In the palace, the conversation continued, and Yang Ji asked Pei Ju: "Mr. Pei, what do you think is the real intention of Qimin Khan in sending Shi Shuhu Xi to the court? Is it really for the tens of thousands of prisoners?"
"It should be just by the way, or it can be said to be an excuse for negotiation." Pei Ju smiled gently and analyzed wisely: "Qimin Khan looks loyal but looks like a traitor, looks like a coward but is as cunning as a fox. Since the king killed Bujia Khan, the Turkic Khanate is officially divided into two countries, the East and the West, and there are countless forces within the two countries. Putting aside the West Turks, let’s talk about the orthodox East/Turks of Qimin Khan and Ashina Huide. Because the king fought so fiercely, Ashina Huaide's side was very afraid of the Sui Dynasty, and was inferior to the Qimin Khan who relied on the Sui Dynasty militarily and politically. When the king returned from the victory, Qimin Khan began to fight Under the banner of the Sui Dynasty to attack Ashina Huaid, the Tiele tribes that had been controlled by Bujia Khan and the tribes that were formerly Dulan broke away from Ashina Huaid's control and took refuge with Qimin Khan, allowing him to control Their power has increased rapidly, with a total population of one million, dominating the grasslands. As for Ashina Huaide, Ashina Budu and Tanhan Khan, they have retreated to both sides of the Jianshui River in the northwest to join forces with the Qigu tribe. Living together, the total population is about 600,000. In other words, the Eastern Turks are in a situation of confrontation between the north and the south."
"When did this happen?" Yang Ji asked in astonishment. After the battle, he rested in Ganzhou and cleaned the battlefield. Nearly three months have passed since the end of the war, and he paid no attention to Dong/ Regarding Turkic affairs, I don’t know anything about the situation in East/Turkic.
However, the total population is less than one million, and the Eastern Turks seem to be far less powerful than they have been in history, which reassures him a lot.
"It happened more than a month ago." Pei Ju smiled bitterly and said: "In order to fight against me in the Sui Dynasty, Bujia Khan kept a large number of troops all year round. In order to support the army, he levied and plundered various Tiele tribes. When Bujia Khan After the death of the Khan, the tribes would naturally not continue to be loyal to his son Ashina Huaide. Except for the Huxue tribe who had a grudge against Qimin Khan, the rest surrendered one after another. Behind him was Qimin Khan of the Sui Dynasty. None of them had any dignity. The battle resulted in a confrontation between the north and the south."
At this point in the introduction, Pei Ju returned to Yang Ji's original question: "Qimin Khan's purpose of letting Shi Shuhu Xi enter the court was actually very simple: politically, he either wanted to have an equal relationship with the Sui Dynasty. , or he wants to continue to use the power of the Sui Dynasty to surrender to the Xi tribe, the Lin tribe, the Khitan, the Northern and Southern Shiwei and other tribes in the east without any bloodshed; militarily, he hopes that the Sui Dynasty will send troops to help him annihilate Ashina Huaide; trade He wants to obtain more strategic materials."
"He has a good idea." Yang Ji snorted coldly and said, "If the Eastern Turks become stronger again, they will definitely become a big trouble in the north in the future. If we fall into Qimin Khan's trick, we will be raising tigers to create trouble."
"What the king said is true." Pei Ju nodded and said: "The Great Sui Dynasty and Qimin Khan have a master-slave relationship. This time he sent Shi Shuhu Xi to the court, he must be seeking political independence. If he really admits that As the suzerain of the Sui Dynasty, we should come to see him in person and share the fruits of the war, but he did not come, so his attitude is worth pondering. I think it is a test of the attitude of the Sui Dynasty. "
"In terms of trade, our Sui Dynasty only allows honey, silk, porcelain, fine wine, gold, silver, jade and other luxury goods to be transported to the Turks. Weapons, pig iron, copperware, grain and other materials are strictly prohibited from being transported to the Turks. If a caravan is Privately selling prohibited items to the Turks would be a serious crime of treason and collaborating with the enemy if found out. The Western Turks controlled the Silk Road and also prohibited iron tools and other prohibited items from entering the hands of Qimin Khan. The reason why our Sui Dynasty had a truce with Goguryeo was Because we forced King Gaoyuan of Goguryeo to sign many terms, the most important of which was to prohibit trade between Goguryeo and the Turks. This condition was valid for Bujia Khan and Qimin Khan. In this way, the Turks obtained pig iron, All routes for weapons have been cut off, so we can only ask the Sui Dynasty to lift the ban. As for the military, it is even simpler. He is obviously using me, the Sui Dynasty, to help him unify the Eastern Turks."
Speaking of this, Pei Ju said with some emotion: "And asking for prisoners is obviously a cover for this."
"No matter what, we cannot let up any slack on trade." At this point, Yang Ji knew very well that if he sold iron tools to the Turks today, the Turkic cavalry would use weapons made of these iron tools to massacre the Sui people tomorrow. .
