Regarding the matter of Lang Li bringing his tribe to seek refuge with him as promised, Feng Yong did not come forward personally and still left full authority to Zhang Yi.
Moreover, Lang Li's face was not big enough for the dignified Ghost King to come forward in person.
If you want the Ghost King to come forward in person, you have to reach the level where Meng Huo responded to everything.
It is impossible for such a figure to appear in Nanzhong today.
The true face of the Ghost King is naturally as mysterious as possible.
The Yi people in Qiongdu were afraid of the Ghost King, while the Han people in Qiongdu were convinced by Feng Langjun.
Except for a few people, no one knows that the Han official who wears a straw hat every day, wanders around, and coaxes children to help catch fish with meat cakes is not only the Ghost King, but also Feng Langjun.
The reason why he knew he was a high official was because even near Qiongdu City, there were personal guards following him to protect him at all times.
Qiongdu could not grow early rice this season, so the newly opened fields that were to be planted with rice next season had canals opened to divert water and the fields were filled with water.
At the same time, Feng Yong also sent people to the Sunshui River to catch fish fry and throw them into the paddy fields. It seemed that he planned to raise fish in the paddy fields for the whole season.
However, when Feng Yong heard from Zhang Yi that part of the reason why Langli had come to seek refuge with him was because the Yanniu tribe froze to death and starved to death every year, resulting in the tribe's population not growing for many years, he thought in his heart As soon as I moved, I remembered an allusion.
This allusion is called "reducing Ding".
When he thought of this allusion, King Feng Gui's thoughts were like a flood that burst the embankment and flooded out of control.
"This Langli, does he want to farm, or does he want to continue herding horses and sheep?"
Feng Yong stood on the ridge of the field, staring blankly at the paddy field reflecting the sunshine. The gaze in his eyes was sometimes deep and sometimes exquisite, and he asked in a somewhat distant voice.
"Although he said he was letting Chang Shi arrange it, according to the official's opinion, it would be best if he could continue grazing."
Zhang Ni stood behind Feng Yong and couldn't clearly see Feng Yong's expression that was changing from bright to dark, so he just answered truthfully.
Now, all the Yi tribes in the east, west, north and west of Qiongdu that were dissatisfied with the Han had been wiped out and all were brought under the actual control of the Han.
Only in the south, Jufu is still leading his people to explore the terrain.
But again, the more Yi people there are, the more Han people there are.
Given the current situation of the Han Dynasty, as long as it can completely control the Sunshui River Valley Plain, it will be a blessing.
Therefore, Feng Yong's plan is to try his best to develop the Sunshui Valley Plain, and then use the advantages of the Sunshui Valley Plain to radiate across the entire mountain.
As for other places in Yuexi, they can only support the pro-Han Yi tribes with sufficient force to deter them.
The Sunshui River Valley runs north to south. Although it is narrow in some places, it is very long and has a large total area. At least for the current population of the Han Dynasty, it will not be a problem for decades.
Therefore, Feng Yong plans to use half of such a plain to grow pasture and half to grow grain.
If it were a future generation, such a simple and crude plan, such a waste of land resources, would deserve to be beaten to death.
But it is such a simple and crude plan. For today's people, it is a very grand idea.
According to Feng Yong's plan, Yi tribes willing to farm could be allocated fields on a per-capita basis.
For tribes who are accustomed to herding horses and sheep, they can graze elsewhere in spring, summer and autumn. In winter, they can rush back to the Sunshui River Valley and use the green materials stored here to feed cattle, sheep and horses for the winter.
In this case, not to mention the farming Yi people, they would soon become subjects directly under the Han Dynasty.
The herding tribes will gradually become semi-settled in the Sunshui River Valley plain. They are accustomed to relying on the green fodder supply in the Sunshui River Valley in winter. They are better controlled by the Han Dynasty and are less likely to cause trouble.
Of these two kinds of barbarians, the former could hand over grain as taxes, and the latter could hand over cattle, sheep, horses, wool, furs, etc. as taxes.
But now that he heard Lang Li talk about the situation of the Yanniu Department, King Feng Gui realized that this plan could be modified for the better?
"General Zhang, does he know how many Dingkou there were in Yuexun in the past?"
Feng Yong was silent for a long time and suddenly asked an inexplicable question.
"Before I came to Yuexun, my official had checked, but I could only find out that in the second year of the First Han Dynasty, there were 61,208 households in Yuexun County, with a total of 48,400 Zero five people.”
Although Zhang Yi didn't know why Feng Yong suddenly asked this, he thought for a moment and answered immediately.
It can be seen that Zhang Yi still understood Yuexun County very carefully.
"Yes, more than two hundred years ago we were able to find out that there were more than 400,000 Dingkou people in Yuexun. Could it be that more than two hundred years later we still can't find out how many people there are in Yuexun?"
"Chang Shi wants to investigate Yuexundingkou?"
"That's right."
