Regarding Lu Ensheng's proposal, Sun Aying's face was full of doubts: "Release the prisoners? I have been fighting with the Uighurs for so many years. These people are not yet civilized, do not understand etiquette, and have never known the word gratitude. Back then,
Tuqishi, the old khan of Huihe, once released the captured prisoners and asked them to go back to preach their kindness. Unexpectedly, these prisoners turned their backs and refused to acknowledge him, and turned around to fight Tuqishi again."
Lu Ensheng raised his hand to Sun Aying and said, "I have heard what the governor said. However, the reason for releasing the prisoners this time is not based on etiquette, but on interests."
Sun Aying: "Profit?"
Lu Ensheng: "The captured captives came from different tribes. If they defected to the Tang Dynasty, once the Huihe people knew about it, the entire tribe would be executed. Therefore, they refused to obey for this reason. The trading company signed an employment contract with them,
We also agreed that as long as there are people willing to invest, regardless of gender, they can become associates of the firm and receive a monthly salary. Moreover, if there are enough people, there will be additional rewards."
At this point, Lu Ensheng paused for a moment and then said to Sun Aying: "There are many sergeants in the Dragon Cavalry Army who were in Fanyang, Hebei Province earlier, and were later escorted to Yanqi Market Town to undergo labor reform. They later showed up to speak out, and they also allowed
Those Uighur prisoners feel relieved a lot."
Sun Aying paced the tent with his hands behind his back, and finally stopped and said, "Okay, let's release these captives and see if the benefits you talk about can make the Uighurs surrender."
When Lu Ensheng heard this, he bowed to Sun Aying and said, "Thank you, Protector."
After leaving the camp gate, some of the merchants couldn't hold themselves back and asked Lu Ensheng in a low voice: "Lu Shangguan, why didn't you tell Sun Duhu about what happened at Baiting today?"
Lu Ensheng: "His Majesty originally issued an edict to allow the alliance of merchants to rent military trophies, but the officials from the capital followed this imperial edict and wanted to compete with the merchants for profit. If you want to properly handle this matter, you must get Shuofangjie
However, if you want to win the support of Sun Duhu and speak directly, you may arouse resentment in the army. Therefore, there is no need to rush this matter. Let’s fight for a share of credit now and sell him a favor, and then we can figure it out later.
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When the businessman heard this, he sighed for a while, and finally he could only nod.
A few days later, some of the Huihe prisoners released by the Tang army caught up with the Bozihai tribesmen who were migrating north.
The Bozihai tribe, also known as the Bezihai tribe, is a tribe under the jurisdiction of the Uighur family and was originally located in the southeast.
During the Tianbao period, the Bozihai tribe had more than 4,700 people and 3,000 war horses. It was considered a relatively powerful Mobei tribe.
During the New Year period, the Bozihai tribe followed the Huihe family in successive campaigns. The population dropped by half, and they were forced to station in the north of Baiting, which was the border closest to the Tang Dynasty.
Among the prisoners released by the Tang army this time, there was one named Hu Xin, who was Heidier (nephew of the patriarch's mother's family) from the Bozihai tribe.
After being captured, he suddenly tried to escape, but was captured by Shuofang's army and hung on a wooden pillar, intending to die of exposure to the sun.
In the Tang Dynasty Commercial Bank Alliance, a business representative saw that he was strong and had the ability to train horses, so he loved his talent and kept him.
After being taken away by a businessman, he originally thought that he would become a slave and live a miserable life like an ox and a horse.
Unexpectedly, after the businessman brought Hu Xing back to the camp, he brought him clothes and food, found someone to teach him Tang Dynasty Mandarin, and gave him a wooden sign. Finally, he told Hu Xing that from now on he would
Became a clerk in a trading company.
When he entered the business house, he was lucky enough to sit at the same table with other Tang people while eating. When he was sleeping, everyone was sleeping in the same room. Even when he received his monthly salary, someone called him to go with him.
After getting along with each other for several months, Hu Xing gradually understood Datang's policies towards its people, and at the same time, he also gradually understood that people in the business really treated him as an equal as a colleague.
Even a wild animal will feel grateful if it is taken care of by someone.
Fortunately, I was grateful for the kindness of the trading company, so I took the initiative to find the steward, and in half-baked Tang dialect, I told him about the return of He Ya Zhang.
The merchants knew that this information was very important, so they approached Lu Ensheng, the Supervisor of the State and Market, who then took the merchants to see Sun Aying, the military governor of Shuofang.
The topic returned to the Bozihai tribe, and when I arrived at the tribe, a ritual ceremony was being held in the leader's tent to commemorate the tribesmen who had recently died in the war.
When Xing Xing and other prisoners suddenly appeared at the tent, the chief of the Bozihai tribe and a group of nobles thought they had seen a ghost in the daytime, and ended up making a fuss.
After finally explaining it clearly, the leader of the Bozihai tribe rebuked Hu Xing in public: "The Tang Dynasty is an enemy country, how can you speak good words for the enemy? According to you, is the blood of the warriors in the clan shed in vain?"
Suddenly Xing retorted: "Chief, please open your eyes and look around. Originally there were flocks of sheep and horses in the tribe, and the population was prosperous, but now? Your brothers are dead, your son is dead, and even your son-in-law is not spared.
The Uighurs don’t take our lives seriously, don’t you understand this?”
The clan leader originally wanted to refute, but then looked around, and his thousands of words finally turned into a long sigh.
Suddenly Xing took out the employment contract with the trading company from his arms, showed it to other tribesmen, and said: "Datang Trading Company is recruiting clerks. As long as you go there, you can be hired on the spot. Not only will you get a salary, but you will also be able to be the same as Tang people in the future.
, participate in the imperial examination, be exempted from taxes, and own farmland."
There was an old man in the clan who was proficient in Tang Dynasty. He picked up the contract and read it over. Everything was indeed as Su Xing said.
Hearing this, the tribesmen of the Bozihai tribe were all moved, but the chief said in a deep voice: "This piece of paper is just a trap by the Tang people. They treat you better, but you think you can go to heaven?"
Fortunately, he added: "There was an army in the Tang army, called the Dragon Cavalry Army. Many of them came from Fanyang, Hebei Province. They followed the rebel general An Lushan earlier, and were later forcibly moved to Yanqi, Anxi. Now they have become
People of the Tang Dynasty."
When the clan leader heard this, he was about to refute it, but suddenly he frowned and stopped talking, as if he was recalling something.
The elders of the clan on the side said to the clan leader: "Nine times out of ten, what happened in Fanyang, Hebei is true. Do you still remember that we followed Pugu Huai'en to Fanyang to participate in the siege. Later, in order to take precautions, the Tang army
Hebei rebelled again and did not choose to massacre the city, but moved the residents to Anxi."
The clan leader thought for a long time and hesitated: "The Mobei tribe has been fighting with the Tang people for many years. Even so, the Tang State is willing to accept us? And treat us equally with the people of the Tang State?"
Fortunately: "In the Battle of Fanyang that year, the Tang army lost more than 100,000 people. Even so, the Tang army still did not harm the people in the city, but moved them to Anxi. Is this the case? Do you still hesitate?"
The clan leader hesitated for a moment, looked around, and asked: "The clan is now short of food and clothing, and a lot of livestock have been taken back to He's family. It will be a problem to survive this winter... How about we go to the south to see if we are lucky?
look?"
The Bozihai tribe members in the tent looked at each other, and finally nodded.
