Chapter 0909 Details of the great changes in the border market
Speaking of which, Ashina Simo is also a legend. He is the great-grandson of the Turkic Yinli Khan. In the 19th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty, the Turkic Qimin Khan fled to the Sui Dynasty. The Turks became leaderless, and ever since
The Turkic tribes in Mobei united to support him as Turkic Khan.
In other words, he served as a Turkic Khan earlier than Jieli, and earlier than Shibi and Chuluo.
After Qimin Khan returned to the Turks from the Sui Dynasty, he gave up the position of Khan again, asked himself to be removed from the Khan title, and returned the position of Turkic Khan to Qimin Khan.
When Shibi and Chuluo were in power, he was deeply loved by these two khans because of his cheerful personality, quick thinking, and good at making mistakes.
Just because he looked like a barbarian and not like a Turk, Chuluo always suspected that he was not from the Ashina tribe. It was also because of this that after Chuluo succeeded to the throne, he removed many of his powers.
He was only given a false number named Bitler.
The same was true after Jieli succeeded to the throne. He still used the false name of Bitler to support him, but did not give him any real power and did not trust him.
In the fourth year of Wude, Jieli and Tu led an army to invade the Tang Dynasty, but were stopped by Li Shimin. Jieli sent him as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty.
Because of his honest and simple temperament, Li Yuan liked him very much. He not only called him to the royal bed to preface the ceremony, but also made him the Prince of Heshun County.
The time when he really shined was in the fourth year of Zhenguan in history, after Li Jing led his army to quell the Turks.
Historically, after Li Jing led his army to pacify the Turks, he and Jie Li were captured by Zhang Baoxiang. Li Shimin appreciated his loyalty and appointed him as General Youwuhou and governor of Huazhou. He was granted the title of Prince of Huaihua County and commanded Jie Li's old tribe.
Located in the south of the Yellow River.
Since then, he has been following Li Shimin, helping Li Shimin put down the rebellion of the old Turks, stabilizing Mobei and Monan, defeating Xue Yantuo, and conquering Goguryeo. He was injured by the loss, and Li Shimin personally sucked his blood for him, but even so
, he still died on the way to conquer Goguryeo.
Although his resume is not as gorgeous as that of Li Jing, Li Shiji, Su Dingfang and others, as a Tibetan general, he could loyally follow Li Shimin and even die fighting for the Tang Dynasty, which shows that his loyalty is beyond doubt.
He, Qibi Heli, Ashina Sheer, can be said to be the most outstanding Tibetan general in the Tang Dynasty.
After the three people surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they followed Li Shimin and Li Zhi loyally throughout their lives. Among them, Qibi Heli and Ashina Sheer also made great military exploits for the Tang Dynasty.
After Li Shimin passed away, Qibi Heli and Ashina Sheer also took the initiative to ask for burial.
You must know that at that time, they were already important ministers of the Tang Dynasty. They could give up their wealth and honor to bury Li Shimin, which shows that their loyalty to Li Shimin has been deeply rooted in their bones.
That is to say, Ashina Simo died early, otherwise he would be indispensable.
Of course, this is not the most exaggerated thing. The most exaggerated thing is that the Qibi Heli clan has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty for generations. Even if the Tang Dynasty died, the successor of the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, was about to die.
When the world's most powerful army was about to pass by the tombs of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, they still stood up resolutely and defeated the Mongolian cavalry, the world's most powerful army at that time.
The Mongols were forced to swear an oath not to invade the tombs of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, and then they gave up their resistance.
This shows how precious the loyalty of these three people is.
Among the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty, perhaps only Yu Wenbao could compare with them in this aspect.
Therefore, Li Yuanji wanted to win them over to him no matter what.
Even if he takes personal risk for them, he will not hesitate to do so.
Judging from their performance in history and the power they have in history, once they settle in Prince Yong's Mansion, they can provide nearly 500,000 loyal herdsmen and nearly 100,000 loyal cavalry for Prince Yong's Mansion.
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Between the iron army that the Tang Dynasty trained on the grassland, and the nearly 100,000 iron cavalry, in the entire grassland, who dares to be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and who can be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty?
If any changes occur in Prince Yong's Mansion in the future, with these 100,000 cavalry here, we can deal with it calmly.
I dare not say that I can recreate the world, but I can challenge all opponents head-on.
Therefore, this risk is worth taking, and it can even be said to be a huge profit.
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It was still bitingly cold in Daizhou at the end of February, and the cold wind blew in crazily along the gaps in people's collars and cuffs.
Even though the grass everywhere has turned green, it still feels like a cold winter.
Li Yuanji and his party traveled for nearly half a month and finally arrived at the boundary of Daizhou.
Su Dingfang, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others immediately led their generals and rushed to the Daizhou boundary monument to respond. Not only them, but Xue Shou was also there.
A group of people stood in the cold wind, and the cold wind blew the catkins on their armor and stomachs tossing and turning, but they still seemed not to move.
"Your Majesty Su Dingfang..."
"Cheng Cheng Yaojin..."
"Your Majesty Chi Gong..."
