Chapter 138: Dare to fight

Since the Tang Dynasty, the central government has implemented a policy of restraint and rule over the border areas to provide political conditions for their development. The eldest of them is the Governor's Mansion, and its leader is the Governor's Governor's Governor'. In the prefecture capital, the nobles of ethnic minorities are appointed as officials, and the traditional laws of various ethnic groups can be used, and their own soldiers and horses are allowed to be retained. In general, the central government does not directly collect taxes from the people under the rule of the prefecture, but the chiefs of various ethnic groups collect them according to the old system and pay 'tribute' to the central government, and their customs and habits are respected, and they are not forced to change their production and lifestyle.

Speaking of the Western Xia, he has been in the Pingxia region for three hundred years since the internal migration, and has experienced the turmoil of the Tang and Song dynasties and the five dynasties for a hundred years, and has rebelled against impermanence.

"You all know very well about things, what you occupy now is only a county, although it is known as ten thousand accounts, the population is only thirty or forty thousand, the largest official is a capital military master, the small one is just a commander, and there is no meaning, a man has to be a high-ranking official, ride a horse, and marry ten or eight wives to live in vain, and it is not in vain to say that he has not come in vain in the world. Do you want to occupy more territory and become a bigger official? Zhao Ta listened, and said in a deep voice, these people are still real, and they have not exceeded their bottom line after raising the conditions for a long time, maybe they are also afraid that they will be high, so they will run away and smash the deal.

"What position does the prince intend to give me, do you want to expand the land and grant us land?" Zhao Ta's words immediately aroused the interest of the leaders, and Ye Li asked with a twinkle in his eyes.

"It's up to everyone to fight for it, I'm just making a suggestion!" Zhao Ta saw that he had successfully mobilized everyone's emotions, and sold Guan Zi again.

"Please also ask the prince for advice, whether you want money or women, as long as we have it, it's easy to say!" The leader of the Dongqiu clan put his fat face almost on Zhao Ta's face and asked eagerly.

"Lord Wang, as long as it can strengthen our clan and benefit the people, the prince will command!" The leader of the Zheming clan also immediately stood up and said, although he said righteousness, he couldn't hide the greed in his eyes.

"Hmph, daydreaming, you think he will be so kind, have you forgotten the previous lesson?" The bearded man poured a bowl of wine, pointed to Dongqiu and Zhenming and said indignantly, and the two sat down in a daze, and this time it was cold again.

"The words of the leader of Qu Ru are good, why did our clan return to the Song Dynasty and why did they rebel one after another, then the Han officials of the Song State bullied our vassal officials, regarded my people as livestock, and killed countless people, let's not forget!" Baishu also said with a sneer.

"Don't make any noise, listen to the prince!" Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel again, Yeli snorted and said in a deep voice.

"I don't deny that my country has done anything illegal, and I understand your concerns very well, and I dare not guarantee anything else, but as long as this kind of thing occurs under my rule, it will be severely punished. Now that your clan is in danger, it's normal to think that I have the heart to take advantage of others' danger, but we have a saying 'food is wasted because of choking', you can't stop eating because you choke on eating, just like this wine, drunk and uncomfortable, everyone understands, but what do you want to do or can't leave for a day? Zhao Ta picked up the wine bowl and said.

"What the prince said is true, please continue!" Ye Li and the others all nodded yes, Zhao Ta did not quibble like other Song Dynasty officials, but happily admitted his mistake, which made everyone feel a little more good about him.

"Okay, then I'll talk about it, and everyone will see if I'm for everyone's good!" Zhao Ta clasped his fists at everyone and said, "Now suppose that your clan returns to the Song Dynasty, and the east side is adjacent to the military supervisor Weng of Quyehe, he is now bent on annexing your clan; The west side is adjacent to the Shenyong Prison Military Division, which can be said to be attacked on both sides, and the situation is very dangerous! Zhao Ta said with a bone on the grass to lay out a situation map. …,

"What the prince said is good, please continue!" All the people are understanding, and they all claim to be the Tao.

"The enemy on both sides is eyeing each other, the Shen Yong Supervisor is a large number of people, and the strength of the Qu Yehe Military Supervisor is slightly weaker, although he has withdrawn, but I ordered the Xiangyi Army to cooperate with the Linzhou Army to defeat the Weng Li Department yesterday, take the Qu Ye Village, and open the door to the Guanwai, at this time, only your department cooperates with our army to cross the Quye River, and the strength of the two divisions will be able to sweep the Quye River Valley, and drive Weng Li out of the Hengshan line, and drive into the desert, then you can occupy all its land and collect its people. At that time, it should not be difficult for General Yeli to grant a prefect, so he could follow the affairs of the prefecture and state, hereditary succession, and guard the land of a state, wouldn't it be a beautiful thing! ”

As soon as Zhao Ta's voice fell, it immediately caused the audience to exclaim, the water and grass in the Quye River basin are abundant, and the two adjacent departments often fight for pasture and arable land, although the boundaries are drawn under the mediation of the central government, but there are still disputes, the two departments have already formed a feud, and what is even more infuriating is that Weng Li is now taking advantage of the fire to rob and annex his department, and now someone not only helps them destroy the enemy, but also can get a good reward, how can this transaction not lose money!

