After the territory and national strength reach a certain level, the strategic direction of a big country needs to be adjusted, which is no longer a matter of casual remarks from the leader. The methods of the emperor are harsh, which is called being alone and going against the trend of what millions of people think and want.
If you move, that's called being alone.
So Genghis Khan's attention turned east, which was just the beginning. To truly mobilize the huge military and political system, to make everyone's ideas converge with the Great Khan's, and to finally launch an overwhelming action, there are too many things that need to be done.
Already.
Citing the surrender of people from the Central Plains, more proactively promoting mature political and military systems, and achieving more thorough centralization are only a small part of it.
Genghis Khan's sight, like his attention, had long returned to the Mongolian grassland. As a rare hero on the grassland for hundreds of years, he set off ripples on the grassland as far as he could see. Even the eastern edge of the grassland
In the Jinlianchuan area, there are also smart people who sense something unusual.
During this period, the Mongols stationed near Jinlian River were all subordinates of Qianhu Nayan Yeli Yasi.
Yeli Yasi once followed Mu Huali south to the Central Plains and broke into Zhongdu City. He was immediately counterattacked by the Ding Navy. All his subordinates were killed or injured. He only escaped with his own life and fled back in embarrassment.
After returning to the grassland, thousands of households on the left wing that had been transformed by Tata'er, Hetajin, Salzheud and other tribes wavered one after another and refused Genghis Khan's call for an alliance. As a result, they were attacked by Genghis Khan's heavy troops, killing many people.
, slaughtered three thousand households in one breath and killed more than 20,000 people.
After all the dissatisfied people were killed, Yeli Yasi was appointed. He set up his Yuerti, or camp, to the west of Jinlian River and to the north of a lake named Gouluo, which became a fact.
The first line against the navy.
At that time, all the subordinates who were temporarily gathered in Yasi were frightened, feeling that the grassland was empty after the Khan left, and they would be killed and plundered by Ding Haijun at any time. But in the blink of an eye, three years later, Ding Haijun did not come to fight, and these peaceful days
, and it has always been like this.
At first, everyone didn't know why, but later someone got some information.
It turns out that when Yeli Yasi Nayan was under the command of Mu Huali, he had a good relationship with Shi Tianni, a Han general who was a member of the Qingyue Army. Shi Tianni and another Han general, Zhao Xuan, went deep into the grassland to inquire about it.
When they ran into the Khan's troops, Shi Tianni almost had his hand cut off, and Zhao Xuan was almost trampled to death by thousands of horses. It was Yeli Yasinayan who protected them and allowed them to escape for their lives.
As a result, when Genghis Khan marched westward, the general sent by the Jin Kingdom to the south to garrison Jinlian River was Zhao Xuan, whose life was saved by Yeli Yasi. So the two families were in peace.
Because of this rumor, Yeli Yasinayan's position in the Mongolian tribe became more and more stable.
But Yeli Yasi knew that this was all nonsense. Between the two countries and the two armies, what was personal friendship? If the casual friendship between himself and Zhao Xuan could be valuable, he had accompanied Mu Huali earlier
When they entered Zhongdu, all the Mongolians under their control were like wolves and tigers. They were afraid that they would owe tens of thousands of lives... so how could this be calculated?
Yeli Yasi sat spread out in his big tent, watching several servants bring a huge plate.
There was a roasted yellow sheep on the plate looking at Yeli Yasinayan with an innocent face. There were several silver plates between the spread out front and back legs. The plates were filled with seasonings stirred with various wild vegetable juices.
and honey.
There are also two particularly exquisite porcelain bottles, containing soy sauce and vinegar sold from the south. It is said that these are good things that only the nobles of the Southern Song Dynasty can use.
He had a Han concubine who was said to have been a famous prostitute in Dading Prefecture in Beijing before living on the grassland. Her surname was Li and her name was Zuo Ming. This Mrs. Li had a face like a silver basin and plump limbs, and she had always been the most favored by him.
