Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 326
"Report to Your Majesty! Qianzhou Governor Li Mengchang sent the battle report." An eunuch trotted up to Li Chengqian, bent down and handed the battle report to Li Chengqian.

At this time, Li Chengqian was discussing some important military affairs with Li Ke, when he heard the eunuch's report, he turned around and reached out to take the battle report and read it.

"Presumably, the rebellion of the Liao people in Yanzhou has been quelled, and a document of victory has been sent to His Majesty to report the good news to His Majesty." Li Ke laughed.

Some time ago, Yanzhou came to report that the Liao people rebelled, and Yanzhou basically fell.
At that time, Li Chengqian was furious, and immediately issued an edict to Xie Wansui, the governor of Zizhou, Xie Faxing, the governor of Yanzhou, and Li Mengchang, the governor of Qianzhou.

Ordering the three of them to join forces to fight against the rebellious people in Yanzhou, and with the strength of Tang Dynasty, to quell the rebellion is simply as easy as pie.

After reading the battle report, Li Chengqian's face turned ashen, and he threw the battle report out of his hand in a rage.

"Your Majesty! What's the matter? Could something be wrong." Seeing Li Chengqian so angry, Li Ke hurriedly asked.

He felt that things should not be as simple as he thought. It should be something wrong with Li Mengchang that made the emperor so angry.

"That idiot Li Mengchang, and those two idiots Xie Wansui and Xie Faxing, are simply extremely stupid."

"How cruel are the barbarians who drink blood, don't they know? The two of them went to persuade them to surrender, and Li Mengchang didn't stop them."

"Xie Wansui and Xie Faxing actually went to the cave where the Liao people lived, trying to persuade this gang of rebels to surrender, but in the end they caused their own death."

"They were killed by the hunters, their bodies were dismembered, and their heads were hung on the flagpole. This is a provocation to my Tang Dynasty."

"This is simply a disgrace to Tang!" Li Chengqian roared angrily.

Li Ke was taken aback when he heard this!He never thought that things would develop like this, and he never thought that the two governors would die.

"Your Majesty! Calm down. Things have developed like this. I think the situation in Yanzhou should not be optimistic. It is better to solve the affairs of Yanzhou first, and it will not be too late to talk about other things." Li Ke said.

"Immediately issue an edict to order Li Mengchang to put down the Liao people's rebellion at all costs, and kill all those who dare to resist without mercy."

"After the Liao people are calmed down, turn them all into slaves, keep one tenth of them, and move the rest to the interior and disperse them among various military towns." Li Chengqian said.

If these Liao people are scattered and integrated into the settlements of the Han people, and watched by the Han people, there is no need to worry about them rebelling again.

"Your Majesty will move most of the Liaoren to the interior, and there will be fewer Liaoren in Yanzhou, although it can prevent them from changing."

"In this way, Yanzhou's production will decrease, which is not conducive to development. Please think twice, Your Majesty." Li Ke said.

Yanzhou was originally a place where barbarians lived, and the production level was originally backward. If these barbarians were really scattered and migrated to various places.

Yanzhou will become sparsely populated. After the labor force is reduced, the production level will not only increase, but it will be good if it can not regress.

"I have already thought about this point. Some Han people can be relocated to Yanzhou, and some prisoners can be exiled to Yanzhou."

"In this way, not all the problems in Yanzhou will be solved, that is, the population problem will be solved, and the Liao people will be prevented from rebelling again." Li Chengqian said.

He wants to take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen the control of these barbarians, reform the land and return it to the natives. The imperial court appoints officials to govern these places, and strengthens military management, so as to completely turn these places into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Suppressing all reactionary forces by force, and dispersing most of the Liaoren to live with the Han people can effectively prevent them from picking things up again.

And these areas can also become places under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the taxes are the same as those levied by the Han people in the interior, and the amount is less than that in the interior.

After all, they are ethnic minorities, so they should be given some preferential policies no matter what.

Not only that, Li Chengqian also plans to find a group of Taoist priests who can talk and make people into fools, and send them to these areas to build Taoist temples, spread Taoist culture, and convert these people to Taoism.

Li Chengqian originally planned to let a group of monks go to these areas to promote Buddhism, so that these areas will become obedient citizens who obey the court.

Buddhism can become the world's three major religious organizations, and its strength should not be underestimated, and Taoism is much inferior in this regard.

Taoism is now the state religion of the Tang Dynasty, so it is natural to vigorously promote it so that more people believe in Taoism instead of Buddhism.

This is also the reason why Li Chengqian chose Taoism to preach. He could not allow Buddhism to continue to grow and develop.

"This method can indeed solve the current situation, but in this way, will the leader of the Liao people still take the official position and continue to manage the Liao people? Can the original detention policy continue to be used?" Li Ke said.

"Of course not. After this Liaoren rebellion is put down, we will establish prefectures and counties in accordance with the inland prefecture and county system, instead of some prefectural capital."

"Officials are naturally appointed by the imperial court, with a certain term of office for management, and military institutions are added locally."

"Using tactics to capture is the first priority, sending troops to destroy it is the second; making them voluntarily surrender is the first priority, and forcing them to accept soil is the second."

"It is necessary to use troops, but not to rely exclusively on them, to deter them with force, and strive to solve these problems by political means." Li Chengqian said.

"But, Your Majesty! After all, the barbarians are different from us Han people. If they all copy our Han people's system and methods to manage, I think it is inappropriate."

"It's okay to say that the time is short, but if the time is long, I'm afraid it will cause more turmoil and be even more detrimental to the rule. It's better to manage these barbarians according to the original detention system." Li Ke said.

The lives and customs of the two sides are different. If they are managed in the same way, there will definitely be troubles.

"I have also thought about these things. The barbarians are different from us Han people. Naturally, we cannot govern these barbarians in the same way as the Han people."

"We can deal with local barbarian issues according to local conditions, instead of copying the governance methods of our Han people mechanically."

"In this way, the imperial court can directly manage these areas without causing turmoil." Li Chengqian said.

He intends to turn these areas into autonomous regions like later generations to manage these barbarians, which can eliminate many hidden dangers.

"Your Majesty has considered it carefully. If it works, it can be promoted in other places where barbarians live."

"In that way, there is no need to worry about these barbarians rebelling, and the imperial court can also directly manage these areas through appointed officials." Li Ke laughed.

He also thinks that Li Chengqian's method is good, and he can try the effect. If the effect is satisfactory, he will decide how to promote it.

(End of this chapter)