Past this modest peak, on the west side is a tall mountain that is close at hand. On the north side, looking at it from afar with a clairvoyant mirror, in addition to the plains, there are countless faint peaks, and those peaks are endless and endless. And just between these two mountains, not far east from Xiaohai is a huge valley, out of which according to the guide is a smooth road.

It was already a bit chilly in the wilderness of Siberia in August, but it was surprising that the weather suddenly became hot out of this windy valley.

Sure enough, it is a smooth road, to the northwest is a huge grassland, that piece of land is green, flat and can not be seen at a glance, it should be a very ideal large pasture. This situation is like returning to the Mongolian steppe.

The role of the Buryats guides was finally revealed, and they did not point to the fertile pastures, but to the northeast.

From a distance, that land is in a huge canyon between two mountains, nearly a hundred miles wide, and the Grand Canyon sandwiched between the huge peaks is a green corridor. This huge green corridor is so beautiful that it looks like a green river flowing slowly to the northeast.

It's so beautiful, and this huge green river can only be described as relaxing and pleasant.

According to the guide, as long as you pass the peak on the east side of this green Grand Canyon, there is Xiaohai, which is the pearl of Siberia that Zhou Huchen has longed for for a long time.

The Buryats on the western side of the Lesser Sea are mainly nomadic in this green area, because the climate of this green canyon is very good, in addition to the abundant water supply, there are many caves and small canyons in winter as a shelter. And those from the west, the high-nosed, brownish-haired alien races are in fierce conflict with the Buryat tribes at the northwestern tip of the small sea. The aliens, known as Rakshasas, were also mainly horseback, armed with sharp scimitars, and possessed a fire-breathing weapon that could reach longer than a bow and arrow, and the middle of the race fell off their horses instantly. The herdsmen of the Buryat tribe have suffered heavy casualties.

"How far is the northernmost point of the sea from here?" Came here to deal with those Cossacks, Zhou Huchen hurriedly asked.

"Honorable commander, eight days' journey?"

"How far is eight days?" Zhou Huchen turned his head puzzled and asked the cavalry general of the Chechen Khan tribe:

The general hurriedly clasped his fists and replied: "Back to Dashuai, according to the rules of Mongolia, the eight-day journey is more than 1,000 miles. ”

Zhou Huchen took a breath of cold air, the sea-like lake is really big! This green corridor is so long that you can imagine how big the small sea is.

Not to mention the abundance of untapped resources, the fertile pastures alone were enough for the greedy Cossacks to plunder, not to mention the most precious furs, gold, and inexhaustible timber.

Zhou Huchen has a memory. This vast area was later known as an inexhaustible treasure trove of resources by Shijie. According to some exploration materials, the resources of Siberia were close to two-thirds of the total resources of the Soviet Union. Russian scientist and writer Lomonosov once said: "The strength of Russia lies in the richness of Siberia." ”

There are sufficient freshwater reserves here, and the water resources are abundant, not to mention the production of freshwater fish; Siberia is inexhaustible in oil, coal, natural gas, and minerals of all kinds.

Whether it was a Cossack or a Tsarist Russia, Zhou Huchen had to let them go back to their hometown to play.

Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, but it does not meet the agricultural requirements of the Chinese people. The Chinese emperors of all dynasties were mainly subdued and restrained by the Western Regions, Uszang, and Mongolia, and did not seek to become a piece of the territory. Because under the historical and economic conditions of the times, these places are very important for agricultural production. There is no benefit to rice and wheat planting, and Weishenme still has to spend national strength to fight? But Zhou Huchen's concept of territory is completely different from that of the Ming people, of course, this is related to the fact that he still has a huge aura of foresight. If I don't occupy it, I will be a sinner through the ages in China, and when I go back, I will be struck by lightning (and I will also be sprayed to death by readers. Indifferent words)!

"In that case, let's go ahead and kill those Rakshasa ghosts!"

Zhou Huchen understood one thing again, the title of this Rakshasa ghost is not a special term for the Han people. This discriminatory term has been used by many of the invaders since they began to expand eastward.

The army is too large. It was impossible to reach the standard of a 150-mile Mongol day. On the first day, due to the limited time and enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way, Zhou Huchen's army only marched fifty miles. In the afternoon of the second day, after continuing for dozens of miles, the Buryats to the west of the small sea finally appeared.

There were very few people on the other side, only a few hundred people, and the army stopped, and several Buryat guides who accompanied the army immediately ran over to make contact.

Zhou Huchen once again saw the simplicity of the Buryats, the trust of these more than 100 Buryats in their own people was surprising, in the face of the boundless powerful cavalry, they actually ran over to meet the Zhelang Lama without warning, and then used the etiquette of the Mongols to meet Zhou Huchen.

Simple people are easy to deal with, and Zhou Huchen immediately began to communicate with these people cross-legged on the green space according to the customs of the grassland people.

"Those Rakshasas are devils, they kill our people, they rob everything, and take our women!"

The language of the Buryats in these far northerns is of the same origin as the Mongols, but there are many differences, especially the simpler vocabulary of the language, which may be a linguistic inheritance of the Mongol and Yuan dynasties, with limited expressive ability.

Language is only a tool for communication for them, and only a few of the Buryats have survived, and Zhou Huchen estimates that there is a fault line in their writing due to the lack of culture.

"I can defeat the Rakshasas, or I can drive them away or kill them all. However, the land here needs the light of the Buddha to shine, and Master Zhelang is a Dharma King and a future living Buddha, so after I drive out the Rakshasas, you need to help me continue to move westward, while respecting Master Zhelang. ”

"Honorable Commander, if you can drive out those Rakshasas, all our tribes are willing to sacrifice the most haode mink and a lot of golden sand, but these pastures will still belong to us."

The free life of the Buryats made them unusually simple, but their simplicity welcomed the brutal Rakshasas, who enthusiastically gave their precious gifts to the invading aliens, in exchange for unguarded brutal killings, and the disintegration of countless families. Hatred arose from this, and the Buryats began to fight back, but the Buryats, who had not experienced the battle, were too weak, and the confrontation could only be a one-sided massacre, because these Cossacks were simply equivalent to professional mercenaries, and their combat capabilities were not something that the herdsmen could fight against. The current Buryat tribes have been disrupted by the Cossacks, and these few invaders have forced them to gather together and make life difficult for the shepherds. Fortunately, Zhou Huchen came and was able to solve those Rakshasas, and the Buryats couldn't ask for it.

"I take the gift, and the pasture is still yours, but accept my rule. Every autumn, each tribe will give me a certain amount of cattle and sheep according to the harvest of the year, and in the future, I will make sure that no one will oppress you. ”

Zhou Huchen was not demanding, and he did not want to clash with these simple Buryats, and if he accepted protection, he had to hand over a part of the harvest, which was a quid pro quo and a symbol of domination. As long as they gain a foothold in the future, the Buryats will gradually adapt to the presence of these armies, as well as to the people who have moved. Simmering over low heat, with religious liliang, a peaceful Siberian territory is very good. Over time, when the Buryats realized that they belonged to a certain state, this revolt became small.

People are inert, and it is not particularly difficult to achieve a harmonious Siberia as long as it is not forcibly changed to the free life of the Britts and other tribes without oppression, and to bring them cultural and life benefits.

As for the future, some conflicts are inevitable. But with immigration and a strong army, Zhou Huchen believes that everything will no longer be a big problem. (To be continued......)