Seeing that the ministers strongly supported it, Burhan was happy in his heart, which was a kind of belonging and identity. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 If the Info Hechi Ti Department wants to develop, this battle is inevitable, and Burhan even begins to fantasize about the thrill of bringing the set of troops under its umbrella! The ministers were also celebrating, because if there was no Tumut Ministry, then the set of ministries would be a scum in their eyes, and war would be the most satisfying to the hearts of the nobles!

Just when the hall was filled with an atmosphere of joy, Lu Xiang's heart was swaying. He didn't know if he was supposed to move forward. Or do you want to go with the flow? The foot he had just taken was withdrawn again, and he thought, "Lu Xiang! Lv Xiang! As far as you still speak to the Great Khan? You don't pee either, what are you? You are just a slave, although you are now a nobleman, but the shadow of a slave is indelible! Besides, people are Mongolians, what do you have with a Han ginseng? ”

Lu Xiang thought about it again, it was wrong! "Although I am a slave, but now I am a nobleman of the Hechiti Department, wasn't Baili Xi also a slave back then? But it does not prevent people from achieving the name of the Qin State and leaving a name in history! As for being a Han Chinese? What happened to the Han Chinese? Isn't Liu Dingchen also a Han man? Not to be reused by the Great Khan? Besides, the Great Khan has the grace of reinvention for me, and I should repay it with a sworn death! ”

Burhan stood tall, and it was clear who was in the hall and what small movements were there. When he saw Lu Xiang repeating himself like this, he seemed to have something to say, but what was he afraid of?

"Does this Qing family have something to say?" Burhan simply named him. Seeing that Burhan asked himself, Lu Xiang was not ready, so he beat a spirit, and then straightened out his clothes and stood up and said, "Great Khan!" Chen Lu Xiang has something to say! ”

"Huh! All right! If you have something to say, don't hide it! ”

"Don't dare! The minister thought that the attack on the sleeve was not an overnight effort, and the road was far away and he had to cross the desert, so it was very difficult to supply, and the minister suggested that the Great Khan build the gallop road to Tukemu to shorten the supply time! ”

"Hmmm! Burhan pondered, Lu Xiang's words were very reasonable, he only knew about attacking the set before, and did not study the pros and cons in detail. He opened the map and looked, and sure enough! The area separated by the Taobu and the Hechiti tribe is mostly the Gobi and sand dunes, which is indeed difficult for supply.

"Why do you have to build Tukmu instead of Dengkou?" Burhan pointed to a prominent location on the map, which would have been immediately apparent to those with a strategic eye. Because the mouth is so important!

"Great Khan! It is the most convenient and best choice to build a gallop road along the Yellow River to pass directly to the mouth, but the mouth is not under the jurisdiction of our Hechi Ti Department, and the surrounding area is mostly a set of rangers, and the construction action is afraid of being detected by it, so the minister recommends it to Tukemu. And from the Tukemu attack set, all along the way are Gobi, fast horses can be marched in one day, if you use a camel team it only takes three or two days! ”

Burhan hadn't cared about Lu Xiang before, but when he heard him say this, he suddenly felt that this person still had room to grow, and he could be entrusted with important tasks in the future.

"In addition, the minister felt that the distance was far away, and the supply was not easy, could he build the city first after capturing the pass? The name of the mouth is ancient, and I am afraid that it has been ruined after the vicissitudes of the world, if there is a strong city, my front-line army will have no worries. The city doesn't need to be big, it just needs to be garrisoned, and it can also be used as a supply transit point. ”

Bulhan looked curiously at this young man who was bookish but looked vicissitudes, he was really not simple!

Perhaps because he was hairy by Burhan, Lu Xiang asked weakly, "Big... Sweat! Am I saying something wrong? ”

"Oh no! It's good, it's really good! I originally thought that it would be easy to capture the suite, but I didn't expect that there are still many things that need to be paid attention to, if it weren't for your precautionary words, I'm afraid that my Hechi Ti Bu would have been squandered by Burhan. It's good that you can think before anyone else! ”

"The Great Khan has praised it!" Burhan's praise made Lu Xiang a little embarrassed. Seeing Burhan praising Lu Xiang in person, it made the other little nobles a little surprised, who knows where this Han man who has no name came from to be so praised by the Great Khan?

