After a month of practical testing, Li Zheng's capable people gradually stood out -- gold always shines.

In addition to the two old men, Zhang Shan and Zhao Wu, there were several other people who had housekeeping skills and a little prestige and management talent who were promoted by Li Zheng and became stewards.

Zhao Wu was appointed as the chief steward, and he had to handle all the affairs of the grassland, and he was only responsible to Li Zheng. Of course, although Zhao Wu's talent is average, it is no problem to manage hundreds of people.

Under Zhao Wu, there are four stewards. He is in charge of construction, cast iron, grazing and agriculture. These four men were the most powerful and convincing in their respective management, and they were naturally appointed as stewards.

Of course, Li Zheng's definition of grassland is a force, and there are naturally more than a few departments under it. But now the grassland is just getting started, and there is no need for anything else, and there is no suitable candidate.

Needless to say, Zhang Shan is best at fighting, killing, and killing. Therefore, the guard team that had just been established in the grassland was temporarily under his command and became a deputy commander. As for the commander, it is naturally Li Zheng himself.

Among the 150 Hu slaves at the beginning, 50 were picked out and were good at animal husbandry, and they were placed under the management of Zhao Wu. The other 100 men, together with the fifty young men selected from among the outcasts, formed the convoy, a total of 150 men.

Of these 150 people, only 80 were soldiers responsible for defense and attack, 30 were scouts, and the remaining 40 were Li Zheng's hunting team specially used to search for wild animals and later to capture wild animals!

The three detachments appointed four squad leaders. There were many soldiers, divided into two squads, with two captains.

Li Zheng came down from the hill, and without saying a word, he immediately found Zhang Shan and Zhao Wu.

First of all, Zhao Wufen was given the task of clearing the wasteland and planting wheat and winter vegetables. In these years, there are not many vegetables suitable for autumn and winter growth, and radish and woad are the most important ones - siad is cabbage. In addition, there are shallots, garlic and coriander.

After Li Zheng's order, Zhao Wu didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went down, and began to assign people and assign tasks.

Li Zheng smiled, it's better to have someone under him, you don't need to do ordinary things personally, just move your mouth.

Then he assembled the escort team, and first instructed the two battle detachments to take good care of their homes, and then they quietly went north with Zhang Shan and the hunting team.

The area north of Lingzhou, although it is only a branch of Helan Mountain, the steepness of the terrain is far less than the main vein of Helan Mountain. But as the group went deeper, the mountains gradually became taller.

The sun rose in the east, and the hoarfrost that adhered to the grass and trees melted as if it had rained heavily. It became more and more difficult to shuttle through the mountains and forests.

It wasn't until noon that the group walked out of the forest.

"That's"

Looking at the long dragon looming on the stretching ridge in the distance, Li Zheng's mind turned: "The Great Wall?!" ”

"The Lord is right."

The captain of the hunting team beside him, the Qiang Kamu Ke, replied in a timely manner: "That is the Great Wall built in the Qin period to resist the invasion of the Huns. ”

Kamuko was one of the 150 prisoners of war slaves, and because he was good at hunting and was very strong, he was convinced by the prisoners of war, so he became the captain of the hunt.

The origin of these 150 people, Li Zheng has long understood very clearly. They were once warriors of a small Qiang tribe east of Lingzhou, but were defeated and captured in a battle with another tribe.

For the terrain around Lingzhou, these semi-nomadic Qiang people naturally know best.

"It turned out to be the Great Wall of Qin." Li Zheng bowed slightly, turned his face to Zhang Shan and said, "Go to the Great Wall to rest first and eat some dry food." ”

"Whoa!"

Looking at the mountain, he ran a dead horse, and looked at the Great Wall as if it was on the ridge not far away, but he didn't expect to climb up after walking for more than half an hour.

Many people were tired and panting, and they couldn't wait to sit down, take out dry food, and prepare to fill their already empty stomachs.

Li Zheng's physique has been systematically strengthened, and now he is stronger than Zhang Shan. After walking for so long, I only sweated a little, my face looked more ruddy, and I didn't feel tired. Pressing the head knife on his waist and touching the mottled wall tiles of the monuments, Li Zheng jumped onto the city wall. Standing on the wall of the Great Wall, looking at the mountains and rivers in the distance, a feeling of being high above arises spontaneously.

I don't know when, Zhang Shan also climbed up.

"It's really spectacular, my lord, I've been in Liangzhou for several years, and I've never been to the Great Wall."

"Heh," Li Zheng said with a smile: "If you don't reach the Great Wall, you're not a hero, but you're a hero now - the Great Wall has been trampled under our feet, isn't it?" ”

"Haha, what the lord said is very true." Zhang Shan laughed and said.

Li Zheng lowered his head, looked at the Great Wall under his feet, shook his head and said: "When this thing was built back then, I don't know how many people died. ”

"The Qin people were brutal and died. However, the Great Wall is the northern barrier, which has protected the survival of the people for many years and made the northern land stable. This is also the only good thing that the Qin people have done. When Zhang Shan heard this, he said.

