Chapter 30: The horse's duty is reused, and the lord's good government wins the hearts of the people.

It is said that Zhao Jin listened to Qi Jin's suggestion and braved the winter to go to the north, trying to calm down the north by surprise attack. This was originally a good idea, because the new city was east by the Central Asian prairie, which was controlled by Mongolian forces; to the west was the Eastern European plain, which was controlled by the East Slavic countries; not too far to the south was the Sea; therefore, at the beginning of the establishment of the regime, the Rebel Army was not strong and could only develop to the north.

Thousands of miles of wilderness in the north is covered with ice and snow in winter. Although the place was originally sparsely populated and inconvenient, the place is very vast - Zhao Yu estimated that the area should be 2 million square kilometers, equivalent to one-fifth of modern China. However, in such a large place, there are only hundreds of thousands of original residents in this era, which is only equivalent to the population of a small county in modern China. The land is really vast and sparsely populated, ten times thinner than the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau!

These hundreds of thousands of indigenous people are not many, but they are divided into many ethnic groups. Large ethnic groups are only tens of thousands, and small ethnic groups are not even dissatisfied with 1,000 people. There is nothing unusual about such a small nation, just like the Hezhe people, one of the fifty-six ethnic groups in modern China, which is only 1,000 people. In ancient times, there were fewer people and more ethnic groups, and there were so many small ethnic groups. After the rise of the Russian Empire, it expanded eastward and wiped out many indigenous peoples through forced integration and even slaughter. But until the Soviet era, as many as 200 ethnic minorities still remained on this vast land from eastern Eastern Europe to the Bering coast in northeastern Siberia. China, known as a "multi-ethnic country", is actually a small witch compared to the Soviet Union. So much so that after the collapse of the Soviet Union into 15 countries, Russia, which accounted for only half of the population of the Soviet Union, is still one of the few countries with the largest ethnic groups in the world.

The northern part of this era is centered on the Ural Mountains, bordered by the Central Asian grasslands in the south, the Eastern European plains in the west, and a large swamp land in the Ob River Basin to the east, and all the Arctic Ocean in the north. In this large area, people in the north originally lived a simple life. But as the East Slavs expanded to the east and came to this area, the quiet life of the northerners was gone forever. Due to the large race and scattered sand of the people in the north, they were easily conquered by the Dongsi. The Dongsi people are relatively strong, but they are also divided into many ethnic groups and built their own countries. The Mongols were defeated when they came. The Mongols were not unified, but because of Genghis Khan, they formed an unprecedentedly powerful nation. Therefore, unity is strength, and division is to be beaten! Understanding this truth, Zhao Jin wants to integrate all ethnic groups in the north into his own regime and form a big family of equality and harmony with each other.

Northland is rich in resources. Whether it is animal and plant resources or mineral resources, it can be said to be one of the richest areas in the world. The Ural mountains alone are already amazing. This is a treasure, and now it is still sleeping... Zhao Jin stepped in!

I suffered a lot as soon as I stepped in. In the windy night, the tent was crackled by the wind, and people were frozen and their teeth clucked inside. Rebel soldiers often sleep with several people hugging together, no matter what is a man! Zhao Jin had no one to sleep with. He was frozen all night and couldn't help but miss the bitterness deeply: "Alas! If only I had him, I could also sleep with a man... gurgling... I finally understood why many ancient monarchs and generals liked to exorate children... It turned out that it was because the march was easy to use! Ku'er's eyebrows are beautiful. I can still accept hugging him. If I hug He Pan and Yao Manzi... Er... I really don't have such a good appetite!"

On the third day, Zhao Jin got up early in the morning and hurried to jump. As soon as the tent was opened, a cold wind blew, and the snowflakes went straight into his neck and trembled all over. The uncomfortable feeling was indescribable. Zhao Jin couldn't help pushing himself and others and worried about his parting. Unexpectedly, when they went out and saw that the soldiers got up earlier than themselves, they buried the pot to make food, energetic, talking and laughing, as if there was no snow at all.

Zhao Yu couldn't help but be moved: "What good soldiers! It also shows that I live in modern times, spoiled and spoiled, and can't endure hardships. I still have to encourage myself in the future. So Zhao Jin pulled out his sword and waved it. After dancing for a while, my body felt a little hot, and I was finally more comfortable and didn't tremble.

The generals saw the lord dance with his sword. I don't know if it was because the lord refused to hold He Pan and Yao Manzi last night, which led to the loss of too much heat. Now he has to dance to drive away the cold. They also practiced martial arts diligently, and they were still not tired during the march and couldn't help admiring it. So they followed suit and practiced their weapons. After a while, the camp was full of people jumping with swords and halberd.

So I walked about 20 miles in the snow on this day, and I felt that the snow was getting smaller and smaller. The night is not as cold as last night. When I got up early the next morning, the sky was basically sunny.

Zhao Yu laughed loudly: "Ah ha ha! God bless my army! Everyone should strengthen their confidence. If you have a will, there will be a way!"

