The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 737 Enabling Brother Tiger
In the Qianqiu Hall of Daxing Palace, there is a huge sand table, and Xihai, Heyuan, Qiemo and other border counties are vividly presented in everyone's eyes.

Anyone who cares has noticed that the eastern part of Xihai and Heyuan County are in the pattern of five mountains and three plains. From north to south, they are Qilian Mountain, Qinghai Plain, Qinghai Nanshan, Dafeichuan, Ezha Mountain, Liangfeichuan, and the southernmost part is the Yellow River and Tanggula. The access to the three major plains is either a river valley or a gentle area where two mountains meet.

The most important part of Wushan and Sanyuan is Dafeichuan. It is located in the south of Nanshan Mountain in Qinghai. It reaches Qishijun in the east and Fuluochuan City in the west. At the intersection of the Chiling Mountains in Qinghai and the eastern part of Nanshan Mountain in Qinghai, you will go down the southward channel, and from there to the north, you will find the Qinghai Plain.The road to the south of Dafeichuan is the intersection of Ezha Mountain and Dafeiling. If you go south, you can reach Liangfeichuan, and then south is the only way for Tubo to go north—Doma, the mouth of the Yellow River to the east of Baihai. , it can be said that Dafeichuan's strategic position is the most important, and it is a well-deserved number one.In fact, merchants from Khotan entered the Silk Road of the Sui Dynasty, and now they are also taking the road of "Qiemo County - Qaidam Basin - Fuluochuan City - Dafeichuan - Xiping County", which is cheaper than the Hexi Corridor. Go hundreds of miles away.

Since Tuyuhun was defeated and retreated to the south, the strategic priority of the northwest region has changed from Dafeichuan in Xihai County to Liangfeichuan in the south, which is also the Heyuan County set up by Yang Guang. However, until today, the two counties of Xihai and Heyuan are similar to Let it go, although there are officials and county soldiers, they have not been developed under the guidance of the Sui Dynasty, and the nomads still live by grazing, which is really detrimental to the real control of the Sui Dynasty.

Looking at the terrain on the sand table, Yang Tong said: "Judging from the current situation, the impoverished and weak Tuyuhun will soon perish. If he fights against us, he will definitely die. Even if he doesn't fight against us, I am afraid that it will also be annexed by Tubo. That is to say, the future enemies in the Xihai area will be Tubo and other enemies in the south. However, it is impossible to defend the uninhabited Xihai and Heyuan counties by garrisons alone, especially Heyuan county. The logistics supply route is long, and the roads along the way are difficult and dangerous, which is not conducive to stationing troops for defense. Therefore, I plan to move some people from the counties and counties in the Hexi Corridor to garrison fields. The real territory of taxation; the second is to attract the permanent population to convert nomads into farming, and to receive cultural education uniformly, so as to achieve the purpose of naturalization; the third is to make the frontier army self-sufficient and reduce the pressure on the imperial court to transport food from Yongliang area. At the same time, Build beacons at strategic points in the Heyuan area, and establish a strict beacon management system to strengthen the defense capabilities of border areas, so that Tubo will no longer be able to introduce troops into the country at will. The existence of these fortresses also provides a guarantee for our army in the event of a sudden war. Occasionally, with response scheduling time."

Speaking of this, Yang Tong glanced at the courtiers, and then said: "It's just that although it has long been the territory of the Sui Dynasty, and the official road has been opened to connect it, there are also many problems. Not to mention Tubo and Tuyuhun in the south, even There are still tribes in the area who do not obey the discipline of the imperial court. The West Sea is better, because of the war horses and salt fields, it has been well developed. And Heyuan is the strategic hub of the region. The officials selected must not only be proficient in governance, but also be able to control the land To properly resolve ethnic disputes, you must have excellent legal, military, and educational capabilities, and the prefects appointed before obviously do not have this ability. Du Chuke, I plan to let you be the prefect of Xihai County; Master Li Ke, I plan to let you You are the prefect of Heyuan, how do you two agree?"