It doesn't matter if Burhan's praise is true, Lu Xiang's opinion has become a start, and the ministers who were still celebrating just now also made a statement.

"Chancellor Uligi also has something to say. Sweat! Lord Lu Xiang's words must not be ignored, and the preparation of grain and grass is also very important. The minister wants to leave us not too much time, and it will change later. Therefore, the ministers asked the Great Khan to make the decision and prepare the grain and grass as soon as possible! ”

As soon as Uliji finished speaking, he heard someone stand up and say, "Great Khan! The minister is in charge of the earthen kiln and firing. The minister also implored the Great Khan to allocate more manpower to the minister to go into the mountains to mine earth and stone to burn cement and lime so that Lord Lu Xiang could build roads and build cities. "Zhao Shuimiao saw that Wu Liji had made an opinion, of course he couldn't pull it down, this was a good opportunity to show his face in front of the Great Khan!

"Great Khan! This... My old man doesn't know anything! Since the Great Khan has made me a craftsman and a great eunuch, I have something to say. You see that there is a war coming soon, but we don't have enough pig iron in stock, can we let Aditya-sama's uncle come over at the shipping point? This war is the most costly with arrows and knives and guns, how can soldiers fight without weapons? "Feng Sanhuai can ignore anything else, but he must meet the supply and demand of this iron tool, this is his duty.

Craftsman Supervisor: A special position of the Hechiti Department, mainly responsible for the research and development and supervision of weapons and armor.

Okay! At first, no one said it, but now it seems to have opened the conversation! Burhan was not disgusted, but was happy to see it. In this way, it is very good, each department performs its own duties, there are difficulties and opinions can be raised, everyone works together to solve it, and there are no conditions to create conditions. Instead of blindly shirking and reasoning, what great things can the country do? Burhan hates those who blame each other whenever something happens, and they don't know how to solve it, as if they only know that it is fun to fight.

"Great Khan! Now that the troop set has been decided, is it better to let the four major cavalry armies be fully formed, so that they can be honed as soon as possible? As the commander of the wolf cavalry army, Guo Wei has received relatively formal military training, so he naturally attaches importance to the training of soldiers. War was about to come, and Burhan did not want his army to be like a plate of loose sand, but to twist into a rope.

After they all finished talking about their worries, Burhan officially began to deploy, and at this point, there would not be a nobleman who did not open his eyes to offend people, and Burhan, as the Great Khan of the tribe, still had to give this face.

"Now I'm going to give orders. First of all, Uliji! This is an ancient precept before the soldiers and horses move the grain and grass, as for the collection of grain and grass, there is no need to be too anxious, how the people used to live is the same now, but they have to secretly guide the ministry to prepare more blood sausages, dried meat, mare's milk wine, cheese and other daily necessities, I am afraid that the food rationed to the people this winter will be reduced a lot, let people have a psychological preparation first. Wait until after autumn to start slaughtering a large number of cattle and sheep, and stock up on supplies! I think that after the harvest this summer, I will be able to buy a lot of grain from Ningxia Town, which is enough for the military. The height of Burhan is different, and the consideration of the problem is naturally different from other people's ideas, Uliji's original idea was to start buying food now, he was afraid that the "fifth master" was unreliable, and he ignored the great energy contained in the Hechi Tibu itself.

"Now it seems that building cities and roads is inevitable and necessary! Among them, each of them went to negotiate with Lord Uliji in private, asking people to give people and things. In short, by the end of this year, I will see that the gallop from Jilantai to Tukmu will be able to run horses, and that the materials for the construction of the city must be abundant. ”

Get! The Great Khan kicked the ball to his name again. Wu Liji is the chief steward of the Hechiti Department, which is equivalent to the responsibility of the head of the household department, of course, everything is difficult to get rid of.

