Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1683
It was already the beginning of February in the sixth year of Tongguang (921) when Shao Shude received the letter from his eldest son.

He had just returned from "gonggeng" in Henan County, and his boots were covered in mud.When he heard the news about his son, he sat on the field ridge beside the post road and opened the book.

In fact, he paid close attention to everything in the Yili River Valley.

Someone absconded from the Guandong master who was sent to the Western Regions to transfer supplies, and the government of the place where his household registration is located immediately sent his family to Yili. Who gave this order?

There are officials in the south who committed crimes, and whether they should be exiled or not is a matter of choice, but their endings are all exiled with their families without exception. Who are the officials and generals trying to figure out?
Confucianism students from all over the country can no longer be directly awarded officials like in the early days of the country, and even the positions of minor officials have to face fierce competition.They finally chose to go to Yili, and who guided them?

How did the people in Hebei and Henan and the children of warriors get to Yili?

The old father's love is selfless and all-round.

"It's well organized." Shao Shude smiled, and handed the letter to Wang Yanfan, who would naturally put it away for safekeeping.

If Da Lang is only thinking about expanding his territory, then he is just another so-called overlord in Central Asia that flashed like a comet.With better luck, they were assimilated and became authentic Uyghurs or Turks.The loose tribal alliance-like dynasty he established lasted for 200 years.

The descendants have even changed their names to Mahamu, Ali, and Mansoor, and because of religious doctrine, they cannot offer sacrifices to their ancestors, and have become outright Tibetans.

If you are unlucky, the country will fall apart after his death, which is not uncommon on the grasslands.It is normal to be divided, and it is strange to be united for a long time.

This is the fate of the Great Khan of the Grassland. After all, only a handful of people can establish an empire, and it takes a little luck.

But he chose to go deep into the fundamental digestion of a site that was a bit overwhelmed. This kind of vision is not unique to Prairie Khan.The thinking mode is different, the cultural tradition is different, and the practice is naturally different.

In addition, some of Dalang's practices surprised him even more, because he chose Confucian scholars, which ran counter to the elegant government of the new dynasty that was unfolding vigorously in Daxia.

On this point, Shao Shude really couldn't say that what he did was wrong.

The Erie Valley really needs a core value right now to bring people together.They do not have the deep heritage of the Central Plains, and their population sources are also very complicated, just like the slaves owned by the soldiers, except for a few Han Chinese, most of them are Turks, Sogdians, and Persians.

To assimilate them, there must be a core value, and Confucianism seems to be the best replacement.

There is no need to worry about what Confucianism will do to Zhao Guo.

They are good at changing themselves and adapting to the environment.The Confucianism in the frontier areas is destined to be different from the Confucianism that the unified dynasty has no rivals.They will be very vigilant, very stressed, not daring to become ossified, but to deal with one crisis after another with all their strength—in a place like the Yili River Valley, it is most incredible that there is no crisis.

To put it bluntly, there is competition.

Without competition, not to mention Confucianism, legalism, peasantism, and other theories will all degenerate.Anyone with eyes can see the virtues of the dominant Buddhist family in Khotan.

Compared with illusory things, the Yili River Valley now needs "rituals", that is, order.Maybe Dalang was right to do this - and it was just "maybe", because Shao Shude couldn't see it through either.

This son mustered up the courage to implement a policy that ran counter to his father's. Perhaps this is a sign of growth.

He is his own son, but not a marionette. He has his own cognition, and he is really thinking about what he needs.

"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings." Shao Shude sighed, with worry and relief on his face.

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On the way back, he thought about the things in the south again.

Liu Lang's foundation in the Tonghai Dudu's Mansion is getting deeper and deeper.

He is even requesting to send another batch of government soldiers to be his help.

Shao Shude agreed in principle.

Although there are not many plains in Yunnan, there are still some if you look carefully, and there are quite a few under the jurisdiction of Tonghai Dudufu.

Furthermore, there are no plains, but terraced fields.There were a lot of these things in the Nanzhao era. After more than a hundred years of development, terraced fields are everywhere. This is also a field, no doubt.

Just a few days ago, he ordered to select 3000 soldiers who were familiar with the southwest environment from the Shengjie Army, and [-] elite soldiers from the Tianwei Army, making a total of [-] soldiers, and assigning them to Liulang as soldiers.

Shao Shude didn't care where he arranged.As for the trilogy, there is no need to worry, the most indispensable thing in Yunnan is the miscellaneous tribes.

The entire Tonghai Governor's Mansion, the old Yinsheng Town and the southern part of Yongchang Town were formally fixed, and the land was divided and borders became Liulang's fiefdom. Originally, he planned to give the country the name "Yan", but Liulang didn't care about the king's name. Please confer the title of "King of Dian", and Shao Shude will follow him.

The Zhao Kingdom in the Yili River Valley and the Dian Kingdom in Yunnan are equivalent to Suiye, Khotan, Zhongyun, Yalong, Xiangxiong, and even the three countries on the Korean Peninsula in terms of status, and they have greater autonomy.The king appoints and removes officials by himself, and decides all affairs in the country by himself. The only thing that needs the approval of the court is the heir.

Compared with these serious princes, the county king is subject to much greater constraints. In principle, the imperial court will send many Zuo Er officials to serve, and the county prince's mansion officials can also enter the court.The imperial court may garrison troops at any time, and all major events need to be reported to the imperial court. The death penalty needs to be approved by the Luoyang Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Basically, it is equivalent to the relationship between the feudal towns and the central government in the Tang Dynasty.