The soldiers all cheered and laughed, followed the master and rode the horse energeticly.

After walking for half a day, he rode head-on. It turned out that the rebels had sent a lot of scouts to inquire about the situation in the north. This horse was one of the horses sent before. Seeing the people here holding the "Zhao" flag forward, he hurriedly shouted to see the general. Yan Shizhong and Dai Degong will lead people to Zhao Yu in the future. Wearing casual clothes, he dusted the snowflakes on his shoulders, hurried forward, knelt down and reported, "The general is up!" The villain saw the general.

Why isn't it called "Lord"? Because people with low status are not qualified to be called "Lord".

Zhao Jin ordered to sit down. The man's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it. He has been a soldier in the Mongolian army and has also been a horse scout. Where has he seen the lord of an army give a pawn a seat?

"Sitting down quickly." Zhao Jin was sympathetic to the horse and ran away from hard work, smiling and urging.

The people did not dare to disobey the order, so they hurriedly said "forgiveness" to the generals and the generals and sat down carefully. I only heard him clearly and talk about the results of the sentry. It turned out that he worked hard day and night to explore the capital of the Marquis of Lu, found out the situation all the way, and then rushed back in the wind and snow. Dozens of horses sent in the new city were the first to complete the task and completed it well.

Zhao Jin, who loves talent, couldn't help admiring this exploration and nodded: "It's very hard for you to go here! It can be seen that you are quite capable.

The man came busy and said, "It's not the ability of the villain, but the help of the natives." He said that he was greedy in the wind and snow the day before yesterday, and accidentally lost a horse and fell down the hillside. Both people and horses were injured, thanks to the indigenous hunters who came to rescue them. The hunters rescued him and sent him to the village. The people in the village were hospitable and entertained him for one night. The next day, the patriarch heard him say that there was an urgent matter of life, and he kindly lent his family's horse to him so that he could get here.

"Ah! What a blessing! We must thank the natives." Zhao Jin said, "When our army passes by that stockade, I will reward them for you. By the way, what's your name? What kind of clan?"

The man came in a hurry and said, "The little man, Chu Erliang, is afraid of the people."

Zhao smiled and said, "It turned out to be a Uighur. Wei Wuer is the name of the Yuan Dynasty. We should call him a little more genial and call him Uighur from now on.

So Zhao Jin ordered Che Chu Erliang to follow him and talk cordially while marching. It turned out that Che Chuerliang was born in poverty. Fortunately, he had a good brain and health. In order to make a living, he went out. Later, after doing business with his partner and making money, he thought of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Mecca. Unexpectedly, he encountered a group of extremely fierce robbers on the road. His partners and servants were killed, and all the goods were robbed. Only Che Chuerliang escaped desperately with a little martial arts. I can't explain to my partner's family, and I have run out of money...

Zhao Qian sighed: "This is really 'working decades and returning to the pre-liberation overnight'. So, what will you do?"

"The villain has to join the army." Che Chuerliang briefly talked about his past as a horse scout in the Mongolian army and protected the caravans. Finally, when the Dongsi coalition army was killed, he was put in prison. Fortunately, the general launched an uprising that he regained his freedom and joined the Rebel Army.

Zhao Jin praised: "If you are in trouble, you will sympathize with other caravans; if I inadvertently save you, you will come to work for me. It can be seen that your nature is very good! So, you are diligent and clever, good at listening to information, and have some fighting skills, and you are a good person - isn't it appropriate for me to promote you? Well, you can be my marching staff first, and I'll see what kind of officer I'll do for you later.

Che Chuerliang didn't expect that the general was not only kind to himself, but also made himself an official. For a moment, he was surprised and happy and didn't dare to believe it.

Yan Shizhong reminded: "Che Chuerliang, General ordered you to be a marching staff officer, why don't you take the order?"

Che Chuerliang woke up like a dream and hurriedly received it. Zhao Jin gave him a pair of armor. From then on, a pawn suddenly became one of the generals. This is really a lifelong opportunity to run! But thanks to him, he has been working hard and faithfully.

(to be continued in the next section)

Note:

About modern multi-ethnic countries: the United States is stable first, with more than 900 ethnic groups, but the ethnic groups in the United States may only be called "ethnicity". If the United States is not included, Nigeria is the first, with 250 ethnic groups. India has more than 200 ethnic groups. 150 ethnic groups in Indonesia. Is China the country with the largest number of ethnic groups?" - In fact, the top five can no longer be expected, and the top ten may not be squeezed in.

About the mineral resources of the Ural region: in a word - one of the richest regions in the world. Two examples - the Tyumen oilfield, the largest oilfield in Europe (although geographically located in Asia), is equivalent to three times the total reserves of Daqing oilfield, China's largest oilfield; Magnitogorsk, the largest steel base in Europe (although it still belongs to Asia geographically), accounted for four quarter of the total steel production in the Soviet Union during the Soviet Union. First, especially special steel containing rare metals, half of the special steel used as tank armor in the Soviet Union during World War II came from Magnitogorsk.