After Zhao Xun returned to Youzhou City, he rested for three days before he began to officially inspect the reports of the officials. On the first day, when I came back to meet with the officials, it was just to confirm that there was anything urgent that needed to be dealt with.

Although Zhao Xun has been staying in Donglai Mansion for more than three months, Zhao Xun naturally knows the major events of the Xiaoguo Army, but it is not so detailed.

The Xiaoguo Army is divided into three parts, the Administrative Affairs Department, the Supervision Department, and the Military Affairs Department, which check and balance each other and supervise each other. Therefore, the summary of major events is all reported by the chief officials of the three divisions.

The Chief Secretary of Administration took the lead in reporting his own situation, and in the past few months, no special major events have occurred, but Zhao Xun's Khitan governance plan is progressing significantly. Originally, it was to ask for knighthood for all officials, especially those who had made great contributions in the territory of the Khitan and Tatar people, but the court did not approve it. The benefits are all in Zhao Xun's hands, and it would be strange if he gave instructions.

In this regard, the Xiaoguo army was only a little dissatisfied with the imperial court, so they didn't take it to heart, but Zhao Xun still distributed slaves to meritorious people in the five mansions of Beiding according to the size of the merit. These slaves were all captives and their families. Naturally, they are managed by the families of officials at all levels and their relatives, while also being under the supervision of the Inspection Division.

According to the Chief Secretary for Administration, rewards will be awarded only after a certain amount of merit has been achieved. From the lowest slave to one person, the Tao slave thousand households. Of course, no one has yet been rewarded with a thousand slaves.

"Because of the heavy snow a year ago, the five cities in Beiding Wufu have not yet been completed. But it is precisely because we rescued those ordinary Khitans in time that these people slowly accepted us. The four Khitan departments have accepted our words and opened academies in each ministry to teach Han culture. Newborn children will wear Hanfu and speak Chinese. As for the captives and soldiers of the four northern tribes, they are all building cities, and ordinary herdsmen have also begun to accept the rule of the Xiaoguo army. Pei Yi said with a smile. Obviously, for the Khitan, a region of thousands of miles from north to south and six hundred miles from east to west, he is still very satisfied with being able to recover them.

"It is precisely because of the grain and coal we have provided in advance that these Khitan herdsmen can survive. Although they do not educate. But the most basic right and wrong are still clear. The lives of these herders were saved. Therefore, it is not surprising that it is still feasible to slowly classify this place as Han land. ”

"If it weren't for the fact that it was too troublesome to cast in the grassland, and there was not enough land for the Han people to live, it would be completely possible to bring the boundless grasslands in the north into the rule of the Han people." Lu Ziliang said with a yearning face.

Yang Wangzhen shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "This is too difficult, the grassland nomads and the Han dynasty of the Central Plains, one side and the other, back and forth." If you want to completely control each other, it is difficult! However, compared with the steppe nomads, our Han people still have a great advantage. At least, the dynasty has changed, and the Han people have never been wiped out. But on the grassland, for hundreds of years, I don't know how many races, large and small, have died out in the long river of history. ”

Pei Yi then reported: "The horse farms we have opened in various parts of Youzhou have been established one by one, including the three eastern prefectures, and more than 200,000 horses can be herded in the whole territory of Youzhou. In addition, we have opened the commercial passage of Beiding Wufu and Shunzhou Prefecture, where other materials except war horses can be bought and sold. ”

In addition, there are also many Han people who live in Beiding Wufu in the north. They will unite with the Khitans and live together in the north. With the establishment of Wubao and small cities in the future, the five prefectures of Beiding have been completely stabilized. ”

Zhao Xun has naturally been concerned about the situation in the north, and when he heard Pei Yi say this, Zhao Xun also put his mind at ease, as long as there is no accident and the business continues slowly, the five prefectures in Beiding will be a state under the Xiaoguo army.

"What happened to the Turks, the Murwei, and the Black Water Eagle?" Since you ask about the five prefectures of Beiding, you naturally can't ignore the powerful forces around you.

