Chapter 221: The Cossack Problem
New disputes in Trabzon continued to spread to Chijing through various channels.
"Xu Wenda did a great job! When you come back, you will be promoted to the rank of commander. You give him more support and try to take Trabzon in the near future. Oh yes, bribe those generals who are holding official morals, coercion and temptation, or forcible seizure. As long as they hold the mountain road and don't let the Ottomans from Erzurum (the eastern Ottoman province) in, everything is fine. ”
Qin Cang said to Pan Daoquan, who came to restore his life, while preparing.
Qin Cang was going to the Cossack territory.
The Cossacks have been a bit of a mess lately. Because their identity seems out of place in this country. The Slavs and others were registered as Han Chinese, while the Cossacks had to hold the regimental certificate. In contrast, the Cossacks felt that they were really of inferior status. Many Cossacks wanted to join the rhythm of Han Chinese life, but the strange status of the legion, which was not an army and a people, did not even qualify them to move. Han Chinese officials on the border were often arrogant, clearly treating them as slaves.
What to do? They found Bolasa, who had been renamed Li Bo.
Li Bo's reaction was also very simple, since you are willing to serve the people, then write to Your Majesty. It's up to Your Majesty to decide whether or not you can get rid of this strange legionnaire status.
Qin Cang is here to deal with this matter.
This group of Cossacks had a good impression of themselves and were loyal, and if they were to be driven out or turned into a populace in such a brutal manner, it would affect their Western strategy. What's more, Qin Cang needed a group of cavalry to attack the Galicia-Volhynia region on the western side of the kingdom.
Judging from the map, if Qin Cang wants to expand on the mainland, cavalry is a must. But Qin Cang couldn't rudely move the Tatar cavalry from the east to the west. This will not only weaken the wrestling between himself and Kuchuk of the Great Horde, but also affect the loyalty of the Tatars to him, and it is also inconsistent with the tendency of Qin Cang to consistently adhere to the sinicization of the economy.
The Cossacks were to be kept, but how to keep them is another question.
Qin Cang and his entourage of 1,000 pro-soldiers went to Jincheng Prefecture by boat.
At the end of the previous month, a new round of political adjustment was carried out within the Han Kingdom.
The twin counties of Jincheng and Shuangbi have once again joined hands to join the ranks of states. After the number of Han Chinese reached 100,000, the Ruthenian territory was renamed Yumen Prefecture. Of course, Fu Yin is not the Sinicized Slav Ma Wufu, but Yang Yuting, a member of the Rite Department of the original Ministry of Rites who was transferred back to China.
Ma Wufu was appointed as a chacha and worked locally.
On the dock in Jincheng Prefecture, Fu Yin Chen Zixuan waited for Qin Cang's arrival. After two years of construction, Chen Zixuan has changed from a Confucian who knows nothing to an important minister with extraordinary bearing and power.
The only thing that is more interesting about him is that he married the sister of a merchant. That person was Huang Tianlong, who was in the paper business in Sukhumi. It is said that the Huang family was originally a pungent character, and when she looked at her casually on everyone, she would be beaten up, and after marrying Chen Zixuan, she actually married her husband and children, and lived a peaceful and beautiful life.
This also surprised a group of spectators who were waiting to see Chen Zixuan or Huang's bad luck.
Qin Cang's guard of honor passed through Changjin County, and the fast horse galloped back and forth like the wind.
"Thirty miles!"
"Twenty miles!"
"Ten miles!"
"Five miles!"
.....
In the distant sky, the black and red flags raised high are already faintly visible.
"Ready!"
When the wide ship docked on the dock and Qin Cang's pro-army came down quickly, Chen Zixuan greeted him, and then bowed deeply, "Welcome to my king!" ”
Regarding the issue of bowing down, starting from Qin Cang, except for sinners, children and parents, and other special cases, no one is allowed to bow down again.
The limit of this standard is Hermes-Epitek, and foreigners are not counted.
Qin Cang gracefully walked down from the boat.
Now Qin Cang already has a large group of secretaries by his side. Just like the emperor of the Han Dynasty had officials such as Shangshu and Shangyi, Qin Cang also had him by his side. When he was away, it was these knowledgeable and educated women who helped Qin Cang solve the troubles of eating, dressing, etc.
It's not that Qin Cang wants to enjoy such privileges, it's that he doesn't have time to think about it.
Think of Deng Tong. Emperor Wen of Han has hemorrhoids, this guy can get his mouth shut, personally solve Emperor Wen of Han's hemorrhoids troubles, lick and lick around, you know how ** your life will be as a ruler.
"No need to salute. I don't have to let anyone else accompany me. You accompany me for a meal, I will leave in the afternoon, and I will sleep in Songxian in the evening. Qin Cang said casually.
"Songxian? But if there is a bad guy......... "Chen Zixuan was startled! You're too casual, aren't you?
"Humph! Who would dare to show their claws to me in Song County? I don't want to think about how all those reddened grasses in Songxian County grow! Qin Cang bared his teeth, which made Chen Zixuan's heart break out in a cold sweat. But for the founding monarch, it has long been the most common practice to say that one is the same. And Qin Cang's words were even more bloody.
Pine County is the former home of Srinitsky in Korsun. In the Battle of Korsun, the Cossacks killed by Qin Cang fertilized the entire already fertile land, making the grass there stand out and tinged with an eerie red color.
After a simple lunch with Chen Zixuan and chatting about the recent problem of slave dissatisfaction, Qin Cang hurriedly set off for Uman.
There were more than 200,000 Polish serfs in Biye and Heijin Mansions. Their status was higher than that of slaves, but much worse than that of freemen. They were fine when they first arrived, but now they have hidden enough money to redeem themselves through the time difference. Many have ransomed themselves and gone to nearby cities or farms to find work. Therefore, the problem of Polish serfs has always been a bit acute. These people were poor and stunned, and they were especially out of line, and a large number of them were killed in many counties and cities in the east.
Li Bo and the leaders of the Cossacks waited for Qin Cang's arrival in Uman.
"Long time no see, you're fat." When they first met, Qin Cang teased Li Bo like this. Although the Cossacks lost their freedom, they multiplied a lot under the maintenance of supplies.
And Li Bo had to smile bitterly and didn't dare to speak. He also thought that Qin Cang blamed him for not being able to get on the horse and fight in the future.
"Okay. I'm not here to support you crying, to tell me a solution, I want to know what you think. Qin Cang sat on the main seat and looked at the twenty or so Cossack regimental commanders below. Here they represent more than 20,000 Cossacks.
"Your Majesty, all we want to know is ...... Cossacks, are they military or civilian? Li Bo said with a look of hope.
As soon as he said, the indoor temperature was stagnant.