In the past few years, the territory of Liaodong was greatly divided, and hundreds of lords were divided at one time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info And this time, Li Shimin is even more ruthless. Officials above the fifth grade, and marquis and above can be crowned a son.

How many officials above the fifth grade are there in Datang now? And how many princes are there?

A lot, a lot, really a lot.

There are more than 300 states in the world, and there are at least three officials in a state who are above the fifth grade. Thorn History, Long History, Sima. If you add the change of other drivers, then there are at least four officials above the fifth rank in a state.

And there are more than 20 provinces in the world, and there are several high-ranking officials above the fifth grade in one province, such as Xuanfu envoys, political envoys on the left and right, envoys according to inspection, and all command envoys.

There are more officials in the capital, six departments in three provinces, five temples and nine Qing.

This is not counting the military positions, just the 800 military offices of the Tang Nanya, there are 800 Zhichong Lieutenants and about 1,600 Guoyi Lieutenants. These are all five-grade martial arts!

In addition, there are several major governors.

There are also 80,000 forbidden troops in Beiya.

Anyway, as soon as the reward list is announced, it can be regarded as shaking Hanjing City. At once, more than 3,000 newly promoted viscounts and barons were made.

The Western Regions is indeed big enough, but more than 3,000 lords at once are also terrifying.

Even Li Chao was shocked by Li Shimin's shamelessness.

Because the last announced map of the lord's conferral has long exceeded the current line of actual control of the imperial court, and in the west, it has crossed the Aral Sea, reached the Kazakh steppe, and even all the way to the east coast of the Caspian Sea. In later generations, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan were all circled by Li Shimin, and then became the territory of these new feudal lords.

Even the southeast of Kazakhstan in later generations was directly included by Li Shimin.

The Amu Darya, which originally demarcated with Persia, was also included by Li Shimin in a large area on the south bank of the river.

Isn't this a thing?

Originally, the Persians had always wanted the Northern Expedition to take back Tocharo, but now you are directly drawing a large map that originally belonged to the Persians into the bowl of the Tang Dynasty, which is not looking for something.

Li Chao had to admire Li Shimin, he had thought about giving up the north of the Tianshan Mountains before, but in the blink of an eye, he opened up a large area of territory.

At the end of the court meeting, Li Chao went directly to Li Shimin.

When they met, Li Chao unceremoniously made a request.

He made a circle on the edge of the Yaozhi River to the west of the Green Ridge.

"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to contribute seven million guan to the imperial court to fund the imperial court's development of the Western Regions. The minister has only one request, hoping that the fief of the seven sons can be here. ”

Li Shimin asked Li Chao to sit.

Originally, when the Li family spent money to buy Liuqiu Island, Li Shimin said that he would give the Li family three titles in the future, and Li Chao only had eleven sons at that time, so the twelve thirteen and fourteenth Lang already had the title of earl.

But in the past few years, Li Shimin has not mentioned this matter at all.

Li Chao should have never been.

This time, Li Shimin sealed Li Chao's seven sons to go to the Western Regions in one go, and they were all just viscounts, and now that Li Chao came to the door, Li Shimin also felt a little indebted to the Li family.

Seven million, well, Li Chao is really generous.

He took a closer look at the piece of land that Li Chao had drawn, which was already west of the Green Ridge, on the edge of the Yaozhi Water, with Geluo Ridge to the east, Boxi Mountain to the south, and Qianquan Mountain to the north.

This place is quite unique, a triangular basin surrounded by mountains.

"Wen Yuan's fancy is not a small place."

Li Chao said on the side, "This triangular basin is about 600 miles from east to west and about 340 miles from north to south. ”

"This is the ancient kingdom of Dawan, right?" Li Shimin said with a smile.

The place that Li Chao wants is the place where the Dawan Kingdom in the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty produced sweat and blood. This place is the Ferghana Basin in later generations.

According to history, Dawan went to Luoyang for 13,350 miles, south to Dayueshi, north to Kangju, more than 70 cities. The soil is suitable for rice and wheat, there is wine, there are many good horses, and horses sweat and blood. They are all deep-eyed and bearded.

This basin is considered to be a very suitable place for agriculture in the Western Regions, especially the topography of its triangular basin, which is also conducive to defense.

Moreover, it can reach Shule by passing through the mountain pass of the Green Ridge in the east, and it also occupies a very important position in the east-west transportation.

It was an important location on the Silk Road.

If you can take here, there will be not only the benefits of agriculture, but also the convenience of trade on the Silk Road, coupled with convenient transportation, and it is very close to the military town of Shule in the Tang Dynasty, it can be said that this is really a treasure land, which can be attacked and retreated.

Six hundred miles from east to west, three hundred and forty miles from north to south, seven million guan is not worth it.

Li Shimin looked at the place that was circled by Li Chao, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, this is a good land.

Just to the west of the Green Ridge, across the Glo Ridge is Shule Town, especially this place, a closed basin, a man who is not open to ten thousand people, is extremely conducive to defense. In particular, it is a rare place suitable for farming, and it is completely self-sufficient.

In addition, it is still on the Silk Road.

