Take the mall to Datang

Xu Zimo said helplessly: "All the people in the surrounding counties have been snatched away by the small contractors. I have already asked people to go to other states to recruit people. It will take some time."

"Let the workers settle down and work hard when they come. This is a long-term project. If someone wants to take their family over, the Chamber of Commerce will make arrangements for it." Lu Ziang said.

The long-term project has been signed, and the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce still has a lot to do. The temporary dormitory is under construction, which must be completed before the start of construction. The problem of accommodation and food for 6000 people is also a problem.

But what makes them worry-free is the food. The necessities of life can be ordered from Yuanshan in a unified manner. They only need to provide the list of goods and the payment for the goods. Fiddled with heavy coins back and forth.

Chapter 696 Fifty Thousand Prisoners of War

Li Jing, the general manager of the Xikaidao March, was studying the map of Tuyuhun. The soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty marched all the way from Lanzhou, and gathered 20 troops and went directly to the border of Hezhou, which is the boundary of Tuyuhun.

He wants to take Tuyuhun here in one fell swoop and prepare to march into Tubo. This is a big battle. It is no problem to destroy Tuyuhun with 20 soldiers and horses. But after arriving in Tubo, he will build a large camp to disperse his troops to fight. It is very particular to disperse his troops to fight. .

This is what Li Jing is thinking about.

"General Manager, the vanguard army is ready to go at any time." Li Junxian said.

"After a stick of incense, the vanguard army dispatched to attack Tuyuhun," Li Jing said.

The army is preparing to march, and the responsibility of the vanguard is heavy. Li Junxian and Li Jing know each other. After this period of preparation, Li Junxian's ability is also very recognized.

Just before the army set off, an urgent letter came from Chang'an, six hundred miles away.

This kind of thing is rarely encountered, so I immediately paid attention to it. After reading the letter, the soldiers and horses left on time.

The number of people in Lanzhou City is increasing every day. The Ministry of Economic Development has sent job recruitment information to several southern state capitals. Many people who want to come out to work all flock to Chang'an, especially those who are waiting to take the train to Lanzhou. What's more, for these migrant workers, it is free to take the train to Lanzhou, but the goods of the merchants are charged, of course, this does not include the food purchased by Yuanshan.

Now there are two trains going back and forth between Lanzhou and Chang'an, one is mainly for people and the other is for goods. A large number of live pigs have been transported to Lanzhou, which has caused the price of pork in Chang'an to rise a lot.

The pigs in Lantian County and Xinfeng County, the two largest pork breeding areas, obviously cannot supply enough pigs, so they have to mobilize a large number of live pigs from Luoyang, and the price of live pigs purchased from Luoyang is better, because the more money is all Take the toll.

But the merchants who raised pigs laughed. The price of their pork was higher than that of merchants in Chang’an, so they would naturally earn more. This encouraged them to breed more, so Chang’an and Luoyang set off another boom in raising pigs. Even several surrounding state capitals have started raising pigs.

In addition, His Majesty the Emperor also took a fancy to this market and built a super-large pig farm with his own money. He handed it over to a few guards and horses to take care of it. He became a very good shopkeeper, and the number of breeding was even larger amazing.

In addition to affecting the deployment of materials in Hebei Road, Shannan Road, Jiannan Road and other places, especially the continuous transportation of food from Chengdu to Lanzhou, the scale of caravans going back and forth between the two places has expanded again.

Even the imperial court began to respond and asked Li Shimin to build the Chang'an-Chengdu railway for supply. Chengdu has reclaimed a lot of land, and there is a certain amount of grain stored every year. Horse-drawn carriages have now become a constraint, because the transportation capacity is really inferior to trains.

Li Shimin now has a headache when he hears about railways. A Lanzhou railway cost him a lot of money and materials and used a lot of manpower. He really doesn't want to see the money in his pocket dry up so quickly, which consumes a lot but brings There are still many benefits.

Just like the current situation in Lanzhou, he can learn about the situation in Lanzhou in a few days, and people in the court are also paying attention.

Lanzhou, which was originally not as good as the county seat, has completely changed its appearance after some tossing. The spacious roads are basically three-story cement buildings on both sides and extend a long street. The residential area is also three-story buildings. Well-behaved and well-behaved.

What a sight it is for tens of thousands of people to start working at the same time. Now the entire northwest region is bustling, and all the beggars who have caused headaches in various state capitals now have places to send them off.

And there is no mention of Confucian self-cultivation at all, as long as they see homeless, beggars, and homeless people, they are all forced to be sent to Chang'an Railway Station and directly sent to Lanzhou.

This kind of thing actually had something to do with Yuan Shan, and the news was sent directly to the various state capitals of the Tang Dynasty. Each state capital had "burdens", and a state capital sent hundreds of people together, which was quite a large team.

Immediately after these people arrive in Lanzhou, someone will assign them to the labor group. If you want food in Lanzhou, you can beg. Basically, the settlement is once every three months. If you want to leave, you have to work for at least three years.

Coercion, domineering, is the style of Lanzhou construction now, more opportunities, money, no matter who knows who becomes a contractor and is responsible for self-recruitment, he can get money for work, and the more he does, the more he works. If there is less, the less will be given, and it is all based on the contract system of distribution according to work.

