A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 646: Stop saying anything that is not conducive to unity

"Never say anything that is not conducive to unity in the future."

Wu Huaiyu retracted his hand with a smile, while Hou Junji nodded stiffly.

The emperor nodded in satisfaction.

Regardless of the truth or lies, he still hoped that the ministers could maintain the superficial harmony. Of course, the emperor did not object to the private struggles of the ministers as long as they were within the rules.If the ministers were all monolithic, it would make the emperor unable to sleep.

The prime ministers took their seats again, and the other ministers and ministers also knelt down in their seats.

After two months,

There are still nine prime ministers in the Zhengshitang. Except for Qin Qiong who was replaced by Xiao Yu, the other eight people have not changed, but there are some changes in their duties.

Xiao Yuhoujun gathered the three prime ministers Wu Huaiyu. They did not use the three high-ranking officials as prime ministers, nor did they use the chief minister to worship the prime minister. They used Tejin and Youwei generals to participate in political affairs.

On the surface, Hou Junji was the worst offender. He was beaten to death by a cane, and he was beaten three times. He spent two months in isolation and thought about it. He finally regained his post, but even the minister of the Ministry of War was gone.

Of course, some people feel that Wu Huaiyu is even more at a disadvantage. Originally, the Minister of the Ministry of War inspected the school, served as the Minister of Photography, and was also the director of the East Palace Army and Horses, and the commander-in-chief of civil and military affairs. So he had real power.

Wu Huaiyu sat down and nodded to the other prime ministers.

Li Jing met his eyes and nodded slightly.

"The Sijie tribe was originally vassal to the Turks. After Yu Gushe moved south, the Sijie tribe was hungry in Mobei and the Uighurs wanted to attack it. The Sijie tribe led [-] people to the south and surrendered. Some of them still stayed in Mobei. Surrender to Xue Yantuo,"

Wen Yanbo talked about the first topic of the day. He thought that Qi Jin had been sent to the court to ask for surrender. The emperor had named him General Zuotunwei and allowed him to lead his troops south.The 4 people from the Sijie tribe have now moved all the way south through the desert. Where will they be placed?

"The imperial court had previously asked the Anbei Governor's Office to provide relief along the way, but Shi Bobi, the prince of Beiping County who returned to the grassland, refused to accept it.
The Sijie tribe was hungry, and some people robbed the Turks' cattle and sheep from the Anbei Governor's Mansion, which led to bloody conflicts."

The Sijie tribe is one of Tiele. They are nomadic in the eastern foothills of Hangai Mountain. Their strength is not too strong. In their early years, they were willing to be the lackeys of the Turks. The Turks Tuoshe and Yugushe in Mobei were defeated, and Huihe was defeated. I wanted to liquidate them, but there happened to be a frost and snow disaster, there was a famine in Sijie, and I faced a powerful enemy.

Most people had no choice but to move south.

In fact, the Sijie tribe did not come south to surrender to the Tang Dynasty at first. They followed Yugushe's footsteps and went south under the orders of Jieli Khan. Who knew that Jieli was captured alive by the Tang Dynasty on the way, and Yugushe was also defeated and fled to the Western Regions, so he had no choice but to go south. Tang please surrender.

Tang Dynasty accepted it, but asked Tuli to accept relief. How could Tuli and the others be willing? They had not lived well in the past two years, so why should they support the Sijie tribe, let alone tens of thousands of people.

More than 4 people from the Sijie tribe traveled south for a long distance. It was the cold season of spring, and they were hungry and freezing. They had no choice but to steal livestock. The unexpectedly powerful men and horses started working with the Sijie tribe.

Sijie was weak at the moment and could not beat the people in the Bei'an Governor's Mansion, so he had no choice but to continue running south while being beaten.

I ran to the north of Daqing Mountain, but the Jieli tribe and others here have not recovered yet. It is in a mess. The newly established governor of Beifu Governor's Office, An Guogong, is exhausted. The emperor's brother-in-law has a headache. How can he feed himself? There are so many mouths down there,

We still have to ask for help from the court and borrow money from merchants, so we have no time to worry about the knot.

