Chapter 622 Wives and concubines
"The idea is good, but here in Diezhou, don't make it too big, take your time."
In the living room, while drinking lotus seed soup, Qin Lang reminded the stewards who were getting more and more excited as they talked more and more. Naturally, the level can also be raised quickly, not to mention that there will be a surge in income.
Opportunities are so rare, they can't wait to surround Diezhou and directly invest hundreds of thousands in him.
Unexpectedly, Qin Lang poured cold water on them directly, saying to take it slowly.
"Sanlang, we have studied it. The situation in the Northwest is very good now. There will be no major wars in the next few decades. At least 12 years of stability and peace can be guaranteed. Therefore, at this time, the first to invest big capital will also be the first to get It’s definitely a good deal.” A manager hurriedly said.
Qin Lang just shook his head.
Will there be wars here in the next few decades?
Qin Lang didn't think that Tuyuhun was beaten to the ground this time, but he was not killed. He beheaded Khan Fuyun, but he could only appoint three inspectors.
Before he arrived in Diezhou, he had already heard some rumors on the road. The emperor and the officials of the Luoyang court were discussing how to deal with Tuyuhun. It is said that there is a lot of controversy in the court.
But one voice has gradually gained the upper hand, that is, canonize a new Tuyuhun Khan, and the candidate has been selected, that is Murong Shun.
They believed that keeping Tuyuhun together and conferring a pro-Tang khan would be more conducive to controlling Tuyuhun and the peace of the northwest frontier. They were very opposed to Qin Lang's method of dividing Tuyuhun into three and directly setting up three governor's mansions. They believed that doing so was not in line with tradition, and it was not conducive to the stability of the frontier. It would only cause internal turmoil in Tuyuhun.
Once there is a civil strife, Datang will need to intervene, intervene, and may need to send troops. At that time, a lot of manpower, material resources and troops will be invested, and it may even lead to border wars. The gains outweigh the losses.
Regarding the land of Tuyuhun, although the princes of the imperial court are aware of its importance, for example, the stability of Tuyuhun is very important for Datang's control of Hexi. If it goes deep into the Western Regions, Tuyuhun needs to be more stable.
However, many people also believe that it is enough to ensure that Tuyuhun is obedient and under control. Too much interference will not be worth the cost. It even stepped up intervention in the civil strife in Western Turks.
They still believed that the Turks were the biggest hidden danger in Datang. Tuyuhun, at most, had scabies.
The emperor has not yet made a final statement, but Qin Lang has been able to roughly guess the possible statement the emperor may make based on historical results. Dang Xiang is a precedent.
Qin Lang and his son wiped out Dangxiang, but the emperor still dealt with the entire Dangxiang family, implementing the system of restraint. Tuyuhun is more powerful and has a bigger place, so the court will definitely be more cautious in handling it.
If Tuyuhun is restored to the country, even if Murong Shun is the Khan, but Murong Shun has long been a hostage in the Central Plains, and the people in the country are not attached to him. It is fine to be the governor of the Tang Dynasty, but if he becomes a great Khan, I am afraid that many people will not accept it. , more likely to provoke conflict and civil strife.
Of course, Qin Lang is not at ease about the northwest border now, and there is another big enemy, that is Tubo.
Tubo has already annihilated the Subi Nvguo, which also belongs to the Western Qiang, and it is only one Bailan away from Dangxiang, and it is also close to Tuyuhun.
Tuyuhun was beaten half to death by the Tang Dynasty at this time. If the Tang Dynasty did not take the opportunity to bring him into territorial rule, then Tubo, the downhill tiger, would definitely attack Tuyuhun.
This is what will happen in history. Tubo rises and expands on the plateau, and its east and south directions are not very suitable for expansion. The snow-covered plateau is criss-crossed by river valleys. And it is dominated by grasslands.
This is like a tiger descending a mountain, which is most conducive to expanding the attack.
Supi was annexed by Tubo taking advantage of the civil strife, which is the best evidence. After Supi was annexed and digested, the next target of Tubo was either Bailanqiang or Dangxiangqiang, and the biggest goal must be Tuyuhun.
Tuyuhun happened to be weak at this time, and Dangxiang was also seriously injured. They were all dealt with by the Tang Dynasty. If Tubo charged again, none of them could stop them.
The Tang Dynasty can only face the Tubo tiger. Either be tough, or sit back and watch Tuyuhun be swallowed. Although the Tang Dynasty is definitely stronger than Tubo, Tubo is also a newly emerging overlord of the plateau, and it is time to be strong, especially when they are most suitable for the high-altitude terrain. If the Tang army fights against them on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is really hard to say whether they will win or lose , It can only be said that whoever is more prepared has a better chance.
There is a great possibility that Diezhou will face war in the future, and Qin Lang also knows that he may be the governor of Diezhou to the end, so at this time, he is not willing to invest too much here.
"Military settlements are fine, ranches are fine, trade is also good, and some workshops are also possible, but you have to take your time, don't take too big a step, and be careful of messing up."
Qin Lang's words undoubtedly poured a basin of cold water on the excited Anhua stewards of the Qin family, and made their hearts cool.
They couldn't guess why the plan couldn't pass with Qin Lang, but since Qin Lang said so, he also announced the death of their plan. Qin Lang is the head of the family, and he has always been one-sided, especially his business vision has always been excellent, no one dares to doubt it.