To put an end to people who fish in troubled waters, under the management of various systems, the construction speed of tens of thousands of people is quite fast.

A month later, a group of people returned from Hezhou escorted [-] Tuyuhun people back to Lanzhou.

When the returned soldiers of the Tang Dynasty returned to Lanzhou, they were completely unfamiliar. The spacious main street can run at least ten horses side by side.

Apart from the dirt road, the two rows of three-storey buildings shocked them. The Tuyuhun people were even more surprised when they saw it, especially the prisoners of war. They knew the situation in Lanzhou.

Many people were communicating in Tibetan, and at this time the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty didn't care about them anymore.

The soldiers who greeted them immediately came over to stabilize the emotions of these people.

Under the guidance of the city guards, the large group of people arrived at the area that had been prepared for them a long time ago. The surrounding areas were all surrounded by wooden fences, which was a separately planned area.

Yuan Shan came over to deal with the matter in person.

After the general entered Yuanshan, he immediately said: "The last general, Chen Ke, will participate in Yuanpu's shooting."

"Sending so many people back at once can relieve some of the labor pressure. General Chen will be troubled for a while, but please abide by the employment system in Lanzhou City. Even if these people are prisoners, it is best not to force them. Make it clear that if you work and eat well, you will not only get paid, but also restore your freedom." Yuan Shan said.

"The general will understand." Chen Ke agreed.

Asked about the smell of blood on Chen Ke's body, Yuan Shan was really not sure what these people would become by then, and it didn't matter if they were not in a state of war now.

If you want to get, you must give.

The first team escorted the captives back, and the merchants were not idle, and all the rich organized themselves to purchase spoils, but the Ministry of Economic Development could not let these people succeed.

As a result, a new market was formed. Under the planning of the Ministry of Economic Development, a temporary market was circled, which was specially used for soldiers to sell trophies. What the Ministry of Economic Development had to do was to charge booth fees. All the merchants from the government gathered here, and there were hundreds of buyers every day, which made the soldiers very happy.

Chapter 697 Restoring the Four Counties

The life of the prisoners of war is very comfortable now. They don’t have to worry about food, clothing, shelter and transportation.

A few days after Chen Ke returned to Lanzhou, he had begun to understand the current situation. He still couldn't accept Lanzhou's development in such a short period of time until now. Director An Cheng is the same.

In the eyes of these generals, it is very troublesome to carry prisoners of war. Besides, these prisoners of war are all dead and it is easier to carry them. Those who are alive will delay things. However, Li Jing issued an order that those who can live will not be allowed to die, unless It is a battle on the battlefield, otherwise the private execution of prisoners of war is not allowed.

Li Jing issued a death order, no matter who broke the rules, he would be punished by military law.

Those who lead troops to fight are not merciful, although they are troublesome, they have to follow orders.

Li Jing, who was in Tuyuhun at this time, was also depressed. He received a letter from Li Shimin, requesting to keep as many prisoners of war as possible, which was very difficult to do given the temperament of the soldiers.

But in the end they kept their hands, and a large number of prisoners of war began to be escorted to Lanzhou.

The soldiers and horses of Tuyuhun were even more depressed. Usually, Tang people came to fight and retreat after victory, but this time things were completely different. The army not only captured a large number of prisoners of war, but also escorted them together with the local people.

All the property of the common people was looted, and the plunder of several years was all exchanged this time.

The generals of Tuyuhun were anxious, and sent envoys to Tubo to fetch reinforcements.

The Tubo soldiers and horses are powerful in combat. Every time the Tang people sent troops to attack Tuyuhun, they would strengthen their defenses. There were fierce conflicts between the two places, and even so, the conflicts continued.

Tuyuhun's request was rejected at the time, but Tubo did not object to Tuyuhun's attachment to them. In name, the Tang people would not attack Tubo, but this time they were wrong.

The 20 troops gathered by Li Jing turned the whole battle situation upside down. When the leader of Tuyuhun fled to Tubo, he didn't send envoys to discuss with them at all. Instead, he sent troops directly on the grounds that Fanbang had repeatedly invaded and harassed the people of Datang. In dry battles, the anti-war guns crushed all the way, and the rules of keeping prisoners of war are no longer important.

In the fierce battle between the two sides, it was impossible to guess. Tubo was no better than Tuyuhun. Even though the artillery was powerful, it still didn't go deep into the hinterland quickly due to the vast land and sparse population. It only defeated a few slightly larger tribes.

The Tang army was preparing for the aftermath of Tuyuhun, and a large number of people began to migrate to Lanzhou. Tuyuhun was destroyed, and the battle report spread to Chang'an at the first time. Li Shimin was so happy that he immediately asked someone to draw up an imperial decree to revoke the name of Tuyuhun, and restored the local establishment during the Sui Dynasty. In the four counties of Heyuan, Xihai, Shanshan, and Qiemo, the original population of Tuyuhun was temporarily supplemented to Lanzhou, which was arranged by Yuanshan of the Ministry of Economic Development.

As for most of the cattle, horses and sheep, they were all transported to the enlarged Hezhou, and some were handed over to the Tuhun tribe who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty to breed in the four counties. According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, there will be a certain amount of commercial taxation and priority will be given to the imperial court.