Zhang Liao, who temporarily put aside the courage of ten thousand insects, did not mention it, in seven or eight days, Gongsun Xun and his party crossed the Yellow River twice in a row, and the sheepskin raft, which was taken for granted by the locals, frightened him, a native bun of western Liaoning, but there was no danger...... After all, the Yellow River is not rushing here, and the ferries are all ancient ferries that have always existed, so it's really just that the visual effect of the sheepskin raft is a bit amazing.

In fact, what Gongsun Xun didn't know was that the area where he crossed the river twice was in the east of the so-called Hetao area, where the water and grass are abundant, the agriculture is developed, and the terrain is gentle.

As early as the beginning of the pre-Qin Dynasty, the Central Plains regime noticed this unique and good place, and King Zhao Wuling set up Yunzhong County here, and the later Qin and Han dynasties have never let go. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, all the nomads were driven out of the Hetao area, monopolizing this place, and the famous four counties of the Hetao - Shuofang, Wuyuan, Yunzhong, and Dingxiang appeared, and the nomadic forces were firmly held behind the Yinshan Mountain in the north.

But......

"Such a beautiful place." Gongsun Xun rode on a horse, overlooking the scenery from afar, and was speechless for a while. "The Yin Mountains shelter the wind and snow in the north, and the Yellow River supplies water sources, which can be cultivated and pastured, so why should we evacuate the tun? And why is the population of a huge county only a few thousand households? I used to think it was because of the poverty in northern Xinjiang, but today, it seems that this can't be called poverty, right? ”

"Gongsun Sima, didn't he ask knowingly?" Zhang Bingcao on the side also sighed. "Yinshan can no longer stop the Xianbei people, and Shuofang County in the west, Shangjun and Beidi County in the southwest must not only deal with the Xianbei people, but also deal with the Qiang people...... The military affairs were linked, and the people were not able to make a living, so the DPRK and China gradually had the intention of abandoning these places. In recent years, although there has been no formal withdrawal of the county, the withdrawal of tun, the removal of the city, and even the withdrawal of the county are common, the most powerful one is that the Yunzhong County on the right gave up the five cities under the Yin Mountain in one go! ”

Obviously, the climate here is warm and the breeze is cool, but as soon as Zhang Bingcao's words came out, Gongsun Xun felt that his head began to 'whistling', what his wife said, 'don't teach Hu Ma to do Yin Mountain', what Han Sui Han Wenyue said 'those who mess with the world are the central princes', and what are 'Xiliang Ding Boiling', 'Bingzhou Bitter Cold' and the like...... He didn't know what to say for a while.

"Gongsun Sima!" Zhang Bingcao couldn't help but urge. "Let's go quickly, you have walked from Pingcheng to Wuzhou, and then from Wuzhou to here, it's really hard, hurry up and pick up people back, if it can be done once, you don't have to come again...... According to the official document sent to my Yanmen County before, it is the Shutun under Jiuyuan County (Wuyuan County) that will be evacuated this time, and it should have been placed in Linwo City a long time ago. ”

Gongsun Xun came back to his senses, but he shook his head again and again. Indeed, I have worked too hard all the way, and I can be called physically and mentally exhausted, so it is better to pinch my nose and quickly pick up someone back, just prepare my own soldiers and horses...... As for talking about the major affairs of the imperial court, not to mention whether he is qualified to discuss whether he is a military attache of a thousand stones, he is qualified to discuss, and in the current situation, what is the use of discussing it? It's better to fight another big victory with the Xianbei people and relieve the pressure on these border counties!

So, everyone mentioned their spirits, and it was a hard journey, but they finally came to the city of Linwo in Wuyuan County, and saw the population who needed to be taken over this time in a tight military camp outside the city......

Everyone got off the horse, and while Zhang Bingcao handed over the documents with the county officials of Wuyuan County, Gongsun Xun was looking at these hundreds of immigrants.

I have to say that since this place is rich in water and grass, and it is a border county, as Zhang Qifujun suggested, the men in this household are all sturdy and fierce, as if they have been eating meat and food since childhood, and they all seem to have experience in fighting! What's even more beautiful is that almost every family has horses, and everyone holds a bow! These soldiers have even been recruited with men and horses, and I am afraid that they will be able to form an army in a short time!

However, just when Gongsun Xun looked more and more proud, Lu Fan suddenly came behind him and reminded him in a low voice: "Wen Qi pay attention to the looks of these immigrants."

