Liu Xiang's words were sonorous and powerful and could not be rejected. The merchants on the dock who had been doing business in Tianjing New City for more than two months saw the power of Tianjing New City and the fangs of Tianjing New City for the first time. Among the countries they have seen, no country's laws are fairer than the laws of Tianjing New City. Among the countries they have seen, there is no country that values the lives of its people so much. Among the countries they have seen, no country has a more elite army than Tianjing New City. …
In Tianjing New City, they experienced a lot, saw a lot, and thought a lot. Of course, for the merchants, what they want to do most at this moment is to rush to the capital of Tianjing New City, see with their own eyes the law stones erected in front of the official hall, and touch with their own hands the regulations on merchants engraved on them . If the regulations regarding merchants are true, they want to move their families over and settle in Tianjing New City. This is a country that declares to the whole world that all people are equal with the stone of law.
There were the most merchants from the Song Dynasty on the dock, and they were also the group of people who felt the deepest feelings. Because in the Song Dynasty, they had always been at the bottom of the class. Liu Xiang didn't understand what the businessmen were thinking, and he didn't want to understand either. After showing off the muscles of Tianjing New City to all the merchants, Liu Xiang moved to Wang Mingcheng and said, "Wangfutai, my lord, these Han people from Liao must move to Dagou City.
I am sent to you this time to cooperate with you in completing the migration. "Near Dagou City, the largest population currently living is the Xi tribe, which is also an ethnic group of the Liao Kingdom. The Han people who came from the Liao Kingdom have endured decades of hardship. After this freedom, they will definitely be grateful to Yang Peng. At the same time, they They will also become the group of people who support Yang Peng the most.
There is such a group of people living on the edge of Dagou, which will have a restraining effect on Yingzhou. Wang Mingcheng deliberately kept these people in the Harbor City to be built and resettled them personally. But he still understands the priorities of things. Moreover, Yang Peng had given him a generous gift and paid in advance the position he had promised him.
From this, it can be seen that Yang Peng is a promise-keeper and relies on him very much. Wang Mingcheng clasped his fists and said: "I will definitely cooperate!" Zhao Jinxi returned the greeting: "That's very good. Before moving, please come with me to see the city lord." Wang Mingcheng nodded heavily and turned around to explain to the few followers behind him. After saying a few words, he followed Zhao Jinxi and left.
As soon as Wang Mingcheng left, Yang Tong stepped forward and asked the Han people from Liao to follow her and leave the dock. A temporary camp was set up in an open space three miles away from the dock. There are thousands of cauldrons in the camp, and the cauldrons are filled with scalding boiling water. In the middle of the camp, hundreds of large pools were dug deep into which sterilizing drugs were poured. A bucket of hot water was poured into the pools.
"Take off your clothes and get in!" Under the strict military laws formulated by Yang Peng, the soldiers who were trained rarely spoke in front of outsiders, almost sparing words like gold, and the expressions on their faces were cold. Faced with this scene, the Han people in Liao were a little overwhelmed and wanted to ask Wang Mingcheng for help, but Wang Mingcheng was not there.
Someone who was brave muttered something. "What are you doing?" "What are you doing?!" a talkative soldier replied, "What else can I do? Of course I'm giving you a bath. Look at you, you have been in Liao for many years, and you don't know how much you have suffered. Bitter. I guess some people don’t know what it’s like to take a bath.
The city lord takes pity on you and allows you to take a quick bath to get rid of the bad luck on your body, and at the same time wash away the sins that the Liao people inflicted on you. From now on, be a clean Tianjing Xincheng person. Wu Zheng, who was beside the soldier, glared at him and cursed, "You're the only one who talks too much!" After Wu Zheng finished scolding the soldiers, he shouted to the Han people in Liao: "Take off your clothes and get down!" "The Han people in Liao also knew that this was done for their own sake, so they didn't say anything anymore, took off their clothes and jumped into the pool.
