The goose-feather heavy snow finally fell. At this time, it was still in the third Little Ice Age in history, and it did not ease until it lasted until the car god was about to burp.
This ice age was precisely the period during which the Fergana Basin developed most rapidly.
Thanks to the topography of the basin, the temperature in the Fergana Basin at this time is one or two degrees higher than that of Anxi and Hezhong. Don't underestimate this one or two degrees. It has a huge impact on agricultural production.
"As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good harvest, but in recent years, it has snowed heavily every year, but we have never seen a good harvest.
But this place is really nice. It’s already December, and it’s only snowing so heavily. If it were Broken Leaf, it might have been snowing like this a few months ago.”
Guo Tiance walked in with a lot of documents that needed to be reviewed. He looked at the heavy snow outside the window and sighed a few words in front of Zhang Zhao.
"Your Majesty, Yu Supu has been buried according to your request, but what should happen to his family members?
Especially his eldest son, who is already thirteen years old. He is a little bitch who has a grudge! When someone sent Yu Supu’s body back, his eyes were very scary!”
Zhang Zhao knew what Guo Tiance meant. In this era, it is normal for the winner to have everything and the loser to be left alone.
After Zhang Zhao entered Kesai City, more than a hundred tribesmen in Yusupu were still alive and well. In the eyes of Guo Tiance and others, the king was a little too merciful.
"Well! It seems that not only those killers, but also civil servants like you Guo Tiance think that you are too kind to a woman.
That’s fine, just follow the rules and raise them for a few more months. When spring starts tomorrow and we all go south to fight, all the adult men will kill Ji Qi!”
Zhang Zhao thought about it and felt that there is nothing humane or inhumane to say. Since it is a rule, don't break it.
If this Yu Supu was a Tanger and didn't do any evil, maybe killing him alone would be enough, but it's a pity that he doesn't have that life.
Moreover, this guy also cut off the nose and ears of the Khotan envoy, and he has long been on Li Shengtian's blacklist.
"By the way! Are there any stunning women among Yu Supu's wives?" Guo Tiance nodded and was about to go out when Zhang Zhao stopped him again.
Guo Tiance quickly looked at his nose and heart, fearing that Zhang Zhao might think he had other opinions.
"Yu Supu's wife is old and beautiful, but the two newly married ladies are both from local wealthy families. One is beautiful and the other is acceptable. So I immediately went to inform Captain Fan and asked him to send her to the king's room.
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Guo Tiance replied somewhat cautiously. In fact, Yu Supu's wife is not ugly, but she is a bit older. She may not be thirty-three or four. The two newly married concubines are quite beautiful, but Guo Tiance has a habit of not saying so.
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"What nonsense are you talking about!" Zhang Zhao threw the brush that was not dipped in ink on the desk at Guo Tiance, and the brush hit Guo Tiance's head with a thud.
"Take good care of Yusupu's wife, concubines, and daughters, and then send them back to Shule together to the Great Sage and the Emperor."
This is Zhang Zhao's usual tactic, so that everyone now knows that if King Zhang talks dirty words to you, kicks you, or scolds you, it just means that King Zhang regards you as one of his own.
Sure enough, Guo Tiance, who had been a little reserved just now because of the sensitive topic, immediately let go and touched his head.
"Your Majesty, Queen Cao may not be too happy, right?"
Well, it seems that everyone knows our Cao Jinniang's reputation for being jealous, but Zhang Zhao knows what's appropriate.
"Go and do it. The Great Sage and Emperor are holding their breath. If you don't send Yu Supu's wives and concubines, my uncle will think that I am living alone again!"
Damn it! This is what a minister can listen to. Guo Tiance was shocked and quickly ran out in three steps at a time.
Zhang Zhao grinned. Cao Yuanxin's strict restrictions on the people around Li Shengtian were indeed due to jealousy, but more importantly, it was to ensure the status of her and Li Congde.
Since Zhang Zhao and Li Congde were asked to marry their children, Cao Yuanxin actually gave up on this aspect and continued to restrict Li Shengtian.
She was even willing to let go of her biggest love rival, the former queen of Li Shengtian, and a few other women were nothing.
Zhang Zhao also had his own considerations. Since Bukhanna and Khotan were more than a thousand miles apart, it was unjustifiable not to find some local women from wealthy families for Li Shengtian to become queens.
Regarding the governance of Ba Khanna, Zhang Zhao had already discussed it with Li Shengtian before sending troops.
After completely occupying this place, most of the most fertile farms will become Li Shengtian's private royal estate, and a small part will be allocated to Zhang Zhao.
When leaving, Cao Yanmian was finally pregnant. If a son was born, Zhang Zhao's part would be given to him.
Although it is said to be a small portion, it is actually quite large. There are at least three to four hundred thousand acres of good land, and Li Shengtian will get more than seven hundred thousand acres of land.
This is not much. You must know that in later generations, the Fergana Basin where the Bakhna country was located had a total of nearly 20 million acres of cultivated land with sufficient water resources.
At this time, Zhang Zhao made a rough calculation and found that there were at least about 7 million acres. If we reclaimed more land, we would not be able to get 10 million acres.
As for most of the remaining ones, they will be given to various Amo tribes from Khotan.
