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Chapter 88
Most dock owners are reasonable.

If he really fell out with Yang Zheng, he wouldn't be able to get along in Fanghan.

After some threats and intimidation, all the dock owners gathered in the city of Fuhan.

"You have taken the best land in Fanghan, and you have to give an explanation to the court and General Didao Xiahou." Yang Zheng went straight to the point with a military style.

"I don't know how the captain wants me to explain?" Li Jing, the eldest Li Jiawu owner, said.

After hundreds of years of ups and downs in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Li family in Longxi was scattered in various places in Yongliang. Today, it has declined slightly.

Li Jing is a branch of the Li family.

"Qiangdi are all in the collection of Fu, and you are naturally no exception." As soon as Yang Zheng said that, several dock owners suddenly complained, either they were too poor to eat their last meal, or the harvest was not good and there was no surplus food.

Dealing with them will naturally take some effort.

Yang Zheng wasn't in a hurry, and he wasn't looking for them to ask for food.

But people.

The purpose of uniting the barbarians is to be used by the Han and naturalized into the Han. If there are fewer Han people in hand, the core strength will be insufficient.

"I give you two ways. One, according to the rules of the Great Wei Dynasty, there are six land tax officials and four people, and those who have cattle to cultivate themselves will share equally."

In the Han and Han Dynasties, the land tax was [-] yuan, or even [-] yuan, but this was only the land tax, and there were also taxes, money, and labor, which added up to not low.

Counting Fu is poll tax.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the barbarians and paid a lot of money to the people. When the people gave birth to a child at the age of three, they would export money.

Cao Wei established the country, the Three Kingdoms fought in chaos, the people's livelihood was poor, and the officials of the court starved to death, let alone the people, so the tax was heavier than that of the Han Dynasty.

However, this is not the limit. In the two Jin Dynasties, a large number of land populations were occupied by powerful clans. The imperial court had no land to tax and no one to serve. Di Xianbei rose up one after another.

The faces of several people turned blue directly.

If Yang Zheng really followed the rules, they would definitely lose a piece of meat.

"Dare to ask the captain, the second way..." Li Jing said timidly.

This is what Yang Zheng was waiting for, "Secondly, one out of five people will join the army under my command and you will be exempted from taxes and corvee. In addition, your Wubao will also be under my protection. If there are bandits invading, you will rarely send troops to rescue them." .”

The Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu basically practiced the method of drawing one out of five, and Yang Zheng's request was not too much.

The eyes of the twelve dock owners alternated.

Occupying the best land but not wanting to take responsibility, there is no such good thing in the world.

No one is a fool to build a dock in the dangerous northwest.

Naturally know how to choose.

Yang Zheng tugged at Cao Wei's tiger skin, not afraid that they would not submit.

"I'm willing to draw one out of five." The twelve dock owners quickly reached an agreement.

"You are indeed wise." From now on, the twelve docks will be tied to him.

Once the intention is reached, the next step is to implement it.

"I treat you with sincerity, and I hope you can do the same." Yang Zheng smiled meaningfully.

How many people are there in each Wubao? Zhao Ahqi and Gongsunfu then sent people to pretend to be shopkeepers to find out.

Five cents for a pair is completely affordable for them.

Twelve docks can provide at least 900 young and strong people.

Several people froze, obviously understanding the meaning of Yang Zheng's words.

Two days later, 930 seven young and strong men entered the barracks one after another. The Han people in the border areas not only had to work, but also fought with wild animals and thieves. Next.

Most of them are men with strong martial arts, and they are warriors when they put on armor and lift swords.

A small number of them are half-grown children, with natural wildness and aura in their eyes.

With this group of Han troops, Yang Zheng's military strength was greatly enriched.

Scatter the Han army into the Qiang and Jian camps.

As the number of troops increased, equipment became another problem.

For an ordinary soldier, not to mention iron armor, it would be considered good if he could get a suit of clothes that were not so ragged.

The city of Fanghan was left to be rebuilt, and there were no such things.

Xiahouba himself is also waiting for Chang'an's supplement.

Besides, Yang Zheng now has nearly 3000 troops in his hands, which has exceeded the establishment of the captain.

You can only figure out your own way.

