Tang's dining table

Is there any problem in taking in foreigners for one’s own use?

The correct answer is - no problem. This is even the most successful approach since the existence of the Chinese people.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was no such thing as Dongyi, Xidi, Nanman, or Beirong. For the foreigners, the most popular term in the Tang Dynasty was Hunu.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, foreigners entering the Tang Dynasty must have identity cards and guide signs issued by Yumenguan, Yingzhou, and Guangzhou, as well as ancestral genealogy.

Recommended by officials from the local Protectorate.

It is already very difficult to enter the Tang Dynasty. Once you come to the Tang Dynasty, you will be strictly managed. If you leave, you cannot take the women of the Tang Dynasty with you, you can only take away your personal belongings and traded goods.

Emperor Taizong said: The barbarians have a human face and a beastly heart. If they are dissatisfied at the slightest moment, they will come back to harm them.

Wei Zheng said: Those who are not of my race must have a different mentality. If they are strong, they will be bandits and thieves. If they are weak, they will be humble and have no regard for kindness and righteousness. This is their nature.

This was the common view among the imperial court towards the Hu people in the early years of the Tang Dynasty.

Things are different now. It has been many years since the Hu people brought trouble to the Central Plains. People seem to have gradually forgotten the harm done to the Central Plains by the Hu people.

With a kind heart, Turks, Khitans, Qiang people, Xi people, Maha clan, Zhaowu nine surnames, three counties in Liaodong, and even Japanese people seemed to be able to hold official positions in the Tang Dynasty.

There are many such people in Luoyang, some in the Chang'an army, and some Turkic nobles in the city. There are no posts in Wannian County or Chang'an County, none. The main reason is that Yunchu believed that Chang'an was the land of the imperial city, and used foreigners to describe it. People lose perspective.

Of course Yunchu knew that using foreigners as officials would help to complete the national integration of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible and help stabilize the borders. However, in the Tang Dynasty, the people in the outside world generally listened to their clan leaders or tribal leaders. They There is no concept of nationality. As long as the patriarchs and leaders want to rebel, they will inevitably rebel.

The Xi people in Yingzhou and the Khitan people were equipped with livestock and allocated land by the imperial court. They also sent a doctor of agriculture from Sinong Temple to teach them how to farm and raise livestock healthily.

As a result, when the Xi people and the Khitans rebelled, the first people they killed were the agricultural doctors sent by the princes, who were only good for them and had no harm. I heard that those people died in extremely tragic circumstances.

Yunchu had always believed that among the foreigners under the Duhufu's command, those who needed improvement most were the clan leaders and leaders. In the country, those who needed improvement most were the wealthy families, lords, dignitaries, and landlords. Unfortunately, the emperor did not do anything. To be thorough, judging from the current situation, it is still less than 20%.

Yunchu also knew that it was impossible to rely on Li Zhi, the largest wealthy family in the world, to take the initiative to completely eliminate the privileged class. The reason why people took the risk to target wealthy families, lords, dignitaries, and landlords was to attack these Human power would not allow a powerful figure to threaten the imperial power to appear among them.

Only when more people start to become dissatisfied with these privileged grassroots, can a little change be possible.

After coming out of Wen Wen's place, Yun Chu went to Qujiang's trading hall again and sat in the hall for half an hour. During this half hour, there were only six transactions.

As for these six transactions, it was the merchants who discovered the angry Yun Chu and hurriedly concluded the transactions out of fear.

Yunchu looked at the transaction documents and found that the amount was not large.

Zeng Fu invited Yunchu to the office upstairs. After closing the door, he said: "It's already very good. When the Liushui brand exploded, Chang'an was the most damaged, so it recovered the slowest. Now, Jinyang has the highest transaction volume." , followed by Chengdu, Yangzhou again, Luoyang Liushui brand and Chang'an Liushui brand performed the worst."

Yun Chu snorted coldly and said: "Merchants from Jinyang, Yangzhou, and Chengdu generally conduct their business in remote places. Carrying large amounts of money for transactions in those places is a way to die, even if it's a running business." There are also dangers, and compared to the danger of being robbed by robbers, the danger of the Liushui brand exploding is nothing."

Zeng Fu said with a smile: "The requirements of the Lord are too high. The trading volume of Liushui Brand in Chang'an and Luoyang is already very good. We can't send people to rob merchants who are unwilling to trade through Liushui Brand." ?”

Yun Chu thought for a while and said: "Then let's suspend the Bounty Guild for a period of time. During this period, all swordsmen, swordsmen, guards, and thugs must re-register. We must further strengthen the supervision of these people." Management, lest these bastards who were good citizens in Chang'an turn into bandits and robbers after leaving Chang'an, which is not good."

Zeng Fu glanced at Yun Chu's face secretly, and said cautiously: "The newly established escort agency, quick feet..."

"They are all under rectification. The Escort Bureau must trace the three direct generations. Anyone who is guilty, imprisoned or exiled among the three generations is not allowed to run the Escort Bureau or run a gang."

Zeng Fu swallowed his saliva and said: "In this case, those caravans will not be able to recruit guards."

Yun Chu said expressionlessly: "They don't have these troubles when they trade on Liushui Brand."

