A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 913 Big News

"This is the old site of Tong'an County, also known as Yincheng. It was named because Tong'an City, which was built at the foot of Dalun Mountain, is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. It is shaped like a silver collar. This city was established in the third year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty. Jin'an County was established on the site of Jian'an County. , in the same year, the land of Jin'an County was divided into Tong'an County, but it was abolished and returned to Jin'an County soon after."

Wu Huaiyu was very emotional when he listened to the introduction of the accompanying officials. It has been more than 300 years since the third year of Taikang. This area was briefly established as a county. After that, it was not established as a county for another 300 years. They were all returned to Quanzhou. Border jurisdiction.

Now Wu Huaiyu will restore Tong'an County here, with jurisdiction over Jiahe Township and other five townships. The county seat will still be the original site of Yincheng.

Xixi, where Yincheng is located, is a coastal plain. However, it has not received strong water conservancy construction, resulting in a lot of land being unused. As long as water conservancy is built, large swamps and wastelands can be turned into granaries. It has great potential and is strong enough to support the future. The development of Lugang.

"My lord, the three governors Wang, Chen and Niu are here."

By the west stream,

In the slightly primitive Yincheng Village, Wu Huaiyu met with the new governor of Zhangzhou Chen Sheng, the governor of Quanzhou Niu Jianwu, and the governor of Liuzhou Wanda.

They are all old comrades. They fought side by side under Longxi City and passed the test of life and death.

"Jieli is dead,"

Chen Sheng told a big news as soon as they met,

In fact, by this time, it was the spring of the eighth year of Zhenguan, and Jieli was already a dispensable figure. Even if he died suddenly, he would not be able to make any splash.

"Those who died on the third day of the Lunar New Year died of illness."

At the palace banquet, Jieli was a dancer and accompanist. Even his Princess Kedun Yang was killed by Li Jing, and the Turkic Khanate was destroyed in his hands.

The imperial court still saved some face for Jie Li, saying only that he died of illness.

During the New Year, palace banquets continued, and Tian Khan entertained envoys from all over the world. The court ministers were rarely invited to dance with him every day. After sleeping for a while in the tent in the courtyard, he was half drunk and insisted on riding a horse. His yard was not small enough for horse racing, but the eagle on the grassland fell from his horse while he was drunk.

His nephew Tuli came to the Tang Dynasty early and worked so hard that Tian Khan granted him the title of Commander-in-Chief and Commander-in-Chief. However, he died suddenly not long after his return. His son inherited the title of Commander-in-Chief and Commander-in-Chief, but he has been living in Chang'an. .

In the past few years, Jieli's will has become increasingly depressed. He also asked to return to the grassland, but how could Li Shimin agree? He actually asked him to be sent to Hebei to serve as governor, but Jieli did not dare to agree.

After several years of depression and alcoholism, this body has collapsed.

Tuli died, Jieli was abolished, Shabo Luashe, Yu Sheshe, etc. were either old or cowardly. However, Tuo She and Yu Gu She who guarded Mobei back then were now professing power in the Western Regions, and the imperial court also outwardly supported them. Let the two of them contain Xue Yantuo in Mobei, and the other to contain the Western Turks in the Western Regions.

At that time, Li Jingwu Huaiyu and others struck with thunder and sealed his throat with a sword, captured Jieli alive, and severely damaged the Khanate headquarters. However, DTZ was still quite powerful at the time, but the Tang Dynasty did not give them a chance to reintegrate and recover. With this operation, it is no longer possible for the Turks to revive.

Jieli was dead at this time, so it was insignificant.

In the past few years, the Tang Dynasty supported people like Simo and Zhilosi Sili to manage the Turkic tribes. Simo was called a bastard by the Ashina royal family, and Zhilosisi was not from the Ashina family. , even if they get the appreciation and authorization of Tian Khan, there are inherent shortcomings in the Turks, and it is impossible to integrate the various tribes, not to mention that the two of them are still restraining each other.

Jieli is quite young.

