In the blink of an eye, the twelfth lunar month of winter has arrived.
In the past two or three months, Zhao Ziliang has used the interests on the Silk Road to bind the five groups of Nushubi to form a community of interests.
This not only allowed Suiye Governor's Mansion to survive the most dangerous period, but also increased the number of people.
Because of his own strength, Mohe Dagan, who had always been a little bit ready to move, did not dare to act rashly.
Today is the day to inspect customs clearance documents and issue passports.
Early in the morning, many people gathered inside and outside the east gate of Suiye City.
The people inside the city were going to Anxi or Chang'an in the east, while the people outside the city were going to the Western Regions from Chang'an or Anxi.
Wait for the city gate to open and enter Broken Leaf City to replenish supplies.
The city gate slowly opened amid the loud shouts of a captain, and people and animals inside and outside the city rushed out of or into the city, panting and excited.
On the right side of the city gate, there is a small wooden house.
An official wearing the ninth-level official uniform of the Tang Dynasty is sitting behind a table.
Under the shouts and organization of the soldiers of the Tang army outside, the businessmen who are waiting to leave the city form a long queue.
Go to the window of the cabin one by one to handle customs clearance.
"Sir, I want to leave the city."
The first Persian businessman came over and leaned on the window and said to the officials inside the window with a smile.
The official nodded with a smile and stretched out his hand: "Customs Clearance Document" "Oh, here it is."
The businessman quickly took out a brand new customs clearance document from his sheepskin coat pocket and handed it in.
The official took it and looked at it.
After confirming that it was OK, he picked up the seal on the desk and stamped it on the blank space of the page. print.
After closing the customs clearance document, the official handed it back to the merchant and said: "Take it and give it to the captain of the city gate.
If the goods do not increase or decrease, and there are no embargoed goods, you can pass the customs.
Welcome to Datang, and wish you the best on your journey." tailwind" "Oh, thank you."
The Persian businessman took the customs clearance document with a smile and turned to leave.
All merchants carrying goods out of the city must come to this cabin to check the customs clearance documents.
However, individual travelers do not need to come here.
They can directly queue up at another passage out of the city and hand over the customs clearance documents to the customs guards for inspection.
If there is no problem, they will be fine.
Get out of town.
There is a similar cabin next to the entrance outside the city.
There is also an official sitting in it waiting for the business travelers entering the city to come and go abroad.
There is also a soldier checking at the other entrance to the city.
A row of travelers walked to the customs clearance gate.
The soldier stopped the first one and asked, "Is there a way to lead the way?"
"No."
The bald monk in his thirties, holding a Zen staff, wearing a cassock and carrying a cloth bag, shook his head and said, "I only have the ultimatum."
"You can also bring the ultimatum for inspection, and then pay two cents for road construction fees and city entry tax."
The soldier nodded and stretched out his hand.
The bald monk heard that the road along the way was wide and flat.
It seemed that the government had indeed spent a lot of money, so it was reasonable to charge some road construction fees, so he simply took out two cents and a certificate and handed it to the soldier. .
After taking it, the soldier threw the two cents into the wooden box next to him.
He checked the ultimatum again, raised his head and asked, "Where is the master's monk?
Where is his ancestral home?"
"The poor monk became a monk at Fahua Temple in Chang'an, and the layman's ancestral home is in Liujia Village outside the west gate of Luoyang."
The soldier heard this and looked towards the road guide, compared it with what the monk said, and asked again: "Do you have a passport?"
The bald monk was stunned when he heard this and frowned: "What is a passport?"
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The soldier explained: "Our Suiye Governor's Office has stationed envoys and built embassies in the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, the Ten Tribes of Tuqishi, the Dashi Kingdom, and the Eastern Roman Empire.
We, the people of the Tang Dynasty, regardless of their status, Ever since the nobles and the humble left the country, they went to the Western Regions If any country encounters difficulties or is bullied locally, they can seek help or asylum from our embassy in the local government.
Our embassy will negotiate with the local officials and try to uphold justice for the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Apply for a passport, you can If you go to the cabin next door to apply for it, you only need to pay the cost of ten cents.
No matter where you are in the Western Regions, holding it can prove your identity as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, and you can seek help and shelter from the local Chinese embassy. , if unfortunately lost, you can also report to If you don't apply for a reissue at the embassy and go out of the Tang Dynasty, you will not be able to prove your identity as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty.
Even if you look like a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, without a passport to prove your identity, the countries in the Western Region will not recognize you.
It belongs to the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"I see, that poor monk wants to apply for a passport.
He's in the cabin, right?
Master, wait a moment.
The poor monk can come as soon as he goes."
Not long after, a long line of people from the Tang Dynasty preparing to go to the Western Regions lined up at the door of the small wooden house next to them.
At this time, at the west gate of Suiye City, there were also many people traveling out of and into the city for business, and many herdsmen and farmers from the surrounding areas came in and out.
There was a lively scene at the east and west gates.
Zhao Ziliang got up well as usual, but he did not practice martial arts after getting up.
Instead, he took a few guards to the gate of the West City to check the situation of leaving and entering the city, and observed the processing of customs clearance documents.
As expected, the business travelers They are very active in handling customs clearance documents.
After all, with this thing, as long as you pay the tax, you can go through without any hindrance, and you no longer need to be exploited and make things difficult for you.
