In the living room of Du Zhongxiao's residence in the city lord's mansion, Du Zhongxiao sat in the main seat, and Fu Bi, Zhang Sheng, and Zhang Qi sat around, discussing.

Du Zhongxiao said: "I arrived in Khotan yesterday, and in my opinion, it is not easy to build in Khotan this time. If one is not good, it may cause trouble. Don't look at the enthusiasm of the people in the city now, in fact, there are a lot of undercurrents. ”

Zhang Sheng said: "What the festival commander said is good. During the time of the Black Khan, he suppressed Buddhism and supported the Green Religion, and many people converted in the past 50 years. Now, all of a sudden, Buddhism has been re-supported, and some people have even shouted that they want to build a Buddhist country, and the influence of the common people is not small. If you don't handle it properly, I'm afraid there will be chaos. ”

Fu Bi said: "What kind of mess will happen?" They were originally persecuted by the Black Khan, but now that the court has come and driven out the Black Khan, didn't the people just change back to Buddhism? This is the land of Buddhism, and the people believe in Buddhism, and it has been the case for thousands of years. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Deputy envoy, in fifty years, how many old people are still alive?" The Black Khan did not exterminate Buddhism, but under their rule, those who believed in the Green Religion paid less taxes, and how many people would believe in it? Now the people who believe in Buddhism are cheering outside, and those who really believe in the Green Religion are just hiding. When Zhiming preaches the Dharma and the Buddhist temple is revived, how can they still be silent? ”

Fu Bi is a straight person, he may not know the complexity of this kind of thing, but he just doesn't want to spend too much energy. Since entering the Western Regions, the situation of the Song army's successive victories has given him such confidence, and he does not need to think too much. Du Zhongxiao is different, always trying to solve the problem as perfectly as possible, especially not wanting to get into trouble because of confusion in his mind.

Zhang Sheng said: "Jie Shuai, but there is no way to do this kind of thing. If the imperial court wants to govern Khotan, it must establish Buddhism as the state religion, which is the link between here and the Central Plains. As long as all the high-ranking monks have studied in the Central Plains in the future, this place will become more and more similar to the Central Plains. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Why didn't I know so?" The problem now is that Black Khan has governed this place for 50 years, and there are really many problems left behind, and we can't turn a blind eye. If they are pressed, they will inevitably cause trouble. I have heard that all the green temples in Khotan have been abolished. The revival of Buddhism now will inevitably irritate these people. ”

Fu Bi said: "Then what to do?" Is it possible to reopen the Green Cult Temple? ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "Of course not." As soon as the temple is opened, it is difficult to cut off the relationship with Black Khan. However, in order to rebuild the Buddha country, the people will inevitably donate money and materials, and if these people do not donate, they will be targeted by the people. ”

Zhang Sheng said: "Why don't you let them move to a special area?" They live together and don't get into trouble with other people. ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head slightly. In his previous life, he knew that the more he lived, the more troublesome he would be. It is not easy for these people to live separately and not cause trouble. I thought about it, but I couldn't think of a way. Or leave it to time to figure it out?

After thinking for a while, Du Zhongxiao said: "The most important thing now is that the day after tomorrow Zhiming will teach the Fa in Longxing Temple. At this time, I don't know how many people gathered there to send an army to watch over it. The rest of the place must be empty, and I am afraid that they will make trouble at this time. ”

Fu Bi said: "Now there are enough troops in Khotan City, in addition to guarding Longxing Temple, there are also enough troops to defend other places." This is the country of Khotan, and it is said that it is under the rule of the king of Khotan, and the marshal does not need to worry too much. Our army is stationed here, just to maintain the peace of the place. If there is a rebellion at that time, it is necessary to send troops to calm down. The rest, it depends on the ability of the king of Khotan. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded when he heard this: "The deputy envoy said this well, this is under the rule of the King of Khotan, we don't have to worry too much." Okay, General Zhang, you assign manpower, in addition to ensuring that Zhiming's teachings are in order, and then set aside enough troops to prevent anyone from making trouble! ”

Zhang Qi said yes.