After a while, he lay in the pool, humming comfortably, and started calling his friends. Immediately afterwards, the Han people from Liao Dynasty began to enter the pool one by one. Yang Tong sat on the horse, glanced at the women who were holding back in the crowd, and gave a clear drink. "All the women, follow me and go to another camp." Yang Tong is a woman, and everyone can hear it from his voice, so after hearing Yang Tong's call, the women breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly followed Left behind Yang Tong.
In another camp, they were all women, and each one was quite heroic. These women are all soldiers, and they all belong to Yang Tong's personal guard, the guard company. The work in the women's camp is no different from the work in the men's camp. The same is done with boiling water and herbs. It was obviously a process of killing viruses, diseases and insects, but Yang Peng ordered the people who handled it to call it removing bad luck.
If you speak frankly, I'm afraid some people will have complaints. In other words, what was received was praise from everyone. This is the charm of language. After the Han people in Liao took a bath and climbed ashore, they found that their clothes had been taken away. At the same time, I was given clean and tidy clothes.
Then they were taken to the big tent in the camp. There were already Huotou soldiers in the big tent, carrying food barrels and distributing food to them. Every time someone is handed out, the old guy holding the spoon will tell them. "You have been hungry for too long. Don't eat too much. If you eat too much, your belly will burst. You have just arrived in a good place and it is time to start enjoying the blessings. Don't risk your life just to have a full meal." The Han people in Liao land praised He held the food, and instead of swallowing it immediately, he cried while holding the rice bowl.
"If it had been earlier, maybe my brothers and sisters would be alive..." "If my parents knew that I am enjoying the blessings now, they would be happy to reincarnate..." "My mother-in-law was robbed by Liao dogs, and my parents were killed by Liao dogs. , now I am the only one left who can eat a full meal and survive without any complaints!" When the old man heard this, his brows were raised. One of the three buns originally given to that guy was taken away by the old man. .
Then, with an angry look on his face, the guy cursed: "You bitch, you have no conscience at all. Seeing that you are about to live a good life, you actually want to die? My Lord tried his best to bring you back from Liaodi, just because you want to Let you live like a human being from now on. A kind person like the city lord saves you from fire and water, but you don’t want to repay, and you actually want to die?
If I had known that you were so virtuous, I should have allowed Mr. Wang to drown you in the sea. "That man was also a fool. He took a hard bite of the steamed bun, scratched his neck and shouted: "My whole family is dead, and I am the only one left." What difference does it make whether I live or not? The old man slapped him with a spoon and cursed: "Your parents are dead, why are you still alive?" Don’t I just want to keep you and pass on the incense to the family?
Now that life is about to get better, you can't think about it. Doing a good job, finding a wife, and having a baby to carry on the family line can be regarded as worthy of your parents' upbringing. "The man raised his head and lifted the hair that was covering his face, revealing a hideous scar on his face. "Who would follow me when I look like this? "The old guy looked at this guy with contempt and said, "You have no knowledge. "The old man got food for everyone in the big tent, walked to the door of the big tent, beat his back, and sat down slowly. "I have nothing to do now. Do you want to listen to the old man chatting about your own affairs for a while? ? "Everyone nodded. Although they were given one hundred and eleven acres of land, they were still confused about how to live in the South.
The old man coughed twice, and after attracting everyone's attention, he slowly spoke. "The old man is from Binzhou and lives next to the Great Buddha Temple. Four years ago, there was a severe drought in Binzhou and there was no harvest. The old man led his family, eating bark and roots, and barely survived. In the coming year, there will be plenty of rain. , the crops were growing vigorously, and the harvest was about to be harvested. The Dragon King couldn't open his eyes, the Jing River flooded, and three acres of crops were all gone. The people in the village gnawed all the bark off the trees. The old man's wife and children were dead. Death, death of death. The emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was partial to death, wanted to attack the Liao Kingdom and went around to collect grain.
The old man was forced to do nothing, so he teamed up with the people in the village to kill the dog official, went up the mountain, and fell to the grass. A year ago, the officials sent people to suppress the bandits. Everyone in the village was caught. The general who led the army, after learning what happened to the old man, bypassed the old man and survived. The old man and the remaining people in the village were brought to Tianjing New City in a daze. The old man originally thought that when he arrived in Tianjing New City, he would be treated as a slave and humiliated to death.
