Chapter 822 Changes in the grassland
Wu Keshan did have this meaning. It turned out that there was a habit of raising private slaves on the Mongolian prairie, and this guy has a status on the Mongolian prairie.
There were already six or seven thousand slaves in the family, but now the grassland area is small. In addition to some of them being released, he still has to keep the rest. If it can be handled like this, it will be a good thing for him. Who knows that similar things will not apply to Mongolia.
"I know the prince's thoughts, but the prince should also know the prince's thoughts."
Seeing that Wu Keshan's face disappeared, Hu Qiang could only persuade him slightly. The matter on the grassland was complicated and it was originally divided into dozens of princes. Now that he wanted to all of them beneath the Ming Dynasty court, Wu Keshan's help was indispensable. Don't have any rifts with the court because of this matter.
"The General is worried that he will know how to advance and retreat. Besides, the arrangement of Emperor Longsheng is clearly to put us and the Han people in the same position. We are only happy inside, so how could we have other ideas? But the actual difficulties here are really so many people who eat, drink, defecate and urinate every day, and my current income is not as good as moving forward..."
Wu Keshan was indeed very happy about this matter, but he couldn't be happy about it when it came to his personal family matters.
Originally, many Mongolians surrendered to the Ming Dynasty court, but they were always worried about one thing. When the Mongols went south, they divided all the people in the world into four classes.
The Han people are the lowest among them. Now that the Han people have control over the regime, will they do this? Whether it is Mongolian princes or ordinary men who are trapped in horses, they are skeptical about this matter.
Now the imperial court does not allow Mongolia to implement the strategy of selling prisoners of war, which is legally recognized that the people of Mongolia are equal to the people of the mainland. Since this strategy cannot be implemented in the mainland, Mongolia cannot implement it either.
As long as you wait for a while, this news will inevitably spread throughout the Mongolian grassland. When the Mongolians are happy, they will be behind, but the situation at Wu Keshan's family is really worried.
Others don’t know what happened here, but Hu Qiang knew very clearly. It turned out that many grasslands belonged to private property and now most of them have been bought by the court.
Although Wu Keshan's family also has a lot of wealth, he always raises six or seven thousand people. For Wu Keshan, the burden is too heavy. In the past, these people could make money for him, but now, it is impossible for anyone to eat and drink at home.
"Since that's the case, then you can contact some Mongolian princes who surrendered to the court. We will soon build the road from Ulaanbaatar to the capital. Many people may use this. The identities of these people are on you first. When the construction starts, they will be transferred to the Mongolian camp. Of course, they will have to be given a certain salary. You can also get a part of the salary. If the construction is completed in a few years, they will also be given a free agent."
Hu Qiang thought about it and found that these men on the Mongolian prairie were honest people, but earlier, because of the war on the prairie, they all became slaves, and now they are given a chance to redeem themselves.
The court would pay them wages at the normal price of the Forbidden City, and some of them would be kept in their own hands and for their future life, and the other part would be handed over to these Mongolian princes.
No matter what the reason was, they only obtained these slaves after working hard, and now they should be compensated.
"That's so thankful to the general. To be honest, I want to give them a free agent directly, but the problem is that they have nothing to live in. If they really drive them out, they will probably be hungry."
What Wu Keshan said is the truth. These slaves on the grassland never thought of gaining freedom. Now that the grassland has become like this, how can they survive if they really gain freedom? It would be better to follow the prince to ask for food.
If it were the original Mongolian grassland, so many people would have eaten every day, Wu Keshan would have kicked them onto the street long ago.
But after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, he also realized that the emperor is kind and kind. If he kicked these people on the street and starved a thousand people to death, it would be his own problem. Maybe the emperor would find an excuse to send him down.
"Well, don't worry, your prince. I've recorded this matter. The court will recruit eight thousand military horses on the grassland this time. I wonder how the prince did this matter?"
In Hu Qiang's mind, those things are trivial matters. Why did the imperial court take down the Mongolian grassland? First, it was to give some strategic buffer for the capital, and second, it was to have these war horses on the grassland.
Hu Qiang still remembers that when he was in Nanjing, the entire court could not find many useful war horses, but after capturing the Mongolian grassland, these war horses were no longer rare things. In the past six months, tens of thousands of war horses had been moved to the pass.
"Of course there is no problem with this. The military operations of the court are all very dedicated. Not to mention eight thousand war horses, even if there is an additional zero, it can be taken out now. The price given by the court is very suitable, and everyone is very satisfied."
What Wu Keshan said is the truth, not to curry favor with the Mongolian prairie in the court, which is a place for grazing. Whether it is war horses or cattle and sheep, there are many of them here. In the early years, due to wars in various places, the herdsmen could not bend down to feed cattle and sheep.
The situation is different now. Because of the arrival of the Ming Dynasty, they did not have the so-called war, so the number of livestock began to increase sharply. If the court reduced its purchases, they would not be satisfied.
The most important thing is that the court does not owe money. It turns out that when the Mongolian prince recruited materials, he just beat Zhang Baitiao and finished it.
For these herdsmen, they felt so uncomfortable. After working for a year or two, they got a blank note. Even if they didn’t give it, would you dare to go to the royal palace to ask for the account? Unless you feel that your head is growing too much.
But now the Ming Dynasty court is different. When you send the war horses to the military camp, after the quarantine officer checks, you will immediately give you a real silver.
Chapter completed!