Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 299 0294【Return to Lizhou】

Luo Luolong is now called Pingyi City.

Zhu Ming was talking to Sun Shu alone: ​​"Do you know why you were asked to lead the barbarians here, but not recommended to be a Han official?"

Sun Shu replied: "The county lord wants to expand the land for the Han people."

Ju Ming shook his head: "It's to expand the land for China."

Sun Shu asked suspiciously, "How are the Han people different from the Chinese?"

Zhu Ming said: "Before the Han Dynasty, was there no China? The pre-Qin Xias were all Chinese. In the Shang Dynasty, the Guifang, and the Zhou Dynasty, the Yi Kingdom, which turned the barbarians into Xia. The ghosts can all become the Yi Kingdom, and the barbarians in Lizhou Why can’t you enter China? Most of the villages under your command are barbarians, and there are only more than 200 Han people. You have to teach them to speak Chinese, teach them to farm, and the customs and etiquette can be slowly changed.”

"Yes!" Sun Shu cupped his hands.

Speaking of the country, there is one thing that is outrageous.

Modern gene sequencing revealed that the Emperor Song of Zhao was a descendant of the Duke of the State of Yi, that is, the ancestor of the old Zhao family was from Guifang.Later, during rescue archaeological excavations, the genes of Zhao Boyun (the seventh grandson of Zhao Kuangyin) were tested, and it turned out to be the descendants of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu...

Two different results, do not know which is true.

Zhu Ming urged: "Communicate more with the Henan Man. They are familiar with barbarians and can be mutual aid."

Sun Shu bowed his hands and said yes.

Zhu Ming said: "I have asked the prefect to leave more cloth and food for you. When I return to Lizhou City, I will send someone to bring some hoes and sickles."

"Thank you county lord." Sun Shu said gratefully.

Ju Ming added: "If you have relatives in your hometown, you can also bring them here."

Sun Shu was overjoyed.

He can take a chicken feather as an arrow, point to the farmers in his hometown who are struggling, and say that those are his relatives, and he can immediately get two to three hundred people.

After staying overnight in Pingyi City, Yu Wenchang and Zhu Ming continued northward.

In addition to Jumeng's family, there will also be a delegation of various barbarians who will go to Tokyo to meet Song Huizong.

The seized Sichuan barbarian supplies, such as rhino horns and ivory, were lent to the barbarians as tribute items, and they had to send barbarian goods back as soon as possible.

Anyway, the barbarians will definitely not suffer. Song Huizong has a lot of face, and when he is happy, he will definitely repay him twice.

The stop-and-go army finally returned to Lizhou City.

Lin Bing secretly claimed victory and made great achievements, and made a good show on the surface. He personally led officials several miles outside the city to greet him.

"The two are really capable ministers in the world, and I admire them the most." Lin Bing bowed and bowed, as if he was really respectful to the corporal.

Yu Wenchang clasped his hands and smiled: "It's all part of success."

Zhu Ming said: "If there were no Lin Qiju sitting in the back, and if there were no prefect Yuwen dispatching from the front line, I would have a lot of strength but could only make three points. I dare not claim credit, and all depended on the two superiors."

Lin Bing laughed and took the hands of Yu Wenchang and Zhu Ming, and walked towards the carriage in the middle of the road: "Let's go back to the city to have a banquet and celebrate!"

Representatives of the barbarians were also called in, and even Jumeng's family came to drink.

These barbarians drank to their heart's content and kept flattering Lin Bing and Yu Wenchang.

Who said that a barbarian has a straightforward personality and can't speak soft words?

When making a toast to Zhu Ming, Zhu Man seemed cautious, because they all knew that the county magistrate was not easy to mess with.

Jumeng's son Piaoli, who is known as the number one warrior among the barbarians, was defeated by Ju Ming with a single shot when he was riding a horse.

Lin Bing was exquisite, and treated the barbarians very kindly, even taking Ju Meng's feelings into consideration: "Why doesn't General Ju drink?"

Jumeng said: "I have already surrendered, I am no longer the great ghost master of Baimandu, and I am no longer the general Huaihua of the Song Dynasty."

