The soldiers and horses who pursued and routed the enemy returned to camp one after another, taking with them a large number of prisoners.
Shao Shude stood on the watchtower and watched from a distance.
Most of the prisoners were dejected and silent.
Some people seemed to be still dissatisfied, thinking that the defeat was too unfair and did not show his strength.
This is the savage!
Shao Shude smiled. In war, one means to find ways to make the enemy uncomfortable, awkward, depressed, unable to exert all his strength, and unable to fight even 50% of the target.
These methods of reducing the enemy's condition and preventing him from displaying his true strength are called tactics of war.
Who can compete with you face to face for strength and ability to endure hardships and stand hard work? Fighting in battle is not just about exploiting strengths and avoiding weaknesses.
However, the quality of these prisoners is not bad.
Those who are hard-working, obedient, and have a spirit of bravery are actually a very good source of soldiers.
He remembered the famous Battle of Chuhedian, where 1,200 Jurchen soldiers dismounted and fought on foot, defeating 7,000 Liao soldiers. The force of the fierce attack was really good.
The Jurchen savages, because they mostly live in mountainous areas, have always been famous for their infantry fighting. They are very good infantry seeds. Even in the Houjin Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty, the infantry was very outstanding. In front of them, the Khitan and Mongolian cavalry were simply like native chickens.
Like a cork dog.
He will not release the more than 3,000 strong men who were captured. In future campaigns in the Western Regions, there will still be places for these people to work their lives. It is even possible to immigrate some of the Jurchens to the Western Regions.
The Shatuo people originally lived in the Beiting area of Anxi. They were later moved to Ganzhou and Liangzhou by the Tubo, and then fled to the Tang Dynasty. They were resettled in Fengzhou and Shengzhou, and then moved to Daibei. Now they are being moved to the Northeast by Shao Shude.
Already.
Isn't such a great move of the world and a large-scale migration of thousands of miles what kind fathers of all ethnic groups in Daxia should do?
"Your Majesty, the nobles have arrived." Chu Shenping called softly from below.
Shao Shude withdrew his gaze, went down to the watchtower, and then walked to the venue surrounded by the silver saddle warriors.
The venue is on the east bank of Meituo Lake, west of Yizhou City, near the battlefield - the east of Meituo Lake is Yizhou, Anyuan Prefecture, and the west is Tuozhou, Dongping Prefecture. This is the origin of the name of Meituo Lake.
This area was undoubtedly the territory of Russia in later generations, roughly in the Spassk area. At this time, tents had been set up, and the clan leaders presented pigs, sheep, and prey, and knelt down in the snow fearfully.
When Shao Shude arrived, under the leadership of Wan Yanxiu, the leaders of various tribes shouted in Chinese: "Long live my emperor!"
How can you be arrogant before and respectful later!
Shao Shude sighed secretly and sat on his tiger-skin chair. Xia Luqi and Zhong Yanyou stood beside him with their swords drawn.
"Everyone, get up." Shao Shude looked at the leaders of the tribes carefully and said.
The thirty surnames of Heishui Mohe are actually thirty clans, and clans are combined into tribes. The population of a single clan can vary from hundreds to thousands.
The Wanyan clan should be a relatively strong clan, and so is the Wuyan clan. Comparatively speaking, clans such as Tudan and Adie are much weaker. But regardless of strength, the economic conditions of the clan leaders should be good -
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Wearing a helmet, long boots, and fur clothing.
There are patterns on the fur coat, and there are shawls on the shoulders. The shawls are very long and extend to the wrists.
The texture of the fur clothing, if he read it correctly, should be mainly mink or green mouse skin, with occasional fox raccoon skin and lamb skin.
The leaders are all quite rich! The power of the Bohai Sea is declining, and the squeeze is not harsh enough. Everyone has a small amount of savings, so that's okay.
Behind the leaders were some followers, who must be tribal warriors.
Shao Shude took a look and saw that most of them were wearing deer-like leather jackets and leather trousers.
Combined with what we see on the battlefield, ordinary Jurchens wear clothes and pants made of the skins of cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, cats and dogs, and fish and snakes.
