Chapter 857: The Status Quo of the Northwest
The two governors reported their duties together, and they inevitably had some comparative intentions, praising their rule as if they were a flower. But overall, whether it was Ningxia or Gansu, the current development is really good.
Ningxia Province has a better foundation. The establishment of Hetao City has made this area, together with the Sanshoucheng City, a political and economic center for the Tang Dynasty to rule this area. Since ancient times, cities have been the only way to attract large-scale population concentration. Over the years, Li Ze has been spared no effort to transport immigrants to Ningxia. Most of the places where a large number of prisoners of war, prisoners and their families are sent to Ningxia. A small number of those with certain harm are sent to the Western Regions. When they reach the places where the Tang people are very few in the Western Regions, these people can only live with most of the Tang people. If they want to do something, they will die very quickly.
With the establishment of Hetao City, a large number of small groups of French tribes and savage tribes were either tempted, forced by life, or even forced by the Tang army. They also became large numbers of people registered and borrowed in Ningxia, began to live under the Tang system, and naturally became taxpayers of the Tang Dynasty.
Ningxia now not only controls most of the Hetao area, but also governs the southern and northern desert areas. The area is a bit amazing. Of course, when the place is large, the differences between economies will exist. However, water flows to the lower places and people go to the higher places is the eternal truth. Now the central area of Ningxia is like a sponge, constantly absorbing resources from other places.
It was not that there was no resistance, but under the suppression of the Right Wu Guard, there were slight signs of resistance and they were immediately suppressed. A large number of Tang Dynasty caravans wandered in this vast area, and naturally there were a large number of inner guard spies, and even every Tang Dynasty caravan was the eyes and ears of Tang Dynasty.
Gansu is centered on Lingzhou, Yinzhou and other places. In the past two years, as the war stopped, and because of the continuous civil strife in Tubo, it is now becoming increasingly fierce. It is no longer a game between the two major power groups of Tochar and Delhi Chinan. A new force is emerging and has become a disruptor among the two major power groups of Tubo.
This force was precisely because of the oppressed slave class in the battle between Tochar and Delhi Chinan. The two major forces fought for several years and were exhausted but could not completely suppress the other party. They both believed that as long as they worked harder, they could win a complete victory. In order to achieve this goal, their exploitation under their rule became more powerful, and their rule was more severe. Excessive oppression finally aroused the resistance of slaves. In the name of seeking survival, these slaves first bloomed with stars and fires everywhere, and then began to form a piece. In the struggle with the two major forces groups, the weak were eliminated, and the rest had become a very strong force. Even if they could not compete with the two major forces groups, they were no longer in a mess at the beginning.
The powerful Tubo became like this in just a few years, of course, inseparable from the sow discord by the Tang Dynasty. Li Ze set the tone, opened the magic box, and confirmed that they could no longer be able to harass their rule, and threw this task to the Gansu Province, who was generally responsible for continuing to advance this matter.
Whether it is the governor of Gansu, Dai Lin, General Li Cunzhong, the Left Wu Guard, or the Inner Guard, they are all happy with this matter, because the Gansu province has gained great benefits from it.
The Zuowuwei's salary and military weapons were uniformly assigned by the court, but daily supplies such as food and grass were provided locally by the Gansu province. Whether they live a good life depends on the financial resources of the Gansu province. In the past two years, the Zuowuwei's life has become better and better, and he has gained huge benefits from Tubo.
From the initial military tent, I slowly lived in adobe thatched houses, and now I have lived in a large blue brick house. The soldiers have been able to see meat every day, and during festivals, they can also get some extra wine, canned food, and dried fruits. If Gansu has no money, Zuo Wuwei will naturally have to suffer poverty.
So Li Cunzhong is also extremely enthusiastic about this.
Dai Lin also needs a lot of money to develop the economy and livelihood of Gansu provinces. If it is done step by step, the gap with those provinces in the mainland will become bigger and bigger. Horses will not be fat without night grass, and people will not be rich without external wealth. Where does the money come from? Naturally, they are brought from Tubo.
So Dai Lin is also extremely enthusiastic.
As for special intelligence departments like the inner guards, it is their most passion for disrupting the enemy. Although the three parties have different starting points, their goals are the same. Therefore, within the Gansu Province, the whole country is united and the military and civilians are united, and they are all thinking about drawing blood from Tubo to fatten themselves.