Who would have thought that after arriving in Tianjing New City. The city lord gave him fields and cattle, and the girls in the village rushed to become the old man's wife. Hehehe... At the beginning of this year, the old man's wife became pregnant. The old man felt that he had never had such a good life in his life. "
"My husband, you look over fifty, don't you? The girls in Tianjing New City are not fools. Will they rush to be your wife?" someone asked. The old man chuckled and said: "That's why I said you have little knowledge. This Tianjing New City was originally a place where the Khitan and Liao Kingdoms had no control. There are many Khitan women here. The women are diligent, but the men are lazy. They stay at home all day without going out. , all relying on women to support the family.
The Lord felt that such a good place was ruined by Khitan men. They arrested all the Khitan men. So now, in most places in our Tianjing New City, there is not a single man..." Someone threw the rice and muttered: "The city lord is really cruel..." The old man glared, grabbed a steamed bun and pointed it towards the person who was speaking. The man was hit on the head. "No one from Tianjing New City is qualified to say this. You are the least qualified to say this. You bastards are the Khitan men whom the Lord obtained in exchange for them from the Liao people.
Two strong Khitan men, what a loser like you. There is no one in this world who treats us better than the Lord. The old man also read a few books and knew some history. Counting thousands of years, there has never been anyone as good as the Lord. Whoever dares to be disrespectful to the Lord, I won’t use a knife, old man, I will kill him one bite at a time. "The old man's words were decisive, and everyone could hear the unswerving attitude in his tone.
The scar-faced man patted his chest and said in a deep voice: "I, Lao Xi'er, have never read a book, but I also understand the principle of repaying a favor in return. I don't know anything else, but I still know how to handle the knife edge. After hearing these words from your father-in-law today, I admire the city lord from the bottom of my heart. From now on, I, Lao Xier, will definitely use the knife in my hand to protect the city lord."
"Me too!" "Me too!" "Count me in!" "I'm indispensable!" "..."
The old man nodded happily, "You have my heart, so I won't give you my meal in vain." Everyone grinned. The scar-faced man pursed his lips and said with some embarrassment: "Husband, do you think I can really get a wife with my appearance?" Everyone also stared at the old man expectantly.
The old man laughed loudly, "Old man, I guarantee you that as long as you don't have high vision and can't marry a wife, I will give you my own wife." The scar-faced man said happily: "That doesn't matter, it's true. Okay. Now I feel that I am full of energy." The old man stared at Scarface for a few times and then said on demand: "If you are really motivated, you should join the army. To tell you the truth, we, a woman from Tianjing New City, , they can all do it! You don’t need to take care of the fields at home, they can take care of them properly.
The old man has a baby that is about to be born, so he joins the army to get some pay and some more family property for the baby at home. Scarface asked, "How are you treated in the army?" ""Three taels of silver for the moon and five loads of rice." ""so tall? With my ability, I can afford to have several wives. "Hearing this, the old man frowned and said, "Little brother, seeing that you are also a capable person, I will just say a few words to you. In our Tianjing New City, there are a few things that are untouchable.
First, we in Tianjing New City practice monogamy. We do not have multiple marriages. Even if we marry more than one, the government will not recognize it..." "Why not recognize it?" As long as you can afford it, what does it matter if you marry more? ""fart! We just arrived at Tianjing New City, have you forgotten the hard days you had before? We have all been asked to marry our wives. Who can we marry for the brothers who come from Liao in the future? Do you just ignore those brothers in Liaodi? "
When the brothers from Liao were mentioned, everyone fell silent. As people who have been there, they know what life is like for their brothers in Liaodi. Seeing that everyone accepted this matter, the old man continued without any further rebuttal: "Secondly, as long as our children in Tianjing New City reach the age of six, they must go to school to study. Who doesn't let the children study? , the government will punish anyone."
