Crown Tang emperor

"Hey, this tone doesn't sound like a wrestler, much more majestic than the ministers of Taiwan Province!"

Ma Fang sneered and joked while brushing off her robe.

Seeing that Ma Fang no longer pursued the past, the officials breathed a sigh of relief, then leaned forward and smiled flatteringly: "A sergeant in a lowly position has no prestige at all. It's just that no one in our yamen doesn't know that Ma Cheng looks up to the sky." My honored relatives, when we meet the saint in the coming day, Ma Cheng casually mentioned that the problem that bothers us so much that we are restless is just a word from the saint."

"Dog killing talent, are you exaggerating or belittling? A sage is busy with military and state affairs, and he can see it as soon as he wants to? Even if he is lucky enough, I have the audacity to ask myself a good job. The future is not good, dare to bother with such trivial matters? "

Ma Fang walked into the hall, cursing with a smile. After she sat down, the smile on her face faded, and she said in a deep voice, "Which area did you go to when you expanded the house yesterday? Bring a few resisting doors and visit them one by one! Don't be lazy and procrastinate." , Years ago, I approved the affairs, and I took advantage of the festival to kill sheep at home for reward!"

Although there are occasional jokes with his subordinates on a daily basis, Ma Fang's attitude is still very upright once he gets to work.As he himself said, in the early years, he was a vagrant who had no background and only relied on hard work. Now he is a high-ranking official. Ma Fang is also full of gratitude in such a situation, so he is meticulous in his work.

Seeing that Ma Fang had entered the working state, the officials did not dare to laugh and joke anymore, and hurriedly sorted out the affairs that needed to be dealt with today and sent them to the hall.

Ma Fang wandered around in his hometown for a long time in his early years, and he himself was not a person who had read a lot of poetry and books. He did not review the documents full of cases, but had a special clerk read them for him, and at the same time recorded his dictated solutions on paper.Although he can't even read basic characters, his efficiency in handling official duties is not low.

Today, there are still two commanders and several supervisors and judges in the Stables Department, but as the officials said, their daily work is to offend powerful families.Ma Fang did things with a sense of carelessness and seriousness, but other chief officials may not be like this, so some bones of wealthy families who were clearly difficult to crack were assigned to Ma Fang's case.

Ma Fang never refuses anyone who comes to this, as long as it is his turn to deal with the case, there are very few cases that cannot be solved.Therefore, even Wu Youyi, the Shaoqing of the Shangguan Taifu, favored Ma Fang very much, and praised him as the number one officer of the Stables Department, and planned to call Ma Fang directly to serve in the Taifu Temple after the matter of the stables was settled. .

After entering the hall for more than an hour, the paperwork piled up on the desk was quickly processed and filed. Seeing that it could be completely handled by noon, Ma Fang was planning to bring people into the workshop in the afternoon and then visit several tax-resisting portals, when suddenly there was a commotion outside the hall.

"What happened?"

The noise outside directly affected Ma Fang's listening and reading documents, and his work was interrupted. He knocked on the desk and asked a little displeased.

"Report to Ma Cheng, there are middle-level envoys coming in from the outside..."

The official hurriedly entered the hall, and said nervously: "The envoy came to the hall and declared that he wanted to see Ma Cheng. Zhu Ling and Liu Ling were already there to welcome the envoy."

After Ma Fang heard this, she became nervous immediately.Although he often brags to his subordinates, claiming that he has a good family relationship with today's saints, he naturally understands in his heart that there is a huge gap between him and saints, and he absolutely does not have the kind of friendship that visits in leisure time.Could it be... Could it be that the saint heard his bragging, so he specially sent envoys to question him?

"Congratulations Ma Cheng, the Chinese envoy here must be a saint..."

Seeing that Ma Fang was still sitting in the table and not in a hurry to get up, the official put his hands forward and laughed. When Ma Fang heard this, he was shocked, stood up abruptly, frowned, and said in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense!"

