Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

"General, are you going to wait to die?" Liu Tong couldn't help asking.

"Hold your hands and wait to die?" Chen Ying said, "How do you say that?"

"Even if Liu Zhongzhi climbed at this time, he should have climbed to Chang'an. With his personality, he will definitely try his best to organize the generals!" Liu Tong said solemnly: "Li Tang Guozhu..."

Chen Ying coughed and said, "It's Your Majesty!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liu Tong continued: "If Your Majesty mobilizes an army to attack Lingzhou, will the general have the heart to watch the bodies of the brothers be separated?"

Chen Yingdao: "Why did the Tang army attack Lingzhou? Are they full?"

Zhang Shigui said: "The general is sure that the Tang army will not attack Lingzhou?"

"You guys...you're thinking too much!" Chen Ying said with a chuckle, "Is Liu Zhongzhi just relying on Liu Zhongzhi's words to attack Lingzhou? If we really killed Liu Zhongzhi in the first place, we would really tear ourselves apart, but Liu Zhongzhi escaped well. Back to Chang'an, if General Ben intends to rebel, how can he be allowed to escape back to Chang'an? What's more... Li Yuan is not confused yet!"

Everyone looked at each other, it was really hard to understand why Chen Ying was so confident.

In fact, although Chen Ying is not proficient in power tactics.He only analyzed the problem from the perspective of human nature. Li Yuan was suspicious by nature, and he was good at showing off his imperial power, so Chen Ying purposely provoked Liu Zhongzhi, scared Liu Zhongzhi away, and then united with Yang Ze and Du Shanguo.

Yang Ze and Du Shanguo are both loyal ministers, but it is precisely because they are loyal ministers to the court of Li Tang that they are more aware of Chen Ying's power in Lingzhou. Once Chen Ying rebels, Li Tang Northwest will be in chaos. At this moment, Ying felt like a sharp knife, hitting Li Tang's waist and eyes.As long as Chen Ying exerts his strength, Li Tang will definitely receive a fatal blow.

After receiving Chen Ying's guarantee that Li Tang would not send troops to attack him and that he would never raise the flag to rebel, Yang Ze and Du Shanguo followed Chen Ying's wishes and submitted a memorial to Li Yuan.

With Yang Ze and Du Shanguo's endorsements, Li Yuan preconceived that Liu Zhongzhi was unable to extort bribes, and became angry from embarrassment, and framed Chen Ying.Hearing Chen Ying's explanation, Liu Tong was secretly delighted.

Although Chen Ying was young, he did not lose his mind.At this time, their forces were still very weak. Now they occupy Lingzhou and manage it well for a few years, and sit and watch Li Tang compete with Dou Jiande of Hebei and Wang Shichong of Luoyang.

Liu Tong seemed to be about to cry, he was not moved by Chen Ying's words, his IQ was not so high, but he felt that he really met such a master of the world!With such an unfavorable situation, it can be reversed in a blink of an eye, and it has become a far-sighted plan to lay the foundation of the army and the country in one fell swoop!

For a moment, he was full of confidence in Lingzhou's future.I am full of admiration for Chen Ying, but I feel that it is my great fortune to be a courtier under the wings of such an enlightened lord!

Zhang Shigui said: "Now, what shall we do next?"

Chen Yingdao: "Build a blast furnace, repair an iron workshop!"

Chen Ying intends to put his foundation in Lingzhou, and he is not too worried about arousing the vigilance and vigilance of others. The main reason is that Lingzhou is located at the strategic throat and at the forefront of the Turkic invasion. In Lingzhou.Moreover, although Lingzhou is a large place, due to the lack of rainfall, the development of cultivated land has limited success.

Even without considering the constraints of terrain and power conflicts, Lingzhou is in charge of six states, and the converted area is about 100 square meters, but more than [-]% of them are Susukida that can be harvested from one bucket to seven buckets.With [-] acres of land, it is already the limit to be able to produce more than [-] million shi of grain a year.The prerequisite is that Chen should have a population of tens of thousands.

However, the population of Lingzhou is too small now. With such limited productivity in Lingzhou, even if it is well developed, it is already the limit to support more than 5000 people and organize an army of more than [-] people.

However, Chen Ying did not plan to turn Lingzhou into a grain production base, but an industrial base.The surrounding area of ​​Lingzhou is rich in coal and iron and steel resources, and it can be built into an industrial center with coal and iron and steel as the main industries, based on the three saltworks in Lingzhou, and coal, iron, and salt as the first major industries.