Li Huaiyuan, the military envoy, said in a deep voice: "According to the Shadow Division, because of our great victory in the Khitan territory, the Turks and the Murwei people did not dare to act rashly. Therefore, they will not act rashly until they find a definite way to deal with it. ”

"At the same time, the Turkic, Murwei and Heishui tribes all suffered heavy snowstorms and suffered heavy losses. For us, they don't pose a big danger to us. ”

Zhao Xun listened, frowned secretly, and said in a deep voice after a while: "In this way, it is possible that the Turks will make a move against the state?" ”

Li Huaiyuan nodded and said: "According to past experience, if these northern nomadic races suffer disasters, they will be like the territory of Yan Kingdom, plundering. This is already a common thing, and it can be said that it is a common practice. There was no way, the court weakened, so it had to be resigned. ”

Speaking of which, the reason why the Yan Kingdom is declining so badly is not because of the unclear death of Prince Yingwu twenty-seven years ago. Even with an army of 300,000 was wiped out. Later, the Turkic, Murwei, Tatar, Hui and other departments rose one after another, and the Yan State was unable to turn over. In the Great War that year, the national strength of Yan was greatly damaged. Coupled with the drought for several years, it first led to the rebellion in Xuzhou, and later in Liangzhou.

Although Li Huaiyuan said that there is nothing to do in Youzhou, it does not mean that there is nothing to do in the state. In short, they are all citizens of the same country, and now they are going to encounter the pressure of foreign enemies, and these people cannot pretend that nothing is happening.

But what can be done? The whip is out of reach! It's also powerless. Besides, even if the whole army of Xiaoguo is pressed, it can't defeat the Turkic army. The Turks can mobilize an army of four or five hundred thousand people at any time, and Zhao Xun is really afraid of this kind of army with strong troops and cavalry charging into battle. His own earth-shattering thunder is not very effective against this kind of rapid field army.

Of course, if it was a battle to defend the city, Zhao Xun could also inflict great damage on the other party, but what if the Turks went around the city and went straight back? It can't be played, and it can't be guarded. Of course, if you really want to fight with the Turks, that's another matter, the main thing is that you no longer want to merge states, and if you want to support, you also need to merge with the cooperation of the states, and you have to sweep west from the five prefectures of Beiding. But with the relationship between Zhao Xun and Cao Gang, it is difficult to cooperate, and more importantly, this Cao Gang seems to be out of Situ Lei's control, and he is playing with self-respect. Moreover, there is a great sense of cooperation with the Turks.

"The Wei clan and the Heishui Sect have both suffered disasters, they have no place to loot, won't they attack the Beiding Five Mansions?" Zhao Xun spoke, interrupting the dull atmosphere.

Li Huaiyuan said with a smile: "If it weren't for my Xiaoguo army stationed in Beiding Wufu, with the current situation, Murowei and the Turks would have pounced on it a long time ago." It was only because they were afraid of the power of my earth-shattering thunder and the bravery of the Xiaoguo army that they retracted their claws. Of course, they will also test us to see how we react, and according to the news from the north, there are several small tribes, and more than 100 herdsmen have been plundered by the Murwei people. ”

When Zhao Xun heard this, he immediately said in a cold voice: "For their temptation, no matter what, we must give the strongest counterattack, otherwise, there will be a lot of trouble." Now is the time to restore the five mansions of Beiding, and it must not be destroyed because of the people of Murowei. Which army is now stationed in the five provinces of Beiding in rotation? ”

"The Third Mansion, the three soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Eight Banners."

"Give them an order at once, so that the cavalry of the Eight Banners of the Eight Banners of the Murwei will go north at once, and once again they will encounter the Murowei people crossing the border, and one will kill one and kill one, and all the seized property will belong to them. If the army of the Murwei people crosses the line, they will immediately report to the other armies, and the whole army will meet them. I'd like to see if this Wei man is determined to retreat if he wants to run into us. Zhao Xun said with a murderous aura.

For the five prefectures of Beiding, it is absolutely impossible to retreat now. If the people of Murowei feel that the Xiaoguo Army is not as strong as it actually is, it will disrupt their normal development. Therefore, it is better to fight with the people of Murowei than to let them have the slightest distraction about the five prefectures of Beiding. Even if there is, they will be cut off.

Suddenly, Zhao Xunyou said: "You say, can you let the Murwei people and the Black Water Turtle fight." Get them right. Wouldn't many of our goals be achieved? "The original plan to contain and even attack the Heishui Shen Tribes was abandoned because they wanted to maintain the stability of the Beiding Five Prefectures first, and now letting the two departments fight is greatly beneficial to the Xiaoguo Army.

