Horses will continue to be vital to Chinese military survival against raiders up until the Mongolian conquest: the whole tea-horse trade with Tibet is about supplying border nations with tea for their thick nutrient rich-breakfast slurry beverage in exchange for a constant stream of good horses. Maintaining these numbers was the office of an entire special government division.
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Re: 177. 六月 - Liu Yue
Date: 2021-04-06 10:50 pm (UTC)Horses will continue to be vital to Chinese military survival against raiders up until the Mongolian conquest: the whole tea-horse trade with Tibet is about supplying border nations with tea for their thick nutrient rich-breakfast slurry beverage in exchange for a constant stream of good horses. Maintaining these numbers was the office of an entire special government division.