At present, the territory of Dian Kingdom is still mainly based on agriculture, but in the past two years, it has gradually exported medicinal materials, cotton cloth, soap, and wood.

Shao Shude is not worried about the ability of the sixth child.

In fact, after these years of observation, he found that Lao Liu's abilities in all aspects are relatively balanced, and his level is very good. The only thing that is not like him is that he has a little more conspiracy.

But it's no wonder.Lao Liu did not come from the cruel war years, it is normal that his values ​​are different, Shao Shude can understand.

I just hope he is doing well in Yunnan, and he will continue to give Lao Liu as much support as he cares about Da Lang.

After the establishment of the Dian Kingdom, the status of Lishui Town could no longer be dragged on.

When he had just conquered Changhe Kingdom, he had intended to separate the two towns of Jianchuan and Lishui.

However, with major changes in Tubo, Jianchuan town was changed to Sangzhou, and the enfeoffment was not carried out.

In fact, Lishui Town is very suitable for entrustment. Shao Shude originally planned to give it to the thirteenth prince Shao Jizhi, who is just 20 years old this year. His biological mother is Zhang Hui, and his wife, Lu Shi, is the daughter of Secretary Supervisor Lu Siye.

But when people are old, they often like to recall, and whenever they think of Zhang Hui, they can't hold back their hearts, so that Lishui Town is still an area that is incompatible with Xia Guo's system, just like the former Jianchuan Town and Tonghai Governor same as the government.

Before and after the Chinese New Year, he remembered the scene when he saw Zhang Hui for the first time after breaking Bianzhou more than 20 years ago—it was about this time—so he sighed and ordered Lishui Town to be dismissed and Baozhou to be set up.

Baozhou is Zhengzhou, the seventh subordinate state of Yunnan Province. It governs Xunchuan (formerly Xunchuan Dachuan City, Lishui Town Lisuo), Jinbao, Menggong, Jinsheng, Cangwang, Xiangbai, Baoshan, Moling, Dao Jijiu County governs Xunchuan County.

Since it is Zhengzhou, it is natural to send officials to govern it.But Baozhou has a vast territory, and there are also a large number of Jimi tribal areas in the territory, mainly located in the west and south near the Brahmins and Pyu people.

There are many small countries in these places, and the level of civilization varies from high to low.

In the past, Tubo and Nanzhao fought here, and the two sides fought fiercely, and the countries fell to one side sometimes, and then fell to the other side.

When Tubo controlled the Brahmin states, they even immigrated here on a large scale, using it as a springboard to attack Lishui Town—those yellow tribes in Manipur, where riots broke out in India recently, are inseparable from Tubo.

The thirteen princes don't have to be sealed to Lishui Town, but in terms of their own hearts, they are actually quite happy.

The reason is naturally related to the fact that the officials sent by the imperial court to take office in Lishui Town often died of illness.

After the establishment of Zhengzhou this time, there will be a lot of official positions in the nine counties of Baozhou, but no one will come to grab them.Even those Confucian classics students who have no chance to become officials can't avoid this place, so they can only be called by the official department, and whoever is named is considered unlucky.

But the old thirteen also knew that he could hide from Lishui Town, but he couldn't hide from the grassland in the bitter cold place.

Shao Shude had already sent someone to give him a briefing. The newly established Gongchen Prefecture and Pengri Prefecture west of the Great Xianbei Mountains should be selected as a fiefdom.

Shao Jizhi knew that he couldn't escape this time.

Putting aside the grievances in my heart and thinking rationally, going to the grassland is better than going to Lishui Town.I heard that there are endless mountains and forests stretching to the sky, called "Savage Mountains". There are not many towns located in river valleys or mountain basins. It rains all day long, and it is humid and hot. See a snake spitting messages at you.

The common people are bare-chested, ignorant and ignorant.Perhaps it is richer than the grasslands, because the local gold is produced there, and the emeralds that have become a little hot in recent years are also mined. There are also important trade routes passing through this place, and there are an endless stream of merchants, who can charge a lot of business taxes.

But no matter how much money you have, you have to spend it!
After thinking about it, this ghost place is really not as good as the grassland, if I still want to survive.

Therefore, he chose Gongchen Prefecture, and is currently recruiting officials and guards—if nothing happens, he will recruit a thousand martial arts children of the Imperial Army who have no "jobs" in the Central Plains.

After everything is completed, it will be ready for the next year.

Melancholy is melancholy, but there is no other way, isn't it?
Shao Shude generally understood Thirteen Lang's thoughts, but he was not prepared to make any changes.

The two prefectures of Gongchen and Pengri must be given to the tribal chief Hao if they are not given to their sons.The seven holy states have arranged for his son. Naturally, the two places are similar arrangements.

Gongchen Prefecture will be given to Thirteen Langs, and Pengri Prefecture will be given to Fourteen Langs—the fourteenth prince, Shao Lixiao, and his biological mother, Empress He, will get married this year and next month. His wife is the daughter of Zhao Kuangning. Brother Thirteen went on the road together.

Thinking carefully about a bunch of sons being "assigned" by him to the frontier to live a "hard life", his father is also cruel enough.

Those who can stay in the capital are actually only a few.

This is the fate of the Shaw Brothers, accept it.

(End of this chapter)