If there is no clear way to go, you can only take the dark way.

Yang Zheng thought of Feng Qi instantly.

Only he has this strength.

Even Liangzhou Dama dared to sell it, so armor was naturally no problem.

But now Feng Qi is not in Fanghan, no one knows where he went.

Yang Zheng could only wait.

Seeing that the weather is getting colder and the wind and snow are falling, the life of the Qiang people in Hexi is not easy.

This year's winter came earlier and was colder than usual.

The tents of the Qiang people could not withstand the cold wind and snow, and a large number of livestock froze to death.

Under the harsh survival crisis, they can only annex and attack each other in exchange for a weak chance of survival to survive this cold winter.

There were also Qiang people who couldn't make it through, and when the Yellow River was frozen, they took refuge in Fanghan and asked Yang Zheng to take them in.

Most of them have some friendship with Yang Zheng.

Natural comers are welcome.

Yang Zheng also provided them with food and houses.

The Qiang people are all grateful.

The wind and snow were getting heavier day by day, but the training of the recruits did not stop. Fortunately, there were many merchants in Fanghan on weekdays, and a lot of furs were saved, which could withstand the severe cold with a little sewing.

The physical fitness of the soldiers is excellent, and the Qiang people are not afraid of the severe cold.

As long as you are full, you will not feel cold.

To the west of the Yellow River, Qiang people come to Fanghan every day to escape the cold.

At first it was a whole tribe, and later there were hundreds of wounded.

The Qiang people wanted to live, and so did the bandits and horse bandits.

Several tribes in Hexi were successively attacked by thieves.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters made it more difficult for the Qiang people to survive.

Yang Zheng originally planned to recover the Qiang people after the weather got warmer.

But in the current situation, I am afraid that when the weather warms up, the Qiang people in the west and north of the Yellow River will be almost the same.

Suppressing bandits is one of the duties of the western captain.

Yang Zheng did his part.

Immediately send someone to Didaocheng to report to Xiahouba, and then march towards the west of the Yellow River with [-] troops.

Zhou Yu left five hundred troops to defend the city.

The sky is full of wind and snow, and there are only heavy snowflakes flying between the sky and the earth.

Can't even see the way ahead.

Fortunately, Zhao Ah Qi and Gongsun Fu knew the geography of Fanghan thoroughly, where they could avoid the wind and snow, and where the safest place was, they had already planned it.

As the power gradually grows, everyone grows.

Crossing the river on the ice, the camps of the Qiang people in the past have long been submerged under the heavy snow, and if you turn over the ice and snow at will, you can see black and blue corpses.

Men, women, old people, children...

Miserable.

Yang Zheng sighed in his heart, thinking to himself that he was a little late.

Since there are some things to be done, you should let your hands and feet go.

Continued to go west for seven or eight miles, the sound of crying and crying was mixed in the wind and snow.

The scout quickly reported: "Three miles ahead, there are more than a thousand rebels who are killing and looting the Qiang tribe."

Zhang Te laughed loudly: "After driving such a long icy road and eating so much wind and snow, it's time to have a bite of meat now!"

The rabbit died and the fox was sad, and the eyes of the Qiang soldiers were resentful.

The Han soldiers were calm and calm.

The pawns are eager to try, only they have not seen blood.

This time they came out, one is to accommodate the Qiang people, and the other is to train soldiers.

Yang Zheng smiled slightly, "This battle is under the command of Zichan."

Zhang Te got off his horse and bowed solemnly in front of Yang Zheng, "Thank you, General!"

Then he got up and ordered three hundred Jian troops and three hundred Qiang soldiers.

Yang Zheng waited quietly in the snow with a large group of people.

Not long after, the sound of shouting and killing ahead overwhelmed the sound of wind and snow.

After half an hour, the shouting and killing gradually stopped.

In the snowstorm, Zhang Te appeared with two heads, and then knelt in front of Yang Zheng, "Fortunately, my subordinate did not disgrace his life, and cut off two heads of the chieftain!"

Zhang Te has always been Yang Zheng's deputy.

The battle in the middle of the river is also to stay behind.

Today is the chance to show your strength.

Yang Zheng helped Zhang Te up, "Zichan's bravery is no less than that!"

(End of this chapter)