louisehourcade Chapter 659 Move the capital?
Chapter 659 Move the capital?
Chapter 659 Moving the Capital
Songtsan Gampo took the gift list, looked at it casually, and asked, "When will the things be delivered?"
He didn't look carefully at the things on the gift list at all. The so-called compensation was just to give him a step to retreat.
Deng Zhuo was overjoyed and said: "As long as the lord agrees to withdraw the troops, the things can be delivered within two days."
Although Hou Junji had told him when he came here, Tubo's country was unstable, and now that Tang had intervened, Tubo had no choice but to retreat.
But Deng Zhuo still had some doubts in his heart. Looking at Songtsan Gampo's reaction now, it was obvious that he had agreed to retreat.
Songtsan Gampo was silent for a while, then said: "Tuyuhun will deliver what he promised, and Tubo will retreat immediately."
"The lord of the country understands the righteousness and wants to turn the two countries into friendship. I will go back and tell the lord of Tuyuhun that the compensation will be sent as soon as possible." Deng Zhuo said.
"In this case, I will not keep the Tang envoy." Songtsan Gampo said lightly.
Songtsan Gampo was very upset when Datang intervened and he failed to annex Tuyuhun.
Although Tubo has been unified by him, he is still worried about the old nobles who surrendered.
In addition, there is a Yangtong next to Tubo. Yangtong was defeated by him before and has surrendered to Tubo. Datang fought and was dragged into the quagmire of war. He could not guarantee that Yang Tong would not take the opportunity to send troops.
It was precisely because of many worries that Songtsen Gampo took the opportunity to agree to withdraw.
The rejection of the marriage proposal before, coupled with the humiliation brought about by Datang forcing him to retreat this time, made Songtsan Gampo deeply hate Datang.
Seeing the back of Deng Zhuo leaving, Songtsan Gambo clenched his fists tightly, the veins on his arms popped up, and said bitterly: "One day, I will make Datang pay the price."
When Lu Dongzan came back, Songtsan Gampo had calmed down.
"My lord, are you gathering your soldiers now and preparing to withdraw?" Lu Dongzan asked.
Songtsan Gampo said: "It's okay to withdraw the troops, but you should inform the defenders of the cities to loot all the rich households in the cities when they leave."
The money that Tuyuhun compensated could only make up for the consumption of his dispatch of troops this time. He has been busy for so long, and he has not taken advantage of anything.
Moreover, during the war, many of those soldiers made contributions and needed rewards.
It's like saying that he has lost a lot of money without talking about his busy work this time, so he is naturally not reconciled.
If it wasn't for the fear of Tuyuhun's sneak attack, he would have wanted to take away the people in these cities.
Lu Dongzan dissuaded: "My lord, if you plunder those rich households and then attack Tuyuhun later, those people will definitely resist desperately. Please think again, my lord."
He opposed the fight against Tuyuhun because of internal instability in Tubo, not that he did not support it.
In ancient wars, massacres and looting of cities were generally rare.
Because in this way, the local people will help the defenders in fear.
In history, Cao Cao avenged his father, attacked Xuzhou, and carried out a massacre, which led to Xuzhou's unity and finally made Liu Bei cheaper.
Even after Xuzhou was occupied, rebellions often occurred, which is the hidden danger left by the massacre.
Although the looting was not as cruel as the massacre, those wealthy households had a great influence in the local area.
Once the looting was done, when Tubo attacked Tuyuhun again in the future, those wealthy households would definitely help the defenders to defend the city at all costs for fear of being robbed. In this way, the cost of attacking the city would increase greatly.
However, Songtsan Gampo was really angry now, and he didn't listen to persuasion at all. He said: "I can take down Tuyuhun once, and I can still take down the next time. If you don't rob the rich, where will the rewards for those soldiers come from?"
Lu Dongzan was speechless. Tubo had just been pacified not long ago, and it was indeed relatively tight financially.
If the soldiers did not get rewards for their meritorious service, their morale would definitely be unstable. If they did not plunder, the days after Tubo would indeed be very sad.
A country is so big that it will die if it is warlike.
This sentence is not just talking, what fights in war is money.
Soldiers need pensions when they die, rewards for meritorious deeds, and food for soldiers when they are fighting. No matter which one is inseparable from money.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty won the fight against the Xiongnu, but he also emptied the Han Dynasty. In addition, natural disasters continued later, and the imperial treasury was empty.
Emperor Hanwen and Emperor Hanjing adopted the policy of resting with the people, lightly corvee and pay less, the economy gradually developed, and the lives of the people improved, so the two emperors were also called "the rule of Wenjing" during their reign. ".
The rule of Wenjing also accumulated a rich family business for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and laid the foundation for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to attack the Huns in the north.After Emperor Wu of the Han succeeded to the throne, he began to attack the Xiongnu in the north. Every time he attacked the Xiongnu, he would spend a lot of military expenses. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han increased the taxation of the people and used many cruel officials to force taxes on the people.
The common people were miserable, so social conflicts intensified, and some people even called for the throne of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to be given to other capable people.
Although Songtsen Gampo's choice to rob was a decision made out of anger, he was not completely blinded by anger.
If he didn't order the looting, he would have to increase the taxes of the Tubo people after returning, which would not be a good thing for Tubo.
As for whether the people will desperately resist the Tuyuhun conquest in the future, that is a matter for the future.
After figuring out these problems, Lu Dongzan did not try to dissuade them, but said: "My lord, looting is fine, but it is necessary to strictly enforce that those soldiers are not allowed to kill indiscriminately."
Lu Dongzan didn't need to think about it, but he could also think that once this order was issued, the soldiers would definitely gain some benefits for themselves when they looted.
Those generals can be greedy for some of the looted money, but if the soldiers can't get it, they will naturally rob the common people.
This would cause a lot of killings. Lu Dongzan agreed to plunder, but wanted to minimize the impact.
Songtsan Gampo nodded, and ordered the defenders to plunder local wealthy households and strictly forbid doing anything to ordinary people.
In order to prevent some people from acting obediently and violatingly, Songtsan Gampo also sent some of his own soldiers to various places for supervision.
After making these arrangements, Songtsan Gampo said to Lu Dongzan: "National Teacher, after returning this time, I plan to move the capital."
"Move the capital?" Lu Dongzan looked at Songtsen Gampo in shock.
The capital of a country is not meant to be moved. Tubo has been passed down from a small tribe to Songtsen Gampo for three generations. The capital has always been in the Yalong Valley.
There are the tombs of Songtsan Gampo's father and ancestors here, and it is also the birthplace of Tubo. One can imagine how much resistance they will face.
"That's right, I'm going to move the capital to Luoxie. The geographical situation there is dangerous, there are beautiful fields, and the majestic Potala Mountain. The most important thing is that it is the center of Tubo, where you can control all directions." Songtsen Gampo said.
In addition, there is another important reason. Before he quelled the rebellion, he recruited soldiers and trained the army in Luoxie, established a deep relationship with the tribal leaders and people here, and won their support. He put down the rebellion. The armed forces are all tribal members here. If you want to control this army, you cannot stay away from this area.
(End of this chapter)