Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 591 Not a soul encounter, but a tool man

Hexi and Guanzhong have now become two very interesting geographical concepts.

People in Guanzhong were eager to bring Hexi over, and they collectively called it Guanlong or Guanxi.

The Hexi people seemed not very willing. They always clearly distinguished Hexi from Guanzhong, and somewhat contradicted the concept of Guanlong.

People from Fengzhou and Weizhou at the junction of Hexi and Guanzhong are even more interesting. They unanimously claim to be from Hexi, not from Guanzhong.

There is only one reason for all of this, and that is that Zhang Shengren has successfully entered the Central Plains.

In Zhang Shengren's successful military campaign to take over the Central Plains, the Hexi people undoubtedly occupied the largest piece of cake.

Until now, Hexi people still account for more than [-]% of Zhang Shengren's confidantes, the six guards of the pro-army and the seven foreign towns of the forbidden army.

Not to mention the absolute confidantes like Habayashi Wei, who have already confirmed that they will only be selected from Hexi Erlang in the future.

So this has created an inevitable phenomenon, all the people who are close to Hexi are trying to turn themselves into Hexi people.

If you can't get close to Hexi, then try to put the geographical concept of your hometown and Hexi closer.

Although Zhang Xiaobao had already decided in his heart that he would follow them to Shuzhong as Li Yinsheng's master, he was even prepared to let his surname be Han for a while, so as to impersonate the Li Han brothers.

Of course, when things got to this point, he couldn't decide by himself.

Zhang Xiaobao needs to tell his father and elder brother what he thinks, in order to get their approval, especially his elder brother.

And Wang Jin of Jinyi's personal guard also needs to report this matter to the commander of Jinyiwei, Zhang Liecheng, Marquis of Shicheng. In the end, Zhang Liecheng will hand over the plan to Zhang Zhao.

Moreover, as an envoy of the Shu Kingdom, Li Xiaofeng couldn't arrive in Tokyo so quickly, and after arriving in Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, it was impossible for him to complete his mission and go back soon, so Zhang Xiaobao could still enjoy his vacation.

When passing through Qinzhou (Tianshui), Zhang Xiaobao also met Yin Yaozi, the ambassador of Guanzhong Road and the general manager of Kansai, who was going to Chang'an.

After Zhang Zhao entered the Central Plains, Yin Yaozi was finally willing to reconcile with the Yin clan. He gave up the somewhat silly name of Yaozi and officially changed his name to Yin Zhengqi according to the seniority of the Yin clan.

Yin Yaozi got out of the car and had a conversation with Zhang Xiaobao, and comforted Zhang Xiaobao with a bit of regret.

They are very familiar with each other, because Zhang Xiaobao's journey in the army began when he served as a personal guard for Yin Yaozi.

In fact, the circle of people in Hexi is really small, because among the states in Hexi, those who have really benefited greatly are the four states of Gua, Sha, Liang, and Lan.

Shanzhou, Hezhou, Weizhou, and Ganzhou, etc., were either too severely transformed, or were once hostile areas.

Although many people from these states have entered the core of Zhang Zhou, they are still incomparable with Gua, Sha, Liang, and Lan.

So even in the face of high-ranking state officials, many Hexi children still have various ways.

This kind of situation is what Zhang Zhao will try to avoid, but for the Hexi disciples, it is a real and tangible benefit.

Going up along the Weihe River, after passing through Fuqiang County, Hexi, as Hexi people think, is here.

Zhang Xiaobao and dozens of soldiers returning home were going to rent a few horses to travel, and their war horses stayed in Fuqiang County, and there would be mules and horses behind them, carefully taking care of them all the way to the designated place.

Long-distance travel is actually a big burden for war horses, so in order to ensure the health of war horses, they cannot be allowed to travel with people for a long time with medium and high intensity.

And they didn't bring much along the way, and renting a few horses was enough.

This is because in Hexi, a kind of paper money separated from bank notes - military notes are very popular.

The reason for the circulation is that military tickets have more restrictions, and each military ticket starting at five pennies corresponds to a very strict number.

Each number corresponds to a soldier, and only the soldier holds this military ticket in his own hand, which can be exchanged for money and goods in each state.

If it is lost, there is also a strict loss reporting process, and due to the slow communication in this era, the exchange of military tickets is also limited in time.

When to exchange and when to report the loss, generally one Tao is the unified time.

However, although there are many restrictions, the benefits are still obvious.

At least in the Song Dynasty, the need to see money on the battlefield and put it in your pocket before drawing a knife will definitely not happen, and it will also reduce the enemy's desire to fight.

For example, in the Song Dynasty, because the army had the custom of bringing a large amount of property and rewards on the spot, as long as the enemy defeated the Song army, the rewards were often unreasonable.

