Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1332
It's another year.

This is already the fourth Spring Festival in Beijing, and Baiguan has been working in Beiping for two full years.

In the past two years, Peking Mansion has changed a lot.

The city wall on the west side was rebuilt in a large area, and Linshuo Palace rose from the ground.

There are many new luxury houses in more than [-] squares in the city.Most of the male owners of the mansion are ministers and generals who came with their cars. They are generally not young and speak foreign accents, but the hostesses are mostly young and beautiful women who speak Hebei Mandarin. My child is also a wonder.

In the suburbs of Youdu and Jier counties, the number of farmers speaking with foreign accents also increased significantly.After getting in touch with them more, I know that they mainly come from several places: Jingzhaofu, Huazhou, Tongzhou, Lingzhou, Xiazhou, Suizhou, Yinzhou, etc. I heard that there will be a group of Songzhou and Bianzhou this year. People, the demographic structure of Beiping Prefecture has really been permanently changed, especially when the local people—whether they are Han Chinese or Fanhu—partially migrated south to Hubei Road.

The Khitan looting incident that had troubled the people of Youzhou for many years has completely disappeared. This may be a positive change brought about by the new dynasty.

Starting from Li Keju, Li Quanzhong, Li Kuangwei, Li Kuangchou, Gao Siji and even the Jin Dynasty, Youzhou soldiers and horses were deeply involved in the Central Plains War, and the frontier defense was extremely empty.

From the hundreds of riders at the beginning, it gradually became thousands of riders and more than [-] riders. If they were robbed, they ran away, and they came back after running, which made the people of Youzhou miserable.At the most difficult time, even going to Yanshan to cut firewood became a dangerous thing. The whole town strongly demanded that the soldiers and horses be withdrawn and no longer participate in the war in the Central Plains, but their voices were not answered.

Daxia did not attempt to restore the former border fort system in Youzhou Town.Their actions were very straightforward. They rebuilt the Andong Mansion, sent out immigrants from Kansai and Hebei, resettled the soldiers, and established an armed force in southern Liaoning that could go north at any time.

The recovery of Shanhou and Yingzhou has greatly improved the security situation in Youzhou. The Khitan tribe was driven far away and could no longer reach the counties of Youzhou, and the people have been happy since then.

Another positive change is that the market is booming.

As one of the three capitals of the Great Xia, when the emperor stayed here, all kinds of materials were transported to Youzhou through the Yongji Canal, and people of all kinds gathered in Youzhou, and even Hu merchants from outside the region were attracted—they used to go to Hexi The corridor enters Guanzhong, then enters Luoyang, and now directly crosses the grassland, and then goes south to Youzhou.

They brought a wealth of foreign goods, some of which looked rare, and if they were resold to Henan or even Jianghuai, they could make a fortune.And the silk silk from other places can be resold by local merchants to Hu merchants, which can make a lot of money.

The commercial benefits of the Trade Center cannot be overstated.

For the local warriors in Youzhou who are interested in gaining wealth, the opportunities have also increased.

The sage likes to go hunting, and often stays in folk houses—this "min" is obviously unusual.

When he meets a young man who is extremely brave, he will personally test his martial arts. If he catches his eye, he will naturally earn money.This saint's pro-army has just expanded to 5000 people, and the future is very promising.

All in all, people in Youzhou have complicated perceptions of the new dynasty.Annoyed by the devastation they've brought about, yet delighted by the positive change they've brought about.With the passage of time, there will be fewer and fewer people who hold a negative attitude towards the new dynasty, and more and more people who hold a positive attitude, there is no doubt about it.

The world is changing little by little.Although the speed of this change is still very slow, the trend is very firm and cannot be reversed.

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In the first month of the seventh year since the founding of the pole, unless necessary, Shao Shude was recuperating.

Official affairs are handled during the day as much as possible, and memorials are generally not reviewed at night.I really can't finish it, so I only pick the important ones, and leave the trivial things to the prime ministers.In his view, a large part of the memorials sent by officials from various places are "junk mail", which is a complete waste of time.

At night, I usually go to bed at the beginning of the Hai Dynasty, hugging the soft body of Mrs. Chu or Zhang Hui, and sleep until dawn without dreams.Get up again to practice martial arts for a while, take a bath, and feel very energetic all day long.

