Fu Song

Chapter 246 Fusion
Gongqin Village is about [-] miles away from Xingqing Prefecture, almost out of Xingqing Prefecture.

This is a newly built village, and it is also one of the many villages that Zhang Yuan set up when resettling new immigrants.

It is said to be a village, but the scale is not small. There are nearly two hundred families in the whole village, and most of them belong to that kind of young and strong labor force.

In fact, these people all have another identity, Fubing.

Usually scattered in four townships and eight miles, farming for a living, but when they are called, they immediately put on armor, sword and back bow, gather to listen to orders, take one village, one township and one county as units, form an army in the shortest time and rush to the assembly point to listen to the orders. make.

To treat such a family, the general manager's mansion naturally has various preferential treatment.

For example, the geographical location of these villages is excellent, with convenient transportation and sufficient water sources. Most of the land in Gongqin Village is next to water canals, and these canals were built during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The land on both sides, But they are all well-watered land.

In addition to giving them the best land, these families also do not pay taxes and do not undertake corvee.

Of course, these people need to prepare their own armor, weapons, war horses, etc., and the Western Army has certain requirements for weapons and armor, so these people need to go to the pointed place to buy these things.If you maintain it well, maybe a set of weapons and armor can be passed on for generations. If you are unlucky, you may have to replace it frequently.

As for the swords, guns and armor from Xingqing Mansion, under the supervision of these people, they never dared to be negligent, and the ones sold to them were all selected from the best, and they did not dare to be sloppy at all.

These people don't care about paying more expensive prices to buy weapons, but if there is a problem with the quality, they dare to sue all the way to the governor's office.

No one else, because weapons are their second life for them.

Such a system, on the contrary, urges the quality of the weapon workshops in Xingqing Mansion to improve day by day.

There are hundreds of villages like this around Xingqing Mansion.

The reason why Xiao Ding, who was on tour, stopped here was because a wedding was being held in this village. The one who got married was a soldier who had fought with him on the plateau years ago. Then he went home with his spoils and the property rewarded by the governor's mansion.

The group of Xiao Ding who had just come here just happened to encounter this wedding, and Xiao Ding, who was in high spirits, decided to have a cup of wedding wine.

For the people in this village, this is an unexpected happy event. Many people envy this family. It really hit him on the head. A well-known cavalryman, getting a marriage and getting a lot of big figures from the general manager's mansion came to congratulate him. Such a thing is enough for him to brag about for a lifetime.

Xiao Ding's gift was naturally expensive, if he gave too little, not to mention losing his status, even if the more than [-] people who accompanied him ate horse chews, it would also cause the host family to lose a lot of money.

Xiao Ding was born in a wealthy family and didn't know much about these things, but Zhang Yuanxinjian and others came from the bottom, so they are very clear about these things.

So not only Xiao Ding gave gifts, but they, including the accompanying guards, also made fun of it, and each contributed a share of money.

This family is from the Dangxiang family, one of the hundreds of thousands of Dangxiang people who migrated from Hengshan, and the wife he married was a Tubo woman who was plundered by the army from the Qingtang this time. He also had a His elder brother lived next to him.However, my elder brother was injured and quit the army when he followed Xiao Ding to attack Xingqing Mansion. Now he is the village chief of this village, and he married the daughter of a local landlord in Xingqing Mansion. , but an out-and-out Song person, now that a baby has been born, seeing that woman, her stomach is standing up again, obviously she is pregnant.

Xiao Ding, Zhang Yuan, Xin Jian, Tuoba Yangwei and a group sat at the main table, accompanied by the groom's elder brother, who used to be just a team leader, really trembling, sweating profusely, It was not easy to calm down to eat and drink with these big shots.

Because Xiao Ding and his party came, the banquet became extraordinarily lively. People in the village who hadn't planned to come also prepared a gift to congratulate them, which caught the host family by surprise. Fortunately, the village is also rich. , although there are only three or five dishes on a table, but after a lot of fuss, it was finally settled down.

After a meal, Xiao Ding also took a comprehensive look at the situation of the village.

