Starting from November and lasting until late December, the troops stationed in Yizhou, Gaochang, Beiting, Yanqi, and Qiuci will start a large-scale military training mode.
According to the rules, when the camp is not training, you eat four biscuits a day; when the camp is training, you eat six biscuits a day; when you go on an expedition, whether you are fighting or not, you eat six biscuits.
Since you have to eat six biscuits a day no matter what, then train these grandsons to death.
This was the most solid thought in Shao Shude's heart who was troubled by the food problem.
And not only the imperial army, but also the Tibetan soldiers had to receive training. Anyway, it was winter, and the herdsmen didn't have much work to do, so they could just train nearby.
There are as many as 20,000 Tibetan soldiers gathered in Gaochang for training, half of them are bodyguards and half of them are Tibetan people from the north of Shiluo Man Mountain. They are led by Yili Jin from various ministries to practice relatively large-scale tactics and strengthen them by the way.
The authority of the Supreme Khan.
This is very necessary, because in the previous rebellion in Beiting, two Yili Jin led the rebellion, echoing the Geluolu people and the Zahu tribe who didn't know where they came from.
Shao Shude felt his self-esteem was a little hurt.
I just appointed you as an official, but you didn’t realize that it was hard-won. You didn’t take it seriously, and then turned around and rebelled. It’s simply unreasonable!
He directly ordered that all these two tribes be demoted as slaves, and together with Zhu Jin, Wang Jianji, and Shao Siwu, the Geluolu people, Uighurs, and Turks captured after the three-way pursuit, a total of more than 23,000 people, were moved together.
Go to Qingzhen.
An additional 2,000 government soldiers were recruited from the entire army and sent to Qingzhen. Each soldier was granted a hundred acres of land, which was cultivated by the tribe. The undeveloped pasture next to it was public land, owned by the government, but could be lent to the government soldiers for grazing.
part of their income.
In addition, a small number of people in Hedong rebelled. After they were put down by the state soldiers, a total of more than 800 households were sent to Qingzhen and demoted to the Fubing tribe.
In this way, the number of people is almost the same.
Qingzhen (northwest of Shihezi and northeast of Shawan), as a military town, is temporarily under the jurisdiction of Tingzhou. After its establishment, it will become a solid stronghold for the Great Xia court to control the northwest, which is of great significance.
The military strongholds of the former Tang Dynasty were recovering step by step with difficulty...
On November 15th, Shao Shude personally set an example, leading officials, generals, and tribal chiefs, wielding shovels, to dig a karez in the northeast of Gaochang City.
In fact, the guards and pro-army troops have been digging in September and October. This time the scale is larger. The people of Gaochang have also been mobilized. The Tibetan soldiers from various ministries will also join in when they are not training. It is expected to last until the end of January - as for why
If we don’t dig until February or March, we will be short of money and not enough food.
"When fighting, we actually fight for food." Fifty-seven-year-old Shao Shude has been working for more than two hours without feeling tired. It is obvious that decades of martial arts training have given him a strong body.
"If things slow down a bit later and there is a little more food, we will have to build a lot of things on the northern and southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains."
"This is a good thing. The more water-scarce the place, the more it is needed. It is very useful."
Shao Shude heard reports from his subordinates that the settlements in the Tianshan area during the Tang Dynasty mainly used melted mountain water or ready-made rivers. Traces of karez were difficult to find. But he remembered that in later generations, even Urumqi had karez, not Turpan or Hami.
patent.
From this point of view, the level of development is still too low. Whether there is a complete well and canal system, food production and population carrying capacity are completely two levels.
Compared with the Western Regions, there are many karez in Central Asia, and Persia also has large karez-irrigated agricultural areas. The unique environment has created unique cultural customs and production models, which require adapting to local conditions.
But then again, everything must be done in a down-to-earth manner. The construction of large-scale water conservancy projects requires a base of population and materials. Under the current situation, priority is given to the expansion of Turpan and Hami, which has the lowest cost and is the most realistic-it does not require future generations.
level, but it must be close to the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty.