"What's the use of studying? You might as well follow me and farm..." The old man glared, "Shit! You don't have any knowledge at all. You have suffered all your life, and you have let the children suffer with you. Look at you, I'm afraid you won't even pay. They don't even know how to do it. They were sold and they had to help them count the money.
You have been incompetent your whole life, do you still want your children to follow you and endure hardships? If the children finish their studies, they might even be able to become officials in the future. Besides, you don’t have to spend a penny for the children’s education. The Lord has said that the city lord will take care of everything. "So... it's really a good thing..." "This is a great thing. For you to meet such a good city lord, I will let you enjoy the blessings and sins in the future!" "
Wang Mingcheng crossed the threshold and saw Yang Peng sitting in the middle of the main hall. He immediately fell to his knees and burst into tears. "Your Majesty Wang Mingcheng, I'd like to bow to the city lord." Yang Peng stood up, held up his sleeves and robe, took three steps and two steps at a time, walked to Wang Mingcheng and helped him up, "Mingcheng, we don't want this in Tianjing New City." Wang Mingcheng With the help of Yang Peng, he stood up and said excitedly: "The king has given me such a generous gift, and I feel worthy of it." Yang Peng pulled Wang Mingcheng to the table with sumptuous food and wine, and sat down.
"Mingcheng, this time you marched eastward to the Liao Kingdom and brought nearly 80,000 people to our new city of Tianjing. It is a great achievement for your hard work. You deserve to be promoted to an official position. Also, please call me your Majesty from now on. You'd better call me City Lord." Wang Mingcheng wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and nodded sincerely.
Yang Peng personally poured wine for Wang Mingcheng, and Wang Mingcheng was flattered and held the glass. After the two sat down, they didn't say much. They drank four or five glasses of wine first. After Wang Mingcheng calmed down, Yang Yansi asked: "Mingcheng, what have you gained from your eastward march to the Liao Kingdom? Follow me." I'll tell you."
"Well..." Wang Mingcheng put down his wine glass, pondered for a while, made a draft, and said: "Reporting to your lord, this time I marched eastward to the Liao Kingdom. It lasted four months and spent most of the time wandering at sea. When I left, Nearly a hundred of the Khitan men who were escorted died on the road. Most of them died of suffocation, and some died of internal fighting.
I think I should pay attention to this aspect next time I go there. I arrived in the Liao Kingdom in the twelfth lunar month of this year. According to your Lord's instructions, I contacted the dignitaries of the Liao Kingdom as soon as I landed ashore and sent a lot of gold and silver. With gold and silver paving the way, Chen's plan to replace the population went smoothly.
The Khitan men who were escorted over basically replaced the Han people of the Liao Kingdom at a ratio of five for four. As for the old and weak women and children, there was no need for the ministers to replace them. The nobles of the Liao Kingdom felt that those people were a burden and gave them all to the ministers directly. In addition, Chen was determined to promote the life in Tianjing New City, which also attracted some Han people to follow him secretly. Therefore, the total population exceeded 80,000 people.
The nobles of the Liao Kingdom also knew about this, but they almost turned a blind eye. When I came back, there were not enough ships, so I paid them to rent ships. They rented them all to me without hesitation. Now our fleet has 20% more ships than when I went to Liao Kingdom. Hearing this, Yang Peng nodded happily, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Wang Mingcheng, drank it all in one gulp, put down the wine glass, and said, "Well done, as long as a gap is opened among the nobles of the Liao Kingdom, the future population replacement plan will be carried out." , it will go more smoothly.
It can be said that your success in the first battle is indispensable. "Sir..." Wang Mingcheng hesitated. Yang Peng smiled and said, "Speak directly if you have anything to say. Don't be hesitant. If you have anything to ask for, I will consider it as appropriate." Wang Mingcheng pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I hope to continue traveling between the Liao Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom and continue to implement the population replacement plan." Yang Peng was startled and said in confusion: "You have already opened the gap. Just leave the rest to others." Could it be that you dislike the small area under the jurisdiction of Dagou City?
