Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2268 Warm Winter
During the twelfth lunar month, Qin Tian brought some people back to Liangzhou City.

As soon as he arrived in Liangzhou City, Ma Zhou and Hu Shiba were already waiting.

They haven't seen each other for several months, they miss Qin Tian so much.

If there is no Qin Tian in this Liangzhou city, they all feel that something is missing.

"My lord."

Everyone was a little excited, Qin Tian glanced at them and nodded: "You are doing very well, you are doing very well."

During his time in Chang'an City, he felt that both Ma Zhou and Hu Shiba had done a good job.

The reason for saying this is because on the way back, some spies had already reported to him what Ma Zhou and Hu Shiba had done.

For example, the problems dealt with by the Turkic old people.

After winter, the weather here in Liangzhou City was cold, and Ma Zhou found a place for them to live for those old Turkic people, and they had heating equipment. It might be the first time for those old Turkic people when winter came, they didn’t need to Then it was frozen.

The grain that Hu Shiba looted from Tuyuhun was not all stored, but put into the market.

With the impact of these grains, the price of grains in Xiliang has dropped.

The drop in food prices will allow many poor people to afford food and have enough to eat.

And if they are willing to work, their life will definitely be better.

There is a lot of food that can't be eaten up, but they can't be sent to the people for free. Doing so will only make those people develop a lazy habit, and once you don't give them for no reason, they will still be angry.

It's not that these people have no conscience and are white-eyed wolves, but that human nature is such that if you want them to be grateful to Dade, you still have to let them work hard and then earn your own money.

These arrangements made by Ma Zhou are very good.

Hearing Qin Tian's words, Ma Zhou and Hu Shiba felt warm in their hearts.

"It's fine, my lord."

Qin Tian nodded, and then led them into Liangzhou City. As soon as they arrived in Liangzhou City, the people on both sides of the street who greeted Qin Tian couldn't help shouting.

"My lord is a thousand years old, my lord is a thousand years old..."

Seeing this, Qin Tian was a little surprised.

"Why are all these people here?"

Ma Zhou said: "I know that the prince doesn't like this, but these are all spontaneous, and it's not easy for us to drive them away, so we let them come."

After Qin Tian heard it, he understood it. He stopped, looked at the people and said, "Fathers and elders, this king is back, and your life will only get better and better in the future. This king will not let you suffer. Those who are suffering, if it is freezing cold today, everyone, go back and rest, you don’t need to be here anymore.”

After Qin Tian finished speaking, not only did those people not leave, but they shouted louder and louder.

They trusted Qin Tian and believed in every word Qin Tian said. If Qin Tian said it would make their lives easier, it would definitely make their lives easier.

Seeing this, Qin Tian became more and more helpless, he could only bring Ma Zhou and the others back to the mansion quickly, maybe only when they all went back, these people would leave one after another.
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After returning to the palace and entering the hall, Qin Tian and the others finally felt some warmth.

After everyone sat down, Qin Tian talked about some things in the capital.

"The old Turkic land, the Holy Majesty has agreed to give us a part of it. After the spring, those old Turkic people will choose a part and let them go there to graze. However, although they are grazing, they cannot be allowed to graze like before. They must have a fixed In other words, if a group of people want to live together, there must be some management mechanism. In addition, they must also learn to grow some crops. Of course, if some of them want to continue working here, we also welcome .”

As long as the old Turkic people can gather together and not be nomadic like their ancestors, then Xiliang can strengthen their management, and as long as it makes their lives easier, it is not without problem to ask them to submit absolutely .

After all, it is not difficult to assimilate such a group of people.

Faced with a more comfortable lifestyle than their nomadic life, it's no wonder they don't accept it.

You know, they were nomadic in the past, but they couldn't eat well or wear them well, and they would kill people in winter, but now they gather together, they can keep warm, grow crops and store food, so why are they still nomadic?

As long as they gradually communicate with the Han people and intermarry with the Han people, the Turks will cease to exist sooner or later.

After Qin Tian finished speaking, Ma Zhou and the others quickly took orders. After the beginning of spring, these things can almost be done.

"Also, let's continue to recruit some soldiers and horses. I need to maintain around [-] soldiers and horses in Xiliang. Too much is not good, but too little is not good either."

If Xiliang wanted to have the ability to protect themselves, then they had to have enough soldiers and horses. One hundred thousand soldiers and horses was a number calculated by Qin Tian based on various situations.

If there are too many soldiers and horses, many factories in Xiliang will be short of people in the fields, but if there are too few soldiers and horses, they will not be enough to protect themselves in the face of some dangers.

If there are [-] strong soldiers, no one would dare to provoke Xiliang.

Hearing the recruitment of soldiers and horses, Hu Shiba immediately became excited.

"My lord, leave this matter to me. It will definitely be done for you soon. You don't know that many Turkic people really want to be soldiers. After all, the benefits of being a soldier are very good."

This happened a long time ago. Many people wanted to join the army, but without Qin Tian's order, Hu Shiba couldn't accept them. However, with Qin Tian now, these things will be easier to handle. up.

Qin Tian nodded, agreeing. If Cheng Chumo and the others were here, this matter could be entrusted to them, but they are all in Chang'an City now, so the matter of recruiting soldiers and horses can only be entrusted to Hu Eighteen.

A group of people talked about other things in this way, such as road construction, this road construction must continue, and they build roads, and Chang'an City also builds roads. The production of cement needs to be increased, only for cement The demand is enough to keep the people of Xiliang busy for many years.

And this will certainly be able to feed many people.

After saying this, Ma Zhou and the others finally left one after another, and Qin Tian had the opportunity to meet the Ninth Princess and the others.

Although they were only separated for a few months, no matter whether it was Qin Tian or Jiu Gongzhu, they missed each other very much. They felt as if they had been separated for a long, long time.

So much so that after the meeting, Qin Tian and the others felt a little shy.

(End of this chapter)