"Great Khan! The minister thought that the construction of the city only needed to prepare cement and lime. As for the sand and gravel, you can take the nearest materials, which can save a lot of trouble! ”

Burhan didn't know that there were still stones in the mouth before, only that it was all Gobi wilderness and sand dunes. Listening to what Uligi said still needs to be verified.

"It would be great if I could get the nearest materials, but I heard that there are Gobi and sand dunes in Dengkou, but I don't know if there is sand and gravel?"

"Yes, Great Khan! In his early years, he traveled by Dengkou, and there was indeed sand and gravel, which was enough to build a city! "The credibility of God's words is still very high.

"In that case, as Uligi said, you should prepare more cement and lime in advance."

"Aditya! I wonder when Uncle Alimu will arrive? If he has already set off, then he can only look forward to the next time, if he has not yet left, then I will bother you to write a letter for me, inform him of the current predicament of the Hechi Ti Ministry, and bother him to buy more pig iron armor, the price is negotiable, and I will naturally not treat the friends who helped us badly! ”

Aditya was very excited, because this was not only Burhan's recognition of his uncle Alimu, but also the intention to support his family, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

"The minister knows, and the minister will repair a letter to his uncle to explain the situation!"

Burhan nodded, and then said to the representatives of the military in Batu Bagen: "The expedition is set, how many troops, food, grass and materials are needed, have you had a general consideration?" ”

Batu Bagan was the most comprehensive in the military, and he had discussed it with General Guo Wei in private, but now Burhan's question was not so hasty.

"Great Khan! The minister studied it privately with several generals. To capture the set, it will take at least 40,000 troops to fully occupy it, and at least 10,000 soldiers will need to be guarded on the tribe's side, so the number of troops is somewhat tight. In addition, the exact amount of troops needed depends on how much Khalkha Mongolia can support us. If the Khalkha Mongols do not attract most of the Tumut tribe, I am afraid that the number will be even higher. As for the supply of grain and grass, it is difficult to say at present. ”

Batu Bagen is conservative enough, 40,000 troops are not enough. In Burhan's view, 20,000 of the current elite soldiers of the Hechiti Department are enough.

"Great Khan! The minister thought that it was enough to capture the set of 20,000 troops! The biggest obstacle to the Tumut Department is the Tumut Division, and the Tumut Department has only 70,000 soldiers, and the four major tribes of the Tushetu Khan Department, the Chahar Department, the Ordos Department, and the Hechiti Department of China will not exceed 40,000 troops that can be used to fight with me, and if the Khalkha Mongols respond, it will be even less. In order to avoid fighting on two fronts, it is quite possible to directly abandon the sleeve. ”

"Haha! God thinks the same thing as I do. But why is the god so sure that the Khalkha Mongols will work together with me to balance the Tumut tribe? ”

"Great Khan! The minister believes in one thing, that is, people's ambition, and of course, the minister's three-inch tongue! When Liu Dingchen said this, Burhan was relieved.

"Haha! Good! Good! Since this is the case, then I have to bother Liu Qing a lot, and send an envoy to Khalkha Mongolia on behalf of my Hechiti Department, if this matter is successful, God will be quite the first credit! ”

Liu Dingchen couldn't help but shake his head, there was no way! As soon as he proposed this plan, he knew that the drudgery would definitely fall on him in the end, and it was better to propose it early than to have Burhan name him.

The choice of the envoy has been decided, but Burhan still cannot be careless, and the best way is to gather the army. I was afraid that it would affect production, but now I don't care so much, I just hope that women can take care of it more. "The capture of the set is imminent, and the four major cavalry armies are all fully trained, and now I can't promise you anything, only after seeking the set of troops, I will reward the soldiers with cattle and sheep pastures!"

Burhan has arranged everything today, and the next step is for the ministries to follow their schedules. The first to act were the army and Lu Xiang's road-building group. The men of the appropriate age of the Hechiti Department had already been registered, and under the order of the Great Khan, the four major cavalry armies were all full. Because it is just in time for spring production, many families are facing the problem of receiving spring lambs, so Batu Bagen and others also specially selected a large number of healthy women to help, and added a big sheep to each military family, which did not cause people's dissatisfaction, who made the Hechi Tibu rich?

