Seeing this scene, Zhu Xie Jinshan and several other powerful Hu chiefs were also worried that without King Yong presiding, such a transaction might be difficult to carry out, so they also implored His Highness to preside over it.

At this time, Liu Youqiu, who had been standing on the side and watching His Royal Highness King Yong play with the chiefs of Zhuhu in the palm of his hand, also spoke at this time: "Since the matter is from His Highness, and the princes are so affectionate, please continue to do it." In addition, such an unruly beard department of the fine seal department exists in all realms, and this kind of affairs will be there in the future, if it can be customized because of this, it can be dealt with in a more convenient way in the future! ”

Liu Youqiu said this, which can be regarded as a preliminary picture of the poor dagger. The Tang Dynasty set up a wide range of detention states on the border, but the methods of management were very crude.

If there is only one powerful country in the region, Datang, it is natural that these feudal state capitals can be digested step by step, but now that the strong enemy has come out, the previous tolerant decrees have become a hotbed for the Hu tribe to waver, rebel or surrender.

Even if Li Tong wanted to strengthen the control over Zhuhu and even establish a new system on the original restraint order, if this intention was too obvious and eager, it would undoubtedly cause a great backlash and even cause a rebellion among the Zhuhus.

Now, through an event to divide up a large clan, Liu Youqiu proposed to create a customized possibility.

Under the temptation of interests, the Zhuhu chieftains did not realize that once this system was formed, it would mean that they would strengthen the control of the Zhuhu as a whole, but the first thing that came to mind was that in addition to the fine seals, they could also choose more targets to attack and divide.

So as soon as Liu Youqiu's voice fell, Zhu Xie Jinshan of the Shatuo Department said excitedly: "What Liu Sima said is the real truth, the Longyou group of Hu has different qualities, some are respectful and some are rebellious, for example, today there are many Hu who are arrogant and do not come to meet His Royal Highness King Yong!" The humble position is willing to rectify the troops, and he is ordered in front of His Royal Highness's tent to crusade against all kinds of unsubsistences in Longbian! ”

When the other Hu chieftains saw this, they also spoke out one after another, and they were extremely enthusiastic about this proposal.

"What nonsense! The imperial court is in charge of the confined states, and it has its own rules and regulations, how can it not be punished! I am both Kansai and Longyou, and I am already busy with affairs, so how can I have time to take care of these miscellaneous things! ”

Li Tong still held it impatiently and denied everyone's pleas.

After hearing this, Liu Youqiu continued: "The imperial court rules and regulations are very tolerant, so it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil. For example, this time he offended His Highness's fine seal Bai Shi, his words and deeds may not violate the law, but he is arrogant and reckless, and he really deserves to be killed! And so on, before and after. His Royal Highness has clear grievances and grievances, and the juxtaposition of punishment and reward can also make people more aware of their authority and fear. ”

Hearing Liu Youqiu say this, all the Hu chiefs present echoed one after another. At the moment, in their opinion, King Yong's arrogant and murderous temper is not only not annoying, but has become cute. If you can be attached to the wings of King Yong because of this, see who is unhappy, immediately attack him, snatch his money and food, and divide his subordinates, it makes people feel excited to think about it.

At this point, Li Tong finally stopped holding it back, raised his hand and motioned for everyone to shut down, and then said: "What Liu Sima said is not unreasonable, but since I am an envoy of the imperial court, I can't ignore the law of the country and act arbitrarily. Those who are in the middle of the hu are the only ones who can get rid of them quickly. You are full of enthusiasm, I am moved, and it is difficult to resist the enthusiasm, so today I simply make a covenant with you to form a community, accommodate each other, and breathe together. ”

Comprehensively rectify the fetters system of the imperial court, Li Tong does not have such power at the moment, and he cannot prevent the imperial court from taking the opportunity to interfere. Moreover, once it rises to the level of institutional changes, it is difficult to limit the impact of all aspects to Longyou.

Therefore, Li Tong thought of another way, that is, to learn from the civilian armed groups in the colonial period in later generations, combine the current world style, unite the forces of Zhuhu, and form a community of interests of the guild.

The Huhu of Longbian are either familiar with or unfamiliar with the Chinese system, but when it comes to the guild society, most of them are not unfamiliar. The Hexi Corridor was originally a major trade channel between the east and the west, and they had more or less contact with the trading companies that exchanged things between the east and the west.

At this time, hearing that His Royal Highness King Yong proposed to make a covenant to form an association, the Hu chieftains were stunned for a moment, and then became enthusiastic.

I was stunned because I didn't expect King Yong's noble status to be willing to deign to form a club. The enthusiasm is due to the fact that compared with the cold and clear system, the organization of the guild is undoubtedly more commoner, and the relationship between them and King Yong is also close.

"If you can form a union, everything can be easily operated. For example, this time the attack on the fine seal department, the money, grain, people and horses are free to travel from the society, there is no need for those involved to discuss and dispute, and the harvest can also be measured and distributed, and each of them will make a profit......"

Li Tong still looked reluctant and impatient just now, but when he put forward his own idea, he became eloquent, and the many benefits of the association were also analyzed in an orderly manner.

In the Middle Ages, no matter what kind of organization or what kind of system, it was based on the two great foundations of population and land.

Although there are different rules and regulations in different periods, no matter how the system changes, it cannot bypass the population and land. If the country is closed to the outside world, it will not be able to maintain its status as a regional hegemon. If we continue to keep it open, we will not be able to avoid a catastrophe like the Anshi Rebellion.