Li Zheng shook his head, slightly disdainful in his heart, and said: "Passive defense is better than taking the initiative to attack, the Great Wall is a dead thing, and talent is the key to determining victory or defeat" Speaking of this, Li Zheng shook his head again: "But at that time, the Huns were powerful, and the cavalry was vertical and horizontal, coming and going like the wind." At that time, the cavalry of the Qin State was just emerging, and the training methods and tactics were not yet mature, which was not enough to deal with the attacks of the Huns, and the construction of the Great Wall was also a helpless move. ”

"That's right." Zhang Shan was deeply touched: "My Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, not by the Great Wall!" ”

Li Zheng didn't speak again, just looked at the north from afar, looking at the endless sky, and an impulse surged in his heart. One day, his war horses will trove across the steppe and ravage Hulu. Let the Great Wall under your feet become an ornament, reflecting his prestige!

After a while, Li Zheng cleaned up his agitated mood and turned around and jumped off the city wall. Seeing that Kamuke and the others were almost resting, they continued their journey to the habitat of the wild horse herd.

After climbing over the Great Wall, the terrain gradually became gentle, and the terrain was already somewhat similar to the grassland.

As he walked forward, Li Zheng asked Kamuke about the specific situation in this area.

Kamu is a seasoned hunter, and he knows everything about the situation in this area, like a virtual map, imprinted in his mind.

Wherever there are herds of wild horses, where tigers and wolves may appear, and where there are puddles in rivers, he knows them all.

"North of the Great Wall, it should be the territory of the Huns, right?"

Listening to Kamuke's introduction, Li Zheng suddenly turned to ask questions.

"The word of the Lord is very true." Kamuke said in a humble tone: "This area belongs to the Hetao, and the water and grass are abundant, so it is a good place for grazing. From here to the west, along the banks of the Great River, there seems to be a Xiongnu Beluo. To the east is the territory of the Xiongnu tribes. ”

"Don't fall behind the Huns?"

Regarding the Tu Ministry, Li Zheng had a certain understanding when he communicated with Zhang Shan. After all, Tu Ge is a big Xiongnu clan, with huge power and tens of thousands of armor, and everyone in the north knows it.

But for the Huns, Li Zheng scratched his head a little.

"Master, the Huns are not Huns, but slaves of the Huns!" Kamuke replied: "The Huns once attacked the Western Regions, and Beiluo is a tribe composed of the descendants of these slaves from the Western Regions, obeying the orders of the Huns. ”

"I see!" Li Zheng was stunned.

"I've heard of it." Zhang Shan said at this time: "The people of the Xiongnu seem to call themselves the Qianren. ”

"Karma?!"

Li Zheng was slightly stunned. In the chaos of his world history, aren't there the Karma people? Knowing the existence of this tribe, Li Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed.

"So, how powerful is this tribe of the Qiang people?"

"There may be thousands of households, a population of more than 30,000, and at least a few thousand elite soldiers!" Kamuke replied.

"Hmm" Li Zheng secretly calculated. A tribe of tens of thousands of people and thousands of elite soldiers, for Li Zheng, that is a behemoth.

It seems that they cannot be provoked in a short time.

"The survival of this tribe is a great threat to our pastures." Li Zheng pondered: "If the grassland wants to develop and grow, we must move this stone and occupy more places with abundant water and grass, this is ours."

After a pause, Li Zheng continued: "Tu all the tribes are not easy to provoke, in comparison, it is easier to deal with the Qiang people, from now on, we should strengthen our understanding of them, and it is best to send a fine work to infiltrate them."

Speaking of this, Li Zheng sighed slightly.

There are not enough people under him, and there are too few people who are trusted by his henchmen, so he can't set up a department like a spy in a short time.

"It seems that the scouts can only pay more attention to collecting information in this regard," Li Zheng made up his mind.

Zhang Shan and Kamuke listened to Li Zheng's words and couldn't help but look at each other. What does the pasture look like now? can't even take out a decent armed force, and Li Zheng, the master, has already thought of plotting against the Xiongnu forces, which seems too fanciful, right?

As we walked, time flew by, and by the afternoon when the sun was about to set the horizon, we finally arrived at our destination.

Standing on a hill, Kamuke pointed to a valley not far away, leaned slightly, and said to Li Zheng: "Master, that is the habitat of the wild horses." The herd is only within a 10-mile radius of the herd, and when it gets dark, they return to live here. As he spoke, he looked at the sky and said, "I should be back soon." ”

Li Zheng nodded and said, "You have made great contributions to finding the horses." ”

"It is the honor of the slaves to serve the master!"

Nodding with satisfaction, Li Zheng said, "Since this is the case, let's hurry up and prepare." Cut down some trees, and when the horses enter the valley, they will block the mouth of the valley - I want all the horses! ”

"Whoa!"