Chapter 554 Chapter 0555 Inspection

  In March of the fifth year of Jianxing, Yuexuan Chief Shi Fengyong decided to inspect the three counties of Qiongdu, Suqi, and Taideng. He was accompanied by Weijufu, the capital of Yuexuan, who was transferred from Dingbian, and the postal supervisor Guansuo.

Zhang Ni, magistrate of Qiongdu County, heard that Feng Yong was going to inspect not only the farming, but also the conscripts from all counties, so he suggested, "Now is the time when the wheat is about to ripen, if too many conscripts are called in, I'm afraid it will affect the farming. "

  Feng Yong explained, "Now Qiongdu has a population of nearly 60,000, and there are 3,000 conscripts. For this inspection, only a part of them will be taken to accompany after the inspection. County Magistrate Zhang does not have to worry."

   "Besides, earlier, the imperial court transferred half of the soldiers from Yuejuan, and now it is time to make up for the shortage."

  The Han military system, the central guard is the strongest combat power of the Han.

  The old demon Zhuge gave Feng Yong the right to conscript troops in the three counties, and at the same time withdrew half of the three thousand troops in Yuejuan in his hands.

   Otherwise, according to the usual practice, the local troops are generally conscripts conscripted by the county.

   Of the remaining 1,500 people, 500 were sent down to the grassroots by Feng Yong.

  Now he has only about a thousand people in his hands, which is barely enough to maintain the law and order of the place.

  But the Northern Expedition is imminent, so Feng Yong naturally needs to make preparations early.

   Zhang Yi was relieved when he heard that Feng Yong had no plans to recruit conscripts on a large scale, and then went down to arrange various matters.

  The cultivation of land in the three counties is most in Qiongdu. Many fields opened up last summer were filled with water, and fish were raised for a season. Not only can fish be used to eat weeds, but fish dung can also be used to fertilize the fields.

  Because of the relationship with the pasture, a lot of fertilizer was accumulated at the beginning of spring this year, so I added fertilizer to the ground once.

  Although it is a newly opened field, the growth of the wheat is not too bad. The ears of wheat filled with starch have begun to bend down, and the breeze blows, setting off waves of green waves.

  Standing on the ground and looking far away, the large wheat fields are like a green carpet, which makes people have an urge to roll.

  The unique smell of crops and soil in the field is tangy, which makes people feel a burst of satisfaction from the bottom of their hearts.

   "How much food can be harvested from such a piece of land?"

  Feng Yong bent down, stretched out his hand and counted the grains of wheat, and asked.

  If it’s rice, he might be able to figure it out in his mind, but for wheat—he only knows that wheat can grind flour.

  Guan Suoju helped Zhang Yi all follow behind, and standing next to Feng Yong was the head of the Yisan district, wearing tight sleeves and tight clothes, and a pair of leather boots on his feet, looking neat and refreshing.

   This is the unique dress of Nanxiang soldiers.

   "Back to my lord, with such an acre, the most you can collect is two stones."

   Those who can call Mr. Lang are basically the old people who followed Feng Yong first. It seems that the seniority of this village chief is quite old.

   "Although this land has been planted with grain before, it is now being reclaimed after all. It is good to get two stones. Don't be dissatisfied. If it is a few years ago, if you can recover the grain seeds in the first year, it is a good land."

  Feng Yong listened and smiled.

  The head of the village heard this, and felt a little embarrassed, "I've been following Mr. Lang these past few years, and I'm used to seeing three or four stones per acre, and I don't pay attention to such harvests."

  Although Li Chang’s words sounded a bit bragging, Feng Yong still felt at ease after hearing this, and pointed to Li Chang, “What year are you from?”

   "It's the second year of Jianxing."

  Li Chang's face flushed slightly, he subconsciously raised his chest and retracted his abdomen, and stood up straight with a bang.

   "Oh, that's the first batch."

  Feng Yong nodded in satisfaction, "It's not in the barracks, so there's no need for that."

