Chastity Layman 2

Chapter 468 The Dragon Enters the Sea
When he was in Chang'an, he couldn't really feel the strength of the Central Plains. On the contrary, Qin Lang felt the strength and abundance of the Central Plains more and more as he went to the wilderness.

Ping Jinjidong descended to Langshanwu, and Qin Lang spent three months in the north of the fiefdom of Wu'an Prefecture.

There was a concubine ceremony at Zhennanguan, and another concubine ceremony at Langshanwu. While accepting two concubines and enjoying the blessings of the same people, all the tribes in the mountainous and plain areas in the south of Wu'an Prefecture also fully experienced the Qin Dynasty. Lang was powerful, and the news that the Great Tang destroyed the Eastern Turks also spread all over the place.

When Qin Lang set off for the south again in the twelfth lunar month, this time, wherever he passed, Zhuxi Dongwu Fortress opened the doors to greet him one after another, eating pots of pulp to welcome Wang Shi.

There was no more resistance, and the trend of the times, all the ministries surrendered.

Qin Lang successively established Tangquan County and Lushui County along the Tanghe River and Lushui River, Wuding County and Wu'e County on the banks of the Cang River, and Xin'an County and Anhai County along the Baiteng River after the confluence of the Cang River and Tiande River. county.

In addition, Taiping County, Wu'an County and Haimen County on the edge of the forbidden river where the city of Wu'an Prefecture is located.

When Qin Lang entered Taiping County, the seat of Wu'an Prefecture, he had successively established Men County, Langshan County, Tangquan County, Lushui County, Wuding County, Wu'e County, Xin'an County and Anhai County, as well as Taiping County, Wu An County, Haimen County, a total of eleven counties.

Eleven counties were suddenly set up in a place that had never even had a county before. It was not because Qin Lang liked the pleasure of setting up counties, but each county actually represented a powerful local force, or Mandong, Or for Wubao.

There are precedents of the Guan Nong family in Zhennan and the Yang family in Langshan. Qin Lang is also more friendly to the Xidong and Wubao forces that voluntarily submit to the latter. For the township.

At the same time, every time they passed by, they also negotiated with the barbarian kings and dock masters for some land in the local area, and accommodated the troops going south.

Knights were awarded territories around the country, allowing them to build castles, manors, villages, build post stations, and expand business routes.

The Tang law was promulgated, the two taxes were pushed, and the tax was reduced by [-]%.

Under the banner of Datang, the journey couldn't have been smoother.

Taiping County, the state capital of Wu'an Prefecture, used to be a fishing village. It is located on the south bank of the Forbidden River and near the upper reaches of the Baiteng River Estuary. It is only thirty miles from the east coast and twenty miles from the Baiteng River Estuary.

It is more than forty miles away from the north bank of the Taiping River in the south.

In the northeast corner of this Red River Delta, there are water networks everywhere, and rivers are everywhere. The Baiteng River, the Jin River, and the Taiping River flow into the sea, and there are many other rivers that flow eastward into the sea.

And it is only two hundred miles from Taiping to Jiaozhou. Going upstream from the forbidden river, the Taiping River and the Baiteng River diverge, which is the Longjiang River. If you continue to go up the Longjiang River, you will enter the Xidao River (Red River). At this point of diversion, the south bank of the river is Songping, Jiaozhou.

Taiping is just a fishing village.

Li Fozi once built a water village here to resist the Central Plains.Later, Li Fozi was attacked by the Sui army, and the water village here was abandoned, and it was still a fishing village.

After the chaos of the Sui Dynasty, a lot of people had accumulated here, controlled by Han Hao surnamed Li, who built water villages and crossed the river and sea, and became a big force.

In the past, like the Yang family, they also paid tribute to Jiaozhou Qiuhe, and their relationship with Jiaozhou was still harmonious.

They don't register as registered households, don't pay taxes, and pay some fish and rice regularly. In case of war, they will also recruit troops from them.

It's just that Qin Lang's arrival has completely broken the traditional sphere of influence here.

Qiu He was summoned to Beijing, and Li Daliang became the governor of Annan Metropolitan Guard and the governor of Jiaozhou.

He arrived in Jiaozhou a few months earlier than Qin Lang, and he had burned through three fires for new officials to take office. With the people he brought and the prestige of the imperial court, he was obedient to the whole of Jiaozhou.

After all, Jiaozhou was not a barbaric area. It was already under the strong control of the Central Plains, with a population of more than [-] registered households, and several more developed counties such as Jiaozhi, Longbian, Songping, and Zhuyuan.

Affected by this, Taiping already felt the pressure. When the Yang family in Langshan was also subdued and the news came that the imperial court had pacified the Eastern Turks, Li Tianhan, a hero in Taiping, did not dare to do anything, especially Qin Lang who went all the way south. , After all the barbarian kings of Xidong and Wubao Hanhao all joined, he also took the initiative to lead his troops across the river to meet them.

In Taiping City.

Li Daliang came to visit Qin Lang with a team.

The two drank tea in the relatively simple Taiping City, and Li Daliang was a little dark.