Li Shimin really wants to set up another military town here, and build a Dawan town after the four towns of Shule? However, Li Shimin finally dispelled this idea, to build a Dawan Town, then whether to build another Dayue Town, there are many good places west of the Green Ridge, but after all, it is still too far.

Li Chao wants this place, but it's not impossible.

"Actually, the land of Dawan, I was originally going to give it to Qin Wangtai." Li Shimin said with a smile.

"The minister is willing to add another three million." Li Chao raised the price.

He didn't want his sons to be sent to Afghanistan.

Persia is already on the decline, or rather already in collapse. Since the Persian emperor was killed by his son a few years ago, Persia has changed several emperors in just a few years.

Almost one emperor a year, any dynasty, this situation occurs, basically the rhythm of the end.

The Persian civil strife continued, but it was met with the rise of Arabia. Li Chao remembered that Arabia had risen very rapidly, and Persia, which had fought with Rome for 400 years, had just annexed the whole of Egypt a few years ago, but in just a few years, it was completely wiped out by Arabia.

After the Arabs destroyed Persia, they would also occupy Tochar.

During the time of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty finally fought a big war with the Arabs, but the Tang army was defeated and hated because of the betrayal of its own tribal co-affiliated army. Immediately followed by the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang army in the Western Regions returned to the Central Plains, after which the Tang army never had a chance to return, and the Arabs quickly occupied the Western Regions.

"King Qin will be a vassal in a few years, and I haven't found a suitable fief yet." Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the minister has found a suitable place, right on the edge of the Yili River, where is the Yili River Valley, where there are three mountains and two valleys, and an opening triangle valley. Known as the south of the Yangtze River, the land is fertile, the water source is abundant, and the grassland is vast. Whether it's livestock or farming, it's very suitable. Moreover, there is a mountain pass leading to the south of the Tianshan Mountains, which is also the main road of the northern Silk Road. ”

"And in terms of size, the Yili River Valley is 800 miles long from east to west and 600 miles from north to south, which is much larger than the Dawan Valley. It is very close to Guici and Yanqi. ”

Li Shimin went to the sand table and looked at it, found the Yili River Valley, and found that it was indeed very good.

The place is indeed larger than the Dawan Valley, and the traffic is more convenient, but the only bad thing is that this is not a closed valley, and there is a big opening in the west.

"This place is good, I think it can be the feudal kingdom of King Jin."

Li Chao smiled, there is nothing to talk about anymore.

"In that case, the minister said that he would give up the seven territories."

"Don't want it?"

Li Chao spread his hands, "Don't." ”

"In this way, it's okay for you to give the Dawan Valley to your family, you take out forty percent of your family's cotton spinning industry, and give Qin Wangtai and Jin Wangzhi two percent shares each." Li Shimin put forward one condition.

"Your Majesty, the cotton spinning industry is a chicken that lays golden eggs."

"I know, you have to make it up to me."

Li Shimin directly played the scoundrel.

Li Chao thought about it, and it was not unacceptable, the cotton spinning industry has reached such a large scale now, and it will definitely be difficult to monopolize it all the time. Li Shimin probably wanted to start for a long time, and it is estimated that he can endure it to this day.

"Since Your Majesty wants to spin cotton in forty shares, then ten million will be gone." Li Chao made a counteroffer.

"You still have to ask for 10 million, that's what you said you contributed to the court, you are a dignified master, you can't talk without words. However, you can rest assured that these 10 million I will not carry in my pocket. With this 10 million yuan, I plan to establish two military towns, one is the Dawan military town in the Dawan Valley, where the imperial court will garrison 5,000 troops, and there are 5,000 Dawan military towns and 5,000 Tang soldiers, and your seven sons can also be safer. ”

Li Chao didn't speak.

Li Shimin continued, "In addition, I will also set up a Broken Leaf Military Town on the edge of the Great Qing Pond. Broken Leaf Town is also north of Dawan, and having this Broken Leaf Military Town can also increase Dawan's security. ”

Li Chao felt that Li Shimin was really a good calculation, the Li family took Dawan, and it was not an independent kingdom, and it only owned one-third of the tax revenue of the territory. But now Li Shimin wants to ask for 40% of the Li family's cotton industry, and 10 million for Li Chao.

It is said that it is the establishment of Broken Leaf and Dawan Town, but not for Datang?

"Dawan Valley, I will give it to the Li family, and the seven boys of your family are guarding a valley, so they can huddle together to keep warm. As for the King of Qin, it will be sealed in the Yili River Valley, where the imperial court will build an Yili Town, and the King of Jin will be sealed in Broken Leaves. ”

Listening to Li Shimin's arrangement so well, Li Chao smiled and applauded the emperor.

It's shameless.

"Your Majesty, these 10 million ministers can be out, and forty percent of the shares of the cotton industry can also be taken out, but just change to seven viscounts, and the ministers think it's not cost-effective."

Li Shimin laughed, "Okay, you Li Sanlang, you actually bargained with me." So what more do you want, you say? ”

"Your Majesty promised to leave three earls to the sons of the ministers, why don't you just make all the dogs earls this time?"

"Okay!" Li Shimin happily agreed this time.

Between the monarch and the minister, a deal was happily reached.