The two governors reported their duties together, and they inevitably had some comparative meanings, and boasted that their rule was like a flower. But on the whole, whether it is Ningxia or Gansu, the current development is really good.

The foundation of Ningxia province is better, and the establishment of Hetao City makes this area, together with the three surrendered cities, constitute the political and economic center of the Tang Dynasty's rule in this region, and the city has been the only way to attract a large concentration of population since ancient times. Over the years, Li Ze has been sparing no effort to transport immigrants in the direction of Ningxia, a large number of prisoners of war, prisoners and their families are distributed to Ningxia, most of them are Ningxia, a small number of harmful ones are sent to the Western Regions, to the Western Regions where there are very few Tang people, these people can only live with the majority of the Tang people, and if they want to produce some moths, they will die quickly.

With the establishment of Hetao City, a large number of small Fanyi tribes and savage tribes were either lured by profits, or forced by life, or even bullied by the Tang army, and a large number of people became registered in Ningxia, began to live under the system of the Tang Dynasty, and naturally became the taxpayers of the Tang Dynasty.

Ningxia now not only controls most of the Hetao area, but also governs the desert north and south of the desert, the area is a little amazing, of course, the place is big, the difference between the economy also exists, but the water flows to the lower place, and the people go to the high place is the eternal truth, and now the central area of Ningxia, just like the same sponge, is constantly absorbing the resources of other places.

It's not that there is no resistance, but under the suppression of the right guard, there are slight signs of resistance, and even if it is suppressed. A large number of Tang caravans roamed around this vast area, and there were naturally a large number of internal security spies mixed in between them, and even every Tang caravan was the eyes and ears of the Tang people.

Gansu is centered on Lingzhou, Yinzhou and other places, with the cessation of the war in the past two years, and because of the civil strife in Tibet, it is now becoming more and more intense, and it is no longer the game of the two major power groups of Tocharo and Delhi Chinan, and a new force is emerging, becoming the spoiler among the two major power groups in Tibet.

And this force is precisely because of the oppressed slave class in the battle between Tocharo and Delhi Chinan. The two major forces fought for several years, exhausted and failed to completely suppress each other, both thought that as long as they worked harder, they could win a complete victory, and in order to achieve this goal, they were more exploited under their rule, the rule was more severe, excessive oppression, and finally aroused the resistance of the slaves, these slaves in the name of survival, first sparks bloomed everywhere, and then actually began to join the film, in the struggle with the two major power groups in Tibet, the inferior was eliminated, and the rest seemed to have become a very strong force, Even if it can't compete with the two major power groups, it is no longer the same embarrassment as it was at the beginning.

The powerful Tubo has become what it is today in just a few years, of course, it is inseparable from the Tang Dynasty's discord. Li Ze set the tone, opened the magic box, and after confirming that they were no longer able to harass their rule, he left this task to the Gansu Province, which was generally responsible for continuing to advance this matter.

Whether it is Dai Lin, the governor of Gansu, or Li Cunzhong, the general of Zuo Wuwei, or the internal guard, they are all tired of this matter. Because the province of Gansu has benefited greatly from it.

Zuo Wuwei's salaries and ordnance were uniformly allocated by the imperial court, but daily supplies such as grain and grass were supplied by Gansu Province on the spot. In the past two years, Zuo Wuwei's life has been getting better and better, and he has grabbed huge benefits from Tibet.

From the original military tent, he slowly lived in an adobe thatched house, and now he has lived in a large blue brick house. The soldiers have gone from a meal of meat a week to seeing meat every day, and during the New Year's holidays, they can also get some extra wine, canned food, preserved fruits and other comforting materials.

So Li Cunzhong is also very keen on this.

If Dai Lin wants to develop the economy and people's livelihood of Gansu Province, he also needs a lot of money, if it is done step by step, then he is afraid that the gap with those provinces in the interior will become bigger and bigger.

So Dai Lin is also very enthusiastic.

As for special intelligence departments like the internal guard, messing up the enemy's interior is what they are most passionate about, and although the three parties have different starting points, their goals are the same. Therefore, in Gansu Province, the whole family and the people are united, and they are all thinking of drawing blood from Tibet to fatten themselves.

In the past two years, Gansu has eaten all kinds of materials needed by each other at low prices from Tibet and the mainland, and then sold them at high prices, earning the difference in prices to the fullest, and its financial situation has been getting better and better.

For Dai Lin, the Tubo Rebellion also brought him another additional benefit, that is, a large number of ordinary Tang people who originally lived in Tubo fled back one after another, and then stayed in Tubo, they were very likely to become slaves at the bottom, and a large number of people were attached, making Gansu's manpower more abundant.