Yang Yao was also digging a hole, and now he was too tired to stand upright.
Shao Shude laughed loudly and asked him to rest aside. He said: "Qi Lang has brought a lot of treasures from the capital. You go and write a statement and give some rewards to the sons. Those who are top in drills will be rewarded. Those who are top in ditch digging will be rewarded."
There are also rewards.”
"I obey the order." Yang Yao handed the iron pick to a guard, beat his waist, looked at the enthusiastic soldiers and civilians, and felt happy in his heart.
He likes to make plans, strategize, and manipulate the joys, joys, anger, and life and death of millions of people on documents. Today, I have gained new insights by doing manual labor with the saint.
What is national strength?
These wells and canals extending into the distance are the national strength.
The farmland leveled out in rows and rows is also a national strength.
In the future, when the Anxi town army is established and his family members move here one by one, these farmlands will grow wheat, sesame, beans, grapes, and melons. This is the national strength.
Although Daxia's national power was strong, most of the money and grain could not be used in the Western Regions. Ten stones of wheat in Henan are not as good as one stone of millet grown in Gaochang. If we want to stabilize the Western Regions, we need Yizhou, which is close at hand and has a certain agricultural foundation.
State is key.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" On the Gobi Desert not far away, thousands of Tibetan soldiers were practicing.
The sage ordered to select officers from the Forbidden Army and train these Tibetan people intensively to improve their combat effectiveness.
Yang Yao looked over.
In fact, this is also a type of national strength.
He participated in many decisions and knew very well that the sage's rule over the Tibetan people in the old Uighur land of Gaochang was different.
In short, Yili Jin's status as the traditional leader of each tribe has been weakened intentionally or unintentionally, and was replaced by the power of the system.
For example, these Tibetan soldiers came from various tribes and did not know each other. Some even looked different and spoke different languages. Logically speaking, they should not be together.
But now they are recruited by the power of the system and gathered in Gaochang to receive training other than tribal leaders. In the process, they feel the majesty of the system and successfully plant another authority in their minds that can be compared with the leader.
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During training, the system will reward Tibetan soldiers who perform well. In many cases, saints will even personally award gifts and encourage them.
At this time, the influence of the leader is further weakened, especially when the Tibetan soldiers see the former majestic leader groveling in front of saints and even high-ranking officials of the system. They will eventually understand that the leader is nothing.
That's just an official in the imperial court.
If they perform well, they can get rewards and become officials. This is what the Supreme Khan said personally.
The traditional tribal structure is gradually disintegrating.
Of course, Yang Yao also knew that the saint could do this in Beiting, and he might also be able to try it in the Yinshan tribes, but it was unlikely to be possible in other places.
Beiting was conquered and beaten badly. The size of the tribe was generally small, and the leaders had no energy to resist, so drastic reforms could be carried out as a pilot.
This is probably a pioneering work.
Yang Yao searched through history books and could not find anyone who had done this to the grassland.
But he knew that this kind of thing was worth a try. If it failed, it would be okay. At worst, it would return to the previous state of restraining and ruling the tribal leaders. If it succeeded, the benefits would be extremely huge and the benefits would be unimaginable.
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After the labor was over, Shao Shude changed into a military uniform and rode his horse to the training ground where the young men of each tribe were trained to watch carefully.
"What do you think of Qilang?" Shao Shude asked.
The seventh prince, Shao Shenli, looked at it carefully and said: "It is only a little stronger than the Tu Tuan folk from Guanxi, similar to the Tu Tuan from Henan, but not as good as the Xiang Yong from Hebei."
"Your vision is too high." Shao Shude smiled, looking at his son's energetic face and strong figure, he was very satisfied.
Jiang is actually a very petite person.
When Shao Shude was young and strong, he often held Jiang in his arms. On the deep paths of Jinxian Temple, Shangyang Palace, and Taoguang Garden, Jiang's sobs of joy could be heard everywhere.
