Chapter 361: A New Law
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For Li Shimin, it is obvious that this is in line with his heart.
He is very aware of his ability to control Datang, as long as he is alive, no one can take any authority from his hands.
This is by no means a kind of blind self-confidence, but in the process of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he is invincible, and with his superb skills, he has attracted a large number of capable people in the world, these people have used themselves to build this country like an iron bucket.
Of course, the most important thing is the people's will, over the years, Li Shimin can be said to be the desire of the people, for Li Shimin, he is not worried about himself, but what he is worried about is that if one day he can't avoid birth, old age, sickness and death, what will be the situation in this Datang.
After so many years of hard work, what will such a foundation look like? Will those outlaws hidden in Chang'an have bad intentions, and will the courtiers around me be shaken?
It's just a pity that before Li Shimin's death, there was no answer at all.
Only this time...... Li Shimin may have found the answer, which is not a bad thing for Li Shimin to pay a small price and find an answer.
The scale of Shuofang is huge, it's just ...... It's still a huge construction site, after all, it's a huge city that is being built now, but it's just ...... A group of displaced people have already started to produce here, bringing water for irrigation and then cultivating it. Ranches were built one by one.
Now that the Turks have been defeated, Shuofang has issued an order here for the herdsmen to go and catch the defeated Turks, but whoever takes them can be disposed of by the herdsmen.
All of a sudden...... The ranches are crazy.
You must know that the most lacking manpower in the pastures here is manpower, especially experienced herdsmen, if you can catch the Turks as slaves, it is a good deal.
Those Turks, women and children were not far away, and the Shuofang people after hearing the news took the lead in attacking their camp!
Most of the Turks here are old, weak, sick and disabled, and the men go out to fight, especially to carry out raids, and they can't take care of them at all, but now, they are all surrounded by the militia of Shuofang, forced to migrate to Shuofang, and then disperse them!
Shuofang's food is enough, and where there is a shortage of people, let people come to receive it.
It's just that there are too many old, weak, sick and disabled, and the value is not great, but if people are caught, they can attract their men.
Those remnants of the soldiers, who had reached the point of exhaustion, fled in all directions, in this boundless grassland, tired and thirsty, there was no way to form a group, because the more people, in these hundreds of miles of uninhabited places, the more they needed food, it was better to act separately and find a way to survive.
The shepherds, on the other hand, in groups of three or five, with enough dry food, began to search for them, and when they found the deserters, they tied them up with ropes and brought them back to the pasture.
These Turks thought they were going to die, but apparently, the Han herdsmen did not mean to kill them, but first locked them in a sheepfold, but did not give them much food and drink, only some life-sustaining food and water, and kept them in a state of hunger forever.
Such people, even if they are not bound, in fact, they can't go far, and people are in a state of hunger, at the beginning, people drive them to do some work to raise animals, they can't run and run, and want to beg, under the desire to survive, they have to obey their fate, and slowly let go of their dignity.
After a while, they gradually understood some simple Han Chinese words, and their food began to increase a lot, so that their physical strength gradually began to recover somewhat, and they were mostly isolated in the pastures, because they did not give other Turks a chance to touch them!
Not only that, but when they recovered somewhat, some people began to shave off all their hair, even their braids, and some even tattooed marks on their faces, which was a symbol of the slaves of the various ranches!
But anyone who escapes, the herdsmen of the Han people have the obligation to assist in tracking and arresting, in fact, there are such obvious marks, there is no way to run far, once they leave Shuofang, at least within 500 miles, there is no human population, there is not enough food, single action, this grassland...... Danger lurks everywhere.
The initial hunger, and the subservience they showed in order to survive, in fact, in a sense, had made them let go of their pretentious dignity in their hearts.
Nowadays, when the food continues to increase, they gradually have a little more hope, in this world, there is nothing more important than survival! Most of the people around are Han Chinese, and they can only obediently obey the arrangement of the ranch, raise cattle and horses, or do some work in the ranch.
