Soldiers come to the world

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Two days later, the Han army arrived at the populated area of ​​Hequ. Compared with the Central Plains, the so-called populated area is still too far away. It took several miles to see a family by chance. The land here is too wide, and every family can own it. A few hectares of land, for them, is not a shortage of land, but a shortage of labor. 【】

The army marched slowly on a narrow path, with large wildflowers on both sides, the mountains and plains, colorful, and a dense virgin forest in the distance. The river was like a green belt, clear to the bottom, and a foot-long fish was swimming peacefully in the river. , Occasionally, a few big carp jump out of the water, and the scales of the fish glisten in the sun, all of which are particularly fascinating.

Seeing that the soldiers were yearning for the river water, Liu Jing laughed and said, "Rest here for an hour!"

After the order was issued, the soldiers cheered and ran towards the river, drinking their heads in the clear water, and the horses followed, drinking the sweet water happily, and the sound of laughter resounded by the river.At this time, Liu Jing saw a family on the hill. Judging from the architectural style, it was obviously a house in the Guanzhong area. It seemed that someone was secretly looking here, so he smiled at Fazheng and Wang Chun: "Go and visit the locals." .”

The three of Liu Jing, escorted by more than a dozen guards, walked up the low hill, and when they came to the house, a soldier stepped forward and shouted: "Is anyone there?"

After a while, an old man came out and said tremblingly, "What's the matter?"

It was the accent of Feng Yi in Guanzhong, and Fazheng also laughed in Guanzhong dialect: "The old man is from my hometown!"

The old man was taken aback for a moment, and then asked pleasantly: "This gentleman is also from Feng Yi County?"

"I'm from Mei County."

The old man suddenly became excited, "I am also from Mei County, I am from Anyuan Township, sir?"

As soon as he said this, the old man suddenly realized that he had lost his composure. He glanced at Liu Jing and asked a little uneasy: "Is there something wrong with you?"

Liu Jing clasped his fists and said with a smile: "We are the Han army. We pass by here and want to chat with the old man."

The old man didn't know about the Han army, so he thought they were officers and soldiers of the Han Dynasty, so he nodded, "Please come in!"

The three of Liu Jing followed the old man into the house, while the guards stayed in the yard. The furnishings in the room were simple, with earthenware and rough tables, which were obviously made by themselves. There was also a five or six-year-old boy who timidly hid behind his grandfather.

"Please sit down! The room is too simple."

The three of Liu Jing sat down at the small table, and the old man brought some rough pottery bowls and poured water for them. Liu Jing asked the old man to sit down and asked, "Excuse me, old man, how many families are there in the Hequ area now? Including Qiang people and Han people."

"I'm not sure about this, but I heard people say at the beginning of the year that there are about three or four thousand households, about two thousand Qiang households, and the rest are Han Chinese. There are more than one thousand households and about nine thousand people. For ten years, Qiang people and Han people have intermarried with each other, and it has been difficult to distinguish each other, like my daughter-in-law is Qiang people, and they can communicate with each other.”

Liu Jing glanced back at the back room. He felt that there was someone in the back room, probably the old man's wife and daughter-in-law. He dared not come out, so he asked with a smile, "Is the old man very afraid of the army?"

The old man sighed and said: "It stands to reason that you are all from the army in your hometown. I should be very happy to see you. But our family was killed by officers and soldiers back then. I still remember it so vividly. I can't bear to look back. Please forgive my rudeness just now."

Liu Jing laughed and said, "We are the Jingzhou army, not the Guanzhong army."

"Oh! I have been to Jingzhou, and I have met Liu Zhoumu. He is very polite to others. How is he doing now?"

"Liu Jingzhou passed away ten years ago. When did the old man leave Guanzhong?"

"The second year of Xingping! During the Li Cui Rebellion, I took my family and escaped from Guanzhong and came here. It has been almost 20 years." The old man couldn't help but sighed.

"Hasn't the old man ever returned to his hometown?" Fazheng asked with concern.

The old man shook his head, "Back then I had three sons. The eldest son's family was killed by the rebel army. The second son was only 16 years old and was taken into the army. He is still alive and dead. I was only 40 years old. I escaped from Guanzhong with my wife, daughter and youngest son. I came here with a group of fleeing villagers and lived here for 20 years, and sometimes I miss my hometown very much, but I dare not go back!"

The old man hugged his grandson, and said with tears, "Especially my grandson, who has never left here, is he going to stay here for the rest of his life?"

Liu Jing nodded silently, and said with a smile: "Actually, I don't need to be afraid anymore. The war in Guanzhong is over, and it is now being rebuilt. Many people in Guanzhong from Bashu and Hanzhong have returned to their hometowns one after another. The government will allocate land. Within five years Tax exemption, [-] one tax will be implemented in the next ten years, light tax and light tax, there will be no problem returning home, but I suggest that the old man should not go back, Hequ will be good in the future.”

"Why?" the old man asked, wiping away tears.

Liu Jing smiled and said: "Because I have decided to establish Hequ County, Han people will be migrated from Lintao and Longxi areas one after another. They will be exempted from tax and corvee for 50 years. Hequ County will be built first, and I will recruit labor at high prices, like the son of an old man. If you have time, you can apply for it, I want to protect the precious people's power, not to be tired, and I can earn a sum of money."