"That's true." Pei Ju pondered for a while and then said: "In the original border ban, even brocade, damask, silk, silk, cloth, raw silk, pearls, gold, silver, bronze, and honey were not allowed to be traded with foreigners. , these things are prohibited from private trade even in peacetime. Anyone who trades privately with the foreigners will be punished as a thief and exiled for three thousand miles. Anyone who dares to trade weapons and equipment, pig iron, ironware, grain and salt will be punished. Those who exceeded a certain amount were hanged, and then moved to the Yi tribe. It was not until the Sui Dynasty gained the upper hand in the confrontation with the Turkic Khanate that the imperial court's border restrictions were slowly relaxed, allowing border markets to exchange luxury goods for foreign trade. "
"I'm about to go to Liangzhou and have contacts with various countries in the Western Regions. Does Mr. Pei have anything to teach me?" Yang Ji asked with a serious look on his face.
Pei Ju said: "When I was presiding over the trading market, I heard that the major mountains of the Turks contained rich gold, silver, copper, and jade mines. However, the Turks had poor smelting technology and could not make exquisite utensils. In addition, they depend on food and do not value cold gold and silver as much as animals, so their smelting technology has never been developed. They usually only trade crude gold and silver ingots and jade in exchange for small exquisite products. gold, silver and jade, and after a little processing, we got a large amount of crude gold and silver ingots and raw jade. So I quite agree with lifting the ban on luxury goods, and I also think that doing business is more suitable for dealing with countries in the Western Regions."
Yang Ji nodded: "Reopening the Silk Road trade route is also one of my missions during this trip."
Pei Ju said with some emotion: "The Turks are mean to the Western Regions, so we should be lenient to them, earn benefits for them, encourage them to come to the Sui Dynasty for trade, let them feel that the Sui Dynasty is profitable, and they will be lured by the benefits. , it is difficult to extricate ourselves, thereby rejecting the Western Turks, Tuyuhun and other big countries that are only cruel and exploitative. Then we can continue to march westward, establish prefectures and counties in the Western Regions like Jiuzhou and Tingzhou, and gradually encroach on the Western Turks, Qibi, The land of Xue Yantuo will be restored to its glory during the Han Dynasty. When we have a firm foothold in the Western Regions, the Hu people in the Western Regions will be destroyed. Will the money they earned from the Sui Dynasty belong to the Sui Dynasty in the end?"
"What Mr. Pei said is absolutely true." Yang Ji said with a smile: "I have already shown my authority there, and then I can establish long-term cooperative relations with the countries in the Western Regions, using brocade, damask, satin, silk, porcelain, The fine wine was exchanged for gold, silver and jade, and the slaves of the nobles of various countries contributed to our Sui Dynasty. Over time, although the nobles of various countries in the Western Regions were rich, their slaves went to mining, causing them to lose the most basic food. We can sell them appropriately. With the passage of some food, the nobles of various countries ordered more slaves to leave their farmland and pastures and rely on me, the Sui Dynasty, for food. As long as the countries in the Western Regions behave, we will sell them food. If they are ready to move and are unwilling to surrender, then we will cut off their rations. , or trade food for people.”
Now that Yang Ji wants to develop Liangzhou, population is a very important factor. The Central Plains are stable and people have strong local ties. Except for the 400,000 to 500,000 households who were forcibly relocated by the imperial court, Liangzhou can rely on the nobles for farmers who have land and those who have lost their land. The tenants living in the farm are not attractive, so in the future, they can only focus on countries in the Western Regions.
Yang Ji naturally supports the great national integration, but he cannot promote the integration with the blood, tears and lives of the people of the Sui Dynasty. What he wants is for the Sui Dynasty and Liangzhou to form an attraction to continuously absorb the population and talents of the Western Regions.
Yang Ji also had another intention that he did not tell Pei Ju, and that was that the rise of commerce would inevitably flow the coins of the Sui Dynasty into the Western Regions, integrating their economy with that of the Sui Dynasty. At that time, only a simple currency would be needed Devaluation can rob the huge wealth earned by the nobles of various countries in the Western Regions and make them return to the past overnight!
Pei Ju pondered for a long time and said with a smile: "At the same time, with the exchanges between the Sui Dynasty and the Western Regions, our culture should also take advantage of the situation. If we can guide it, then our Sui cultural customs can replace the Western Regions cultural customs, so that It became a member of my Sui cultural system. And I have studied the culture of the Western Regions. Although it is messy, it also has its own uniqueness. I have been wondering whether I can incorporate its culture into my Sui culture."
"What you said coincided with me, and it made me want to arrest you and take you to Liangzhou." Yang Ji laughed: "Although our Sui culture is radiant and brilliant, other countries and races are also advanced. Institutions, laws, culture, medical skills, and craftsmanship, so I always believe that learning from each other's strengths, learning from foreigners to learn skills, and subduing foreigners is the way to go. Working behind closed doors will only make people complacent and unable to make any progress, what do you think?"
