Tanaka nodded, looking at Li Zicheng, everything he could think of had been done, or was about to do it, I don't know what else Li Zicheng had to say, at the banquet the day before yesterday, although the two talked a lot, they were not detailed enough, and they couldn't count them all, after all, it was a wine talk.

"Tianzhi County has done a good job," Li Zicheng first affirmed his work and the thought he put into these work, and then said: "But the population of Haomen County is too small, now it is less than two thousand, and there are only three or four hundred households, I plan to move out a few hundred households to increase the county's tax revenue, and Tianzhi County must do a good job in their resettlement." ”

"Naturally, my subordinates will help them build villages and distribute land to them...... But...... There is not enough land in Haomen County......"

"This is not difficult," Li Zicheng smiled faintly, and said: "This is exactly what I want to tell you, the current Haomen County, the radius is only twenty or thirty miles, the area is too small, the land is too little, it is not as good as a small town in Xining County, while the cavalry is here, I plan to open up some territory and hand it over to Haomen County for management." ”

Li Zicheng wanted to expand Haomen County, not only because the land and population of Haomen County were too small and not commensurate with the county, but also because he wanted to open up the passage of Dadou Tugu and connect Ganzhou with Xining.

If you talk about the road, it is naturally open, no one sets up checkpoints on the road, and no one guards themselves according to the city, blocking the road, but there are often fierce people nearby, they do not obey discipline, and when the merchants and people pass, it is difficult to ensure safety, in this vast and sparsely populated, multi-ethnic parallel land, if it is destroyed by others, the body is thrown, the murderer can often get away with it, and the cost of committing the crime is too low.

Even some good people, tempted by profits, will join the ranks of thieves, so that the thieves continue to grow like a snowball, and the people of the great northwest are fierce, which is not unrelated.

Just like the original Maili cadres, the forces have infiltrated from Datong Mountain to the area of Daban Mountain, and the Xining army invaded Ganzhou, so they must choose the winter when they retreat to Datong Mountain.

Although Haomen County is not the hardest hit area by thieves, it can be said that the herdsmen in the northwest who do not leave their bodies can be said to abound, once they meet a lonely people, or a small businessman, they are difficult to resist the temptation of property, and they are likely to make a cameo appearance as a thief.

To solve these problems, it is necessary to establish prefectures and counties nearby, and even to station troops to deter thieves, so that all illegal acts will pay the costs that they can hardly bear.

"Where are you going to expand Haomen County?" When Tanaka heard that Li Zicheng had a plan to open up the territory, he was secretly happy in his heart, who doesn't want his subordinates to have more land and more people?

Li Zicheng took out the marching map he carried with him and spread it out on the square table, "To the south, Haomen County will cross the Datong River, extend to the foot of Daban Mountain, and Beichuan County will be bounded by Daban Mountain. ”

Tanaka saw from the map that such an expansion would at least double the original land, and although all of these places may not be able to be reclaimed as cultivated land, there is no shortage of fresh water from the rivers on the south bank of the Datong River, and as long as there are manpower, some cultivated land will always be developed, and it is good to go to Dabanshan in winter to hunt some prey.

As a magistrate, who would dislike their land being too big?

Have you ever seen a woman think she has too many clothes? I've seen men hate their own ...... Too many ties?

"My lord, my subordinates will have people survey these lands, strive to reclaim more land, and produce more food for the Xining Army."

"Tian Zhi County has a heart, but the direction of Haomen County's expansion is mainly in the west and north directions," Li Zicheng stretched out his hand and pointed to the marching map, "The territory in the north must be advanced to the southern foot of the Lenglong Mountains, and in the west, this basin should be able to be developed into cultivated land, so the territory must be expanded to the Baishui River, no, it must be advanced to the line of the Yong'an River." ”

"Whitewater? Yongan River? Tanaka's eyes widened, and saliva flowed from his open mouth, "My lord, this is ...... It can expand Haomen Town several times, but my subordinates have heard that there are also Hui people settled here, and there are even Tibetans and Turen ......"

"Tian Zhixian don't worry, if they are like Tian Zhixian, they are willing to be Han nationality, change to God, pay taxes to Haomen County, and can live on the original land, I will treat them equally," Although Li Zicheng's face kept smiling, there was already an irresistible aura in this smile, "If they don't know the current affairs, then don't blame the Xining Army for being ruthless." ”

Tanaka was stunned for a while, and after a while, he cleared his throat and said, "My lord, my subordinates were originally Hui people, even if I don't know them well, I know each other a little, but I can persuade them......"

"It's good that Tian Zhixian can think about Haomen County," Li Zicheng sighed and shook his head slightly, "However, there are not many people like Tian Zhixian who can understand the development trend of the times, after all, there are not many people like Tian Zhixian, Tian Zhixian goes, not only will they not appreciate it, I am afraid they will think that you are going to annex them." ”

"Won't you...... The subordinates are here to save them......"

