After the heaven-sacrifice meeting, the chiefs of various tribes stayed in the capital for some time.
It is true that they are from foreign vassals, but it does not mean that they have no connections in Beijing.
Shao Shude has always encouraged the marriage between tribal chiefs and the great clans of the Central Plains to form a community of interests.
Over the years, although the relationship cannot be said to be intertwined and the interests are inseparable, at least it is not without connection.
And because of the prosperity of commerce between the country and the dynasty, and the acceleration of commodity circulation between the grasslands and the interior, this connection is still slowly deepening. Over time, a new path may be found.
Yes, this new road has already taken shape.
It would be very difficult for the children of the grassland chiefs to come to the Central Plains to develop without connections. In fact, let alone the grassland people, even the Central Plains people would have a more difficult time leaving their hometown and going to other places.
This is the meaning of the existence of a married family. It is always right to move around more, which will be of great benefit to future development.
Once it develops well and can benefit from the framework of Daxia, there will be less thoughts of taking desperate risks.
Throughout April and May, Luoyang slowly passed in such a calm and turbulent atmosphere, until the chiefs of various tribes left the capital one after another.
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The end of May and early June is the summer harvest season.
Qibi Rang left Luoyang on horseback, taking dozens of carts of property with him.
As the Duke of Hanyin who ascended the throne in the tenth year of Jianji (910), Qibirang could be regarded as a top powerful person even if he was not as good as the Duke of Qinghe and the Duke of the Six Kingdoms.
The property carried by the convoy was not a reward from the saint, but was collected from the Central Plains by the deed.
As the gatekeeper of Johor, the Qibi family sold a large amount of haloalkali, brown sugar, honey, wool, leather and other commodities to the Central Plains, making huge profits.
The cooperative merchants are all carefully selected - in fact, they are his in-laws. His three sons and two daughters are all married to wealthy families in Kansai and Henan.
The accounts are calculated once a year. The accounts are closed at the end of each year, and the accounts are settled after the Spring Festival of the next year. Originally, people from the tribe would send people to come and settle the accounts. This time, because he was participating in the heaven-sacrifice meeting, Qibi allowed himself to come and walk around.
Recalling the recent interactions, Qi Birang felt quite sad.
He is the second generation of Hanyin County Duke and has a distinguished status, but he still feels a little unnatural when interacting with his in-laws. Among the five in-laws, the two with the highest official positions are the governor of Shangzhou and the young minister of Taipu Temple.
Fourth-grade officials are even worse than others, but in front of themselves, although they hide it well, they still show a little bit of superiority.
"Look down on me!" Qi Birang sighed and muttered: "If you don't want to rely on me to make money, you might have already made a fool of yourself."
Qibi Yunian was slightly half a horse behind, so he quietly looked back.
Outside the two horses, seven or eight officials looked serious and walked silently. The leader saw him looking back and smiled.
Qibi Yunnian also smiled stupidly, thinking that it was okay, these people probably didn't hear the Duke's complaints.
They are all the new batch of Zuoer officials who will go to the Qibi tribe, selected by the Ministry of Personnel. There are eight people in total, four will go to the tribe where Qibi Rang lives, and the other four will go to the other two tribes of Qibi.
Qibi Yunnian felt that in their true nature, they probably didn't want to go to remote places like Rouzhou.
There is nothing you want, the life is extremely boring, the wind and sand are strong, and you are in disgrace all day long. Those who have some ability are trying to move to the Central Plains. Who is still staying in Johor?
But there is no way, this is the order of the court.
The call has come to you. If you have worked for a few years in the past, your performance will be improved by one or two levels during the merit test. If you don't want to go, you will offend the officials. Don't think about it during the merit test.
The cruel reality leaves no room for choice.
As for why there are three tribes, we have to mention the Tweeting Order.
Originally, Qibi Rang was not dead yet, so he did not need to execute this order. However, he was more political and conscious, and divided the tribe into three parts early on, and the three sons were in charge of it - known as the "Three Tribes" in Johor.
Qibi".
However, Qibi Rang also played a little trick. The tribe in charge of his eldest son accounted for more than half of the Qibi tribe's strength, and the other two sons could only share half of the remaining people. Most of them were poor, haha.
The court seemed to acquiesce to his small move, and only asked him to transfer some strong herdsmen to the other two tribes, and the matter was settled.
The imperial court has set an example and the Qibi tribe has taken advantage. It can be said that everyone is happy.
Of course, this kind of small advantage can only be maintained for a while. When the third generation comes, it will still be split up, and the outcome will not change.
Qi Biyun, a young man, held his horse's belly, walked two steps quickly, and said in a low voice: "Yili Jin, among the officials who came this time, three of them were recommended by Liang Zhen."
"I have known this for a long time, and so has the saint." Qibirang lowered his voice and said, "I estimate that when the prince comes to visit the west, the saint will take him north to the grassland to inspect the various ministries. This time the palace slaves will not
Come here, the saint still has reservations, but we must meet."
"What Yi Li Jin said is absolutely true," Qibi Yunnian said.
After saying that, he thought about the image of the prince in a low voice.
It seems that he also commanded a large army on the grassland, conquered the Shiwei tribes, and drove away Abaoji.
This news has been circulated among various tribes, but it is mostly limited to the eastern grasslands. Some have heard about it in the central part, but not much about it further west.
He found that he had no impression of the prince. Most of the legends circulating in various places were about the heroic prowess of the supreme emperor. The old man truly spread his glory to every corner of the grassland.
He thought so, Yi Li Jin should be the same, right?
