Fenghou

Chapter 1535 Yiwu
Five days later, 12 troops set off from camp and marched in the direction of Xingxing Gorge, followed by [-] camels loaded with food and supplies.

On both sides are grasslands, a river passes through the grasslands, and farther away are vast mountains.

At this time, Li Cheng pointed to a large-scale military city road by the river: "It is there. It was originally the military city of the Xizhou Huihe Army. There are about [-] troops stationed all year round, blocking the Xingxing Gorge."

Liu Qiongda looked at it for a moment and said: "This position is good, but unfortunately there is no army anymore."

"Exactly! This also shows that the Huihe troops in Xizhou have been stretched, and all the garrisons in various places have been shrunk back to the capital."

"How far is Yiwu City from here?"

"There are still more than three hundred miles!"

Liu Qiong thought for a while and said, "It's [-] miles from Dunhuang to Yiwu. We have to set up two supply stations in the middle, one on the side of Liuyuan, and another one here, I think. Li Dudu What do you think?"

Li Cheng nodded, "I'll arrange this matter!"

Li Cheng's army was in charge of logistical support, and the Western Regions were vast, and they could not get the support of the locals, so the logistical support from Dunhuang was extremely important.

It is precisely because they rely too much on Dunhuang's logistics, so they must not go too deep at the beginning. It is most appropriate to set the first foothold in Yiwu County.

The army continued westward. Three days later, the army arrived in Yiwu County. Along the way, there were Gobi, grasslands, forests, and magnificent stone forests formed by wind and sand erosion. The Hexi Corridor seemed to have become so far away.

Yiwu County is a county with a circumference of about [-] miles. Its style is slightly similar to the style of the Central Plains. In fact, it was originally built in the Sui Dynasty, and it was repaired many times in the Tang Dynasty. Since the Sui Dynasty, Yizhou has always been the Central Plains Dynasty. Like Shazhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou, there are officials and troops stationed there for governance.

But after the Anshi Rebellion, Tubo captured the Hexi Corridor, and Yizhou was submerged by the wind and sand of history.

Yiwu County has been constantly renovating and rebuilding on the original basis. It is not surprising that the style is like a city in the Central Plains.

According to the agreement signed between the Yong Dynasty and Xizhou Huihe, the land outside Yiwu City belongs to Xizhou Huihe, but Yiwu City belongs to Yong Dynasty, but both parties understand that this agreement is only a measure of rights and interests, and Xizhou Huihe is facing the worry of extinction , There is no way to make concessions to the Yong Dynasty, otherwise, how could they give up the densely populated city to the Yong Dynasty, there are not many cities here.

Once Xiliao is defeated, Xizhou Huihe will definitely turn his face, and will try every means to drive the Yong army back to the Hexi Corridor, but whether it still has that ability is another matter.

The officials in the city had already been notified. They handled the handover of the city with Liu Qiong outside the city, and then hurriedly evacuated back to Bieshabali. They also had to rush to report to Khan that the Yong army had arrived.

The interpreter for them was a Han official. Li Cheng recommended it to Liu Qiong. He was the governor of Dunhuang County. He was about 27 or [-] years old. His name was Zhang Huang. It is said that he was a descendant of the famous general Zhang Yichao.

Zhang Huang often came to Yiwu County and was very familiar with it. Apart from Zhang Huang, there were more than a dozen young Han Chinese recruited in Dunhuang County. They were fluent in Chinese and Uighur and served as translators in the army.

But these Han people actually have their own positions. They will become the local civil servants in the military cities of Anxi Dufu.

For example, this Zhang Huang, who is the governor of Dunhuang County, will serve as the county magistrate of Yiwu County.

One hundred thousand troops were stationed outside the city, and 3000 people were stationed inside the city. It happened that there was a medium-sized military camp inside the city.

Liu Qiong entered the city under the guidance of businessman Zhang Huang. The city was very lively, people of all ethnic groups came and went on the street, there were many shops, and the sound of hawking and shouting kept coming and going. No relationship.

The architectural styles on both sides are also varied, including Han Chinese cornices and bucket arches, Huihe domes, and local Wusun people's flat-roofed earthen houses.

