Chapter 1415: Restricting the Speculators
Asking for food was one of the important tasks for Zamas to see Qin Jin, he knew that Qin Jin might return to the east immediately, if he didn't take this opportunity to make more promises and benefits, those officials who stayed behind might not be so generous to the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.
"How much grain is left in the granary of Persepolis?"
Qin Jin suddenly asked. He's certainly not one of those incompetent superiors who doesn't know anything, and it would be naïve for Zamas to think that he is so simple and deceitful.
Zamas was speechless for a while, his hesitation came from his weakness, Qin Jin had responded to his needs before, just because of this, he had asked for a lot of materials that were not necessary, and now he suddenly asked for a large amount of food, and there was also a bit of the idea that the businessman had taken advantage of it for nothing.
However, this time Qin Jin did not meet Zamas's request, but still had a gloomy face and wrote his dissatisfaction on the bright side.
People always have a bottom line, and if they have been so aggressive, then it is necessary to knock it out.
To tell the truth, Qin Jin hated businessmen in his bones, although he always claimed that the two benefits were peaceful, but he really despised the mercenary attribute of businessmen.
Although Zamas is a descendant of the Sassanid royal family, after more than a hundred years of war, he is now a down-and-out, mercenary, and obnoxious businessman.
"Poposis's grain reserves have always been sufficient, and even if not a grain of grain is transported here from now on, there will be enough grain in the granary to last for three years. Food isn't your much-needed supply, is it?"
Qin Jin's tone was already very unpolite, it only depended on how he answered himself.
Zamas hesitated for a moment before he said:
"There are also Persian remnants who have moved back from Tochar and other places, and I am afraid that the grain stored in the warehouse may not be enough!"
When he said this, in addition to wanting food, he also meant to block Qin Jin's mouth, if Qin Jin didn't want to give him food, he didn't want to fight the idea of the granary.
Looking at Zamas's wrinkled face, Qin Jin suddenly felt like he had eaten a fly, and he hated this face more than ever.
"Now there are all kinds of wastes to be raised, not only you, but also the Shenwu Army has many difficulties, food must be saved, no matter what, it must be supported until the autumn harvest next year!"
The whole Persian homeland has much less food than imagined, and the court of Ctesiphon has launched wars of conquest against the surrounding areas for many years, consuming too much food for the people.
At the very beginning of their occupation of Fars, a grain was ready to be shipped to Ctesiphon.
Now, the entire Persian homeland did not have to send grain to Ctesiphon, and a large grain income of Ctesiphon's court was cut off, which was also a big blow to Mansour.
Zamas smashed his mouth, and he didn't give up.
"Prime Minister think of a way again, so many Persian remnants, if they are not well settled, there will be a big mess!"
In this regard, Qin Jin naturally knew Zamas's true intentions, so he said:
"For the question of the remnants, we can not move for the time being, and it is not too late to organize the relocation when Persepolis is ready to receive it sufficiently. If you are so hasty and sloppy, aren't you adding to your own trouble?"
Qin Jin's proposal is actually very reasonable, such a large-scale migration of people, and the relocation of thousands of miles from Tocharian to Persepolis, such a long journey, if there is a problem in any link in the middle, it will cause serious consequences.
Zamas must have his thoughts in a hurry to relocate the people, Qin Jin didn't want to interfere too much, but if the Shenwu Army was regarded as a big-headed fool who could be bullied at will, then it was necessary to beat it up.
Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Zamas's face turned green.
"No, no, no, the remnants of Persia have been waiting for hundreds of years, waiting for this day, if the migration is postponed, they still think that they have been abandoned, maybe the chaos will be even more ......"
"This is a matter to be decided, and your main focus now is to take over the full administration of Persepolis at all levels, and to ensure that they can function in a timely and effective manner. ”
Qin Jin paused, and said in an accentuated tone:
"If you feel that you are short of manpower and energy, I can send someone to take over in advance, and then hand it over to you when the government offices at all levels are stable!"
"No, no, no, there are enough people, don't bother the prime minister too much......"
He was terrified in his heart, and he didn't even bother to think carefully about what he said, which seemed very harsh.
An old fox like Zamas shouldn't be polite, he had just intended to send some people to assist him. Now it seems that it is necessary for the Shenwu Army to personally grasp some key official offices, pinch the nose of this old cow, and save it from giving birth to some non-divisive thoughts from time to time.
The meeting with Zamas ended in this awkward atmosphere, and Qin Jin did not even live in the accommodation that Zamas had prepared for them, but returned to the military camp set up outside the city.
This was also to give him a little color, and in addition, Qin Jin issued several orders to Sylvan , half of which were aimed at Persepolis.
At this time, it is not appropriate to allow the remnants of Persia such as Zamas to form their own system, and they must be placed under the effective control of the Shenwu Army.
The garrison is to be increased from 2,000 to no less than 8,000.
Presumably, Zamas also regretted it at this moment, and he shouldn't have those unrealistic thoughts.
Qin Jin even thought of issuing a series of sanctions against Kusi Lao, and the Persian army, which assisted the Shenwu army in conquering India, could not let it rise uncontrollably.
In order to disrupt Zamas's careful thoughts, at least while Zamas was alive, Kuth would never have been able to return to Persepolis.
So, according to the local situation in the South Asian subcontinent, Qin Jin sealed a large area of land in the east and made Kusi Lao the governor there.
This is a big piece of fat, and I believe that no one will easily refuse.
When Zamas died, Kuss had to make a choice between staying in India as a governor or returning to Persepolis to become king of Persia.
In fact, there is no need to think about the result, Zamas and his son have dreamed of returning to Persia for so many years, Qin Jin can be sure that Elder Kusi will not hesitate to choose the latter.
However, Kusi Lao was a very capable man, and if he was too strong, it would be detrimental to the control of the Shenwu army over the newly established Persian state.
This confined him to India, kept him away from Persepolis, and made it difficult for him to influence there, and by the time he returned to Persepolis a few years later, the influence of the Shenwu Army had already penetrated into all corners of Persepolis.
It was Zamas's various unruly performances that made Qin Jin vigilant, and felt that it was necessary to be more vigilant against the father and son, and if there was a problem, he could even overthrow them and re-support a puppet from the Sassanid royal family.