I haven't heard much about him for several years. He has been in Chang'an. After being captured alive by Su Dingfang from Qikou and taken back to Chang'an, Li Shimin treated him well on the surface. He made him a county prince, made him a general, and gave him a mansion. Son, but in fact Jieli lived a very miserable life in Chang'an.

After he was defeated and captured, the main headquarters of the Khanate basically perished or surrendered. All the descendants and nobles also came to Chang'an, and the remaining military equipment and equipment were all attached to the imperial court. Over the past few years, they have been almost controlled by the imperial court. Well, not to mention other things, just the fertile Hetao area and the southern Yinshan area are now directly under the imperial court.

The Turks either moved inward and moved south, or moved to the north of Yinshan Mountain and outside Langshan Mountain. There are still tribesmen and horses, but they have long lost their backbone. Especially with the strong rise of the Xueyantuo people in Mobei in recent years, they are no longer satisfied. To dominate Mobei, they want to get involved in the Monan area.

The first to bear the brunt were the remnants of the Turks.

Facing the Xueyantuo people who were no longer what they used to be, the Turks had no choice but to cling to the thick legs of the Tang Dynasty. How could they dare to be disrespectful to the Khan of Heaven.

These two people have great ambitions, but they don't have enough time to go to the Tang Dynasty. In other words, they are also counting on the Tang Dynasty to support them.

Hearing this news, it is still a bit sighing. The former Jieli Khan controlled hundreds of thousands of strings under his command. How impressive. Wu Demo led his cavalry south again and again in those years, and even Li Shimin just succeeded to the throne. Drinking horses from the Wei River and arrows pointing to Chang'an.

He was just a symbol of an era, and his death just added a handful of dirt to the grave of the dead Turkic Khanate, a steppe beast.

He was dragged along by horses and was seriously injured when he was rescued. He died with eyes wide open the next day unwillingly.

Being stuck in Chang'an and being restricted everywhere, Jieli had no choice but to set up a tent in his Chang'an mansion, barely savoring the taste of the Steppe Wolf King, and drinking all day long.

Back then, Jie Li was defeated by Wu Huaiyu's men, and he was even captured by Wu Huaiyu.

"Why can't this prince enjoy the wealth and prosperity of Chang'an?" Huaiyu smiled and let it go.

Niu Jianwuze, the former Ningyuan Army envoy from Rongfu, brought another news: "Dongxi Dongxiu of Gongzhou in western Guangdong has rebelled." Gongzhou is under the jurisdiction of the Guizhou Dudufu. Because of its name, Gongjiang is actually closer to Rongzhou.

"I heard that the rebellion between East and West in Gongzhou is quite loud this time,"

Wu Huaiyu didn't take it seriously. After the rebellion in the five prefectures of Yunkai Mountain was put down and the thirty-six Jisu Prefectures in Zuoxi River were defeated, he was not at all panicked when the rebellion broke out in Gongzhou.

As for the reason for the revolt, it is actually simple. In the final analysis, it is caused by the establishment of households to equalize the people and the introduction of two taxes. Nowadays, Lingnan has made great efforts to establish households to equalize the people. It doesn’t matter whether you are a raccoon barbarian in the plains or a barbarian in the mountains. Fuzhou County Orders were issued at all levels, requiring every village in the village to be registered, and every Lihu resident to be registered as a household, and they would have to pay two taxes in the future. Although the specific Lihu people would have some tax concessions, after all, it was different from the past. .

In fact, the ones who are most unwilling to accept these changes are the leaders. They used to be equivalent to the local emperors, and they also had to tax the people and send them servitude. But now the imperial court has come and wants to bring them under their jurisdiction and register households. To impose a tax would essentially take away the power they have always enjoyed,

Some Xitotou people may be more aware of current affairs.

But there will always be some arrogant and stubborn guys.

Conflicts of interest eventually turned into war, and finally speaking with fists.

Wu Huaiyu is not worried.

"How much waves can a mere Dongxi Tong barbarian in Gongzhou cause? Li Xinzhi, the governor of Guizhou, has been in Guizhou for more than 20 years. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he was the governor of the county and could organize the people to defend one side. Now he is still I can't deal with just a few barbarians, not to mention that the Gui Mansion is now even more powerful."

