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At least on the second day, Su Shuang showed a sense of such effort. Of course, as a businessman, Su Shuang could easily hide his emotions and show proper attention to Hexi in front of Tan Zhe.

"General Beizhong Lang is the pillar of the imperial court, when he was in Haixi, he made Haixi Dazhi, from a deserted place, to today's eastern rich...... Alas, hatred only hates double blessings, and he missed a great opportunity......"

Tan Zhe blurted out: "In that case, why don't you settle in Hexi?" ”

He just said it casually, and he didn't care too much.

Su Shuang hadn't had time to tell Tan Zhe before that he was going to flee Zhongshan Country and go to Mobei with Tan Zhe. So in Tan Zhe's view, Su Shuang is to say. Who knows, his opening immediately aroused Su Shuang's interest.

So he chattered endlessly at the banquet and asked Cao Peng about his plans in Hexi.

Tan Zhe was puzzled: "Duke Su, do you really want to come to Hexi?" ”

"Yes, the Hebei Yuan clan will be defeated sooner or later! If Ben Chu Gong is there, he can still compete with Cao Gong. But now, Ben Chu Gong is gone, and the sons of the Yuan family can't work together, and they are fighting with each other, which is really difficult to resist Cao Gong.

My Su clan and the Yuan clan are too close, if I stay in Zhongshan Kingdom, sooner or later there will be a catastrophe.

I know that Beizhonglang will have a magnanimity, I don't know if I can arrange a place for my Su family in Hexi? ”

Cao Peng just rightly showed the mind of acceptance.

Next, the crowd talked about the issue of the Hexi trade route.

After thinking about it for a long time, Cao Peng finally reluctantly agreed.

"Brother, I can open the Hexi Trade Road, but the labor problem I talked about yesterday ......"

"It's simple, I can give my brother six hundred...... Eight hundred, no, a thousand, what do you think? ”

Su Shuang reminded Cao Peng yesterday, don't look at Tan Zhe's promise, but those 1,000 people are likely to be a group of old, weak, sick and disabled.

"A thousand, some less."

Cao Peng said: "I can exchange things for it." ”

"What's that?"

"Don't hide it from my brother, I'm afraid you don't know much about who my father is.

My father was Xu Du's arsenal order, and he was in charge of the replacement of weapons in Hezhinan and Guanzhong. He himself is a master soldier builder, and he has previously created the method of double quenching, which has greatly improved the quality of weapons. Now, a large number of ordnance has been prepared, and it will be the first to be replaced in the Heluo area. When the time comes, a large number of ordnance will be eliminated, and as long as my father is willing, it is not impossible to secretly deduct some. 3,000 dragon sparrows, 8,000 spears, and 30,000 bows and arrows, for 5,000 hannu for his brother...... If my brother wishes, I will write to my father immediately. ”

These ordnance were Zhang Shiping's treasury in Fuping County back then.

It was transported from Fuping County to Hexi, but it was blocked by a large river.

Of course, there are more than these in the treasury, but Cao Peng will not take them out as chips all at once.

Sure enough, Tan Zhe's heart was moved!

He looked at Su Shuang, and then at Cao Peng, showing hesitation.

After a while, he said his forgiveness and walked out of the king's tent. Cao Peng knew that he was going to discuss this matter, so he was not in a hurry. However, given that there were other people at the banquet, he didn't talk to Su Shuang either.

After a while, Tan Zhe is back!

"Brother, can you give a little more?

The number of 5,000 Hannu is a bit much, and many Hannu do not belong to me personally, so I have to discuss with other heroes. In this case, I will scrape together 8,000 Hannu for you, a fixed price, 8,000 dragon sparrows, 15,000 spears, and 100,000 arrows. If you agree, I can give you another hundred horses and three hundred cattle and sheep. ”

Such a huge amount of ordnance is enough to arm Tan Zhe's troops to the teeth.

Cao Peng looked embarrassed, and his fingers tapped lightly on the food table.

"Cao Zhonglang, slaves urgently needed?"

"yes!"

"How many, how much?"

"For now, the more the merrier......"

Su Shuang showed a deep groan, got up after a while, walked to Tan Zhe's side, and talked in a low voice.

At first, Tan Zhe shook his head again and again, as if he didn't quite agree with Su Shuang's idea. Gradually, however, he fell silent......

"Brother, you really need manpower, don't you?"

"Exactly."

"Is it okay for Hunu and Hannu?"

"It's nature, including cows, sheep and women......"

Tan Zhe looked at Su Shuang and saw Su Shuang nodding at him.

So he slapped the table, "Brother, is it before the beginning of spring, how much do you want, how much do you want?" ”

"Of course."

"What about the price?"

“……”

Under Su Shuang's left and right, Cao Peng and Tan Zhe bargained again, and finally determined an accurate price.

The first batch of 8,000 Hannu was delivered within ten days at the cost of 6,000 dragon sparrows, 10,000 spears and 80,000 arrows. Others need to be traded, and they need to be exchanged for grain and rice. Under Su Shuang's inadvertent suppression, the price was finally finalized. And these materials don't need Cao Peng to bother for the time being. Moreover, after Dai Sushuang completes the task, at the latest in the spring of the next year, a large number of materials will be transferred from Zhongshan Kingdom. So in a short period of time, Cao Peng shouldn't worry too much.

Solving the population problem also made Cao Peng feel a lot easier......