Even...... There were also some Turkic slaves, who heard that their wives and children were in Shuofang City, and the last bit of thinking about escaping was extinguished.
If they want to live and want to see their wives and children, the owner of the ranch will write down their names and characteristics, ask people to go to the city to inquire about their wives and children, and then return to the ranch with some messages from their wives and children.
Meeting, of course, is not so easy.
It's just to give these slaves some hope.
Tell them that if they behave well, they might lead him to the city, and that their wife and children are doing well.
In the future, if they keep to themselves, after a few years, they may arrange for their wives and children to come to the pasture.
It's a blank check, but it's enough to break any man's last bit of pride.
As a result, in many pastures, manpower began to be abundant.
The expansion plan of the ranch has also begun to be put on the agenda.
Guanzhong needs more cattle and horses, needs more meat, in the future the wooden track will be repaired, a steady stream of leather goods and meat, will be sent to Guanzhong by horse-drawn carriage, and then in exchange for countless Guanzhong specialties.
Now the manpower has become more and more abundant, in addition to still recruiting a large number of Han herdsmen, this Turkic slave is also very easy to use.
Li Shimin walked a long circle in Shuofang, but he saw many rare things, such as this huge construction site, which has laid a lot of wooden rails to facilitate the transportation of materials. One building after another, rising from the ground, is magnificent.
There is no fine food here, but no matter where Li Shimin goes, he always kills a few cows and sheep first, and then he gets tired of eating too much!
It's just that this is a natural horse farm, and it is enjoyable to ride a horse here, but there is too much dust in the construction place, and after riding a few laps, I am suddenly discouraged.
Countless homeless people, especially the original Guannei tribe, were displaced here, but these people touched Li Shimin a lot.
They are in the pass, they are the slaves of the world, they are bullied by others, and they do not have three meals, although the children of the world are dressed in fine clothes, but they would rather rot this grain in the warehouse, and they will never give them some!
Any family, there are harsh family rules, and the family rules are not actually for their own children and nephews, children and nephews have violated the rules, probably just laughing over, the strict rules of the ancients, and the so-called strict way of governing the family, the essence is for the tribes, slaves and maids, in the master's family, often violate the rules, and fight, the daily rations are also rationed, only to maintain the state of not starving to death, only those henchmen of the tribe, can really do three meals a day.
But people come here, although it is hard here, and they have to work every day, they often have enough rations, and they can maintain the standard of half a catty of meat, two catties of rice, and some small vegetables and fruits every day.
For the trilogy, it's like being in heaven.
At the end of the month, some wages are always paid rain or shine, although the wages are very meager, but only a few hundred dollars a month, and the prices in the grassland are often more expensive than those in the Kannai, but even so, for many parts, it is indescribably satisfying.
Wherever Li Shimin went, those former tribals heard that the Son of Heaven and Chen Zhengtai were coming, and they all flocked to it, and then they cried in a daze, knelt on the ground, praised one after another, or choked up unspeakably.
Looking at these people who were crying on the ground, Li Shimin was silent for a long time!
Then he got down from his horse, walked among them, and said, "Get up, get up, and don't be polite." ”
He looked for a man who looked like a worker, and said, "Where are you from, and why are you here?" ”
"Your Majesty, grass people...... The grass people ...... "Obviously, this man did not dare to answer.
Chen Zhengtai on the side lowered his voice and said: "Most of the people here are the tribes of Guanzhong. ”
Only then did Li Shimin suddenly realize, that is to say, they were fugitive slaves, so naturally they did not dare to report their identities at will.
Li Shimin couldn't help but look pity, and stepped forward and said: "There are laws in the grassland, and the laws in the grassland, how can you manage the grassland?" ”
As soon as these words came out, Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but be shocked!
In fact, Chen Zhengtai has always had a headache with Shuo Fang, and the Datang Law Decree is actually not applicable at all in the grassland, but it is just ...... After all, the Chen family is Tang Chen, how dare they not follow the "Law of Martial Virtues"?