The Murowei tribe and the Heishui Jing tribe are both two big clans in the old north, and if you want to talk about strength, they may not be strong, but they should not be underestimated. Life is simple and extremely strong. The Murwei people are located in the five provinces of Beiding, that is, directly north of the Khitan realm, while the Heishui Jie is located directly east of the Murwei people, and the two ethnic groups are close together. On weekdays, there are many contradictions.

"It's not easy to get them to fight head-on. Because both of them know that the other is the one who has been afflicted, even if they go to plunder, there is nothing to gain. Of course, if they don't have objects to plunder, it's also quite possible for each other. Situ Liang said slowly.

"However, I don't think that this room Wei people will not be lightly carried out with us, so in desperation, they will either find a way for themselves, or buy it, or exchange it. Or, they will go to raid the Black Water Turtle or the Liaodong Kingdom in the south of the Black Water Eagle. Compared with the Black Water Eagle, Liaodong is much richer, especially after our merchants enter and exit, they are even richer. I wonder if we can contact the people of Muwei and let them attack Liaodong, or even make way for us to make a passage in the northeast corner. Anyway, we have just recovered, and it is normal that some places are not in place. Situ Liang said with a smile.

Zhao Xun slapped his palm: "It's feasible, but first we have to subdue this barbaric guy." Otherwise, they won't be honest with us. Let the Shenji Battalion of the Third Mansion act together with the four of the Eight Banners of the Eight Banners of the Spirit, and give the people of Murowei a wake-up call, there are many more of our kind of things. Of course, it's best to use it at night to give these barbarians a bit of mythology. ”

Li Huaiyuan also nodded and said: "I think it's okay, after subduing the Murwei people, I can cooperate with him and let him fight with Liaodongguo." In this way, it can also avoid the Liaodong Kingdom and the Black Water Musk from being mixed in. We can also resell the exchanged equipment on both sides, and give direct support to non-military forces of different ranges according to the actual situation. Even, we can use the dozens of miles in the northeast corner as a passage for them to come and go, and let them cut each other off. ”

"Well, for the affairs of the five prefectures in Beiding, let the third prefecture send people and the Eight Banners of the Eagle-Eye Division, and let the Eagle Eye Division pay attention to the situation of the people in Murowei at any time."

"What happened to the Eastern Three Prefectures, the Liaodong Kingdom, the Su Mo Yan Tribe, and the Beihai Tribes?"

Pei Yi, the political envoy, said: "The three eastern provinces have been restored, after more than a year and a half of development, the current three eastern provinces can be described as the prefectures and counties of our Youzhou, and we have occupied an absolute advantage in terms of population. The fields are also completely arranged. The fields of those military tuns have also harvested a lot. However, in order not to affect the combat effectiveness of the army, after consulting with the Military Affairs Department, we decided to transfer these military cantonments to the county soldiers and government soldiers to take over, and at the time of harvest, half of them will go to the government treasury and half to these soldiers. ”

Because it was obtained out of thin air, and did not occupy his original income and land, the soldier did not object. These military cantonments can also be used as rewards in the future to give to those meritorious soldiers. ”

Zhao Xun nodded and agreed to this construction. The reason why the army was tun was because of the shortage of food during the period before last and last year, so Zhao Xun asked the soldiers to do this. Now that the treasury has stored a lot of grain, Zhao Xun doesn't want his professional army to become a construction corps.

"There has been no war between the Liaodong Kingdom and the Sumo Tribes during the winter, and of course, we have stopped trading arms with them. In addition, because of the snow disaster, many people moved into the land of the Eastern Three Prefectures and became the people of Youzhou. As for the Beihai Ministry, now they and the Beihai Ministry have basically weakened a few points, and many major wars have destroyed their foundation. Speaking of which, the current Beihai Protectorate can annex them at any time. They have asked us for help many times, asking us to provide food and fuel. Otherwise, in the past few months, there has been no major incident. ”

Zhao Xun nodded slightly, and said, "Very good, then the following will focus on the Murowei people, the Black Water Sect and the Liaodong Kingdom, and let them fight first." ”

"As for the Beihai tribes, don't do it for the time being, so as not to make the Liaodong Kingdom and the Su Mo Yan tribe feel uneasy. As for the support materials, you can, exchange them for horses from these tribal chiefs, and at the same time, you also have to buy the hearts of ordinary Beihai tribesmen. Zhao Xun said slowly.