After all, the news from Zhangye was delivered to the main force of the Han army after the sacrifice of countless Han army scouts and white robes, and then to the desk of His Majesty Chang'an.
Although there are not many Zhangye defenders, they are united, and because Baipao has been operating in Zhangye before, they have considerable support from the local poor people. Moreover, the troops Yu Wenxin brought with him are all elite troops, so it is not without them.
The power of war.
Of course, in this article, which can be called a memorial or a battle report, Yu Wenxin also keenly pointed out that the local aristocratic family's overt and uncooperative attitude is indeed worthy of His Majesty's preparation of countermeasures in advance.
Li Xingchen looked at the memorial and was naturally filled with emotions.
To be honest, when he sent Yu Wenxin and the others to the northwest, he actually didn’t think too much about it. Historically, they were the ones who beat up Tuyuhun and kept him honest for many years, even during the wars in the late Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Zhongdu didn't rush to join in the fun. Therefore, based on the principle of one thing, one thing, there seems to be no problem in letting these people play their part.
However, Li Xingchen would not place all his hopes of defending the northwest on Yu Wenxin and the others. They refused to fight the Northern Zhou Dynasty at the beginning, so they were destined to be unable to gain the complete trust of the Han Dynasty civil and military forces.
Perhaps Li Xingchen considered the loyalty and talents of these people in history, and also knew that they were good men who kept their promises and did what they said, so he would trust them a little more than the other generals, but this is not enough.
Everything can be entrusted to them without asking. In fact, Li Xingchen arranged for them to be in Wuwei, and his intention was very obvious. Wuwei is isolated in the west of Hexi, and there is still a certain distance between Anding and Tianshui. On the contrary, it is closer to Zhangye and other places.
Therefore, this is not only a bridgehead for the Han Dynasty to penetrate into Hexi, but also the arm that can be broken off to survive when the situation is bad.
That's right, Li Xingchen was actually prepared for Yu Wenxin and the others to defect at any time. Yu Wenxin was also a real Xianbei person, and even though the Tuyuhun Murong family had severed contact with Xianbei, I don't know how much.
He is a generation, but at least he is a Murong, right? In addition, Yu Wenxin and the others feel that their current choice is just a compromise, then it is not impossible to hook up with Tuyuhun.
But Yu Wenxin and the others finally made a choice that pleased Li Xingchen.
And it's not just a relief, but a surprise.
For example, taking Zhangye now means that it is possible for the Han army's pocket formation to take shape. Otherwise, Li Xingchen would have to face the fact that he would have to go on an expedition until he reached the gates of Fuqi City before he could fight the main force of Tuyuhun.
However, the premise of all this is naturally that Yu Wenxin can defend Zhangye, otherwise there is no need to talk about it.
By the time this battle report was delivered to his desk, the battle to defend Zhangye should have already begun.
Li Xingchen silently looked through the window to the northwest. He was behind the system, soul, and even combat methods and weapons of the Han army. He even personally led the Han army to fight all the way and won the undefeated victory.
Prestige.
These Han soldiers in the northwest may be facing their own, and even the most dangerous battle since the founding of the Han Dynasty, and Li Xingchen hated that he could not stand side by side with them.
As the emperor, he was getting further and further away from the battlefield. When he returned from his dream at midnight, he even saw no blood on the battlefield. However, Li Xingchen also knew that he had more important things to do. He was the only one sitting in the rear, and these frontline soldiers
Only then can we move forward bravely with grammar.
Some problems cannot be solved by force, such as people's hearts.
Violence can suppress opposition voices, but it cannot eliminate them.
Yu Wenxin pointed out the problems of the Zhangye family in his memorial to Li Xingchen. Didn't Li Xingchen realize this before? After all, if you want to gain a foothold in this era, it is impossible for anyone to bypass the existence of the family, but obviously Yu Wenxin thinks that
It is difficult for a big man to bring the same tricks he used to deal with aristocratic families in the Central Plains to Hexi alone.
The methods used by the Han Dynasty to deal with aristocratic families in the hinterland of the Central Plains were very simple and crude. They either confiscated their property and redistributed it, or they confiscated people into the army. There was a lack of labor in the army.
As long as the family is not stupid, they know how to choose.
They also know very well in their hearts what aristocratic families rely on to make a fortune? Tax evasion and land annexation.
The imperial court's taxation was often limited to land, so aristocratic families added a large number of mountains, forests, lakes, etc. to their own territory, and even used various small means to turn well-cultivated land into "useless land" in the eyes of the imperial court.
, so the family was able to retain a large amount of land without paying taxes, which naturally resulted in higher income, which would be used to purchase more land for the purpose of land annexation.
Therefore, if the imperial court wants to solve the problem of less and less tax revenue and more and more powerful families, it must naturally start from the land, cut off your financial path, and destroy itself without attacking.
On this issue, the aristocratic family also knows very well that there is no room for maneuver, especially when dealing with a decisive master like Li Xingchen. If you don't obey, exile and distribution are just trivial matters, and the shining blade will fall directly on you.
The big thing is the neck.
If you have nothing, you can wait for the opportunity, if you have nothing, you can make a comeback, but if you lose your life, let’s not talk about it.
Therefore, the aristocratic families in the Central Plains are still very cooperative in this matter.
Sir, times have changed. If you don't change with them, the people will move like a wave without the need for the court to take action. The people's wisdom has been awakened, and the people will no longer be willing to let aristocratic families ride on their necks to eat, drink, and have sex, so they are unhappy.
But the aristocratic families in the northwest are not like this.
Families like Zhangye are already different from their counterparts in the Central Plains who rely on land annexation. In fact, they have gradually become a trading family by controlling the trade routes in Hexi, and the benefits gained from trade account for a large part of all their interests.
most.
It’s a bit helpless to say that through land annexation, you can achieve a life where your family’s mountains, forests and fields are not lacking, and you can have delicacies from the mountains and seas. It’s a pity that these aristocratic families in Hexi live in the cracks, and they are everywhere outside the city.
Where can we get so many fields in the desert?
Therefore, Li Xingchen actually did not intend to beat these families to death with a stick.
Originally, these aristocratic families were already biased towards the merchant families, and looking at their performance, we knew that interests were more important to them than anything else.
If you want profits, that's easy to say. As long as you can actively cooperate with the big man and work hard to expand trade routes to the Western Regions, then you can still be your own local snake, but the name of the aristocratic family may be replaced by some trading house or bank.
However, since interests are the most important thing, Li Xingchen believes that they will not refuse.