Well, the leaders wear mink skins, the "middle class" wear deer skins, ordinary people wear sheepskin, pigskin, and dog skin coats, and the poorest wear fish skins. The classes are clearly defined - it seems that even among the wild Jurchen tribe,
"Fish-skin tartars" are also cannon fodder at the lowest level, Sudras are undoubtedly the ones at the bottom.
"It's freezing cold, so I don't have much to say. I'll only talk about three things today." Shao Shude cleared his throat and said.
Everyone held their breath and concentrated.
"I invite you to go south to attack the Bohai Sea. It's good that you are here." Shao Shude said: "If you just plunder some property and then retreat, I won't bother to say anything. But you should never do it. You should not want to occupy the iron."
Lifu, Dongpingfu, and Anyuanfu did not leave, and even encouraged the Mohe who moved in to cause chaos. This is your crime. I have always been open-minded. I will reward you for your merits and punish you for your mistakes. If you have merits, you can be rewarded. The looted wealth will be rewarded.
I won't ask you to take the goods back, you can just take them home. But if you have done something wrong, you will be punished. I want to take the people captured on the battlefield to Shenzhou. In addition, Blackwater Thirty
I still need to fine three thousand people, do you have any objections?"
This was quite a severe punishment. When the leaders of the clans heard this, their eyesight went dark and they almost fainted. But now they are trapped in Xizhou, like hostages. They can do whatever they say, so can they still resist?
"No objection."
"I admit it."
"Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
The leaders had grim faces and bleeding hearts.
Shao Shude chuckled.
The Jurchen population is not large. Historically, during the Liao Kingdom, there were no more than 100,000 Jurchen households. Even if one household had a slightly larger population, the total population would be less than one million, and most likely only a few hundred thousand.
In this time and space, the thirty surnames of Heishui who have not yet taken advantage of the weakening of the Bohai Sea to go south to encroach on their territory are cramped on both sides of the Heilongjiang River. Only one hundred thousand people can survive. If you can pull out thirty thousand men, you are considered powerful. This time six people were taken away.
Seven thousand, and several thousand died on the battlefield. At least one third of the strength was gone. I don’t know how long it will take to recover.
As for eradicating everything, that is really not possible.
Look at where people live:
1. Tongjiang, Heilongjiang in the Khabarovsk area, and both sides of the Songhua River.
2. The mountains and plains north and west of Jiamusi and south of Heilongjiang.
Third, the Great Northern Wilderness in the Daqing area is connected to the boundary of Shiwei people.
4. The mountains and river valleys in Russia north of Heilongjiang.
5. The Sikhote Mountains in Russia and the coast of the Sea of Japan.
The Jurchens involved in the fourth and fifth chapters are not the Five Blackwater Tribes, but the Kushuo tribes that once relied on them. Mogo, Simu and other vassal tribes are not the Blackwater Thirty.
These are five large residential areas, and there are many scattered ones. It can be seen that they are very scattered, the terrain is complex, and the weather is cold. Many tribes did not come this time because they were too far away. If they were to be eliminated one by one,
Not to mention that the weather is not suitable at this time, even if it is, the cost is too high and not worth it.
In fact, the Bohai people are doing the right thing. The location of their border wall is very reasonable. Even though there are some relatively wealthy plains outside the border wall, there are not many, so they can effectively control their population - population.
Reproduction requires resources, and the space is so large that there are actually only a few people who can feed it.
Do not let them enter a warm place, this is the principle. Therefore, Shao Shude took advantage of the situation and put forward the second article.
"Secondly, the border wall of the Bohai Kingdom is the boundary between Daxia and you, and you are not allowed to cross it without authorization." Shao Shude said: "But don't give up on yourself, the Blackwater tribes are also the people of Daxia, and they are also my pure sons.
.I want to set up the five states of Tieli, Baolu, Tongjiang, Heishui, Jinghai, Xuer and other local officials hereditary, but they are not allowed to annex each other. It should be for the good of the world. Every year after autumn and before the first day of the new year, all tribes need to
Go to Yonghe Palace, Yongning Palace, and Yongding Palace to pay tribute and trade with each other."
