Chapter 1184 Arrival in Jiaozhou

Originally, Su Dingfang wanted to take the people back to Chang'an early the next morning, but unfortunately he drank too much last night, so the guy could only rest here for a day. After Huo Qubing settled the guy, He immediately escorted Li Xiang to the border of Lingnan Road.

Li Xiang is still setting off by boat. Of course, the destination is a bit surprising to Li Xiang. This is Jiaozhou in the Tang Dynasty.

But if we use a 21st century map, then this is Hanoi in Annan.

I really didn't expect that this place was the territory of the Tang Dynasty. This surprised Li Xiang, but the other soldiers on the ship didn't feel anything was wrong. This place was under our control during the Sui Dynasty. Shouldn't it be ours? ?

“How much land around Jiaozhou is still ours?”

Although Li Xiang has a map of the Tang Dynasty in his memory, he really doesn't know much about the situation at the southern end.

"Your Highness, there are about 50 miles to the west. After passing through, it will be the land of Zhenla, and there are still more than 270 miles to the south."

After hearing this number, Li Xiang was really surprised. He thought that Jiaozhou was already at the border. He didn't expect that there was such a large piece of land around it. Originally, Li Xiang wanted to use Yunnan, our country, as a base. Now It seems that there is no need to fight like this.

After sailing on the sea for about a day, Li Xiang and the others arrived in Jiaozhou.

To the south, there are two states, Aizhou and Jizhou.

However, the development of those two places is not very good. At most, it is slightly larger than a small town. Although there are many people living there, they are generally poor. Moreover, it is located on the border of the Tang Dynasty, and the number of Han people is relatively small. The court didn't pay much attention here either.

"The humble minister Ruan Yuanjia comes to pay homage to His Highness the Grand Sun."

When Li Xiang set foot on the land of Jiaozhou, the governor of Jiaozhou had already led his officials to wait here. Unfortunately, Li Xiang had already seen the huge team of the governor of Hangzhou, so he felt a little shabby for the small team in front of him.

When he heard this surname, Li Xiang knew that this person was not Han.

"Which tribe are you from?"

Li Xiang knew that there must be Han people in this land, but most of them were suppressed.

"Your Highness, I am from the Jing tribe, but my mother is Han."

Li Xiang's face looked slightly better when he heard that his mother was Han Chinese. In fact, after hearing the news that Li Xiang was coming here, these foreign officials were all frightened. Li Xiang and Li Shimin had different ideas. Li Shimin could Appointed foreign officials, but Li Xiang never trusted these foreigners.

This can be seen from what happened with Fusang. Li Xiang did not allow intermarriage between Fusang and Han people at all, which can be said to have fundamentally eliminated the possibility of Fusang invasion.

"Tell me the local situation."

Li Xiang didn't know much about the situation here. Although Huo Qubing knew some of it, he certainly didn't know as much as these local officials.

"Your Highness, we are at the southern end of the entire Tang Dynasty. In the south of our state, there are two state capitals of the Tang Dynasty..."

This guy's report was basically the same as Huo Qubing's, but a little more detailed.

The entire area has a population of nearly 100,000, and people of all ethnic groups live here mixed and intermarried. It has been managed by the Han people for nearly 40 years.

During this period, many outstanding people from other clans also appeared. For example, the guy in front of me became the governor of Jiaozhou.

"Your family should be a local wealthy family, right?"

Li Xiang remembered that this surname was very common in Chenla, and some people had served as generals and higher-level officials.

"Your Highness, we are considered one of the five major clans in the area, but not many people are called the five major clans now."

When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty sent people to occupy this place, he was also afraid of the resurgence of local forces, so he uprooted and destroyed the local aristocratic families.

Although nearly thirty or forty years have passed from that time to now, judging from the current situation, the local area has not yet recovered.

However, the Han people live in extreme hardship in this area, mainly because they are bullied by local ethnic groups. However, with the arrival of Li Xiang, the local Han people should have seen the dawn of their rise.

"Which one of you is Han?"

Li Xiang looked at the group of officials below.

What surprised Li Xiang was that there was not a single Han among these people. All the dozens of officials under the governor of Jiaozhou were foreigners.

Li Xiang thought of the Anshi Rebellion. Strictly speaking, that guy An Lushan was also a foreigner.

It is a pity that the Tang royal family turned a blind eye to this. After all, the Tang royal family also had the blood of the Hu people. However, since the Han family wanted to preserve the country, some things had to be done with a sense of boundaries.

Ruan Yuanjia saw a series of actions by Li Xiang, and this guy was a little scared in his heart. What he was worried about earlier finally happened. He thought that Li Xiang was here for inspection for the first time and would not make any large-scale actions here. , but I didn’t expect it to have started now.

"Come here."

Li Xiang said to a group of low-level officials in the distance that these people were not qualified to talk to Li Xiang. However, after hearing Li Xiang's words, only a few of them came over, and the rest were still standing in place. .

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Ruan Yuanjia Ulibala said a few words, and then Li Xiang understood what was going on. Except for these few people, the rest of the people didn't even know Chinese.

"Are you Han Chinese?"

Li Xiang looked at these people running over.

"Your Majesty, the younger one is Han Chinese."

Li Xiang originally thought that these people were Han, but he didn't expect that there was only one of them. In the local bureaucracy, the proportion of Han people was too low, and middle and high-level officials could not be ranked. Unexpectedly, among the low-level officials, Han people The numbers are also so small. There is only one official among dozens of officials, and it seems that the grade is the lowest.

"Do you hold any position?"

There was no smile on Li Xiang's face. This was not an exception in the border areas of Datang.

"If you return to Your Highness, Jiaozhouyi..."

This person said in a low voice. It was obvious that he could not use his official position. It turned out that he was just a person who managed the inn.

"From now on you are the governor of Jiaotong."

Li Xiang promoted this man instantly, and he was second only to Ruan Yuanjia, the governor of Jiaozhou.

"Your Highness, this must not be done..."

After Li Xiang finished speaking, a group of senior officials immediately knelt down.

Ruan Yuanjia glared at them fiercely, can you say this? Don’t you want to live anymore? Don’t you know what this Jiangshan’s last name is? (End of chapter)