"This Taiping County was originally a county in the upper reaches of the Xidao River in Jiaozhi County, Jiaozhou, with a population of several thousand households. Your Majesty granted you the title of governor of Wu'an Prefecture. After assigning you this fiefdom, you moved Taiping County to the south on purpose. , and moved [-] households to you."

This was a surprise surprise to Qin Lang from the emperor.

Qin Lang hadn't heard the emperor say that more than 1000 households would be moved to him before, and he didn't even know that Taiping County was originally a county in the upper reaches of Jiaozhi County.

There were more than 2000 households in the original water village, and now [-] households have moved in, which makes this new Taiping County have a population of [-] households.

When Qin Lang went south, he brought more than 2 people from the Central Plains, resettled them along the way, and brought more than 5000 people to Wu'an Prefecture.

In this way, there are tens of thousands of people.

Li Daliang's eyes were full of envy.

"You have set up eleven counties in Wu'an prefecture at once, which is more counties than I have in Jiaozhou. It's a loss. I knew that I couldn't let His Majesty move Taiping county to your Wu'an prefecture. Taiping county moved After leaving [-] households, there are not many left, so they had to be divided into Jiaozhi, Pingdao, Tanglin, and Xinchang counties, but they were divided into Jiaozhou, Fengzhou, and Luzhou."

Jiaozhou is a good place. It has been operating since the Qin and Han Dynasties. There were several barbarian rebellions in the middle, and they even broke away from the Central Plains to stand on their own. However, they were all pacified by the Central Plains.

The Red River Delta is a treasure land that people in the Central Plains are never willing to give up. This delta is huge and fertile. It is a precious granary that produces a lot of grain every year. The imperial court controls this place, and there is also a base for operating Annan.

The food is completely self-sufficient. Even if there is a war, there is no need to transport food from other places. Even when there is chaos in Lingnan and other places, Jiaozhou can provide food and other support.

It's just that although this place is good, it is too far away from the Central Plains. Although the imperial court attaches great importance to it, it has only managed the delta area well. The upper reaches of the Red River and the mountainous areas to the north and south are still areas that are difficult to control.

The barbarians from time to time make chaos, which also makes the Central Plains a headache.

Especially before the chaos of the Sui Dynasty, Qiu and the prefect lost the backing of the Central Plains, and it was very hard to survive in Jiaozhou. That is to say, during this period, many barbarians and Han chieftains took advantage of the situation, and for them, Qiu He It can only be to appease Huairou, as long as he does not openly call the king a rebellion, or attack Jiaozhou city, he will try his best to show his favor.

In the past ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has not been able to really go deep into this place. Now with the arrival of Li Daliang and Qin Lang, the imperial court has really started to go deep into the wilderness. It wants to actually control this place, but after all, it is a force that has accumulated over time, and it is very difficult to change it overnight. Disaster.

"It's still Saburo, you have a way. It only took three months to tidy up all the eleven Han and barbarian forces in the hundreds of miles of fiefdom in Wu'an Prefecture. Set up counties and townships, divide the knights, and divide the knights' territory. Yi, build immigrant villages, force those barbarian kings to cede the land, and change the law to organize households to pay taxes, it’s really good.” Li Daliang admired it very much.

Before Li Daliang and Qin Lang partnered in Fengzhou, they also served as the governor of Yuezhou. Yuezhou used to be a place where mountains were rampant, and there were many barbarians.But it is much better than Lingnan, but when he governed there as an official, he also felt the arrogance and helplessness of the barbarians. He spent countless efforts and energy in order to restore the stability of Yuezhou after the Sui chaos.

But looking at Qin Lang's visit this time, it's amazing.

In fact, Qin Lang went south on this road, he was one step ahead. After breaking up in Guizhou, Li Daliang went south first, which is the road that Qin Lang took later.

At that time, he didn't have much contact with Dongwu Fort along the Manxi River, and he borrowed the way to pass by, and there was no conflict of interest. Therefore, the barbarian kings and dock owners were very polite to him, and they were treated with courtesy when crossing the border, but they also maintained a strong sense of precaution. .

Qin Lang also took this road to the south, but he beat and dragged along the way, forcibly making the big forces with tens of thousands of people in each of the eleven parties submissive.

"How many people do you have registered in Wu'an Prefecture now?" Li Daliang asked.

Qin Lang raised a finger.

"How much? Ten thousand? Impossible, there are only ten thousand households in these eleven counties."

"It's more than that. I've counted all the Xidongwu Forts in Wu'an Prefecture this time. The total population is more than 11. I didn't count the 2 people I brought, so the total is actually 13. If there are too many households, the number of households will be a bit chaotic. I am asking them to dismantle the households, and the households will be divided if there are more than three generations. If it is finished, there should be about [-] households."

Qin Lang said it easily, but Li Daliang's mouth was so shocked that he could swallow a fist.

"Twenty thousand households? I only have [-] households in Jiaozhou!" Li Daliang was very stimulated.

"That's different. Your [-] or so households are registered households of Qimin, and they are all Han people and the registered acquaintances. My [-] or so households were swept in. They are all barbarians."

