Chapter 1374: Return to the East is in sight
A series of immigration plans had actually been formulated at the beginning of the Western Expedition, but they did not expect it to go so smoothly, and the Tang Dynasty soldiers reached the Lianghe region, the core area of the Great Food Empire.
If these gains are to be consolidated, it cannot be done with a large number of garrisons alone, which requires a sufficient number of Han Chinese as the basic guarantee. At the same time, after the conquest of the South Asian subcontinent, a large number of slaves could be provided for infrastructure construction.
Up to now, two batches of slaves requisitioned from India have arrived in Khorasan, the first batch stayed in Mulu City to repair the city wall that was seriously damaged in the war, and the second batch was directly sent to Silfan according to the meaning of Qin and Jin. There were also a small number of prisoners of war among the coolies, but for security reasons, these enemy prisoners of war did not fill the construction site so close to the battlefield.
Qin Jin would not let go of those captured enemy soldiers, but he would not raise them in vain, so he was sent to Tocharian in strings and sold as slaves, in fact, he would not provide them with food during the transportation, but just let them fend for themselves, and only one or two out of ten could really reach Tocharo, and even if they reached their destination alive, they only had half a life left, let alone rebel.
Therefore, the main purpose of how much money can be earned by the slave trade is to further weaken the elite forces of the Great Food Empire by this relatively moderate means.
The first Han Chinese who moved to the outer city had already begun to build houses and reclaim wasteland in the demarcated area.
Sylvan is in the southernmost part of the steppe, and next to the great river, there is a lot of fertile land around it that can be cultivated into farmland.
However, reclamation of farmland cannot be completed in one or two months, and it will take at least three to five years to see results.
Qin Jin handed over the relevant specific measures to Cui Yin to implement, and he was only responsible for one thing, that is, to weaken the Great Food to the greatest extent.
Now, the Tang Dynasty is expanding too quickly here, and there are actually hidden worries under the surface success.
Don't look at the Sylvan Alliance, the barbarians everywhere have successively declared their allegiance to the Tang Dynasty, but they are all some wall grass that swings with the wind, once the Tang Dynasty encounters a setback here, it will happen anytime and anywhere.
The arrival of Qajar is giving Qin Jin the opportunity to further weaken the Great Eclipse, and even shake the foundation of Mansour's rule. He was the brother of al-Mansur, a noble man of noble blood in the eyes of the Great Cannibals, and the son of Abbasid, who had made great achievements in the founding of the dynasty, and was absolutely qualified to compete with al-Mansur for the position of caliph.
"When does the Prime Minister plan to meet Qajar?"
"Dry him for a few more days, sharpen his temperament, and save the lion from opening his mouth as soon as he meets......"
Cui Yin smiled:
"Don't worry, the villain has given him a warning along the way, he is a smart person, I believe there will be proportion. But it's better to let him see how we have made the small city of Sylvan the largest city in Khorasan!"
The first city of Khorasan has always been the Mulu City, where the governor is stationed, close to Tocharian and the Hezhong region, but now that Khorasan has fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, the center of gravity of its strategy has naturally shifted to the west, and Mulu City is too close to the east, which is obviously not suitable to be a new strategic hub.
"If this is true, Qajar will ask us to send troops to retake for him the province of Ilam, where he is based. It's a pity that it's an easy place to defend and difficult to attack, and Mansur must have saved no good intentions when he gave it to Qajar!"
According to Qajar, since he became caliph, al-Mansur has changed his image of being kind to his brothers, and has suppressed and even killed his former siblings everywhere. Like Khazar, who ended well, many people were implicated in the rebellion case several years ago and were killed cleanly. ”
Mansur is a ruthless character, Qin Jin can also see a thing or two from the information he has obtained from various channels, but Khazar is the brother closest to him, and what comes out of his mouth is first-hand information.
There may be an element of processing in it, but Mansour will not let go of those brothers who can threaten his position, and there is no doubt about it.
"The map of Ilam needs to be drawn as soon as possible, and the spies sent out should already be in place, right?"
"Prime Minister, Ilam's map Qajar has also presented some, the villain has already been sorted out and translated, and the map drawn by the spies will be sent to Sylvan in about half a month at the earliest. ”
"Well, it's okay, it's okay to use Khazar's map first, you can't be sloppy in formulating an offensive strategy, the army is about to leave Sylvan, you have to prepare early, what else do you need, just say, I will order someone to allocate it first!"
Hearing this, Cui Yin was stunned.
"Is the prime minister going to continue his expedition to the west so soon? Could it be that the peace talks with Fazler are just a delaying tactic?"
Qin Jin shook his head and thought for a while before he said slowly:
"I'm going to rush back to Chang'an before the snow freezes, and I'll leave it to you here!"
"What's the Prime Minister asking for ......"
Qin Jin made a silent gesture to stop Cui Yin's gaffe.
"The news just sent from Anxi, the Son of Heaven has died, the new monarch is waiting to be established, I must go back!"
After a while, Cui Yin came back to his senses, clenched his right hand into a fist, and struck a heavy blow in the palm of his left hand.
"This, this is really not the time, if it is a year late, the big event will be decided, and the prime minister will be able to return calmly!"
Qin Jin Dao:
"Not necessarily, the biggest enemy of the imperial court in the Western Regions is the Great Eclipse, weakening and restricting them is not something that can be succeeded overnight, it must be the work of ten years and decades. I've laid out the basic strategy, and you just have to do your best to execute it. ”
Cui Yin grunted his throat, and then said:
"What is urgently needed here is talent, it is a scholar, if the prime minister can transfer tens of thousands to Khorasan, it is best to get some Ming Jing and Jinshi ......"
At this point, even he didn't believe it, and his voice was getting quieter and quieter.
Although the scholars are eager to make achievements, they are by no means in Khorasan, which is far away from the political center, and it is even possible that they will not be able to return to Chang'an for the rest of their lives, and this alone has screened out nine out of nine scholars.
However, those ruined nobles and reckless people may come to the Western Regions to find opportunities in order to revive their families.
However, after being in contact with the big food merchant for a long time, he also knows what the sky-high asking price is, and he pays it back on the ground, as long as Qin Jin is willing to bargain, it is also excellent to send some broken nobles.
Sure enough, Qin Jin laughed.
"You're greedy, but you can't, as long as you meet my requirements......!
After that, Qin Jin looked at Cui Yin playfully.
At this time, Cui Yin was a little confused about the situation, and he didn't know what difficult requirements Cheng would have for him, so he hesitated to agree.