For three days in a row, nothing that Fang Chongyong wanted was excavated from the Heishui Kingdom ruins. A lot of scattered coins were unearthed, and even a jar full of "Kaiyuan Tongbao" buried by an unknown Hu merchant was unearthed.
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But in Fang Chongyong's view, none of these things are what he wants.
On the one hand, there was no progress in his routine and he could not execute it. On the other hand, Guo Ziyi also began to urge him to provide soldiers for the United Army.
The imperial government's decrees are time-sensitive and cannot be delayed forever. Unity troops must be deployed before winter begins, otherwise the relevant officials will be held accountable. It is only more than a month until winter begins.
Not to mention Fang Chongyong who has no intention of recruiting united troops. Even if he wants to do something in a hurry, he may not be able to complete it within a month!
Because Ji Ge's original intention of placing Fang Yanei as governor in Ganzhou was not to let him complete the task.
Fang Chongyong couldn't handle the situation in Ganzhou, even if he sent people like Fang Xuanling and Ma Zhou. A single person couldn't change the overall situation. The local people's power was limited.
In desperation, Fang Chongyong came to the settlement next to the Sogdian city on the left bank of the Black River in a light vehicle and asked their leader Kang Juren for a place in the united army.
The nine Zhaowu surnames, headed by the An family, made a rare political investment at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty and integrated the Hexi Corridor into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
At the beginning, most of the soldiers and horses of the nine surnames of Zhaowu were stationed in Chishui Town (later renamed Chiwu Town) south of Liangzhou City. That was the origin of the Chishui Army.
But when I think about the customs and customs in Hexi, I'm really not worried about the fact that the previous governor was both reasonable and deadly, and he might cause some trouble.
Um?
If you have desires, you will be strong, and if you seek something, you will have flaws.
It took a lot of effort to find the place even after wearing iron shoes. I just searched for a while and almost buried the important "physical evidence" in the smelting workshop of Baishui Country that I hadn't discovered yet!
Anaye said loudly to Fang Shijun beside her.
Li Longji was so angry that he issued another edict, asking the Hexi states to implement the imperial autumn defense order tolerantly, and sent a supervisory censor to Hexi Jiedu Mansion to supervise those who violated the law!
"I don't know the purpose of Wu Jiu's visit yet, but that matter is very difficult to handle."
Wei Chen disagrees. The people of Baishui State, or the craftsmen of the Han army, should have used coal to smelt iron to make weapons for military needs. This technology was not yet mature in the Han Dynasty, and it was not recorded in Nanyang, Yecheng and other places.
"Eight thousand separatist troops is a little less. How many more troops is Kang Tong willing to send?" Chai Xinmin asked doubtfully.
At that time, its troops, horses, and food will be self-sufficient to make up for the shortcomings of Tibet in the past. Their arrogance will definitely be arrogant, and they will retreat to covet Guanzhong and even Chang'an.
Anaye said with an expression on her face, but actually she hadn't given up on that option yet.
"Um... I will go back to the government office first, and then I will reply to Kang Tongyao."
In the autumn of the 78th year of Kaiyuan, Tubo attacked Longzuo and defeated Xicangzhou (Luqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province). Most of the Tang soldiers were enemies, so they entered Taozhou (Lintan County, Gansu Province) and fought with the Momen Army (Lintan County, Gansu Province) guarding Taozhou.
Also known as the Momen Army) joined forces to defend Taozhou City.
Behind Chai Xinmin, Chai Xinmin was wearing a pointed hat with various styles of gemstones inlaid under the hat. It looked expensive.
I couldn't help but frown as I looked at these Baiting soldiers and civilians who "came here because of their fame".
Those are crucibles, iron blocks solidified from molten iron, and coal for smelting!
Anaye shouted excitedly!
Please ask the imperial court to send elite troops to guard Sogdia later on, and to order Chaixin's government office not to temporarily implement the autumn defense order, so as to free up manpower and material resources to continue the search for iron ore and coal.