This is also the reason why they are willing to dispatch nearly 10,000 elite troops this time, because after the war, they will be divided into the Fergana Basin according to the number of troops sent and their military exploits, and their fiefdom in Khotan will be gradually recovered.
Finally, a small part of the land, about 100,000 acres, will be distributed to Zhang Zhao's soldiers.
Although the purpose of forming the Fengtian Army was to follow him back east, there would inevitably be some damage in the battle formation.
It is easy to say that Zhang Zhao has strictly registered those who died in battle, and pensions and other benefits will be sent to his designated heirs.
But what about the injured? If these people were willing to return eastward, he would definitely be willing to take them with him.
But after returning to the east, Zhang Zhao will face more powerful enemies, and it is estimated that he will not have too many resources to tilt towards them.
But it is different if you stay in the Fergana Basin. For example, if your leg is injured and it is difficult to walk, then Zhang Zhao can directly grant you hundreds of thousands of acres of land based on your merit, and then find a wife from the surrounding locals.
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Finally, divide the slaves captured from Tianzhu into ten or so. The life of such a big master is definitely more comfortable than following the return from the east.
Moreover, this was not Zhang Zhao’s own thought, but an injured soldier had already made this request to him.
Why do people work hard for you? Isn’t it just for the sake of food and clothing, and even glory and wealth?
Therefore, the final political structure of Fergana has almost been decided.
Since it is far away from the mainland of Khotan, only the Amo tribe and meritorious ministers in Khotan can be enfeoffed to this place. Zhang Zhao will also give up the fiefdom of Polu Prefecture and transfer the fiefdom here.
In the future politics of Khotan, there will be a pattern in which the emperor and the two kings coexist. As the monarch of Khotan, the great sage emperor will rule from Shule.
When the Crown Prince of Khotan reaches adulthood, he will receive an official title of His Royal Highness, and with this title, he will go to the Fergana Basin to take charge of the emperor's hundreds of thousands of acres of private royal estate and handle all government affairs in Fergana.
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The second king, the deputy king Zhang Zhao, will be retained. After Zhang Zhao returns to the east, he will be passed on to his designated son.
But this son and his descendants will settle in the Fergana Basin, and will serve as the largest vassal in the Fergana region besides the Emperor of Jin, assisting the crown prince in governing this place.
In other words, since Khotan is too far away to manage, it has to implement the double-headed eagle management model.
The entire Fergana Basin will be completely transformed into a true feudal model, tentatively divided into seven levels: Prince (Crown Prince) - Deputy Prince - Marquis - Bo - Amozhi - Bok - Governor.
The crown prince enjoys more than 800,000 acres of cultivated land and the corresponding fiefdoms of mountains, forests and grasslands, and the deputy prince can get 400,000 acres.
The maximum of a Hou is 80,000 acres, the maximum of a Bo is 30,000 acres, the maximum of an Amozhi is 10,000 acres, the maximum of a Burke is 5,000 acres, the maximum of a governor is 3,000 acres, and the minimum is 2,000 acres.
But this is just the size of the fiefdoms and they are not subordinate to each other. They all take orders directly from the crown prince.
Among them, vassals from the Amo tribe and above can also create their own retainers in their own land.
In addition to paying a certain amount of tribute to the Great Sage Emperor every year, they also had to obey the call of the kingdom and dispatch troops to fight with the Great Sage Emperor according to the size of their fiefdoms.
In addition to these titles, a large number of landowners with more than a thousand to several hundred acres directly belonging to the Great Sage and Emperor will also be granted. These people form the political foundation of the entire Fergana Basin.
Before the crown prince was underage, Fergana was governed by the deputy crown prince. After the crown prince came of age, the deputy crown prince returned the governance rights to the crown prince.
After the crown prince returns to his position as the successor to the Khotan Emperor, the next crown prince will be young, and the deputy crown prince will be given the power to govern.
This is a political system that is very similar to the Japanese shogunate period, especially the Tokugawa shogunate period, with many problems, flaws and hidden dangers.
But there was no way. Shule and Kesai City were too far apart, nearly two thousand miles apart, and there were snowy mountains blocking them along the way. It was impossible to establish effective rule.
The alternating governance model between the crown prince and deputy king is also very problematic. If the deputy king becomes cruel, it is not impossible to cede territory and become independent like Yu Supu.
But generally speaking, the possibility is not too high, because the entire Fergana Basin is within the small cycle from Tianzhu to Chang'an created by Zhang Zhao.
The Khotan emperor in Shule controlled a vital trade route. If the deputy king dared to rebel, he could immediately cut it off and let the merchants go to Tianzhu.
All turmoil in the world is for profit. If this king wants a large number of feudal lords below to rebel with him, how much profit will he have to give?
If you can really take out so many benefits at will, why would you need to rebel?
Of course, the most important thing is that Zhang Zhao's ultimate goal is to return to the Central Plains and build a unified dynasty.
As long as the Central Plains is unified, who will rule Fergana and even Suiye, and how the benefits will be distributed, is not a matter of a word for the Central Plains court.
At that time, the royal family of Khotan will be Zhang Zhao's son-in-law, and Vice-King Fergana and Empress Suiyeliu will be their sons. What's there to fight about?
Wouldn’t it be beneficial for everyone to go to Persia, the Great Plains of Ukraine, and Tianzhu to fish together?