Chapter 42: The Prairie
"See Regent!"
Guo Yuanzhen saluted Li Jing!
"Yuan Zhen, how did you know that Tubo has a backup plan to ambush our army?"
Li Jing asked.
He didn't notice anything unusual, but after a few words to Guo Yuanzhen talked to him, he knew that there would be ambushing soldiers in Tubo, so he asked him for a soldier to deal with the ambushing soldiers in Tubo.
However, Guo Yuanzhen really guessed correctly. Li Jing felt that it would not be that simple. There must be details that he did not find!
"Does the Regent remember those who sued me?"
Guo Yuanzhen asked.
"I know! Is there any connection between the two?"
Li Jing asked in confusion, why didn't he see any problem?
"Although I personally minted coins, no one can know that. That was what I did in Shu. After coming to Diezhou, I had not privately minted a copper plate. How did the people of Diezhou know?
This is the matter.”
"After thinking about it, only by the Tubo's meticulous works can you be interested in knowing my background. You may think that no matter where I am, I cannot change the problem of minifying private money."
"And, the other party not only knows the minister well, but is also observing the regent's actions..."
Guo Yuanzhen summarized his conjecture and his understanding of Lun Qinling to summarize the idea that Tubo wanted to lure the enemy into depth and then wipe out the Tang army.
In terms of a powerful figure like Qinling, it is impossible not to consider the Shigu Valley. Even if Qinling has no sand table and cannot deduce the action, people must have been sent to investigate. How to arrange troops and lure the enemy into depth?
clear.
However, Lun Qinling miscalculated this time, and overestimated the abilities of his younger brothers Bo Lunzanren and Zanpo, and ignored the overall level of the Tang army.
If Lun Qinling had known it, the ending would have been another matter!
Li Jing nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
At this moment, a guard came over and bowed with his fists: "Regent, Khan Ashinaxian, Xingxi-de-de-Khan, led his troops to support him."
"Asina!"
"yes!"
"Take him to see me!"
Li Jing met Ashinaxian.
"I have met the Regent and am ordered to go north to support me!"
Asina performed the rituals.
Ashin Xian received the edict to pardon him and was so grateful that he received the order to lead his troops to support him. Ashin Xian did not dare to stay for a long time, and crossed mountains and ridges before he arrived here to meet with Li Jing!
It was quite timely. I saw the Tang army soldiers clean the battlefield and deal with the corpses with their own eyes. The flags everywhere were tilted, the ground was covered with broken weapons, and the air was filled with strong bloody smell!
Ashin was brought to Li Jing and saluted with his hands: "I have seen His Highness the Regent!"
"Ashin Xian, I have worked hard all the way. I didn't expect you to come back so soon."
Li Jing said with a smile.
"These are all things that I should do!"
Asunaxian said respectfully.
"In order to effectively combat Tubo and appease the Western Turks, I have requested Your Majesty to enthrone you as the General of the Right Knight, the Protector of Kunling, the Khan of Xingxi, and rule over the Five Dulu!"
Li Jing announced his appointment to Ashinaxian. If he wanted to manage the Western Regions well, it was inseparable from the assistance of the Turkic royal family. The Ashina family had a high influence in the grassland and the Western Regions.
"I thank the Regent, thank you Your Majesty!"
Ashin immediately saluted and expressed his opinion that he would definitely protect the Western Regions for the Tang Dynasty, and the Turks would be loyal to the Tang Dynasty for generations!
"How many soldiers, food and grass do you bring this time?"
Li Jing asked.
"Return to the Regent, I brought 30,000 troops, 100,000 kilograms of white flour and lard. I don't know if it's enough. If it's not enough, I will transfer some food!"
Ashinaxian said.
"Okay, if nothing unexpected happens, it's enough to defeat Tubo. Asunaxian needs you now. You set off immediately, appease the Western Turks, and cooperate with our army to attack Tubo."
Li Jing said.
"As for your order!"
Asina bowed and left, and set off directly back to the Western Turks.
After a day off here, Li Jing ordered the entire army to set sail and continue to march towards the old land of Tuyuhun!
After a few days of marching, the Tang army finally entered Tuyuhun territory. What appeared in front of everyone was a vast grassland. Under the sky, it was a thousand miles away, with hills on all sides, the flat ground was green, and the hills were also green.
The flock of sheep climbed up the hills and then came down again. Wherever she walked, it seemed like embroidering large white flowers on the boundless green blanket.
There are several herders' tents not far away, and a lot of wool is piled up near the tent.
In this era, wool textile technology was backward and there were fewer wool textiles. Herdsmen used wool to make some large items such as blankets, wool felts, etc.
The remaining wool will be discarded aside. After it accumulates to a certain extent, they will choose to burn the useless wool. Anyway, the flock will lose hair every year, and when there is more wool, it will become useless waste.
Most of the clothes worn by herdsmen are made of leather clothes. Herdsmen will hunt the fur of other animals and make leather clothes to wear on their bodies. In addition to covering them, they can also keep warm.
"Come!"
"What are your instructions?"
The personal guard saluted and asked.
"Go and find the herdsman leader here!"
Li Jing said.
"yes!"
The personal guards took the order and left, and soon found the herdsman leader and brought the herdsman leader to Li Jing.
"A nobleman from the Tang Dynasty, I am the leader of this tribe - Lunshen Angkun, welcome you to the prairie!"
"I want all of you wool. How about changing one copper coin to one pound?"
Li Jing pointed to the wool piled up in mountains not far away and expressed his thoughts.
"What?"
Lunsen Angkun was shocked!
He has lived at such an old age and has never heard of such surprising words. Someone is willing to use money to buy these useless wool. I am afraid he is not a fool!
You should know that the textile level of nomadic peoples is limited, and many areas still maintain the most primitive textile technology, although some people have used wool to weave clothes.
However, due to technical problems, the wool problem cannot be handled well. The clothes made are not popular among herders, and they are not comfortable to wear on them, because the wool is not well handled and has a scent.
Therefore, herdsmen will not use wool to weave clothes, they will only make them into blankets or something.
In the eyes of herders, excess wool is useless waste. Now some people are willing to buy it with money. They are either crazy or fools.
"What, if you think it's too little, I can give you two copper coins. What do you think?"
Li Jing thought the other party thought the money was too small, so he added an extra copper coin to the original price.
This is the highest price he can give, and it is also to prevent the price from being raised. Anyway, these wools are left in their hands, and they are abandoned and worthless rags. It is better to sell them to him and turn them into treasures.
Chapter completed!