204. Methods of Dominating the Steppe
Jingwen stayed in Turkic, ready to continue his career as an envoy abroad. And here, it's very bland, there's nothing fun. Because I was afraid of the assassination of Princess Yicheng, I stayed in the post house to rest, and I didn't dare to come out lightly. Although he played mahjong with a few beauties, this kind of beautiful mahjong always had a greasy day, so Jingwen began to get a little tired and wanted to have some fun. At this time, someone came to invite Jingwen District to play the grassland.
"Jingwen, when I was in Chang'an, thanks to you for receiving me, since you are here this time, I will do my best to be a landlord and take you to the grassland!" Ashina Yun said.
Ash Nayun came to the post house and prepared to take Jingwen District to visit the grassland, which could be regarded as repaying Jingwen's reception of him in Chang'an City at that time. At that time, although Jingwen took the opportunity to take advantage of her, Ashinayun would not care about it for so long now, because he was not the kind of girl who couldn't be touched by the Han people.
"Husband, let's go have a look." Liu Qing said.
Liu Qing also felt a little tired of staying in this post house and wanted to go out to play. And they haven't seen the grassland yet, so they also want to follow Ashinayun, the Turkic princess, to play the grassland. And Jingwen actually hasn't been to the grassland before, so he is also very curious. But although he likes to play, he is more worried about his nickname! Because the Turkic Kedun is eyeing himself, of course, he can't take it lightly.
"Are you worried about the Assassins? Don't worry, I'll protect you with our princess guards, so you don't have to worry! Ashina Yun said.
Listened to Ashinayun's statement. Jingwen is also relieved, and he can rest assured that he can play the grassland. And Jingwen took several beauties with him. Riding the horse named Rouge sent by Ashinayun, he continued to walk north. I walked north for about half a month. We arrived at the steppe that was still under Turkic control. This grassland, which was called the Inner Mongolia prairie in later generations, was not able to have a unified nation in this era. At present, the Turks occupy only part of the Mongolian steppe, and in the northeast there are the Tata, the ancestors of the Manchus. And there is Goguryeo, which also accounts for a part. However, the Turks were also the largest in area, accounting for most of Inner Mongolia and most of Outer Mongolia in later generations.
"What a vast grassland!" Jingwen couldn't help but sigh.
"As far as the eye can see. I didn't think there would be such a place in this world? I seem to smell the smell of grass, although it is not as popular as the breath in Chang'an, but it has a unique taste. Liu Qing said.
Jingwen also knew that this should be an endless prairie. And the air here is much better, better than many big cities in the Central Plains. Although there is no industry developed yet, the air in a grassland is much better than in a place where it is all buildings.
"The grassland here is very good, and we must become the land of China in the future!" Jingwen whispered.
"What did you say?" Ashinayun asked.
"Didn't say anything!" Jingwen replied immediately.
Of course, Jingwen couldn't admit that he was thinking in his heart about how to turn this grassland into the land of China in the future. Now the Turks and the Tang Dynasty are not one country. Therefore, strictly speaking, the grassland is not yet the territory of China, and China has not been able to build an effective ruling institution on the grassland. This also gave those nomads the opportunity to revivenation, and the last invasion of the Central Plains became a disaster for the Han people. And even later the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks. However, it was not able to completely eradicate the nomads, so the next two Shenzhou land sank, and the Mongols and Manchus unified China. But Jingwen couldn't say it. He was just thinking about the next few years, if the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks. So how to occupy the Turkic lands steadily.
"Jingwen, in fact, you got those tea leaves. It's also very good. Those tea leaves of yours can give many of our war horses a takeaway channel. We used to be on the grassland, and many cattle, sheep and horses were eaten as food. However, in our grassland, the most important thing to lack is cattle, sheep and horses, so cattle, sheep and horses cannot be sold at a good price. Now, if horses can be traded for tea, the herders will be able to reap the benefits. Although you guy's asking price is a little darker, after all, you can get them a lot of things in exchange. Ashina Yun said.
On the grassland, if there is no natural disaster, in fact, the most important thing is cattle, sheep and horses. What is needed on the grassland is actually the food of the Han people, and there are many other things. However, in the past, due to certain willingness, the trade between the two sides was not large, so the Turkic food was insufficient. And there were too many cattle, sheep and horses, and the prices of the Turkic internal transactions were not high, so they were not worth much. You can trade these horses for tea now, and that's a deal, and maybe more in the future.
"That's right! So it can be like this! Jingwen suddenly shouted.
"What's like that? Why are you talking about that? Ashinayun asked.
"Nothing!" Jingwen returned immediately.
Jing Wen actually already knew in his heart how to control the Turks when the time came, that is, to use the economy to control the Turks. In ancient times, the Han people occupied the grasslands, but in fact, the gains outweighed the losses, so although many dynasties were able to defeat the nomads, they were not able to occupy the grasslands. And Jingwen also thought of a way, that is, to use the economy to control those herdsmen. When the time comes, these materials can be traded to indirectly control these herdsmen, so as to prevent the herdsmen from rebelling. And this kind of economic control has formed many theories in later generations, and the theoretical basis is very rich. Strengthening economic exchanges between various localities is actually the best way to unify the country. If the time comes, if the economic exchange can be carried out and the economy of the Turks can be controlled, then even if the Turks want to rebel, they will not be able to gain the support of the herdsmen, because the herdsmen are the beneficiaries.
Of course, this can only be done after the defeat of those high-level leaders of the Turks. If you want to implement economic control, you must defeat the Turkic armed forces and eliminate their top leaders. Otherwise, even if the economy is controlled by then, I'm afraid those guys will be mischievous. And the reason why economic control was not prevalent in ancient times may be that everyone despised commerce and the benefits that commerce can bring. And if the theory of economic control can be put forward in advance, then there is probably no way for the grasslands to resurrect and continue to intrude on the Central Plains. However, the Central Plains must also have force to suppress, otherwise economic control will not be able to work, which is the principle of complementing each other. (To be continued......)