But their son is so tall and majestic.
Shao Shude knew that in the past year or two, Qilang had been stimulated by some things and suddenly became determined to become stronger. He had given up all kinds of bad habits and kept working hard on practicing martial arts, studying military strategy, and even wanted to
Fafa went to the martial arts lecture hall to listen in, eagerly learning all kinds of military knowledge.
Shao Shude is of course very happy that he can have such a change. Sometimes people change in just a moment, such as when you are despised by tens of thousands of warriors...
His coming to the Western Region this time was also the result of many requests.
It happened that Luoyang was shipping a batch of in-demand goods to the Western Regions, so he escorted them all the way - most of them were materials consumed daily by the palace and were difficult to purchase in the border areas.
"What do you think about the Uighur Khan Ogulchak's intention to marry a princess for his son Dunyu?" Shao Shude asked.
"Tell that son of his to get lost," Shao Shenli said bluntly.
"How to talk to father?" Shao Shude slapped his son on the back of the head and said with a smile: "Actually, many people advised me to agree to this marriage. In fact, my father was doing everything he could, but they were all too stupid to see it.
The internal rifts in the Uyghurs also underestimated Satuk's ambition. The Khan position of Ogulchak was originally inherited from his brother more than ten years ago. In the past ten years, he has been trying to find ways to digest his brother's old troops. The result is
There are some, but not enough. Otherwise, Satuuk would still be alive and kicking until now?"
Shao Shenli remained silent.
He can understand these things, but to be honest, he looks down on this so-called "Great Uighur Kingdom" and thinks why should he be so conciliatory with them? Why should he play any conspiracy? If a hundred thousand troops press over, nothing can be solved - this is what life is like in the world.
Under the aura of his father who is victorious in every battle, the normal brain circuit of a noble son who has never suffered any setbacks since childhood.
Of course, he also knows that his father is always right. He may have longer-term plans and deeper plans, but he just needs to listen to his father's words.
It would be great if he could have the opportunity to fight in battle. He needs to prove himself and prove to everyone that I am worthy of your cheers!
"Ogurchak's envoy will be here soon." Shao Shude said: "When I summon them, it will be good for you to come and listen together."
"Yes." Shao Shenli responded, but it was obvious that he was a little absent-minded.
"You, you must have some political wisdom!" Seeing his appearance, Shao Shude couldn't help but hit him again and said: "The Rehai Turkic envoy will probably arrive in the next few days. Don't wander around and follow me honestly."
"Yes." Shao Shenli responded again, and then couldn't help but say: "Sir, I understand everything you said. Just drive a wedge between Ogurchak's uncle and nephew, let them fight among themselves, and we will pick peaches again. Rehai Turk
They worshiped Yaoluoge for a while and Pugu for a while. I suspected that they had even worshiped the Persians and Geluolu people, so it would be okay to worship Daxia again. If you plan to build a city west of Congling in the future, Rehai
The Turks are a very good local servant army, and it is much more convenient than us to recruit the Tibetan tribe from Qibei. I understand all this."
"If you understand, you must follow me." Shao Shude said: "Understanding the truth is only the first step, and grasping the timing is also very important."
"Timing..." Shao Shenli seemed to have some realization.
"Going back to the topic just now, what do you think should be done about Dun's desire to marry the princess?" Shao Shude asked.
Shao Shenli thought for a moment silently and said: "Maybe we can be vague first, neither agreeing nor rejecting, and using the excuse of going to Shule to have a look. How old Dunyu is, what he looks like, and whether he has any talents are all just opinions.
We haven't even seen anyone, how can we accept it easily? I don't know, we have to send an envoy over to find out. There is no need for the envoy to return in a hurry, and it doesn't matter if he delays his return for a few months."
"Very good." Shao Shude looked at his son approvingly and said, "My brain is finally turning around."
I was dizzy. After I finished writing, I clicked Save, but then I clicked Publish.