Guifu now has a Jingjiang Army, 5,000 elite soldiers from the original garrison, and a 3,000-strong Guifu garrison camp. These are all standing troops.

There are also unity battalions of rural soldiers in the following counties and counties, which can be recruited and used at any time.

Those 8,000 soldiers alone were enough to quell the rebellion in a state, unless they knew nothing about commanding. But Li Xizhi had been in Guizhou for more than 20 years and had experienced the Lingnan offensive in the late Sui Dynasty. Quite a capable person.

"Brother Wang, you must be scolding me for transferring you from the prosperous Guangzhou to Liuqiu to open up wasteland, right?" Huaiyu greeted Wanda with a smile.

This former county magistrate of Longxi, now the governor of Guangzhou, had just been transferred by Wu Huaiyu to be the first governor of Liuzhou.

"I am promoted from the fifth rank to the fourth rank. It is too late to thank the general." Wang Da smiled. There was really no unhappy look on this guy's face. He was the third son of Wang Hua, Duke of Yue. His father separatized the six states of Xuanhang and established the Kingdom of Wu. He claimed to be King of Wu for ten years and maintained peace for many years. Later, he also judged the times and seized power. He became a hero and joined the Tang Dynasty. After serving as general manager for several years, he went to Beijing to lead He attained the rank of general and enjoyed happiness in Chang'an.

The governor of Liuzhou is indeed of a higher rank than the governor of the Dudu Prefecture, but how can Liuzhou compare with Guangzhou Prefecture? Anyone else would definitely not be willing to do so.

But Wanda is also considered Wu Huaiyu's own team member, and he is very cooperative with Wu Huaiyu's arrangements.

"You really didn't scold me? Are you not wronged?"

"Since the First Battle of Longxi City, Duke Wu and I have known each other for almost eight years," he said. He knew that Wu Huaiyu never treated his own people badly. He, Wang Da, had such a smooth career in the past few years. In fact, there were more Borrowing the power of Wu Huaiyu, not his father-in-law of the Yue Kingdom.

"That's good. Although Liuzhou seems like a deserted island now, starting from scratch will actually make you better. And it's not completely without foundation. I already have more than 2,000 people there and have a half-completed fortress. , a town, a grass market,"

"Well, there will soon be thousands or even tens of thousands of island barbarian captives. I will send you to take office and establish a government office. I will ensure that you will have no less than 5,000 households in Liuzhou this year. This year, you can build a state and two counties. In the next three years, I guarantee that I will be able to add two more counties to you, and within four years, I guarantee that you will have 10,000 displaced households."

Wu Huaiyu's words sounded a bit bragging, even going too far.

But these words came from Wu Huaiyu, and Wanda had no doubts. After all, in such a short period of time, relying solely on his own strength, he was able to build a dock and fortress town in Liuqiu, and even had more than two thousand people. A lot of sandbank land has been reclaimed, which is already amazing.

No matter how powerful you are, you can understand it.

Just the three words Wu Huaiyu are trustworthy.

Niu Jianwu was transferred by the military envoy of Wu Huaiyu's Congrong Mansion to be the governor of Quanzhou, and of course he was promoted. His position as governor of Quanzhou was obviously a hundred times better than that of Wanda. "Erlang, you are so anxious to call us here. Are the Daoyi rebels trying to cause rebellion?" He heard something from what Huaiyu said just now that there would soon be thousands of island barbarian prisoners.

"I can immediately mobilize troops from Quanzhou to accompany you across the sea to conquer the barbarians."

Huaiyu waved his hand, "I called you here to replace the governor of Quanzhou, just like Chen Sheng took over as the governor of Zhangzhou. The two original governors were both demoted from the Central Plains. They were just messing around here and were extremely unqualified. So I have replaced them all this time. I know you very well, and you are also very motivated and talented people. It is for you to show off your talents.

Wanda and I can settle the matter in Liuqiu, so you don’t need to worry about it. You can quickly bring Zhang and Quan states together. "

(End of this chapter)