Chapter 219 Azuna is eighteen years old, sweet-looking, pure and lovely (please subscribe!!)
Azuna is the daughter of the leader of the Chita tribe.
She is eighteen years old, looks sweet, pure and lovely, and is a famous beautiful woman on the grassland.
Not only that, she is also smart, capable, and good at dancing. She assists her father in managing the entire Chita tribe and allows the Chita tribe to gain a foothold in Qingshui Bay. Her idea of grazing, farming, and doing business at the same time is what she proposed. The small tribe that originally had little to eat gradually became wealthy.
In this grassland where women are men's accessories and property, Azuna is still the richest woman. Naturally, outstanding men from many tribes have proposed to Azuna, but they were all rejected.
Although the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were hostile to each other, there were still some trade exchanges on the border. Merchants from the Ming Dynasty came to Qingshui Bay when they entered the grassland to do business. Herdsmen on the grassland also came to Qingshui Bay to buy things when they needed them, and even other foreign merchants also came to Qingshui Bay. Choose to stay here.
At this moment, Azuna was accompanying her father, Shiha, the leader of the Chita tribe. The father and daughter stood on the hillside and looked down.
"Father, our tribe's income in the first half of the year has exceeded last year's entire year, and we can have another good year this year."
Azuna smiled.
"Daughter! You are really the savior God gave to our Chita tribe. The year before last, our Chita tribe was so poor that we couldn't even afford food. Now two years later, we can not only have enough to eat, but also have extra money. Money is used to buy cattle and sheep, seeds, and winter clothes. Even the big tribes may not live a better life than us with this kind of life!"
Azuna shook her head, "Father, you think too highly of me. I just applied what others said. I didn't expect such a good effect myself."
Shiha sighed: "Daughter, you went to Ming Dynasty two years ago and came up with this idea when you came back. But every time I ask you who this person is, you never tell me."
"Father, it's not that the daughter doesn't tell him, but the daughter doesn't know who he is." Azuna said helplessly.
Because she was curious about the Ming Dynasty, she disguised herself and sneaked into a town in the Ming Dynasty. The scenes she saw in that town will never be forgotten in her life: clean and smooth streets, nine-story high-rise buildings, and people living there The spacious house, with a happy smile on her face, she even thought it was heaven!
There are also all kinds of delicious food and beautiful and exquisite jewelry. Life there is stable and peaceful.
After that, she went to an inn and listened to the storyteller in the inn while enjoying the food.
When the storyteller talked about the lack of grassland resources and the difficult life of the herdsmen, she vaguely heard someone at the table next to her whisper softly, "The grassland resources are not scarce. They are poor only because they don't know how to manage them."
"If I were asked to be the emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, I would first make peace with the Ming Dynasty, even if I declare myself a vassal and pay tribute, then I would start to develop quietly. There are so many iron ore, copper ore, and coal, and I am afraid that I will not be able to develop? Of course. , the management methods of the grassland tribes were also relatively backward. Even though Bei Yuan once occupied the Central Plains, the management model was actually the tribal alliance. After being driven back to the grasslands by Zhu Yuanzhang, it completely degenerated back. Finally, the tribal alliance and the Ming Dynasty Fighting, everyone has different intentions, how can they defeat each other?"
"If you want to revitalize the grassland, you can't be anxious. You have to start with the tribes and stabilize them. Small tribes will turn into villages and large tribes will turn into towns. The reason why tribes keep moving is mainly because cattle, sheep and horses need pasture. The same piece of pasture cannot Keep letting the cattle, sheep and horses eat, otherwise there will be no grass for the cattle, sheep and horses to eat in the coming year. This problem can be easily solved, that is, centralized breeding, preparation of green storage and fodder. Once the cattle, sheep and horses are fixed, then the tribe will be fixed. "
"It is impossible for a tribe to develop solely by relying on cattle, sheep and horses, so it needs to walk on multiple legs. Once the tribe is established, not only can it focus on raising cattle, sheep and horses, but it can also open up some land and plant some herbaceous plants. The first is forage plants: the main function of the grassland is to provide food and habitat for herbivores, so planting forage plants on the grassland can improve the amount and quality of grass in the grassland. Forage plants suitable for planting include Pasture, alfalfa and some better pastures, even artificial grass planting during the dry grass period from October each year to April of the following year can make up for the low yield of natural grasslands during the dry grass period, such as purple alfalfa, Elymus alfalfa, and old grass wheat. , Leymus chinensis, brome chinensis, red bean grass, etc. are all acceptable.”
