On November 25, the Holy Emperor arrived at Kucha, but had to stop here because of bad weather.
On the way, he issued an edict to the world: Change the Yuan Dynasty to Tongguang, and make next year (916) the first year of Tongguang. The reason is that he has recovered the largest territory of the ancient Central Plains dynasty, and even exceeded it.
Especially in Liaodong, the actual control area has greatly increased, which has never happened since ancient times.
Originally there was no road, but when more people walked on it, it became a road.
At first, Liaodong was all populated by barbarians. During the Warring States Period, the Yan State began to develop, and then successive generations continued to do so. During this period, there were some regressions, but the overall situation stabilized.
Shao Shude also developed the northern half of Liaoning this time.
He is a worthy pioneer.
If the imperial court after the Great Xia still thought that the northern half of Liaodong could be ruled by Jisi, it would be wrong.
It doesn't matter if there is no way, someone has already helped you find the way, and there will be no excuses for future generations.
The town of Kucha was captured last year. Due to the plunder of the Khotanese and the subsequent large-scale vendetta launched by the Long family, even taking into account the clearing out of local registered residences that were not reported, the population of Kucha still fell below
forty thousand.
One year later, there were only 400 immigrants organized by the imperial court, half from the exiled Huainan rebels and their families, and half from the captured Bakhna craftsmen. As of this year, there are only more than 9,600 households in Qiuci Town, with a population of more than 39,000.
The population of more than 200,000 during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was hard to compare.
It is a pity that the central capital city of the four towns in Anxi in the former Tang Dynasty fell to this point after 160 years of ups and downs.
Compared with Qiuci, Yanqi Prefecture in the north is much more prosperous.
After one year of rectification, Yanqi's registered household population has reached more than 10,500 households and more than 51,500 people. There are also 2,000 Fubing households, and together with its vassal population, the number is about 40,000.
Basically, Yanqi already has the most registered households among all the prefectures and military towns in Anxi Province.
Shao Shude summoned Ogurchak and his son here.
"If you have such a talented person, why not come back to Luoyang with me?" Shao Shude said while sitting on the tower, looking at the snow-covered land, woods, and rivers.
Ogurchak opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.
Dunyu was also a little downcast.
The father and son have been really unlucky in the past year. First, they were betrayed by Satuk, the man who killed a thousand swords, and lost Karasha, and then they never got it back, and it is impossible to get it back.
Then he robbed Persia. Because he was too greedy, when he was enjoying the robbery, he was bitten hard by others and lost some of his men.
Finally, a Persian force moved northward with the intention of regaining the lost territory.
The young prince Shao Siwu sent someone to tell them that they were about to retreat, but the father and son wanted to get some benefits back because they had lost face before, but they were hit hard again.
The Turks, Geluolu and other tribes are no longer very obedient. For the male camel king, this is very fatal.
The grasslands are different from the Central Plains.
Even if the emperor of the Central Plains had little prestige, was even dissolute and rebellious, he might still be able to rely on the system to remain on the throne.
But what the Great Khan of the Grassland only has is a face, or prestige. Without this thing, his orders would not be smooth.
Ogurchak's prestige had fallen to the bottom. At this time, faced with the Supreme Khan's question, he did not have the courage to refuse.
"After returning to Luoyang, let's take a good walk, see and learn. Dunyu will be eighteen years old after the Chinese New Year, right? I will be your guarantee and arrange a good marriage for him. In two years, he can return to Balasagun
." Shao Shude cast his eyes on Dun Yu and asked: "What do you think?"
"I would like to return to Luoyang with Your Majesty." Dun Yu lowered his head and said.
He originally had a wife, but - well, he didn't say anything.
"Ogulqiak, I now officially canonize you as the loyal and obedient Suiye King, commanding the Uighur, Turk, Geluolu, Shatuo, and Yangmo tribes in the Suiye River Basin." Shao Shude said: "Guard the Western Fan for me.
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"I obey the order." After sighing silently in his heart, Ogurchak bent his knees and knelt on the ground with difficulty and said.
Shao Shude laughed loudly, helped him up, and said: "Since we are divided into monarchs and ministers, it is hard for me to do without the greeting ceremony. In the new year, I will send a group of officials to the west to help you straighten out the internal affairs. Balasa Gon looks like that
, you must also feel that something is wrong, right? If Persia comes with an overwhelming power, it will definitely not work as it is now."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Ogulchak knelt down again.
