174 Change and Strength (IV)

The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast, and the wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep. Somewhere in the Hulunbuir grassland, Captain Wei Wendu is heading towards their yurt under the guidance of his master.

This is definitely the most luxurious yurt in the nearby area. It is large in scale, exquisite in shape, exquisite in materials, and the interior furnishings also reveal a luxurious atmosphere, making people know the owner's wealth at a glance.

In fact, it was true. Na Hai, the owner of the yurt, studied at the Hailan Paohan Meng School, which was run by the East Coast people for many years. Later, with the support of the East Coast intelligence officials, he inherited his father's chief throne and became the leader of a small Mongolian tribe with hundreds of tents. Later, Na Hai, who believed in the Heavenly Lord, led his troops into the edge of the Hulunbuir grassland and began to be nomadic, which was considered to have initially gained a foothold.

Of course nomadism cannot bring much wealth to Nahai tribe. In fact, his main wealth was obtained by acting as an intermediary for selling goods on the East Coast to the grassland, and this seems to be one of the main reasons why they successfully gained a foothold in the Hulunbuir Grassland. Because no one wants to offend them, so as not to lose the access to East Coast goods, even if Nahai is likely to surrender to the enemy of Bogde Khan of the Qing Dynasty.

However, although Na Hai personally believed in the Heavenly Lord, his wife, children and his subordinates might not have believed in this. In fact, there are still many people who believe in the Yellow Sect, at least much more than Taoism, so the Lama is still very popular here and has a respected status.

This situation is actually not uncommon among the Mongols. For example, in 1455, the Khanate of the East Chagata, Yesenbuhua, the second generation, and the Sultan. It can be seen that at this time, the Mongols in the Western Regions were not yet completely assimilated by the Green Cult and still maintained a certain cultural characteristic of their own). During the reign of the rule of the Oirat Mongolia, civil strife broke out in Medieval and Khan was killed. His son Amasangchi led his troops to move westward to Isek Lake. The reason is said to be that he had a disagreement with his two sons who believed in the Green Cult.

The wife of Taishi Amasangchi was the sister of the late Dahan Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khan. Weisikhan was captured while fighting with Taishi Amasangchi's father Yesiankhan. He had to give his sister to Dahan to redeem himself. However, Yasandahan looked down on his sister and threw it to his son. The wedding of the sister Amasangchi and the sister Waishan was in the form of the Green Sect. Their two sons also believed in the Green Sect under the influence of their mothers, but Amasangchi insisted on believing in the Yellow Sect, just like almost all the Oirat Mongols.

Therefore, the Mongols in this period were rough and generous, and the belief system was also chaotic. Because several rulers were influenced by the Green Sect Mullahs, the Mongols in the old land of the Chagatai Khanate vigorously promoted the Green Sect and massacred Mongols everywhere. The Yugu people in the later generations of the Uighurs in China were the comprehensive greening of Xinjiang formed after the Uighurs who refused to believe in the Green Sect and fled to Gansu. This was completed at this stage.

However, the Oirat Mongolia firmly believed in Tibetan Buddhism and fought a hundred years of war with the surrounding circle of Green Cultists, killing all directions. I believe that if it weren't for the Kangxi conquering Galdan and Yongzheng, and the Qianlong dynasties, the Kazakhs, the Mongols and other Green Cult Khanate, the Kazakhs, the Mongols and other Green Cult Khanate would probably have been conquered and slaughtered. Wouldn't you see the Mongols in the old land of the Chagatai Khanate in the northern border, all the Mongols were killed or forced to convert?

Now, after the Green Sect and Yellow Sect, the new Taoism of the East Coast State Church has also come in and spread the majesty and kindness of the Heavenly Lord in the vast northeast, Manchuria and Mongolian grasslands. At present, the jurisdiction of the Black Water Development Team is the area with the most investment in the new Taoism. It can be said that there are Taoist temples everywhere, and clergy recruit people to preach missions, and their careers are prosperous.