After occupying the two river basins, this place is bordered by the Mu Us Desert in the east, bordering the Liao State in the west, and relying on the two states of the Great Song Linfu in the south for foreign aid, but the enemy is only in the west, and across the Mingtang River moat, as long as you hold the important land, you can have no worries. If Weng Li's tribe is successfully annexed, the clan will reach nearly 20,000 tents, with a population of 70,000 or 80,000 people, and its strength will definitely increase greatly, and no one will dare to underestimate it.

The conditions offered by Zhao Ta were really generous, and they couldn't help but be unmoved. But Zhao Ta is not a fool, he will give them such a high price in vain, if he subdues Yeli and defeats Weng Li, he can occupy the central and eastern parts of Hengshan, not only recover the first line of the Great Wall on Hedong Road, but also occupy the land of hundreds of miles outside the Great Wall, greatly reducing the pressure of Western Xia on Hedong Road.

Although there is little arable land outside the Great Wall, this area is very suitable for grazing, and this is the southeast end of the Ordos grassland in later generations, which is now the main pastoral area in China. The Western Xia has a herd herd division in this place, raising horses, cattle and sheep, and hundreds of thousands of camels, and the local people of Hengshan have always been brave and good at fighting, occupying this place can not only solve the problem of lack of horses, but also get tens of thousands of elite soldiers. More importantly, occupying this place, Fengzhou has only a passage less than thirty miles wide left to connect with Western Xia through the desert, and in fact it has become an enclave, and it is only a matter of time before it is captured.

"Lord Wang, if you take Weng Li's territory, what are you going to do?" Fame and fortune are moving, and Baishu, who has always been opposed, also changed his attitude and asked respectfully.

"It's very simple, from Jialu Village to Shenmu Village, you withdraw from the area south of the Great Wall, the existing boundary of Linzhou remains unchanged, and the area north of the Great Wall from Jialu River to Quye River is under the command of your clan!" Zhao said.

"Oh, then our territory is more than twice as big!" Baishu exclaimed, in fact, now that the south of the Great Wall has been actually controlled by the Song army, it is not a big loss to let it go.

"Then what conditions does the prince have for helping us get rid of Weng Li?" Dongqiu asked, he knew that the Song army had never had a tradition of helping in vain.

"Hehe, the Ming people don't say secret words, drive away Weng Li, I will only take 10,000 war horses, 5,000 camels, and the rest will be yours!" Zhao Ta said that he only took a small part of the loot, and they were already very advantageous.

"Okay, the prince is happy, and we have agreed!" Yeli said first.

"Have you ever thought that if all our clan moves to the outside of the pass, the arable land there will not be enough to feed our people, and this problem has to be considered!" The name was not yet dizzy, and he put forward his own suggestion.

"It's very simple, we lack cattle and sheep, lack of livestock, lack of salt, you lack food, tea and other daily necessities, we can set up a mutual market, the two sides agree on the price, exchange with each other, and exchange with each other!" Zhao Ta said......,

Next, Zhao Ta answered everyone's questions one by one, and those who can make decisions on the spot, and those who are not sure do not pretend to be forced, and tell each other bluntly. On issues of principle, we will not make concessions, and by the afternoon a preliminary agreement was basically reached. In accordance with the traditional custom of integrating the military and the government of the Song Dynasty, the government of the Song Dynasty gradually established and perfected a complete set of official systems in the various tribes in the northwest, that is, set up a commander of the capital, a deputy commander of the army, a military master, a deputy army master, a marquis of Yu, a commander of the army, a deputy commander, a military envoy, and a deputy soldier and horse envoy to manage the tribes.

The size of the position is generally determined by the number of household accounts under its jurisdiction, and those who are in charge of more than 100 accounts are the military masters, and those who are below 100 accounts and more than 50 accounts are the commanders of their own clans, and the military lords of the capital are the big leaders of the Tibetan tribes, but the Tibetan people are not allowed to serve as border generals, so they must also send an additional Han soldier and horse to govern and lead the soldiers and horses, and the generals of the Tibetan nationality can only exercise power within their own clan, and they must not leave the clan land at will, and they must get a military order to leave the country.

The party is also straightforward, Zhao Ta dared to take more than a dozen people to go deep into the enemy territory to negotiate, his sincerity is undoubted, and he has already shown his attitude with his actions. Today's speech is also straightforward, if you can, if you can, if you can't, if you can't, don't be sloppy, and let everyone feel about his sincerity. Zhao Ta breathed a sigh of relief, now that the major event has basically been decided, his trip was not in vain.

Just when he was full of joy, Qu Ru, who was suddenly full of beard, stood up, pointed at everyone and shouted: "You just want to return to the Song Dynasty with all your heart, have you ever thought that more than 4,000 sons of our clan died in the hands of this person, he is the enemy of my clan, if he has revenge, he will not take revenge, and he will be attached to him, I don't accept it!" ”

"Qu Ru, you drank too much, you lived and died on the battlefield, you had no eyes for knives and guns, and if you were killed, it was your own inability, and besides, we sent troops in front, how could we take revenge on the prince, you don't want to spoil the big things in the clan because of your own selfishness!" Ye Li endured his anger and said, this Qu Ruguan led more than a thousand people, and most of them were young and strong, he suffered heavy losses in the battle, and his strength was now on par with himself, so he had to be careful.

"Well, since the warden says so, if he were a warrior, he would fight against me, and if he defeated me, I would die without resentment, and the whole family would be his slaves; If you don't dare, don't make a noise here, I don't want to belong to a cowardly lord! Qu Ru roared with red eyes.

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