Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 198

Shao Shude rode a horse and jogged in the countryside of Huining County.

The dirt roads in the country are very narrow, and two horses running side by side is the limit.The soldiers wanted to go down to the farmland and protect them on both sides, but Shao Shude refused.

"Marshal, it's time to play Fuhuizhou." Zhao Guangfeng suggested riding behind him.

"Yes, Secretary Lu will write a good report and present it to the court."

"As ordered."

The focus of the imperial court is actually somewhat different from that of Marshal Shao.What the saints and officials look at is whether the land has been recovered, and Marshal Shao pays attention to whether the enemy has been actually eliminated.

He won't stay in Huizhou for a long time. It has been half a year since he went to war. The soldiers want to go home, and he also wants to go home.

Yesterday, a report came from the other side of the Yellow River that Dingyuan Army envoy Wang Yu led his army to capture Wulan Pass and Wulan County, and surrendered more than a thousand Tubo tribes.So far, the two counties of Huizhou have all been recovered, at least the city has been recovered.

In fact, with the population of Huizhou, the land and pastures in the wild are not important at all.This is what Zhao Guangfeng said to himself yesterday.He believes that the greatest value of Huizhou is the Huining Pass boat ferry, and Huizhou City is the southeast barrier to protect Huining Pass.

This statement is quite new.

Huining Pass and Wulan Pass are two ferries, and Wulan County, Huining County, and Xinquan Army surrounding these two ferries are all peripheral defensive fortresses.Zhao Guangfeng suggested that the Ningguan Wharf be rebuilt, a warehouse city and a cargo yard be built, and a lumberyard could also be built on the nearby snow mountain.They only need to control these key points. The fields between the wharf and the state city can be properly reclaimed, and the Tianbao survivors who still insist on farming traditions can be moved here to farm, and they can be protected nearby to avoid being plundered by the Tubo people.

The rest of the vast pastures were all handed over to the Jimi tribe, such as the Bai family.Let them fight with Qu's, and the Dingnan army only needs to manage the Huiningguan ferry.

This idea is actually very pragmatic.There are only six or seven thousand Tang people in Huizhou, and they have cultivated five or six hundred hectares of farmland. The food they produce is dispensable. It is better to move all of them to the northwest, and the six hundred hectares of farmland can be vacated no matter what.With the protection of the Dingyuan army in front, and the rebuilt Huizhou state soldiers in the rear at Huiningguan, it is difficult for the Qu family to come and plunder.

He wants to rob, so go and rob the Bai family.

But Shao Shude still had some ideas.It is a pity to abandon the existing farmland near Huizhou City, and Huizhou is so close to Lanzhou, but it is only 380 miles away. If more grain can be produced, it will also reduce the pressure of transporting grain from Lingzhou.

Furthermore, it is really not reasonable to give up such a large piece of land, tens of thousands of square kilometers, to the nomadic Tibetans.During the Tianbao period, there were [-] farmers in Huizhou, and the farmland cultivated was several times that of now.

So he is still hesitating.

"Marshal, I have a plan." Chen Cheng rode up and said.

Shao Shude glanced at him angrily.Judge Chen's strategy, how should I put it, is both good and bad.When discussing Huangchao back then, he offered a plan to spread rumors that Zhu Wen had surrendered. A few days ago, he offered a plan to burn the grasslands. The former was reliable, but the latter made Shao hesitate to implement it.

"Will the general plan come out?" Marshal Shao stopped in the horse and asked cooperatively.

"Marshal, you can recruit athletes in the four prefectures of Xia, Sui, Yinyou, and even Guanzhong, Jingyuan, Binning, and Fengxiang Towns. People will give one hectare of land without tax for ten years. Those who are willing to come together will be given houses. And so on Athletes must know how to shoot arrows and dare to fight. If one hundred households is a mile, there should be one person in command; if five hundred households are a township, one person should be in charge of the capital; If there are few tools, they will be distributed to them, and they will cultivate when they are busy and practice in slack. After the autumn harvest, they will go to Tibet to plunder and harvest grass. If this happens for several years, the enemy will surely be frightened."

"Marshal, what Judge Chen said is very true. I heard that during the Zhonghe period, more than [-] nest people were captured, and they are still serving hard labor. Marshal, why don't they have the remaining two years in prison, send them to Huizhou, and give them Land, houses, equipment. Once organized, these desperadoes, long-standing thieves, will not suffer any loss when they encounter a small group of Tubo cavalry. If you encounter a large Tubo army, just dispatch the Dingyuan Army and Xinquan Army." Zhao Guangfeng also suggested: "On the other hand, you can ask the court to send criminals to Huizhou. There are many troubles in the world today, and there are many offenders. If you die in exile, you will hide in the mountains and forests. Now you can tell the world. Those who die in exile and hide themselves will be recruited and guarded in Huizhou."

It is an old rule in the country to relegate sinners to guard the border.A while ago, they defeated Tubo in Yuanzhou, and Shao, Cheng, and Zhe sent more than a hundred prisoners to Chang'an.If nothing else, the imperial court will sentence him to exile in Lingnan.During the westward march during the Dazhong period, many Tubo captives were exiled to Lingnan, which followed the old practice.

In addition, in more than [-] states in the world, there are felons who have died in exile, and they have been sent to the frontier.Towns such as Tiandejun, Zhenwujun, Qianzhong, and Lingnan are all large recipients.It's just that after the Huangchao Rebellion, this kind of thing gradually stopped.

It seems that the imperial court can write to the towns all over the world and let them continue to exile sinners to the northwest.This kind of trivial matter, presumably the commanders-in-chief of the towns will not refuse. In name, they are still the emperor's courtiers, and it is not for you to send troops to the northwest to prevent autumn.