Lin Bing smiled and said, "Your Excellency is still General Huaihua before the official orders to resign. Let's drink this cup."

Ju Meng raised his neck and drank it all down without showing any good looks.

His ambition is to unify the barbarians, and no matter how bad it is, he must restore the glory of his ancestors, and he was named the King of Zhongshun by the Emperor of Song Dynasty.

Originally good, the Qiongbu Chuanman's territory has almost doubled in his hands.

Inexplicably, he was beaten, and he suffered a crushing defeat.

Lin Bing reassured him: "The officials are benevolent. After all, General Ju is a feudal vassal. When he arrives in Tokyo, he will definitely give him more preferential treatment. The prosperity of Tokyo, the general knows himself when he goes."

Jumeng's son, A Fan, quickly raised his glass and said, "Mr. Lin still needs to take care of him."

"It should." Lin Bing sipped his wine and smiled.

This guy intends to take Zhuman on the road, and teach Zhuman how to talk to the emperor on the way, otherwise the matter of stealing credit may be exposed.

Everyone got drunk and finally ended the banquet.

Zhu Ming returned to the back house of the county government, and immediately called Bai Sheng: "What changes have been made in the county government?"

Bai Sheng replied: "When the news of the grand master's victory came back, the subordinate officials of the county government became more respectful. They dare not follow the orders of Mr. Wei (Wei Yingshi) and Mr. Zeng (Zeng Xiaoduan). However, I will go to the countryside to investigate , the subordinate officials are still taking advantage of the opportunity to exploit the common people."

"Have you ever written down the name?" Zhu Ming asked.

"I wrote it all down," Bai Sheng said.

When Zhu Ming led troops to fight, he naturally recruited civilians and apportioned miscellaneous donations.But these are all statutes, and it is impossible to levy randomly, and everything depends on households and others.

The subordinate officials of the county government took the opportunity to make money, and under Zhu Ming's name, they went to the countryside to extort money.

Zhu Ming did not take Bai Sheng to fight, but only ordered him to investigate secretly.

Whoever is doing the trouble, write it all down!

Zhu Ming got the list and read it carefully, and after he basically sorted out his thoughts, he asked Bai Sheng to step back and go back to the house to see his wife.

"My husband is tired, let's take a bath first, the bath soup is ready." Zhang Jinping greeted him happily, and helped Zhu Ming undress together with the maid.

Ju Ming was indeed physically and mentally exhausted. He drank again tonight, and the home was comfortable, and he fell asleep directly in the bathtub.

Zhang Jinping waited for a while, but saw no movement inside, so he came in to check the situation.

Discovering that Zhu Ming was sleeping, Zhang Jinping couldn't laugh or cry, he felt distressed and funny at the same time.First, I checked the temperature of the water, and asked the maid to quickly add some hot water, and then rolled up my sleeves to help Zhu Ming take a bath.

"Comfortable!"

Zhu Ming screamed with his eyes closed, and he woke up when the maid added water.

After taking a bath, Zhu Ming returned to his room with his wife in his arms. He lay on the bed and didn't want to do anything. He fell asleep after chatting about the war.

After waiting for a few days, representatives of the five barbarians came, and they also had to go to Beijing to pay tribute.

Although these guys are familiar with the barbarians, they are very cunning. They have been reluctant to send troops before, but when they heard that the Han army had won a big victory, they quickly expressed their opinion.

Not only sent envoys to Beijing, but also sent gifts to Yu Wenchang and Zhu Ming to make amends.

Lin Bing set off with Zhuman, this guy couldn't wait, he wanted to go back to Tokyo to see the emperor as soon as possible.

Watching Lin Bing leave, Zhu Ming said, "Brother Quan Ke, have you ever seen such a treacherous party?"

Yu Wenchang shook his head: "I haven't seen it before."

Zhu Ming said: "I believe that he is a clean and honest official, and I don't believe in anything else. A few days ago, when he was drinking, this guy treated Zhu Man too enthusiastically. He must ask Zhu Man for help with something."

