The news of Bozi Haibu's defection spread quickly as if it had wings on the grassland.
Along with this news, there was also the employment contract that he had accidentally brought, as well as the policies that Tang people could enjoy in the country.
For other tribes that have been oppressed and exploited by the Huihe clan for a long time, if they join the Tang people now, not only will they not have to be slaves, but they will also get a monthly salary, not to mention that after three years, they will be able to enjoy the Tang people-friendly policies.
Therefore, many tribes secretly sent people from Hui He's family to secretly go to Datang's camp in the south to see if everything was as rumored.
As a result, not long after the Bozihai tribe settled down, many "envoys" from the Mobei tribe set out from their respective tribes to verify everything.
On this day, in the official office of Baiting County, Lu Ensheng, the State Supervisor and City Supervisor, was busy handling official duties. Suddenly, someone from the business came to report that many Mobei tribesmen had been captured in Qikou Camp.
"Spies", that group of people said they came because of its reputation and wanted to see Datang Trading Company.
When Lu Ensheng heard this, he quickly dropped what he was doing, took a few of his men with him, and called Su Xing from Bozi Haibu, and everyone hurried to Qikou together.
When they arrived at the rear camp of the Tang army, Shuofang's military code officer, who was responsible for guarding the prisoners, saw Lu Ensheng and the merchants. Not only did he not feel embarrassed, he also had a friendly face.
The imperial treasury is tight. Nowadays, the food and salary of the Shuofang Army and the Dragon Cavalry Army are supported by the merchant alliance, so the whole army takes great care of these financial sponsors.
Lu Ensheng proposed to the magistrate that he wanted to meet the captured tribal "spies".
The officer did not stop him, and even personally accompanied Lu Ensheng and others to the prison camp.
After entering the prison camp, Bozi Haibu suddenly saw the prisoners. He was surprised at first, and then he actually recognized many of them.
After some questioning, Lu Ensheng realized that the purpose of this group of tribal "spies" was to see if the rumor that Datang Commercial Bank was employing tribesmen was true.
After Lu Ensheng thought about it, he let Huxing accompany these people to talk, and he rode to Qikou Zhongjun and asked to see Sun Aying, the military governor of Shuofang.
The surrender of the Bozihai tribe brought the migration route of the Uighur Yazhang. The Shuofang Army under Sun Aying, in collaboration with the Dragon Cavalry Army, launched a surprise attack on the Uighurs and won a victory.
However, just when the Tang army wanted to pursue, a sudden sandstorm in the desert blocked the Tang army's progress and created an opportunity for the Uighurs to escape.
Now, when Sun Aying talks about this matter, he becomes very angry.
Hearing that Lu Ensheng had arrived, Sun Aying asked the former to come in.
Lu Ensheng raised his hand and said: "In the past few days, the army arrested many Mobei people. These people came to seek help from the Zihai Ministry to verify the trading contract. A certain person came here to plead with the governor and let them go to Baidu.
Check it out in Ting County."
Sun Aying, who was usually busy with military affairs, originally didn't care about a group of "spies", but now he heard Lu Ensheng talk about it and asked with interest: "You mean, these spies are all from tribes that want to surrender to the Tang Dynasty?
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Lu Ensheng nodded.
Sun Aying: "Well, I will send a team of people to take these spies to Baiting and let them see the situation there. After they have a good look, they will escort them back to Qikou. I plan to meet these people in person."
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Lu Ensheng: "Is the general planning to persuade these tribes to unite to deal with the Uighurs?"
Sun Aying: "Yes, the main force of the Uighurs is erratic in Mobei, and it is the windy season now. Without internal support, it will be difficult to catch up with the enemy. If we can say that these tribes have defected, then we can deal with the Uighurs.
It will be much simpler.”
Lu Ensheng responded.
People from many tribes in Mobei followed Lu Ensheng southward and came to Baiting County.
Baiting was originally a prison in the north of Liangzhou, near the desert.