"It's a good saying, 'Learn from the barbarians to gain skills to control the barbarians.' King Wei is far-sighted, so I'm not as good as him." Pei Ju sighed in admiration, stood up and said goodbye to Yang Ji: "If we don't have to greet the Turkic envoy Shi Shu Hu Xi, we must meet with Wei. The king talked about it in detail. To avoid being disrespectful, I had to say goodbye."
"If you please." Yang Ji stood up to see him off.
When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, Pei Ju saluted and said, "King Wei, stay here. I also have some suggestions."
"You say."
"One of the previous Silk Roads was too dependent on Gaochang State and could easily be choked by Gaochang State. If war broke out in that country, the Silk Road would also be deeply affected. If possible, King Wei might as well open up several A new trade route.”
"Keep Pei Gong's words in mind."
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At dusk, Xiao Ying, her personal maids Qiu Shui and Qiu Yue, and the maids in the palace were busy packing Yang Ji's things. They would also go to Liangzhou with Yang Ji. The twin sisters Qiu Shui and Qiu Yue were very excited. I am full of longing for the Liangzhou Prairie.
"Madam, I had a dream when I was a child. I dreamed that I would graze on the grassland in the future. I didn't expect that my dream would come true."
Qiuyue carefully put the folded clothes into a bamboo box, stood up and looked at the sheep-like clouds on the horizon, murmuring to herself: "I seem to see myself holding a shepherd's whip, driving a group of sheep as white as clouds. And in the distance of me is an endless prairie. The tents are like flowers blooming on the prairie, and one small tent among them is her home."
"Silly girl! What are you thinking about?" Xiao Ying couldn't help laughing: "When we arrived in Ganzhou, we also had to live in Ganzhou City. Chuchen and Rumei both said that Ganzhou City is similar to Daxing, that is, the street It’s just that there are more Shangqiang and Hu people.”
"Indeed!" Liu Rumei said next to her: "It's a bit more depressed than Daxing."
"It doesn't matter to me, as long as I follow my wife, I will be the same wherever I am." Qiuyue said.
"Madam, how are you cleaning up?" At this time, Yang Ji, who had sent Pei Ju away, walked in and saw at a glance that boxes and cages of various sizes were piled up in the hall of the main house. One side was neatly stacked, and in terms of style and color, Look, it obviously belongs to Xiao Ying's master and servant; and Zhang Chuchen and others are moving box after box from their bedroom under the command of Su Yunniang, the housekeeper of the inner house. Ten white slave women sent by Shi Shu Hu Xi, I was also wearing clothes at this time, and I was sweating profusely from work.
Seeing this, Yang Ji smiled bitterly and said to Su Yuniang: "Aunt Su, we can just buy it when we get to Ganzhou. There is no need to be so exaggerated."
Su Yunniang, who was holding the account book to record, shook her head and said: "Although the young master is the leader of Liangzhou, you can't always be a brave man who can only go in and out, right?"
Everyone laughed.
"Of course not." Yang Ji shook his head and smiled bitterly.
The officialdom of the Sui Dynasty was all about worldliness and respect for etiquette. A person like Shu Hu Xi could naturally be a brave man, but his own subordinates would definitely not be able to do so.
"That's right." Su Yunniang said with a smile: "In the future, the young master will use silk and satin, Sichuan silk, gold and silver jewelry in many places, and what good things can be found in Ganzhou? So it is best to bring them from Daxing to avoid It’s embarrassing when you get it.”
Yang Ji thought about this and said, "Aunt Su, let's take care of it! Just don't leave anything important behind. We will set off tomorrow."
Arrangements have been made for the victims. Zhang Xutuo, Yang Shanhui, Wei Yunqi, Song Zhengben and other general officials are responsible for relocating the victims. Of course, he will not waste time on the slowly moving victims.
Su Yunniang smiled and said: "Don't worry, young master! Nothing will be left behind."
"Okay!" Yang Ji turned around and walked outside again. He had just taken a few steps when Xiao Ying followed him and stopped him, "Mr. Lang."
"What's the matter?" Yang Ji perked up, thinking that the girl was jealous.
Who would have thought that Xiao Ying did not mention a word about the white female slave, but said: "A woman named Yun Xiuxin had a maid here."
In fact, Xiao Ying has no desire to compete for favor and is not afraid of others competing for her. She is the future princess of Yang Ji. Unless something unfortunate happens like Princess Qin poisoning her husband and implicating Yang Zhao's original wife, no one can take her position as the head wife. As for having Yang Ji all to herself, she had never thought about it at all.
"Yun Xiuxin?" Yang Ji was stunned for a moment. Isn't Yun Xiuxin the singer from Fengming Tower? Why did someone come to the house? So he asked, "Why did she send someone here?"
Xiao Ying said: "She gave Lang Jun a music score."
"What music score?"
"Ambush from all sides."
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