Chapter 1422: Start in the Western Regions
In terms of difficulty, the state and county system should be implemented near Chang'an first. There is no need to force it in the Western Regions. However, because of the relationship with the Arab Empire, Li Xiang decided to skip other regions and take the lead in implementing the state and county system in the Western Regions. .
When the news spread in the Western Regions, many people immediately expressed dissatisfaction, especially those in power in the Western Regions. Originally, their power was not small. If the Tang Dynasty adopted such a policy , then they shouldn’t think about taking any more care.
Don't look at it. They are doing well now. If the Tang Dynasty really takes over, they will be slowly marginalized here. The first generation may still have some rights, but the second generation will be just an ordinary person. The common people of China may starve if the third generation does not have any enterprising spirit.
Regarding these issues raised by various countries in the Western Region, Admiral Tiance's Mansion did not deny that an ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her parents-in-law. If she hides it at this time, she doesn't know when she will be able to say it out in the future. And when we say this, we have to do it when our military power is at its strongest.
Now that the countries in the Western Region have gone through this war, and coupled with the Huo Huo of the Arab Empire, they no longer have the ability to resist the Tang Dynasty. Even if some people are dissatisfied, they dare not say it out. The smell of blood is still spreading. If you say this, I am afraid that the Tang army will exterminate your tribe first.
They had also heard about the situation around the city of Samarkand. They originally thought that the people of the Arab Empire had taken away all the good things, and the Tang Dynasty would probably fight a loss-making war. On the surface, they won, but In fact, there is no trophy to fight such a war in the Western Region, which would be ridiculed.
But unexpectedly, the people of the Tang Dynasty did not swallow this bitter pill themselves. Instead, they passed it all on to the major tribes around Samarman City. Now it has spread to the entire Anton Governor's Palace in the Arab Empire.
As for some small organized tribes, they were "taken care of..." by the Tang army.
In the final analysis, it's just one thing. Either you collect everything on the list according to the requirements put forward by the Tang Army, or you wait for us to come and collect it ourselves. If we come to collect it ourselves, then I'm afraid it's not a list. You may not be able to afford these things when the time comes.
More than a dozen tribes were looted in succession, and the remaining tribes also understood the determination of the Tang army. Their generals have told them, if you can't do this, then wait for our fellow villagers. Also treated as such.
The Tang Dynasty is still strong now, but if we fight a war without any reward, then such wars will continue in the future. We have made such a start, and that is the gravedigger of the entire Datang Dynasty.
As long as the soldiers understand this truth, there is no need to worry about the rest. These people also know how to do this, so more and more things are transported back from the Western Regions. As for the original territory of Andong Mansion, How those people live their lives has nothing to do with us.
samarkand city
"I originally thought that the implementation of the state and county system started in various countries in the Western Region, but I didn't expect that it started in our place..."
Cheng Chuliang looked at his elder brother in disbelief. Cheng Chumo came from the Western Regions. They originally thought that the ceremony would be held in various countries in the Western Regions, but an order from the imperial court came down to hold the ceremony in the Anton Governor's Mansion of the original Arab Empire.
"This is where His Highness Taisun is wise. We have already cleaned up the entire area under the Anton Governor's Mansion. No one dares to do anything to us now, and they don't have much armed force left. Young and middle-aged people are all We lost all of them on the battlefield, what we have to do now is to take good care of them and divide this place into a large number of state capitals."
Cheng Chumo came here with officials from the central government and various documents. Now these people are waiting outside. They are not sure about becoming officials in Central Asia. They thought they would be selected through the imperial court. I didn't expect to come to this place.
"Although I say that, if you look at the nomadic people outside, they may fight you even if they don't say a few words. Including those teenage children, they are not common people like us Han people. Even if you are The local officials assigned to them must find ways to ensure the safety of these people, otherwise, I guess those literati will not be able to kill enough."
Cheng Chuliang stood on tiptoe and looked at the place in the distance. The officials were all thin and tender. Let alone manage the Western Region, even if they were to live here, it would probably be an extremely difficult problem. You must know that The natural environment here is very bad. It took a long time for these rough guys to adapt to it after they came here. Some people are not acclimatized and it can kill them.
"Of course, we need to equip them with enough guards, but the most important thing is to move some people from the interior. It is always difficult at first, but after a while, the ethnic groups will integrate. The other areas we occupy will not Yes. Is it like this? Not to mention that the powerful factions everywhere have to give them official positions."
Hearing what Cheng Chumo said, the people present nodded. If all the local aristocratic leaders were to be killed, it would be impossible to implement it here. Moreover, after our local officials go down, they are likely to be surrounded by The nomads took revenge.
"How is the problem at the military depot?"
Cheng Chumo suddenly remembered another thing. Chao Wenwu's eyes were attracted to the Indochina Peninsula, but they couldn't be idle here. The area of the Western Regions was too vast, so they wanted to rule this area well. As for the region, we must set up military stations in some major places, and then let our people be stationed here permanently, so that we can control them. Otherwise, occupying these lands will be equivalent to occupying them in vain.
"A total of 179 large and small military depots have been set up in various places, and more than 200 are currently under construction. They are all located on traffic thoroughfares. If local officials from various places call for help, they can guarantee that they will arrive within half a day. arrive."
The establishment of these military stations is one of the reasons why Li Xiang is preparing to implement state governance in this area... (End of this chapter)