"No need to be polite." Shao Shude clapped his hands, and the palace officials quickly brought the table and served delicious food and wine.
Shao Shu pulled the father and son to sit down, drinking and enjoying the snow scenery.
"The city of Julan was taken away by Persia. It doesn't matter. It's just a ruined place. Sooner or later it will become your pasture." Shao Shude said: "You don't want to fight too much with Persia now. You should focus on straightening out the internal affairs. My son is here
Farming and animal husbandry in the Yinli Valley, your two families can exchange what they need and help each other. Don't have any extra thoughts over the Rehai Turks. Bassaigan is my imperial governor of Rehai, and Sunong is Rehai Prefecture.
Governor, they will no longer listen to you, but they will obey the court's orders and work with your troops to fight against Persia."
It is said that after more than a year of rectification, three forces have been roughly formed in this area.
One is the remnants of the Great Uighur Kingdom of King Gong Tuo.
Shao Shude estimates that the population he can firmly control now may be less than 100,000. Even including the many slaves captured this year, there are probably only more than 100,000 people, mainly nomadic, supplemented by farming, with the core in Balasa
Gon.
The second is the Rehai Turks.
This force is even more powerful than Ogurchak, with approximately 200,000 people, including farmers and herders.
The third one is Shao Shude’s eldest son, King Zhao Shao Siwu.
This year he grabbed a lot of loot, probably more than 40,000 Persian, Turkic, and Sogdian slaves, including many craftsmen.
His core force is the Tianwu Army's more than 10,000 soldiers.
This force seems to be the weakest, but with Shao Shude's support, it will develop very quickly.
Shao Shude heard the report from his eldest son. He planned to implement the military system and work both herding and farming in the Yinli Valley.
According to the latest plan, eight counties are to be established.
After Shao Shude read it, he personally gave the county names: Yinli, Gongyue, Huiyuan, Suiding, Chenghua, Zhaosu, Gongchen and Chunji.
Yinli County is now Yinning City.
Gongyue County is located in the north of today's Yinning County.
Huiyuan County was later located in Huocheng County.
Suiding County is located near present-day Zarkent, Kazakhstan.
Chenghua County is located in the Baltau Sea area, near present-day Chilik, Kazakhstan. In ancient times, it was a pasture for the Yuezhi people with rich water and grass. Later generations built a canal here to transport water to Almaty.
Zhaosu County is today's Zhaosu County.
Gongchen County is located in the area of Tanken Town in later Kazakhstan. The Kegen River passes through this place and merges into the Chalun River, a tributary of the Yinli River. The river bed is very wide and flat, with winding channels, sparkling water, lush vegetation on both sides, and fat cattle and sheep.
A large number of Xiongnu tombs have been unearthed in later generations.
Chunji County, later known as Chunjia in Kazakhstan, is located in the Chalin River Basin. In the Qing Dynasty, a checkpoint was set up to station Solon soldiers.
These eight counties are also divided into functions.
Among them, the five counties of Yinli, Gongyue, Huiyuan, Zhaosu and Suiding will house all the soldiers and their tribes, with 3,000 people in one county, both farming and animal husbandry, and farming will be the main focus.
Chenghua, Gongchen, and Chunji counties are located near the entrance to the western half of the river valley and will serve as pastures and buffer zones for the agricultural areas behind them.
If the entire eight counties in the Yinli River Valley are managed well, they can support hundreds of thousands of people. And with the backing of a big country, they will have a solid foundation.
The confluence of these three forces, with Daxia's central support or even direct troops to help, can serve as a buffer zone on the northwest side of Anxi Road.
The Turkic and Yangmo tribes that Shao Shude collected in the Fergana Basin will serve as a buffer zone on the southwest side - they were severely attacked by Persia recently and fled to the mountains to the north.
"I wonder if Daxia will directly send troops?" After correcting his mentality, Ogulchak asked directly without risking his life.
When he was in Shule, he couldn't make up his mind to attack his nephew, hesitant and hesitant. But after his nephew took action first, he was very decisive and finally escaped, ran back to Balashagon, and reunited his old troops.
At this time, he was a little reluctant to completely surrender to Daxia at first, and still retained a trace of ridiculous self-esteem. But after making up his mind, he was extremely decisive and immediately started thinking about the future.
"Natural." Shao Shude said.
Atie's two daughters came over carrying wine and snacks.
