Chapter 974 0969 [Dismember the hometown of Xixia]
When the news came out that Sanjar's 100,000-strong army had been destroyed, the 50,000-strong army he had left in the west to guard against Ajisi dispersed.
Those troops who were originally vassal states were forcibly recruited by Sanjar to fight.
Now that Sanjar was defeated and fled back, the first reaction of the monarchs of the vassal states was not to rescue him, but to quickly lead their troops back to their hometowns to stabilize the situation and at the same time work together to break away from Sanjar's rule.
Ajisi, who was brutally beaten by Seljuk troops last year and even his son was executed, suddenly felt that he was okay again.
Ajisi led an army of 30,000 people to the south, first captured the city of Sherakhs, and then captured the city of Mulu, the new capital of Seljuk.
Sanjar was beaten so much that he abandoned the capital and fled. Ajisi immediately emptied his belongings and ordered the massacre of the city!
Immediately afterwards, Ajisi continued to go south, encountered the Khorasan coalition forces and was forced to retreat.
He kidnapped countless people, livestock, and goods from Seljuk, and became arrogant for a while. He even ordered the nobles, soldiers and civilians along the way to add his name when praying, which was tantamount to calling himself the Sultan in disguise.
At the same time, Ajisi promised last year that as long as Yelv Dashi saves him, Khwarezm will surrender to Xiliao.
Now he has gone back on his promise. He no longer regards himself as a subordinate and wants to be on an equal footing with Yelu Dashi.
Yelu Dashi immediately sent out a partial army, led by Xiao Chala Abu, and rushed hundreds of miles straight into the enemy's territory.
When the local lords of Khwarezm heard that the army that defeated Sanjar was coming, they were so frightened that they rushed to surrender.
Xiao Zala Abu destroyed everything along the way and soon reached the capital of Khwarezm.
Ahjisi has surrendered and no longer wants to be on an equal footing with Yelu Dashi...
However, as a vassal state of Xiliao, Khwarezm had a high degree of independence. It only had to pay "tribute" to Xiliao every year and did not even need to send troops to help Xiliao fight.
Ajisi's performance was not over yet. Two years later, Sanjar regrouped his troops and came back. Because he suffered several defeats in a row, Ajisi was frightened and surrendered quickly. Khwarezm once again became the Seljuqs.
Subject country.
He jumps sideways repeatedly and becomes rampant when he succeeds, just like a clown.
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But it is said that Yelu Dashi defeated Sanjar and annexed the entire Western Kara Khanate.
Although the king abandoned his wife and ran away, the king's brother was still there.
Yelu Dashi did not rule directly. He named the king's younger brother "Peach Blossom Stone Khan" (this man claimed to be a descendant of a Tang Dynasty princess), allowing him to continue to rule the Western Kara Khanate and leaving his confidants to supervise the Western Kara Khanate.
The government of the country - people sent by Yelu Dashi made Hezhong Prefecture the capital of the Western Liao Dynasty and set aside a large area as a direct-administered territory. The local king was not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the direct-administered territory.
In addition, Bukhara, which originally belonged to the Western Kara Khanate but was later annexed by Seljuk, Yelu Dashi also ennobled nobles to establish the Bukhara Khanate.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to rule directly, it’s that Yelu Dashi doesn’t have enough officials!
He could only select officials from Central Asian scholars or nobles to rule the place. These guys were simply unreliable and could easily cause conflicts with the locals. It was better to keep the status quo and establish vassal states.
The specific governance methods of each vassal state under the jurisdiction of Western Liao were adapted to local conditions.
The ones with the weakest influence are those from Khwarezm, who only need to pay 30,000 dinars of silver coins every year.
There is also the newly established Bukhara Khanate, where the king has complete autonomy. In addition to paying tribute every year, the army must accept Yelu Dashi's levy unconditionally.
On the Gaochang Uighur side, a governor-general system was implemented, but some powers of the king were retained.