A few days later, Zhao Ziliang asked Liu Dan and others: "Master Liu, how are the passports and customs clearance documents being processed these days?
What is the status of road maintenance toll collection?
Do business travelers have any complaints?"
Liu Dan cupped his hands and said: "Sir, the issuance of passports and customs clearance documents went very smoothly.
For the sake of their own safety and to save some trouble, business travelers were willing to spend a little money.
The collection of road maintenance fees was also very smooth.
Business travelers passing by saw the traffic The road surface is good and their fleet is moving much faster, so they have no complaints and are happy to pay."
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Mr.
Liu, please estimate how long it will take us to recover the cost of road construction based on the current situation."
Liu Dan lowered his head and calculated, then raised his head and said: "General, according to the current situation, it will take us about three years to recover the cost of building the road.
However, as the Silk Road becomes unimpeded, business travelers will flood in with news.
As more and more business travelers take this Silk Road, this time will be greatly shortened.”
Zhao Ziliang looked at Lai Yi again and asked, "Has the training of new recruits been completed?
How has the effect been?"
Lai Ai said: "General, so far, all the recruits have completed the training.
The combat literacy of the soldiers has reached the prescribed standards, and the execution of tactics has also met the general's expectations.
However, they still lack actual combat testing."
"Oh, take some time to arrange a practical drill.
This general wants to see the real results of the new recruits' training," Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and ordered.
Lai Yi promised: "Promise" On this day, Zhao Ziliang came to the treasury of the Logistics Department to check the situation of grain, grass and arms reserves.
Zheng San, Feng Changqing and others were on the side to introduce the situation.
Walking into Ruoda's warehouse, the warehouse is divided into several areas.
The first area is the grain and grass area, the second area is the weapons area, the third area is the bow and arrow area, the fourth area is the armor area, and the fifth area is other areas.
Military area.
The treasury of the Dudu Mansion is not small, covering an area of hundreds of acres.
The grain and fodder in the grain and grass area are piled up like a mountain.
Zheng San introduced: "General, in the second half of today, we have opened up a total of 100,000 acres of farmland in Suiye City and six other towns.
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The land here is fertile, the rain is abundant, the sunshine is abundant, the wheat grains are full, and there is a bumper harvest everywhere. , we harvested a total of 300,000 shi of grain, all stored here, enough for ten Ten thousand troops have been eating it for half a year.
With our current strength, we can't eat it all in ten years.
However, almost all the wasteland within our control has been reclaimed.
If we want to reclaim it, we can only reduce the area of grassland and mountain forest.
If we reduce the area With the pasture area, we and the herdsmen don’t have enough pasture for their cattle, sheep and horses.”
Zhao Ziliang also didn't expect that there would be such a big harvest from opening up wasteland for farming here.
You must know that in the Tang Dynasty, the wheat yield per mu was only more than 300 kilograms, or at most 400 kilograms, but here it actually reached 400 kilograms.
This may be related to the fertility of the land and various factors such as climate, rain and sunshine.
"Okay, okay, we are opening up wasteland in a hurry this year.
The climate for planting wheat is not right.
If we plant winter wheat, the yield will be higher after next spring.
We only need to plant one season every year, and the entire broken leaves are under the control of the Dudu Mansion.
Now that the people are not short of food, you can think of a way to see what else can be planted in the land after spring.
Don't let the land lie idle.
The tangerine stalks cannot be burned.
Chop the tangerine stalks and scatter them on the fields.
It can also fertilize the fields.
Also, collect the excrement of people and livestock and spread it on the fields.
To maintain the fertility of the fields, you cannot just harvest but not harvest.
Fertilizer, if you don’t fertilize, after a few years of planting, the fields will become barren and the yield will decrease.
Also, I think if intensive farming is carried out, the yield should be increased.”
Zheng San promised: "Promise, all my subordinates will remember it."
Zhao Ziliang asked again: "Can the fodder last through this winter?
The sheepfolds, cowsheds and stables that house the livestock have been repaired.
If it snows heavily, will it be crushed and the livestock will freeze to death?"
Feng Changqing cupped his hands and said: "General, don't worry, my subordinates are specially responsible for supervising this matter.
I have personally taken people to inspect all the sheepfolds, stables and cowsheds.
The governor's office, the garrison, the subordinate towns and all the places under my jurisdiction have been inspected."
There is no problem for the livestock to survive the winter.
The sheepfolds, cowsheds and stables are all built tall and strong.
Even if a pack of wolves attacks, they cannot get over the fence.
There is also sufficient preparation for fodder.
Our treasury alone has 500,000 bales of fodder.
Enough to last until June next year.”
Zhao Ziliang was relieved, and after thinking for a while he ordered: "Zheng San, you organize some manpower, carriages and horses to transport 100,000 shi and 50,000 shi of grain respectively to Lord Gai of the Great Protectorate and General Fumeng of Shule Town, as well as 100,000 dans and 50,000 dans respectively.
Thousands of tons of fodder.
They have little cultivated land and not much harvest.
They have to ask for it from the court every year and purchase it from Anxi.
It’s not easy.”
Zheng San handed over his hand and agreed: "The weather is not very good now.
When the weather clears, my subordinates will arrange for manpower and vehicles to be sent there
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