In early April, grass grows and birds fly, the northern coast of the Aral Sea, Port of Aral.

At this time, the port was already a mile long, filled with two high-rise sloops that were popular on the Aral Sea.

Not far north of the port, a blue-brown city with a radius of about eight miles stands tall.

Hamuyang, Su Wenyu, and Tichina are welcomed by Qitade and his party at the port.

What made Qitad happy was that Rasim from the Shiva Khanate came to greet him!

As a leader of the Zoroastrian sect who practices both light and darkness, Rasim obviously knew the significance of Qitade's trip. It is estimated that when he saw Qitade, his eyes were full of awe.

"Khan, in order to congratulate you on your victory again, I have prepared ten ships of food to express my congratulations"

Qitade said respectfully: "thank you, thank you, the leader"

He asked again: "I wonder what the situation in the oasis is now?"

Rasim said: "It's not the same. We now have the muskets of the big khan and the rapidly increasing population, at least we can stabilize the current situation, but..."

"Oh?"

He knew that he would not give ten ships of food for free.

"Now, Altuk is promoting the title of 'Uzbek' in the oasis, claiming that there are only Uzbeks and Turkmens there, the Manjits, Hongjilas, Qinchas, and Naimans all claim to be Uzbeks. Isn't this isolating our troops?"

(Uzbek, meaning the owner of the Turkmen)

Qitad sneered in his heart, "You are also Uzbek, but because of religious factors, you have become the representative of the Turkmens"

But he said, "Does the other three agree with this?"

Rasim nodded, "In the past, only the nobles of each tribe called this, but the herds and farmers still called each other, but Altuk now obviously wants to promote this title to everyone."

"How is the leader going to deal with it?"

"Khan, I heard that a brigade of your troops had 3,000 people, two thousand Hussars used to charge and 1,000 dragon cavalry escorts and guarding the camp. Ten of these dragon cavalry were equipped with a cannon. Our troops now have no shortage of muskets, but they lack artillery..."

Qitade understood in his heart and thought to himself: "Compared with muskets, it seems that artillery is easier to build. After all, it does not have such a complex machine spring, but it requires molds to refine artillery. The artillery casting method of Hualazim is probably passed down from the Yuan Dynasty, and is made of wood and clay molds"

"This practice is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the production rate is extremely low, no wonder"

Seeing these ten ships of grain, he said, "Well, I'll ask you first, how many have you made yourself?"

"Only ten doors"

Qitad nodded, "Architecture costs a lot to gunpowder. It's enough for you to equip one for every thirty people. I'll give you twenty, which is exactly for one thousand people to use."

When Rasim heard this, he was naturally overjoyed and quickly bowed and said thank you.

After Rasim left, Qitad called Shelen.

He spread a map in the room specially prepared for him in the Aral City.

"Sheling"

"In"

"This is Aral City, this is Sharkar City. Don't underestimate this city. This place used to be the place where the Ugus people rose up. This is the Aral Sea, this is the Caspian Sea, that is, the Hoktengis Sea in the mouths of our Mongolians"

"This is the Turgai River"

"Your tribe can be nomadic between the Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea, and sometimes you can even go deep into the vast western part of the Aral Sea, where there are only a small number of tribes that claim to be Ugus."

"At present, there is a brigade in Sharkar and Aral City each. With your tribal cavalry, it is enough to deal with the Shiva people in the south and the Kazakhs in the east"

"According to our country's rules, your department needs to gather 30% of the young and strong men every year for training. You have 15,000 households, that is 4,500 people"

"That is, 30% of people need to concentrate on training every year. It takes three months. Each household only has its turn once every three years, which is not a burden."

"You see, this is Baikonur, the border between our country and the Kazakhs. After all the herdsmen have landed, they still need to build a stronghold here. There is no need to build a castle, but one is used for..."

"By the way, for the herdsmen who use the winter break to train, we call them militias, which are used for militia camps. This is located on the north bank of the Sir River, and it blocks the traffic from the Caspian Sea to the hinterland of Dayuzi. The location is very important"

"Two thousand five hundred militias can gather here for training, and the Aral Brigade sends personnel to guide them"

"Since it is a key transportation location, it is indispensable for inns used by merchants and travelers. You can build them together, and the income can provide food and accommodation for these 2,500 people"

"Also, the first batch of 4,500 try to select those over 15 years old, under 20 years old, and more men in the family"

Qitade did not say clearly that according to the rules of the Khanate, a tribe as big as him would definitely have to draw at least one brigade of standing troops, but his financial resources are currently in short supply, so he can only practice slowly in the face of a militia.

After another two or three years, when the financial resources are sufficient, then turn it into a regular voyage.

During the war to attack Junggar, he seized another batch of property. In addition to the 200,000 taels of silver that the Qing army had in Balikun camp, it was the property of Shiva Khan they robbed in Yili City. It was estimated that the big head was taken away by the big men, and in the end there were only various gold, silver and gems worth less than 500,000 silver coins.

This little property may not even meet the settlement fee, seed fee, and the cost of plowing oxen and horses for 50,000 farmers. It also needs to be allocated from the treasury.