"yes!"

  From the very beginning, Feng Yong deliberately disrupted the division of Han and Hu in Nanxiang, only emphasizing whether there is a household registration or not.

   Now in the group following Feng Yong, it is not a distinction between Hu and Han, and it is becoming popular to talk about seniority.

  The oldest qualifications are none other than the group of people who followed Feng Yong when he first went to Nanxiang in the second and third years of Jianxing.

  The most representative one is Duanmuzhe, who changed his surname to Han, and is now a famous dog steward in Nanxiang.

  The dog farm under his hands not only sent good dogs to the ranch workshop and mine, but even sent a batch of military dogs to Zhao Guang in Ju County a few days ago.

  These dogs are much easier to use than humans when they are on guard at night, and their tracking ability is also good.

  Feng Yong continued to take the lead, crossing the fields and heading towards the residential area, "How many Yi and Han people are there in this area?"

   "Hui Langjun, there are 421 Yi people, 198 Han people, a total of 619 people. Most of the Yi people here belong to the same tribe called Boshi."

  It seems that the head of the village has really put in effort in his administration, and Feng Yong is very satisfied with this attitude.

   "The leader of the tribe, what is your attitude towards the transfer of conscripts?"

  Trying to move the barbarians from the mountains to the plains, the ultimate goal is to educate them and turn them into farming Han people.

  Only in this way can they be considered to be under the management of the government and become real registered Dingkou, who can collect taxes and collect corvee.

   This involves the issue of how to strengthen management without causing the tribal leaders to rebound.

  The social forms of the Yi people are different. Some tribal villages are similar to the Han people. They are similar to the villages where the clan is the bond and the leader is equivalent to the patriarch of the clan.

   These are basically senior officials, just like Amei’s stockade, which is the easiest to manage. As long as they are allocated land, they can be made to serve corvee.

  Some are still in a semi-slave state, and the leader has absolute control over the barbarians at the bottom.

   Even if the land is divided according to the head, the field is still counted under the name of the leader, but the leader organizes people to cultivate it, similar to the collective farming in the slave era.

  If this kind of tribe wants to recruit conscripts, it needs to communicate with the leader in advance and ask the leader to provide a certain number of people.

  However, because there is a vicious ghost king on top of them, and as long as they don’t smoke people too much, it will affect the leader’s collection of food from the field. Generally speaking, the leader is more sensible.

  Seeing that the Northern Expedition was imminent, Feng Yong took the opportunity of touring the three counties to understand this sensitive issue.

   "The villain discussed with the leader, and he agreed to draw thirty strong men."

   "Thirty? So generous?"

  Feng Yong was stunned. For a tribe with only four hundred people, this is not a small number, and they are still strong.

  Li Chang chuckled, talking quickly, "That guy is smart, after all, the king of ghosts..."

   Speaking of this, he glanced at Feng Yong, saw that Feng Yong didn't mind, then scratched his head, and continued, "Who would dare not obey the ghost king's order?"

"Besides, most of the Yi people used to rely on people to plow the land, and the harvest was poor. Unlike now, the government rents out cattle and eight ox plows. The land plowed in one day can equal the work of their tribe in ten days before, not to mention the labor in the field. The harvest is also much better than before."

   "So now we don't need so many people. Naturally, he doesn't want to raise idlers for nothing. I heard that he is still planning to find a way to save some money and food, and he is going to buy a pair of eight-ox plows and a few cows."

  After listening to the explanation of the head of the village, Feng Yong nodded, "This boss seems to be a discerning person."

   Sure enough, the development of productivity is fundamental!

  If the leader of this tribe can always be so knowledgeable, then he will have the opportunity to accumulate a wealth of wealth, and then try to change his identity. His next generation will basically be regarded as a local gentry.

  If the descendants are promising, can get a good background, and have political capital, then they can change their skins properly, and claiming to be Han people from a poor family is no problem.