After saying this, he walked out of the hall with anxiety, and after walking a few steps, he looked back at the paperwork on the case that was about to be processed, and he raised his hand full of reluctance, and said: "I have seen the envoy. , if I am still here, I will take you into the workshop to collect taxes in the afternoon, if... alas!"

Hearing that Ma Fang's tone was not relaxed, the officials were stunned for a moment, waiting to be questioned, but Ma Fang had already stepped out.

In the main hall of the government office, a middle-ranking official stood in the hall, and all the people from the stables on both sides gathered together. When Ma Fang entered the hall, the stable order Zhu raised his finger to him and said with a smile: "Ma Cheng is here."

The middle official took a step forward and took a few glances at Ma Fang, then he unfolded the decree and said: "Ma Fang, the prime minister of the house, listens to the edict. Fang is in charge of the new department. He strictly enforces the rules, is loyal and hardworking, and is good at listening. Xuan Yilang is specially conferred with Sanzhi, and he is the official guest order of Honglu Temple, and he will go to Honglu Temple to take up his new post on the day he sees the order!"

At this moment, Ma Fang was still worrying about causing trouble with her big mouth, and couldn't understand the content of the imperial edict read out by the Zhongguan. After a while, a series of congratulatory sounds came from her ears, and she raised her head suspiciously and asked: "I, my lord... ...This, is this a promotion?"

"Congratulations Ma Cheng, no, it should be Ma Ling!"

All the colleagues from the Stable Department stepped forward one after another, pointed at Ma Fang and said with a smile, with envy in their words.The House Stables Department is a newly established government office, and the chief official's house stable order is only from the rank of seventh rank, and the two chief officials are already 50 to [-] years old.However, Ma Fang's Zhaishang Cheng only went from the eighth rank, and in just a few months, he has crossed the entire senior rank, and is on an equal footing with his superiors.

Moreover, Honglu Temple, as the government office of Libin Temple, had much more frugal affairs than Taifu Temple, especially the house stables office, at least there was no need to worry about offending the dignitaries at every turn.

Hearing the congratulations from her colleagues, Ma Fang hurriedly bowed and danced in the direction of the Daming Palace, her face flushed with excitement when she got up.

Not to mention that Ma Fang was promoted again, the same superior's mansion, half envious, half regretful, pulled the middle official and asked: "Dare to ask the Chinese envoy, what will Ma Ling do when he goes to Xin? I mean, it’s really a new office, and Ma Ling has done a great job in the office, everyone in this office has seen it, and it’s sad to abandon it halfway!”

"It's not a secret errand. The imperial court will send envoys to Tubo Kingdom to communicate. Ma Xuanyi is in the process of being selected. Hand over the affairs of the office as soon as possible, and arrange the family affairs properly. In a few days, we will have a long trip to Tubo and Xuanwei. Bang, the story of Pangong, we will follow suit!"

The Zhongguan didn't hide it when he heard the question, he looked at Ma Fang before entering and smiled encouragingly.When he was in confinement, he knew the list of hundreds of people to be selected by the imperial court, but the sage chose this Ma Fang on purpose, so that he could be remembered by the sage. Don't even dare to be rude to him.

Hearing the official's appointment of Ma Fang, the lively scene where the masses congratulated suddenly cooled down.It wasn't until after the Zhongguan left that Zhu and Liu came in and patted Ma Fang on the shoulder, but the envious look on his face was gone, and some were just deeply regretful, and there were even some officials who had a good relationship with Ma Fang. The member couldn't help stomping his feet and said angrily: "This must be a courtship with the court officials, trying to harm Ma Cheng!"

"How do you say that? I'm a promotion. Although it's not beautiful to work in the distance, it can't be said to be a harm, right?"

Ma Fang was a little puzzled after hearing the words, and asked in surprise.Even if someone explained to him the story of the fight between the two envoys of Tubo in the city, and even killed several important dignitaries of Tubo, it can be imagined that this trip must be very dangerous.