"It's nothing more than grabbing credit," Yu Wenchang was very clear-headed, "When he arrives in Tokyo, he will definitely be in cahoots with the barbarians. He is no longer satisfied with the success of strategizing. I am afraid that Jumeng is forced to surrender, and he will also persuade him to surrender. Only then can the officials be more pleased.”

"Probably so." Zhu Ming said with a smile, and didn't care about it.

Yu Wenchang returned to the state office, re-wrote a victory report, and wrote letters to relatives and friends in the capital to explain the situation.

Zhu Ming returned to the county government office, called the county captain Chang Qizong, and threw out the list given by Bai Sheng: "Look for the people according to the map, and arrest them."

"This is?" Chang Qizong secretly thought something was wrong.

"Using my cover to do the things of the common people, extorting money in the name of war," Zhu Ming stared at Chang Qizong, "You want me to arrest you for interrogation?"

Chang Qizong quickly said: "The county is respectful, it has nothing to do with me at this time."

Zhu Ming said: "The man was arrested and handed over to the state court. There is a scholar named Qiao Huan who has made great contributions in this battle. I have discussed with the prefect that he will replace Li Chao as the county magistrate!"

"Yes!" Chang Qizong's scalp tingled when he heard it.

He was born as a local subordinate official and has controlled the county government for many years. Li Chao is his confidant.

Now he has to arrest Li Chao with his own hands, and make room for Qiao Huan to be the escort.If he hadn't been an official and it was too troublesome to move, I'm afraid Zhu Ming would have arrested him together.

Chang Qizong bowed out of the county government hall, and found that his vest was covered in cold sweat.

The county magistrate who just won the battle is definitely not easy to mess with.

Once Zhu Ming was offended, he would be accused of being a barbarian, and even the county lieutenant might be hacked. Who told Chang Qizong not to be a Jinshi?

Yuwen often waits for half a month, so that Zhu Ming has time to sort out the county government.

It's almost done, set up a family banquet, and invite Zhu Ming and his wife to dinner.

"To return with a big victory, it would be a waste not to do anything," Yu Wenchang poured wine for Zhu Ming himself. "South of Hanyuan Town and north of Dadu River, those familiar barbarians should be registered as households."

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "That's exactly what I mean."

Yuwen often said: "There are still five tribes of barbarians. They are also familiar barbarians. The imperial court has not canonized ghost masters, so they should also register Qimin as households!"

Zhu Ming said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult, and we have to fight one game."

"It's okay to just put on a show." Yu Wenchang said.

"That's easy." Ju Ming raised his glass and tasted the wine.

The five tribes belong to a special existence, their customs are close to those of the Han people, and there is no canonized leader.They are similar to chieftains, but the leaders are elected.They are called Lizhou people, and they do not register as households to pay taxes.Without the qualification of paying tribute, doing business is like a market.

The whole thing is completely different.

Neither Zhu Ming nor Yu Wentong wanted to fight. The core territory of Qiongbu Chuanman is the river valley area. As long as there is a military advantage, it is very convenient to deal with it.However, the five tribal barbarians lived in mountainous areas, and when they went to conquer, the officers and soldiers had to be busy crossing mountains and ridges.

The best way to do this is to register households as Qimin.

No matter how many people they hide, they must register their identities and admit that they are citizens of Lizhou!
Zhu Ming called Qiao Huan over: "You have become a security officer, and now I have an errand for you to register Shuyi in Hebei as households. Shuyi who don't have Chinese names and surnames, give them names. Bring subordinate officials and soldiers , carefully measure the land of Shuyi."

"I understand." Qiao Huan cupped his hands.

Zhu Ming asked, "Do you really understand?"

Qiao Huan said: "The county lord asked me to bring the township soldiers, so there is a reason for it."

Ju Ming nodded in approval: "Savvy!"

It is only one aspect to organize households and Qimin. In the process of implementing policies, Qiao Huan just happened to train his team.

Any subordinate official who was disobedient was directly arrested and replaced.

In particular, Yaqian officials do not need to be literate and can be replaced by rural soldiers at any time.

When Qiao Huan has his own team, the county government will no longer be dominated by Chang Qizong's family.

(End of this chapter)