The fifth day of May is the Dragon Boat Festival.
It was supposed to eat rice dumplings, but Xilin Shouzhuo was located in the northwest, and there were no rice dumplings wrapped in rice dumpling leaves.
Zhao Ziliang could only arrange in advance to kill cattle and sheep to reward the soldiers.
The soldiers had extra meals, wine and meat for three meals a day, and they were well fed.
The officials and generals also distributed some meat and money to each household as a holiday benefit, which made the officials and generals feel happy.
I sighed that I made the right bet this time, and it was a good bet.
Zhao Ziliang planned to go back at night and reunite with his family to celebrate the festival.
At noon, he stayed in the military camp to have a meal with the soldiers of the three armies.
Just halfway through lunch, a sentry rider flew up to report: "General, the first livestock has arrived.
The caravan sent people to report that they had passed Donglin Shouchu yesterday evening and were expected to arrive this afternoon.
The livestock were taken care of and driven by Princess Yu Zhu and the men and horses of Ke Dun Yu Saigui, who was still the Khan.
There were losses on the way.
Not big”.
Like Zhao Ziliang, the generals and officials who were celebrating the festival with the soldiers in the military camp were all happy when they heard the report of the sentry cavalry.
In the past few months, they had eaten steamed buns and wild vegetables every day, and rarely had meat.
All the cattle and sheep they bought were Provides a relatively large amount of training New soldiers, even the cattle and sheep that were used to reward the soldiers during the Dragon Boat Festival were bought from the nearby barbarian tribes.
The cost was not small.
Now the first batch of livestock has been transported from Mobei, and there will be more in the future.
There is no shortage of cattle and sheep, and there are also horses.
Of course they are happy.
Zhao Ziliang immediately asked Bo Lehan to send someone to meet him.
Although the area from Donglin Shouchuo to Xilin Shouchuo was very safe, after all, there were Princess Yu Zhu, Yu Saipu and their tribesmen in the caravan, and they were new arrivals.
Sending someone to greet them was considered a courtesy, not to mention that these cattle, sheep, and horses were Zhao Ziliang's lifeblood, and nothing could be missed on the final journey.
At about five o'clock in the afternoon, Princess Yu Zhu and her caravan finally arrived in Xilin with 10,000 horses, 10,000 cattle and 12,000 sheep to guard the capture.
Zhao Ziliang, along with his family, officials and generals, went out of the city to greet them.
Princess Yu Zhu and Yu Saipei, who were in their twenties, took their maids and guards and trotted over on horseback.
They stopped and saluted Zhao Ziliang and said, "Yu Zhu and Yu Saipeo finally fulfilled their mission and brought the first batch of princesses to Zhao Ziliang."
The second and third batches of livestock brought to the Marquis will arrive in half a month and a month respectively."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Now I am no longer a marquis.
Princess, Ke Dun and the clansmen have traveled thousands of miles to drive livestock for me.
Thank you for your hard work.
Princess and Ke Dun have shown their sincerity.
I, Zhao Ziliang, am also a trustworthy person.
Please invite me today."
Everyone present: I, Zhao, swear to the heavenly alliance that according to the contract I made with Princess Yu Zhu and Yu Sai Kukedun, from now on, the princess and Ke Dun, clan People will be protected by me.
As long as I, Zhao Ziliang, have a bite to eat, you will not be hungry.
As long as I, Zhao Ziliang, are still alive, I will never allow the princess and the Kedunhe tribe to be bullied.
Even if we die, our descendants will We must also abide by our contract.
Our three tribes have been friendly for generations and will never break it.
If one party breaks the contract first, he will be punished by the destruction of the country, the destruction of the clan, and the death of the family."
Seeing Zhao Ziliang swearing an oath, Yu Zhu and Yu Saipu also began to swear together: "Please Kunlun Mountain and everyone to witness: I, Yu Zhu and Yu Saipu, swear to the Heavenly Alliance that our two clans will take refuge in General Zhao Ziliang and remain loyal to the General forever, even if After we die, our descendants must also abide by our contract, be friendly from generation to generation, and never betray it, otherwise they will be punished by the destruction of the country, the destruction of the clan, and the death of the family."
Both parties formally swore an oath, and the contract ceremony was completed.
Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "Princess, Ke Dun, I have prepared wine and food.
You two can follow me to eat first, and let the tribesmen drive the livestock to the place we have decided.
Go to stocking up, and we will send people to bring them food and wine.”
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"Okay general, now we are no longer princesses and Ketun, we are just poor people who want to lead the people to live."
Yu Saipu said to Zhao Ziliang.
She and Princess Yu Zhu were both Yiran Khan's Son and daughter, they were two sisters, but Yu Saigao later became Denli Khan's younger wife.
Zhao Ziliang saw that the two of them no longer wanted their previous titles, so he nodded and said: "Okay, two clan leaders, please" "General please go first" On the way back to the city, Yu Saipu introduced to Zhao Ziliang how they came from Mobei to Xilin to guard the capture.
They kept using Zhao Ziliang's banner along the way.
At the beginning, the Mobei Army escorted them all the way for more than two thousand miles.
Therefore, some large tribes passing along the way were intimidated by the fame of Zhao Ziliang and the Mobei Army on the Mobei grassland.
No one had the courage to take advantage of these livestock.
However, when the caravan drove the livestock westward into Mongolia, After the ancient plateau, some horse bandits appeared on the grassland.