In fact, the famous general Heizhi Changzhi in history did the same thing. He adopted the method of garrisoning fields in Heyuan County to solve the food supply problem of the Heyuan Army. At the same time, he added more than [-] beacon towers and garrison points.There are more than [-] hectares of farmland in Heyuan, and more than [-] million shi of grain are harvested every year.In this way, it not only solves the logistics supply of the army, but also consolidates border security.

And Yang Tong learned from the information fed back by Wang Fubao that the people in Xihai and Heyuan supported the rule of the Sui Dynasty very much, so the item of naturalization was added.

The key point is that the literati in the Sui period were no better than the later generations. They were all models of generals who could fight thieves on horseback and rule the country with a pen. Li Keshi and Du Chuke were both figures with military merits in history. They should be able to compare Xihai and Heyuan. Build a self-sufficient, peaceful and peaceful country.

Master Li Ke and Du Chuke, who were worrying about not having a chance, were overjoyed, they stepped forward at the same time, bowed and said, "I would like to go."

"Okay, that's it for now." Yang Tong nodded, looked at the crowd and smiled, "Is there anything else that needs to be added?"

"Your Majesty." Li Keshi cupped his hands and said, "I have something to say."

"Go ahead."

"Here." Master Li Ke said, "Many people have fled from Yizhou and Jingbei to Guanzhong, and some of them have not been properly resettled. These people are easier to persuade than the Hexi people who already have land... My minister I thought that in order to avoid unnecessary riots, let these people relocate..."

"Heyuan is bitterly cold, and the people in Jingzhou may not be able to adapt to it and find it difficult to survive. However, the climate in the north of Yizhou is not much different. I think it is more suitable for the people in Yizhou to go." Wei Zheng said at this time: "In addition, we can use more land as a condition. , Encourage the people of Hexi to migrate.”

"Zunzuo." Yang Tong looked at Li Keshi and Du Chuke, and said, "Those who are willing to go to Xihai and Heyuan will have double the land. How many people you can convince depends on your two abilities. Don't let me down."

"My humble servant will never fail the entrustment of the Holy Majesty." Master Li Ke and Du Chuke solemnly replied.

After Xihai and Heyuan were handed over to Mr. Li Ke and Du Chuke, Yang Tong also felt relieved. The skills of these two people are definitely not bad, but Li Jing and Du Ruhui are too sharp, which caused the younger brother to be oppressed.Yang Tong believes that after these two people arrive in office, coupled with the support of the imperial court, they will definitely be able to make great achievements. Yang Tong only has three requirements for them. Second, he must develop these two precious lands as much as possible. Within two years, he will see that these two counties contribute countless resources to the Sui Dynasty every year, whether it is food, salt, war horses, special products, or slaves. Yang Tong needs all that is beneficial to the Sui Dynasty; second, let the nomadic tribes in the two counties settle down slowly with the farmland as the center, educate their children in a unified way, and finally achieve the goal of speaking and writing Chinese. , learn Han etiquette, wear Han clothes, and take pride in the Sui Dynasty.

If it weren't for the weak strength of the Sui Dynasty, too few talents, too wide a territory, and too many enemies, Yang Tong could only start from the border counties and appoint Xue Wanshu, who is both civil and military, to govern Qiemo County, Liu Daju to govern Shanshan County, and Li Keshi. Governing Mingyue County and Meng Xiaomin governing Yiwu County, now these four border counties are thriving, and because they are located on the Silk Road, they have become a place of wealth in the northwest, which makes the people in Xihai and Heyuan envious. These successful cases make the people Envy, it will be countless times easier to manage.

　At the turn of summer and autumn, the weather is changeable.I had a cold and a fever late the night before yesterday, and my mind was dizzy...I came back from the hospital early yesterday morning and slept for more than 20 hours, so I didn't update yesterday, I'm really sorry.

　　
　
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