When Zhou Jun was the governor of Liangzhou, he initiated mutual trade with the Uighurs, and the trading point was located in Baiting.
After that, Baiting continued to prosper, its population gradually increased, and it was upgraded to the county seat it is today.
Upon entering the county town, the Mobei people were first shocked by the crowds of people in the city.
The main road in the city can accommodate four vehicles.
Even so, the huge streets were still full of people.
Some come to the market, some come to deliver goods, some sell on the street, and there are also Yazi who go around soliciting customers.
Walking a little further forward, the courtyard in the center of Baiting County is a market that stretches as far as the eye can see. Various goods come from Anxi, Beiting, Hebei, Guanzhong, etc., and are formed here.
market.
After seeing the prosperity of the city, Lu Ensheng took these Mobei people to Zhangrongfang, one of the trading houses where the Bozihai people are located.
Zhangrongfang specializes in wool weaving, and the woven goods are sold as far away as Byzantium, China, and even as far away as Northern Europe.
The long-haired sheep grazed by the Uighur people were an important source of raw materials for Zhangrongfang, so they built a huge trading house in Baiting County.
Entering Zhangrongfang, I was lucky enough to take a group of Mobei people to meet the Bozihai people first.
The people from the Bozihai tribe had only been in Baiting County for more than a month. They had gained a lot of weight and looked like businessmen. There was no sign of being oppressed by the Tang people.
Some Mobei people did not believe in the kindness of the Tang people, so they went to see the food and accommodation in Bozihai, and later found that the food and accommodation here were even more exquisite than those of the nobles of the Huihe family.
Delicious dishes, warm beds, these are nothing.
When the chief of the Bozihai tribe took out a small jar of tea and served it to the Mobei people who came to visit, all the visitors were so surprised that they could even stuff an egg into their mouths.
Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty ceased trade with each other, and tea has become a luxury product that the Mobei people cannot afford.
In the Uighur Khan's Tent, a palm-sized, well-preserved jar of tea could even be exchanged for twenty fine war horses, and the price was often still high but not available.
Nowadays, the chief of the Bozihai tribe can actually take out a can of tea to entertain the guests. This is not surprising.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Mobei people drank tea soup while talking with the chief of the Bozihai tribe, and gradually learned a lot about the situation.
At first, when the Bozihai tribe moved to Baiting, the whole clan was worried.
According to the practice in previous years, whenever a Mobei tribe defected to the Tang Dynasty, although they were regarded as border residents, in fact, their food and daily life were on par with slaves, and their status was not even considered as a lowly household in the Tang Dynasty.
However, on the first day that Bo Zihai came to Baiting, the merchant alliance arranged generous food and accommodation.
The next day, the Commercial Banks Alliance introduced the Bozihai people to various commercial banks in batches based on their occupations and specialties, and signed employment contracts.
After the contract was signed, the trading company did not rush to rush for work. Instead, it arranged courses including language, dexterity, and arithmetic for each clan member, calling it "job training."
After training for half a month, the tribesmen followed the merchants and left Baiting County to go to the pastures outside the city. The work they did was not heavy, mainly grazing, raising horses, digging clay, and mining stones.
However, the monthly salary provided by the Tang people far exceeded the imagination of the grassland people.
The patriarch of the Bozihai tribe patted the pot of tea in front of him and said with a smile: "What I have to do every day is just to let the sheep out to graze and shear the sheep regularly, but the salary I get in a month
, but you can buy five cans of such tea."
Hearing this, all the Mobei people present took a deep breath.
After meeting with the Bozihai tribe, the Mobei people left Baiting County with the help of the state and city supervisors. They first went to Qikou Camp to meet Shuofang Jiedushi, and then went north to find their respective tribesmen.
After that, there was another news circulating on the grassland - Baiting is the paradise of this grassland. No matter who goes there, not only will they be well fed and clothed, they can drink tea every day, and they will also have a salary.