Gongsun Xun looked at the past again when he heard this, and then couldn't help but shake his head again and again: "Who is willing to leave their hometown?" It's normal to have some resentment. ”

"That's not right!" Lu Fan lowered his voice and continued to remind. "If you think about it again, it's the beginning of autumn, and the autumn harvest is imminent, but the government chose to withdraw at this time...... What method did those officials and sergeants use to make these households give up their crops and have to obey the government's deployment to settle down in Yanmen? ”

Gongsun Xun was a little dazed at first, and then immediately broke out in a cold sweat, but he opened his mouth and was speechless!

In other words, Lu Ziheng's meaning seems vague, but in fact, it is very clear, that is, the reason why the government chose to withdraw at this time is deliberate, because they can destroy the people's crops at this time, and the people who have worked hard for a year have come to naught, if they don't want to starve to death, I am afraid that they can only choose to submit to the government.

And if this is not the case, how can we explain that these people choose to emigrate before the autumn harvest? Crazy? That's a year's harvest!

Even later, if the government can destroy the crops, will it demolish the houses? Forced requisition of food?

As soon as he thought of this, Gongsun Xun's head instantly became bigger.

"I now finally understand why I crossed the Yellow River twice and took the south road." Lu Fan's expression became more and more sad. "At first, I thought it was because the North Road was unsafe and harassed by Xianbei people...... Now it seems that taking that desolate road separated by the Yellow River is probably not to guard against the Xianbei people, but to guard against these immigrants. ”

"Go tell Cheng Pu and Han Dang that you have to be more careful on the way back, and those companions should be treated more preferentially." Gongsun Xun can only say so.

Otherwise, stay and help these immigrants produce and save themselves? Even if it is out of benevolence, for these immigrants who have evacuated, rushing to Yanmen as soon as possible to settle down is the best way out, right?

In this way, everything was led by the veteran Yanmen soldier Cao Rafter Zhang Ze, who made the handover, and received some food, forage, etc. from here, and then, Gongsun Xun and his party reluctantly rested under this Linwo City for a night, and the next day they embarked on the way home nervously.

And this time I went back, but I was escorted by the garrison of Wuyuan County.

The two sides carried these hundreds of immigrants before and after, and reluctantly came to the ferry on the edge of the Yellow River, but Zhang Ze flew over again and reminded Gongsun Xun to work with the army of Wuyuan to collect the horses, cattle and sheep, bows and arrows, and swords of the immigrants!

Gongsun Xun's head is getting bigger and bigger, but he is helpless - where does he not know what the hell is in the mouth of Zhang Zhang Taishou's 'run a few more times, and you will have everything'? ! However, if you don't confiscate your horses and weapons, when you cross the river, you will only be left with these dozens of armor soldiers and those 200 escorts, can you really see these immigrants who are ready to do their luck?!

Thinking of this, Gongsun Xun could only comfort himself, and when he returned to Yanmen, these people were unwilling to follow him in the army, and he would inevitably return the horses and other livestock...... His grandson Wenqi is not so greedy for this kind of desperate wealth!

However, when you think about it, give an order, it is really a howl and cry all over the place! It's unbearable to hear and see!

It must be known that this group of people in Jiuyuan County, Wuyuan County, is a combination of agriculture and animal husbandry, and in just a few days, the county officials sent troops to destroy crops, demolish houses, and levy rations, and many people were robbed of some floating wealth...... Now, for them, these horses, cattle and sheep and other livestock are almost equivalent to the only valuable goods left, and even the hope of survival in the future, but these are taken away by the people of the government along with the weapons used for self-defense, how can they be willing?

However, ironclad swords and guns are in front of them, and more importantly, even if these men have some courage and are good at riding and shooting, how dare they resist in front of their elderly parents, weak wives and children...... So, although they cried all over the place for a while, except for a few large households, these hundreds of immigrants were still collected by the sergeants on both sides!

"Han is really the first time in his life to do such a thing!" Han Dang was also quite ashamed when he came to report, and Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on a stone next to the ferry, simply didn't look up at him from beginning to end.

However, just when this Qianshi Sima was extremely ashamed, someone didn't open his eyes to provoke him!

"(Yongchu five years) Zhaolong migrated to the west of Xiangwu, settled and migrated to Meiyang, the north migrated to Chiyang, and the county migrated to Ya. The people love the soil, and they are not happy to go to the old, so they cut their crops, and send them through the houses, raze the camp walls, and break and accumulate them. When there is a drought and a famine of locusts, they drive and plunder, scatter and scatter, die with the way, or abandon the old and weak, or become a servant and concubine, and lose half of them. —Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Emperor Honki

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