The surrendered soldiers of Lin Yi State secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Zhuge Di and Liu Rengui chatting and laughing. Although they didn't know what they were talking about in low voices, since they were harmonious and harmonious, everyone's lives must have been saved, right? After all, the melee that night and the
The brutal massacre just now had already frightened these people out of fear.
Thinking back, perhaps we should also thank Gadu for killing the king and usurping the throne?
If not, these people would have followed King Fan Zhenlong to fight to the death with the Tang army. Just thinking about the Tang army's invulnerable armor and the powerful bows and crossbows flying in the sky that can penetrate gold and cracked rocks makes people secretly swallow.
, Gods and Buddhas protect you...
At this moment, these soldiers looked at Zhuge Di with eyes full of reverence and gratitude. If this man hadn't come out of nowhere to join forces with the Tang Dynasty, they would probably have become the victims of the Tang army.
As for why Tang Jun, as an ally, just started killing them?
Didn't they all say it was an "accidental injury"...
Liu Rengui looked up at the ruined Sangha Puluo City and said with a frown: "Now, His Majesty the King, please lead the soldiers to clean up the mess. The weather is hot and once the plague breaks out with so many corpses, it will be a huge disaster."
disaster."
Linyi country is a place where smog is raging, and the weather is humid and hot. Once so many corpses are not handled properly or not in time, a large-scale plague will inevitably break out. Liu Rengui is too lazy to care whether the indigenous monkeys are dead or alive, but it is so far away from Da Nang.
It's only a few dozen miles away, so if a plague breaks out in Da Nang, that would be a big mistake.
"I understand..." Zhuge Di responded quickly. Liu Rengui called him His Majesty the King. He did not dare to call himself the king without knowing the meaning in front of Liu Rengui: "These corpses will be collected and buried."
Liu Rengui added: "It's just that the ruins of Sangha Puluo City are almost razed to the ground, so many people have died, and there are no residents left. It is really not suitable to continue to be the royal city of Linyi Kingdom."
Zhuge Di opened his eyes and looked around, feeling frightened in his heart.
Where is this still a royal city? I'm afraid it's just like this in a mythical region...
With such dilapidation and incompleteness, even if it takes fifty years, it may not be able to restore its former prosperity. Not to mention that after this battle, Lin Yiguo will face the embarrassing situation of more women than men, and its productivity will be greatly reduced. Even if it takes a hundred years to rest and recuperate, Lin Yiguo will face a dilemma.
It may not necessarily lead to population growth.
Because during this period, the people of the Tang Dynasty would not sit back and watch the population explosion of Linyi State. From time to time, they would cause incidents like the current one, in which tens of thousands of young and strong residents died in one day...Sheep were raised here, and the wool was sheared layer by layer.
, and will never be satisfied.
Zhuge Di couldn't figure out what Liu Rengui meant by this, so he had to ask tentatively: "Then Governor, what do you think should be done?"
Liu Rengui: "Rebuilding this city is too labor-intensive. It would be better to build a new city next to Da Nang as the new royal city."
Zhuge Di sighed and said: "It's good, who knows how prosperous Da Nang is? If the royal city is adjacent to Da Nang, the entire Linyi Kingdom will be able to shine in the Tang Dynasty, and there will also be more stable income... But where is the money now?"
Not to mention money, even the civil and military ministers died cleanly in this massacre.
The treasury must have been looted. The money in the treasury may have gone into the hands of the rebels at first, but now it must have flowed into the pockets of the Tang army. Didn't you see the Tang army searching and picking over the corpses?
Zhuge Di is now a bare king, with no money, no ministers, and only a few thousand surviving soldiers who have long been frightened...
Liu Rengui smiled very profoundly: "It's okay, the Governor's Mansion will lend it to you and pay back the interest on time. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. We Tang people have said we support you, so we will support you to the end. If you ask for people, give money to others! Not only that!
I can lend you money to build a new royal city, help you reorganize the court, appoint civil and military ministers, and even help Lin Yi train the army!"
Zhuge Di's smile was filled with tears: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Governor. The Tang people are really good friends of the Linyi people. This kindness will be remembered by the Linyi people for generations to come. This friendship will never be abandoned by future generations..."
You will pay for the construction of the royal city. I am afraid that this huge sum of money will not be repaid in a hundred years. It is simply breaking the bones and sucking the marrow. It is up to you to reorganize the civil and military ministers of the imperial court. If you are not a merchant aristocrat who is close to the Tang Dynasty, how can you have a chance to rise to power? He even has the army.
