Yang Wanwan's guess was correct.
When the Hu tribe in front saw the banner of the Han army, not only did they not flee, but the tribe leaders personally greeted them and gave them food.
Yang Wanwan declined the food offered by the barbarians, took the cold boiled water that his guards had boiled in advance, and took a few sips.
Then asked the headman:
"These days, have you ever noticed someone appearing who shouldn't be there?"
"No, no, absolutely not."
The leader bowed and nodded with a smile on his face, "The mighty man has scared their courage a long time ago. They will definitely not dare to come here before this winter."
After winter, if you really can't survive it, then maybe you won't be able to survive.
In the past, people may have been worried about this situation.
But now, since I can exchange food and clothing for the winter from Feng Langjun, am I still afraid of those bereaved dogs that are about to freeze to death and starve to death?
In winter, whoever can have enough food and clothing is the adult!
When we do meet them, the tribe may be able to grow even stronger.
Yang Wanwan gave the usual instructions:
"If you really want to see it, remember to inform us as soon as possible. Otherwise, you will be derelict in your duty."
Redividing the old land of Xianbei in the west is not for their retirement.
These barbarian tribes can also be regarded as part of the grassland outposts.
After all, if we really want those Western Xianbei who were driven away to come back, the outcome of these traitors who have occupied their old places will not be much better.
If they want to occupy these fertile pastures for a long time, and if they want to avoid being exterminated, strong men with strong soldiers and horses are their most reliable backing, right?
Again, the benefits of Feng Ghost King are so delicious?
When they enjoyed these benefits ecstatically, they did not know that these benefits had already been priced secretly by Feng Guiwang.
Yang Qianwan put away the water bag and motioned to the guards to give the leader a few bags of Yutou flour as payment for the food the leader had brought.
In war, you can burn, kill, rob, and plunder.
But in daily life, military discipline still needs to be paid attention to.
At least let the barbarians who are dependent on the Han know what it means to be a dignified master.
After determining his exact location, Yang Wanwan ordered:
"Speed up and reach the city barrier before dark."
The sound of horns sounded, and the messengers dispersed and galloped away, shouting:
"The general has orders, speed up!"
The entire cavalry began to rumble into action.
Although there are only a thousand people, one person and two people are riding together, and the momentum is not small.
The journey of ten miles is not long or short.
Once the cavalry let go, even if they did not run at full strength, it would not take an hour to reach the city barrier.
The soldiers guarding the highest point of the city suddenly saw a mass of black people rushing towards them, and subconsciously tightened their weapons.
At the same time, his eyes widened, not daring to blink, wanting to see who it was as quickly as possible.
When the red armor gradually became clear in his imagination, the soldier breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the Han Dynasty is now driving the Xianbei in the west to escape or surrender, this is after all more than 500 miles away from Juyan County.
It would take at least ten and a half months from the time when the beacon was set off until Juyan County sent out elite cavalry to rescue them.
The task of the more than 300 soldiers in the city barrier is to hold on for half a month until reinforcements arrive.
Of course, the barbarians are now at their most desperate moment, and this worst case has not happened yet.
But it is a fact that the Hu tribes scattered around are often attacked by surprise.
Even at the beginning, due to the inexperience of the soldiers in the city barrier, some small groups of soldiers would also be attacked after they left the city barrier.
It can range from losing half of the army to losing the entire army.
After learning enough lessons and formulating the rule that no one should leave the city barrier within ten miles for no reason, and if they really wanted to scout far away, the number of people should not be less than a hundred, this kind of thing became less common.
Guarding a grassland city barrier is not only extremely boring - the range of activities is basically within ten miles - but also very dangerous.
Therefore, the soldiers who were not on duty were not nervous when they heard about seeing such a large number of cavalry.
"Lieutenant Wang, there is a large group of cavalry coming from the east. It may be a patrol."
There are only more than 300 troops stationed in each city barrier, but the chief officers are all department governors, and their official positions are between military marquis and school lieutenant.
This shows that Governor Feng attached great importance to this matter.
"Counting the days, it should be here."
The Wang Duwei who was guarding the city was not too tall, but he was extremely strong.
Compared with ordinary Han people, his face is slightly flatter, his eye sockets are slightly sunken, and he is much darker.
This facial feature is not common in the North.
If you are someone who came from Shu, you can tell at a glance that this Wang Duwei should be from Nanzhong, and he is most likely of Yi descent.
But I saw him shout loudly:
"Send the order, the whole city is on alert!"
There was a sound of weapons clashing and footsteps running, and the small city barrier quickly entered a state of alert.
Soon, the sentry outside the city also sent news:
"General Yang is here with the patrol!"
His own people belong to his own people, but Wang Duwei still did not give the order to open the city gate immediately.