As for Lu Xiang, it's easier. Although the cement and lime were not yet in place, this did not prevent Lu Xiang from acting in advance. Because the road from Jilantai to Tukemu is more desert in the Gobi, the sand is soft and fluid, which is not a small challenge. However, Lu Xiang and others still found a solution, that is, to spend a lot of effort to transport the gravel, first fix the sand and then lay the stones. After the cement and lime are in place, just lay another layer of triple soil. Because it was an improvised road, everyone in the Hechi Ti Division knew that its lifespan was about one year to attack the Sleeve Division, and it was impossible to expect a road like the one between Zi Nao and Ji Lantai.

Next, people such as Wu Liji, Zhao Shuimiao, and Daddy Feng all began to act. In the final analysis, the Hechiti tribe still has an advantage over other tribes, at least people are really for the good of the tribe, not always thinking about their own little calculations.

Everything is in full swing, there is no slack and no complaints. The grassland starts to get hot and humid in August, and the humidity on the grassland is very high under the breathing of the huge "green flannel", and it feels like a sauna on a sunny day. Burhan, who had just returned a batch of grain from Ningxia Town, had no leisure time, and today he had to welcome an important guest.

In the distance, the camel bell jingled, and the people sitting on it swayed from side to side as the camel moved, covering their bodies one by one, wrapping their faces with huge scarves, revealing only their round eyes, and looking very happy! This attire was the standard for merchants who traveled back and forth along the ancient Silk Road. That's right! What Burhan is going to greet today is Alimu's caravan, which carries the hope of the Hechiti tribe.

Far away, Burhan recognized Alimu as the leader, and he was the only one who had the leisure to set up a parasol on the camel. Merchants will enjoy it, especially Hui merchants.

"Haha! Let the Great Khan personally greet Alimu, but he has the capital to brag to his friends! Ha ha! Seeing the greeting from outside the city of Burhan, Alimu was very excited. Wherever the merchant goes, he is the object of exploitation by his master, but this is not the case with the Hechiti tribe, which was the case with Alert before, and now Burhan is even more so!

"Uncle Alimu, to be honest, Burhan is not for your face, but for the camel team behind you, mainly for the things in the camel caravan!"

"Great Khan! Look what you say! Can't you make Alimu happy? Both of them knew that they were joking with each other, and they both laughed knowingly. However, Burhan was still looking forward to the surprise that Alimu would bring him.

"Great Khan! When I received Aditya's letter, I started shopping. Look—" he said, pulling Burhan to a camel, and tearing open the cloth with a knife to reveal the heads of the spears.

"Great Khan! I know that the Hechi Ti Department is going to fight, and it is very inconvenient to bring pig iron, and I can't fight many weapons. So I made all the pig iron into steel, and brought these things well, hoping to help the Great Khan! ”

Alimu continued to disassemble the cloth, and the spear head, the fine steel knife, and the arrow cluster were displayed in front of everyone one by one, flashing with a faint blue light. Burhan and his entourage were already stunned, they had never seen anyone so generous, so rich, how many people had to be armed with these weapons?

Alimu was gesturing as he spoke, and suddenly he fell down and lay down on his back panting. Probably tired, it's no wonder that with his size, it was also very difficult to disassemble the cloth of more than 30 camels at a time. Looking into the distance, it seemed that the caravan had no intention of going through. Alimu saw Burhan's thoughts and continued: "Don't worry! This is the largest camel team I have ever led, with more than 4,000 camels and horses, 3,000 spear heads, 10,000 sabers, 800,000 arrow clusters, 100,000 pounds of fine iron, 300 pairs of armor, and several other weapons. How about the Great Khan? ”

Burhan was completely stunned at this time, he didn't expect Alimu to bring him such a generous gift. At the same time, I can't help but worry about him, if so many weapons are to be transported from the Western Regions to the Hechi Ti Division, they will be eaten and drunk along the way, right? Besides, the price of these weapons is very expensive, so it would be bad not to let Alimu fall into financial difficulties because of this.

