days of discussions between the current king of Altissar, Azamat, and others.
When Ma Dong met them in the tent, he saw that the Kunkun nobles did not look dirty. Most of them wore white felt hats, round-collar linen shirts, sheepskin collarless leather jackets, and leather boots. They all looked...
Clean and tidy, I admire it secretly in my heart.
After the group entered the Ming army's camp, what they saw along the way had already exceeded the limit of their imagination. The further they went, the less courageous they became. When they entered the Chinese army's tent and saw the clothes of Ma Dong's generals, they were even more dazzled.
fan.
Azamat is now in his thirties, tall and strong. After entering, he takes off his hat, bows, and performs the Mongolian breast-stroking ceremony. Except for the only son of the Kun Kun people, who had four patches of hair before he was ten years old, all other men are bald.
, and no beards. At this time, more than 20 people took off their hats and bowed, making Ma Dong feel that the originally dark tent seemed to be bright.
Although the Kun people did not have a written language at this time, they did have their own language. And because they had been ruled by the Wala for many years, the people above Aiman also spoke the Wala language, which is similar to the Mongolian dialect. Thanks to the Yingzong, there were many interpreters in this area in the Ming Dynasty.
After saluting, Azamat opened his mouth and said: "Azamat of the Altissar tribe led the leaders of his tribe to pay homage to the general."
Ma Dong returned the gift from behind the handsome desk. According to the local customs reported by Jin Yiwei, the tent had been carpeted and a coffee table and water cups were placed. After returning the gift, Ma Dong turned the table and waved his hand to signal them to sit down.
Azamat saw that Ma Dong and the generals were all sitting on chairs, but he sat on the ground. Although he didn't usually sit on benches or chairs, he felt a surge of fire in his heart.
Before he could say anything, he heard Ma Dong shout: "Come here, take down the table in the tent! Put on the futon tea table like the guests!" Several red-faced "interpreters" translated loudly, Azama
I was overjoyed - if Ma Dong removed the table first, it would not have the same effect.
After the two parties sat down, Azamat first introduced the people on his side, and Ma Dong also introduced them in equal measure. Azamat and others felt more and more relaxed. After the greetings, Ma Dong revealed his intention and said: "The Ming Dynasty inherits the destiny of Meng Yuan.
My Majesty the Emperor wishes to restore the former territory - I am here to build a border city and bring this area under the jurisdiction of the imperial court."
Azamat was not surprised after hearing this. The Han people led a strong army to cross the vast sea and cross the mountains. They were definitely not here for fun. After the rise of Oara, Gekun was his tribe for more than a hundred years, and served successively as Oirat (other name for Oara) Khan.
The only thing that governs the various clans is plundering, so Gekun has been suffering for a long time.
Therefore, changing the master is not a sad thing for the Kun people. Today, all Otok and above are here, and not even one person asks for sick leave. This shows that these people have guessed the Han people's intentions quite well.
King Altissar, who had long wanted to betray the Oirat tribe, did not even need to advocate.
But as the leader of the Kun and Kun tribes, he still has deep control over the city. Hearing this, he only made a stunned expression at first, and then nodded as if he had realized something, but was not in a hurry to express his position. Although there were internal battles among the tribes of the Kun and Kun tribes, they did not appear to the outside world.
They were very united during the meeting. Seeing that he did not answer, all the nobles and nobles present also fell silent.
After Ma Dong said something, he saw that Azamat had no reaction and seemed to be confused, so he looked at the "fur traders". These people had already informed the marshal of Gekun's attitude towards Wala. When he saw him looking over, he said,
One of them nodded and smiled and said: "Commander, why is young Prince Garidi not in the account? He also promised to sell me two fire fox skins."
Wang Dong was stunned for a moment, and then secretly cursed himself for being a pig-headed man, for being the leader of an army in vain, but not as knowledgeable as a Jin Yiwei spy.