It wasn't until Yang Wanwan appeared at the city gate in person, put the document in the basket, and then verified it by the Governor Wang at the top of the city that it was correct, that the city gate was reopened.
"Is everything normal around here lately?"
Looking at Wang Duwei who came out personally, Yang Wanwan asked.
"Normal, normal!"
After the city gate opened, the original solemn atmosphere was swept away. Wang Duwei spoke the half-baked Luoxiayin and said with a hearty smile:
"General Yang, don't worry. The surrounding area has been quiet these days. Even the barbarians on the periphery have not come to report seeing the enemy."
"That's good."
Yang Wanwan got off his horse and walked toward the city barrier with Wang Duwei.
As for the soldiers under his command, they will camp according to the rules.
After inspecting important places such as the arsenal and grain depot in the city, no flaws were found.
Then Yang Wanwan walked around the outside of the city barrier and saw a cave-in at the top of the city.
Wang Duwei understood and quickly explained:
"The sack that the general sent this time is exactly where I want to use it."
Nanxiang's specialties include not only tickets but also various hemp rope sacks, which are widely used and of high quality.
Especially after regaining Liangzhou, his reputation has risen to a higher level and is well-known by everyone.
For example, when capturing laborers, they are tied into a bunch, like a long string of candied haws.
Another example is the pass on the grassland.
In the past, reeds or various types of long grass were used as the foundation, which was covered with soil, gravel, and then rammed layer by layer with adobe mixed with reeds and other grasses.
Now that we have sacks, it is much more convenient and saves a lot of effort and work.
Yang Wanwan nodded, then looked at other places to make sure nothing was missed, and then returned to the city.
Patrolling the barrier is not just about leading the troops back and forth, but it is about checking all the conditions of the barrier.
Even the increase or decrease in the population of the Hu tribes on the same side of the city barrier must be investigated clearly.
After returning home, you must report to the governor's office on time.
If there are any abnormalities, they must be reported immediately.
After some inspection, it was already dark.
In the evening, when Governor Wang entertained Yang Wanwan, a woman came out carrying a pot of roasted mutton.
Yang Wanwan glanced at the woman's slightly protruding abdomen, and then looked at Wang Duwei.
Governor Wang smiled sheepishly:
"Ahem, this, General Yang, this is the late general's wife, she has been pregnant for five months."
"Isn't it almost September now? It gets cold in the desert very quickly, and the cold air is so heavy. My body is heavy, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it."
"So I would like to ask General Yang to go back on this trip so that my wife can follow behind."
Yang Wanwan's expression remained unchanged, as if he was used to this kind of thing. He nodded and asked, "How many people are there?"
"No more, no more, just nine."
Hearing this number, Yang Wanwan frowned:
"According to the rules, the maximum number of people in a family is five, but you have exceeded the limit."
Wang Duwei looked ashamed, rubbed his hands, and waved, when another woman with a bulging belly came out:
"They are sisters..."
Yang Wanwan's face twitched:...
"I remember that you are not an old man from Nanxiang? Have you never married a wife?"
Back then, King Feng Gui was running a wool workshop in Nanxiang. How many old soldiers returned to their old trade with a knife in order to marry a wife to warm their bed?
Not to mention someone with senior qualifications like Governor Wang, who had followed King Feng Gui from the very beginning and climbed to his current position.
"How can I not get married? I got married a long time ago, and my wife was naturalized a long time ago. She already has two children."
So General Yang was shocked:
Those who were naturalized at an early age can basically be regarded as the first batch of weaver girls in Nanxiang Workshop.
Is it a joke that a Nanxiang woman is in charge?
This Wang Duwei actually dares to attract sisters outside?
"Isn't this thanks to the Lord," Wang Duwei said with joy, "The Lord has set the rules. Juyan County and Duyeze do not collect Ding tax, but only land tax."
"Although the land tax is too much, there is still too much land allocated!"
"The general has communicated with the man at home a long time ago. Isn't the workshop in Juyan County in need of a manager?"
"It's not that I'm bragging. Just with my family's skills, I can work as a manager in the workshop in Juyan County."
"In addition, the second mother and the third mother-in-law marry the general, and the nine members of their family are willing to change their surname to Wang. According to the rules, they can be allocated fields!"
"The general knows that this is the prince's benefit for us old people. The more people in this family, the more money we will make. How can we not understand the prince's intentions?"
Seeing Governor Wang saying these words with gratitude on his face, Yang Wanwan was a little stunned. For a moment, he didn't know how to pick up the conversation.
My brother implemented the "dividing a small family into an entire family" in Juyan County. Is this actually the reason for this?
In the past, there were two largest taxes collected by the government from Cangtou and Guizhou heads, one was land tax and the other was Ding tax collected on a per capita basis.
In order to encourage people to go to Juyan County to cultivate land, the Liangzhou Governor's Office deliberately canceled the Ding tax in Juyan County and only collected land tax - which was heavier than before.
