Heavy snow fell from the sky, but in one night, the whole world was already a mountain dancing silver snake, the original Chi wax elephant.

As soon as Han Zeng got up in the morning, he went out of the city to inspect the construction in the Hehuang area.

Riding in a carriage, stepping out of the snow, all the way to the west, in the afternoon, came to the bank of the Huangshui River.

At this time, the Huanghe River was already frozen.

The solid thick ice connects the two banks of the Huanghe River, and the road to the Xihai Plateau has become a smooth road.

And the bank of the Huang River has also become a lively and extraordinary secret market.

The aristocratic sons and brothers from Chang'an set up camp along the bank of this river.

They brought grain, cloth, salt, tea, ironware, pottery, and small Qilu clay pots from Dasi Nong, and inserted chess pieces in front of the camp tent to arrange for the retainers.

As soon as the Qiang people from the West Sea approached, these people immediately leaned forward to ask for warmth, just like seeing the God of Wealth.

Then he coaxed and deceived these Qiang people into their tents.

Next, it's time to trade.

They harvest everything that is produced on the West Sea Plateau!

Yak, wool, cashmere, sheepskin, horn...... Even Cordyceps, dog's head gold, jade.

Of course, the bulk of the transaction is still the population.

Since Feng Yang Qiang and Sister Qiang sold their allies and brought back a large amount of food and goods.

Zhuqiang on the Xihai Plateau suddenly discovered that he seemed to have discovered a big gold mine!

So, the madness began to catch people on the plateau.

The first Lingqiang and other Qiang fell into bad luck in an instant.

Countless villages were tied up with ropes, and the old, weak, women and children were sent to the river.

A woman or child can be exchanged for ten stone wheat beans, and a child can also be exchanged for three stones.

If it is young and strong, it is at least fifteen stones.

The Qiang people are going crazy!

Because in the past, even if they were tired and tired, they might not be able to harvest ten stone of wheat beans in a year.

Not to mention, you can also exchange for other necessities.

Especially the 'miracle medicine' that can make mothers and babies give birth safely!

So, they went crazy and went around arresting people.

They even extended their claws to their neighbors, the people of the Di, who used to have water from wells and rivers without water.

The people of Tianshui and Jincheng areas fell into bad luck in an instant.

In these ravines and ravines, the tribes that are still under the primitive clan society, where are they able to fight the crazy Qiang people?

A large number of marginal tribes were looted, and those who dared to resist were all killed, and the rest were all tied up and sent to Huangshui.

In addition to robbery, the clever people among the Qiang people also opened up a second way, that is, to serve as thugs, overseers, and helpers for the manors of the noble sons and brothers from Chang'an.

The gentlemen did not refuse these dog legs sent to the door.

After using it, it is even more smiling.

Because they found that after using these Qiang people, the efficiency and speed of the construction and development of the manor were greatly improved!

It turns out that it is indeed very easy to use to raze!

Han Zeng made a round tour on the bank of the Huangshui River.

Seeing that the trading market is thriving, the Han and Qiang nationalities are united, and both sides of the river are happy, and even the air is filled with the fragrant smell of national unity.

Immediately, the smile was gone, and the thoughts were clear.

Therefore, he cordially summoned several Qiang chiefs and encouraged them to continue to contribute to the exchange and integration of Han and Qiang, give full play to their strengths, and not to live up to the times and the Son of Heaven.

He also summoned Huo Yu and other representatives of the Han family developers and encouraged them to defy difficulties, make persistent efforts, and make new contributions.

Well, from beginning to end, there is no mention of half-word human trafficking and hints.

But everyone who heard it didn't know that this Eagle Yang General was telling them: Intensify your efforts!

If something happens, he will stand up to it, don't be afraid or cowardly.

It is necessary to speed up the construction of the province as quickly as possible, and strive to build Hehuang into a new Guanzhong and Heluo in Hexi.

The next day, Han Zeng began to inspect the construction of manors in various places.

After just a cursory glance, he danced with joy.

Because now the development of Hehuang, although it has just started.

Most of the estates are still busy laying foundations, building houses and warehouses.

Large tracts of land have only just been demarcated, and they have not yet had time to be reclaimed.

However, things are going in a direction that surprises him.

Tens of thousands of prisoners of war, as well as the rebellions and remnants of the Yue clan who were captured one after another, as well as the labor purchased from the Qiang people.

So that the development of this river is not short of labor at all.

Encouraged by the whips and beatings of the Qiang overseers, as well as the wheat and bean rice served for two meals a day, the construction efficiency and work enthusiasm of the serfs were high.

In just half a month, some people have already begun to appreciate their masters-no way, in the past, the Qiang people lived a more miserable life on the Xihai Plateau than the dogs.

Especially the low-class Wuge, there are only a handful of days when they can eat a full stomach every month.

On the permafrost of the West Sea Plateau, their lives are not as good as those in Hehuang's estate.

Because, in fact, most of the Qiang people in the Xihai Plateau are the slaves of their Hao chieftains!

