A few days later, in the Shiqu Pavilion, the knife room was buried in the endless files, carefully searching for the information. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In these materials, there are ancient records.

As far back as a thousand years ago.

There are also modern records, including reports of Han envoys to the Xiongnu in the past few decades, reports sent back by the Heli Mountain garrison after the Han army occupied Heli Mountain, as well as the words and words of the Xiongnu nobles who returned to Yihou and surrendered.

"It's really a bit difficult...... "Knife math closed the book and sighed to himself.

After reading hundreds of thousands of words of information, archives and intelligence, Daoma understood.

The problem of the Qiang people is countless times more complicated than that of the Hao people.

Compared with the Hao people, the Qiang people have not had a unified leader since ancient times.

No one has ever been able to unify the Qiang tribes.

Therefore, the problem of the Qiang people is no longer something that can be solved by winning over a few high-level officials.

At present, the Han family has mastered the larger Qiang tribes, including Guqiang, Quqiang, Diqiang, Wulanqiang, Guzangqiang, Heliqiang, etc.

What's even more troublesome is that these different Qiang tribes not only do not belong to each other, but also have different habits, habits, languages, and even beliefs.

Moreover, these Qiang tribes all call deep mountains, canyons and forests as their homes.

They live in the midst of towering mountains, hidden deep in dense forests.

In these other places, where it is difficult to walk, the Qiang people walk on the ground and walk like flying.

At present, the Han army is a field army with cavalry as the main combat force.

Almost all of his talent was directed to warfare in the open plains and vast grasslands, and the experience of mountain warfare was extremely scarce.

Of course, it is not that there are no armies that are good at mountain warfare.

For example, Meihou's Hepu army and the county soldiers of Changsha have rich experience in mountain warfare.

However, the troops were transferred from Hepu Pass or Changsha and went to Heli Mountain.

This will span more than 10,000 miles, and it will take at least half a year.

When these Hepu soldiers and Changsha soldiers arrived at Heli Mountain, the daylilies were cold!

Not to mention, the money, food and resources that need to be spent on transporting an army of thousands of miles are a bottomless pit in itself.

Even if, he persuaded the court and Ju Meng to allow the transfer of Changsha soldiers or Hepu soldiers.

However, after more than 10,000 miles of marching, can the army still have combat effectiveness?

Will these soldiers, who live in the lowly wetlands of the south, be able to adapt to the local water and soil?

There's a big question mark over that.

Anyway, I'm in a bit of trouble right now.

He had to find a reliable army that could adapt and be good at fighting in the mountains.

As soon as he thought of this, Daojian stood up and walked out of Shiqu Pavilion.

The two officials who had been waiting at the door immediately stepped forward and closed the door for him, locking it at the same time.

This is the rule of Shiqu Pavilion, and all files are confidential.

Even if an official of the level of the knife room wants to consult the archives in the Shiqu Pavilion, he needs to apply to the Taishi Ling Yamen, and only after approval can he be allowed to do so.

And in the process of review, in principle, it is not allowed to be taken away or copied.

It is said that only high-ranking officials at the level of Jiuqing can copy certain contents.

In the process of review, there will be special personnel to monitor and supervise.

"Captain Dao, Taishi Ling asked the subordinate to tell him: If the Lieutenant comes to check it next time, he can come here without applying, and he can come here directly to ......," an official said softly.

"Thank you Taishi Gong...... for me," Daojian hurriedly returned the salute.

In recent years, the status of the Taishi Ling Yamen has gradually improved, and it has changed from the original royal retainers to a department specializing in the management and custody of Han archives, official documents and various confidential documents.

It's even more close to 2,000 stones!

And the Maoling Library, which is directly supervised by Tai Shiling himself, has now become a holy place in the hearts of the world's corporals.

Out of Shiqu Pavilion, the knife got into a carriage and went straight to the mansion of Guiping Jun in Qili.

In the past few days, the communication between Daojian and the ruler of the empire has been frequent and close.

In fact, the knife room is very familiar with Zhuo Wangsun, Cheng Zhengying and the big men in Chang'an City.

Because the Jingfu Duwei Yamen itself is facing the merchants and nobles of Chang'an.

The arrival of the knife room immediately alarmed Zhuo Wangsun.

The ruler of the empire and the king of Guiping is now a rich man with a big belly and a great pampering.

He didn't even pay much attention to business, and he had been living in Chang'an to learn the lifestyle of nobles and ministers.

The next generation of Zhuo's is likely to turn from business to official.

The huge industry of the Zhuo family may be taken over by the Shaofu.

Of course, this is all rumor, and no one knows what the real situation is.

