"What? Northern Zhou Dynasty soldiers?"

In June, when Feng Changqing arrived in Talas with more than a thousand Han soldiers and 300 people from the East Town of Hunu Town, he was in the former "Khan Palace" of Erweitle and the current governor's office, but the new governor gave him a piece of paper.

Feng Changqing took a look at it briefly, and when he found the core content on the paper, he was shocked and couldn't help but scream.

"Yes," Sun Xiurong said with a smile. Judging from Feng Changqing's expression when he saw him, he was willing to do it with him. Gao Xianzhi was the deputy envoy of the four towns and the envoy of the military commander of the Ministry of Education, and the majestic appearance of a group of brightly dressed followers, and it was not until several years before he appeared. At that time, Feng Changqing was moved after seeing him, and he was transferred from a civil servant to a military officer, and then he became out of control.

From the bottom of his heart, Sun Xiurong admired Feng Changqing very much because compared with the civil and military officials in Anxi, he was a person who was really similar to himself. He was very organized in his work, paid attention to details, and managed in an orderly manner. At this time, the military officers who reached a certain level must be disdained to personally take care of the logistics supplies. Civil officials who were born in Jinshi were naturally outstanding in writing skills, but they did not know about military affairs.

It is rare for people like Feng Changqing to study, but have been a military leader for a long time.

When Sun Xiurong thought about the fact that Feng Changqing had defeated An Lushan in Tongguan with hundreds of thousands of untrained recruits and was then framed and killed by Bian Lingcheng, he could not help but complain to him. At present, the Tang Dynasty had an additional Shaye Governor's Office, with an ambiguous status, but judging from the court's agreement to relocate thousands of Han soldiers, it was still considered a serious Governor's Office to be run.

Therefore, even if Gao Xianzhi becomes more developed in a few years, Feng Changqing will not be able to follow him. It is nothing, because Feng Changqing is now from the sixth rank, the chief of the state (the governor's office is similar to the state). If he was not from a Jinshi, it would be easy for ordinary people to reach this level. Of course, like Bai Juyi, he would treat the Beijing officials as a treasure, and put them in a state as Sima, and he would also give the slightest pretentiousness of "Sima in Jiangzhou in a blue shirt wet".

"Brother Feng", Sun Xiurong knew that he was a little overwhelmed. "You followed Aye to Anxi when you were young. You should be very familiar with the nomadic tribes. I ask you, what are the differences between them?"

Feng Changqing was stunned. He lowered his head and thought, "I don't know, I really don't know what the difference between them."

Sun Xiurong said: "I have been in Hunu Town and have met the former descendants of the Weilong royal family. This person is from Xiangxiong. He has been to the Xiong near the West Sea and is also from Xiong. Tubo is very familiar with him. I feel a little touched when he said something."

"Oh? Please give me advice"

"Brother Feng, there is no need for these false rites between you and me. In the future, you can call me "Sun Lang" and "Dalang". Well, that person said that before the Tubo people and Tuyuhun people entered the West Sea, although the local Qiang people had tribes, the number of tribes was very small, and the tribe chiefs were also elected by everyone. They did not need to pay taxes. They were just summoned by the leaders after encountering the incident and dealt with them together."

"In addition to these Qiang tribes, all the remaining tribes, including the northern Mo, southern Mo, the western regions, and the Tubo tribes, are completely different. Their chiefs not only require the herdsmen to pay taxes on cattle and sheep, but also serve in military service and corvee service."

"After he said this, he remembered what was recorded in history books. When the Later Han general Duan Ying sent troops to attack Bai Qiang, I was a little surprised at that time. There were only a hundred Qiang tribes in Xihai? But the famous general Duan Ying still spent a lot of energy and had barely achieved his military strength. Brother Feng, for you, why is this?"

This section was read by Feng Changqing, and he blurted out: "Sun Lang, since there are hundreds of chapters, there must be more than a hundred chapters. Each chapter has very few people and lives in the mountains and valleys. It is very difficult to find it. No matter how powerful Duan Ying is, he cannot extinguish them all. Fortunately, he has been able to successfully dispatch it."

