A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 679: Thousands of Turkic families enter Chang'an

At the gate of the imperial city,

Su Dingfang was already waiting.

As a lieutenant general in the Yi Fei Army, he is still on duty at this moment. He is wearing a golden mountain script armor and a silk robe. He is holding a dragon and phoenix ring sword that is nearly human tall. He looks majestic like a door god. of.

"I heard that Erlang is back and I'm waiting for you here." Su Lie said with a smile.

"Did your Yi Feijun's armor get a new one? This golden one is more powerful. The Shanwen armor seems to be more domineering than the Mingguang armor." Huaiyu said with a smile.

"Well, it's a new one,"

The Zuowuhou Wuhou Guards were named Yi Fei, Yi Fei was originally the name of the warriors of the Chu Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period. As the Zuowu Houwei responsible for the security patrol in Chang'an, it can also be said to be a face of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty. After the Autumn, the Zuowu Houwei of Chang'an became Started to change clothes one after another.

Among them, the Sixth Street Patrol was the first to start changing.

Now not only have the tall military horses in Hexi been replaced uniformly, but their armors have also been replaced with Shanwen armor, which has also been painted with gold paint, and each person is also equipped with a red cloak.

This Mountain Character Armor is also called chain mail. It is equipped with phoenix wings, unicorn robe belly, tiger head and shoulders, and the bright red tassel.

This golden chain armor is really domineering.

Worthy of Chang'an royal patrol.

Although it's a bit showy and even tacky, it seems quite suitable to be placed in Chang'an.

"Senior brother, have you eaten?"

"We have two meals a day on duty. It's still early."

"Where are you going? I'll give you a ride." Su Lie said with a smile. When he, the lieutenant general, was on duty, he was also responsible for patrolling the Sixth Street.

"It's okay. I'm just strolling around on the street."

After getting on their horses, the two brothers rode slowly side by side.

The emperor cleared the way for Huaiyu's hundred Yulin troops, and Su Lie's Zuo Wuhou patrolling cavalry followed behind.

The difference between the two groups is quite big.
The Yulin army held white-poled spears, while the Yi Fei army held plain-shaped spears.

Next is the armor, but the Yulin Army has silver armor with gold rims instead of gold armor.

Those who followed Huaiyu were drawn from the Eighth Battalion of the North Gate of the Forbidden Army. They were nominally under the left and right guards, but in fact they were the Beiya Forbidden Army directly under the command of the emperor.

The number of the left and right garrison troops is Yulin, so the Beiya Forbidden Army is also called the Yulin Army in name. However, compared to the real silver armor of the left and right garrison guards, the camps at the north gate have more gold edges to show the difference.

It seems that they are not as domineering as the golden chain armor of Zuo Wuhou, but these Beiya Imperial Guards are more powerful, with hundreds of cavalry, thousands of flying cavalry, and divine machine camps. However, there are many children of peasant households and barbarian tribesmen, not only the emperor's elite The choice is still to be personally trained by the emperor.

"Hou Junji hasn't caused any trouble to senior brother recently, has he?"

"I met him a few times on Chang'an Street. Apart from daring to say a few harsh words from a distance, I didn't even dare to get closer. He's a coward." Su Dingfang laughed.

The last time Su Dingfang beat Hou Junji in the street and knocked out a few of his teeth. Although the battle made Su Dingfang's Northern Expedition a lot more repayable and could not increase the reward, Hou Junji was also very embarrassed.

"Senior Brother, do you regret it? Because of the Northern Expedition, you were at least the Governor of the Lower Governor's Mansion."

"There is nothing to regret. To be honest, it's just a pity for Su Wang. I brought him to Chang'an to get a reward, but he ended up losing his life in Chang'an."

Looking at Su Lie, Wu Huaiyu felt quite guilty.
He obviously fought for the country and made great contributions, but now he can only be a general who patrolled Chang'an Street, and may not be able to move out of his home in even three to five years.

Although there was a reason to beat the prime minister in the street, it was still a very bad behavior. The emperor was very unhappy. If it weren't for Wu Huaiyu and Li Jing's reputation, Su Lie would have been demoted to Lingnan to be the commander of the army.

