The atmosphere of the New Year here in Bukui seems to be much stronger than that of the emperor.

After recovering South Windura, what others think, and even what the imperial court thinks, the Bukui people don't care too much.

The point is that they just care.

The greatest significance of recovering South Vendura for Bukui is to remove the threat to Bukui's imminent vicinity. This made the security situation in Bukui suddenly easier.

After the end of the battle for the reconquest of South Windura, with the help of Simari, the Waltels and the Wali Valley jointly sent several emissaries to reach a non-aggression agreement with the Bukui side.

Although the agreement was not formal or written, Bu Kui agreed to it. It's a gentleman's agreement.

After this campaign, Jia Min did not want to launch another large-scale campaign, and it was a win-win situation to keep the peace.

Among the three major tribes of North Windura, Sidwa was greatly injured and could only protect himself.

Although the two tribes of Wattel and Vali Valley still have strength, they have not fully recovered from the destruction of their internal leadership due to the previous decapitation of the Bukui side.

The new leaders and some commanders and other leaders still need to integrate and digest internally, and for a while, there is no more energy to look outside.

The content of the non-aggression pact was not only non-aggression, but also included the return of prisoners of war to the imperial court, the return of plundered slaves, pastures, mountains and forests in South Windura.

In this sense, in the spring battle of North Ventura, in addition to the soldiers who had already died in battle, the Tatars had all the results they had gained.

This significance, in fact, is very large. It's just that because the time is still short, the news has not yet spread in the imperial court, and it has not caused a sensation for the time being.

However, in Bukui, this matter is quite sensational. Because these days, more than 20,000 people have returned to Bukwe from North Windura.

The arrival of these people has brought a great burden to Bukui.

The problem lies primarily in the placement of these people.

Although the population of Bukui has increased a lot, there are more than 20,000 people who have poured in at once, which is still a large number.

Those who were anxious to go home were given two taels of silver per person by the yamen, and sent them to set off as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on Bukui.

Such people have walked more than 12,000.

There are more than 9,000 people, and they have not left for the time being. Some people feel that there is no good end to going back, and they don't want to go back.

Some people feel that they have no face to see people when they go back, and they see that Bukui is good here, so they stay here.

Others simply stay and make money, planning to go back after making money.

Of course, there are also requests to join the prefectural corps or the Beijing camp as soldiers.

In the past two years, the harvest of Liuren Guanzhuang has been good, so Bukui has plenty of grain. The problem of eating for these people is easier to solve.

As for the accommodation, it is more troublesome. Now it is the big winter, counting nine in the middle of winter, and the anti-freezing and keeping warm of more than 9,000 people has become a big problem.

Fortunately, the Sidewah brought the ransom money in time and ransomed their captives and made some room.

In the past two years, Bukui has built a lot of new houses, the school has been suspended, some houses have been vacated, some people who have built the city wall have returned home and some residences have been vacated, and the displaced people in the official village have merged and some residences have been vacated

After some movement, before the Chinese New Year, these people were finally settled.

After the end of the war, trade between Bukui and the Windula steppes resumed in full swing. As the Chinese New Year approaches, business activity has reached its peak all of a sudden.

Despite the withdrawal of the Tatars from South Windura, the consequences of the war were still very clearly apparent.

Due to the devastation of the war and the plundering of the Tatars, great damage was done to the four major tribes of South Vendura.

Therefore, as soon as the war ended, the officials trained by Bu Kui himself immediately entered South Ventura.

The first task was a large-scale relief campaign.

In addition to the resumption of commercial activities, the main content is the free distribution of daily necessities such as salt, tea, and spices.

For this reason, Bukui Yamen spent more than 50,000 taels of silver. Coupled with the relief of those prisoners of war brought back from North Vandu, the financial surplus that the Bukui Yamen had worked so hard to praise themselves in the past two years was almost exhausted.

After His Royal Highness Chang'an left, Wang Ziteng moved back to live in the post house.

Today is the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, and he has just returned from an inspection in Bukui Street.

At this time in previous years, the yamen had already been closed for the New Year, but this year, due to the many affairs, it has been busy until today, and all affairs have been settled, and the yamen will be closed today.

After a while, General He and Master Jiang returned.

General He went to South Windula to check on the situation of the steppe tribes.

Master Jiang went to Guanzhuang to check the placement of those prisoners of war who had been brought back from North Wendu.

"You're back just in time, just in time to have a drink and talk. It's about to be the New Year, so let's drink more today. ”

"Yes, now that everything has been arranged, I have the heart to eat and drink."

He Shen General sat down and spoke with some emotion.

"How is it going in South Windura?"

Wang Ziteng asked.

"Fortunately, I didn't expect that these people sent from the government corps were really different from others. The herdsmen were full of praise for them. It is said that with the officials sent by the imperial court, one in the sky and one in the ground. When I heard this, I couldn't lift my head, which was a shame. ”

"How can there be such a big difference?"

