The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 816 Collecting Weapons
As the war came to an end, the Qiang land, which had been fighting continuously since the rise of Tubo, finally ushered in the dawn of peace. The Sui Dynasty formally established Jiangyuan County in the Qiang land, and appointed Li Shimo as the first prefect. Shaoze was the prefect of the county, and Yang Tong added three counties of Jiuzhi, Changzhi and Yuanzhi outside Yongzhi (Jiyu City) as places for the Qiang people to settle.

Jiuzhi is in the northwest, Yuanzhi in the northeast, and Yongzhi in the southeast; as for Changzhi, it is located on the banks of the Baihe River in the middle of Jiangyuan County, and it is regarded as the prefecture of Jiangyuan County.And Tuoba, Fei Ting, and Xiangli from Xianbei Murong and the Eight Departments of the Dangxiang were transferred to settle here.

As a county government, Changzhi was naturally the first city to be built. Its location was originally a stronghold of Bailanqiang. Not only is it more livable, but it also has the prototype of a settlement.

Yang Tong not only mobilized all the prisoners of war, but also mobilized the herdsmen who will settle here. The rewards for the herdsmen who participated in the construction of the city were tax exemption for three years and a piece of land in the city to build houses.

In the wilderness, a square city foundation with a circumference of twenty miles, a width of three feet, and a depth of five feet has been dug out. Teams of prisoners of war are sweating and compacting it, and many people are still carrying earth and rocks. It was picked from a mountain thirty miles away, and the square and square stones were crimson. The new city built with stones of this color would also be a crimson city.

Yang Tong rides a horse and stands on a hill, looking from the hot scene to the majestic mountains farther away.

A few days ago, Qianwei Fengwu, Shui Tianji, and Du Ruhui had returned to Daxing, but he, the emperor, could not leave.

On the one hand, Jiangyuan was initially determined, and the "Ten Banners System" had not yet been formally established. Without a strong figure and a large army to deter it, Tuyuhun, Dangxiang Babu and Zhuqiang might not accept Li Shimo's governance peacefully.

On the other hand, the staff of Heibingtai sent a letter to Ying, saying that Niang Shangnang had already led an army from Chengdu. If they were not wiped out, Xianbei Murong and the Eight Departments of the Dangxiang, who had not returned to their hearts, would most likely return to Niang Shangnang and flee back together. Tubo, when the time comes, not only Jiangyuan will be resurgent and Wang Fubao will be in big trouble, but the mother who has tens of thousands of elite soldiers will most likely rely on these elite soldiers to force them to surrender to the four "countries" of Ba, Nong, Cai Sen, and Subi, and become The new ruler of the Tubo Kingdom.In this way, this battle is tantamount to fighting for Niangshi.

"Your Majesty!" At this time, Li Shimo came on horseback and saluted: "The foundation of the city has been solidified, and the next step is to build it up layer by layer."

For the city wall, after the city foundation was rammed, a clay wall about three feet high was built, and then the soil accumulated on the wall was rammed obliquely. After being rammed and compacted, a second layer of low wall was built on top of it.This is repeated until the desired height, and finally covered with masonry to become a masonry-covered city wall, which is stronger than a simple rammed earth wall.

"Changzhi City is the prefecture of Jiangyuan, and it is the center of the Sui Dynasty's rule and enlightenment of the Qiang people. Whether the city wall is strong or not is very important." Yang Tong said: "Don't make the thickness of the rammed layer uneven or not rammed enough in order to pursue a short-term progress. Dense."

The city was built by prisoners of war who became slaves. No matter how much the loss was, Yang Tong would not feel sorry for it. But Jiangyuan is a border county. Once there is a change in the southwest, Changzhi, as a county, will definitely become the key target of the enemy's attack. Whether the city wall is Firmness is an important part of deciding to stick to it for a long time.

"I will understand at the end."

"The city will be built soon, and the next step is governance." Yang Tong asked with a smile: "Prefect Li, do you have any difficulties that the court should solve?"

"Governance is naturally not a problem, but I am a little worried when I think about what happened before."

"What happened before? What happened?" Yang Tong asked hastily.

"According to the past style of the Central Plains dynasty, after winning a major war between the two countries, there are generally two ways to deal with the aftermath. One is to directly give up the enemy's land that is not very livable, and then move the enemy's family to the governance area. I live in Xiabian County for unified management. But this method has been used before. For example, the Huwuhuan Captain in the Han Dynasty now seems to be a mistake. The Han Dynasty allowed the Hu people to enter and live, and gave them a high degree of military and political self-care. Freedom, the ultimate result is that the barbarian separatists rule the country. Even if some barbarians are completely assimilated, the bitter cold land that can be abandoned will rise to a stronger nation. As for the second way to deal with the aftermath, after defeating the enemy country, support Get close to the forces in the Central Plains to defend the frontiers, but you have also seen, my sage, that we supported Qimin Khan as the Great Khan of the East/Turks, but in just one generation, the powerful East/Turks began to invade the Great Sui The Sui Dynasty." At this point, Li Shimo made a comment: "It can be seen that neither of the two ways of dealing with the aftermath will work."

