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    Update time: 2010-03-28

    The so-called cold miasma is another name for altitude sickness in this era.  The Tang army suffered repeated setbacks in Dafeichuan, south of Wuhai, largely due to this cold miasma.  The Tang army, which operates at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters all year round, had an overwhelming advantage in fighting the Tubo people in the Hehuang area at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. However, once they entered the area south of Dafeichuan with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, they were accustomed to plateau life.  The Tubo people were repeatedly defeated. It has to be said that the plateau was a safe barrier given by God to the Tubo people. Similarly, the plateau made the Tubo people's reproductive efficiency low. Until modern times, the Tibetan people only had a population of a few million. After the Tang Dynasty, there were no more attacks on the Central Plains.  posed a threat, but chose to surrender to the Central Plains court.

    In front of the generals, Chen De briefly introduced the reasons for the cold miasma, and Luo Youtong and Lin Hong nodded repeatedly.

    "After I leave, all the armies should work together to sweep away the remnants of the enemy in the Hexi area, and then vigorously recruit the Han people from Guanzhong to go west for cultivation. The land will be distributed according to the law of Jingtu in Lanzhou. After settling and farming for three years, the land title will be granted." The layout was completed.  After looking at the long-term combat directions of each army, Chen De slowly turned the topic to governance, "The Chihhunting Army governs Shanzhou, the Jinfan Army governs Liangzhou, the Hussar Army governs Lingzhou, the Lianrui Army governs Shazhou,  In Guazhou, the white-feathered army governs Xiazhou, and the sharp-trained army governs Ganzhou and Suzhou. Residents in the cities of each state, those engaged in business are registered as merchants."

    Chen De paused for a moment and walked to the large map of the military states in the northwest. The terrain of Hexi was like a butterfly chrysalis. The Anxi Army would fly from here and start a trend.  He pointed to the large area on the map from the west of Longshan to Congling and Samarkand, and said in a deep voice: "Although the military number is Anxi, the land of thousands of miles like Shuofang, Hexi, Longyou, Anxi, and Beiting belongs to me.  The battlefield is about to be galloped by the army. During my absence, you guys can train your troops and horses hard and sharpen your minions so that they will be useful in the future!"

    Yu Furengui and Luo Youtong glanced at each other unconsciously, and saw eagerness in each other's eyes.  Shanzhou is still in the hands of the Tubo people, and Xiazhou is the heartland of the Tuoba clan of Dangxiang. However, these two states are key places with mountains and rivers. Rather than locating the government in Guazhou or Suzhou, it is better to  It's better to use your fists in a wider area.  By occupying these two states, one can conquer the Tubo tribe and the Dangxiang people just like Xingu conquered the grassland tribes. In the future, his achievements will be more than just an army commander.

    "The merchants in the city are quite cunning. The sergeants work hard every day to fight with these profiteers."  The sergeants, who had always had a headache for merchants, were indeed a bit overwhelmed by the task of managing the city.  Of course, this is when the sergeants do not use their swords to reason.

    "This is easy to handle," Chen De said with a smile when he saw the embarrassment on the faces of all the army commanders. "I have a trouble-free way. Organize all the prominent merchants in the city and let them set up a chamber of commerce to build bridges in the city.  Things like road repairs are left to the Chamber of Commerce to maintain. Then all the shops in the city are registered. According to the size, location and annual income, a tax is assessed for each shop. This is called shop tax. For merchants in the city, each person in the city has one tax.  The annual payment of money and goods of the same value is called a poll tax. After these two taxes are set, they are collected by the Chamber of Commerce and handed over to the military government every year. In exchange, all affairs in the city are handled by tribunes elected by the merchants.  Let¡¯s discuss this with the Chamber of Commerce. This is called merchant-civilian autonomy. It is equivalent to the merchants paying to buy autonomy from our Anxi Army, and at the same time accepting the protection of our Anxi Army.¡±

    "That's very good, but if the two taxes are too high, will the merchants agree?" Li Si pondered. He had been in charge of civil affairs for a period and knew very well the citizens' bargaining power.  "It doesn't matter, our army has customized the shop tax, which is roughly based on the annual income of the shops in the city. The head tax is not allowed to be increased without authorization." Chen De was worried that the generals would increase the head tax without authorization, and emphasized that the shop tax is based on a certain level.  To a certain extent, it has the effect of adjusting the gap between the rich and the poor, while the poll tax has the opposite effect. "In a few years, the taxes paid by these merchants to us will definitely be much richer than the previous taxes paid by the imperial court." Chen De affirmed quite confidently  road.  Now that the Anxi Army has completely controlled the Hexi Corridor, although it is impossible to imagine how merchants with urban autonomy will create trade wealth, without government control and subordinate officials making things difficult, the vitality of the commercial economy will definitely be better than under imperial control.  Thinking of this, Chen De added: "The armies do not need to be stationed in the city. They can only choose dangerous places next to the city and set up fortresses to house the troops. The military government is not allowed to engage in business for profit, and those who violate it will be dismissed."