"The donor officials sent by the imperial court last year, as soon as they arrived in South Wendula, they all played prestige, either to make money or to take concubines. Eat, drink, and be merry all day long, and don't do anything serious. ”

"Now these people who go to the government corps are all carrying their own yurts and food, and they make their own meals, and they don't eat anything from the people. Every day, riding his own horse, there is no idler, and he is busy doing things. It is not to send grain and salt, or to help the herdsmen buy and sell things, the goods are genuine, and the children are not deceived. ”

"One is to cause chaos and harm others. One is to benefit and help others. The two comparisons are made. The evaluation is naturally distinct. I really didn't expect that Jia Huaiyuan's governance of Bu Kui would reach such an extent, not only in military affairs, but also in civil affairs, and he could do so well. ”

He Shenjiang's words were all inspired by feelings, and if he hadn't seen these things with his own eyes, he couldn't believe it.

This once again refreshed his opinion of Bu Kui, Fu Bingtuan, and Jia Min.

"Yes, the longer I come, the more I know about Bu Kui, the more I feel that Huaiyuan is extraordinary, but it's a pity that such a talent can't be tolerated by the imperial court, it's really regrettable."

Master Jiang took a sip of wine and also sighed.

"Throughout the ages, after a great war, there will be military disasters, famine, chaos, and epidemics. This time, more than 20,000 prisoners of war were recovered in this way, which is really a great achievement. I can't say it too much. ”

"More than 20,000 people have been resettled in this way, and there has been no military disaster and chaos, which is really rare. It is rare to be so willing to spend money. If we wait until we ask the court to allocate the money, it doesn't matter what year or month. ”

"The court allocated silver? It's just wishful thinking on our part. It had been almost a year since the war ended, and so many soldiers had been taken captive by the Tatars as slaves, and I had not seen a single person in the court come back with a bang. The court had long forgotten about them. ”

Together, General He was angry.

"Eat and drink, you two don't talk nonsense."

What the prince said made sense, but in the end, he still couldn't follow them and talk casually.

"We naturally know what is important, but there are no outsiders at home to talk about it."

"This time to recover South Wendula, Shi Weng's trip is considered a complete merit, I don't know when the emperor will summon Shi Weng back to the dynasty?"

"Well, it's better not to be called, and it's not bad to stay here a little longer. It's not necessarily a good thing to go back early. ”

Although South Ventura has now been recaptured, Wang Ziteng is not much excited, and faintly, he has often felt a sense of distress recently.

The reconquest of South Vendura has already been handed in. Until now, he has not waited for the reply he expected.

On the contrary, it was his younger brother Wang Zisheng and his son Wang Xin who came with some news, which made him a little annoyed.

The achievement of such a feat as the recovery of Southern Ventula did not cause much positive reaction in the imperial court. Some rumors about Bukui made him worried.

In particular, the things mentioned in the letter about Xiao Daozong's request for the abolition of the government corps aroused Wang Ziteng's vigilance.

"Shi Weng is bothered by the rumors of the abolition of the government corps?"

The prince didn't squeak, but General He spoke.

"No, the other prefecture corps have been abolished, but it should be. After practicing, I can't make a name for myself. On the other hand, the Bukui Prefecture Corps must not be abolished. With such an immortal achievement, no matter how confused the emperor is, he will not do anything to destroy the Great Wall, right? ”

"I think Shiweng's concern is not unreasonable."

"Master Jiang, the more you say that I am more confused, tell me, why do you want to abolish the Bukui Mansion Corps?"

General He could not think of any reason for the abolition of the government corps.

"Well, the reason is ready-made. First, now that the overall situation of Windula has been decided, the Tatars no longer pose a threat to Bu Kui, and without the government army here, Bu Kui will have nothing to do for a while. ”

"Second, the tree is very popular. The government corps is too strong, and it has continuously made major military achievements. As long as there is a government corps, people will not forget the fiasco of the 150,000-strong army. It is precisely because of the ability of the government corps that the incompetence of other armies is brought out. Without the government corps, their incompetence would not be revealed. ”

Third, Jia Huaiyuan strongly opposed the war at the beginning, but it turned out that he was right, and those people in the court were wrong. The government army rescued the prince and princess in succession, and recovered South Wendula, which made those people shameless. As long as the government corps exists for one day, they will be embarrassed to prove their mistakes to the world for one day. Only when the government corps is gone, people will gradually forget about it. ”

"Master Jiang, this can't be, right?"

Although General He was telling Master Jiang, his eyes looked at Wang Ziteng. It means that I want to hear Wang Ziteng's opinion.

"Forget it, don't talk about it, eat and drink."

Wang Ziteng avoided the topic.

Although he did not answer, he agreed with Master Jiang's opinion.

He is in a high position and has a deeper understanding of the emperor and the court. The truth analyzed by Master Jiang is the logic of the behavior of the emperor and the imperial court.