February in Liangzhou City.

Spring is not warm and flowers are not blooming.

However, Liangzhou Beishi is extremely popular.

"Mr. Fujun, during this period, not only many merchants have come to Chang'an City, but also many tribes such as Xueyantuo, Pugu, Uighur, Qiang people, etc. have come to Taipei City to purchase supplies."

Aska followed Shangguan Yi and came to Taipei City.

Since both of them were wearing wind-proof gauze hats, no one could recognize them now unless they were very familiar with them.

"I heard that the lively atmosphere in Qiemo City is not much worse than that in our Taipei City?"

Shangguan Yi is naturally worth it. Why is Liangzhou Beishi so much more lively this year than in previous years?

A large amount of low-priced cattle and sheep supplies were transported here for sale, and there were also various slaves, both men, women, young and old, which could be said to have brought a feast to the merchants.

"I heard that it is indeed quite lively in Qiemo City, but many businesses have passed by our Liangzhou and will eventually come back with a large amount of supplies. Speaking of which, the more lively Qiemo City, the more prosperous it means that our Liangzhou City will be more prosperous.

The only regret is that the cement road on the imperial court’s official road has not been paved there yet, otherwise the circulation of goods will be much more convenient, and many things on the plateau will be transported to various parts of the Tang Dynasty after being transferred in Liangzhou."

Aska's son Dafei participated in the operation to deal with various Luozhas in the northeast of the Tubo Kingdom last winter, and now everyone is still in Qiemo City.

Therefore, Aska is quite familiar with this city on the northwestern border of the Tang Dynasty.

"I always thought that the Tubo people were so poor that they didn't even have a decent piece of clothing, so they should have no good luck.

Now it seems that I still underestimated the Tubo Kingdom. These yaks are all good things. If they are transported to Chang'an City and then slaughtered, they have heard that they are very popular if they sell fresh beef."

In the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, slaughtering of plowing oxen was still strictly restricted.

However, the Tang people did not think of it as a yak, and it would be out of control if it was killed.

"Yes, from the "Da Tang Daily", it is very popular to eat hot pot in Chang'an City in winter. Especially this year, the Haidilao hot pot made by the Queen of Chu who found someone, is said to be even more popular with the noble merchants in Chang'an City. They need to consume at least two beef from beef every day."

Aska is very yearning for life in Chang'an City.

Every year he would find an opportunity to take a trip to Chang'an City.

However, he also knew that Liangzhou City needed him more, so he had not yet raised the matter of settling in Chang'an.

"The number of slaves sent over this period has exceeded 10,000, right? How much has Xi Junmai and Dafei made in Tubo?"

Although this time, many people were drawn from Liangzhou.

But Shangguan Yi was not the person in charge of the action, so no one would report the latest news to him directly.

As a result, Shangguan Yi really didn't know how many Luozhas Xi Jun bought and killed and how much harm it caused to the Tubo people.

"I heard that this time we joined forces with Yang Fanren near Qiemo City, and several other tribes to clean up Luozha in the northeast of Tubo.

With the help of the sled, our people appeared almost like gods descending to earth in front of the Tubo people, and they did not encounter any decent resistance at all, so the results of the battle were very good."

Aska thought of Dafei and Fei's letter to him about the content of the first action, and couldn't help but feel an impulse in his heart, wanting to participate in this action.

This kind of action that others are not prepared but is fully armed, and is almost one-sided. Everyone likes it.

"His method of pulling a group of people and fighting a group of people will probably cause headaches for the nobles in Luoshecheng."

"Last winter, they were not prepared. When the snow melted, the news would definitely be received in the Luoshecheng. It would be difficult for us to win so easily."

As one of the regional overlords of this era, the combat effectiveness of the Tubo Kingdom is still good.

Otherwise, it would not pose a threat to the Tang Dynasty.

The reason why this time went so smoothly was because the other party was really not prepared.

Every winter is like this and never encounters any danger.

Even the most vigilant tribe has relaxed its vigilance and is ready to spend a winter well.

But under such circumstances, Xi Junmai and Dafei joined forces to join the various tribes of the Tang Dynasty, equipped with snow-white cloaks and sleds, and started to do it.

If the Tubo people did not suffer a major blow first, they would be sorry for the careful preparations of the Tang Dynasty.

"His Royal Highness of Chu probably didn't think that it would be so smooth every time. Xi Jun bought them out for several months, and it was estimated that he would return them to Qiemo City or Liangzhou City for some time to repair them.

Let those tribes that defect to our Tang Dynasty accept the pressure brought to them by some Tubo army while enjoying the fruits of victory.

