Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1661 Letter from afar
"Let's put down one more thing." On the carriage, Shao Shude closed his eyes and murmured.

Zhong Shi pressed gently for him.

This woman is "scary".

She will not agree to Shao Shude's perverted requests, but in other respects, she serves very well.

Fortunately, on the way to Dongdu, Shao Shude's daily life was almost all taken care of by her.The details are perfect, and the attitude is meticulous, so that Shao Shude wanted to ask her: "Is this tiring?"

But he didn't ask after all.

Everyone has their own values. They have their own code of conduct and lifestyle. It is not beautiful to force others to change.

"Your Majesty has put too much on his mind." Zhong's soft voice rang in his ears.

"Indeed." Shao Shude smiled wryly.

Once upon a time, he thought that most of the work had been done when he had leveled the world.But he soon realized that he was thinking too much, and one thing after another came to his face, making you flustered.

Of course he can take it easy.

Wouldn't it be okay to do less?As the hero who unifies Kyushu, is there still someone forcing you to work?

That's what I said, but people really can't be so chic.

There are also people who force him to do things, and that is himself.

It's like a person who has saved a sum of money, and after doing a big thing, there is still some balance, so he decides to use up these balances as well.Because the single amount spent is small, there are many places to spend money, and it is very detailed, which makes people very tired.

Sometimes, he plans to leave these trivial matters to the people below, and he will go out to "play" for a year or so.But people can't be so willful after all, he no longer has the qualifications to wander around, and he doesn't feel relieved to leave many things to the subordinates-before the new pattern is completely formed.

"After Yalong is finished, there will still be Zhang Zhung. After Zhang Zhung is finished, there will be things on the Persian side. Even in the North Court area, the Miaogas people are becoming more and more active, so we have to guard against it." Shao Shude sighed.

"Aren't the yamen tents of the Miagas located in the Jianhe (Yenisei River) area? Why did they go south to harass them?" Zhong asked curiously.

"There is no other reason. It's cold! The weather is getting colder." Shao Shude said: "When the weather is cold, there will be less rain, and the grass will not prosper. In winter, people will be frozen to death, and cattle and sheep will be slaughtered in large quantities, and life will become more difficult. This year , the Lifan Academy is about to provide disaster relief."

Zhong suddenly realized.

She was beside the saint, and she also heard a report from the grassland in the north, saying that the growth of grass this year was not good, and the shamans didn't count it—well, to be honest, the shamans often miscalculated, but this didn't affect their Reputation, as long as the calculation is correct, everything will come back.

The Lifan Academy has already come up with a countermeasure. The Ministry of Households ordered the four provinces of Guanbei, Hedong, Hebei, and Liaodong to prepare grain and hay and transport them to Yinshan, Yanshan, and Daxianbei Mountains, ready to help the grasslands at any time.

To be honest, this opened Chong's eyes.

In ancient times, the emperors of the Central Plains gave relief to the grasslands, is there any?
Another point is that Li Fanyuan responded very quickly, only saw a little sign, and took decisive action immediately.Is this the Qingming politics in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic?

Saints do different things.There is a chance that these things will fail, or fall short of original expectations, but it's always a good try.

"There is no need to regard the grassland as a burden." Shao Shude smiled and said: "Their existence is the de facto frontier army of Daxia. They are guarding the border for you, so naturally they have to give some benefits."

When he said this, he thought of a certain country in later generations.It may be very reluctant, and it may always want to get rid of it, but from a historical point of view, it has actually served as China's border guards for more than half a century, so that Liaodong can deploy a lot of troops and horses, and only border police are needed. Save countless military expenses.

"Can the Shrews fight?" Zhong asked curiously.

"It's not bad, it's not too good to fight, but it's not weak." Shao Shude said: "During the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang Dynasty, there were some people who were attracted to the south and were defeated by Li Keyong in Yunzhou. In the past 30 years, the Tatars The Tartars are moving westward, and they are actually moving westward too. I have no intention of using force to deal with the Shrews, and the overall strategy is to use courtesy first and then soldiers."

