Zhao Kuangning stroked the volumes of books and sighed secretly.
These are all his private collections. He spent a lot of effort over the years to collect them. There are thousands of volumes, many of which are unique and rare. They are all his favorites.
Loving to collect books does not seem to be a hobby of a martial artist. But Zhao Kuangning is an extremely pure martial artist. He does like to collect books and read them all the time. This is an outlier among martial artists. He likes to wear Confucian clothes and talk loudly with scholars.
Xie Yanzhang.
The Zhao family has many farms in Xiangyang, Yicheng, and Dengcheng counties. It is said that even if you lose your power, you can live a comfortable life as a rich man. But these are troubled times, so we don’t dare to think so!
Without the handle of the knife, these industries are just fat meat that can be plundered by others without any means.
Pei Yuan gave him a chance to continue to be in power.
After restoring the three prefectures of Xiang, Ying, and Fuzhou, excluding the Fuzhou that is still in the hands of the actor, there are still more than 100,000 people in the two prefectures of Xiang and Ying, which can support 10,000 yamen troops, allowing him to continue to maintain power and wealth.
But the site was demolished to pieces, which still made him feel very sad. He felt sorry for his late father.
"That's it, let Que'er come in." Zhao Kuangning sat back and picked up an ancient book and said.
"Uncle, have you figured it out?" Zhao Cen strode in.
"I discussed with Kuang Ming last night and wanted to appoint him as the governor of Yingzhou." Zhao Kuang Ning looked tired and his face was gloomy. Only the ancient book in his hand could bring him some comfort.
"This..." Zhao Cen pondered a little.
The matter is indeed more complicated because there are many interests involved.
The six counties of Dengzhou have a population of nearly 90,000, and the three counties of Yingzhou have a population of only more than 30,000. It was previously discussed that Zhao Jui, the governor of Dengzhou, would be transferred to the governor of Yingzhou, and Zhao Fan would be the governor of Tangzhou.
Dengzhou's military strength is complete. Although many of them are soldiers sent by Xiangzhou, Zhao Qiu cannot completely control it. Xiangyang has great influence on it. However, Zhao Qiu has full control over the transfer from a wealthy place to the relatively poor Yingzhou.
It may be possible to encourage local soldiers and horses in Dengzhou to take the opportunity to cause rebellion, or even defect to Zhu Quanzhong.
Giving it to just one governor of Yingzhou might lead to rebellion, but in the end you don't even want to give it to these three counties. What do you think?
"Uncle, after thinking about it, why don't you let Zhao Qiu go to Fangzhou? Fangzhou has more registered households than Yingzhou, and the governor Sun Dian is not from my Zhao family, so it is better to dismiss him."
"Fangzhou has been placed under the rule of Zhaoxin's army. What kind of official will it be?"
"This..." Zhao Cen was also confused because he didn't have enough official position arrangements.
"Forget it, you go and discuss it with Pei Yuan. I sent an envoy to summon Zhao Fan, and Zhao Fan came to Xiangyang. Such a big thing happened to the Zhongyi Army. The descendants of the Zhao family should be in the same boat." Zhao Kuangning also knew that this was a dilemma and said helplessly:
"In the Tang Dynasty, Deng Dajun had many descendants from Xiangzhou, and most of his family members were in Xiangyang. With my father's affection back then, he would not have rebelled immediately."
Zhao Cen left the city that day and went straight to the camp outside the city, where Pei Yuan had already arrived from Zaoyang.
As soon as the two parties met, they naturally had a confidential conversation.
Zhe Zong was too lazy to care about this matter. He led his entourage out of the camp, climbed up and looked into the distance, and surveyed the terrain.
"What a fertile land." Zhe Zongben praised: "I will write to my son-in-law today and go to Guanbei and Helong to recruit strong men and move my family here to enrich my household registration."
During the Later Han Dynasty, Nanyang County had a household registration of one million, but at the height of the dynasty, the population of the three prefectures of Tang, Deng, and Sui did not reach half of this number, which is also strange.
