Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1006 Kill all those taller than the wheel
Thinking of good things in his heart, Shi Lang stretched out his hand out of the tent, caught some rainwater and came back. He felt a slight pain from the beating of the rainwater on his hand. When he looked down at the rainwater in his hand, he suddenly found that there were a few hailstones the size of broad beans in his palm.

Then I heard hailstones beating on the cowhide tent, making a sound like drums.

Stone Wolf grinned grimly and said, "Army Commander, these Uighurs are finished."

What Huang Dongqiu said, Shi Lang couldn't hear clearly, because the really violent hail came and beat the cowhide tent deafeningly.Soon, the hail outside the tent had changed from the size of a pea to the size of a pigeon egg. It fell on the ground and bounced randomly, and finally piled up and soon covered the ground.

The icy air rushed into the tent with damp water vapor, and even the flames in the brazier seemed to be smothered for a moment before re-igniting.

A particularly large hailstone smashed through two cowhide tents in one breath, fell on the shield held high by Huang Dongqiu's personal soldiers, and shattered into pieces. The flying ice foam got into Huang Dongqiu's neck, and he continued as if unconscious. Reaching out to warm the fire.

Another hailstone leaked from the gap in the round shield, and hit the grass at the stone wolf's feet, ricocheting twice to dissipate all the kinetic energy.

The natural disaster of hail is destined to be short-lived. After half a stick of incense, there is no more hail in the sky, and even the rain seems to have stopped.

The dark cloud that contained the hail just now seemed to have wrung out all the water, and drifted away along the top of the mountain in a dingy manner. Then, the bright sun once again appeared in the blue sky.

"Your Majesty's destiny, so even the heavens help us, these Uighurs should be out of the swamp." Huang Dongqiu said flatly.

Shi Lang nodded and said: "Legion Commander Ming Jian, if we continue to stay in the swamp under such weather, I'm afraid there will be fear of extermination."

Huang Dongqiu smiled and said, "I heard they have a way to deal with it?"

Shi Lang chuckled and said, "It was heavy rain. No one expected that there would be egg-sized hailstones falling..."

The ground was covered with hail, Huang Dongqiu stood under the extremely dazzling sunlight reflected by the hail, and he saw a long team slowly coming out of the swamp from the depths of the swamp.

The soldiers of the Volunteer Legion were also a little embarrassed. Fortunately, their armor was strong enough. As for the horses, when the heavy rain came, the knights had already brought the horses into their tents.When the last great hailstones smashed through the cowhide tents, the warriors used their shields to help their mounts through the storm.

"Stone Wolf, take your troops to accept the surrender of the Uyghurs of the Tagban tribe. Remember, everything will be done according to the general's previous instructions!"

Stone Wolf shouted excitedly, and led his equally excited subordinates on horseback to the edge of the swamp.

As the saying goes, Wangshan runs to death.The hailstorm stopped at noon, and the Uyghurs of the Tagban tribe walked for a long time before wading out of the swamp through muddy water.

A dark-faced and burly Uighur from the Tagban tribe stood in the front, beating his chest and shouting at Huang Dongqiu on the hillside: "For the sake of Changshengtian, give us a way to survive!"

Huang Dongqiu said coldly: "The imperial army occupied Hexi, and you also joined the imperial court. The imperial court has not taken a catty of meat or a grain of grain from you for more than a month, and has not forced a single horse or a person from you, but You actually betrayed the imperial court, colluded with the people of the Xizhou Uyghur Kingdom, provided them with information, and even helped them hide soldiers, since you are seeking death yourself, then this killing is inevitable!"

The burly leader of the Tagban tribe said angrily: "We were also forced. If we don't help the Xizhou Uighurs, they will send troops to destroy our entire tribe!"

Huang Dongqiu sneered and said, "Sophistry, since you belong to the imperial court, you naturally have the imperial court's protection."

The leader of the Tagban tribe wanted to make some more excuses. The stone wolf standing beside him had already pierced his long knife through his waist. When the leader of the Tagban tribe knelt down powerlessly on the ground, his The muddy head had been chopped off by Shi Lang himself.

"The commander of the legion ordered that all men taller than the wheel be killed! All the remaining women and children were taken to Hehuang to build Qingzhou city."

Stone Wolf despised the behavior of the leader of the Tagban Division very much. After cutting off his head, he immediately announced the fate of the Tagban Division...

On the edge of the swamp, human heads rolled, blood flowed horizontally, and the cries shook the sky. The women howled terribly, hoping to protect their son who was just taller than the wheel.

