The situation developed as Fanning judged, and three days later, news came from the Tang County wharf that the Abe family envoy had arrived at the wharf.

At this time, Fan Ning was listening to the resettlement report of the Kun people in the official office, and when he got the news of the arrival of the Abe family envoy, Fan Ning immediately asked Yu Xiaonian to receive the Abe family envoy.

"You go on!" Fanning smiled at Cai Zhu.

Cai Zhu bowed slightly, and continued: "Although Saven looks more cowardly, but this person is actually ruthless, after he became the chief elder, he first cleansed Wu Gan's family, Wu Gan's three sons were all killed by him, Wu Gan's more than a dozen cronies also died under his knife, now he has controlled the Kun clan, the other four elders are all submissive to him, he has actually become the only decision-maker of the Kun clan. ”

Fanning is not surprised, he has long seen through the essence of people like Savin, wagging his tail and begging for mercy externally, and being cruel internally, this kind of person is unfortunate for the Kun people, but it is good for the government.

However, Fan Ning has little interest in the Kun people, and he originally planned to sinicize the children of Kunzhou, but Wu Gan's stupid actions have caused a rift between the two sides, and at the same time, Fan Ning realized that the Kun people will inevitably be a big hidden danger in Kunzhou, and the best way is to move them to Japan.

Fan Ning walked a few steps in the room, pondered for a long time, and then said to Cai: "Go and inform Saven that he must go to Han County tomorrow, and I will wait for him there." ”

Cai saluted, turned around and walked away quickly.

Fan Ning stood in front of the window with his hands down, staring at an osmanthus tree in the yard, which was transplanted from Mingzhou, and actually survived and grew very strong.

In Fanning's mid-to-late tenure plan, he would focus on the construction of Jin County and Whale Prefecture, the continued expansion of the horse herd, and the large-scale mining of gold and silver, which involved the consolidation of Kunzhou's rule, the complete establishment of a horse breeding base, and Kunzhou's financial support for the imperial court.

In addition, more than 2,000 new families will move in next year, and the resettlement of these immigrants is also a major event in his plan.

It's just that the plan is not as good as the change, the unruliness of the Kun people and the infiltration of the Qing Yuan clan into Kunzhou have opened a new window in front of Fan Ning, allowing him to see the opportunity to get involved in Japan, since this opportunity appeared in front of him, how could he easily let it go?

Just as Fanning was pondering, there were footsteps outside the door, and Yu Xiaonian bowed down at the door and said, "Zhizhou, the messenger is here, it is Abe Yoritoki's youngest son." ”

Fanning nodded, "Bring him in!" ”

After a while, a young Japanese man walked in outside the door, combing his moon-white hair, wearing a wide and short linen robe, and he was also very short, but he was strong.

When he came in, he knelt down and saluted, "Abe Sadaharu begs Song Jun to rescue!" ”

Yu Xiaonian translated, and Fan Ning smiled: "Abe Zhenren, who came over last year, is your brother!" ”

"He is the eldest brother of the villain, and he is fighting with his father against the army of Minamoto Yoriyi."

Fanning nodded, "Please stand up and speak!" ”

Fanning sat down and asked again, "The Abe army is well-equipped and should be able to defeat Minamoto Yoriyi's army, so why should they ask the Song army for help?" ”

Sadaharu Abe said anxiously: "We are not worried about Minamoto Yoriyoshi's army, but the army of the Kiyogen clan crossed the Ou Valley and entered the country of Mutsu, and is besieging Kaga Castle on a large scale, there are only a thousand defenders in the city, the situation is critical, once Kaga Castle is breached, the front line will definitely shake the hearts of the army, and the Abe army will be attacked on its back, I am afraid that the whole army will be destroyed, my father begged the Song army to rescue Kaga Castle, and was willing to give away all the gold and silver in the treasure house!" ”

Fan Ning listened to Yu Xiaonian's translation, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, of course he knew that the gold and silver used by the Ampere family to trade with the Song army was only a small part of his inventory, in history, after the fall of the Abe clan, Minamoto Yoriyoshi and his subordinate samurai made a fortune, and the gold dedicated to the Fujiwara clan alone amounted to several tons, and Fujiwara Yoshi's gold was used to build the golden hall of Zhongzun Temple, a building made of gold.

Now that the Abe family is in danger of annihilation, they have to take out their gold inventory to beg the Song army to send troops to rescue.

"Is this your father's promise?"

"Exactly!"

Sadaharu Abe took out three keys made of gold and respectfully presented them to Fanning, "This is the key to the three treasures of the Abe clan, and my father asked me to dedicate it to Lord Fan Zhizhou!" ”

Of course, the three keys have no meaning, just a statement, but Fanning is not worried that Abe Laitong will not believe his words, if he dares to play any tricks, Song Jun will backhand and unite with Minamoto Yoriyoshi to destroy the Abe family.

Fanning took out a map, pointed to the territory along the strait in the northern part of Mutsu and said, "In addition to all the gold and silver in stock, the land within fifty miles of the strait must be allocated to Kunzhou, can this condition be agreed?" ”

"No problem at all!"

Sadaharu Abe immediately agreed, that land is less than one-tenth of the land of Mutsu Province, and it is covered by mountains and forests, it is simply a barren and inhabited place, let alone only fifty miles, even if it is a hundred miles, they can agree.

