Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1733 Rectification and Benefit

After the heaven-sacrifice meeting, the chiefs of various tribes stayed in the capital for some time.

It is true that they are from the outer vassal, but it does not mean that they have no connections in Beijing.

Shao Shude has always encouraged the marriage between tribal chiefs and the great clans of the Central Plains to form a community of interests.

Over the years, although the relationship cannot be said to be intertwined and the interests are inseparable, at least it is not without connection.

And because of the prosperity of commerce between the country and the dynasty and the acceleration of commodity circulation between the grasslands and the interior, this connection is still slowly deepening.Over time, perhaps a new path can be found.

Yes, this new road is already taking shape.

If the children of grassland chiefs come to the Central Plains to develop, it will be extremely difficult if they don’t have connections.In fact, let alone people from the grasslands, even people from the Central Plains find it difficult to leave their hometown and go to other places.

This is the meaning of the existence of married families.It is always right to move around more, which will be of great benefit to future development.

Once it develops well and can benefit from the framework of Daxia, there will be less thoughts of taking risks.

Throughout April and May, Luoyang slowly spent its time in such a calm and turbulent atmosphere, until the chiefs of various tribes left the capital one after another.

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The end of May and early June is the summer harvest season.

Qibi Rang left Luoyang on horseback, taking dozens of carts of property with him.

As the Duke of Hanyin who ascended the title in the tenth year of Jianji (910), Qibirang could be regarded as a top dignitary even if he was not as good as the Duke of Qinghe and the Duke of the Six Kingdoms.

The property carried by the convoy was not a reward from the saint, but was collected from the Central Plains by Qi Bi.

As the gatekeeper of Johor, the Qibi family sells a large amount of halogen, brown sugar, honey, wool, leather and other commodities to the Central Plains, making huge profits.

The cooperative merchants are all carefully selected - in fact, they are his in-laws. His three sons and two daughters are all married to wealthy families in Kansai and Henan.

Accounts are calculated once a year.The accounts are closed at the end of each year, and the accounts are cleared after the Spring Festival of the following year.Originally, the clan would send people to deliver the goods, but this time because he was participating in the Heaven Sacrifice Conference, Qi Bi allowed himself to come and walk around.

Recalling the recent interactions, Qi Birang felt quite sad.

He is the second generation of Hanyin County Duke and has a distinguished status, but he still feels a little unnatural when interacting with his relatives.Of the five in-laws, the two with the highest official positions are only fourth-rank officials like the governor of Shangzhou and the Shaoqing of Taipusi. So much sense of superiority.

"Look down on me!" Qi Birang sighed and muttered: "If you don't want to rely on me to make money, you might have already slapped your nose on your face."

Qibi Yunian was slightly half a horse behind, so he quietly looked back.

Outside the two horses, seven or eight officials looked serious and walked silently.The leader saw him looking back and smiled.

Qibi Yunian also smiled stupidly, thinking that it was okay, these people probably didn't hear the Duke's complaints.

They are all the new batch of Zuoer officials who went to the Qibi Department and were selected by the Personnel Department.There are eight people in total, four will go to the tribe where Qibi Rang lives, and the other four will go to the other two Qibi tribes.

Qibi Yunnian felt that in their true nature, they probably didn't want to go to remote places like Rouzhou.

There is nothing to do, the days are extremely boring, the wind and sand are still heavy, and people are disheartened all day long. Anyone with a little ability is trying to move to the Central Plains. Who still stays in Johor?
But there is no way, this is the order of the court.

It’s you. If you have worked for a few years, your performance will be improved by one or two levels during the performance test.If you don't want to go, you will offend the officials, and don't think about it during the merit examination.

The cruel reality is that there is no choice.

As for why there are three tribes, we have to mention the Tweeting Order.

Originally, Qibi Rang was not dead yet, so he did not need to execute this order. However, he was more political and enlightened. He divided the tribe into three parts early and put them in charge of his three sons - known as the "Three Tribes" in Johor. Qibi".

However, Qibi Rang also played a little clever trick. The tribe in charge of his eldest son accounted for more than half of the Qibi tribe's strength, and the other two sons could only share half of the remaining people, who were mostly poor.

The court seemed to acquiesce to his small move, and only asked him to transfer some strong herdsmen to the other two tribes, and the matter was settled.

The imperial court has set an example and the Qibi tribe has taken advantage. It can be said that everyone is happy.

Of course, this kind of cheapness can only be kept for a while. When it comes to the third generation, it still needs to be split up, and the ending will not change.

Qi Biyun, a young man, held his horse's belly, walked two steps quickly, and whispered: "Yili Jin, among the officials who came this time, three of them were recommended by Liang Zhen."

"I have known about this for a long time, and so has the saint." Qibirang lowered his voice and said, "I estimate that when the prince comes to visit the west, the saint will take him north to the grassland to inspect the various ministries. This time, the palace servants will not Come here, the saint still has reservations, but we must meet."

"What Yi Li Jin said is absolutely true," Qibi Yunnian said.After finishing speaking, he murmured about the image of the prince.

It seems that he also commanded a large army on the grassland, conquered the Shiwei tribes, and drove away Abaoji.

This news has been circulated among various tribes, but it is mostly limited to the eastern grasslands. It has been heard in the central part, but not much in the west.

He found that he had no impression of the prince.Most of the legends circulating in various places are about the heroic prowess of the Supreme Emperor, who really spread his glory to every corner of the grassland.