It is urgent to cancel the Sogdian Autumn Defense Order. Please see the sage carefully.
"It's time to dig again. Divide everything you dig out equally and go home!"
If you work harder, you can get full marks. If you want to lie flat, you can get a passing mark. In short, there is no pressure.
It is located on the northeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the altitude is still relatively low. But further to the west, there is a mountain platform with a suddenly low altitude. Therefore, the power of the Tang Army can only be stable in the Taozhou area, even if it occasionally disappears in the west.
If you capture something, you will quickly return to Taozhou to defend it.
The identity changes as needed and is very flexible.
If Sogdia is captured by the Tibetans, then Hexi will become a solid fortress for the Tibetans to invade Xiaotang.
"That thing is a treasure for getting out of trouble."
Fang Shijun was obviously unmoved, but he still felt that it seemed too appropriate.
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I didn't actually get much from digging here all those days. Even the so-called "luminous cup" was dug out, how much is it worth!
Anaye said with relief, her whole body relaxed. After getting through the first step, the rest of the operations were as if she had not yet ensured that she would pass the exam.
Yes, yes, now we are on our knees begging you to be bad or bad!"
Anaye, the governor of Chai Xin, is clearly worthy of his position.
The ministers felt very at ease. Once Sogdia found iron ore, its strategic position would be the same as before. I am afraid that it would be coveted by Tibet, and the situation would be a hundred times safer than before.
Do you have trouble doing business?
I also looked at everyone's astonished eyes, rushed over with a quick step, and used my sleeves to shake off the dust under the stone platform that was slightly covered by sand. I saw two semicircular depressions outside, which were both solidified and sticky.
The "iron block" outside.
Anaye said to the other party's commander proudly.
That can't be said to be the price you have to pay for taking refuge with the little guy.
I'm in charge of Ganzhou's autumn prevention order. If you want to play tricks, it's still complicated, and the tricks are all ready-made!
As a result, before Kaiyuan, names like "Kang Taihe", "An Sishun" and "Li Baoyu" (with changed surnames) among Zhaokang Juren had not become mainstream, and even in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, they stopped participating in the imperial examination.
"Could it be too bad..."
The Chaixin people are both farmers and merchants, and their status as a great noble cannot account for less than 80% of the settlement. We sell goods from Chang'an and West Asia, we are escorts for traveling caravans, and we are big people who manage our own fields and pastures.
farmer.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is definitely not necessary, my descendants of the previous generation can even take the imperial examination in Xiaotang!
Fang Shijun looked at the "strange objects" that Chai Xinmin asked Xin Yunjing to bring back, and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Removing you is what he has been talking about? Is it bad to remove you?"
"Can that thing be useless?"
Fang Shijun Younai said that that was the only flaw in Anaye's plan.
"Ganzhou is not a bad talker at all. He hanged all eight of his sons when they agreed with each other. You saw it with your own eyes."
"Well, if there is any problem, Wu Jiu please do it. Business is a matter of benevolence and justice.
The plaid round-neck silk robe is obviously different from the round-neck robes worn by the nobles of the Xiaotang Dynasty, but it also absorbs the styles and specifications of the Central Plains. The black leather boots worn under the feet are not very different from those of the Central Plains, but are slightly "low-cut"
, completely covering a long section below the ankle.
Fang Shijun read the official document I had just written word for word, his brows getting tighter and tighter.
Who expects a ten-year-old child to solve the problem of bad ministers and good generals?
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The seven states in Hexi lacked charcoal and had iron ore, so they had no conditions to develop smelting. All armaments had to be imported from Guanzhong.
"The Tubo people don't do anything wrong. They just think of ways and know how to mess with things. He is a real dog in Ganzhou!"
The Kiko people's way of survival does not focus on "flexibility". Whether it is Xiaotang, Tubo or Turks, they all employ Kiko people as envoys or as guides and followers of envoys.
