Chapter 150: Immigration and the End (7,000 words)

It has been three months since the battle of Hui Hui, and there is no Xue Yantuo and Hui on the prairie, which can be regarded as truly entering a period of peace.

The Han people have never been a domineering nation, and the Tang Dynasty has also given a lot of good governance after ruling here, such as immigration policies, and the well-behaved people can move into the Central Plains to live after passing the assessment, which can be said to have grabbed the hearts of all grassland people.

Why did the grassland people fight to the death with the Han people for generations?

Isn't it just to occupy the flower world in the gate?

Now that you can move into the customs without fighting, who is stupid to have a conflict with the Tang people?

Not only is there no contradiction left, but in some places there is even a scene of the military and the people being one family.

this day.

Li Zhen is trying to deal with official business, which is already the norm, in order to exercise his ability, Li Jing and Xu Mao's guild specially selected some less important official affairs for Li Zhen to handle by himself.

Li Zhen was handling official business, and Fang Yiai rushed in with a shout: "Your Highness, the first batch of immigrants has arrived." ”

"Really? How many households came? "Li Zhen is overjoyed, after a long time, this first batch of people is finally here, as long as this first batch does not go wrong, the future will be much smoother.

"According to the lead official, there are about 5,000 people in the first batch of 1,000 households." Fang Yiai also said with a happy face: "They are all people from Ganzhou and Suzhou. ”

"Ganzhou and Suzhou? How could it be someone there? Is there no one in the Central Plains or Jiangnan who wants to come? Li Zhen is a little dissatisfied, it's not that the people in these two states are not good, but these two places are originally more populated and less land, and the population is not enough, and now you have moved a large number of people, what should you do in the two states of Gansu? According to Li Zhen's original intention, he was preparing to move some people from the densely populated areas of the Central Plains or Chang'an, which not only enriched the grassland, but also played a role in diluting the population of the original place, killing two birds with one stone.

"Oh, Your Highness, in this shabby place of the grassland, it would be good if someone could come, why are you still paying attention to these?" Fang Yiai also knew Li Zhen's plan, but at this time he couldn't help but say: "Besides, the immigration policy is a good governance that has never been seen in the ages, and there has never been such a thing as giving land for nothing in any dynasty or generation, with the simplicity and kindness of the people of my Tang Dynasty, it is inevitable that there will be doubts, if it is not really unbearable, it is estimated that no one wants to come here." ”

"In other words, the quality of this group of people is not good?" Li Zhen's brow furrowed even deeper.

"That's for sure." Fang Yiai said as a matter of course: "I just watched, nine out of ten percent of the people are hungry and only have bones left, and one point is also yellow and thin, but I also looked carefully, although people are not good, they are all in the prime of life, and there is no old, weak, sick or disabled." ”

"That's pretty much it." Li Zhen's complexion is a little better, and he is not afraid to be thin, there is meat on the grassland, and he can recover as long as he raises it for a period of time, and he is afraid that the officials below will indiscriminately fill the number and send some old, weak, sick and disabled - the purpose of the immigration policy is to enrich the grassland, not to raise the ancestors.

"Let's go check it out first."

"Oh."

After several months of emergency construction, the Turkic capital protectorate has been completely completed, the city wall is as high as three zhang (in fact, it can be repaired higher, but at this time the city wall of Chang'an City is also twelve meters, and then repaired will be healed), the whole city wall presents the unique blue-gray of cement buildings, sitting on the green grassland, the majestic and majestic breath is blowing in the face, the houses in the city have also been built, the same is mainly a brick and stone structure, the first look at the beginning, there is a special rough beauty.

At this time, more than 5,000 scrawny people were gathering in the square in the middle of the Metropolitan Protectorate, trembling and cautiously watching the surrounding situation, registering information with the help of some officials next to them, and there were also military cameo guards to help maintain order.

"Most of them are protected."

"I've seen Daduhu." Whether it was the onlookers or the officials, they all saluted Li Zhen at the first time, and those immigrants were terrified when they saw this, some of them also saluted in a panic, some were so frightened that they immediately lay on the ground, and some people wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape, and their performances were different.

"No need to be polite, let's get up quickly." Li Zhen smiled bitterly in her heart, in order to show her sincerity, she deliberately put on a formal dress and brought the honor guard of Dadu Hu, but now it seems that it is a bit self-defeating.

