To the east of Nianbo, on the north bank of Huangshui, the ground has not yet completely dried, and a thin layer of broken ice has formed on the surface.

The time is already February, and the north wind blows on the face, still like a knife, but these cavalry, all dressed in thick bright light armor, only their eyes and half of their faces are exposed in the cold wind, they sometimes beat their horses like flying, sometimes stop and point, not like they are in a hurry, but like a group of winter wanderers chasing the cold wind.

"My lord, please see, can this piece of old land be developed into excellent farmland?" Liu Yunshui suddenly grabbed the reins of the horse and pointed to an open area in front of him.

Li Zicheng reined in his horse, and looked at it, there was indeed a flat valley along the Huangshui, and an unknown river passed silently, if it was developed, it should be excellent farmland, but at this moment, this land was full of blue-gray grass stalks, obviously a pasture, or a barren terra nullius.

Li Zicheng frowned, the grain in the mill is not abundant, why has it not been turned into cultivated land, with the thousands of years of farming experience and technology of the Han people, there is no reason to ignore such a good cultivated land.

"Let's go, let's go ahead!"

Li Zicheng went to the southeast again, but he seemed to find that something was wrong, and he didn't seem to see the people along the way, "Yunshui, why are there no people, who owns this piece of land?" ”

"My lord, the people in this land, we have already registered, they are basically Tibetans," Liu Yunshui stretched out his hand to the north, "Your Excellency, please look, you can faintly see some mountain peaks in the north, and there is the habitat of the Tibetans." ”

"Tibetans?" Li Zicheng frowned suddenly, when he naturalized the alien race in Xining, he thought about the Turen, but he forgot the Tibetans, these Tibetans have their own Buddhism, and they are very pious, for the sake of religion, even the wife and children do not want their parents, they go directly to the temple to shave, if they want to naturalize them, it is not an easy task, unlike the Turen, who have almost lost their own language, speak in Chinese, and have a much higher sense of identity with the Han people.

What if you don't naturalize them and let them live on this land?

Li Zicheng thought about it, obviously not realistic, Tibetans are a mixture of farming and nomadism, if it is farming, it is better, as long as the Han people pay agricultural taxes, but nomadism is different, it will occupy a large amount of arable land, the same piece of arable land, farming and nomadism, the output of the two is a hundred times different.

What's even more infuriating is that in this land, only the Han people pay taxes to Weili, and the rest of the Turen, Tibetans, Hui people, etc., all pay taxes to their own Tusi, just like Chen Youdao, the destroyed Tuda Tusi, he eats all the taxes of the Tuli, and he doesn't have to hand them over to Weili at all.

He promoted Catholicism in Xining in order to use the power of religion to assimilate alien races of the same race as the Han Chinese when necessary, but it was just the beginning and obviously could not play a role.

How exactly are these Tibetans treated?

Will they be slaughtered, or will they be driven back to the Liangzang region, so that Xining will truly become a single Han region?

The Tibetans on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are indeed a bit of a headache.

"Yunshui, how many Tibetans are here? Is there a Han Chinese mixed in the middle? ”

"My lord, there are more than 200 Tibetans, and there are about fifty or sixty Han people living with them," Liu Yunshui seemed to understand Li Zicheng's intentions, "My lord, although these Han people still speak Chinese, their living habits are the same as those of Tibetans, most of them believe in Buddhism...... I'm afraid I'm going to become a part of the Tibetan people. ”

Li Zicheng's brows furrowed even deeper, but now he has not formally broken with the imperial court, at least maintaining a superficial peace, if he takes a big move against the Tibetans, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the imperial court, besides, Xining's current situation, the east and north are the imperial court's guards, and the west is often infested by Mongols, if you add Tibetans, then the triangle city deep in the grassland, I am afraid it will be dangerous.

However, since history has given him this opportunity, he still has to go at his own pace, and the Tibetans must be naturalized, and for the time being, they can only adopt the method of boiling frogs in warm water, even if it brings about the danger of the triangle, it is not at any cost, and if these national problems are not solved, sooner or later the country will be limited to a dilemma.

"Yunshui, how difficult is it to let these Tibetans naturalize?"

"My lord, at present, the number of Tibetans in Xining and Nianbosuo is second only to the Han people, if you want to naturalize them, you must use military means," said the war, Liu Yunshui's eyes suddenly burst into flames, "Your Excellency, the Tibetans in Nianbosuo are much less than Xining, and it is much easier to naturalize, and it can also add people to the fruit building to import ......."

"Just know the fruit building!" Li Zicheng scolded with a smile: "Yunshui, can there be a peaceful way for them to naturalize?" For example, if they are naturalized as an agrarian people, their lives will be better. ”

"My lord, I'm afraid this won't work," Liu Yunshui shook his head slowly, "The Tibetans are very devout to Buddhism, let them give up Buddhism like the Han people, then it is better to kill them." ”

Li Zicheng will also be impossible, he is not a person who is unwilling to take force, but the Ming court, like a knife, is always on the top of the head, sooner or later, the two sides will meet each other, with Xining's current strength, and the Ming court is not at the same level, "the skinny camel is bigger than the horse", as long as the Ming himself does not fall, Xining will not be able to shake the Ming Dynasty for a while.

