To be honest, let alone the Tang Dynasty monarchs, Wu Yuanqing has never felt that there is anything good on the plateau, you said that if it is the Western Regions, it is jade and oil, and it is worth it to pay a great price for oil to take that place. Moreover, the Western Regions is still a place where the Silk Road cannot be bypassed, so the past dynasties will pass through the Western Regions.

But on this plateau, except for some medicinal materials, I really haven't heard of any good resources, and it's cold to death, and there are many barley plants for growing grain.

But after Gao Biaoren said this, Wu Yuanqing realized that he had taken it for granted, and there were still a lot of good things on the plateau.

Horses alone are enough to make people tempted, oh, the Tang Dynasty will not be tempted by horses now, after taking the Turks, the number of war horses will no longer bother the Tang army, not to mention that now Tuyuhun has also been taken.

But the Tang Dynasty military looked down on the horses of Tibet, but the local governments in the south valued it very much.

There are many horses in the Tang Dynasty now, but the military roughness of the strong and weak branches that has been pursued has always been pursued, that is, the powerful troops are stationed in Guanzhong, to be precise, Chang'an.

There are more than 100,000 standing soldiers and horses in Chang'an, and then there are some border areas. Everywhere else are ordinary government soldiers.

It is also because of this strategy that good horses are not sold to these places in the south at will.

For example, the Feng family in Lingnan, don't look at Lingnan and the Feng family's own land, there are tens of thousands of men and horses, and the emperor has not yet divided power, but the combat power is really not as strong as a cavalry of several thousand people.

And cavalry is one of the strongest troops in ancient times, but the imperial court does not sell good horses to the south, which makes it a headache for military and political chiefs around the country who want to increase the strength of their subordinates.

At this time, the plateau became the best source of horses for these people.

These people don't say that they want to rebel or anything, they just want to increase the strength of their subordinates, where there is no chaos, there is a civil change or something, you have cavalry and no cavalry, more cavalry and less cavalry, it is completely different when solving these situations.

Like Cheng Biting Jin, when Zhang Liang was quelling the rebellion under their respective jurisdictions, they could basically use all the infantry and few cavalry, and then use the infantry for three or four months to quell the rebellion.

The aristocratic tyrants on the plateau were extremely obsessed with the silky and bright silk brocade of the Tang Dynasty, and the caravans of Shu used the things that these aristocratic tyrants dreamed of in exchange for horses and other things, and then returned to the Tang Dynasty to sell them at dozens of times the price of hundreds of times.

Speaking of which, selling horses is even more profitable, if there are particularly good horses, thousands of times or tens of thousands of times the profits may be earned.

The horses on the plateau are naturally not very good horses, like the heads of the Tang Dynasty military or the best horses raised by the family lords are all Dawan good horses from the Western Regions, sweat and blood BMW, but for those places south of the Qinling Mountains, it is good to have horses, how dare you ask for any BMW horses.

There are really no good horses, and the people of the south do not resist even the shorter Yunnan horses, which are bantam horses, produced in Yunnan, and are known for their endurance, and the most important means of transportation on the ancient tea horse road is this kind of horse.

Speaking of which, the Dian horse is actually a good horse, and the strong endurance alone is a very good characteristic.

In Luding Ji, Wei Xiaobao talked with Yunnan Governor Daniel Zhang, Adjutant General Wang Jinbao, and General Zhao Liangdong in Wu Yingxiong's Mansion about the superiority and inferiority of Dian horses and other horses. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But compared to tall and vigorous horses, who would like short and inconspicuous horses, to have a choice, everyone wants a taller one.

Therefore, in the case that the northern good horses are not easy to obtain, the plateau horses that are smaller than the northern good horses, but higher than the Yunnan horses, have become the first choice.

"Yuanqing, the geographical location of Kangyanchuan is very important, it can be said that it extends in all directions, Longyou, Jiannan Road, Lingnan can be reached, and to the southwest is Tubo and Ni Boluo, Tianzhu. If the imperial court wants to establish a state and send officials, I think it is very appropriate for the state administration to be placed here." Gao Biaoren is worthy of being a person who has been a thorn in history, and he sees the problem very thoroughly.

Wu Yuanqing also agreed with his words, because after so many days, coupled with what Gao Biaoren said before, he found that Kang Yanchuan had never been occupied by Tubo, and it was a hub and a window connecting other countries on the plateau and the Central Plains court.

According to a local nobleman who was selected by Wu Yuanqing to help manage daily affairs, their Subi country sent tribute as early as the Sui Dynasty, and since then it has begun to have contacts with the Central Plains, because the queen's favorite brocade comes from the Central Plains, so the officials and nobles of the upper echelon of the country are also vying to follow suit, so the caravan here in the Central Plains sells the most silk, even after the Tubo occupies here, it has not changed, because the officials and nobles of Tubo also like silk brocade very much.

Then because of the salt, the trade between Subi and Tianzhu is also very frequent, and there are Persia and other countries that came here through Tianzhu.

Then when Tubo occupied this place two years ago, the commercial and trade attributes here still did not weaken, and even strengthened, because the strong Tubo, the aristocratic officials were richer than before, and they wanted to buy more things from the Tang Dynasty.

Kangyanchuan has simply become a commercial distribution center, and it is a middleman for silk trade between the Central Plains and Tubo and further away Tianzhu and Persia.

"Brother Gao is right, this place is indeed very suitable for the state administration, and when the governors come back, I will discuss it with them, and then send a letter to His Majesty to explain this matter." Wu Yuanqing said.

"Well, this matter is not in a hurry, but how to solve the shortage of food and grass in the army now, I asked, there was a heavy rain in Songzhou, and the road was blocked by the slippery rocks, and it could only be detoured, and it was delayed, and it would take half a month to deliver it at the earliest, but our current food is only enough for ten days." Gao Biaoren said with a sad face.

"Well, that's a problem, you just said that there was a caravan, I thought there would be food in their goods, where did I think it was all useless things." Wu Yuanqing sighed, and then comforted: "But don't worry too much, senior brother, now that several commanders have slowed down the pace of their attack, and they are more confrontational with Tubo, I think the grain and grass consumed should not be as much as when the war was fought, and the grain should be able to last a few more days, besides, even if the food is not enough, isn't there still so many cattle and sheep, and killing it is enough to feed the army for a while."

"But, those are all herdsmen's, aren't you asking everyone to publicize that they won't rob their cattle, sheep and horses?" Gao Biaoren asked in surprise.

"Well, it's a matter of urgency, just listen to what the official says, who still takes it seriously, that's a fool." Wu Yuanqing's face was not red and his heart was not beating.

"Shameless."

"Thank you for the compliment, and I encourage you."