In Luoyang's winter, the weather is certainly cold, but people's hearts are full of heat.
The winter solstice and the new year are coming one after another. No matter what happened in the past year, no matter how much joy, sorrow or regret, we must forget it next. Enjoy the happy time and let your tired body and mind take a breather.
Restaurants of all sizes are crowded with customers in front of shops, and business is booming.
Buying two kilograms of rice wine, ordering a few fish heads and a few side dishes, friends who haven't seen each other for many years can sit there for half a day.
The women took the latest patterned woolen fabrics and compared them carefully, planning to go home and make some clothes.
The businessmen from the grassland looked at the prosperous city and were stunned, and the idea of buying a house and settling in Luoyang arose in their hearts.
Scholars from other places looked at the city full of life and were filled with emotion and poetry.
In the streets and alleys, children were playing and laughing.
This is Luoyang, this is Daxia.
Shao Shenli walked through the streets, sometimes staring, sometimes standing still.
He doesn't have much time, and there are some scenes that he needs to take a look at.
After sighing silently, he returned to the palace, took a bath, changed his clothes, and hurried into the palace to have an audience.
Shao Shude was discussing matters related to Persia with Prime Minister Zhao Guangfeng and Nanya Privy Envoy Zhu Shuzong. After hearing that Qilang had returned to Beijing, he was overjoyed and immediately summoned him to the throne.
Qilang came soon. After greeting each other, he looked at his father who was getting older and looked a little dazed.
In my childhood memories, my father galloped on horseback and was extremely brave. Wherever he went, he was greeted by the roar of warriors.
Now my father is old and his strength has declined greatly. He may not be able to shoot a strong bow or use a heavy sword.
Time is really unforgiving. Fortunately, he has grown up and can share some of the pressure on his father.
"Qilang Yi went to Zangzhou for three years and gained experience." Shao Shude said while sitting on the dragon chair, looking at his son with a weathered face.
After saying that, he looked at Zhu Shuzong and Zhao Guangfeng.
"Your Highness is becoming more and more like a martial artist." Zhu Shuzong said with a smile.
What is the image of a martial artist? Their personalities and hobbies may be different, but they must not be thin-skinned and tender, and they must not be handsome.
Living in a harsh environment all year round, eating, drinking, and sleeping in the open, people will not be handsome or cool.
The rain, snow, wind and frost will carefully carve the warrior's face, and the wind, sand and scorching sun will polish the warrior's skin. The palms of the hands must be rough and sometimes full of cracks.
In the military camp, there are no handsome young men, but only smelly and rough soldiers.
Zhu Shuzong only glanced at him and knew that the seventh prince was a genuine martial artist. His characteristics were so distinct that he could smell them even from a dozen steps away.
"His Royal Highness has been in charge of the government for three years, and his administration has been remarkable." Zhao Guangfeng also praised.
"Zhao Qing, please don't put a high hat on Qilang." Shao Shude laughed loudly and said: "I heard that Qilang is a hands-off shopkeeper in Zhangzhou, specializing in reforming the land and returning home, fighting and killing. In terms of appeasing the people, But he didn’t achieve much.”
"Your Majesty, I heard that when managing a place, the first priority is to 'get people'." Zhao Guangfeng said: "Your Highness has a keen eye to recognize talents and promotes talented people, which is the key to governance."
"Zhao Qing is still so tactful when he talks." Shao Shude laughed again, then waved his hand and said, "Qi Lang, sit closer and let me take a good look."
"Yes." Shao Shenli sat on a chair below Shao Shude and looked up at his father.
"Very good, you have the magnanimity of Shao Jialang." Shao Shude said: "Does Qi Lang know why your father asked you to become the governor of Zangzhou?"
"My grandpa wants me to learn more about how to govern the place." Shao Shenli said, "I'm ashamed. I'm really too obsessed with military affairs."
"It's good to know." Shao Shude said in a nonchalant manner, and then added: "During the Western Expedition, Qilang, you were also there. What do you think of this piece of land in Bahan?"
Now comes the point! Shao Shenli took a deep breath and said, "Master, Bahan is truly a Feng Shui treasure."
"I think so too." Shao Shude said: "Yang Liang led his army to conquer Juzhanti and captured most of Bukhan. This is the land that the soldiers bought with their blood. It is not easy."
Shao Shenli listened silently.
He had been to Pakhna and knew the place well.
During the Han Dynasty, the homeland of Dawan had a population of about 300,000. During the Tang Dynasty, the country of Bukhan had a population of more than 500,000. Before the Western Expedition of the Great Xia, there were about 600,000 or 700,000 people.
After five years of war, the 300,000 people left in Bukhan are too many, and it is more likely that there are none. Moreover, this is the sixth year, and the war has not completely stopped. The previous attack by the King of Daxia
It was too fast, and many places did not have time to be cleaned up. There were still many towns and villages in the hands of Persian nobles or the Temple of the Creator. This year, Li Siyuan led the imperial army to clean up, and many battles were fought, which probably caused a lot of damage.
loss of life.
This place is actually abandoned.