Ma Fang has been busy with the affairs of the stables recently, so she really doesn't understand these things, but after hearing this, she still frowned and said displeasedly: "I'm born like a fool, and I can speak Tibetan, so it's natural that I'm being elected! The imperial court selects talents Yes, you have your own justice, how can you tolerate treachery! Even if you have the right to see evil, but the sage is wise and does not tolerate evil, if you think so, it is a big mistake!"

Chapter 0818 Shu is prosperous, full of gold and jade

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, Li Tong bid farewell to the diplomatic mission to Tibet at the Danfeng Gate of the Daming Palace.

This is the first time since he took charge of Tang Sheji, he sent an envoy to a foreign country, and he went to such an evil neighbor as Tubo, and there were deep conflicts between them, so the court was quite concerned about this envoy. Pay attention to.

Of course, before that, Guo Yuanzhen also went to the confidant of Tubo for activities, but that time it was not a regular dispatch of a national envoy, and after Guo Yuanzhen arrived in Tubo, he still focused on making troubles, not only abducting an important high-ranking official in Tubo The nobles even made Tubo split.

In short, the dispatch of envoys this time is really related to the state system, so the imperial court is also quite careful in the selection of members of the envoy.Among them, Zhang Shuo was selected by Li Tong. In order to improve the standard of the mission, the imperial court temporarily appointed Zhang Shuo as the general of Zuowei's family.

According to Zhang, there are several deputy envoys, namely Guo Wanjun from Shu who had followed Guo Yuanzhen into Tubo, Song Bazi who was transferred back from Longyou, Ma Fang selected by Li Tong, and Several court officials who are familiar with the affairs of the foreign country were selected by the court.

There are more than a dozen envoys in the entire mission, and there are nearly a thousand followers and guards in total. The scale is quite large, and it is far beyond what Guo Yuanzhen and his party could compare before.

Inside the Danfeng gate, Li Tong personally handed the letter of credence into Zhang Shuo's hands, and looked at Zhang Shuo and the envoys behind him seriously and said: "Send them to the front for the festival, so that you can't celebrate with your family. Hua Nian is indeed not beautiful. But today's affairs are urgent. You and other people with high wisdom and blessings in the country and dynasty choose and teach important things. They are not treated harshly, but they are reused. On the day of return, they will be rewarded for their meritorious service. Reward the envoy!"

"Your ministers will be full of Tang Lu and the holy family for a long time. If you don't go ahead, when will you wait! This trip will declare our country's prestige in distant countries, and tell my emperor's order to the boss! Repay the king with loyalty, and serve the country with diligence. Ten thousand miles are under your feet, and you will not disgrace the national system in the face of danger!"

After Zhang said that he had accepted the letter of credence, he kowtowed and replied.All the people behind him also bowed and shouted in unison: "Repay the king with loyalty, and serve the country with diligence!"

Before entering, Li Tong raised his hand to support Zhang and said, and continued: "The situation in the Fan Kingdom is out of harmony, the country's arrogance is raucous, and the Fan Lord is also out of balance. Unpredictable changes may occur during this trip, and the country can't be in time Passing on accruals, Zhang Qing is an envoy, and only adapts to the needs of the time. From the top to the Tibetan lord, down to the Tibetan people, Qing will teach it on my behalf. If the Tibetan lord still does not lose the righteousness of uncle and nephew, you will praise him, and the Tibetan lord will be arrogant. Pride, sir, beware of it!

Don't say that the journey is far and helpless, whenever my envoy of the Tang family travels all over the world, from below me and above the loess, the Tang family's monarchs, ministers, and all Qings will provide strong support!If you go out of this door today, you will lose even a cent, but you will be far away from the country. I swear to the people that I will never bear this kind of revenge!Although the grievances of Ya Zi, the whole country must report it! "

Everyone knew what kind of background the trip to Tubo was like this time, and they were more or less apprehensive.However, after hearing the sage's statement, everyone calmed down immediately, thanked Xie En again, and then walked out of Danfeng Gate in a mighty manner, passed through Chang'an City in the eyes of the crowd, and went straight to Jingnan Post Road go.

