Chapter 92 Longyou has become more and more popular since then

Shen Fei and the other young men from the Scarlet Pioneer Group were not willing to listen to that call. They raised their knives and dropped their swords. There was no one alive on the ground.

More than a dozen horsemen galloped over from a distance, and when they came closer, they all rolled off their horses. One of them, a middle-aged man with a black face and a long beard, took the lead in paying homage and said: "I know that Gao Yongsui of Xining Prefecture has paid a visit to His Highness King Qi."

Others also reported their official names one after another, but one of them looked sad. After reporting his official name, he looked at the corpse and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates are brave enough to ask what crime the child has committed and should be executed here? "

Zhao Tong looked at him: "Youtai?"

The man said sadly: "Your Majesty, I am a lower official. I don't know where the child bumped into the prince. Even if the child raises some sheep in this horse farm, the horse farm has been abandoned for many years. This is not a big sin..."

"It's not a big sin?" Zhao Tong glanced at the wooden fence in the fire and took a deep breath.

Gao Yongsui in front took this opportunity to secretly tug at the corner of Youtai's clothes. Youtai ignored him and said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates..."

Zhao Tong's eyes fell on him again and he said word by word: "You Tai, the observation envoy of Xining Prefecture, sabotaged Longyou's horse-raising military, burned the horse farm fence, despised the imperial court, and was suspected of collaborating with the enemy. Take it down!"

The bloody youth group came forward with a "hoo!" and tied You Tai up. Just as You Tai was about to shout, Shen Fei stuffed a piece of rag into his mouth.

The Xuanfu envoy was a temporary post during or after the war. He initially served as a patrol officer and asked questions, but later evolved into a military commander of one or more routes. They were basically served by the ministers in charge of the East and West governments. Most of them were deputy ministers, who had the power of life and death. , Gao Yongsui had nothing to say, not to mention that this matter was the You family seeking death themselves.

Qingtang occupies this road and leads the southeast, northwest and strategic points. It is the only place for business travelers to pass through. It is a distribution center for commodity exchange and business exchange. It once declined in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.

The two are not next to each other. According to the south and the north, the prince's remote command of the general guardian has been a thing since ancient times and is not uncommon. Therefore, even if Zhao Tong arrived in person, it did not cause much sensation.

After a secret conversation with Gao Yongsui, Gao Yongsui left the Protectorate Mansion with a lot of worries. Immediately, Zhao Tong began to arrange manpower. There was no deputy governor for the time being, but the commander-in-chief and his subordinates were all required to be appointed.

After looking at it for a while, Zhao Tong smiled and said: "It's really a good place. It's not just a business road, it's a choke point. No wonder the Uighur tribes were concerned about it when they built their capital here. They are all visionary and know this." This area is well-established for advance and retreat, and can be attacked or defended."

Gao Yongsui said: "It's relatively stable. Nowadays, we are familiar with the Tibetans and many have joined the army. Now there are more than 3,000 Hehuang Tibetans soldiers, and there is less and less contact with the Southwest."

Gao Yongsui said politely: "Respect the king's order."

He turned back, smiled, and said: "Kochi Prefecture, come into the city. I have some important matters to discuss with you."

On the side, Gao Yongsui opened his mouth and finally sighed in his heart. He had already told You Tai about this. Don't occupy the racecourse. Even if the racecourse collapsed or was washed away by heavy rain, it would at most be a failure to maintain it. But if it is invaded, it is completely different from the name.

Gao Yongsui said on his horse: "My lord, I wish you all the best."

Because the Governor of Longyou has been a part-time official for these years, the structure of his subordinates is relatively rough, and he also holds the post of prefect, so the house is basically empty. When Zhao Yu came, he entered the palace and asked for some official positions, although they were not many, and some official positions had no official duties at all. , but the shelf must be put up. After all, he will have to take care of it from afar after he leaves in the future, and the deputy governor will still have to do things.

What's more... Gao Yongsui glanced at the pasture fence that was almost burned to ashes, cursed in his heart that he was crazy, and never looked at Youtai again.

The capital has temporarily set up two deputy positions, held by Yang Zhi and Shi Jin. After all, Xu Ning still has to work in the Forbidden Army, which is not as convenient as Yang Zhi Shi's two bachelors.