Therefore, whether it is Liao, Jin or Xixia, as long as they are not facing absolute disadvantages, the morale of the Song army is often beaten.

And with the military ticket, if any country's army fights against the Zhou army, even if they win, what they seize is just a pile of waste paper military tickets, and the desire to fight will naturally be low.

Of course, the most important function of military tickets is to allow soldiers to bring home as much wealth as possible, without worrying about the loss of the road or transportation problems.

It also stimulates economic activity so that they spend the vast wealth they acquire instead of burying it in the ground.

As for the military ticket, if they want to keep it, they can keep it. Anyway, it will not reduce the circulation of metal currency on the market.

The owner of the horse and mule store was a chubby old man. The old man squinted his eyes and looked at the young soldiers in front of him, but his face was full of satisfaction.

But then, he said a little lonely: "The sage is benevolent! You have promoted us shepherds and serfs into rich and noble people, but it will be difficult for the sage to return to Hexi after he leaves."

The soldiers around nodded their heads, not only the sage was gone, even most of them were going to be Tokyoites.

The population of Hexi was not too large, and now that they left, it became even more deserted.

"That Zhang Weng can also follow, the prosperity of Tokyo is much worse than staying in Fuqiang County?"

Zhang Xiaobao raised his head and asked Zhang Weng, the owner of Lumahang, because he felt that he was being hypocritical. When he didn't have enough to eat in the past, he didn't see you being so attached, and he just went wherever he could to survive.

Zhang Weng's fat head shook like a rattle, "Why didn't you go? I did.

A certain man can't dance a gun, but he can read a few words. He is now a doctor in the household department.

Erlang and Sanlang both followed General Bai and went to Zuojin Wuwei, and now they are all like you, with armor.

It's just that this old man has no good fortune. The city of Tokyo and the gods are too noisy. There are so many people that the noise makes my head hurt and I can't understand the words.

It's better to go back to our Fuqiang, look at the mountains and rivers, open a mule and horse trek, and plant hundreds of acres of land. This is a good life. "

General Bai is Bai Congxin, the commander of the Zuo Jinwu Guard who bears the rank of General Zuo Jinwu Guard.

And those who can follow Bai Congxin must have been veterans before. All the soldiers hurriedly reported their identities to Zhang Weng one by one, and there was even a fellow who had served with Zhang Jia Erlang.

When Zhang Weng heard this, he became even more enthusiastic, saying that he wanted to leave everyone to eat before leaving. A short armored soldier laughed and teased Zhang Weng.

"We have two No. 30 men here. One person can eat a sheep for a meal. Zhang Weng can arrange it?"

Zhang Weng smiled complacently, "Can't make arrangements? You underestimate people! The agricultural tax in Hexi is only [-] yuan, and each family has at least [-] mu of land, not to mention the mules and horses." , the old man can afford your food and drink."

Later, Zhang Weng really made a big scene, not to mention the sheep, he even bought a long-haired cow to kill.

Stewed beef brisket, roast beef, braised beef feet, beef offal soup, and high-quality black millet wine, all the soldiers applauded after eating, and Zhang Xiaobao also had a full stomach.

He also now understands why Zhang Weng said that he can't get used to Tokyo. Although Tokyo is prosperous and life is convenient, but in terms of quality of life, it is not as good as Hexi.

In Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo, saints can't eat beef at leisure, but can only eat some beef that has been sacrificed.

Although the lives of ordinary people in Tokyo are much better than those in Jin Dynasty, eating a meal of mutton is also a big teeth-beating festival.

But in Hexi, it is not uncommon to eat a sheep, and it is not a big deal to eat a cow. This can be seen from Zhang Weng's grandson.

Zhang Weng took two big lumps of beef and insisted on his grandson eating them to grow meat, but the eldest grandson had a bitter face, as if he was taking poison.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Zhang Weng even asked his daughters-in-law to come out to meet everyone.

It turned out that Zhang Weng had four sons and three daughters. Except for the youngest son and third daughter, the rest went to Tokyo with the saint.

Zhang Weng married his fourth wife to his youngest son who stayed at home within two years. His only mission was to increase the number of family members.

The drunk Zhang Weng came over and took Zhang Xiaobao's hand and introduced them one by one.

His four daughters-in-law, one is an orchid bought by a merchant, the other is a Tubo aunt who came down from the mountain, and the other two were adopted for his son in the Central Plains when he entered Tokyo.

Zhang Weng shook his big head again, and said with some regret: "At first, I wanted to buy another house for this kid, but it's a pity that there is no shortage of food in Guanzhong, and there is no disaster. No one wants to sell my sister and daughter." .