There was another panic, everyone finally stood up, and Li Zhen also came to the high platform in the center of the square, but it was such a stop, and the audience was in an uproar.

"Whose child is this?" This is not a reaction.

"Isn't it Daduhu? How is it a child? "It's kind of a reaction.

"Could this be our Dadu Protector?" This has already been reacted to.

"What? He's the protector of the capital? Most of the children are protected? "It's suspicious.

"I said a long time ago, I can only believe half of the words of the imperial court, and children should be the protectors of the capital, can this immigration policy be reliable?" This is with ulterior motives.

"It's over, what did I say, I didn't come if I knew it earlier, so I ran for nothing." It's regrettable.

The "......" is bustling and chaotic, making people feel like they are in a vegetable market.

"Silence, silence!" The orderlies struck all the gongs, and finally silenced the crowd.

"Don't doubt that the imperial court has a lot of sincerity, and what is written in the immigration policy is true, and there is no deception." Seeing that everyone was quiet, the officials of the Immigration Department hurriedly said: "This is the eighth son of our Tang Emperor, His Royal Highness the King of Chaoyue, dignified and noble, and his status is unparalleled, we will lie to you, will he lie to you?" ”

"It turned out to be the prince, so it shouldn't be a lie."

"That's what I said, people are gods descending from heaven, what are you doing to lie to us?"

"In other words, what do we have to be deceived by?"

"Anyway, it's better to ask more."

“......”

"This lord is right, this king is the king of Chaoyue, and I can assure you that everything promised in the immigration policy will be given to you in a lot of money." Seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down, Li Zhen also held an iron horn and shouted: "If you don't match any of the things you get, just come to the Dadu Protectorate to find this king, and this king will call the shots for you." ”

"The immigration policy says that each person will be given 1,000 acres of land, is it really given?" Finally, someone asked the most concerned question, and the buzzing discussion in the audience disappeared in an instant, and everyone pricked up their ears and waited with bated breath for Li Zhen's answer.

"Pasture, a thousand acres of pasture, to be exact." Li Zhen corrected: "This pasture is for grazing, of course, you can also try to cultivate farmland, but it is best not to have too much, otherwise it will damage the environment." ”

"Grazing? What if we don't know how to graze? Some people are worried that although they have herded cattle and sheep at home, few people have really done special grazing.

"You don't know how to graze, so don't worry." Li Zhen beckoned, and immediately walked up to a group of Xue Yantuo people: "We will send someone to teach you in the early stage, these people are the best herdsmen on the grassland, with their guidance, you don't have to worry about whether you can learn at all." ”

"Can we turn pastures into fields, then?" Some people may not have confidence in themselves, but they still ask carefully.

Li Zhen immediately warned: "It's better not to do this, the grassland environment is harsh, not only is there a lack of water, but also the land is barren, you can dig stones by digging down at most two feet, such land can't grow any crops, at most you can grow some vegetables and the like, I think they should have told you before you came." ”

"And let's be honest, farming is far less profitable than herding. Let's talk about raising horses, do you know how much a horse costs in Chang'an City now? I tell you, even the worst pack horse, that is, the most useless horse that can only be used to pull carts and carry goods as coolies, is worth at least ten cents in Chang'an City. Speaking of this, seeing that everyone was a little moved, Li Zhen hurriedly stepped up and said: "Ten dollars~ This is already half a year's expenses for a family of three, and as long as you sell two horses, basically a year's living expenses will be settled." This is also talking about the worst horse, if a horse can be ridden a little, it will not be able to take it without twenty or thirty strokes. And once you can raise the best war horses, the price will be even higher, and one war horse will be enough for you to eat for four or five years.

Don't forget, each of you can get a thousand acres of pasture, such a large pasture, you only have two horses? It's impossible, at least a dozen horses have to be raised, right? The rest will raise some cattle and sheep, and in less than three years, you will all become rich people. ”

"There are also cattle, you know better than me the price of farming cattle in Datang, a healthy farming cow is worth at least ten taels of silver, and a thousand acres of pasture can raise a dozen heads, which is not much, right? That's a hundred taels of silver, so much money, what kind of daughter-in-law do you want to marry? And raising cattle is much easier than raising horses, just find a piece of land and leave it to graze, basically no one needs to care, as long as you don't let it run, it can be said that as long as you have let go of the cows, you can basically raise cattle - it's no problem for one person to put a dozen cows, right? How much is a dozen cows? Let me ask you, with such a lucrative livelihood, who still farms? Yes? Who still farms? You say, "Isn't that the truth?" ”

