Dong Shuheng discussed some details with the old monk.
Including the establishment of a main temple in Yacheng, the capital of the Far North Province, which was the original Yakutsk.
Then small temples were built in the settlements established by the Fuxing Army along the river.
In addition, it is necessary to select suitable people to go on missionary missions.
Dong Shuheng hopes to attract the excess population of these tribes to settlements and continuously expand the population of settlements in the far north.
These scattered tribes could not support much of the population solely by relying on fishing and hunting.
Therefore, they try their best to control the population of their tribe.
They usually can only live together with a few families, because no matter how many people there are, the prey cannot feed them.
Even the moss surrounding the fire may not be enough.
Dong Shuheng hopes to give them another way out and create some survival opportunities in the settlements so that these people can enrich themselves.
This way there will be more space for those who continue to fish and hunt.
The settlements of the Renaissance Army can also continuously replenish the imported population.
These people from the far north who arrived in settlements were able to acquire a new way of life and be transformed into true Chinese people.
The purpose of building a temple is to give these people spiritual sustenance.
Let the settlements have an additional function besides exchanging items and add some life atmosphere.
After all, life here is very boring during the long winter. But praying to the Buddha can just calm people's minds.
Dong Shuheng then met with several leaders of the Khan tribe.
The remaining sweat spots don't have any thorns.
Because the previous destruction of Zasak Tuhan had made them completely surrender.
This time Dong Shuheng confirmed several things with them:
The first is to relax control over tribal herdsmen and give them greater freedom of movement.
This point is very important because it is related to Dong Shuheng’s plan to transform class relations in the grassland from bottom to top.
Originally, there were layers of personal dependence between the herdsmen on the Mobei grasslands and the nobles, big and small.
Some are like serfs.
If Dong Shuheng wants the herdsmen to make changes, he must loosen this personal attachment relationship.
These herdsmen who go out will find that there are many ways to survive outside, such as working in mines or working in factories in towns.
As long as these herdsmen no longer rely solely on pastures for their livelihood, the original social relationship will gradually change.
Now Mobei is basically divided into two large parts.
Part of it is the western half of the region centered on Ulyasutai. This part of the region includes the original Khovd, Zasak Tuhan and Tangnu Uryanghai regions.
Also included were the newly occupied Amukhabai merchants on the upper reaches of the Inesei River and Barnako and Novosibirsk on the upper reaches of the Ob River.
As for Tomsk, it was returned to Tsarist Russia. This was one of the conditions for the armistice between the two sides.
Tsarist Russia still controls the area west of the middle and lower reaches of the Ob River.
The area between the Ob and Inesei rivers serves as the northern buffer zone between the two countries.
Here, the armies of both sides are at loggerheads.
Due to climate reasons, the strongholds of both sides are in the rear, and there are scattered irregular troops in the front.
The hunter militia of Tsarist Russia and the Arctic advance party of the Baath Army often met here.
Although both sides have declared a truce, small-scale conflicts continue to occur.
Tsarist Russia said that this was the personal behavior of their hunters, and these hunters were difficult to control.
The Renaissance Army said that this was a spontaneous resistance by the local indigenous residents.
Anyway, the scale is small and fighting continues. Sneak attacks by dozens or hundreds of people occur from time to time.
In the end, there were no serious settled residents in this area.
In order to protect the indigenous people here, most of these people were moved to the east by the Renaissance Army.
Ya City needed a large amount of population replenishment, so the Renaissance Army simply arranged these aborigines around Ya City.
Anyway, they can find things to do there and don't have to worry about not having enough to eat.
Not only that, these people no longer have to live a precarious life.
The current headquarters of the Mobei Protectorate is in Uliasutai. Sometimes Qi Bin will also move to Amuha to worship merchants.
There are currently three cities currently under construction by the Mobei Protectorate.
Ulyasutai, Amukhabashang and Khovd. These three cities happen to form a triangle.
The Almokhabai Merchant is the trading center with the Far North Province and Yuehu Province in the north.
Ulyasutai is a political and industrial center.
Khovd is close to a large lake and surrounded by numerous water systems. It is an important agricultural and animal husbandry center.
The Protectorate established a large number of farms and pastures in the Khovd area.
These pastures are no longer used for grazing, but instead adopt the animal husbandry method of planting pasture and raising livestock in pens.
I have to say that when it comes to doing business, Qi Bin is pretty good at it.
In the eastern half, the Sanyin Noyan, Tuxietu and Chechen Khan tribes still maintain their original tribal feudal system and enjoy a high degree of autonomy.
However, they were nominally under the command of the Protectorate, militarily they were under the leadership of the Renaissance Army, and in civil affairs they were under the guidance of the civil affairs officers dispatched by the Protectorate.
Moreover, the Protectorate completely took back its judicial power.
Tribal leaders can no longer directly deal with herdsmen and abuse lynchings.
This power is inconspicuous compared to civilian power and military power.
But for herders, this has brought about huge changes.
Because with the establishment of these judicial institutions, the herdsmen feel that someone is supporting them, and when they encounter unfair treatment, these herdsmen also have a place to express their demands.
