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

“Zhao Shuo is my son-in-law, the husband of my eldest daughter, Hua Zheng. During the Battle of Kuo Yi Tian, I was deeply besieged, and an enemy arrow struck my chest, putting me in mortal danger. Zhao Shuo led his troops into the encirclement, sustaining eight wounds, and desperately rescued me back to our lines.

During the Battle of Helan Zhen Shatuo, he personally led the army to cover my retreat, and also saved my brother Hesar, along with a son and a daughter.

In the Battle of Zhe Zhe Yun Du, Zhao Shuo killed Wang Han in battle.

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

The other small contributions Zhao Shuo has made are countless, so I won't go into detail. Now, I am granting him a hereditary fiefdom of five thousand households, and he will also be in charge of the ten thousand households bordering the Yilunber Grassland!”

“Consort Zhao Shuo, the number one warrior of the grasslands!”

“Killing Wang Han, killing Taiyang Khan, capturing Zamuhe, his illustrious battle achievements are unparalleled!”

“Consort Zhao Shuo, well done!”

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The applause for the third decree was much more enthusiastic than for Menglike and Bo'ershu, and there were even enthusiastic cheers.

This was because it was generally acknowledged that Zhao Shuo's military achievements were the greatest in Mongolia.

Moreover, Temujin's rewards were really interesting.

So what if Menglike was the most meritorious official? So what if he had the privilege of sitting next to Temujin? In the end, he was just a hereditary chieftain of a thousand households.

Bo'ershu was also a chieftain of ten thousand households, but only one thousand households could be inherited.

Although Zhao Shuo was the third most meritorious official, in terms of practical benefits, he was not only the chieftain of ten thousand households but also had a hereditary fiefdom of five thousand households. This was much better than Menglike and Bo'ershu; he was indeed the most generously rewarded meritorious official.

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

Originally, the five thousand households under his command were only his 'subordinates'; what Temujin could give, he could also take away.

Now, these five thousand households would permanently become his subjects, and he had the power of life and death over them. As long as they did not commit heinous crimes, they would forever belong to him.

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

Just average, the third in the world.

So what if he was the third most meritorious official? It was enough to have enough practical benefits; Zhao Shuo didn't mind.

The fourth meritorious official rewarded by Temujin was Muhuali.

He was granted a hereditary fiefdom of one thousand households and was placed in charge of the left-wing ten thousand households bordering the Helawen Zhidun Mountains.

Muhuali's military achievements were outstanding, and this reward was fair and well-deserved; there was nothing to say.

The fifth meritorious official was named Huo'erchi. Temujin granted him a hereditary fiefdom of one thousand households and placed him in charge of the ten thousand households of the Ba'alin, Tuo'aoliesi, and Tie Liangguti tribes.

Huo'erchi was originally a shaman of the Qiyan tribe and didn't have much ability.

However, when Temujin's power was not yet strong, he declared the will of the Eternal Sky, saying that Temujin should be the Khan of Mongolia. Temujin immediately stated that once he unified the grasslands, he would grant him a fiefdom of ten thousand households. Huo'erchi was not satisfied and also wanted thirty beautiful women, which Temujin also agreed to.

It was precisely because of Huo'erchi's prophecy that Temujin, whose strength was inferior to that of other tribes, was able to form alliances and use various means to become the Khan of the Mongol tribe and obtain his first pot of gold in life.

It can be said that Huo'erchi was greedy for wealth and lustful but incompetent. Just by relying on such a key investment, he easily earned a fiefdom of ten thousand households; he was really too lucky.

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The rewards continued.

In the original history, Temujin enfeoffed eighty-eight meritorious officials and ninety-five thousand households.

This time, including Zhao Shuo, the numbers were still the same: eighty-eight meritorious officials and ninety-five thousand households.

The reason was simple: in real history, at this time, the Wanggu tribe had joined Mongolia as a whole because they could no longer bear the oppression of the Jin Dynasty, occupying the places of one meritorious official and five thousand households.

As for why some people were wondering if there should be more Mongolians since Zhao Shuo had transmigrated, how come there were still only ninety-five thousand households?

That was because, in real history, Mongolia at this time, even with the addition of the Wanggu tribe, only had about sixty-five thousand households, and not the actual ninety-five thousand households.

Many meritorious officials at this time only had the title of chieftain of a thousand households, and their subordinates were actually not fully staffed.

For example, Huo'erchi currently only had six thousand households under his command; he only had the title of chieftain of ten thousand households.

Now, even without counting the Wanggu tribe, Mongolia had about seventy thousand households, wasn't that a huge improvement?

Moreover, although everyone except Zhao Shuo was not fully staffed, the Mongol meritorious officials still cheered loudly.

Hereditary!

The hereditary position in the great empire that unified the grasslands!

In the future, even if they committed crimes and had their heads cut off, the hereditary position of chieftain of a thousand households would be given to their relatives. Their descendants would enjoy wealth and honor forever, and their fate would be tied to the country!

Then, Temujin announced the rewards for his own family.

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He distributed ten thousand households to his mother and Temuge, nine thousand households to Jochi, eight thousand households to Chagatai, five thousand households to Ogedai, five thousand households to Tolui, four thousand households to Qasar, two thousand households to Alchidai, and three thousand households to Belgutei.

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

The essence of this decree was to make a part of the hereditary chieftains of a thousand households forever obey these family members of Temujin.

A chieftain of a thousand households can be roughly counted as one thousand households.

The Temujin family came first, and each person had more than two thousand households under their command.

Next were the consorts, the husbands of Temujin's sisters or daughters, who could have more than one thousand households.

For example, Consort Botu, who married Temujin's sister Temulen, was granted two thousand households.

Consort Alchidai, who married Temujin's second daughter Checheyigen, was granted three thousand households.

Consort Zhao Shuo was granted five thousand households.

Below the consorts were ordinary Mongolian nobles.

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

In short, the Mongolian nobles were now divided into three classes: members of the Golden Family, consorts, and ordinary nobles.

Zhao Shuo was an extremely special existence among them. In terms of power, he surpassed Temujin's younger brothers and was on par with Tolui, Ogedai, and others. This was no longer a case of a son-in-law being half a son, but rather 'treatment comparable to that of the sons'.

For a time, he was unparalleled in prestige and held the highest position in the court.

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