"In this way, I will let Yunshui's cavalry follow Tian Zhi County and temporarily obey Tian Zhi County's dispatch," Li Zicheng's eyes were even more awe-inspiring, obviously not believing that things were so simple, "Tian Zhi County, I don't have time to wait, if they refuse to naturalize, or put forward some harsh conditions, I will not accept it, in order to ensure long-term peace and stability in these lands, these populations, let the cavalry directly wipe out." ”

Tanaka's heart throbbed, but fortunately he followed Hao'er's advice that day, otherwise how would he be here to conspire with adults for the future of Haomen County? He bowed his hand and said, "My lord, and rest in the house, I will go in the afternoon, no matter whether the matter is successful or not, I will give an answer as soon as possible." ”

Li Zicheng was silent for a moment, smiled faintly, and said: "There is Laotian Zhixian, if the matter is successful, it can be regarded as a great achievement, and the Xining Army here will be exchanged for silver." ”

Tanaka took Liu Yunshui's cavalry to the northwest to do naturalization, Li Zicheng did not grind in the house, he took his own soldiers, under the guidance of Wu Ermao, in the original Haomen Town, village by village, patrol the population, close the relationship with the people, let the people return to their hearts.

The focus of his inspection was on the eastern villages where the Han people lived, and it was only after the inspection of the eastern villages that he took Tian Tianhao as his guide to inspect the Huiren area in the northwest.

Of course, the current Hui people no longer exist, and when Li Zicheng was on patrol, they were all registered as Han Chinese.

In less than two days, all the original population of Haomen Town had been registered, with a total of 365 households and a population of 1,862 people, of which 955 were Dingkou and less than 500 were Zhuangding, and 200 of them were helping the Xining army build the city wall in Kadang City.

It seems that the last time Tanaka assisted the Xining Army, he had almost exhausted all his strength, and on the other hand, it can also be seen how much pressure the cavalry of the cadres of Mai Li gave him.

The construction of Kadang City must be accelerated, there are not many strong men in Haomen County, and they will soon enter the harvest period of winter wheat, and these strong men must be liberated as soon as possible and let them return to farming.

With the establishment of Kadang City, the threat of Mai Li cadres to Haomen County, temporarily does not exist, the future of Haomen County, if there is still an external threat, that is, the wandering stragglers in the mountains of the northwest region, here is sparsely populated, dense mountains and rivers, if you want to completely eradicate these thieves, it will be impossible for a while and a half, you can only gradually open a county nearby, fix the people on the land, eliminate the root cause of thieves, and gradually reduce the number of thieves.

The establishment of Haomen County, once the whole county is connected, will cross the Daban Pass in the northwest direction, and will be able to guard the southern section of the passage between Xining and Ganzhou.

However, the north of Dabanshan, up to the Hongtukou area, is still ownerless, and another county must be established again to completely defend this passage.

If you want to establish a county here, it is unlikely for the time being, at least the Xining army does not have this ability for the time being, unlike Haomen County, there is not much arable land in this area, it is basically a paradise for nomads, and for these scattered herdsmen, the Xining army has no ability to govern.

If crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn can be grown in the valley, the Han people can survive here, and only when a certain population is gathered can they establish a county here.

Li Zicheng stared at the data at the door of Haomen County in his hand, among the eight hundred people of the thousands, there are more than a thousand Hui people, and these Hui people all retain some characteristics of their ancestors to a greater or lesser extent, even if they intermarry with the Han people in the future, I don't know how many generations it will take for these characteristics to disappear completely, is it really appropriate to naturalize them as Han people?

To a certain extent, Li Zicheng hoped that the Hui people would rebel and did not want to be naturalized, so ...... The cavalry who followed him had the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, just like Ma Youshui did with the Salars in Jishi County, if it weren't for the obvious inconsistencies between the Salar and the Han in their faces, they might not have to suffer the scourge of extermination.

This time, Liu Yunshui accompanied Tanaka Shi out, with Liu Yunshui's decisive temperament, once the local population refused to naturalize, I am afraid that even Tanaka Shi would not be able to stop his murderous intentions.

In this way, it can not only return this piece of land to the Han land and produce food for the Xining army, but also deter Tanaka by the way, so that he can do things for the Xining army with peace of mind.

It's just that in this way, it will hurt Li Yunshui, and I am afraid that if he is not careful, he may be dealt with by military discipline.

This kind of thing, let's wait for Liu Yunshui to come back.

Li Zicheng took advantage of the opportunity of Tanaka and Liu Yunshui to go out, and browsed the scenery of the Datong River, because there is Lenglongling in the north, Daban Mountain in the south, and there is a lack of wide river valleys on both sides of the Datong River, which are basically high mountain and valley structures, and the water flow is very rapid, and from time to time a tidal flat rushes out in the center of the river, but unfortunately it cannot be navigated, otherwise there is a kind of precipitous beauty of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

At night, Li Zicheng stayed in the Datusi Mansion as usual, and enjoyed the world of the two with Tian Fen until April 9, when Tian Zhongshi and Liu Yunshui returned to Haomen.