Chapter 1393 War on the Plateau
"King, the Central Plains are really prosperous!"
Li Bin and his party returned to Lhasa from Xichuan. The road was dangerous, but they still came back without any danger.
The Tubo nobles who left with them all opened their eyes and couldn't help but be amazed.
"Although the Central Plains is good, it is not ours!"
Li Bin has been twenty-four years since he came to Logis and established the Wei Kingdom for more than seven years, and his prestige has increased greatly.
Faced with the salivating appearance of the Tubo nobles, he couldn't help but say: "The Wei Kingdom is Zhongshan in the north, and the Tang Dynasty in the east. Only in the south can soldiers be used!"
As he said that, Li Bin spread out a map directly in front of everyone.
The vast Patriotic region.
After establishing the Wei Kingdom, Li Bin couldn't stand the slave feudal system in Tubo, and he devoted himself to imitating the Central Plains.
Therefore, in addition to the city of Luosie, the country was divided into fifteen states, with 3,000 households in each state, and taxes were collected, military service was conscription, and the court sent civil and military personnel to take office.
In this way, two situations were formed in the Wei Kingdom.
The noble feudalism and the prefectures and counties of the court were parallel, and the court took the initiative because it mastered the name and productivity.
"There are more than 50,000 households in the fifteen states, and in addition to the 10,000 households in the capital, there are 60,000 households. Three households can send one army to obtain 20,000 people."
The Prime Minister couldn't help but say, "All nobles also have the obligation to send troops, and they can get more than 10,000 soldiers. With this, there can be 30,000 auxiliary soldiers."
"The court dispatched 10,000 imperial guards, a total of 40,000!"
Li Bin said in a deep voice, with a smile on his face.
It is really not easy. Over the years of construction, the imperial court continued to increase Dingkou in the Mid-Autumn Festival, obtained from the nobles, recruited refugees, exempted slaves from the fugitives, and allowed the population of the country to exceed 60,000, totaling more than 300,000.
For Tubo at its peak, this is only 20% or 30% of it, but now it is already a great achievement.
Even though Zhongshan Country in the north has won the Duokang area, its household registration has increased by less than 10,000, and to this day, there are only about 200,000 people.
"Zangru--" (Shigatse Region)
Li Bin said, "There are at least ten thousand households here, and the first goal of the army is here."
"Download the notice and follow the established plan, and ask the nobles to be summoned!"
Soon, Wang Ling made a sensation everywhere.
The nobles did not dare to neglect them, and gathered their serfs and servants in groups to mobilize their troops to come to the logic according to their status.
According to the rules of Wei State, King Wei can grant titles below Duke.
Among them, the county duke is the top, and can have a troops of thousands of people according to the rules. Similarly, his obligations are to send thousands of troops.
And the lowest-level barons are only a hundred.
After Li Bin founded the country, he not only re-electioned the Tubo nobles and established the relationship between the monarch and the ministers, but also divided many entourage officials and established manors.
Although this new type of obligation relationship between the monarch and the ministers has given the nobles greater autonomy due to the special geographical factors of Tubo, power and obligations are equal.
In less than a month, more than 10,000 noble soldiers and horses flocked to it, and they also brought their own dry food and armor, and went together.
Of course, after the victory, King Wei won half of all the spoils, and the rest of the nobles were allocated according to the merits and the size of the titles.
The right to distribute is in the hands of King Wei.
"Long live, long live—"
As Li Bin's king frame slowly arrived, the slogans kept ringing.
Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered together, which was obtained from the years of cultivation and rest in the Wei Kingdom. It was very rare.
The prince and princess were left behind in the capital, and Li Bin personally commanded the troops and marched to the Hou Tibet area (Shigatse).
The Tibetan area in Tubo is also an extremely fertile land, rich in forage and a large number of war horses. It is also a strategic place in the plateau areas where farming and pastoral are both farming and pastoral.
The herdsmen held simple weapons, forks, or sharpened wood, and their auras were high, and their desire for war had been integrated into their blood.
On the barren plateau, all production materials are rare. Although ordinary civilians are never slaves, they have nothing in their homes, which makes them eager for war.
Similarly, long-lasting peace and extravagant life, the aristocrats' pockets were gradually empty, and they longed for more slaves, gold and silver to fill themselves.
"Kill--" Looking at the hungry faces of everyone, Li Binhao was not panicked and rode on the horse and roared angrily.
Then, cheers surged over and over, heading westward.
Later Tibet was stable for many years, and there was no strong opponent of the Wei Kingdom. The nobles surrendered and those who died in battle were killed. In less than two months, the Tibetan area was included in the territory of the Wei Kingdom.
In Sakya City, the soldiers of the Guard Kingdom were jubilant and the joy of victory was uncontrollable.
The Tubo nobles who died in battle directly confiscated their property and distributed it to their nobles and soldiers.
The surrendered nobles directly confiscated half of their territory, wealth, and slaves, and were given titles again.
Immediately, through confiscated slaves and ordinary herders, Li Bin established five states here to manage 18,000 households of the people.
The large amount of wealth, cattle, sheep, gold, silver and jewelry made the morale of the soldiers and nobles soared, and they became more respectful to King Wei.
Now that things have come to this point, Li Bin still refuses to give up.
The Tibetan area is just a small test. Although it is considered fertile, it has not satisfied his appetite after all.
So, at the final meeting, Li Bin whispered: "Nipra in the south has been peaceful for hundreds of years. He once married Songtsen Gampo. Now, when I see that I defend the country, I do not surrender. It is so outrageous!"
"I want to climb over the mountains and go straight into Nebrah."
Nepal, that is, Nepal.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was upset.
It is not because of the strength of Nibra, but because of the steep mountains and ridges, it is really difficult to cross.
"The merchants in the past could cross the line, how could we not?"
Li Bin directly retorted.
"King, Nibra is thousands of miles away from it, and there are mountains blocking it. Even if you break through, you have to retreat!"
The nobles persuaded.
"What's wrong with this?"
Li Bin said directly: "My princess and concubines have given birth to several sons for me. Let's wait a few years for me. Wouldn't it be enough to share them with them in the future?"
The nobles were dumbfounded.
"Let's put the spoils into Sakya City, cross the canyons and mountains, and take Nibharu into his pocket."
The nobles had no choice but to obey and follow.
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In Naqu City, Li Fuwen tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep when he learned the news of Wei's journey south.
"How can Li Bin surpass it?"
He clenched his fists and sang: "Call the troops and horses, we will fight westward and destroy Guge and Lafark in the Ali area."
Although the Ali area has few people and few lands, it is also a big deal. For Zhongshan, which has a scarce population, it has been coveted for a long time.
Due to the barrenness, the nobles of Zhongshan Kingdom were more eager for war and the mobilization was completed in a short while.
Chapter completed!