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Text Chapter 358 The island where the barbarians were resettled

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    "Prairie Cavalry?" Li Min looked at Wang An in the study with some confusion.  As soon as Wang An came back from Dengzhou today, he immediately came to tell him that there was a prairie cavalry that he could use. This made Li Min a little puzzled for a moment. He couldn't understand why Wang An suddenly mentioned things on the grassland to him?

    Seeing Li Min¡¯s puzzled expression, Wang An smiled slightly and explained in detail what he had learned from his previous meeting with Duer, especially focusing on the tragic situation of the tribes that were not tolerated by the Tang Dynasty.  Later, Li Min was also very excited. Finally, he slammed the table and said: "Master Wang, I agree to this!".

    However, as soon as Li Min finished speaking, he thought of another question, and immediately frowned and said: "I do lack troops in my hands now. These grassland people are a good sword, but they definitely can't stay on the grassland anymore.  , As a result, it is also a troublesome to place them."

    Duer and his tribe hindered the Tang Dynasty's grassland plan, so there was no longer a place for them on the grassland. And if Li Min wanted to use them as his sword, he would never allow their tribe to stay on the grassland anymore.  , Only when these tribes are completely in his own hands can Li Min feel at ease when using them.

    But Wang An had already thought of this problem, and he said with a smile: "Your Highness, this matter is extremely simple for you. There are many overseas islands, as long as you put those grassland tribes in a suitable place to live.  They are allowed to multiply and thrive on the island, but they are not allowed to master any shipbuilding and sailing skills. Only men are recruited into the army immediately after they reach adulthood, and they are allowed to reunite with their families at regular intervals. At other times, they must stay in the army.  In this way, His Highness will have an inexhaustible source of troops, and as long as the island is under our control, there is no need to worry about any backlash from them!"

    Hiss~, Li Min took a deep breath after hearing this, and looked at Wang An with a strange look. People say that women are the most poisonous people, but now it seems that the most poisonous people are scholars like Wang An.  heart of.  The method he proposed was too poisonous. It was simply to imprison these prairie people like livestock. The only difference was that they had to give their lives to their owners.  Fight bloody battles for the master.

    Seeing the expression on Li Min's face, Wang An immediately guessed what he was thinking, but he did not show any embarrassed expression, but smiled and said: "Your Highness, the grassland barbarians have always been members of our Central Plains Dynasty.  The inner enemy has forged an indissoluble feud with the Han people for thousands of years. Now the court wants to wipe out this feud in one fell swoop, so anyone who dares to resist will inevitably be destroyed. Even a big boss like Xue Yantuo will not be able to escape.  No, so it can be said that the demise of Duer and his tribe has become inevitable, and now if His Highness can save his life, he will naturally demand some deserved reward!"

    Li Min also nodded after hearing this.  Anyway, Duer's tribes will perish sooner or later, so he might as well use the waste and turn it into a sword in his hands.  In this way, their tribe can be continued, not to mention after they go overseas.  Maybe their living environment is much better than that on the grassland. At least they don't have to worry about the heavy snowstorms that they encounter every now and then.

    Thinking of this.  Li Min finally felt at ease and began to discuss with Wang An on which island should the attached prairie people be placed?  This is a big problem. If you want to prevent the grassland people from rebelling, then the island cannot be too close to the mainland, but being too far away is not conducive to Li Min's control, and the area cannot be too small. After all, those grassland people are not only  There are only Duer and his Luoyun tribe, as well as some other grassland tribes. Together, these people are probably not a few. If the area is too small, there will be no room for them.

    With so many requests, Li Min and Wang An couldn't think of a suitable place for a while. In the end, they took out the map and discussed one place at a time. First of all, Taiwan was definitely not suitable. That was one of Li Min's planned base camps.  These grassland people will not be allowed to live there at all. Luzon is a big island, but its position is too important. There will definitely be many ships coming and going in the future. It is not safe to put the grassland people there. If the other party backfires,  A large number of ships can be controlled immediately, but the other large islands in the South Ocean are a bit too far away. In this way, no one seems to be a suitable place.

    At this time, both Li Min and Wang An were scratching their heads. Finally, when Wang An moved his fingers to the country of Japan, he suddenly said with some regret: "The country of Japan is a good place to settle them, but it is a pity that it is too close to the mainland and is only just a few kilometers away from Sanhanzhou.  There is only one strait, which can be crossed by a sampan on a clear day, but it is really not suitable for housing those grassland barbarians."

    Um?  Li Min was stunned when he heard this. Wang An's words reminded him that there was a place in Japan that was very suitable for settling those barbarians. To be precise, it was not considered the territory of Japan. It should be called Ezo.

    Ezo is also known as Hokkaido in later generations, which is the smallest of the four islands in Japan.The second largest island behind Honshu, it is located at the northernmost tip of the Japanese archipelago. It was also Japan's main livestock production area in later generations, and Ezo is also quite far away from the mainland. If the strait between Ezo and Honshu is blocked,  , then it becomes an almost isolated place. In addition, the location is remote, and few ships go there. It can be said to be a very ideal settlement place.