In the past two years, Gansu has eaten all kinds of materials needed from Tubo and the mainland at low prices, and then sold them at high prices, earning the difference between them to the fullest, and the financial situation has become better and better.
For Dai Lin, the Tubo Rebellion brought him another additional benefit, that is, a large number of ordinary Tang people who originally lived in Tubo fled back and stayed in Tubo. They were very likely to become the lowest-level slaves, and the large population was attached to him, which made Gansu's manpower more abundant.
With more people, many things will naturally be easier to deal with.
As more money comes, many things can naturally be done.
Generally speaking, whether it is Gansu or Ningxia, it has now entered a positive cycle. As long as it continues to develop like this, the future will be promising.
"The only thing that is worth worrying is that there are a large number of Islamic religious people in the Ningxia area. These religions have a strong cohesion and can easily cause trouble in the local area." Speaking of this, Xu Ziyuan was a little worried.
"The same is true in Gansu!" Dai Lin said: "Especially with the return of a large number of Tubo and Tang people, who believe in Buddhism, there have been many conflicts between the two sides, and gradually there is an irreconcilable momentum."
Religious issues have always been big problems. In the past, under Li Ze's rule, there had never been such a difficult thing. The mainland believed in all kinds of messy things. But to be honest, most of them were some ignorant gods, that is, wild gods who were banned in all dynasties. Li Ze was never ruthless about this. When he found one, he suppressed one. However, the situations encountered by Gansu and Ningxia were completely different.
"We may not interfere with their religious beliefs, but we must grasp one thing: God's return to God and man's return to man, and religious forces are never allowed to be mixed into secular management. The army is not allowed to believe in religion, and officials are not allowed to believe in religion. One is discovered and one is removed." Li Ze said: "You must remember this. The Ministry of War in the army will issue orders later, and you need to do it in the local bureaucracy."
When they heard Li Ze say this, both of them felt a terrified. Among the local officials, there are not a few people who believe in Islam and Buddhism. Li Ze's words caused them a lot of trouble. It is not easy to do this without causing turmoil.
"As for conflicts among sects, the government only needs to be impartial and judge in the center. Those who violate secular laws will be dealt with according to the law." Li Ze continued: "The court will also consider this in the future. Perhaps a new department will be set up to handle religious matters. Once the decision is made, special officials will be sent to you two places first."
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"How is the combat effectiveness of the military guards now?" After taking a sip of tea, Li Ze seemed to ask casually. "These two armies have not fought much for two or three years!"
Dai Lin and Xu Ziyuan looked at each other. Logically, if Li Ze wanted to know the combat effectiveness of the left and right military guards, he should have recruited Li Cunzhong and Zhang Jia, the generals of the left and right military guards to report their duties, rather than asking them. The Tang Dynasty under Li Ze ruled, divided the civil and military ruled, and restrained each other, and did not rule each other.
So what Li Ze wanted to know was not the problem of the two troops of the left and right Wuwei, but the problem of the two generals of the left and right Wuwei.
Of course, there must be inner guards around the two generals, but the positions they stood were different, so their views were naturally not on the same level as those of ordinary inner guard spies. Li Ze wanted to know that this was exactly what he wanted to know.
Dai Lin picked up the teacup and sipped slowly, but Xu Ziyuan didn't have much concern. His identity also made him speak without any concerns.
"The overall combat effectiveness of the Right Martial Guard is still very strong." Xu Ziyuan said: "After all, the Tang Dynasty Caodian is where, and some small-scale rebellions will break out from the south and north of the Mo, so the Right Martial Guard has no weapons to enter the warehouse. What's more, General Zhang is now thinking about how to convince Li Xiang that you agree to him to march into the Western Regions!"
Li Ze laughed: "He didn't think about coming back to participate in this war of unification in the world?"
Xu Ziyuan smiled slightly: "In my opinion, General Zhang has no ambitions anymore. He just wants to bully the weak chickens in the Western Regions. However, he is not very interested in chewing the tough bones of the Central Plains Unification War. In my opinion, General Zhang also knows that he has done this, and he has no promotion. No matter how great his military achievements are, it is useless to him. What's more, in the battle of the Central Plains, he may abandon his previous achievements if he is careless. So, he is now thinking about going to the Western Regions. After all, that place is easier to gain wealth. He is in his early fifties. At this age, it is understandable to accumulate more wealth for his children and grandchildren."
Li Ze nodded and smiled. Xu Ziyuan was talking in disguise. Zhang Jia was very satisfied with the current situation, and that was enough.
Chapter completed!