As expected by the county Cheng Sun Jian, after the Sui army entered Gaotang County, Gaotang County was like a huge magnet, which quickly gathered the people scattered in Qinghe County to Gaotang County, Qinghe County has been in turmoil for five years, and all the people have an unusual desire for safety, Wang Shichong did not bring them stability, on the contrary, it was no less brutal than Zhang Jincheng, although Yang Yichen was good, but his time in office was too short, most of the time was fought with the thief leader Geqian of Douzigang, lacking a cohesive force.

But Zhang Xuan is completely different, not only his army is strict in military discipline, does not plunder the people and harms the people, and the army is good at fighting, can effectively protect civilians, more importantly, Zhang Xuan himself has a high political affinity, can reuse good officials, he attaches importance to production, encourages farming and weaving, not only can the people live, but also let the people live well, Beihai County is the best example, Beihai County's animal husbandry has developed rapidly, even ordinary people can occasionally eat mutton.

The people's eyes are bright, Zhang Xuan's reputation spread rapidly in Qingzhou and Qinghe County, which also made him have a strong attraction, when he entered Gaotang County, the people of Qinghe County began to boil, and moved to Gaotang from all directions.

Of course, the wheat harvest is imminent, the main labor force will still stay to harvest the wheat, but the old and weak women and children go first, even so, when Zhang Xuan returned from Hejian County with the backbone of the Bohai Society and prisoners of war, the outside of Gaotang County has become extremely lively, there are ox carts and mule carts everywhere, women holding children, the old people trembling on crutches, the carts are filled with all kinds of crude daily necessities, the children are running and laughing, and the women are shouting worriedly, making the city gate particularly lively.

The cavalry team slowly entered the county seat from the west gate, and Zhang Xuan came to the gathering place with the largest number of people surrounded by more than a dozen personal soldiers. "See the big handsome!"

Zhang Xuan looked at the lively crowd and asked with a smile: "Is this the people who came to Gaotang County from all over the country?" ”

"Exactly, at most, it came from Qinghe County, and today is the third batch."

Zhang Xuan nodded, he looked around again, but found that there were not many young men, most of them were old people, children and women. He asked, "Why are there so few young men?" ”

"They also had to harvest wheat, and many people rushed back after sending their families here."

Sun Jian smiled bitterly and said: "I have asked many people, they just want to send their parents, wives and children to a safe place, but they still want to continue farming, after all, they are reluctant to give up the grain fields that have been cultivated." ”

"Isn't there any land for them here?"

"Even if they are given land, they will still occupy the land at both ends, and many officials have raised objections."

Zhang Xuan shook his head and said, "That's why I said that you don't have the courage to do things, what is the current Qinghe County." Not only Qinghe County, but also other counties, thousands of miles of red fields, the people's livelihood is withering, how precious the farmers who farm the land, there is a lot of land, as long as they can plant, we will give as much as we can. Even if they were reluctant to give up the land in Qinghe County for a while, only the thief army would kill them. They are all ready-made strong men, and no one can run away, do you think they don't understand this truth? As long as the land in Gaotang County is reclaimed, they don't have time to run at both ends, they will definitely come to their wives and children, and it is good if they occupy ten hectares of land. It doesn't matter if you have a hundred hectares of land, and then redistribute the land when the world is stable in the future, you can give as much as you want, which is called this time and that time, understand? ”

Sun Jian nodded silently. He understood, Zhang Xuan patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "I just want to explain that population is more important than land, but in fact, you can't occupy it at will like this, you can refer to the method of Beihai County, the land is divided into official land and private land, private land is a quota, official land is leased, depending on the ability, in a word, reluctant children can't trap wolves, don't be so petty." ”

"Humble duty understood."

"Let's do it now! After the wheat is harvested, let them come to Gaotang County to reclaim the land, and if there is a shortage of manpower, they can ask the army to assist. ”

Sun Jian agreed, then turned around and left, Zhang Xuan did not enter the crowd to greet, but looked at the old and weak women and children who followed the soldiers into the city from a distance, he was thinking about how to settle these people, he imagined that Zhang Xutuo's Qi County plan before, with Licheng County as the center, the people are distributed around, if there is danger, the people immediately enter the city for refuge, this is the castle plan, it is a program that has been effective for thousands of years to preserve the population, which can save the deployment of the army to the greatest extent.

In many cases, his war with the enemy is actually a war for population, and whoever has the population has the greatest war resources.

"Dashuai!" A deep voice came from behind him.

Zhang Xuan turned around, only to see Li Jing appear behind him at some point.

"Is there something wrong with the pharmacist?"

"Dashuai, I want to talk to you."

"About what"

"Bohai Society!"

