Chapter 63: Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron
Tang Jun brought them a new life, not only their own new life, but also the new life of their ancestors, and it was impossible for the slaves not to be grateful.
Listening to the roar of the slaves, Li Changguo was satisfied, the liberation of the slaves in the Tang Dynasty was an inevitable measure, only in this way can the Tang Dynasty gain a firm foothold in Tubo and truly own Tubo.
Let's not talk about whether the slaves were loyal to the Tang Dynasty or not, just for themselves, for their families, and for their descendants, they had to be enemies of Tubo and fight against Tubo.
If they want to keep this hard-won right, they must be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and only with the help of the Tang Dynasty can they truly become free people.
In this way, the slaves must have been the most staunch supporters of the Tang Dynasty, and with their support, it was much easier for the Tang Dynasty to govern Tibet. You must know that the number of slaves in Tibet is large, accounting for half of the population.
The roar lasted for a long time, Li Changguo couldn't stop pressing down with his hands, asking them to stop yelling, but it was impossible, the slaves were so happy that it was not until one hour that the roar stopped for a while.
"I will send an army with you to rescue your brothers and sisters who are suffering, and you will tell them that they are free, that they are no longer tools, that they are no longer the oxen and horses that drive them to and fro, but that they are people." Li Changguo spoke again and said: "The nightmare of their ancestors is over, and their descendants can stand up and be people!" ”
"Long live Datang!"
The words were so contagious that the slave erupted into an earth-shattering roar again.
With a wave of Li Changguo's hand, the Tang army began to distribute men, select strong slaves from among the slaves, and ask them to ride horses and leave with the Tang army.
Detachments departed, and tens of thousands of slaves were soon left with men, women, and children.
Looking at the departing Tang Army, the slave's heart was particularly warm, very excited, and a lot of cheers.
Li Changguo and Li Bai entered the big tent, and Li Bai gave Li Changguo a thumbs up and praised: "Supervising the army, what a trick to draw salary." ”
That's right, Li Changguo's hand is to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle. The number of slaves accounted for half of the number of Tibetans, and if they were gathered around the Tang army, it would save the Tang army a lot of things, and the benefits would be too many.
First, the strength of the Tang Army was further enhanced. Although these slaves did not know how to fight, did not undergo strict training, and their combat effectiveness was extremely low, they grew up in the high mountains and dense forests of Tibet, and were good at trekking through mountains and rivers, so they could go to the high mountains and dense forests of Tibet to preach the kindness of the Tang Dynasty.
In this matter, slaves are more suitable than Tang Jun. Not only because they are good at trekking through mountains and rivers, but also because their personal experience is the best example and very convincing.
Second, the Tang army can select a group of strong, flexible, and loyal people from among the slaves to train them, arm them, and use them to assist the Tang army in fighting and maintaining order, which will save the Tang army a lot of trouble.
Third, with so many slaves supporting the Tang Dynasty, it was a very heavy blow to Tibet, which was enough to shake the foundation of Tibet.
Tibet is slavery, if there are no slaves, can it still be slavery? There are only slave owners, there are no slaves, and there is no longer slavery, and there is no need to say how heavy the blow to Tibet is.
Fourth, with the support of such slaves, the supply of the Tang army was well solved. As long as Tang Jun said something, the slaves would definitely be willing to sacrifice their cattle and sheep. Of course, it was impossible for the Tang army to fish with all its might, and it was impossible to get enough supplies from them, but it was possible for them to ask the slave owners for it.
The slaves were familiar with the situation, and with them leading the way, this provision was no longer a problem.
The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and the grain and grass do not need to be said for the important surname of the Tang Army, as long as this problem is solved, the Tang Army will be invincible.
"Yes, this is the bottom of the kettle, but this is just the beginning, and there is still a lot to be done." Li Changguo nodded heavily, agreeing with Li Bai's evaluation.
"What are the Overseers going to do?" Li Bai frowned.
"There's still a lot to do, and we don't have time at the moment so we have to lay the groundwork. Wait for Wang Wei to arrive, and send it to Wang Wei to do it. Li Changguo groaned: "Wang Wei wants to raise grain and grass for us, and these slaves are enough." They are trained again when they are collecting food and grass. I believe that after a year and a half, they will be able to share a lot of things, and they can be sent to maintain order and promote Tang Weide. ”
To share these affairs, it is enough for the Tang army to maintain deterrence, and to dispatch the Tang army when the slaves can't solve it, compared to dispatching the Tang army for everything, the burden on the Tang army is too small.
"Wang Wei is up to the task." Li Bai is full of confidence in Wang Wei.
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A farm, which is a small slave owner's estate, covers an area of thirty or twenty acres, and from time to time slaves come in and out, under the whip, busy.
"You two, hurry up." The overseer flicked his wrist, and the leather whip struck a slave, who let out a terrible scream, but did not dare to complain in the slightest, only to fly as if busy.
"And you." The overseer was whipped again, and the other slave was whipped heavily, and he did not dare to come out.
