Shao Shude looked at the map drawn by calligraphers and calligraphers overnight, feeling satisfied.
Another big piece!
The Qaidam Basin, Tarim Basin, Junggar Basin, Yinli River Valley and even parts of Central Asia in the west are all included.
An empire in the feudal era could not have strong control over every place.
As for control, to put it bluntly, it is the human heart.
In places with the same species and culture as the core territory, people's hearts are relatively stable.
It is not a land of different ethnic groups with the same species and the same culture, so people's hearts are much different.
Either you conquer them militarily and then force them to assimilate, which is equivalent to building a core.
If you can't do it or it's not worth paying the price, there is another advantage in ancient times, that is, the people are not enlightened. People of foreign races listen to their leaders and nobles, and whatever they say is what they say.
This is the underlying logic of Jisi rule.
There is no doubt that Haixi Prefecture is ruled by Ji Sui, but it is not very stable.
Can the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau allow him to rule?
If it were hundreds of years later, it might be easier, but when the last Zamp died only a few decades ago, it would be very difficult.
Historically, seven or eight years later, Yundan's descendants were able to raise an army of 150,000 people and completely defeated the descendants of Esong, causing them to flee in all directions to Ali, Yalong and other places.
The 150,000-strong army was the basis for the largest fragment of the Tubo Empire. This was hard to imagine in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. At that time, Tubo no longer had such organizational, mobilizing and national strength.
Brother Tie, two idle sons, Yan and Sun, have fallen behind.
During the Yuan and Qing dynasties, troops were stationed in Tubo, officials were stationed, taxes were collected, and the control was very in-depth.
But the Han Dynasty had not yet controlled Tubo.
Before the Tang Dynasty, I was not interested. During the Tang Dynasty, Tubo was very powerful and there was no such possibility.
Shao Shude was not interested in this place originally.
But now I plan to give it a try - the principle is not to invest much money - and see if I can get some benefits.
On the 17th, Shengjia arrived in Hezhou.
This was to directly bypass Lanzhou and go to Weizhou and Qinzhou. However, Shao Shude still stayed in Hezhou for a day and summoned officials from nearby Lanzhou, Lin, He, Wei, Min, Tao and other states to ask questions.
The Longyou area has been stable for many years, and the number of registered residents has gradually increased. Thirty years ago, it began to become a paradise-like place in troubled times. Just like the Central Plains during the Jin Dynasty, when fighting continued, Qianliang and other places were peaceful and peaceful, attracting millions of refugees.
"Is this a piece of cloth?" Shao Shude asked happily as he looked at the tribute presented by Weizhou officials.
"It's exactly the ox cloth, which is already a famous product in Weizhou."
"This is all the result of His Majesty."
"Your Majesty is really worried about the people of Longyou."
Shao Shude waved his hand and interrupted the officials' praise.
The cloth was originally a specialty of Jiuxingyuan Town. It was woven from the wild deer living in the Bashan area, raising mulberry and raising silkworms. For a long time, it was an important part of the Daxia military reward.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the sericulture industry in the north declined due to climate changes. The first to be affected was the "north of the north", that is, the sericulture industry in Jingyuan, Xia Sui, Liangzhou and even Youzhou.
It's not that you can't plant mulberry trees, it's really unprofitable, so there's no need to bother with it. Plant some ordinary jujube elm trees, and the benefits will be greater. At least, the jujube trees can be eaten, and the elm trees can be used as carriages.
However, the sericulture industry still persists in Weizhou and Minzhou, perhaps because the local climate is relatively better.
And this seed was planted by Shao Shude.
At that time, he used horses to exchange people from the warlords in central Sichuan. He also sent criminals from Shannan West Road to Longyou, and brought the weaving technology of ox cloth with him. Over the past thirty years, it has gradually become one of the pillar industries of the local area. Among them
The famous product can even be presented to him as a tribute.
A full sense of accomplishment again.
I changed the lives of the people in Weizhou and Minzhou and made their lives easier - uh, please ignore these two years.
"I don't know much about weaving. Just from the perspective of daily wear, Weizhou cattle cloth is as good as Banan cattle cloth. It's wonderful." Shao Shude touched the tribute presented and then handed it over to the officials for everyone to take a look at.
A tasting.
As the saying goes, men farm and women weave. Weaving is an economic activity that runs through the entire small-scale peasant economy and occupies a huge proportion.
Longyou's congenital conditions are not as good as those of Henan and Hebei. Adding some specialty industries will be conducive to maintaining the economic balance between regions.
After tasting the cloth, the Weizhou officials left and the Jiezhou officials came forward.
Shao Shude saw the tea leaves and olives placed in front of him. These were the things he wanted to see.
It happened to be in the afternoon, and everyone was sitting on the ground by the Weishui River.
The palace people started making tea, and Shao Shude took the opportunity to hold an olive and watch it carefully.