The old man was both happy and very surprised. He was happy that the court finally established a county in Hequ, and it was exempted from tax and corvee for 50 years. He was surprised that the general looked young and decided to establish a county. His The identity is not ordinary!

Fazheng wanted to reveal Liu Jing's identity, but Liu Jing shook his head, not allowing him to say anything, he stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Don't bother me, let's leave!" <Can't help but ask Liu Jing: "His Royal Highness really decided to set up Hequ County ?"

Liu Jing pointed at the scenery in the distance with a horsewhip and said with a smile: "How can I ignore such a rich and fertile land and its treasures, but the establishment of counties is a long-term matter. I plan to farm here first to reduce the number of people around the West Sea The number of troops stationed in the Hequ area, the army transferred to the Hequ area to farm and train, and later all the troops of the Han army had to come to the Hequ area to train for half a year."< After pondering: "Since Your Highness is so interested in developing Hequ, I am also willing to work for His Highness, Move to Hequ for a long time.” <Stunned, he was about to wave his hand when Liu Jing strode away, and he heard his voice from a distance, “As a doctor, I will help the Quartet; as a prefect, I will honor history, sir, don’t refuse It's gone." <I couldn't help but be moved, he is only 50 years old this year, and he will be a prefect for another ten years, but he will be able to live for a hundred years. His heart that had been cooled down in the officialdom has been warmed up again at this moment

After the Han army swept away the armies of Yang Wanwan and Song Jian, the Hu in Longxi had completely surrendered to Han, but the Hu people in Liangzhou never came to see them. There were also many Hu people living in Liangzhou. However, a few years ago, most of the troops Ma Chao marched into Guanzhong were Hu people from Liangzhou. For example, Yang Qiu's army was the Dihu army from Liangzhou.

When Ma Chao's [-] Xiliang army was defeated by Cao Jun, most of the Hu people were killed in Guanzhong. He is the only Qiang faction among the Hu people in Liangzhou who did not participate in the war. He took advantage of the decline of the Hu people in Liangzhou to annex them wantonly. In just two years, he basically unified all the tribes of the Hu people in Liangzhou and became hundreds of Hu people. Chief of the tribe.

Power is bound to be arrogant. This sentence is true for Nangong Suo. He already has more than [-] armored cavalry, so he thinks he can sit on an equal footing with the princes of the Central Plains. It also extended its tentacles to the traditional territory of the imperial court. First, it expelled the prefects and officials of Zhangye County and Jiuquan County, and began to collect taxes from Han farmers living in these two counties.

But just when he was about to take action against the Wuwei County government, news came that Liu Jing and Cao Cao had reached an armistice agreement, and the Guanlong area was officially assigned to Liu Jing, and then the Han Kingdom was established, which made Nangong Suo's black hands shrink again Going back, on the one hand, he was quite jealous of the Han army. The Han army defeated the Cao army and drove Cao army out of Guanlong, which was somewhat frightening.

On the other hand, Liu Jing's next step is to deal with the Di people in Longxi. Nangong Suo also has some expectations in his heart. He is willing to send troops to help the Han army destroy the Di people. In this way, his forces can enter the Longxi and Hehuang areas. He had long wanted to enter Longxi, but because Yang Wanwan and Song Jian teamed up, he couldn't take advantage of it, and now the opportunity came.

But to Nangong Suo's surprise, the Han army did not seek his help at all, and directly wiped out Yang Wanwan and Song Jian, and guarded the Dadou Bagu. Longxi's glimmer of opportunity was shattered, which made Nangong Suo furious and denounced Liu Jing for treachery.

After thinking over and over again, Nangong Suo finally couldn't bear the anxiety in his heart. He decided to test the Han army first, and then sent his brother Nangong Ji to lead [-] troops into Wuwei County under the pretext of attacking Cao Cao, intending to drive out the officials of the Han Dynasty. Once out of Wuwei County, Nangongsuo will actually occupy the entire Hexi Corridor once he succeeds, and the Western Regions that the Han Dynasty has painstakingly managed for hundreds of years will be wiped out.

Seeing that the Qiang and Hu troops were about to kill on a large scale, Du Ji, the captain of the Qiang guard and the prefect of Wuwei, urgently ordered people to rush to Jincheng County to ask for help from the Han army.

At this time, the [-] main force of the Han army had left Longxi County and Xiping County, and was temporarily stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River in Jincheng County. It was commanded by Zhenxi General Ma Chao, Pang Tong was the military adviser, and Liu Hu was the deputy general.

It was Liu Jing's deliberate arrangement to order the Han army to station in Jincheng County. Since Liu Jing did not agree to Nangong Suo's conditions to accept all the Di people, nor did he join forces with Nangong Suo to attack the Di people, this undoubtedly broke the previous tacit agreement with Nangong Suo. Liu Jing knew that he would not let it go, there would definitely be provocative actions, and Jincheng County was close to Wuwei County, once there was any change in Nangong Suo, the Han army could immediately dispatch it.

In fact, even if Nangong Suo did not move, the Han army would not let him go. He occupied the two counties of Zhangye and Jiuquan that originally belonged to the Han Dynasty, leaving Dunhuang County alone in the Western Regions.

The Han Dynasty did not lose the Hexi Corridor when it was most chaotic and weak. Now that Guanlong is the territory of the Han Kingdom, how could Liu Jing tolerate the Qiang people's occupation of Zhangye and Jiuquan counties.

This morning, Wuwei prefect Du Ji sent a distress letter to the Han army camp.