"Master Mani, I will leave it to you to translate Dashi's books." Shao Shude wanted to discuss business with Zhou Yi, so he asked Master Mani to go first.
Such an excellent foreign language talent is still worthy of his high regard.
I don’t know why, but a high proportion of senior monks are proficient in foreign languages. It may be related to the need for missionary work.
The language used by the Uighurs is actually a Turkic language family of the Altaic language family. This Master Mani is proficient in Uyghur, Turkic Runic, Chinese, Sogdian and Tubo, but does not know the Dashi language. But it doesn't matter, there are other monks who understand
Persian, Dashiyu, Sanskrit, please refer to it together and just translate it.
Manichaean monks are also proficient in multiple languages, and Shao Shude is also preparing to receive them. On the one hand, these religious figures can come forward to appease people's hearts and restore order in Ganzhou as soon as possible. On the other hand, they can also translate books.
In addition, some of the values of Manichaeism are quite interesting. For example, they advocate the dualism of good and evil, regard farming and vegetarianism as good deeds, and regard the customs of nomadic society as darkness.
Religion is of great significance to tribes with low levels of civilization. Among large tribes, there are also small tribes whose population sources, customs and lifestyles are not necessarily the same. And religion has become the belief of the entire tribe and even the entire khanate.
Finally, it helps to standardize the customs of various tribes and make them culturally unified.
Rulers can see the benefits of this reality, so they often go along with the trend and help the development of religion.
Manichaeism, Buddhism, and even a certain religion do not actually support nomadicism. This alone is enough for Marshal Shao to borrow their strength.
But you have to keep an eye on them and don't let the crooked monk recite the sutra. It's best if you also know some foreign languages and can communicate with the locals in person, which will be more conducive to governance.
Shao Shude is actually quite talented in languages.
His Dangxiang language is already quite good, and he even understands some dialects. He started learning Tibetan again last year. At present, he can only say that he has just started, and it is not yet very good. But his positive attitude towards learning is indeed
Many warriors who are not good at what to do when they have free time are left to use knives to scrape the flesh of their servants piece by piece, and their spirits are so empty that it is appalling.
Master Mani quickly resigned.
During this trip, he had achieved the results he wanted. The King of Lingwu County did not blame him for being a counselor and strategist beside Lord Umu before. Instead, he planned to allocate many rewards and organize people to translate books from other countries.
First, we must handle this matter well and satisfy the King of Lingwu County. Then we will be able to advance to the next level and compete with the Manichaeans for the spread of the Dharma in the three states of Liang, Gansu, and Suzhou.
"General Zhou, there is one more thing. I will make a long story short. Anyway, you have contributed a lot to leading the army this time. I want to appoint you as the judge of the Hexi Observation Shogunate and the tribal envoy of Ganzhou." After watching Monk Mani leave, Shao Shude looked at him again.
Zhou Yiyan said: "The leader of Wumu rushed to Zhangye, there was a fight in the city, and he rushed north to Shazhen. Now the people of the tribes are panicked, and some of them are timid and even moved to other places. General Zhou has been a general in Ganzhou for many years, and his prestige has always been
Now, you can go to appease these tribes. No one knows these tribes better than you. In addition, the monks in the state have traveled among the tribes for many years and have formed many good relationships. They will also send people to help. Do this well, and when you are done,
There are other rewards.”
"Thank you, Marshal." Zhou Yiyan breathed a sigh of relief. In the past, under Lord Wumu, no matter how big the official position was, he could not hold many positions. Now he has a new position of observation judge and tribal envoy. Although he no longer has actual military power, he
Finally a good start.
"There are also Uighur tribes in Suzhou. Is there any connection with Ganzhou?"
"Commander Hui, there are no less than 20,000 Uighur tribes in Suzhou, and they have always had contacts with Ganzhou Yazhang."
"You can send people to appease them. You don't have to ask them to move to Ganzhou, just stay in Suzhou. You, the capital tribe envoy, need to do more to the Uighur tribes scattered in Suzhou, Guazhou, Shazhou and Hexi Shazhi.
Make some effort."
"As commanded."
"Go down first. The matter of recruiting troops for Silver Spear City is the most important. Let's get this done first."
After sending Mani and Zhou Yiyan away, Shao Shude looked at Chen Cheng, Yang Yue, Zhe Siyu, Li Tangbin and other generals sitting next to him, and said: "The matter in Ganzhou is over, and now there is only Suzhou left.
I decided to go west to Suzhou after all the Silver Spears have been recruited and formed."
"Commander, you are heading west to Suzhou, do you want to fight?"
"If you can caress, you will care. If you can do it, don't fight." Shao Shude said: "The road is far away and the people's sentiments are complicated. It is a matter of luck that we can win Ganzhou. If Li Renmei did not come to provoke me in the previous attack on Liangzhou, what would happen if Li Renmei did not come to provoke me?
