Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 215 Confort Gold (addition to leader Zhefu)

Marshal Shao is really a busy man right now.After rushing back from Fengzhou with the iron cavalry and leopard cavalry, they immediately participated in the heaven sacrifice meeting of the Pingxia Dangxiang and Hexi Dangxiang ministries.

As for why the Heaven Worshiping Conference of the internal and external parts of Yinshan Mountain and the southern parts of the mountain were not held together.Don't ask, ask is divide and conquer.

Shao has a clear idea of ​​the division of various pastoral areas.In his view, among the current and possible future sites, the pastoral areas can be roughly divided into four parts.

One is the Pingxia pastoral area, which is roughly the Ordos and its surrounding areas in later generations. The terrain slopes from south to north.There are many mountains in the north, deserts in the middle and hills in the south.

This pastoral area covers a large area, about [-] square kilometers. The Yellow River Basin south of Yinshan Mountain in the north is rich in water resources and can be used for farming. The Kuye River and Wuding River in Linzhou in the east are also suitable for farming. The northern foot of Hengshan Mountain is also suitable for grazing and farming.In addition, all can only be used as pastures. It’s not that you can’t plant any land. It’s not necessary. What if the fragile ecological environment is destroyed?Is it not good to let the pastures and forests stay there?

Theoretically, the Pingxia pastoral area includes the three prefectures of Xia, You, and Feng, and a considerable part of the four prefectures of Sui, Yin, Lin, and Sheng. It is currently the most populous and productive area on the territory of the Dingnan Army .The east produces grain and silk, with cities and horse farms, the south produces grain and salt, and has cities and political centers, the north produces grain, and has military fortresses. The west and the middle are large open areas, with many lakes with rich water and grass. As the core, grassland miscellaneous captives and Pingxia Dangxiang live in water and grass, graze cattle, sheep, horses and camels, and pay tribute to Xiazhou.

The second is Lingyan Pastoral Area.This pastoral area is relatively small, only more than 2 square kilometers.Helan Mountain lies on the west side, blocking the invasion of cold wind and the eastward movement of the desert.Moreover, a unique climate is formed near the mountain, that is, it is obviously in a semi-arid zone with less precipitation, but because the mountain is high and affected by condensation, it forms a wet island in the desert, and the climate is very different from the surrounding area.

There are Tiandu Mountain and Luoshan Mountain in the south, Weishan Mountain in the north, and the Yellow River in the east. Except for the farmland reclaimed along the river, most of the area is densely forested and has many pastures. Many Hexi Dangxiang tribes graze here.

However, in the foreseeable future, the farmland here will gradually increase, and the pastoral areas will gradually shrink, but they should not disappear completely.Because there are always many places where there is no need to cultivate land, it is easy to destroy the environment, but it is difficult to restore it.

The two pastoral areas, one big and one small, are already in your hands, but there are hundreds of thousands of herdsmen, so I ask you if you are afraid?Shao Dashuai had just returned to Xiazhou a few days ago, and he staggered to Weicai's beautiful room, holding the beauty in his arms to make a man every night, for fear that her grandfather's Jinze inspection would make Weicai Sudu angry and turn his mother's way!
For the hard-working Marshal Shao, even staying in a beauty's room at night has become a political issue, and his degree of freedom is getting smaller and smaller.

In the future, he also wants to control two pastoral areas, namely the Alashan pastoral area west of Helan Mountain and the Hexi pastoral area near Qilian Mountain.Especially for the latter, Liangzhou Malaysia is produced, and there is still a Silk Road business to do, and the population is large, so the benefits are huge.In contrast, the Alashan pastoral area where Dangxiang in Hexi is entrenched can be let go first.

Opening up the connection with the Western Regions does not mean that it is necessary to conquer the Western Regions militarily. In fact, that is unrealistic.

After the Western Expedition reached Lanzhou, it was time to contact the Guiyi Army through political means.Their strength is not strong, and they are the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, so it shouldn't be too difficult to communicate.

In addition, Liangzhou under the imperial court can also try to contact them. They are isolated to the west by the Uighurs and the Hexi Dangxiang, and the territory is full of Huhua Han nomadic tribes. They must be very panic and need support urgently.Moreover, officials who go to Liangzhou to take office or announce their decree will also have to go to Lingzhou. At that time, they will find a way to talk to them, and maybe they can send people there in advance to step on the spot.

Liangzhou was a well-known and prosperous place in Helong during the Tianbao period, with a large population and developed economy and trade.Later generations were occupied by Xixia, and they set up Xiliang Mansion, which is one of the important towns.

In the Stone Buddha Temple outside Xiazhou City, Chen Cheng, who had just been promoted to Deputy Envoy of the Dingnan Army Jiedu, was drinking tea.

Sitting opposite him was a businessman from the west, named Kang Fujin, who was said to be in the business of medicinal materials and pigments.Chen Cheng was skeptical about this. This Kang Fu Jin was not a Han Chinese at first glance. He had a typical face of Zhaowu with nine surnames, and his surname was Kang, so he was probably from the country of Kangju, although Chen Cheng didn't know if this country was still there.

"Vice Envoy Chen, what do you think about opening a commercial firm in Lingzhou?" Kang Fujin asked with a smile.

Chen Cheng looked at this Hu Shang with a smirk on his face, and felt a little tired.Everyone is smart, and who doesn't know that starting a business is just asking for directions, and the real highlight is always behind.

