Zhang Bangchang, the governor of Hebei Province and the ambassador to the north, sat up from the tender embrace of the concubine of the new Nahu tribe.

I poured myself a refreshing drink, and began to think about today's official business in a slightly confused mind.

As one of the first local forces to bear the brunt of the third Panhu tide southward, he is also a beneficiary in a sense.

Because this time the southward movement was mainly the losers who were expelled from the steppe. On the whole, there was a clear lack of organization and order, and then it was strongly resisted and ostracized by the Fanhu forces that had occupied the local area in the early stage.

Many of the tribes were further dispersed or re-expelled, and since then they have been in exile in droves across Hebei. Therefore, there is no doubt that the local pressure and harm are far less than before, and even somewhat powerless.

Therefore, in a short period of time, he used grain and salt to obtain a large number of cavalry and safari archers with their own mounts. And he, the new concubine, is also from a ruined grassland clan, and he is just a little gift under the fence.

As a result, he needs more iron tools and other materials that can be used to craft weapons to further improve and expand the number of men and horses under his command. And all this, obviously, can only be found from the neighboring Huaidong.

It is said that the other party has made the imperial court suffer several defeats in this winter, and has also captured a lot of armor and weapons, all of which are ready-made goods that he can directly trade and use.

It's just something that can be traded, or a catalog of goods that interests the other party, is inevitably a bit of a good monotony, and he needs to think about it more.

Although he has paid a lot of things for this, and let the already small discipline and lower limit go down step by step, but when he thinks of the possible consequences and consequences of losing his position after deviating from Luodu, as long as he can count it day by day and continue to keep his position and power, it is obviously worth it.

In recent years, it has been sold to Huaidong one after another through his hands, and there are tens of thousands of young and middle-aged men and women in Hebei. In addition, there are thousands of craftsmen and workers from all walks of life, all of whom have almost no capital.

He also received a considerable amount of supplies and other help. It is because of the repeated attacks and calculations of Zhang Dekun, the ambassador of Hebei who interviewed and disposed of Hebei, and knew the camp affairs of Hebei, although the winning rate was not high, he always kept his basic plate steadily.

And after the beginning of spring, he also assigned a major task to his subordinates.

It is to try to absorb all kinds of rebels and Tutuan armed forces in the eastern states of Hebei, and then select the elite to supplement the losses in his confrontation with Zhang Dekun.

After all, this "Ah Tu" has never been a worry-free master, and his subordinates are some powerful strange people, not only on the front, but also a little unguardable in private.

It's just that the recent appeasement work in Cangzhou has not been going well, which makes him a little annoyed.

It is a poor place where the people are fierce and close to the coast, and all kinds of bandits and smugglers hide dirt and dirt. There are at least a dozen active in the huge territory of Cangzhou, large and small rebels or mountain armies.

This still has a name, and there are countless other rogue thieves who gather and scatter and spin up and down.

But he didn't expect that Hu Yanzhuo, the old department who disappeared on the battlefield in the past, pulled up a team there and became the largest force in the local area.

It's just that this gentleman not only didn't remember the old favor, but killed him without knowing what to do, and the people he sent to appease him, and also robbed the money and food used to appease the locals, which seriously damaged his face and prestige as the governor.

Therefore, in a short period of time, it is necessary to deal with and crusade in a timely manner, so as to set an example and carry out the follow-up work.

"Tell the king,"

An announcement came from outside the foyer

"Guan Dujian is visiting ...... in the hall"

"Let him in right away."

Zhang Bangchang immediately responded.

Guan Sheng, the commander of the infantry army and the commander of the Mo Dao, was one of the few trusted generals under his command who was personally promoted by him, so many matters involving interests were handed over to him.

"The Governor ......"

With a burly figure, he walked in front of Zhang Bangchang in a hurry, hugged his fists and bent his knees

"This is the first batch of reciprocal benefits in the spring of recent years......"

Carefully carried in by the pro-soldiers, more than a dozen heavy, faintly loud and small boxes were brought in, and if you opened one casually, you could see the shining precious metal luster inside.

