The Sui Dynasty later spent a lot of money to destroy Tuyuhun and established counties there, but it still failed to form effective control. Compared with the Sui Dynasty's Daye period, the Western Wei Dynasty today is beyond the reach of the Sui Dynasty, so it must be taken into consideration.
At a great cost, a large amount of war resources were invested in this corner.
Regardless of this regret, the various captures in this battle are enough to make people smile and feel happy.
For example, the most intuitive thing is that Tuyuhun was not a purely nomadic regime and its living habits were semi-settled. Therefore, there were also large populations living in these large cities within the territory. After occupying several large cities, Shi Ning and others
Naturally, these people will no longer be left in Tuyuhun. They will kidnap as many people as possible to Longyou, and the resulting population will be nearly 100,000!
Tuyuhun is a production method that combines agriculture and animal husbandry, so many of these captive populations also have farming and animal husbandry skills, and they are undoubtedly very precious human resources.
When Li Tai conquered Jiangling in the past year, he did not choose to move a large number of Jiangling soldiers and civilians away from the territory as in history. Now that he has entered Guanzhong, he is faced with the difficulty of labor shortage when carrying out some military and political reforms.
Although the urgent need was temporarily solved by building Buddhist temples and recruiting many people who were sheltered by ascetics, in the long run, population, especially high-quality labor, will still be a major factor restricting the development of various industries in Guanzhong and the implementation of government decrees.
The population and labor force in Guanzhong are still insufficient. For example, Li Tai's previous idea of developing Huguang is out of the question. If you want to reduce the pressure on Longyou's border defense and gain greater momentum for external development, of course you also need to continue to control Longyou.
Deeply develop it to increase its local hematopoietic and supply capabilities.
This expedition to Tuyuhun captured nearly 100,000 people, which is undoubtedly a great tonic for the current Western Wei Dynasty. Bringing these people into the country and educating them while serving them can also greatly make up for the current situation they are facing.
manpower shortcomings.
This harvest alone makes this expedition worthwhile. However, the harvest of this expedition is more than that.
As we all know, Tuyuhun was able to develop and grow largely because the Silk Road passed through it. Especially after the split between the north and the south, the Southern Dynasties especially needed to rely on the Qiangzhong Road where Tuyuhun was located to communicate with Longyou and Hexi. Even Li Tai
When the ancestor of the family, Li Hao, established Xiliang, he would send envoys to Tuyuhun to obtain the title of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Tuyuhun has been sitting on such a convenient location for more than a hundred years, and has naturally accumulated a huge amount of wealth. The three cities that the Wei army attacked this time are all the core areas of Tuyuhun, and the materials and goods seized are naturally also
Extremely rich.
Historically, it was the Turks who attacked Tuyuhun in a similar period. The Turkic Mugan Khan used Liangzhou to attack Tuyuhun. Shi Ning, who was the governor of Liangzhou at the time, led his troops to coordinate the operations and successfully captured the two cities of Shudun and Hezhen in Tuyuhun.
All the gold, silver, wealth, silk, men, horses, and mouths seized shall belong to the Turks.
But now, because Li Tai sent troops to attack the Turks first and killed Mu Gan Khan, the priorities of this military operation were reversed, and the soup that Tuyuhun had been cooking for hundreds of years was naturally eaten by the Western Wei Dynasty first.
Because this harvest was so rich, it was even difficult to take a detailed inventory of various precious artifacts such as gold vases, silver urns, bead curtains and jade cups, rhinoceros horn agate, crystal red jade and other exotic treasures, as well as various types of pigments and spices.
It is difficult to weigh them all, so they are all based on vehicle loads.
During this triumphal expedition, there were over a thousand carts of such trophies transported back. This was due to limited transportation capacity, and there were still a large number of them stored in Liangzhou, Qinzhou and other places. It can be said that aside from some cultural relics,
Books and other items of extremely high humanistic value were captured in this battle at Tuyuhun, which was not inferior to the previous battle at Jiangling, and was even better!
After all, Jiangling's time as the capital of Nanliang was still short, and when Emperor Yuan of Liang came to the throne, Nanliang had already been ruined by Hou Jing's rebellion. The Jiangling court could not completely rule the entire Nanliang area, and the treasury accumulated a lot of money.
No better than the heyday of Nanliang.
The Western Expeditionary Army defeated the three cities of Tuyuhun this time. Even if the seizure was not all of the wealth accumulated by Tuyuhun over the years, it must have accounted for a huge proportion. It is natural that such seizures should be made.
The Western Wei Dynasty had always had financial difficulties, and Yuwentai was very diligent in rewarding meritorious heroes. However, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, various rewards became generous, and rewards for meritorious officials often amounted to hundreds or even thousands of gold and silver. This is certainly in line with the national power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
The promotion is closely related to the prosperity of Silk Road trade, and the series of war seizures against Tuyuhun are also quite impressive.
Historically, the Yuwentai period completed the expansion and occupation of Bashu and Jiangling. When the time entered the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the operations against Longyou, especially the attack on Tuyuhun, became the main military operations of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He Lanxiang and other relatives and lords had to suppress Tuyuhun.
In order to gain military exploits, even when Emperor Wu of Zhou was training his son Yuwen Yun, he sent him to conquer Tuyuhun.
