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Chapter 1420 Black Water Mohe
The Heishui Mohe was one of the three major Mohe tribes in Liaodong. The Suomote Mohe established the Bohai Kingdom, which has now been destroyed. The Suomote Mohe as a nation has disappeared, and all of their people changed their nationality to Han.

There was also a Baishan Mohe tribe, some of whom were killed by the Silla people, and the other part joined the Bohai Kingdom and eventually changed their nationality to Han nationality.

Now there is only one Heishui Mohe left.

Zhang Dian, the governor of Liaoxi, accepted two major tasks from the emperor. One was to establish the Liaoxi Ranch, which would become one of the seven ranches of the imperial court.

The seven major ranches of the imperial court were a long-term plan of the imperial court and were actually already being implemented. Currently, two major ranches have been established, the Hexi Ranch and the Hehuang Ranch. In addition, the Liaoxi Ranch and the Yunzhong Ranch are under implementation.

There are also three major vision ranches, Jinghai Ranch, Jinshan Ranch and Yili Ranch. The Jingshan Ranch among them is today's Hokkaido Ranch, where only a very small number of Mao people live.

Once the seven ranches are established, they will supply a large amount of meat to the army and civilians, and will completely improve the dietary structure of ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty.

And destroying the Shiwei tribe and the Heishui Mohe was Zhang Dian’s second major task. Without the Shiwei tribe and the Heishui Mohe, there would be no tragic history of the Song Dynasty.

According to the court's sixteen-character policy for pacifying the Hu people, "eradicate the nobles, sinicize the common people, register the people and rule them according to their will."

Zhang Dian's first target was the Heishui Mohe. The Heishui Mohe were divided into ten tribes, six of which had been annexed by the Bohai Kingdom. There were three small tribes living on Sakhalin Island, and the largest Heishui tribe lived on the south bank of the Heishui River, making a living by fishing and hunting.

Although the Heishui tribe is the largest, its population is not large, with only more than 6,000 households and less than 30,000 people. They are divided into six small tribes distributed within a range of 300 miles.

The reason why the Heishui Mohe population could not grow was directly related to life expectancy. Although the birth rate was high, the infant mortality rate was also high. Only three out of ten children could survive, and the others would die of illness.

Another big problem is that life expectancy is very short. Nobles can live longer, perhaps in their forties or fifties, but the lower-class people basically do not live past forty.

But it was this inconspicuous small fishing and hunting nation that was able to destroy the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Song Dynasty two hundred years later.

That morning, ten Tang troops with a thousand men surrounded the Heishui tribe from six directions. Within a range of 300 miles, the ten Tang troops simultaneously launched an attack on the Mohe Heishui tribe.

Countless Tang troops suddenly rushed into the peaceful tribe, and the tribe immediately cried for their parents and was in chaos.

The women stumbled and hid with their children, and the men fought hard, but were mercilessly beheaded by the Tang soldiers. All the tribes were in chaos.

In the largest tribe, the great chief Wusu Kemeng was discussing countermeasures with several elders. They had received two consecutive migration notices from the Tang army, requiring them to immediately migrate to the area formerly inhabited by the Khitans.

Of course, Wusu Kemeng refused outright. In their view, being forced to relocate was no different from destroying a country.

But Wusukomeng also knew how terrible the Tang army was. He was very anxious and eager to find a solution.

"All the tribes in Liaodong have been destroyed. Now it is finally our turn, the Heishui Mohe. I plan to lead my people to migrate northward. What do you think?"

An old man said slowly: "It's too cold in the north, much colder than here. It's impossible to survive in the winter. I stayed in the north for a year and almost froze to death in the winter."

"What should I do?"

Wu Su Ke Meng immediately became anxious, "I don't want to go to the south, and the north is not an option. Let's give him a more reliable solution!"

Another old man said, "Let's go east! Go to the seaport. Wasn't Junli tribe annexed by Bohai State? Its position should be vacant, and we can migrate there."

Everyone agreed, and Wusu Kemeng also thought it was feasible, so he made the final decision, "Then migrate eastward!"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden commotion outside, shouting and screaming could be heard in the distance, and everyone in the big tent looked at each other in bewilderment.

At this time, a tribesman ran in and said, "Great Chief, the Tang army is coming in."

Wusukemeng stood up and rushed out.

He saw countless Tang cavalrymen galloping back and forth in the camp, waving swords and spears to kill his soldiers. His soldiers were no match at all and were killed one after another.

Wusukemeng shouted, rushed to his own tent, jumped on his horse, and rushed towards the Tang army with a spear in hand.

