Chapter 337: Three Li Divide the Spoils (Medium)
"Let's start by discussing how we should divide these cattle and sheep!" Li Junxian said.
Li Junxian first brought a statistical report, which was compiled by the logistics department.
"We have captured about 5 million cattle and tens of millions of sheep from the grasslands. There are more than 3 million horses, and more than 1 million can become war horses. This is only what we have seized so far, and there are many scattered in the homes of ordinary Turkic people, and this number may be able to increase several times. If we are dark-hearted, we can completely rob the Turkic people of all the things in their homes. Li Junxian said.
Li Jing and Li Ji glanced at each other, obviously having a new understanding of Li Junxian. This Li Jun's heart is black enough, and he actually wants to rob the Turkic ordinary people. The military education that Li Jing and Li Ji received was not to rob the wealth of ordinary people, so they didn't think about robbing ordinary people at all.
Li Junxian saw their faces, and immediately said: "Actually, there is nothing, they are all people who have lost the country, where are they qualified to have so many cattle and sheep." Didn't they often invade our Central Plains and plunder our people back then? Shall they plunder and beat the grass valley, and we will not be allowed to repay them? We didn't count with them how much blood of their ancestors and how much Han blood they had, and they still wanted to get property, so don't even think about it. ”
Although those ordinary Turks may not have directly participated in the invasion of the Central Plains, they have enjoyed many Turkic benefits. Those Turkic children can get the materials looted back by their parents to live, so although they did not loot, they were also used for a very serious original sin. Li Junxian just wanted them to repay their debts, and he didn't want their lives.
"Jun Xian, this is not very good, right?" Li Jing asked.
"Hmph, the steppe people are like that, the more you treat him, the more they don't take you seriously. But the more you oppress them. The more they surrender. So, if you look at those steppe peoples in history, aren't they all like this? We don't have to pay attention to them, they will bow to us. We Han people are too particular about benevolence and righteousness, and we can't pay attention to benevolence and righteousness with them this time. Li Junxian said.
"This is going to be played by the emperor, so say something else! Now let's discuss how we should divide these cattle, sheep and horses. Li Ji said.
Li Junxian looked at the cattle, sheep and horses and said, "It's very simple, each of our soldiers who participated in the expedition could get at least one cow. As a support for them after they were disarmed and returned to the field. With this cow alone, they got back the money for this expedition. Not to mention other rewards, this is enough for them to struggle for seven or eight years. ”
As soon as Li Junxian opened his mouth, 500,000 cattle were divided. Because according to the plan, there were 500,000 soldiers who participated in the war. Although they didn't actually fight, they were able to help. Since it has contributed, the cow is not too much. As for those who have actual combat and military exploits, they will be rewarded with other things. Anyway, a cow is the most basic.
Li Jing couldn't help but sigh at Li Junxian's generosity. Each soldier was assigned a cow. Now there are not many ploughing cattle in the Tang Dynasty, and a ploughing ox can be said to be the most valuable wealth of a farmer, second only to land, and even a farmer's house is not as valuable as a cow! Many peasant families in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. There is no ploughing of cattle at all, and they all rely on manpower to plough the land. Manpower is laborious and time-consuming, and it is not well cultivated, which is a great headache. There are ploughing cattle. Then I am afraid that their agricultural level will be greatly improved.
Sooner or later, these soldiers will be disarmed and returned to the fields, and when the time comes, they will be able to promote local agricultural development and accelerate the speed of agricultural development. Ploughing cattle is the best reward for them. Let them enter the kulak class at once.
"Of the more than 4 million cattle left, I plan to give 3 million to the people who have contributed to our army's war. For those who pay more, we give them a ploughing ox, and for those who pay less, we will not be able to give it until a few years. We also want the last 1.5 million head of cultivated cattle to breed, and finally continue to breed, and within ten years, all our people in the Tang Dynasty will be able to use cultivated cattle to ensure that every family can have cultivated cattle. Li Junxian said.
Li Ji immediately said viciously: "Hmph, with this, do those nerds dare to say that we spend money on wars?" When the time comes, if they dare to chirp, the people will not let them go. It's also the first time I've discovered that fighting a war can have such a big benefit. ”
In this war, it can be said that many people will be able to get the dividends of the war. Previously, because the Turks and the Tang Dynasty were at loggerheads, it was impossible for the two sides to have any dealings. Now that the Tang Dynasty has conquered the Turks, these cattle can be distributed to the people, which can be regarded as war dividends. With these dividends, Datang's progress in food and agriculture is just around the corner. Originally, when the army fought a war, it was only distributed to officers and other meritorious soldiers, and the soldiers received relatively little. But now not only the soldiers can get the cattle, but the people can also get it, which can be said to be a dividend for the whole people. The only pity is that the Chinese people are all small and rich, and I am afraid that after giving the ploughing cattle, they will be war-weary for a certain period of time.
"As for those sheep, we can raise them first, and then whether they will be killed for meat or used for shearing sheep, we will talk about that then." Li Junxian said.
"What's the use of asking for wool?" Li Jing asked.
"Wool can be spun into yarn, and then wool can be made into sweaters, which can be used to keep warm. Nowadays, although we use down jackets at Tyve, down jackets are very expensive and the production volume is not high. We have only been accumulating it for a few years, so we can't use it as a universal thing. We can let these sheep produce wool, and then shear the sheep and spin them into wool, so that all people can use sweaters to keep warm, and many people can die of cold in winter! And the Turks don't make leather clothes, so the level of warmth is much worse than ours. Li Junxian said.
Li Jing laughed and said: "Li Junxian, you really deserve to be a businessman, and you even have a wool business to do." ”
"Okay, we have preliminarily divided all these floating wealth, and then we will send someone to report to the emperor, so that the emperor and the adults can make a specific plan, and then we will see how the land and grassland should be divided." Li Ji said.
China Electricity Union is coming, the most important thing in this grassland is the grassland, which is related to the interests of countless people! (To be continued......)