Han Khan

Chapter 182: Forty-five Thousand Households
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!..." Fanatical shouts rang out everywhere in the camp.

Thus, today, these people who were originally slaves have now been reorganized into 21 thousand households with families, 11 thousand households composed of newly married men, and 13 thousand households composed of single males, for a total of 45 thousand households.

Afterwards, Zhang Sheng hurriedly summoned those who had followed him from Dunhuang, Qilian Mountains, and Yizhou to Jinshan, and who had served as squad leaders, team leaders, and centurion leaders.

Now in the Imperial Guards, there are Jin Han people who serve as imperial guards, ten-household heads, hundred-household heads and battalion commanders.

He planned to appoint these loyal and brave men to serve as the heads of the current 45 thousand households.

Then Hunzi Ji, Hunzi Ying, Zhang Chengming, Liang Xingde, Xue Shantong, An Shilang, Kang Xintong, Wang Duoji, Li Pajia, Zhang Jingchong, Zhang Baoshan, Zhang Congwu, Zhang Liangzhen, Duobo, Tiemuge, Tuomeng, Zhang Jingchong, Zhang Baoshan, Zhang Congwu, Zhang Liangzhen, Yang Tongzhi, Aodun, Tuomeng, Xia Liangyong, Wang Cixin, Borchi, Saitek, Klechler, Gunaiden, Kuntu, Lachin...

After hearing the order, these 45 people did not dare to delay at all. They hurriedly came to the bottom of the platform on their fully armed horses from the Guards, then quickly dismounted and walked quickly to Zhang Sheng.

Their expressions were solemn and their steps were neat and powerful, and every step showed their qualities and discipline as elite soldiers.

They came to Zhang Sheng, knelt on both knees, bowed to him and said solemnly:
"I, your servant, kowtow to my master, the honorable Khan, the messenger of the Heaven!"

Zhang Sheng looked at the 45 guards kneeling in front of him, and his heart was filled with emotion. These guards have always been his most loyal followers. They followed him to fight on the battlefield and protected his safety. Now, they have become the force he trusts the most.

Zhang Sheng said slowly:

"My warriors, I know your loyalty and bravery. You have always fought with me, guarded me, and stayed in my tent all day long!"

His voice was low and firm, full of gratitude to the guards. Then he continued:

"Now that my Jinhan tribe has grown rapidly, I need you. At the same time, I also want to reward your loyalty. Now, I will promote your warrior status to the rank of junior official, which is higher than others and can also be inherited by the family.

In this way, even if you don't have an official position, you will still be my loyal guards.

But I will never let talented people like you remain unknown, so I appoint you as the chief officers of these 45 thousand households to manage these 45 thousand households for me."

Zhang Sheng's words were like thunder, shaking the hearts of every guard. They were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes, and they kowtowed to express their gratitude and expressed their willingness to serve Zhang Sheng:
"Slave, I obey your orders, my master. We are willing to swear allegiance to you, our emperor, until death!"

After saying this, he put his hands together, performed the etiquette of the Holy Religion to Zhang Sheng, then kowtowed and knelt down, performing the ritual of master and servant.

They have always served as ordinary warriors in the Imperial Guards and officers such as centurions. Although they have made great achievements in battle, they have always been given high positions. However, Zhang Sheng will never forget these loyal farmers and elite warriors of the Zhang family.

"From now on, you will be the chiefs of my tribe. The chief of my tribe is called Dabeke in the Uighur language.

You will manage these new Jinhan people for me. In the future, these tribes will be both subjects and warriors of the Khanate.

I grant you the right to allocate pastures to these subjects, to collect taxes and assign labor for me, and, in times of war, to command a thousand households to fight with me upon my call.

As long as you don't make mistakes and don't disobey my orders, you will continue to serve as the head of a thousand households. Even if you die in battle, I will appoint your offspring to succeed you if he is suitable.

Just like those hereditary leaders, as long as you continue to serve me loyally, work for me, and obey my orders, you will be the nobles of Jinhan from now on!"

At this time, these thousand-household heads who had been promoted to the rank of lower-ranking officials were extremely excited.