He originally did not know the main origin of olive oil in China. Later, after asking, he found out that it was actually in Jiezhou (now Longnan, Gansu).
Thinking about it, it is true that this thing was introduced from Central Asia not very long ago, so it is most likely to appear in the Helong area.
Fortunately, Jiezhou has its own unique climate, which is very suitable for the growth of olive oil, a cash crop native to the warm areas of the Mediterranean. Otherwise, the introduction of olive oil may have been delayed for many years.
"I heard that during the Tibetan period, almost all the Qidun trees were lost, but now there aren't many, right?" Shao Shude put down the olive and asked.
"It has recovered in recent years, and there are still thousands of them." Jiezhou governor replied: "However, in the past, this plant could only be used as medicine and was of little use, so people were reluctant to plant it. The only remaining sage trees are almost in the wild forest."
"Take good care of it and plant more." Shao Shude said: "I have thought about it for a long time and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to set up the soap workshop in Jiezhou. This is a big source of wealth for you. Be careful, hold on tight, and don't take it seriously.
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Officials in various states responded accordingly.
Shao Shude wanted to say a few more words, but after thinking about it, he closed his mouth again.
In the traditional small-scale peasant economic "model" of the Tang Dynasty, there were basically two models: grain plus cash crops.
Now it seemed that everything was about to be compensated, and he was so excited that he wanted to look up to the sky and scream.
Brother Tie glanced at his younger brother without leaving any trace, his heart full of worry.
To prevent the saint from misunderstanding, he now lives alone in a tent. But with such a huge sacrifice, does the saint still choose his third brother?
He could see that the relationship between Cai Bangshi and his brother had completely broken down in private. Fortunately, his wife's heart was still on his side. After all, they had been married for eight years and had two children.
When will the saint send me back? Don’t you want Tubo? Don’t you want to add another large piece of land to the map? Even if it’s just in name.
No one gave him an answer.
On October 18th, the army marched eastward towards Qinzhou.
Officials from various states accompanied him to see him off. Even many people spontaneously followed him and cheered from far away along the post road.
After three whole years of "suffering", they still remembered the benefits given by the saint.
Brother Tie was very jealous when he saw it.
With such a well-connected government and people, it seems that Xia Kingdom's prosperity can last for several generations. Even if he goes back, can he still get rid of Xia Kingdom's control?
Shao Shude was a little moved after seeing this, so he summoned Zhong Yanyou, the commander of Yin'anzhi, and ordered him to use the carriage to pull the remaining food, dried meat, cheese, water and wine from the army and distribute it to the people he met along the way.
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Whoever wears shabby clothes will be rewarded with a piece of woolen cloth.
Zhong Yanyou immediately took action.
The martial artist acted vigorously and resolutely, and began to distribute food and cloth on the spot.
For a time, cheers came and went from both sides of the post road.
Shao Shu was so excited that he rode his horse up the high slope and waved his hand from afar.
"Long live!"
Every time he waved, the people cheered for a while.
There were more and more people, and at the end, the cheers soared into the sky.
Meru had just finished settling her two sleepy children. After hearing the noise, she opened the curtain of the carriage and saw the saint bathing in the golden sunshine. She was stunned for a moment.
Liu Qu took out a pen and paper again and began to write down: "...I was lucky enough to drive to Hezhou, and my elders cheered for me. The emperor has always been popular, he has been prosperous in his years, and his hometown has been transformed, which is rare in ancient times."
If Shao Shuder saw this, he would definitely shout: "You kid finally wrote about my good deeds."
In fact, Liu Qu is relatively fair, and he also agrees with the sage's statement of "seeking truth from facts." Most of the time, when he provides materials for "Jin Shang Shi Lu", he submits only good words...
Because the sage is indeed a wise king through the ages, he has the ability to distinguish.
At the beginning of November, Shengjia arrived in Qinzhou.
On the seventh day of the lunar month, after crossing the Xiaolongshan watershed, Shao Shude finally returned to the border of the Central Plains east of Longshan.
On the tenth night of the lunar month, I drove to Longzhou.
On the morning of the 14th, we arrived in Qizhou and stayed here for two days.
On November 21st, the Holy Emperor entered Xijing and ordered the prince, hundreds of officials, and concubines in the harem to march westward in Beijing to meet with Chang'an.
It has been two years and nine months since he last left Beijing.
This world's spiritual totem, the only God, the king praised by countless people and cursed by many, is back.
No one can provoke him while he is alive.
Even after his death, the pressure will not dissipate for many years.
He is different from the emperor who others put on yellow robes.
His yellow robe was sewn by himself, and it was inlaid with countless meritorious deeds.
At the end of the Western Expedition, the sun, moon, stars, and images of mountains and rivers on the dragon robe seemed to be able to add a little more.
China is very lucky to have him at the turning point of history.
On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Secretary Lang Cui Miao came forward to ask for a list of honorable names.