Chapter 283 Attacking Around Looking at Li Jing, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, Ji Song calmed down a lot. After this interruption, some people also understood.
The grasslands are no different from the Han people in the Central Plains. They do not have any idea of loyalty to the emperor. They often do it by having strong soldiers and strong horses. This is obviously different from the Central Plains.
There are big differences in values and ways of living.
Compared with the Central Plains dynasty's ancient etiquette ideas of kings, ministers, fathers and sons, grassland people are much more straightforward.
You are powerful and we cannot defeat you, so I will recognize your rule and make sacrifices to you, but you must protect our safety.
Thus, a simple order of survival was established.
The weak obey the strong, the strong obey the stronger, and in turn the strong provide the weak with the most basic protection.
So that their interests will not be protected at all, over time, it will become the law of survival on the grassland.
Otherwise, if we offer you a sacrifice but there is no guarantee, then who would still be willing?
This system is similar to that of the Emperor of Zhou who divided kings, princes, officials, ministers, and heads of Guizhou into enfeoffments.
The head of Guizhou paid taxes to the minor feudal lord, the minor feudal lord made offerings to the princes, and the princes made offerings to the emperor of Zhou.
But it is not that complicated on the grassland. It is a tribal alliance system based on tribes, and the khan is equivalent to the leader.
The tribal leaders obeyed the Khan, and the Khan protected everyone's interests, which was equivalent to being elected by everyone.
But when you are unqualified and cannot guarantee the interests of the majority of people, this position is a barrel of explosives that can crush you to pieces at any time.
Only in the late Tang Dynasty, when the Khitans followed the example of the more powerful centralized regime established in the Central Plains, did this loose alliance completely dissipate.
Therefore, don't expect other tribes to avenge Jieli at this time. It is the nature of the grassland people to submit to powerful people and nothing else.
At this time, cattle and sheep are breeding and supplies are scarce, and the life of the herdsmen is not easy.
Obviously, between hunger and revenge, they chose to forget hatred to fill their stomachs, which is understandable.
But there are those who surrender, and there are those who are unwilling to surrender. Some tribes believe that they are powerful and want to wrestle with the Tang Dynasty. They think that if they win, won't they become the new khans on the grassland?
For people like this who don't know the heights of heaven and earth, whether they are Li Jing or Ji Song, they can only say: You are thinking too much.
Why didn't they rush to Guan Nei? Don't talk about captives, bonds between cattle and sheep, these are not important.
Although the Tang Dynasty also lacks these, it is not essential. Compared with these external things, the decision-makers of the Tang Dynasty still have a long-term vision.
No one had expected such a great victory before. Jie Li was captured alive, the Turkic royal court was burned to the ground, and basically all the princes and nobles were captured.
Now the Tang Dynasty can declare to the outside world without any scruples that the Eastern Turks are over.
At this time, the captives of cattle and sheep were secondary. How to control the grassland was what they should think about.
Controlling and actually occupying the grassland is such a great cause. Ji Song doesn't believe that Li Shimin and the courtiers are not interested? Since Qin unified China, it had only briefly controlled the grasslands during the Han Dynasty, but they were quickly lost due to domestic reasons.
Can they give up such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity now? Impossible, this is a deed that will be passed down through the ages. Who can resist such a temptation?
Even if it costs some money, we must get this done.
In this way, not only can the threat from the grassland be completely eliminated, but also more things can be obtained.
For example, war horses, cattle and sheep, and excellent prairie cavalry! Therefore, after the turmoil broke out, Li Jing took Su Lie, who was still a captain, from Song Jisong without thinking, and asked him to lead three thousand cavalry to patrol the grasslands to suppress the long as there is a slight disturbance, he will immediately go to suppress it and try his best to restore order to the grassland.
Later, Chai Shao, Li Ji, and Xue Wanche, who came to support, were sent out to lead their men to patrol the grassland and sign documents of surrender with the tribal leaders.
Set things down legally and practically, without giving them time to react and unite.
Just how much bloodshed there was in this, Ji Song could guess a rough idea just by looking at the increasing number of scrapped armors in the rear army camp.
Li Jing did not tell Ji Song about this matter, and he had no obligation to tell Ji Song. He also did not take the initiative to ask. He only did things related to himself every day.
It was a temporary dispatch before, and the general manager of the rear army was his duty. Ensuring the logistics supply of the army and the transportation of grain and grass were the most important.
Ji Song was hiding in the rear army camp, either taking Yingda and Yinger out to show off, or riding Honglei on the grassland and galloping wildly.
He knew some things well and knew how those soldiers and armor were broken, but he chose to forget them! National integration requires bloodshed. The only difference is which side bleeds.
Why couldn't Datang do what they had done before? Ji Song doesn't want to care about the bloody storm on the grassland, and he can't control it. He is now studying how to add some food to the soldiers, which can be regarded as encouragement for their 'hard work'.
Many horses died in the war. Ji Song did not bury them afterwards, but made them into bacon.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, there is still a lot to finish.
There were really too many, tens of thousands of war horses, and they couldn't eat them all every day.
"You think of a way to mix the fried flour with these meat cubes, add some sugar, and if there are vegetables or wild vegetables, dry them and add them in."
Ji Song had a headache looking at the mountains of horse meat. If these things were not digested quickly, they would soon rot as soon as the weather got hot.
So, he is now thinking of ways to preserve these things for a longer period of time.
It doesn’t matter if the soldiers can’t finish their meal. Aren’t there countless herdsmen outside?These things are rare delicacies to them, and no one will refuse them.
"Ji Song, Ji Ziyi, get out of here you little bastard!" Just when Ji Song was about to say something else, an angry roar came from outside.
Ji Song's face was filled with praise, and he quickly said to Liu Laoer: "Go and stop that old guy, I'll hide for a while. If you ask, just tell me that I went on an outing."
After saying that, Liu Laoer didn't care and ran out immediately.
"Wow!"
The tent was opened, and Tang Jian walked in with a dark face. He didn't see Ji Song, so he said to Liu Laoer, "Where is that kid?"
Liu Laoer said with a shy face: "Master Hou said that he went on an outing. Do you think you should wait?"
"Wait a fart!"
Old Man Tang was furious. As he spoke, he slammed the case and said angrily: "Tell him, if he doesn't come out and give me an explanation, I will go to his teacher and ask for an explanation."
"I will be waiting for him at his hotel tomorrow, if he dares not to come."
"Humph!"
After saying that, he stood up and left, leaving Lao Liu messy in the wind.
(End of this chapter)