Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 76
Luo Zheng sat cross-legged on the soft couch without any image, tore the roast leg of lamb handed over by the soldiers, and said: "In a few days, the weather will start to warm up, and the snow will start to melt. How about the preparations for spring plowing? gone?"

Xun Yu said: "Don't worry, general. When the snow melts, I will send people to clear the wasteland on both sides of the Zhishui River in Zhangzhang. As soon as the land is thawed, I will organize the peasants and prisoners to plow the land and divert water to irrigate the fields. Spring plowing will not be missed."

Luo Zheng nodded again and again: "This is good, this is good! The northwest is bitterly cold. I heard that only one season of wheat can be grown a year. If the spring plowing is missed, nearly [-] mouths will have to beg for food this year. So, spring plowing in spring It's the biggest thing, but if Wen is in charge of the overall situation, the general will feel relieved. By the way, are there enough seeds?"

Xun Yu said: "Enough is enough, but the remaining [-] stone grain seeds are not good seeds. I am sending people to negotiate with the nearby Xiaoyuezhi and Lejie Qiang tribes to see if they can be exchanged for cattle, sheep and horses." Some good grains."

Luo Zheng immediately lifted his spirits, and said 'Oh': "Tell me about the situation of the surrounding Qianghu people!"

Xun Yu ordered people to hang up the geographical map of mountains and rivers, walked under the screen and pointed to the map: "General, please see that since the time of the former Han Dynasty, the Qiang people who nomad on the Qiang Plain eight hundred miles away in the west have been moving inward. Until Guangwu Zhongxing, General Fubo Ma Yuan conquered the Western Qiang, and the Qiang people began to move inward on a large scale, mainly living in Jincheng, Longxi, Beidi, Anding, Hanyang and other counties in Liangzhou. Later, some Qiang people moved to Sanfu to settle. Since then, there have been continuous wars, which can be said to be directly related to the inward migration of the Qiang people."

"In fact, there are far more Qiang people than Han people in most areas of Liangzhou. Take the Huqiang Xiaowei Department as an example, the Han people are less than a thousand households, but there are at least 5 Qiang people in places without official household registration. Among them The largest Lejieqiang and Xiaoyue clans are said to have a population of more than [-], and they have been nomadic around Longwei Mountain (not Longwei Mountain in Henan Province) and Jiming Mountain.”

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "There are less than a thousand households in the register, why are there so few?"

Xun Yu smiled wryly and said: "The general doesn't know something. When Yu checked the household registration, he found that there were 590 households with a population of 820 people in the fifth year of Guanghe. But Liangzhou has been fighting for years. The people either died of famine and war or fled in large numbers, the exact number of household registrations is not yet available, but it is estimated that there are [-] households. "

Luo Zheng's face turned very ugly in an instant, "Five hundred households, at most a thousand people, how can such a small number of people support the general's [-] army, and there will be no one to recruit in the future."

Xun Yu sighed, this is an innate condition that cannot be overcome by humans.

Luo Zheng asked again, "Apart from Xiaoyuezhi and Lejie Qiang, what other tribes are there in Lingju?"

Jing Yu said: "There are more than a dozen tribes, large and small, with populations ranging from hundreds to thousands of people."

"How many soldiers can Xiao Yueshi and Le Jieqiang have?"

Luo Zheng slowly knocked on the table and asked, already thinking about whether to rob these foreigners in his mind.

Xun Yu replied: "Sister Le Qiang has no less than [-] people who control strings, and Xiaoyue's has no fewer than [-] people who control strings."

Luo Zhengdao: "The Qiang people rebelled during the Zhongping period, why didn't Sister Le Qiang and Xiao Yueshi not rebel?"

Li Meng hurriedly said: "General, this last general knows that Sister Le Qiang and Xiao Yueshi are both headed by women, and women should hide at home and wait for men to give birth. It is their duty to rebel and not be emperor. It's dangerous to be exterminated, so girls don't do it."

"Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed out loud.

Luo Zheng also looked stunned, and then smiled lewdly: "A woman can control 3 to [-] people, even men can control, such a female man, the general wants to see it, and I don't know how good it is."

Wang Fang laughed and said, "At least they are all old women over 40 years old."

Luo Zheng frowned, "Forget it, this general is not interested in old women."

"Hey hey hey!"

The military generals all laughed, very passionately.

Luo Zheng said again: "Send people to tell the Qiangs that ten people will have one sheep, and a hundred people will have ten stones of grain. Within ten days, the grain, grass and sheep will be sent to the Qiang Guard's Department. If you dare not follow, I will The general will send troops to destroy the mountain stronghold, leaving no humans or animals behind."

"Wait a minute!"