The frequent use of troops against Tuyuhun even made the Northern Zhou Dynasty's achievements in the Qinghai area of Longyou comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty. Although the Tubo faced during the Tang Dynasty was more powerful than the Tuyuhun, the national strength of the Northern Zhou Dynasty at that time was also
Far inferior to the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The reason why the Northern Zhou Dynasty was so aggressive was not only because of the need for defense on the right side of Longxi, but also because Tuyuhun, the fat sheep, was really popular.
The wealth accumulated from relying on the Silk Road trade for hundreds of years was coveted by the poor and evil neighbor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who attacked and exploited it again and again, so that by the Sui Dynasty, Tuyuhun had been completely reduced to a
Extremely poor, even the famous king of his country took the initiative to surrender and surrender, but Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty refused to accept it. The Murong family tortured the Yuwen tribe in Liaodong so miserably, and in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Tuyuhun was oppressed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
In addition to these direct gains on the battlefield, this battle also had a great effect on establishing the prestige of the Western Wei Dynasty in the Longyou area, which greatly frightened the Di Hu and Qiang tribes in that area. It can be said that since Dugu Xin put down the Liangzhou rebellion
, the largest and most glorious victory in the Longyou region!
The heroic performance of the Western Wei army once again shocked the Turks who accompanied them in the battle.
For example, Meng Yehu, a Turk who followed into the imperial court this time, was arrogant and arrogant when he came to Chang'an last year. However, when he came back this time, his attitude became submissive and obedient, and he frequently made toasts in Chinese that was still very difficult to speak.
When he got drunk, he left the table and danced to celebrate his victory.
Li Tai sat in the banquet, smiling and looking at Meng Yehu's rough and funny dance. He also explained his regret of not being able to introduce the wooden pole Khan to Chang'an to dance. In addition to being in a happy mood, he expressed his gratitude to Shi Ning and others for their great contribution. The generals also admired it extremely.
He stood up, carried the wine jar, and went to the banquet to pour wine for the generals. At the same time, he laughed and said, "Let's wash away the dust with water and wine, and I will be rewarded with honors when I go to court one day!"
Shi Ning and others held the cups in both hands and thanked him. When Wu Mingche arrived, he even said with emotion: "When I defected to the Lord, I kept in mind the teachings given by the Lord, but I still doubted it and did not believe it until the army came out." Looking at Qinghai from Chiling Mountain, you realize that the world is vast and there is a vast world beyond the horizon!
Recalling the old days when Liang Zu boasted that there was no shortage of gold, how could he not know that the country was in great rift? It was nothing but laziness and laziness, deceiving oneself and others! In the end, the general is very lucky to receive enlightenment from the Lord, and is willing to make a name for himself in the universe from the Lord. How can we be arrogant and complacent? Trapped in a corner of Jiangdong!"
After Li Tai heard this, he laughed again, looked at everyone and sighed: "You are lucky to meet me, and I am also lucky to meet you! There were several giant bandits, but they were calmly dealt with; some were not talented, but they worked hard. Try your best to re-create the world. You must aim high and work hard for a long time. With such talented people, great things will be accomplished!"
The crowd had a great night, but they were still unfulfilled the next day. When Li Tai entered the capital, he had already submitted the reward plan to the emperor, and it would be announced in an edict during the court meeting.
The generals who went on this expedition, Shi Ning, Han Guo, Liang Shiyan and Liang Tai, were awarded the title of general, and each had a son as county magistrate. Linghu Yanbao and Wu Mingche were not involved in front-line operations because of their logistics, so they were awarded the title of Luo Lu. Xun, Linghu Yanbao was granted the title of Duke of County on the basis of the original title of Hussar Kaifu. Wu Mingche had already been granted the title of Duke of Hussar because of his ability to capture and control the local Khan alive. Now he was granted the title of Duke of Weishi County.
The other generals who participated in the battle also received quite generous rewards, and their ranks were greatly improved. At the same time, this victory will leave a mark on their resumes, and they will get more opportunities in future official promotions.
As for the ordinary sergeants, we will make a brief summary based on the previous examples of rewards for great victories. First of all, all the sergeants who participated in the battle were awarded knights, and then arrangements were made for land granting.
In addition, physical rewards are also issued in the form of military merit coupons. Different from the previous Dingliang military merit coupons, this time the military merit coupons are named Pingqiang coupons. Although Tuyuhun does not belong to the Western Qiang species, its But it is located in the traditional Qiang sphere of influence, and today's Tuyuhun has also been mixed with many Qiang people. In the future, there will still be fights with the Di Qiang and Tubo in Longyou, so we simply classify this series of military achievements as equals. Qiang type.
In addition to the difference in name, the value of Pingqiang coupons is no longer based on the number of silk, but on the newly minted Tongzhi five baht coins, one hundred coins is equivalent to a piece of silk. At the same time, the face value on the Pingqiang coupons can also be Used to directly exchange new five baht coins.
Since the new money has just been introduced for market use, the supply will inevitably be insufficient, and the corresponding purchasing power will be relatively high. The sergeants first have a stable currency supply channel, which is also a welfare and can benefit more people than directly rewarding ministers. , and build market confidence faster.
While issuing Pingqiang coupons to the sergeants, the military market in the south of Chang'an will also be established, with the censor lieutenant in charge of the military market supervision.
The lieutenant censor has a certain role as a military judge, and as the army is a violent organization, its interest distribution and exchanges also need to be paid special attention to. Once any interest disputes arise, it will be much more serious than a simple civil dispute, so military-market trade