At this time, the Tang cavalry discovered him and dozens of cavalrymen surrounded him. Wusukemeng stabbed down three Tang cavalrymen in a row, but his two fists were no match for four hands. He was pierced through the body by dozens of spears of the Tang cavalrymen and fell off his horse and died tragically.

None of the eight elders survived, and all were shot and killed by the Tang cavalry in the melee. In less than a morning, the raid was over, and the 26,000 survivors were all taken prisoner, and thousands of young and strong men who rose up to resist were killed, and all the noble men were also killed.

More than 26,000 people, riding on large carts and carrying their meager belongings, were escorted by the Tang army to migrate southwards.

The Tang army dispersed them all and settled them in the territory of the former Bohai Kingdom, where they lived together with the people of Bohai. They gave them land, food and farm tools, taught them how to farm, and gradually transformed them from fishing and hunting people into an agricultural nation.

Perhaps because of their small number, it didn't take long. Five years later, this group of Mohe people living in the middle reaches of the Black Water disappeared in the long river of history.

It was already late September, and all 300,000 Han people who had migrated from Hebei had been resettled in Liaodong. This was because Liaodong had fertile land, vast area and a sparse population, and there were sufficient resources for resettlement.

The 300,000 people were basically settled in Yingzhou, concentrated near Liucheng County and Andong County, where there were large tracts of farmland and crisscrossing rivers. With the help of the Tang army, the people built houses. A large number of furniture were transported from several abandoned cities of Silla and given to the people. Each family was also given an ox and a mule.

Bailang River has been renamed Beiji River. There are hundreds of villages and nearly 200,000 people living on both sides of the Beiji River. Liucheng has returned to its heyday.

Nearly 100,000 people were resettled in Andong County, which was the seat of the last Andong Protectorate, which is Jinzhou in later generations. It is currently the largest port in Liaodong. A large amount of grain and supplies are unloaded here, distributed to Andong County and Liucheng County, and finally distributed to every household.

Another 20,000 people were resettled in the Liaodong Peninsula. Although it was a bit remote, each household was given an additional 50 mu of land, which still attracted many people to migrate there.

In this way, together with the army's family members, the Han people in the three major settlements multiplied and spread out in the Liaodong land. As the population increased, the settlements gradually spread northward and eastward.

A hundred years later, the first county town, Heishui County, finally appeared on the banks of the Heishui River in the north, with a population of over 30,000.

In the morning, Gao Shi sat in the waiting area outside the Censor's Office, waiting anxiously for an audience.

He had previously followed the retired Emperor Li Dai to various places to inspect education and was originally preparing to devote himself to the cause of education. However, he just received news that the emperor summoned him for another appointment.

Gao Shi was already in his early sixties. He followed Li Ye to Suiye, but unfortunately he had the wrong mentality and only regarded Suiye as a stepping stone to enter officialdom.

He stayed in Suiye for only one year before returning to serve as Sima of Qingzhou. Then Crown Prince Li Heng went to Shuofang and passed by Qingzhou, which became a turning point in Gao Shi's life. He became an aide to the new emperor and was appointed Jiedushi of Huainan to stabilize the Jianghuai area.

Unfortunately, after Li Fuguo came to power, Gao Shi lost his power and was soon benched. Li Fuguo promoted Gao Shi to Meizhou and appointed him as the magistrate of Tongyi County.

It was not until Li Ye ascended the throne and Li Dai became the emperor emeritus that Gao Shi's fate began to change thanks to his deep friendship with Li Dai.

When Gao Shi was summoned by the emperor, he felt very ashamed. Li Ye was his old superior. If he had always followed him, he would at least be the Minister of Personnel, or even the left or right prime minister.

But there was no time to regret, and he didn't know why the emperor summoned him.

At this time, Wei Gao came up and whispered, "Envoy Gao, please follow me!"

Gao Shi stood up and followed Wei Gao into the imperial study, where Emperor Li Ye was looking at him with a smile.

Gao Shi immediately bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, I, Gao Shi, pay my respects to you!"

"Envoy Gao, I haven't seen you for many years. Please take a seat!"

The last time they met was in Jiangning. Li Ye went to Jiangnan to sell jade pieces and official kiln porcelain for money and met Gao Shi, who was the governor of Huainan at the time.

Gao Shi sat down, and Li Ye asked with a smile: "How is Envoy Gao's health now?"

"Your Majesty, I am still relatively healthy!"

Gao Shi looked very thin, but he was in good spirits and looked healthy.

Li Ye hesitated for a moment and said, "I asked Envoy Gao to come here because I have a new business that I want to entrust to you!"

Gao Shi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please give me your orders. I will do my best to serve you!"

(End of this chapter)