Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

It took Murong Shun a day to dig up all the treasures he knew. To be honest, Li Ke knew that the aristocratic families like to bury money, but he didn't expect that even these nomadic nobles also liked to bury money. Li Ke guessed the reason, that is, they knew that Datang was about to call, and if the money was not hidden, it would be difficult to take it away.

After all, so much money can only be taken away in a carriage, and the mobility of the carriage is too weak to go up to many places, so it can only be buried.

The treasures dug back were more than Li Ke had imagined. They included all the wealth of Murong Fuyun, as well as the wealth of all the nobles in Tuyuhun. Among them, there were about 110 guan, but the amount of gold was quite a lot, 7 shi , There are actually nearly [-] tons of gold.

This amount was really beyond Li Ke's expectations. Although he knew that gold was popular in the Western Regions, nearly 7 tons of gold could be found in just one Tuyuhun, which is quite a lot.The purity of these golds is definitely not as high as that of later generations. Most of them are mainly made of various gold ornaments and golden utensils, such as some golden masks, headgear and so on.

Li Ke is a little curious. If these things are buried in the ground, it is estimated that they will be various cultural relics after more than 1000 years. From the styles of these headdresses, masks, and gold wares, most of them come from different cultures. I know, this is probably all the wealth preserved by the Tuyuhun royal family over 300 years of history.

It is estimated that most of these things were robbed from the surrounding small countries.

In addition to gold, there is also a lot of silver. Silverware is also the utensils most used by ethnic nobles such as Turks, and Li Ke even saw a lot of silver coins from Sasanian Persia.

According to the statistics of silver, there are probably close to 4 tons.

This wealth can be said to have dug out the wealth of all the Tuyuhun nobles. Li Ke knew that this was also Murong Shun's nomination certificate, because if Li Ke released the other Tuyuhun nobles now, it is estimated that these Tuyuhun nobles can give Murong Shun directly. cut.

However, Li Ke kept his word. After Murong Shun gave the list of those Turkic nobles, Li Ke directly ordered these Turkic nobles to be escorted to Chihai, and then handed over to the twenty craftsmen who came this time. The process manual for sun-dried salt began to be constructed in the salt field.

The initial process at Yantian is very simple. The main thing is to build salt ponds of different concentrations, and then start brine drying through the salt ponds. After the location is selected, the craftsmen start directly according to the entire atlas, and Li Ke does not need to worry about it.

On Li Ke's side, people started to take charge of the construction of Xizhou City. That's right, Li Ke plans to build a city near the Chaka Salt Lake. The planning of the city is also simple. Some of the people who came here in the caravan this time have learned it. Although the person involved in the planning is not as famous as Yuwenjia, it is enough to design a small city.

Although he himself had vision, Li Ke didn't take over because the times were different, and the things that needed to be considered in ancient times were different from those in modern times, so he could think about it from the sidelines.There are several small rivers around the Chaka Salt Lake that flow into the salt lake. There is a larger river on the south bank, which the locals call the Mayana River. Li Ke directly changed the name to the Chaka River.

The Chaka River is the main influx of the entire Salt Lake, so there is no shortage of water sources for the construction of the city here.

On the second day after Murong Shun dug back these gold and silver treasures, the whole area around Chihai became restless, not only Chihai, but also near Qinghai Lake next door, all the herdsmen's settlements were constantly shouted by cavalrymen from the Tang Dynasty. Shout out.

"His Royal Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty has an order to start the construction of Chihai City in the future, and some workers will go to the relevant areas of Chihai City to work." One by one cavalry kept notifying the news to various small tribes.

There are no nobles in these small tribes. The small tribes are a bit like the villages of the Tang Dynasty. It is composed of a dozen or at most dozens of herdsmen gathered together to herd together. The main purpose is to resist wild animals. The horse bandits, or other small tribes who could not survive the natural disaster and came to plunder.

These Tuyuhun people all understand Chinese, so there is no need to worry about whether they understand or not. There is no compulsion in the cavalry notice, and Li Ke did not force these herdsmen to work. He just wanted to see the reactions of these ordinary herdsmen, and then Make adjustments.

The population of Tuyuhun is really small, so the scope of construction of Chihai City does not need to be too large, a city of 3 kilometers square is enough.

"Your Highness, can we provide food?" Li Jing asked worriedly in Li Ke's camp at this moment.

"No problem." Li Ke nodded, looked over the window of the tent, and looked at the large piece of sheep bladder hung there in the camp after special tanning.This is reserved for making water bladders.

In ancient times, there was not such a high technology. The water bladders carried by the cavalry, infantry, and nomadic cavalry of the Tang Dynasty were all made of pig and sheep bladders that were tanned and sewn with a layer of leather.

In this era, things on animals are not thrown away.

The caravan of Yuelai Trading Company, except for the craftsmen, everyone else has left. Before leaving, Li Ke met everyone one by one and asked their names. It doesn’t matter if you remember it or not. manner.

"The food needed is not a small number." Li Jing sighed. Although His Highness's business had shipped more than 300 shi of food, the food was equivalent to a huge number of people, and it was just a small number.

"We must find a way to revive them, after all, they are the people of Datang now." Li Ke shook his head, it is actually very simple to win the hearts of ordinary herdsmen, just let them live.

In this era, people are the greatest wealth, especially if Li Ke wants to win even Tubo in the future, then these herdsmen must win. They have adapted to life on the plateau and fought on the plateau.

What Li Jing and Li Ke are discussing at the moment is that nomads will decline every time they lose a war!Even a large number of people will die, not to be killed or something.

Rather, it means that all nomadic peoples on the grasslands are actually in a fragile balance. This balance refers to the balance between people and food. Redundant, but not much.

Once a big war broke out, the Khan conquered tens of thousands of soldiers. These are strong laborers. When these people no longer hunt and only eat, the consumption will increase sharply.

With fewer cattle and sheep, so many herders can no longer be fed. In order to survive, they can only slaughter more cattle and sheep. Once the balance is broken, it will be a chain reaction.

Not to mention, when things like Datang and Tuyuhun happened, the tens of thousands of troops in Datang are currently eating Tuyuhun's cattle and sheep, which is equivalent to tens of thousands more mouths, and the number of cattle and sheep slaughtered is countless .

Those Tuyuhun people who were killed could not restore this balance at all.

This is also one of the reasons why, after a great victory, many tribes will kill the enemy men who are taller than tall carts and wheels, leaving only women and children. First, women reproduce the population, and second, reduce consumption and restore the balance of cattle and sheep .

Human wisdom is always advancing in groping, even if there is no culture, and nomads are no different.