Fanning smiled and nodded, "Then please ask Abe Shaojun to go back and tell your father, you must stick to Kaga Castle, within five days, the Song army will definitely send troops!" ”

..........

The war wheel in Kunzhou turned again, but there were still 20,000 Japanese laborers in Kunzhou, and the Song army did not dare to be careless, and after repeated consultations, they decided to leave 1,000 soldiers each to guard Tang County and Han County, and the remaining 2,000 troops were all dispatched, and one by one the 10,000 stone warships left the dock of Tang County and slowly sailed towards Han County.

As soon as the morning dawned, Fanning led hundreds of cavalry to gallop all the way to Han County.

At noon, Fan Ning led the cavalry to Han County, and the county commander Cao Shi greeted him, Fan Ning turned over and dismounted and asked, "Kunzhou Elder Sawen has arrived?" ”

"Qi Zhizhou, he arrived in the morning, and is currently waiting at the county office."

Fanning nodded, and let the cavalry be stationed outside the city, while he took Xu Qing and two retinues towards the city.

Cao Shi rode a horse to keep up with Fan Ning and asked in a low voice, "Is Kunzhou going to war?" ”

Fanning nodded, "Prepare to launch an attack on Dewa Country and establish a buffer zone in Tohoku Province of Japan." ”

"Will there be a backlash from the Japanese court?"

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "The Japanese court has always regarded the Northeast Province as Dongyi, and it has never been a place of importance for them, and the Abe rebellion has tossed them to exhaustion, once we gain a foothold in the country of Dewa, the Japanese court will come to us, and besides, my ambition is not big, I just want their Akita Castle." ”

"It seems that Zhizhou has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time!"

"No, it's just the right time!"

The two of them looked at each other and laughed.

Han County is basically a copy of Tang County, but the area is twice as large as Tang County, divided into ten squares, the buildings are neat and uniform, and they are distributed in a checkerboard shape.

The population of the county is about 1,200 households, seven or eight thousand people, the county is very lively, the business is concentrated in the center of the county, and Tang County is different, the center of the county has built a tile, the business is concentrated in the tile, basically all kinds of shops have.

Not long after, a group of people came to the county office, the county government is located in the north of the city, just completed the construction, the opposite side is building the state office, it is almost completed, behind the state government is more than a dozen official houses, also has been built, craftsmen are building the wall.

Fan Ning walked into the county office, and the Saven father and son, who were waiting in the county office, hurriedly greeted them, and the two knelt down to give Fan Ning a big salute, "Meet Fan Zhizhou!" ”

"Elder, please get up, let's go to the council hall to speak."

Several people walked into the council hall, and Fanning asked Saven and his son to sit down, and Cai Zhu translated for them.

"I want to know, how much is the total population of the Kun tribe, and how many of them are young and strong?"

There were two Kun tribes in Kunzhou last year, one was the Kunzhou tribe, and the other tribe moved from Whale State, the number was relatively small, but Wu Gan's strong encroachment on the interests of this tribe, they moved back to Whale State, and at present, the Kun tribe in Kunzhou is only the only tribe on the Kunnan Peninsula.

Cai Zhu was a little surprised, these data were provided to Zhizhou by himself, he should be very clear, why did he ask Saven again.

However, Cai Zhu knew that there must be a reason for Zhizhou's inquiry, so he did not ask too much, and just performed his translation function.

Saven thought for a moment and said, "There are a total of 4,342 people in the tribe, of which there are about 900 young and strong men, 2,100 young and strong women, and the rest are old people and children. ”

The life expectancy of the people of Kunzhou is very short, the average is only more than 40 years old, and the young and strong people mentioned by Saven are over 15 years old, under 35 years old, and the old people at the age of 35 belong to the elderly, and the people of their tribe who are fifty years old have not, and he himself is only forty-one years old.

"How many sons and grandsons does the elder have?" Fanning asked with another smile.

Saven patted his son beside him and said, "This is my eldest son, Atul, and there are three other minor sons, and there are currently two grandsons. ”

"The Abe family of Mutsu Province and the Kiyogen family of Dewa Province were also Ezo people at the earliest!"

Saven nodded, "They migrated from Kunzhou hundreds of years ago, and they have gradually been assimilated by the Japanese state, giving Japanese names, and their lives are no different from those of Japanese nobles, and they still maintain a marriage with us occasionally, that's all." ”

"What about the common Ezo people in Mutsu and Dewa countries, are they still the same as you?"

"It's different anymore, they don't hunt anymore, they make a living by farming and fishing, and they wear clothes that are similar to those of the Japanese, but the language is still the same as ours."

Fan Ning nodded, and then said, "I think about letting the Kun people in Kunzhou stop hunting, change to farming, and change from hunters to farmers, what does the elder think?" ”

Savin hesitated, "This..... Of course, we all understand that it will be sooner or later, but it will take a little time, about five to ten years! ”

Fan Ning waved his hand, "Of course it takes time, this is just a casual chat between me and you, not the main topic today, I invite you over today, mainly to tell you that the Song army is preparing to attack the Qingyuan family, I hope that the Kun people will also send troops to assist in the battle, after the war, I will not treat you badly!" ”