Li Daliang gritted his teeth and said, "What are you being barbaric? Didn't you register them as householders? Didn't the powers of the eleven parties already register as eleven counties? Those people have already been registered. Is it in the archives? They register accounts, they pay taxes, and you are under jurisdiction. What do you think is the difference?"

"There's a big difference!" Qin Lang said with a slight smile, now they are only registered as Qimin in name, and it's still a long way to make them become Qimin.

But Li Daliang doesn't care, he only knows that Qin Lang now has a population of 10,000+, with more than 2 household registrations, which is more than his Jiaozhou number, and he is jealous.

"Wu'an Prefecture is also under the jurisdiction of Annan Road, and it is also under the jurisdiction of your Annan Dadu Protectorate. Our Wu'an Prefecture guards the northern gate of Annan. Isn't it a good thing to have more people? What are you in a hurry for?" Qin Lang asked with a smile.

"I'm just jealous, jealous." Li Daliang and Qin Lang are also familiar, and when there are no outsiders around, they don't pay so much attention.

"Teach me how to recruit the barbarians. There are two barbarian tribes in the northwest of Jiaozhou, one is the Heman tribe, and the other is the Liaozi tribe. They are both powerful and have a large number of people. They are very rebellious and do not obey discipline at all. By the way, I have a very headache."

Qin Lang shook his head, "I can't help you with this. I'm showing them affection to benefit Chen Zhiwei. Anyway, it's a combination of grace and power, but I also fully consider their interests and try to achieve a win-win situation. Benefits are not about who oppresses whom, who annexes whom, but common development. If you can also take these into consideration and do these things, I believe that the Ministry of Harmony or the Ministry of Liaozi will no longer oppose you."

However, Qin Lang still advised Li Daliang to take it easy and not to be too impatient. For those barbarians deep in the mountains, it is better to appease them first.

"When Mr. Li comes to Jiaozhou, he must first ensure the stability of the Jiaozhou delta area and their loyalty to the imperial court. Only when this basic base is stabilized can we talk about other things. But we must not rush to deal with the barbarians in the surrounding mountainous areas because of impatience. At that time, this delta plain will be lost instead, and this place can't be lost."

"Isn't it because you came, Saburo? With you in charge, I can free up my hands and feet to do it."

Qin Lang shook his head.

"I have to go back to the Central Plains immediately. I just received the edict from Chang'an. Your Majesty has called me back to Beijing and wants me to go back immediately. I can't wait for the summer trade winds next year. I have to return to Chang'an by land. This year , I’m afraid we’ll all be on the road.”

"What happened, urgently called Sanlang back to Beijing?" Li Daliang asked in surprise.

"It's not a big deal, but we did encounter some things. One is that two prime ministers in the court died of illness in succession. Du Yan and Du Ruhui's uncle and nephew both died of illness. The king of Zhou, Yuanfang died of acne due to lightning strikes, and the early frosts in the north were severe this autumn, and the grain harvests in the Central Plains were almost wiped out, and now the hunger is severe, especially in Guanzhong, where the price of grain in Chang'an has reached [-] yuan per bucket of rice."

In the early winter of the imperial court, Jieli was wiped out, Tuli followed suit and surrendered, and the Eastern Turks were destroyed. This was a great victory.

But this victory did not conceal some crises, such as the return of early frost and severe cold, almost no autumn harvest in the Central Plains, and the people once again faced severe famine.

And Zhou Wang Li Yuanfang was ten years old, and he was studying in Chongxian Hall with the prince, and died of acne, and infected several classmates, even the prince Chengqian was infected.

Because of the fire in the Wude Hall, the lightning strike in the Chengqian Hall, and the appearance of an ominous celestial phenomenon such as a solar eclipse, two prime ministers died of illness one after another. This has caused panic in Beijing.

It is said that the emperor can't sleep at night at all. When he falls asleep, he will dream that Jiancheng and Yuanji brothers came to ask for their lives with Yin soldiers.

Now all kinds of rumors are flying in the sky in Beijing, and there is a price for food but no market. The imperial court was forced to implement the policy of restricting the supply of food by ticket.

At such a time, it is normal for the emperor to call Qin Lang back to Beijing.

Transit Envoy, Secretary of the Household Department, Tong Pingzhang Guoji Dai Zhou has also served as Minister of the Ministry of Education and Government Affairs, and no longer serves as a Transit Envoy. Qin Lang guessed that Li Shimin wanted him to go back to pick up this mess and let him come again Responsible for financial food.

Li Daliang didn't expect it to be like this, and sighed, "This victory is hard-won. Fortunately, the East Turks have been wiped out in a quick battle. Hey, I will see you off when I leave."

"The sooner the better, it's just a pity that I have just arrived in Taiping. I haven't even visited Jiaozhou, Qinzhou, Gaozhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Yangzhou. Please, Mr. Li, take care of me more!"

"Don't worry, I will take care of it for you." Li Daliang said, "There is a shortage of food in the Central Plains, and there is a shortage of food in Chang'an. There is not a lot of food in Jiaozhou, but it is difficult to transport it there for a while."

Qin Lang was also silent for a while.

(End of this chapter)