Therefore, Tong Yuan planned to let Dong Bai and Li Ru transmit vague news to Chang'an this winter, so that Li Dao and others mistakenly thought that Tong Yuan and the Xiongnu were in a stalemate.

even passed on false information, making them think that this side and the Xiongnu had suffered great losses from each other, and would continue to fight for a period of time, and they were not able to involve the power struggle within the Xiliang Army at all.

It's just that three or four months later, when the severe winter cold gradually passes, and ordinary contacts gradually resume, Li Dao and the others will more or less learn the real situation, and it will be difficult to continue to hide it at that time.

So this campaign is very challenging, if the opponent's main force does not take the bait, then implement the alternative, strive to wear down the opponent in a skirmish, advance with fortresses, and strive to expand the area of several counties.

In any case, the active side is the side of the Xinxi Liang Army, not the old court of the Southern Xiongnu, which has strong troops on the opposite side but is somewhat weak inside.

After the meeting, Tong Yuan hurriedly found Wei Qi and Pei Ji and asked about the development of Hedong in the past six months.

Wei Qi said: "The Tuntian Army has been mobilized and trained intensively for two months, and the military and Mintun have also developed well, and the 20,000 new refugees have been integrated into the original system."

"Last year, the five counties in Tuntian on the eastern side of the river harvested wheat in the summer and millet in the late autumn. Due to the late season, this year's planting will start in the spring. This is the same process as the tuntian on Sanfu's side. ”

Tong Yuan nodded, the hometown has two crops a year, and the planting season is relatively fixed every year. It is good to be able to practice three crops in two years here, and the planting season will be adjusted every year, which will also affect the harvest of the year.

"What about this year's production?" he asked. I guess it's lower than last year's double cropping, right? ”

A sense of accomplishment appeared in Wei Qi's eyes, and he said: "Last year, due to the late planting of wheat in Sumai, the output in early summer and late autumn was more than 700,000 stones. However, this year, the output of the five counties in Tuntian, Hedong, which has just finished counting, has reached 1.4 million stones, which is only a little lower than last year's two croppings. ”

Tong Yuan was also overjoyed, he remembered that the foundation of the five counties in Hedong was relatively poor, and among them, Beiqu County was still a system that combined fishing, hunting, agriculture, animal husbandry and mining, and it was estimated that the actual area of corn fields reclaimed was less than 40,000 mu.

Tong Yuan asked, "Hedong has achieved such amazing results, what is the trick?"

Wei Qi said: "The trick is not yet to be discussed, the main reason is that there are enough iron tools in Hedong, there are a lot of high-quality seeds and cattle in Anyi, and the more than 20,000 new refugees have provided sufficient labor, coupled with a suitable management system and incentive system, and finally achieved this result."

Tong Yuan asked: "Very good, in addition to material improvement and promotion, we can also promote some children's basic education, including literacy, skills, morality, etc." In addition, some outstanding people with special skills can also be promoted to join the military tun. ”

Wei Qi replied, "No." In fact, there is another point, which I think is also the reason for the increase in production. ”

That is, the tun people have eaten a full stomach, especially after eating some pasta after stone grinding and processing of wheat, which has greatly improved their physical fitness. In addition, some vegetables and meat from the major ethnic groups in Hedong also flowed into the market, and finally reached the dining table of the tun people. ”

Tong Yuan was surprised and asked the reason.

Wei Qi analyzed: "The people of Tun are relatively wealthy, and they have made some money by selling grain to Zhang Ji, Zhang Yan, Han Xian and other departments in the spring and summer, and as a result, they have promoted the development of iron tools, animal husbandry, vegetables, charcoal and other industries."

Tong Yuan believes that this trend will improve his system as a whole. Grain, salt, iron, horses, charcoal, these five kinds of Hedong and other places have already occupied a unique advantage, and in the future, we should fully explore their advantages.

And he couldn't be satisfied with that. His promise of one chicken per household was far from being fulfilled, and even if it was fulfilled, it would be three days worse than that man. It's a bit difficult.

He also inquired about the situation in the four counties of Jiexiu, Zhongdu, and Jingling in the southern part of Taiyuan.

Wei Qi introduced that it has been a year and a half since the Huns were freed there, and they are currently recovering well in Sun Zi, Jia Kui and others.

Among the four counties, Jiexiu County has arranged more military cantonments, and it is also one of the important garrisons of the Dreadnought Army. Due to the topography and location, Kaikyu produces only about 100,000 koku per year, but it can fully supply the needs of local and market meat, fish, etc.

The other three counties in the north are all restoring the original economic situation, so the economy of the Shi clan and Haoqiang Manor is the mainstay. These places are self-sufficient and have some food stored in case of emergencies.

As for the further north, Qi County, in the neutral region, has become a trade transit point for many forces. Over the past year, the Montenegrin army has sold a lot of charcoal and horses here, and bought a lot of grain from us.

In addition, the Guo family, Wuhuan and other forces in the north also often come here to carry out trade. It can be said that the positioning of the lord of Qi County is very suitable, and the low-cost management there has completely achieved twice the result with half the effort.

Taiyuan County remained the same model, economically self-sufficient, and politically catered to the local scholars and heroes. However, there are certain hidden dangers, and sufficient materials cannot be supplied to support the development of the Xinxi Liang Army to the north.

Therefore, it is necessary to plan a number of tuntians in the northerner areas later, and with the economic and human strength of tuntian, we can use these places as the basis to move to farther places.

War is imminent, and the main enemy is now in the west, not in the north. Therefore, after Tong Yuan held several military meetings, he quickly went north to the front line of Jiexiu, and personally repaired the city and outposts with Qubei and Hao Zhao.

In November, the old royal court of the Xiongnu really intensified its raids.

The other side dispatched nearly 10,000 people to test in many directions, and the figure of the opponent's light cavalry appeared on the border from Qixian to Puzi for 300 miles.

The Huns and horses were fat and strong, and the scale of the temptation was also very exaggerated, but the real goal of the other party was very clear, that is, Jiexiu County.

Jiexiu is the junction area of Taiyuan County, Hedong County and Xihe County, and after taking it, it can use the nearby famous Mianshan Mountain and Hanxin Ridge to block the connection between the Jinzhong Plain and Hedong County.

Although the Xiongnu also reconnoitred Puzi County and the Jinzhong Plain in the northwest corner of Hedong County, the main direction of attack was definitely Jiexiu County, the southernmost part of Taiyuan County.

Moreover, after the Huns took Jiexiu County, they could attack Zhongdu and Jingling counties in the Taiyuan Basin to the north, which was the weak point of Tong Yuan's army. By that time, all the year's efforts had turned to ashes.

Therefore, Tong Yuan sat in Jiexiu, showed mockery of the old royal court of the Xiongnu, attracted the enemy to the predetermined battlefield, and then let them know who the lord of the state was!