Han Khan

Chapter 129, Proton Army - Eagle Guard
Every tribe has its own gods, so the gods worshipped by each tribe are also different.

However, they also firmly believe that among all the gods, the highest and central god is the sky, heaven, God, Tengri or Chengli.

When they heard Boniek's explanation, a hint of surprise appeared on their faces.

But surprisingly, they did not show any intention of rejection.

This means that if they are willing to submit to Jin Han, the Holy Church will use the materials and human resources provided by various tribes to build a temple dedicated to worshipping Haotian between the Tannu Mountains and the Sayan Mountains near the upper reaches of the Yenisei.

In addition, the Holy Church will send priests here to preside over prayers and sacrificial ceremonies for various tribes.

"We are willing to convert to the Holy Religion and the God of Heaven, praise the God's name devoutly, and worship and offer sacrifices to God in the name of the Son of Heaven on time..." said the leader.

Zhang Sheng nodded and said:
"Tell me, how many people are there in your respective tribes?"

Then these people nervously reported the number of people in their respective tribes. These chiefs from more than 20 independent tribes had a total of nearly 4,000 households in all the forest tribes.

"Since you have submitted to me, you are my subjects, the people of Jinhan, and you must obey my orders."

Zhang Sheng looked at the twenty or so leaders in front of him and said excitedly:

"As my subjects, you need to serve me and pay tribute, and attend the alliance meetings I convene on time and in the right place according to my will!"

There was silence in the audience, and everyone held their breath, listening to what I said quietly.

"When I summon you, all the chiefs must lead the warriors in the tribe, gather under my command, and fight with me.

This is not only a show of loyalty to me, but also your honor. As long as you make military achievements, I will grant you slaves, food, livestock, status, and land!"

"Every tribe must pay me a tribute of one fur skin per head every year. That is, the number of fur skins you need to pay is the same as the number of people in your tribe. This is your responsibility and obligation to me!"

"One more thing. The chiefs of each tribe must hand over your offspring to me and enlist them in my Eagle Guards. They will become my personal soldiers serving me.

At the same time, in each tribe, one smart and strong young man must be selected for every forty households, and he will also be incorporated into the Yingyang Guard under my command.

I am responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of these young people, and I will not harm them.

They will receive strict training, learn the will of the Supreme God of Heaven, and become elite warriors of the Jinhan people, or priests responsible for praying to God! "

Hearing this, these people looked at each other and began to talk. These conditions were really harsh, but they soon quieted down because this was inevitable.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhang Sheng continued:

"What you just said is your duty to me and your master.

Here, as the messenger of Lord Haotian on earth, I swear to the supreme Lord Haotian.

As long as you are loyal, serve me, fight for me, pay tribute, guard the land, and provide young men.

Then I will always protect you and safeguard your status and wealth from being violated and plundered. Your enemies are my enemies.

And allow your descendants to inherit your power after your death. I will bring you a better and more stable life and future!"

The twenty or so leaders knelt down and expressed their agreement:
"Under the witness of Lord Haotian, I, your servant, thank you for your protection. I swear to be loyal to you and serve you forever until death!"

Although the conditions were harsh, even the former Uighurs, Turks, and the Dubo people had never asked them to do so, but they did not promise to protect them. On the contrary, they had become their subjects and were often plundered by their troops. But as long as the new owner of the forest tribe abided by the agreement and protected the tribes, surrendering to Jin Han would be a better choice.

Zhang Sheng swept his eyes across the crowd and said, "I will send warriors from Jinhan to patrol here regularly. If any tribe dares to violate the agreement, in the name of Haotian, I will make them suffer the consequences!"

Everyone bowed their heads to show their obedience, knowing that there was no turning back now.

"I will obey your orders, my master!" These leaders knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhang Sheng nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, you can go back now. Remember to convey my orders to every member of the tribe, and then bring your people and tributes back here. I will be waiting for you here. If you don't come for more than three days, it means that you are unwilling to submit, and I will attack you!"

After the leaders left, Zhang Sheng turned to Boniek, Yan Zhi, Timur and Zhang Langjieri beside him and said:
“Arrange personnel to prepare to receive hostages from various departments and select young men.

In addition, we will strengthen supervision in this area and ensure that all departments implement our requirements.”

Several generals took the order and left. Zhang Sheng looked into the distance, thinking about future plans in his mind.

He knew very well that more efforts would be needed to truly rule this land.

But at this moment, he is full of confidence in the future.

In other words, this camp, which is now controlled by Zhang Sheng, will serve as the center of this place in the future. A holy temple and a stronghold for managing and supervising the military operations of various tribes will be built here. It will be responsible for managing the local forest tribes, collecting taxes, maintaining order, and resisting attacks from other surrounding tribes.

The terrain here is open, but the winters are long and the climate is cold. The Jinhan people must adapt to this environment and establish a ruling relationship with the local tribes to ensure stability here.

After waiting here for three days, more than 20 small tribes returned here with their people, driving horse-drawn carriages and deer carts.

They brought more than 4,000 furs of various kinds, including high-quality fox skins, deerskins, squirrel skins, mink skins, and rough wolf skins, as well as a considerable amount of amber, natural gold nuggets and other materials in addition to tribute.

Zhang Sheng saw that they were submissive, and exchanged them for gold nuggets, amber, and extra furs using salt collected and refined in the Great Lakes Basin, as well as seized leather armor and bows and arrows.

Suddenly these chiefs became more respectful. It seemed that the Jin Han people would not rob them by force and were willing to trade with them. This made the chiefs of more than 20 tribes feel happy, and they knew they had recognized the right master.

Zhang Sheng asked his soldiers to sort out the supplies and arrange for the tribesmen to temporarily live in the surrounding area. He planned to build a market here so that the tribesmen could exchange their specialties for the items they needed.

At this time, in the camp, 39 households and more than 13 tribesmen from the surrounding areas stood neatly in rows of people under the organization of the guards and Jinhan cavalry. They were reorganized into centurions and battalions, and the centurion heads and battalion masters had also been appointed.

Those submissive chiefs became camp masters and centurions appointed by Zhang Sheng. At the same time, he also issued them wooden plaques engraved with their names and religious symbols to symbolize the rights of these centurions and camp masters.

Some chiefs expressed dissatisfaction with this, while others were very satisfied.

Because after the reorganization, the large tribes became smaller and the small tribes became larger, and the situation became that the number of people in each tribe was quite equal.

But no one dared to resist Zhang Sheng's orders, because those leaders who benefited would resolutely defend Zhang Sheng's distribution.

“I will station a Jinhan nobleman and 900 elite warriors here to supervise the illegal activities of each camp and each hundred households, as well as the annual taxes of each person.

At the same time, you must protect each tribe and guard against the surrounding tribes. If there is an external enemy, you must gather under his command and fight together under his leadership! "

"Your servants obey your orders!" These newly appointed camp leaders and captains bowed and saluted in response.

Afterwards, Zhang Sheng reorganized the more than 6 teenagers aged 12 to they brought with them, and selected ten household heads and one hundred household heads. They would serve as Zhang Sheng's hostage troops to control these tribes, and were named the Eagle Guards!

(End of this chapter)