Usurpation of Mongolia: My father-in-law is Genghis Khan

Chapter 44: The head of ten thousand households, hereditary five thousand households, compared with the philosophers
"Zhao Shuo is my son-in-law and the husband of my eldest daughter, Hua Zheng. During the Battle of Kuoyitian, I was surrounded and shot in the chest by an enemy arrow, leaving me in imminent danger. Zhao Shuo led his troops into the encirclement, suffering eight wounds himself, but fought tooth and nail to bring me back to our camp.

During the Battle of Helanzhenshatuo, he personally led the army to cover my retreat and saved my brother Hesar, and a son and a daughter.

In the Battle of Zhezhe Yundu, Zhao Shuo killed Wang Han in battle.

In the decisive battle with the Naiman people, Zhao Shuo killed Taiyang Khan in battle and captured Jamukha.

Zhao Shuoli's other minor contributions are too numerous to count, so I won't go into detail. Now, I grant him the hereditary title of 5,000 households, and he will be in charge of the 10,000 households bordering the Lunbeier grasslands!

"Prince consort Zhao Shuo, the number one bater on the grassland!"

"Killed Wang Han, killed Taiyang Khan, captured Jamukha, his military exploits are unparalleled!"

"Prince Consort Zhao Shuo, well done!"

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The applause for the third decree was much louder than that for Monlik and Bolshu, and there were even warm cheers.

Because it is generally recognized that Zhao Shuo had the greatest military achievements in Mongolia.

Moreover, Temujin’s rewards are really interesting.

So what if Menglik was the most meritorious official? So what if he had the privilege of sitting next to Temujin? After all, he was just a hereditary thousand-householder.

It is true that Borshu was the head of ten thousand households, but only one thousand households could be inherited.

Although Zhao Shuo was the third most meritorious official, in terms of benefits, he was not only the head of ten thousand households, but also had a hereditary command of five thousand households. Compared with Menglike and Borshu, he was much better off and was indeed the most generously rewarded official.

Zhao Shuo himself was also very satisfied with Temujin's reward.

Originally, the five thousand households under his command were just his "subordinates". Since Temujin could give them, he could also take them away.

Now, these five thousand households have become his subjects forever, and his power of life and death is at his will. As long as they do not commit heinous crimes, they will belong to him forever.

Not only that, Temujin also gave him an additional five thousand households. Although these five thousand households were not his subjects, but were just under his command, he still had a certain degree of command power.

Just average, third best in the world.

What happened to the third hero? As long as there were enough benefits, Zhao Shuo didn't mind.

The fourth meritorious official rewarded by Temujin was Muhuali.

He was granted the hereditary title of a thousand households and was in charge of the left wing of the ten thousand households adjacent to the Helawinzhidun Mountain.

Mu Huali had made great military achievements, and this reward was fair and well-deserved. There was nothing much to say.

The fifth meritorious official was named Huoerchi. Temujin granted him the hereditary title of a thousand households, in charge of the tens of thousands of households of the Ba'alin, Towolse, and Tieliangguti tribes.

Huoerchi was originally a wizard from the Qiyan tribe and didn't have any special abilities.

However, when Temujin was still relatively powerful, he claimed that it was the will of the Eternal Heaven that Temujin should be the Khan of Mongolia. Temujin immediately offered him the title of Wan Hu (a thousand households) upon his unification of the steppes. Khorchi was dissatisfied and demanded thirty beautiful women, to which Temujin agreed.

It was thanks to Huoerchi's prophecy that Temujin, who was not as strong as other tribesmen, was able to form alliances and use various means to become the Khan of the Mongolian tribe and earn his first pot of gold.

It can be said that Huoerchi was greedy, lustful and incompetent. He was so lucky to have easily earned a fortune with just this one key investment.

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The rewards continue.

In the original history, Temujin conferred titles on eighty-eight meritorious officials and ninety-five thousand households. This time, with Zhao Shuo included, the number remained the same: eighty-eight meritorious officials and ninety-five thousand households.

It's a very simple truth. In real history, the Wanggu tribe could not bear the oppression of the Jin Dynasty at that time, so they had already joined Mongolia with their entire clan, occupying the position of a meritorious official and five thousand households.

As for some people’s doubts, since Zhao Shuo has traveled through time, there should be more Mongols, so why are there only ninety-five thousand households?

That is because, in real history, at that time, even with the Wanggu tribe included, Mongolia only had about 65,000 households, not the actual 95,000 households.

At that time, many meritorious officials only had the title of Qianhu, and their subordinates were actually not fully staffed.

For example, Huoerchi actually has only six thousand households under his command, and he only has the title of ten thousand households.

Now, even without counting the Wanggu tribe, there are about 70,000 households in Mongolia. Isn’t this a huge progress?

Moreover, although the troops except Zhao Shuo were not fully staffed, the Mongolian heroes still cheered loudly.

Hereditary!
A great empire that unified the grasslands, a hereditary position!

In the future, even if they committed a crime and were beheaded, this hereditary position of a thousand households would be given to their relatives. Their descendants would enjoy wealth and honor forever, and live with the country forever!
Then, Temujin announced the rewards for his family.

He gave a total of 10,000 households to his mother and Temuge, 9,000 households to Jochi, 8,000 households to Chagatai, 5,000 households to Ogedei, 5,000 households to Tolui, 4,000 households to Hasar, 2,000 households to Alchidai, and 3,000 households to Belgutai.

Of course, these people didn't actually get that much.

The actual meaning of this decree was to make some of the hereditary thousand-household heads obey Temujin's family members forever.

A thousand-household head roughly has one thousand households.

Take Belgutai for example. Some historical records say he was granted 3,000 households, while others say he was granted 1,500. Both are correct; Belgutai had three thousand households under his command. However, these thousand households were not fully staffed; in reality, there were only 1,500 households.

There are also Temujin's mother and Temuge. Some historical books record that they had 10,000 households, while others record that they had 8,000 households. The same logic applies.

In short, almost everyone now understands Temujin's design for the power of the entire Mongol Empire.

Temujin's family was the first, and each of them had more than two thousand households under their command.

The second is the son-in-law, the husband of Temujin's sister or daughter, who can own more than one thousand households.

For example, Botu, the prince consort who married Temujin's sister Temurun, was granted two thousand households.

The Alechi prince consort who married Temujin's second daughter, Cheche Yijian, was granted three thousand households.

Zhao Shuo, the son-in-law of the emperor, was granted a fief of five thousand households.

Below the prince consort is an ordinary Mongolian noble lady.

They were neither members of Temujin's family nor Temujin's sons-in-law, and at most they could have one hereditary thousand households.

In short, Mongolian nobles are now divided into three classes: members of the Golden Family, princes-in-law, and ordinary nobles.

Zhao Shuo was a unique figure among them. His power surpassed that of Temujin's brothers, and was on par with Tolui and Ogedei. He was no longer just a son-in-law or a half-son, but rather "treated like other sons."

He was truly the most powerful official in the country at that time.

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