They all have to be trained by you... After this training, will they still be Lin Yiguo's army?
Zhuge Di finally figured it out.
The Tang people used his and Jia Du's greed to play a cruel trick on them, and even sent out a large army to massacre the entire royal city, completely destroying the foundation of Lin Yi State, and also used a series of means to permanently control Lin Yi State and make it become
The purpose of Datang's vassal...
At present, although the Tang Dynasty people are giving money and efforts, they have taken Lin Yiguo under their command once and for all.
However, he didn't know that there was still a strange policy waiting for him: "Tang people can have three wives and four concubines, but natives can only marry one"...
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Songping County.
The rebels completely captured the city. Li Zhuangzhi abandoned the county government office and the general government office, and instead established a temporary government office in Guluo City.
Guluo City is located in Songping County. It was the capital built by King Anyang of the Ouluo Kingdom 700 years ago. After the Jiaozhou General Administration Office of the Tang Dynasty moved here, Songping County was established and the city was rebuilt to include Guluo City. One hundred
Years ago, when the Wanchun Kingdom was founded, Guluo City was used as its capital, which was of extraordinary significance to Li Zhuangzhi and other descendants of the Wanchun Kingdom.
As for Songping County, even though it was a hundred times more prosperous and wealthy than before due to the influx of a large number of Tang people, Li Zhuangzhi and others still looked down upon it...
Under the banner of "recovering the Wanchun Kingdom", the rebels went smoothly and successively captured several nearby counties. Many powerful people from various places came to rely on them, including the local indigenous people with surnames such as Li, Wu, and Chen. There were not many of these indigenous people.
The land and wealth are even pitiful. They are as smooth-minded as monkeys in the mountains, but they are brutal and brutal by nature. Pushing them to the battlefield is the best soldier...
Li Zhuangzhi had no reason not to accept it.
In Guluo City, Li Zhuangzhi sat at the top and said to Li Wuqing with a smile on his face: "Annan is the Annan of the Annan people. Even though the Tang army is fierce, they cannot do whatever they want in our territory. A hundred years ago, the sages wanted to resist
The brutal rule of the Central Plains Dynasty rose up and established the Wanchun Kingdom. Now, we should also resist the oppression of the Tang people for the benefit of thousands of Annan people! Although my family is Han, we have lived in Annan for more than ten generations, and we have long been associated with this people.
This land is connected by blood, and you, dear brother, are the local indigenous people. We should join hands to fight against the Tang people and hold our destiny in our own hands!"
Although the Wanchun Kingdom has not been officially restored and he has not ascended the throne as king, the rebels regard him as the best candidate for king. Apart from him, who else has his prestige and strength?
These words were impassioned, describing the bright future of being the master of his own country, but Li Wuqing obviously didn't pay attention to this...
"Mr. Li, I led the tribe to respond to the uprising because I respected your character and was willing to encourage you. To be honest, we aborigines have lived a hard life for too long, and now you are leading us to fight together.
What does it mean to lick blood? We natives are all destined to die. We are not afraid of death, as long as we die well."
You Han people and Tang people all have the same ancestors and blood. Whoever overthrew whom, who killed whom, has nothing to do with the money of us indigenous people. We only care about whether we can have meat to eat by following you?
Li Zhuangzhi narrowed his eyes, stroked his white beard and smiled.
Who said that the native monkeys are all stupid, stupid and stupid? Look at this Li Wuqing, he is a talent, he also knows how to give indirect hints...
He looked down on the natives from the bottom of his heart. They were just savages, just like monkeys. They were lazy and incompetent with the hard-working and shrewd Han people. They never knew how to obtain wealth with their hands, but only thought about how to get it without working, and even went to
Kill and rob.
But right now, the great cause of restoration is the most important thing. Even these indigenous monkeys must be won over as much as possible, even if they are sent to the battlefield as scapegoats...
After pondering for a while, Li Zhuangzhi said: "You and I both grew up on this land, so how do we distinguish you and me, and how do we distinguish between high and low? The Wanchun Kingdom is the paradise of the Annan people, so naturally they should be treated equally! As long as you fight bravely, you can get it.
Due to their meritorious deeds, a certain person must issue an edict to the whole country, allowing indigenous people to hold official positions, with the same status as Han people..."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone next to him shouted: "Absolutely not!"