Regarding what this clan leader meant, Huang Qiong smiled and said: "The imperial court has put some restrictions on the quantity of arms sold. The real intention is not to let you kill each other. You said it yourself, apart from the Tanggula Snow Mountain between you in recent years, In addition to the fighting between the tribes in the south, you also have a lot of grudges. If weapons are sold without restrictions, I'm afraid you will suffer even greater losses."
"I am afraid that some small tribes have already been exterminated. The imperial court restricts the sale of arms and armor to you, mainly for your own good. As for the future, we can consider increasing the amount of arms sold to you as appropriate, but completely let go of this Impossible. The imperial court cannot only consider the interests of large tribes like you and turn a blind eye to those small and weak tribes."
"However, your request is not completely unreasonable. I also know that because you, the Tuosima tribe, are on the important road between the hinterland of Tubo and Qinghai, you are treated like fat sheep by the nobles in the hinterland of Tubo. Every year In summer, they often climb over Tanggula Snow Mountain and Bayan Har Snow Mountain to rob your pastures, cattle and sheep, as well as your people, women and slaves."
"Don't worry, your Tuosima tribe is different from other tribes. Your position is important. The imperial court will take all things into consideration. However, your Tuosima tribe is now divided and working on its own. Your self-protection ability is too poor. From a few people's perspective, it is still It will be better to integrate it a little bit. The fist is still clenched, and it will hurt when you hit it, right? A slap can never beat a fist."
After Huang Qiong said these words, the faces of the clan leaders and leaders of the Tuosima tribe present here changed a little. They thought that the imperial court was going to send them a father. Since the civil strife in Tubo during the Tang Dynasty, Qinghai Tubo has long been out of reach. Except for the nobles in the hinterland who had lost the war and were crazy about poverty, who came to rob them from time to time, they lived a peaceful and comfortable life.
In their opinion, the only thing missing was the officials of Da Qi Dynasty, who sometimes raided too hard. Especially that Li Jiedu, he was almost as good as the bottom three feet. But in any case, although the burden is a bit heavier, it is protected by the military power of the Qi Dynasty. Those of the same race who still live in the hinterland of the snow-covered plateau, no matter how envious and jealous they are, do not dare to raise troops to attack them.
Now the imperial court actually wants to send a person in charge to them. How can this not make them feel uncomfortable? And it's not just uncomfortable. Li Jiedu's face made them really see what it means to be a corrupt official. If the people sent were all the same as that Li Jiedu, then what else would he have to do with his life? How many of these Han officials are neither greedy nor greedy?
To their surprise, Huang Qiong said next: "In addition to the Liugu tribe, which is under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, the Achai and Tuosima tribes, the imperial court decided to set up an alliance flag system. Each tribe will be divided according to the tribe to which it belongs. Different, based on tribes, each tribe sets up one flag or two flags. Four or five flags belonging to the same tribe set up an alliance. They are not of the same tribe and are under the unified jurisdiction of the imperial court."
"The flag has two Galuns, one for monks and one for laymen. There are two Galuns who are co-administrators, and two Galuns know each other. They handle the specific matters within the banner, and the court will not interfere in any way. However, except for the monk Kaluns, who are nominated by the living Buddhas, the rest The associate councilor Galun and the Galun Tongzhi were all proposed by the Galun himself, but they needed to be reported to the imperial court for approval. The flag customary Galun was conferred a certain title by the imperial court, and it was hereditary."
"Monk Galuns are appointed by the living Buddhas respectively based on the secular Kaluns and the sects believed by most people in the banner, and canonized after being reported to the court for recognition. They only handle the affairs of the monks in the banner and manage temple affairs, and are not allowed to interfere with ordinary banner affairs. Monks Once a Galon is selected, he will not be elected for life and will be re-selected every five years. No one may replace him midway except the Living Buddha."
"Assistant Galun and Galun know that if there is a vacancy, Galun will be selected from the banner and reported to the government. He can only take office officially after being approved by the imperial court. As for the alliance leader and deputy alliance leader to oversee the internal affairs of each alliance, the imperial court will issue a seal. The term of office is lifelong, but cannot be hereditary. There are two assistants and leader in the alliance at the same time to assist the leader in handling alliance affairs. But this leader? "
Having said this, Huang Qiong glanced at the leaders and nobles of the Qingtang Tubo tribes who all had their ears perked up after hearing his words. Knowing these people, what they are most concerned about is whether the alliance leader will be appointed by the court or selected from among them. After all, everyone is doing their own thing and is used to being free. No one wants to have another father on their head, right?
Huang Qiong, who was well aware of the mentality of these people, smiled lightly. After putting on enough airs to whet the appetite of these people, he slowly said: "The leader and deputy leader of the alliance are selected from the ruling Kalons of each banner under the alliance, and the imperial court does not assign other administrators. Liugu The Ministry and Xisiluo were directly organized into banners without any alliance, and were under the direct control of the Longyou pacification envoy and the Minister of War in Xijing."
"The alliance banners handle internal government affairs, criminal names, taxation, dispatches, clean up the Dingkou of the banner, manage their respective tribal armies and other matters. However, they need to conduct military inspections and patrol border defenses at designated locations every three years. Clean up the criminal names and compile the Ding register. After the alliance flags are set up, each flag will be designated by the imperial court as its own permanent nomadic area. The flags are not allowed to cross the border for grazing or farming without permission."