Logically speaking, the above areas are all areas with vast areas, severe weather, sparse population, and low productivity. They should not invest heavily, even institutions like the Taoist Association should not. However, several people in charge of the Taoist Association in the Far East believed that the civilized level of the people in the Blackwater Development Team were generally low, and they believed in primitive worship such as shamanism, which was very low-end and had no competitiveness in the face of the new Taoism. Therefore, if it was preached, it would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort. Once the mission was successfully preached among these indigenous people, it would undoubtedly make the notification of the East Coast people more solid and in-depth, and the local indigenous people would lose their cultural characteristics faster and slowly accept the lifestyle of the East Coast people. This speed of assimilation is naturally incomparable.

The government of the Hei Water Development Team also supports the behavior of the Taoist Federation very much, because it is obviously more beneficial to their rule. Not to mention, now they have begun to advance into the Hulunbuir grassland and intervene in the Mongolian world. How can there be no religion to open the way? Therefore, the Han and Mongolian schools and Taoist Federation, which have been opened in the northeast and Manchuria for many years, have become two powerful tools for expanding their faith. The former is to establish a "correct" three-dimensional and religious tendency for the children of Mongolian nobles, while the latter is to spread faith among ordinary herdsmen and expand their influence. The two go hand in hand and do a two-pronged approach.

Na Hai obviously accepted the religious belief of the new Taoism during his study at Hailan Paohan Meng School, and was very pious. However, in his ruling area, Tibetan Buddhism still occupied a huge share, and even his wife and his father-in-law who supported Na Hai were devout Buddhists. This can be seen from the scene that many lamas arrived at today.

"Captain Wei, my child is sick today. My wife insisted on inviting the lama to come for medical treatment, which made you laugh." Na Hai's face was a little melancholy. He had been studying and living in the jurisdiction of the East Coast people since he was a teenager. He knew a lot of things, and he was not comparable to ordinary ignorant Mongolian nomads. He seemed to him that his youngest son had just had some diseases and was not a demon. If possible, he wanted to ask the East Coast people if there was a solution. This was also the reason why he invited Wei Wendu to his account to discuss things. First, for the sake of official business, he talked about the affairs of the Mongolian world, and second, he also asked Wei Wendu's military doctor to see his children (of course, after the lamas finished this ritual), both official and private affairs were not missed.

Although it was late spring, the weather on the grassland was still a little cold. Wei Wendu walked into the yurt and found a fire lit in the middle, and an iron pot was set up on it to cook mutton as usual. At this time, the big pot was boiling, and the mutton pieces that were cut just right were rolling in the broth, with spices added, and the chili peppers emitting a burst of fragrance, which made the lamas who were doing rituals beside him unable to control them. A few young people even glanced at the iron pot occasionally, and it seemed that their cultivation was still not home.

A lama wearing a monk's robe in high-quality fabric glanced at Wei Wendu, dressed in military uniform, nodded slightly, and continued to do the rituals. Wei Wendu saw the little boy wrapped tightly and sickly, and was held in his hand by his mother. There was a short stool in front of him, and the stool was filled with strange-shaped wood carved and facing the vicious villain, all of which were imagined by the Mongols as demons or diseases.

The Mongolian monks sat down in all directions of the children, opened the scriptures, and began to chant mantras. The leading monks would tremble the bell from time to time, and then another strong lama would pound a skin drum with a wooden hammer, and the other lamas also pounded the gong in their hands at the right time. For a moment, the noise in the entire yurt became loud, as if it had become a playing place for a heavy metal band, making the eardrums a little painful.

The entire "performance" process will last for about several minutes. Then the leading lama raised his hand, and everyone stopped the movements in his hands at the same time, then picked up the scriptures placed aside, and continued to chant the mantra in a low voice. The conversation between Wei Wendu and Na Hai also started at this time.

"Captain Wei, a while ago, you asked me to ask someone to ask about the matter of Gazan (Galdan) failed." After looking at the nearby people, Na Hai lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "They are the forces of Simongo and the most powerful of the four Oirat tribes. They have been expanding their power for two hundred years, but they are mainly going westward to compete with the Kazakhs and the Mongols for territory. Now they have obtained a large piece of Mongolstan.