However, Yili Jin had fought in the Central Plains and served as a general in the Feilong Army, so she should know the prince better.
Sure enough, we still need to deepen our understanding.
Thinking of this, another thought came to his mind: How many years can the Supreme Emperor live?
This thought was so rebellious that he subconsciously stirred and did not dare to think too much. But in his heart, he could not get rid of this thought, which made him panic and have goosebumps all over his body.
With the sound of hoofbeats and the rumble of carriages, Qibi left Luoyang in the sunset.
On the post roads that radiate in all directions from Luoyang, there are countless tribal chiefs like Qibi.
When they leave Luoyang, they will definitely take what happened in Luoyang back to other places.
The inheritance of the empire unfolded slowly and orderly in this way.
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"Although the land in Luoyang is narrow, after more than 20 years of intensive farming, the yield per mu is not low." On the outskirts of Henan County, Shao Shude and the prince walked together in the farmland where the summer harvest had just been completed.
"I heard that last year, we harvested about two husks of dendrobium per acre, which is no worse than Jiangnan." Shao Chengjie bent down to pick up a wheat ear, but he saw that the grains were full and there were many grains.
"There is little land in Luoyang, but there are many people. With intensive cultivation, even if it is a wheat field, the harvest will not be less." Shao Shude said: "There are many things in the world, only one word is 'fine'."
"You can teach me," Shao Chengjie said.
"Therefore, we also need to strive for excellence in reorganizing the Forbidden Army." Shao Shude said: "Konghe, Youguo and other troops have returned from the Western Regions. They are used to being wild. You should reorganize them. Don't-"
Shao Chengjie raised his head and looked at his father.
"Don't be timid." Shao Shude took a long breath and said: "The mediocre will be inferior and the capable will be superior. You don't care who he is. Don't care about slander or slander. Just go ahead and do it. I haven't reached the age of old fool yet."
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Shao Chengjie's expression changed. His father had spoken out. At the same time, he was relieved and said immediately: "My son obeys the decree."
"What my grandfather said is true." Shao Shude stopped, looked at his son, and said: "The Great Xia Forbidden Army has been established for a long time. Although there are constant wars and many killings, it is like the attack on Henan and Hebei.
There have been no tragic battles for many years. Although I have rejected many unqualified Forbidden Army children from joining the army, over the years, there will definitely be people who sneak in where I can't see and use their tricks to make up the numbers."
"There are too many old people, there are too many people who are close to the party, and there are too many people who are willing to live by their lives." Shao Shude continued: "I really want you to put things in order. Kill those who deserve to be killed, don't hesitate, how to act immediately
"Wei, how to conquer people's hearts, you are already an old martial artist, I don't need to teach you any more."
"Yes." Shao Chengjie was somewhat moved and responded softly.
Shao Shude continued to walk forward.
He knew that the Great Xia Forbidden Army at this time should be much better than those in the Later Liang and Later Tang Dynasties. After all, there were many wars, and he had been paying close attention to them.
But no matter how hard he caught it, he asked himself that it was still not as powerful as the Forbidden Army's combat effectiveness when Hebei was just conquered. That should be the peak of the Forbidden Army's combat effectiveness in the late Xia Dynasty. It is estimated that it will be difficult to reach this level in the future - counting from that time,
Sixteen or seventeen years have passed.
At this time, vigorously rectifying the Forbidden Army can make its atmosphere purer and its combat effectiveness recover slightly, just as Guo Rong vigorously rectified the Bianliang Forbidden Army in the later Zhou Dynasty and rebounded its combat effectiveness.
But no matter how hard Guo Rong reorganizes them, the Bianliang Forbidden Army has existed for decades, and its combat effectiveness will never return to its peak state at the end of the Later Liang Dynasty or the beginning of the Later Tang Dynasty.
The prince was reorganizing the imperial army at this time. Shao Shude felt that it was unlikely to return to the state when he rushed thousands of miles to attack Ge Congzhou, Chen Xu besieged Wang Zhong's division, and Liu Wei, surrounded by Khitan cavalry, rushed thousands of miles to rush into Liaoyang City.
As much as we can straighten things out, purify the atmosphere, eliminate a group of gangsters, promote a group of capable officers, and at the same time let the prince establish his prestige, it will be enough to achieve this goal.
"The four roads of Guan Nei, Guan Bei, Hexi and Longyou are the places where the dragons of Great Xia flourished and are the foundation." Shao Shude added: "I don't like the policy of the former Tang Dynasty of 'raising troops in Guanzhong to attack all directions', but you have to
Admit it, Kansai is our base camp. Folks, please meet more often, ask them what difficulties they have, and solve them if you can. Arrest a group of officials who are more indignant among the people. They should be killed or exiled.
If you do these things, the people will applaud you and your reputation will rise."
"Yes." The prince listened silently and agreed softly.
Of course, the officials of the East Palace understand these things, but they dare not suggest that they do it. If my father says it now, he can really do it later.
"Hexi and Longyou Road are still recruiting and sending conscripts to the Western Regions. I have long wanted to stop it. After you go, you can understand the people's sentiments and then ask for a stop. I will make it right." Shao Shude said.
Obviously, this is an opportunity for the prince to show kindness to the people of Longyou and Hexi Province. He will bear the blame and the good prince will do it. In the end, it is better to brush up the prince's favorability.
"You can go west this month." Shao Shude stopped, looked at a dry and desolate old tree in front of him, and said, "My father's body can still hold on for a while. When the western tour is over, there will be real family affairs."
