In the study, Li Xuan put her right hand on the map on the desk and said with a cold face: "In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Songtsan Gampo asked to marry the Tang princess, but the late emperor refused, so Songtsan Gampo asked Bingsong. The state was destroyed, and he threatened to invade the Tang Dynasty if he did not make peace.
The late emperor sent Niu Jinda, the commander of the Youwu Guard, as the vanguard, to defeat Songtsen Gampo east of Songzhou.
Hou Junji led the main force to kill him later. Songtsen Gampo was afraid of him and withdrew from Songzhou. He then sent an envoy to apologize and asked for marriage again, and only then did Princess Wencheng become the princess. "
The Tubo people have never been good people. When Songtsan Gampo was in power, he was afraid of the majesty of the Tang Dynasty and did not dare to provoke the Tang Dynasty again, so he turned his attention to Tuyuhun.
At that time, Tuyuhun was disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, and there was also the Western Turkic incident. Emperor Taizong planned to let the Tibetan people defeat Tuyuhun.
It was a pity that Emperor Taizong died of illness, Li Zhi came to the throne, and Sun Wuji fought for power and had no time to look west. In the end, Tuyuhun was overthrown and the land belonged to Tubo.
"Below Minshan Mountain from Songzhou is Mianzhou, and to the south of Mianzhou is Pengzhou. Pengzhou is close to Chengdu." Li Xuan's expression was indifferent, with a trace of disgust hidden deep in his eyes. No matter who it was, he would treat the people who almost hit his hometown back then. Very disgusted.
"My lord, I have digressed." Yu Ze leaned against the bookshelf and said calmly: "Songzhou is adjacent to Minzhou to the northwest, Fangzhou is to the northwest of Minzhou, Fangzhou is adjacent to Taozhou, Diezhou, and beyond that is Tongren."
In other words, colleagues go southeast, pass through Diezhou, Fangzhou, Minzhou, then pass through Songzhou on Jiannan Road, and then arrive at Mianzhou.
Mianzhou is already Sichuan and Shu.
After Mianzhou is Pengzhou.
Colleagues went southeast and walked over mountains and ridges. Thousands of miles away, they found Pengzhou.
Colleagues go to Chang'an, which is also 1,300 miles away.
Although they traveled over mountains and ridges, they were all within the territory of Datang.
Furthermore, when colleagues go to Chang'an, the road will indeed be much smoother as long as they get off the plateau.
However, Li Xuan is now the deputy marshal and deputy general manager of the Taohe Road March. Diezhou and Fangzhou are both within his jurisdiction.
Mianzhou and Songzhou are the lands of Sichuan and Sichuan, so what needs to be passed in between is Minzhou.
Not to mention, Songtsen Gampo had already walked this road when he entered Kuosong Prefecture, which at least showed that the road was passable and could be used by a large army.
At worst, they would just go through Tubo territory, and there would be no absolutely cut off road.
If Pengzhou can be connected with his colleagues, even if Li Xuan is the governor of Xinzhou, it will definitely be much more convenient. A land thousands of miles away is definitely not far away.
"No." Li Xuan still shook his head and said: "Now, Liangjun Zhengzheng led two armies from Songzhou into Tubo to attract the eastern Tibetan troops. Even if the war is over and the Songzhou army retreats, the Tubo people will still not relax. , which also means that Songzhou and Minzhou will not relax either."
Taking a breath, Li Xuan finally said: "Now is not the time, and there will not even be a chance in the next few years. Be careful and go east first."
"That's the Yuan family." Yu Ze suddenly looked up at Li Xuan, his eyes full of disapproval.
Li Xuan waved her hand and continued: "Tongren leaves the Longwu River to the north, and on the other side is Longwu Village. The grain and grass from Hezhou pass through Longwu Village and are transferred to Guide, Tongren, and even Zeku.
Guide doesn't care, but if Tongren can build a bridge across the 400-meter Yellow River, then Tongren will be firmly bound to Kuozhou, and even Hezhou, Taozhou, Weizhou, Lanzhou, and Min Prefecture, Longnan..."
Li Xuan's fingers traced lightly, and a line was already connected.
Empress Wu tried to sever the relationship between Li Xuan and Kuozhou, Hezhou, and Taozhou, but Li Xuan only needed to build a bridge to break the situation.
Then, Li Xuan raised her head and said softly: "You don't have to go to the mountains to go to Sichuan and Sichuan, you can also go to Longnan."
"If we go to Longnan, we must use more means to cover it up." Yu Ze's face became solemn. Going to Longnan means that it will be difficult to escape Chang'an's sight.
"There is no need to be too covert. Everything is formal and in compliance with the law. It is best if it is in the palace's sight. It just makes them feel at ease." After Li Xuan finished speaking, she waved her hand.
Yu Ze somewhat understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words.
You still have to leave what needs to be left in the dark, but you still need to put some things in the open.
Only in this way can the palace let down its guard.
If it was all in secret, the palace would have to be vigilant.
"But building a bridge?" Yu Ze couldn't help but shook his head and said: "The current of the Yellow River is fast, and the rocks at the bottom are undulating, making it difficult to set up piles. How to build a bridge... Today's raft bridge is only a temporary emergency. I want to fix it later. If there is a bridge, then we need to build a waterwheel. With the power of the waterwheel, we can communicate with both sides of the strait to ensure the smooth flow of food and grass. Building the bridge..."
The terrain of the Yellow River is special, and the bottom of the water is made of hard rock. It is very difficult to drive in a thick and long pillar to make a bridge pier, not to mention that they need more than just a bridge pier, and with the speed of the Yellow River's water flow, even if it is laid It is difficult to say how long the bridge piers can support it.
