The Rise of the European Emperor

Mungojirehan was still thinking, but the Tatar nobles on the side were infuriated by Marin's words:

"Yes, the Muscovites just don't need to clean up, and they dare not pay their tithes!"

"Yeah, it's too hateful!"

"They should be taught a lesson!"

"Yes, teach me a lesson!"

...

Mungojirehan looked at the generals below, how could they not be clear about their thoughts?

Before, the average annual slave trade of 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins, Mungoji Leihan would usually give half of it, and distribute it to these ten thousand and one thousand households, and he only took half.

Now, seeing the huge profits of more than one million gold coins every year, these men are jealous again...

You know, every year, one million gold coins, according to the rules on the grassland, are divided into half for yourself and half for your subordinates. In the end, the annual benefits of the subordinates will exceed the slave trade by more than ten times, and the bastards of the subordinates cannot be excited.

Of course, not only his subordinates were excited, Meng Gere Khan himself was also very excited. Don't look at the fact that he can earn 30,000 to 40,000 gold coins from the slave trade every year, but these 30,000 to 40,000 gold coins are used to cover the expenses of the palace and the direct subordinates of the Great Khan under his command.

The Crimean Khanate originally had a population of 250,000, of which more than 40,000 were the direct subordinates of the royal family of the Glei family. These 40,000 people are also an independent military and civil affairs organization. It also costs a lot of money to manage and operate the 40,000 people directly under the Khan Court each year. For example, those thousands of households, hundreds of households, and various civil servants belonging to the Gelai family, as well as the 2,000 elite personal soldiers directly under the Khan Court, have to pay for themselves. Therefore, even if you can get 30,000 to 40,000 gold coins every year, you still can't make ends meet. Sometimes, the salary of subordinates is not paid in cash, but can only be compensated with cattle and sheep. However, in the grassland country, who is short of cattle and sheep? Therefore, gold and silver are what the Crimean Khanate needs most. Because livestock may not be universal, and it is inconvenient to carry, while gold and silver are universal in Europe and even the whole grassland...

To be honest, Mongogiri Khan also wanted to force the Grand Duchy of Moscow to pay tithes to himself, but, thinking of the 200,000 troops that the Grand Duchy of Moscow had assembled against Ahei Khan, Mongogiri Khan also had a tingling scalp. After all, although the Crimean Khanate can make up 70,000 or 80,000 cavalry, only 40,000 strong cavalry are really capable of combat.

The newly conquered headquarters of the Golden Horde, although it contributed 150,000 people and was able to recruit more than 20,000 cavalry, did not trust them very much. With 40,000 cavalry against an army of 200,000, Meng Gere Khan himself is not sure.

Thinking of the 200,000 army, Mungojirehan woke up, and he calmly said to Marin:

"I think this is the real purpose of your envoy, right?"

Marin was also a little surprised when he saw Mongogiri Khan with a calm face. However, he did not panic, but said calmly:

"Yes, this is indeed one of my purposes, but Khan, am I wrong?"

Meng Gere Khan was also stunned after hearing this—yes, he knew that the other party was inciting him to fight against the Muscovites, but what the other party said was indeed correct...

He claimed to have inherited the position of the Great Khan of the Kipchak Khanate, but, as the Great Khan of Kipchak, he did have the right to collect tithes from the Rus countries. So, what Marin said, no problem at all...

However, Mungojirehan continued:

"However, Moscow can dispatch 200,000 troops!"

Marin's heart is clear - it turns out that he is afraid of the 200,000 army of the Muscovites... I said earlier, I have a reason...

Marin had read the relevant history and knew that the decisive battle between Ivan III and Ahei Mahan was very lucky. Strictly speaking, the Muscovites did not win the battle, but forced Ahei Ma Khan away. Moreover, Ahema Khan was not killed by the Muscovites, but by the army of the Siberian Khanate who attacked halfway.

then,

Marin replied:

"Khan, although the Grand Duchy of Moscow can make up an army of 200,000, only 20,000 of the standing army are capable of fighting. The remaining 180,000 were actually recruited temporarily from peasants. Excuse me, can those peasants be able to compete with the Great Khan? Compared with the 40,000 elite cavalry soldiers under his command?"

Mungojirehan shook his head, and the Tatar nobles beside him were also full of disdain, with arrogant and confident expressions...

"Let's talk about the war between the Muscovites mobilizing 200,000 troops and Ahema Khan. Think about it, everyone, did the two armies finally fight?"

Mungojirehan and the Tatar nobles all shook their heads...

"That's it. In fact, the original Ahei Ma Khan was also frightened by the number of Muscovites' 200,000 army. After all, there are more than 10,000 troops and there is no limit... But in fact, the then Grand Duke Ivan III of Moscow , even more frightened than Ahei Ma Khan, who fled back to Moscow halfway, and was forced to return to the front line in fear..."

"Ah? What's the matter?" The Crimeans present were full of interest. They all only know the financial constraints of that battle, but they don't know the details. And those details were recorded by the Muscovites at that time and passed down to future generations. In this day and age, it is impossible to leak out casually. After all, the process is too humiliating...

Then, relying on memory, Marin explained the humiliating performance of Ivan III in the battle vividly and vividly in Tatar to all the Crimean nobles present. After listening to the plot of Ivan III being frightened and deserting, Mungojirehan and the Tatar nobles laughed with joy. At the same time, they finally learned that most of the 200,000 Muscovites' army was used to prop up the facade...

This time, Mongolgi Khan and the Tatar nobles will not be afraid of the 200,000 troops of the Principality of Moscow...

Seeing that the Tatar nobles were relaxed, Marin took out the sheepskin drawings that he had prepared for a long time, and greeted the Tatar nobles to come and watch. Mongojirehan also followed curiously to watch...

Pointing to the territory map on the blueprint, Marin said to Mungojirehan:

"Khan, please see, this is the Crimean Khanate, this is the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The Grand Duchy of Moscow is more than ten times larger than the area controlled by the Great Khan, and its population is also ten times that of the Great Khan... …”

The expressions of Mungojirehan and the Tatar nobles who were watching changed one after another. They usually didn't pay much attention to it, but until someone put the map in front of them, they realized that the "little brother" Grand Duchy of Moscow, which they didn't like very much, actually blew the Crimean Khan in terms of land and population. country……

"Khan, my teacher once said that one mountain does not allow two tigers. On the Kipchak Prairie, a country with a khanate that is far larger than the khanate in terms of land area and population is by no means a blessing for the khan... …”

Mungojirehan didn't speak, but stared at the map marked in Tatar by Malin and pondered for a long time... Obviously, he was greatly touched...