Li Zicheng's mind flew to the distant Han and Tang dynasties at once, in order to deal with the nomads in the north, the Han people shed blood and sweat in the Hetao, as wise as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, all his life, is to defeat the Xiongnu in the north......

Now that Mongolia is in decline, the power of the Jurchens is still in the east, although the Mongols have taken refuge in the Jurchens, but the distance is too far, the Jurchens may not be able to take care of the Hetao for a while and a half, can they take this opportunity to hold the Hetao in their hands?

Strictly speaking, the Hetao is divided into three parts: the front set centered on the Naturalization City (Hohe#Haote); the back set between Wolf Mountain and the Yellow River; There is also the western set between Helan Mountain and the Yellow River.

Now the Tiandu Governor's Mansion has set up the Helan Mansion at the western foot of Helan Mountain, and the West Set is already on his lips, but Li Zicheng does not plan to take the West Set, when he was a post man in Ningxia Post Station in the past, he knew that the Ming Dynasty had firmly controlled the West Set, and established a large number of guards on the West Set, and the soldiers were tuntian.

In other words, the current Xitao is no longer a paradise for nomads, it has been opened up as a land for farming, as long as the military and civilians can stand on their feet, it will soon become a Han land.

Li Zicheng didn't want to destroy this situation, so when he took the grasslands and deserts west of Helan Mountain, he didn't have the idea of playing Xitao, but let Xitao continue to develop.

But the back set south of Wolf Mountain is different, the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia had a long-term competition, and finally fell into the hands of the Mongols, not only the back set north of the Yellow River, but also Ordos south of the Yellow River, has also become the pasture of the Mongols.

The tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry established a city north of the Yellow River and south of the Wolf Mountain, giving the Mandate of Heaven a great opportunity.

Li Zicheng's gaze swept Shen Dao and Liang Wencheng, "Tell me, can the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry gain a firm foothold in the back?" ”

Liang Wencheng knew that the Metropolitan Governor had always liked to expand his territory, especially the surrounding nomadic people's living places, but he still expressed his concern, "The Metropolitan Governor, the Houtao is too far away, and it is separated by the Ordos Department, once the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry stationed in the Houtao encounter danger......

Shen Dao said: "Lord Liang's words are wrong, the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry are both cavalry, even if they can't be defeated, they can escape, who still has the strength to surround the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry?" Besides, to the west of the back, is Helan Mansion, where there are also our cavalry......"

Li Zicheng said: "What does Lord Shen mean......

Shen Dao saw that Li Zicheng's face was full of anticipation, and his heart was happy, so he said: "Dadu Governor, if you occupy the back trap, you just naturally infiltrate forward, it is not a risk, it is just ...... It's just that there is something that the subordinates can't solve......"

Li Zicheng rarely saw Shen Dao's analysis of the Tao, it seems that this military envoy has grown during this time, "What's the matter?" ”

"Population," Shen Dao arched his hands and said, "The tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry have invaded Wolf Mountain many times, and the population here is already insufficient, and this time the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry are killing on a large scale...... At this time, under the Wolf Mountain, I am afraid that there are only tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry......"

This is indeed a problem, there is no conquest without slaughter, but the slaughter is too much, even if the land is taken, there is no population, it can only be regarded as wasteland, and sooner or later it will become the pasture of the marginal nomads......

Thinking of the marginal nomads, Li Zicheng suddenly had an idea, "What about the north of Wolf Mountain?" Are there no herders around Wolf Mountain? Include them, in addition, if the population is not enough, use the method of drawing ding, from the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry, extract some strong men, together with their families, into the wolf mountain to settle! ”

"Grand Governor," Shen Dao said carefully, "If you let the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry live here, once they don't respect the order......

"Don't worry about this," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Those who enter Wolf Mountain are only a small part of the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry, as long as the main force of the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry and the family are in our hands, there is no need to worry that they will have different hearts!" ”

"The subordinates understood," Shen Dao just came up with an idea, but he didn't expect the Metropolitan Governor to solve it so quickly, "The subordinates will inform the Tiger Cavalry and the Wolf Cavalry as soon as possible, and let them ...... according to the Metropolitan Governor's method."

"If there are herdsmen around Wolf Mountain, it is enough to naturalize them, and there is no need to smoke a large number of herdsmen," Li Zicheng said: "The number of herdsmen is small, so it is possible to settle down, and follow the method of the Hexi Governor's Mansion to open a county in the local area!" ”

"My subordinates understand!" Shen Dao could not hide the joy on his face, "The Grand Governor, although the Tiger Cavalry and the Wolf Cavalry have established a city, they have not named ......"

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "In the Han and Tang dynasties, what was this place called?" ”

"This ......" Shen Dao was stunned, how could he know the history of the Han and Tang dynasties?

Liang Wencheng arched his hand and said: "Metropolitan Governor, after the subordinates go back, check the information immediately, and they should be able to find ......."