Feng Yong nodded, "The Han Dynasty's current inventory of people and fields is limited to Hanzhong in Shuzhong. Nanzhong cannot start because of the complicated situation."
"So I thought, take this opportunity now to check the Dingkou of each tribe in Yuexun, so that we can easily divide them into good places to avoid cross-border disputes in the future."
Zhang Ni was a little confused after hearing this, "Didn't Chang Shi already plan to divide the cultivated land for them? How could he still cross the boundary?"
"It's not the barbarians who farm, but the barbarians who are still nomadic and hunting."
Feng Yong looked far away and said slowly, "My plan is to divide good areas for the barbarians who don't farm, whether they are hunting or nomadic, so that they are not allowed to cross the border at will."
"If there is someone who crosses the boundary, we will assist the tribe that has been crossed and impose heavy penalties on the violator. However, there are big and small tribes, so if we want to divide it fairly, we need to know the number of members of each tribe."
This sounds normal, but Zhang Yi is not an ordinary person because he can leave his name in future generations. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that there was something wrong with it.
"Chang Shi, if this happens, although the tribes can temporarily settle down, the number of tribes will definitely increase as time goes by. If the output of the areas allocated to them is not enough, I am afraid that there will be more disputes among the tribes."
Feng Yong listened and smiled calmly, "If you have too many people, you can move out. You don't have to stick to that piece of land. At that time, if any tribe has too many people and insufficient rations, you can tell us."
"Where are the racecourses, workshops, Dongfeng Express, and the sugar cane manor in the south that don't need people? We can help them arrange it. We can even go to the battlefield to gain a good background. If you have better luck, why don't you become your wife and your son?"
"Look at General Wang, didn't he just follow the gangster generals out, and now he has gained a good background!"
The General Wang that Feng Yong was talking about was Wang Ping's clansman, Wang Han.
When Zhang Yi heard this, he immediately understood. Wasn't this strictly restricting the Yi tribe in Yue?
Remembering the plight of the Yanniu tribe mentioned just now, Zhang Ni suddenly realized that Feng Langjun wanted to put all the Yi tribes in Yuexi into a predicament similar to that of the Yanniu tribe!
Will the Yi people agree to Feng Langjun's request?
Absolutely.
Because on the surface, this seems to be extremely fair.
According to the size of the tribe, the scope of hunting and grazing is divided.
This ensures the interests of large tribes, because the larger the tribe, the larger the area it will be allocated.
Because the tribes are not allowed to cross the boundaries at will, the survival of the small tribes is guaranteed at the same time.
As long as each tribe does not violate the rules of the Ghost King, they will have the support of the Ghost King behind them, and they will not be afraid of others coming to conquer them. This ensures that the big man can easily control the overall situation from a detached position.
Very fair and reasonable.
But the deep meaning behind this fairness and reasonableness, let alone the Yi people, even Zhang Yi himself, would not be able to guess it without Feng Yong's personal recognition.
This is really a plan to make others feel grateful. If this thing really comes true, then the Ghost King's reputation in Yuexi will really be at its peak.
Looking at the man in front of him who was wearing a straw hat and standing barefoot on the edge of the field, Zhang Ni stood under the sun and felt a little chill on his back: What the Nanzhong Yi people said is right. This man is called the Ghost King. Really well deserved.
Recalling the various rumors she had heard about this gentleman before, Zhang Ni couldn't help but take a deep breath: "Feng Langjun is charming with his clever words, and cruel and ruthless with Xiao Wenhe". He is really well-deserved of his reputation, and I'm afraid there will be another "Feng Langjun" after him. Only with foresight and foresight can the King of Ghosts be found.
At this time, I saw two Yi people aged 11 or 12 years old carrying a large wooden bucket. They put it down from a distance and gestured towards this side, "Fish, fish..."
They could not pass without the guards' permission. The Yi children knew this and stood outside the guard's cordon very obediently.
Feng Yong nodded to the guard, who checked them quietly before letting them go.
"How many fish?"
Feng Yong stretched his head and looked at the wooden barrel in front of him.
"two hundred!"
The Yi child had a proud look on his face, stretched out two fingers, and answered in less than standard Chinese.
Sure enough, daily interaction is the way to learn a foreign language quickly.
"Okay, no need to count, just pour it into that field."
Feng Yong touched the head of the Yi child and said with appreciation, "You have caught the most in the past two days. I will give you an extra meat pie later."
When the two children heard this, they immediately carried the bucket to the paddy field designated by Feng Yong and poured the fry into it carefully, as if they were afraid of hurting the fry.
Then he happily ran to the guard, held out three fingers and said, "Three!"
After getting the meat pie in hand, he ran back and bowed to Feng Yong, "Thank you, sir."
"You have to wash your hands before you can eat, you know?"
Feng Yong warned, looking like a kind elder, "Otherwise you will get sick if you eat dirty things. If you don't listen to me, I won't want your fish in the future."
"Know."