  Thinking of this, Feng Yong smiled strangely: Although it can't be seen in a short time, it is obvious that this kind of half-slave tribe may be quickly disintegrated by the impact.

After all, as long as they enter the military group of Nanxiang, the Han and Hu will be forcibly kneaded together. In addition, the food and clothing are much better than before. Whether those slaves who have been transferred to serve will return to the old days, it is almost impossible. It's guesswork.

   At that time, the government will come forward to buy personal freedom directly, or what, it depends on the appetite of the tribal leader.

   "Look, sir, the boss is right in front of you."

  Li Zhang suddenly pointed to the front with his finger.

  I saw a group of people standing in front of them. The one at the front was a small black barbarian in a brocade robe, with a nervous expression on his face. He was holding a silverware in his hand. It looked like a container, but he didn't know what was inside.

  Before Feng Yong approached, his opponent rushed over.

  Feng Yong gave a brief signal to Buqu, and the leader ran to Feng Yong smoothly, then suddenly knelt down, holding the container in both hands, and stammered something.

  Feng Yong could only understand the words "My lord...send...".

  Li Chang explained in a low voice, "Abo's Chinese is not good. He was saying that he welcomes Mr.... Mr. Feng."

  The meaning of "adult" in Chinese and "adult" in Yi dialect are quite different, and the Li Chang also stuttered when he translated here.

   "I also brought good things to Mr. Lang. This jug is filled with good wine that their tribe found from trees in the mountains."

  Feng Yong nodded, reached for the flagon, helped him up again, nodded and smiled.

  A Bo looked at the Han officials in front of him, all of whom were dressed gorgeously and exquisitely. He couldn't help feeling a little inferior, and subconsciously pulled his clothes.

  Feng Yong handed the jug to Bu Qu beside him, and asked A Bo to follow him with a smile.

  Passing by the crowd who came to meet him, he realized that they were all women.

   "This tribe, could it be that women are also respected?"

  Feng Yong asked a little strangely.

  Lichang had a smile on his face that any man could understand, "Back to my lord, this is a carefully selected by A Bo, the most beautiful woman in the Boshi tribe, if your lord catches my eye... Ouch!"

  Li Chang hadn't finished his sentence when he suddenly flew out, lay down on the ground, and gnawed a mouthful of mud.

   Everyone subconsciously glanced at Guan Suo behind Feng Yong.

  Feng Yong coughed, "Why are you walking so carelessly, why don't you get up sooner."

   As he spoke, without squinting, he walked directly past the group of women, and muttered at the same time, "It's dark and small, it's so ugly, how can there be anything to catch your eyes?"

   After speaking, he glanced at Guan Suo beside him, Guan Suo was expressionless.

   Zhang Yi bowed his head, pretending he didn't see or hear anything, and followed closely.

   Before and after Feng Yong's wedding, both of them stayed in Feng Zhuang for a long time, and they saw what Princess Guo looked like.

   Marching from Jincheng to Yuexi, although Guan Suo did not reveal his identity, Zhang Yi and Jufu could guess a little.

  Tiger Girl's prestige is not blown out, but played out.

  Even people like Mr. Erlang of the Zhao family can only shy away from Mrs. Junhou, and the two of them dare not say anything.

  Feng Yong finished his tour of Qiongdu, selected 1,000 soldiers to serve as soldiers, joined with 500 Yuejuan soldiers, and marched towards Suqi County and Taideng County.

  After the tour of Taideng County, Feng Yong had gathered 2,500 people. The army continued to march toward the upper reaches of the Sunshui River Valley without stopping, with banners covering the sky.

  Lang Li rode a horse, opened the way ahead himself, and sent someone to deliver a letter to the Minniu Department.

  The Wolf Road of the Niu Department heard that Feng Langjun was leading the army to inspect the Sunshui River Valley, so he quickly led all his brothers and wives to the source of the Sunshui River Valley, built a high platform, hung oxtails high, and lit a bonfire at the same time, waiting for Feng Langjun's arrival.