However, since Tibetans are religious devotion, it is better to go directly to their religious leaders, and if they can be naturalized, wouldn't it be twice as effective with half the effort?

How exactly are their religious leaders recovered?

This is a matter of the future, Li Zicheng is now facing the Tibetans of the Nian Bo Institute, "Yunshui, when allocating land, Han and Tibet are treated differently, if they are for the sake of the Buddha, they would rather suffer a loss, and if they make trouble, the army is not vegetarian." Li Zicheng means that this method can divide the Tibetans, and at least some Tibetans feel that they can survive, and they will lose the courage to challenge the army, and if the method is done properly, it is not a dream to naturalize a small number of Tibetans.

"My lord, my subordinates must do what my lord wants."

"Yunshui, now is not the time to directly and completely use military means, but only to use the naturalization of some Tibetans to induce other Tibetans to pay attention to both grace and power."

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates understand."

"Let's go, let's go ahead and have a look!" Li Zicheng shook the reins, patted the horse and headed southeast, He Xiaomi, Liu Yunshui and others followed closely behind.

The group ran for more than 30 miles, and before they reached the mouth of the Datong River, Li Zicheng suddenly felt that the Daban Mountain on the back was gradually squeezing southward, and it was less than two miles away from the riverside where they were galloping, and the terrain in front of them was gradually messy, like ridges in the field.

"Yunshui, how is it up ahead?"

"My lord, we are almost to the Datong River in front of us, and after these peaks, the land is even more uneven, and it is not easy to reclaim it as arable land."

"Oh?" Li Zicheng is somewhat understood, no wonder this place where the three rivers meet, there is no large city in later generations, so it is!

Here is in the eastern foot of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, although the mountain is slowing, but a large number of residual veins are separated, after the blockage and division of the mountain, although the three rivers impact out some flat land, but the pattern is too small, although it is fertile land, but the number is too small, it can not feed a large number of people.

Thinking of this, my heart was relieved, since this place can feed a part of the population, then it is possible to set up agricultural settlements, large cities are not enough, and it is still possible to establish counties and towns.

"Yunshui, let's cross the Huangshui and go to the south bank to have a look."

"Yes, sir." Liu Yunshui found the ferry at a bend in the river and went to the south bank.

Li Zicheng suddenly felt that the terrain was more open, compared with Daban Mountain crushing Huangshui from the north, although the small Jishi Mountain on the south bank was much taller and thicker than Daban Mountain, but the small Jishi Mountain was obviously much farther away from Huangshui, and it was dozens of miles, so in the south of Huangshui, a small plain with a width of twenty or thirty li appeared.

Li Zicheng was overjoyed, "Yunshui, just south of Huangshui, set up the county seat, it is called 'Sanchuan County', however, the location of the Sanchuan camp is too southern, and the county seat will be moved to the north to take into account the north bank." ”

"My subordinates understand."

Li Zicheng's eyes turned to the east, and he didn't go for a long time, and after crossing the Yellow River, it was the boundary of Shaanxi.

"My lord is ...... Shaanxi" Liu Yunshui came over, and he was not sure.

"Shaanxi, that's a good place, the hometown of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Han and Tang Dynasties are all because of the Guanzhong Plain, the achievement of hegemony," Li Zicheng slightly regretted, "It's a pity, after thousands of years of changes, Guanzhong has long since ceased to be, and now it is a land that breeds thieves. ”

"Adult ......"

"Yunshui, I have long seen Shaanxi, but not now, we have not even settled the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, the current Xining, but in the crater, a little careless, may be a catastrophe," Li Zicheng paused, and said: "However, we still have to make some preparations first, Yunshui can go to Shaanxi to inquire about information, don't let thieves disturb the tranquility of Xiningwei, in addition, investigate the road to Shaanxi, we can't enter Shaanxi for the time being, but at least we must keep the current border." ”

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will keep an eye on the various ferries on the Yellow River, and keep an eye on the current situation in Shaanxi at any time." Liu Yunshui has been numb, he has long seen Li Zicheng's strategy, this inspection of the Nian Bo Institute, obviously also for the future of Xining, he knows that he is far inferior to Li Zicheng in strategy, he has already made up his mind, and the implementation is.

If you want to find out the information, you still have to rely on Wang Anping, they are specialized rangers and have accumulated a certain amount of experience, while Liu Yunshui's subordinates are just ordinary soldiers.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng turned around and asked He Xiaomi behind him, "Where is Wang Anping now?" ”

"Lord Hui, it should be near Zhuang Langwei, it is estimated that it will take an hour or two to arrive."

"Don't have to run back and forth, let's pass the book on the flying pigeon." Li Zicheng briefly wrote down the information that needed to be investigated on a blank piece of paper, and asked He Xiaomi to pass it on to Wang Anping immediately.