"Your Majesty Xue Shou..."
"..."
"Welcome to His Highness King Yong!"
Li Yuanji got off his horse and walked to Su Dingfang. He held Su Dingfang up with his hands and said with a smile: "No need to be polite..."
With that said, he raised his hands to Cheng Yaojin and others, "Everyone, get up."
Su Dingfang once again cupped his fists and saluted: "I am guilty, please punish me!"
The border market was attacked, the merchants and goods in the border market were looted, and the soldiers in the border market were also slaughtered. This dealt a heavy blow to Su Dingfang.
This was also the biggest stain on him when he was in charge of Daizhou, and it could not be erased no matter how hard he tried, so he immediately came forward to apologize.
After Su Dingfang's words fell to the ground, Yuchi Gong gritted his teeth, quickly stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "I am also guilty, please punish me!"
The two lieutenants who neglected their duties and allowed the border market to be easily conquered and plundered and massacred were his subordinates.
But I can't blame him for that.
It's not that he was incompetent, didn't plan well, or that his subordinates didn't say anything, allowing others to take advantage of the loophole.
But the subordinates he commanded before were all well-informed men, and they were all veterans who had joined the army with him, so he could turn around the whole army with just one movement or look.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is also an important reason why Li Shimin still asked him to command the four thousand soldiers and horses he brought to the Tang Dynasty after he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
After Li Shimin's defeat and the eight unified military offices of the Qin Prince were dispersed and relocated, the soldiers and horses he commanded were no longer his confidants, but soldiers recruited from local areas.
Although the soldiers of the government were under his command, the yamen directly under him were the general managers of various places.
The soldiers and horses of the two schools under him came from the General Manager's Office in Taiyuan, which was also called the General Manager's Office in Bingzhou in the past.
Those who came out of the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion all had some connection with Prince Yong's Mansion, and some of the generals were even distant relatives of the Li family.
He is not easy to control others, and they do not betray his face.
This resulted in the tragedy in the border market.
However, after all, he was his nominal superior, and Su Dingfang was also the commander-in-chief of the army, so he still had to be punished.
The superiors don't have time to worry about who is right or wrong here. The superiors only look at one result.
I entrusted the person to you, but you didn't give me a satisfactory result and even caused a big trouble. That's your fault.
As for whether you are bound by something or have been tricked by others, that is your problem.
"Since you have rescued all the merchants, snatched back the goods, and punished the villain, I will fine you a year's salary. Do you have any objections?"
Li Yuanji knew that Su Dingfang and Yuchi Gong were not guilty of this matter, so he lightly exposed the matter.
Su Dingfang and Yu Chigong naturally had no objections, and Yu Chigong even showed a hint of relief.
"Thank you very much, Your Highness, for your kindness."
Li Yuanji looked at Yu Chigong's relieved expression and said with a smile: "Are you worried that I will take the opportunity to retaliate?"
Yuchi Gong quickly bowed and said, "I don't dare!"
Li Yuanji shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not that you don't dare, it's that you are unwilling to tell the truth."
Yuchi Gong forced a smile, smiled dryly, and stepped aside.
Li Yuanji did not chase him and force him to tell the truth. Instead, he cast his eyes on Xue Shou and said with a smile: "Why is Xue Aiqing here?"
Xue Shou said frankly without any concealment: "I heard that General Su captured a group of prisoners, so I came to buy them."
The sale of human beings was not a taboo in the Tang Dynasty, and the relevant laws of the Tang Dynasty did not completely prohibit this matter. They only did not allow the trafficking of loved ones, so when Xue Shou said this, he did not mean to avoid people at all.
I didn't feel anything was wrong.
Nowadays, the six and a half northern states recovered by the Tang Dynasty need people to develop, and the Tang Dynasty does not have enough population to develop these places. As a local official, it is a very common thing to purchase prisoners to serve as serfs.
, is also a thing that is beneficial to Datang.
So Xue Shou could not only talk about it, but he could even say it confidently.
"I heard that the captives you bought back have a high loss rate?"
Li Yuanji does not advocate this kind of selling people like goods, but the Tang Dynasty is in urgent need of labor, and the people being sold are not the people of the Tang Dynasty. As the leader of the Tang Dynasty, he has no reason to go
Calculate.
So I don’t advocate it, but I don’t advocate it, but there is no reason to stop it.
When Xue Ting heard this, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.
The loss rate of prisoners captured from the Turks in the six northern states in the past two years is indeed high.
It has exceeded 40%.
this makes
The money spent on purchasing captives from the six northern states has never decreased.
The imperial court should allocate a large sum of money to them every year and give them advice, which is what it should be.
If they don't comment, they will just think that the money is in vain and there will be no savings at all.
"This... this is not only the case in the prefecture and county where I am located, but also in other prefectures and counties. If Your Highness feels that the loss rate of captives in the prefecture and county where I am located is too high, I can find a way to reduce the loss."
Xue Shou hesitated for a moment and then said dryly.
The intention to deal with it was clearly written on his face.
Those who died were prisoners, not people of the Tang Dynasty, so there was no need to care so much.