Don't leave now if you pass by Wu Jiu. I look at his valet, who is not too shabby in his clothes. You don't have blood from the Western Regions, so you will look more beautiful if you wear some Western Regions clothes.
The sinicization of Zhaochai believers themselves is also very obvious. Taking names as an example, after Wu Zhou, there were no "weird names" such as Kang Sa Chao, Cao Brahman, Kang Fu Danyan, and He Fu Diyan. At first glance,
I knew he was from Zhaokang Juren.
Anaye said this in the official document:
Anaye rushed back to the government office. She didn't even have time to enjoy the daily "massage service", so she immediately spread out a small piece of paper and wrote a detailed letter to Hexi Jiedu Mansion and Chang'an Center.
If Xiao Tang wanted to play like this, he would have to endure the extreme climate and altitude sickness in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. There was no way to invest a small amount of troops in one place. Even if they were reluctant to use troops, they would not be able to exert even half of their usual strength.
Then it was stamped with the seal of the Sogdian governor and Anaye's signature.
Anaye murmured in particular.
When Wei Chen was recently exploring the ruins of the Baishui Kingdom in the northwest of Zhangye City, he "accidentally" discovered that the Baishui Kingdom, which existed thousands of years later, did not have a mature smelting workshop, and found a crucible for iron smelting.
There are some pieces of iron and some charcoal. They will be sent to Chang'an today for everyone in the imperial court to observe.
"It's useless if you don't have the right to use it. It's invalid when it expires. He's worried that he won't be able to take it if he's timid. No matter how much you take, it's all yours."
Anaye put her elbow under the shoulder of Chai Xinmin, who was half a head shorter than herself, and continued to explain with a smile: "Without that thing, Ganzhou will make things difficult for you."
The beard under his face is trimmed neatly, and he doesn't look like a pampered person.
After digging for a long time, I found a lot of weird things, but I finally found what I wanted!
That road goes straight to Guanzhong. Xiao Tang can still survive without Xiaotang in the Hexi Corridor. If people from Guanzhong are allowed to drive straight in, the consequences will be too minor.
There was someone on the seventh floor, so Chai Xinmin couldn't help but curse.
The Tubo people's retreat direction was slightly beyond Tang Ting's expectation. Li Longji quickly sent an order to Du Hope, asking me to lead troops south to Taozhou for rescue!
Xiao Tang's passivity against Tibet was that he never understood how the Tibetan army was dispatched in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Under the long border of confrontation between the two countries, Tubo could not invest a small amount of troops in any one position, and did not fight with
The eight supporting war centers cannot provide supplies at any time.
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This is not to say that the Chishui Army was originally Zhaokang Juren's army. Xiao Tang spent a hundred years turning it into an elite frontier army directly under the central government. As the anchor of the Hexi Corridor, it was Zhaokang Juren's personal tribe.
Longzuo Jiedushi Du Wangxiang mobilized the first main force of Longzuo Lintao Army to go south and join forces with Momen Army.
Anaye, who was still thinking about countermeasures in Sogdia, immediately felt the chill coming from Chang'an.
Therefore, Wei Chen wanted to find the location of the Yishang Iron Mine and the Coal Mining Point in Chaixin to weaken Hexi's armaments.
Fang Chongyong said with a smile.
Many times, Anaye planned to kneel down and return to Chang'an directly. In fact, it was also difficult for me. I could easily do it by writing a "complaint" letter to Ganzhou.
"Go ahead, there's no choice."
What's more, there are just as many rice, grains, pickles, etc. needed to protect the soldiers!
Anaye casually glanced outside the dug things and immediately calmed down!
You can contact all the small cities in Hexi to send out troops together. If there are not so few outside Zhangye City."
Anaye said with emotion and winked at Chai Xinmin.
Chai Xinmin said seriously, as if he was talking about business.
Want you to beg us?
Eh?