But there is one thing that is clear - this Guiping Jun has been deliberately providing all kinds of support for the external expansion of the Han army in recent years.

"The Captain is here today, but he already has an idea?" As soon as he entered the mansion, Zhuo Wangsun couldn't wait to ask.

"Hmm......" Daojian nodded, and smiled at Zhuo Wangsun: "In the past few days, I have already learned something from the archives and records in Shiqu Pavilion......

When Zhuo Wangsun heard this, his smiling face immediately squeezed into a ball. He said to the knife: "If there is a place in the Ming Mansion that needs a certain family, just say it bluntly......"

For his part, he had received unmistakable and accurate information from the Imperial Palace—the Son of Heaven was very appreciative of his wealth and resources to assist the Han army in its operations in the south of the Makunan.

So much so that Aiwu and Wu, the Son of Heaven Lin Xing Zhuo Concubine and Cheng Zheng have more times than usual.

This is critical!

Zhuo Wangsun is now praying to Taiyi every day, offering incense to Gukou Erlang, asking the two gods to bless his daughter to give birth to a prince!

Once the daughter gave birth to the prince, then the identity of the Zhuo family's royal relatives was stable.

Zhuo's future will also have a reliable guarantee!

And if the daughter wants to give birth to a prince, the number of times the Son of Heaven is fortunate is very crucial!

What's more, it is not unprofitable for him to do these things.

At least, he made a lot of money in the matter of Makunan.

This kind of thing that can not only make money, but also shoot horses, Zhuo Wangsun is naturally desperate to do.

Now, this matter of Heli Mountain is amazing.

According to the news that Zhuo Wangsun learned, this place is not only related to the national policy of the Han family, but also related to countless Qiang people!

In addition, Heli Mountain is large, with a radius of thousands of miles and abundant resources.

The peat, iron ore and copper ore contained in it are unknown.

In public and private, King Zhuo had no way to refuse the request of the knife room.

"Come here, ...... for two things" Accompanied by Zhuo Wangsun, Daojian walked into the living room of Guiping Jun's Mansion, and said as he walked: "First, is your promise made the day before yesterday valid?" ”

Zhuo Wangsun invited the knife room to a seat, ordered someone to serve snacks and tea, and then said with a smile: "Of course it works......

"The Ming Mansion is here, as long as the Qiang people are caught, this monarch will take all ......" Zhuo Wangsun took the teacup and replied with a smile.

The supply of slave labor in the southwestern countries has plummeted since the beginning of this year.

Since the beginning of Spring February, he and Cheng Zhengying have only received no more than 3,000 people from the Southwest Yi Kingdom.

It's a real mess for the two of them!

Without slave labor, the operation of mines and smelting workshops would not be sustainable.

And they can no longer adapt to production without slave labor.

Fortunately, the Makunan side should be able to continuously replenish new workers in the next few years.

However, sooner or later, the supply of Makunan will also dry up.

For the sake of the future, Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zhengying had to fight their minds elsewhere.

Instigating and supporting the Han army's external expansion was the best choice.

Daojian listened and nodded, as long as the attitude of Zhuo Wangsun and Cheng Zhengying could be maintained, then most of the worries in his heart would be reduced.

In this world, there is really nothing that cannot be done with money.

At least, that's what happened in the eyes of the knife.

There is money to make the grinding ghost!

"That's good......" Daojian smiled: "Ming Gong said so, I will be relieved in the next ......"

In the past few days, he has reached an agreement with Zhuo Wangsun, Cheng Zhengying, Tian Guang and other big families.

The Qiang slave laborers in Heli Mountain, these big men all ate them.

The price is also undeceiving, calculated by the market price.

And it is calculated in terms of the price of slave labor in Chang'an!

And now, the price of slave labor in Chang'an is not cheap.

A male slave in the prime of life is worth more than 15,000 yuan, and a female slave is slightly inferior, but it is also worth 12,000.

Minor slaves range from five thousand to seven thousand.

Of course, these are the prices of the Yidi Nu maid.

As for Hannu?

Since the sixth year of Yuande, none of the Han people in Chang'an City have been slaves.

Even the nobles and ministers have changed their Han family slaves and maids under their names into vests - called contract workers.

Although the treatment and status are still the same, the situation and freedom are much greater.

At least, the contractor is just a hired laborer, and the master can no longer kill, torture and humiliate at will.

At the same time as the body workers were booming, Yidi slaves were also widely used.

The cheap, unhuman Yidi slaves were used by the nobles and powerful of Chang'an for all kinds of heavy and dangerous work.

Some middle-class people will even buy a slave to replace themselves in the service of forced labor at critical moments.

In the current market, there is almost no possibility of unsalable slaves.

And this environment makes the knife room have great operability.

