Li Chengyi knew very well how difficult it was to do many things for the first time, but if these people were not made to understand, then they would not be able to gain a foothold in this land. You know, it is very difficult for soldiers to gain a foothold here, let alone them, the civil servants.
Many people don't understand the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but Li Chengyi is very clear about it. This is the front line of our war, and various rules and regulations must be established. Only by incorporating the rule here into our formal procedures, then the next time people from the Arab Empire come, we will be able to use this as a base to slowly advance forward.
Last time, we used the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty as our base. Now, we must use Central Asia as our base. Otherwise, what's the point of winning this time? We might as well continue fighting the same way as last time. At least we're familiar with the route. There's no need to open up new areas like this.
However, Li Xiang is a monarch with great talent and strategy. Although he has not yet become the emperor, his various policies are for the future of the Tang Dynasty. No matter whose territory the war is on, it will definitely hurt their economy. If we can push the war to someone else's territory, then no matter how long the war lasts, as long as nothing happens in the economic hinterland of our country, we can afford to fight for one or two years.
The people present were about to vomit their bile, which made them feel a little better. This was the scene of a battle a month ago, but there were still all kinds of unpleasant smells. There were also some signs next to it, saying don't come here when you have nothing to do, so as not to bring out some germs. If it weren't for letting these people take a good look, Li Chengyi would not have chosen to come here.
"General Li, we are truly convinced. We admire your approach. We used to hear about them and they warned us several times, but seeing them for real is completely different. We thought we were mentally prepared, but after seeing all this, we realized that without seeing real flesh and blood, we really don't know where the Western Regions came from."
Wang Decheng collapsed on the ground. He wanted to vomit out his internal organs. The situation around him was too creepy. If he were to be thrown here, even in broad daylight when the sun was at its highest, he would feel that the surroundings might be the underworld.
After all, these people are all scholars. Even if they have seen dead people, it was only one or two. They have never seen such a large area of killing balls with all dead people. However, this way they can understand how this land came about. When doing things on this land in the future, they will naturally know how difficult it will be.
"If you all can understand this, everything we have done today will be worth it. We won't go too far today. We will just find a place to set up camp ahead and rest. I will accompany you to take up your posts tomorrow."
When they heard what Li Chengyi said, the people present shook their heads. No matter how far they went, they were still too close to the pile of corpses, so they strongly demanded to go to Wang Decheng's post.
Li Chengyi originally thought so, but seeing everyone vomiting like this, he thought of giving them a chance to rest nearby. Seeing that they were in that state, it was impossible for them to continue riding horses. Who knew that an invisible pressure was put on the adults, and they actually rode horses for nearly two hours before they arrived at Wang Decheng's management area.
Li Chengyi also gave a thumbs up. He used to look down on these civilian officers, always thinking that their physical fitness was not up to standard and bringing them to this place was simply asking for their lives. Now it seems that everyone has physical potential, and these people's potential is not bad, at least better than some of the new recruits in the army.
"Is this my jurisdiction?"
Wang Decheng was a little surprised and said that there were scattered bonfires on the wasteland in front, which did not look like a city at all. However, the order issued by the court said it very well, saying that he was the county magistrate here. However, in his impression, there should at least be a county government office, but now there is nothing.
"You're right. This is the location of Ganyun County. Don't think there aren't many people here now. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, dozens of tribes from the surrounding areas will come here. There's also a large tribe here called the Ganyun Tribe. It seems a bit late today, so I'll introduce you to the leaders of the tribes tomorrow morning. Most of them should be here by then. If you can take care of them first, you'll have secured half of your official position."
Li Chengyi knew that these people were very disappointed. After all, they came here to be officials. Think about how those officials in the mainland live, and then look at their current actual situation. These people did not cry on the spot, which was already quite considerate. If they were weak-willed, they would probably be clamoring to go back.
Of course, this is also very normal. After all, the situation is too different from what they imagined. This place can be considered a county government office, not even an ordinary farmer's household. All the people around live in tents, and the various tents are not gathered together. When they saw the Tang army coming, many people in the tents even jumped on their horses and ran away.
"General Li, are they so hostile to us?"
Another county magistrate said in a low voice that he was just thinking about saying hello to the herdsmen around him, but as soon as they dismounted, the herdsmen took their families and went to other places. Anyway, they didn't have much fixed assets, so if they wanted to go somewhere else, it would be done in the time it takes to stick an incense stick.
"If I took away two-thirds of the remaining assets in your village, and also took away all the young girls, do you think the people in your village would be nice to me?"
Li Chengyi's words immediately made everyone feel like something was stuck in their throats. They had known for a long time that our relationship with these local people was not good, but they did not expect it to be so bad. What you have done here is really a bit too much. In order for us to get rid of the fiscal deficit, these local people have suffered a lot.