The reason why the imperial court dispatched the mission so quickly was also because Chang'an, as a metropolis in the pass, gathered people from all directions, and the transmission of news was not easy to control. The news that the Tibetan envoy died in Beijing should have already spread to Qinling.

If the imperial court does not make a statement as soon as possible, and wait until the Tubo side forms a resolution, then the room for diplomatic maneuvering will undoubtedly be reduced a lot.Although it is difficult for Tubo to threaten the safety of Datang itself, it still has enough deterrent power to Xikang, which is close at hand.

Xikang is the next vassal of Xikang that the imperial court needs to operate in the long term. Whether it is to deal with the possible invasion of Tubo or to stabilize the sentiment in Xikang, the sooner the imperial court expresses its position, the better.

Moreover, even Qinling's son was almost beaten to death in the street, and the envoys from Tubo also killed and injured several important people. It would be unlucky to leave these corpses in Chang'an for the New Year.It is still deep winter, and those who walk slowly can still send a whole body back. If it really died on the road, the families of the dead may firmly oppose the diplomatic negotiations between Datang and Tubo.

Zhang said that the group did not dare to delay the trip after they set out on the road. They crossed mountains and ridges along the way and arrived in Chengdu in the middle of Sichuan in more than ten days.

On the Chengdu side, Shi Lu Yuanfang, the governor of Chengdu, was in charge of receiving everyone and added some personnel in Chengdu.The envoys got a short rest and took a tour in Chengdu to relax before going abroad.

As an important supplement to Guanzhong, Shuzhong was already extremely prosperous.After the establishment of Xingtai, the operation and development of central Sichuan was increased. Chengdu, as the regional center, naturally underwent earth-shaking changes because of this.

Old Guanzhong natives like Ma Fang, who rarely came out of the Three Qins in their entire lives, lived in and around Chang'an City all year round, and felt a sense of arrogance in their hearts. They only felt that except for Guanzhong, other parts of the world were normal.But after arriving in Chengdu City, he was taken aback by the prosperity of the city.

When it comes to the size of the city, Chengdu is naturally not as good as Chang'an, and there are no more than fifty people living in Hechengfang.But Chengdu is not an independent city. There are several small cities scattered in the surrounding plains, each of which is quite considerable in size.

This point is more flexible than Chang'an. As the capital of the Tang Dynasty, although Chang'an is extremely large in scale, it is also built on the basis that the land of the Three Qin Dynasty was provided for this city.Around Chang'an City, there are few large-scale cities and towns, and the nearest Xianyang City is also hundreds of miles away.

There is another characteristic around Chengdu, that is, the industry and commerce are extremely developed.The scale of Chengdu City is only one-third of the size of Chang'an City, but there are actually five big cities distributed among the various squares in the city, and each urban area is very prosperous, not inferior to Chang'an's East and West cities.

Almost every household in the city is engaged in looms, but in a small city more than ten miles south of the city, the tens of thousands of residents are all weaving households belonging to the imperial court!

Although as early as the Xingtai period, Chang'an City was vigorously developing industry and commerce. Whether it was various weaving, smelting, or the World Expo held by the imperial court, Chang'an City became more prosperous.However, in terms of co-consultation, it is still slightly inferior to Chengdu and its surrounding areas.

After all, in addition to being the economic center of Guanzhong, Chang'an is also the political center of the whole world. In terms of resources and policies, we need to balance and ration, and we can't favor one side.As the center of the entire Sichuan, Chengdu has fewer scruples about its development route. Shu merchants are rich in the world, and naturally they have built a superior industrial and commercial foundation.

