After listening to Xu Huai sitting in the long case, he leisurely said that his life ambition would not stop at expelling the Huru and regaining the Central Plains. He also wanted to incorporate Helong, Hehuang, Yanyun and other places into the empire's territory, and completely destroy the vitality of the Chihu people.
Not to mention Qian Zerui, Gu Fan, Wang Fan and others, even Zhou He, Qiao Jien, and Zhao Yi, the king of Wuwei County, who are wily and quiet in recent years, can't help but feel confused.
shift.
The Dai Viet Dynasty was established for more than 160 years. Compared with the previous dynasty, Yanyun was captured by the Khitan, and Helong, Hehuang and other places were occupied by Dangxiang. The Western Regions were far beyond Helong and Hehuang, beyond the reach of the whip.
The most glorious period of Dai Viet was when it regained the Hahuang area during the reign of Xizong, but it was only a short-lived one, and it was lost again in just 20 to 30 years.
Even when the Central Plains Dynasty was at its peak, it never included the vast and cold Tubo Highlands in its territory. Instead, it rose from the highlands. The once powerful Tubo Dynasty once seriously threatened the survival of the Central Plains Dynasty.
During the Tianxuan period, even though Wang Zhen and other ministers firmly opposed it, the mainstream voice in the court still insisted on making an alliance with Chihu to attack the Khitan together. Although Qian Zerui's status at that time
He was a lowly person who only joined the army in Lanzhou, but he and Guo Zhongxiong and others were members of the main war faction. He had written many times to urge the war against the Khitan. Is it simply because the Manchu Dynasty was naive in civil and military affairs and was gullible?
Xu Huai had never looked at the "main war faction" at that time in such a simple and crude manner, and he also knew very well that recovering the Yanyun area that was invaded by the Khitan was actually a dream that had not been forgotten by both the government and the public for more than a hundred years since the founding of the Dai Viet Dynasty; during Emperor Taizong's lifetime,
He also left an edict that "whoever recovers Yanyun with a different surname can be crowned king".
Furthermore, there is nothing more prosperous than the expansion of territory in the field of civil affairs and martial arts.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the only people from Cao Wei and Cao Wei who were able to enter the martial arts temple were Zhang Liao and Deng Ai.
Deng Ai was responsible for the destruction of the country, and Zhang Liao was able to defeat many famous generals of Cao and Wei at the same time, not because of his power at Xiaoyaojin, but because in the battle of Bailang Mountain, Cao Cao was the vanguard who led his cavalry to defeat Wuhuan's main force.
Zhou He was over seventy years old, and in the court he mainly appeared as an opponent of Jingxiang. Emperor Shaolong ascended the throne and deliberately attached himself to the Qiandi clan.
Although he made the right choice again this time, he was mentally prepared to give up his position as Prime Minister and retire to the countryside.
At this time, Zhou He couldn't help but perk up when he heard Xu Huai express his inner aspirations.
Deep down in his heart, he longed to return to his countryside safely, but he also knew that if Xu Huai could really recreate the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties in the heyday, the status of the civil and military generals who attended the event would also become less important in history.
totally different.
Xu Huai did not express his feelings in vain, and used words to deceive people. He drank tea and talked with everyone about the Qionglai Mountain Road, the woolen textile industry in Beijing and Xiangzhou that had just begun to take shape, and the Yan tribe's war against the Tubo tribes west of Qionglai Mountain.
Crossing the Tubo highlands with cruel weather and geographical environment, and entering the western foothills of Qionglai Mountain to rest and recuperate, the remaining Khitan tribe only has a little more than 80,000 members; most of them are Tibetan tribes that were annexed by Xishan Hu and others or moved south from Yunshuo with them. The real
There are only five to six thousand Khitan people left.
Xiao Linshi, Shi Hai, Sa Luhe and other senior officials of the Yan tribe have all given up their unrealistic dreams of restoring the country.
After the Battle of Pikou, Xiao Linshi saw that Xu Huai was destined to control the country and the country, so after Xiao Yanhan led his troops to detain more than 3,000 prisoners of color and returned to Dajianlu, he sent an envoy to Huangchuan to meet Xu Huai, hoping that Xu Huai
The court under Huai's control could agree to establish a new state to the west of Qionglai Mountain, and the Yan tribe could accept the control of Dai Viet in the form of Jizhou.
Throughout the dynasties, even when the Central Plains dynasties were strong and powerful, they often included border areas and bordering forces that were far away or had complex terrain because the cost of direct rule was too high, so they were included in the list of vassal states to suppress them.
Apart from superficial surrender and some symbolic tributes, the vassal states basically remained independent; the Central Plains dynasties usually did not regard the vassal states as part of themselves.
When the Central Plains dynasty was strong, many less powerful foreign forces would join them, and the court would often settle them on the border and exercise control.
Although the chief of Jiyi Prefecture County has hereditary tribal leaders and is autonomous in internal affairs, and only needs to pay symbolic tribute, he still needs to bear more responsibilities than those in vassal states.
For example, if you are loyal to the Central Plains Dynasty, you are not allowed to initiate military provocations against surrounding Jizhou and counties, and you are not allowed to intrude on inland counties and counties. In the event of a major war, you need to accept the imperial conscription and send troops to participate in the war, which is usually regarded as part of the dynasty's territory.
The territory of Jizhou County is also relatively smaller.
Based on the current strength of the remaining Khitan troops, Xiao Linshi hoped to gain the title of Jizhou to the west of Qionglai Mountain, which can be said to be very measured.