He thought so, Yi Li Jin should be the same, right?
However, Yi Lijin had fought in the Central Plains and was a general in the Flying Dragon Army, so he should know the prince better.

Sure enough, we still need to deepen our understanding.

Thinking of this, another thought came to his mind: How long can the Supreme Emperor live?

This idea was so rebellious that it stirred his subconscious mind and he did not dare to think too much.But in his heart, this thought could not be dispelled, which made him panic and have goosebumps all over his body.

With the sound of hoofbeats and the rumble of carriages, Qibi left Luoyang in the sunset.

On the post roads radiating in all directions from Luoyang, there are countless tribal chiefs similar to the Qibi family.

When they leave Luoyang, they will surely bring what happened in Luoyang back to other places.

The inheritance of the empire unfolded slowly and orderly in this way.

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"Although the land in Luoyang is narrow, the harvest per mu is not low despite more than [-] years of intensive farming." On the outskirts of Henan County, Shao Shude and the prince walked together in the farmland where the summer harvest had just been completed.

"I heard that last year we harvested about two husks of dendrobium per acre, which is no worse than Jiangnan." Shao Chengjie bent down to pick up a wheat ear, but he saw that the grains were full and there were many grains.

"There is little land in Luoyang, but there are many people. With intensive cultivation, even if it is a wheat field, the harvest will not be less." Shao Shude said: "There are many things in the world, only one word is 'jing'."

"My son is taught." Shao Chengjie said.

"Therefore, we also need to strive for excellence in rectifying the Forbidden Army." Shao Shude said: "Konghe, Youguo and other armies have returned from the Western Regions. They are used to being wild. You should reorganize them. Don't-"

Shao Chengjie raised his head and looked at his father.

"Don't be timid." Shao Shude took a long breath and said: "The mediocre will be inferior, and the capable will be superior. You don't care who he is, don't care about slander and slander, just do it with confidence. I haven't reached the age of old fool yet." .”

Shao Chengjie's expression changed. His father had spoken out. At the same time, he felt relieved and said immediately: "My son obeys the decree."

"What Grandpa said is true." Shao Shude stopped, looked at his son, and said: "The Great Xia Forbidden Army has been established for a long time. Although there are constant wars and a lot of fighting, but like the attack on Henan and Hebei, There have been no tragic battles for many years. Although I have rejected many unqualified Forbidden Army children from joining the army, after so many years, there will definitely be people who sneak in where I can't see and make up the numbers."

"There are too many old people, there are too many people who are loyal to the party, and there are too many people who are willing to live by their lives." Shao Shude continued: "I really want you to put things in order. Kill those who deserve to be killed, don't hesitate, how to act immediately Wei, how to win over people's hearts, you are already an old martial artist, I don't need to teach you any more."

"Yes." Shao Chengjie was somewhat moved and responded softly.

Shao Shude continued to walk forward.

He knew that the Great Xia Imperial Army at this time should be much better than those in Houliang and Houtang. After all, there were many wars, and he has been paying close attention.

But no matter how hard he caught it, he asked himself that it was still not as powerful as the Forbidden Army when they just conquered Hebei. That should be the peak of the Forbidden Army's combat effectiveness in the late Xia Dynasty. It would be difficult to reach this level in the future - counting from that time, Sixteen or seventeen years have passed.

At this time, vigorously rectifying the Forbidden Army can make its atmosphere purer and its combat effectiveness rebound slightly, just as Guo Rong vigorously rectified the Bianliang Forbidden Army in the later Zhou Dynasty and rebounded its combat effectiveness.

But no matter how much Guo Rong rectifies, the Bianliang Forbidden Army has existed for decades, and its combat effectiveness will never return to its peak state at the end of the Later Liang Dynasty and the beginning of the Later Tang Dynasty.

The crown prince rectified the imperial army at this time, and Shao Shude felt that it was impossible to return to the state when he rushed thousands of miles to attack Ge Congzhou, Chen Xu besieged Wang Zhongshi, and Liu Po ​​rushed thousands of miles into Liaoyang City surrounded by Khitan cavalry.

As much as you can rectify, purify the atmosphere, weed out a group of bastards, promote a group of capable officers, and let the prince establish prestige by the way, all you can do is achieve this goal.

"The four roads of Guannai, Guanbei, Hexi, and Longyou are the places where the dragons of Great Xia flourished and are the foundation." Shao Shude added: "I don't like the policy of the former Tang Dynasty of 'raising the troops in Guanzhong to attack all directions', but you have to Admit it, Kansai is our base camp. Folks, you meet more often, ask them what difficulties they have, and solve them if you can. Arrest a group of officials who are more indignant among the people. They should be killed or exiled. After you do these things, the people will applaud you and your reputation will rise."

"Yes." The prince listened silently and agreed softly.

Of course, the subordinate officials of the East Palace understand these things, but they dare not suggest that they do this.If my father says it now, he can really let go later.

"Hexi and Longyou roads are still recruiting and sending conscripts to the Western Regions. I have long wanted to stop it. After you go, understand the people's sentiments, and then ask to stop. I will make sure." Shao Shude said.

Obviously, this was an opportunity for the prince to show kindness to the people of Longyou and Hexi.He will bear the blame, and the good prince will do it. In the final analysis, it is better to improve the prince's favorability.

"You can go west this month." Shao Shude stopped, looked at a dry and desolate old tree in front of him, and said, "My father's body can still hold on for a while. When the western tour is over, there will be real family affairs." It’s up to you.”

(End of this chapter)