"Hmph, who else dares to be lazy, just say, the whip is enough." The whip in the overseer's hand couldn't help but rattle and roared triumphantly.
The two slaves had nothing to do, and after a while the overseer went away with his whip. There was another roar, a whip went down, and the slaves screamed incessantly, but they did not dare to complain in the slightest.
"Damn it." One of the slaves cursed in a low voice, "If I had been given a chance, I would have to skin him." ”
"Be quiet." Another slave hurriedly reminded: "I heard that the suffering brothers in other farms are now well, and they have turned over and become masters......
"What? Are they masters? You're not going to lie, are you? The slave was startled, and his voice was a little high.
"You want to kill me? Be quiet. I have a cousin over there, and he came to see me last night and asked me if I wanted to be a master. ”
"How do you answer that? Do you agree? If you don't agree, give me the chance. ”
"Isn't that nonsense? Being a master, our ancestors have been thinking about it for generations, can I not want to? ”
"It's good to be the master, but we don't have the strength to protect ourselves."
"Don't worry about this, I heard that the Tang army is coming, and it is the Tang army that is supporting them, and anyone who dares to disagree will be killed by the Tang army. Tang Jun is good, not only let his cousin be the master, but also give them cattle, sheep and horses, they can straighten their waists and be people. ”
"Really? Why didn't Tang Jun come yet? ”
"If the Tang Army comes, our good days will arrive."
The slaves' eyes were full of wonderful little stars, and they couldn't wait for the Tang Army to come immediately.
Getting rid of the status of slaves, being their own masters, and owning their own cattle, sheep and horses is their ancestral dream, but it is unattainable. Now, I finally heard a good news, and if they didn't look forward to it, it wouldn't come true.
"Also, Tang Jun said that we should select strong and flexible people from among us for training, and issue us weapons and armor to let us gallop across the field......"
"Isn't that what I'm going to do? This is how we do it, it is ours to send us to death, but the credit is to be discussed, and Tang Jun also came to this set and did not treat us as human beings. ”
"Yes, Tang Jun and Lun are the same, they want to oppress us."
Slaves also served in the army, of course, they were complete cannon fodder, it was their business to die, and it was the slave owner's to be rewarded for meritorious service.
"Don't talk nonsense, the Tang Army is different. Tang Jun said that if someone makes a meritorious service, he will be rewarded, and he will never bury our merits. ”
"Really? Unlikely, right? How can there be such a good thing? ”
The fact that slaves were rewarded for their meritorious service was a fantasy for them, and they believed it at all.
"It's true, listen to me. Do you know who the commander of the Tang Army is this time? He is not a Han Chinese, but a Turgish. If you are not a Han Chinese, you can command hundreds of thousands of troops, what else is impossible? ”
"Really?" The slaves exclaimed in unison, their eyes full of wonderful little stars.
Ge Shuhan's matter is too convincing, isn't it that the Han people can command hundreds of thousands of troops, is there anything more convincing than this? It can't be.
"What is this? I heard my cousin say that among the generals of the Tang Army this time, there is a man named Li Hebi, who is a Khitan, not a Han. The capital of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate is called Gao He Zhi, who is a Goryeo. None of them were Han Chinese, but they were reused by the Tang Dynasty. ”
"In the Tang Dynasty, there was no racial difference, as long as you can make meritorious contributions, you can be rewarded, I have heard of it, it should be true."
With these living examples, the slaves could not believe it or not, and there were more and more wonderful little stars in their eyes.
"In that case, what are we waiting for? Kill the theory, go to the Tang Army. ”
"That's right, go to Tang Jun! Find Tang Jun! ”
There are so many benefits of returning to the Tang Dynasty that they dare not think about it, and there are so many that they are dizzy, all of which are extremely exciting.
"You despicable worms, you dare to be lazy." The overseer found out, and walked quickly with a leather whip and a black face, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.
"Who are you scolding for being a bug?" The slaves were very different from their previous low-browed and pleasing appearances, and they raised their heads like cocks and pounced on them like crazy.
"You're still the opposite?" The overseer did not believe in evil, and when he waved the leather whip in his hand, he was about to draw it, but he threw the slave who pounced on him to the ground, and with a burst of fists and feet, the overseer became a pig's head.
Enraged, the slaves pulled out the cutlass from the overseer's waist and slaughtered him.
"Whew!" The slaves gasped heavily, looking at the overseer's corpse as if in a dream.
They never imagined that this high-ranking overseer would die at their hands.
At this time, they are very happy, which is raising eyebrows.
"Brothers and sisters, kill it, go to Tang Jun!"
Suddenly, the slave erupted in a terrifying roar.
When it was said that the slaves were in favor of it, they were no longer busy, and those who had weapons used weapons, and those who did not have weapons used kitchen knives, guillotines, stones and bricks, and rioted like swarms.
After a while, the place was occupied by slaves.
"Find Tang Jun!"
The roar was terrifying, and the slaves rejoiced.
(To be continued)