"Haha, this is what I want to say. Although the Qiang people pose a threat to the Khan border, the threat is not great. They are just harassing each other from time to time. They are definitely not as good as the Xiongnu and Xianbei. Why is this? Because the Qiang people do not have taxes and do not have a fixed head. They seem to be very equal inside and there is no distinction between high and low, they just gather together with those with the same surname."

"In the late Western Jin Dynasty, they gathered together temporarily, and there must have been huge changes inside. There must have been taxes and slaves, but after that, with the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, they were scattered and dominated by small tribes, until the arrival of the Tubo people and the Tuyuhun people."

"What I want to explain is that shapes like Qiang people are naturally more comfortable for herdsmen. As a tribe, it is definitely not as good as a tribe that has already implemented fixed chiefs, taxes and servitude constraints, and even slaves. Why is this? Because it is taxes and servitude, especially taxes, which have been mixed together. It was not a tribe who was originally a tribe. After taxes, it admitted that it was just a tribe who was a tribe. As the tribe became bigger and bigger, more and more people agreed with it."

"Therefore, the responsibilities of taxes and labors to maintain the scattered tribes or closeness. Although the Turks are far inferior to the Tang Dynasty, they have at least written and official systems. They are originally from slavery and have many weapons. If they were not for the magnificent Tang Dynasty, or the courts like the Jin Dynasty and Northern Qi, they would have been unified in the world. In the north of Mo, there were many Turks, nine surnames Tiel, and nine surnames Uighurs, which shows that most of these tribes were also formed by small tribes. How can they gather?"

"Language is naturally one aspect, but the top people, tax service is the key. With the top people, the tribes of tax service can gather together and defeat other tribes."

"For example, tribes like the Nangong tribe also have leaders, most of them are centurions. Why should he control the tribes? No, a centurion, must have at least twenty standing troops under his command. These people do not need to be grazed, just follow the centurion to patrol the pastures all day. On the grassland, a herder often occupies a large area, and it is not easy to gather them together."

"So a leader with twenty standing troops has been in an advantageous position for a long time. What does the leader rely on to support the standing troops? Naturally, his herders need to provide cattle and sheep dairy, and the bridges connecting the roads in their own ranch also need to gather and build them. Otherwise, what would it be if everyone relies on favorable terrain and do not accept the control of the centurion?"

"So, I decided to implement the system of government troops among herders. There are 8,000 herders, including 5,000 in the Southern Bow Division and 3,000 in the Geshu Division. However, there are only about 2,000 in the Southern Bow Division and 1,000 in the Geshu Division. These herders have already joined my young soldiers, so they will simply include them all in the Palace Army."

"They usually exchange cattle, sheep and fur for food, salt, cloth, needles, thread, etc. since they are soldiers in the government, they do not need to trade in the market. In that case, soldiers will be useless. The government set up a special bargaining site for soldiers to trade. They can exchange physical goods and get money for them to prepare for their arms."

"Since there are many men in the family, I have time to free up and practice together. Don't have too many every year. When they are fixed in winter, they can be used to practice when they use hay to feed cattle and sheep. Now my young soldiers will practice them. In the future, when they are familiar with them, they will be implemented by the best ones. The best ones can serve as middle and lower-level officers. Their military equipment can be provided by the government, or they can enjoy more discounts when trading in designated venues."

"So it turns out that we can only spend some money to own three thousand cavalry that are much stronger than the simple tribal cavalry before!"

Feng Changqing stood up and said loudly.

"Yes," Sun Xiurong smiled, "I plan so. Since the court has used Ashibulai City as the dividing line between us and Mohedagan, it is the most important thing. The Heifu from the Nangong tribe has followed me, so he asked him to take two thousand palace soldiers to hang a herd near Ashibulai City. Similarly, Hou Qi's more than a thousand Han soldiers moved to the near Ashibulai City to settle down, and the thousand people and their families happened to live in the city."

"Among the 4,000 prisoners assigned by the Fumeng garrison, there were nearly a thousand Han farmers, all of whom were unfortunately fallen into the hands of the Hu people after we were separated from the territory by Tubo. They continued to serve as soldiers and were also stationed in Ashibulai City. They used a team of 150 people as a village, forming seven villages around the city, and built earth walls in the village. If only a small group of enemies attacked, with the power of our Tang Dynasty soldiers, one team could expel them."

