Although Hanhu was unhappy in his heart, he said with a smile on his face: "Okay, okay, since the leader of the Tuoba tribe has come personally to bridge the gap between our two clans, then naturally I, Hanhu, will not be so ungrateful! From now on, everyone will work together If you are a subordinate of the Tuoba clan leader, then don’t start any more disputes!”
Murong Geran and his Yaonian clan now only have more than 70 clan members left, while Hanhu's clan has grown and developed during this period to nearly a thousand people.
If Tuo Ba Lie didn't stop him, it would have taken a matter of minutes for Han Hu to kill Murong Geran and the others.
The reason Tuo Ba Lie protected Murong Geran was not only because he did not want to lose a brave general, but also because he did not want other tribes to see that he could not protect the people who had surrendered to him, so they would rebel in all directions.
Ke Hanhu's open-mindedness and pragmatism made Tuo Balie save a lot of worry.
Originally, if Tuobalie helped Hanhu and his clan kill Murong Geran and his remaining seventy-odd clansmen, he might be able to gain the loyal submission of Hanhu and his clansmen.
But things are different now. Although Hanhu surrenders to Tuobalie on the surface, he actually wants to find out who is supporting him behind the scenes.
Han Hu believed that if he had that person's support, his clan might not be able to keep up with the growth rate of Tuo Ba Lie's clan.
As for Yongzhou, since Zhouyi held the meeting of cadres at or above the county level, the entire Yongzhou has been developing in an orderly manner.
There are no longer all kinds of messy and false taxes in the 23 counties of Yongzhou.
Coupled with the continuous heavy rains that have eased the drought in the north, the lives of the people in Yongzhou have finally returned to normal.
Everyone was grateful to Prefect Zhou Yi. It was Prefect Zhou Yi who could protect them from the Xiongnu and Khitan coalition forces. It was also because of Prefect Zhou Yi that taxes were restored to normal.
Not only that, with the implementation of policies such as "two no worries and three guarantees" and nine-year compulsory education implemented by Yongzhou counties, the lives of people everywhere are getting better and better.
Although he defeated the invasion of hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu and Khitan coalition forces last time, Zhou Yi was not proud of it.
Zhou Yi reviewed the invasion battle again and found that he was able to win largely due to luck.
The Xiongnu and Khitan coalition forces were too hasty in their preparations for this invasion. The two parties did not prepare enough food. In the end, they could only eat the horses of the fallen soldiers.
Although this move can temporarily solve the army's food and fodder problem, it cannot last long.
Secondly, the Xiongnu and Khitan were not good at fighting this kind of siege warfare, but they still fought against Zhouyi in Pingliang and Pingjiang.
Of course, most of the reason for this is because there are rumors among the Khitan people that these two cities are extremely wealthy and have a large amount of cattle, sheep, and grain, so the two coalition forces are reluctant to give up.
But if they directly put down Pingjiang and Pingliang counties, they would fight hundreds of thousands of troops directly to the south without hesitation, grabbing food while fighting.
Although the danger to the Xiongnu and Khitan armies would be great, the rewards would also be considerable. Chen State might really be pushed out of its capital by them, and the emperor would flee south directly.
At that time, Pingliang and Pingjiang counties in Zhouyi will be like lonely boats in the vast ocean.
The Huns have not yet been defeated and the Khitans have not yet been destroyed. This is always a big disaster for Yongzhou on the frontier.
Therefore, Zhou Yi mobilized brave soldiers in various counties of Yongzhou to practice military garrison.
Wang Dachui, who was still listening to music every day in Jing'an City, was also pulled into the army by Zhou Yi and became the "instructor of the 800,000 Forbidden Army", teaching the soldiers Bajiquan and Bainiaozhaofengqiang.
After Lin Zhenyuan joined Zhou Yi's army, his eyes were opened.
In the past, their mighty guard troops spent most of their time practicing fighting and archery in formation.
Only the elite will practice special military training methods every day.
But here in Zhouyi, they practice every day in accordance with the requirements of modern soldiers.
These exercises are very scientific and comprehensive, including not only strength and endurance training, but also other aspects such as toughness training, flexibility training, explosive strength training, etc.
Regarding these training contents, it turns out that the mighty guards under Lin Zhenyuan's command cannot be fully deployed. Under such high-intensity training, the soldiers' physical fitness will collapse sooner or later if they do not receive nutritional supplements in time.
But Zhouyi was different. Zhouyi, who had unlimited supplies, allowed Yang Xiu and the others to make an unknown amount of money by selling those polished rice, mustards, and cotton.
The money earned by Yang Xiu and Bai Sheng was used by Zhou Yi to buy a large number of livestock. The food of the mighty guards under Zhou Yi's control has now been improved to a higher level. Not only do they eat three meals of dry rice a day, but they also have Laotan pickled cabbage beef noodles from time to time. And some meat can be eaten.
If you compare the soldiers in Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou, you will obviously find that the soldiers in Zhouyi are stronger than those in other places.
It can be said that the best and most popular profession in Yongzhou now is Zhou Yi's Mighty Guard, but some people who are recruited by Zhou Yi may not be able to meet it.
Not only is the food good, but the salary is also high. If one person joins the army, one month's salary is enough to support a family of five.
Therefore, within half a year of Zhou Yi becoming the prefect, the entire Weiwei army numbered more than 150,000. However, Zhou Yi only claimed to the superiors that Yongzhou had few people and only recruited 50,000 soldiers.
As for the other 100,000 people, Zhou Yi concealed it and did not report it. Although Lin Zhenyuan also knew about it, he would not expose Zhou Yi.
Because after Lin Zhenyuan experienced so many things, he was completely disappointed with the Chen court.
In the past, there was a Grand Master Wen who led the fight against the treacherous Prime Minister Yan Song, but since Grand Master Wen begged for his bones and returned to his hometown, no one in the entire court dared to raise an opinion that was contrary to Yan Song.
Even Kong Yingxian, who was originally a direct disciple of Master Wen, also turned to Yan Song.
I have to say that it was quite enjoyable after joining Yan Song.
As a result, Kong Yingxian was promoted from a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy with no real power to the position of left minister of the Ministry of Industry.
The Ministry of Industry is the agency that manages engineering affairs across the country. It is responsible for the system of civil construction, the way of using utensils, the method of spacing canals and weirs, and the ceremony of offering billions in mausoleums.
From ancient times to the present, those who are in charge of engineering projects are those who cannot fish out oil and water, and there is no one who cannot fish out oil and water.
Kong Yingxian was able to use Wen Boyue's name to make money in his empty position as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, not to mention that he now had a real position.
And when Kong Yingxian became the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, he soon ushered in a big project - the construction of the Palace of Immortality for Emperor Li Xuanji's 50th birthday.
The person who supervises the construction of the Palace of Eternal Life is a plum job. Don’t think that it is just a simple palace built for the emperor. Royal matters are never simple. The Palace of Eternal Life is built as a palace complex.