"I'm doing pretty well now. My work is easier and I have more time to spend with my wife, children and family,"

Su Lie has brought his wife and children to Chang'an and bought a house of eight acres. It is quite big for him and he lives very comfortably. It has a house, a courtyard, a small garden and a lotus pond.

"The marriage with the Cui family has not been affected, right?"

"That's not the case. In fact, I have benefited from you, Teacher and Erlang," Su Lie said with a smile. His son betrothed Cui's daughter, and his daughter betrothed Cui Jialang, and the family married the Cui family.
"It seems that Qinghe Cui's fifth surname has good taste."

Su Lie laughed. His teacher and junior brother were both prime ministers. Although he himself was demoted, he was still the lieutenant general and had the title of county marquis. It was impossible for Qinghe Cui to regret the marriage just because he said he regretted the marriage. That would make him a different person inside and outside.

"If senior brother feels unhappy in Beijing, I can ask the saint for a favor and help you find a foreign job. You can't be the governor, but you can still be the governor of a border state."

"Forget it, let's stay in the capital. In fact, I can't be the governor. I can fight and lead the troops, but when it comes to being the governor and governing the place, I really can't do it and I don't have the patience. I will stay in Chang'an for a few years and practice cultivation. Cultivate your mind.”

Su Lie still refused.

Autumn is cool.

Without the square walls, Chang'an seems to be more lively and lively.A team of patrolmen passed by, and Huaiyu found that there were actually many Turks.

"Since the Northern Expedition, a large number of Turkic nobles have settled in Chang'an,"

Many Turks came to settle in Chang'an. A large number of Turkic nobles settled in Chang'an with their servants. It is said that there were tens of thousands of families.

"So much?"

"Well, the imperial court has created many Turkic princes and princes at once. As for the county princes and princes, there are even more, there are countless viscounts and barons, and there are also countless other generals, captains, etc."

In the past, the big and small khans and she must have been granted the title of king and duke. As for the special Qin and Qijin, they often had to be granted the title of duke, and basically they had to add a general, or a general of the middle rank, a general of the left and right, etc. .

Although most of these military positions of the Turkic nobles were fictitious, there were indeed many Turkic warriors who were selected into the Beiya Imperial Guards or into the Yi Mansion of the Nan Ya guards.

"Nowadays, in Chang'an City, I feel that Turks are everywhere. They are everywhere. They are everywhere in the court halls. They are everywhere in the military camps. There are even Turkic merchants in the East and West markets and streets."

Huaiyu looked at the Turkic soldiers in the patrol group who were wearing the chainmail armor of the Yi Fei Army. They still looked very different from the Tang Army in appearance, but after wearing this armor, they didn't seem to be that different.

With good management, they should be able to slowly integrate and assimilate.

The Eastern Turks were equivalent to being beheaded and perished. Jieli was captured, Tuli surrendered early, Yusheshe, Yugushe, Shaboluohan, etc. successively surrendered. No one dared to confront the Tang Dynasty again. Tian Khan said that the Eastern Turks should be abolished. They didn't have any objection to the Turks changing the establishment of governor's offices.

Even according to what Su Lie said, many Turkic nobles moved their families to Chang'an and lived a very comfortable life in Chang'an. They served as officials of the Tang Dynasty and enjoyed the wealth of an international metropolis.

Compared with the life on the grassland, they felt it was full of freshness. In the past, these Turkic nobles lived in tents and saw cattle and sheep all day long. No matter how rich they were, they could not enjoy a refined life.

It is extremely difficult to get some silk, porcelain, tea, and iron pots from the Central Plains, and those that are resold are extremely valuable.

I often have money but can't buy it, so I have no choice but to take people to rob, but the risk of robbery is also very high, especially in the past few years, I often steal chickens but lose rice, and I often come back defeated or even beaten. Headache and bleeding.

Even if you can't defeat the Tang people, you still have to be attacked by the fucking Tiele people. Even Xi and Khitan dare to challenge them. There is no longer harmony within the Turks. Conflicts continue and life becomes more and more difficult, especially for some small and medium-sized nobles. ,

Now I have joined the Heavenly Khan and lived in a heavenly city like Chang'an. If I have money, I can really enjoy all the good things here.

But the price is more than ten times cheaper than on the grassland.

Except for some Turkic nobles who are not used to the Central Plains, there are really many nobles who like the current life.