Li Zhen really didn't fool them, although the Tang Dynasty has unified the prairie, the supply of horses, cattle and sheep will increase greatly, and the price may drop slightly, but compared with the huge population base of the Tang Dynasty, it is still far behind. Just like the cars of later generations, despite the increase in production capacity, they will not lose money after all. At this time, the status of horses is similar to that of automobiles, and even more precious, according to Li Zhen's estimates, for at least a hundred years, raising horses is a profitable business.

There are also cattle, Datang is famous for its lack of cattle, and even a special law is not allowed to slaughter cattle, and violators are severely punished.

"That's right."

"In this way, grazing is indeed more profitable than farming."

"I've decided, I'll graze the cattle here."

"Why don't you raise horses?"

"I can only herd cattle, and the price of cattle is not cheap, why not raise cattle?"

"Cattle grow in less than a year...... In this way, it is really more cost-effective to raise cattle. ”

“......”

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Seeing the crowd below who were attracted by the prospect she depicted, Li Zhen decided to work harder.

"That, according to the immigration policy, not only give us land, but also give us certain production tools and daily necessities, can you know what they are?"

"It's tent ropes and stuff like that, so I don't think it's going to be said, right?" Li Zhen wondered.

"Your Highness, what he means is that they have no long-term things, and I am afraid that they will not have the money to buy cattle and sheep." Someone next to him whispered: "It's hard to survive without these on the grassland." ”

"Oh, that's it." Li Zhen suddenly realized: "Don't worry, the Metropolitan Protectorate will provide you with a certain number of breeding cattle and sheep, but this can only be regarded as a loan to you, and after you earn money, you will have to return it to the Metropolitan Protectorate according to the price." ”

There is no free lunch in the world, and it is already benevolent and righteous to give them pasture and production and rest tools for free, so don't think about cattle and sheep. In addition, the price of cattle and sheep is not cheap, and it is necessary to spend money to buy them from herders (tents and other daily necessities are seized on the battlefield, so they can be free), so it is impossible for the metropolitan government to do a loss-making business.

"Thank you Dadu Hu, I, Liu Lao Er, will follow Du Hu's house."

"Yes, I'll give my 100 catties to this grassland."

"If I can't make any money, I won't go back."

“......”

"Whew, it's finally settled." Li Zhen had always been worried that the immigrants would not accept the new policy and change their minds, but after communicating with them in detail, she found that they were actually very talkative, and now they have settled down, waiting for the Metropolitan Protectorate to fulfill their promises. It's not as ignorant as I imagined, but think about it, those who can accept the immigration policy for the first time, in addition to the reason that they can't get by, their courage is not comparable to ordinary people.

Time flies, and a few months have passed, and now it is February of the fourth year of Zhenguan, seeing that the first batch of immigrants have indeed benefited, and the immigration policy is not a deceptive strategy, so the people who were already in a wait-and-see state can no longer bear it, and they have brought their families to drill into the yamen, just like Li Zhen said, there is really a yamen threshold that has been stepped on.

After the organization of the yamen in various places, as little as one or two thousand, as many as one or two thousand, batch after batch of immigrants were also sent one after another, although it was not all smooth sailing, but there were no major mistakes, and the immigration policy was smoothly implemented. If this continues, within three to five years, the entire prairie will be completely filled with Han people, and the original grassland people will become a real ethnic minority.

Only at that time, the Great Wall in the south, Xiaohai (Lake Baikal, also called Beihai in ancient times), the east to the Yan, and the west to the West Turks can be truly regarded as the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Highness, it's not too early, it's time for us to go." Fang Yiai came in and reminded: "Anyway, don't you really turn around and go to the surrendered city to have a look?" I've heard that it's built stronger and more magnificent than the Imperial Palace, so don't you really want to take a look? ”

The surrendered city is the second city built on the grassland in addition to the capital protection mansion (that is, Gaoque Sai), the location is near the historical West surrender city, and now the construction has been completed - Li Jing did not break his promise, he united Xu Mao, Gongcheng Biting Jin and many other military bigwigs to suggest to Li Shimin, ready to choose a site on the grassland to build his seventeen or eighteen big cities, and completely nail the grassland on the map of the Tang Dynasty.

