Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 208
Hao Zhenwei rode his horse and galloped on the way to Zhoucheng.

He is the history of the defense of the West City and Zhongcheng Capital of the Tiande Army, and is also the governor of Fengzhou.But at this time, he has no confidence that Zhoucheng will accept him, let alone Xicheng and Zhongcheng - Zhongcheng was originally under the control of the Zhenwu Army, and after Li Ke was used, it was assigned to the Tiande Army.

Shao Shude was staying overnight in Zhongcheng at this time, on September 28, the second year of Guangqi.

The Tiande Army has jurisdiction over the three cities of West, Central, and North, and the two counties of Wuyuan and Yongfeng. The population is not large, and the total number is less than 5.

Of course, these are only households farming land, most of them are Tang people, but not necessarily all Han people.But Guochao doesn't care about these, as long as you have compiled your household registration, it doesn't matter whether you are Han, Dangxiang, Uighur or Turkic, you are all Tang.Nomads of the Fan do not register their households, and they cannot register their households. Even if the Han people go nomadic for a long time, they still think you are a Fan.

Naked occupational discrimination is actually due to the limited means of government control.With this level of productivity, there is no better way.

During the day, Shao Shude met several leaders of the Heyi Party.They mainly live on both sides of the Yellow River and its tributaries in Fengzhou, Zhongcheng, Dongcheng, and Shengzhou. They make a living by farming.On the whole, he is relatively submissive, and the sign is to pay some taxes from time to time.

Shao Shude coveted these agricultural party items, and wanted to organize them into a family of Qimin. Once the 10 people are trained in Huafeng, brought under the control of the government, and then educated, after decades, who will think that they are party members?This is not the era of the explosion of national thought.

But he was hesitant after all, because the Heyao party was too big, and he was afraid of forcing these people back.Among the so-called 46 Tang people in the seven prefectures of Dingnan, there are actually quite a few farming party members.The most recent one was four thousand households in Qimin in Lingzhou, and the piecemeal ones in Suizhou and Yinzhou in the future.

Shao Shude also went to see those people.Without the control of the leader, and being relatively poor, psychologically in a dwarf and inferior position, forced by the government to change customs, coupled with the influence of the surrounding Tang people, it is easier to accept advanced culture.

If this process is not interrupted, after five or sixty years you will tell their descendants that you are actually a party member, and see if they believe you?This is the power of assimilation.

There are also [-] nest households that Yinzhou compiled at one time. The women and many children in these households were actually captured from the grasslands.The ethnic composition is very complicated, and I can't speak Mandarin.I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to change themselves, but their children are basically Tang people, there is no doubt about it.

You have accepted the mainstream culture since childhood, and your appearance is no different from that of the main ethnic group. If assimilation is not successful, it will be a ghost.

Shao Dashuai's version of "Stealing the Next Generation" has been implemented silently for several years, and everything seems to be going well so far.

The size of He Yu Dangxiang is indeed a bit big, so it has to be figured out slowly.The Zhenwu Army and the Tiande Army did not force them to assimilate them before. It has always been a restraint policy, and they only collect tribute from time to time.

This matter, you have to find a chance to take it slowly.

After resting in Midtown for one night, the army continued westward.

Along the way, except for the grasslands, there are farmlands. If the Yinshan Mountains in the north are ignored, this place is almost an endless plain.

"Judge Chen, I have seen a lot of scenery these days, what do you think?" Shao Shude asked on the march.

"Marshal, the land of Baidaochuan is barren and boundless. It's a pity to abandon it and not cultivate it." Chen Cheng shook his head and sighed: "The Jin River and Baiqu River run through it. There are lakes and big rivers. The land is flat and fertile. Yunzhong and Dingxiang counties immigrated vigorously. In the 35th year of Shihuang, "36 households moved to Liyi and [-] households to Yunyang", and in [-] years, "[-] households moved to Beihe and Yuzhong", and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also immigrated One hundred thousand so far. It is a pity that there is no one inhabited now."

"Then where are the households moved by Emperor Qin and Wu of Han now?" Shao Shude asked.

Chen Cheng couldn't answer.