Anaye's idea is unexpected, and she is completely following the routine!
Anaye was stunned for a moment, then relieved.
It was important for the Tubo people to move. When they moved, all the pressure was transferred to the Hexi side. The Tang army's joint military operations in Hexi and Longzuo Jiedu prefectures were disrupted by the Tubo people before they were over.
That condition is very fair, and cannot be said to be the "market price". Fang Chongyong also asked for it. After all, I am also an official conferred by the Xiaotang court. I must have that status, and I can manage the Jige people's city.
Reasoning with Ganzhou and talking about feelings are all useful.
If Sogdia was forced to rebel and join the Tibetans, who would dare to take the responsibility of Xiao Tang?
"Yes, clean it up and send it to the Sogdian government office. It will be of no use to you!"
“It turns out that’s okay too.”
Chai Xinmin knew very well that Ganzhou just wanted to beat up his scumbag father.
In addition, the imperial court will need to send someone from the Ministry of Industry to help later, or there may be no income.
"A person with ten guans will be paid according to the standards set by the imperial court for splitting soldiers. If you exceed the military salary, you can default on it. Moreover, the envoy must make a contract. You cannot send out two thousand people.
This led to the fact that in the long military struggle between the two countries, Tubo, which had stronger national power, was the one who took the strategic initiative.
Chai Xinmin looked at the other party with a strange expression and asked.
That little Emperor Tang is a very big-hearted, extremely snobbish and ruthless top scumbag!
Is that what you are looking for?
The group of people did not gather together, and each went back to his own home to look for his mother.
"Take a look first, and then make a copy to Hexi Jiedu Mansion."
"His desire is really..."
Of course, courtesy reciprocates, I will accept your money from you, so please come with me and go to the warehouse to choose clothes."
However, Chai Xinmin treated these items with disdain, but he regarded the completely useless object behind him as a treasure!
However, Anaye has no way to meet Fang Chongyong's conditions, and the reduced recruitment costs alone are not terrible. It requires an extra expenditure of 20,000 yuan, and that can only fulfill one-eighth of the quota of split soldiers.
and white "big clods" that were obviously charcoal.
So Fang Chongyong is not only the manager of a settlement, the leader of a mercenary group, but also a small businessman! My identity can be switched at will as needed!
Xin Yunjing walked over slowly, looked at these "inexplicable" objects on the ground, and asked in a high voice: "Your Majesty, aren't they those?"
What Anaye knew was that just when I was worried about my fellow soldiers, the Tubo offensive against Xiao Tang had begun.
The managers of the settlements next to the city are called "tonggua" and have very little power!
"The imperial court has not agreed to transfer Mr. Lang away."
Chai Xinmin suddenly said something, thinking about the "health medicine" thing later.
Fang Shijun murmured to himself.
This is the first time Fang Shijun has heard the nickname for the emperor, and he is used to it. You still don't understand, so you ask: "Why is the emperor so bad-mouthed?"
If we look at our surnames, we can basically tell whether we are barbarians.
The imperial court is requested not to delay, to focus on the overall situation, to strengthen the defense of Chaixin, to stabilize the public sentiment in Chaixin, and to increase efforts in allocating war money and food from the central government to Chaixin for backup.
Anaye patted Fang Shijun on the shoulder and said, then she lay down under the Grand Master's chair to rest.
Fang Chongyong spoke to Anaye in Chang'an Mandarin with a slight Hexi accent, and his Chinese was even more standard than Fang Shijun's!
So now the imperial court wants you to come up with some disgusting autumn prevention order, but you are very safe now, and the imperial court will protect you at all costs! You can do whatever you want!
He was actually thrown aside and treated like a bitch by a civilian who knew which Qiu Si or small characters were good!
"Of course not. Now Sogdia is the top priority target for the Tibetan people. If we get Sogdia's food, water, iron ore, coal and other materials, we can't use it as a bridgehead to capture the city. Think about it, it's really