"Uncle Alimu, thank you so much, I won't say anything, I'm willing to buy these things twice as much as usual!"

Listening to Burhan's words, Uliji was a little overwhelmed. Burhan is not a family, I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are! In order to buy grain this summer, the Red Ti Department has already invested all its net worth, and it is not enough, so it can only be made up with horses. Now that Burhan has promised to buy double, then he, the chief manager, will simply not be a big manager, and he has the heart to remind Burhan, but he is afraid of Alimu's jokes. A huge tribe can't even take out such a small amount of money, not only because the face of Burhan is not good-looking, but also because the image of the Hechiti tribe is damaged, people have always thought that the Hechiti tribe is the richest tribe in the entire grassland, but who would have thought that they had a big sweat who spent money like water?

However, Uliji's sad hat was taken off by Alimu. "Great Khan! What do you say? It doesn't cost much, and besides, I, Alimu, am such a powerful person? The Hechi Ti Department is about to go to war, and there are many places where you need silver! Although I, Alimu, can't help, I can't rob with fire. All right! I'm going to give these things to the Hechi Tibu! ”

Alimu is dripping blood in his heart, and the taste of being a fat man with a swollen face is really uncomfortable. However, from Aditya's letter, Alimu knew that Burhan would definitely not treat him badly in the future. It's just an investment, although the war thing is risky, but as a businessman, how can there be zero risk? Besides, Alimu is still very optimistic about his own vision, isn't Adiya an example? Since Burhan came to power, Aditya's status has been rising, and with it, his uncle's business in the Hechiti tribe has become better and better.

Alimu's generosity made Burhan look sideways, and his image instantly became taller in Burhan's heart, and at the same time, it also affirmed Burhan's determination to support Alimu as an "imperial businessman", and he immediately said, "Good!" Since Uncle Alimu said so, then I will accept your generous gift, but this is only temporary. When the Chiti Department has solved the former enemy, it will do as I say, and it will be purchased at double the price. ”

Burhan's words made Uliji's heart, which had just eased a little, pinch again, but fortunately, Burhan said that it would be a matter of the future, and in the future, Uliji would be able to pay for this expense if he wanted to join the Chiti Ministry, and just saying that he could save a lot of money every year by planting grain.

"Huh? Uncle Alimu, I know that the specialty wool ni of the Hechi Ti Department is very popular, this time Uncle Alimu went back to bring as much as possible, this year the Hechi Ti Department has not been less saving! ”

Alimu's heart is so cool! Isn't this the sweetness coming?

Burhan was still a little relieved, afraid that the rupture of Alimu's funds would affect many matters in the future. "Uncle Alimu, tell me the truth, do you have any money left in your hand to buy so many weapons and send them to the Hechiti Department?"

Uligi felt that he was dying, and Burhan always thought about others, so why didn't he think about him? Alimu smiled and said, "The Great Khan doesn't know that these weapons were purchased from the Yarkand Khanate. The former Yarkand Khanate was also very prosperous, especially the development of iron smelting. At its peak, the treasury had a large number of weapons, and today the empire is in decline. I also used women and gold to buy off the officials there, and entered the treasury with weapons. It's all rusty broken copper and iron, but they don't know that the dry weapons there are just a layer of rust on the surface, and after I pull them back, they are all recast and recast, just like new. So it didn't cost much, just a little bit to clear customs! ”

Burhan looked at Aditya, who was a native of the Yarkand Khanate, and naturally knew a lot about domestic affairs. He also nodded silently, with grief and disappointment in his eyes, and Bulhan knew that the situation was basically true, then he would be relieved. Then everyone will meet the camel team together to meet the Chiti Ministry Wangcheng Zi Nao, it can be said that the arrival of Alimu's caravan has basically ended the layout of the Hechi Ti Department, and only the god Liu Dingchen has to wait for the Khalkha Mongolian public relations!

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