Usurping the Mongols: My Father-in-Law is Genghis Khan

"Understood!"

"Willing to die for the驸马 (Imperial Son-in-Law)!"

"驸马, choose me! Choose me! I am the strongest fighter in the tribe!"

"Choose me! I'm the fastest climber. Even the most agile monkeys in the jungle are no match for me!"

"I am the best at using mountain herbs to concoct poisons. I make all the poison arrows in the tribe!"

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Zhao Shuo's compensation package doesn't seem that high on the surface. However, considering the productivity level of the jungle people, diseases, plagues, the risks during hunting, and the harsh climate, which one couldn't take their lives or cripple them?

The average lifespan in the mountain village is definitely less than forty years.

Only then did Zhao Shuo instruct Tarhun to select the eighty most outstanding individuals from among them.

Of course, he couldn't completely trust Tarhun. Zhao Shuo planned to conduct a test on them to see their true strength.

When Temujin heard about this, he was also very interested and came to watch with Khorchi, Hulan, Jochi, Khutukhai, and other nobles.

"It's here."

The horse whip in Zhao Shuo's hand pointed to a steep cliff in the distance that had been chosen in advance.

This was a cliff that seemed to have been eroded by a mountain torrent, about seventy or eighty zhang high, with no grass or trees on it. It was only covered with moss and weathered honeycomb-shaped holes that almost covered the entire cliff. A red flag stood on the top of the cliff.

Zhao Shuo said, "Anyone who can rush to the top of the cliff and touch the red flag within two quarters of an hour will be considered qualified."

"Isn't this too simple? They are the most powerful warriors of the Tumat tribe." Tarhun said, "Why not tie twenty strings of copper bells on the mountain? Anyone who touches the copper bells, even if they climb to the top of the mountain, will still be considered unqualified."

"Alright. Go and arrange it!"

"Yes."

Soon, Tarhun's fiery figure nimbly shuttled across the cliff, tying twenty strings of copper bells to the rock crevices with horse mane. The thinnest bell rope was only as thick as a hair. It seemed that if she were to participate in this test, it would be easy for her.

So, what about the others?

"Start!"

With Tarhun's order, the first batch of twenty people climbed onto the cliff almost simultaneously.

They scattered like geckos, climbing in different postures. Some people climbed directly with their fingers, some used daggers to jam into the cliff crevices, and some skillfully used hooks to lasso the small rock protrusions in front of them to gain leverage. In three breaths, twenty human-shaped shadows had bloomed on the rock wall.

Chi chi chi ~ ~

Chi chi ~ ~

In less than a quarter of an hour, a young man in his twenties wearing a bearskin suit raised the red flag at the top of the mountain.

Tarhun introduced, "His name is Chirkhan, and he just turned twenty this year. When he was five years old, his father was surrounded by three bears while hunting and was bitten to death. Thanks to the help of the tribe, the orphan and widow barely survived. Now that Chirkhan has been selected for the special forces, his mother will be able to live a few good days."

"The second one to reach the top of the mountain is Chartürgen, the best hunter in the tribe. His skills in making poison arrows and setting traps are much stronger than his rock climbing skills."

"The third is Black Sar, who is good at lurking, tracking, and can imitate the calls of more than a dozen birds and animals. This time he was selected for the special forces, and he can finally marry his beloved girl."

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Tarhun was very familiar with the warriors in the tribe, as if counting family treasures.

In less than two quarters of an hour, the first batch of twenty people all reached the top of the mountain, and the copper bells did not make any sound.

Following closely were the second batch, the third batch, and the fourth batch, all of whom reached the top of the mountain within two quarters of an hour.

Three people accidentally rang the copper bells, perhaps their skills in other areas were special, but their rock climbing was not as good as others.

But Tarhun did not hesitate to replace three people, and achieved success.

These Tumat warriors were too terrifying. In terms of rock climbing, tree climbing, jungle raiding, and trap hunting skills alone, they were even more outstanding than the special forces of later generations.