The second problem is that the amount of manpower and material resources that need to be mobilized is absolutely shocking.
Li Xuan retracted her gaze, smiled softly, and then said softly: "If everyone knows that it is not easy, everyone knows that it is almost impossible, so we have to do it... The most important thing is to let the court know, What we are doing is almost impossible.”
Yu Ze immediately understood what Li Xuan was going to do, but he immediately shook his head and said, "Although doing this will easily put the palace on guard, once it succeeds, the palace will no longer be wary, but will be wary of fear. "
"So you must be careful when choosing the time to build this bridge." Li Xuan looked up at Yu Ze, his eyes flashing sharply, and then he smiled calmly: "There are many things going on in the court, so I may not have time to care about this."
Yu Ze frowned, and finally said: "We still have to use the power of the war. The war is fast and fierce, and the food and grass consumption is particularly large. If we can capture Wuhai and keep a closer look, then your Majesty may be more tolerant. This matter still needs to be done." His Majesty approves."
Li Xuan raised her eyes, and then nodded seriously: "Uncle Yu's words are very reasonable. Your Majesty is determined, then the matter can be settled. If the border troubles can be eliminated, Your Majesty will also be happy."
Li Xuan only thought about Empress Wu. He almost forgot that the real decision maker now was the emperor.
Although Li Zhi was wary of the clan and the royal family, if the clan was really interested in border states, he would not say much.
Even if Empress Wu could see some of Li Xuan's intentions, she definitely couldn't think that far ahead.
With the emperor as a shield, no one will come looking for fault in the future.
"The construction of the bridge still requires on-site investigation. Now let's return to the matter of our colleagues."
Yu Ze waved his hand, looked at Li Xuan and said: "Originally, we raided the noble houses in the city and found a large amount of grain, grass, gold and silver jewelry, as well as fields, cattle and sheep. We counted them at that time, and it was to raise all the things in this city. A person's three meals a day can satisfy his needs for several months, but now that I am the magistrate of Tongren County, this is no longer the case."
In the past, they just used colleagues as a temporary place to transfer food and grass.
As long as the local people don't interfere with their food delivery, it's not a big deal to keep them as long as they want.
But now that Yu Ze is the magistrate of Tongren County, these people are the people under his rule.
Among them, there is one thing that cannot be escaped, and that is the autumn tax.
Originally, Yu Ze thought that he was just a passer-by. After March, it would be enough for the court to send a new county magistrate, and he would not have to worry about autumn taxes and the like. But now everything has changed, and autumn taxes have immediately become a problem hanging over his head. of a knife.
Li Xuan nodded slightly and said: "Don't worry about the autumn tax. Once the facts are verified, we will report it to the court. Without the facts, even if we collect taxes, we will not be able to collect it."
"Then let's tell the truth." Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan solemnly and said, "Although I have been the county magistrate for a short time, there are various account books left in Tongren County over the years. Although Songtsen Gampo has everything It’s not satisfactory, but it’s quite good at learning from the Tang Dynasty.”
Li Xuan waved her hand and said, "Tell me the number."
"Yes!" Yu Ze nodded and said: "Today's colleagues generally have 30,000 acres of cultivated land and more than two million acres of pasture. On the cultivated land, highland barley is grown, which is harvested once a year. There are cattle, sheep, and all kinds of livestock on the grassland. There are more than 10,000 heads, but not many are being slaughtered now. If we continue to raise them, we can still gain something."
"What about population?" Li Xuan looked solemn. Among today's colleagues, population is the biggest problem.
"The entire colleagues have a population of 9,400 people and 2,200 households. Among them, there are less than 600 Han households, more than 2,600 people, and the remaining 1,600 households, more than 6,800 people. They are the Tubo, Qiang, Salar and other ethnic groups." Yu Ze looked solemn, the situation here was not optimistic.
Li Xuan took a breath and said, "You continue."
"There are only a few craftsmen here among the Han people, and scholars are treated to a certain extent. Most of the other Han people are slaves. The young people can be educated and reformed. The young people still have blood, but the middle-aged people have become numb. As for the elderly, there are very few elderly people here. "Yu Ze lowered his head slightly as he spoke. Yes, how could the old man survive in a world with slaves?
Li Xuan's expression turned cold. In the past, he at least regarded Tubo as an equal opponent. Now it seems that the Tubo people are not worthy of his equality.
The word "slave" also clearly displayed the hierarchical structure within Tubo before Li Xuan's eyes.
At the same time, the word slave also means the weakness of Tubo.
It is not that the slaves rebelled, but that the existence of slaves shows that the rights and wealth of the Tubo people will be concentrated in the hands of a few people.
"After the prince entered the city, he ordered the orderly release of Han slaves. After selection, 4,500 Han slaves have been released. There are still 400 slaves who cannot be released. The rest are non-slaves." Yu Ze finished. , and finally paused. These things had kept him busy for several days before he finally came up with a clue.
"It is up to the 4,500 people to decide whether these more than 400 people live or die. From them, suitable people will be selected to serve as officials or officials in the county government to maintain order and judge on their behalf." Li Xuan knocked gently. A knock on the table, and the fate of the four hundred slaves was decided with one word.
Nowadays, Yu Ze has just assumed the post of magistrate of Tongren County, and his household registration and fields have not been registered. If a few people die, no one will care at all.
It is definitely a good deal to have the disposal power of these four hundred people in exchange for their loyalty to Yu Ze and Li Xuan.
As for the officials, nobles, and Tibetans who were guilty of many crimes in the city, they had all been massacred when the city was destroyed.
(End of chapter)