Originally, Li Shimin was not prepared to agree, for two reasons: First, after these two major wars, the military power has increased greatly, and if 17 or 8 fortresses are built for the military at this time, then the military power will really be so big that it will be boundless, and it will be difficult to control it in the future.

Second, it also takes money to build a city, although it doesn't cost much money because of self-sufficiency, but if you really want to build seventeen or eighteen, it is a very terrifying number.

But in the end, after discussing with the ministers, Li Shimin finally agreed to this proposal, because there are too many benefits - with these cities, not only can the grassland be firmly held in their hands, but the nomads will also live close to the city, and will gradually get rid of the nomadic state, which is very effective in controlling the grassland tribes.

Moreover, several of these dozen or so ponds are located on the east-west border, which can be used to monitor the Yan Yan in the east and the Western Turks in the west, and can also be used as an offensive springboard in wartime......

Compared with the disadvantages, the benefits are so many that it is completely possible to ignore the disadvantages.

Therefore, after the construction of the Metropolitan Protectorate was completed, the construction of the remaining castles also began. In addition to the surrendered city, in the eastern part of the grassland, Hulun City next to Hulun Lake is also under construction, and Bell City has also been completed for the most part; Construction of the city of Altai along the Altai Mountains in the west also began; The construction of Beihai City on the northern coast of the North Sea has also begun......

After the construction of all the cities is completed, the entire grassland will be completely controlled by the Tang Dynasty, and then the capital will be withdrawn and the prefecture and county will be redivided, so that the Turkic grassland can truly be regarded as the territory of the Tang Dynasty and will never be separated......

"Your Highness? Your Highness? ”

"Huh?" Li Zhen came back to her senses from her obscenity, shook her head and said, "Don't look at it, all the cities were designed by me personally, what else is there to see?" It's been a year, I can't wait to go back, I heard that Chang'an official road has begun to use cement paving, I don't know what the scene is? ”

"It's definitely spectacular." The translator smiled and imagined with his eyes closed: "On the endless field, a blue-gray road stretches endlessly, ah, what a majestic road~"

The last one is not the sigh of Fang Yiai, but the foot of Du He: "On the side, how many times have I been reading with you, don't get too close to those troubadours, now it's okay, it's infected, right?" ”

"What? I just tried it so I didn't get infected? Fang Yiai rubbed her ass and complained: "Just kidding, do you have such a big reaction?" ”

"I'm doing this for you, those white people aren't good things." Du He taught that the white people he said were the white people who took refuge in Tumidu and helped him make Greek fire, and later the Hui Hui was destroyed, and these white people naturally did not accompany the Hui to bury them, and all surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Li Zhen chose the elite income to protect the government and use it, while the ordinary people just divided the land for them, distributed cattle and sheep and production tools according to the treatment of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and let them be honest herdsmen.

But some of them are not satisfied with the status quo, so they give up the land to work full-time for freelancers, such as small merchandisers, mercenaries, craftsmen, etc., troubadours are also one of them (Ben San thinks that troubadours are actually similar to our storytellers, they are both storytellers (*^__^*)), Fang Yiai likes this the most, but Du He is quite wary of them, because he feels that these people are uneasy and kind.

"Okay, don't make any noise, and don't look at what time it is?" Li Jing walked in and grabbed the two people who were fighting: "It's almost noon, can't you leave?" ”

"Go, of course, I'm tired of being here for a long time." Fang Yiai took advantage of the situation to break free and said: "Tenainai's, every day is either beef or mutton, either mutton or horse meat, I can't even eat a meal of white noodles, and when I go back, I must go to the natural house to eat a good meal, fried woad vegetables, fried greens, fried leeks, fried celery, fried fresh bamboo shoots...... As long as it is vegetarian, stir-fry the leaves. ”

"Poof~ Do you have such a big grudge?" Du He smiled: "It's not that there are no vegetarian dishes on the grassland, it's that you don't eat it yourself, who will complain?" ”

"Phew, who told me bad luck that I got food poisoning?" Fang Yiai said with a gloomy face.

He was more unlucky, once he was really hungry when he was on patrol, so he opened a small stove for himself, and happened to see a plant that was very beautiful, and put it in the pot, and after eating, he felt difficult to breathe, dizzy, and almost died.