In fact, this is due to pride. Wang Dong thought that his family represented the imperial court, and the imperial court was naturally the imperial court of the Han people. Therefore, when he met with the tribes of Li and Kun, he actually threw the most important political chips out of the account.
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After hearing this, he changed his mind. Ma Dong winked at his own soldiers, smiled lowly at Azamat and said: "Monan Mongolia has been granted the title by the imperial court, and Hu Lahachi of the Mobei Khalkha tribe has also been granted the title.
They all obeyed the emperor's will, became vassals and paid tribute, Hu Lahachi was granted the title of first-class county prince, and was given the prince's robes - do you know these things?"
Azamat bowed slightly and said: "You know something. We, the people outside the Great Wall, heard that the reincarnation of Xue Chan Khan was His Majesty the Emperor of the Han people. He held an alliance meeting in Saihanba. Our people are thousands of miles away from Saihanba.
Yao, our clan is small and powerful, but we didn’t get the chance to meet him."
Ma Dong smiled and said: "Azamat, you may not have the opportunity to meet His Majesty in the future, it depends on what you do." After hearing this, Azamat was still silent. Ma Dong knew that he wanted to wait for a price, and in his heart
Although I knew this was the proper intention of the negotiation, I was still a little annoyed.
At this time, the soldiers outside the tent reported that His Royal Highness Prince Gardi was about to enter the tent. Ma Dong nodded and said: "Let him come in."
After Garzidi entered the tent, he looked around with his nostrils turned to the sky, clasped his fists and said, "Commander, who are these?" Deputy Commander-in-Chief Fan Guangchun stood up from the ground and said, "This is the leader of the Kun tribe, Azamat, and his tribe.
"Otok, etc. This is so-and-so——" I will introduce you.
Garzidi twitched the corner of his mouth, interrupted Fan Guangchun's words, and complained to Ma Dong: "Commander, are you giving them too much face? Even if my father is here, I can't let you sit on the ground - these Kun Kun
Who do you think a human being is? How dare you argue with the commander-in-chief? Let them kneel down and say it all as a favor!"
This guy's Mongolian words were fluent, and his speaking voice was loud. Combined with his arrogant expression, he immediately filled up the hatred level of the Hui Kun people, and they all glared at him.
King Altiyar was very restrained and turned a deaf ear to Garzidi's words. He nodded and said to Ma Dong: "For some reason, Zaktu Khan did not attend the Saihanba meeting. Later, I waited at his Golden Horde meeting.
, Zaktu Khan looked down upon Hu Lahachi, thinking that he had sold all the Mongols, but only exchanged them for a set of princely robes, and the price he sold them was too cheap."
He was speaking in Oirat, and Garzhidi could roughly tell. He had a shocked expression on his face when he heard that Azama had insulted his father. He was so angry that without even thinking about it, he lowered his head and faced Azama.
Te rushed over.
Azamat said this to retaliate to Garzidi. He was well prepared, jumped up from the ground, stretched out his hands, and grabbed Garzidi's shoulders.
Azamat's name means "warrior" in the Qukun language, and Garhidimeng means "Phoenix". Although the name does not represent the force value, the difference in the force value of the two people is as big as their names.
Garzidi lowered his head and rushed forward, but Azamat took advantage of the opportunity to get shorter, grabbed his shoulder and gave him a hard push before lifting him up. He was just about to throw the prince who spoke lotus flowers to the ground, when he suddenly saw the horse.
Dong's face was covered with frost and he stared at him with cold eyes.
Azamat's heart trembled, and he quickly put down Garzidi. Garzidi wanted to make a move, but Fan Guangchun yelled and cursed: "Garzidi, that's enough! This is the commander's military tent. You can't seek death."
?" Garhidi calmed down after hearing this.
Ma Dong put the tea bowl down on the table, snorted coldly, and said: "Drag out everyone who did anything in my tent and beat them with twenty army sticks!"