In order to show his sincerity, Tan Zhe first gathered 1,400 Han slaves under his subordinates, including men, women, and children. Maybe it was because they had gone through too many hardships, so those Han slaves didn't show too much resistance, and they all gathered together expressionlessly. At the same time, Su Shuang also dispatched a team of 150 people from his subordinates, and together with Cao Peng, escorted those Han slaves to Hongze. The leader of the team, named Su You, is the eldest son of Su Shuang. In this way, Su Shuang expressed his submission to Cao Peng, and Cao Peng laughed silently.

Three days later, Cao Peng set off for Hongshagang.

This visit can be said to be fruitful and profitable.

Su Shuang, who got a place to live and the protection of a backer, didn't have to flee to Mobei to endure the bitter cold wind; Tan Zhe will get a large number of ordnance to enhance the combat effectiveness of his tribe and lay the foundation for a foothold in Mobei in the future; As for Cao Peng, the harvest is even more abundant. It not only solved the problem of population, but also got the refuge of Zhongshan giants. In Cao Peng's eyes, Su Shuang's refuge is even more significant than these Han slaves in his hands.

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"Starting today, you will become Hermes-Epitek again.

I will give you the greatest protection, but at the same time, you must also give your strength. I'm going to build a castle in Hongzawa, and I'm going to make sure that it gets on a scale before winter. When the land is cleared in the coming year, you will no longer be slaves......"

In order to boost the mood of these Han slaves, Cao Peng said this to the Han slaves after leaving Hongshagang.

No longer a slave?

The Hannu couldn't help but lift their spirits.

Many of them were originally ordinary Hermes-Epitek. During the early peace years, many of them lived in Guanzhong for many generations.

I don't want the rebellion in Chang'an to displace them.

And the disaster of Qianghu caused them to leave their homeland and even lose their freedom.

To be a slave is to lose everything, including their lives and their families. Over the past decade, the Hannu have endured all kinds of humiliation and torture, and gradually even lost hope. Now, they will have the opportunity to regain their freedom and live under the wings of the imperial court. Whether it is true or false, Cao Peng's words undoubtedly gave them a hope. In those dull eyes, the flame of hope was rekindled......

Cao Peng led these Han slaves and did not go to Lianbao.

It's just that when passing through Lianbao, he sent someone to tell Jia Kui and asked him to send someone to send Cai Yan's mother and daughter to Hongshui County safely.

After all, Lianbao existed as a military town in the future, and it was not suitable for ordinary people.

Cao Peng faintly had an idea, that is, to implement the government and military system in Hexi, and thoroughly implement the integration of soldiers and peasants, and the integration of soldiers and herdsmen. As long as the tuntian can be smoothly implemented next year, it will be able to alleviate some of the difficulties by next autumn at the latest.

At that time, Cai Yan's family is bound to leave Lianbao.

Cai Di is still young, and it is not a good thing to be away from his family for a long time.

So after thinking about it, Cao Peng finally decided to let Cai Yan move to Hongshui County with him.

After Lianbao was built, it was enough for Jia Kui and Yin Feng to take care of it. After that, Cao Peng's energy will be all focused on Hongshui County.

After a few days of trekking, Hongshui County is close at hand.

Liang Kuan had already set up camp.

Hugh slaughtered the prisoners, and they were still on their way to Hongshui County. When Cao Peng arrived with 1,500 Hannu, Liang Kuan couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised. He only has a thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, and he is stationed here, which is really empty......

All around, almost all of them are enemies with evil intentions.

Even if Cao Peng and Hongze made an alliance, no one dared to guarantee that those Hongze people would not take the opportunity to make trouble!

Fortunately, the Hongze people are busy with integration and have no spare energy to take care of here.

Therefore, Liang Kuan was calm in Hongshui County for a few days, and he was not attacked at all. With the arrival of the first batch of 1,500 Han slaves, Liang Kuan was relieved. The most important thing is that Cao Peng personally sat in Hongshui County, which also made Liang Kuan a little more confident. The next day, Liang Kuan ordered the camp to be expanded to prepare for more labor.

Three days later, Hugh Tu arrived in Hongshui County.

Almost on the same day, Yin Feng of Lianbao suddenly launched an attack on the surrounding tribes, plundering nearly 2,000 people in one day, which can be described as a great harvest. And because Lianbao is located in the extreme east of Hexi, Yin Feng's behavior has not attracted too many people's attention...... Whether it was Hongze or the other tribes, they were silent.

That night, Cao Peng sat in the big tent of the Chinese army, flipping through the report sent by Jia Kui.

In just a few days, the soldiers and horses of Lianbao attacked six times, raided a total of nine large and small tribes around Lianbao, plundered a large number of people, and registered them. At the same time, with the acceleration of the construction of Lianbao, it also began to systematically gather those captives and put them into construction. As a result, the progress of Lianbao has been greatly accelerated, and it is expected that the construction of the outer city of Lianbao will be completed by August 26. Jia Kui implored Cao Peng to give the next specific arrangements for the construction of Lianbao......

Rubbing his temples, Cao Peng put down the report.

There are still not enough people!

The construction of Hongshui County has been opened, and the construction of Lianbao also needs to be accelerated.

The labor is enough for the time being, but Cao Peng needs more staff members to participate in it. He began to regret that he should have brought more people over when he knew so. I don't know when they will arrive, I hope they don't have to wait too long! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***) to vote for recommendation, ***, your support is my biggest motivation. )