Mrs. Li sat under Yeli Yasi and took a silver knife to cut off a piece of meat. Seeing that the color was tender, she said to Yeli Yasi with satisfaction: "That color, the meat is already done."
Yeli Yasi held his stomach, straightened his waist, and tried to sit upright. After trying twice, he said feebly: "I have no appetite, I can't eat, I'm sick."
"Damn you, what are you pretending to be... You had enough strength last night, what could be wrong with you?"
Mrs. Li's eyes flashed and she laughed. She lowered her waist, climbed two steps on the silk pavement on the ground, lay down on Yeli Yasi's knees, and put the mutton stuck on the knife into his mouth: "Open your mouth.
, eat!”
This woman's voice was very soft and charming. Yeli Yasi's heart trembled, but he shook his head repeatedly: "I'm worried, I really can't eat."
Mrs. Li did it several times in succession, but Yasi turned her head desperately. The beard on the side of her face and chin were covered with meat juice, and she refused to open her mouth.
At this time, Mrs. Li became angry.
"I'm giving you shame, right?" Mrs. Li threw the knife and mutton back on the plate and said sternly: "Are you going to eat it or not? If not, I'll throw it all away and feed it to the dogs!"
The big fat sheep on Bashang was just slaughtered last night; it would be a pity to throw it away. Yeli Yasi sighed deeply, picked up the knife, and stuffed the piece of meat that had been rejected repeatedly into his mouth: "Eat, eat...
…but I really…”
"You have something on your mind! A messenger came in the morning, and you panicked! Right!" Mrs. Li put her hands on her hips and sneered: "What fart did the messenger put to scare you like that?"
Yeli Yasi whispered: "Nayan of Belgutai and Princess Zhenguo have both received the letter from the Great Khan. The Great Khan is asking about the situation of the navy in the south. So Nayan of Belgutai sent people
Come to us and ask us to report the latest situation."
"The Great Khan asked his brother and daughter, what happened? You are just a thousand households, why are you nervous? Just say whatever the envoy asks!"
"After the Great Khan's Western Expedition, it took half a year for messengers to come and go. The previous few trips back and forth were all about attacking cities and destroying countries on the western grasslands. To ask so solemnly about the current situation of the Ding Navy, and also to ask in detail, this
It’s the first time.”
Having said this, Yeli Yasi tugged on his beard: "Of course I will report the matter truthfully on the big side. But what about the matters on your side?"
Mrs. Li couldn't help laughing: "What's on my end..."
Her smile suddenly faded: "Are you talking about the salt pond?"
Her voice was stern: "You said that?"
Yeli Yasi explained: "I didn't say it! I was just thinking whether I should say it or not!"
"Is there any need to think about it? This can't be said at all! Once you say it, all the benefits will be gone!" Mrs. Li screamed, as if she was taking a knife and stabbing a hole in Yeli Yasi's eardrum.
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to say it, don't say it!" Yeli Yasi fidgeted with his hands and feet, and stood up suddenly with a strong effort.
What the two men mentioned was a source of wealth that allowed Yeli Yasi to establish a foothold in the grassland.
The Gouluo area he controlled was a huge salt pond with a circumference of nearly a hundred miles. When the Jin Kingdom was at its peak, the Xijing Salt Division was established here, which was one of the seven major salt divisions in the world. This salt pond has grown over the past thirty years. Here, it can bring Daijin salt profits ranging from more than 200,000 guan to as little as 100,000 guan every year.
The salt field built by Daikin was razed to the ground when the Mongolian army invaded Changzhou, and even the workers in the salt field fled. But in the past two years, Yeligasi used his own family and the southern Zhou Dynasty to build a salt field. Through private contacts with the country, the production of this salt farm was secretly restored by 30%.
So now, the hidden identity of this Mongolian Nayan is one of the important salt merchants in the grassland and the northern states of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