“The second category is cash crop plants: In addition to forage plants, grasslands are also suitable for growing cash crop plants. Cash crops suitable for planting on grasslands include wheat, sorghum, rape, corn, etc. These crops have a short growing period. , will not damage the natural ecological environment of the grassland.”
"The third category is medicinal plants: there are many medicinal plants growing on the grassland, such as indigo, honeysuckle, dandelion, etc. These plants have high medicinal value and can be planted on a large scale."
"In this way, there will be cattle, sheep, horses and arable land, and a place can continue to develop. Another advantage of having a fixed tribe is urbanization and commercialization. The fixed location can provide a trading platform for herdsmen. Developing trade will generate tax revenue, and a new type of tribe will be formed that integrates grazing, farming, and trade. If it is promoted from top to bottom, Beiyuan can gradually control these tribes, and then unified the construction of tribes and tribes. With cement roads and highways between tribes, the connection between tribes will naturally become closer!”
"After twenty years of hard work, we can completely integrate the grassland tribes. In an instant, we can recruit millions of cavalry to go south and fight back to the Central Plains. After that, we can open up Siberia and even Europe, destroy the Ming Dynasty, and then move westward to conquer Central Asia, the Middle East, and cross the border. The Suez Canal captured Africa, spanning Asia, Europe and Africa, and restored the glory of the Yuan Dynasty!!"
Although these words are very fanciful, even fantasy, and there are many in them that I can’t understand or understand.
But she understands one truth, that is, if the tribe wants to develop better, it cannot just be nomadic and constantly cycle through migrations. It must be settled, not only grazing, but also farming and doing business!
Azuna silently kept these words in her mind. When she remembered them completely, she wanted to see who could make such shocking remarks, but found that the person had already left.
Azuna returned to the tribe with regrets, but she encountered that the tribe could not compete with other tribes, lost high-quality pasture, and was squeezed to Qingshui Bay, which was only more than ten kilometers away from the border of Ming Dynasty. The entire tribe encountered a survival crisis.
When no one could think of a better way, Azuna told what she heard.
The Chita tribe is just a small tribe with less than a thousand people. The tribe leader Harsh has absolute authority. He was surprised to hear that his daughter could say such a thing, but in the end he chose to try the method Asuna said. .
In this way, the Chita tribe settled in Qingshui Bay. They raised the remaining cattle, sheep and horses together and let fixed people manage them. This saves a lot of manpower, and the extra manpower is not idle and is divided into two parts. , most of them are women, led by Asuna to open up more land. In fact, farmers are also planted on the grassland, but they are highland barley, so the Chita people know how to farm, and some are mostly relatives of the tribe. They cut down the simple tents and built some fixed houses.
Qingshui Bay is not very nice, but there is a Qingshui River, and it is on the main road between Daming and the grassland. People often come here. The Chita tribe is warm and hospitable, and many people are willing to stay here. At first, they just rest for a while. At night, the Chita tribe did not charge money. As time passed and more and more people came to Qingshui Bay to rest, Azuna suggested that her father Harsh charge a certain fee, otherwise the Chita tribe would be overwhelmed sooner or later. , because the price is reasonable, more and more people come to stay and not only did they stay and rest, some people began to trade here in Qingshui Bay, and it gradually developed into a small market. The Chita tribe made a lot of money just by providing accommodation, food, stalls, etc., and their days were getting better and better. .
Shiha sighed: "There are so many talented people in the Ming Dynasty! A few words casually spoken after tea and dinner actually changed the fate of our Chita tribe!"
"If we have the chance to meet this benefactor, we must repay him well!"
After saying this, Shiha seemed to have thought of something and asked quickly: "My dear daughter, the reason why you rejected so many tribal men's marriage proposals is because you are waiting for him!"
Hearing this, Azuna blushed, lowered her head slightly, and said softly: "Father, my daughter does have this idea."
"This" Shiha sighed: "Daughter, the Ming Dynasty has such a huge territory and tens of millions of subjects. You and your benefactor are just a chance encounter. You have never even met each other. Even if your benefactor is standing in front of you now, , you can’t recognize it either!”
