"Thank you, Counselor!" , Cao Yijie hurriedly took it and said politely.

"Thorn Shi is too modest! I hope you will help me more about the relocation of people in Guazhou! ", Grechin said with a smile.

Although the Mongols plundered it in the old years, Shazhou lost a lot of population. However, because the Mongols were targeting Ganzhou, Suzhou and other cities, the war in Shazhou did not last long. Coupled with the fact that Shazhou is located in a corner, it has become an excellent place to avoid disasters during the war.

Now, after 100 years, the population of Shazhou has reached 170,000. Seventy percent of them are Han Chinese. This is also due to the gathering of Han people during the period of the Guiyi Army. The other is the party item, the Huihe and the Tubo people. Due to the war of Huihe, many Huihe refugees also gathered in the city.

Now, both Han Chinese and Dangxiang people must follow the instructions of Khorasan and go all the way west, waiting for further resettlement in Hamili.

He was appointed by Lee Seung-ji to be in charge of the relocation of people in Saudi Arabia and Kuah, so he needed the cooperation of local officials. This Cao Yi Festival, as the history of the former Shazhou Thorn, is naturally of great use.

"The counselor has tormented the minister! Being an errand for the lord of the country is a matter of duty, so how can I help it? Although he did not preside over the relocation of the people, no one could compare to him in terms of familiarity with the civil affairs of Guazhou.

Moreover, the Chief of Staff also asked him to assist, which had the intention of letting him contribute.

"Haha... Then Cao Thorn Shi will have more to bear! Gritsyn said with a modest smile. Because Khorasan has not canonized the official position of Cao Yijie for the time being, the old name is followed.

This gesture made Cao Yijie very useful, and he once again promised that he would try his best to handle this matter well.

At this time, Li Chengji had already left the Assassin's Mansion surrounded by everyone, and he saw a mess on the street. Quite a number of houses were even blown down by strong winds, causing many casualties. A lot of cattle and sheep are also running around the streets, which is chaotic and unorderly.

The guards drove the cattle and sheep away one after another to clear the way for Li Chengji.

I didn't want a merchant to suddenly come out of the corner, kneel down and bow, "The villain Leon Faris greets the lord of the country." Please forgive the villain for not knowing the lord of the country that day! ”。

Lee Seungji's whereabouts in Shazhou are not hidden, and Leon Faris passed through Hezhou City and was fortunate to see Lee Seungji's face. So after learning that Li Chengji came to Shazhou, he went to Hou early to meet nearby.

"Huh?" , Li Chengji looked at Reese's figure a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while. Rather, it was Barahi who recognized Faris and explained, "Lord, this man borrowed the dinar from you that day in the city of Broken Leaves, and went to Mongolia to do business. ”。

Li Chengji remembered this reminder. He asked the guards to bring him closer and said, "Shouldn't you go to Mongolia?" How did it end up here? ”。

Faris showed a wry smile on his face and explained, "Lord Xie still remembers the villain, and he is really happy. Ten days ago, the city of Hezhou was broken, and the villain stayed in the city for two more days under the ban of the official army, and then pulled the commercial goods that had been purchased long ago out of the city.

entered the territory of the Xia Kingdom, and did not want to be robbed of the goods by the bandits dressed as the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom. Our caravan is dead and scattered. The villain has a big life, and although he lost his money, he was fortunate to escape. It's just that he has been in Shazhou for many days, and the dinar has run out and pawned himself to others as a minion. ”。

At this, Farris's face was embarrassed. Because he also promised Li Chengji that he would earn back the inexhaustible dinar from Mongolia. But now not only is the dinar not profitable, but it has also sold itself.

"Oh! That's fine! Li Chengji listened, and ordered: "Ba Rahei, you go and get his deed of sale." In addition, the treasury of Guazhou has handed over a batch of Khorasan commercial goods, you take him to have a look. If there is him, let him take it. ”。

The dispatch of troops to Western Xia this time was actually a coincidence.

