Chastity Layman

  Chapter 571 Secret Song of the Son of Heaven

  The Hehuang Valley in November is extremely beautiful.

  From the confluence of Donghuang River and Hemen River in Shanzhou, the east gate of Qinghai, through Huangshui and Shancheng in Shanzhou to the beautiful lakeside of Qinghai Lake, this 700-mile-long scenic corridor is densely covered with towns and rich in products.

   Here, mountains and rivers alternate with each other, and the landform is peculiar. It is one of the earliest areas of human activities in the Yellow River Basin.

   This is the most beautiful western landscape.

  Especially compared with the terrain of the surrounding mountains and deep valleys, this place is simply a river of rice grains in the south of the Great Wall.

Qin Lang patrolled various places on horseback every day, and saw the people in the valley returning home one after another. Some came from the mountains, some came back from other places, and some were rescued from the Qiang people. Although their homes were dilapidated, their faces still had smile.

  Even if a relative dies in the flames of war, the rest still have to face life with a smile.

  Front Army, Fubing, Xiangyong, Fanbing, and Minzhuang, under Qin Lang's order, were organized by governments at all levels to unite and work together to rebuild the homeland for the common people.

  The collapsed houses were cleared out, the trees were cut down and the beams and columns were erected again, the thatch bark was cut off and the roofs were re-tied.

Qin Lang sent people to attract business around, organized goods to go to the countryside, guaranteed by the government, and gave subsidies, so that the common people could buy necessities for a new life, pots and pans, and winter in the form of IOUs and low prices. bedding and jackets.

The government not only subsidizes the merchants, but also supplies the people. The merchants come to sell, and the government sends troops to protect them, so they don’t have to worry about safety. The government subsidy is not bad, especially when the quantity is large, small profits but quick turnover can make a lot of money.

   What's more, after many merchants sell these daily necessities, they can turn around and get the qualification to buy spoils from Qin Lang.

  Qin Lang has accumulated a lot of confiscations in his hands, and he urgently needs to realize these things, and then distribute them to his brothers as rewards.

  Cows, sheep, horses, camels, fur and medicinal materials, more importantly, there are many slaves, and other messy broken knives and guns, felt tents, etc. can also be exchanged for money.

  Bought from Qin Lang, this is a good first-hand product, so it is naturally much cheaper.

  Although the goods are good and some are bad, the quantity is large and cheap.

  Even for this purchasing qualification, it is very cost-effective to sell some daily-use goods. Besides, the merchants never run out. If you buy goods once and go once, you will earn money twice.

Qin Lang was still the same as last time, only 10% was reserved for the emperor and 20% for the court, and then all the generals also shared 10%, and the dead and wounded soldiers were divided into 20%, and the remaining 40% , All of them were rewarded to the soldiers.

   Those with high merit will be rewarded more, and those with less merit will also get a share. Anyway, fighting with Qin Lang, he will never treat them badly.

  Qin Lang himself still took the most share, not because he was really greedy, but as the main general, if he didn't take this share, then the people below would naturally dare not take it badly.

  He took it, so there is no pressure on everyone.

In fact, in this battle, because of the attachment of the Dangxiang people, basically all the Dangxiang Qiang captives were released in the end. Tens of thousands of prisoners were the biggest loss of spoils. If they were all sold into slavery, even if the soldiers themselves Subscriptions can start at least 20 yuan for a young man, and ten yuan for women and children, which means a loss of hundreds of thousands of yuan. On average, each of the tens of thousands of people who participated in the war lost at least a few yuan. .

   Fortunately, because the Tuyuhun people were still hostile, this time Qin Lang was very rude and directly designated thousands of Tuyuhun captives as slaves. They could be snapped up internally, and any leftovers would be auctioned off to merchants.

  Among other trophies, the most valuable ones are actually livestock, among which horses are the most valuable. The war horses of Dangxiang and Tuyuhun have always been well-known in the horse market.

  Qin Lang's Zhenxi Army and Qin Qiong's Ning Yuan Army both selected a first-class war horse to supplement their military use, and the remaining part was snapped up for internal subscription, leaving only a part for merchants to bid for.

These horses are extremely popular in the market, and will be the favorite of noble officials and gentry tyrants. This kind of war horse is used as a mount, and it is excellent for hunting and riding. .

   Again, the first class is ordinary horses. These are not war horses and have not received any professional training, but they are also divided into two classes. One is riding horses, and the other is rough horses pulling carts.

In terms of price, it ranges from twenty guan to ten guan and eight guan. Many soldiers like these horses, and the price has an advantage. You can multiply it.

  Other cattle, sheep, and camels are ordinary livestock. Because of the large number of seizures, the price has dropped a lot for a while.

After all, after the Great Tang eradicated the East Turks, the north now has no continuous troubles, and there is also a huge livestock supply area. Although there are no frost and snow disasters in the north this year, after the destruction of the East Turks, the north is now in chaos , resulting in cheaper livestock prices.

   The merchants gave cheap prices for livestock such as cattle, sheep, camels, etc. Qin Lang was not too careless. Anyway, the auction would win the highest price, and batches of auctions would start with a hundred heads, and they would deal in wholesale. Finally get the money, and then share it with the soldiers.

The auction was held in Shanzhou. All kinds of goods had already been made into commodity targets by the soldiers according to Qin Lang's instructions, the starting price was listed, and the place of transaction was indicated, etc. The spoils were stored in Die, Tao, In several large warehouses and pastures in Min, He, and Shan states, they first pay a deposit, and then participate in the auction. After the auction, they take the voucher to the place where the goods are located to pay the money, and then take the goods away, and the money and goods are cleared.