"What do you sell and what do you buy?" Chen Cheng asked.

"Sell jade, Anxi 緤, Fan brocade, Hu powder, gold and silverware, etc., and buy Central Plains brocade, tea, and paper."

When Chen Cheng heard it, he became more aware. This is a different way to tell you his background in a tactful manner.

Jade is produced in the Central Plains, but not much, while there are many in the Western Regions.Anxiu, also known as Anxibu, is almost telling you something outright.Fan brocade is usually silk sold by the Hu people in Hezhong, and so is Hu Fen.

As for gold and silverware, of course it's hard to say.However, during the heyday of the country, gold and silverware, armor and other items produced in the Western Regions and even further afield have always been very popular in the Central Plains, and there is a great demand.Even at this time, if there are Hu merchants who bring gold and silver wares from the Western Regions, they can still sell them at a high price, and what they want is that exotic taste.

In the same way, gold and silver wares produced in the Central Plains have also been sold to the Western Regions.For the Hu people, the products from the Central Plains are also quite exotic, and they also like that tune.

Could this Kang Fujin be from the Guiyi Army?I heard that there are a large number of Hu people with the nine surnames of Zhaowu in Guiyijun Town. The Cao and Kang clans are the most prosperous.

As for private merchants, the Kang, Cao, An, Shi, Shi, Zhai and other families are even more famous, and their business is doing very well.It started to appear in Xiazhou last year. At that time, there were only a few people, but now it has soared to dozens of people.At first they thought they were Hu people from Hedong, but the Department of Hearing and Inspection made a special inquiry, and it turned out that they claimed to be from the Western Regions.Now it seems that it may not be the Western Regions, but Shazhou is more likely.

The rise of the Dingnan Army in Shuofang really changed a lot of things.Chen Cheng even suspected that if Commander Shao moved the town to another place and Xiazhou was occupied by someone else, this might not have happened.

Doing business is of course very tempting for the Dingnan army whose financial resources are quite insufficient.If the Shazhou Guiyi Army can sell more goods from the Central Plains to distant places, and then sell the goods from distant places to the Central Plains, can't the Dingnan Army share some benefits?
The commander-in-chief has raised [-] to [-] troops, and the expenses are astonishing!
"Since it's a matter of doing business, of course." Chen Cheng said with a smile: "The king of Lingwu County has always welcomed foreign businessmen, as long as he pays the tax according to the regulations, he will approve everything."

"Since Fushi Chen said so, I feel relieved." Kang Fujin said with a smile.

After saying this, the two began to drink tea in a tacit understanding.Kang Fujin brewed his words, while Chen Cheng waited for the main event with peace of mind.

Sure enough, after drinking half of it, Kang Fujin seemed to suddenly remember something, and said: "During the Double Ninth Festival this year, a certain person entered Lingzhou from Guiyi Army and Liangzhou Town. Rebel monk Zheng Kang Xianzhao wanted to visit Longxing Temple in Lingzhou, and he should have already traveled at that time, but I don’t know if he has arrived in Lingzhou.”

"Oh?" Chen Cheng asked in surprise, "Why did Kang Sengzheng visit Longxing Temple?"

"Good teaching, Deputy Envoy Chen knows that there is also Longxing Temple in Dunhuang, which originates from the same lineage. After the land of Helong was captured by the Tibetans, the relationship was cut off, and now they want to renew their old friendship, so Seng Kang is planning to bring the monks to Lingzhou. ’ explained Confrkin.

"But I don't know." Chen Cheng laughed.

"Kang Sengzheng has studied Buddhism for many years, and finally felt that it was inappropriate to build a car behind closed doors. He wanted to visit the world's eminent monks and great virtues. The Stone Buddha Temple in Xiazhou is famous far and wide. Kang Sengzheng also wanted to visit the last time. Moreover, I heard that the king of Lingwu County had a lot of love for monks. Yourong, may I drop by?" Kang Fujin asked.

This is bullshit.Shao Shude established the Sanjie Temple when he was in Suizhou, and later confiscated the farm of Longxing Temple in Lingzhou, and asked the monks and nuns to pay taxes according to the regulations. Everyone in Dingnan Qizhou knows his attitude towards monks.

It's just that neither of them will care about this now. Since Kang Xianzhao is a monk, he is not a pure monk. It is more accurate to say that he is an official.

He wanted to visit the King of Lingwu County, of course it couldn't be to preach and teach the law, it could only be to talk about military and political affairs.Chen Cheng couldn't make a decision on this matter, so he had to report it to the higher authorities.

"We have to find a suitable time for this matter." Chen Cheng said: "Kang Seng is coming from Hexi, isn't it not easy?"

"It shouldn't be easy." Kang Fujin sighed: "Someone came from Liangzhou. There were Uighurs and party items along the way. The Uyghurs are okay, not too much, but the Hexi party items are impermanent and turn their faces at every turn. If they can be flattened, this journey It can also be much more peaceful.”

Chen Cheng nodded.Hexi Dangxiang was indeed rebellious, and the Dingnan Army had long wanted to flatten them.After the capture of Lanzhou next year, it is time to send out a large army to eliminate the Hexi Dangxiang, or at least make it subordinate.

Otherwise, it will always be a problem.When the next day is going eastward to plot the Central Plains, people will cause chaos in the rear and attack Lingzhou, won't they shake the morale of the army?
Po Chou and Mi Qin, it's time to settle accounts with them!
(End of this chapter)