Liu Tong and others were stunned when they learned that Chen Ying had such a big plan.Bi Dao said: "But, manager, no matter whether it is reclaiming wasteland or building factories, the population is too small. We don't have that many people!"

"This?" Chen Ying thought for a while and said, "Population, so Liu Tong, you go on an emissary to the Turks and tell them to release the Han slaves they plundered back and forth, otherwise the general manager will lead troops to demand people." ! "

Chapter 60 Ultimatum (Second update)

Since the sixth year of Daye, the Sui Dynasty's Huangmen servant, the counselor Zhengshi, and the Western Regions' military envoy Pei Ju designed to trap and kill Shibi Khan's favorite minister Shishu Huxi. For a period of time, Shibi Khan never took advantage of it.Until the 11th year of Daye, Shibi Khan took advantage of Yang Guang's northern tour and led hundreds of thousands of cavalry to plan an interception. Princess Yicheng sent envoys to report a change. Yang Guangchi entered Yanmen (now Dai County, Shanxi) and was besieged. The Turks rushed to attack Yanmen , 41 cities conquered 39, and more than 25 people were looted and returned to the north.

At this point, the Eastern Turks began to win over the traitors from all over the Sui Dynasty. Xue Ju, Wang Shichong, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Li Gui, Gao Kaidao and others all pleaded for help. The Eastern Turks supported them to split the Sui Dynasty.Of course, Turkic support is not free. Xue Ju, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Li Gui, Gao Kaidao, etc. have carried out dirty human transactions in order to obtain Turkic support.

According to incomplete statistics, skilled craftsmen, young adults, and women in the Sui Dynasty were reduced to Turkic slaves, no less than one million people.Among them, Princess Yicheng directly controls more than [-] people.

Chen Ying wants to develop Lingzhou, without human resources, everything is in vain.At this time, if he attracts people from Guanzhong, it will definitely arouse Li Yuan's deeper fears, so Chen Ying puts his mind on the Turkic people.

Chen Ying uttered a bold statement: "Let the Turks release the Han slaves back!"

Naturally, this rhetoric is not just talk, but needs the support of strength.If Chen Ying is strong, even if Chen Yingqiao has a good tongue, the Turkic people will not pay attention to Chen Ying. However, Chen Ying has the strength to threaten the Turkic people. No matter how bad his attitude is and how arrogant his words are, the Turkic people can only pinch their noses admit.

Naturally, Chen Ying didn't just talk about it. When Liu Tong entered Huaiyuan City as an envoy, Chen Ying ordered the reorganized Dingyuan Army's first, second, and sixth three Zhechong Prefectures, plus the Shengjie Army's left and right sides. The battalion, with a total of nearly 1 infantry, led by Luo Shixin, went northward from Lingzhou and arrived at Jinwoye (in today's Pingluo County).At the same time, under the leadership of Zhang Shigui, the third, fourth, and fifth battalions of the Dingyuan Army and the three battalions of the Shengjie Army crossed the Hengqiang Canal [-] miles south of Huaiyuan City. , Backed by the Hengqiang Canal and set up a camp.

The intention of Chen Ying's move was very obvious. Once the Turks rejected Chen Ying's request, Chen Ying would go south from Woye and attack Huaiyuan City from north to south.

Chen Ying did not give the Turkic people any room to bargain at all. Either comply with Chen Ying's request and hand over the captured Han people, or go to war.

In order to increase the chips in his hands, Chen Ying even let go of the Turkic prisoners of war, telling the Turkic prisoners that if they join the Tang army, they can directly cut off the Turkic head and directly obtain the Tang Baiji.

The escape and mutiny of the Turkic prisoners of war that worried Zhang Huaiwei finally occurred.However, within Chen Ying's expectations, hundreds of Turkic prisoners of war headed by Ashina, Ashde, Hu Luwu, Ba Ye, A Tiao, Tong Luo, Pugu and other Turkic aristocrats, after getting the weapons, , Want to rebel and defect.

Before it was Tang Jun's turn to attack, a burly Turkic prisoner of war asked in blunt Tang language: "Is killing these traitors count?"

After getting Chen Ying's approval, Zhang Huaiwei nodded at the prisoner of war: "Forget it!"