Therefore, there is a strange phenomenon in the grassland, that is, although the martial law is used on the surface, it is actually ...... It's the Chen family's family law!
And now, Li Shimin has opened this mouth, then everything is safe, and he can go back and make a new decree openly, which is completely aimed at the actual situation of the grassland.
At this time, Li Shimin lowered his head, and seemed to be very emotional in his heart, he walked to the horse, then turned over, looked at everyone, and then said: "When you get out of the customs, you are free, you don't have to be restrained, no one will dare to go out of the customs to pursue you, this is my original words, applicable now, ten years, a hundred years later, it will not change." ”
After listening to the trilogy, many people couldn't help but have red eyes.
In fact, although everyone knows that when he got out of the grassland, he can be regarded as regaining his freedom. But...... The identity of this generational trilogy has actually been imprinted in their hearts!
For them, because they have a better life, they are more afraid to go back to the way before. The better life is now, the more uneasy they actually feel in their hearts! Who can guarantee that no one will trace their identities in the future?
Can ...... now The Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty personally assured them, and finally removed their last bit of psychological barriers, so everyone thanked them.
Under the grateful gaze of everyone, Li Shimin then hit the horse and returned to his line.
Chen Zhengtai hurriedly chased after him: "Your Majesty." ”
Li Shimin settled down in the middle of the line, holding the tea cup, looking at Chen Zhengtai who came back with a smile, and said, "Why, I see that you are very uneasy?" ”
Chen Zhengtai frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the identities of these tribal tribes are a little different after all, and there are some things that cannot be said. Now that His Majesty has opened Chrysostom here, if it is transmitted back to Guanzhong, I am afraid that there will be an uproar again. ”
"Leave them alone." Li Shimin looked at Chen Zhengtai's annoyed face, and said with a smile: "If they want to make trouble, what can they do?" I used to think too much of them......"
Li Shimin paused, and said: "Actually, opening this mouth is by no means a momentary surge of blood and blood, but the result of careful consideration. Zhengtai, do you know what I was thinking when they saw me, they were all overflowing with excitement, and they were grateful to me and thanked me for a thousand thanks? ”
Chen Zhengtai was puzzled for a while, so he said: "Please also ask Your Majesty for advice." ”
Li Shimin sneered: "Since there have been tribes, these tribes have been attached to the world, these tribes have not been like this for hundreds of years? The tribe is the private slave of the world, and the taxes of the court cannot be levied on their heads, nor can the conscription of the court be levied on their heads. These tribes have always only known their own masters, but they don't know that there are emperors in the world, and what they serve is the Wei family, the Yang family, and the Cui family, not the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I only know that there is a family, but I don't know that there is a country, I only know the family law, but there is no national law, all dynasties and dynasties, they are like this. ”
"But today, what I see is that they have finally escaped from their master's house, and finally know that there is still a court in the world, and there is me, even so...... What if we let them be free? ”
Chen Zhengtai was stunned, and only then did he realize why Li Shimin was emotional.
In fact, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, the clan was still deeply rooted, and the source of their power, in addition to the land, was the trilogy!
This has always been a stubborn disease for hundreds of years, even Li Shimin is helpless about it, and even in the martial arts, in order to protect the interests of the clan, he also deliberately emphasized it to ensure the relationship between the clan and the tribe.
But in fact...... When countless people became the private slaves of several families, the imperial court was unable to call on these resources.
This is obviously a great danger to the country's long-term peace and stability, and Li Shimin has obviously regarded this as a serious danger for a long time, but he has not been able to change it easily, and now he has taken this opportunity to simply pardon it.
As for the families......
Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but think at this time...... What are the clans in Guanzhong doing now? But I don't know...... Which side are they on now.
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The second chapter was delivered, and I checked the information for a long time, but I was late, sorry.