Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 879 Domestication
People in later generations know that the largest desert in China is located in the Western Regions, in the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang.Anyone with a little more knowledge of geography will know that the Taklamakan Desert is located on the south bank of the Tarim River, with the Tianshan Mountains to the north, the Pamirs to the west, and the towering Kunlun Mountains to the south. A circle of oases around the great desert.

For example, Yanqi (Korla), Qiuci (Kuqa), and Weiman (Aksu) in the north of it are all oasis belts along the north bank of the Tarim River and in the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.Yuechang City (Qiemo), Keliya (Yutian), Hotan (Hetian) and Yaerkan (Shache) in the south of it are all oasis belts at the northern foot of Kunlun Mountains.

Such green belts on both sides are also the central and southern routes of the ancient Silk Road.

Although Lu Qi entered the southern border with an unstoppable momentum, it was impossible to completely unify the entire southern border in just a few years.

Both the Eastern Kara Khanate and the Gaochang Uighurs are in decline. In addition to the core, there are also different races such as Ge Luolu, Tuqishi, Qincha, Alhun, Kangli and Kimak living in the vast area. Among them, the Ge Luolu people are the strongest, followed by the Kangli people.

The Yelu Dashi in history was very lucky to bump into Ibrahim II, the Great Khan of the Eastern Karahan Kingdom, who was at odds with the leaders of Ge Luolu and Kangli. When the Khanate was about to break out of civil war, Ibrahim II The world was not satisfied with the people of Geluolu and Kangli, so he asked Yelu Dashi to help him take over his own country, so Yelu Dashi occupied Bala Sagon without bloodshed, and changed the name of Bala Sagon to Husi Ordu, and established the Western Liao Dynasty. The capital of the country is here, and the Eastern Karakhan Kingdom is reduced to a vassal.

That is simply the son of the plane, who surrendered all the way, first Gaochang, and then the king of East Karakhan.The most important battle of Katwan was also very easy to win more with less. It completely destroyed the Seljuk Empire. Looking squarely at it, the First World War established Xiliao Hehe's absolute position as the overlord of Central Asia.

It's just that life is shorter.

Now that Lu Qi entered the Western Regions, Emperor Lu hated the word 'Ge Luolu' very much.Back then in the battle of Taluosi, it wasn't because Ge Luolu people colluded with Tian Fang and stabbed him in the back, how could Gao Xianzhi be defeated?Although Tang Jun also killed Tianfang people in that battle so that they dared not come to the east, although Ge Luolu stabbed a knife in the back in that battle, although there was a huge difference in strength between Tang Jun and Tianfang Army in that battle, even though they were defeated. Rong, but if you lose, you lose.

When Lu Qi entered the Eastern Kara Khanate, King Khan Ahmad saw the opportunity early and took refuge in him swiftly. Qi's troops naturally aimed at Ge Luolu, the biggest thorn in his side.Whether it is from the historical plot, or from reality.It is necessary to suppress Ge Luolu people.

When the army entered the Western Regions, it was time to kill chickens and scare monkeys. Before the Western Expedition to Huacizimo, the 'chicken' chosen by Lu Qi was Ge Luolu.

Ask them if they are wronged?

It has been nearly 400 years since the mistakes made by the ancestors have been settled. They feel bitter.

But when Ge Luolu fell down, countless people of different races such as Tuqishi, Qincha, Arhun, Kangli, and Kimak all obeyed.

What Guo Yaoshi has to do now is to lead them to Jinling to meet Emperor Lu after the next spring.As for what kind of tribute these tribal leaders can come up with, that is their own share.

A fast horse was sent out from Hetian City. Guo Yaoshi still doesn't know whether Gaochang in the north of Tianshan Mountain has received the news from Jinling, but he is prepared. It is already September, and he wants to lead a large group of people into the customs in the late spring of the next year. Heading to Jinling City, we need to inform the leaders now. We don’t have enough time at all.

Like Sarya, the head of the Kangli tribe, his big tent was set up on the shore of Ala Lake.The latter is the core territory of the Geluolu people. The southwest of Ala Lake is the Kazakh prairie of later generations, and the north can enter the southern part of Russia.To the south, you can reach Central Asia and even Tianzhu countries, and it is an important place connecting Eurasia.

Lu Qi defeated the Ge Luolu people, and the Kangli people obediently surrendered, and took advantage of the opportunity to occupy Ala Lake.

That place is a full two thousand miles away from Gaochang, and I want to inform Sarya, and after receiving the notification, Sarya will prepare tributes and presents, and then bring the team to Gaochang to assemble. It will take five or six months. loose?
As for the activity time of these people, including the activity time of other leaders, and even the time when Guo Yaoshi himself rushed to Gaochang, it was all winter.

The cold winter in the Western Regions is very touching. Look at Zhao Bushi's family, which is already freezing in the city of Hami.But they are shivering from the cold, but it doesn't mean that others can't go out for a walk in winter.

Zhao Bushi, they are all from the Central Plains, and they are no more cold-resistant than the northern border residents or the northwest residents, let alone they have lived in Jinling for many years. Jinling is also snowy in winter, because it is close to the big river, the humidity is heavy, and even It is tidal cold, but it is not worth mentioning compared with the wind, snow and cold in the Northwest.

Their family couldn't walk in winter, but Guo Yaoshi, who was born in Liaodong, and the aborigines in the Western Regions didn't care.

What happened to the heavy snow?Life is still going on.Not to mention the wealthy families in the Western Regions, who doesn't have a piece of cashmere?
Ten years have passed, and the concept of cashmere has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of every herdsman.Its entire industrial chain has already matured.From Liaodong to the Great Northwest, as long as there are places where goats are raised on a large scale, the collection and sorting of cashmere is well known.There is even an extra market for wool.

After the "commercial" layout was completed, the collection items of the merchants in the Central Plains crossed from cashmere wool to sheepskin, cheese, and milk powder. They also began to sell salt, tea, rhubarb, iron pots, and even iron knives. to nomads.

It can be said that Emperor Lu's original plan had achieved initial results, and the tangible benefits made the nomadic tribes tied to a continuous 'trade route'.

And Lu Qichao relied on his absolute superiority in force to become the master of this business route.

This is a 'domestication' process.

In a short period of time, it can only be suppressed by force, and it will take a long, long time to see "results".

And for at most ten years, several sons of Emperor Lu will be entrusted to the northern grassland and the area west of Lake Balkhash in the northwest.They will take many nomads with them, but new nomads will soon fill the void left by the old ones.

At least these new nomads would not have too much estrangement from the Central Plains dynasty. The hatred between the Mongols in Mobei and the Central Plains was far less than that of the Khitans and their servants.

During the whole winter, when there was heavy snow and the bitter cold wind, the heads of the tribes came to Gaochang despite the wind and snow, and each of them had to have a bright smile on their faces.

What an honor that the great emperor of the Central Plains wants to summon them, isn't it?That must be happy, and the days to come will be sung.

(End of this chapter)