But Shao Shenli knew that what Bukhan had destroyed was only the population, towns, castles, ponds, ditches, farmland, orchards, pastures and other facilities, which still existed.
It is no exaggeration to say that even Bukhanna in the sixth year of Tongguang was stronger than the Yili Valley where King Zhao was vassal, because it was a mature farming and civilized area.
My father gave Ba Khanna to him, and he actually cared for it very much.
There are crisscrossing rivers here that can irrigate wheat fields.
The sunshine here is very bright and can produce luscious fruits.
The pasture here is tender and juicy and can feed groups of cattle and sheep.
Even if there is a lack of rivers to irrigate the abandoned land, it is not impossible to develop it. As long as my father supports it and hires some professionals from Gaochang to dig wells and canals, and use the melted water from the mountains around Bukhan, more farmland can be opened up.
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All he needs is population, nothing more.
With enough population, this place will be an idyllic land that can feed his army, support him in his expeditions, and do what he likes to do the most, so that no one dares to despise him.
Brother, you should be very envious, right?
"Do you know what the first thing you did after you went to Bukhan?" Shao Shude looked at his son and asked seriously.
"Immigrate to the real border." Shao Shenli replied.
Shao Shude nodded, shook his head, and said: "Immigration is important, but some things are more important."
"Father, please clarify."
"Qi Lang, you don't really think that the Persians are just going to give up, do you?" Shao Shude said: "To say the least, even if the Persian court really gives up, what about the followers of the Creator? It's hard to say."
"Li Siyuan this year vigorously suppressed the nobles and priests who were dissatisfied with Daxia. As a result, some enemies attacked fiercely and fought, but fortunately they were repulsed." He continued: "These stubborn Jihadists are not even
They must be Persians. They have no brains and only focus on spreading the glory of the Creator. They will be your biggest enemies. Bukhana is not stable, so you must be mentally prepared."
When Shao Shenli heard this, he immediately said: "Master, I was afraid that they wouldn't come. When they came, they were all killed. They were so scared that they didn't dare to peep at Bahan anymore. Some battles will always be fought. Master has already
After fighting the biggest battle, the rest are just small battles, just leave them to me to take care of them."
"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers." Shao Shude smiled and said: "If you have this courage, I will be relieved. Only if you dare to fight can there be real peace. After completely cutting off the Persians' thoughts,
Only then can you become your real foundation. However, the immigration matter cannot be left behind. Next year, I will continue to reduce the number of forbidden troops in the Western Region and further reduce expenses. The money saved will be used to transport immigrants. Your eldest brother has,
you also have."
"Thank you, Master." Shao Shenli said.
"There are still many Turks, Uighurs, and Yimo tribes in the Bukhan. You can find a way to subdue them." Shao Shude said again: "Remember, if you don't subdue them, they will be subdued by others sooner or later. By then, other people's forces will penetrate deeply into the Bukhan.
That’s it, forming a threat from the side and rear.”
"Prince of Tochara in the south, please don't interfere at will. One sweat will be enough for you to work for many years. Don't forget the principle of biting off more than you can chew."
"We must have an overall strategy when dealing with relations with Persia. Try to avoid war, but we must not be afraid of war. I can see that Bukhara does not want to go to war now. They are eager to clean up their internal problems and have not made any progress in a short period of time.
The driving force for external expansion. You must seize this precious window of time."
"Contact your elder brother more often. One of you is in the south, and the other is in the north. There are some small tribes and Rehai Turks in the middle. You are all your own people. When encountering difficulties, you should help each other, so that you can survive in the west of the Tianshan Mountains.
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"Turkic tribes in other areas can, in principle, be won over. They are greedy for money and often work as mercenaries. If they can receive money to fight for Persia, they can also fight for Daxia. It all depends on how you do it."
"I will also send a large number of classics students to Ba Khana. Their life has been difficult these years and there is no way out. I leave it to you. Remember, knowing people well and making good use of them is the most basic requirement. Don't underestimate the classics students.
They have real talent and learning. Whether you can gain a foothold in Bahan, Qilang, depends on them."
Shao Shude talked a lot, which shows how much he cares about his son.
The pillars of the Great Xia Dynasty west of the Tianshan Mountains, in addition to the original northern line iron triangle, now have another Bahanna.
As he said, the land is good, but it is hard to say whether it can be secured. There are many challenges.
In this life, he can only achieve this level, because he has reached the "boundary" and "limit" set by himself.
Historically, the management of the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty was not something that could be accomplished by one generation, but was a continuous relay of great achievements by several generations.
He didn't know and couldn't control whether the second-generation heir of Daxia was interested in the Western Regions.
Maybe you will be interested, because it is related to whether the rule of the Great Xia court in the grassland is stable.
Perhaps they are not interested because they are more concerned about the situation of the three countries on the Korean Peninsula and intend to interfere in the situation on the Peninsula at the minimum cost.
In their view, the four places of Yili, Suiye, Rehai, and Bahan are nothing more than buffer zones for the empire.
Everything has been predestined by God, and it is useless to force it.