Ji Tang

Chapter 947 Settling down, getting married, and having a baby!

As if he knew what the emperor was thinking, Ji Song said quietly: "Your Majesty, do we have any other options?"

Li Shimin was shocked, yes, now, do they still have a choice?
The reputation of Tian Khan that he had worked so hard to gain was finally over.

thought here.

He had made up his mind. He was not an indecisive person. His only concern before was the reaction of the courtiers.But now that even ministers like Ji Song advocate the use of tough measures, what will others think?
You know, this is not the Song and Qing Dynasties. Nowadays, the civil servants don’t need to be much different from the military ministers to be hateful.

"Since you have a plan in mind, you must have a perfect plan. Tell me, I know your temper after making a decision, so I don't know that doing this will inevitably cause a big mess."

This time Ji Song did not refuse and said directly: "I think it is a good idea to drive away wolves and eat tigers. No, it should be said to drive away wolves to deter tigers."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly: "Speak quickly, I will know that you have a solution, so don't hide it."

Ji Song smiled sadly and said: "I heard that the family's overseas expansion has been slow. The main reason is that the people in the Central Plains are unwilling to travel thousands of miles to go overseas."

"You mean to say"

Li Shimin was stunned and didn't understand what Ji Song meant.

"It's not good to kill too much. I still want to accumulate some virtue for my descendants. Since they are so short of people, we Tang people are precious and of course we cannot let them waste them. But what about those foreigners? Especially those foreigners who want the Tang Dynasty to fall. ?”

Li Shimin looked at the calm Ji Song in shock and murmured: "Crazy, this kid is crazy."

A few days later, news suddenly spread that Zheng was buying strong laborers at high prices.

Originally, this matter didn't matter, but good people don't want Datang people.what is this?If the Tang Dynasty people don’t want it, do they still want those foreigners?

Alien people?

The bright-minded people were suddenly stunned. They seemed to have discovered an opportunity to make a fortune?
Except for a few people who immediately went south and north with their luggage, everyone else treated this matter as a topic for discussion after dinner.But just when this news was about to cool down, the Pei family, Wang family, Lu family, and the Emperor's own Longxi Li family all came out with such news one after another.

This is all a big deal, but what is surprising is that such blatant human trafficking is a serious crime in the Tang Dynasty.But almost half a month had passed, and all the officials and censors in the court were as silent as dumb.

After hearing the news, the honest and responsible people sighed that people's hearts were not as old as before. They treated people as outsiders and continued to do what they should do. It did not affect the days when they went home to sleep with their wives and beat their children.

But those bastards, knight-errants, and gangsters who were busy with their thoughts, did not keep their duties, and had nothing to do all day, immediately called their friends and rushed in all directions.

When the news spread to the border areas, these people rolled their eyes and immediately thought of the opportunity to make a fortune.However, the military laws of the Tang Dynasty were strict. If someone was caught doing it privately, he would probably be beheaded sooner or later.

However, there are always some people who try their best to test the law, not to mention those noble children of Guanlong who are well-dressed and well-fed and think highly of themselves?When someone went out and brought back a dozen captives, and traded them to a steward of the Zheng family under the witness of everyone, and obtained a dozen Zhenguan Tongtong treasures with yellow rings, everyone was dumbfounded.

So, without saying a word, the jealous person ran out and brought back more than 30 people, including men, women, and children.After finally getting more than twenty dollars, everyone went crazy.

At this time, it doesn't matter whether you are a general or not. If you dare to stop them from getting rich, you will kill him on the spot.

This wind unknowingly blew all over the Tang Dynasty, except for the Western Regions and the grasslands.After all, there are only a few people here. If they are allowed to continue their mischief, they may not be able to find a few people even though they are thousands of miles away.

Guo Xiaoke, Su Lie and others took control of Yumen Pass and drove back all those who had this purpose.If you dare to hesitate at all, you will be immediately arrested and sent to serve in the army.

I won't let you fight. If you go to fight without training, Datang cannot afford to lose that person.But farming is always possible, right?If not, then just keep it and give you ten or eight foreign women to give birth to babies.

There are too few people in the Western Regions. If we can increase the Han population in the Western Regions, we can do anything.So, when the wind gradually subsided, no less than ten thousand people of the Tang Dynasty gathered in the Western Region, all of them young and middle-aged men.