Chong listened silently.

"In the early Tang Dynasty, the Miaogas people sent envoys to the court, claiming that they were descendants of Li Ling, and had friendship with the Tang Dynasty. Their desire for expansion was not very strong. After defeating the Uighurs, they found that they were unable to rule. I left slowly." Shao Shude continued: "If they are willing to obey, I kind of want them to attack west."

The biggest reason is actually that they have self-knowledge and know how much they have, which is easier to handle.

Historically, the Miaogas moved westward to the Tianshan Mountains during the Yuan Dynasty, merged with the local people, and became the ancestors of the Kyrgyz people.

Interestingly, except for a few people—such as the tribal chieftain who claimed to be a descendant of Li Ling—the Tang Dynasty records that the "red hair", "green eyes" and "skinned face" of the Xiagas people are completely Caucasian, but Modern Kyrgyz people are of yellow race appearance.

It can only be said that the area inside and outside the Tianshan Mountains is too chaotic, with various forces coming and going, and bloodlines are complicated.

The Uighurs, Mongols, and even the Khitans who moved westward all brought a large number of genes of the yellow race to the local area. After a long time, it is difficult to tell who they are.

"In the future—" Zhong was a little worried: "Will the imperial court be dragged down by these tribes?"

"It's possible." Shao Shude said, "It counts as long as you can hold it. During the time you hold it, find a way to move more people from the Central Plains to the past. In this way, even if you lose it in the future, it won't be a loss to the end."

It's a little hard for Chong to understand.

After you emigrate, if the family gets out of control and becomes self-reliant, isn't it all a loss?

Shao Shude didn't bother to explain, and continued to rest with his eyes closed.

The carriage continued eastward, day after day.

Apart from reviewing memorials, Shao Shude focused most of his time on various places in the frontier.

This is the most fragile and difficult part of the country he built, and it takes up too much of his energy.

Sometimes his thoughts were flying, and he remembered what Li Ke said before he died.

According to Li Luoluo, the last words of righteous brother were: "I'm tired..."

I'm really tired, but you still have to cheer up. Your life is not over yet, and you are not qualified to rest.

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At the end of May, Sheng drove through Tongguan.

Shao Shude took a day off in Nanyuan to handle official business.

Below Nanyuan, the first-class national road suddenly narrowed, almost clinging to the Yellow River.

More than 100 years ago, [-] Tang troops left Tongguan, which was convenient for defense, and crowded in this narrow corridor.The army does not form an army, the formation does not form an formation, the past does not know the future, and the future does not know the past. As a result, it was defeated by the Anshi rebels, and there were very few left of the [-] army.

Sometimes it's hard to imagine how stupid the person giving the order is.

10 people crowded in this narrow tidal flat and were tortured and killed without any power to fight back. Why did they do this?
The wisdom of future generations is so low!

Shao Shude couldn't help cheering up, trying to solve more troubles for future generations——

Since the beginning of September last year, when Li Shouxin's mission arrived in Suiye, they have been contacting the Oguz people there.It took a lot of time to go back and forth, but before they knew it, winter came, so hundreds of them spent the winter in Balasagun, and did not continue westward until mid-March this year.

Before leaving, Li Shouxin sent back a memorial.

A month later, when he arrived at the pastureland of the Oguz people, he issued another memorial, which was forwarded by the male camel king to Yanqi Mansion, and sent to Shao Shude's desk in an expedited five hundred miles.

After that, it becomes difficult, if not impossible, to convey information.

In Li Shouxin's memorabilia, Suiye, Atami, Yili, and Ogus are mainly mentioned, and the writing is very detailed with more than ten thousand characters.

After Shao Shude skimmed through the parts about Suiye and Atami, he was still the same.

The Erie Valley takes up some space.

Li Shouxin mentioned that Zhao Wang Shao Siwu warmly entertained him in Gongyue City.

