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Chapter 141 Arms
It is naturally uncomfortable to pinch your throat in someone else's hands.

But Zhong Qiang is not an ordinary Qiang tribe.

It is the most powerful Qiang tribe after Xianling Qiang and Shaodang Qiang.

110 years ago, Zhong Qiang attacked Longxi and was defeated by Ma Xian, the school guard of the Qiang. One of the leaders, Qiechang, led more than [-] Qiang people to return to Liangzhou Governor.

After more than 100 years of development, nourished by the water and soil of the big and small elm valleys, Zhong Qiang's strength has been restored again.

Become one of the biggest threats to the Central Plains Dynasty in the Northwest.

All the big and small elm valleys and river bends are owned by him, and he has raised more than [-] elite soldiers.

From Longxi to Xiping, there are tribes living together.

With Yang Zheng's current strength, it is obviously unrealistic to provoke this "ally".

If it wasn't for Midang attacking Xihai, he might have come to him long ago.

The situation is actually very dangerous.

With a confused personality, after swallowing the West Sea, he will definitely not be satisfied.

Fortunately, Yang Zheng made a bold move and extended his hand to the Guo family, so he accumulated a little strength.

"For the current plan, we should repair the Wubao, open up extensive land reclamation, improve military equipment, make peace with the Qianghu outside, and train elite soldiers inside." Du Yu said to Yang Zheng.

Zhang Te, Zhou Yu and others are all good performers.

On the battlefield is a good hand.

In terms of strategy, it was a little short of fire.

Yang Zheng can also think of repairing Wubao, Guangkai reclamation, and internal training of elite soldiers.

Just not as detailed as him.

In most cases, just do what comes to mind.

Gongsun Fu said: "Know yourself and know the enemy and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. Zhong Qiang will be a strong enemy in the future, so you should first send secret agents to lull him."

Yang Zheng thought so.

Born in sorrow, die in happiness.

Occupying Xiping does not mean that everything is worry-free and you can enjoy yourself with peace of mind.

Zhong Qiang is a big threat, and Xia Houba's Qinzhou doesn't know how long it can last.

The victory or defeat of Luoyang also determines the situation in the Northwest.

"Zhou Fang guards Linqiang, Yuan Xiao guards Anyi, Zichan is in charge of training the young and strong, Yuan Kai is in charge of appeasement of the people, and repairing the Wubao of Tuntian, Jiang is in charge of making good relations with the Qiang tribe in the territory, and Zijun is in charge of making arrangements for Zhong Qiang. It's his job." Yang Zheng felt that there were still too few people around him.

"Follow the order." Everyone clapped their hands together.

After Xiping was harmed by Ye Wudai, he was not as good as before.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a ruin.

But ruins also have their benefits.

Local tyrants and Qianghu tribes were also eradicated by him.

Now Xiping is full of waste, just like a blank sheet of paper.

After the Guo family was kicked out, the only resistance was gone, and nearly ten thousand Han family slaves were released.

Yang Zheng put them together with the Hu slaves who came from Jishi Mountain as a camp.

There are farming and animal husbandry under it.

Du Yu suggested several times to pardon their slave status.

Being rejected by Yang Zheng, no one will cherish something that is too easy to get.

Qianghu is aggressive by nature, fearful of power but not moral.

You are too kind to them, but they think you are weak and easy to bully.

The same is true for domestic slaves and tenant slaves. They have long been used to kneeling down as slaves, but if they are suddenly asked to stand up, they will definitely not get used to it.

Only what you strive for will be cherished.

What people are most afraid of is not how low they are born, but that they have no hope of rising at all.

For this reason, Yang Zheng set the people under his rule as the third class.

Slave, waiting to return, governing the people.

The slaves were taken by captives, soldiers and civilians, and everything, including himself, belonged to Hu Qiang Xiaowei's Mansion.

If the slaves perform well, or have been slaves for more than five years, they will be transferred to wait to return, and they will be grazing in the fields, and seven out of ten taxes will be paid.

The registered households in Xiping and the tribes who actively naturalized in the four directions after the registered households are all governing the people, taxing five out of ten, and waiting for five years, depending on the degree of Sinicization, they will be converted to governing the people.

There are many imperfections in this system.

But for now it is enough.

Try to blur the ethnic consciousness as much as possible. After ten years of transformation, an ordinary slave is almost Sinicized.

Xiping is in great chaos and needs a stable order most.

Therefore, Yang Zheng's strategy is mainly aimed at slaves and Qianghu tribes.

Du Yu thought about it for a moment, but he didn't object.

After that, everyone performed their duties.