They are looked down upon by everyone in the family, and even if they want to find a wife, they can't find one, but among other things, there are many women in the Western Region.You can give them as much as you want. Those foreign men all went to war a few years ago. After all these years, there are not many adult men in the family.

What to do with these lonely women?When this group of Han people arrived, they immediately attracted the attention of these women.Although you can get married in the army, who is a poor man who can serve as a soldier in the regular army of the Tang Dynasty?
They don't like these women, but some people do.

Therefore, when these people were 'corrupted', no one except a few wanted to leave.There are houses, land, and women of your choice. Who would take risks in days like this?

As a result, when the news came out, Su Lie, the guard of Yumen Pass, stood on the gate and watched the single men happily passing through Yumen Pass, heading to the Western Region where there had been few Han people since ancient times.

After the incident, Guo Xiaoke made statistics and was surprised to find that in just half a year, his Beiting Protectorate had nearly [-] more Han people.

In the Tang Dynasty, 3 people were the population of a lower county, but here in the Western Regions, [-] Han people were all young and strong men, which was extraordinary.

You must know that these people have been assigned at least three foreign women, and some are greedy and want more.

In less than 20 years, when the descendants of these people grow up, the Han population in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty will exceed 50, and this rate will grow faster and faster as time goes by.

When Li Shimin of Chang'an received the news about Guo Xiaoke, he felt bad.He and the loyal ministers in the court tried their best to move the population to the Western Region, but after so many years, less than [-] households were moved to Beiting alone.This is the reason for some criminals and their families, otherwise the number would not be reached at all.

But now someone told me that no less than 3 people had moved to Beiting in half a year, and they were all young and strong men.Where else?Anxi Protectorate, Tianshan Protectorate, what about these places?

"Your Majesty, I have checked. During this period, Guanzhong alone has lost no less than 10 people. Although other places have not yet been checked, I estimate that no less than [-] people have migrated to the Western Regions and other places."

"Mobei Protectorate, Monan Protectorate, Annan Protectorate, and Liaodong and other places have all seen people migrating. In just half a year, no less than 20 people have settled in various areas of the Tang Dynasty." "Your Majesty! In less than 20 years, the Western Region will be stable!"

Fang Xuanling was so excited that she almost cried. Who would have thought that a trivial action would lead to such a comic scene.

The original intention was that the aristocratic family would take the lead and send the aliens who had a deep hatred for the Tang Dynasty overseas to save the Tang Dynasty from having blood on their hands.But before the matter fully unfolded, all the soldiers accepted by the Guanlong nobles went to make money. Who would be willing to kill people? Wouldn't it be good to use them all to make money?
Now it's okay. The court was still thinking about how to deal with these people, but now it has the handle.As long as those soldiers are not touched, the emperor can take them down with just an imperial edict.

The people under your command are worried and they are all thinking about making money. Who cares whether you are a general or not.

"But the morale of the military is also in chaos!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh, but this was already the best way.At least there is no need for internal fighting and the loss of lives is avoided.But from now on, these soldiers are no longer available.

Everyone has become a rich man, who would still want to be a soldier and hang his head on his belt?

"Start recruiting troops!"

"After a period of time, disband those soldiers, select one-third of the sixteen guards, and put them into the army, and let them go out to practice. I have almost gained weight in Chang'an all day, and this is not going to work. "

Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will keep an eye on it personally."

As the saying goes, unintentional changes make things happen. No one expected that things would change like this this time. It was simply overwhelming!
The reason why these people can stay in the border areas is that the domestic political situation has stabilized and the people have become rich.But there are also signs of polarization, although it is not serious yet.But as the population increases, families with large families are already overwhelmed.

The eldest brother married a wife, and he gritted his teeth and also married the second son, but what about the third, fourth, and fifth sons?What should they do?This is also the reason why there are so many bachelors.

Now that things are better, everyone wants to go to the border to make a fortune, but how can there be such a good thing in the world?At the beginning, His Majesty ordered his beloved generals from all over the country to die, and they were not allowed to participate in the arrest and trafficking, otherwise military law would be enforced.

