Chapter 26: Starting Again (4)

Unlike the Great Song Emperor Zhao Jiaren, the Mongol Khan Timur did not hold the position of prime minister. At less than four o'clock in the afternoon, Timur Khan concluded his deliberations. If it weren't for the discussion of Hao Ren's affairs, the Mongol Great Khan would have been able to end his court before noon, and the rest of the time could have been devoted to what he wanted to do.

Back at the palace, someone was already ready to shout what was needed. After the Great Khan sat down peacefully on the sofa in the living room, the personnel in charge of investigating the Yuan State began to tell the Great Khan about the current situation of the Yuan State. Timur had long heard that the Yuan Kingdom was having a good life, and it had recently been usurped by some princes, so he was naturally more interested. These were the people he sent to find out. Some were emissaries with official royal status, while others were spies disguised as merchants.

Listening to them narrate the current situation of the Yuan Kingdom one by one, Timur's expression became more and more solemn. The wealth of the Yuan State cannot be hidden, because it is not only the lord of the country who is rich, not only the princes, nor only the officials. The system of the Yuan State made the entire grassroots of the Yuan Kingdom completely rich. As long as you have been to the Yuan Kingdom, you can see all this.

Timur Khan was originally fond of honey lemonade, which was also a functional drink he used to combat alcohol cravings. Hearing that one of the daily drinks of the ordinary people of the Yuan Kingdom was honey lemonade, Timur put down the glass that he had half-drunk with interest.

At this time, Yuxi Timur was originally going home, but he changed his mind halfway and went to the place where Hao Ren lived first. When I arrived at the door, I saw that the guard outside the door was heavily guarded, and the people surrounding Hao Ren's residence were the Great Khan Guards of the royal capital. Yuxi Timur thought about it, and could only helplessly turn the horse's head and go home.

When he returned home, Timur felt very uneasy in his heart. In the afternoon, many people popped up in the Mongol court, all of whom demanded a major adjustment to the Yuan state. Headed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Urban Urban proposed a plan to adjust the fiefdom. Ten years ago, Kublai Khan set aside a pasture in the area of the Chagatai Khanate and the Ögedai Khanate, and temporarily arranged Hao Ren there. Urban considered it necessary to restore the former territory. If the Ögedai Khanate and the Chagatai Khanate lost part of their territory, they could be transferred to part of the Yuan state, and the other part was directly ruled by the Mongol Great Khan.

The audacity of this plan was beyond the imagination of Yuxi Timur, and Mongolia was a feudal state. Each khanate had its own fixed territory. If they dare to move the Yuan Kingdom, it means that other khanates may face the same fate. The princes will not sit idly by.

However, the situation was beyond the imagination of Yuxi Timur, and none of the Khans present at the meeting objected. The representatives of the Kipchak Khan, who initially came out to sue Hao Ren, even publicly supported the plan. The khans of the Chagatai Khanate and the Ögedai Khanate also said that if the Great Khan could give them more land, they would be willing to move the entire territory of the Yuan State and hand over all the lands of the current Chagatai Khanate and the Ögedai Khanate to the Timur Khan.

Such a change made Yuxi Timur feel a strong aura of conspiracy, where did the princes want to deal with. There are one and there are two, and after disposing of the Yuan Kingdom today, aren't they afraid that it will be their turn tomorrow? I wanted to talk to Hao Ren about this, but I didn't expect Hao Ren to be so closely guarded. Yuxi Timur sat at home and became more and more uneasy the more he thought about it. At that time, it was Timur Khan who personally ordered Yuxi Timur to send someone to persuade Hao Ren to go to Baghdad to explain, which was probably a trap against Hao Ren. And it was not only Hao Ren who was calculated, but also Yuxi Timur.

After thinking about it, Yuxi Timur sent someone to call his son Tokhtar. Before Kublai Khan's death, Tokhtar regarded himself as Timur's mastermind and gave advice to Timur. Yuxi Timur used means to transfer his son away, and when Timur became the Great Khan, he transferred Tokhtar back to him. For such a son, Yuxi Timur was very dissatisfied. Now I can only inquire about the news from Tokhtar.

It took a while for the guards to return. Inform Yuxi Timur that he was not at home, and he never came back after entering the palace. Now Yuxi Timur was sure that things were very bad, his son was a good man, and his little wisdom was used on how to toss things and how to pursue the immediate interests. This is where Yuxi Timur was most disappointed with Tokhtar. Tokhoff is very smart, but using his cleverness like this is undoubtedly dancing on the tip of the knife, and when he dances, he looks at the long-sleeved good dance, as long as he steps into the air, he will immediately be pierced by ten thousand blades, and there is no place to die. This kid is so busy now, he must be planning something big. Thinking of this, Yuxi Timur's face was already full of anger.