These horse bandits wanted to kill the main group of livestock.
However, these horse bandits were not strong enough and did not unite.
A single group of horse bandits came to protect the caravan.
They were killed in the attack.
After all, these members of the caravan guard used to be Zhao Ziliang's elite.
As long as they were willing, they could instantly form a military formation to attack and kill on the battlefield.
After the first batch of cattle and sheep were transported, the tribesmen of Yu Sailuo and Yu Zhu were responsible for herding Zhao Ziliang.
This was their job, and Yu Sailuo and Yu Zhu were specifically responsible for the livestock grazing affairs and managed the tribe well People sometimes even send people to teach the new recruits how to practice riding.
Marching and fighting have nothing to do with them.
Half a month later, the second batch of livestock also arrived.
This time, 10,000 horses, 10,000 cattle and 15,000 sheep were also transported.
Some were sick due to diseases on the road, but the caravan and the people responsible for the transportation arrived.
Yu Sepei and Yu Zhu's tribesmen discovered and dealt with it in time, and did not let the infected livestock transmit the disease to other livestock, avoiding large-scale and large-scale infection.
When encountering this kind of situation, it is entirely necessary to rely on experience.
Fortunately, I have enough Sai Kui and Yu Zhu's tribesmen accompanied them all the way.
On the sixth day of June, the third and final batch of livestock arrived in Xilin for capture, including 6,000 horses, 10,000 cattle and 20,000 sheep.
Now Zhao Ziliang has a total of 30,000 horses, 30,000 cattle and 20,000 sheep.
With more than 40,000 sheep, herding such a large number of livestock is definitely not a simple matter.
On this day, Zhao Ziliang sent someone to invite Zheng San, Yu Sailuo and Yu Zhu to discuss the matter.
Zhao Ziliang said: "We have a lot of livestock.
Although the land under our jurisdiction is not small, the pastures suitable for grazing are not unlimited.
It is okay to graze in one place for a few months or even half a year, but if you graze in one place for a long time, the weeds It will be too late to grow, and it will easily cause grassland desertification.
I believe the two clan leaders should be aware of this."
Yu Saipao and Yu Zhu nodded and said: "What the general said is true.
If they don't know the general, others would probably think that the general is a person who has always lived on the grassland.
Our grassland tribe grazing, every once in a while The livestock must be driven to move to pastures with richer water and grass, so that the pastures that have been grazed can regenerate and regenerate.”
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "My idea is to divide the pastures suitable for grazing into areas, and change the pastures for grazing every once in a while.
It's summer now, but it will be winter after autumn.
Although it's not like Mobei.
It's cold, but the weather won't be too good.
The climate is also cold, and livestock I'm afraid we can't resist, so I want to build stables, cowsheds and sheep pens in every area suitable for grazing.
Now is the time when the vegetation is abundant and the weather is good.
It will be much easier to cut down the trees and transport them there.
If I wait until autumn, If you do this, it will appear too hasty, what do you think?"
Yu Saipu and Yu Zhu looked at each other, and Yu Saipu said: "What the general said is true, but our two tribes have a small population and have the task of herding, so I am afraid that we will not be able to spare manpower to build houses."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Zheng Sanlai will arrange this matter.
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All you need to do is find a suitable location.
It is best to be close to the water source to facilitate driving livestock.
Zheng Sanlai will be responsible for building the house.
He will allocate manpower from the army to do it."
This matter".
The two women quickly agreed: "Okay, we will confirm the location as soon as possible."
Zheng San asked: "General, what are the specifications of the stables, cattle sheds and sheep pens that need to be built?
Are they going to be major construction projects or just temporary structures?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "Although it is not a large-scale construction project, it must be sturdy and durable.
It cannot be blown down by heavy snowstorms in winter, nor can it be crushed by heavy snow.
It is best if it can be used for ten or eight years.
In order to save manpower and construction period, it is best to All materials are made of wood.
There are many wolves on the grassland, so we need to be able to prevent wolf attacks, and we also need to build wooden houses that can be inhabited by herders."
Yu Zhu said: "Yes, the wolves on the grassland are very scary.
Apart from natural disasters, what worries livestock the most is the wolves.
According to our practice on the grassland, wolves must be inspected regularly.
When cleaning up, we must neither kill them all nor allow their numbers to reach a certain scale, otherwise the livestock will be hunted on a large scale."
Zheng San agreed: "Okay, I will ask them to reinforce and heighten during construction."
Cattle and sheep can be freely raised, but horses are of great use to Zhao Ziliang.
He said to Yu Sepei and Yu Zhu: "I plan to use these horses as war horses, so I need you to train them carefully, especially to train the war horses."
The habit of walking horses."
Yu Seipei nodded and said: "I understand, walking horses can make war horses march for a long time without getting tired, but this horse training technique is very time-consuming."
"General I know, so in order to reduce your burden, I will regularly send soldiers to the place where you graze, and you will dedicate some of your hands to teach them how to walk, control horses and other riding skills.
Within five years, I will Train 30,000 cavalrymen with superb riding skills.
All you have to do is teach them how to ride."
"Although the task is very difficult, since the general has spoken, we will definitely overcome the difficulties."
Yu Saipei did not complain, but promised to complete the task.
He then doubted: "General, these 30,000 horses will be used in five years' time."
The number can reach at least 80,000.
According to the current male-female ratio, the number of female horses will probably account for the majority in five years.
Doesn’t the general want to use female horses as war horses?"
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