During the Kaiyuan period, the Tang Dynasty established large-scale farmland on the border to provide military supplies.

With the steady increase in the number of farms, the supply of grain and grass from the center to border towns has been decreasing.

In peacetime, border towns can basically guarantee self-sufficiency in food and grass.

By the end of Kaiyuan, there were a total of 1,037 farms in the country, one of which was 5,000 acres of land.

As for the 154 villages in Hexi, this number ranks third among border towns, second only to Hebei, which has a vast territory and abundant cultivated land, and Longyou, which is on guard against Tibetan invasion of the capital.

But considering the population size of the Hexi region, the scale of this farmland is quite astonishing, ranking first in the country, and the proportion of farmland in all cultivated land is much higher than in other places!

It can even be said that the proportion of farmland in the Hexi Corridor is dominated by farming. These villagers are also the main soldiers of the Hexi armies. Their service time is long but not continuous, and they can basically guarantee regular rotation.

Therefore, the fundamentals of society here are that every family has land, every household has a soldier, and land annexation has been greatly suppressed. The system implemented cannot be completely summarized by "Long March athletes" or "government soldiers."

Their nature is actually closer to a weakened version of government soldiers.

That is to say: there is no need to bring your own armaments, there is no need to worry about food supplies, and there is no problem with regular rotation. The spring clothes and winter clothes as rewards are in short supply, and there are basically no material rewards for combat.

Lingzhou said slowly.

Yes, it means that the reform system is in line with the needs of the times.

Baitingbao asked with a surprised look on his face before Lingzhou pulled him up.

Sui Fuhan found that he had learned very little, but he knew how to use it! There were also places where he didn't use force!

In the future, the grassland will not be the Warring States Period. Those tribes will unite and sometimes Xiao Tang will declare himself a vassal and pay tribute. As for the relationship between us, Xiao Tang will interfere, but he will secretly support some people and exclude others, and beat whoever is weak!

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Although my popularity in Liangzhou City is not shockingly low, the morale of Baitingbao is very low now. All my ambitions after coming to Liangzhou were dampened by the battle at Baitinghai.

On one side is the do-it-yourselfer who has given an amazing overall strategy and has not yet implemented it himself, so Xiao Jiong needs to worry about it; on the other side is the "half-child" who only complains about grievances and asks the "parents" to come out to uphold justice.

Xiao Jiong, who has been in power for decades, certainly knows how to choose!

"It's such a small matter. He has been appointed as the governor of Ganzhou by the imperial court. He will take office within eight days! It doesn't mean that he will leave now!"

The worst thing is that people can be resurrected after death, but once they die, they are really dead! There is only one chance!

The upper limit is probably still wearing crotchless pants, but the lower limit is probably not like Baitingbao.

After that, I thought about it for half the night. Before the Turks successfully swam across, what if Xin Yunjing ambushed and succeeded?

Baitingbao said jokingly.

Anaye told Xiao Jiong her plan: to instigate an uprising of the Li Longji family and jointly divide the area directly controlled by the Turkic Royal Court! Then divide the grassland into four! Let the Turks become history directly!

Rather, it is said that some people have no objections to the military reform, but now both the government and the public are impeaching Anaye for disturbing the border town and engaging in military violence.

"Even if something small happens, I should still come to you."

Now Sui Fuhan is sincerely convinced by me.

Sui Fu also ordered that Li Shizhi, the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, should be slack and send fewer sergeants to patrol the north to prevent the Khitans from sneaking into Youzhou.

Sui Fuhan suddenly stopped moving, believing that he had heard wrongly.

The so-called "Sui Fuhan surnames" eleven tribes including Huihe, Beyegu, Tongluo, Pugu, Shaodange, Sijie, Adi, Qibi, Dijie, Hunbu, Xuexue and so on voluntarily attached themselves to the Xiaotang Dynasty.

, and sent envoys south to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty to show their surrender.

That day, Baitingbao finally transformed the Tibetan military law book according to his own ideas, removing things that were obviously timely and narrowing the scope of the military law.

Theoretically speaking, the financial burden of those people is far greater than that of special households.

That reform will be completed within seven years and has not yet received Li Linfu's approval.

Bai Tingbao was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "It's just that you can only think about others when you see the wise. You can only talk on paper in some aspects. You are really useless."

Xue Rengui went on an expedition with Taizong. Due to his bravery in battle, he was awarded Captain Guoyi as a reward when he returned. Although that position is useless now, it still carries a very small honor!

Well, in fact, what I said was a lie. Judging from the performance of the Jiedushi in the past, it seems that I have found someone more "arrogant" than Anaye.

My wish also came true.

Don't take the opportunity to blackmail or beat someone up.

So Xiao Jiong issued an order to remove Shuofang Jiedu Envoy Fang Youde and return to Chang'an for trial, and let the former prince of the country Zhang Qianyin, the seventh grandson, and the censor Zhang Qiqiu serve as the new Shuofang Jiedu Envoy, fully supporting Sui Fuhan's use of troops on the grassland.

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I let out a long sigh and remembered the scene that afternoon when Wang Zhongsi led the Chishui Army to sweep away the Turks and went to Tieljiu to pick me up in person.

But after the Turks attacked Liangzhou, Anaye planned Li Longji's independence first. In that case, don't blame me for being ruthless.

Soldiers, small matters of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, are all things that can be observed.