The Yonghe Palace has been established, and it was the pasture of the Shatuo tribe in Zhenlai County in later generations.
Yongning Palace and Yongding Palace will be the pastures of Sage and Anqing. There is no time this year and Bohai people will be recruited to build them next year. In principle, one will be located in the lower reaches of the Songhua River and the other will be located in the Ussuri River Basin.
The only problem is that the Shatuo tribe originally lived in Daibei, which is very close to the Central Plains, and most of them don't want to live in such a desolate place. There is nothing here, they are so poor that even if they have money, they can't buy anything.
It is impossible not to feel resentful.
Shao Shude had received a secret report from Shi Jiantang before. Sergeant Shatuo had many complaints and many people requested to return to Hedong to live.
This call must be seriously considered.
The Hexi area where the Shatuo people first stayed was not rich either, and it was even worse than before after being harmed by Tibet. If we really want to compare it, it is not necessarily much better than Yongning Palace and Yongding Palace, which are backed by the Bohai Kingdom, but the problem is
, they have lived a good life, but they may not be happy to live a hard life again.
Shao Shude thought about it over and over again, and decided to take a multi-pronged approach to provide benefits - everyone is already guarding the border for you, so why don't you have a support policy?
The support policy is one in terms of money, and the other is promotion channels, and they must be taken into consideration. The specific details need to be thought about again. After all, if one of them is not done well, it will be ridiculous to cause an uprising in the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
In addition, the Liaodong Road must be developed well. The Bohai Kingdom itself has more than one million people, and a large number of Han people will immigrate here. After decades of steady development, and the population grows, the life of these two border palaces and ranches will not be so difficult.
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Of course, the most important thing is for future generations to keep a clear head. Don't be fooled into abolishing many of the preferential treatment policies he established. Otherwise, the Shatuo people will merge with the Jurchens.
Alas, in the classical era, it was really difficult to maintain a huge territory, and I always felt like I was setting the stage for future generations. But it was impossible to cover everything, and it was impossible to be perfect. The wisdom of future generations sounds a bit irresponsible, but
Sometimes it's really important.
"Do you have any objection to this?" After finishing speaking, Shao Shude looked at everyone and asked.
"No objection." What opinions can anyone have?
The hereditary system of native officials is actually a good thing. Although it may not be strictly enforced, it is better than nothing.
Mutual trading is what they urgently need, and only fools don't want it.
As for paying tribute, it was done when the Bohai Sea was strong. They even built many dog sledge stations leading to both sides of the Blackwater. From time to time, arrogant "angels" came over to collect additional taxes and even people.
"The third thing is that each clan takes turns sending out their sons and nephews to stay in the two inner guards in Luoyang for a period of two years." Shao Shude said again.
"No objection." This time, the clan leaders agreed without waiting for Shao Shude to ask.
This is also a good thing.
When your nephews join the Luoyang palace, they say they are serving as guards, but they actually give you a chance to be promoted. Even if you can't become an official, you can still receive many rewards during the two-year residence period, and your status will be improved after you return to the tribe.
The saints of Daxia are still very particular and know how to give opportunities to poor people in remote areas. Moreover, looking at the fierce appearance of the Daxia Dynasty, there are probably not many good people in the entire court from top to bottom, and various wars will be inevitable in the future. Those who go to Luoyang
The younger generation will definitely seize the opportunity and work hard to gain a position. After all, compared to the people in the Central Plains, their lives are very difficult and their channels for advancement are narrow. It is impossible not to work hard.
"Since we have all agreed, we must abide by it. If anyone goes back on his word, we will punish him together, and I will also send a large army to suppress him." After Shao Shude finished speaking, his tone softened and he said with a smile: "The Bohai people will oppress you, but I will not do it in the future."
Let's all live a good life, and be harmonious and beautiful, isn't it? Drink wine and eat meat!"
"The saint is wise." Everyone shouted and fell to the ground.
It happened that the snow stopped at this time, so wine and food were placed in the open air, and everyone sat around the bonfire.
Fried rice, steamed cakes, Hu cakes, soup cakes, meat cakes, sponge cakes and rice porridge filled the blanket.
