There were seven mountain leaders present, or representatives sent by the chief.

Three of them are Han mountain tribes, and four are Ba people, Yi mountain tribes.

When they heard the generous conditions given by Ma Liang, most of them were excited. But as a leader, or a representative of the chief, he is generally a steady person.

Therefore, although the leaders of these mountain people were excited, they did not immediately agree.

Chen Zhou hesitated for a moment, and was the first to stand up. said to Ma Liang: "This matter is a big matter, it's not just a matter of saying it, and I ask Ma Changshi to give me some time to think about it." ”

"Chen Zhou is right, this matter is related to the future of everyone in the ministry, and it needs to be carefully considered." Zhao Fei, another leader of the Han mountain people, also followed suit.

Song Guang, the last Han tribal leader, also followed.

The rest of the Ba people, the leaders or representatives of the Yi people also nodded.

Ma Liang had been mentally prepared for this, if these leaders could agree, it would be a strange thing.

"Of course. However, you should give an answer as soon as possible, because spring ploughing is approaching, and it will take time for the migrants to descend the mountain. If it's too late, you'll have to go down next year. ”

Ma Liang said.

This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy to force the mountain people to make decisions.

It takes time for the mountain people to descend the mountain, and the county has already planned a barren field to settle the mountain people. But if you hesitate for more than ten days, you may not be able to catch up with spring ploughing.

Then you can only plant mountains in the mountains for another year.

"Okay." The leaders all agreed, and then the Han people and the Han people got together, and the Ba people and the Yi people got together, hiding aside and whispering.

Chen Zhou, Zhao Fei, Song Guang, and the entourage they brought gathered to discuss.

"The government is very sincere. But since we were elected by the villagers to be the leaders, we can't give the villagers their future for the sake of greed for money. Song Guang. Your tribe is the ethnic group that has the closest contact with the outside of the mountain, do you know who this new Fangling County Guard is? ”

Chen Zhou asked Song Guangdao.

Song Guang is not like a mountain man, but like a literati. In fact, Song Guang can indeed read and write, he is a cultural person in the mountains, and he is very prestigious in the ministry.

As Chen Zhou said, Song Guang's subordinates had the most frequent contact with outsiders, and Song Guang was the most well-informed among them.

"Just like Ma Changshi said, now the world is in chaos, and the war is in chaos. Everywhere you need a population. I see that this Fangling County recruited us to go down the mountain and offered such generous conditions. I am afraid that there is also an intention to recruit strong men from among us to serve as soldiers. ”

Song Guang sighed and said.

"It doesn't matter. As long as you enter the household registration of the government, you have to serve as a soldier. As long as there is food and drink, and the whole family can eat and drink enough, then what is there to be a soldier??? We live in the mountains, and when the harvest fails, how many people have to starve to death? How many people have disappeared without a trace in the mountains to hunt? Besides, there are many people who usually die of illness. As long as you are well fed and have a field at home, what is it to die in battle? Now the key question is, is this Fangling County Guard reliable or unreliable? ”

Zhao Fei said disapprovingly.

Chen Zhou also meant the same thing, and also looked at Song Guang. The hardships of the mountain people are absolutely unimaginable.

"It's a mess right now. The new Fangling County Warden is Guan Ping, the son of Guan Yu, the Marquis of Hanshou, who treats the people well, can raise soldiers, and is brave and good at fighting. When Guan Ping first entered Fangling, his official reputation is still good, attracting many mountain people in the mountains around Fangling County to go down to him. should be credible. ”

Song Guang pondered for a moment before speaking.

"That's it. And they gave him farming, and gave him food, and gave him to be a soldier. As long as he can feed us, feed our people. ”

Zhao Fei said immediately.

"Okay." Chen Zhou also said.

The three of them finished discussing as soon as possible, and then turned around together to meet Ma Liang, who was still standing not far away.

"Ma Changshi, Lord Taishou is gracious, we are willing to lead the mountain people to defect." The three of them came to Ma Liang and bowed to Ma Liang in unison.

"The three of them will never regret their decision today." Ma Liang showed a look of joy, and was overjoyed to help Chen Zhou, Zhao Fei, and Song Guang, and said very sincerely.

Immediately, the three of them took their leave with their entourage and returned to the mountains to take care of the migration. Now it's very close to spring ploughing, and time is pressing.

And Ma Liang also gave the three of them a handwritten letter, and when the three of them went to Qu County, they could be taken care of by the government.

After seeing off the three mountain leaders of the Han tribe, Ma Liang raised his eyes and looked at the four Ba and Yi leaders, looking forward to it.

Not long after, a Ba leader came to Ma Liang and said, "I understand Ma Changshi's kindness. But I have been in the mountains for a long time, and I am really unhappy to go down the mountain. ”

The leader of this Ba people is called Ma Tao.

Ma Liang is not surprised, this is a major decision, a decision related to the life and death of the race. When fighting, some people choose to fight to the death, and some choose to run away.

Whatever choice these leaders make, Ma Liang is not surprised.

If all the mountaineers on Daba Mountain came down, Ma Liang would of course be happy, but it would not be possible at that time. If seventy or eighty percent of the mountain people can come down the mountain, Ma Liang will already be very happy.