The local officials in Yizhou who were in charge of receiving the envoys were also happy to show off the local wealth of Chengdu to everyone. In addition to leading them to wander around the city, they also made a special trip to lead them to several famous squares in the city to watch, pointing out the richness of the princes and princes. The gate of the courtyard showed off: "Several wealthy families in the middle of Shu, gold and jade are used as beams, pearls and rhinoceros as frames. Although there are many dignitaries in Beijing, when it comes to living in luxury, I'm afraid they are still inferior? If the envoys don't Hurry up, humble job can introduce a few households on your behalf, Shu people are bold and hospitable..."

Originally, people from all over the capital were still amazed at the prosperity of Chengdu, but after hearing the words of Yizhou officials, Ma Fang frowned first, and said in a deep voice: "The Tang family has its own laws and rituals, why is it because of poverty? Wealth is chaotic! It is a common practice for the households in Chengdu to be excessive. This is the dereliction of duty of your governing officials. How dare you show off to people from Beijing? But I will definitely kill the extravagance if I am involved in this matter!"

The Yizhou official was naturally a little upset after being reprimanded, and he was about to open his mouth to refute a few words. Naturally, someone pulled him aside and told about Ma Fang's identity and deeds. When the Yizhou official returned, his expression was much more humble. , looked at Ma Fang with a little awe and dodge.

He also realized that he had slipped his words, and hurriedly led the crowd to other places until he reached an urn city. He pointed to the towering warehouses inside the high wall and said with a smile: "This city is the new warehouse city that the imperial court supervised and built here. No. Jincheng, the envoys saw the storehouses standing in the city, full of brocade materials and money, this is also the key point of the imperial court's expenditure, money is flying from all directions, and it is exchanged here!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help being amazed again and again.Although there are some people who do not want to believe that those warehouses are really full of gold, silver and brocade silk, the golden city here is not accessible to ordinary people, and it is defended by thousands of elite soldiers stationed here from Chang'an. Going straight out of Da Nei, even the Yizhou Metropolitan Government has no way to intervene.

After a tour, not only the people from Chang'an were amazed by the prosperity and prosperity of Chengdu, but even the locals in central Sichuan, such as Song Bazi and Guo Wanjun, were shocked by the amazing changes that had taken place in the village after a few years away. I feel a little strange here.

People have different visions and different ambitions, so their feelings and gains will naturally be different.Zhang Shuo was also amazed by the rapid development of central Sichuan, but soon his thoughts stopped dwelling on the superficial prosperity, and he began to think about the deeper conception and context of the sage's administration of central Sichuan.

Seeing the prosperity of central Sichuan, Zhang Shuo realized why the imperial court was so attentive to the management of Xikang.Although the geography of central Shu is quite closed, but as such an important capital, the stronger the natural security, the better.Xikang was not only the focus of the imperial court's splitting of Tubo and infiltration of Tubo, but also an important barrier in western Sichuan.

But in addition to western Sichuan, there is also southern Sichuan.After realizing this, Zhang said he suddenly became excited.He became famous at a young age, immersed in the center for a long time, and of course he is eager to make some achievements.

He knew that today's saints do not value lucky ministers but military merits, and if he wants to make further progress in his official career, it is difficult to rely on speculation to seek luck.Despite this understanding, Zhang said he still has no idea where to work hard.After all, he has been in the court for a long time, and his understanding of local affairs is really not deep enough.

He did not follow the sage to the Xingtai before, and Zhang said that he still feels regretful. Although the Xingtai has only existed for a few years, his status in the eyes of the sage has fallen behind by many generations.Now Longyou, Hedong, Hebei and other places are active in the old Xingtai family. They have made great achievements and made great achievements. Even if they want to compete, they can't compete.

But after seeing the prosperity of central Sichuan, Zhang Shuo realized that there was still an area that the old members of Xingtai had not yet set foot in, and that was the Annan Governor's Mansion!If he can appease Annan and formulate the Manzhao, it will also be a great achievement!

However, these are all future plans, and the most important thing right now is that the mission to Tibet can be successfully completed.Of course, he also knew in his heart that this trip to Tibet was a test for the sage. If he could complete it, he would be reused in the next step, and Annan was his first choice!