Zhao Shuo was very satisfied.

Even Temujin, who was watching from the side, praised him and said, "Very good! It is a pity that such brave warriors are left in the mountains and buried in the mouths of wild beasts. Joining your elite knife unit is their best destination. Ashuo, give them some settlement money, and come back to the army with me in three days."

The people in the mountains are not as good as the people on the grasslands when it comes to fighting in battle formations.

Temujin conquered the forest people, originally to stabilize the rear, and did not intend to recruit soldiers from the forest people.

Zhao Shuo's formation of this special forces unit was indeed an unexpected surprise for him.

Khorchi's heart moved, and he said, "Genghis Khan is about to leave, why not stay a few more days, so I can properly show my respect to you."

Temujin glared at him and said, "Hmph, stay here for what? How many major events are waiting for me to deal with in the royal court? If it weren't for your mistakes, I wouldn't have come at all."

"Then… then… after you leave, what should I do for the Great Mongol Empire? It's also good to atone for some sins."

"You just…"

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The reason why Temujin sealed Khorchi here was actually just to fulfill the previous political promise, as long as Khorchi enjoyed wealth, he didn't need him to do anything. But on second thought, he was afraid that this guy would be bored and cause similar messes like Tarhun.

He was too lazy to use his brain, so he simply said, "Ashuo, find something for Khorchi to do, so he doesn't cause trouble all day long."

Zhao Shuo thought for a while and said, "Then Khorchi, you continue to lead your tribes to conquer the north."

"I will let my merchants cooperate with you."

"When you encounter obedient tribes, use exquisite sheepskins, liquor, perfume, soap, and other things to trade with them, control them, and conquer them. When you encounter disobedient ones, kill them all. In short, the land in the north, try to occupy as much as possible."

Temujin asked doubtfully, "The forest people are already suffering from the cold, what's the use of us wanting the land further north? Even my Mongol ancestors are unwilling to go there."

Zhao Shuo smiled faintly, "Every piece of land in the world is useful. In the future, our Great Mongol Empire will become stronger and stronger, and we will definitely need a lot of minerals. Maybe there are a lot of minerals in the cold land in the north. Even if we don't use them, there will be future generations."

North of Lake Baikal is the vast Siberian land.

It contains rich mineral, natural gas, and timber resources.

There are no powerful forces in the Siberian region now. They are all tribes weaker than the Tumat people. As long as Khorchi pays enough attention, he can completely fight all the way to the end.

"Alright."

Temujin was indifferent to this matter and said, "Khorchi, did you hear that? Do as Ashuo says."

Khorchi was a little worried and said, "Is there an end to it? The further north you go, the colder it gets. I'm afraid there won't be a single living person for hundreds of miles."

"There is an end." Zhao Shuo said, "You conquer to the north, and when you reach a place where there is only one day a year, half a year of daylight and half a year of night, you can stop advancing. By the way, there is a strange bird there, with a white belly and a black back, walking upright on two feet, but it cannot fly. You catch a few back, and that will be considered completing the task."

In modern society, there are penguins only in Antarctica, not in the Arctic.

However, in ancient times, there were also penguins in the Arctic. They were similar in appearance to Antarctic penguins, but they were not the same species. Zoologists called them "Great Penguins". Around the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, these Great Penguins were exterminated by European colonists.

Although Temujin was puzzled as to why Zhao Shuo knew so much, wasn't this just finding something for Khorchi to do? Maybe Zhao Shuo made it up.

He was too lazy to investigate in detail and said, "When you catch a few of those strange birds for me, it will be considered atonement for the Tarhun incident."

"Yes, yes, yes, I understand." Khorchi nodded repeatedly.

After arranging for Khorchi to go to the Arctic to catch penguins, and leaving some salt, cloth, and ironware for the special warriors, Temujin and Zhao Shuo returned to the grassland with the army.