Luo Zheng sat cross-legged on the soft couch without any image, tore the roast leg of lamb handed over by his own soldiers, and said: "The weather will start to warm up in a few days, and the snow will begin to melt, how is the spring plowing preparation?" ”

Xun Yu said: "The general can rest assured, when the snow melts, he will send people to clear the wasteland and farmland on both sides of the Zhishui in the territory, and when the land is thawed, he will organize the people and captives to turn over the soil and cultivate the land, divert water to irrigate the fields, and miss the spring ploughing." ”

Luo Zheng nodded again and again: "That's good, this is good!" The northwest is bitterly cold, and I heard that only one season of wheat can be planted a year, and if the spring ploughing is missed, nearly 20,000 mouths will have to ask for food this year. Therefore, spring ploughing is the biggest thing, but if Wen Wen presides over the overall situation, General Ben will be relieved. By the way, enough seeds? ”

Xun Yu said: "Enough is enough, but the remaining four thousand stone grain seeds are not a good seed, and I am sending people to negotiate with the nearby Xiaoyue clan and Sister Le Qiang to see if we can exchange cattle, sheep and horses for some good grain seeds." ”

Luo Zheng immediately perked up, and said in an 'oh' voice: "Tell me about the surrounding Qianghu people!" ”

Xun Yu ordered people to hang up the geographical map of mountains and rivers, walked under the screen and pointed to the map: "General, please see, since the time of the former Han Dynasty, the nomadic Qiang people on the Qiang Plains of 800 miles in the west have been constantly moving inward. To Guangwu Zhongxing, Fubo general Ma Yuan conquered Xiqiang, the Qiang people began to move inward on a large scale, mainly in Liangzhou Jincheng, Longxi, Beidi, Anding, Hanyang and other counties to settle down, and later some Qiang people moved to Sanfu to settle, Liangzhou has been in constant war, it can be said that there is a direct relationship with the Qiang people's internal migration. ”

In fact, there are far more Qiang people in most areas of Liangzhou than Han people, taking the Qiang Guard Department as an example, the Han people are less than 1,000 households, but the Qiang people who have not entered the official household registration are at least 50,000 people. Among them, the largest Le Sister Qiang and Xiaoyue clan, it is said that the population exceeds 20,000, and they have been nomadic in the area of Longwei Mountain (not Longwei Mountain, Henan) and Jiming Mountain. ”

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "There are less than 1,000 registered people, why are there so few?" ”

Xun Yu smiled bitterly: "The general doesn't know, when Yu checked the household registration, he found that there were 1,592 households and 4,826 people in the fifth year of Guanghe. However, in recent years, Liangzhou has been in war for many years, and the people have either died of famine and war or fled in large numbers, and the specific number of household registrations cannot be counted for the time being, and it is estimated that there will be 500 households. ”

Luo Zheng's face suddenly became very ugly, "Five hundred households, at most a thousand people, such a few people, how can they support the eight thousand troops of this general's land, and there will be no recruitment in the future." ”

Xun Yu sighed, this is an innate condition, which cannot be overcome by human beings.

Luo Zheng asked again, "In addition to Xiaoyue Clan and Le Sister Qiang, what other foreign tribes are there in Lingju?" ”

Jing Yu said: "There are more than a dozen tribes large and small, with populations ranging from hundreds to thousands. ”

"How many soldiers does Xiaoyue and Le Sister Qiang have?"

Luo Zheng slowly knocked on the table and asked, his mind was already thinking about whether to rob these foreigners.

Xun Yu replied: "Sister Le Qiang has no less than 8,000 people who control the strings, and there are no less than 5,000 people who control the strings of the Xiaoyue clan. ”

Luo Zheng said: "During the Zhongping period, the Qiang people rebelled, why didn't Sister Le Qiang and Xiaoyue's clan rebel?" ”

Li Meng hurriedly said: "General, this last general knows that Sister Le Qiang and Xiaoyue are both women in charge, and it is their duty to hide at home and wait for men to give birth to babies, and if they rebel, they can't be emperors, and there is a danger of being exterminated, so the girls don't do it." ”

"Hahaha!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Luo Zheng also looked abrupt, and then said with a lewd smile: "A woman can manage twenty or thirty thousand people, and even a man can control it. ”

Wang Fang said with a smile: "At least they are all old women over forty years old." ”

Luo Zheng frowned, "Then forget it, General Ben is not interested in old women." ”

"Hey, hey, hey!"

The generals all laughed, laughing very much.

Luo Zheng said: "Send someone to tell Zhuqiang, according to ten people and one sheep, one hundred people and ten stone grain, within ten days to send the calculated grain, grass and sheep to the Qiang Lieutenant Department, if you dare not obey, the general will send troops to set foot in the cottage, and no people and animals will be left." ”

"Wait!"

