Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 977
Chapter 99 Man dies for money, birds die for food

What is good at the top must be followed by the bottom.The king of Chu is so thin-waisted that many people starved to death in the palace.

The tribal leaders in the Anti-Songtsen Gampo Alliance discovered that Chen Ying liked Kunlun white jade and gold, and they unanimously donated the jade and gold they found in Songbangbao to Chen Ying.

Although the collection of money is soft, but more important is to stabilize Songbangbao and the entire Tubo.

The Tang Dynasty actually failed very badly in governing the areas it occupied.In the original history, Li Shimin conquered the Eastern Turks in the north, Su Dingfang pacified the Western Turks, and later occupied a large area of ​​land.In order to facilitate management, the state of Jiji was set up.The so-called Jiyi state, "Historical Records · Sima Xiangru Biography · Suo Yin" explained: "Ji, the horse's head is also; Yi, the cow's head is also", which is extended to win over control.The establishment of Jijizhou in China began in the Tang Dynasty.The Tang Dynasty adopted a policy of confinement for some remote ethnic minorities, recognizing the local aboriginal nobles, conferring them princes, and bringing them into court management.

Jiji Prefecture is equivalent to the current autonomous region.But the only difference is that the governor or governor of Jili Prefecture directly controls the army, which paved the way for the separatism of the Tang Dynasty.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the imperial court won one after another foreign wars, and the governor and generals of Jili Prefecture did not dare to rebel. As time went by, the famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty gradually aged, and there were faults in the Tang army, and the combat effectiveness began to decline, especially Li Shimin. The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo came back without success, and the governors of Jimi Prefecture began to move around.

Although it is said that the Tang Dynasty actually did a very rough job in dealing with Jimi Prefecture.In the Tang Dynasty, there were two kinds of Jimi prefectures. The first one was the Jimi prefectures and counties established in the areas under the military power of the Tang Dynasty. They were hereditary by the tribal leaders, self-governed in internal affairs, and paid tribute, but they had some responsibilities, such as loyalty to The imperial court, providing military supplies as required, etc.The imperial court regards it as part of the territory, and the document uses "edict".

The second type is the internal vassal states, such as Nanzhao and Huihe, etc., which are generally named khans or county kings, and have their own territorial scope, but the political legitimacy of their leaders comes from the canonization of the imperial court, and they cannot be independent. The Central Plains regime regards them as As a minister, the document uses "the emperor asked".

No matter which one, the imperial court will not directly manage it, and because of the ability of the tribal leaders, the various Jimi prefectures are unevenly rich and poor, and their centripetal force towards the imperial court is also very weak.

As a giant standing on the shoulders of history, Chen Ying will never follow the old path of history.Although, in the Tang Dynasty, Anxi Duhufu and Andong Duhufu were established as in history, but Chen Ying did not set up 110 Duduzhou Prefectures as in history, governing 120 Jimi prefectures and [-] counties. [-] six military houses.

The method Chen Ying adopted was the same as that of Ping Yuan.It has jurisdiction over 100 states and more than [-] counties.There is no so-called Jimi state, and there is no hereditary tribal leader.

Of course, this is related to Chen Ying's tough policy in Anxi. The annexation of Anxi at this time is different from the history. Chen Ying adopted the strategy of driving wolves and sheep, and used Murong Fuyun, the king of Tuyuhun, to unite the various tribes in Anxi. , and then wiped out by military force.As for the tribal leaders who were unwilling to cooperate, they all followed Murong Fuyun and fled across the river.

Therefore, Chen Ying is like painting on a piece of white paper, he can do what he wants and develop at will.

For example, the obvious sign of Jiji State, the hereditary chief executive, this article does not exist at all.Even if Chen Ying came from Shuozhou to Anxi's six powerful families in Shuozhou, they could not be directly hereditary, but they could be promoted to county magistrate or governor only after passing the examination.

Of course, this is not absolutely fair.Even if some direct descendants of the family have excellent academic performance and ability, Chen Ying would rather promote them to the governor or long history of other states than to let them take the post of hereditary county magistrate in the locality.

After an overnight inventory, Chen Ying asked Ma Zhou, "How many people is there in Songbangbao?"

Ma Zhou bowed and said, "My lord, there are more than 13 households in Songbangbao, with a total of more than [-] people. The major tribes cannot count..."

The most difficult thing for nomads is to count the population. This year, some people graze the grassland. If the pasture growth is not good in the coming year, they may go to other places to graze, and the small tribes will move here.

Chen Ying asked again: "How much food is there in that city? How many horses?"