"One of the villages was built a little larger. In an emergency, the other six villages could run to the village to fight the enemy together. Brother Feng, according to the fifty acres of a household, the farthest border of a village is seven or eight miles away. The largest village is close to the castle, and they are all set up around the castle. In an emergency, the soldiers of the other six villages ran to the big village for at most half an hour, and then formed a junction with the soldiers of the castle."

When Feng Changqing heard this, he couldn't help but look at Sun Xiurong again, because in his mind, Sun Xiurong was not only good at farming but also had great martial arts skills. Generals like him who were guarding the side of the country were disdainful of doing such meticulous plans, and even if they were done, they would not be able to do it well. However, Feng Changqing was rigorous in terms of both the current and the future, and planned every step very carefully and was known for his compactness.

Sun Xiurong smiled and said, "Brother Feng, is it that there is a flower on my face?"

Feng Changqing also smiled and said, "It seems that I'm really here right."

"Why is this?"

"When I was a Tian Cao and a Fa Cao in Shule Town, whenever I encountered major events, I would definitely plan carefully, then implement them carefully, and finally weigh the gains and losses repeatedly, and finally report it to Shangguan, but Shangguan never paid attention to these things, and most of them were just a quick look and exposed."

Sun Xiurong nodded and thought to himself: "The only person who appreciates you is Gao Xianzhi, but unfortunately you are no longer able to serve under his command. Feng Lang, Feng Lang, I am quite looking forward to your future."

Feng Changqing said: "In this way, there will be two thousand Han soldiers and two thousand Hu soldiers near Ashibulai City, haha, or nomadic soldiers. Moheganda's subordinates have a maximum of 20,000 tents, and the permanent army will not exceed 3,000. According to the important position of Suoye City, he will definitely move the Khan tent there. Even if it is not good for us, the four thousand soldiers in Ashibulai City can at least resist for a while. What about Yi Jiancheng?"

"Yi Jiancheng was sentenced to the guards, no, no, no, no, no, the crime should be the governor, but it was demolished by the governor. However, this city is located between the city of Talas and the city of Ashibulai. Let me let the soldiers of the Dongzhen Town of Hunu Town, which I was under before, guarded. With one thousand Geshu Muhu's soldiers, there are four thousand soldiers and horses in the east, and Talas to the west, and more than a thousand soldiers are enough."

"Yeah", Feng Changqing suddenly thought of something, "Dalang, since the herdsmen's soldiers have special places to buy and sell cattle and sheep, then the Han farmers' soldiers do not favor one or the other? It's not appropriate?"

"What about your opinion?"

"Dalang, the land suitable for cultivation in the Western Regions is rare, and grain is even rare. Since there are affordable farms for herders, they will simply set up affordable farms for farmers. They are all in one, managed by a dedicated person. The people inside are always staring at the market and paying prices higher than the market to farmers..."

"Inappropriate", Sun Xiurong quickly interrupted him, "The purchase price of the Quotation Farm should still be the same as on the market. I suddenly remembered that the cattle and sheep sold by the herdsmen should also be the same. However, in the Quotation Farm, we have farmers and herdsmen who need the items, the prices of these items are lower than the market, which is considered as subsidies for the Dutch soldiers. If the purchase price is higher than the market, what if the farmers of the Dutch soldiers sell food and cattle and sheep to the Dutch shop?"

Feng Changqing also nodded, "That's true, then this matter will be settled."

Sun Xiurong asked, "Since you are the chief minister of the Governor's Office, how many people are there under your command?"

"Each of the government has it, and they all have grades. Each person has one to two records, and they are all without grades. However, the government needs to pay a salary. There are a total of fifteen people, all of whom are scholars or those who are picked up from military soldiers."

Sun Xiurong's eyes lit up, "This Governor's Office is still not in vain. There are fifteen scholars in a moment!"

Then he said, "Okay, let one of the household or warehouse managers be in charge. If there is not enough staff, you can recruit in the city. How much salary is required will be paid from the public. However, you have to come up with a detailed regulation, such as whether the tent is open at any time or at a regular time, whether the tent is open in the city or outside the city, do you need military guards? And so on, all of which require detailed regulations."
Chapter completed!