At this time, there were more than 90,000 people in Tangzhou, more than 80,000 people in Dengzhou, and more than 40,000 people in Suizhou, which was only about 200,000 people, or even less than a quarter.
This can no longer be explained by war, because during the Kaiyuan period, the population was not large and there was too much open space, so that tens of thousands of Turkic households were resettled successively. The nine surnames of Zhaowu and other Hu people came to Tang, Deng, Cai, Ru, Xu, Chen
, Shen, Guang and other states once turned them into barbarians.
The imperial court set up several Huzhous in this area to divide the pastures. The Hu people were "accustomed to shooting and hunting", "herding sheep and horses" and "not doing farming", which shows the low population density in the area.
During the Tianbao period, more than half of the 400,000 to 500,000 people were Hu people, and there were tens of thousands of households!
Not to mention after the Huaixi Rebellion, this land was repeatedly attacked by war, and then ravaged by Huangchao and Qin Zongquan. It was sparsely populated and the states and counties were broken. It has been recuperating for five years and has regained a little strength.
Hearing what Zhe Zongben said, Gucheng Ling Jingdao hesitated to speak.
"Huaiyi" has troubled the court for decades, and it has not been digested yet. Is it necessary to move the Qiang and Hu here again? If the Qiang people just give up, they will probably farm, but if they are Hu people, wouldn't they be asking for trouble?
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"In the Qing Dynasty, there were 10,000 Tubo households, 5,000 Hewei Qiang households, and 5,000 Hexi tribesmen households. A total of 20,000 households came to Tang and Dengsu. It was just in time to help my son-in-law solve some troubles and save him from worrying about rebellion all day long."
Zongben laughed and said.
"Commander, the Helong, Qiang and Hu people have always been difficult to control. If they move to Tang and Deng to follow them, there may be chaos." Jingdao reminded.
"It is a big mistake to establish Sanhuzhou in Henan during the Kaiyuan period." Zhe Zong's original saying: "We have to organize the people into households and train them in the Chinese style. They are no longer allowed to make a living by hunting. They specialize in harvesting, farming and reclaiming wasteland, and so on for dozens of years.
Years from now, who else will remember that they are from Tibet?"
During the Kaiyuan period, Zhuzhou was established in Henan, which was really a stupid move.
What is the purpose of moving the rebellious Hu people from the land of the river meander to Henan? Control and assimilate them nearby.
But it would be better for you to set up Huzhou and let them take care of themselves. Many people will not change their agricultural production habits and do not know how to farm, and the court will not care.
These Turks, the nine surnames of Zhaowu, originally look different from the Han people. Most of them have white blood, or are simply white. They are naturally different from the people around them. Their living habits and production habits are also different, and the government does not force them to do so.
Change.
In the end, they joined forces with the Pinglu Army who went south from the northeast to Huaihua Han and Hu people (mainly Khitan, Xi people, and Goguryeo), Huaihua local people, and Huaixi was separatist for decades, and the people in various states were no longer
Wen Tianzi did not know the imperial court, and it was not until he was suppressed that he took it seriously and began to assimilate.
For decades now, there is still a strong Hu wind in the land of Huaixi, and there are many people riding mules to herd cattle.
This is already a mess, are you coming again?
"If you don't move the population here, how can you fight against Zhu Quanzhong just by relying on Tang and Deng to follow the three states?" Seemingly knowing what Jingdao was thinking, Zhe Zongben said: "In the land of three states, we can only support an army of more than 10,000 people. This is still not enough."
The situation of war. If the war continues, won’t the people be squeezed dry and flee one after another?”
Jingdao thought so too.
The Prince of Lingwu County moved the Han people to Helong and Hexi, and moved the Hu people from Helong and Hexi to the interior. This policy is exactly the same as that of Taizong, Gaozong, and Xuanzong, but I don't know if it will lead to another Huaixi separatist force.
Jingdao looked at Zhe Zongben's face and did not dare to say anything. He was constantly guessing. Could it be that he wanted to support the Qiang and Hu people to become independent?
