On the way back to Beijing, in addition to these two thousand cavalrymen, many war horses were also transported back. The northern grasslands are already under our control. All the defenses here are the Tang Dynasty’s army. These extra war horses must naturally be transported back. Even if Chang’an City does not need them, they will be needed all over the country.
Of course, Li Xiang will not make selfless contributions. Anyone who wants these war horses must buy them at a price slightly lower than the market price. I am not making selfless contributions. Of course, Li Xiang’s territory is another matter.
Li Xiang is not trying to establish a small kingdom. It is purely because the current Tang Dynasty is not ours. We have no say in many areas, so we cannot use our own money to pretend to be a good person.
"Are these people truly incorrigible?"
Li Xiang looked at a group of people in the distance and said, these people are also diehards on the grassland, some are Turks, some are Xueyantuo, and some are from the west. In short, there are all kinds of people. After we captured them, we still educated them to a certain extent, but now it has been more than a year, those who should obey orders have obeyed orders, but these people are still shouting and cursing every day.
"These are just stinky, hard stones from the toilet. I don't know how many education officials have been replaced for them, but in the end, they are almost doubting their own abilities. They are considered diehards. It's better not to worry about them. After returning to Chang'an City, we will send them to the slave market. We will lose money and call it a day. As for how their employers treat them, we don't care."
Speaking of these 3,000 people, Niu Jinda was full of anger. He had originally promised Li Xiang that these people would be able to be transferred here. The population on the grassland was not large. If they could all be transferred here, it would be beneficial to our defense of the grassland. Who knew that more than a year had passed, they had eaten a lot of food, but the people had not changed. We had tried all kinds of soft and hard methods, but we couldn't do anything about them.
Li Xiang knew that there were many Turkic royal families here, and it was not difficult to make them submit to the Tang Dynasty. These people also expressed their willingness, but from now on they had to live as ordinary people and all their property had to be confiscated, which was something these people could not tolerate.
They were born in the chief's tent and had the best food and supplies in the surrounding area since they were young. Therefore, these people were unwilling to give up such a life. When they were asked to submit to the Tang Dynasty, they were naturally willing to do so, but when they were asked to give up all their property, these people began to resist.
So far, there are still more than a dozen rebel forces on the grassland. These people roam deep in the grassland and constantly attack the Tang army. Although they suffer casualties in every attack, they are still very keen on this activity. The Turkic nobles in front of them are the supporters of those rebel forces.
So when Li Xiang was leaving, he took all these people with him. Since you don't obey the teachings of the Tang Dynasty, you can only be slaves. I am kind-hearted and let you be ordinary people. I won't pursue what you did before. Now that you don't want to be ordinary people, I will let you try a job that is more difficult than being an ordinary person.
"How do the brothers on the grassland take turns? We must give them time to go home, otherwise no one can persist in that place."
Li Xiang thought of the army on the grassland. Niu Jinda even wanted to return home to Chang'an. Ordinary soldiers also had feelings. Everyone came out at about the same time. Although there were some rotations in between, more than 60% of the soldiers had not been home for two years. Li Xiang had assigned this task when he left. All people must go home within the next eight months. All expenses on the way must be paid by the court, and they must stay at home for at least two months.
According to the rules set by Li Xiang earlier, when you leave home for a year, you can stay at home for a month, and this month will be paid. After this matter spread in the army, many people did not dare to believe it, but when the first batch of soldiers executed this order, everyone believed it. Li Xiang really kept his word.
"Everything has been arranged, and most soldiers know when they will go home. However, I have also talked to some key positions. They may not be able to go home. They have to continue for another year. However, I have made it clear to them that they can stay at home for three months when they go home next year."
Niu Jinda is not just a general fighting on the battlefield. He was not good at these daily things. After a year of training, Niu Jinda found that he was also good at daily management. Everyone has potential. As long as you push yourself, you will eventually know where your potential lies.
"That's fine. We feel homesick, and so do the soldiers. After returning to Chang'an this time, we must send a batch of comfort supplies to the families of all the soldiers, whether they were on the Goguryeo battlefield or the Turkic battlefield. Besides money, there is food. There is nothing better than these two things."
Li Xiang will not treat the soldiers who fought with him unfairly. If the court does not have this expense, Li Xiang will bear it. According to Li Xiang, as long as you follow me to serve as a soldier, you only need to consider one thing, that is to win. As for the rest of the things, this is not what you should consider. I will help you consider everything.
When Li Xiang said this, many people thought it was empty talk, but now there are more than 100,000 people following Li Xiang to make a living. They know that this is not empty talk. Since joining Li Xiang's army, their lives have been getting better and better. Even if they unfortunately lose their lives, the whole family will not worry about their future life. This is all the guarantee of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness, rest assured. We have a special department in the army, and they have already begun some of the work. Once we return to the capital, this work will be fully launched. We have also contacted the Ministry of Revenue, and they will assist us in completing it."
It was unrealistic for a single military organization to complete such a massive task, so they had to ask the Ministry of Revenue for assistance. However, Li Xiang was a little skeptical of the officials in Chang'an City, as many of them were corrupt...