But for the people, the overall burden has been greatly reduced.
Wang Duwei, a forcibly created "good family" class, believed that Feng Junhou was seeking benefits for them.
But the people felt: Governor Feng really loved the people like his own son!
Although the aristocratic families cannot occupy a large amount of farmland in Juyan County, they still welcome this policy with both hands.
The reason is also very simple.
Because of this policy, Cangtou Guizhou has more choices to a large extent, such as being able to work in a workshop.
The family even felt that King Feng Gui was compensating for the fact that he could not occupy farmland in Juyan County.
As for what the true purpose of Ghost King Feng is, basically only a few people in the world know about it.
However, this policy actually allowed the soldiers guarding the border to take the initiative to speed up national integration. Not to mention Yang Wanwan, even King Feng Gui was unexpected.
So when Governor Feng saw the materials sent by Secretary Zhang, he was a little surprised:
"More than 6,000 Hu people have been naturalized in Juyan County this year? These guys are very fast..."
"Yes, you said that this woman is pregnant and the decree for naturalizing the whole family is inappropriate?"
Zhang Xingyi said with some worry, "At this rate, it won't be long before all the Hu girls will be thinking of ways to marry soldiers from Juyan County..."
"What's wrong? There aren't enough fields?"
Governor Feng asked.
The Han people can get 150 acres of land reclaimed by the government, the Hu people can get 70 acres, and the naturalized Hu people can get 100 acres.
"How could it not be enough? Even if all the Han people were moved to Liangzhou, it would only be a few Dingkou?"
The current population of the two states of the Han Dynasty is equivalent to the population of a large county of the Later Han Dynasty. We are not afraid of losing land, but we are afraid of having no one.
"What are they afraid of? As long as they have a way to get the soldiers to marry them, then that's up to them."
More than 6,000 people have been naturalized, which means more than 1,000 Hu women are pregnant, which cannot even be compared with the number of soldiers in Guansai on the grassland. What does it mean?
Shouldn't what we should be worried about be that in the past two years, the amount of soap used by the Guansai soldiers on the grassland has increased too fast?
"What I'm worried about is that someone will take advantage of this matter to take advantage of the government."
Zhang Xingyi was a little dissatisfied with Feng Jishishi's disapproving attitude, "After all, compared to the original Nanxiang, naturalization in Juyan County is a piece of cake."
"One moment and another moment!" Governor Feng still explained unhurriedly, "When we were in Nanxiang, it was still a question whether the school could be built."
"It's not like now, the children of naturalized Hu girls have to attend school for three years anyway."
"What's more, with the examples of naturalized Hu people, other Hu people can learn Chinese and practice Chinese customs more carefully."
"The top priority is to share the land with the people. As long as this goal can be achieved and the government is taken advantage of, it doesn't matter."
Only if you suffer immediate losses will you have blessings later on.
Dividing people into acres can be regarded as a powerful tool to prevent land annexation in the feudal era.
For those aristocratic families who own a large amount of land, it is like a bone scraper - you can hide the population, but can you move the land away for me?
This move can not only reduce the dependence of the head of Guizhou on the wealthy families, but also allow the wealthy families to release more hidden people.
More importantly, it can also liberate more laborers from the land, which will promote a certain social economy in Han Dynasty.
It's just that this sharp tool cannot be used openly at the moment. It can only be used secretly, little by little, mainly to accumulate experience.
So the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty continued the old method: let Governor Feng open a special zone, try it first, and show him how it works.
Juyan County is naturally the most suitable location.
Tax reform is still a major national event. Even the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty is not sure about it, and Zhang Xiaosi is even less sure about it.
In the past few years, Secretary Zhang has been regarded as the chief steward of the governor's office, and his life has been very tight.
Although the school is sponsored, the government also has to provide money and food.
In less than a year, there will be more than a thousand more student expenses in the future, but the guy in front of me is exempt from the poll tax.
If there is an increase or decrease, I am afraid that I will have to live a hard life again in the future.
Governor Feng naturally knew what she was worried about, but when he saw him taking a look around to make sure there was no one around, he whispered:
"I will take a book to your yard at night and explain it to you in detail. Then you will understand."
When Secretary Zhang heard this, his eyes flickered: "Book? What book?"
"A good book, a peerless good book," Governor Feng chuckled and lowered his voice, "That is the book your sister put at the bottom of the box. It will be left to Ah Chong in the future as the unique knowledge of the Feng family."
As Liangzhou entered the workshop era, it was also time for Secretary Zhang, who was in charge of the governor's office for him, to further learn new skills, phew, I mean learn new knowledge.
"As for the sect's knowledge, you must study hard at night, you know?" Governor Feng warned, "Also, don't let your sister know about it."