In the eight counties of Yili, there are about 4800 households and more than 22100 people. Most of them are family members of upper-level Zhao officials, craftsmen, and people from the Central Plains who immigrated there in recent years.

In addition to the "common people", there are about 15000 households and more than 46500 mouths of Fubing.

It can be seen from the data that except for a few veterans who have moved their families in the Central Plains one after another, most of the young men have married wives and started families in the local area-the ghost knows where the bride came from-some families still have the next generation.

There are a total of more than 6 people, which is almost the basic situation of Shao Dalang in the local area.Considering that in the past two years, four or five thousand children of the Forbidden Army families have successively run over and reorganized into the left wing of the Tianwu Army. These people are also their basic base.

In addition to "common people" and "military households", there are also "parts"-even more nakedly called "slaves" in the local area, without any concealment.

The number of "slaves" is very large, with a total of more than 22500 households and more than 10 people. They were all allocated to the government soldiers. On average, there were less than two slave households per household, which was much worse than the conditions in the Central Plains.

This population structure made Shao Shude very worried.

Fortunately, Da Lang doesn't plunder people much anymore, and now he is concentrating on stabilizing his digestion, and his mind is still very clear.

According to Li Shouxin, some classics students from the eight counties of Yili went to educate the common people, and they were very diligent. Under the half temptation and half coercion of the imperial court, he moved westward to Yili and settled down.

Li Shouxin was full of praise for Shao Dalang, saying that he built cities, built water conservancy, honored corporals, and promoted talents, and the Yili River Valley has a great atmosphere.In contrast, he belittled the Turks and Uighurs in Rehai and Suiye as worthless, thinking that they were full of internal conflicts, ignorant and backward, and if it weren't for Daxia's support, they might lose to Persia.

Shao Shude is very pleased that his eldest son can gain a firm foothold there.

Speaking of conversation, the Yili River Valley seems to have the best conditions, but it is actually more dangerous than the Seven Sacred States.To have such a situation in the local area, Da Lang must have worked hard.

In some respects, he is still very similar to himself.

Not to mention, if I am in power for a day, the support will not be cut off, and it will be gradually strengthened.

Besides Yili, Atami, and Suiye, Li Shouxin focused on the tribes of Oguz.

He believes that this tribal alliance is very loose and lacks a unified attitude towards the outside world.Moreover, they were extremely greedy. When they heard that the mission was going west, the lion opened its mouth and demanded a lot of property.

The Camel King took the opportunity to fan the flames and asked Daxia to send troops to crusade against the tribes of Oguz.

Li Shouxin saw through the extremely clumsy "trick" of this old man, and borrowed a batch of property from Yili, Suiye, and Rehai, and sent them to the tribes of Oguz, and then they were able to go through.

Greedy?greedy.

Stupid?ignorant.

But this is the Fan people.

This is especially true for the Tibetans in the Western Regions.They don't have much knowledge. Perhaps in the eyes of the Oguz, the strength of Daxia should be similar to that of Persia. The victory on the battlefield is also because the soldiers are elite enough and the generals are experienced-to a certain extent, they also Not wrong, because Daxia can only mobilize limited resources to invest in the Western Regions.

The tribes of Oguz have not yet sent anyone to the Central Plains to have an audience.It was obvious what they were up to.

For the time being, let's not deal with them, and consolidate the foundation of Daxia in the Western Regions, which is the real business.

Yizhou, Xizhou, Tingzhou, and Yanqi Prefecture, plus the five towns of Qiuci, Gumo, Shule, Khotan, and Shuanghe, all businesses are booming, and the population, food, and soldiers are increasingly sufficient...

This country, with every passing day, is gradually gaining strength, no matter where in the empire it is.

After concentrating on reviewing a bunch of memorials, Sheng Jia continued eastward.

In late June, Shao Shude passed through Shanzhou and Guozhou, entered Henan Province, and arrived in Luoyang, where he had been away for a long time.

(End of this chapter)