    "Should the city be completely left to the merchants to manage themselves?" Yu Furengui asked in confusion.

    "Of course not. The military government will set up a criminal court in the city and appoint state officials and policemen to specialize in detecting crimes that violate the criminal law. Also, let the elders of the orthodox sects set up religious courts to prevent people from deceiving the public with evil words. Let the businessmen and people  Establish your own commercial tribunal and let them arbitrate all disputes that do not involve criminal law. Li Si, you are planning to establish a traveling commercial tribunal.The office patrols various cities and specializes in hearing commercial and civil lawsuits.  Merchants in each city can choose to resolve disputes at the commercial tribunal in their own city or at the circuit tribunal.  "Chen De saw that all the generals had carefully written down the arrangements for the tribunal. These generals have had a lot of experience in handling disputes in Lanzhou, and they knew that this matter was unusual. If it was not set up properly, the military and political officials would have their heads full of lawsuits.  . "Also, from now on, the tribunals in each city must accumulate regular laws.  "Chen De thought for a while and added.

    In this way, for more than ten consecutive days, Chen De, like a nagging Tang monk, explained various local affairs to the military commanders. For these generals who have spent half their lives on the battlefield, all kinds of merchants and shady households  The autonomous structure will indeed free them from the tedious civil affairs to the greatest extent, and everyone is willing to collect money while lying down.  For those people under the rule of the Anxi Army, the meaning of the word "autonomy" would take a long, long time to taste the sour and sweet taste.

    The imperial decree came down very quickly. I don¡¯t know whether it was Zhao Jiong or Zhao Pu. Anyway, it greatly praised the bravery and loyalty of Chen De¡¯s troops, bestowed the banners of each army, and announced that Chen De would be the governor of Anxi and observe the Liang Dynasty in Gansu.  Ling Sizhou.  It seems that the imperial court is quite satisfied with Chen De's knowledge and interests.  If he could get up quickly and enter the court, the court would be more satisfied.  The war on the Eastern Front was imminent, and Dong Zunzui was ordered to hand over Lingzhou City to the Anxi Army. He led two thousand forbidden troops in the city and escorted Chen De, the military envoy of the Anxi Army, to the capital.  Since the decree was announced, Dong Zunyi has sent people to urge Chen De several times, as if he was worried that Chen Delai would not leave in Hexi.

    Chen De's original personal guards have been assigned to serve as the backbone of each army. What they brought to Beijing this time were 300 tooth soldiers selected during the process of forming the new Sixth Army.  Zhang Zhongyao, the captain of the Chengying Camp, had made great contributions to Hexi, but he could not be awarded the command of the army. Chen De felt sorry for him. He happened to need an officer who was familiar with the situation of the Bianliang court as his deputy, so he appointed him concurrently as the captain of the Yajun Camp.  , to show trust.  In this way, the generals wanted to congratulate Zhang Zhongyao.  After everything was ready, he and Dong Zunyi agreed on an auspicious day to set off.  Bai Yujun, who was worried about the Tuoba clan's attack, wanted to return to Dijinze as soon as possible and set out before Chen De.

    This morning, when he heard three knocks on the door, Chen De said in a deep voice, "Come in." When he saw Yu Furengui standing at the door with a solemn expression, he cupped his hands and said, "The Baiyu Army is returning to Dijinze today.  Rengui came here to say goodbye to your lord."

    Chen De said with a smile: "Later, the generals and I will have to see off Bai Yu's children. General Yu Fu will have to say goodbye twice." Before he finished speaking, the smile on his face faded. It turned out that Yu Furengui, dressed in military uniform, entered the door.  Afterwards, he actually pushed the mountain of gold and the pillar of jade, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed three times.

    "There is gold under the man's knees, General Yu Fu, what are you doing!" Seeing that Yu Furengui, who had always been proud of himself, knelt down when he asked him to, Chen De felt a little at a loss. Before he could reach out to help, Yu Furengui  Fu Rengui had already stood up, looked at Chen De, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, in order to save the whole army and their families, I personally went to danger. This kindness and righteousness cannot be repaid by Rengui. Over the years, the soldiers have fought fiercely.  I am afraid that I may not have the opportunity to kneel down and salute you, so Rengui will be reckless once. Regardless of success or failure here, I will follow you with my heart. Rengui will never regret it." It turns out that the situation of the Baiyu Army is the most dangerous among all the armies.  Yu Furengui might not be sure of victory when he went back to deal with the various Dangxiang tribes this time. Moreover, Chen De himself was at the mouth of the tiger in Bianliang. In order not to leave any regrets in the future, he simply knelt down and worshiped as a minister to show his determination to follow.  .

    Two days after Bai Yujun left, it was finally the day for Chen De to set off.  It is written in the almanac that Italy will bring great benefits to the west, so you should avoid cooking and travel.