Their efforts were in vain. The [-] cavalrymen under Shi Lang's command were all killers without batting an eyelid. Many of them used to do the work of horse thieves. The deep-rooted habit is not easy to change. They easily killed the sons of those Uighur women in their arms, then threw their children's bodies into the swamp, dragged the women to the other side, and followed Ye Chen's instructions. It means that the Uighurs who have dissent in the Hexi Corridor will gradually migrate to Qingzhou, which is being newly built in the Hehuang area.

Huang Dongqiu's method of killing and deterring the Uyghurs who have already surrendered has been proved to be effective by time, and it is even the only way to make the Uyghurs obedient in a short period of time... As for the final reform and long-term stability, that is The affairs of the civil service system led by Duanmu Zhongren.

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Although Zhang Bo may seem a bit pedantic at times, he has to be said to be a capable official. Since he served as the prefect of Taozhou for more than a month, the territory of Taozhou has changed a lot. Rows of houses have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Although they are not exquisite, they can also shelter from the wind and rain. In order to adapt to the living habits of the Tibetans, most of these houses are built in imitation of the tents of the Tibetans. They are also equipped with stables, so each household occupies a larger area than the locals.What can best reflect Zhang Bo's brilliance is that these newly built villages are dotted all over the vast land around Taozhou, but there are also villages inhabited by Han people in Taozhou, forming a mixed settlement. Large settlements.

The first batch of Hehuang Tibetans who migrated here have already moved in, and Taozhou officials and servants are busy allocating land for them. According to Ye Chen's will, these Tibetans who migrated inland will mainly focus on farming and animal husbandry. As a supplement, although it is the deep autumn season and cannot be cultivated, it is a good time to prepare for the next year's cultivation.

Originally in Hehuang, some Tubo people also abandoned pastures for reclamation and planted highland barley and other grains. Naturally, these people adapted much faster. The difference is that the crops grown in Hehuang are different from those grown here. However, those Tubo people who originally made a living by grazing are more troublesome. They basically don’t know how to do farm work in the field. Therefore, after allocating places for them, the officials in Taozhou have to organize manpower to guide them. Cultivate the fields, whether they are willing or not, but now they are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. If you don't learn, prepare to be hungry in the coming year!Generally speaking, because slaves accounted for a large part of the Tubo people, now they are allocated land and housing. Although they need to work in exchange for it, they are still very happy to have a home.

In just over a month, Taozhou suddenly had nearly 20 more people. 20 is naturally nothing for a metropolis of later generations, but in this era, this is definitely a terrifying number.Fortunately, because of Ye Chen's attention, the court of Xiangfu Kingdom was fully prepared, and Taozhou had a large amount of grain and grass materials seized from the Anduo Ministry a few months ago. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as piled up like a mountain, but it is a huge project just to distribute these materials. Zhang Bo is simply a capable minister who wants to do things. .

Constructing the three cities of Taozhou, Qingzhou, and Qinghe Prefecture at the same time, which requires a lot of labor in other countries and takes a lot of time to complete, is far easier in Xiangfu Kingdom than in other countries.First of all, there are more than 60 Tibetans who need to work in exchange for food and homes. In addition, various workshops affiliated to the Civil Research Department have developed and produced various tools far beyond this era. The speed of building cities in Xiangda has far exceeded The Song Dynasty and the Daliao Dynasty, not to mention the large-scale use of gunpowder, made it easy to open mountains and rocks.

Therefore, while more than 60 Tubo people migrated, all the things such as the three state cities, land reclamation, water conservancy and home construction were also going on simultaneously.

In addition, Taozhou is not only a busy large construction site, but also a large market. Nearly 20 herdsmen come from the east. Their accumulated furs need to be traded, and the surplus animals need to be sold. For daily necessities, merchants from all over the world rushed to this place to trade, buy or sell.

Faced with the migration of 20 people from various tribes in Tubo to Taozhou, the situation in Taozhou will inevitably be very complicated.Zhang Bo led people to investigate and study a set of plans to govern Taozhou.

As mentioned in Zhang Bogang's report to Ye Chen: It will take at least three years for Taozhou to be governed.The first year is about stability.The prairie people left their hometowns and came to the east, and were forced to give up their accustomed way of life. There must be some resentment in their hearts. The customs and habits are different. There must be friction between them and the local aborigines. In the first year, Zhang Bo could only guarantee Taozhou No trouble.

On the basis of the first year, Zhang Bo's work focuses on making the Han people and the Tubo people recognize each other and blend together, such as establishing an agricultural mutual aid group and an animal husbandry mutual aid group. , just complementary.

(End of this chapter)