Zhao Hongsi learned that Yang Chong was going to re-establish the Western Regions Governor's Office, and knew that it was a fateful way, so he refused Yang Chong's invitation to serve as the deputy governor, and insisted on returning to Guanzhong to resume his life; Yang Chong did not embarrass Zhao Hongsi, not only he was alone, but also agreed that all officials who were willing to leave could leave with gold and silver, but the title deeds of the houses and fields must be left and handed over to Gaochang County for disposal. Zhao Hongsi was very single, and he threw more than 5,000 acres of land to Yang Chong alone, and the rest of the more than 30 officials who left also left more than 2,000 acres.

Kou Jiuhui and Suo Yanshou specially invited Yang Chong to go to the Tuntian Institute, where the Tuntian is registered, 19,000 acres of fertile land, but in fact 26,400 acres, the heroes see the same, the Zhao family father and son and Yang Chong's practice in Gaochang is exactly the same, concealing the development figures for their own use; But this is not the reason why Suo Yanshou is looking for Yang Chong, the real reason is that Suo Yanshou found three workshops and warehouses.

One is a jewelry and jade workshop, imitating the style of Persia and Daqin to make some fakes such as gem-encrusted scabbards, with more than 20 craftsmen in it; A workshop for handling stolen goods, a place where the stolen goods are classified and transformed, there are more than 50 people in it; The largest is the blanket workshop, there are more than 200 blankets piled up in the warehouse, Kou Jiuheng has checked, there are 200 women weaving handmade blankets for the Zhao family, and the 30 women with the best craftsmanship are slaves of the Zhao family and are locked up in the workshop.

Yang Chong knew that during the Qin and Han dynasties, China's wool weaving technology was quite mature, and later generations found a number of colored blankets or blanket fragments in Xinjiang, and there were more varieties and colors during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but Xinjiang carpets have not been as good as Persian carpets because of technology and raw materials.

Suo Yanshou once traveled all over the Western Regions, and his vision was definitely there, and the thirty women in the workshop hand-knitted half of the carpets, adding gold and silver threads, which looked like they could definitely emerge from the midsummer of Persian carpets.

Yang Chong immediately instructed the two of them to buy the brocade workshop and the jade workshop in the name of the Hexi Commercial Bank, and the thirty women and the twenty craftsmen of the jade workshop all bought them and put them in their own names. Kou Jiuhui agreed, handed over a stack of account books and said, "In Dunhuang, there should be an accomplice, do you want to ask someone from the Zhao family?" ”

Yang Chong pondered for a long time and said: "Forget it, Dunhuang needs stability now, if it is found out in the information of the Tuntian Institute or Meng Translation." ”

Kou Jiuhui understood, Yang Chong still sought stability, and his shot must be effective.

Yang Chong's army was greatly expanded this time, appointing Yuan Renhui as the county leader, Zhang Ju as the general of the Eagle Yang Lang, and Zhang Ju's army as the Eagle Yang Mansion Army, which expanded to 1,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry; Yang Ji was the captain of Xiaogu Tuntian, and gave 5,000 troops and nearly 10,000 people from the original reclamation battalion, and two infantry battalions of 6,000 people, and the rest were civilians, ready to start rebuilding Xiaogu County. Yang Chong arranged for someone to go to Yiwu and informed Cui Kaiyuan to come to serve as the county guard of Dunhuang, and Yuwen Rutong took over as the county guard of Yiwu.

Yang Chong issued three proclamations in Dunhuang, announcing the establishment of the Western Regions Governor's Office, that all prisoners in Tuntian would be restored to their freedom after screening, and that the nobles of the Southern and Northern Zhou dynasties could freely enter and exit the Western Regions and Longyou. Zhao Wenzhong and Yin Hongshen did not leave, firstly because the industries of Zhao and Yin in the city needed to be taken care of, and secondly, they wanted to see what Yang Chong was going to do. The scholars of the Southern Dynasties in Dunhuang City were mainly surnamed Wang Xie Yuanxiao and Jiangdong Zhu Zhang Gulu, while the nobles of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were Wei Chi, Yuwen and Fu, and there were more than 20 large and small families, who were frightened by Yang Chong's announcement in a cold sweat.

Yang Chong's notice is going to be transmitted to Chang'an, all the people are not accomplices but also accomplices, according to Yang Guang and the central people's nature, they will definitely not believe their own explanations; At present, relying on the support of the Central Plains family, there are only the Zhang clan of Wujun, the Fu clan of the Di clan, and the Xiao clan of Lanling. The Lanling Xiao clan made a stand, not attached to the thief, and did not even need to meet.

Yu Bao was originally a bachelor in the mansion of Yang Zhao, the prince of Yuande, after Yang Zhao's death, he was squeezed out by the Wei family and went to Dunhuang County to join the army. Zhang Huaishan and Fu Qiu are the patriarchs of the Zhang family and the Fu family. Yuan Renhui and Kou Jiuhui accompanied, and when the three of them saw Yang Chongxian, they thanked Yang Chong for his generosity and opened the door to freedom for each family. ”

Yang Chong smiled and asked, "Dunhuang is so good, you are not ready to return to your hometown?" ”

Yu hugged him in his fifties, with long hair, elegant demeanor, and said frankly: "If you don't want to, you can't." In the areas controlled by Lord Yang, we may come and go freely, but once we leave these counties and are caught by the government, we are prisoners, and we may be killed. ”

Yang Chong nodded sympathetically and said: "I understand, the reason why I announced the lifting of the confinement is that I think that free breathing is so beautiful, and everyone should have the right to live freely. You can rest assured, in a few years, at least these places in the western regions of Longyou and Hexi, you will come and go freely; As for returning to Gangnam, I can only say that I will do my best. ”

When Zhang Huaishan heard this, Yang Chong's words were awkward, and it seemed that the three of them were forcing Yang Chong to fight back to Jiangnan, so he hurriedly picked out and said: "We hope that Lord Yang will take back his life." ”

Zhang Huaishan was wearing a blue robe, and there was a hint of seriousness on his round face, as if Yang Chong should agree to his request; Yang Chong said with a flat face: "National events are not child's play, Patriarch Zhang's reluctance to leave Dunhuang must be his own reason, but this official is not for a family name, but for most of the families in Dunhuang, for decades, even the ancestral tomb can not be swept, what a sad thing, who is not embarrassed by the benevolence and gentleman." ”

Yang Chong's words hit Zhang Huaishan's weakness at once, as a scholarly family, how dare Zhang Huaishan say that it doesn't matter if the ancestral tomb is not swept; Fu Qiu is about forty years old, and he can't see the appearance of the Di people at all, except for looking tall and vigorous, he is a Han person, Fu Qiu laughed loudly and said: "Lord Yang doesn't want us to do something?" ”

Yang Chong shook his head and said: "I give you freedom and nothing to ask for, if you are interested in being an official, I welcome you, it doesn't matter if you don't do it, as long as you don't make trouble for me." My general Xie Yingdeng and the Xie family from Jiangnan are the same sect, he came to the meeting today, and has already made an appointment to meet Xie Linsheng, the young master of the Xie family, I only hope that I will get along with you, just like their brothers, and they will have time to meet and have a meal together. ”

Fu Qiu and Yu Bao glanced at Yang Chong in surprise, thoughtful; Zhang Huaishan said with a gloomy face: "Xie Linsheng is my sworn brother, General Xie really only thinks about the love of the same clan?" ”

(End of chapter)