    After hearing Zhang Zhongyao's invitation to go out, Chen De opened the door and took a look. At some unknown time, the courtyard was already neatly filled with officers above the centurion level. At some unknown time, they gathered in Chen De's courtyard and saw Chen De coming out.  , and at the same time made way for a road, and gave military salutes to Chen De under the command of the commanders of each army.  Seeing Chen De's inquiring and scolding gaze, Zhang Zhongyao explained awkwardly: "My lord doesn't want to show off, but my subordinates know it, but I have to let my brothers express their feelings."

    Chen De reached out and patted him on the shoulder without saying anything. There were more than two hundred men in the courtyard, all standing upright like spears. Xingu, Li Si, Luo Youtong, and Lin Hong were among them. They looked at him.  Full of loyalty and enthusiasm, Chen De, who was originally calm, could not help but feel excited. He adjusted his helmet, straightened the scarlet cloak on his shoulders, and with a snap, returned the military salute to more than two hundred loyal subordinates and said loudly  : "Everyone will work hard. When Chen De comes back, we will open up thousands of miles of rivers and mountains with you!" I wonder if the farewell officer understood this sentence that suddenly came to his mind. Chen De stepped down the steps and slowly walked from Baifu  He walked through the long crowd, truly paying homage to every centurion with his eyes, and finally walked out of the courtyard.  After bidding farewell here, heroes from all walks of life in the Anxi Army will go to various places to expand territory and win battles on the battlefield. When we meet again next year, I don't know which brothers will be missing.  Chen DeA trace of sadness suddenly surged in my heart, and I quickly suppressed this sadness. Only filled with hot pride, I strode out the door.

    Looking at Chen De's back, as if speaking to himself, Li Si said in a low and firm voice: "My lord will definitely come back." At this moment, Li Si, who was in the high position of the military leader, actually felt that his heart was empty and unsteady.  It was as if the shade of a big tree that had been protecting me from the wind and rain for a long time was suddenly gone, and I felt as if I had lost my way on the vast grassland, and I was confused.  "It turns out that the commander carries such a heavy weight in our hearts." Li Si sighed secretly. Perhaps it was because he was worried that the court would find out about this that he prohibited his subordinates from leaving the camp to see each other off.

    Outside, one hundred and fifty Yajun led the horses and stood solemnly in a neat square formation. The personal guards brought over a white horse that Chen De was riding. After Chen De mounted the horse, everyone followed the centurion's order.  Get off the horse and get on the horse with a unified movement.

    In order to prevent the imperial court from underestimating his ability to control his subordinates, Chen De specifically asked the army commander and below to not send him out of the camp. He took his 300 tooth troops and their baggage to meet Dong Zunyi at the gate of Lingzhou City.  The starting point.

    The four towns in Anxi are still red, which is why there was a saying in the previous dynasty: "It snowed at the camp gate one after another at dusk, and the red flag could not turn over despite the wind."  Behind Chen De, the Yajun held up six scarlet flags and fluttered in the wind.  Dong Zunkui was already a little anxious about waiting. When he saw that Chen De only came with 300 sergeants and no generals to see him off, he also became arrogant and thought to himself, a Jiedushi who went to the palace to be placed under house arrest, a prisoner-like figure, was  It is not appropriate to treat him with too much courtesy.  When Chen De rode up in front of him, Dong Zunyi still sat high on his horse and said loudly: "Chen Jiedu asked the veteran to wait. If everything is in order, let's set off from here."

    Chen De was still immersed in the atmosphere of farewell just now. He was so high-spirited that he just put his hands on the horse's reins and looked down at Dong Zunyi without saying a word, which made him feel scared.  Dong Zunjie didn't know what his intention was. He looked at the three hundred men behind Chen De. They all looked at him angrily. He couldn't help sweating, and secretly cursed himself. This was Anxi who had tens of thousands of elite soldiers and had traveled thousands of miles in the Western Region.  Jiedushi, how could he become so arrogant?  Chen De just watched silently, then he got off his horse and followed the etiquette of a lower official meeting a superior official. He cupped his hands and said, "My lower official, Dong Zunjie, has been ordered by the emperor to escort Chen Jiedu to the palace. Everything is ready. Can we set off?"  ?¡±

    Chen De glanced lightly, and felt an invisible pressure like a mountain coming towards him. Seeing Dong Zunyi turning his head to avoid his gaze with a guilty conscience, he said in a deep voice: "Let's go." He lightly kicked the horse's belly.  The newly tamed white horse neighed dissatisfiedly and ran eastward, followed closely by three hundred guards holding big flags.  Dong Zunjie stood there stunned for a moment, then angrily led two thousand forbidden troops to follow him, as if they were really bodyguards.

    In the distance, on the towering watchtower of the Anxi military camp, Xingu, Li Si, Luo Youtong, Lin Hong and others looked eastward until Chen De's army disappeared from the sky, still standing for a long time.

    The sixth volume of "The Spring Breeze Does Not Pass Yumen Pass" ends here.  Please watch the next volume "Laughing and Talking about Drinking the Blood of the Huns".

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