The Huangshui River Valley, where the wind blows, is in full swing.

Yang Zheng firmly grasped the military power, and according to his previous promise, he selected two thousand able-bodied Hu slaves as his army.

A total of 300 brave men from all armies filled the personal guards.

Counting the young and strong Han people selected from the household slaves, there are now more than [-] soldiers under Yang Zheng's command.

If it is completely released, it will be no problem to create an army of [-].

But soldiers are expensive and not expensive.

The soldiers recruited by Yang Zheng have certain requirements for height, weight, and strength.

Wei Wuzu is dressed in three layers of armor, wields a twelve-stone crossbow, carries fifty arrows in his bag, puts the spear on it, wears a crown and a sword, wins three days of food, and travels a hundred miles in the middle of the day, then he is qualified.

However, this requires the support of a strong national power.

Xiping has limited conditions and a declining population. If we follow the standard of Wei Wuzu, we can recruit 500 people.

Those who can survive the natural disasters and wars again and again have nothing to say about their physical fitness.

The people are either fighting wild animals or resisting bandits and robbers.

Those who can escape under Ye Wudai's horseshoe must at least have a high level of running.

After several cold winds, heavy snow arrived as promised.

In the cold weather, Wubao, Tuntian, and water canals all stopped.

Only training continues.

Zhang Te trains the young peasants, and Yang Zheng trains the newly recruited soldiers.

The vast majority of training is done by veterans.

The veterans are not only the veterans of the Wuwei camp, there are also many brave fighters in the Qiang camp and the Jian camp.

Yang Zheng was just making daily inspections.

Maintain your presence and let your soldiers know who their general is.

The world of ice and snow is the most test of people's will.

Fortunately, the Guo family has a rich family background, with countless grains, cattle and sheep, and they can provide the soldiers with meat and soup every day.

The enthusiasm for soldier training has greatly increased.

The repair of Wubao, the extensive opening of land reclamation, the reconciliation of Qianghu outside and the training of elite soldiers inside are all being carried out steadily.

As a later generation, Yang Zheng naturally knew the importance of weapons and equipment.

The myth of one Han resisting the five Hus depends on the heroism of the Han army and also on the strength of armor and sharp blades.

Ring head sword, eight-sided sword, bow and crossbow, iron armor...

The mighty Huns were defeated by these equipments.

Especially the ring head knife, it is simply a product ahead of the times.

Lightweight, sharp and powerful.

It is the originator of Tang Dao and Japanese Dao.

In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, long lances, stirrups, and heavy cavalry entered the stage of history.

If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.

Fanghan extends in all directions, and there are many things that Yang Zheng dare not do.

It is also cheaper for others to get it out.

And Xiping is the frontier of the frontier, surrounded by green hills on all sides, and a stream of Huangshui flows out.

The terrain is similar to that of Central Shu.

Closed and remote.

You can close the door and play by yourself.

The improvement of military equipment was proposed by Du Yu, and he was naturally responsible for it.

The mountain was blocked by heavy snow, and Tuntianwubao came to an end.

When Yang Zheng was thinking about making glass and making soap, Du Yu came to him.

Patterns and annotations are drawn on a blank sheet of paper.

Yang Zheng stared at the white paper and was stunned.

Du Yu explained: "This is Zuo Bo's paper, and the Guo family has a lot of it."

Zuo Bo Zhi Yang Zheng heard a little bit about it. During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Zuo Bo improved Caihou paper and produced high-quality paper.

In the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, this kind of paper was buried for a while.

After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it became popular.

The allusion of Luoyang Zhigui was in the Western Jin Dynasty.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, calligraphy has emerged in an endless stream, which is also related to the appearance of this kind of paper.

Calligraphy, like painting, requires a lot of practice.

Yang Zheng remembered that Zhong Yao, Zhong Hui, Wei Guan, etc. were all masters of calligraphy in history.

Yang Zheng looked intently at the drawing.

It is actually the manufacturing method of Liannu.

During the Warring States Period, there was a saying that all the strongest bows and crossbows in the world came from Han.

Crossbow machines in Qin and Han Dynasties were very popular.

Zhuge Wuhou improved the crossbow machine, and the Yuan Rong Liannu came out.

Ma Jun of the State of Wei was able to fire fifty arrows in its transformation, but the process was complicated and could not be mass-produced.

As early as when he was in Luogu, Yang Zheng had experienced the power of the Shu army's crossbow arrows.

More than 100 years later, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty Liu Yu's Queyue formation, [-] soldiers carrying hundreds of crossbows, hidden behind the chariot, defeated [-] cavalry in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)