They have always known that those who followed His Majesty to establish Jinhan, left Dunhuang, and came to Jinshan to conquer everywhere, would be promoted and reused by His Majesty one day. They never expected that today they would become people like Zhang Xibao and Lord Keza, managing thousands of tribes for His Majesty.

"We, your Majesty, will live up to your Majesty's expectations and manage your troops well!" The 45 people looked at Zhang Sheng fanatically and said.

Then, in front of the 45 thousand households and in the presence of all the tribesmen, they were granted the position of thousand-household head and given each of them an appointment letter made of sheepskin. Because paper was scarce, sheepskin was used instead. Their names were written on it and Zhang Sheng's seal was stamped on it as proof of their legitimacy.

Zhang Sheng looked at these guards with a smile, a trace of relief flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand, motioned them to stand up, and then said solemnly:

"Go, my warriors. Go to your thousand households, lead them, get the cattle and sheep, and set up camp near the sentry tower fifty miles away from the camp. Lead them to train and make them real warriors.

After I am proclaimed Khan, I will designate directions and locations for you, and you will lead your tribes there. You, the leaders of the thousand households, will allocate pastures for them, and they will graze their cattle at fixed locations!
Or follow me to fight, especially the 13 unmarried captains!"

The 45 royal guards responded in unison, stood up, and turned to walk towards the crowd below the stage.

Their figures are upright and resolute, as if they are shouldering the future of the entire Jinhan.

The people in the audience looked at these guards with awe in their eyes!

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The messenger of the God of Heaven, His Majesty the Khan of Jin Han, organized more than 10,000 men and women and let them marry into one family!
Then these new Jin Han people, led by their captain, pulled up their felt hats, walked, drove their cattle and sheep, pulled their felt tents, and walked in a circle towards the outskirts of the camp!

Wang Erniu looked at the densely packed cattle and sheep of the thousand households in front of him, and thought of his own fifty cattle and sheep among them. Looking at his Tatar wife beside him, his heart was filled with great heat.

When he left the camp, he was assigned a somewhat tattered felt tent, but as long as he could find a few pieces of wood and build it, it could indeed provide shelter from the wind and rain.

After arriving at the camp, he told the captain that he had carpentry skills and that as long as he had the right tools and enough wood, he could make all kinds of things. Repairing the felt tent was a simple matter.

The wind blew on his body, but he didn't feel cold at all. His heart was burning with warmth.

"From today on, I am no longer alone."

Wang Erniu said to himself.

The pace of my feet is getting faster and faster!
The Holy Religious mass wedding held today was something that no one, whether Hu or Tang people, had ever heard of or seen before, and it was very novel. But when they thought about getting married under the organization of the honorable Tang Khan and with the blessing of the God of Heaven, Haotian, as spoken of by these Jin and Han people, it was a bit easy and simple, but impeccable!

Look at those Jin Han people who, led by the captains of each thousand households, left this place and dispersed towards the outskirts of the camp, as well as the densely packed and countless cattle and sheep!
Zhang Sheng sighed in his heart:
"This is also a good thing. At least from today onwards, the Jinhan people, and even the other tribesmen on the grassland, will know that following the Khan of Jinhan to fight will not only give them rich spoils of war, but also allow them to have priests preside over their weddings and legally plunder women..."

However, for no reason, Zhang Sheng's mind suddenly popped up a few other words - robbing money, robbing food, robbing women, robbing survival and reproductive rights...

Perhaps this is the reason why Jin Han was able to win every battle after coming to the grassland.

After all, armies like the Guiyi Army and the Tang Dynasty always require a large amount of logistical supplies.

Jin Han mainly relies on robbery, and if they give Jin Han soldiers legal certificates for robbery in terms of religion, they will undoubtedly have more motivation to rob, and they don't even need to pay their soldiers!
“After I become the Khan and defeat the tribes in the Langjuxu Mountain area, I will march west to rob the Persians and Arabs who are extremely wealthy due to the Silk Road trade. That would be real robbery.

At present, the purpose of plundering these poor tribes on the grassland is to integrate a large number of herdsmen into Jinhan to increase the manpower of Jinhan!"

After watching the sunset secretly hide behind Jinshan Mountain, dark clouds once again covered the sky, Zhang Sheng thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)