In the language of the Qiang people, Wuge means slave.

In other words, they just changed from the slaves of the Hao chieftains to the slaves of the Han Chinese.

On the contrary, the Han dynasty was a developed feudal society.

The degree of social civilization is much higher than that of the primitive clan society in which the Qiang people live and the society in which the slave society is replaced.

One of the most obvious contrasts is that in the Han family, even slaves and maids have human rights, and if the master kills the slave and maid without permission, the government will investigate the responsibility, and even file a public lawsuit against him for murder.

And the Qiang people in the West Sea have no human rights in front of their Hao chieftains.

It will even be reduced to sacrifices to ancestors and gods.

In addition, the Han nobles usually regarded their slaves and maidservants as their private property.

And the Hao chieftains of the Qiang people in the West Sea regard their Wuge as consumables.

These two are not the same.

Most people will cherish and love property, especially property bought with real money.

It will not be vandalized and damaged, and will even be protected and cared for.

As a result, the living standards of the Qiang serfs in most of the manors have even been greatly improved!

Now, they can live in houses made of thatch, wood and rammed earth, and they can sleep in beds made of straw and hay.

As long as you work hard, you can eat food made of wheat beans and wild vegetables.

Although this food is generally fed to livestock in the inner county.

But for the Qiang serfs, this is already a delicacy.

On the West Sea Plateau, when will they be able to eat such food?

For the most part, they can only eat the bones left over from the swordsmen's food, as well as carrion and grass roots from the frozen soil.

And, now, their Han dynasty

The hosts will even treat them, and if the weather is too cold, they will also let them rest.

Especially women and children will be given preferential treatment!

They even enjoy certain privileges!

For example, you can leave work early, you can eat more, you can live in a relatively clean house, and you can be isolated from other male slaves.

It's simply ......

O incomparably merciful and generous master!

As a result, there has been a surge in the number of people with Stockholm syndrome.

Now, a more generous master like Huo Yu, every time he returns to the manor, he will even get the respectful etiquette of the upper and lower slaves kneeling on both sides of the road!

This makes Huo Yu and others sometimes think in their hearts whether they are really benevolent?

Is it the reincarnation of an ancient gentleman?

Han Zeng inspected Hehuang for a few days and felt very satisfied.

So, before leaving, he gathered representatives of various families and held a meeting in a Han army beacon platform where the Yellow River and Huangshui meet.

At the meeting, Han Zeng encouraged and praised the spirit of 'loyalty to the country' and 'tireless hard work'.

Then he said, 'I will ask for merit for your majesty and good news to your elders.'

This immediately made these sons and brothers from Chang'an excited, and they all said that they would make persistent efforts to live up to the expectations of General Yingyang, and never live up to the ardent expectations of the Son of Heaven and the world.

When Hehuang returned to Lingju, it was already the third day of the winter and October of the second year of Yanhe.

As soon as he returned to the city, Han Bao took an official document to report: "General, the official sent by the Chang'an Yousi has arrived in ......."

"High in the Sky"

"They brought hundreds of curved ploughs and thousands of farm tools such as hoes, sickles, and rakes!"

"Hmm!" Han Zeng nodded and said, "Please Captain Fan settle them first, and tomorrow I will prepare wine and set up a banquet for them, and wash the dust for them!" ”

Before coming to Hehuang, Han Zeng and Gongsun Yi, Shangguan Ji and others agreed on Chang'an's plan to support the construction of Hehuang.

This includes the number of officials, especially technical officers.

According to the plan, the Shaofu will successively support 500 officials in Hehuang within a year, and the Taifu will support 300 talents who are good at animal husbandry.

The other divisions will also support about 200 to 500 bureaucrats each.

And these should be the first officials to be sent to Hehuang.

Han Zeng took the official document from Han Bao's hand and glanced at it, as he imagined, most of these officials were low-level officials over forty years old and below two hundred stones.

In other words, in fact, these people are undesirable people in the various departments of Chang'an Yousi, and they were thrown over as garbage by the big people above.

This is also normal, in a place like Hexi Hehuang, except for those officials who no one wants, or even are disliked, who is willing to come?

Only these people can be sent into exile.

However, Hehuang is not qualified to pick fat and thin here.

Moreover, for Han Zeng, he doesn't care about quality, in this kind of newly developed place, as long as it is a person, as long as it is available, it is fine, and there is really no extravagant hope for anything else!

Just as he was about to return the official document to Han Bao, suddenly, Fan Mingyou's voice came from a distance.

"Shang Shuling...... Shang Shuling ......" He brought a few people, almost running and crawling over: "Western Regions Emergency!" Western Regions Emergency! ”

Han Zeng immediately turned around, stepped forward, and asked, "But the battle report of the Che Cavalry General!" ”

"Exactly!" Fan Mingyou handed a document representing urgency to Han Zeng: "Let you read the book for yourself!" ”

Han Zeng took it in his hand, only glanced at it, and suddenly his face changed greatly, and he couldn't help but say, "General Che Cai, it's dangerous!" ”