Therefore, except for some armies that the court wanted them to participate in, most of the armies of the Tang Dynasty did not participate.Instead, they sold the captives in the hands of the soldiers through spokesmen. Part of the money obtained was handed over to the national treasury, and the rest was divided among the people below.

Otherwise, when you see that your allies are making a lot of money, but you can't do anything, it would be strange if this doesn't cause problems.

When these bachelors came to the border areas, except for those who were lucky enough to appear in places where it was not prohibited, everyone else ran into the hands of these rough men.

According to the previous idea, I drove him home and settled the matter.

But I wonder if that wilted and wilted bastard would do such a trick?Coercion and inducement are not enough, and if lust is not enough, then I will beat you until you agree.

However, in the end, these people were not treated badly. There was not much else in each Protectorate, but there was a lot of land. Large tracts of pasture land were deserted, which made people feel distressed just looking at them.

No, seeing that the person has already arrived, wouldn’t it be a pity to put him back again?

Thus, this scene appeared.

As long as you are willing to stay and register with the local household registration, the pastures and land will be divided directly. After that, I will take you to pick a woman. As long as she is a homeless woman, she will take away the one you like, and the betrothal army will give you a betrothal gift.

The betrothal gift is nothing but a bunch of illiterate rough guys, holding a map they can't understand and banging it casually, it is regarded as a betrothal gift for the girl's family.

Now everyone was happy and got what they wanted, but Datang just took the land that no one wanted in exchange for the foundation for Datang to take root in the local area.

"Your Majesty, this incident not only solved the current problem, but also laid a solid foundation for similar problems in Datang in the future. The population of Datang will only increase, but there is only so much land. What will happen to the extra people? manage?"

"But this time, the answer was unexpected, which is to migrate people to sparsely populated places. However, like this time, we cannot forcefully migrate, but provide appropriate guidance."

"They took root in the local area, and the children they gave birth to were of course Han people. This is a fact that no one can change. I ask your Majesty to send scholars to the border areas to teach these children to read."

"And by establishing a local academy, we cannot easily deny anything that is beneficial to local development. This incident tells us that it is not that the people are unwilling to go here, but that we have not mobilized the enthusiasm of the people at all."

"The generals did a good job this time. Although it is rough, it is still a good method."

Li Shimin walked back and forth for a few steps and said in a deep voice: "Yes, it has been very difficult to relocate people since ancient times. It is unrealistic to move the whole family. Not only will the old and the weak be a drag, but many people will die on the road. This is also the case in all dynasties. The reason for daring to relocate people easily."

"But young people are different, especially in families with many sons. This kind of thing not only reduces the pressure on the family, but also opens up branches and leaves for the family. Who dares to say that these people who have gone out will not be able to develop and grow after many years?"

"By insisting on migrating young people for decades or hundreds of years, and combining local women to start families and reproduce offspring, the Han family population will develop rapidly, and it may become the same as the current Central Plains, with governance."

Once you open your mind, it's like opening Pandora's box, with all kinds of ideas emerging one after another.

"Okay, okay, who would have thought that a thing that gives me a headache would turn out like this? God bless the Tang Dynasty, God bless the Tang Dynasty!
Can he be unhappy?They had solved an eternal problem in a blundering manner, and they had also found a way out for Datang in the future. Could he not be happy with such an achievement?
However, thinking of the person who made this suggestion, he smiled secretly in his heart. I'm afraid that boy was also dumbfounded by this, right?
Ji Song was indeed dumbfounded. He lay under the ginkgo tree and stared blankly at the little bits of light shining through the leaves.He really didn't expect that things would change like this?
A plan that was originally started by the notorious slave trade. He was mentally prepared to be a sinner of history, but who knew that such a thing would happen?
How come a group of people who are disgusted by people at home have become the treasures of those soldiers in the border areas?
They couldn't find a wife at home, and they didn't have any extra land to share with them.What awaits them is to fend for themselves, perhaps become soldiers or work to support themselves.

But when they went to the border areas, those rough men held pens in their hands and took maps that they couldn't understand to divide the fields for them. The army supported them until farmers grew in the fields.

You don't need to pay for the bride price when you get a wife, the army will give it to you.

Your only task is to settle down, marry a wife, have children, and have more children.Where can I find such good things?

(End of this chapter)