The methods of dealing with Ganzhou are the same as those of Suzhou, focusing mainly on appeasement. Li Renmei can be his khan in Jiedan, and he only needs to be submissive on the surface. The Tubo tribes in Shanzhou know more about current affairs than he does
, that Tubo nest, I still treat them well. Last year, I bought two thousand pairs of yak horns in the town, and the price was slightly more expensive. This Li Renmei was too ambitious, and she ended up like this.
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The Tubo people in Shanzhou have a large number of people, and Shao Shude still doesn't want to be tough on them for the time being. He will only use superficial restraint and some business contacts to not cause chaos to Longyou Town.
Of course, this also has a prerequisite, that is, there cannot be a strong man who has great appeal in various ministries. Once he appears, no matter how much it costs and how far the road is, Shao Shude will prepare a large army to conquer him without mercy.
On April 25, Zhou Yiyan came to report that the five thousand cavalrymen in Silver Spear City had been recruited, and Shao Shude immediately went to check.
On the grass outside Xiedan City, five thousand knights in green were waiting in line with their horses.
The equipment of the Silver Spear City is still using their old equipment for the time being. They were all distributed to them by Lord Wumu before the war, including the war horses.
At present, thousands of craftsmen in Jiedan City are being screened. Those who are skilled in city building will be sent to Huaiyuan County, Lingzhou to participate in the city building. Those who are skilled in carpentry, iron smelting and leather goods processing will be sent to Longyou, as under the jurisdiction of the Weizhou Metropolitan Academy that will be established soon.
In Longxi, craftsmen from the Xiangwu Liangzuo Academy made ordnance.
Weizhou Duzuoyuan made equipment for the garrisons in the eight states of Longyou.
Fifteen to six thousand yamen troops and six to seven thousand state soldiers are consumed in daily training. In the future, if troops are used against Taozhou, Shanzhou, Kuozhou, Diezhou, Danzhou and other places, equipment will also be provided here. Even against Guanzhong
, when troops are deployed in the middle of Shu, Weizhou Duzuoyuan can also play a great role.
Although Li Renmei is a little confused about the situation and arrogant, he attaches great importance to craftsmen. It seems that this is also a consistent characteristic of the grassland people. Their own level is low and there is a shortage of craftsmen. Therefore, every time he kidnaps one, he makes as much effort as possible.
Give them good treatment, and then let them bring apprentices, expand the scale of craftsmen, and provide guarantees for battles.
Unfortunately, the number of Uighur blacksmiths in Ganzhou is still small. Most of them are construction craftsmen who build cities and palaces for the Uighur Khans. As a result, there are big problems. The strength of the Weizhou Duzuo Academy was still a little weak for a while.
, it is better to ask the Suzhou Long family to donate some craftsmen, and move together with their families to settle in Xiangwu and Longxi counties.
"Give me a reward!" Shao Shude waved his hand and said, "I will give you two pieces of brocade and one bunch of grain."
Zhou Yiyan immediately sent people to spread the news. When the Uighur sergeants heard the news, their faces gradually became happy.
Everyone says that the Uighurs in Ganzhou are rich, but does that have anything to do with ordinary herdsmen? The rich are the nobles, chiefs, officials, monks, and businessmen who are attached to the upper class can also get a share of the pie, but ordinary Uighur herdsmen
But he was so poor that he fell into poverty.
I have also told these Uighurs about the treatment of the Shuofang Yamen Army in the past few days. Most of the generals are skeptical. It is really hard to believe that the generals in the Central Plains have to spend so much money to raise large numbers of soldiers. They are not soldiers at all, they are uncles.
Is it possible?
Five thousand people were given 10,000 pieces of Fan brocade, Persian brocade. This kind of brocade should be woven with Punjabi wild silk. It has the advantages of being strong and wear-resistant, but the disadvantage is that it is not delicate enough, so the price is not high, but it is definitely better than ordinary silk.
Miscellaneous silk is more expensive.
A handful of grain, naturally from Ganzhou's treasury, consisted of wheat, highland barley, and Uighur beans mixed together, totaling five thousand dendrobium.
"Now that you have entered the Silver Spear City, you can receive two husks of food every month, and receive a reward each on Zhengdan, Spring Society, Cold Food, Double Ninth Festival, and Winter Solstice." Shao Shude asked people to pass on his words word for word.
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"The reward is generous, enough to ensure that your family of five or six people have enough food and clothing. If you buy some fields and rent them to others for farming, you can live a prosperous life."
"With such a generous reward, you can practice martial arts hard, fight in the army, and fight to the death. Don't worry, there will be no shortage of pensions and the like."
"It is difficult to describe all the regulations in one sentence. You can ask your superior or Pao Ze for inquiries in the future."
After letting the Yinqiangdu sergeants slowly digest the news, Shao Shude went to another place.
Of course, the Uighurs sent out troops, and the rest of the tribes in Ganzhou could not relax. In addition to offering a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, they also had to perform military service. It was not much. It was mainly to make up for the shortfalls of the armies going into battle. One or two thousand people were enough.