A few days later, after everything was settled, Zhao Tong put horse raising on the agenda. After all, this was a nominal priority, and all the rights in Longxi extended from here. Not to mention good or bad, it was something that had to be done.

Walking northwest all the way, until he reached the front of Lima Xiningzhou City, Zhao Tao looked at this pearl on the plateau. The city rests on the south of Huangshui River and controls the main road of Qiangzhong. It is more than 20 miles wide and has eight gates. There are partitions in the middle.

The city, connected by a gate, is divided into east and west cities, with the royal city in the west and the commercial city in the east.

The Tongpan of the Longyou Protectorate actually has nothing to pass and nothing to adjudicate. There is no other reason. Xining Prefecture has its own Tongpan, and he cannot control the affairs of Xining Prefecture. As for Xining Prefecture further west to the farthest

The border of Longyou, which is more than 2,000 miles away, is basically filled with sparse and small military cities. In the military cities along this border, whoever pays for it will be a Tongpan account.

However, this general judge was of the fifth rank, and his official position was not small. Even if he came to this northwest place, there were many people competing for him at that time.

Zhao Tong suddenly remembered something and said, "I haven't gone anywhere else. Is there still peace over the West Sea?"

Zhao Tong glanced at him and said: "Gaozhizhou, let's go back to the city. I also want to see the ancient city of Qingtang."

Qingtang City was called Shancheng in the Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion, it was controlled by Tibet and was renamed Qingtang City. When the Xihe River opened its borders during the Song Dynasty, the Qingtang City was recaptured and renamed Shanzhou and then Xiningzhou.

Later, with the rise of the Xixia Kingdom, caravans once again took the Qiangzhong Road to avoid war and heavy taxes. As a result, Qingtang City became an important town on the South Silk Road and prospered again.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Hexi Corridor, later known as the Silk Road, was blocked by local separatist forces such as Qianliang, Houliang, Beiliang, and Xiliang, which made it impossible for business travelers to pass.

"The great southwest..." Zhao Tong looked thoughtfully to the far southwest. There was a legendary plateau eagle there. Calculating the time, he should still be there, but this eagle rarely saw a lot of people in his life.

Dealing with the Song Dynasty.

At this time, Tuyuhun in the Hehuang area sought protection for business travelers. Later, merchants from the east and west switched to the Qiangzhong Road, which was also called the Qinghai Road and the South Silk Road by later generations.

Xicheng, Xining Prefecture, is where all the military and government offices are located. The Longyou Protectorate and the Prefecture are the two largest offices. Since the Longyou Protectorate has always been concurrently held by the magistrate, it is basically vacant. This time I learned that Zhao Tan was coming.

, then redecorated and cleaned up.

As for the military, there is not much to hand over. Zhao Yan is the envoy of Xuanfu, and it is enough to control the military power of Xizhou. Although Longyou is far to the west, he is a prince and does not have to worry about factions in the army.

When they argued about the military power and issued the order in sequence, the soldiers in the small military city were very happy, and the Tibetan soldiers were also happy. They felt that the court was paying attention to them, and secretly thought that from now on, they might be able to receive half a thousand yuan more money every month.

Nowadays, the horse farms from the east side of Xining Prefecture to Huangzhou are being repaired and improved. The next step is to hire familiar Tibetan horse farmers as masters, select high-quality stallions, buy foals, etc., and then some trivial details of horse breeding.

Zhao Tong didn't actually understand these raising processes, but he dared to open his eyes and pat his chest and talk in front of Emperor Daojun. Emperor Daojun, who was ambitious and careless, dared to think about raising horses, but it didn't seem to be that difficult.

The maritime alliance and the pincer attack on Daliao were such a matter of life and death for the military and the country. Daojun and Emperor made decisions based on their own thinking, let alone raising horses with only tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Early that morning, Zhao Tong sent someone to invite the brothers and sisters of the Zhe family, and together with Xu Ning and four other men, they left the Governor's Mansion and walked towards the east-west city wall, intending to take a tour of the Qingtang Ancient City, which has been famous since ancient times.

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