It's not like the year before last by the Yellow River, there was so much food that there was nothing to eat, and two liters of corn could buy a daughter-in-law. "

After finishing speaking, seeing a few daughters-in-law, especially the two from Zhongyuan who were still a little awkward, Zhang Weng raised his wine bowl high and said directly to them.

"What's there to be ashamed of? See clearly, these people are your elder brothers, without them going out to fight, without them following the sage's swords and fires, how can we have enough beef today?"

The daughters-in-law who were talking in one conversation didn't hold back anymore, and they raised the wine bowl with Zhang Weng.

"Slave waits to welcome my brother back in triumph, please drink this bowl of victory wine."

As soon as these words came out, some guys would stare at other people's daughter-in-law presumptuously, so they immediately withdrew their eyes.

Along with Zhang Xiaobao, everyone picked up their wine bowls, feeling the pride that a sage always said a soldier should have.

Zhang Weng saw that the soldier who was still full of wildness just now turned into a gentleman who guarded the way, and he was very satisfied. He went to the door and opened it.

Zhang Xiaobao raised his eyes and saw that there were people from nearby villages standing outside, carrying meat and wine urns, and came noisyly.

Zhang Xiaobao looked at Zhang Weng in astonishment, and led a burly old man with a sly smile.

"We old bones don't dare to serve you at the table without drinking you first."

For a while, with the addition of neighbors to the left, the atmosphere became even more enthusiastic, and Zhang Xiaobao completely let go of the introduction. On this land in Hexi, he suddenly felt the feeling of his hometown.

Everyone congratulated the saint, congratulated the great victory, and even congratulated this year's harvest. They sang and danced until midnight.

Zhang Xiaobao also drank too much, he went back to the room arranged by Zhang Weng in a daze.

The room is not big, but it is well furnished. The bedding on the bed is all new, and there is a nice smell of saponins and fragrance.

Zhang Xiaobao stripped himself completely naked, his sturdy body looked flawless under the faint gleam of moonlight.

So youthful and strong that it made a dark figure at the foot of the bed move and let out a longing sigh.

Even though he was drunk, Zhang Xiaobao was still taken aback. He was about to jump up, but he staggered, because his right leg was already immobile.

But Zhang Xiaobao didn't panic at all, with a light shake of his hand, a short dagger tied to his leg at any time appeared in his hand.

But in the end, it was because of a defect in his legs that he was inconvenient to move. Zhang Xiaobao was half a step behind and was immediately entangled by the opponent. Zhang Xiaobao was about to hug him and stab him with a dagger.

But as soon as he stretched out his hand, he immediately froze, because it turned out to be an extremely soft carcass.

The owner of the carcass was a head shorter than him, but this just made the desired softness squeeze onto Zhang Xiaobao's strong abdominal muscles.

A sense of contrast between softness and stiffness immediately made Zhang Xiaobao shiver.

This mighty warrior on the battlefield couldn't help shaking his whole body, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

In such a cool night, under the influence of alcohol, few people can push away such a fiery, soft and fragrant carcass, including Zhang Xiaobao.

He was immediately captured, and his strong body was pushed onto the big bed filled with the scent of saponins by a weaker existence than him.

Suddenly, Zhang Xiaobao exhausted all his strength, rolled and brought the carcass owner to the foot of the bed where the moonlight could shine, and heaved a long sigh of relief.

This is a round face, not particularly beautiful, but very cute, full of maturity.

But it was not one of Zhang Weng's four daughter-in-laws, but a little widow who frequently asked him to toast at the banquet.

Seeing Zhang Xiaobao like this, the little widow was even more satisfied. She narrowed her eyes and said while stroking Zhang Xiaobao's chest.

"Zhang Weng is right. Among these people, only Mr. Lang is respectful and polite. Even if his leg is inconvenient, he will definitely be a big shot in the future."

. . . .

In the early morning, I don’t know how many times the birds chirped, but Zhang Xiaobao still didn’t want to move. He was so crazy last night that he didn’t even feel his legs were limping. The depression that had accumulated for a long time seemed to be cleared away at once. .

With a creak, the door was opened, and the woman walked in with a large tray, which was a bowl of very thin soup cakes, with a thick layer of thinly sliced ​​beef spread on top.

Next to the soup cake bowl is a large plate of marinated leeks in vinegar, in addition to two chickens fried in mutton fat.

Really rich!Immediately whetted Zhang Xiaobao's appetite.

Like wind and clouds, Zhang Xiaobao ate up the soup cakes, even the soup was not left at all.

Afterwards, he gently embraced the woman, feeling extremely peaceful in his heart. The two had met only last night, but they seemed to have known each other for a long time.

"Don't your lord ask why the servants are like this?" the woman asked softly.