Although the children couldn't speak much Chinese, they could understand it. They nodded immediately, and then ran away carrying a bucket and a pole.
It was a very common interaction, but also very warm and enjoyable.
But the more the two sides enjoyed themselves, the more Zhang Ni felt that there was something sinister around Feng Yong, and he even seemed to see the cold and cruel heart of stone beneath Feng Langjun's gentle and amiable surface.
"General Zhang, since arriving in Yuexi, I have found that you are not only a leader in marching and fighting, but also a good way to govern the place. How about I leave this matter to you?"
"Feng Changshi has an order, how dare the general disobey it? What should we do with the Yi people who are just crossing the border to the south?"
"It doesn't matter, let's divide the northern part of Qiongdu first, and we'll talk about the southern part after General Chu comes back."
While the two were talking, they saw two more people walking towards them.
Zhang Ni saw it and said quickly, "Chang Shi, then the general will retire first."
"Well, go ahead."
Zhang Yi greeted the two people who came over, said hello, and then left.
"Brother!"
The people who came over were Huang Chong and Wang Xun who had just returned to Qiongdu.
Langli brought Dongkuiqu's head to surrender. The remnants of the Dongququ tribe had been wiped out, and there was no need for Huang Chong and Wang Xun to stay in Suqi.
Not only that, even Meng Yan in the north has led his army back to Qiongdu because of the Yanniu tribe's initiative to sue for peace and return to Hanjia County.
Feng Yong nodded and asked, "How were the casualties of Nanxiang soldiers during this trip to Su Qi?"
The Nanxiang soldiers are Feng Yong's most trusted disciples. At the same time, Feng Yong plans to regard them as the grassroots officers of the Yuexi garrison in the future. It is necessary for them to take up this important task and undergo the test of the battlefield.
"A total of 500 Nanxiang soldiers went to Su Qi, 206 were injured and 169 were killed."
The two of them didn't expect that Feng Yong would ask this question as soon as they met, and his face became a little ugly and his voice became lower.
Feng Yong's heart twitched, and his chest hurt a little. One hundred and sixty-nine people, the future grassroots backbone, were just gone!
"Does every battle have to be fought first?"
"yes."
"Is anyone holding back?"
"Yes, I killed two people before the formation."
Feng Yong nodded, "Show me the list of those who died in battle and those who escaped from battle, and inform Nanxiang to demote all the family members of those two who escaped from battle into slave labor."
This is to be expected.
Even in later generations, there are people who refuse to perform military service every year.
What's more, going to the battlefield and fighting for your life?
But these are troubled times, and the Han Dynasty now implements a conscription system. No one can escape if it is really his turn - Nanxiang raises soldiers carefully in order to do its best to reduce the occurrence of desertion.
Only two of the five hundred people escaped during the battle, which was beyond Feng Yong's expectation. It seems that the continuous sitting system is still very deterrent.
"At the homes of fallen soldiers, the captains of their respective brigade should personally come to comfort the families, give them pensions, and give them a sign of the Home of Glory. If any captain makes any slight discounts, he will be dismissed directly."
"If the children of the fallen soldiers are under the age of fifteen, let them study in the school. If they are over the age of fifteen, see where there are vacancies in the workshop, ranch and mineral resources, and fill them first. If they can't be filled, report to me. Ask them if they would like to go to Yuexi."
There will be many vacant positions in Yuexi in the future. Just the grassroots backbone management and other personnel of the racecourse will be a huge gap. I am afraid that no one will be qualified.
"Also, now that the population of Nanxiang is increasing day by day, let Nobuhou train another group of soldiers."
Having said this, Feng Yong pondered for a moment.
"I heard that the eldest son of Jiang Canjun's family also went to Nanxiang. He is also considered talented. Together with Huo Yi, I will show them the complete version of "Military Drill Code" when the time comes, so that they can The two of you need to help, otherwise Nobuho may be too busy alone."
"At that time, I will write to the prime minister and suggest that they both serve as county captains of Nanxiang County. It is justified."
At any rate, Jiang Bin defended Seoul when Zhong Hui's army entered Hanzhong, so he must have military talent.
Not to mention Huo Yi, the one who can finally be appointed as the governor is even worse.
The development of Nanxiang to this day has aroused the jealousy of many people. It is beneficial and harmless to let the palace and the Prime Minister's Mansion mix sand in at the right time.
It’s not about whether it looks ugly or not. Nanxiang was created by several of my brothers. No matter how much I eat alone, I’m not afraid of what others will say.
The key is that Nanxiang's position in Dahan has become more and more important. Coupled with the Dahan Reserve Bureau established in Nanxiang and the bills issued by the Dahan Reserve Bureau, it has the ability to cause huge fluctuations in Dahan's economy.
If you continue to protect yourself from the imperial court, it would be extremely disrespectful.
Of these two people, one was sent by Adou in the palace, and the other was from the Prime Minister's house, so they were just right. 8)