He was preparing for the conquest of Khitan.Regulate the body, recharge your batteries, once you go to Khitan or even Bohai, you may not have such a regular life.

On February [-]th, Shao Shude summoned his eldest son Shao Chengjie in Jintai Hall.

"After February, Erlang will set off for Anton Mansion. After a little preparation, we can start." Shao Shude said after taking the tea from Mrs. Zhong.

"My lord, I can go in February." Shao Chengjie replied.

"You have only been married for two months, and you are in a hurry to go east? Why, are you not satisfied with your bride?" Shao Shude said.

Zhong squeezed his hand very covertly, Shao Shude smiled and said, "No. We will leave in March."

"Okay." Shao Chengjie reluctantly agreed.

"Don't be unhappy." Shao Shude said: "Your martial arts are good. The soldiers of Heizhu, Jindao, and Feixiong are full of praise for you. Grandpa is very pleased. With this ability, you can gain a foothold in the troubled times. But you still have to learn how to use people. Grandpa doesn’t expect you to be able to understand the affairs of agriculture, engineering, and medicine, but you have to learn to discover talents and appoint talents. Here you go."

He is quite satisfied with his eldest son now.

The most worrying problem is the usurpation of the yellow robe, and now it seems that the risk is decreasing. This is his biggest heart problem. He is naturally very happy to see that there is a possibility of solving it.

If the eldest son is also proficient in civil affairs and can govern the country, that is of course good.If not, then arrange for him several capable prime ministers.If he can make good use of the words of these prime ministers, even if he hangs out with Wu Fu every two days, it will not be a big deal.

"I know." Shao Chengjie replied.

"Gao Renhou came to report that he led the army to the south, collected tribute from the Zangmen, and envoys from the Zangmen tribes came to Beijing to pay tribute. You have been in Jiannan for several years, what do you think about this?" Shao Shude opened the last memorial to the case , After looking at it, he asked.

Zangman is actually a general term, with a vast area and a very complicated interior, and it is not a nation at all.The Tang Dynasty would not bother to distinguish, and unified the title of the title of 牂牁扁.

The reason why he was able to get in touch with the Zangman Man was because Gao Renhou had led the army eastward to attack the territory of the Wutai Army, that is, the former Qianzhong Town.

When Shao Chengjie attacked Li Maozhen, the number of troops expanded to more than [-].However, these troops were either impotently recruited strong men with weak combat capabilities, or surrendered troops—in fact, most of the surrendered troops were also local peasants who were temporarily recruited by Li Maozhen.

Of course, these soldiers must be demobilized on a large scale.

From the second half of the fifth year of Jianji to the middle of the sixth year of Jianji, more than [-] young men from the middle of Sichuan were dismissed for a whole year, and they were ordered to return home and return to their fields.

The remaining 8 or 1 people were part of the state army, and the remaining [-] elite were organized into the Victory Army.In October of last year, Gao Renhou left [-] people to guard Chengdu, led an army of [-], and led Shao Zhiyan, Shao Zhiwei, Shao Zhixing and other generals, from the original Suizhou Town (Lingsui, He, Chang, Yu, and Lu) State) moved eastward from the old land, and Fuzhou (governing Fuling) surrendered with half push and half.

In November, they set off from Fuzhou again, traveled southeast along the Fuling River, defeated a part of the Wutai Army in Wulong County, and captured and beheaded more than [-] people.Afterwards, they took advantage of the victory and pursued, sailed to Xinning County, Qianzhou, and fought several battles with the Wutai Army, with occasional small defeats, and finally won a big victory.Five thousand people were captured and killed, and more than ten thousand barbarians from various tribes who came to help Wang Jianzhao were killed, all the way to the western suburbs of Pengshui County, where Qianzhou was located.

At this time, the Jingnan army also went south from Kui Gorge, winning consecutive battles all the way, and arrived in the north of Qianzhou City.

At the end of the month, Wu Zhendu's generals, mainly Cai people, killed Wang Jianzhao and surrendered in Kaesong.

So far, Qianzhou has settled down.

Master Wang is so brave, it is natural to shock people from far and near.

Gao Renhou mentioned in his memorandum that except for Guizhou and Fuzhou, the other twelve prefectures ruled by the Wutai army were mostly on the sidelines, or sent envoys to contact them, or secretly communicated with them. .