"Here, a certain person is also greedy, but it is located on the border, separated from the grassland by a shady mountain. Once the cavalry breaks in and plunders the population, wouldn't it be useless?" Shao Shude said: "The country has moved the party to this point. So far, the attached tribes are actually letting them replace the Han people. Once they are looted, we don’t feel bad. We only need to take care of Lingzhou, the fertile soil around Fengzhou and Zhenwujun, and we’ll talk about it later.”

The three plains of Qiantao, Houtao, and Xitao are all about [-] square kilometers, and they are indeed very good places.But the front set and the back set are too close to the north, suitable for a military base, not a logistics base.

Since the Kingdom of China, when the grassland was peaceful, people immigrated here to provide supplies to the border troops nearby and reduce costs.However, once there are police in the north and the situation is too difficult to control, the population of the two places will be moved to the rear, such as Lingzhou, for fear that it will be plundered by grassland bandits and lose its population in vain.

Marshal Shao attaches great importance to the population, so naturally he doesn't want to lose it, even though there is no owner of the grassland in the north at this time.

The Xitao Plain can't be developed yet, so who cares about the front and back!For the population of Fengzhou and Zhenwu Army, let them continue to live in the local area, so as to provide some goods and reduce the amount of transshipment materials in the rear.

"Mr. Chen, do you know why a certain person must take down Fengzhou and Zhenwu Army?"

"It's to build a line of defense."

"Of course. The grassland has no owner at this time, but sooner or later it will. With our current strength, don't dream of controlling the grassland. It is already the limit to restrain some tribes and weaken the strength of the grassland."

"The commander-in-chief has traveled all the way, and the tribes have come to vote one after another. It seems that they can compete for a fight."

"It's still far away. The grassland is vast. If you want to really control it, you must build a city, set up officials, and send troops, but how can you maintain it?" Shao Shude shook his head.

Why are those people in the Hetao Grassland obedient?The reason is simple. The four directions of east, west, north and south are the Tang army, and in the middle there is Yudole City, which was originally stationed by the Jinglue army, which is equivalent to Tang army on all sides and inside.And his own population is not large, so there is no way to escape.

In addition, he was not harsh on them, the tribute he asked for was within the range he could bear, and at the same time he was married to the most powerful Wei Cai department, so he barely maintained his rule.

The grassland north of Yinshan Mountain is more than ten times more difficult to operate!
"Compared with the grassland tribes to the north of Yinshan Mountain, the land of Helong has a larger population, richer products, more scattered sand, and a city where troops can be stationed. It is self-evident where to take it." Shao Shude said with a smile: "A certain north patrolling Yinshan Mountain , actually it's for Helong."

Chen Cheng bowed his hands and was speechless.Of course he understands the truth, but he just doesn't like it.Although the commander-in-chief sometimes jokingly called himself a Khan, and some ignorant party members also called him "Wuzu", but how can the Khan of the small grassland in Hetao compare with the Khan of the grassland north of Yinshan Mountain?Once controlled, 20 people who control the strings will be at your fingertips, leading them to compete in the world, and success is inevitable!

But what the commander-in-chief is doing now is obviously focusing on defense. At most, a small number of close tribes will be detained to the north of Yinshan Mountain to serve as the outer line of defense.If the grassland is unified by people, there will be serious troubles!

"Judge Chen, why should you lament? Someone has great ambitions. Everything is easy and difficult later. In the northern grasslands, even if you spend your entire life, you still have to think of a proper solution." Shao Shude said.

There is one more sentence he didn't say, if he doesn't solve this, if Temujin comes out one day, wouldn't it be Shenzhou Luchen?The spiritual state of Tang people and Ming people is completely different. It is difficult to say whether there is any influence from the Mongols, but I should try my best to avoid such things.

Of course, this is just an idea, and in fact he is not very confident.The Central Plains Dynasty must have a technological gap in order to survive on the grasslands.In the early Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were still using bone arrows, and the Han soldiers were armed to the teeth, so one Han could defeat the five Hu.Later, the grassland technology developed somewhat, and Chen Tang said that now only one Han can fight against three Hu.

