The Great Tang's war against the Eastern Turks had already begun, and all the troops were ready, waiting for Commander-in-chief Li Jing's orders.
But the Eastern Turkic Jie Khaganate was in a mess. The Jie Khaganate had always had great ambitions but little talent. Before their defeat a few months ago, the Jie Khaganate had always been controlling the other tribes of the Eastern Turkic tribes with great pressure and disdained the Great Tang. If not for the fact that the Eastern Turkic tribes were nomadic, they would have taken Chang 'an during the alliance at the Wei River.
But now, Jie Li He Han seemed to have lost his courage. He no longer had the arrogant expression he had before he was defeated, but was instead anxious.
Jie Li Khagan had ordered all the tribal leaders to come to his temporary tent in Xiang City for a meeting, but many of the tribal leaders had not come. The Eastern Turkic Deputy Khan had led his tribes north after his defeat.
The Eastern Turks were beginning to show signs of instability, and there were only the subordinates of the Jie Li Khagan and the leaders of a few hardcore tribes in the tent.
"Khagan, Xue Yantuo, Huihe, and Bayegu tribes didn't listen to orders, so they should be punished.”At this moment, a small tribe leader said angrily.
The leaders of these small tribes naturally hoped that Jie Li Khan would attack these tribes, so that they could seize the livestock and people of other tribes. Otherwise, how could these small tribes grow? This was the rule of survival for small tribes like theirs.
When they were about to face a calamity, they were still thinking of attacking each other. Of course, they did not know about this yet.
"Khagan, the main reason these tribes are rebelling is because of what happened last time. As long as we defeat the Tang again, those tribes will be obedient.”This was a tribal leader who had not participated in the war a few months ago. He had only heard that he had been ambushed, which was why he had suffered a crushing defeat. However, he would not be ambushed every time. Could he not be so stupid? They were all veterans of war, so he didn't know the current strength of the Tang army, which was why he said this.
What he said made sense. The reason why those tribes wanted to rebel was because they felt that Jie Li Khan was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and that he wouldn't be able to bring benefits to their tribes.
But the prerequisite is that you can still maintain your advantage over the Great Tang, but is that possible now?
"No, Great Khan, before we deal with the other tribes, we must avoid conflict with the Great Tang.”Some tribe leaders immediately objected, and not just one or two of them.
"Are you still the people of Longevity Heaven? Just because of that one time, you were scared out of your wits?”The leader roared, truly infuriating him. It was just a single defeat, and the Turks had fought countless wars against the Han, so there would always be small defeats. But in the end, the Han territory was their backyard. If they lacked food or clothing, they could just take them. It was too simple.
But this time, Jie Li Khan didn't seem to support him, which made him quite disappointed.
"Since most of us feel that we should punish those tribes with disloyalty, then which tribe should we punish first?”Jie Li Khan decided not to provoke the Tangs. They were too terrifying. Although the last defeat was an ambush, the scene was still vivid in his mind. From so far away, he could only hear the sound of banging, and his people would fall to the ground and never get up again. He felt that the Tangs must have some kind of magic, and he was still glad that they did not attack Chang 'an at the Wei River last year.
Moreover, he had also heard that Tuli's tribe had also suffered a crushing defeat. Tuli had not been ambushed, but had fought a real battle.
Therefore, he naturally decided to punish those damned tribes first. They actually dared to have the intention of betraying him.
When they heard Jie Li make this decision, some people in the tent were happy, some were disappointed, and so on.
The Eastern Turks were now in a state of internal strife.
Even before the Great Tang had attacked the Eastern Turks, the leaders of some small tribes had already led their tribes to submit.
Li Shiming immediately gave out instructions to divide the grasslands for these small tribes and invited the leaders of these small tribes to visit Chang 'an. If they were willing, the Tang Empire would provide them with houses for them to live in.
Hearing that the Emperor of Tang had invited them to Chang 'an, the tribal leaders were delighted. It was Chang' an. They had heard that it was a prosperous place, and they had always been looking forward to it. Some of them were afraid that Li Shiming would harm them, but someone immediately said that if he wanted to harm them, they could do it now. There was no need to invite them to Chang 'an. Thinking about it, they were all ready to go to Chang' an.
The herdsmen would be separated by Li Shimin and assigned to a fixed pasture according to the area of the pasture. The number of livestock would be determined according to the area of the pasture. Half of the pasture would be fed every year, and the other half would be empty. The herdsmen would take turns to graze the livestock every year. This way, the herdsmen would not have to work so hard. The livestock on the pasture would belong to them personally, and they would only have to pay a tax of 20 yuan every year.
The nomads were overjoyed when they heard this. It was important to know that these were not theirs, but the headmen's. The nomads were still enslaved, so everything belonged to the headmen, including the nomads. The nomads did not have any private property.
And now, the Great Tang had told them that all of these sheep belonged to them, and that they only needed to collect a tax of 20 per year. That would be too simple. To them, raising livestock was their specialty. Eight out of ten sheep would be enough for them to eat, and it wasn't like they were only raising ten sheep.
The officials of the Tang Empire also told them that they could build houses for them. These houses would be lit in winter, so people and livestock would not have to suffer from the cold. According to their calculations, they could have money to build houses in two or three years. Moreover, they could build them first and pay off the debt in a few years.
Hearing this, the herdsmen hurriedly asked the officials of the Great Tang to divide the pastures for them. Now that they were citizens of the Great Tang, they would help the Great Tang raise horses, cattle, and sheep.
When the leaders of the small tribes arrived in Chang 'an, Li Shimin prepared to give them a luxurious house in one of the eight reconstructed markets.
Li Shimin was prepared to raise them like pigs. The luxurious houses, exquisite food, soft silk, and luxurious glassware would make them feel that Chang 'an was good and happy.
When it came to the 20-yuan tax, the Great Tang would take 10, and their leaders would take 10, these people immediately refused. This was originally theirs, so why did it become 10?
So, Li Shimin told them about the economic theory of chickens. For example, if you raise 10 chickens, these chickens can lay 10 eggs for you every day. In this way, you can eat 10 eggs or sell them for money every day. In short, you only have 10 eggs because you take them away.
However, if you only ate two eggs a day, the remaining eight would hatch into chicks. In this way, even if you only drew ten eggs in half a year, you would be able to eat more than 23,000 eggs a day. Even if you didn't eat them, you could still sell them for a lot of money.
Of course, this was because raising chickens was fast. If it was fast, chicks could lay eggs in three months. Horses, cows, and sheep definitely could not be so fast. However, the reason was the same. Their previous practice was nothing more than killing the chicken to get the eggs. It was impossible to get them. This was why the Han people were richer and they were poorer. They had to learn to calculate the economic accounts.
When they were talking about this theory, not only the tribal leaders, but also some ministers of the court were also thoughtful after listening.
Ten people compared to twenty-three thousand people. They were stunned. These leaders had been fooled by Li Shiming. They were completely confused. In the end, they were all convinced and said that they would listen to the arrangement of the Tang Emperor.
Li Shi Min sneered in his heart. If I raise you like pigs now, will you still be able to find the herdsmen of your tribe after a few years? Even if you find them, will they still recognize you? After all, no one wanted to work like a cow or a horse for a year and not be able to eat their fill. The most practical thing was profit.
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