Zeng Fu asked more carefully: "Will this arouse opposition from the merchants?"

Yun Chu looked at Zeng Fu and said, "When will businessmen also be able to influence the government's decisions?"

Zeng Fu nodded quickly and felt that what the county magistrate said was right. Since the merchants did not give the monarch face, the monarch naturally did not have to give them face. They could not just enjoy the benefits provided by the government, but also had to consider the difficulties faced by the government.

Now, the only difficulty is that it is more difficult to find a person who has been a good citizen for three generations in the three businesses of running an escort agency, escorting, and escorting, than it is to find a girl from a good family in Pingkangfang.

However, this is fine. If those merchants want to do business safely, they have only one channel, Liushui Brand. After all, those strong men who cannot continue to run escort agencies, rush feet, and protect people, without serious food to eat, have no choice but to He went up the mountain to become a thief again.

Yunchu returned to Wannian County and wanted to put the decision he had just thought of into place, but Zhang Jia's person had not been seen for a long time. He sent people to look for him but could not find him. He only said that he had seen Zhang Jia in Fengfufang in the morning.

No one thinks that Zhang Jia will disappear or have an accident in Chang'an. It can only be said that this guy is probably going to Pingkangfang to have fun after his inspection work.

"When he comes back, if he doesn't have a good reason, I'll give him 20 reps before he comes to see me."

Yun Chu gave instructions to the clerk and began to process the official documents accumulated in the past few days.

Everyone could see that the county magistrate was angry. Zhang Jia had made such a mistake before, and the county magistrate just scolded him and left, but today he wanted to make a slap in the face.

After the Wu brothers came to Wannian County Yamen, they quickly learned to drink cans of tea. When they were free, they also liked to hold a small clay pot in their hands and take a sip occasionally. As for the white copper wine pot hung around their waists, the Wu brothers quickly learned to drink tea from cans. It's a matter of following one's example.

Yun Chu came back, and he was angry. Naturally, the two brothers did not dare to leave their mansion easily, so they opened the window a crack and looked at Yun Chu secretly.

"Do you think he is angry with us?" Wu Chengsi whispered.

"No, we didn't mess with him. Besides, it was the queen who took the Nancheng reconstruction project from him, not our brothers. Didn't you see that although Yun Chu was very angry this time, he didn't attack our brothers? mean."

"Well, you are right. Last time he beat us and said he was avenging the queen. This time the queen offended him, so he has no reason to attack our brothers."

Wu Chengsi nodded repeatedly, but he still decided not to go to the construction site today, so as not to be discovered by Yun Chu as soon as he went out and take his anger out on their brothers.

When he was about to leave for work, Zhang Jia hadn't come back yet, so Yun Chu started to worry a little. He almost did it when he got up, and he almost did it when he got off. This was the rule of Wannian County Yamen. Zhang Jia had fished in the middle for more than ten years. I still dare not not come.

Just when Yunchu was about to order the whole city to search for Zhang Jia, Zhang Jia was dragged back like a dog to death.

The person who dragged him back was an eight-foot-long man with eyes like purple stone ridges and a beard like hedgehog hair.

Zhang Jia was beaten badly, but he remained unforgiving and said to the big man from the Western Regions who was dragging him: "Straight bitch, I can't beat you, if you can, beat me to death."

Tuqishi spoke Chang'an dialect without any accent, and even though he was surrounded by a group of government officials, he said with a smile: "Look clearly, this is the county captain of your Wannian County, and he is the county magistrate." , one waste occupies two high positions.

Today, I am here to take the position of Wannian County Captain. Look clearly, this is an official document from the Ministry of Personnel! "

As the Tuqi Shi Zhuanghan threw an official document to the leader, Shen Ruhou, he lifted the thin Zhang Jia's neck collar into the air, shook it, and said loudly: "Where is Yun Chu? I heard that you are a big Today I am here to see and see the great generals that the Tang Dynasty produced. Why do you want to take my official certificate back just because I am not from the Tang Dynasty?

I don’t accept it! "

Shen Ru opened the document, took a look at it and said, "Ge Shu?"

The strong man threw Zhang Jia away like trash and said: "I am Ge Shu, the leader of the Ge Shu tribe. I have made great contributions to suppressing Kang, Shi, Shi, He, and Anguo. I have accumulated two hundred and thirty heads of rebels in my account, and I have made great contributions to the guerrilla generals." , returned to Chang'an by the emperor's order, and came to serve as the county captain of Wannian County!"

Shen Ru glanced at the closed door of the county official's office and said in a deep voice: "The appointment of Wannian county officials must pass the final test by the county official before they can officially take office. If your official credentials are revoked by the county official, there must be a reason for the rejection. You are nothing more than a guerrilla general, how dare you roar and act so arrogantly in front of the county gate?"

Ge Shu once again picked up Zhang Jia, shook him and roared: "Such a loser can serve as a county captain, why can't I, the general?

Yun Chu, come out. I heard that you are also from the Western Region. Give me an explanation. "

The door to Yunchu's official office was still not open.

The Wu brothers were so excited that they burst into tears. After waiting for so long and enduring for so long, finally there was a hero who was ready to stand up for their brothers.