In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was really a tragedy. A large number of artisans from the Central Plains were taken captive, which greatly improved the military strength of the grassland. It is really hard to say whether there is a technical gap now, at least in the Song Dynasty. The quality of the ordnance is not as good as Liao and Xixia.

The Central Plains and the Grassland once again widened the technological gap, and that was the era of hot weapons.This time the grassland really can't turn around, because modern industry is becoming more and more complex, and it can't be established by robbing some craftsmen.

A long way to go.

On the seventh day of October, the army arrived at Tiande Army City.

While on the road, Shao Shude had already received news from here: Hao Zhenwei went out to hunt, and when he returned to Beicheng, he refused to accept him. was executed.

Shao Shude has ordered the Hao family to be sent to Yongfeng County, and given money to return to Beijing.We used to fight side by side, and now we get together and get together, which is normal.

It was former Hao Zhenwei's generals Shi Rong, Tuobagui and others who ordered the closure of the city gate.Although this generation helped him, Shao Shude didn't like it, the seller wanted to be honored, with such conduct, how could he reuse him?But at this time, he still needs to be comforted by gentle words and rewards, and then he will be marginalized slowly in the future.

Tian Xing was the only one who didn't express his opinion, but he didn't object either. He was a smart man, and he could observe and observe later.

"Congratulations to the king of Lingwu County." There are three ten generals in the city, namely Shi Rong, Tuobagui, and Tian Xing.

"They are all old people who begged Li Guochang and his son in the past, and I am very happy to see them." Shao Shude personally helped the three of them, and said with a smile: "In the future, we will have to rely on a few of them for the defense of the north."

The three of them were a little happy when they heard that.It's good that the King of Lingwu County didn't kill the donkey. He was worried that he would be taken somewhere else.Now it seems that Lingwu County King still trusts everyone.

"A certain person was also from the Tiande Army. Looking at this city and this flag is very friendly. Well, there is still an old house in the west city. I don't know if it has collapsed."

Everyone laughed out loud when they heard the words, and those who were sensitive were already thinking whether to inform Sun Ba, and hurry up to repair the ancestral house of King Lingwu County to earn favors.

"Your Majesty, why don't you stay in the city today, I'll prepare a banquet..." Shi Rong said softly.

"That's all. Marching outside, how can you be so particular about it." Shao Shude said: "Besides, the soldiers of the Tiande Army have guarded the border for many years, but now they don't have enough money and life is hard, so the banquet will be withdrawn."

"Your Majesty also knows our difficulties." When Shao Shude said this, Shi Rong and Tuobagui cried out, and the rest of the generals also responded.

"Hmm..." Shao Shude pretended to ponder for a while, and then said: "In that case, let's order troops, I want to give rewards to the soldiers."

Shi Rong and Tuobagui were taken aback.

"I want to give rewards to the sergeants, so I'll immediately order troops to line up." Shao Shude said with a face down.

Shi and Tuoba were bitter in their mouths, but the matter has come to this point, they can only bite the bullet and say: "Obey."

The German army is still well-trained.The more than 2000 generals in the northern city will soon finish forming outside the city.

Shao Shude stood in front of the formation under the guard of his own soldiers, and ordered: "I will give you two strings of money and two bolts of silk."

Quansheng Qiang, the grain envoy, led the way, and his subordinates were divided among the battalions to pass on the news.

"Xie Lingwu County King!" After hearing this, the soldiers of Tiande shouted and expressed their thanks one after another.

Shi Rong and Tuobagui's faces turned pale. This was a bit different from what they had expected. Shouldn't the money be given to them first?

"Whose reward did you receive?"

"Whose meal did you eat?"

"The King of Lingwu County has enough food and wages, and there has never been anything in the army that was embezzled by greed."

"If you receive the reward, you will serve your life well."

Qiang Quansheng's subordinates are in the same line as Li Yanling back then, and they didn't forget to brainwash and educate them when handing out the rewards. Naturally, the sergeants thanked them again and again, expressing that they would die for the King of Lingwu County.

"The three generals have other rewards." Shao Shude said to Shi Rong, Tuobagui, and Tian Xing with a smile: "We must continue to serve the court in the future, don't slack off."

"I will wait and obey." The three replied.

(End of this chapter)