When there are more people, many things will naturally be easier to do.

And with more money, many things can be done.

Generally speaking, both Gansu and Ningxia have now entered a positive cycle, and as long as this development continues, the future can be expected.

"The only thing to worry about is that there are a large number of Muslims in Ningxia, and these religions are very cohesive and can easily cause trouble in the local area." Speaking of this, Xu Ziyuan was a little worried.

"The same is true in Gansu!" Dai Lin said: "Especially with the return of a large number of Tibetan and Tang people, and these people believe in Buddhism, there have been many conflicts between the two sides, and there is gradually a trend of not sharing the sky." ”

Religious issues have always been a big problem, and in the past, under Li Ze's rule, there has never been such a thorny thing, the mainland believes in all kinds of messy, but to be honest, most of them are some unknown so-called Mao gods, that is, obscene shrines and wild gods that have been strictly forbidden in all dynasties, for this, Li Ze has never been merciless, and when he finds one, he will suppress one, but the situation encountered in Gansu and Ningxia is completely different.

"We can not interfere with their religious beliefs, but we must grasp one point: what is God is to God, and what is human is to man, and religious forces will never be allowed to be mixed into secular management, and religious beliefs are not allowed in the army, and religious beliefs are not allowed among officials. Li Ze said: "You have to keep this in mind. In the army, the military department will then issue orders, and in the local bureaucracy, you will need to do it. ”

Hearing Li Ze say this, both of them were in their hearts, among the magistrates, there are not a few people who believe in Islam and Buddhism like this, Li Ze's words have caused them a lot of trouble, and it is not an easy thing to do this without causing turmoil.

"As for conflicts among sects, the government only needs to be impartial and judge in the middle, and those who violate the laws of the world will be dealt with according to the law." Li Ze continued: "In the future, the imperial court will also take this into account, and perhaps a new department will be set up to deal with religious matters, and once the decision is established, it will give priority to sending special officials to your two places." ”

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"The combat effectiveness of the left and right guards, how is it now?" After taking a sip of tea, Li Ze seemed to ask very casually. "These two armies haven't fought much in two or three years!"

Dai Lin and Xu Ziyuan glanced at each other, it stands to reason that if Li Ze wanted to know the combat effectiveness of the left and right military guards, he should recruit the generals Li Cunzhong and Zhang Jia to report on their work, instead of asking them. The Tang Dynasty under Li Ze's rule divided the civil and military forces, restrained each other, and did not rule each other.

Therefore, what Li Ze wants to know is not the problem of the two forces of the left and right Wuwei, but the problem of the two generals of the left and right Wuwei.

Of course, around the two generals, there must be internal guards, but the positions they stand in are different, and their views are naturally not on the same level as ordinary internal guard spies, and Li Ze, what he wants to know, is exactly this.

Dai Lin picked up the teacup and sipped it slowly, but Xu Ziyuan didn't have many scruples, and his identity also made him even more scruples to speak.

"The overall combat effectiveness of the Right Guards is still very strong." Xu Ziyuan said: "After all, where is the Tang Dynasty Drill Ceremony, and some small-scale rebellions will break out from time to time in the south and north of the desert, so the right Wuwei does not have swords and soldiers in the warehouse, not to mention, General Zhang is now thinking about how to persuade Li Xiang to agree to his march into the Western Regions!" ”

Li Ze laughed: "He didn't think about coming back to participate in the war of unifying the world?" ”

Xu Ziyuan smiled slightly: "In my opinion, General Zhang's ambition is no longer strong, he just wants to bully those weak chickens in the Western Regions, and the hard bones of the Central Plains' reunification war, now he has little interest in gnawing." In my opinion, General Zhang also knows that he has reached the apex as an official, and there is no way to rise, no matter how great the military exploits are, it is not much use for him, not to mention the battle of the Central Plains, a careless mistake may make him abandon his previous achievements, so ah, he is thinking about going to the Western Regions now, after all, that place is easier to obtain wealth. He is in his early fifties, and at this age, it is understandable that he wants to accumulate more wealth for his children and grandchildren. ”

Li Ze nodded and smiled, Xu Ziyuan was saying in disguise, Zhang Jia was very satisfied with the status quo, and that was enough.

After Xu Ziyuan finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and drank tea, Dai Lin put down the teacup in time and said: "General Zuo Wuwei Li has been working hard to motivate his troops, and he is always ready to send troops to Tibet to expand the territory for the Tang Dynasty. ”