Xun Yu hurriedly said: "General, this matter should not be rushed, and Sister Le Zhuqiang did not rebel, if someone is sent to force it, how different is it from the bandits, it will definitely cause Zhuqiang to rebound at that time, but it is not conducive to the stability of Xiqiang." ”

Luo Zheng frowned and said: "However, at present, our army has no surplus grain, and the remaining cattle and sheep can't eat for a few days. ”

Xun Yu said: "As far as I know, the lord has a lot of money and goods, why not send the envoys all over Zhuqiang and Xiaoyue's clan, and exchange the goods with Zhuqiang for cattle and sheep grain, if you don't follow, it's not too late to send troops to ask for it." ”

Luo Zheng thought about it, and then said categorically: "Just follow Wenruo's words, do it quickly." ”

Xun Yu arched his hand and said, "Obey the order." ”

Luo Zheng said again: "In addition to Lingju County, what other Qiang tribes are under the command of the Qiang Guard? ”

Xun Yu said: "There are still Zhongqiang branches, and there are more than 10,000 mouths; Burn when the Qiang department, there are more than 30,000 mouths. These two Qiang tribes are nomadic in the northern foothills of the Gaolan Mountains. And the frozen Qiang department, there are more than 6,000 mouths, nomadic in the eastern part of Longwei Mountain; Yunnan Naqiang Department, there are more than 4,000 mouths, nomadic in the southern foot of Laji Mountain; The Gongtang Qiang Department, with a mouth of 15,000, is nomadic at the southern foot of Gaolan Mountain, and there are some small tribes of thousands of people who cannot be counted for the time being, and most of the remaining Qiang people have rebelled. ”

Luo Zheng nodded and said, "When the people tell these Qiang tribes, they say that this general will go out of the town of Xiqiang, as long as they pay the land taxes on time, this general doesn't want to embarrass them." ”

After saying this, he paused, his eyes showed a fierce look, and he said: "If there is anyone who does not comply, this general will not spare it." ”

Xun Yu hesitated: "Although the Qiang's Captain's Department has the right to collect taxes from the Qiang's Department, since Emperor Huan, the Han Dynasty has declined, and the Western Qiang Commander's Department no longer pays taxes to the Qiang's Captain's Department. When the general first arrived in Lingju, if he was forced by strong means, not only would he not be able to collect money and grain taxes, but he was also afraid that he would force the Xiqiang tribes to rebel, would he be in a hurry? ”

Luo Zheng said in a dark voice: "Our ancestors often said that if the master is weak, the minister is strong, and the slave will definitely bully the master." What else can I say to these capricious foreigners, it is better to use force directly than by any means. If you use gentle means, it will make these aliens think that my Han people are easy to deceive. However, what Wen Ruo said is also right, you can't force all the Qiang people to rebel, otherwise it will only cheapen Han Sui's house. On the first day of the first month of February, the general wanted to gather the leaders of the Qiang to discuss the matter of agriculture and animal husbandry, and the location Wen Ruo sent someone to investigate on the spot to see where it was appropriate, and ordered the leaders of the departments to come to the alliance. ”

Xun Yu happily arched his hand and said, "Obey the order." ”

After discussing some details, Luo Zheng got up and prepared to leave.

At this moment, a doorman suddenly rushed in and said loudly: "General, Han Sui's envoy asks to see you." ”

"Han Sui's envoy?"

Luo Zheng was stunned, "What did Han Sui send someone to see General Ben?" ”

The doorman replied, "The villain doesn't know." ”

Luo Zheng had a thought in his mind, waved his hand and said, "Bring it in." ”

The doorman obeyed, and soon brought in a young scribe in his twenties.

"Who is Luo Zheng?"

The young scribe was extremely arrogant, and he obviously saw Luo Zheng sitting on the main throne with a golden sword, but he turned a blind eye, and his eyes proudly scanned everyone, and finally fell on Luo Zheng, and asked unceremoniously.

Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, Li Meng, Wang Fang and other generals immediately changed their faces, and they all drew their swords in anger.

Even Xun Yu, a gentleman with excellent cultivation, couldn't help frowning, and he didn't like young scribes to be domineering.

Luo Zheng waved his hand, stopped the generals, and said without changing his face: "General Ben is, who are you?" ”

"In Xia Han Song is also!"

The young scribe said proudly: "My lord heard that Zunjia went out of the town of Xiqiang, and he came down to congratulate him. ”

"Presumptuous!"

Xu Chu yelled and couldn't help but take a step forward.

Zhao Yun, Li Meng, Wang Fang and others were even more pale, and their eyes were about to kill.

I've seen it arrogantly, but I've never seen it so arrogant.

Even if he is a minister of the imperial court, no one will be so blind in front of Luo Zheng.

A mere envoy sent by Han Sui dared to be so presumptuous.

Xu Chu and the others will regard Luo Zheng as a celestial, how can they not hate and be angry.

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