It was sunny on November 15th, the thirteenth year of Jianji.
At the meeting of the Shuowang Dynasty, someone proposed to kill the false emperor Zheng Renmin because this man was extremely dishonest. He acted coquettishly and cried in Lushui, which caused turmoil in Yunnan.
Some people even blamed Zhao Cuo for his surrender and rebellion.
Some people in the Tonghai Dudu Mansion rebelled in the name of the puppet emperor, which led Yan King Shao Mingyi to personally command the Longhu Army to put down the rebellion.
Shao Shude was also very angry when he heard this.
It’s just that Zheng Renmin doesn’t have a wife, otherwise I’ll let you know. But he still has a mother. No matter how old or ugly he is, he still has to make your mother’s belly bigger.
After the court meeting, he met with the monarchs and ministers of Changhe Kingdom in Dongneiyuan.
The first to come forward to pay homage were the Gao family, the Zhao family, the Yang family, the Dong family, the Duan family and other great barbarians from the West Erhe River.
In fact, in terms of pure strength, these so-called barbarian leaders may not be able to rank higher in Nanzhao than Changhe. Some of the barbarian leaders in Shanchan Mansion, Tonghai Dudu Mansion, and Yinsheng Town can mobilize Ding Zhuang.
The number actually exceeds theirs.
Even if you are not as powerful individually, together they can easily crush you with their numbers.
But after all, Nanzhao and Changhe were countries with laws, not Caotai groups. The Xi'er River tribes lived near Dali, and were often recruited by their leaders to recruit soldiers and grain. Over time, many people entered the system.
In fact, they use tribes as their backing and use their official positions within the system to exert influence and leverage the power of the entire country, which is unmatched by other tribal leaders.
"All the ministers are descendants of the large Miao tribes in the Central Plains. Now that they have entered the capital, they will be busy doing things in the future. Don't think too much about it." Shao Shude first asked someone to give them a list of rewards and items, and then said: "The tribes in the West Erhe River are still here.
Live in the old place and wait for orders from the imperial court."
"I obey the decree." Everyone responded in unison.
A total of more than ten people from the five major clans came, and they were all assigned official positions.
The highest ranking person is Yang Qianzhen, the former Dongchuan Jiedushi, who was appointed as a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, and his younger brother Yang Zhao was appointed as Guanglu Cheng.
Dong Jialuo, who has the lowest rank, is the imperial censor in the palace.
All of them are officials in the capital, and the whole family has moved here. From now on, they will work for the imperial court honestly. Although they may not be able to get promoted in this life due to their background, it is not difficult to lay a good foundation for the next generation.
Since the Tang Dynasty, there has been no discrimination against Tibetan people.
Liu Chongwang, who was born in the Liu family of the Xiongnu, could be the prime minister, Duan Wenchang, who was born in the Duan family of Xianbei, could be the prime minister, and Bai Minzhong, who was born in the Bai family of Qiuci, could be the prime minister. Of course, they, the descendants of the Bai Barbarians, could also be the prime minister.
What's more, they are not barbarians, but "serious" descendants of prominent families in the Central Plains. A brand new genealogy is there.
Before leaving, King Yan personally implemented it and gave them a good publicity in Dali. Now everyone knows that these five families are originally from Han Chinese families - whether they believe it or not.
After arriving in the capital, the saint also rewarded various items. The gift list was just money, silk, gold and silverware, but whale oil candles, whale skin boots, and mink fur coats were rare items. Everyone was even rewarded with one.
A four-wheeled carriage...
Of course everyone knows that even saints are not at a disadvantage.
Putting aside the various handicrafts and gold and silverware in the palace, there are more than 500,000 pieces of silk cloth brought out from the treasury in the two capitals and alleys, and there are more than 200,000 pieces of copper coins minted by the Changhe State. , 150,000 pieces of silkworm silk.
Quilted cloth is a high-priced commodity in the Central Plains. Even if the price is destined to plummet, it is at least worth more than a piece of silk, right? People in the Central Plains may not like silkworm silk, but selling it at a discount is not a problem. In short, this one makes a lot of money After the military rewards are distributed, there is still a lot left over, which can be transported back to the country to replenish the treasury.
No wonder everyone likes to destroy the country, it is so satisfying to get such a huge one-time income.
"Your Majesty, I also have gifts to offer." Seeing that the saint had nothing to say, Yang Qianzhen stepped forward to report.