Xun Yu hurriedly said: "General, this matter should not be rushed, and Sister Le and the Qiangs have not rebelled. If you send people to force them, it will be different from the bandits' behavior. It will definitely cause the Qiangs to retaliate, which will not be conducive to the stability of the Western Qiang."

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "However, our army has no surplus food at the moment, and the remaining cattle and sheep can't eat for a few days. If we don't want to find a way to get some food and fodder, nearly [-] people can't eat, what should we do?"

Xun Yu said: "As far as I know, my lord has a lot of money, why don't you send out your envoys to all the Qiangs and Xiaoyue clan, and exchange the money with the Qiangs for cattle, sheep, food and fodder, if you don't agree, it won't be too late to send troops to ask for it. "

Luo Zheng thought about it, and said decisively: "Just follow Wen Ruo's words, and do it quickly."

Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "I obey."

Luo Zheng said again: "In addition to Lingju County, what other Qiang tribes in the land are under the command of the Huqiang School Lieutenant?"

Xun Yu said: "There are still other branches of the Zhongqiang, with a population of more than [-]; the Shaodang Qiang tribe, with a population of more than [-]. These two Qiang tribes are nomadic at the northern foot of Gaolan Mountain. And the Dongqiang tribe has a population of more than [-]. There are more than [-] nomads in the eastern part of Longwei Mountain; more than [-] people in the Dianna Qiang tribe nomadic in the southern foot of Laji Mountain; Some small tribes with thousands of people cannot be counted for the time being, and most of the remaining Qiang people have all rebelled."

Luo Zheng nodded, and said: "The people told these Qiang tribes that the general was out of the town of Xiqiang, and as long as they paid the land tax on time, the general did not want to embarrass them."

After saying this, he paused, his eyes revealed a fierce look, and said: "If there is anyone who refuses to obey, this general will never forgive him lightly."

Xun Yu hesitated and said: "Although the Huqiang Xiaowei has the right to collect taxes from the Qiang tribe, since Emperor Huan, the Han Dynasty has declined, and the Western Qiang tribes no longer pay taxes to the Huqiang Xiaowei. Ling Ju, if you use strong means to force them, not only will you not be able to collect money, food and taxes, but you may also force the tribes of the Western Qiang to rebel, is it too hasty?"

Luo Zhengyin said: "Our ancestors often said that if the master is weak, the ministers will be strong, and the slaves will definitely deceive the master. What else can we say to these capricious foreigners? It is better to use force directly than any means. If With Huairou method, these foreigners think that we Han people are easy to deceive. But what Wen Ruo said is right, you can’t force all the Qiang people back, otherwise you will only take advantage of Han Sui. Let’s come to the court first and then the soldiers, and condemn people to spread the word The Qiang tribes, on the first day of February, this general will gather the leaders of the Qiang tribes to discuss farming and animal husbandry, if the location is Wen Ruo, send someone to inspect the place to see where it is suitable, and order the leaders of all tribes to come to the alliance."

Xun Yu happily cupped his hands and said, "I obey."

After discussing some details, Luo Zhengcai got up and prepared to leave.

At this moment, a guard suddenly rushed in and said loudly: "General, Han Sui sent an envoy to see you."

"Emissary Han Sui?"

Luo Zheng was stunned, "Why did Han Sui send someone to see this general?"

The guard replied, "I don't know."

Luo Zheng turned a thought in his mind, waved his hand and said: "Bring it in."

The guard left as ordered, and brought in a young scribe in his twenties shortly after.

"Who is Luo Zheng?"

The young scribe was extremely arrogant. He clearly saw Luo Zheng sitting on the main seat with a golden sword, but turned a blind eye. He glanced proudly at the crowd, and finally fell on Luo Zheng, asking bluntly.

The faces of Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, Li Meng, Wang Fang and other generals immediately changed, and they drew their swords angrily.

Even Xun Yu, a gentleman with excellent self-cultivation, couldn't help frowning, he really didn't like the domineering young scholars.

Luo Zheng waved his hand, stopped the generals, and said without changing his face: "This general is, who are you?"

"I'm next, Han Song!"

The young scribe proudly said: "My lord heard that Your Majesty was out of the town of Xiqiang, so I asked you to come here to congratulate me. I heard that Your Majesty's army has enough food and grass. I ordered you to borrow some food and grass from Your Majesty to pay for the army."

"presumptuous!"

Xu Chu roared and couldn't help but take a step forward.

Zhao Yun, Li Meng, Wang Fang and others were even more pale, and their eyes could kill.

I have seen arrogance, but I have never seen such arrogance.

Even the court ministers, no one would be so defiant in front of Luo Zheng.

A mere envoy sent by Han Sui dared to be so presumptuous.

Xu Chu and others will regard Luo Zheng as a heavenly man, how can they not hate and be mad.

(End of this chapter)