The Sijie tribe could not borrow food and did not dare to take action against the Turks, so they had no choice but to continue south. Now they have passed the Baidao and have entered the territory of Li Simo's Beikai Governor's Mansion.
Of course, Li Simo couldn't help the Si Jie Department.

Zhongshu Ling Wen Yanbo was very philanthropic and said, "More than 4 people from the Sijie tribe have come all the way to join us. The imperial court should immediately allocate food and grass relief and resettle them properly. They should allocate a piece of land outside the Great Wall and set up a governor's office to allow them to govern themselves." .”

Fang Xuanling suggested, "It is better to temporarily move the Sijie tribe to the Great Wall and place them in Shuozhou, which will also facilitate relief. At the same time, these Tiele Sijie tribes can be allowed to graze and rest."

"Zhang Jian, the governor of Shuozhou, reported that Shuozhou has a vast territory and sparsely populated areas, so it can be settled for farming and animal husbandry."

Wei Zheng objected, believing that Shuozhou was within the Great Wall and was an important border defense area. If more than 4 Sijie tribes were allowed to nomadically live here, there would be chaos within ten years, and they could not be allowed to cross the Yinshan Mountains.

"Huaiyu,"

Seeing that Wu Huaiyu remained silent, Li Shimin directly called his name, "What do you think?"

Regarding the handling of the Turks this time, the six prime ministers of the Zhengshitang had five voices. In the end, the emperor visited Wu Huaiyu at night and listened to his suggestions before making a decision.

"Your Majesty, if you want to be gentle to the distant lands, you must first care for the close ones. Our Tang Dynasty is like the root, and the four barbarians are like branches and leaves. Weary China to serve the four barbarians is like pulling out the roots of a tree to feed the branches and leaves.

The ministers studied the Qin and Han Dynasties from afar, visited the Sui Dynasty closely, and served the Rong and Di externally, until they themselves became weak.

Now that Si Jie came to surrender, they were not sincere. Originally, they followed Jie Li's order and followed Yu Gu to set up troops southward. They wanted to fight against us, the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time avoid the Uighurs. As a result, Jie Li was captured halfway, and Yu Gu Even if we are desperate and have no choice but to surrender, of course, the saint is kind and willing to accept it, but we must also act within our ability.During the Northern Expedition, three years of savings had been exhausted, and the people of the Central Plains were still poor. Now recruiting barbarians was just a waste of time and money, with little to gain.

What's more, there are only a few prefectures and counties in the Yunshuo border area. They have been suffering from Turkic plunder before. It is only in recent years that they have gained some stability and started farming and harvesting. The imperial garrison still needs military garrison and merchants can transport it to Kaizhong to replenish it. Now they need to Isn’t it absurd to use the food that has been transported so hard from the Central Plains to provide relief to the northern captives who were originally coming to attack us?

The people will also suffer unbearably,"

Wu Huaiyu's words made Wen Yanbo speechless.

Do you want to cut off the meat to feed the wolves?
But if you save the wolf, you will have to eat people.

"What about your opinion?"

"I feel that there are two ways for the Sijie tribe to choose. Either return to their hometown in Mobei, and the imperial court sends envoys to greet Xue Yantuo and Huihe, asking them not to attack the Sijie tribe, and then let them rescue the Sijie tribe. After all, they are all iron Just one of them."

Li Shimin didn't quite accept this. They had all gone all the way to the foot of the Great Wall. Now if they were asked to return to Mobei, half of them would starve to death on the way. If they went back, they might be annexed by Xue Yantuo or Huihe, which would give them an advantage in vain.

"What about the second way?"

"As for the second article, they can be temporarily resettled in Shuozhou and Daizhou, but the imperial court does not have food and grass to give them, and it cannot be given in vain.

