Chapter 338: Three Plums Share the Spoils (Part II)

Now it's finally time to divide the pasture, and that's the most important asset. Those cattle, sheep and horses are all floating wealth, as long as there is pasture, they can be rebuilt. But this time, the pasture is the means of production, and there is nothing more valuable in the world than the means of production. And those great families of the Turks, what they value most is these pastures, not the interest on those so-called war bonds. Therefore, Li Junxian must divide the grassland to them, so that it can be regarded as a reward.

"I suggest that these pastures near water sources be dedicated to the emperor." Li Junxian said.

Li Jing took a look at the map and found that the grasslands near the water source were all grasslands under the name of Jieli, and he immediately felt that something was wrong. Because Jieli is also a khan no matter how he says, and he will be treated preferentially even if he is defeated, Li Jing thinks that it is better not to confiscate his pasture. But Li Junxian immediately corrected Li Jing's thoughts.

"General Li Jing, you are Da Miao. We defeated Jieli, does he still want to keep the pasture? He's the vanquished, and it's already very merciful for us not to kill them, so they don't want any favors. Also, if Jieli can continue to own the grassland, it is the possibility of Jieli making a comeback. How can we make it possible for Jieli to make a comeback? Therefore, we must confiscate the pastures of Jieli and other Turkic nobles, so as to cut off the possibility of Jieli's comeback! Li Junxian said.

And Li Ji also asked: "Then why do you want to dedicate this grassland near the water source to the emperor?" ”

"Pastures near water sources were easy to grow grass and livestock to get water, so the pastures near water sources in the Turks were occupied by the khans and nobles. Since we have beaten down, the best thing is, of course, to be dedicated to the emperor, otherwise how can we be embarrassed to enclose the land? Li Junxian said.

Enclosure, Li Junxian is actually enclosing now. Enclosure is to forcibly occupy those ownerless or ownerless lands and then take them for their own use. And these are very coercive, and even bloodshed before they can be carried out. Now that Li Junxian has defeated the Turks. That is naturally to enclose the land well, if the land of the Turkic nobles is not encircled, then I'm afraid he will not fight this time in vain, and then sacrifice the soldiers in vain?

And Li Junxian also sighed that after the nomads entered the customs, they were all nomads who came to occupy the land of the Han people. But now Li Junxian is actually enclosing the pastures of the nomads, which has to be said to be a historical retribution. Now because of Li Junxian, the Han people can also occupy the land of the Turks, which is a great progress.

And these Turks have no awareness of private ownership of land at all, they all live in pursuit of water and grass. Wherever there is water and grass, they go there. Most of the cattle and sheep are also for tribal leaders, and ordinary herders are not qualified to have too many cattle and sheep. Therefore, Li Junxian can rest assured that he can enclose the land, because these pastures are the pastures of those Turkic nobles, not the grasslands of ordinary Turkic herdsmen. So as long as you hire those Turkic herders, it's not a big problem. As long as the herders are well fed, they will not rebel. Usually, those herders are actually the exploited class, as long as they are given a relatively high income, they will also do things for the Han people, regardless of what belongs to their own pasture. Although it is possible that they will have this idea after many years. However, at that time, I am afraid that they will no longer have a chance, because their ideology, morality, and social system have already moved closer to the Han people, and they will not choose to acquire land violently.

"The emperor gets those pastures close to the water source, and we, the generals, can occupy a part of the pastures that are second only to the emperor. There is also a part to be given to those big families. In the end, those other lands can be rewarded to those ordinary soldiers, so that those soldiers can also become a large landowner. Li Junxian said.

"What? Distribute it to the soldiers? Li Ji asked.

"Yes! Distribute it to the soldiers, are the soldiers attacking the Turks for us? Shouldn't it be rewarded? They have bought it with their lives, and we can't afford not to give them a reward! Li Junxian said.

Li Jing also asked, "But can they manage it?" Datang is very far away from the grassland! ”

This is a problem because these soldiers came from the Central Plains. Where is it possible to manage these grasslands? Do they still want to be remote controlled in the Central Plains? This is obviously unrealistic. Those nobles and families can hire people, but those soldiers have no financial resources to hire people to manage, and even if those soldiers hire people, aren't they afraid that those hired people will be deceived and deceitful? So, ordinary soldiers are unmanageable.

"We can let your soldiers come to the grassland with their families and live in the grassland, so that we can completely occupy the grassland." Li Junxian said.

Li Junxian's idea was very simple, that is, to distribute these pastures to ordinary soldiers, so that those soldiers could come to settle in the grassland. At that time, the Han people will be able to completely occupy the grassland, and even completely rule the grassland. As long as a large number of Han Chinese joined the steppe, the Turks could not make any waves.

At that time, even if a Turkic wants to rebel against independence, the remaining Han people will nip them in the bud, and this is the power of immigration. But now the land inside the Tang Dynasty is abundant, and it is difficult to immigrate. If you want the Han Chinese to immigrate here, you must come up with a huge benefit, and if the benefit is not huge enough, it will not be enough to attract those people to leave their homeland. Therefore, Li Junxian produced a large amount of grassland to ensure that the income at that time could far exceed that of farming, so that some people could be attracted to come. In addition, if you attract some of them, you will be able to do it quickly, and many people will come to graze their herds.

"Let's talk about this when the time comes, let the emperor and the lords of the court make a list, try it first! Now we have preliminarily distributed all these things seized from the Turks, and then we will play this piece of music to the emperor in the form and let the emperor make a review. We just need to be in charge of fighting the war, and we don't have to be responsible for too many details. Li Jing said.

Because this meeting to distribute the spoils of war was held by Li Junxian, Li Jing, and Li Ji, they were all surnamed Li, so they were also called "Three Li Divide the Spoils" in history. In later generations, this three-Li spoils have been mentioned by separatists of certain minority nationalities, and has been used as ironclad evidence that the Han people suppressed ethnic minorities. (To be continued......)