Shao Shude looked at Han Quanhui.
Han Quanhui signaled with his eyes, and Xiao Huangmen immediately presented the gift.
They were just ordinary gifts. Shao Shude focused on the "living things": a few horses.
"Your Majesty, this is a Ba Dian horse." Yang Qianzhen introduced: "During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Yunnan horses entered the Central Plains in large numbers. Rong, the king of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, rode a Ba Dian horse. Emperor Ming of the Eastern Jin Dynasty also rode a Ba Dian horse to visit the king. The reality of the Dun military camp."
"Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong (today's Qujing, Zhaotong) and 'gave out gold, silver and red lacquer, cattle and war horses for the military and state use'." Shao Shude said: "The Ba Dian horses gave the Shu Han a lot of help."
This kind of horse is short in stature and is actually not very popular with him.
But all animals and plants in nature are useful. He thought of a later-generation Bulgarian horse called "Rascheck". This kind of horse has nothing else but is good at walking in the mountains. It is very good at walking in the mountains of Southeast Europe. It is stable and far better than other horses, so it became one of the standard horses of the Ottoman Empire army.
These horse breeds have undergone natural selection by the environment, and the genetic resources they carry are useful.
"Give it to Sinong Temple and see if it can be cultivated." Shao Shude ordered.
"According to the order." Han Quanjie asked someone to lead the horse away.
"What's the name of this horse?" Shao Shude asked.
"Yueyang horses are produced in Yongchang Town. Since Nanzhao, Dianchi Lake and Yongchang are the two major horse-producing areas, especially the latter." Yang Qianzhen introduced: "The horses in Dianchi Lake and Yongchang are left in the wild and are not kept in stables. .There is an order in the country that every year Yongchang selects hundreds of horses to go to Dali. They feed them with rice porridge juice within three years. They will be a little older in four or five years, and they will be mature in six or seven years. The horses with this feeding method have high tails and are especially good. He gallops and travels hundreds of miles a day."
A Yue Zhi horse is a Teng Chong horse.
Shao Shude was a little emotional after hearing this. Nanzhao's horse breeding is quite scientific, and he is not willing to spend money.
He once read the classics of the Tang Dynasty and learned that there were many horses in Nanzhao, so the trend of horseback riding was prevalent. The soldiers and horsemen of the government prepared their own horses and armor, and practiced horseback riding skills in the villages during their leisure time.
There is also "Wangju Ziman", "Men and women are brave and agile, ride without a saddle, make good use of spears and swords, and ride like gods" - "Riding without a saddle" has very high requirements for riding skills, and not everyone can do it. It can be done.
In the 10th year of Zhenyuan (794) of Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, Yimouxun paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty "the most valuable things of the land" and Yue Ma "prepared armored horses".
Jia Ma is Nanzhao's name for war horses that are fully armored. When a knight puts on armor, he becomes an armored horse, and Nanzhao did have a certain number of armored cavalry.
Genuine scabbards and armored cavalry were all donated to the Tang Dynasty. They were much more generous than those countries in the Western Regions. Nanzhao was still rich!
"I am recruiting two thousand Juzimen. Have they all come to Beijing?" Shao Shude asked.
"Everyone is here, stationed at Zhongwei Bridge." Han Quan said.
Wangju Ziman is the most capable unit in Nanzhao, and they are used as vanguards and dead soldiers every time. Zheng Renmin recruits them to serve as guards, which is really a fool's errand.
After the Changhe Kingdom was pacified, Shaoshu Dezheng sent 2,000 Juziman troops to Beijing to prepare for the Western Expedition. They are now in place.
This is the capital of a great emperor.
He remembered that later Manchu and Qing dynasties conquered Burma and mobilized Eight Banners soldiers from Beijing, Eight Banners soldiers outside the Pass, Sauron soldiers, Mongolian soldiers, Fujian Tengpai soldiers, Sichuan green battalions, Yunnan soldiers, local chieftain soldiers, etc. It was almost a hodgepodge.
When he conquered the Western Regions, he included the Luoyang Forbidden Army, the Mohe, Jurchen, Khitan, and Uighur soldiers, the slave bodyguards, the inner vassal tribesmen, the Qibei tribesmen, the Han Dynasty soldiers from Henan, Longbo, and now Yunnan barbarians.
soldiers.