Chapter 0819 Xikang good land, the land of Buddha

Zhang said that after a short stay in Chengdu for a few days, the group went on the road again and entered the western Sichuan area via Yazhou.

Not long ago, the scenery along the way was quite different from the prosperity of Chengdu City, especially after passing through Yazhou and arriving at Dajianluo in Xishan Mountain in the west. The prosperity and prosperity of the Central Shu Plain are completely two worlds.

"Now the road to the west of Sichuan is much better than in previous years. There is a military city checkpoint in Dajianlu, and the Shengqiang tribes in Xishan are gradually naturalized. Although the road is still rugged, there are fewer bandits and beasts than in previous years. Disaster. Several roads to the east and west have been surveyed, and supplies will be replenished along the way..."

Before Guo Wanjun became an official, he was a wealthy businessman who often traveled along the Sichuan-Tibet trade route, so when he talked about the differences between the situation in western Sichuan and before and after, he was naturally very orderly.Especially in the current situation in western Sichuan, he was also fortunate to participate in the creation. In the early years, he risked his life to trek along with Guo Yuanzhen, coupled with a series of subsequent changes, this led to the re-naturalization of a large area of ​​Shengqiang territory in western Sichuan.

Song Bazi, who was traveling with him, also nodded after hearing the words: "In the early years, the Han family wanted to expand the business road, and the brothers carried heavy goods to the west of the mountain road, but they were surrounded and killed by the strong beams before half the journey. If there had been such an order in the Western Sichuan Territory in the early years, I don’t know how many of the fellow villagers in Central Sichuan who were eager to travel would have survived..."

Hearing Song Bazi's emotion, Guo Wanjun's eyes flashed, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.

The Shu people have a well-developed industry and commerce, but they are not lazy and lazy, and they still have a pioneering spirit.Although commerce is just a small road that does not cut into the country, it is precisely because of the tireless exploration of generations of Shu merchants that they have broken through the many natural dangers around the region, and distributed the goods in the middle of the world to all parts of the world, which also exchanged for massive wealth. .

However, because of their different business centers, the Shu merchant groups were also divided into various small groups.For example, Song Bazi's family focused on trade with Guanzhong, and often wandered between the two capitals, so they became a leader among Shu merchants.In the early years, he spent millions in Chang'an, thus gaining the attention and appreciation of today's sages, and became a leader in Taiwan in one fell swoop. His future is no longer limited by mere business.

Of course, the more legendary one is the Yang family of Shu merchants. In the early years, the Yang family focused on commerce and trade in southern Sichuan, but now they are the family of relatives of the state. Their children are either imperial concubines or generals. A representative of success.

As for Guo Wanjun, he focused on business in western Sichuan, so he had the chance to follow Guo Yuanzhen to go deep into the land and return home with honor.

Due to the different fields of business and the fact that the imperial court did not pay enough attention to the commerce and trade in central Shu, the Shu merchants also developed several small circles and shared some fixed commercial routes to block those who cross the border rashly. Make things difficult.

In the early years, Song Bazi's family focused on following the political line of the upper class in Beijing and Beijing, and did not participate in other aspects sufficiently.What he said was that his clan brother was besieged and killed by Shengqiang bandits when he opened up the Western Mountain trade route. Guo Wanjun subconsciously guessed that it should be a warning from some Western Sichuan merchants to prevent the Song family from intervening in Western Sichuan business.

Shopping malls are like battlefields, and making money with harmony is just talk.Like the Yang family in the early years who planned to transfer their business routes from southern Sichuan to Guanzhong, they were attacked and made things difficult by the Bazi family of Song Dynasty. I'm afraid there will never be such a Yang family in China.

Guo Wanjun was hesitant to speak, but he thought that he could understand this truth with Song Bazi's resourcefulness and experience. The reason why he brought up the old things now was mainly because he felt that under the strong control of the imperial court, the business environment in Central Shu was already very good. Without losing control, vicious competition may still not be completely eliminated, but it is much better than the no bottom line in previous years.