"Do you know Tubo? It has risen rapidly in recent years and is very powerful on the plateau. I think we should organize a few more caravans to strengthen trade with Tubo. It would be even better if we could collect more news about Tubo. , such as mountains and rivers terrain, roads and cities, tribal population, living habits, court secrets, etc., you can collect more."
In their business plan, although foreign trade is also an important part, both Tubo and Niboluo belong to a small part of the foreign trade plan, because they are too far away and it is not easy to get in and out. Their foreign trade plan focuses on Tuyuhun and Dangxiang. By the way, expand to the Xishan Eight Kingdoms in the southwest.
Actually, not only the stewards of the Qin family did not pay enough attention to Tubo, but also the imperial court.
It’s not that the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty didn’t know Tubo as a number one country. They also knew that there was such a country on the plateau, but that’s all. An important reason for their indifference to Tubo was that Tubo was still unable to threaten it. To Datang.
After all, in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo is no different from the countries of Nibala and Tianzhu. They are extremely distant countries, and the two sides do not border each other. Pay more attention to such a small barbaric country?
It is better to pay more attention to Goguryeo than to pay attention to Tubo. After all, the collapse of the Sui Dynasty in the Sui Dynasty was also caused by the defeat of Goguryeo. Goguryeo was established for 700 years, but it was established on the basis of the counties of Liaodong in the Han Dynasty, not to mention It is said that since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, they have continuously engulfed and annexed western Liaoning, harassed and invaded western Liaoning.
Sooner or later, Datang will still clean up Goguryeo.
Or in the northwest direction, Tuyuhun directly threatens Longyou Hexi and affects Datang's return to the Western Regions. Even Gaochang, a small country in the Western Regions, attracted more attention from the Tang Dynasty than Tubo. After all, Gaochang had been attached to the Western Turks for many years, and some pro-Turkish forces in the country were not honest, and they were not very polite to the Tang Dynasty, and often harassed the Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty. The caravan stopped Hu Shangxi from coming.
No one thinks that Tubo has any qualifications to get Datang's attention, let alone think that Tubo will become a threat.
But Qin Lang knew the history, so he knew that Tubo was a freak. It almost rose up with the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, and then the two sides fought for two hundred years, and finally perished together.
Tubo could really threaten the Tang Dynasty. They captured Longyou, even broke into Guanzhong, and once captured the capital of Chang'an.
How could such a Tubo not be an enemy?
Historically, just a few years later, Tubo was about to enter Datang, and the two sides launched their first war, and Tubo made Datang really value them for the first time.
Qin Lang didn't want to wait until the Tubo people broke into his house before discovering them.
Of course I don’t want to invest a lot of money in Diezhou and let the Tubo people **** it away.
Qin Lang thought a little far away for a while, and then became startled.
When the stewards saw this, they didn't dare to disturb them, so they all sat there silently.
"actually."
Qin Lang came back to his senses, "Come slowly here in Diezhou, your plan can be put in Songzhou, reduce the scale of the plan, and do it in Songzhou. That is my grandfather's fiefdom, so don't worry about policy changes Yes, with grandpa’s support, you can do it freely.”
The stewards were pleasantly surprised. They thought the plan would be dismissed, but they didn't expect that another village would lead them to Songzhou.
Songzhou is the same, the key is that they can implement this plan.
The tea party was over, and the stewards left with joy. Qin Lang had already agreed to let them go to Songzhou to start their own business plan, and even specially approved the transfer of money and personnel to make them very happy.
Going back to the study, I started to read various letters, including family letters, letters from friends, and even letters from Cheng Yaojin, Liu Lancheng, etc. who had just parted.
Fortunately, there was nothing important, they were all complaining about people like Hou Junji and Tang Jian, and Qin Lang didn't bother to bother.
He read the concubine Yuxiao and Youwei's letters more carefully. In Yuxiao's letter, he talked about his son Qin Jun the most. He said that this kid has grown up a lot now, and he always asks where Yeye is, saying that his son misses him. Father is gone, and she misses Saburo too.
Yu Xuanji said that her son weighed about two pounds when he was born, that he was born prematurely due to fetal gas, and that the child was born with some congenital defects, and she had no milk herself, so she had to hire the wife of a worker from the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, to be a nurse. A lot has been said, and many changes can be seen after she gave birth to a child and became a mother.
Finally, she asked Qin Lang to choose a name for the child. Qin Lang thought about it for a while, and wrote the character Ren on the letter.
Qin Jun Qin Ren, the elder brother is called Qin Jun, and the second younger brother is called Qin Ren. I hope this premature baby can grow up safely and healthily, and he will be Marquis of Wudu when he is born. I don’t want him to have any great achievements in this life. It's good to be a benevolent and filial rich man who is healthy and stable.
After the letter, there was a pleasant surprise. Yu Xuanji, who is good at fine brushwork, actually drew a small portrait of his son himself. Looking at the thin and small child, he suddenly felt a bit impatient to go back to Chang'an.
His fiancée, Princess Changle, also wrote several letters to Qin Lang. He hadn't received them in the army before, and kept them all in storage. After opening each letter, the writing was really good, very ladylike, and I could feel it in the words and sentences. She has grown up a lot, think about it, she is also nine years old.
Halfway through the original ten-year agreement.
The princess went to Luoyang with the queen years ago, and now she has been staying in Luoyang. She just said that she is not used to Luoyang, but she still likes Chang'an, and that she misses her very much after seeing her for a long time.
(end of this chapter)