Qibige was relatively familiar with the Central Plains. He had lived in Guzang for a period of time, so he would give Ashina Jerli some advice from time to time.
The Turks had a lot of dealings with the Central Plains dynasties, so it was not surprising that the envoys brought some of these people with them when they came to Chang'an.
When more than a thousand people arrived outside Chang'an City, they separated one after another. Those who should go to Honglu Temple went to Honglu Temple. Guards with swords and arrows would not be allowed to enter Chang'an City at this time.
Young Qibi Heli rode into Chang'an City among the envoys.
At this time, his eyes were filled with the shadow of this majestic city, and he could no longer hold anything else in it.
The exhaustion of crossing the Gobi Desert in Hexi Province, the joy of returning to Guzang, and the curiosity and fear of continuing eastward were all left behind by him.
He is the son of Qibi Ge and the first heir to the Qibi tribe. He came east with his father because his father wanted him to gain more knowledge.
Moreover, the Qibi tribe has a deep connection with the Central Plains. Rehai is not an out-of-this-world place, and the Tiele people are not monolithic. In the future, when he inherits his father's position, he will most likely have dealings with the Central Plains dynasty.
Therefore, when he went to Chang'an as an envoy on behalf of the Western Turkic King, Qibi Ge asked Qibi Heli to accompany him.
In fact, the final analysis is that the Western Turks often fall into chaos, and the Tiele tribes and small countries in the Western Regions are worried about the rule of the Western Turks.
In other words, internal strife in the Western Turks is too frequent. You sing and I come on stage. The foundation of rule is not solid, and it is impossible to give birth to dynasties that everyone agrees with like in the Central Plains.
The Qibi tribe, which has always been caught between the Eastern and Western Turks and the Central Plains dynasties, naturally has to consider its own situation.
Qibi Ge escorted Ashina Eli to the east, also to see what the emerging Tang Dynasty was like, but the impact on the young Qibi Heli would be greater.
It is good for young people to increase their knowledge, but if their character is undecided, they will easily be confused by the things in front of them.
Therefore, there is an old saying in the Central Plains that if your parents are with you, you will have to travel well if you do not travel far away. This is actually what it means. Young people’s personalities have not been finalized and they are easy to learn bad things when traveling. Therefore, if you have to go out, you must first settle down with your parents.
, only if you have the correct goals in life and so on.
Qibi Heli was a young man who traveled thousands of miles. Even though his father was there to teach him, the young man who had been living on the grasslands of Atami for these years still had an indescribable feeling for the people living in Tang Dynasty he saw along the way.
of envy and yearning.
This was the Kansai region after the war. If it had been during the Kaihuang period, the young man would probably not have wanted to leave once he came here.
But when he first arrived in Chang'an, he still couldn't resist the urge to stay here.
The rows of houses, the endless flow of pedestrians, the neat and gorgeous clothes, and the polite manners, Chang'an has left such a deep impression on these outsiders who have been living in the sand and poverty all year round.
It's almost impossible to describe in words.
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In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Po was reading the urgent report from Yu Wenshiji, the prefect of Donglai.
Yuwen Shiji said a lot.
First, he said that he had let down the favor of the Supreme Being and failed to assist the king properly. Instead, he was convicted for family affairs, bringing shame to the family and bringing shame to the Supreme Being. He really deserved death for his crime.
It was like sending a long-overdue apology document.
Then, he has started to build a port in Dongnai, preparing to accommodate sea ships docking and building docks. Attached here is the suggestion of Ximenshi, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry.
These are normal suggestions and requests. Generally speaking, they will not be sent to the emperor's desk. They can be processed when they arrive at the Shangshu Province. The final decision can be read by the emperor and then sealed.
It's just that Yu Wenshi and his status are different. Those who have been servants will have some preferential treatment. This time, people from Silla have arrived in Dongnae, so Li Po will personally read it.
Li Po is very concerned about the progress of Donglai's port construction. Even if Yu Wenshiji doesn't report it, the court will take action this year.
On the southeast coast, Jiangdu, Hailing and other places will be the core to reorganize shipyards, ports and other matters. To the north is Donglai.
The meanings of the two sides are different. The southeast one is preparing for the sea trade and serves as a military support.
In Li Po's view, the main purpose of maritime trade in these years was the slave trade. The Central Plains needed population, and there was no faster and more convenient way to replenish the population than the slave trade.
The world is broken, and the people of the Central Plains need to recuperate and can no longer recruit civilians for large-scale reconstruction. Using slaves is the best solution in this regard.
In fact, there are many such precedents. Qin pacified the Six Kingdoms, and those who built the dynasty were the people of the Six Kingdoms. Later, people rarely mentioned it, because later everyone became a family, and everyone condemned the cruelty of the former Qin Dynasty.
In fact, there were some differences. The Qin people conquered the world, and the people of other countries were considered foreigners by the Qin people at that time. After hundreds of years of separatist rule and war, this perception is normal, isn't it?