Tokhtar was in the palace room where the ministers were talking, and in front of him were a group of key officials in charge of the census. Since the accession of Timur Khan, Tokhtar has been primarily responsible for implementing institutional reforms. Mongolia is a ten, hundred, thousand, and ten thousand households to manage the localities. The various levels of 'accounts' have different responsibilities. In the past, the Mongolian military and government were integrated, and sending troops was combined with paying taxes. Now the territory of the Mongol Great Khan is no longer a vast steppe, but a valley of the two rivers. The demographic structure has changed from herders to farmers, and the new situation cannot be replicated as before. Previously, Timur tried to implement a New Deal and wanted to establish a professional military system.

The plan was to first build an elite standing army of 100,000 soldiers, whose families lived in several major cities in the Great Khan's domain, and once they were selected into the standing army, their families would be provided with money and food by the state, and they would no longer have to worry about living. In addition to training, the standing army also fights wars.

On paper, the plan was perfect, but when it was implemented, many problems arose. First, there is the question of the war dead. When talking about war on paper, the father dies and the son replaces, and the brother dies and the brother dies. If the family is unable to provide soldiers, it is supported by the state. After the execution, it was found that the Mongols' intention to join the army was not high. It is true that some people are willing to serve as soldiers, but the purpose of their soldiers is to follow the Great Khan to send troops according to the folk song, and after conquering a place, they can plunder the spoils to their heart's content, and then return to their hometown with the spoils, and live a richer life than others in the envious eyes of their neighbors. That's all the story described in the song, and it's the life that these Mongolians dream of.

What Mongolia needs now is not such soldiers, they need soldiers who can be stationed on the border for many years, who can pounce on the enemy without fear of death after receiving orders, and defeat the enemy after bloody battles. Hearing such a request, the Mongols lost interest. After listening to the requirements of those in charge of recruitment, most of those who were willing to join the army were old and weak. Except for a cheap life, they don't have much to do. After joining the army, they can at least have food to eat every day.

Hearing the person in charge of the gang talk about the situation with a sad face, he was depressed. He had been busy for so long that he thought he could build a powerful army for the Mongol Great Khan, but it turned out to be a reality that he couldn't do at all. This made Tokh Tokh wonder if something was wrong with the world.

At the end of the meeting, Tokhtar did not report to the Great Khan Timur. This debriefing will only upset the Great Khan and make Tokhtam even more disappointed in himself. Tokhoff went straight home and prepared to have a few drinks. When he entered the house and walked to the main house, he thought that his wife had come to greet him. I saw a man standing next to my wife who greeted him, and he destroyed the warm expectation when he arrived. If you look closely, it's his father's guard. The guard said, "The envoy asks you to go to him now." ”

I had to follow the guards to my father's house, and my father asked with an unhappy face, "What have you been busy with lately?" ”

Touched on an unhappy place, Tokh replied, "Nothing busy." ”

"Humph!" Yuxi Timur said angrily: "You know how to do something clever for yourself." ”

After parting with his face, he did feel that what he had done was far less than he expected, and he felt doubly ashamed that such a failure was pointed out by his father in person.

"What did you say to the Great Khan?" Yuxi Timur asked.

"I didn't say anything."

"Then you tell the Great Khan that you can't do anything to Hao Ren!"

"Hao Ren?" Puzzled and blinked, what does Mongolia's institutional reform have to do with Hao Ren.

Seeing his son's dazed and ignorant appearance, Yuxi Timur was even more angry in his heart, and he shouted: "You are calculating Hao Ren, but you haven't thought about making the Yuan Kingdom so far away? ”

"What does Yuan Guo have to do with me?" Totoh was even more confused.

Yuxi Timur was furious, and he shouted to the guards: "Bring the whip!" "You have to teach the bunny cub a lesson that is blatantly lying.

Totoden was also furious, and he shouted, "Daddy! If you will beat me, I will take it. But what does this Hao Ren have to do with me, don't you want to find a reason to be angry with me? ”

Yuxi Timur was even more angry after hearing this, and he couldn't help but sneer: "Ha! Ha ha! So let me ask you, what have you been doing lately? ”

"I'm doing the preparation of the Mongolian Eight Banners."

"Why did it take so long?"

“…… The Mongols were reluctant to serve as military households. I can't find a way either! Speaking of his sadness, Toto's voice was low.

Yuxi Timur was also stunned, and he didn't know whether to believe his son's words or not. But with his familiarity with his son, he would not show such an expression when he took off his nonsense. Finally, Yuxi Timur was ready to believe his son a little, and he asked: "Have you heard that there are no good people in Beijing?" ”

Tokh also understood that he had been wronged by his father, he rolled his eyes, and replied unhappily: "What does Hao Ren have to do with me." How do I know where he is! ”

This reaction made Yuxi Timur want to reach out and beat someone. But he finally held back, and the most important thing at this time was not to beat his son, but to solve the problem in front of him. Let Tokhtar sit down, and Yuxi Timur told the latest story. Before he finished speaking, Toto's face had changed, and he said in a gloomy voice: "Dad, someone is calculating you." ”

"Who do you think it will be?" Yuxi Timur also had to rely on his son's wisdom at this time.