"Hmm!" Yang Tong thought for a moment: "We set up Jiangyuan County here to prevent it from being occupied by new ethnic groups, and we will not give them a high degree of autonomy in the future, and we will assimilate them in the way of enlightenment. The three major troubles will be gone."

Li Shimo nodded and said, "Indeed."

"Then what are you worried about?" Yang Tong asked with a smile.

Li Shimo said solemnly: "The Holy Majesty established Jiangyuan County here to avoid the future troubles of new nationalities moving here and gradually becoming stronger. But there is no Han here, and the end will worry that the Qiang people of each branch will become a Goguryeo. A new nation. If the future imperial court ignores them and pays insufficient attention, I am afraid that some people will rise up and build a nation, and it will be difficult to conquer them at that time."

"..." Yang Yu was dumbfounded, and after a long time, he smiled wryly and said, "Then what do you think?"

Li Shimo was waiting for this sentence in his heart, but he said: "The last general means that a large number of Han people will be moved up, and then they will be given houses and livestock, exempted from taxes for a few years, and assimilated before the Qiangs become a new nation. clean."

"Let's talk about it, this is your real intention..." Yang Tong was not stupid, he immediately understood Li Shimo's "sinister" intentions, but he also knew that Li Shimo's 'new nation' was not nonsense. It's not unfounded worrying, because that's how Xixia came about.

but……

"How can I have a large number of Han people for you?"

Li Shimo cupped his hands and said: "In order to escape the war and avoid heavy taxes, the people of Yizhou fled to Hanzhong and Guanzhong one after another. If they are resettled in Hanzhong and Guanzhong, it will not take long, and there will be more people and less land, a lot of land reclamation, and destruction of vegetation. Appeared, according to the opinion of the last general, all these refugees were simply resettled in the sparsely populated Jiangyuan, Heyuan, and Xihai counties. Now they are in constant panic. As long as they have a place to take root, they will be extremely satisfied and grateful to the court. If They established a foothold in Guanzhong and Hanzhong first. If the imperial court wants to relocate them to these three counties in the future, it is estimated that they will hate the imperial court. Since they have to move in the future, why not move here once and for all? Why not let them feel grateful instead of Hate?"

"You are a successful lobbyist, I have nothing to say." Yang Tong laughed: "I agree, these refugees are resettled in Jiangyuan first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Shimo was overjoyed.

Yang Tong nodded: "What else do you want? Let's talk about it together."

Li Shimo said: "In addition, each county will send one or two thousand retired veterans to let them continue their descendants in each county."

"Retired veterans?" Yang Tong frowned and said, "Retired veterans have made great contributions to the Sui Dynasty. Tell me about your reasons."

Li Shimo said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Jiangyuan in the future will be a mixed settlement of Han people, Dangxiang Qiang, Bailan Qiang, Xianbei people, Subi people, and Tubo people. Maybe there will be some chaos and turmoil. If everything depends on officials, it will inevitably be unsustainable." , the retired veterans are the most loyal and courageous people in the Sui Dynasty. If they can come, they can firstly assist officials in dealing with daily conflicts, secondly, serve as an example and play a guiding role, thirdly, they can better survive the initial period, and fourthly It has laid a guarantee for the security of the four counties, and once a war breaks out in the surrounding area, they can quickly organize to defend the frontier."

Yang Tong thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, that's the decision. We will transfer one thousand retired veterans from each county! Lujiang."

"The end is here." Yang Qinfang replied.

"Send a letter to the third brother Ying, I appointed him as the governor of Yongzhou, and cooperate with the counties and counties of Guanzhong and Hanzhong to send the refugees to Jiangyuan safely;"

"Here."

"In addition, I also sent a letter to Wei Pu, asking him to arrange a thousand retired veterans for each of the four counties in Jiangyuan."

The Ministry of Armed Forces is in charge of county soldiers, county servicemen, retired soldiers, and disabled soldiers across the country. However, because the minister of the Ministry of Armed Forces, Pei Renji, is fighting in the south, Wei Yunqi is temporarily acting as his agent.

"Here." Yang Qinfang responded, and asked again: "Is there any more?"

"There is another matter, which is about the population problem." Yang Tong said: "I received a briefing from Minister Yang Shidao of the Ministry of Civil Affairs yesterday. He said that the Sui Dynasty's endless wars caused the population to drop sharply. In order to make the population of the Sui Dynasty increase rapidly, It is suggested that unmarried women who have reached the age of marriage should be punished accordingly. After discussions with Zuo Pushe, Wei Pushe, and various ministers, they agreed that women who have not yet married at the age of 15 should be charged a person tax, which is indeed acceptable Let the population skyrocket; but a 14-year-old girl is too young. If she becomes pregnant, it will hurt her life and shorten her life. Those who are not married beyond this age will be punished according to relevant laws and regulations, and those who are married before the age of [-] will not be punished or rewarded."