Li Shimin could send people from the Indus River to conquer Goguryeo, so naturally I could also send savages from the Northeast and Yunnan to conquer the Western Regions.
This is the true common master of the world.
"I hope Ju Ziman will be incorporated into the Fengguo army and become a capital of his own. If you have a minister who can give you food, wine, meat, and rewards, you will go into battle. Don't be indebted in this regard," Shao Shude ordered.
"According to the order." Han Quanjie responded - this matter is under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, he is just a messenger.
Shao Shude looked at the other gifts casually.
In fact, they are not very valuable, they are just local specialties, such as the red cane which is relatively popular in the Central Plains.
There is a line in Bai Juyi's poem "Red Cane" that "volcanoes grow far away, and the water of Lulu brings new ones", which already explains the origin of this red cane: Yongchang.
There are many bamboos in Baoshan and Tengchong areas. There is purple rattan bamboo, which is actually a kind of rattan. After peeling, the whole body is purplish red and roasted by fire. The end near the root is bent into a staff head, and patterns are carved on it, making it look like a cane.
piece of handicraft.
There is also Tonghua cloth, which is a kind of shrub woody kapok produced in Gaoligong Mountain. It is woven into cloth and sold in the Central Plains.
In Yinsheng, Tuonan and other places, "the Tibetan barbarians do not raise silkworms, but collect the seeds of the Salha tree, break their shells, and make the middle white as catkins and silk, spin them into squares, and cut them into cage sections."
It's actually kapok.
In the Nujiang River Valley at the foot of Gaoligong Mountain, some barbarians picked Panzhihua cloth to weave, but the velvet was short and mainly made into pillows and mattresses. They also donated a batch this time.
In addition, there are dried lychees, dried coconuts, betel nuts and other items, all of which are small items - there are coconuts in Yunnan. When Zhuge Liang was conquering the Southern Barbarians, he saw coconut trees and ordered the sergeants to cut them down, "Don't let the small country have foreign objects and eat more."
Angry."
If Shao Shude wants to eat coconuts, he can actually do it.
This stuff lasts much longer than lychees. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had to rush 700 miles to deliver it to the capital, but coconuts didn’t even need 500 miles to rush.
It's just that he doesn't want to do it for the time being, but he can try it if he has the opportunity in the future. The worst he can do is get sprayed by the ministers. Occasionally once or twice, he can still bear it.
Finally, there are some gifts, placed together with small crafts, which are obviously not very expensive.
Shao Shude looked at it thoughtfully, because it was jade jewelry and should have come from Lishui Town, Nanzhao.
Do you want to bring goods again? Artificially increase their value?
Shao Shude decided to think carefully and formulate a relatively comprehensive plan as much as possible. After all, he brought so much goods, and he didn't miss out on jade.
After the Yang family, Duan family, Dong family and other five families left, Shao Shude looked at Zheng Renmin, whose lips were blue from the cold.
"A piece of mink fur." He waved his hand and ordered.
"Thank... thank you for the reward, Your Majesty." Zheng Renmin lowered his head and said with difficulty.
Shao Shude looked at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said: "You are like this, and you still want to marry my tiger girl?"
Zheng Renmin's face turned red and he said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
In fact, he is in danger now.
In ancient times, after a country was destroyed, in order to maintain local stability, they would win over the local big families and grant them official titles to stabilize people's hearts. However, the fate of the king was generally not good. Whether he lived or died, it all depended on the mood of the victor.
In short, the targets of the united war after the destruction of the country are the ministers, not the monarch.
"When we crossed the Lu River, you caused me a lot of trouble..." Shao Shude said: "When we arrived at Yazhou, did you write a few poems? The poems were full of resentment. You made it difficult for me.
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"Please forgive me, Your Majesty," Zheng Renmin sobbed.
"That's all, I didn't even kill the former Emperor Tang Xun, so I don't bother to care about you." Shao Shude said: "Same as Dazhuan, I will grant you the position of Zhongsan doctor, give you a mansion, and keep Dazhuan company."
A Zhongsan doctor is a regular official of the fifth rank, not a ministerial official. He just receives a salary.
But to be honest, he was still very kind. Only then did Zheng Renmin's heart fall back into his stomach, and he kowtowed: "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."
"While I'm in Beijing, I'll do my duty." Shao Shude waved his hand to ask him to leave.