Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1468 Fan Soldiers
Jicheng Chefang newly built 180 eight carriages, and according to the order, all of them were sent to Luoyang.

Of course, it was not an empty car, but tens of thousands of stones of meat and fish that were marinated so hard that they could be used as armor.

After the preparatory period of construction, Lingbao Chefang was officially put into production.

The four-wheeled carriage will come in handy during the Western Expedition—if the road conditions are not particularly bad.

Shao Shude took the time to look at the carriages outside the city, and asked the drivers how they felt about using them. After learning that the failure rate was not high, he felt a little relieved.

The production capacity of Jicheng Chefang is still expanding.They have recently recruited a large number of former Black Che Shiwei tribes from the grassland tribes, and after some training, they have put into production.

King Xi, Sanquan Wang's and other ministries were a little unhappy, because Shi Wei, the black car, had been flattened. Except for those who ran from west to north, the rest of the tribe were either in Xianyou Palace or in their hands.It is conceivable that it is very heartbreaking to spit out the fat that has been swallowed.

But Feng Heng, the Beijing left-behind, was a ruthless character. He took chicken feathers as arrows—well, he really had a sword—and insisted on taking people away. The compensation he gave was only some food and cloth, and the amount was not much.

Speaking of it, Supreme Khan is the most particular.

Next year, after Lingbao Chefang is put into production stably, Guanzhong will build a new one, Baoji Chefang, to make use of local forest resources and make four-wheeled carriages at full capacity.

Strong production capacity has always been the traditional advantage of the Central Plains Dynasty, so it is natural to make good use of it.

After the inspection, Shao Shude returned to Shangyang Palace to manage the affairs. During September and October, he basically dealt with matters related to the Western Expedition.

In the past two months, apart from the empress who occasionally stayed in the Lichun Palace, Shao Shude was mostly accompanied by daughters of the Xiao family, the Du family, and the Wei family.

They were delighted to have rescued the saint at last.He tried his best and showed all kinds of talents, such as poetry, tea ceremony, playing the piano, dancing, etc., making the wild woman who can only shake her buttocks pale in comparison.

Shao Shude was also happy.

If you are used to greasy meals, it is not bad to try this kind of meat and vegetable dishes with exquisite dishes.

At the beginning of November, news came from the north: the three tribes of Geyuquan, Ketuncheng, and Nuozhenshui went northward and fought with the Tatars for half a year, winning and losing each other.

Shao Shude was a little annoyed when he saw it.Are they really dying, or are they cheating and playing tricks?Or both?
After calming down, Shao Shude felt that he could not doubt others for no reason.He tends to think that although these three films are not desperate, they still worked hard, not deliberately perfunctory.

At the same time, I am also thinking about it. It is easy to doubt others when you are older. It is not a good thing to contain this kind of emotion.

The wise and powerful monarch in his prime became the master of heroic guessing in his later years. The changes in his central road are actually quite interesting after careful study.

Shao Shude is fighting against this emotion, looking at things from an objective standpoint as much as possible.

"It's been so fast year after year." Shao Shude put down his brush and sighed.

Inadvertently, the 11th year of Jianji is about to pass.

Since the middle of last year, he hasn't gone out to wander, and has been staying in Luoyang honestly.

The country as a whole is generally calm.

Hunan was conquered, and the chaos in Wuguan was largely settled.

There were occasional small disturbances in Guizhou, which were also quelled by Wei Wang Mianren.Just a few days ago, Saburo went to the meeting and mentioned that the first batch of [-] households of Hebei people sent to Cangzhou at the end of Jianji [-] had initially gained a firm foothold, and this year's grain harvest has stabilized.In view of the local situation, please send the second batch of [-] Hebei soldiers and their families to the counties of Cangzhou to build villages and live together, and cultivate wasteland.

Shao Shude approved and ordered another [-] captives of Chengde, Cangjing, and Yiding to be selected from Linshuo palace servants, and their families were sent to central Guizhou.

As for the common people of Wei Bo, they are a little slowed down.This place is like a rotten sore, there are constant rebellions, and Shao Shude can't remember how many times they have been suppressed.

Happily, their rebellions were never successful, and their frequency and intensity continued to decrease.One day, these idiots will realize that rebellion is useless, and they will accept their fate.

Saburo Mianren is actually quite good.

Shao Shude didn't completely deny him just because of one failure. In fact, he led Shu soldiers and barbarians in central Guizhou to fight, and Yao Yanzhang was the one who was ashamed. Other times he was quite satisfactory, and he was considered qualified.