Thus, a murder without any suspense started.The soldiers of the Tang army did not shoot an arrow, but with a knife, nearly [-] prisoners of war rebelled by the Turkic aristocrats were killed.Six hundred bloody heads were chopped off and sent to the Jingguan in Yezhu Ridge to add bricks and tiles to this huge Jingguan.

Zhang Huaiwei asked the prisoner who had cut off the head of Xiri Robeze with great interest, "Why don't you run away?"

"Fools...only fools run away!" said the burly prisoner of war, "Working for the Tang people, you can eat two meals a day, one thin and one dry, and sometimes you can even eat meat!"

Chen Ying naturally knew that the Turks adopted slavery, not only the Han and other Hu ethnic groups were Turkic slaves, in fact, it could be said that apart from the Turkic aristocrats, ordinary Turkic people were also slaves.Their treatment was only slightly better than ordinary Han slaves and Hu slaves.

Chen Ying has already painted a huge picture cake for them, they can become the Baiji of the Tang Dynasty and accept the protection of the army of the Tang Dynasty.Although these Turks are backward in thinking, it does not mean that they are fools.At this time, the Turkic people, the Tuyuhun people, the Qiang people, and the Tubo people were all about the same. They did not have a very intuitive concept of country and nationality in their heads.

The concept of the nation and unity of the Chinese nation came about after nearly 800 years of frequent wars in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Chinese people realized that this loose political organization relationship was the root of all wars.So Qin Shihuang could unify the world smoothly.Even though the princes rebelled at the end of Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang easily overthrew Xiang Yu, precisely because Xiang Yu wanted to restore the nominal rule of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, while the Han Kingdom represented by Liu Bang was preparing to unify the world and end the troubled times.

Therefore, the Turkic war captives did not have the concept of country and nationality in their hearts at this time, and they easily accepted the fact that they became Tang people.

Looking at this burly prisoner, Chen Ying smiled and said, "What's your name!"

The burly prisoner quickly prostrated himself on the ground, like Yu Guni, and kissed Chen Ying's boots: "Report to Master, my name is Yi Scale, I have no surname."

Chen Yingwen frowned and said, "What the hell kind of name is that!"

He originally wanted to put these Turkic people under the jurisdiction of Yu Duni, but suddenly his heart moved.

As long as there is power, there must be constraints.

The more a regime expands, the more people there will be inside, and the more people there will be, the more factions will be. If there are strong enemies outside, it may force the internal factions to unite, but if the external pressure drops sharply, it will There is a situation of "invincible foreign patients".The so-called "enemy country" does not mean a hostile country, but a country that is evenly matched.

Every time China is unified, internal strife will rise.That is, it is in a state of "invincibility". Competing is the nature of all human beings. When the entire nation is invincible externally, its contention will naturally turn inward, and if a state lasts for a long time, inertia will form.even tradition.

Although Chen Ying was not an emperor, he felt that power must be constrained.If you are not afraid of putting power in a cage, you will lose yourself one day.If Chen Ying was just a small captain of Zhechong, with the right guard in charge, he would never have any strange thoughts.

However, when Li Jiancheng gave him the power to make impromptu decisions to quell the chaos in neighboring enterprises for the first time, Chen Ying was a little bit flustered.But this time supporting Lingzhou and commanding thousands of troops, Chen Ying acted cheaply, and he already had a feeling of being unable to control himself.

After mastering this power, they will also have everything - money, beauties, land, famous horses, treasures, as long as it is something they want, they can get it.

But this is power, and it is something more insane than money, beauties, land, famous horses, and treasures in this world.people for this thing.You can be unfaithful, you can be unfilial, you can be unkind, you can be unrighteous, you can break your trust, you can be shameless, and you can do whatever you want!

Today, Yu Duni has more than 1 people in the Sixth Battalion.He has become the largest leader of the Lingzhou General Manager's Mansion, and the number of leaders is far more than that of Luo Shixin, Zhang Shigui and others. If Yu Guni's power is not restricted, I am afraid that Yu Guni will become another Anlu Mountain in the future.

Chen Yingdao: "Yiscal, I give you the surname Chen and the name Jinyong!"

Yi Scal was overjoyed, and quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Chen Jinyong, thank you master for giving me your name!"

Chen Ying said again: "The manager appointed you as the commander of the Sujie Army. The Sujie Army has five songs under its jurisdiction, with 500 people in each song!"