Dong Shuheng discussed the recruitment of rangers with these leaders again.
Some people think that isn't it just recruiting soldiers among the herdsmen? Why do we need to discuss it with these leaders?
In fact, not all herdsmen become cavalry as soon as they mount their horses.
The best warriors on the grassland are in the hands of these Zasak.
As a person in power, if he wants to consolidate his power, he must surround himself with the strongest warriors.
What Dong Shuheng wants now is the most capable warriors. He doesn't need those ordinary herders to be cannon fodder.
In his eyes, these people are all Chinese people, and they are not actually very different from himself.
From now on, in fighting against the Russians in the north and northwest, we will mainly rely on cavalry.
The Tsarist Russians on the opposite side also deployed a large number of cavalry.
The hell here is too vast and sparsely populated, requiring the mobility of cavalry.
If all infantry were deployed, I don't know how many people it would cost.
For example, if a company of cavalry can control a 100-kilometer border, then the same length of border must deploy ten times as many infantry troops as cavalry.
Now both the northern and western territories are setting up cavalry divisions. A large number of cavalry are needed.
The cavalry division of the Renaissance Army adopts a large organization, which is much larger than the previous cavalry brigade organization, including two dragoon regiments, two ranger regiments and a machine gun regiment.
The total number of troops in one division reached 8,000, almost twice the number of the original cavalry brigade.
This was the first wave of cavalry units established.
In Dong Shuheng's plan, the Renaissance Army must have at least ten regular cavalry divisions stationed in the west and north in the future as a mobile force to fight against the Russians.
His idea is naturally to absorb all the rangers who are good at fighting in the grassland into the ranger team.
With the treatment the Renaissance Army is giving the Rangers now, I believe these people will return home soon.
Likewise, this can further weaken the power held by tribal leaders.
Create conditions for Dong Shuheng to transform them into ranchers in the future.
To the east of Nerchinsk, between the Ergun River and the Shilka River, is a place rich in water and grass.
Two rivers and numerous tributaries nourish the area.
The Renaissance Army had begun to develop this place after they occupied Nerchinsk.
Most of the large number of herdsmen abducted from the Monan Grassland were resettled here.
The Renaissance Army established many ranches here.
These pastures also adopt the method of raising cattle and sheep.
In summer and autumn, the main job of ranch workers is to cut grass.
Because the land is fertile, the grass here will grow back quickly after being cut.
The pasture will also open up some land in places with convenient irrigation and plant some high-quality pasture.
They even plant some high-yielding crops such as corn, and the straw can be used for green fodder.
Grain can be used to improve the diet structure of herdsmen.
At this time, in a ranch called Peach Tree Bay, a young man wearing a military green militia uniform was beating a horse and galloping.
He stopped in front of a row of brick houses in the center of the ranch. This is the headquarters of Peachtree Bay Ranch.
After dismounting, the youth team ran to the director's office.
"Director, the high official you mentioned will be arriving soon, and his cavalry escort is already five miles away."
This young man is none other than Chi Na. In the last battle with Tsarist Russia, Chi Na made great contributions. He is now a squad leader of the militia, and he will go to the military academy in Xinjing in a while.
This was an opportunity for him to go to the military academy in exchange for giving up the material reward given to him by the government.
Chi Na's current name is Na Aihua.
The Ba'ath Army is now promoting a name change campaign. This is part of the Ba'ath Army's new life campaign.
All people under the rule of the Fuxing Army will have Han surnames and Han names from now on.
These grassland people now have their own Chinese names.
No one was against this at all, but were very happy.
Originally, ordinary people on the grasslands didn't even have their own surnames.
As for those nobles who are more interested in their original surnames, the Renaissance Army also allows them to keep their original names.
Just use your Chinese name on the right occasion.
At the same time, the Renaissance Army also enforced Mandarin throughout the country.
This is also part of the New Life Movement.
A common language and similar names are essential elements to increase the cohesion of a nation.
If a nation wants to integrate better, it must minimize the differences within the group.
"Then Aihua, go and tell everyone else to put down what they are doing and gather at the entrance of the ranch for the time being," the factory director ordered.
Since Aihua is the fighting hero of this ranch, the farm director naturally doesn't let him do the work of cutting grass.
In addition to studying, Aihua usually takes the young men from the ranch to train.
Today the director just heard that a big shot was coming to inspect, and his superiors asked him to make some preparations.
Dong Shuheng's whereabouts are naturally kept secret and cannot be disclosed to the outside world.
Just as the field director finished giving his instructions, an officer came outside.
Aihua also saw that this officer was the officer of the cavalry unit he saw from a distance just now.
The woolen coats they wear are very stylish, especially when they are riding on horses wearing this coat.
It would be even better if it could be paired with a cloak.
The equipment they wore was also very good. The cowhide armed belts, pistol cases, and the rifles behind them all made Na Aihua envious.
The officer brought an order, which was given by a big shot. All production activities on the ranch should continue as usual, without rituals or special arrangements.
After giving the instructions, the officer did not leave, but arranged for the people he brought to inspect various parts of the ranch.
Then he asked the militia captain to temporarily recover all the weapons in the ranch for their safekeeping.