"You are already married this year. Other prairie girls like you are already married. If you delay it any longer, your father will worry about others gossiping." Shiha said worriedly.
"Father, my daughter doesn't care about gossip. If you can't find the right person, I will stay by your side and take care of you in this life, just in time to help you manage the tribe." Azuna muttered: "If I see him again His back, I will definitely be able to recognize him!"
"According to your description, my benefactor was probably an adult man in his 20s at that time. According to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, an adult man in his 20s had already married a wife and started a family. It has been two years, and the children are probably all over the place. Even if you can recognize your benefactor, so what?" Shiha shook his head.
"Not everyone in the Ming Dynasty can take a concubine. I am the first wife and I am willing to be his concubine."
"Daughter! This concubine is a high-level slave. If his wife is vicious, can you withstand all kinds of torture with your character?" Shiha shook his head, "No, although my benefactor has been kind to our Chita tribe, but he can't. I, Shiha, will never let my daughter grow up! At worst, I will give him all the money the Chita tribe has earned in the past two years! I can repay his kindness!"
"Father, let's not think about things so badly. A person who can say such things is definitely not an ordinary person, and the wife he chooses is also definitely not an ordinary person!" Azuna held her father Shiha's arm, "Father, too Don't worry too much about me. After all, as you said, looking for a foreigner you have never met before is undoubtedly like finding a needle in a haystack. Maybe my daughter will never be able to find him in her life, so she can always be with him. At my father’s side.”
"You seem to be right to say that." Shiha said with a smile.
"By the way, father, I heard someone said that a famous lady from the Ming Dynasty once came to our tribe and said she wanted to cooperate with us?" Azuna asked.
"Yes, I was about to tell you this." Shiha's face became serious, "About six days ago, two ladies from Daming came to me and said they were interested in our Qingshui Bay. We want to cooperate with us in development and build a large-scale trade bazaar, which can make a lot of money. We don’t have to pay a penny in the early stage. As long as we cooperate, we will be given [-]% of the shares. In the future, if we make money, we will also share [-]% of the profit! "
"The noble lady at the head looks as beautiful as you, my daughter. The key is that she has a noble air about her. Even the head wife of the leader of the big tribe can't compare to her. She looks a bit like her."
"Royal princess?" Azuna guessed.
"Yes, she is like a royal princess!" Shiha nodded repeatedly, "She told me that she is the wife of the Chief Minister of Northern Zhili in the Ming Dynasty."
"Father, are you sure she is the wife of the Chief Minister of Northern Zhili in the Ming Dynasty?!" Upon hearing this, Azuna said with a look of shock.
Shiha nodded, "Yes, she gave me a name card. I asked someone to read it. It was the Ming Dynasty's Northern Zhili Military Envoy. What kind of official is this military envoy? Is it a very big official? I don't know. Never heard of it.”
Azuna smiled bitterly and said: "Father, this chief envoy is equivalent to the general manager of the Great Yuan Road. Beizhili is the closest province to us. It is bigger than the previous Great Yuan Road. This North Zhili I heard that the chief envoy also serves as the capital commander, which is equivalent to holding military and political power with one hand, just like Daru Huachi, the highest-ranking officer in the Yuan Dynasty!"
hiss--
The highest level Daruhuachi! !
Shiha took a breath. Although he was the leader of the tribe, he had only seen Daru Huachi of thousands of households. The highest level of Daru Huachi was even bigger than Daru Huachi of Wanhu!
"Father, have you agreed?" Azuna asked quickly.
Shiha shook his head, "No, no, I thought at the time that the chief envoy was a minor official of the Ming Dynasty, and he asked a woman to come to discuss business with me, so I asked her to call the man over. This matter must be discussed between men. "
"Daughter, it stands to reason that such a big official shouldn't come to our Clearwater Bay."
Azuna frowned, "Father, what I am worried about is not that he will not come, but that I will offend him. As far as I know, the chief envoy of Northern Zhili took charge not long after he took office. After repairing the Great Wall, he also mobilized more than 20 Ming Dynasty Northern Expedition troops, plus tens of thousands of Northern Zhili garrison troops. He has at least [-] troops in his hands. If he wants to destroy our Chita tribe, it will be like crushing an army to death. As simple as an ant."
what--!
(End of this chapter)
