Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 687 External

China values ​​​​a fallen leaf returning to its roots, and there are still only a few soldiers willing to stay in the Western Regions, only more than 2,700.

Li Yue distributed land to them and ordered that the mansions, wives and daughters of the former Qiuci nobles be rewarded to them.

Like Wang Meng in Guanzhong, the Protectorate of the Western Regions also adopted harsh punishments. The Liang people killed slaves, whipped them fifty times, confiscated half of the family property, and the slaves killed the Liang people and broke their chariots.

In short, the principle is to ensure the interests of meritorious soldiers to the greatest extent so that they can settle down in the Western Regions.

There are more than 2,700 people, and after more than ten years of reproduction, the number has gradually increased.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, and population migration cannot be accomplished overnight.

But what Li Yue didn't expect was that these interests had little appeal to the Black Cloud Army, but made the powerful tribesmen in Liangzhou salivate.

They have been in the border areas for a long time and have little attachment to Guandong and Guanxi. They are accustomed to the mixed environment of Hu and Xia and know the wealth of the Western Regions.

Liangzhou is a small place with a large population, and most people's lives are not easy.

During the Yongjia Rebellion, a large number of people from Guanxi moved to Gaochang, just as many people fled Hebei to Liaodong to escape the chaos.

The four great powerful men of Gaochang, Kan, Zhang, Ma, and Qu, took turns taking charge during the 300 years of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. They established a Han Chinese state in the Western Regions, the Gaochang State, which lasted until the early Tang Dynasty. They openly challenged Emperor Li Er and were defeated by Hou. The king gathers to attack and destroy.

The powerful Kansai tycoons are considered to be the most enterprising group of people in Chinese history.

If you want to run the Western Region, you can't avoid these people.

Li Yue originally wanted to reward them with some livestock, money, grain, and women for their assistance. Unexpectedly, after they saw Li Yue's edict to reward the Heiyun Army, they took the initiative to request to stay in Qiuci, and only wanted the same treatment as the Heiyun Army. .

That is to say, they want land, women, mansions, and status.

Since powerful people can move to Gaochang, they can also move to Qiuci.

Li Yue couldn't ask for more, he wished they would harm outsiders. The world is so big, there is land for them to annex, and there are people for them to enslave.

To a certain extent, the powerful nobles are actually part of the Chinese elite. They have money, food, people, and swords, and they are the core force for external expansion.

You know, during the Qin Dynasty, Liangzhou was not yet a Chinese land.

Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu, and the Han Dynasty opened the four counties of Liangzhou. For hundreds of years, the Guanxi gentry flourished, and the Guanlong Group was formed during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Many lands can only be gradually Chineseized if they gain a foothold first.

"That's right!" Li Yue agreed immediately.

"The powerful people moved to Kucha. I'm afraid that after a hundred years, Kucha will no longer be owned by the state. It is better to change it to a feudal state of the prince." Lu Qing put forward a very constructive opinion.

Li Yue was greatly moved, but although Qiuci was rich, due to geographical influence, it had little potential for westward development. Instead, it was his first choice to annex Yanqi, Gaochang, and Shanshan to the east, and then take a look at Liangzhou.

If you grant a prince a title here, I'm afraid it won't take a hundred years, but a few decades, to turn around and head east.

Geography determines destiny.

"Qiuci is too small. When Murong Chui conquers the north of Tianshan Mountain and then seals the country, I will not only seal the country in the Western Regions, but also Goguryeo and Mobei in the future!"

After the destruction of Qiuci, Suwen, Zhuohu and other countries, Li Yue became extremely ambitious.

Although the Sixteen Kingdoms were in troubled times, they had trained a large number of elite soldiers and generals, and they basically suppressed the surrounding forces.

During his lifetime, Li Yue will do his best to expand the territory of Chinese civilization.

Just like this Western Expedition, the benefits brought by the destruction of Kucha completely covered the investment.

Money, food, and slaves are only short-term interests, and the longer-term interests are trade routes. From ancient times to the present, the east-west trade routes have been China's geopolitical strategy. "Your Majesty is wise." Lu Qing was stunned, as if he didn't expect that Li Yue had such big thoughts.

"The heroes have contributed a lot in this battle. If we eat meat, we must also give them some bones. Otherwise, who will play with me in the future?" Li Yue said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is not afraid of their development?"

"Aren't you also talking about a hundred years from now? As long as Daliang is strong, there will be loyal dogs in all directions. The problem is internal but not external. Today's management of Kucha requires their help."

In fact, the closer to the border, the stronger the centripetal force towards the center.

Take the Tang Dynasty as an example. After the Anshi Rebellion, the Hexi Corridor was invaded by Tubo, and the Jiedushi in various parts of the Central Plains established their own independent regimes. However, the Anxi army resisted the Tubo for forty years, and the young man turned gray and preferred to die rather than surrender.

As soon as the power of Tubo weakened, the powerful families of Zhang, Yin, Suo and Cao in Liangzhou immediately revolted. Zhang Yichao, the governor of the Jiedushi Army, led eleven states to return to the Tang Dynasty...

Li Yue would rather have a Chinese nation emerge in the Western Regions in two or three hundred years than to fall into chaos.

As soon as the new edict was issued, the noble nobles in Liangzhou became excited.

Isn't it just for the sake of land and wealth that we sacrifice people and fight for life and death?

Li Yue gave it all.

Not only were Liangzhou powerful, but the Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Qiang chiefs were also ready to take action.

Their desire for advancement is not inferior to that of Liang Ren.

Many tribes migrated thousands of miles from the desert and spread across the Qinliang land.

Tuyuhun even ran all the way from Liaodong to the West Sea...

Even the heavy snow could not stop the enthusiasm of the chiefs. They rushed to Gu Zang to see him one by one. "We are loyal to Daliang and hope that your Majesty will allow our tribe to enter the Western Regions."

Qifu, Fusi, Chulian, Chilu, Huyan, Dugu, Peng, etc., most of the powerful chiefs in Liangzhou came.

Liangzhou Haoqiang is one of his own, but although the relationship between this group of people has been good recently, they are still outsiders.

Once you gain a foothold in the Western Region, the harm will be considerable.

But it can't chill their hearts.

Li Yue had an idea. The Western Region was not only Qiuci, Yanqi, and Gaochang. There were seven river basins to the north of the Tianshan Mountains, and the fertile Hexi to the west of Congling. If these Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Qianghu were organized, they would be a force that could not be ignored. the power of.

It would be best if we could capture the Qihe Basin, but if we could not capture it, these people would suffer heavy casualties, and they could be regarded as a disaster after going to Liangzhou.

Being an emperor these days cannot be too simple.

This generation of powerful chiefs has a good relationship with me, but what about the next two generations?

They have thrived in Liangzhou for decades and become stronger. Once the Central Plains is in turmoil, will they still be so honest?

Zhuge Wuhou captured Meng Huo seven times and set him free. After the star fell from Wuzhangyuan, southern Xinjiang continued to rebel year after year.

"The land of Qiuci is small and we are temporarily unable to support the tribes. How about waiting for the warm spring next year and counterattacking to the north of Tianshan Mountain and west of Congling. I will use this land to reward you." Li Yue looked at the chiefs amiably, as if looking at them. Chives that thrive in my own soil.

Using their knives and lives to open up land for Daliang is a waste of money.

However, if these people can become the leader of a clan, they are definitely not big-hearted and brainless people. They all look at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and no one speaks.

Leeks are not so easy to cut these days. Every one of them is like a monkey.

"Why, you can't trust me? Without you, the Daliang soldiers can capture these lands!" Li Yue used retreat to advance.

(End of this chapter)