I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 432: The Traces of the Mongol Khan

The nomadic nature of Mongolia means that it is impossible for Mongolians to live in large settlements. If they do, the surrounding grass will be eaten up quickly, and they will have to go to more distant places to graze, which will reduce grazing efficiency.

Although the pastures have been divided, the Mongolians do not stay alone in their own pastures, as this would make their ability to resist risks too poor. Instead, several, dozens, or even hundreds of families gather the pastures together to form small settlements. When the grass in one place is eaten up, they move to the next place. This not only improves the efficiency of grazing, but also increases the ability to resist risks.
The Ming army also allowed the Mongols to live in dispersed settlements, although this would increase the difficulty of management. However, the fact is that since the pastures and livestock were divided, the Ming army relaxed its supervision of the Mongols a lot.

The Ming army was so confident that now in the Hetao area, the Ming had a garrison of 20,000 cavalry and 100,000 immigrants, which was twice the number of the Mongols.

However, the main mode of production for Ming immigrants was farming, and their demand for land was far lower than that of nomadic life. At this stage, the easily irrigated land along the Yellow River could already meet their needs, so the two sides were able to live in peace.

The Hetao area was quite large, large enough to accommodate the Ming immigrants and Mongols at that time.

The Mongolians' lives seemed to have returned to the way they were before the war, but their quality of life was completely different from before the war.
Every household had its own pasture and livestock. The Mongolian nobles who had oppressed them in the past disappeared, and the Ming army showed no interest in oppressing them. They even provided the job of feeding war horses to the Mongols who trusted them.

This made their quality of life much better than before, but the arrival of Mingren Business Travel brought a variety of new things that made their lives even better.
Niu Zhongxia was awakened early in the morning by the sound of horse hooves.
"What's going on?" There was a hint of fear in Wujina's eyes. She knew something was going to happen when she heard the sound of horse hooves of this magnitude.
"You stay here, I'll go take a look!" Niu Zhongxia put on his clothes and went out.

"Tuzhigen, you have to be careful! This family can't live without you." Wujina said worriedly.

"Don't worry, you and Eji should stay at home." Niu Zhongxia looked at another person, that was Wujina's mother, who also moved here recently.
As soon as Niu Zhongxia came out of the yurt, he saw a large group of Ming cavalrymen advancing in one direction not far away. There were probably thousands of them, and their armors were shining brightly.
This scene also made Niu Zhongxia very confused. What on earth could have caused the Ming army to dispatch so many cavalry?
"Niu Zhongxia, come with me quickly." A familiar voice sounded in his ears. He turned around and found that it was a familiar Ming army flag.

"What happened?" Niu Zhongxia asked hurriedly.

"Someone reported to us that a group of Mongol remnants were active in a nearby settlement last night, so we rushed here to check out the situation." The Ming army flag bearer said quickly.

"The informant even said that he saw the Mongol Khan among the remnants of the army," the Ming army flagman suddenly said in a low voice.

"Great Khan of Mongolia?" Niu Zhongxia repeated the title in great shock. He suddenly felt that this title was so strange.

"That's why there's such a big commotion. You should hurry up and catch up. We need you to act as an interpreter." The Ming army flag bearer continued.

"Okay! I'll be there right away!" Niu Zhongxia said without hesitation. They soon arrived at the settlement where the incident occurred.

What surprised Niu Zhongxia was that this settlement was where Uncle Gu Lisi lived.
He quickly began to translate and started talking to the remaining Mongols in the settlement.

As the conversation progressed, he gradually gained a complete picture of what had happened last night.

Last night, Barsborot, who had been missing for more than a year, led a group of Mongolian cavalry and suddenly appeared in this settlement of hundreds of households. In the name of the Mongolian Khan, he asked them to follow him with their livestock.
Then someone secretly informed the Ming army of this matter, and after receiving the report, the Ming army quickly sent troops to investigate the situation, but it was too late.
After noticing that someone had disappeared from the settlement, Barsborot immediately became alert and led some young people who were willing to follow him away.
Although the commander of the Ming army still couldn't believe that the Mongolian Khan would suddenly appear in this settlement, he still sent cavalry to track the direction where the Mongolian cavalry disappeared.
"Uncle Gulisi?" Niu Zhongxia looked at the person in front of him with great surprise.

Uncle Gu Lisi looked very embarrassed under his gaze.
"Why is it you?" Niu Zhongxia asked in shock, "I mean you. I thought you would be more willing to follow the Khan."

Niu Zhongxia suddenly felt that he was so stupid. The more he explained, the worse it got.

Uncle Gu Lisi's already dark complexion became even darker. He was the one who reported to the Ming army last night.
I remembered that a while ago, Uncle Gulisi had argued with him righteously about whether he should surrender to the Ming army. Niu Zhongxia thought he was a diehard loyal to the Mongolian Khan. But now Uncle Gulisi has taken the initiative to report the Mongolian Khan to the Ming army. This change is too smooth.
Thinking of this, Niu Zhongxia's expression became even weirder.
"Don't be so sarcastic, kid." Uncle Gulisi snorted coldly.

"Then why did you report it?" Niu Zhongxia was still very curious about this.
Uncle Gu Lisi was at a loss for words, and he sighed and replied, "I used to think that I would continue to follow the Khan, but when I saw the Khan yesterday, I hesitated."

"I found that I really couldn't leave the pastures and livestock behind to follow the Khan. Those pastures and livestock were what I had worked hard for half my life but still couldn't get." Uncle Gu Lisi's voice became a little low.
"And even if I follow the Khan and drive the Ming people away, what will happen? This grassland of mine used to belong to Daiqin Taiji. Daiqin Taiji was following the Khan last night. If the Khan can really fight back, this grassland will still belong to Daiqin Taiji." Uncle Gulisi sighed.

"I am just an ordinary Mongolian. I know the Khan, but the Khan doesn't know me and can't remember my name. Why should I pay such a high price for the Khan? So I reported the Khan."

"I feel like I'm getting old. The more I age, the more I go backwards. If you want to laugh at me, don't hold it back. Just laugh at me as much as you can!" said Uncle Gulisi.

The second chapter is not finished yet, so I will post the first chapter

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