Of course, the families of the sergeants also moved to Lingxia, and the tribes in Ganzhou lost ten thousand people.
"Commander, there is news from the west. Suzhou and Shazhou soldiers have more than ten thousand cavalry. They are led by Shazhou Jiedushi Zhang Huaishen and Suzhou governor Long Jiu. They have arrived at Jiankang Military City." Suddenly, the deputy general Zheng Yong ran away.
Come over and report.
Jiankang Military City is about 190 miles west of Ganzhou and located at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains. It is the westernmost military stronghold of Ganzhou. During the Tianbao period, 5,200 troops and 500 horses were stationed, but at this time only empty
It's just a ruined city.
"Very good, I finally came to my senses." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Give me the order, the armies will prepare their equipment, food and fodder. I am going to personally lead the army to the west. After a while, Long will join Zhang Huaishen."
Xihang Huilong and Zhang are at stake. Shao Shude is planning to bring all the Iron Cavalry Army, Leopard Cavalry Capital, Silver Spear Capital, Feng'an Army, and Tianzhu Army, plus more than 10,000 troops from the Tibetan tribe including Fu Mo.
.On Xiedan's side, only 7,500 cavalry of the Jinglue Army were left to guard.
More than 30,000 people headed west, the scene was grand and a lot needed to be prepared.
What I haven’t mentioned yet is to open the warehouse of Lord Umm Khan and bring everything you can use. Although the possibility of a battle is unlikely, it is always good to be fully prepared.
These separatist warlords in the northwest only value strength. Only by subduing them with the power of the army and making them frightened can they be made to obey and not become a hidden danger in the rear.
Marshal Shao is relatively greedy. He not only wants to get the huge commercial profits from the Silk Road, but also wants to control the horses in the Hexi Corridor, and he also wants to recruit local elites to join the army. To achieve these three goals, there must be a stable rear area. Su
The Zhoulong family must be conquered, and the Guiyi army can form a good alliance. I believe they themselves have this need.
On April 26, the army marched out one by one, heading west along the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains.
There are many orchards, farms, and wheat fields along the way, which are irrigated with snow water from the Qilian Mountains, and the harvests are very good.
Shao Shude even saw a watermelon!
Historically, the Liao Kingdom also obtained this crop from the Uighurs many years later during its Western Expedition and named it "watermelon".
During the later Jin Dynasty, Hu Qiao once recorded in "The Fall of the North": "The Khitan got this kind from the Uighurs and planted it in a shed covered with cow dung. It is as big as Chinese winter melon and tastes sweet."
It can be seen that at least during the Five Dynasties and the Later Jin Dynasty, watermelons in the Central Plains were extremely rare, so much so that even Hu Qiao, the secretary-general of the Xuanwu Army, had never eaten this kind of thing and did not recognize it.
How many plants and animals from the Western Regions have not yet been introduced to China?
Since we are guarding the northwest and have the advantage of being close to water and towers, it seems that we can use our brains more in this aspect.
There is already a certain scale of cotton planting in Dunhuang, but I don’t know what kind it is.
In addition, there are carrots? Cabbage? Anyway, there are a lot of them.
Of course, the most important thing is the horses, which is what Shao Shude wants to get from his heart.
Among the three major ranches currently in hand, Qinghai Cong has a certain bloodline of Central Asian and Middle Eastern horses. The Liangzhou horses in the Hexi Corridor also have the bloodline of close relatives of the 4,000 sweat-blooded BMWs donated by Kang Guo.
But these bloodlines have been greatly diluted, so that the Qinghai Cong and Liangzhou horses are getting worse every year, and they are getting closer and closer to the grassland horse.
It is still a bit slow to rely solely on your own continuous breeding and purification of bloodlines. If you can find some excellent horse breeds from the Western Regions and improve the bloodline level of local horses, maybe you can breed a horse that combines the strengths of each family.
A good breed of horse.
The Russians successfully bred the Don hippopotamus, and the Japanese successfully bred the Oriental horse. These are both good examples.
In addition, not only war horses, but draft horses are in even greater demand. I don’t know how the British in later generations bred “monsters” like the Shire Horse. If the Shuofang Army had such a powerful draft horse, the picture would be really beautiful.
,can not imagine.
Walking all the way, looking all the way. Five days later, Shao Shude entered Ganzhou with the city gate wide open.
Most of the Uighurs here have fled. However, some people have come back one after another recently. After seeing that Shao Shude has no intention of driving them all away, they feel a little relieved.
"Commander, do you want to wait in Ganzhou?" General Lu Ming asked for instructions.
"No! How can we not welcome a guest from afar? Pass it on, and the troops will bring enough equipment, arrows, bow strings, swords and guns to check. If there are any deficiencies, they will be made up immediately." Shao Shude said.
"As commanded."
"By the way, take the silver spears as the vanguard." Shao Shude gave special instructions.
Lu Ming was startled for a moment, then responded loudly and went down to arrange for someone to deliver the order.