Although the terrain near Dajianlu has become rugged and steep, as a meeting point of Tang and Tibetan commerce, there are also a lot of caravans coming and going.The presence of imperial missions in this area naturally attracted the attention of merchants.

In the past, most of these merchants would seize this opportunity and swarm the road behind the mission, so as to avoid all kinds of dangers on the road.However, the public security environment in Xishan is no longer as precarious as it used to be, and the trade routes are narrow and cramped. In order to ensure that the imperial mission's trip is on schedule, many caravans simply postponed their journey.

After all, the current prosperous trade between Tang and Tibet is also based on the diplomatic relations between Tang and Tubo.If the two countries are still at odds with each other, no matter how orderly the business environment in Sichuan is, it will be difficult to dump goods into Tubo.

As an important border trade town, there are more than [-] Tang troops stationed here in Dajianlu, all of whom are regiments from Yizhou's prefectures and counties.In addition, there are thousands of raw and Qiang soldiers distributed among the peaks and ridges of the Western Mountains who have worked here for a long time.

Zhang said that because he had already decided in his heart to devote himself to his side affairs after returning to the imperial court, although the regions in southern and western Sichuan were different, he expected the situation to be similar, so he was also interested in the maintenance and operation of a border defense and trade center like Dajianlu.While the mission was resting here, I carefully inquired about the operation of Dajianlu, especially the implementation strategy for the supervision of Zhusheng and Qiang tribes.

The west mountains are rugged, and there are hundreds of Sheng and Qiang tribes distributed in the territory.However, due to the limitations of the geographical environment, no large tribes were formed.

The imperial court’s management of the Qiang tribe in this area was also adapted to local conditions. In addition to hiring labor according to the old plan of the Shu merchants, it also carried out a certain scale of household registration.It's just that this household is different from the mainland. It is divided into hunters, vegetable households, etc., to drive out wild beasts in the mountains, to provide food and accommodation for passing business travelers, and so on.

The Shengqiang people who accepted the registration of the imperial court can live in relatively open and flat areas, and grass markets are often set up in these places for business along the way.

As for some Shengqiang tribes who are unwilling to obey the government's decree and control, they are the objects that need to be vigilant, and need to regularly report to the state government where they are going and where they live.Once any abnormal situation occurs, the state government will directly send troops to intervene.In particular, some Shengqiang tribes with strong influence and threats to the safety of trade routes need stricter supervision and even extermination of their tribes.

However, such situations are relatively rare. In the past two years when the imperial court officially stationed troops in Dajianlu, there were only two Shengqiang tribes that were wiped out because of their rebelliousness.

After all, the prosperity of the Tang-Tibetan trade route also improved the living conditions of the areas along the route.Although there are many Qiang and Hu tribes in the Xishan environment, most of them have a relatively primitive organizational structure and low productivity. The basic needs of life can only be met through woodworking and labor, and the demand for external materials is huge.

Although there is no shortage of precious materials in the mountains and forests, they also need to be traded to realize profits. Hoarding is of little use to the people of the Qiang and Qiang, and it is just a pile of waste.

Long before the imperial court formally managed this area, there were many powerful Shu merchants who raised Tu Qiang in the mountains and forests to serve their servants and obtain various raw materials and commodities.Now that the power of the imperial court has entered this area, it is only to coordinate the originally scattered operations and become more scaled.

Zhang Shuo benefited a lot from Dajianlu's knowledge and experience.He had been in the court for a long time before, and although his vision was high enough, it was already a serious border problem when he really rose to the point where the court had to discuss and resolve it.As for the Hu people who are not powerful enough, such as Xishan Shengqiang, they can be solved directly at the local level.