It was only because the merchants who had a way back to Western Xia complained to the Khorasan army in Hamili that the Xia people had robbed the merchants and killed the merchants, hoping that the Khorasan army would seek justice for them.

You must know that because of Li Chengji's emphasis on business, the status of merchants in Khorasan is very high. All walks of life are also deeply involved in business. For example, many people go to work in the workshop during the slack time to subsidize their families.

Therefore, it is also a matter for the caravan to be robbed and the army to intervene.

It's just that I thought that the border army guards of the Xia Kingdom were very arrogant and unreasonable. When he learned that Khorasan sent an envoy to seek justice for the caravan, not only did he not pay attention to it, but he also laughed at Khorasan for making a big fuss.

Although Faraday has a calm temperament, he also has to be face-saving. What's more, the Khorasan soldiers are strong and strong, where have they suffered such humiliation. Therefore, he attacked the border pass of Xia State, determined to teach Xia Guo a lesson.

This is a tiger skin!

Nearly 10,000 border troops only lasted half an hour in Khorasan before they were beaten to the ground. Especially when the Khorasan army fired a volley of fireworks, the roar of the landslide, the fireworks as bright as meteors piercing the sky, and the speed of the blink of an eye, immediately broke the formation of the Xia army.

As a result, the frightened Xia army completely gave up resistance and ceded the border pass to Khorasan.

It was also when the Mongols attacked the Xia State in the old years, which had caused the Xia army to lose courage. Moreover, the loss of troops and the loss of generals prompted the army's combat effectiveness to decline rapidly.

At present, many officers and men are newly enlisted, and there is still a certain shortage in the staff. Although their riding and archery skills are not bad, their bodies and bones are also good. But they are all stragglers, not the climate. When you win a battle, you can still take advantage of the victory to pursue, and when you lose a battle, you will be a thousand miles away.

Xia Jun was so weak that Faraday was also stunned.

He played Li Chengji and proposed to send troops to Xia State.

It just so happened that the spies of the affairs department of the Xia Kingdom also came with news, saying that it was the son of Huihe Yidu Hu, who had fled into the Xia Kingdom in a cowardly manner, and had entered Xiliang Mansion.

Long before the capture of Hezhou, Guli Ainur took advantage of the refugees to cause chaos in the imperial city, and wiped out the concubines and princesses of Huihe. So that the barbarian who only got the corpse of Balshu Arte, secretly scolded Ainur for cunning.

But who would have thought that among so many princes and princesses, there were fish that slipped through the net. The cowardly Mai lost his mother to go to Hamili Province to take refuge, so when there was a war in Hezhou, he listened to the opinions of his subordinates and took refuge in Mongolia through the Xia Kingdom.

Because they are close neighbors, the relationship between Huihe and Xia Guo is also friendly on weekdays. Although the old Mongolian used the road to return to the crane to attack the summer, the two sides were deeply involved, and they were both subordinate to Mongolia, and they did not turn against each other for a while.

Therefore, when the cowardly step and the party avoided entering the Xia Kingdom, the guards did not stop it. even sent additional troops and horses to escort them all the way.

This is a clear challenge to Khorasan's bottom line.

Therefore, after Li Chengji got the reason for Faraday's dispatch to the Xia Kingdom, he immediately convened the military generals of Wenchen to discuss. In addition, there are Huihe officials who have taken refuge to provide information, and it is generally concluded that there is a promising thing to attack the Xia State.

Anyway, there was no big battle in this crusade, and there was not much loss of soldiers and horses. Moreover, the population of Xia is more than that of Huihe, and if you attack, you will also gain a lot.

He agreed to Faraday's proposal and led the main force to attack the Xia Kingdom.

It's just that Faraday, who came up with the idea, is a little depressed! Because he was left in Hamili by Li Chengji, he was responsible for receiving the immigrants of the Xia Kingdom.