It made me feel like a waste. Only when I wrote letters to the Hexi soldiers and saw the sincere smiles and admiring eyes on these people's faces, Sui Fuhan could feel that he was a useless person outside.

At this time, there were no courtiers in Chang'an who were as eloquent and strong-willed as Zhang Siling, and who still held a low position. Anyone who was blind could see that Xiao Jiong was serious that time and wanted to enforce his will forcefully.

"Green Tea Bitch" Ba Yegu was not attacked by the Turks. On the contrary, we are seeking to encircle and annihilate the Turks with the help of Xiao Tang!

How to deploy a small army?

We either escaped into the mountains, or we took refuge with the powerful and became white households, or we changed our names and became legal "clients" to survive. Anyway, we just disappeared from the government's household registration in a grand manner, and we also added a few ruffians with clear origins.

, disrupting local security.

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I put the altered booklet away as if it were a treasure, only to find that Fang Chongyong was sitting aside and looking at me intently.

Sui Fuhan, who was usually very talkative and always had to say a few words about everything, during that time, seemed like a considerate daughter-in-law who had nothing to do. She cooked meals, washed clothes, and took care of Baitingbao's daily life. She was extremely attentive.

In the letter, Anaye explained the reasons and purpose of the military operation.

What Fang Youde knows is that the reason why I was investigated was not actually because of this memorandum, which was also an edict issued by Xiao Jiong to the low-ranking minister with a cold mind, but because of Anaye's front

A letter was sent to Chang'an in two days.

The Tang army is stationed at Qikou, just waiting for the result of our melee. When the difference is small, it will send troops to the Turks to take advantage.

That's wrong, those clothes were given to the soldiers to wear, but they were given to us as money to support our families.

Taizong was very unhappy before accepting the Hajj. He asked the envoys to return to the various ministries and invite our Khans and leaders to come to Jige to participate in the alliance.

It was really tolerable that time. Except for the left prime minister Wei Guangcheng, who was silent, almost everyone in the court of civil and military officials approved of the appointment.

At that time, Sui Fu, the governor of Hexi Province, walked into the pharmacy with small steps, pulled Baitingbao's sleeve and walked in! He treated Fang Chongyong beside him as if he were nothing.

As for why the Turks attacked Hexi, Anaye said that she had only heard about it a while ago, and I also knew the reason, but it should be related to my military operations.

It doesn’t matter what he wants, everyone will listen to him! There is no time like the emperor’s edict is more effective!

How to use the defense weapons?

As for why they joined forces with the Khitan and Xi people to "rescue" Ba Yegu, it was to stir up trouble and make Li Longji and the Khitans also fight!

Baitingbao said helplessly, I know what kind of thing I am, the deputy military envoy of the Baiting Army, the state capital army, I can be a pig if I change my head, I'm just a hairy ball!

"Talking as we walked, something happened!"

It's just that I have to say goodbye to that woman today... probably forever.

On the day of the alliance, we were ceremoniously welcomed by thousands of tribal leaders and envoys. We presented gifts to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and asked him to honor Emperor Taizong as the "Khan of Heaven".

The oath that our descendants will be willing to be the supreme slaves of Heaven and die with hatred."

Anaye stationed troops at Qikou, which made Fang Youde extremely angry and panicked. What was even more annoying was that the other party did not explain why he wanted to retreat into the Shuofang Army's defense area, and also asked me to provide military rations!

"What?"

Baitingbao now spends his time writing letters for others instead of sorting out books on the art of war. He goes outside the government office to learn about the local government affairs in Hexi, and he is busy until late every day before going to bed.

Li Linfu's military reform was based on the Hexi Frontier Army as a model, and after slight improvements, it was implemented in other areas.

It sounds easy to say it, but it is difficult to do it! The book of war will teach him how to deal with various simple situations. A single thought will lead to disaster or disaster.

For those who have not yet served in the military, if their family members must be in the local area, they will be moved to the border town by the prefecture and county where they are located.

After another day of writing the "One Penny Letter to Family", Sui Fuhan was now famous. Even the garrison soldiers in Liangzhou City came to me to write letters to their families. Baitingbao refused to come to me, and they would write as long as they were given one penny.

, it can be seen that I am a yameni with a profound background.

Whether it was tolerable or not, Sui Fuhan got angry and sent a memorial to Chang'an to complain, describing Sui Fuhan as a domineering and domineering general, while the unruly was a tame general.

At that moment, Baitingbao felt the special gap between heaven and earth.

After the Li Longji surname was defeated and the Turks were completely dead, the fish that escaped the Turkic royal family were brought to Xiaotang for resettlement. When the Youzhou frontier army returned to Youzhou, they sent people to question the Khitan people why they wanted to take advantage of the situation to rob and attack.

Defeat Tiele tribes.

That reform was surprisingly passed by the Zhongshu Provincial Government and was issued as an imperial edict. It did not cause any waves, not even a single person from the idle faction who came out to talk about it.

The military reform was very ambitious and small, and it was very consistent with Xiao Tang's situation at that time. It could be regarded as a package solution to the problems accumulated in the past.

Regardless of whether the oath was always followed or not, at least the weak spirit injected into Xiao Tang during that alliance was something that no one in the past could have imagined.

In the border town, as long as he can fight and win, he is not a god-like figure.

Few of the central court officials resisted the decree. In order to favor Anaye, Li Linfu actually awarded his son Baitingbao the title of "Captain Guoyi"!
To be continued...