Zhang Xiaobao shook his head slowly, and then resolutely, "If you want to say it, you will definitely say it, but I can't ask, because I have a big event to do and I can't make any promises to you."

Originally, Zhang Xiaobao was a little ashamed, he was just like that, with a strong sense of responsibility, but he didn't think that the woman didn't feel that there was anything wrong, she just sighed lightly.

"When the husband of the slave family left, he also said that he wanted to kill the enemy and make meritorious service, but what he waited for later was a black clay pot."

After a pause, the woman continued: "But the sage was kind to us. He gave us [-] yuan in pensions, [-] acres of land, a cow, and ordered Dr. Nong to coordinate labor to help. Had a good time too.

However, the territory of the saint is getting bigger and bigger. Several brothers from the slave family and the natal family followed the saint to the Central Plains. This year, they brought a letter back saying that they are not going back to Hexi, so the slaves have more and more land. "

Zhang Xiaobao looked at the woman strangely, pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "The sage has already taken precautions to prevent this kind of thing from happening in the past, leaving behind so many doctors in agriculture, isn't there enough farming people?"

Hexi is not short of people. Although there are not many Han people, a large number of Han people have been produced by turning the grain back.

In addition, there are still many Tubo, Qiang, and Dangxiang living around, and the population is still quite large.

But there is a shortage of people who can farm. In Hexi, people of all ethnic groups, including the Han, are good at fighting, herding and riding horses are pretty good, but there are too few people who can farm.

That's why Zhang Zhaocai promoted agricultural science examinations in Hexi and promoted thousands of doctorates in agriculture, in order to improve the agricultural production technology in Hexi.

The woman covered her mouth and laughed a few times, "My little man, it's definitely not the lack of people to cultivate the land! It's the lack of people to be the masters of this land!

The brothers of my husband's family and my mother's family have left so much land that can be inherited, even if it is to be taken care of, it needs someone to take care of it.

Not to mention our military family, which divides the land according to each person. If there is an extra child, then there will be an extra land.

If you, a friend, can leave a seed for the slave, after ten months, you will have [-] mu of land. "

Zhang Xiaobao was stunned. He thought it was a soul-to-heart encounter with the same mind. The woman must have fallen in love with the handsome him at the banquet, so she waited in the room.

It turned out that he was just someone else's tool man. They just wanted a seed, and he happened to be the right one.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaobao instinctively felt that the fire would rise immediately, and he pushed the woman down on the bed.

"What you said is not hurtful. If you want a seed, Fuqiang County still lacks men?"

The woman wrapped her legs around Zhang Xiaobao like a spider, and smiled.

"How can a man from Fuqiang County want it? What do you want to do? Sleep on my mother's body, and come and beat my mother's child if I have nothing to do?"

. . . .

injured!Really hurt!Zhang Xiaobao, with a sore back and sore back, returned to Liangzhou dejectedly.

He received a lot of welcome along the way. Every time he went to a prefecture or county, there would inevitably be someone who was from the pro-military or forbidden army to invite him to dinner. The situation in Hexi was far better than he had imagined.

Every family has an equal amount of land, each household has been rewarded, and the land tax is low. The government does not dare to go to the countryside to bully people, because military households with armor and knives are not so easy to bully. Also quite active.

The current Hexi is prosperous and prosperous among the prefectures and counties. When you leave the prefectural and county towns, it is connected by rice paddies. There are large tracts of fertile fields and large tracts of pastures, which make people feel very comfortable.

Even the old man ferrying by the river and the fruit seller at the gate of the city can eat a meal of meat every other day, which is unbelievably rich.

And the farther you go to Liangzhou, the better the situation is. After crossing the border of Weizhou and entering Lanzhou through Didao, the sky is even wider.

Young men like Li Yinsheng can be found in almost every village, and they are even better.

Because they have horses, they have almost grown up on horseback since they were young. At the age of eleven or twelve, they can ride horses like the wind, and they can shoot left and right.

Zhang Xiaobao and others completed their journey home surrounded by these future Hexi warriors.

When Zhang Xiaobao walked from Didao to Lanzhou, at least three or four thousand young men from all over the world had gathered behind him.

And it happened that the day of the village shooting ceremony was approaching. A large number of teenagers from the age of eight or nine to fifteen or sixteen gathered outside the city of Lanzhou. Jia Yanchang, deputy ambassador of Hexi Road and governor of Lanzhou, simply announced that the village shooting ceremony would be held in advance.

The young boys sang and danced while comparing their riding and shooting skills. They surrounded Zhang Xiaobao and others, constantly asking about the situation of the saint and who else in the world was the enemy of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Zhang Xiaobao couldn't help being fascinated by that burst of pride.

(End of this chapter)