So Ma Liang accepted this with a smile, and even before Ma Tao left, Ma Liang personally took a plow and handed it to Ma Tao and said: "This plow is currently in short supply in Fangling, and it is impossible to sell it." But this plough is actually not difficult to build, and there should also be blacksmiths and carpenters in your clan, take it apart and study it, and you can always imitate it. ”

"Thank you." Ma Tao thanked him and left with the plow.

When Ma Tao left, Ma Liang looked up at the remaining three leaders, full of confidence. Because since the one who left left first, then the rest was to go down the mountain.

Sure enough, the three leaders also came to Ma Liang, bowed to Ma Liang in unison, and then one of the leaders said: "Ma Changshi." Taishou is very loving, and we are very moved. It's just that Hanba is different in the end, and we are very worried that after going down the mountain, we will be bullied by some Han people. ”

"You can rest assured of this. After descending the mountain, Bahan does not live together. A Han village is a Han village, and a Ba village is a Ba village. The government is only responsible for collecting taxes and dispatching conscripts, not for management. Maleonn promised.

Ma Liang had already considered this matter.

After all, they are different nationalities, and the Bahan live together, so there will definitely be contradictions. It's better to separate.

"We're relieved. We are willing to go down the mountain. The leader bowed with a relieved expression.

"Okay." Ma Liang is very hearty in his daily life, and he is quite urban in trouble, but at the moment he is smiling, happy and nodding heavily.

Joyfully.

Of the seven mountain people, six are willing to go down the mountain. If the news spreads, those small mountain villages may also be able to come down. The mountain people on this Daba Mountain will definitely be able to sweep six or seven percent.

Increased population in one fell swoop.

Joyfully.

After that, the three leaders also took their leave. Ma Liang also took people back to the Tiepestle Mountain Military Village, and came to the village with Zhang Bao for a drink.

Ma Liang's face was still full of smiles, but after Zhang Bao took a sip of wine, he slapped the case angrily and said angrily: "Ma Changshi." That Ma Tao didn't obey, I really couldn't bear it. Why don't I lead my troops to intercept and kill them, and then go up the mountain. Abducted his men and women and descended the mountain. ”

Ma Liang smiled when he heard this: "Zhang Sima should be impatient, not everything needs to be solved by force. ”

Although Zhang Bao is straightforward, he is not stupid. Smelling the sound outside the strings, he said happily: "Ma Changshi has a good plan." ”

"With virtue." Ma Liang smiled and raised his glass to take a sip before speaking.

"What do you mean?!!!!" Zhang Bao looked confused and didn't understand at all.

"How does Sima Zhang think Taishou is an official?" Ma Liang asked instead.

"My brother, naturally it is the Ming Mansion (Yingming Shenwu)." Zhang Bao did not hesitate to defend his brother.

"The long history of the county, Gong Cao, how is the main book?" Ma Liang asked again.

"Good officer." Zhang Bao said without hesitation. Zhang Bao is not stupid.

"In that case, then it is virtue." Ma Liang said with a smile.

"What the hell does it mean?!!!" Zhang Bao was a little dissatisfied and glared at Ma Liang.

Ma Liang got up with a smile and said, "Yang Wu (Guan Ping) Ming Mansion, although we are talented people, we can also do our best. Comfort the people and practice benevolent government. In a few years, the people will be rich. The people will also be happy to wear Yang Wu. And the mountain people multiply in the mountains and will always be poor. At that time, the mountain people saw that the people under the mountain were so rich, and they were so poor. How to go down the mountain without taking the old and helping the young? This is the use of virtue. Where virtue goes, the people want. ”

"You don't need a soldier, a spear or a sword, you can win the hearts of the people of Fangling, and then dominate the world."

Dehua!

There are many ways to say it.

Ma Liang's approach is also a kind of morality. Make yourself strong first and attract the weaker to come and join you.

This is a conspiracy.

It is many times more clever than Zhang Bao, a stinky boy, who went to the mountains to use soldiers, and then fought for a long time, with countless casualties, before plundering men and women down the mountain.

This is the difference between a cultural person and a simple person.

Zhang Bao looked at Ma Liang dumbfounded, and only felt that there was something wrong with the brains of these civil officials. How can the same head and two eyes be so much smarter than me?

I'm not convinced.

I'm not convinced.

In the following time, Ma Liang and Zhang Bao have been working on Tieqi Mountain, watching a huge team go up the mountain road from Tieqi Mountain to Qu County.

And just as Ma Liang expected, as these six mountain people chose to migrate, the rest of the small ethnic groups and small villages were also alarmed and descended the mountain.

The number of people is gratifying.

These mountain people are not poor at all.

What farmers need most are cattle, fields, advanced production tools. The latter two Guanping government offices could be provided to the mountain people, and these mountain people brought down a large number of ploughing cattle.

The fields in the mountains are not easy to grow, the yield is low, and the cultivation is troublesome. It would not have been possible without the help of the ploughing oxen.

So although the mountain people themselves are very poor, the cattle they raise are very fat and powerful.

So it's really not poor at all.

Guan Ping's Fang Ling has greatly increased its strength.