Ma Zhou held a piece of paper and said, "The grain is mainly highland barley, totaling [-] shi!"

Chen Ying said unexpectedly: "Why so little?"

Ma Zhou smiled wryly and said: "The yield of highland barley is extremely low, only about [-] catties per mu. These highland barleys need at least hundreds of thousands of mu of land to harvest!"

Chen Ying waved his hand and said, "This amount of food won't last long at all. After passing through the rear, let Guo Xiaoke organize people to bring the food over!"

Anyway, a lot of treasure was seized this time, worth at least more than 300 million guan.Of course, these wealth are not worth that much money, the premise is that they must be transported to Chang'an City for sale.

Of course, Chen Ying's cost of sending troops this time has already been paid back.

Chen Ying summoned the tribal leaders of the anti-Songtsen Gampo Alliance, and did not directly appoint officials and make a wish to them, but looked at the leaders and said: "Our war with Songtsen Gampo has just begun, and it is far from over. You can Continue to march freely. The general will not interfere with your military strategy. The only thing is that you can exchange the heads of the Tubo people with this general for property or food, salt, silk, including iron pots, knives and guns. A complete head can be used as a three-pass Kaiyuan Tongbao, or property of the same value."

Listening to the translator's translation, the tribal leaders who opposed the Songtsen Gampo Alliance suddenly went crazy.

They didn't even participate in Chen Ying's celebration banquet, and each brought their own warriors to prepare for a big fight.

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The Yalongnen tribe is located in the south of Songbangbao, about thirty miles away.

The west is setting on the west mountain, and the smoke is curling up.

Horses, yaks and sheep are grazing leisurely.Dinner is being cooked in a tent not far away.

The young man who had nowhere to vent his energy sang folk songs at the top of his throat.

It has to be said that the Tubo people have excellent singing talents. Even if they are ordinary people, they have a very wide vocal range.

In this quiet and peaceful atmosphere, Yalongnenbu didn't know that the danger had come to them.

The soldiers of the Anti-Songtsen Gampo Alliance had the same origin as the Yalongnen tribe, and they were familiar with each other.They are all thousand-year-old foxes, and no one needs to chat with anyone.

Approach quietly, do not rush into the attack.

Waiting for the sunset glow in the sky to light up the whole sky, when the young Yalong young men who were in charge of grazing began to return to their homes, picked up their rice bowls, and gorged themselves.

The soldiers of the anti-Songtsen Gampo alliance began to attack.

The sound of hooves rumbled like thunder, and the ground shook violently, making it impossible to stand.The horns continued, the smoke and dust soared into the sky, and tens of thousands of cavalry from the anti-Songtsen Gampo Alliance roared.

All the officers and men of Yalongnen looked at each other in astonishment, their faces turning pale.They never expected that there were enemy troops nearby. They were close to Songbangbao. As one of the direct descendants of Songtsangan, they were first-class citizens in the Tubo Dynasty and enjoyed super-class treatment.Usually it's like 2000 to 3, and no one dares to mess with it.I never dreamed that in order to deal with their tribe of [-] people, the enemy army would gather [-] to [-] people!

3 to 50 horses is a rather scary number on the prairie. In history, the Oala Iron Cavalry who wiped out the Ming Dynasty's [-] troops in the Tumu Fortress was only in the early [-]s!

Now their 2000 people actually enjoy the treatment of 50 Ming soldiers. I really don't know whether to cry or laugh!

The cavalry of the anti-Songtsan Gampo Alliance wiped out all the more than [-] people from the Yalongnen tribe almost effortlessly, and captured tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, and thousands of horses.

Not counting the captured cattle and sheep, even the beheaded head can be exchanged for six thousand coins.I just went out for a stroll, and I got tens of thousands of dollars worth of money just like that.

They have never made such easy money.

Now they face a problem.Should we continue to sweep around, or return to Chen Ying with the head.

"Further to the south is the tribal pastureland of the Yalongwei tribe. I'm afraid they are already heavily guarded. It will be difficult for us to sneak in. Let's accept it as soon as it is good." A tribal leader of the Anti-Songtsan Gan Alliance suggested.

"There are more than 3 people in the Yalong Wei tribe. Although most of them followed Songtsan Gampo to send troops to the Subi Kingdom, there are more than [-] people left behind, [-] people." Another tribal leader shouted with wide eyes : "Why don't you try? Why don't we bring these people together? Let them share the bounty for no reason?"

"This is not a try, it's a gamble! If something happens to the target..."

"I'm afraid, although Yaron Wayne is strong, they will never be the opponents of the Tang people."

(End of this chapter)