Chapter 66: A Great Harvest

"Governor, Deputy Governor, they're back," said a knight who galloped up to Zhang Gongjin and said excitedly:

"Okay, it's good to come back, but I know how the casualties are," Zhang Gongjin asked with a sigh of relief:

"The subordinates don't know, but the mountains are full of cattle and sheep, and all the brothers are driving the sheep," the knight forced a laugh.

"Quick, immediately inform Ma Changshi to arrange for someone to pick up Feng Dudu and them, you also go, and bring all the people from Tuntian," Zhang Gongjin happily ordered loudly to the guards, after all, they were not far from the city, and they could not be caught up by the Turks.

Today, the people of Shuofang saw a lively scene, hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, horses from the north gate of Shuofang detoured to the east to the south gate, and the people of Shuofang knew that this was Feng Dudu's assassination action to retaliate against the Turks, seized a large number of cattle and sheep, and captured many Turks.

Feng Daiwen led the team to drive the cattle and sheep with the Turkic women, as for the Turkic young men have been escorted to the military camp to take care of them, all the way around the outside of the city, the people in the city continue to cheer and spontaneously help drive the sheep, after all, Shuofang has been plundered by the Turks for many years, and there has long been an inseparable hatred in the hearts of the people,,,,

"Haha, well done," Feng Daiwen just came up outside the city gate, Zhang Gongjin slapped him on the shoulder and said happily:

"Fortunately, I don't disgrace my life," Feng Daiwen said a little tiredly: after all, I have been guarding against the Turkic pursuers for several days, and I have been rushing as much as possible.

"Weiguo, go and rest, the old man will arrange it properly" Zhang Gongjin saw that Feng Daiwen was really tired, and hurriedly arrived:

"Then I'll trouble you," Feng Daiwen said and went home.

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Early the next morning, Feng Daiwen came to the Governor's Mansion in high spirits

"Haha, Weiguo is here, guess what the harvest is this time." Zhang Gongjin asked excitedly with red eyes:

"Uncle Zhang hasn't slept all night? The statistics are out? Feng Daiwen looked at Zhang Gongjin's red eyes and said:

"Haha, the old man can sleep there," although Zhang Gongjin had not slept all night, his spirit was still very excited,

"This harvest is really good, a total of 480,000 sheep, 10,000 cattle, 40,000 horses, 35,000 captured Turks, and 587 Han people rescued, haha," Zhang Gongjin said excitedly and loudly without waiting for Feng Daiwen to ask himself:

"Haha, it's good, I didn't expect there to be so many all the way," Feng Daiwen was also very happy when he heard this,

"It's just too stinky, now it's blowing the southeast wind, and the cattle and sheep can only be arranged in the south, it's really ten miles away from the wind," Zhang Gongjin said with a wry smile:

"Hehe, when the merchants come over after the mutual market opens next month, they can be exchanged for merchants, and I have to trouble Uncle Zhang to write it, and the little nephew thinks it is better to write it in two parts, and first write how to send 30,000 war horses back to Chang'an," Feng Daiwen's eyes turned:

"Hehe, yes, yes, send 30,000 war horses back, the second is the battle report," Zhang Gongjin was stunned and understood, hehe smiled:

"This time, if the little nephew Xu Ruo goes out to capture all the soldiers, please don't blame the uncle, but it's hard to guard the house, so let's divide it," Feng Daiwen said embarrassedly:

"It's okay, it's all trivial, the old man will arrange it, virtuous nephew, you can go with your business, the old man is afraid of causing you trouble, and the uncle will help you deal with these small things," Zhang Gongjin said boldly:

"Thank you uncle so much," Feng Daiwen said gratefully:

"Dudu, Hou Ye," Ma Zhou came in and saluted:

"King Bin came just in time, has the preliminary work been proven in the past few days?" Feng Daiwen asked:

"Very good, at present, more than 10,000 craftsmen have been found, plus 20,000 soldiers in Tuntian, twelve brick kilns have been established, wood and stone are being mined, and the market can be established before the end of the month.