The land, the army headed directly to the west (Tashkent), the Yaerkan (Yarkang City), the desert and grasslands were hidden in the north, and the east was directly to Jiayuguan. The land was controlled thousands of miles, and there were many soldiers and horses, which led to the attacks of the Ross, Kazakhs, and Uzbeks, and they were arrogant. I sent four groups of people to try to cross the nomadic land of Khalkha Mongolia to the grasslands to the west, but they all failed, and they were even chased twice."

"I appreciate your loyalty to state affairs. Don't worry, you will remember this on the credit book. Well, in a few months, you will go to Manguitun, get a hundred new rifles and four cannons, and bring more people. With these guns, I don't need to teach you what to do, right?" Wei Wendu patted Na Hai's shoulder and said kindly. He is still willing to express his kindness to such a person who is respectful and willing to do things, and is willing to provide help within his ability.

"Thank you, Chief Wei! Thank you, Chief Wei!" Na Hai was excited when he heard this, and even his voice was a little high. However, he quickly reacted and looked around. After seeing no one noticed, he continued in a low voice: "But I didn't see the people of Jiazan, but the people I sent also found some useful news, that is, Jiazan now wants to unify the Mongolian tribes and become the great khan of the Mongolian world, and then settle the poisoning of the Qing Dynasty Bogde Khan on the Mongolian world for so many years, and build a great country that included the original Dayuan and the Khanate. The first step, if there is no accident, they should first take the Khalkha Mongolia."

This judgment is consistent with Wei Wendu's perception. Compared with the Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert, the Mongolian tribes in the north of the desert were farther away from the Qing Dynasty, and naturally the relationship was more distant, and they belonged to people who were not so determined to work with Bogde Khan. Therefore, from a military strategic perspective, if Galdan, who was born in the Weilat tribe in the west of the desert, wanted to conquer more Mongolian forces, then the Khalkha Mongol tribes in the north of the desert, was the best object, that is, the easy first and then the difficult, first integrate the Khalkha Mongol tribes, and then clean up the Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert, gradually shaking the influence of the Qing Dynasty Bogde Khan in the Mongolian world and the legitimacy of his rule.

Wei Wendu did not think that Galdan could not accomplish this feat. In fact, Galdan was still a talented person! From limited information, after controlling the Mongolian tribes in the west of the desert, Galdan vigorously reformed and absorbed a lot of technologies, systems and cultures from outside the Mongolian world. He reformed the traditional Mongolian combat methods and established a large-scale infantry organization. He rode horses on weekdays and dismounted his horse to fight with firearms during combat. For this reason, he also set up an arsenal in the territory, specializing in the production of various firearms and equipment. Just as the Mongols during the Genghis Khan period did, the level was much better than the level of the Mongolian tribes in the north of the desert and south of the desert.

In addition, Galdan also greatly strengthened the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian cavalry. He took some of his people as his standing army, trained and fought all day long, and was an elite force across the grassland. In the battle to conquer the Kazakhs, attack and destroy the Yarkand Khanate, and eliminate the armed forces of Central Asian nomads, this brave cavalry unit played a great role, and it can be said to be famous.

It is not so strange that Galdan's military success was achieved through such an attack and cavalry. Speaking of which, it is quite similar to the Cossacks and Tatars on the Southern Russian Plain. It is no wonder that they can suppress the Russian colonial forces in Central Asia and have the freedom to defeat all kinds of opponents. I believe that if they were not obsessed with their grand dream of unifying the Mongolian world, the Junggar Khanate would have existed in the Western Regions for a long time, and even the Russian colonial pace would have to be curbed. The Kazakhs and Uzbeks would have no chance of making a breakthrough.

"Captain Wei, I said, contacting people from the desert and western Mongolians. If we fail, you might as well communicate with those lamas. Their energy is actually very large. The network of relationships is spread throughout the Mongolian world. As long as you give enough benefits and give enough, maybe they can help you contact the Oirat people? And they are also easier to talk to. Our Buryat Mongolia is a different relationship from them." Na Hai's words are also true. Because the Buryat people live in the north, they are far away from the other Mongolian tribes. So although their names contain the word Mongolian, even in terms of culture and blood, they are closer to Galdan's subordinates, but the entire Mongolian world does not regard them as their own people. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are second-class citizens, so their influence is still a bit weak, not as good as those lamas.
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