Datang: Angry at Li Er, he still begged me to come out of the mountain

Chapter 242 The Strange Cavalry
"Do you want to get rich, do you want to improve your status better?" Jiang Yunqing asked straight to the point, it was so simple and rude.

"If you don't want to, you could easily die." Tao Buhe's answer was so straightforward, simple and rude.

Yo!
He seems to be a sensible person who can see danger. Jiang Yunqing especially likes such discerning people.

"Generally speaking, before the interrogation of the prisoner, [-] army sticks are beaten first, as a deterrent, but you cooperate..."

"General, if you want to know anything, just ask, the little one knows everything without saying anything."

Tao Buhe is also really sad for himself. He wanted to go to the little widow's house to have a sit down and talk about life and ideals after drinking some delicious wine, but when he just went out, he was taken away by someone. The sap was stuffed with rags and thrown into the sack. Now my head still hurts.

Hey, that's all.

"Okay." Jiang Yunqing also sat down on the ground and sat with Tao Buhe, "Then tell me why Xizhou City is so lifeless and why the people are so afraid of the government. I am here today After wandering around the city for a long time, do those petty officials bully the common people like this every day?"

"General, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, most of the people living here were Gaochang people. At that time, this place was still the place of King Gaochang, but after all, Gaochang people were descendants of Han people. In addition, people of various ethnic groups continued to intermarry. My body is also There are some Han bloodlines and others.

Later, Gaochang was founded, but because of the strong national power of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had to station troops here. The Tang Dynasty had the final say in everything.

In the past, there were more than 5 soldiers and civilians in Xizhou, but those people were bewitched by King Gaochang, and the officers and soldiers who refused to accept the Tang Dynasty often made troubles for the officials and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

In the first year of Zhenguan, Duan Jishi was sent here and killed a total of 6000 people before the people here surrendered, but everyone just expressed their dissatisfaction.

There was no other way but to relocate the Han people from Yumenguan to here, and the people before would return to Gaochang if they refused to submit, so this is how it is now. "

"Then you can talk about something else, such as how the taxes in Xizhou are like now, and how the government usually gets along with the people." Jiang Yunqing said.

Tao Buhe thought about it for a while, and then started talking to Jiang Yunqing.

Anyway, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the taxes collected have been relatively low, and there is no silk cloth in Xizhou, so they can only pay copper coins, but the taxes are a bit too high, so choose one of the two.

That is, as soon as you have received a consistent amount of money, you have to pay half of it to the imperial court. This is simply extortionate and heavy taxation. This is to drive the people back.

"These dog officials should be executed!" Li Wurong cursed in a low voice, and Cheng Chuliang also cursed angrily on the side, wishing to take a knife and chop off the heads of those dog officials immediately.

"Why don't you complain about such heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes?" Jiang Yunqing asked.

"Say, how do you sue? They were originally stationed here, but this is also the territory of Gaochang Kingdom. In Xizhou City, there are people from Kucha, Turks, Yanqi, Dawan, Tubo and Tuyuhun caravans. I also pass by here from time to time, General, let me tell you something that shouldn’t be said, it’s not nice, in fact, those of us who live in Xizhou, we don’t even know which country we are from.”

"This one……"

Jiang Yunqing was stunned for a moment, but no matter what, he lived two lives, so he couldn't be blamed for this, "Don't you guys have Datang's identity certificate?"

"How can we have that, and we don't have the identity certificate of Gaochang country." Tao Buhe couldn't help lamenting, "Actually, even we ourselves don't know which country we are from. How about it? As long as you can live, you can only bear it and endure it."

As long as you can live, you can bear it, endure it...

"Well, the tax amount of one of the two is set by the governor's government?"

"this?"

Tao Buhe thought for a while, took a look at Jiang Yunqing, and knelt down in front of Jiang Yunqing, "General, can you give us an official identity certificate of Tang people? If you can, I am willing to recruit refugees for the general. I can’t guarantee if it’s too small, but it’s definitely possible if it’s [-].”

"This can be given to you, but it still depends on your performance." Jiang Yunqing said, he does have this strength, and now the entire Western Province is in his hands, isn't it just Datang's identity certificate?simple.

"Thank you, General." Tao Buhe saluted Jiang Yunqing, "The tax amount for one of the two is determined by the governor's office."

"Then tell me, the current city walls of Xizhou are so dilapidated that they might collapse if the wind blows. How can they survive for so many years, and your Xizhou only has [-] soldiers."

"General, what you say is small. Since the first year of Zhenguan, there has been an attack on the city by no less than ten thousand people every year, but every time there is no danger, no one is injured."

When Jiang Yunqing heard this, his eyes began to light up. He knew that this was the real big drama.

"Because every time it is the most urgent and dangerous time, some cavalry will come out, and if these cavalry come out and sprint, all the enemy troops with more than ten thousand people will all flee."

"Then who are these cavalrymen? The soldiers from Yumen Pass?" Jiang Yunqing asked.

"No, no, they are not Tang people, they are Turkic people."

"Turkic people? Come to guard the city of Datang? Repel the enemy for the people of Tang Dynasty?" Jiang Yunqing looked at Tao Buhe's face in disbelief and asked.

Could it be that this is what Li Yueniang told him on the way here?
"How many cavalry will the Turks come out each time?"

"There should be about 3000 people. The villain doesn't know about marching and fighting, but they are all very fierce, and they can repel all enemies with just one charge."

"Turkic people? All of them are wolf ambitions. They hope that Datang's city will be breached sooner, so that they can go in and take advantage of the fire. It is impossible to help Datang retreat from the enemy for no reason."

"Then why is your entire Xizhou city lifeless and lifeless? I don't think any of the merchants are interested in doing business. Caravans usually live outside the city."

"That's all because the champion general of Gaochang State said he would station troops outside Xizhou City."

Jiang Yunqing began to calculate in his heart, and Tao Buhe's heart also began to become apprehensive. He didn't hide any of what he knew, and told him everything. Would he continue to be imprisoned?
"Okay, the information you provided is very valuable. Don't tell anyone about your coming here. Don't worry, the Tang court will definitely not treat you badly. Go ahead and recruit refugees, whatever you want I will give you all the identity certificates of the Tang Dynasty. And this Xizhou City..." Jiang Yunqing patted Tao Buhe's shoulder when he said this, "However, Xizhou is the territory of the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions belong to the Tang Dynasty Territory. Do you get it? Got it?"

(End of this chapter)