Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1605 Han Feng Tang Yun
On the eighth day of December, Shengjia arrived at Yanqi Mansion, but stopped because of the cold wind and heavy snow.

Every family is preparing for the New Year.

Yes, it is Chinese New Year.

The Tibetans have received a little Tang culture, and they have a vague idea of ​​the concept of New Year's Day.But they will not take the initiative to go there, and they are really driven by the influence of the local ruling class.

Culture is an all-encompassing thing with too much content.

Basic necessities of life are culture, language and writing are culture, art beliefs are culture, customs and traditions are also culture.

Is the cultural difference between the Xia people and the Persians just a matter of religion?That's too narrow.

The proportion of this thing is not even one percent.

The food we eat is different, the house we live in is different, the clothes we wear are different, our language is different, our artistic aesthetics are different, our festival customs are different, there are too many...

How do you change the places where people are different from you?
Generally speaking, there are two ways.

The first method has the fastest effect, changes in force, and punishes those who refuse to obey until they obey.

The second is a peaceful approach.Use a higher dimension of civilization to naturally induce changes in others, and eventually converge with you.

The Dinghaishenzhen of Yanqi Mansion is the two thousand soldiers of the mansion.

As the masters, as the ruling class, driven by them intentionally or unintentionally, the trilogy also changed actively or passively.

On this day, the snow just stopped.

In Zhang Village, Dayong Township, Yanqi County, a long exorcism team beat the thin waist drums and walked out of the village.

The thin waist drums are made by local artisans.

This is a small detail of assimilation.The local Hu people craftsmen in Yanqi may not have been able to make this style of thin waist drum before, until there was a "customer order".

After finishing, he will try to understand the purpose of this thin waist drum. Over time, the culture of the Central Plains has been understood by this Hu craftsman.

This is the basis of everything, because only by understanding first can there be a possibility of making changes later.

The composition of the exorcism team is also very complicated, basically a mixture of Han and Chinese, some people beat drums, some hold vajra warriors, and some dance beside them. In short, it is very lively and joyous.

Through this kind of ritual activity of joint participation, everyone unconsciously deepens the bond.

While beating and beating, the team came to the sea (Bosten Lake).As the leader shouted loudly, people lit the paper man representing the disease and threw it into the lake.

Afterwards, several masks representing the disease were hung on the big tree by the lake, and everyone took bows and arrows and shot them from a distance.

In this activity, Huang Tai, the mansion soldier, is the most showy, every arrow is sure to hit, and he is triumphant.

When I was in the Central Plains, some people could practice for a long time just for these activities.

"Which family are you from? Archery has become popular." After the event, Huang Tai walked up to one person and asked.

"Zhang~hei~dog." This person can't speak official language, but he still knows the name of the host family.

Huang Tai couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "You called Zhang Heigou too? That's fine too! Zhang Heigou's shooting skills are average, but he's tall and thick, and when he puts on heavy armor, he's really a ghost. Hold it in the front, and if you steal the cold and shoot arrows in the back, you will definitely be able to kill all directions."

Buqu looked at him blankly.

Huang Tai didn't take it seriously, he took out a bag of raisins from his pocket, threw it to him, and said, "Don't give up on yourself. With such skill, meritorious service is nothing to worry about. And with credit, you don't need to be a part of the song." Yes. Practice hard."

When the government soldiers go out to fight, they don't necessarily go out alone.

Drinking water, armor, weapons, etc., a lot of luggage.Sometimes a pack horse cannot be put down, and two horses are needed to carry it. At this time, one step is often taken on the road.

In the early Tang Dynasty, there were government soldiers who didn't want to go out on their own, and even asked the trilogy to act on their behalf.These parts, more or less have a certain combat effectiveness, are highly militarized civilians.

After the exorcism drama was completed, the team returned to the village.

This village is quite particular. Ten households gathered some sheep, exchanged seven or eight pigs from the merchants, and slaughtered them on the spot.

After the killing, they asked their respective minions to share the meat, gave them some wine, and told them not to eat until after offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God.

The trilogy members didn't know much about this custom, so they could only inquire and learn from each other. After figuring out the details, they happily went home with meat wine.

Han style and Tang rhyme entered into the lives of the Tibetans bit by bit.The so-called assimilation is nothing more than that.

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"In the past, the Tathagata taught and taught, mostly relying on mountains and forests, but now this monk, mostly loves cities." In Yanqi Tongguang Temple, two small officials looked at the newly built temple, and they were all speechless.

They're here to inspect.

The imperial court gave the Anxi Taoist temples the privilege of tax exemption, and allocated a part of the land, but it does not mean that they are indifferent.

"Long Qilang, Zhongqimu, Ciwumu, Taobanmu..." After sighing, the two began to reconcile accounts.

"Dragon Thirteen, Middle Ninth, Second Seventh, Peach Two Trees One..."

"He assassination, middle eight, second six, peach two mu twenty-four steps..."

"Nuhan..."

"Zhong" means Zhongtian, and "Ci" means Xiatian.

"Peach" means "rose apple", which means a grape field.

The two agreed for a long time, at least the numbers on the account books matched, and then they took pains to ride to the temple field near Tongguang Temple to check them one by one.

After the imperial court captured Yanqi, most of the land was "unowned", so part of it was allocated to the newly built Tongguang Temple.

The abbot of the temple is Fahai, an apprentice of Master Dade Lisheng in Gaochang, who came here to spread his branches and leaves, and built the first Lanruo in Yanqi Mansion after the war.

Fa Hai was already waiting by the road.

Contrary to what most people imagine, Fahai is tall and strong, with a ferocious face and is good at using iron rods.When you go into battle, no matter what armor you wear, I will give you a stick with your head in your pocket, it won't work.