Then we will help them again, and it will not be that simple for these people to break away from the control of our Tang Dynasty."

Shangguan Yi looked at the items sold on both sides of the streets of Beishi while expressing his views.

"I do want to come back and repair it. But I heard that something happened in Yongzhou Prefecture. Many noble children have fled to Liangzhou recently. I don't know if it will have some impact on the future."

Newspapers from Chang'an City to Liangzhou still take several days to arrive in such weather.

So Aska is not aware of the latest situation.

But Aska doesn't understand it, which does not mean that Shangguan Yi doesn't know it.

"You don't have to worry about this, it has been completely controlled."

"Really? That's good!"

Aska breathed a sigh of relief.

The two continued to play private visits in Taipei City.

...

"Langjun, the head of the family asked us to go to Zhenbei Road to inspect potato planting. Now that we suddenly come to Liangzhou City, wouldn't it be a big deal?"

Changsun Kuan followed Changsun Chong, a little helpless.

"You're thinking too much! Aye agreed to go to Zhenbei Road this time, but in fact, growing potatoes was just an excuse. He wanted me to go to Guangzhou at the beginning. Could it be that he also went to Guangzhou to inspect potato planting?"

Changsun Chong is not stupid.

If I didn't realize why Aye had to make himself out of Chang'an City at the beginning, then I'd already understand it.

As a minister in the court, he must have known about Lantian County earlier, so he hurriedly asked himself to leave Chang'an City.

"That's right, but in Liangzhou, our Changsun family does not have any decent industries. It's not very meaningful to turn here from Zhenbei Road."

Changsun Kuan likes to live according to the plan, but does not like too many accidents.

But Changsun Chong likes to have some accidents for him every now and then.

"The Chu Palace is now the biggest opponent of our Changsun family. The military strategy says: Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be defeated in a hundred battles. Liangzhou, as the earliest prefecture run by the Chu Palace, we know very little about it.

In addition to some news in the newspaper, I think it is also very necessary to observe this prefecture city that lies in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty."

Changsun Chong made Changsun Kuan speechless by this excuse.

"Then let's stay here for a few days, and then go back to Zhenbei Road as soon as possible. According to the people from Guanshishan Academy Agricultural College, in more than half a month, potatoes will be started to be grown in Zhenbei Road."

"Don't worry! Let's stay in Liangzhou for five or six days to see what kind of city this is. If we can find some clues about the violation of the Chu Prince's Mansion, it would be the best."

In Changsun Chong's view, the Chu King's Mansion has been operating Liangzhou City for so many years and has definitely done a lot of bad things.

As an important city on the Silk Road, all kinds of Hu people live around him. Changsun Chong felt that he could definitely find some problems.

At that time, I will find an ordinary censor to impeach him. Even if I can't really do anything to the Chu Prince's Mansion, I can still disgust them seriously.

"Langjun, Liangzhou City is now related to the interests of many nobles in Chang'an City. The wool industry here, the milk powder industry here, and the various shops here, are not the only ones who are trying to do it, you can't do it randomly."

Without Changsun Wuji pressing around, Changsun Kuan was really afraid that Changsun Chong would let himself go.

If the Chu Prince's Mansion is so easy to deal with, will it be his turn to come to Liangzhou to find trouble for them?

If one is bad, a group of "horse thieves" on the way destroyed them.

If someone dies without evidence, it will be a big problem.

"Don't worry, I'm a good deal!"

Changsun glared at Changsun Kuan with dissatisfaction, feeling that Aye arranged him around him was really a hindrance.

...

Logis City.

Songtsen Gampo and Lu Dongzan discuss this year's combat plan.

In recent years, the Tubo country has been eased domestic conflicts through continuous expansion.

Most of the tribes that followed the battle were able to seize spoils and could basically endure all kinds of opinions.

Even some tribes of the new government found that after joining the Tubo Kingdom, the living standards of the tribes not only did not decline, but also improved, and their enthusiasm for fighting abroad was relatively high.

"Zamp, none of the countries in the Western Regions are our opponents. As long as we send tens of thousands of troops, we can basically destroy any country.

In recent years, as the business roads leading to the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty have been restored very quickly, various kingdoms along the way have gained a lot of benefits.

I think we can further expand westward this year and continue to expand our dominance area."

Lu Dongzan is now deeply trusted by Songzan Gampo.

Even if there are some rumors outside, it will not affect this trust relationship.

Of course, this trust is based on the continuous rise of the national strength of the Tubo country after implementing the strategy designated by Lu Dongzan.

Once this upward momentum is interrupted, many problems will break out.
To be continued...