East Palace.

After Li You received Hamid's news, he asked Wu Yu to summarize the news of Hou Junji, Wang Xuance, Xue Rengui and Sima Jiong, and sort out the relevant information of the Western Regions. He first came to the East Palace, informed Li Chengqian of the situation, and asked Li Chengqian to familiarize himself with the affairs of the Western Regions as soon as possible.

Wu Jue is now 14 years old, she is smart and studious, and she has a strong comprehension. She now serves as Li You's life secretary, and Li You often takes her with him when he goes out.

When Li You was talking to Li Chengqian, he allowed her to serve on the side. Li You noticed that when she was talking to others, she never took the initiative to interject, and always listened attentively. She sometimes ponders and frowns slightly when she encounters a problem; Once you figure it out, a faint smile will appear on your face.

Li You sometimes asks her for her opinion, although because she is young and limited by her own experience, she does not see things comprehensively. However, as long as it is an area that she is relatively familiar with, she can always give some useful advice.

At this time, Li You said: "Big brother, it won't take long for the Western Regions to be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and those princes and nobles will all move to Chang'an, there are a lot of these people, how to settle them?" ”

According to the policy formulated by the imperial court, the lords of the countries of the Western Regions and their relatives within the three clans must leave their original places of residence and move to Chang'an. In more than 20 countries in the Western Regions, the number of these people can reach thousands of people.

Li Chengqian scratched his head, he said: "It takes a lot of money to settle so many people." And now that every inch of land is expensive in the Great Wall, there really isn't so much real estate and land to house them, what should I do? ”

Li You didn't have any good ideas for a while, so he meditated there.

Recently, Li You often has to assist Li Chengqian in dealing with the urban transformation of Chang'an, and the relevant information is sorted out by Wu Yu. The situation in the Western Regions, she has been exposed to this material all day long, and she is relatively familiar with it.

Seeing that Li Chengqian and Li You were worried, she opened her eyes wide and looked at Li You with a look of eagerness.

Li You asked, "Jue'er, what do you have in mind?" ”

Wu Jue said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Lord Wang, the court said that they would be placed in Chang'an, but it didn't say that they must be placed in Chang'an City, and they can also be outside the city." These people are all people who have lost their country, and they dare not complain.

And I'm afraid they don't want to live with others and live by looking at other people's faces. If the slaves and maids were them, they would rather live alone, and they would be in a better mood.

The opinion of the slave maid was that just outside Chang'an City, a separate residential area should be established, so that these people could live together, they could live freely, and the imperial court would be convenient for them to manage.

The slave thought that as long as the living facilities kept up, they would be happy to choose this way. ”

She said very reasonably, the nobles of Zheng Wang Li Hong will choose to live in the countryside, and the feelings of these nobles who have died in the Great Wall can be imagined.

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "It makes sense, these people shouldn't have too many complaints." ”

Li You looked at Wu Jue with appreciative eyes and encouraged her, "If you have any other ideas, go on." ”

Wu Jue was encouraged by them, and his thoughts became more and more like a spring. She said: "These people are from the Western Regions, and they have their own habits of living. The court gave them a house in the city, and they didn't necessarily like it.

The imperial court set aside a piece of land, and allocated a piece of land to each of these people, without asking them for money, and let them build houses according to their own preferences. Even if the imperial court fulfilled its promise to them.

It costs a sum of money to expropriate or purchase these lands by the imperial court. However, the land outside the city is relatively cheap, so the cost is not so large.

After these people lived, it was equivalent to establishing a new city outside Chang'an City. The commercial facilities in this new city can be sold for a large amount of money, and this money may be worth the money for those who buy land.

After the construction of the new city, the land in and around it will inevitably increase in value significantly, and at this time, except for part of the land allocated to these people, the rest of the land will be able to make a lot of money. In this way, the imperial court did not need to pay money at all, so it settled these people and was able to make a lot of money. ”

"That's a good idea." Li Chengqian praised.

"Well, yes, my family is very smart. Go back and reward it. Li You said with a smile.

Wu Jue knew what the reward Li You was talking about, and he couldn't help blushing a little, but he had some expectations in his heart.

Li Chengqian is now very down-to-earth, and then he took Huang Furui and Ma Zhou out of the city to survey the terrain on the spot, and made a detailed investigation of land prices, road traffic, drinking water and sewage.

Soon after, news of the great victory in the Western Regions came.

Early Dynasty, Taiji Palace.

Li Shimin excitedly announced: "Hou Junji, the deputy envoy of Xuanfu in the Western Regions, has received news that the coalition forces have captured the Western Turkic King Ting Hanhai City, and the Western Turk Khan has been captured alive by Xue Rengui's special combat team. Desire Valley led some of his people across the desert and retreated to the Aral Sea.

At this point, among the 22 countries in the Western Regions, except for the three Uighur countries, all of them have been incorporated into the territory of our Tang Dynasty. ”

"Datang will win. Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! "Ministers, you are so excited that you cheered in unison.

Li Shimin continued: "This expedition to the Western Regions, the imperial court only sent 10,000 horses, and conquered the entire Western Regions, opening up tens of thousands of miles for the Tang Dynasty, and increasing the population by as much as one million. This is a great victory since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Datang will win. Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live. The ministers cheered again.

Li Shimin said with emotion: "I think that at the beginning, Li You proposed to attack Gaochang, so he only brought 10,000 Tang troops, plus some servant troops. It is incredible that they not only defeated Gaochang, but also conquered the entire Western Regions, especially the powerful Western Turks!"

No wonder he sighed that in history, Hou Junji only attacked one Gaochang, and mobilized 200,000 troops, and when he crossed the desert on the way to the army, he encountered a black storm and lost more than 6,000 people at one time. Throughout the campaign, losses amounted to tens of thousands.

"His Royal Highness King Qi is really amazing!"

"Yes, who would have thought of such a result?"

"Buzzing", the hall was full of admiration.

Li Jing said: "Your Majesty, with only 10,000 Tang troops, you can conquer the Western Regions without the logistical supply of the imperial court. Such a battle can't be fought by the old minister. His Royal Highness King Qi was deeply admired. ”

"yes, yes." The generals were also very convinced.

Li Shimin said: "This expedition to the Western Regions, Li You, the king of Qi, Hou Junji and Gao Yong and others have made great contributions. The imperial court must give heavy rewards. The Ministry of Books and the Ministry of Officials drafted a commendation plan ......"

At this time, Li Chengqian said: "Father, the Western Regions have been laid, and the follow-up aftermath is also very important. Erchen suggested ......"8)