Sheling had roughly inquired about the regulations of the Truqin Khanate before, and understood Qitad's plan in his heart. He did not say it clearly, but answered: "Don't worry, Khan, I will do these things according to your requirements and guard our country's borders"

Qitade smiled and said, "You are the deputy khan of our country. I won't blame me for being unkind when I let you stay here."

Sheling quickly said, "Where did the Khan talk about it? You are an outstanding talent in my Kreit family for hundreds of years, or it is not an exaggeration to say that it is unprecedented. As long as I guard the Aral Sea and resist the Kazakhs and Shivas, you will be able to free up your hands to deal with the Russians with all your might"

"This is exactly what I think"

Qitad nodded, "Since that's the case, I'll leave it to you. Don't worry, the brigade commanders of Aral City and Sharkar City are your capable assistants"

"By the way, Rasim, the leader of the Zoroastrian Church in Shiva Oasis, said it was very important. Since they began to turn the Khanate into two major tribes, Uzbek and Turkmen, then the situation for Rasim and theirs is not good."

"What's more, they are still pagans"

"My country has a store in Murakh, Chimboy. You can always pay attention to the situation there. Also, in the year when I was away, they have built a small naval army in the Port of Aral. It is a merchant ship on the surface, but it is actually available as a warship at any time."

"The entire journey from Shiva Oasis to the Aral Sea is open to navigation. Even if an emergency happens, we can still reach the heart of the heart through the water, so that it will be in a dilemma"

She Ling felt a stern in her heart, "Shan, are you still interested in there?"

Qitad nodded, "It was once the territory of the Ilkhanate, and if you want to completely control the two sides of the Caspian Sea, they are indispensable, let alone it is the only good place on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea."

"But Shiva Khan has a population of one million, and our country, plus the newly moved people, is only more than one million, and there are a large number of Islamists there. My strategy is to vigorously support the Zoroastrians in Rasim, and at least make them compete with the Islamists."

"In the past, when the Mongolian army invaded Hualazimo, it adopted a thorough killing policy and then turned the oasis into a ranch, which was not advisable"

"You know that a herder needs at least five acres of land to support a sheep. For example, a pasture near the Aral Sea may require ten acres and twenty acres of land"

"A hundred sheep require at least one thousand acres of pasture, but farmers can barely support a family by producing one acre of land. If there are five acres of land, they will definitely be doing well, at least they can eat enough"

"You also see where my Truchen's advantage lies. It's not entirely up to the herdsmen, but also the strong support of farmers and craftsmen"

"There are at least 100,000 farmers in Shiva Oasis. According to the ten acres of each household, twenty stones of grain can be produced every year. One hundred thousand households are two million stones. Our army consumes more than the general army, but 10,000 people and 50,000 stones of grain and grass is enough"

"According to the 20% tax collection, that is 400,000 stones, which can support 80,000 troops!"

"Eighty thousand troops are enough to sweep across the entire Shiva Oasis and even the Mesopotamia, and they can also intimidate the Persian Empire in the south"

"Of course, all this is just an idea. In the end, it depends on how Rasim is trying to do it there. I remember now that many of the artillery carried by our country have reached the scrapping period"

"In this world, there is no second one except the Truchens who dare to recharge gunpowder according to the standard dosage, which means that they can be used for a while when they are placed in Lasim."

"If he comes to ask for it again a few days later, I have placed thirty cannons in Aral Port. At present, the market price of muskets in my country is 200 silver coins per shot. Now Russia, Ottomans and Turkmen are all imitating it"

"But they do not have the secret skills of our country, so it is impossible to produce in large quantities, but the price has finally come, and now it has reached 150 silver coins."

"my country's artillery is easy to carry and lightweight, but the materials are better than muskets, so the price is naturally not expensive. You can sell it to him at 500 silver coins"

"The income is also placed in the cost of building a stronghold and training militias"

On the way to the west, Qitade taught his eyes by his favorites, including Shelen, Qimuku, Chilun, Suh, Yan Xiangshi, Akdun, Hadan, etc., and believed that with his eyes, he would not understand his value for him.

Sheling was only the leader of the Qiexue army who served as the former Khan of the Junggar Khan. He had never participated in government affairs. During the migration months, he could have benefited a lot from Qitade.

He was naturally very excited, but he had an idea that he always wanted to say, but he was a little hesitant.

This scene was soon captured by Qitad.

"Do you want to ask Kazakhstan how to deal with the Junggar region in the future?"

"Yes, Khan, I've been there for hundreds of years after all..."

"Okay, you are not an outsider. I have never said this to anyone else. You have heard it clearly."

"If a country has too small territory, it will naturally not be able to revolve and it will not be easy to grow. However, if the territory is too large, it will be in danger of falling apart"

"Why, if the territory is too large, it cannot be taken care of in everything, and the enemy can attack its weak points. Because the territory is too large, it will often suffer losses because it cannot rush to support in time"

"This is how the four major Khanate countries in Mongolia were defeated"

"So, for an emerging force, a small territory is not only conducive to expanding the population, but also has a certain depth to defend, and will not lose sight of one thing because the front line is too long."
Chapter completed!