Shao Shude has asked him to serve as the leader of Bozhou's appeasement envoy, focusing on controlling the barbarians in Zang and Bozhou, and stabilizing central and southern Guizhou for the court.

Apart from the south, the north ushered in a rare recuperation.

In addition to transferring some grain and grass, most areas in Henan are improving agriculture, dredging ditches, and building ponds.

Hebei even lost the pain of transfer.There was a rebellion in the old land of Bohai Kingdom, but it turned and disappeared, and the last 5000 people of the Qingsai Army were placed in Muzhou to become soldiers.

Andong Mansion is the first area to complete the comprehensive resettlement of government soldiers. There are more than [-] government soldiers in the whole government, and nearly [-] households, all of which have been put in place.

Shenzhou and Xianzhou are expected to become the second batch of completed states and counties.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, there is still a big gap in the trilogy, and it is far from enough to relegate the rebellious barbarians to the trilogy.This year the imperial court dispatched more than [-] households of descendants from Jiangxi and their families, and next year thousands of households from Hebei will be dispatched—this is guilty, and most of them belong to the rebels.

The serious desire for the trilogy made Shao Shude want to start the war again and artificially created a batch of slaves.He ordered his third son, Mianren, to be in charge of broadcasting and Zangerzhou Fanbu, perhaps out of some indescribable secret thoughts in his heart.

There are so many surrendered soldiers in the south, there are more than 4 soldiers in Shu alone, and 5 in the Qinghai, Ningyuan, and Guangjie armies. If you count the tens of thousands of soldiers from Qian Liu, it is really a headache.

Fortunately, there has been no war in the south for many years.The relatively large accumulation of wealth gave Shao Shude a strong urge to "train troops", that is, to take advantage of the early days of the founding of the country, when the troops were still fighting, to repair all the barbarians, and move the people from Kansai and Hebei to the vacated land Reclamation.

Of course, if he does this, he will probably not leave a good reputation in the history books.The title of tyrant is getting closer and closer to him, and he still has to find a way to control the scale.

These are his trivial and unpretentious "home office" career.

Shao Sheng, who was staying in Luoyang, made the descendants from all walks of life and the barbarians screamed that he couldn't bear it.Even the people in Hebei have deep resentment.

I would rather have five acres of land in Hebei than ten acres of land in the South!I just don't want to immigrate.

What?Shao Sheng's "immigration working group" came with a strong bow?Fuck, is it okay to give twenty acres of land?
National affairs are made up of these little things bit by bit.

The current Great Xia is like a pressure cooker, it is all kept under his lid.Trembling, like walking on thin ice, as it is.

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On November [-]th, Shao Shude, accompanied by guards and imperial concubines, moved to Shendu Garden again, and at the same time issued the "Passport of the Royal Tour of the Western Capital":
"I have inherited the destiny of my own destiny, and set out to launch the emperor's map. I have been in the world for a long time, and I have been hunting for five years... I have been tired of the famous capitals of the dynasties, the old places of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the people are rich, and the mountains and rivers are majestic... Although the land is promoted in the three capitals, the people Not familiar with Chengyu..."

"But the scholars in the western capital are sincere, and the seals are here, and the chariots of Sizhen are here temporarily, and the concubine is in Yongkang. In the western capital, the officials inside and outside the car, as well as horse and infantry soldiers, etc., must not disturb people or trample on crops."

"Yuxi! The largest in the domain, the king of the world, according to the tour, it is exhibited in Shengyi, Huanhan is suitable for Qin in Qingze, the human relationship is harmonious, the emperor's way is bright, and he is a loyal minister, and he will always praise Longping's luck .Famous at home and abroad, suitable for my heart."

So far, the date of visiting Chang'an has been determined: after the Lantern Festival in the 12th year of Jianji.

Xixing Chang'an does not represent the Western Expedition, but just another change of the political center of the empire between the three capitals.

Yu Zha also made it very clear.The latest generation of Kansai people "did not know Cheng Yu" and did not know the emperor.In other words, he did not feel the majesty of the emperor.

Reminiscent of the fact that in the 50s after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were still a large number of people who did not know that they were "Chinese". The ancient ritual of "Five Years of Law and Hunting" is very necessary. Confused"?
As for the fact that the scholars and people of the capital are constantly expressing their praises, "everyone looks forward to the feeling of luck", that is just a matter of appearance.