The formation of an empire is indispensable to the heroism of the Jin Ge Iron Horse, but when it comes to the fundamentals, it is still the calculation of how to effectively control more resources through the least cost.

Although the new social organization of the guild is far inferior to the capital structure of the later generations, it still has its progressive nature that cannot be ignored at present.

"Today, when a covenant is formed, everyone present can have their own resources to occupy the share capital, and the income from the operation is distributed only according to the share capital. You have the capital to contribute, make a strong contribution, gather into a social capital, and think it is a permanent business. There is no respect and humility in the society, there is no bullying of the weak, and only the duty and profit. If you are willing to participate, then each of you will make a covenant and discuss the constitution together, and if there is a violation, the masses will ask for it! ”

Li Tong gave a rough overview of his idea, and then set aside time for these people to weigh it up.

"May I ask Your Highness, if the grass is formed, what will it profit? Do you also want to learn from those merchants, freight trade? ”

When it comes to their own interests, Chief Hu is not lacking in shrewdness, and soon someone raised his hand to speak.

After Li Tong heard this, he smiled and said: "Floating cargo handling may be a lot of profit, but it is not worth asking me about." You have repeatedly pleaded, let me be gracious, and love this loyalty, diligence and bravery, so we gather together to form a society, based on this. or should be recruited by the public and private, to protect the merchants, to be hired for war, or to enclose land for farming and herding, fishing and hunting and gathering goods. The types received are either sold in the market or sold domestically. As long as energy efficiency is subordinate to me, why is it unprofitable? ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but smile, and they didn't doubt the authenticity of King Yong's words. Not to mention anything else, if this association can defeat the fine seals, it will reap a lot of benefits. Thinking about it this way, mixing with King Yong is really promising.

Seeing that everyone was quite enthusiastic about this, Li Tong was also quite happy in his heart.

Regarding how to dispatch and use the power of Longbian Zhuhu, he also thought of many plans, and after weighing the pros and cons, he finally chose an organization similar to mercenaries.

Mercenaries are not just a topic for later generations, they have a long history in the ancient West.

However, in ancient China, there were abundant arable land resources, and it had a complete agricultural organizational structure and household system, and of course, it also had a complete military system.

Armed groups similar to mercenaries also existed in ancient times, and most of them were concentrated in the Tang Dynasty. For example, during the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, there was the Shatuo armed group that had milk and was the mother, and there were other Hu armed forces.

But such organizations are short-lived, and once unification is completed and central authority is restored, it is natural that such a large-scale extralegal force will not be allowed to exist for a long time.

As the king of the Tang Dynasty, Li Tong himself is the defender of order, and of course he is more disgusted with this kind of profit-seeking illegal force. But he also has to admit that in the area from Longyou to the Western Regions, this kind of power still has its meaning of existence.

There are many prefectures in this place, and the situation is intricate, and it is not easy to carry out effective integration. Historically, the Tang Dynasty mainly engaged in dialogue with the Hu tribes in the region, such as supporting some of the tribes close to the Tang Dynasty in order to obtain a relatively stable strategic environment. For example, the Turgish, which was born from the Western Turks, and the Uighurs, which were later renamed the Uighurs, were born out of this strategic intention.

To be honest, the effect is not very good, there are only eternal interests between countries, and there is no eternal friendship.

In the early Tang Dynasty, after the Western Turks were killed, they were scattered into small tribes, and only the two strong Tubo and the Tang Dynasty competed in the Western Regions. As for the Hui, it became a big disaster in the northwest after the Anshi Rebellion, and the harm to the Tang Dynasty was even greater than that of the early Turks.

In view of this, Li Tong decided to try something else. In the form of a guild, a cross-ethnic community of interests was formed, which was used as a mercenary in the early stage to sort out the Zhuhu order in Longbian, and if it was convenient to use, it could even consider investing in the operation of the Western Regions in the future and transforming into a colonial organization to assist and consolidate the hegemony of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions.

Whether this attempt is good or bad remains to be verified. But one thing that is certain is that even if the mercenary guild has drawbacks, its growth and harm are much smaller than that of supporting a certain Hu clan.

At least now, if Li Tong directly said that he would levy 10,000 soldiers from Zhuhu to attack a certain tribe, the Hu chieftains would definitely have a lot of prevarication, and they would not be as enthusiastic and enthusiastic as they are now.

As long as he mastered these mercenary Hus and Wuzai of Longbian, Li Tong would be able to quickly break through a group of Hu tribes who did not obey orders, collect their personnel and materials, and devote themselves to the war with Tubo.

Although he still has 10,000 mobile troops in his hands at the moment, which can also complete this task, but with the lives of the Hu people to be consumed, isn't it good for his army to keep the maintenance of combat strength to fight against Tibet?

Moreover, without the participation of many Hu people, if he wantonly hunted the Hu tribe, it would greatly intensify the sense of antagonism between the Tang Dynasty and the Hu Confiners, and it would be easy to be used and instigated by the opposite Tubo, or it would cause a large-scale rebellion to join Tibet.

As for now, although Zhuhu is inevitably panicked, it is not the Tang army of Longyou who is engaged in them after all, but the private behavior of King Yong and his Hu party members.

If you can't be angry, you don't have to break with Datang, welcome to go to the gods to sue, a few months have passed, if you count the time in the gods, the battle with Tubo has ended, Lao Tzu just withdrew his hand to completely kill you, dare to sue me for black!