Shao Shude held them in his arms and said, "Why don't you say hello to your uncle and cousin?"
The two girls' faces were a little red and their eyes were a little evasive, but they still saluted together and called someone.
Ogurchak, Dunyu and his son were a little embarrassed. They subconsciously touched their pockets, took out some small gifts, and gave them to their nieces and nephews.
After the two girls thanked him, they poured wine aside.
Shao Shude's eyes turned to the outside.
In the snow outside Kucha City, a temporary market has been opened.
Before the snow fell, the Rehai Turks brought a large number of slaves here to do business with merchants from the Central Plains.
Under the stimulation of money, everyone was not afraid of the cold, foaming at the mouth, and bargaining.
The merchants in the Central Plains commented on each slave, saying they disliked this or that.
The Turks are picky about the goods they bring, and they love and hate them - the goods from the Central Plains are good, but too expensive.
When Ogurchak and his son arrived in Kucha, they also brought a considerable number of slaves with them, which would join the market, greatly impacting the price and making the Turks look at them with anger.
During the pre-Tang Dynasty, wealthy families in the Central Plains liked to buy slaves, mainly from prisoners captured in battles. For example, when the government troops attacked Goguryeo, slaves captured might not be kept for their own use, but were more likely to be sold.
There are also slaves from the Western Regions, even Kunlun slaves.
What a sinful and prosperous market.
This time, the number of slaves flowing into the market was very large, and the supply of goods had never been so abundant.
Nowadays, the use of coal in the mainland is increasing year by year, and coal mines are opening one after another. Strong slaves are very popular, and there is no need to worry about being sold.
As for those female slaves, they are even more marketable.
Many men struggle and struggle, but don't they just live and die for X? Exotic white female slaves, if they are outstandingly beautiful, can even be sold for hundreds of dollars in Luoyang, and there are many people who are willing to spend a lot of money for it.
Looking at the heated scene outside, Shao Shude felt slightly embarrassed.
A dignified time traveler still buys and sells slaves. Is this turning back the clock on history?
"Starting from next year, King Suiye will have to come to Shule in person every year to report on military and state affairs." Shao Shude withdrew his gaze, looked at Ogurchak, and said: "Every year, a high-level envoy is sent to the court, at least the special service level.
Yes, attend the Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting."
"You choose a group of the sons of various chiefs and tycoons. Let's decide on forty of them, and they will be assigned to study at the Imperial College in Chang'an, Luoyang, Peiping, and Jiangning."
"Balashagon built a Tongguang Temple, allocated land, and slaves. Don't worry, this temple can support at most a thousand monks and soldiers. At the beginning, there may only be more than a hundred."
"Built a memorial hall in Luoyang."
"I will send people to help you take care of all the agricultural, industrial, commercial and financial affairs. From now on, the official positions of the left and right of these positions will be filled by officials sent by the imperial court. You are not good at this."
"Among the outstanding civil and military officers of Balashagon, several are regularly recommended to serve in the imperial court."
"Allocate wasteland on the outskirts of the city and build a military city to prepare for emergencies."
Ogurchak's face turned earth-colored upon hearing this, and his control of force was a bit like what the Tang Dynasty did to Khotan, Qiuci and other countries.
But he had no choice. The Persians would not let him go now. The Rehai Turks and the little prince were behind him. It was difficult to do anything.
This is the price of accepting canonization.
The canonization of the Central Plains imperial court has always been divided into three, six or nine levels.
Some just give them a piece of paper and don't care about anything. The chief never even sends anyone to the capital.
Some don't care much about it, and have envoys go to the capital regularly or irregularly.
Some are more tightly controlled and may have troops stationed there.
The influence of this garrison is too great. The power of the monarch comes from the crowd. He needs the support of civil and military officials, local powerful people, chiefs and chiefs. Will these people not be affected? Definitely.
Furthermore, if they had the opportunity to work in Luoyang, do you think they would have different thoughts?
Ogulchak was not an ignorant person. He knew that the former Tang Dynasty often recruited officials from the Jiedushi shogunate to enter the court. Who knows what position these officials had for themselves.
The Supreme Khan basically used the methods used by the former Tang Dynasty to deal with the governors of the feudal towns, and even went a step further. It was incredible!
However, think on the bright side in everything.
Ogurchak sighed. Now that things have happened, what can be done? At least, the position of their Yao Luo Ge family seems to be stable.
Daxia is indeed controlling them, but it is also protecting them.