There will be brave men under the reward!

What's more, the price of slaves and maids is so high!

There will be countless people who will take the risk for it.

He may even be able to use this to make a lot of political achievements.

Of course, there will also be a stigma.

But it doesn't matter, his reputation has long been stinky, and there is no shortage of such a black spot.

Putting down the teacup in his hand, he looked at Zhuo Wangsun between the knives, and arched his hand: "I took the liberty to come here today, and this second thing is to ask Your Excellency to introduce me to the envoy of the kings of the Southwest Yi Kingdoms......

Since the spring of February, after the pilgrimage of the Son of Heaven to the Southwest Yi countries, the monarchs of all countries have held their crown princes hostage in Chang'an. On the one hand, it is to learn the culture and etiquette of the Han family, and by the way, it is to gild in Taixue, and on the other hand, it is to let these princes contact with the Han nobles as soon as possible and establish relations, so as to ensure the safety and survival of the country.

And these protons are currently arranged by Da Honglu and live in Taixue, and they can't be touched by idlers at all.

But as long as this Guiping monarch has a Nunu mouth, the princes of various countries will immediately rush over.

There is no way, although the countries of Southwest Yi are now protected by the Son of Heaven, they are still deeply afraid of the two great demon kings of Linqiong.

"Well......" Zhuo Wangsun was a little curious: "The Ming Mansion wants to see the protons of various countries, what is the matter?" ”

"I heard that there are many mountains and mausoleums in the southwest Yi countries, and their soldiers are good at climbing mountains and mountains and looking for jungle ......" Daojian said with a smile: "Therefore, I want to borrow some troops from other countries......

To be precise, it should be to let the countries of Southwest Yi send troops to Heli Mountain, front him and cannon fodder, and go to the mountains and forests to find out those hidden Qiang tribes.

By the way, it is also used to knock and weaken the national strength of various countries.

You must know that the southwestern Yi countries, although they were tortured very badly by Cheng Zhengying and Zhuo Wangsun.

But because of this, it was a blessing in disguise, and the armies of all countries that survived were generally okay in combat effectiveness.

In particular, Yu Guo and Zuo Guo, the two pioneers of Cheng Zhengying and Zhuo Wangsun's slave hunting cause, quickly became strong through the slave hunting cause.

Its land area has tripled and its population has more than doubled.

The army of the Yu Kingdom is even more famous among the southwestern Yi, known as the 'wolf soldiers'.

Thinking about it between the swords, what do you want so many soldiers and horses to do in the southwest?

It's better to hand them all over and let them expand the territory for the Han Empire!

The beauty of this matter lies in the fact that, first, the Southwest Yi countries sent troops to die for the monarch's father, which can prove their loyalty and let them get more resources, and second, the soldiers of the various countries can enjoy the treatment of the Han army nearby, be indoctrinated, and return to the country the next day, they will become the most hardcore pro-Han faction, and most of the Southwest Yi problem will be solved. The environment of the three Southwest Yi countries is quite similar to the mountains around Heli Mountain, and the soldiers of the Southwest Yi countries, although their combat strength is a little worse, they still have no problem dealing with the Qiang people.

The so-called strategy of razing and razing, the knife room has long been very skilled in Anton.

Use the Hao people to deal with the people of Zhenfan and Fuyu, use the Xianbei people and Wuheng people to control the genus of Ding Ling and Wo Fu, and then use the Korean clan to balance the Japanese slaves.

The hatred of all ethnic groups is always on each other, and the Han people are always pure and kind, which is simply a perfect design!

As for whether the Southwest Yi countries will agree?

Do they dare to refuse?

Daojian could have sent a letter to Weiyang Palace, asking the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to recruit soldiers and horses from the Southwest Yi countries.

But, on closer thought, Knife gave up on this idea.

Everything needs the help of the Son of Heaven, what is the use of asking courtiers?

If you want to climb up, the key is to share your worries for you.

Besides, there are actually some stains on this matter, and when you are a courtier, you naturally have to take the blame for your father as soon as possible.

I'd rather die than let the Divine Son of Heaven be tainted with filth!

This is critical......

Of course, in this way, the nature of the armies of the Southwest Yi countries changed.

The Son of Heaven issued an edict to recruit them, and they were the Han army, with an establishment, an identity, and the same treatment as the Han army.

And now Daojian and Zhuo Wangsun have discussed and recruited troops and horses from the southwest.

Although it still has to be approved by the Son of Heaven, it is approved by the edict.

But its nature has changed from a royal division to a mercenary.

Mercenaries - take money to do things, and do things with flashes.

No establishment, no identity, great at most, the title of a Southwest Yi Volunteer will be added in the future.