Tens of thousands of Turks flocked to Chang'an. These people bought and bought desperately, which drove up the price of goods in Chang'an. It was comparable to the huge flow of imperial examinations and candidates every winter.

"These Turks are very rich, and they don't even ask the price when buying things," said Su Lie, a native of Hebei who can also be considered a native of New Beijing. As a result, he now feels that the Turks are too earthy, which has raised their cost of living.

"There are also a large number of Sogdian Hu nobles who were also moved to Chang'an by the imperial court. These people were not considered sabaos or chiefs and started doing business in Chang'an. That was also a cause for concern."

The Sogdian Hus were originally a people engaged in trade along the Silk Road. As they moved eastward along the Silk Road, they settled in large numbers in the Turkic territories and the Tang Dynasty. Today, most of the Sogdian Hus in the Turks have been resettled in Liuhu Prefecture in Shuofang.
Many nobles were moved to Chang'an,

Moving the Turkic aristocrats and Sogdian aristocrats to settle in Chang'an and granting them official titles was ostensibly a reward and appeasement, but in reality it was putting the core elite under their noses and taking care of them.

There were more than 500 Turks and Sogdians who were awarded titles of fifth rank or above, and thousands more were selected into the Tang imperial army and government soldiers.

The relocation of more than 1 Turkic and Sogdian barbarians to Chang'an was indeed a big deal.

House prices in Chang'an have been driven up a lot by these Turkic and Sogdian Hus. Lower Nancheng, which was originally relatively desolate, has now become lively due to the large number of these Hus.

"Recently, the Sogdian Hus are buying shops and renting storefronts everywhere in Chang'an. They are also buying fields with the Turks. Erlang, you have a lot of fields in your hands. Do you plan to sell some of them? The land prices in Gyeonggi Province have been driven up a lot now. Originally, I wanted to buy some land in Gyeonggi Province, but now I don’t dare to buy it because the price is too high. If I buy land at this price and the current grain prices, I don’t know how many years it will take to get my money back.”

Wu Huaiyu shook his head, "I don't plan to sell the land. I don't have much land in Gyeonggi, only [-] to [-] acres."

"More than that, isn't it said everywhere that Mr. Wu owns several thousand hectares of land, five thousand hectares or eight thousand hectares? That's hundreds of thousands of acres."

"Rumors must be spread by intentional people. Maybe they are the shady things done by that bastard Hou Junji." Wu Huaiyu did not admit that he had thousands of hectares of land. He did only have two or three hectares of land in the eighteen counties of Gyeonggi. Thousands of acres of land,
Of course, this does not include Lao Wu's, Huai Yi's, the Rouge Land, the family school field, and the righteous village in the names of the three wives and concubines.

The Wu family does have a lot of land, but it is mainly in the border states. Land in Gyeonggi is not something that can be bought with money. The Wu family is an upstart, and it is really difficult to settle down. With these tens of thousands of acres of land, it is also difficult to buy it again and again. Those who had a rare opportunity to eat, such as the third-order sect, such as Pei Ji, Luo Yi, Li Yuan, Wang Junkuo and others fell.

No matter how Wei Zheng issued land restriction orders, Wu Huaiyu would not easily sell the land in the capital.

"I have more than a dozen sons, and I may have one or twenty more in the future. When I get old, each of these twenty or thirty sons will be given a hundred hectares of land. I also have many daughters, so each of them will have to prepare a thousand hectares. Let’s use eight hundred acres of land as a dowry.”

"Erlang is so grand," Su Lie, a powerful landowner in Hebei, couldn't help but marvel.

"By the way, I recently heard that the Western Turks were in chaos again. Ashina Sheer took over most of the territory of the Western Turks Si Yehu Khan, gathered more than [-] troops, and called himself Dubu Khan. The Ivory Marquis came up Xia Tiao wants to request an order to lead troops to attack the Western Region, does he have such a chance?"

"If we really want to fight, I think Erlang has to lead the army," Su Lie said with concern. "If Erlang takes command, remember to take me with you. I will be the vanguard."

Huaiyu shook his head, "Hou Junji doesn't have this chance, and of course I don't have a chance either, because the imperial court won't send troops."

Su Lie was greatly disappointed when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)