Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 481
Zhao Kuangning caressed the volumes of books and sighed secretly.

These are all his private collections, collected over the years with great energy, and there are thousands of volumes, among which there are many rare and rare books, all of which are his heart and soul.

Like collecting books, it seems that it is not a martial artist's hobby.But Zhao Kuangning is an extremely pure martial artist, and he really likes to collect books and read them all the time. This is a different kind of martial artist, just like Xie Yanzhang who likes to wear Confucian uniforms and chat with scholars.

The Zhao family has many farms in the three counties of Xiangyang, Yicheng and Dengcheng.It is said that even if you lose your power, being a rich man is enough to live well.But this is a troubled world, so don't dare to think so!
Without the handle of the knife, these industries are fat meat, which can be snatched by others, and there is no way to do it.

Pei Yuan gave him a chance to continue to be in power.

The three prefectures of Xiang, Ying, and Fu, except Fuzhou that is still in the hands of the actor, there are still more than [-] people in Xiang and Ying prefectures, which can support [-] government troops, allowing him to continue to maintain power and wealth.

But the site was demolished to pieces, which still made him very sad, sorry for his late father.

"Forget it, let Que'er come in." Zhao Kuangning sat back, picked up an ancient book, and said.

"Uncle, have you figured it out?" Zhao Cen strode in.

"Last night, I discussed with Kuang Ming and wanted to let him be the governor of Yingzhou." Zhao Kuangning looked tired and gloomy. Only the ancient book in his hand could bring him a little comfort.

"This..." Zhao Cen pondered for a while.

Things are indeed more complicated because there are many interests involved.

The six counties of Dengzhou have a population of nearly [-], and the three counties of Yingzhou have a population of less than [-].It was negotiated before that Zhao Fan, the governor of Dengzhou, would be transferred to the governor of Yingzhou, and Zhao Fan would be the governor of Fuzhou.

Dengzhou has a complete military force. Although many of them were troops sent by Xiangzhou, Zhao Yan cannot completely control them. It may incite the local soldiers and horses in Dengzhou to take the opportunity to make trouble, and even vote for Zhu Quanzhong.

Giving only one governor of Yingzhou may cause chaos, but you don't even want to give these three counties. What do you think?

"Uncle, after thinking about it, why don't you let Zhao Yan go to Fangzhou? Fangzhou has more household registrations than Yingzhou, and Sun Dian, the governor, is not from my Zhao family, so it's better to dismiss him."

"Fangzhou has been placed under the rule of Zhaoxin Army, what kind of official?"

"This..." Zhao Cen was blind too, he didn't have enough official arrangements.

"Forget it, go discuss it with Pei Yuan again. I sent envoys to summon Zhao Fan and Zhao Fan to Xiangyang. The Zhongyi Army had such a big incident, and the descendants of the Zhao family should be in the same boat." Zhao Kuangning also knew that this was a difficult situation, and said helplessly: "Most of Tang and Deng's troops have children from Xiangzhou, and their families are all in Xiangyang. With my father's affection back then, they will not rebel immediately."

Zhao Cen left the city that day, and then went straight to the camp outside the city, where Pei Yuan had already arrived from Zaoyang.

When the two sides met, it was naturally another secret conversation.

Zhe Zong didn't bother to care about this, he left the camp with his entourage, climbed up and looked far away, looking at the terrain.

"What a fertile land." Zhe Zongben praised: "I will write to my son-in-law today to go to Guanbei and Helong to recruit strong men, move the whole family here, and enrich the household registration."

In the later Han Dynasty, Nanyang County had a household population of one million, but the population of Tang, Deng, and Sui prefectures did not reach half of this number at the height of the state, which is also strange.

At this time, there are more than [-] people in Tangzhou, more than [-] people in Dengzhou, and more than [-] people in Suizhou, which is only about [-] people, or even less than a quarter.

This can no longer be explained by war, because the population was not large and there was too much open space during the Kaiyuan period, so that tens of thousands of Turkic households and Hu people with the nine surnames of Zhaowu were successively resettled in Tang, Deng, Cai, Ru, Xu, and Chen. , Shen, Guang and other states were once Huhua.

The imperial court set up several Huzhous in this area to divide the pastures. The Hu people "practice shooting and hunting", "herding sheep and horses", and "doing nothing about farming", which shows that the local population density is low.

Of the 50 million people in the Tianbao period, I am afraid that more than half of them were Hu people, and there were tens of thousands of households!
Not to mention after the Huaixi rebellion, this land was repeatedly attacked by war, and then Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan ravaged it. It was sparsely populated and the prefectures and counties were dilapidated. Now it has been recuperating for five years and has recovered a little.

Hearing what Zhe Zongben said, Gu Cheng Ling Jingdao hesitated to speak.

"Huaiyi" has troubled the imperial court for decades, and it has not been digested yet. Is this going to relocate Qianghu?Ruoqiang people are fine, most of them know how to farm, but if they are Hu people, aren't they just asking for trouble?
"[-] households from Tubo in Faqing Tang, [-] households from Hewei and Qiang people, and [-] households from various ethnic groups in Hexi, a total of [-] households went to Tang and Deng Sui. It just helped my son-in-law solve some troubles, and saved him from worrying about rebellion all day long." Zong Ben laughed loudly.

"Commander, Helong Qiang and Hu have always been difficult to manage. If Tang and Deng Sui move here, there may be chaos." Jingdao reminded.

"It is absurd to set up Sanhu Prefecture in Henan during the Kaiyuan period." Zhe Zongben said: "You have to organize households and Qimin, train them in Huafeng, and stop hunting for a living. Specialize in farming, farming and reclamation, so dozens of people Years later, who still remembers that he is from Tubo?"

During the Kaiyuan period, the establishment of Zhuzhou in Henan was really a brain-dead move.