I can tell you responsibly, despite the small area under the jurisdiction of Dagou City, the future development of Harbor City is not comparable to other prefectures. According to my estimation, as long as Dagou Mansion develops, the annual tax revenue it receives can exceed half of the Song Dynasty's annual tax revenue. "
Wang Mingcheng was surprised when he heard what Yang Peng said. Wang Mingcheng knew exactly how much the Song Dynasty paid more than half of its annual taxes. Wang Mingcheng lowered his head in silence. After a while, he raised his head, looked at Yang Yansi firmly, and said, "Sir, I want to continue running between Liaonan and South China, not because I dislike the small area under the jurisdiction of the Haigang Government. But... I was in Liao, and after seeing the life of the Han people in Liao, I was deeply shocked. Their lives were too miserable.
I have never seen anyone living a more miserable life than them. I want to rescue more people as soon as possible. Although the door to the nobles of the Liao Kingdom has been opened, if another person is sent, the Liao people may not admit it, and it is still up to the minister to control the matter. Not only can we get twice the result with half the effort, but we can also get more Han people from the Liao people. "
Yang Peng frowned, stared at Wang Mingcheng, and said in a deep voice: "Have you thought clearly?" Wang Mingcheng said seriously, with a sincere look on his face: "I have never been so clear as now. I am also a Han..." Yang Peng sighed. He said, "Now Tianjing New City is short of manpower, and even more lacking of Liguo University talents. I originally wanted to put you in an important position, but since you insist on continuing to replace the population, then let's do it.
I will reserve the position of your Dagou Mansion for you. Later, I will temporarily allocate an agent for Dagou Mansion. Whenever you want to take up the post of Dagou Futai, you will take office whenever you want. "Wang Mingcheng stood up, clasped his fists and bowed, "I would like to thank you, Lord City Lord, for your kindness. "Stop talking about this, let's eat." After wandering on the sea for a long time, you must have missed these drinks and food, right? "I really want to..." The two of them ate and drank together, talking and laughing until the moon rose.
Wang Mingcheng and the men led by Wang Mingcheng indulged themselves at the dock for three days. Three days later, Wang Mingcheng handed over all the Han people he had brought back to Yang Peng, and then took his mighty fleet and escorted the Khitan men and embarked on the journey again.
This is Wang Mingcheng’s journey. Wang Mingcheng, a man who was coerced by his family and forced to work in a camp when he first took refuge in Yang Peng, finally found the direction of his life. Then, he began to move forward silently in this direction. Yang Peng watched Wang Mingcheng's fleet leave with mixed feelings in his heart. He didn't know whether he was right or wrong in agreeing to Wang Mingcheng's request. There are nearly five million Han people in Liao. With Wang Mingcheng's method of replacement, when can all of them be replaced?
Yang Peng roughly estimated that it would be twenty-five years. This is without any obstruction. Yang Peng now built the city in Dagou, which blocked the Khitan people from going south, bigger than Tianjing New City. All the land east of Yingzhou and Mozhou has been cleared for Yang Peng. In addition, the Khitan army was afraid of the flintlock gun in Yang Peng's hand. Before the harm of the flintlock gun was solved, the Khitan people no longer dared to hunt grass valleys south of Youzhou.
If Wang Mingcheng stays in Dagou Mansion and helps him take care of Dagou Mansion, maybe within three years, Dagou Mansion will become rich. With a lot of money, Yang Peng could quickly equip more troops. Comparatively speaking, it is far more cost-effective for Wang Mingcheng to stay in Dagou Mansion than to implement the replacement plan in person. "Okay, that's all the old man has to tell you. You can see and listen to the rest for yourselves. Get out of here when you're full. The old man has to wait for the next group of people." Everyone laughed. They rushed out of the big tent.
This scene did not only happen in this big tent, in fact, this scene happened in all the big tents in the entire camp. It's just that the stories everyone tells are slightly different, and the rest are exactly the same. This so-called heart-to-heart talk was designed and led by Yang Peng. In Yang Peng's words, it is to stabilize people's hearts and at the same time promote the happy life of Tianjing New City to everyone.
In this regard, Yang Peng didn't say much and let Yang Ping do everything. Everything in the camp is proceeding in an orderly manner.
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.
