Chapter 329: Reshaping Border Trade
Faced with the threat of possible extermination of the race, the leaders of the Party Xiang had no choice but to kneel down in front of the Lingzhou Governor's Office.
Although the front door of the Lingzhou Governor's Office was cleaned very clean, his face was very close to the ground and he was about to be choked by dust.
In the past, the leader of the Dangxiang was in front of the Lingzhou Grand Governor's Office. Although no one dared to watch in front of the Lingzhou Grand Governor's Office, they were still embarrassed and angry...
The sun gradually turned west, and the shadows on the ground were getting longer and longer. Li Chengqian never appeared, nor did he send any orders. The leaders of the Party Xiang Dynasty gradually lost their minds...
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At this time, Li Chengqian had long forgotten that there was someone else who was punishing him to kneel down. He was discussing the construction of Lingzhou in the future with Liu Rengui.
"The felt factory should be established as soon as possible. When Xue Rengui takes the women and children from all the tribes in the northern part of the Mo River back to Lingzhou, the remaining women and children except for ordering some people to graze will drive the wool felt."
"Your Highness, what do you want so much wool felt for?" Liu Rengui asked in confusion.
Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "For the soldiers and the people, the people of the Tang Dynasty have lived a hard life!"
Liu Rengui heard this and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is kind, and the soldiers in the army are naturally happy if they have wool felt and clothes. I am afraid that the people will not have the money to buy wool felt?"
Li Chengqian looked at Liu Rengui after hearing this: "Since the Lone King does this, he can't just make wool felts. The food here will depend on the import of the Central Plains in the future. The people will naturally have money to buy wool felts when they sell the food."
Liu Rengui and the few people around him nodded after hearing this, and were both impressed by Li Chengqian's grand ambition.
Li Chengqian looked at everyone and looked solemnly at Liu Rengui: "Remember that there is only grassland here, no farmland."
When the ministers heard this, they were puzzled and looked at Li Chengqian with confusion.
Liu Rengui's eyes flashed a few times and asked, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince control the food of each department?"
The control of the food in the border areas was not new in the Tang Dynasty. It was used as early as the early years of Zhenguan when Zhang Jian was appointed as the governor of Daizhou.
At that time, Zhang Jian accepted the Turkic Asi tribe and asked them to farm in the local area. When the autumn harvest was a bumper harvest, Zhang Jian was worried that the Asi tribe would have food to make trouble, so he ordered the excess grain from Asi tribe to buy as military rations.
Li Chengqian didn't know these things and thought Liu Rengui was indeed treacherous, but he shook his head and said, "Yes, no, the food consumption of thousands of miles is extremely large. If it can be planted in the north, it would be a good thing.
But once large-scale cultivation begins here, the lower reaches of the Yellow River will inevitably flood, and then the world will be in a flash."
"Your Highness, why would it flood the lower reaches of the Yellow River when farming here?" Gao Jifu stood up and bowed to Li Chengqian solemnly.
When Li Chengqian heard this, he turned to look at the other ministers. Seeing that they were all confused, he raised his hand to signal Gao Jifu to sit down and explained lightly: "The Yellow River originated in Tubo and flowed into the sea through more than 10,000 miles. The water of the Yellow River is mixed with a large amount of mud and sand. The flow rate of these mud and sand will be reduced when the riverbed is wide and deposited on the riverbed, which will congestion the river channel. This is the reason why the Yellow River has been diverted from the previous routes.
If the land reclamation here is comprehensive, it will inevitably cause a large amount of silt and sand to flow into the Yellow River and bring it to the lower reaches. The number of times the Yellow River diverted the route will inevitably increase as soon as the speed of sand accumulation in the lower reaches will also increase."
All the ministers all looked dazed when they heard this. These people were familiar with history books and some knowledge about the change of the Yellow River.
Seeing that the ministers could understand him, Li Chengqian continued, "Therefore, not only can we not cultivate the fields here, but we must leave some spare energy to grazing. Every few years, we must drive the cattle and sheep to the north of the Mo to grazing for one or two years, so that the pasture can be rested."
Liu Rengui was very excited when he heard this, and stood up and clasped his fists at Li Chengqian and said with a strong voice: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is in love with the world, and learn from heaven and man, and use the world as paper to draw the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty. Even though I am heartless, I am willing to chase the tail of the crown prince and welcome the arrival of the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty."