It's really a hodgepodge.

Song people, Dangxiang people, Tubo people, and Huihe people belong to seven or eight different ethnic groups in a village of only two hundred households. Hearing the turmoil of different languages ​​coming from outside, Xiao Ding couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yuan , Such a situation was probably deliberately arranged by Zhang Yuan, right?
"Ge Da, the people in the village come from different places, and they don't understand each other's language. How is their daily communication? Are there any disputes and conflicts?" Xiao Ding asked the village official.

Ge Da immediately stood up, but was pushed back by Xiao Ding, "Just sit and answer, today you are the elder of the groom!"

"Boss, of course there are disputes and conflicts. When the upper and lower teeth are still chattering, let alone a couple of hundreds of people? But most of them have been on the battlefield together. Can the conflicts between them compare to the life-and-death friendship on the battlefield? We can always agree, and the mutual tolerance is over." Ge Da lowered his hands.

We have carried guns together, we have passed through windows together!

Xiao Ding smiled, not being a soldier, it is difficult to appreciate the kind of friendship forged on the battlefield.

"Language barrier is the biggest problem." Ge Da continued, "However, according to people in the village, the county will soon send a teacher to each village to teach everyone how to read and write! There is still a school to be run. Tang, all the children in the future will be able to study, but the village has to pay to support this gentleman. I think it will not cost a lot of money, since the village already has village property! Every household can make up a little more. "

Xiao Ding nodded and looked at Zhang Yuan: "Where do we have so many gentlemen?"

Zhang Yuan laughed: "Boss, it's not that they need to learn to be able to take the Jinshi exam, they just need to be able to read and understand the government's notices. So as long as they are literate, they are basically rejected. I got a job to do this, and I really want to educate the people, I'm afraid I can't start until the next generation is born."

Tuoba Yangwei coughed dryly and said: "Actually, our party documents are almost finished, and we can send some people out in the future."

"I'm afraid it's not a one-time thing!" Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Deputy manager, the party's writings only exist in books now, and there are still many problems in it. It may take several years to spread them." merit."

"Let's take a look first, find problems during use, and then slowly correct them. Manager, Chang Shi, I think that although the documents of the manager's office will be mainly in Chinese in the future, you can also make a copy with party items!" Tuoba swaggered and turned to look at Xiao Ding.

Xiao Ding nodded, "It can be done like this."

He had to make such a concession.Because speaking of it, the army under his command now, whether it is Bubazi or Iron Kite, is dominated by Hengshan party members.

If you don't agree to Tuoba Yangwei's request, I'm afraid that the party members will be renounced, which is a major event that will shake the foundation immediately.What Tuoba Yangwei pursues is very different from that of ordinary party members.

Zhang Yuan also nodded with a smile.

Right now, this is a compromise that has to be made.Just like when Xiao Cheng proposed to help Tuoba Yangwei sort out and create party items, it was to win over Tuoba Yangwei, and now it is also to tie Tuoba Yangwei even tighter.

But in the future, as Xiao Ding's power expands, more and more Tubo people, Huihe people and other ethnic groups will join under Xiao Ding's banner, and the strength of the party members will inevitably be weakened step by step.However, the current cultural background of the party members is not enough to integrate and unify so many races.

The only thing that can do this is obviously the Han culture that has been passed down for thousands of years.

For this, Zhang Yuan is extremely confident.

Therefore, he agreed to Tuoba Yangwei's request without any hesitation.

When it comes to the ability to tolerate, who else in this world is stronger than the Han culture!

It's all ours after all!
Zhang Yuan picked up the wine glass and took a sip slowly.

When the wedding banquet ended, it was already pitch black outside.

Village Zheng is a very capable person. After vacating his own house for Xiao Ding and his group to live in, he turned around and arranged for Xiao Ding's accompanying guards properly. As for safety, that's all. Needless to say.This place is only a few tens of miles away from Xingqing Mansion, and it was originally a place with excellent law and order.