Then those who are defeated are all slaves, and the Qin people will naturally not show mercy...
It was similar in the pre-Sui Dynasty. The people of Northern Qi and Southern Chen were naturally included in this group after their defeat. Moreover, when foreign tribes such as the Xianbei and Xiongnu came to dominate the Central Plains, they would not even care about the people of the Central Plains.
However, with the Han Dynasty as a foreshadowing, Yang Guang's actions seemed very inappropriate, and it had the meaning that the emperor regarded his ministers as grass and grass, and his ministers regarded him as an enemy.
At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, people were also needed to do arduous reconstruction work, but Li Po turned his attention to other small countries.
He had already done some such things when he was in Daizhou. He used the captured Turks to build a Cangshui city there, and also let them herd cattle and sheep for him on the Yunnei grassland. What he did was actually
slave work.
Speaking of the tribes that invaded China during the Five Husties in the late Jin Dynasty, whether they were Xianbei people or Huns, they were actually affiliated tribes of Hu people, and their initial status was equivalent to that of slaves of the Han people.
The chessboard that Li Po has laid out is relatively large now, and he has just placed his stones on it. It is still unknown what the future effect will be...
Compared to the south, once the ports in Dongnae are built, they must be military ports. The primary target is naturally Goguryeo. In addition, Baodao, Ryukyu, and Japan are all within its radiation range.
In a few years, these places will be covered by the Tang Dynasty's sphere of influence.
The goal set by Li Po was very clear, which was obviously different from the previous dynasties' practice of occasionally hitting a target with some dates but no dates.
The Silla people actually arrived a little early, and the situation would be different in two years.
Envoys sent by Silla met Yu Wenshiji in Ye County. They thought they had met the emperor of Tang Dynasty, and the scene was very embarrassing at first.
Their purpose of coming to the Tang Dynasty was also very clear, that is, they wanted to ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help them attack Goguryeo, and it would be best to destroy Baekje at the same time.
In order to achieve their goal, it is not a problem to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. It is the most basic prerequisite. They even impatiently proposed to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Dongnae that they wanted the Tang Dynasty to grant a title to the leader of the Silla Kingdom. It is estimated that if they can unify the peninsula
If they do, they can turn the peninsula into a Tao of the Tang Dynasty.
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Li Po carefully looked through Yuwen Shiji's memorial and felt that this transaction was indeed done.
Goguryeo prides itself on being a great country, but it is very perfunctory when dealing with the Turks and the Central Plains. Its honeyed self-confidence is exactly the same as that of the later peninsula people.
But Li Po knew that Goguryeo was not the ancestor of the later peninsula people. Silla and Baekje, and even some invading Japanese people, were the origins of the Central Plains people living there.
It seems that the closed environment of the peninsula played a great role in their national character.
Of course, now he will not consider these issues that are more realistic and philosophical. Later, he felt that the Silla people came a little early. Datang had just made preparations in Donglai and was far from being able to implement the rough plan.
when.
Moreover, the Tang Dynasty lacked a basic understanding of Silla. It was unclear how many people there were, what their customs were like, what kind of political structure the country implemented, etc.
The most important thing is what kind of relationship they have with Goguryeo and Baekje. They are so close. Even if they hate each other, they should be as closely related as the Eastern and Western Turks, right?
It's like a family fighting, and someone seeks help from an outsider. In the end, the family reconciles, but the outsider becomes an enemy. How annoying is that?
What makes people even less optimistic is that the envoy sent by Silla turned out to be a teenage girl. Even though her identity is open to question, it still makes people feel very unreliable.
The capriciousness of Goguryeo left a deep impression on Li Po. It was a country that talked like farting. The most ridiculous thing was that during their interactions with the former Sui Dynasty, they molested Yang Jian and his son many times, even though they were beaten with bruises all over their heads.
, but still don’t know how to repent.
There are well-documented records of the number of times they pledged themselves to the Sui Dynasty as many as six or seven times. They could break their promises just by turning around, and they have no shame at all... I guess they are still complacent and think they are very strategic.
Woolen cloth.
Isn't it the same for the Silla people? Customs are contagious.
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Li Po asked someone to pass Yuwen Shiji's memorial notes to Li Bi without making any comments, which meant he had something to ask.
Li Bi is now used to her husband's actions, just like teaching her children to participate in politics. Looking back on those years, she was Li Po's teacher, and she taught by words and deeds all the basic things in officialdom.
Now the roles are reversed, she has become a student, but she still doesn't realize anything is wrong, which shows how strange things are in the world.
Li Bi is considering and planning for the academy these days. This is the homework Li Po gave her at the beginning of the year. Even after such a long time, she still has difficulty grasping her husband's thoughts accurately.
The academy was obviously built for the imperial examination, but according to the husband's words, that was not entirely the case.
Nurture talents for the country, but what kind of people can be called talents? Will those who succeed in the imperial examinations in the future be counted among them? Perhaps only by understanding these can we make appropriate changes to the academy, right?