All dynasties have advocated early marriage, early childbearing, and multiple births, and specially issued laws and regulations to punish men and women who marry late, especially in the new dynasties after the end of the war. Two or three years old, those who do not get married after this age will be urged to marry by the government first. If the unmarried person has no marriage partner, then the local government will help arrange it. Worry about not having a daughter-in-law.

"The Holy One is kind, the Holy One is wise." Yang Qinfang and other girls rejoiced and sang praises.

"Go send the eagle letter."

"Here."

Not long after Yang Qinfang left, a scout came galloping on horseback and saluted from a distance: "My lord, General Wang has returned from Jiyu City, uh, Yongzhi City."

With the surrender of all the ministries, Pei Xingyan led an army to take over Jiyu City, which was renamed Yongzhi, and Wang Xiongdan's mission was to go to the party ministries to collect weapons and armor.

"Let's go and have a look." After Yang Tong finished speaking, he left first.

A group of people hurried for more than ten miles and arrived at the military camp.

On the school field, there are already huge open wooden figures, which are either armor or weapons.

At first glance, there are thousands of boxes at least.

Seeing this, Yang Tong's expression turned gloomy.

Yin Mingyue, Li Shimo, Zhou Shaoze, Cheng Chumo and other pure lands could not help but gasp.

They thought that the strength of the Eight Departments of the Dangxiang had been weakened to the extreme after being exploited by Tubo and Tuyuhun, and they didn't take it seriously when Yang Yu sent people to collect weapons and equipment.When they saw so many weapons and equipment, they finally understood that the party should not be underestimated.

Moreover, the eight chiefs not only did not mention it in advance, but did not even use it on the battlefield. This is not only a weapon, but also a huge ambition of the party.There are spears wrapped in straw sacks next to them. Looking closer, there are a bunch of brand new spears inside. There are about [-] spears. They are all Sui army spears. Li Shimo took out one to look at it and recognized it instantly. Said: "My lord, this is the standard spear of the Daye period, and the grassland does not grow rice. This straw bag obviously comes from the Central Plains."

Even though Yang Tong got off his horse, he took out a horizontal knife from a box, and saw that they were all high-quality horizontal knives, with a cold light and a murderous look.

Asked Wang Xiongdan, "Where did it come from?"

"Your Majesty, these are all from the Tuoba family. According to Tuoba Xidou, part of it is a deal between Murong Fuyun and Tuoba Chici. Murong Fuyun exchanged weapons for the survival of Tuyuhun. The other part is from Hequma and Guanlong. In exchange for the family."

"How many are there in total?"

"Based on armor, spears, and knives as a set, there are more than 2 sets in total, and there are many scattered items handed over from the other seven sets." Wang Xiongdan replied quickly.

"So many?" Li Shimo exclaimed, "There are so many of the Eight Departments of the Dangxiang. Apart from these eight departments, Jiang Yuan would say that there are still dozens of small and medium-sized tribes. If they are confiscated one by one, the overall strength should not be underestimated."

The others nodded their heads one after another, fortunately they followed Yang Tong's arrangement, otherwise the Qiangs would definitely be a big potential threat.

Yang Tong asked: "They let you confiscate it so honestly?"

"Yes, very honest. But in the end, it's not that they don't want to resist, but they dare not." After Wang Xiongdan finished speaking, he suggested: "When I implemented the government soldier system before the Sui Dynasty, the government soldiers needed to prepare their own weapons, but then It is only short blades such as swords, bows and arrows, while armor and some large-scale equipment are issued by the army at the same time. It is a capital offense to hide armor. Although it has been replaced by a standing system, armor is also prohibited; All those belonging to the Sui Dynasty naturally have to abide by the laws of the Great Sui Dynasty, or they should not be forced by the last generals, and their leather armor should also be confiscated."

"The Iron Armor must be collected, but right now we are about to fight Niang Shangnang, we don't have that much energy, and even if they still have, there is not much left, and the threat to the court is not great. After we settle down, we will pass legal propaganda and report any The methods of rewards were confiscated one by one. As for the leather armor, it is not very useful for the various crossbows of the Sui Dynasty." Yang Tong said to Li Shimo: "The matter of the iron armor must be taken to heart, and it is the most important thing. Come catch."

He clearly remembered that after the rise of Xixia, the disaster of the Song Dynasty was as miserable as it could be!Countless Western soldiers died at the hands of Iron Kite.

Although he can't settle his future affairs once and for all, at least in this dynasty, the regulations on armor returning to the country must be implemented in place.

"The general will understand." Li Shimo accepted the order solemnly.

(End of this chapter)