Originally, Su Dingfang wanted to take his men back to Chang'an early the next morning, but he had no choice but to drink too much last night, so this guy could only rest here for a day. After Huo Qubing settled this guy, he immediately escorted Li Xiang to the border of Lingnan Road.
Li Xiang is now setting off by boat. Of course, the destination makes Li Xiang a little surprised. This is Jiaozhou of the Tang Dynasty.
But if we use a 21st century map, then this is Hanoi in Annan.
I really didn’t expect that this place was actually the territory of the Tang Dynasty. This made Li Xiang feel a little surprised, but the other soldiers on the ship didn’t feel anything wrong. This place was under our jurisdiction during the Sui Dynasty. Shouldn’t it be ours?
"How much land around Jiaozhou still belongs to us?"
Although Li Xiang had a map of the Tang Dynasty in his memory, he really didn't know much about the situation in the southern end.
"Your Highness, it's about 50 miles to the west. Beyond that is the territory of Zhenla. South is another 270 miles."
After hearing this number, Li Xiang was really shocked. He thought Jiaozhou had already reached the border line, but he didn't expect that there was such a large piece of land around it. Originally, Li Xiang wanted to use Yunnan, my country as a base, but now it seems that there is no need to fight like this.
After sailing on the sea for about a day, Li Xiang and his companions arrived in Jiaozhou.
To the south, there are two states, Aizhou and Jizhou.
However, the development of those two places was not very good. At most, they were slightly larger than a small town. Although there were many local people, they were generally poor. Moreover, they were located in the border area of the Tang Dynasty. There were relatively few Han people, and the court did not pay much attention to them.
"Your humble servant, Ruan Yuanjia, pays respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
When Li Xiang set foot on the land of Jiaozhou, the governor of Jiaozhou was already waiting there with his officials. Unfortunately, Li Xiang had already seen the huge team of the governor of Hangzhou, so he felt a little shabby about the small team in front of him.
When he heard this surname, Li Xiang knew that this person was not Han Chinese.
"Which tribe are you from?"
Li Xiang knew that there must be Han people in this land, but most of them had been suppressed.
"In reply to your Highness, I am a Jing ethnic group member, but my mother is Han Chinese."
Li Xiang's face looked a little better when he heard that his mother was Han. In fact, after hearing the news that Li Xiang was coming here, these foreign officials were all scared. Li Xiang and Li Shimin had different ideas. Li Shimin could appoint foreign officials, but Li Xiang never trusted these foreigners.
It can be seen from the incident of Fusang that Li Xiang did not allow Fusang people to intermarry with Han people. It can be said that he fundamentally eliminated the possibility of Fusang invasion.
"Tell me about the local situation."
Li Xiang didn't know much about the situation here. Although Huo Qubing knew some of it, his understanding was certainly not as deep as that of these local officials.
"In reply to Your Highness, we are located in the southern part of the entire Tang Dynasty. To the south of my state, there are two other Tang Dynasty capitals..."
This guy's report was basically the same as Huo Qubing's, but a little more detailed.
The entire area has a population of nearly 100,000 people, with people of all ethnic groups living here together and intermarrying with each other. It has been managed by the Han people for nearly 40 years.
During this period, many outstanding people from other ethnic groups emerged. For example, the guy in front of you became the governor of Jiaozhou.
"Your family should be a prominent local clan, right?"
Li Xiang remembered that this surname was very common in Zhenla, and some people with this surname had served as generals and higher-level officials.
"To answer your Highness, we are considered one of the five major tribes in the area, but not many people call us the five major tribes now."
When Emperor Wen of Sui sent people to occupy this place, he was also afraid that the local forces would revive, so he destroyed the local aristocratic families from the root.
Although nearly three or four decades have passed since then, judging from the current situation, the local area has not yet recovered.
However, the Han people lived in extreme hardship in this area, mainly because they were bullied by local ethnic groups. However, with the arrival of Li Xiang, the local Han people should have seen the dawn of rise.
“Who among you is Han Chinese?”
Li Xiang looked at the group of officials below.
What surprised Li Xiang was that there was not a single Han Chinese among these people, and all of the dozen or so officials under the Jiaozhou governor were foreigners.
Li Xiang thought of the Anshi Rebellion. Strictly speaking, An Lushan was also a foreigner.
It is a pity that the Tang Dynasty royal family turned a blind eye to this. After all, there is Hu blood in the Tang Dynasty royal family. But if they want to preserve the Han Dynasty, some things must be done with a sense of boundaries.
When Ruan Yuanjia saw Li Xiang's series of actions, he felt a little scared inside. What he had worried about earlier finally happened. He thought that Li Xiang came here for inspection for the first time and would not take any large-scale actions here, but he did not expect that it had already started now.
"Come here."
Li Xiang spoke to a group of low-level officials in the distance, saying that these people were not qualified to talk to him. However, after hearing Li Xiang's words, only a few of them came over, and the rest remained standing.
“%&~^0^”
Ruan Yuanjia said a few words in a rude manner, and Li Xiang finally understood what was going on. Except for these few people, the rest of the people could not even speak Chinese.
"How many of you are Han Chinese?"
Li Xiang looked at the people running towards him.
"To reply to your Highness, I am a Han Chinese."
Li Xiang originally thought that these people were Han Chinese, but he didn't expect that there was only one of them. In the local bureaucratic system, the proportion of Han Chinese was too low, and they could not even be ranked among the middle and senior officials. He didn't expect that among the low-level officials, the number of Han Chinese was also so small, with only one among dozens of officials, and it seemed that his rank was the lowest.
"What's your job?"
There was no smile on Li Xiang's face anymore, which was not an isolated case in the border areas of the Tang Dynasty.
"In reply to Your Highness, Jiaozhou Post..."
This person said in a low voice that it was obvious that his official position was not very impressive. It turned out that he was just a person who managed the post station.
"From now on, you are the mayor of Jiaozhou."
Li Xiang immediately promoted this person, and his position was second only to Jiaozhou Governor Ruan Yuanjia.
"Your Highness, this is absolutely unacceptable..."
When Li Xiang finished speaking, a group of senior officials immediately knelt down.
Ruan Yuanjia glared at them fiercely. "How can you say that? Don't you want to live anymore? Don't you know Jiangshan's surname?"