"Once the Galon of each banner is elected as the leader or deputy leader of the alliance, he cannot concurrently serve as the Galon of the banner. The imperial court will appoint candidates among the nobles of the banners to take over. The main responsibility of the leader and deputy leader is to coordinate the handling of the alliance. Various domestic affairs, sorting out the number of banners and Dingkou of the alliance, especially disputes over pastures. In the famine years, we cooperate with the other banners that have not been affected by the disaster to provide relief, or apply for relief from the imperial court."
After the words fell, Huang Qiong looked at the patriarchs and leaders present with different expressions after hearing what he said, and then said something that even the two living Buddhas couldn't sit still: "As for the two living Buddhas. , then a directly affiliated Lama flag is set up around the temple where it is stationed. The imperial court has special treatment for the Lama flag. The people under it have the obligation to pay taxes and perform corvee services to support the living Buddha."
"I, the Great Qi Dynasty, will forever be exempted from all taxes and duties on the Lama Banner in one day. The Lama Banner is at the same level as the local flag, and both parties are not allowed to interfere with the local flag affairs. The land to which the Lama Banner belongs, and all property on the land, belong to the Living Buddha The Lama Banner is not responsible for any local alliance in each temple where it is stationed. All affairs are directly managed by the Xijing Ministry of Rites, and the imperial court also issues seals."
"As for other banners, the imperial court will grant the hereditary titles of Duke of Zhenguo, Duke of Fuguo, General of Fuguo, General of Fengguo, Xiaoqiwei, Yunqiwei, etc. to the nobles according to the size of their contribution to the court, and issue them The hereditary Dan Shu Iron Coupon will be given, and a certain amount of money and silk will be given as a salary. If there is a special or significant contribution to the court in the future, the court will not hesitate to grant the title of county prince. "
After saying this, Huang Qiong, who was somewhat thirsty, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. Then he raised his head and said to the tribal leaders: "This alliance flag system was specially researched and decided by the imperial court in consideration of your special needs. It can prevent you from fighting with each other over the pastures and sacrificing the vitality of each tribe. It also takes into account Tuosima and Achai’s daily self-defense.”
"The Tuosima tribe will face attacks from the Tanggula Snow Mountains and the tribes to the south and west of the Bayan Har Snow Mountains. The Achai tribe will face constant harassment from the Huangtou Uighurs. Establishing an alliance flag can disperse you. The relatively concentrated strength is enough to deal with the attacks of other tribes. At the same time, it can also solve the internal conflicts between you because of the pasture and land. "
"If anyone has any different opinions, you can put them forward. Of course, I am not asking you to promise that the court will give you a certain amount of time to consider it now. After all, the court will send personnel to survey your jurisdiction in order to divide the flag territory for you. It will take time. I believe that Qinghai is rich enough and spacious enough to accommodate tribes like you to survive at the same time."
"The imperial court will not only protect your interests and titles, but also give you higher salaries and titles. You can cultivate highland barley and graze cattle and sheep on your own flag land without disturbing each other. If anything happens, everyone can do it. Within an alliance, can we also report it to the alliance leader for unified coordination and resolution? If this is not possible, we can also report it to the imperial court, and the imperial court will deal with it accordingly."
"I think it is better to set up an alliance flag system than to do your own thing now. Your original authority has not been reduced, but the help you have received has been greatly increased, and your rights have not been reduced. When dealing with Huangtou Uihe and other Tubo tribes , and you don’t have to fight alone. Once defeated, you can only become a slave. Don’t worry, the court will consider it for you when setting up the alliance flag."
After Huang Qiong said these words, the heads and leaders of the three tribes present fell into deep thought. You look at me, I look at you, no one says anything. As for the two Living Buddhas, they were dazzled by Huang Qiong's whole idea. Although the status of Tibetan monks is quite high, most of their wealth and status come from gifts to devout slave owners, and they do not have many rights themselves.
Although the temple occupies a large amount of land, it does not have any power. I just rely on my own influence. It is far from being comparable to the status of the unity of politics and religion a few hundred years later. Now the prince of the Great Qi Dynasty not only granted them the right to dispatch Galun officials to the areas where they were stationed, but also promised to let them set up their own flags, which was equivalent to giving him his own tribe.
This undoubtedly gave them higher power and status, which was more conducive to their missionary work and development of believers. The more believers develop, the greater their influence will be. As long as you spread your temples in every area where the Tubo people are located, and gain more support from Qalun, you can gain the upper hand in the next battle. So what if the other party exists?
Thinking of this, the two living Buddhas stood up in unison and shouted the Buddha's name: "The imperial court and His Royal Highness are so compassionate and considerate of the Tubo tribes. The old monks and others will naturally be grateful. After returning, they will definitely order their temples to visit every day. In front of the Buddha, I recite sutras and pray for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the imperial court, in order to ask the Buddha to bless the prosperity of our country, Daqi, and to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's health."
Who is Huang Qiong? When these two opened their mouths, they knew that although they had not seen through their true intentions, they understood that this system was only good for them to vigorously promote Buddhism and had no harm. In particular, the Bai Sect, which had been preaching among the Tibetan tribes in Qingtang, realized that this system was far more beneficial to them than the Red Sect in the Tibetan hinterland, which was not yet controlled by Da Qi.
Once this system is implemented, it will be very difficult for the Red Sect to penetrate into the place where the White Sect's Buddha's light shines. Think about it, each banner has its own Galon who is in charge of monk affairs. If the Red Sect wants to infiltrate, will it still have this opportunity? How could I give them a chance to spread their heresy? As for the situation in the hinterland of Tubo, which is still in disarray, his chances are great.
