Chapter 1057: The Glory of the Tang Dynasty Returns to the Western Regions

Tang Dezong received these soldiers and horses who had returned to the Tang Dynasty after many years on the tower of the imperial city. The people of the entire Chang'an City came here to watch these white-haired veterans with admiring eyes, and the cheers of "the mighty Tang Dynasty" were endless. , The sound shook the sky, hovering over Chang'an City for a long time and never dissipated.

The soldiers and horses were arranged to camp and rest in the camps that had been prepared, and they were given wine and meat for their enjoyment. Finally, they tasted the delicacies of the Tang Dynasty that they had not eaten for many years. These white-haired soldiers cried again.

Guo Xin, Shen Long, Prince Bahana and Gu Dulu were taken to the Taiji Palace to enjoy a banquet. At the banquet, Guo Xin and Shen Long also presented Tang Dezong with the gifts they brought back from the Western Regions, potatoes, Novelty crops like sweet potatoes, corn, tomatoes, and tons of seeds.

After hearing about the yield of these crops, Tang Dezong and the court officials were very excited. After the Anshi Rebellion, the area around Chang'an gradually withered. If these seeds can be planted on a large scale in the Guanzhong Plain, Chang'an will surely regain its former prosperity.

"Weichen thought that the veterans who returned to Chang'an with Weichen and others this time have been farming in the Western Regions for many years and are familiar with the methods of growing these grains. Why don't we first distribute the land to them and let them cultivate it, and then wait for the surrounding people to get familiar with it? It's not too late to expand the planting area." Shen Long took advantage of this opportunity to help these white-haired soldiers.

"Yuanzheng's words are prudent." Tang Dezong had listened to Li Chun's advice and planned to reward these veterans generously, but now he heard Shen Long's words, and he was more willing.

The civil and military ministers in the DPRK have no objection either. They all have a lot of land in their families and know the benefits of high-yield crops. Since someone can teach them how to cultivate them, it would be great.

Afterwards, Prince Bahana, Kang Guangde, Gu Dulu and others also presented their gifts one by one. It was the eagle from Mobei, and the leaders of the other tribes also sent their special products.

Tang Dezong was very happy, he finally enjoyed the treatment that his ancestors enjoyed from all nations. When he asked these people what gifts they wanted, apart from Prince Pullhana and Gu Dulu, Kang Guangde and others rushed to the court. He knelt down and begged to join the household registration of Datang and officially become a citizen of Datang, and Tang Dezong agreed one by one.

Afterwards, Shen Long stayed in Chang'an for a few days, and the court quickly came up with their opinions on rewarding them. Guo Xin stayed in Chang'an, paid homage to Taiwei and Zhongshuling, and sat on the seat that his uncle Guo Ziyi once sat in. s position.

Those veterans have also received their due rewards and have their own land around Chang'an. They have already begun to plant the various seeds brought back from the Western Regions.

At the same time, Shen Long also secretly discussed with Guo Xin and Li Chun to build a steel plant and workshop near Chang'an. Many veterans joined them and took important positions. It was copied near Chang'an. According to Guo Xin's judgment, as long as these things can be successful, then the Datang Center will have an unprecedentedly powerful army, and by that time, the problem of the feudal town will be easily solved.

Prince Bahana, Gu Dulu, Kang Guangde and others not only received rich property from the Tang Dynasty, but were also canonized as different official positions by the Tang Dynasty. However, compared to their achievements, these rewards are what they deserved of.

Tang Dezong accepted Guo Xin's request and merged Beiting Dufu and Anxi Dufu into one. Shen Long would become the chief governor of Xin'an Xidufu. The imperial court would summon an army of 30,000 to bring him back to the Western Regions.

Yang Xigu was granted the title of Prince of the county, and changed from Beiting Daduhu to Hexi Jiedushi,

His administrative office will be changed from Tingzhou to Liangzhou, and he will be responsible for helping Shen Long guard the back road from Chang'an to the Western Regions. Yang Xigu is already very old, and it would be too much for him to stay in a remote place like the Western Regions. It is inappropriate, now is the time for employing people, there is no way to let him return to Chang'an for the time being, but Hexi can be closer to Chang'an after all, and when a suitable replacement is found in the future, Yang Xigu can return to Chang'an to retire.

Lu Shishi was also conferred an official position because of his righteous deeds. Originally, the court meant to let him stay in Chang'an, but he insisted on going to the Western Regions with Shen Long. Hey, now Khotan has not returned to Datang's hands, he really can't feel at ease.

So Shen Long also accepted his request, asked him to join the team, and wrote to the imperial court to re-establish the Xuanwei Army, and let Lu Shishi be the commander of the new Xuanwei Army.

After Shen Long and the others returned with the army, there was a temporary vacuum in the Western Regions. It was really not at ease to rely on Yang Xigu alone to guard the Western Regions. So after the recruits arrived, Shen Long set foot on the road to return to the Western Regions again.

When the army set off, Li Chun and Guo Xin came to Kaiyuan Gate to see them off in person, and the white-haired soldiers who stayed in Chang'an also came. In the singing of "sacrificing one's life to go to the country, seeing death as one's home", Shen Long led Thirty thousand youths, like those white-haired soldiers back then, headed westward with their chests straight.

Along the way, Yun Erlang and other veterans kept telling these recruits the story of how they fought together with Shen Long, which made these soldiers envious.

This time they did not go back to the King’s Tent, the Silk Road has been re-drilled, and they can go directly to the Western Regions along the Longyou Road and the Hexi Corridor. Behind them are brigades of businessmen from various countries. After the partition, they had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and now, with the protection of the Tang army, they could finally take their goods on the road again.

With these merchants, they can bring a steady stream of profits to the countries in the Western Regions, and these profits will not only make their lives easier, but also bring them closer to Datang.

All the way through the mountains and mountains, they finally passed through Shazhou and Yizhou, and came to Tingzhou City. After seeing so many young faces, Yang Xigu could finally go to Hexi to serve as Jiedu envoy with confidence. These young people will give The new future brought by the Anxi Protectorate.

Merchants from the Western Regions had already gathered in Tingzhou, and they excitedly charged high prices for the porcelain and silk brought by the Tang caravan. The land of Taixi had been looking forward to these commodities for a long time, and those brought from the tent of the Uighur King were not enough.

Shen Long, who officially took office as the Protector of Anxi, also issued his first order since taking office in the Protectorate of the Great Capital in Tingzhou, "Now that Khotan is still in the hands of Tubo, let us restore Khotan for the Tang Dynasty and let the Tang Dynasty Let the glory cover the entire Western Region once again!"