So mixed together, yet so natural and harmonious, without any conflict at all.

The Huihe people are more tolerant to the Han people, unlike the Tubo who treated the Han people as slaves. The Han people and the Huihe people jointly overthrew the Tubo rule, so the Han people have always been able to live in harmony with the Huihe people.

"Why don't the people here run away?"

Liu Qiong asked puzzledly, "Aren't they afraid that the army will enter the city and loot?"

Zhang Huang said with a smile: "General, if it was the Western Liao army, they would have run away if they were afraid, but the Yong army is not afraid. Before Li Dudu led the army to come, Qiu did not commit any crimes, and the common people know."

"I see!"

Liu Qiong nodded, and said to Zhang Huang: "I want to talk to the respected elders in the area. The time is set for tomorrow! It's in the county office. I'll leave this matter to you."

"The humble job must be done well!"

The Huihe officials in the county government had already left, and there were still some civil servants left. There were Han people and Huihe people. They were all from the city. The arrival of the Yong army made them feel uneasy.

Liu Qiong gathered more than a dozen civil officials and said loudly to them: "According to the agreement reached between the Yong Dynasty and Xizhou Huihe, the Yong Dynasty will re-establish the Anxi Protectorate, and Anxi will establish five military cities, that is, five counties. , Yiwu is the first county, you can stay and become officials of the Yong Dynasty, or you can go home, we will not force it, if you want to stay, you need to sign a letter of allegiance."

Without any hesitation, more than a dozen officials stepped forward to sign the pledge of allegiance. They also wanted to support their families. How would they live if they lost this job?

Life is the most realistic thing, and belonging is not important. Seeing that everyone signed, Liu Qiong nodded and introduced Zhang Huang to everyone. From now on, Zhang Huang is the magistrate of Yiwu County.

The acquisition of the military city by the Yong army will of course also include some subsidiary land around it. No military city will be bounded by the city wall, and there must be surrounding subsidiary land. The reason is also very simple. Many people in the city have land outside the city. With the wall as the boundary, the man and the land are separated.

If the city wall was used as the boundary, the Xizhou Huihe army would directly and legally approach the city.

Therefore, it is clearly marked in the detailed rules signed by the Yong Dynasty and Xizhou Huihe that the military city of Anxi Dufu covers [-] miles around the city, and the road to Hexi is unimpeded.

In other words, twenty miles around the city wall are attached to the military city, which seems like a lot, but in fact, twenty miles is nothing to Anxi, which has a vast territory.

Immediately, Liu Qiong, led by several Han officials, patrolled outside the city. Outside were large grasslands, forests and low hills. A wide river flowed from the north. This is the Yiwu River. The sky is blue and the water quality is also clear and blue. , both banks are covered with swaying wild flowers, and groups of cattle and sheep drink water quietly by the river.

Liu Qiong pointed to both sides of the river with a whip and asked, "Who does the land on both sides of the river belong to?"

The official shook his head, pointed to the far north and said, "The pastures at the foot of the Zheluoman Mountain hundreds of miles away in the north belong to the Wusun people, and the rest belong to the king."

"But I saw a lot of wheat fields in the west of the city. How many are there?"

"There are a total of 120 hectares, all of which are official lands. The general may not know that there is no such thing as private land here. It is either owned by the tribe or the king. Even if the nobles own a large area of ​​land, they also occupy it in the name of the tribe. A tribe There are hundreds or thousands of households, and many of them are slave households."

Liu Qiong nodded, "So the cattle and sheep here are either raised for the king or for the government."

"In fact, they are all raised by the king. The government's grain, cattle and sheep are sold to ordinary people, and the money obtained must be turned over to the king as tax money, and the king will use it to support the army."

Liu Qiong was actually thinking about the supply of the troops stationed in Anxi. In the future, there would be [-] troops stationed in Anxi, and their rations would always be supplied by the imperial court. It was too far away. The emperor meant that the troops stationed in Anxi had better be self-sufficient in food.

Liu Qiong pointed to Dahedao: "The two sides of the river will be used as military land in the future, and will be used for the army to farm."

(End of this chapter)