The Western Liao Dynasty inherited the north-south official system of the Liao Kingdom. The northern officials were those brought by Yelu Dashi, and the southern officials were the conquered local officials and nobles.
Yelv Dashi also abolished the feudal system and divided the directly-administered areas and vassal states into more fragmented ruling areas. It was forbidden for each ruling area to fight with each other, especially to annex each other, otherwise they would be attacked by a group.
In principle, all officials must be appointed by Yelu Dashi.
But when it comes to implementation, Yelu Dashi will basically not object to the officials recommended by the vassal monarch, especially those who are hereditary successors.
Yelu Dashi set aside a large area directly under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Kara Khanate, organized households and divided the people into farmers and herdsmen.
Take farmers as an example. Each household only receives a tax of one silver dinar, which is a very light tax in Central Asia. Countless Central Asian farmers are extremely loyal to Yelu Dashi.
"Your Majesty, more than 30,000 Xixia soldiers and civilians, with a large number of war horses, livestock and property, have arrived in Gaochang and said they want to defect." Yelu Songshan came to report urgently.
Yelu Dashi was surprised: "When did it happen?"
"Twenty days ago." Yelu Songshan said.
"Is it so fast? The Ming army actually opened up the Hexi Corridor," Yelu Dashi asked, "What happened to the other state capitals in Xixia?"
Yelu Songshan shook his head: "I don't know."
Yelu Dashi said: "Send someone to inquire about it."
More than 30,000 soldiers and civilians fled to Xiliao from Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Shazhou, and Guazhou. The farmers were placed in the Fergana Basin, and the nomads were placed in the Katwan Grassland.
That large area belongs to the territory under the jurisdiction of Hezhong Prefecture and is also the central territory directly under the Western Liao Dynasty. Yelu Dashi can arrange it however he wants. The original farmers and herdsmen were directly moved away. Anyway, the Western Kara Khanate has been fighting for years, and many cultivated lands and
Caochangdu is severely depopulated.
At the same time, 300 young men and children among the soldiers and civilians were selected to study in the Imperial College in Xiliao, and they could be assigned as officials in the future.
Yelu Dashi wanted to centralize power step by step, but he had too few available bureaucrats.
Another month passed, and Yelu Songshan came to report: "Xixia has been destroyed."
"Sure enough." Yelu Dashi sighed with emotion.
Yelu Songshan said: "The Ming army was so devastated that Xixia had no power to fight back."
Yelu Dashi said: "When you go as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty with gifts, your attitude should be neither humble nor arrogant. Tell Emperor Zhu of the Ming Dynasty that I defeated the most powerful monarch in the Western Regions, brought all the original Black Khanate under my rule, and returned
We have conquered several vassal states. Our territory of Daliao is not much smaller than that of the Ming Kingdom. From now on, the two countries will still be brothers."
Yelu Dashi's attitude was very polite, but his actions were not polite at all.
He increased the central government's direct jurisdiction in the Gaochang Uighur territory and increased the number of standing troops in the Hami area. It was obvious that he wanted to be prepared for Ming invasion at any time.
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Luoyang.
Ju Ming was also reading various reports, and Governor Zhao Ding summarized the suggestions of the generals, hoping to arrange more troops in Ningxia.
The reason is very simple. The troop quota for Ningxia established by the imperial court was taken out before the war started.
No one expected that the war would go so smoothly, with tens of thousands captured or surrendered, resulting in too many Xixia troops surviving. In the future, if cultivated land and pasture are divided, the scale of the rebellion will definitely be larger than expected, and the number of garrison troops must be increased.
can be extinguished quickly.
After reading the report sent by Zhao Ding, which suggested that the number of cabinet votes was to be increased by 10,000, Zhu Ming wrote:
"The field army will be increased by 10,000, and the garrison army will be increased by 20,000."
"In the area north of the Yangtze River, all criminals migrated to the Hexi Corridor to replenish the Xixia population that had escaped there. After stability, the cities of Shazhou and Guazhou were reinforced."