"King Bin has worked hard, you can arrange it as you see fit, you can tell me what you need, and you can talk to the governor," Feng Daiwen said happily.

"Thank you Dudu, Master Hou, everything else is easy to say, but Shuofang itself does not have much grain and grass, we brought it from Chang'an, but we have recruited so many workers and tens of thousands of prisoners, and the food is enough for ten days at most," Ma Zhou smiled bitterly:

"Go buy it, there should be merchants in the city, and the governor's mansion still has some money." Zhang Gong said:

"The city is full of small merchants, and there is not much food, and if we buy it, I am afraid it will affect the people." Ma Zhou:

"Well, this is what I have planned, there should be news in the last two days, I really don't ask the saints to mobilize, as for the Turkic captives, there are families to let them live together, women and children help graze, others go to repair the mutual market, city walls, schools, and so on The bricks and stones are enough to repair the mutual market, after the entire Shuofang is repaired, the road from Shuofang to Chang'an can also be repaired, don't be afraid of many people, I'm just afraid that there are not enough people, mining, farming everywhere is lacking," Feng Daiwen said:

"Well, the lower official knows, and will arrange it according to the demand," Ma Zhouli said:

"Well, promote some Turkic people who understand the Tang dialect, let them manage some of them themselves, and send the Tuntian army to take care of them. You don't need to feed the Turks too well, but you have to feed them, and if you don't obey, you will be hungry, if you are obedient, you will be full, and if you work hard, you will eat better" Feng Daiwen suggested:

"High, Master Hou's move is really high," Ma Zhou exclaimed:

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Chang'an, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, eldest grandson Wuji, and Xiao Yu were discussing things, and suddenly received an excerpt from Feng Daiwen.

"Haha, okay, it's really good," Li Shimin opened it and said happily loudly:

"Why is the saint so happy?" The eldest grandson Wuji asked:

"Haha, Weiguo used the Turkic assassination of Zhang Gongjin and him as an excuse to clean up the Shuofang grassland, and sent 30,000 war horses to Chang'an with a big victory, haha" Li Shimin said happily: while speaking, he handed the fold to Xiao Yu,

"Sage, Shuofang's battle report was handed over by the Ministry of War," Li Shimin's personal eunuch was given the surname Li, and Li Liang entered the imperial study and said:

Li Shimin took the battle report and saw it: "Very good, this is a detailed battle report handed over by Zhang Gongjin, more than 35,000 people were captured in the first war, 40,000 war horses, more than 10,000 cattle, and 480,000 sheep, haha, it was a really good fight." ”

"Haha, this should also be the idea of defending the country, send the war horse first, and report the battle, one before the other," Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and laughed.

"Well, this stinky boy, I'm worried that I want cattle and sheep like him, and I'm still playing with me," Li Shimin's laughter suddenly stopped, and his face turned red and scolded angrily:

"The last battle of hundreds of thousands of people was not much more than what he captured this time, and Wei Guo is naturally worried." Fang Xuanling said with a smile:

"Shuofang doesn't have much food, and it is okay to build a mutual market and rectify Shuofang, so it doesn't hurt to stay." Xiao Yu said:

"Xiao Xiang's words are reasonable, but it's too much to stay." Li Shimin was unwilling to have a toothache and said:

"I think Wei Guo left sheep in exchange for food," the eldest grandson Wuji said:

"Wei Guo sent a letter to me asking someone to go to Shuofang to teach and educate people, and you Aiqing see that the war horse arrangement is appropriate," Li Shimin said:

"There are many students in Chang'an, it is better to select some children from poor families to go, one can make a living, and you can also see if there is real talent and learning," Fang Xuanling suggested:

"Yes, you can ask anyone who is willing to go to build Shuofang, anyway, Wei Guo said that Shuofang has no scribes to deal with affairs, so it is better to arrange it in the past and not restrict the cold door" Li Shimin to:

"Weiguo is good at discovering talents, and he is suitable", Xiao Yu also agreed:

Only then did everyone remember that Ma Zhou, Xue Rengui, and Xi Junmai were all not famous before, and Su Dingfang was just a lieutenant before. I can't help but look at each other. ............