Chapter 1057: Datang Rongguang Revisited the Western Regions

Tang Dezong received these soldiers and horses who had returned to the Tang Dynasty after many years on the tower of the imperial city. The entire Changan city people came here to watch these white-haired veterans with admiring eyes. The cheers of the "Great Tang Dynasty" were endless. , Sounding trembling, hovering over the city of Chang'an for a long time and never dispersed.
Arrange soldiers and horses to rest in the camps that have been prepared for a rest, send wine and meat for them to enjoy, and finally taste the Datang cuisine that has not been eaten for many years. These white-haired soldiers wept again.
Guo Xin, Shen Long, Prince Bahana, and Gu Lulu were taken to Tai Chi Palace for a feast. At the banquet, Guo Xin and Shen Long also presented Tang Dezong with gifts he brought back from the Western Regions, potatoes, Sweet potatoes, corn, tomatoes and other novel crops, and a lot of seeds.
After hearing about the yield of these crops, both Tang Dezong and the court officials were excited. After the Anshi Rebellion, Changan gradually withered away. If these seeds can be planted on a large scale in the Guanzhong Plain, Changan will surely reproduce the riches of the past.
"Weichen thought that the veterans who returned to Chang'an with Weichen and others this time had been in the field in the Western Region for many years. They were familiar with the cultivation methods of these grains. Instead of giving them land first, let them cultivate and wait for the people around them to become familiar with them. It ’s not too late to expand the planting area. "Shen Long took advantage of this opportunity to help these white-haired soldiers.
"Yuanzheng's remarks are very important." Tang Dezong had listened to Li Chun's words, intending to reward these veterans, and now he would like to listen to Shen Long.
The ministers of culture and martial arts in the central government have no opinions. They have a lot of land in their homes. They know the benefits of high-yield crops. Since someone can teach how to cultivate, it can't be better.
After that, Prince Bahan, Kang Guangde, Gu Dianlu and others also presented their gifts one by one. Prince Ba Khan gave away a few BMWs from Tang Dynasty, and Kang Guangde presented all kinds of exquisite gems, and Gu Donglu It is the eagle of Mobei, and the leaders of the remaining tribes also sent their own specialties.
Tang Dezong was very happy, and he finally enjoyed the treatment of the ancestral kingdoms that his ancestors had enjoyed. When he asked what gifts these people wanted, in addition to the prince and the bones of Khan, Kang Guangde and others Kneeled down and asked to join the household registration of Datang and formally become the people of Datang Tang, and Tang Dezong also agreed one by one.
Afterwards, Shen Long stayed in Changan for a few days, and the court quickly came up with a comment on their reward. Guo Xin stayed in Changan, worshipped the second lieutenant, Zhong Shuling, and sat on his uncle Guo Ziyi. s position.
Those veterans have also received their due rewards. They have their own land around Chang'an, and they have already begun to plant various seeds brought back from the Western Regions.
At the same time, Shen Long also secretly discussed with Guo Xin and Li Chun the construction of a steel plant and workshop near Chang'an. Many veterans joined them and held important positions. They are ready to use Shen Long's various gadgets in the Western Regions. Reproduced near Chang'an, according to Guo Xin's judgment, as long as these things can succeed, then the Datang Center will have an unprecedentedly strong army, and by that time, the problems of the feudal town will be solved.
Prince Bahan, Bone Lu, Kang Guangde and others not only received the generous wealth rewarded by the Datang Tang, but were also sealed by the Tang Dynasty as different official positions, but these rewards are also what they deserve compared to their merits. of.
Tang Dezong accepted Guo Xin's request to combine Beitingdufufu and Anxidufufu into one. Shenlong will become the great annuity of Xin'an Xidufufu. The court will convene 30,000 troops and bring him back to the Western Region.
Yang Xigu ’s title of King of Jiafeng County was changed from Beidu Daduhu to Hexi Diplomatic Envoy. His institution will be changed from Tingzhou to Liangzhou, responsible for helping Shen Long guard the rear road from Changan to the Western Regions. Yang Xigu He is already very old, and it is really inappropriate for him to stay in such a remote place in the Western Regions. It is now the time of employment. There is no way for him to return to Chang'an for a while, but Hexi is finally closer to Chang'an, etc. After finding a suitable replacement in the future, Yang Xigu can return to Chang'an for retirement.
Lu XIV was also sealed for official positions because of his righteous actions. The original court meant to keep him in Chang'an, but he had to go to the Western Regions with Shen Long. In his words, it was their brothers who declared the army Khotan, now Khotan has not returned to the hands of Datang Tang, he really can't feel at ease.
So Shen Long also accepted his request, let him also join the team, and wrote to the court to re-establish the Xuanwei Army, let Lu XIV serve as the leader of the new Xuanwei Army.
After Shen Long returned with their army, the Western Region temporarily showed a military vacuum. It was indeed uneasy to rely on Yang Xigu alone to guard the Western Region, so after the recruits arrived, Shen Long embarked on the road back to the Western Region again.
When the army set off, Li Chun and Guo Xin personally came outside the Kaiyuan gate to see them off ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Those white-haired soldiers who stayed in Chang'an also came, singing the song "Do not die to go to the country, see death as if you are home" In the middle, Shen Long took 30,000 teenagers to the west like those white-haired soldiers.
Along the way, Yun Erlang and other veterans kept telling these recruits the story of their battle with Shen Long. I heard these soldiers envious.
This time they did not go back to the Falcon King's tent. The Silk Road has been re-cut. They can go directly to the Western Region along Longyou Road and Hexi Corridor. Behind them, they are the merchants of various countries. Since the Silk Road was Tubo After the partition, they have been looking forward to this day. Now, with the protection of the Datang Army, they can finally take the goods to the road again.
With these merchants, they can bring a steady stream of profits to the countries of the Western Regions, and these profits will not only make their lives easier, but also bring them closer to Datang.
All the way through the mountains and the mountains, they finally walked through Shazhou and Yizhou, and came to the Tingzhou City. Yang Xigu saw so many green faces, and finally could safely go to Hexi to serve as a commissioner. These young people will give The new future brought by Anxidu Hufu.
Western merchants have already gathered in Tingzhou, and they are excited to pay high prices for the porcelain and silk brought by the Datang caravan. The land of Thailand and West has been looking forward to these commodities for a long time. It is not enough to rely on those shipped from the Uighur King's account.
Shen Long, who was officially appointed as the Anxi Metropolitan Guardian, also issued his first order since taking office in the Metropolitan Guardianship of Tingzhou. "Now Yutian is still in the hands of the Tibetans, let us restore Yutian to the Tang Dynasty, and let the Tang Dynasty 'S glory once again enveloped the entire Western Region! "