In the Five Dynasties and the early Song Dynasty, Yumen Pass was moved to the vicinity of Yumen City in later generations. The ancient Yumen Pass has become desertified, and now Shazhou and Guazhou are at the forefront.
Yelu Dashi needs to digest the new territory, and the Ming Dynasty also needs to digest Xixia. It is estimated that the two countries can live in peace for many years.
From now on, Xingqing Prefecture was changed to Yinchuan Prefecture.
Dingzhou, Huaizhou, Jingzhou, Shunzhou, and Lingzhou were all downgraded to counties and placed under the jurisdiction of Yinchuan Prefecture.
There are 20,000 troops stationed in the entire Yinchuan Prefecture area.
The Hexi Corridor plus Heishui City (Ejina Banner) will be changed to Gansu Prefecture in the future. The government is located in Ganzhou (Zhangye). There are 25,000 troops stationed in various states and counties of Gansu Prefecture.
Keyi Gate and the surrounding area were changed to Dingyi Prefecture, with 5,000 troops stationed there.
Taowai restored the name of the Western Han Dynasty, established Shuofang Prefecture, and moved Han people from Shanxi to cultivate fertile fields. There were 15,000 troops stationed there.
The three cities in Hexi and a small number of areas in the north of Shanxi restored the name of the Western Han Dynasty and established Xihe Prefecture. Han people were moved from Shanxi to farm and 5,000 troops were stationed.
In the remaining areas, 10,000 troops are stationed.
A small number of areas in the southeast of Xixia, namely Yongdeng, Gaolan, and Baiyin in later generations, were placed under the jurisdiction of Lanzhou Prefecture in Shaanxi Province.
A small area in the east and north of Xixia, together with the Shaanxi prefectures and counties there, were placed under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province, which was roughly the same as Shanxi Province in later generations.
A small amount of the eastern part of Xixia was also assigned to Shaanxi Province.
That is to say, the eastern defense line of the confrontation between Xixia and the Northern Song Dynasty, and those areas with mountain and river barriers, were all divided and allocated to Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces. Not only was it to prevent the remnants of Xixia from rebelling, but it was also made from long-term considerations like the transfer of Hanzhong to Shaanxi.
decision.
In this way, 80,000 troops were stationed in the hometown of Xixia, which was more than enough strength.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians who fought against Xixia this time are returning one after another, but there are still many people staying there.
For example, the Shanxi civilians who transported grain to Yue Fei and Han Shizhong basically no longer need to go home. They all stay in Shuofang Prefecture and Xihe Prefecture to farm. These are fertile fields washed out by the Yellow River. The army took the civilian laborers to inspect them on the spot. After reading
After that, the people were very happy.
The land there is more fertile than the cultivated land in many places in Shanxi.
If you have family members, the government will send them there, along with seeds, farm tools, and cattle.
For those who had no family members or no wives, the government would arrange for women to marry them. All the people in Xixia fought with soldiers. Although they surrendered quickly, many men were killed, and countless widows or orphans were waiting to get married.
The same is true in other places, with a large number of troops and civilians staying.
In the entire Xixia hometown, there are 100,000 Shanxi civilians left behind. These civilians are all issued with armor and can be drafted into battle at any time.
If the remnants of the Xixia rebelled, they would only be dragging farmers and herdsmen into rebellion. One hundred thousand armed civilians would be enough for them to drink from a pot.
There was also a large amount of military rations and livestock, which were transported to the front line before being consumed and intercepted at the same place. Some were distributed to the soldiers and civilians who moved over, and some were stored in warehouses for emergencies.
Over in the Hexi Corridor, a large number of captured war horses and livestock were sent to Xiedan Horse Farm for breeding.
Kaifeng and Luoyang's Tiansijian Racecourse are selecting good horses and sending them to Zedan Racecourse for breeding.