Inside the thick wooden boxes were a large number of gold and silver coins of brand new color, which had only been abundant in recent years.

Because, although there are various era names, the earliest can even be traced back to the Taixing period when Datang issued treasure money in large quantities. But as a member of the upper echelons of the national dynasty, how could Zhang Bangchang not know, because of the financial embarrassment of the Luodu court, since the previous generation of the Son of Heaven, several years have changed, and no new treasure money has been officially issued.

Instead, the Internal Manufacturing and Casting and Printing Bureaus have been cutting corners in large quantities to imitate the treasure money issued by the Southern Dynasty in order to seek its greater price difference and profits.

Therefore, these treasure coins, although they look exactly the same as the traditional gold and silver treasure coins of the national super system, are more hard in texture, and the fancy lines are deeper, and only in the specific weight of fine weighing, there may be a little slight difference.

Moreover, it seems that even the work of polishing the old has been saved, so all of them shine with a mirror-like light.

However, for Zhang Bangchang, it doesn't matter where these treasures come from and where they come from, as long as they can be spent.

"Take out 30% as a reward for the children"

He decided after looking at the specific money account.

"The remaining fifty percent will go to the public middle school ......"

"Twenty percent is allocated to the Thunderbolt Army to prepare for daily ......"

"Let Qin Ming hand me another charter ......"

In the barracks in front of the Yaqian in the city, in addition to this Mo sword general Guan Sheng, there is also another general who is good at using firearms, Qin Ming.

It is said that he escaped from the famous old department of Liangshan, and seized a large number of weapons in the process of wandering the place, which is said to be the equipment of the Southern Dynasty Shenji Army, and was dominant among the local heroes, and Yidu was regarded as the "invincible" appendage.

Therefore, after defecting to Hebei Xingtai, the so-called third battalion of the Perak Army was formed, which became one of the new armed forces that could not be ignored under Zhang Bangchang.

Although he didn't dare to hope for it in a short period of time, he was a long time with the group of southern barbarians in Huaidong, who were known as "invincible".

But as long as they can defeat the soldiers and horses who are also the banner of this dynasty, and the scattered Fanhu forces entrenched in Hebei, it is enough.

"No......"

As Guan Sheng took the order, Zhang Bangchang looked at the rough part of the money account that had been crossed out, and became a little troubled again.

Obviously, the benefits of this money are obviously still insufficient for what he is planning.

As for the place where it has been pressed in one step, I believe that after a rather difficult winter, there is not much oil and water left on the bodies of those ordinary people, and if you really want to force it to this step, it is better to directly send troops to kill chickens and eggs, and it is more convenient to arrest them and sell them for money.

Do you want to organize people to rob the territory occupied by those Fanhu, and use their population and cattle and sheep to exchange for something else, but unfortunately after a series of chaotic battles, the Fanhu who are close to the geography will either be destroyed or flee away.

The rest of the people who were a little farther away, and during the period when he had no time to take care of them, they gradually joined forces with each other or embezzled and merged with each other, and became several large new groups, and if they wanted to fight quickly in a short time, I am afraid it would not be so easy.

In fact, after war and turmoil, the land of Hebei can no longer be completely self-sufficient in even the most basic salt and iron. Even if it is for those feudal towns in Pinglu Province and Andong Province, acting as second-way dealers to make profits from it, at least there must be corresponding capital.

He tried to consider the value for money at stake.

After thinking about it, his gaze was inadvertently fixed on a spot on the map.

As long as the other party dares to ask for it, he will sell Lizhou, the southeasternmost part of Hebei Province and located on the north bank of the Yellow River estuary, as a bargaining chip.

Anyway, it is the land of yellow floods for many years, and the chicken ribs in the corners of the hinterland of the Central Plains, in addition to the dozen or so settlements that have escaped from the wilderness, there is also the old camp where the sailors are stationed, and it may be useful to use it to dock ships and re-export.