Chapter 1347 - Embracing the World
Li Xiang also reported this victory quickly, and the entire court was also very satisfied.
The Arabs also appeared in Chang'an City before, according to their story, it seems that their territory is also very large, and the Tang Dynasty does not know how many countries it has conquered over the years, so it is not much interested in these small countries, even if it is defeated, everyone will be happy to listen to it, and will not have much feeling.
But this Arab Empire is different, whether it is the merchants who come and go or Li Xiang's can be exported, everyone knows that the area of the Arab Empire is very large, and it is even larger than the territory of the Tang Dynasty, so the people of Chang'an City are still very happy to defeat such a country.
The imperial court also praised the army of the Western Expedition, especially the army of Gaochang, and the imperial court had decided to reward this army and allow the people of Gaochang to enter the interior of Chang'an City to live.
This can be said to give the people of Gaochang the supreme glory, in the past, they were afraid of their infiltration, so these vassal states on the border are strictly controlled, except for marriage with the Tang Dynasty, the people of other countries are not allowed to enter the interior, and now because Gaochang has won this victory, it is considered to have set a precedent for them.
On this matter, Li Shimin also exchanged views with Li Xiang, if we have been strictly controlling the people of these countries in the border area, then we will never be able to integrate with them, and there will still be all kinds of rebellions at that time.
Now that Datang is strong, he is naturally not worried, but if it takes a long time, Datang will always weaken one day, then these people should find a way to rebel.
But if the common people of both sides intermarry with each other, they will be able to merge into a nation at that time, and after a few decades, these people will not have the idea of rebellion, but will identify themselves as a Tang from the bottom of their hearts.
Li Shimin was very reluctant at the beginning, he thought that this might lead to the impurity of the bloodline of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Xiang also gave an example, what is the bloodline of our old Li family? I'm afraid only we know that there is also the blood of the Xianbei people in this bloodline.
But aren't we the emperor of the Tang Dynasty now? As long as it is hard to make it in one place, in fact, there is no need to exclude a certain nation, Datang has the mind to tolerate the world, so that it can continue to develop, but the core position must also believe in our own people, not too much belief in these foreign races, at least after several generations can be.
For Li Xiang's statement, Li Shimin was finally convinced, and this is the conditioning that allows Gaochang people to live in the mainland, of course, if you are willing to marry a Gaochang person, the court will also give subsidies, which also accelerates the integration between the two races.
In addition, the imperial court will also mobilize 20,000 musketeers to the Western Regions, which has just been trained, and it is useless to keep them in Chang'an City, it is better to transfer them all to the Western Regions.
Gaochang's army has gone to the west to fight, so the entire Western Regions must also have a place to hold the field, so Li Shimin sent the 20,000 musketeers who had just been trained, and 6,000 cavalry in the past.
After having 26,000 people, Cheng Chumo's hands are not so stretched, Cheng Chumo is now in Gaochang, although more than 20,000 people have been recruited again in Gaochang, but these people have not been trained, and our own people can rest assured.
For the Tang Dynasty and the people all over the Tang Dynasty, this is like a small whirlpool in the sea, at most it will take two days, and many people can't remember it, they are still thinking about a greater victory, when to occupy the Governor's Mansion of Anton, maybe it is a matter worth celebrating for them.
As for the 2,000 captives who were about to be sent to the imperial court, the common people also began to operate, and all kinds of granges have been mined over the years, and a large number of labor is lacking.
For the entire Tang Dynasty, two thousand prisoners is really not enough, and even the two thousand prisoners who are rewarded to these soldiers are not enough, but this is a good start after all, two thousand is just a beginning, and we will have twenty and twenty thousand in the future.
So many people are looking forward to the next victory, the next time it is said that there will be a battle of 100,000 scale, if our Tang army can still achieve victory, then the prisoners must be at least forty or fifty thousand, plus some disobedient people in the Western Regions, the common people can at least be transported back to more than 100,000 or 200,000, then our grange can be saved.
After returning from the previous dynasty, Li Xiang was about to let people change his clothes, but who knew that there were guests at home.
The Imperial Commander Qu Tugai...
If you want to talk about this person, I'm afraid Li Xiang won't know him if he wants to break his head, but if he wants to talk about this person's brother, then Li Xiang will be under the impression that this person is the younger brother of Qu Tutong, a famous general in the early years of Zhenguan.
After conquering the country, everyone has a reward, but Qu Tutong died too early, so the people in the family also began to decline, and Li Shimin didn't think about it.
"Meet His Royal Highness."
This person saw Li Xiang come out and kneel in front of Li Xiang early, how did Li Xiang feel that he asked the hero's younger brother to give him a big gift? hurriedly helped him up, this is obviously Li Shimin's dereliction of duty, although the person is dead, but the credit he made to you back then is not small.
When he fought Wang Shichong that year, Qu Tutong made a lot of efforts.
"Your Excellency, please get up, I wonder why your adult came to me today?"
Li Xiang looked at Qu Tugai, who was already in his fifties in front of him, did he still want to return to the battlefield? Although his strength is good, but now the court is full of talents, if he appoints a person in his fifties to the battlefield, Li Xiang will not be able to explain.
"I'm a rough person, I can't say something after my eldest brother left, the two nephews have been idle at home, last year's eldest nephew was admitted to the martial arts champion, but he has never been ......"
Qu Tugai also has no choice, everyone who should ask has begged, but who wants to speak for a declining nobleman like him, seeing that the imperial court is going to send troops to the Western Regions, this is a very good opportunity, so he doesn't ask for anyone, and comes directly to His Royal Highness.
When he heard that this guy was not seeking an official for himself, but for his two nephews, Li Xiang was also very moved here, there are not many such responsible uncles these days......