Chapter 115: The Protectorate of the Metropolis "By the way, speaking of which, Xiaofuzi, are you still used to coming here?"
Xiaofuzi came here at the beginning of May, and this time almost all of Li Zhen's personal eunuchs and palace maids in the palace were sent.
In addition, Concubine Yan and the eldest grandson also sent a group of people to take care of Li Zhen's daily life in their respective names, including cooks, craftsmen, ceremonial grandmothers, etc., adding up to more than 30 people.
Now there are more than 50 palace maids and eunuchs around Li Zhen alone, if you count the guards sent by Li Shimin and the guards he originally brought, there are nearly more than 200 people, not counting the personal soldiers sent to him by Li Jing and others and the beautiful maids sent by the grassland departments, otherwise the number will be even greater.
In addition to not having the prince's guard of honor, Li Zhen can be said to lack nothing around her.
"Thank you Your Highness for your concern, the slave is fine."
Xiao Fuzi was immediately moved: "As long as you can be by Your Highness's side, even if you are bitter, it is worth it." ” Li Zhen's eyes straightened: "Do you still want me to go to a more bitter place?"
” "No, no, that's not what the slave meant."
Xiaofuzi hurriedly explained: "What does the slave mean......
It's ......"
"Don't be sensational, I ask you ......"
Li Zhen waved his hand to interrupt him and asked in a low voice: "Zhenzhu Khan and Tumidu, how many people did you bring this time?"
” Xiao Fuzi thought for a while and said, "This, if you are an army, there should be five thousand people on both sides, mainly to escort slaves."
The weapons are also normal, and I don't see anything wrong.
Oh yes, there is one thing Your Highness you have to pay attention to, the two of them not only came by themselves, but also brought their sons, Yi Nan's two sons are called Dadu She, and the other is called Ba Zhuo, of which Da Du She's the eldest son, Ba Zhuo is the son-in-law, and the two don't seem to be very compatible.
Tumidu's son is called Po Yan, and there is also a nephew named Wu Su, in addition to the two sons, he also brought his daughter, probably he wants to dedicate it to His Royal Highness, poof~" "Laughing at what?"
Li Zhen was embarrassed and angry, and kicked Xiaofuzi's calf (still for that reason, his ass couldn't reach) and scolded: "Aren't I just a little smaller?
As for the person who took the joke?
I'm only temporary, sooner or later I'll grow up, but you can't even come. ” "......"
Xiaofuzi received 1 million critical damage, and was directly KO by Li Zhen with a word, and squatted silently in the corner alone to cry......
Riding a red pony, Li Zhen and his entourage came to a city under construction, which was backed by the Yinshan Pass and faced the Utulu River (an ancient river, one of the tributaries of the Yellow River, but it had long dried up and lost its trace), five miles long and less than three miles wide, making it a typical fortress-type city.
Although it is not a big city, it is enough to defend the Yinshan Pass.
This is the Turkic Metropolitan Protectorate, originally thought that Li Zhen meant to establish the Metropolitan Protectorate in the depths of the grassland, because he felt that the Turkic Metropolitan Protectorate was a nail nailed to the heart of the grassland, always sticking to the forefront, and only in this way could the role of the Turkic Metropolitan Protectorate be brought into full play.
Regarding his proposal, Li Jing and Xu Maogong directly rejected - what are you kidding?
Since ancient times, the lonely city is the most difficult to defend, and the city is built in the depths of the grassland, and the enemy army can not run as long as they come to a siege on all sides.
Moreover, the depths of the grassland are too far away from Datang, and once the situation changes, it is very inconvenient to ask for help.
Therefore, the two resolutely opposed the placement of the capital protection mansion there, and finally after many choices, they finally selected Gaoque (in the northwest of the Urad Rear Banner of the Bayannur League in Inner Mongolia, the gap between the Wolf Mountain and the Wula Mountain, shaped like a gate, hence the name, also called Gaoque Sai), this is the old place of the old Zhao, Qin and Zhao both countries have fought against the Xiongnu here, and the Zhao State has also established the Great Wall here, which is a strategic place.
Li Jing believes that the establishment of the Metropolitan Protectorate here not only plays a role in monitoring the grassland, but also that the Metropolitan Protectorate itself is a strong fortress, even if the grassland changes, it can also play a role in resisting, killing two birds with one stone.
Li Zhen said that there were no two of them, and they could only follow their wishes, but in the end he put forward a condition, that is, it was no problem to build the capital protection mansion in Gaoque, but in the future, it was necessary to establish seven or eight cities in the depths of the grassland, and the cities echoed each other, and only in this way could the grassland be completely brought into the arms of the Tang Dynasty.
For Li Zhen's condition, the two of them didn't agree to it at first, because it was too expensive to spend money and food, and Datang couldn't bear it, and the effect was not clear, rather than wasting it here, it was better to take it back to build the motherland more realistically.
But since Li Zhen showed them cement......
The two of them completely changed their minds, and in front of Li Zhen, they patted their chests and yelled, the grassland is so big, how can seven or eight cities be enough?
You have to have seventeen or eighteen seats to be more stable.
If the court dares not to support it, we will go to the gate of the palace to ask for food, I think we will be embarrassed, or will the princes of the court and the central government be more embarrassed?
Li Zhenju Khan......
Now there is no shortage of anything on the steppe: manpower, tens of thousands of sturdy slaves who work in three shifts without stopping; Materials, there are two cement kilns next to the Duhu Mansion, producing countless cements day and night, and the quarrying team on the Yin Mountain and the sand mining team in the desert also provide a steady stream of stone and sand; Money, there is the support of the entire Tang Dynasty behind the Duhu Mansion, most of the materials are taken locally, and the slaves do not have to pay for their wages, as long as the food can keep up, they basically don't spend much money; As a tributary of the Yellow River, its water flow is enough for the production needs of 100,000 people; The only thing missing now is a sufficient number of residents, although there are troops stationed in the capital and there are many herdsmen to settle down, but Li Zhen wants none of the residents of the Tang Dynasty.
It is said that Datang has just made up his mind, and the imperial list has not yet been posted, and when everything is arranged, the first batch of people will be sent over, and it is estimated that it will be in the spring of next year.
With such a fragmented thought in his heart, Li Zhen saw Yi Nan and Tu Midu who were watching the construction outside.
"I've met Your Highness, Your Highness, it's been a long time since we saw each other."
Yi Nan is a typical steppe person, with bright eyes, dark complexion, only two faces showing a unique red color because of the naked relationship, and his legs are slightly bent because of the perennial horseback riding, which is a typical grassland looped legs.
Tu Fan is also dressed in the same way, the only thing that stands out is his beard, the beard of the general grassland people has a fixed specification, just like the people next to him, they are all very regular, trimmed into different shapes according to different status.
But Yi Nan's beard was not trimmed at all, but was casually draped under his chin, slightly sloppy.