Chapter 1429 Hair of various colors

Take the current Central Asia region as an example. The tribes are hostile to each other, and the Tang Dynasty and them are also hostile to each other. We are a vulnerable group here. If we want to accomplish anything, we must use a large number of people. This is the time when we are at war with the Arab Empire. We have a lot of troops here, but this war will end sooner or later. Once the war ends, these people will have to return to the mainland of the Tang Dynasty. It is impossible to continue to be stationed here.

Once our army retreats, the local Han people and the established bureaucracy are likely to be impacted. Although there are conflicts among the local tribes, they all have an overall view. The biggest conflict between the tribes is The enemy should be these Han people from the east.

Therefore, Li Xiang does not recommend that bureaucrats and businessmen in Central Asia form their own private armed forces. This may lead to a big tail in the future, or they may become relatively independent, but no matter what, at least these people still obey the Tang Dynasty court, and Without the protection of the Tang Dynasty, their lives would definitely be worse.

Li Xiang believes that these people will weigh the pros and cons. No matter how well they develop these areas, even if they reach the position of the four major khanates of the Yuan Dynasty, what can they do? After all, this place is not suitable for people to live at all, and the population is unlikely to grow too much.

So in this case, Li Xiang agreed to their development, ostensibly to give them a chance, but in fact it was just to let them act as part of the security of Central Asia. Apart from the Tang army, they did not need the imperial court. A group of civilian officers and soldiers were responsible.

The powerful landowners in the inland areas of the Tang Dynasty have strict restrictions on how many people can use swords and guns in your farms. The local governments must conduct long-term inspections. This policy has not yet been implemented in the Western Regions. That's because the powerful landowners have not yet developed. After you develop, the Tang Dynasty will have to give you a card.

Everyone knew that the Tang Dynasty would do this, but they still couldn't resist the attraction. Who doesn't want to have an obedient private army under his command? Especially in a piece of land like this, as long as you are strong enough, you can make enough profits.

After breakfast, the soldiers outside came in and reported that more than a dozen groups of strange soldiers had appeared in the distance. These people should be some of the larger tribes in Ganyun County. According to the results of previous investigations, the total number of people in Ganyun County was A tribe divided into three major factions.

During the previous war between Arabia and the Tang Dynasty, these dozen tribes sent a total of nearly 2,000 troops. Later, they were all defeated in the Western Regions. Now, although some stragglers have returned by swimming, these tribes are not very strong. After gaining strength, some of the remaining young people were captured and sent to labor camps.

“Why are these people’s skin so white?”

"Then there's red hair..."

There are also many foreigners in Chang'an City, but not too many appear at one time, and they will only be in a specific area. Now I have seen many Westerners in the Western Regions, and these people also have admiring looks on their faces, as if they are Look like some animals.

"I don't know much about this, but I heard His Highness Taisun say that the land under our feet is called Central Asia. Anyway, there are already Westerners here. Some of them live here alone, and some live with them. When people from the Xiongnu clan combine, there are all kinds of people anyway, you just need to remember that those who are not from our clan will have different hearts. These people can take advantage of them, but they must not be trusted."

Li Chengyi stayed with Li Xiang for a while, so he also learned a lot of knowledge from Li Xiang. He himself was a rough guy, and now he saw several scholars being submissive in front of him, and the vanity in his heart was simply overwhelming. It’s really overwhelming. You people usually look down on us warriors, but now don’t you still want to ask for advice from warriors like me?

While Li Chengyi was talking, four people got out of the carriage behind them. These four people all performed well in the labor camp. According to the policy of the Tang Dynasty, they will serve as counselors to the county magistrate here.

"These people's homes are within your territory, and there are old and young children at home. Some of their children have been sent to Samarkand. We have set up a school there to teach their children some Knowledge can be used by me in the future. I have already taught these people. If you have anything you don’t understand in the future, you can ask them specifically."

After hearing what Li Chengyi said, Wang Decheng also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there are local people to help us, then we are not deaf or blind here. If we have to find a way for everything by ourselves, that is really too much. It's a dangerous situation, and if you make a slight mistake in walking, it will be a disaster.

The other people also looked at the carriage behind. It seemed that there were a lot of people on it. When they arrived at their station, General Li would definitely give them a group of similar people. This could be regarded as what they had conquered locally. The first batch of local people.

"Meet Mr. Wang..."

Only two of these four people can speak Chinese. The remaining two can understand it but are still learning. But this is already pretty good. In a place like this, you want to find so many people who can speak Chinese. It's really not easy.

Wang Decheng took these people to the side to exchange feelings. The cavalry in the distance were slowly coming over. When Li Chengyi saw these groups of cavalry, he was also sighing in his heart. Most of them were over 50 years old. , otherwise he would be less than 15 years old. It seems that because of this war, there has been a disconnect among the surrounding tribal young people.

Of course, this has nothing to do with us. Li Chengyi is not a virgin bitch. After all, war kills people, and if you are in the camp of the defeated, more people will die. Nowadays, although there are still some young people people, but all were imprisoned in labor camps.

"Meet General Li..."

Seven or eight old men got off their horses. They were all tribal leaders, and some tribes came with young children. It seemed that the old men in many tribes could not hold on any longer, so they had to send these children out. , they have also heard about the policies of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and now they are upset! (End of chapter)