Du Zhongxiao said: "After Zhiming's teachings, we will stay here for another three or five days, and then we should return to Hequ Road." I want to think about it, and I am doing it this way at the moment. Zhao Zi's department was stationed along the railway from Hezhou to Yizhou. The rest of the Western Regions belonged to Zhang Qi's department. There are 50,000 people in total, 30,000 in the south of the Tianshan Mountains and 20,000 in the north, and I estimate that it is all enough. In addition, the imperial court will also send a road-building army, so many troops are stationed here, there should be no accidents. The current situation in the Western Regions, there are no large forces north of the Tianshan Mountains, only some small tribes, and the southern part of the Tianshan Mountains is facing the Black Khanate. I heard that after the defeat of the Black Khan last time, the two Khan kings in their country had a civil strife, so they sent troops to meet each other. In the short term, there is no threat to us. Take advantage of this opportunity to build the railway to Shule in a few years, and things will be easier in the future. ”

Zhang Qi forked his hands: "All obey the orders of the marshal." After the defeat of Black Khan, the domestic men lost a lot, and they were afraid that it would be difficult to make up for it. ”

Fu Bi said: "Yes, the population of Black Khan is not large, and the loss of seventy or eighty thousand people in World War I will take a long time to make up for it." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Gaochang was originally the territory of the Uighurs, and he governed the localities, except for Gaochang and Beiting, all of them relied on their original forces, as long as they paid taxes. After we occupy it, it does not have a big impact on the place, it is to pacify. Heihan is different from Gaochang, but except for Shule, the population of each city is not large, as long as the railway is built, the population is relocated to develop the wasteland. Some indigenous people can migrate to Khotan. The most troublesome thing is actually the Khotanese State, but what the rich deputy envoy said just now is right, this is the Khotanese State, so naturally the King of Khotan should be in charge, and the army is just helping him. ”

Zhang Qi said: "Jie Shuai, if the king of Khotan mishandles it, it is really easy to have an accident here." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's okay, if something happens, you can just do it according to the request of the king of Khotan." Of course, he knew in his heart that he couldn't let the king of Khotan do whatever he wanted. Someone is really making trouble, just calm him down. Shule in the north can relocate people to Khotan and re-immigrate from the interior. As long as your army seals Shule, there will be no major event south of the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions. ”

Zhang Qi said yes. He had been in Khotan for a few months, had seen firsthand the revival of Buddhism and knew the risks. However, this is the grand strategy of the imperial court, and he only has to implement it.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Since Zhao Zi entered Yizhou, unconsciously, it has been nearly a year. One year to pacify the Western Regions, for the imperial court, it should naturally be a great feat. However, those of us who fought the war know that Gaochang and Hei Khan are not big countries, and for more than 100 years, the two rookies pecked each other, and suddenly encountered the imperial army. The difficulty in the Western Regions is not the occupation, but the governance after the occupation. The key to governance lies in Khotan. To make it clear, this is the country of the indigenous people of the Western Regions, and anyone who is not used to the governance of the imperial court can move here. In other places, it is natural to act according to the laws of the imperial court. ”

Fu Bi said: "What the marshal said is that in the rest of the places, state officials and county officials will be sent over in the future, according to the laws of the imperial court." Gaochang has already practiced Tang law in China, but after a long time, it is inevitable that there will be some differences. In the place where he worked, according to what the festival commander said, there are natives who are not used to it, and let them move to Khotan. The governance of Khotanese is the most difficult, but that is the matter of the king of Khotan, and the garrison should provide more assistance, and it is not appropriate to interfere too much. ”

Zhang Sheng said: "If this is the case, there is nothing. The Khotanese court did not collect his taxes, and he did not have to support his own army, so the taxes should not be difficult. As long as you have money in your hands, everything can be settled. The only problem was that the king of Khotan had no experience in governing and was not familiar with the state of Khotan. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "There is no way to do this, it can only be handed over to time." Where you can get a land, you will come up with a way to govern it for a hundred years. ”

In the past, the governance of the Western Regions was actually very loose, and the cities were mostly autonomous, and major affairs such as military affairs were managed by Gaochang and Hei Khan. Since there is a tradition of self-government, it is actually relatively easy to handle, and the imperial court can take care of fewer things in the early days.

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