Looking forward to the long-term environment that requires a high-level view, Zhang said that in fact, he has some habits of high-sightedness and low-handedness, and he has a serious lack of experience in handling local affairs.After realizing his own shortcoming in this ability, Zhang Shuo also realized more and more that if he wanted to further his official career, it was indeed necessary to seek experience from the prefectures and counties.

So when he continued to go on the road, Zhang said that his attitude towards Guo Wanjun, Song Bazi and other party tricksters who entered the government was obviously much better.Although he did not come from a wealthy family, once he won the first prize and became famous all over the world. Take it lightly, think it is not the right way.

However, what he saw along the trip this time, whether it was the prosperity and affluence in central Sichuan, or the orderliness of the commercial roads in western Sichuan, had greatly touched him.

Although the original value concept has not been shaken much, but it can feel the broadness of today's sage's governing techniques, and the eclectic use of talents to govern the country. Self-limitation of one's own future.

Although the road to the west mountain was rugged, the group traveled smoothly all the way, and the group soon arrived at the original Tibetan area, which was the territory of the affiliated country that Guo Yuanzhen and the others had tossed about in the early years.

Revisiting the old place, and now the scene of the ceremony, far from being trembling like a mouse crossing the street in previous years, Guo Wanjun seemed very excited, and kept telling everyone about the customs of the country and the deeds of the past years.Most of the people came to this place for the first time, and they all listened with great interest, and they were full of praise for Guo Wanjun's old stories.

Even Zhang Shuo couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Heroes may hibernate in their homes and come out when they wait. Guo Jun and several hundred small people can actually take the king away from a distant place, which is indeed a strong national prestige."

When everyone was talking and hurrying, the king of Fuguotu who had been kidnapped and left had already led a large number of entourages to wait for the Tang envoy at Linhe.Although he suffered the disaster of losing his country in his early years, it seemed to have little influence on the earth king. He was wrapped in a crimson Tang official robe on his fat body. Now he is the governor of the Eastern Tibetan Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty and one of the three prefectures of Xikang County. One of the governors, he had been favored to go to Chang'an earlier to participate in the enthronement ceremony of the current saint.

Seeing the Tang envoy turning around the mountain road and appearing in the field of vision, the earth king rolled forward like a meat ball. From a distance, he crossed his hands and yelled loudly: "Li Yiling, the governor of Eastern Tibet and a native of the non-qi tribe, welcomes the angel!" ! The city prepares a feast of fine wine and fragrant soup for servants and servants to wash away the dust!"

The attached royal family had no surname at all, and when he entered the court to observe the ceremony, the local king even refused the title bestowed by the court, and had to beg for a surname in the palace.Today's sages are also good at following others, so they are given their national surnames.

After all, the surname of their Li family is not very valuable, and there are a lot of Hu chiefs around them.The Fuguo was conferred by the former Sui Dynasty in the old years, and its power in the eastern part of Sichuan and Tibet is not too weak. It used to be a regime with tens of thousands of households, and it was the main road of Tang and Tibetan trade. It has a little further control over Xikang. Business matters a lot.

It is still a piece of fat if it is not strong, and it is much cuter than some poor and unobedient things.Now that he is actively moving closer to Datang, giving him a surname is not a loss-making deal.

The envoys were also quite proud to see the vassal king being so enthusiastic and respectful.

And the local king Li Yiling found Guo Wanjun as an old acquaintance when he turned his eyes, and happily leaned forward to hold the bridle and said with a smile: "Guo Gong also entered the country with the envoy, what a surprise! May I ask Guo Zhengong if he came with him?" I went to Chaomiansheng to observe the ceremony a few years ago, but I regretted not being able to see him. After returning to governance, I was restless and missed. I sincerely hope that Duke Zhen can return to the humble land and take a look at this land of creation!"

Hearing what the king of earth said, all the envoys present couldn't help laughing.They had heard the story from Guo Wanjun earlier. The local king himself was one of Guo Yuanzhen's achievements, and now he is still enthusiastically inviting Guo Yuanzhen to revisit his hometown. Could it be that being robbed can also be addictive?