Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 293 Changsun Wuji's Excuse
Throughout the four years of Zhenguan, the people of Datang lived in excitement.

As various caravans brought back batches of cattle, sheep and horses from the grasslands, the prices of livestock in the West Market dropped a lot.

The arable land of the people in Guanzhong has almost reached the point where there is no shortage of cattle and horses.

The impact of this on Datang is actually very large.

In history, there were quite a few victories in the Central Plains dynasties' wars on the grasslands.

But there is none that can bring great benefits to the people after victory.

This time the Great Tang expedition to the Eastern Turks was different. Except for the first few months, which was a bit of a waste of money and people, followed by the army returning to the court, the contribution of the court was minimal.

On the contrary, the Vanguard Battalion tossed about on the grassland, chasing from the east to the west, and fighting from the west to the east, completely crossing the Turkic territory twice.

Along the way, no matter whether you belonged to the East Turkic tribe, the Xue Yantuo tribe, or the Uyghur tribe, all of them suffered.

To put it bluntly, today's northern prairie is weaker than ever.

Thanks to the efforts of Qin Xiedao, the imperial court directly began to build the concrete road from Mayi to Zhanxiang City, and would consider continuing to build it to the foot of Yinshan Mountain in the future.

And the main force who built this concrete road were all Turkic captives.

What Datang needs to do is to build more cement workshops along the way, so that the road construction army will not be delayed due to lack of cement.

As for all kinds of ironware, there is no shortage at all.

The price of stainless steel in Chang'an City is now only [-]% of what it was in the early years of Zhenguan.

Except for the Qin family's steel-making workshop, the other families could no longer survive.

Of course, if you buy fine steel from the Qin family, and then make it into ironware and sell it in the ironware shop, you can barely survive.

After all, the things of the Qin family also need to make money.

As long as other people earn a little less than the Qin family, they still have room to survive.

"Brother Qin, we have captured Xieli for two months and haven't reported it to the court. Will he be impeached by then?"

When the army came near Liangzhou, Fang Yiai looked at the weeds that had started to turn yellow, with a rare hint of worry on his face.

After such a year of tossing, the Vanguard Battalion now has a strength of 3 troops.

If it weren't for the fact that the grassland couldn't afford to support so many standing troops, Qin Xiedao could expand the scale a little bit.

Although most of them are Hu generals, once these people choose to surrender, they are very willing to obey the command, which saves Qin Xiedao a lot of things.

Among them, the Turkic generals headed by Zhi Shi Si Li and Qi Bi He Li are now Qin Xiedao's right arm and right arm.

"If we report the news that Jieli Khan has caught to the imperial court, then what reason do we have to stay on the grassland?"

When Qin Xiedao asked such a rhetorical question, Fang Yiai immediately had nothing to say.

During the recent period, Qin Xiedao continued to attack various tribes on the grounds of chasing Jieli Khan under the pretext of cutting grass and roots.

Especially those tribes far away from the Tang Dynasty were less affected by the attacks of other armies, and basically did not feel the power of the Tang Dynasty, so Qin Xiedao prepared to let them learn a lot.

"Today, all the tribes in the Eastern Turks have been taken care of by us. Behind our army, there are nearly ten thousand caravans entangled with a merchant.

If it goes on like this, it's too late. "

Chu Suiliang couldn't help but put forward his own opinions.

Although at the beginning, he had objections to Qin Xiedao.

But after a whole year of running in, he also slowly saw Qin Xiedao's talent.

Knowing that Qin Xiedao did this, he was actually considering the long-term stability of Datang.

But now, Chu Suiliang could no longer find a better reason to support Qin Xiedao to continue the trouble.

"A team of scouts from our forward battalion has entered the territory of West Turkic, and there is no movement yet. I suspect that the people of Western Turkic have arrested them. It is very likely that Xieli also fled to Western Turkic.

How can you go back so quickly now? "

Qin Xiedao, who had just received a supply from Liangzhou, obviously did not plan to return to Beijing so soon.

It's hard to come out once, if you don't clean up these white-eyed wolves, you will have to toss around then.

"Brother Qin is right. The Western Turks are not a good bird. They occupy important nodes on the Silk Road and cause trouble for our businessmen from time to time. We should teach them a lesson."

Cheng Chumo was also a militant, and seeing that Qin Xiedao still wanted to continue fighting, he naturally raised his hand in support.

In this way, Qin Xiedao led the Qianfeng Battalion and began to harm the Western Turks.

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"Your Majesty, the Qianfeng Battalion has been chasing Jieli on the grassland for a whole year and has not been able to catch them. Wei Chen suggested that they can be brought back."

In the Datang Palace, Changsun Wuji put forward his own suggestion.

Throughout the four years of Zhenguan, although Qin Xiedao was not in Chang'an City, he frequently became the headlines of the people in Chang'an City after dinner.

Whether it is the construction of concrete roads or the continuous flow of cattle and sheep on various grasslands, the people of Chang'an City have felt tangible benefits.

Especially low-priced steel, almost every household has updated some ironware.

It doesn't matter whether it is an iron pan, a kitchen knife, or a Tietong.

Anyway, when the price has dropped, the purchasing power of the people will naturally go up.

This allowed the Qin family's influence to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This has already begun to threaten the status of the eldest grandson's family.

Especially Prince Li Chengqian expressed very strong support for the Qin family, which made Changsun Wuji feel the crisis even more.

"Although the Qianfeng Battalion was away on an expedition, it hardly spent any food and grass from the imperial court, but instead brought back a lot of spoils for Datang.

Wei Chen felt that the time to come back should be decided by Qianfeng Ying himself. "

Dai Zhou, as the minister of the household department, had always held opposing views on war.

But this time Qin Xiedao's actions refreshed his understanding.

In no time he went from being a peaceful person against war to being a militant.

War is good, you can bring back a lot of spoils, and you can bring back a lot of prisoners.

Thanks to the war, sea trade, and the thriving workshops, the tax revenue of the household department in Zhenguan for four years has increased by [-]% compared with last year.This is an increase that no one has thought of.

Dai Zhou, who had tried such benefits, could agree to Qin Xiedao's return now.

Unless Qin Xiedao didn't want to play anymore.

"Xue Yantuo has already arranged envoys to come over, saying that the Qianfeng Battalion has pursued Jieli Khan to the territory of Xue Yantuo, and wiped out several tribes of Xue Yantuo.

If this provokes a war between Datang and the Western Turks, it will be very detrimental to the development of our Datang. "

Changsun Wuji continued to use excuses.

(End of this chapter)