  In April of the fifth year of Jianxing, the Changshi of Yuexuan and the king of the Yanniu tribe, Langlu, joined forces in the Sunshui River Valley.

  Langlu expressed his willingness to help Dahan open the road so that Qiongdu and Jincheng could reconnect with the road.

  Feng Yong then went to the imperial court and asked to reward the wolf road.

  Hearing the words, the emperor of the Han Dynasty sealed Langlu as the Marquis of the King of Yanniu, and allocated a batch of wool cloth from the treasury as a reward.

   At this point, Yuexi County is finally at peace. Feng Yong transferred a civil engineering team from Nanxiang and began to repair the road between Qiongdu and Jincheng with all his strength.

  The fifth year of Jianxing of the Han Dynasty was the first year of Taihe of Cao Wei.

  In the first month of Taihe, Quying, a wealthy family in Xiping County, Liangzhou, heard that the Wei Emperor was newly established, and took the opportunity to rebel and killed the county magistrate of Linqiang County and the county magistrate of Xidu County.

  Hao Zhao, who suppressed the Qu Yan rebellion in Xiping County seven years ago, led his troops to Xiping County again after hearing the news.

Quying was defeated and fled westward with his cronies, entering the land of Xiqiang, but was stopped by the bald Xianbei tribe who moved westward to the land of Xiqiang two years ago. Quying was beheaded by the patriarch's son Tufa Tianli Sent to Xiping County.

  Hao Zhao got the head of Qu Ying and passed it on to the frontier, which greatly deterred the foreign Hu people.

  The performance of the bald Xianbei was appreciated by Hao Zhao.

  Hao Zhao saw that Xiping County often rebelled, and saw that the bald Xianbei was brave and good at fighting, so he wanted to drive his troops to help, so he allowed the bald Xianbei to enter Xiping County for trading.

  In this case, the Great Wei is in the east, and the bald Xianbei is in the west. Under the attack of both sides, Xiping County will no longer have to worry about rebellion.

   So far, the bald Xianbei who has been looking for a pasture for many years can finally settle down.

  The news of Xiping County reached Luoyang. It was already April of the first year of Taihe. Wei Emperor Cao Rui first rewarded Hao Zhao, and then felt the rebellion in Liangzhou, so he called all his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

   It's just that Liangzhou has been in constant chaos since more than a hundred years ago, so how can it be easily governed?

  More importantly, most of the ministers here are from the Kanto family, and they are indifferent to the distant Liangzhou. Who would really think of a way?

Shi Henan Yin and Guannei Hou Simazhi couldn't see how the ministers were perfunctory, so they finally couldn't help but stand up and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the reason why Liangzhou often rebelled is because the local big clans are against the Qianghu and the border. The local people oppressed too much."

   "Liangzhou Qianghu and the people in the border areas were not only bought and sold at will by the aristocratic families, but also served as slaves and handmaidens. Most of the food they cultivated were forcibly taken away."

   "They worked hard all year round, but they didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, and they even starved to death and froze to death, so this is why they feel resentful."

   "However, for private gain, those big clans blamed the government for their mistakes, and even brought Qianghu and common people who didn't know the truth to attack the government. The reason for this situation is that the local wealthy clans are big."

   "I think that as long as the local powerful families are restricted, and the Qianghu are appeased and the people are treated well, the rebellion will naturally decrease."

  As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the room was shocked.

  Everyone looked at this guy known for his uprightness.

   Many people even showed a gloomy look in their eyes.

  Cao Rui sat on it and listened for a long time, but he didn't hear a single useful suggestion. He was feeling irritable when someone suddenly appeared and his words were like thunder.

   Immediately fixed his eyes on it, and couldn't help shouting, "It turns out that it is Sima Zihua, who even the empress dowager can't break his ambition!"

  (end of this chapter)