"No need to check," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "The Western Han Dynasty set up four counties in Hetao, among which this back set is called Shuofang County, we will continue to use this name, called Shuofang Mansion, Wencheng will send civil officials to take up the post as soon as possible, and the counties under the government will be determined by the prefect himself, as long as it is the name of Sinicization." ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor, his subordinates will send people to Shuofang Mansion as soon as possible!" Liang Wencheng was surprised in his heart, how did most of the governors know everything, even the Western Han Dynasty for thousands of years...... However, there were too many strange things about the Grand Duke, and he had already turned a blind eye to it, "The Grand Duke, this Shuofang Mansion should belong to which province?" ”

Li Zicheng thought about it, Shuofang and Gansu Province did not border, but in the east of Helan Mansion of the Hexi Governor's Mansion, so he said: "For the time being, it belongs to the jurisdiction of the Hexi Governor's Palace!" ”

Liang Wencheng nodded, "The situation between Shuofang Mansion and Hexi Governor's Mansion is very similar!" ”

Li Zicheng said: "Tell the officials to stabilize the golden land south of Wolf Mountain first, and in the future, to the north, we will advance to the desert to completely block the nomadic tribes in the west." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

Li Zicheng looked at Shen Dao and said, "Let the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry be stationed in Wolf Mountain for half a year, and wait for the local prefecture and county to be established before leaving!" ”

"The subordinates understand," Shen Dao arched his hand: "The Grand Governor, the Tiger Cavalry and the Wolf Cavalry will expand eastward along the Yellow River in the future, but the Ordos Department in Hanoi ......"

"Lord Shen doesn't need to worry," Li Zicheng said with a faint smile: "Once the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry advance to the front and completely wrap the Ordos department, Ordos at that time was not a fish on the chopping board?" ”

Shen Dao nodded yes.

When Liang Wencheng said goodbye, Li Zicheng asked him to select twenty or thirty students who were suitable for officials from Xining High School and Lanzhou High School, and rushed to Chengdu as soon as possible to hand them over to Guo Shijun.

After Liang Wencheng and Shen Dao left, Li Zicheng stared at the marching map, the Yellow River bent into a huge "several" here, why only the front set, the back set, and the west set were rich in water and grass? Further south, Ordos is surrounded by the Yellow River on three sides, but it is a desert, why?

He used his fingers to pass over the three places one by one, and then he suddenly realized: the west and north directions of the Hetao are all endless deserts, and Helan Mountain blocks the wind and sand in the west, so in the southeast of Helan Mountain, a western loop appears; Wolf Mountain and Daqing Mountain block the wind and sand in the north, so there is a back set and a front cover!

It turns out that at the edge of the desert, it is not the fresh water that determines the abundance of pasture, but the volume of the mountain range, the higher the mountain range, the more it can block the wind and sand, and the abundance of fresh water makes it a paradise for nomads.

I don't know if these places are suitable for farming, but I must try them in the future, at least bring coarse grains such as potatoes, as long as they are suitable for coarse grains, agricultural development can be carried out in the future......

Li Zicheng stayed alone in the study for a long time, except for the affairs of Shuofang Mansion, his energy was mainly on the Tartars of the Beijing Division, judging from the information sent back by Wang Anping, the Tartars continued to wreak havoc on all sides of the Beijing Division, and he didn't know what the army of the Ming Dynasty was doing at the moment......

Do you watch the Tartars plunder their own people?

What does Zhu Youzhen eat? What does the imperial court eat? What do civil and military officials eat? What did the soldiers of the Ming army eat?

Although Li Zicheng issued a series of rebukes, he knew that this was of no use at all, the Tartars would still be raging, the Ming army would still avoid the war, and the people were still living in dire straits......

Thinking of this, he was a little upset, and he couldn't wait to organize an expeditionary force and go straight to the Beijing Division...... However, this is impossible, once this expeditionary force enters the vicinity of the Beijing Division, let alone the Tartars, the Ming army will destroy them first......

Li Zicheng took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out, calming his mood down, he couldn't control the matter of the tartar stuffing, and no matter how much sulking he had, he couldn't change the reality.

He stretched out and was about to go back to lunch, when he heard a knock on the door, "Grand Duke! ”

"Huh?" Li Zicheng listened sideways, it seemed to be Xiaomei's voice, so he said lazily: "Come in!" ”

Xiaomei squeezed out a crack in the door, crept in, closed the door casually, and saw Li Zicheng's tired expression, and said busily: "Is the governor sleepy?" The servant gave the Governor a massage for a while......"

Li Zicheng nodded, and Xiaomei came behind her, her two jade hands on her temples, gently squeezing the acupuncture points, "Dadudu, are you still tired now?" ”

"Xiaomei's hand is really a stroke of genius," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Xiaomei, how do you know that I'm sleepy?" ”

"Xiaomei doesn't know that the Metropolitan Governor is sleepy," Xiaomei said softly: "The eldest lady asked the maid to come and see, when will the Metropolitan Governor go back for lunch...... The eldest lady didn't say any time, and it didn't hurt to go back later......"

Well? Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, only then did he understand Xiaomei's thoughts, he grabbed one of Xiaomei's tender hands, played with it for a while, and said, "I'm in a bad mood today, I don't have any thoughts......"

"The servant is not in a hurry," Xiao Mei simply stopped her other hand and wrapped her arm around Li Zicheng's head, "The maid listens to the ...... of the Metropolitan Governor."

Li Zicheng pulled Xiaomei's hands, pulled them in front of him, and sat on his lap, "Xiaomei, in a few days, I will let Xiaomei serve ...... again"

"As long as the Metropolitan Governor doesn't blame the servant," Xiaomei closed her eyes and rested her head on Li Zicheng's right shoulder, "As long as the Metropolitan Governor wants, the servant will always be waiting for the Metropolitan Governor to ......"