Shao Shude approved.

State governors such as Shi, Xi, Si, and Chen, who were generals of Wang Jianzhao's troops, or local tyrants, did not have the determination to resist desperately, and the imperial court just issued a new appointment letter.

The troops in central Guizhou were few and weak, and these Zhengzhous were developed to a certain extent in the previous Tang Dynasty. The local people either immigrated from the Tang Dynasty, or naturalized barbarians, so they retained more vitality, which would be beneficial to future rule.

Now the letter of appointment has been sent to the counties in central Guizhou by an urgent courier from Wubaili. Gao Renhou also led 2 people to the south to show off his military power.

The southern part of Qianzhong Town is almost all the old land of the ancient Zangzang Kingdom, with many tribes.

Gao Renhou dispatched envoys to the various Jimi prefectures.

According to him, by the end of the first month, some tribal leaders who were closer to him had come to surrender with gifts, but the envoys sent to Chongzhou were killed, and he was going to lead an army to conquer.

Chongzhou is located in the area of ​​Yuqing County in later generations. It was originally Zhengzhou, but it was reduced to Jimi Prefecture in Tianbao three years ago.It can be seen that the local tribe has a certain strength if Tang Ting can dismiss Zhengzhou.If it is settled this time, Shao Shude decided to merge it into Feizhou and no longer imprison it.

"My lord, those who are willing to come will be rewarded with some gifts for some officials. Those who are not willing to come will be beaten until they are convinced." Shao Chengjie said: "The former Tang court's strategy for dealing with arrogant and rebellious feudal vassals can be used today. .”

How did Tang Ting deal with the rebellious feudal town?Naturally, it was to stir up the Fanzhen Doufan Town.

The feudal town that pretended to fight against the imperial court was besieged by neighboring towns and lost its territory.Even though in the end the conquest failed to do its best because the feudal towns that sent troops had their own ulterior motives, the rebellious feudal towns themselves were afraid, and the imperial court obeyed after another step.Everyone lives in peace and harmony, and each lives his own life.

Those barbarian tribes can actually be regarded as a different kind of feudal town.It has been thousands of years, and it is impossible that there will be no contradictions among the tribes. At this time, if there are officials who are familiar with brutality as staff, they can use their strengths to fight, not to seek complete peace, but to surrender in name. It is not difficult to do this.

Of course, just like the feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty who obeyed for a period of time and then rebelled, it is impossible for the barbarian tribe to obey forever.But in fact, it doesn't matter. Some things can't be expected to be settled once and for all. If something happens, it can be analyzed and solved in detail.

"Not bad." Shao Shude nodded in approval.

The son's answer was the same as last time.Hit, hit until you take it.Those who obeyed will give sweet dates to the officials.This is the correct strategy, but he still needs to examine the details.Sometimes, details test a person's level the most.

"In the early Tang Dynasty, some rebels were defeated by Taoist soldiers, but the court pardoned their crimes. Do you know why?" Shao Shude asked.

"I'm afraid that after the demise of the rebels, the territory will be divided up." Shao Chengjie said with a smile: "Shun fan can become a rebellious fan, and a rebellious fan can also become a submissive fan. What a good bird. Tang Ting should have learned from the lessons of Ziqing Town in Lianzhou, and there will be no second Ziqing Town in the world."

In the mid-Tang Dynasty, Ziqing Town was once connected to more than ten states, and it was the most powerful feudal clan in the world.But before that, he was not actually a traitor. He was very submissive at one time, sent troops to fight for the court, and actively offered confessions.But after becoming stronger, his ambitions also swelled, and finally he was besieged and destroyed by various towns, and the territory was divided into three towns, namely Tianping Army, Taining Army, and Pinglu Army.

"You have this understanding, grandpa, don't worry." Shao Shude stood up, walked up to Erlang, and said, "The experience you accumulated in Shuzhong may not be suitable for Beidi. The enemies you defeated in Shuzhong are far less powerful." The enemies in the Northland are strong, don't be arrogant and arrogant, understand?"

"I understand." Shao Chengjie saluted.

"Recently, I spend more time with my mother and bride. I am traveling east in March. Grandpa has great expectations for you. Don't mess it up." Shao Shude waved his hand and said, "Let's step back."

(End of this chapter)