And in such a village, even a petty thief would not have the guts to come in. It would be easy to get caught and have his hands and feet broken.When the village chief yelled, people came out from every household. They put on armored stomachs and carried knives and guns, and set up guard posts in and outside the village to patrol, and even sent a few scouts outside.

Just such an arrangement fully demonstrated the true strength of the Western Army in front of everyone.

There are nearly two hundred people in this village who can go into battle in a very short period of time, and their combat effectiveness is no worse than that of ordinary regular troops.And there are hundreds of such villages around Xingqing Mansion.

That is to say, if there is a real war, the Xingqing Mansion can organize tens of thousands of troops in a blink of an eye.

"Each village has a team general, each township has a general, and each county has a commanding lieutenant. Twice drills are organized every year after spring planting and after autumn." Zhang Yuandao: "The drills of these people are very important. It doesn’t cost much, because they need to carry all the expenses themselves. This is also the price they have to pay for not paying taxes or serving corvee. Of course, this is just the design of this system. In fact, there has been no training at all in the past two years Time, because we have been fighting. Chief, after the new year, will we have to send troops to the Western Regions again?"

Xiao Ding nodded: "However, only one partial division is needed to go to the Western Regions. There is no need to send out the whole army, and these people can also have a good rest."

"Who does the general manager prefer to lead the army?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"What do you think?" Xiao Ding asked back.

"One of Xin Jian and He Zheng is wearing an iron kite and the other is wearing a walking kite. Naturally, they can't move." Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "In the eyes of the subordinates, it's better to let Zheng Jihua or Lei De enter one of them." Leading the troops, these two men are not lacking in ability, but the strength of these two men's troops is slightly insufficient, why don't you transfer the army to serve under their command?"

The purpose of Zhang Yuan's strategy is obvious.

Now the Guangrui Army and the Dingbian Army have been completely taken down by Xiao Ding, but the Zhenrong Army sent by Ma Xing in the later period is still not the direct line of the Western Army. Zhang Yuan is going to use war to wear down this army It is conceivable that it is unknown how many old people in the Zhenrong Army can survive all the way down the Western Regions.

And in this process, it is also the final test for Zheng Jihua or Lei Dejin. If they can carry out Xiao Ding's thinking all the way, and kill the dissidents in the process of completing the conquest of the Western Regions, they will also Can really enter the core leadership of the Western Army.

This is a double test of ability and loyalty.

"Let Red go in!" Xiao Ding said: "Zheng Jihua, I am going to let him establish a military state with Heishan. Give them the lush land and let them graze cattle and sheep. Zheng Jihua leads an army and horses, coupled with the Yeli and Xifeng cavalry, they should be able to stand firm."

"Zheng Jihua has a delicate mind, and is more suitable for going to Montenegro than Lei Dejin with his hot temper. It's just that there are only two clans, Yeli and Xifeng. Isn't his strength too weak?"

"It's better to be thinner, so as not to irritate Yeluhuan!" Xiao Ding smiled: "In the next few years, except for the continued fighting in the Western Regions, it is convenient for other places to rest. We need to recuperate. Look at the current state of the court. With this appearance, I am afraid that within a few years, they will not use troops in Beiliao at all."

"Looking at this, I'm afraid there is no prospect of sending troops to Beiliao!" Zhang Yuanbian pouted, "Master, the people sent by Bachelor Ma have already arrived at Xingqing Mansion, are you really going to Yan'an Mansion? Hongmen Banquet!"

"He's not Xiang Yu, and I'm not Liu Bang either!" Xiao Ding said with a smile, "What Hongmen Banquet? Naturally, I'm going. Bachelor Ma is a person worthy of my admiration. He left Shaanxi Road, so I'm going to see him off."

"Then let Tuoba Fenwu take someone to escort you." Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment, "Also, send two battalions of Bubazi to Shentangbao just in case. Manager, you can't just go your own way in this matter. Whether it's me, Tuoba Yangwei, or Nan Renzhong and others, it can only be an opinion."

"Okay." Xiao Ding spread his hands: "Actually, you are thinking too much. Bachelor Ma is leaving. At this time, what he needs is stability. How can there be more troubles!"

(End of this chapter)