However, Xu Huai hoped that the remnants of the Khitan could play a greater role to the west of the Qionglai Mountains, and thought of enclosing the country west of the Qionglai Mountains, with the remnants of the Khitans taking charge, and encroaching on and annexing Duogan Liugang and other places.
The feudal states (vassal states) are different from the vassal states, such as vassal states and counties. Their power comes directly from the enfeoffment by the emperor. Even if they are granted varying degrees of autonomy, they are undisputedly regarded as part of the Central Plains Dynasty in terms of legal system.
Of course, if the central government feels it is necessary, it can also reach out to control the military, political and personnel appointments of a part of the feudal state, and even make the princes and kings "only receive food, clothing, rent and taxes" and are not allowed to participate in local military and political affairs.
Not to mention the lofty ambition of conquering thousands of miles like a tiger, if the army crosses the Huaibei River and has to fight the main cavalry of the Red Husbands in Heshan, Hedong and other places, Beijing and Xiangxi will need to continuously replenish more war horses and train more horses.
A large cavalry force.
The remnants of the Khitan suffered great losses in their herds moving south this time, and it is currently difficult to maintain such a large supply of war horses.
Considering this point alone, the imperial court needed to support the remnants of the Khitan to expand and annex deep into the Tubo Highlands from the western foothills of Qionglai Mountain. This would also prevent the Tibetan tribes from being completely controlled by the Chihu people, which in turn would become a hidden danger to the west of Dai Viet.
Not to mention that the choices of the Tubo tribes will also have a fatal impact on the Dali Kingdom in the southwest.
However, with the strength of the remaining Khitan troops at this time, it was difficult to defend the Dajianlu west of Qionglai Mountain. They were also worried that the Tubo tribes in Duogan might further unite to launch an attack on the western foot of Qionglai Mountain at any time.
Xu Huai will further strengthen the remnants of the Khitan in the future, and will even support the remnants of the Khitan to annex part of the Tubo tribe, but he does not want to cultivate a potentially powerful enemy for the future of China west of Qionglai.
Enfeoffing the country is at least a more realistic and feasible choice for the moment, and a relatively fair choice for the remnants of the Khitan who have made numerous meritorious deeds. It can completely integrate the remaining Khitan tribe into China in terms of culture and legal system.
At the same time, Xu Huai also decided to change Lizhou from Jixizhou to Jingzhizhou. Zhu Zhi was appointed to inform Lizhou affairs, and Zhao Shan was also responsible for the general magistrate, military and horse supervisor, etc., and Jiuli and other counties were added around the Qionglai Mountain Road.
Strengthen the rule over the southern foot of Qionglai Mountain, further widen and repair the Qionglai Mountain Road, and strengthen contact with the Xiyan Commandery that was sealed by the remnants of the Khitan.
As for Wang Boqian, Jin Zhuangcheng, Qian Shangduan, Zhang Xin, Luo Nanguang and others who were involved in the "Escape from Beijing Incident" this time, Xu Huai also had no intention of killing the three Yi and nine tribes. He decided to include Wang Boqian and others
Including, the old and young of the nine tribes "four from his father's tribe, three from his mother's tribe, and two from his wife's tribe", as well as all the people who committed crimes during the period of Jianye.
They migrated to the southern and western foothills of Qionglai Mountain, to Li Prefecture and Xiyan County.
In addition to the urgent need for war horses, if the wool textile industry in the Central Plains is to truly develop, the need for long-staple sheep must not be met by three to five million heads.
The developed wool textile industry, in turn, will intensify the demand for wool and cashmere, and will also promote commercial activities in the Central Plains and the border areas to the west of Qionglai Mountain. In fact, it will also significantly reduce the input and cost of the center directly controlling border states such as Lizhou.
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Since the founding of the Dai Viet Dynasty, various discussions have been carried out on annual sales revenue and market taxes. The proportion of over-taxes to rents and taxes is much higher than that of previous dynasties. Zhou He, Gu Fan, Wang Fan and others also have great influence on primary industry and commodity economy.
An understanding that no one before has achieved.
Taking weaving and textiles as an example, the states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, including the two Zhejiang and Liangjiang regions, levy up to one million pieces of silk fabrics as taxes every year, and up to three million pieces of cotton and linen fabrics.
This is mainly due to the cotton and linen cultivation, silkworm breeding, and weaving and spinning industries that are much more highly developed in Zhejiang and Liangjiang than elsewhere.
If the wool textile industry in various places can eventually develop to the scale of 23/10 of the Jiangnan weaving industry, including the traditional group of scholars, the central government will have enough motivation to support the Xiyan County to annex and expand the Tubo Highlands, and will not
Think of it as a waste of money and waste of people and a waste of military power.
Xu Huai's idea of setting up a county to the west of Qionglai Mountain for the remnants of the Khitan also made Qian Zerui, the king of Wuwei County Zhao Yi, and Qiao Jien think deeply.
However, there were too many things to discuss. They only discussed matters such as moving the capital and sealing off the remaining Khitan tribes. Unknowingly, it was already dark. Zhou He and others left first, but Xu Huai could not take a rest. Chen Songze and Zheng Tu accompanied him.
Jin Longquan came over.
At this time, Jin Longquan knew about Xu Huai's treatment of the Jin family's elders and younger ones.
Although everyone involved with the Jin family will be exiled to the bitter cold land west of Qionglai Mountain, and we don’t know how many old, weak, women and children will die from the epidemic in the next three to five years, it is still better than being killed directly in Jianye City.
