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Chapter 383 Hetao
The Yellow River rushes down from the Jishi Mountain, gradually passing through Longxi, Jincheng, Wuwei, and Beidi, and rushing to the Hetao, nourishing many fields on both sides of the river.

During the Yuanshou period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a large number of poor people from the Kanto region migrated here. During the Yuanding period, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty allocated 60 people from the Central Plains to large-scale farming in the four counties of Shangjun, Shuofang, Xihe, and Hexi.

In the fourth year of Yuanfeng, because of the fertile land and abundant water and grass, and Tushen Daze in the territory, it became a land of fish and rice. The Han court also sent General Hu Guochang to reclaim Shuofang and resettled 10 people. Shuofang became prosperous because of this.

110 years ago, during the Yonghe reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Southern Xiongnu Zuoju Longwang Wusi, Che Niu and others rebelled, killed the long history of Shuofang, and led the Xiongnu, Qianghu, and Xianbei to the south. Shuofang County and its subordinate counties were all reduced to ruins.

The Han people were also reduced to slaves.

The bald tree is standing on the bank of the river, looking at the water of the Yellow River in a trance.

A few Xianbei guards next to him pushed a wooden chariot, and a skinny old man sat on the wooden chariot.

"Yang Zheng is a vicious wolf on the prairie. We are being targeted by him. We must either fight or be eaten by him. How do you choose?" The old man's voice was weak and tired.

This person is the lord of the bald Xianbei, the bald Shoutian.

Also the grandfather of the bald tree function.

"The time has not come yet, we are suicidal if we confront him now." Bald Tree Ji said indifferently.

"But Gu Zang's order has come, go south to attack Chang'an, and punish the Sima clan."

"Yang Zheng is a wolf, and Sima's is a fierce tiger. Our bald hair is caught in it, and there is no meat left." In the conversation between the two, the bald tree function is obviously more important.

"Then how are you going to do it?" The bald-haired Shoutian coughed, and even the sound of his cough was weak.

"You can't turn against Yang Zheng, and you can't turn against Sima. As long as you keep going, the tiger and wolf will lose both." At this moment, Bald Tree's eyes became deep and sharp.

"It's too difficult, it's too difficult, Yang Zheng's knife is already, already on our necks..." the bald-haired Shoutian panted.

The bald tree machine stared at his grandfather, his eyes flickering, "Father, you are getting old."

The bald-haired Shoutian was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in relief, "Yes, the eldest father is getting old, fortunately, there is someone in the bald-haired department."

The bald-haired tree was able to touch its chest with one hand, and performed a Hun salute, "With my grandson here, my bald-haired department will definitely rise."

"Okay—" Smiles appeared on the bald-haired Shoutian's old face, and he slowly closed his eyes.

Above Yongliang, the wind is surging.

A transfer order was sent from the Zhenxi General's Mansion, and sent to various places quickly.

Soon, private soldiers gathered in Guzang.

Yang Zheng looked at these beggars who were old, weak, sick and disabled with a few tree branches, and felt that it was not easy for these tyrants to gather so many people.

The tyrants don't fight hard with themselves, but they are soft and don't cooperate.

There is also the bald tribe in Hetao. Coincidentally, the head of the patriarch, bald Shoutian, died, and the whole family mourned.

What's even more outrageous is in the back, in Henan, Qifu Heda, the head of the Qifu tribe, died of his mother.

When I come out to play around these days, I don't have much vision, and the grass on the grave is already as tall as a person.

Although Yang Zheng was aggressive, the Sima family was even more dangerous.

A lot of people are riding on the wall, both ends of the first mouse.

Whether it is a powerful or a gentry, or a barbarian, the first task is to continue the ethnic group, not to put all one's eggs in one basket.

What made Yang Zheng somewhat relieved was that not all tyrants had both heads.

The stable Huangfu family and Zhang family, the Duan family in Wuwei, and the Dunhuang Suo family responded positively, and sent elite children and elite private soldiers. There were more than a thousand big ones and hundreds of small ones. Horses, armor, weapons...

The Li family in Longxi somehow crossed mountains and ridges to get dozens of brave children.

Thousands of miles to send goose feathers, the gift is light and affectionate.

Yang Zheng knew this kind of affection.

Just like people, some scholars are powerful and short-sighted, while others are far-sighted.

In Sima's list, there is no place for the Yongliang gentry.

Yingchuan, Shandong, and Bingzhou gentry are their core.

"It's enough." Yang Zheng thought it was pretty good, and almost all the influential scholars from Northwest China came.

The remaining Jia family, Liao family, Qu family, Yin family, You family, Huang family, etc., in this era of Liangzhou, are not considered top tyrants.

As long as Liangzhou's powerful family is not monolithic, it will be fine.

The account can be calculated slowly.

"Remember all the Haoyou who sent beggars here." Yang Zheng pointed at the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. If these people were pulled out, it would be a disgrace to Liangzhou, and make others think that they are too poor to get rid of it. .

The days when I was a beggar leader in Fanghan and went around armed to beg for food, it is really unbearable to recall.

Pang Qing picked up a small notebook and wrote down clearly what month and day, how many people were sent by which family, equipment and morale.

"Why don't we kill those who don't cooperate first while it's hot?" Liu Heng said with red eyes.

Du Yu said: "No. Killing without teaching is called cruelty. Not treating it as violence is called violence. Slowly ordering until the end is called a thief. It is like dealing with others. Being stingy with cashiers is called being in charge. Today they are willing to send troops. Even if they are old, weak, sick, and disabled, it means that they are unwilling to fight against the general, so they can take it slowly, and for the present plan, first go bald in Hetao and beg for help from the second department."

Liu Heng stared at Du Yu stupidly, "What are you talking about?"

Although this guy can read, he doesn't read much, and he doesn't want to use his brain too much.

Du Yu laughed loudly, "There are many ways to deal with them. There is no need to massacre them, which will make people panic and make the other big clans feel bad."

Families and elites marry each other, and so do tycoons.

Killing and killing across the board made everyone unhappy.

Anyway, these tyrants are in their own pot and cannot escape.

"Yuan Kai's words are true." The powerful and influential ones are the Jia family and the Qu family, and the others have either declined or have not yet begun to make their fortunes.

"Since the bald-haired and beggars' second divisions have kept their filial piety by name, we might as well let them come to Guzang to observe their filial piety, and then transfer the second division to Shuyin for resettlement." Wei Guan said gloomyly.

Yang Zheng looked at Du Yu.

Du Yu also nodded and said: "Shuofang and Jiuyuan are the old places of the Han family. They have fertile water and soil. They can control the Hetao and settle the south of the Mon, forming a strategic position for Guanzhong."

"In the land of Hetao, you can look at Guanzhong in the south, and you and Bing in the east. You can go down the river and enter Sili directly. It is like the head of a person, controlling the fate of the world. If you get the Hetao, you can travel freely in the world. You can advance and retreat, attack and defend. .” Wei Guan twirled his long beard and talked eloquently.

"How powerful is this land?" Liu Heng opened his eyes wide.

It was also the first time Yang Zheng heard such a statement.

However, compared with the sand table, the great significance of Hetao has emerged. With the Yinshan Mountains in the north and the Yellow River in the south, the pass is dangerous and solid. The Western Han Dynasty occupied this place, so it was able to control the Xiongnu. The Eastern Han Dynasty lost this place, and the Qiang Hu was out of control.

And its significance is not only here, but it can also be based on this place, extending its hand into Bingzhou, so that one north and one west, two directions will form a pincer attack on Chang'an and Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)