"The two officials are polite, and I have been waiting here for a long time." Fahai put his hands together and said as "kindly and kindly" as possible.

"People outside the mage, there is no need to be polite." The two laughed: "We are also ordered by the governor to come to inspect and trouble the mage."

"It should." Fa Hai said.

After all, let’s lead the way first, and introduce which field belongs to which one, whether it is the upper field, the middle field, the lower field, or whether it is planted with trees, grapes, or other crops.

Of course, Fa Hai needs only an introduction.A few monks followed behind him, calling out the tenants of the temple field one by one, so that they could check at any time.

It can be seen that the tenants are a little cautious when they see the monk.Not only because of renting and planting other people's fields, but also because the temple itself is a complete closed-loop economic system.It is an exaggeration to say that most of the things that an ordinary farmer needs for life, old age, sickness and death can be solved within this economic system.

"I heard that Sogdian and Persian Hu merchants came to Dongdong many years ago. Are they still here?" The two petty officials asked after randomly checking a few farmhouses and finding no problems.

"Last year, the army was in turmoil, and no one came here." Fahai asked a few farmers in Uighur, and said, "But these Hu merchants are indeed suspicious. If we encounter them in the future, we will strictly investigate them."

Both of them were speechless.

They came from the Central Plains, and they are not quite used to the role of monks in the Western Regions in society.After listening to Fa Hai's words, he could only nod and laugh dryly. The monks in the Central Plains only dare to lend usury. Why are the monks in the Western Regions so virtuous?
After inspecting the village, they returned to Tongguang Temple and looked inside the temple.

The imperial court paid more than half of the construction cost of Tongguang Temple.The two went around and found that there was no flashy and extravagant part, so they secretly relieved.

Before leaving, I looked at the monk's house.

Hundreds of powerful monks had just returned from training, hung all kinds of sharp instruments on the racks, and then lined up for evening classes.

Another shock.

I used to hear that the fifty monks and soldiers around Li Shengtian, the lord of Khotan, were able to outnumber ten. I thought it was exaggerated, but now it seems that it may be true?

After drinking a cup of tea, the two bid farewell and left, leaving Tongguang Temple.

In the gloomy twilight, they looked at the temple amidst the white snow, with its cornices and cliffs, and its treasures.Thinking back to the farmers of the temple, even the Fanhu people began to learn the Han language, and were firmly controlled and organized.

The changes in the Western Regions are happening bit by bit.Given time, the world will definitely be turned upside down.

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After the Laba Festival, the snow increased again.

Shao Shude had no choice but to stop in Yanqi, preparing to celebrate the New Year on the spot.

Fortunately, this place has been developed for a year, and it has a little bit of foundation, and as an important logistics transfer center, there is a lot of food and grass, otherwise it will still have to travel in the snow.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, he summoned officials large and small from the Yanqi Mansion: the new Yanqi Yin Xiao Chuqian, Shao Yin Zhu Yanshou, Silu Shenjun Wang Dong, Gongcao Shenjun Niu Zhiye, Yanqi Ling Zhang Renyuan and others.

Xiao Chuqian was the former governor of Cangzhou.When Master Wang captured Cangjing Town, he took office and stabilized the local situation for the court.This time he was transferred to Yanqi Yin, and his official career was favored by many people.

Needless to say, Zhu Yanshou, Huainan surrendered.After the Dragon and Tiger Army disappeared, he was assigned the post of Yanqi Shaoyin, a "military transferred cadre".You can think that this is a consolation for him, or you can think that the frontier needs the help of generals to control the situation. You are right. In fact, there are two factors.

Wang Dong is the son of Wang Qianyu, the former deputy envoy of the Longxiang Army, one of the two generals recommended by Zhuge Shuang back then, and he has passed away.

Wang Dong himself was born as a Yin official. He had worked as a county lieutenant and chief bookkeeper, so he had quite a lot of experience.

Niu Zhiye's background is similar to that of Wang Dong, the son-in-law of Xiao Fu of the Imperial College, and the son of Niu Li, a general recommended by Zhuge Shuang.

Zhang Renyuan is the son of Zhang Cunjing.He was not born as an official, but a serious Jinshi. He is only 21 years old this year, so he can be said to be a young man.

"Is there enough land in Yanqi?" It was snowing heavily outside, and the room was warm as spring. Since Shao Shude decided to stay, he stopped thinking about it and planned to ask about local military and civilian affairs.

"Your Majesty, since last year, I have organized the common people to dig ditches and level the fields for more than a year." Xiao Chuqian said: "There are a lot of fields, but few people."

"What about the food?" Shao Shude asked, "If there are more than ten thousand people, will it be able to support it?"

"Within 2 people, we should be able to barely support them. However, at Shule and Beiting, do we need Yanqi to transfer food and grass?"

"Just take care of yourself." Shao Shude said: "Since that's the case, I don't have anything to worry about. Next year, I will formally form the Yanqi Prefecture Army, and I will transfer 3000 people from the Hengye and Luoyan armies, together with their family members, to relocate Come to Yanqi. Remember, this is a family of [-] people. If you want to count the land by dictation, a family will be given [-] mu of land, and you will see how to distribute it.”

"I obey the order." Xiao Chuqian replied.

People are the root of everything.

There are more immigrants from the Central Plains, and they can bring advanced agricultural production technology, cultivate more fields, and produce more food.

With more food production, more new immigrants can be accommodated.

After these Central Plains immigrants took root, they could assimilate the Tibetans and stabilize the social order.And the stability of social order will promote the development of agriculture, industry and commerce.

This is positive feedback, also known as snowballing.To put it mildly, be friends with time.

He has already seen the changes in Yanqi.

After returning to Beijing, he will continue to pay attention to the affairs of the Western Regions, and continue to invest more resources here.

(End of this chapter)