Zhang Xuan nodded, and asked the pro-soldier to give up a horse, "Get on the horse!" ”

Li Jing turned over and followed Zhang Xuan along the official road to the north, followed by the soldiers who followed them from afar.

On both sides are large wheat fields, the wheat is already yellow, the breeze blows, the wheat waves roll, showing an endless golden color.

"A good harvest today!" Zhang Xuan looked at Mai Lang and smiled with satisfaction.

Li Jing looked a little worried, Zhang Xuan glanced at him and smiled: "Could it be that the pharmacist is also a member of the Bohai Society?" ”

"That's not it, I have nothing to do with the Bohai Society."

"So what's the concern?"

Li Jing sighed, "I'm afraid that the marshal will make a mistake and let go of this good opportunity to exterminate the Bohai Society." ”

Zhang Xuan laughed, "I want to hear about it!" ”

"Dashuai may not know much about the deep penetration of the Bohai Society in Hebei, I was born in the Li clan of Zhao County, in my memory, from my father's generation, the Bohai Society began to contact with the Hebei Shi Clan, at that time they were still called the Daqi Relic Society, although the Hebei family has not completely fallen to the Bohai Society, but after decades of contact and development, I believe that the Hebei family has been inextricably linked with the Bohai Society."

"I actually know!"

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "There are also people in the Lu family who have joined the Bohai Society, and they are still important figures, even Luo Yi and Dou Jiande are also members of the Bohai Society, and they also have foreign aid, Goguryeo has always supported the Bohai Society, since the Northern Qi Dynasty, the two have been allies, which is also an important reason why the first emperor launched the campaign against Goguryeo." ”

"What is the Marshal going to do with the Bohai Society?"

Zhang Xuan smiled: "I still decided to let them go." ”

Li Jing was stunned, and only said after a while: "How can the handsome man explain to the imperial court?" ”

Zhang Xuan said slowly: "I actually know very well that the Bohai Society will infiltrate Hebei, I know that letting these people go is to let the tiger return to the mountain, but everything has to weigh the pros and cons, the Bohai Society is of course my enemy, but having them in Hebei, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for me, I still need the existence of the Bohai Society, at least within this year, I still need such an enemy, once I don't need it, it's not too late for me to eradicate them, to be honest, I really didn't take the Bohai Society to heart, as for the imperial court"

Jang Hyun smiled, "I think someone will handle this for me." ”

"Dashuai refers to Yu Shiji?"

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Since he has expressed his willingness to make me a friend, I will see how he performs." ”

"But what if he doesn't keep his promise? How can Da Shuai put his fate in the hands of others. ”

Zhang Xuan smiled: "Aren't there more than a thousand Bohai Navy soldiers?" They're just going to plug this loophole. ”

Li Jing sighed helplessly, he knew that Zhang Xuan had made up his mind, not that he could persuade him, Zhang Xuan understood his regretful feelings, and persuaded him in turn: "Woe and blessing rely on, blessing and misfortune lurk, if there is no Bohai will be active in Hebei, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Qingzhou, why did the Son of Heaven choose me to come to Hebei, isn't it because I don't have a family background?" In the same way, if I eradicate the Bohai Society, then I will have no value to the Son of Heaven, and I will even become the second Yang Yichen, so I said that it is beneficial and harmless for me to leave an enemy now. ”

"Although it is reasonable, I feel that the risk is still too great."

Zhang Xuan said lightly: "Hebei is not only controlled by the scholars, there are many old nobles of the Northern Qi Dynasty, they still have a lot of power in the counties, they have brothers, sons and nephews, the family is no less than the family, tens of millions of people, if you kill these seventy captured members of the Bohai Society, it is equivalent to adding an enemy to yourself in Hebei, and will always be hated and resisted by them, if you can't kill them all, I think it's better to let them be used by me, the Bohai Society can make them loyal, why can't I let them support?" ”

"Handsome and clever, or am I short-sighted!" Li Jing completely understood Zhang Xuan's intentions, and he was a little ashamed in his heart.

Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "You are not short-sighted, it's just that the two of us have different starting points, you are thinking from the perspective of the family, while I am thinking from the perspective of the superior, so the choice is different, if I am from a family, maybe I will make the same choice as you." ”

"Dashuai is right, it is indeed a different starting point." Li Jing wanted to say that Zhang Xuan was thinking from the perspective of a king, and he was thinking from the perspective of a courtier, but he hesitated, but he didn't say it.

Zhang Xuan understood Li Jing's mood, and he didn't say anything more, so he smiled and said, "Go back!" Tomorrow morning we will cross the river and return to Qi County, it is time to hurry up and clean the dirt of the six counties of Qingzhou, before I come back, I will urgently order that Qingzhou is strictly forbidden to release eagles or pigeons. (To be continued.) )