What is the purpose of relocating the rebel barbarians from the land of the meander to Henan?Nearby control and assimilation.

But you are better off, set up Huzhou and let them manage themselves. Many people do not change their agricultural production habits and do not know how to farm, and the court does not care.

These Turkic and Zhaowu nine surnames originally look different from Han people. Most of them have white blood, or are simply white. They are born with certain differences from the people around them. Their living habits and production habits are also different, and the government does not enforce them. Change.

In the end, they merged with the Huhua Han and Huren (mainly Khitan, Xiren, and Goguryeo) who were going southeast from the Northeast and south, Huhua local people, and separated Huaixi for decades. Wen Tianzi, who didn't know the court, didn't start to assimilate seriously until he was suppressed.

For decades, there is still a strong Hu Feng in the land of Huaixi, and there are many people who ride mules and herd herds.

This is already a mess, come on?

"If you don't move the population, how can you fight Zhu Quanzhong just by relying on Tang and Deng to follow the three states?" Seemingly knowing what Jing Dao was thinking, Zhe Zongben said: "The land of the three states only supports more than 1 troops, which is still not enough. The situation of the war. If the war continues, won’t the people be squeezed out and flee one after another?”

Jingdao thinks about it too.

The king of Lingwu County moved the Han people to Helong and Hexi, and the Hu people from Helong and Hexi to the inland, which was the same as the policy of Taizong, Gaozong, and Xuanzong dynasties, but I don't know if it will lead to another Huaixi separatist force.

Jing Dao looked at Zhe Zongben's face, he didn't dare to speak too much, he kept guessing in his heart, could it be that he wanted to support the Qiang and Hu people to stand on their own?

Do you want to report it to Lingwu County King in private?It doesn't seem to work.He is Weng's son-in-law, you, an outsider, sow dissension, what is your intention?

Jingdao was tangled and uneasy.

……

Zhao Cen returned to Xiangyang two days later.

"Uncle, the matter is settled." Zhao Cen said happily: "Pei Shijun has something to say, Uncle Kuangming can go to Junzhou to serve as the governor. After Zhe Zongben became Tang Deng Suijiedushi, the post of governor of Junzhou will be resigned. , can be handed over to Uncle Kuang Ming."

"Inspector of Junzhou?" Zhao Kuangning muttered to herself.

It is heard that many soldiers of the Zhejia Army have established families and established businesses in Junzhou, and the Weisheng Army still stays in Junzhou.Does the governor of Junzhou really have real power?

But it's not bad, if you can get a position, let's burn the incense, Shao Shude is really a generous person.

"In this way, I feel at ease." Zhao Kuangming said with a smile: "Although Fangzhou has a more prosperous household registration, there are many barbarians and savages who refuse to accept the king's transformation. There are very few Han people, and most of them live in cities. Once they rebel, it will be troublesome. Good, very good."

"The matter of Tang and Deng..." Zhao Cen asked again.

The expression on Zhao Kuangning's face was a bit strange, mixed with surprise, puzzlement, doubt, and anger. I don't know what kind of emotional ups and downs a person has to go through to have such a complicated expression.

"Zhao Fan has already set off, Zhao Fan pushed three times and blocked four times." Zhao Kuangning said.

Zhao Cen was also a little surprised.

Zhao Yan holds a heavy army, although there are many Xiangzhou soldiers in it, but it is eight thousand government troops, thousands of prefecture and county soldiers, and they are willing to come?This is really unexpected.

Zhao Fan is usually the most trusted person, but he didn't come?

No wonder Uncle was so shocked.

"It's better to remind them again. The Tangzhou soldiers can still be trusted. The Xiangyang children are all looking forward to coming back, and Zhao Fan can't help it." Zhao Cen suggested.

Zhao Kuangning nodded slowly.

The Loyalty Army is similar to other towns.Of the [-] yamen troops, at least [-] have their homes near Xiangyang, and they will take care of them nearby to strengthen the control of Jieshuai.The remaining [-] are of the nature of the foreign town army, and their families are in the garrison.

Zhao Fan can't afford to turn the tide.

If he wants to rebel, he can only bring the local soldiers of Tangzhou to rebel. It goes without saying whether the Xiangyang soldiers sent there are willing to respond to him at this juncture.

The only thing to worry about is that he hooked up with the Bian army and surrendered Zhu Quanzhong.

"Maybe Xia Jun can send troops to the north to force it." Zhao Cen said, "Uncle can also write a letter to the generals of Tangzhou to show his righteousness. When uncle was alive, he promoted and cultivated many old ministries, and they still miss the old days. .”

"Yes." Zhao Kuangning agreed.

Then there was another burst of emptiness, and the feeling in my heart was complicated.

The loyal and loyal army originally owned seven states and actually controlled six states, but now they have lost most of them.Fortunately, Xiangzhou, the most populous and richest city, is still in hand, which is somewhat of a consolation.

"Tang, Deng, and the common people have suffered." Zhao Kuangning sighed: "In the hands of Zhe Zongben, fighting day and night, how do you live these days?"

This made Zhao Cen a little worried.

Since it belongs to Zhezong, the four counties of Suizhou must supply money, food, and soldiers. After several years of fighting, isn't the household registration sharply reduced, the wealth and the people exhausted, and the people miserable?Maybe they will be overwhelmed and flee in large numbers!

But what can be done?
If the situation is like this, what can the husband say!

Not only did Tang and Deng Sui people suffer, but the three neighboring places, Ruzhou of Youguo Army, Caizhou of Fengguo Army, and Xuzhou of Zhongwu Army, were afraid that the war would continue and the people would flee.

The life that had just settled down was about to be broken again.

How innocent are the people, suffering from this catastrophe!
(End of this chapter)