Wine, fruit wine, rice wine and spirits are all available.
Newly hooked crucian carp, sturgeon presented by Jurchens, pickled salamander caught in the sea, beef and mutton, black pork, venison, etc...
After the banquet started, Shao Shude secretly observed the expressions of the Jurchen clan leaders and found that they were very happy and laughing while drinking and eating meat, which made him a little confused.
I just killed thousands of you and there is no reaction?
Even if they were too frightened by the military power to make a sad gesture, they wouldn't be so cheerful, right? It didn't look like they were acting. These rough guys didn't have this kind of civility or acting skills.
Could it be that the harsh living environment in the Blackwater area has long made these people indifferent to life and death? Or are the clan leaders more like politicians and not so sad about the deaths and injuries of their clan members?
While he was daydreaming, Wan Yanxiu stood up and left the table, danced in the open space, and everyone clapped hands.
Two Jurchen girls carried the newly prepared food, knelt down beside Shao Shude, and raised it high to offer it.
The leaders' eyes turned around involuntarily.
Shao Shude looked at it, chuckled, grabbed the dried rabbit, stuffed it into his mouth, and started chewing.
Everyone was a little moved and applauded one after another.
Dried raw rabbit is one of the traditional Jurchen foods, and outsiders are generally not used to it. In addition, this is food brought by the Wanyan family, and the Great Xia sage ate it without changing his expression. His courage is indeed different from ordinary people.
Wanyanxiu also came over, prostrated himself with sincerity, and said: "Long live my emperor!"
At his signal, the two girls stepped forward, one from the left and the other from the right, and hugged Shao Shude's arms, blushing beyond measure.
Shao Shude laughed.
Jurchen women were just like that. They were not ugly, but they were exposed to the weather. How could they be so beautiful? They still had a strong smell that could be smelled from afar, but he still accepted it. It would be better to go back and work as a palace servant.
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Seeing this, Wu Yanyi also stood up and danced for a while.
In the middle of the dance, the same two girls came over with blushing faces and presented them with a bowl of freshly made food.
Shao Shude controlled his facial muscles with force, fixed his smile, reached out and grabbed a piece of raw deer tongue, dipped it in the sauce in the basin, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it slowly.
After Wu Yan finished dancing, he came forward to prostrate himself and shouted: "Long live my emperor!"
The two girls threw themselves into Shao Shude's arms and pushed the Wanyan woman aside, making them look at each other angrily.
Seeing that someone was about to dance again, Shao Shude couldn't stand it any longer. He kept signaling with his eyes that the Luoyan Army's envoy Shulu Porun immediately stood up, danced, and sang in Khitan, mixed with Chinese:
"The night banquet was extravagant and the ministers paid homage to the baptism (received the gift),"
"The two sides are in conflict (good communication) and the relationship is difficult (heavy)."
"Weichen Yalu (wow dance) and wish Ruotong (blessing),"
"The iron pendulum of Shengshou (Song Gao) can be extremely (Wuji)."
Shao Shude smiled while stroking his hands, picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, suppressing the churning in his stomach.
Damn it, uncle, who dares to serve dark cuisine again? I’m really going to fall out!
After finishing singing and dancing, Shulu Porun fell to the ground and said: "Long live my emperor!"
Next, the leaders performed dances one by one. After dancing, they all bowed down to express their submission.
Fortunately, the food is relatively normal: milk porridge, pickled fish, barbecue, mutton cakes, etc.
After everyone finished dancing, Shao Shude also laughed loudly, took off his black lambskin coat, stood up and left the table.
As the Kansai Dance King came on stage, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
Dancing left and right, the bright and intense Hu Xuan Dance shines brightly in the night. The dance postures taught by Xiao Wanniang herself are also very good, but there is no enchanting meaning, and it is full of masculine meaning of killing old men on the field.
After the dance, the whole audience was in awe, and then cheers broke out. Everyone fell to the ground: "Long live my emperor!"
Cai Songyang, the envoy of the Tiande Army, and Fu Cunchen, the envoy of the Tielin Army, looked at each other in the distance and smiled.
Is there any emperor of the Central Plains who is so mingling with the barbarians?