Ordinary people are everyday people, and they are very busy all year round. How could they persuade the emperor to take a walk in their hometown every day?Not to mention that they may "trample on the seedlings", even if the imperial court "collects the seedlings and collects money and goods, etc., according to the hectares and acres and releases them", exempting them from part of the tax to compensate for the loss, overall it is still very troublesome.

Apart from some of the palace guards and all of Yin Anzhi, the accompanying army also included the sudden generals, Yi Cong, Fei Xiong and other troops, as well as some newcomers, and the ones standing in the Shendu Garden at this moment are——

More than a thousand Baolu and other Jumizhou Jurchen were strong, plus a thousand soldiers from the Mohe tribe in the bitter cold places such as Mozhou, Jizhou, Meizhou, and Lizhou.

The Bohai people did not forget to send troops. They gathered a total of a thousand people, most of whom were "talented and capable" children of aristocratic families and wealthy families.

The Shiwei tribes who sent envoys to pay tribute the year before last sent more than a thousand cavalry. They did not perfunctory, and the overall level was still acceptable.

The seven holy prefectures of the prairie ordered a large number of soldiers, and each selected three hundred strong men from Khitan, Xi, Bohai, and Han'er, and made up 2000 people.

The Goguryeo clan in Lezhou sent thousands of soldiers.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent 700 debt slaves.

There are a total of more than [-] soldiers of various ethnic groups, mainly strong and brave.Shao Shude selected and sent Xia Luqi [-] older Forbidden Army veterans, a total of [-] people, who were trained to form an army and accompany them on the westward expedition.

These are actually the results of the Eastern Expedition in the past few years, and now part of them has been fulfilled.

To fight the Western Regions, the Imperial Army does not need to dispatch many people.

The journey is long, and people eat horse chews, which costs a lot.This battle is expensive and not expensive. The six inspection envoy tribes, the slave tribes of the palaces, and the Liaodong Tibetan soldiers gather tens of thousands of elite soldiers, plus tens of thousands of horse and infantry soldiers from the Imperial Army, and some elite soldiers from the Helong Fan tribe are almost enough. up.

Is it enough to win the Hu people just to give them a canon and let them not make trouble?

No, that's because you don't really rule them, so you don't have the ability to make them bleed.Only by truly bringing the Hu people under one's own rule and becoming a part of this country can it be possible to convince them and send troops to follow them.

Shao Shude has always been amazed by Li Shimin's ability to send people from the Indus River to attack Goguryeo, and also admired him for allowing Goguryeo people to go to Congling to fight. Tang Taizong is the "co-lord" who has truly been recognized by various ministries and countries.

The chieftain is not a fool, he can tell if you treat them as your own subjects.

You will be fooled once or twice, and if there are too many times, people will stop playing with you.

The problem has never been resolved. The land of the Fan people has never recognized the Central Plains, and the Central Plains has always had no legal claim to them, and the people themselves do not recognize it.

If you don't admit it, the next step is confrontation, and the end is that the defense line shrinks to the Great Wall.To be even more extreme, they don't know anything about the names, strengths, nomadic lands, and leaders of the tribes outside the Great Wall.

It sounds unbelievable, but it happened.If you don't believe me, ask the various "rabbits" outside the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty. Do they know what's going on on the grassland?That's true. The tribes who are thirty miles away from the Great Wall don't know the specific situation. They can only rely on the officials who are full of knowledge to go to the wholesale market outside Beijing to find someone to inquire about, and then write the hearsay news indiscriminately. , as a document that can affect national policy.

Leaving a big spectrum!
As for the proliferation of technology, it is even more nonsense.People can obtain technology from India, Central Asia, Persia, Arabia, Bohai Sea, North Korea, and Japan. Historically, the armor style and craftsmanship of Tubo have obvious traces of Indian and Central Asian technology, which is completely different from the Tang Dynasty. Quality It's also quite good-the Tubo people went down the mountain to plunder in India every two days.

The official system and writing of Turkic and Uyghur have nothing to do with the Central Plains, but have an inseparable relationship with Central Asia.

Civilizations in different regions developed independently, and it was difficult to bridge the gap between generations in the classical era.

Technology blockade or something, it is too arrogant, the effect is not as good as the trade blockade - Bohai Kingdom inherited from Goguryeo, from the magnificent palace of Longquan Mansion, it can be seen that this is a highly civilized country, the Jurchen and Khitan tribes are completely You can get technology sources nearby, and you can go to North Korea a little farther away, and you don't need to get it from the Central Plains at all.

"Let all the ministries start the drill." Shao Shude sat down, looked at the sergeants in formation, and ordered.

(End of this chapter)