However, the imperial court can come forward to help them contact some merchants in the two places and sell them some grain, grass and other supplies. "

borrow.

Of course, if you borrow something, you have to repay it, and you even have to have a mortgage, and you can also exchange it. For example, these Sijie tribe are herdsmen tribes. They also bring tents, cattle, sheep and other livestock with them when they go south, and even slaves.

Everything in their hands can be exchanged. If they don't have enough, they can borrow it and sign a contract. If the father dies, the son will pay it back. He even made Sijie Qijin swear an oath that even if the herdsmen's family dies, the debt will have to be repaid by their tribe.

Settlement in Shuozhou and Daizhou, borrowing grain and grass to temporarily survive the famine, and then rent land to them for grazing or farming. In short, they have to produce to save themselves, and the imperial court cannot do everything for them.

"Shuo Dynasty has a vast land with sparse people, which can be cultivated and grazed. Now there is a lot of land that is vacant and vacant. You can rent it to them at a low price for farming and grazing, and then repay the loan after harvesting. Isn't this great?

As for their status in Daibei, even if they are refugees, they can set up some Jizhou in Daibei. Even if they have no real land, internal tribal affairs or conflicts can still be handled by their chiefs.

But if people from the Tang Dynasty are involved, they must be dealt with according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty. "

It is very interesting to regard the Sijie tribe as a group of beggars who come to beg for food, and even let them become tenants of the Tang Dynasty.

Wen Yanbo thought it was inappropriate. People came all the way to join us. How could Tian Khan treat others like this? No matter how poor and miserable the Tang Dynasty was, it was still possible to grit our teeth and tighten our belts to squeeze out some food.

There are still many soldiers and horses stationed in Yunshuo, Taiyuan and other places. He remembers that there is a lot of military rations in reserve. He can first select a batch to relieve the Sijie tribe.

After the relief, they set up Daibei, set aside land to set up prefectures and counties, and allowed them to govern and govern themselves. How can they lend money and collect rent? This is not the magnanimity of a heavenly country.

"Rotten Confucianism!"

Wu Huaiyu interrupted Wen Yanbo with two words. Wen Yanbo was not the kind of ignorant scholar. Anyway, the three heroes of the Wen family in Hedong were still very famous. Their brothers worked at Luo Yi in Youzhou in their early years. , I have been dealing with Hu people all year round, how can I not understand.

But he can still say such nonsense.

Wen Yanbo's beard trembled in anger, and he pointed at Wu Huaiyu,
"Mr. Wen Ling, how come your words are so pedantic despite your beautiful writing? Wasn't what I just said straightforward enough? Sijiebu is just a pack of wolves, a pack of hungry wolves traveling south from the Mobei grassland, and now you want to lure the wolf into the house. Isn’t it a big joke to cut off the meat and feed it to the wolves?”

"From the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the Sijie tribe followed the Turks southward and invaded the Central Plains. They did a lot of burning, killing and looting. Even now, there are many Han compatriots in their tribe as slaves. You feel sorry for them, why don't you Do you feel sorry for the people of this world?

During the Daye period, there were nearly 900 million households in the country, but by the founding of the Tang Dynasty, official statistics only had more than [-] million households.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in the year or so before and after the Turks were conquered, more than 120 million Chinese people returned from outside the Great Wall and were rescued by the barbarians.

Mr. Wen, these 120 million people are lucky enough to survive the disaster.But they are back, but most of them are tired and injured, what else do they have?
Prime Minister Wen doesn't care about these Zhuxia compatriots, and doesn't think about how to resettle them, allocate fields to them, build houses for them, and marry them, but instead he says that he will be good to the Turks today and the Tiele people tomorrow. Is it possible that China has raised them? Having been a warm minister for decades, it’s not as good as being a captive shepherd outside the Great Wall and drinking a cow’s milk? "

"Don't talk nonsense," Wen Yanbo became a little angry.

"The Prime Minister Wu said it well," Wei Zheng over there was high-fiving him.
(End of this chapter)