Do you want to report it to the King of Lingwu County in private? It doesn't seem possible. He is the son-in-law of Weng, so why are you, an outsider, trying to sow discord?
Jingdao was confused and uneasy.
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Zhao Cen returned to Xiangyang two days later.
"Uncle, the big thing is settled." Zhao Cen said happily: "Pei Shijun has said that uncle Kuang Ming can be appointed as the governor of Junzhou. After Zhe Zongben takes office as the governor of Tang and Deng, the post of governor of Junzhou will be resigned.
, you can leave it to Uncle Kuang Ming."
"The governor of Junzhou?" Zhao Kuangning muttered to himself.
I heard that many officers of the Zhejia Army got married and established careers in Junzhou, and there are still Weisheng troops staying in Junzhou. Does this Junzhou governor really have real power?
But it's already pretty good. If you can get a position, burn some incense. Shao Shude is really a generous person.
"In this way, I feel at ease." Zhao Kuangming said with a smile: "Although Fangzhou has a more prosperous household registration, it is still barbaric and has a large number of cattle. It does not accept the king's rule. There are very few Han people and most of them live in cities. Once they rebel, it will be troublesome. Junzhou is even more troublesome.
Good, very good."
"The matter of Tang and Deng..." Zhao Cen asked again.
The expression on Zhao Kuangning's face was a bit strange, a mixture of surprise, puzzlement, doubt, and anger. She didn't know what kind of emotional ups and downs a person had to go through to have such a complicated expression.
"Zhao Qiu has already set off. Zhao Fan pushed back three and blocked four." Zhao Kuangning said.
Zhao Cen was also a little surprised.
Zhao Xuan held a heavy army. Although there were many Xiangzhou soldiers, there were eight thousand yamen troops and thousands of state and county soldiers. But he actually wanted to come? This was really unexpected.
Zhao Fan, who is usually the most trusted person, didn’t come?
No wonder my uncle was so shocked.
"It's better to push again. The Tangzhou soldiers can still be trusted. The people of Xiangyang are looking forward to coming back, and Zhao Fan has nothing to do." Zhao Cen suggested.
Zhao Kuangning nodded slowly.
The Zhongyi Army is similar to other towns. Of the 30,000 yamen troops, at least 20,000 are stationed near Xiangyang, where they can be guarded nearby to enhance the control of the commander. The remaining 10,000 are in the nature of the outer town army, and their homes are stationed in the garrison.
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Zhao Fan is a man who cannot make waves.
If he wants to rebel, he can only lead the local soldiers in Tangzhou to rebel. Needless to say, the Xiangyang sergeant sent there is still willing to respond to him at this juncture.
The only thing we need to worry about is that he colluded with the Bian army and surrendered Zhu Quanzhong.
"Maybe we can let the Xia army send troops north to force them." Zhao Cen said: "My uncle can also write to the generals of Tangzhou to express his righteousness. When my uncle was still alive, he promoted and cultivated many old troops, and they still cherish the old friendship.
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"Yes." Zhao Kuangning agreed.
Then there was another burst of emptiness, with mixed feelings in my heart.
The good Zhongyi Army originally had seven states and actually controlled six states, but now it has lost most of them. Fortunately, Xiangzhou, the most populous and prosperous state, is still in its hands, which is somewhat of a consolation.
"It's hard for Tang and Deng to follow the people." Zhao Kuangning sighed: "In the hands of Zhe Zongben, we have to fight day and night. How will we live this life?"
These words made Zhao Cen a little worried.
Now that they have returned to their original roots, the four counties of Suizhou must provide money, food, and soldiers. After several years of fighting, wouldn't it mean that the number of households has been reduced sharply, the wealth has been depleted, and the people have been miserable? Maybe they will be unable to work and flee in large numbers!
But what can be done?
If the situation is like this, what can I say?
Not only the people of Tang and Deng were suffering, but the neighboring areas of Youguojun Ruzhou, Fengguojun Caizhou, and Zhongwujun Xuzhou were also afraid that war would continue and the people would flee.
The life that had just settled down was about to be broken again.