  Kaiyuan Bank and Guardian Bank are the guarantees for the payment. Although it is a large transaction, the money is more convenient. There is no need for merchants to come over with a cart of money, and a check will do.

  The auction in Shanzhou City was held for three consecutive days.

Tang Jian and Zheng Yuanxuan also participated, watching the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army introduce the details of a commodity catalog there, watching the merchants keep raising their placards to bid for the price, the fierce bidding scene, and the The huge transaction price figures shocked the two dukes.

  Auctions like this are not uncommon nowadays. There are often large-scale auctions in Chang'an and Luoyang, ranging from pearls, emeralds, gemstones, ivory and gold, to spices, slaves, cattle and horses. They are surprised that Qin Lang has seized so many things.

  These trophies were far beyond their original expectations.

   "This Qin Sanlang is really young, energetic and courageous." Tang Jian shook his head. Such a hasty handling is indeed a bit too much, but any general and official who is more cautious will not dare to do so.

"It's amazing that the generals who fought this time can get 10% alone." Zheng Yuanxuan sighed. As the head of the Zheng family with five surnames, he is certainly not someone who has never seen money, but such a large amount of income is indeed true. Amazing.

   "Qin Lang, is this considered a private seizure, an invitation to buy people's hearts, and ulterior motives?" He said slowly.

  Tang Jian was shocked, but his face showed no surprise. He knew that this was Zheng Yuanxuan's temptation. He wanted to fight back against Qin Lang, but Zheng Yuanxuan wanted to pull him along.

"This matter can be big or small. If Qin Lang had reported to the emperor in advance, it would not be considered a private share of the seizure. Even if there was no prior notice, but a memorial was made up afterwards, this matter is nothing, even if it is not reported afterwards. , it should not be just an invitation to buy people's hearts, with ulterior motives."

   "My soldiers in the Tang Dynasty fight, and the spoils of war have always been rewarded."

   "But there has never been such a division, so many divisions." Zheng Yuanxuan said.

   Tang Jian didn't answer.

   Zheng Yuanxuan was a little disappointed.

  The two stayed in Shanzhou for a while, and then returned to Beijing with several large boxes of records.

Qin Lang didn't even see him off, Duan Zhixuan, Liang Jianfang and other generals saw him off on his behalf. Liang Jianfang, as the Sima of Diezhou and the envoy of the Zhenxi Army, is now Qin Lang's confidant. In the name of camp, he gave them two party-style BMWs , and each sent two young Tuyuhun maidservants.

   The two declined a few times, but they accepted it with a smile.

   This is not considered bribery.

   "Mr. Wei suddenly caught wind and cold, so he couldn't come to see the two angels off in person. Let me convey my apologies."

  Zheng Yuanxuan accepted the gift, but his attitude was rather good, "Wei Gong has a heart, please tell Wei Gong, the envoy of Liang Jun, to take good care of your body."

  After the two left, Qin Lang's life continued. Because Cheng Yaojin had not returned from the expedition, Qin Lang still stayed in Shanzhou to garrison, and gradually recovered in all aspects.

  Qin Lang, the Xuanfu envoy of Longyou, also discussed with Duan Zhixuan, Xue Wanche, and Zhang Shigui to rebuild the defense line of Longyou.

At this time, the imperial decree of Luoyang came down, and the decree for Longyou was to be fully controlled and promulgated by Qin Lang. The prefectures of Longyou were divided into three Dudufu, namely Lanzhou Dudufu, which governed Lanzhou, Shan, Kuo, and Hezhou. Cheng Yaojin was promoted to governor and governor of Lanzhou.

   Then the Qinzhou Governor's Mansion will govern the three prefectures of Qin, Wei, and Cheng, and Chai Shao will be the governor and governor of Qinzhou.

  Diezhou Governor's Mansion adjusted its jurisdiction to Die, Dang, Wu, Tao, and Minzhou, and Qin Lang was still the governor and governor of Diezhou.

  The three governor's mansions in Longyou are all the governor's mansions of the central capital. Qin Lang served as the Xuanfu envoy of Longyou.

  Qin Lang suggested rebuilding the Momen Army in Taozhou along the border, and adding Shence Army in the newly established Taoyuan County. Hezhou set up Tiancheng Army.

  Kuozhou and Shanzhou have the heaviest border defense tasks. In order to ensure the safety of the 700-mile Hehuang Valley and prepare for the next conquest of Tuyuhun, Qin Lang proposed to set up Ningbian Army and Ningsai Army in Kuozhou.

  Shanzhou set up three armies: Zhenwu Army, Xuanwei Army and Shenwei Army.

  In this way, along the right side of Longyou, there are Diezhou Zhenxi Army, Taozhou Shence Army, and Momen Army. Hezhou Tiancheng Army, Kuozhou Ningbian Army, Ningningsai Army, Shanzhou Zhenwu Army, Xuanweiwu Army, and Shenwei Army, a total of seven armies.

  Each army has a quota of 3,000, and each chooses a dangerous place along the border to build an army city and garrison troops, and to garrison the fort and beacon pier in the dangerous pass.

The local bravery of the border states should be further strengthened. Those who are good at riding and shooting should be selected to form a martial arts regiment training camp, and those who are good at archery should be used to form a loyal bow and arrow club, so that the township bravery of the border states will be greatly strengthened, and they will assist the frontier army and the Ninth Army. .

Qin Lang's proposal was unanimously supported by Duan Zhixuan and other generals. Everyone ran from Chang'an, Luoyang to the border of Longyou. Tuyuhun drove away.

  Now Qin Lang's arrangement is obviously to prepare for the next attack, and these army leaders naturally support it.

  (end of this chapter)