After the military doctor examined it, it was found to be food poisoning, and when he investigated, he found the plant, and only then did he know that it was actually a poisonous weed......

Since then, Fang Yiai has been insensitive to the vegetarian dishes on the grassland, and would rather eat the meat than take a bite of vegetarian food. But people don't eat vegetarian dishes, and then the merchants below sent a few jars of pickles, which can be regarded as a temporary solution to the problem.

"Don't talk about it, it's time for us to go." Li Zhen finally packed up her things and prepared to leave: "Speaking of Weigong, are you really not going to go with us?" ”

"No, Your Highness let's go first, the new protector has not yet arrived, and the official affairs have not yet been handed over, and the ministers can't leave for the time being." Li Jing said, in fact, according to the rules, Li Zhen had to wait until the new capital was protected before he could leave, but Li Shimin had no choice but to let him go first, and Li Jing stayed here and waited for the new capital to protect him.

"Then there is Lao Weigong." Li Zhen thanked him.

"Your Highness is polite, it's all what a minister should do."

"......" is another polite, a pity, and finally it's time to part.

"Your Highness, if you think about it carefully, we have really been in a terrible year this year, and the entire prairie has been turned upside down by us." After saying goodbye to the crowd who had just left, Xue Rengui looked back on the events of the past year, and said excitedly: "I didn't think it before, but now that I think about it, we have done a great thing that is enough to be famous for eternity." ”

"That's right." Du He clapped his hands and smiled: "My Han people and the northern barbarians have always been incompatible, and now they have been completely solved by us, if this can't be left in history, then what else can be left in history?" ”

"Haha, doesn't that mean that I'm a big guy now?" Fang Yiai said excitedly: "Great, I have something to say when I go back this time, who will dare to go against me in the future?" ”

"And, you're all thinking too much." Li Zhen poked his head out and struck: "Of course, we can leave our names in the history books, but this credit can't be put on us, even if it is mentioned, it will only be mentioned in one stroke, but it will give more descriptions to Duke Wei and Duke Ying." ”

"Why?" Fang Yiai was unconvinced: "Others don't know, aren't we clear?" Although the two uncles did everything, it was Your Highness who really gave the advice behind the scenes. ”

"Where is the name of the family?" Li Zhen said indifferently: "You also said, only you know my credit, others don't know, the two famous gods of war in the Tang Dynasty and a penniless prince are put together, who do you believe?" ”

"Your Highness, do you want us to explain the matter?" After a few months of running-in, Xi Junmai finally integrated into Li Zhen's circle, and said at this time: "According to our observations, the two princes are not people who are greedy for fame, if you understand it, they should come forward to prove it for you." ”

"That's a cover-up." Du He said in a deep voice: "Even if the two of them show up and say something, others should not believe it or not, this kind of thing is not clear." ”

"It's really depressing." Fang Yiai was depressed, and the rest of the people were silent, anyone who worked hard for a year, but the fruits of their labor were stolen by others, they would not be happy.

"Don't be depressed, it's not a bad thing." Li Zhen suddenly smiled and said: "I'm still too young to bear the credit of pacifying the Turks, and having two princes to bear for me will make some people ignore me and let me grow up safely." ”

"There is some truth to that." Du He pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Your Highness is already in the limelight now, if you take the credit for pacifying the grassland on your body, it is really a very dangerous thing, but it is best now." ”

"But I'm still depressed." Fang Yiai muttered, but he already recognized Li Zhen's words in his heart, because in the past few months, Li Zhen's life has not been easy, and there have been seven assassinations alone, basically one month, which shows how many people Li Zhen has blocked.

"Don't say it, let's hurry up, I can't wait to return to Chang'an." Li Zhen suddenly shouted: "My sugar shop, my carpenter's workshop, my natural residence, my bank...... I'm coming, tell me to go down, and speed up. ”

"Yes."

When the military order was issued, thousands of light horsemen instantly accelerated and galloped away.

(End of Volume 2)

ps: Ben San is a man of his word, saying that if it ends in one hundred and fifty chapters, it will definitely end in one hundred and fifty chapters, even if this chapter is nearly 7,000 words, he will never write one more chapter, this is the declaration of the true (si) positive (zǔ) man.

To add, thank you 'Wei Ziheng' for the great reward, I haven't seen it, what is the situation?

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