Tang Dynasty, Hanhai Prefecture.
As the first governor of Hanhai Prefecture, Tian Meng told the truth that life was still very difficult.
Although Datang had plans to build a city in Hanhai Prefecture, most of the area was still in a traditional nomadic state, which was different from Qinghai.
Qinghai has Hehuang Valley that can be cultivated, but in the entire Hanhai Prefecture, except for a small part of the land that can be cultivated, most of the land cannot be cultivated and can only be grazed.
It does not mean that where grass can grow, crops can grow.
And according to the information given by His Highness, the entire grassland in Hanhai Prefecture is actually very fragile. If it is not managed properly, I am afraid that it will completely turn into a desert in the future.
Therefore, the future plan of the entire Hanhai Prefecture is to concentrate the main population in the north, east, and south directions. Going west is not within the scope of Hanhai Prefecture.
Of course, at present, the current area of Hanhai Prefecture is too large, and it may be possible to redivide it in the future, but for now, it has not.
The current main construction site is Hanhai City (later Ulaanbaatar), as well as several small cities stretching to the south. Further north is Beihai City. Beihai City is located on the edge of the North Sea, which is the largest freshwater lake in the north and is surrounded by It's mountains and forests, but the climate is very cold.
This place has winter most of the year.
However, with the current technology of the Tang Dynasty, especially after the large-scale use of wool, it is not difficult to live here.
In addition, the large-scale popularity of fire pits and fire walls, as well as the birth of high-yielding crops such as potatoes, allowed them to feed a large population here.
The main task of Hanhai Prefecture in the past two years is to explore the road to this area, and then plan the route reasonably. Then, it is to gather all the primitive tribes in the surrounding mountainous areas, and then to move the boundary monument of the Tang Dynasty as far north as possible. .
However, on the map, the borders of the Tang Dynasty have reached the northernmost Arctic Ocean, which is what His Highness calls it. It is said that half of the year there is daytime and the other half is nighttime.
Not to mention, after more than a year of exploration, we have found that there are many primitive tribes in these places.
Under the strong coordination of the nomadic people, these primitive tribes naturally integrated into the Tang Dynasty smoothly. Even the nomadic tribes lived such a miserable life, let alone these primitive tribes.
In the past two years, the entire Hanhai Prefecture has undergone the biggest change. A large number of herders have been arranged as a whole. Through reasonable arrangements, each of their households can graze more cattle and sheep. The real grassland is also different from that in Qinghai Prefecture. , each herdsman household is allocated approximately 3,000 acres of pasture.
All the pastures allocated are high-quality pastures in the eastern area of Hanhai Prefecture.
This was a decision made by Li Ke. The current jurisdiction of Hanhai Prefecture is probably Mongolia in later generations, plus the surrounding areas of Lake Baikal and the central area of Inner Mongolia.
Including later generations starting from the nearby grasslands such as Siziwang Banner in Hohhot and going all the way east, Xilin Gol Grassland, Paradise Grassland Wulagai, East Ujimqin Banner, West Ujimqin Banner, all the way to the border near the Xing'an League, and then all the way north.
The later Aershan in the east, as well as the Greater Khingan Mountains and the Hulunbuir Grassland will be divided into the Shiwei Prefecture in the east.
These grasslands will be excellent grasslands in later generations, let alone in the Tang Dynasty.
There is still a big difference between the Tang Dynasty in the north and later generations. For example, in the Hetao area, the Mu Us Sandy Land in later generations still has vast deserts after vigorous management, but in this era, it is still lush with water and grass.
However, there are already signs of desertification in a small number of areas. If grazing in these areas is stopped at this time and the population is moved out, there is a high probability that the area will return to its original state. However, if it continues, it will gradually gradually change over the course of one or two thousand years. Become what the hereafter will be.
Similarly, Saihanba in later generations was still a dense and beautiful primitive jungle during this period.
Wulagai, the paradise grassland of later generations, can actually be seen with cows and sheep emerging from the grass blown by the wind. In the Xilamuren grassland north of the Yinshan Mountains in northern Hohhot in later generations, which is also the northern part of Wuchuan, the current military center of the Tang Dynasty, it is now full of green, and the grassland can reach people's knees.
More than a thousand years later, the Xilamuren grassland has almost turned into a desert, and the grass in summer cannot even grow up to the ankle. This is all caused by overgrazing.
In fact, the decrease in precipitation in Xilamuren Grassland has an indescribable impact on the huge environmental changes in northern Mongolia. So now Li Ke has designated almost all of western Mongolia as a fragile ecological nature reserve.
And these high-quality pastures have been rigorously calculated by later generations. There is no problem in supporting five sheep per acre of pasture, which can be easily accomplished without damaging the water and soil.
In the case of cattle and horses, one acre of land can probably support one cow, or two horses. Just reduce it in proportion to this amount. This will be Datang's strategy for sustainable development on the grasslands in the future.
In other words, in theory, these herdsmen can raise up to 4,000 sheep per household. This number is simply unimaginable for herdsmen of this period.
Of course, for the time being, Datang has not announced this policy, but knowledge about sustainable development of grasslands and soil and water conservation in grasslands has begun to be taught to all herdsmen.
In fact, these herdsmen seem to be uneducated, but they can understand and listen to this knowledge. Because generations of herdsmen know very well that grassland is their greatest capital and their hope for survival.
Therefore, herdsmen hate destroying the grassland the most. In the past, they just didn't understand the principles of how this world works. Now that Tang Dynasty teaches them, of course they are willing to listen.
It can be said that although Xue Yantuo and other surrounding areas completely surrendered to the Tang Dynasty for a short period of time, what these herdsmen felt was unprecedented. Now that you let Zhenzhu Khan Li Yinan come back here to rule them, the herdsmen here will probably be able to chop them back with their swords.
It is precisely because of this situation that Tian Meng is now a little troubled, because more and more herdsmen are gathering around Hanhai City.
These herdsmen come from various subordinate tribes. Although these herdsmen have joined the Tang Dynasty, they have temporarily retained the title of tribe. In Hanhai Prefecture, a tribe is equivalent to a village. There was no reform in the towns, counties, counties, etc. above the tribes.
And these herdsmen from various tribes have only one appeal... and that is to fight for His Highness.
"Governor Tian Meng, please make a decision. They insist on going to fight for Your Highness. According to the current statistics from outside, there are probably close to 100,000 people. According to them, this is the tradition of the grassland people. Your Highness If they are given a new life, they will work hard for His Highness. Since Goguryeo dares to offend our Tang Dynasty, they will kill the Goguryeo people." Cui Liang, the general of the Hanhai Prefecture garrison, said helplessly.
"You think I don't want to. The problem is that His Highness has a death order. No ordinary people are allowed to participate in the war privately." Tian Meng was a little helpless.