    "This is it." Thinking of this, Li Min suddenly slapped the table and pointed to the northernmost road of the Japanese Kingdom on the map.  But there is a blank there, because Ezo still belongs to the Japanese state, and even in the Tang Dynasty, few people know that there is a very huge island at the northernmost tip of the Japanese state. It is precisely because of this that Wang An mentioned the Japanese state  At that time, Ezo was not mentioned.

    Wang An looked at the blank spot Li Min was pointing at and was puzzled. He thought to himself, "Does His Highness want to throw all the barbarians into the sea?"  If that's the case, it's better to ignore them and let people like Duer fend for themselves.

    Seeing Wang An's expression, Li Min couldn't help but laugh proudly. The so-called knowledge is power. No matter how wise Wang An is, he unfortunately doesn't know that there is a big island in the north of Japan, so even if he wants to break his head, he can't.  I can't think of a place to put the barbarians.

    When Wang An heard Li Min's explanation, he was a little surprised at the moment. He thought that resettling the Hu people would be a difficult problem, but he didn't expect that there was no end to the road. There was a big island in the far north of the Japanese country. Look.  Even God is helping His Highness King Qi.

    After discussing the resettlement of the grassland barbarians, Li Min summoned Duer again and asked about the situation of their tribe. He also briefly talked about his arrangements for them, telling them that if they wanted to survive, they must listen to him.  They made arrangements to leave the grassland. As for their future trip to Ezo, they were not told for the time being.

    Duer is a very self-aware person and has a very clear understanding of the difficulties faced by the tribe. Therefore, he agreed to the conditions proposed by Li Min without any hesitation. After all, in his opinion, it was related to the disaster of genocide.  For example, the conditions proposed by His Highness the King of Qi are undoubtedly extremely generous.  In addition, Duer also said that he would do everything possible to contact other desperate tribes and try to persuade them to follow His Highness King Qi.

    Li Min also admired Duer for being so knowledgeable and told him very straightforwardly that as long as the Luoyun tribe could recruit 100,000 people, he would appoint the Luoyun tribe to be the leaders of these tribes and manage these tribes on his behalf.  .

    Hearing Li Min's promise, Duer immediately became energetic and knelt down to promise that he would do his best to recruit people.  And Wang An also smiled in response, thinking that His Highness's methods are really powerful. Once this promise is made, the Luoyun tribe will definitely try its best to win over other tribes. After all, the more people there are, the better the people of the Luoyun tribe will be managed.  , and the benefits they gain from it will naturally be greater.

    For Li Min, who is currently short of troops, the grassland tribes like Duer are undoubtedly an army that fell from the sky. Moreover, these barbarians are different from Silla, Baekje, and the slaves they bought. The combat effectiveness of these barbarians is better than that of Silla.  They were much stronger than the Baekje soldiers, and the family members were in his own hands, so Li Min could fully trust these people and use them as a sword for his expansion, just like the Cossack cavalry in the hands of the Russian tsar in later generations.

    Naturally, Li Min couldn't just let Duer's Luoyun tribe do such an important thing, and Wang An also understood the significance of this matter to Li Min, so he took the initiative to ask for help and deliberately went back to the grassland with Duer.  With him as Wang Fu, the Luoyun tribe will be more confident when persuading other tribes.

    Although Li Min was very reluctant to give up Wang An's arm, there was really no one more suitable than him. After all, their Taiyuan Wang family had great influence on the grassland, and Wang An also knew the situation on the grassland very well.  , so if he comes forward, it can get twice the result with half the effort.

    Because of the above considerations, Li Min finally agreed to let Wang Andur go to the grassland. However, in order to protect his safety, Li Min divided the royal guards around him into 500 people.  This made Wang An very grateful. After preparing some things, he left Sixian by boat the next day, entered the Yellow River directly towards Taiyuan, and then passed through Taiyuan to reach the grassland.

    At the same time, Li Min wrote a letter to Li Shimin himself, explaining the military difficulties he wanted to face and his plans for the grassland tribes like Duer. He hoped that the emperor would provide some convenience and stop attacking for the time being.  These tribes of Dur.

    After Li Min wrote the letter, he immediately sent it to Dengzhou, and then sent it to Chang'an by flying pigeon. At this speed, when Wang An arrived on the grassland, Li Shimin's order would also be issued to the grassland.  The Tang army will not delay Wang An's recruitment of the grassland tribes.

    As for whether Li Shimin will agree to this matter, it is not in Li Min's consideration. Firstly, his emperor father is very supportive of him. Secondly, he has recruited those grassland tribes away, which can be regarded as a help.Datang had solved a problem. After all, if Datang really raised its troops to attack, Datang would have to pay a certain price. Now that he could send those grassland barbarians away without spending a penny, Li Shimin had no reason to refuse.  But Li Min didn't know that Chang'an was already in a quarrel because of something.
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