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All dynasties

Each dynasty's campaign has a special battalion of soldiers ----- dead soldiers

Most of them are death row inmates waiting to be executed, prisoners in exile and those with death aspirations.

There were such people in the Tang Dynasty itself, probably in relatively small numbers.

After years of reforms, after Li Mingda ascended the throne as emperor, most of them were exiled to the border and were dragged to the mines to work in the construction of the Tang Dynasty, while the rest were directly cut off.

It seems that it saves a lot of manpower and material resources, but in fact it is true. The territory of the Tang Dynasty now covers a large area. If a prisoner is exiled from Jiangnan to the Western Regions, the cost is huge, not to mention the long journey.

Nowadays, prisoners from all over the country are gathering towards Tuyuhun through waterways and land. In Tuyuhun, Chen Gong and Zhang Liao still can't help but have big heads.

The two of them have been working hard here for several years. When Li Mingda arranged for Tuyuhun, he not only perfectly solved the problem of Tuyuhun's ownership, but also caused great losses to the Tibetans who invaded the Tang Dynasty.

Over the years, the two of them have not had a chance to rest, and have continued to make a lot of contributions to Datang.

Li Mingda's new strategy made the two of them busy again.

Tuyuhun

Huncheng

It was also the capital of Tuyuhun in the past. Today, Huncheng has become more prosperous after Li Mingda vigorously supported trade over the years. Its tax revenue is second only to the old towns like Yangzhou and Xiangyang in the south.

Merchant merchants traveling from south to north, noble families who fled the war in the Western Regions, merchants from the Western Regions who were not afraid of death, Turkic caravans, local herdsmen merchants in Tuyuhun, Tibetan caravans, and some family merchants in the new lands conquered by the Tang Dynasty.

In Huncheng at this time, the old broken stone roads had turned into bluestones, and there were many shops on both sides of the surrounding area. Goods from all over the north and south of the Tang Dynasty were available here.

Everyone copied Mandarin with different accents and started bargaining with each other, which was very lively.

There are many soldiers patrolling around. This is not only a trading city, but also an important personnel and material transfer station for Li Mingda's expedition strategy.

In Huncheng, Zhang Liao hurriedly came with hundreds of riders and wind and dust from the government office. On the table inside the government office, Chen Gong was concentrating on sorting out the official letters sent by the surrounding counties, villages, and tribal gathering places.

After these years of recuperation, the Xianbei tribe headed by Murong Xue, with the support of Li Mingda's new policies, has seen its income rise like a rocket. As the tribe becomes stronger, there will naturally be some small tribes attached to it.

They were attracted and absorbed and became part of the tribe. As the population increased, they gradually transformed from a large tribe into a super tribe, and could even build small cities.

You have to know that this is a nomadic people. Now it has changed from nomadic to semi-nomadic. If it turns into farming and nomadic, the speed of naturalization and development will be very brutal.

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Chen Gong sighed and murmured to himself: The power of faith is indeed terrible. In just a few years, a powerful nomadic nation began to transform into farming and handicrafts. It is terrible, a pity, but it is great.

The frightening nature is the brainwashing effect of the Mingzun Holy Religion’s propaganda.

Unfortunately, due to a period of transformation, the number of cavalry soldiers in Tuyuhun will be greatly reduced, which will affect recruitment and expeditions.

When he gets better, the management of this land will naturally become more standardized and he will be able to handle government affairs better and better.

"Old Chen, what are you thinking about? There are only three things left."

Zhang Liao, a military commander of this level, has sharp ears and eyesight, which is dozens of times more powerful than the modern useless person who uses mobile phones and headphones for twenty hours a day.

"Wenyuan, I mainly feel that Huncheng is developing too fast."

As the chief military and political officer of Tuyuhun, he naturally knew all the situation about this issue. The two of them had discussed it several times, and with the personal guidance of Li Mingda, the unknown and reliable Emperor Ming Zun, there had been no major troubles so far.

"This is true, but now our new trouble has come."

"Most of the prisoners escorted from all over the Tang Dynasty are rogues and rangers, so they are naturally difficult to control. But Cheng Yaojin is also a veteran on the battlefield. He has been fighting in the north and south for decades, and has experienced dealing with them in troubled times.

Those people are naturally fine.”

"Cheng Yaojin's ability is of course no problem, but I mainly focus on public security issues."

"I have obtained the lord's tiger talisman and mobilized 10,000 cavalry from the surrounding areas. I will surround the camp with a plum blossom formation."

plum blossom formation

As the name suggests, it is based on the petals of plum blossoms and then formed into a Bagua formation, which is practical and powerful.

"Um, are you planning to use the Bagua array?"

"No, no, it's just a simple plum blossom formation."

"Phew, scared me"

"Old Chen, you scared me too."

Both of them are veterans of leading troops in battles, and they both know what they are talking about. If they use the Plum Blossom Formation as the basis and build a Bagua Formation, they will not have many times the strength to get out alive.

Cheng Yaojin didn't know what he would think when this kind of thing was displayed.

The second floor of the imperial study room

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but scratch his head as he looked at the pile of names of prisoners, files, and the thick and long plan.

"Old Fang, I can march and fight, but this..."

Knowing that what Cheng Yaojin wanted to do was nothing more than benefits, Fang Xuanling would not pay much attention to him and continued to organize his own information.

After so much hard work, he finally sorted it out and threw it out. He didn't want to take another look at it.

Seeing Fang Xuanling ignoring him, Cheng Yaojin's dark eyes wandered over his thick beard twice, and then he got more serious.

He knew that this task was personally issued by His Majesty Mingzun Saint Emperor Li Mingda. This was not only a task, but also a trust in him, Cheng Yaojin. To be able to have such a status when the new emperor came to power by force, he really

of fear.

That's right

Just afraid

As the saying goes, being with a king is like being with a tiger. It is natural for others to know that others are good at chasing gold, but Li Mingda is not just a tiger, but a god on earth.

god

The emperor's thoughts can still be guessed. For example, Lao Li, it's easy to handle. Just follow his wishes and make jokes in the morning sun.

But what was in Li Mingda’s mind?

God knows

Maybe only Concubine Murong knows

Can

What was Concubine Murong thinking about?

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"Old Fang, look at this plan. It's so thick. I couldn't understand it even after reading it for a long time. Could you please explain it to me?"

Cheng Yaojin's thoughts came back and he continued to talk about Fang Xuanling. It wasn't that he couldn't understand, but there were some contents that he was afraid of going against Li Mingda's ideas.

As one of the people in charge of this matter who has stayed in the Royal Study for the longest time and has the largest workload, Fang Xuanling is the person she knows best and dares to ask, so naturally Fang Xuanling cannot run away.

Fang's plan is over

It is not that he was wasted in vain. Fang Xuanling saw clearly and knew what Cheng Yaojin was thinking. As a colleague and friend for many years, Fang Xuanling slowly put down the memorial in his hand and spoke to Cheng Yaojin in a sincere tone.

Jin said: "Go to your Majesty."

Cheng Yaojin: "..."
Chapter completed!