"That's very good." Shao Shude said: "Secretary Lu, there are three things that need to be reported to the court today. One is to recover Huizhou, the other is to set up Dingyuan and Feng'an counties, and the third is to send people who have committed crimes all over the world to guard the meeting." State."

"As ordered."

As for Tubo, of course he wanted to woo him, but what if he didn't listen to the wooing?Don't we have to have extra means to deal with it?The main force is about to leave, and it is impossible to stay here for too long.

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On March 28, the second year of Guangqi, Chang'an.

Early this morning, when the Dingnan Army of Pingkangfang entered Zouyuan, there was a news: Shao Shude, the king of Lingwu County, led the army to recover Yuanzhou, Wuzhou, and Huizhou, and defeated Tubo.

The news did not cause much disturbance in Pingkangfang, and the hangover patrons were not very interested in it.

However, as it spread more and more widely, the influence gradually increased.Chang'an is the capital of the country, gathering students from all over the country. These people are most concerned about current affairs, and they are also the most impassioned.

After Chao Chao, many people know that Tubo took advantage of the situation to attack the three prefectures of Yuan, Wu and Wei.After several years, only one county of Pingliang was regained, and everyone was dissatisfied for a long time, and at the same time felt that the imperial court was powerless to regain the county of Fanzhou.

Today, I heard that the king of Lingwu County recovered all the prefectures, including Huizhou, which was trapped in Tibet for two years. This suddenly ignited the discussion of everyone-literati, they have unrealistic fantasies about the frontier.Chinese people value fame and fame, as evidenced by the popularity of frontier poems.

After the students heard about it, they ran to the wine shop to talk loudly, and even those who were drunk chanted "I heard that Xiliangzhou used to be full of people, mulberry and thick", and then met in Pingkangfang for the girls to sing. listen.

There are some wealthy families who even called their friends and friends, wanting to learn from the scholar who wandered with a sword, and went to Huizhou to see what it would be like after a hundred years of captivity.

There is a lot of discussion among the people, and the court and China are not calm.

The prime minister, Xiao Yu, just came back from face to face with a strange expression.

The king of Lingwu County regained Huizhou, and played the imperial court with great fanfare, making it known to all.Some young officials were very excited, and the place that had been trapped in Tibet for more than a hundred years returned to its homeland, as if the state affairs were about to be revived.

But Xiao Yu is an old man in the officialdom, so naturally he won't be so excited. The first thing he thinks of is the pros and cons.

This Shao Shude was quite shrewd, he regained Huizhou, which was nominally under the jurisdiction of Shuofang Jiedushi, not any other prefecture or county.Otherwise, the imperial court might want to share the benefits.

In the second year of Xiantong, Zhang Yichao defeated Tubo and recovered Liangzhou.Two years later, the imperial court set up the Liangzhou Jiedu Envoy as a continuation of the Hexi Jiedu Envoy to lead the six prefectures of Liang, Tao, Xi, Shan, He, and Lin.At the beginning, Zhang Yichao served as Liangzhou Jiedu Envoy, Guiyi Army Jiedu Envoy, and Eleven Prefectures' internal observation envoy. It seemed unnecessary, but after a long time, it will show its power.

Zhang Yichao is fine when he is alive, but what if he dies or becomes an official in the court?Should the two Jiedu envoys be separated?This is what the imperial court was waiting for.

Of course, the imperial court still had some strength at that time, and the means were more than these.For example, Pei Shi, the Jiedu envoy of the Tianping Army, served as the Jiedu envoy of Shuofang, and at the same time sent 2500 soldiers from Yunzhou to Liangzhou.In the eighth year of Xiantong (867), Zhang Yichao entered the court, and the imperial court gradually gained the actual control of Liangzhou. In the next ten years, it sent several Jiedu envoys. The current Hexi Jiedu envoy ( The former Liangzhou Jiedu envoy) Zheng has been working for several years with the title of minister.It's a pity that there are few people and soldiers, and it is difficult for government orders to go out of the state city. Most of the area is controlled by Gamo—the state city was even captured by Gamo before, and it was only recovered by the Guiyi Army in Qianfu years.

The Dingnan army closed in Huizhou, and the imperial court could not intervene.If they attack Lanzhou, Minzhou and other places in the future, maybe the imperial court will send people to discuss the matter.It's just that Xiao Yu felt uneasy in his heart, feeling that Shao Shude was different from Zhang Yichao, he was not so respectful to the imperial court, and he might not be willing to let others meddle in the territory he had won.

In addition, the prestige and strength of the imperial court at this time are not as good as those of more than ten years ago, which makes it even more difficult.Perhaps, Shao Shude wanted the court to follow the precedent and let him serve as the Jiedushi of Shuofang, Hexi, and Longyou. won't fall.

Of course the imperial court would not agree!
The Dingnan Army has become the largest military town in the northwest of Beijing, with strong strength.As long as you are not a fool, you know that you cannot let its strength expand without limit.Even the uncle and nephew Ximen Sigong, who has always been on good terms with Shao, should be on the court's side in this matter.

But when you do things, you have to be measured!Xiao Yan was secretly vigilant, in today's troubled times, the warriors will raise their troops to commit crimes if they do something wrong. If it really gets to that point, the reputation of the warriors will be bad, and the majesty of the court will also be lost?The sage has already been "welcome" by Shao Shude once in the west of Beijing, and he probably doesn't want to have a second time.

If the Lanling Xiao family wants to revive, it is impossible to embrace the tree of the imperial court.Now the younger brothers of each house are ministers in the court, Xiao Yun is the county magistrate in Hezhong, Xiao Fu is the food envoy to Zhu Quanzhong, and there seems to be a shortage of people in Xiazhou.

(End of this chapter)