Liu Rengui flattered the ministers of the Eastern Palace, of course, had nothing to do, but Li Shiji, Zhang Shigui, and Gao Jifu were embarrassed.
It is too early for them to show their loyalty to Li Chengqian, but after hearing Li Chengqian's great ambitions, it would be unreasonable if he didn't express it.
Fortunately, Li Shiji stood up in advance and said, "I hope to attach the crown prince's tail to the horse and create a prosperous Tang Dynasty together."
Li Chengqian was very happy to hear this, and personally helped the ministers up one by one. Seeing that it was already dark, he turned his head to Liu Kui and said, "Go to prepare the meal, the Lone King wants to have a meal with all the ministers."
Everyone was very happy when they heard this, but they saw Liu Kui walking forward and said, "Your Highness, are there still leaders of the Dangxiang tribes kneeling outside the door?"
When Li Chengqian heard this, he remembered the Dangxiang tribes and asked Liu Kui: "How long have they been kneeling?"
Liu Kui replied, "One and a half." Seeing that the ministers looked a little unfair, he hurriedly said, "I didn't dare to disturb him when I saw His Highness the Crown Prince discussing national affairs with you all."
It was a very serious punishment for ministers in the Tang Dynasty to kneel, let alone kneel at the gate. Even Li Shimin rarely punished ministers to kneel at the gate of the palace.
Li Chengqian had no feeling when he heard this, and said directly: "Then let them come in! Then order people to prepare meals and dispense the leaders of the Dangxiang tribes. The Gu Wang will have meals with the Qing family."
"Abide by the order!" Liu Kui went out to pass the order after hearing this.
At a moment, a group of Dangxiang leaders followed the eunuch in a dusty manner and saw the bright lights in the yard, and Li Chengqian took the throne alone and the ministers side by side.
Tuoba Chici took the lead in kneeling down and saluting. Li Chengqian looked at them indifferently and said lightly: "Flat!"
After the leaders of the Party Xiang stood up, they asked lightly: "I heard that the children of your clan want to participate in the martial arts?"
Tuoba Chi Ci heard this and said hurriedly: "Please give your permission to the Crown Prince."
Li Chengqian continued to ask without comment: "I could register everywhere in Lingzhou City before, why didn't you send someone to register?"
"Well……"
The leaders of the Party Xiang were speechless.
The ministers standing on both sides were speechless, feeling that Li Chengqian had lost the demeanor that the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty should have.
Li Chengqian did not intend to let go of the leaders of the various divisions of the Dangxiang tribes. He saw him slowly stood up and looked at the leaders of the Dangxiang tribes with great oppression and said, "The Lonely King most wishes that people who do not abide by the rules. Since your Dangxiang tribes surrender to the Tang Dynasty in order to obtain a place of residing, they must abide by the rules of the Tang Dynasty."
"Yes, I will definitely abide by the rules of the Tang Dynasty..." Tuoba Chici and others said hurriedly.
Seeing that they were really scared, Li Chengqian sat back and asked, "How are your war horses ready?"
Tuoba Chici was stunned when he heard this and said in confusion: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, the war horses prepared by me have already been offered to the Khan of Heaven."
Li Chengqian was immediately angry when he heard this. He thought they were afraid just now, but in fact he didn't take what he said seriously.
Huo Di stood up and glared at the leaders of the Party Xiang, and shouted: "It seems that you did not take what the Lone King said seriously!"
Wang Fangyi and Cheng Wuting, who were standing in front of the throne, took a step forward in a very coordinated manner, pulled out half of the sword at the waist, and stared at the leaders of the Party Xiang. As long as Li Chengqian gave the order, they would immediately draw the sword to kill people.
Seeing this, the leaders of the Party Xiang were so scared that they knelt on the ground and begged: "I should die, please ask His Highness the Crown Prince to make a clear statement."
Seeing this, Li Chengqian snorted coldly and said, "The Lonely King told you last time that you would prepare all the war horses in the tribe. The Lonely King wants to exchange food with you. Have you forgotten?"
The leaders of the Party Xiang really forgot, but now they are given a hundred courages and dare not say that they have forgotten them. They just kept saying: "How dare you forget the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince? It's just that the war horses have not been sent to Lingzhou City for a long journey..."
Li Chengqian pretended to be unhappy when he heard this, and said angrily: "Since that's the case, then get up!"
Li Chengqian now realized what it means to do business with a sword, and thought in his mind that he should reshape the border trade and tie the Central Plains and the Northern Xinjiang closer.
Chapter completed!