Chapter 77: The King, Follow the Will of the People
Chen Mu stood on the mound and shouted:
"Soldiers! Ahead is the tribe of the Donghu people! ”
"Not long ago, the Donghu people invaded our Great Xia land! Snatched the city of our Great Xia! ”
"Slaughter our compatriots! Insulted our sisters! ”
"Soldiers! What should we do? ”
The soldiers shouted:
"Revenge!"
"Kill them!"
Chen Mu nodded and shouted again: "Now! It's time for revenge! ”
"Kill me!"
After speaking, Chen Mu took the lead and went straight to the Donghu tribe.
Ten thousand Great Xia soldiers followed.
Chen Mu's order was not reserved, as long as he saw the Donghu people, he could kill them.
This is not Chen Mu's cruelty, just a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood.
It was the Donghu people who slaughtered the people of Great Xia first, so it is understandable that the Great Xia Kingdom chose to take reciprocal countermeasures.
There is no need for Chen Mu to choose tolerance, because this is not a personal vendetta, but a national enmity and family hatred, not that Chen Mu wants revenge, it is that the Great Xia Kingdom wants revenge, and Chen Mu can only listen to the will of the people.
If Chen Mu chooses to be tolerant of the enemy, it will be cruel to the people of Great Xia and to his own soldiers, in that case, his soldiers will no longer believe in him, and his people will no longer love him.
At this moment, Chen Mu had a hazy understanding.
The king should not suppress the people, but should conform to the will of the people and represent the will of the people.
Only in this way can we sit on the throne.
All kinds of thoughts were just fleeting, and Chen Mu now only had the Donghu tribe not far away in his eyes.
Soon, Chen Mu led a large army to kill the Donghu tribe without encountering any resistance.
Maybe the remnants of the Donghu leader didn't come to this place, or maybe he didn't have time to evacuate the people, in short, the revenge of Great Xia began.
The Donghu tribe is stationed in patches of tents.
Chen Mu led 5,000 cavalry, rushed into it, killed people when he saw them, cut through the tent with a long knife, and then trampled through.
The infantry searched in the back and did not spare a single Donghu man.
The screams of the Donghu people made the Great Xia warriors even more angry, and it was not until they razed the entire Donghu tribe to the ground that they slowly retracted their hearts.
Their anger has not been extinguished, and when the next Donghu tribe arrives, it will burn again.
Chen Mu led an army of 10,000 and slaughtered three Donghu tribes in a row, killing more than 50,000 Donghu people.
The army of Donghu is still not seen.
It seems that the other party is indeed afraid and does not dare to confront Chen Mu again.
Chen Mu saw that now that he had gone deep into the grassland, it had become very difficult to replenish, so he was ready to withdraw his troops.
However, Chen Mu did not intend to leave empty-handed.
With an army of 10,000, he patronized two more Donghu tribes, taking with him all the young men and women, nearly 50,000 men.
Chen Mu's plan was to send immigrants to occupy the black soil and establish a city.
These Donghu men were used as slaves to build houses and roads, and the women were rewarded to immigrants and garrisons for ethnic integration.
This plan was not come up with Chen Mu patting his head, but borrowed from the facts in the history books. History has proved that this method is very useful, and Chen Mu used it.
And this piece of black soil is a good place, in Chen Mu's previous life, it was called Beidacang, and the proportion of grain output in one place is two or three percent of the country.
If this place is built well, there will be no worries about food and grass in the next summer.
As for the counterattack of the Donghu people, but don't worry.
The army of the Donghu people was almost completely wiped out, and tens of thousands of young men were also slaughtered, plus the tens of thousands of people taken away this time, Donghu could not recover for ten years.
Ten years later, in Daxia, to what extent science and technology will progress, Chen Mu himself can't imagine.
Chen Mu led his troops and another group of men to make peace, and then escorted the slaves back to the Dongyuan area.
Then Chen Mu ordered to invite the people of Great Xia to reclaim the Great Northern Wilderness.
The imperial court provided start-up funds, and also sent officers and soldiers to escort them, and they could also receive Donghu slaves, and if they wanted, they could also choose a Donghu woman as their wife and concubine.
Last year, Dongyuan was hit by a disaster, and many families were torn apart, but this time I heard that the prince had an order, and it was a large number of respondents.
Chen Mu supervised the local officials to do these jobs well, and left another 5,000 cavalry to garrison in the black soil.
This large-scale migration is another epoch-making masterpiece.
Under the impetus of Chen Mu, the Kanto region was advanced by thousands of years.
And the Great Xia Dynasty also harvested the seventh region, the Northeast region.
Now there are seven major regions in Daxia: Central Plains, Beiqiu, Southern Xinjiang, Xishan, Dongyuan, Dongyue, and Northeast, and the territory is close to the Huaxia of Chen Mu's previous life.
Although the snow-capped mountains and plateaus cannot be developed with the current scientific and technological conditions, there are still three subject states of Xiongnu, Persia, and Nanban in Great Xia, and their power is already very amazing.
However, as soon as this is opened, the cost of building the Chi Road will increase greatly, and Chen Mu must find a way to increase taxes.
Either collect the wealth from those big families, or once again feed the war and crusade against the neighbors.
Relatively speaking, the former will be easier, but there is no hurry, after Chen Mu goes back, he can study it slowly.
Another month passed, and Chen Mu led the army back triumphantly.
Before arriving in the capital, there were people in the middle of the road to welcome them.
The army is moving slowly, the news is spreading quickly, and the people have long known it, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led the army to the expedition, adding a new area to Great Xia.
Every time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince goes on an expedition, he will bring back some new specialties to the people, making everyone's life more convenient and happy, so the people have long been looking forward to Chen Mu's return.
On this expedition, Chen Mu did bring back some things.
That is the Northeast Three Treasures, ginseng, mink, deer antler grass.
Unfortunately, none of these three things can be enjoyed by ordinary people.
But it doesn't matter, when the people of Dongyuan finish developing the North Okura, the people of Daxia will be able to enjoy the high-quality and inexpensive Northeast rice.
It is easier to absorb than the millet eaten in the summer now, and it can also make the nutrition more balanced.
Chen Mu walked away all the way, the atmosphere was festive and peaceful, and after walking a few miles, Chen Mu could see the welcoming team led by Chen Xingtian.
At this moment, a woman suddenly ran out of the roadside and bowed her head.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, please be the master of the people's daughter!"
The soldiers in front were very nervous and immediately stepped forward to surround the woman. Chen Mu waved his hand and asked them to step aside first.
However, Chen Mu did not ride his horse over, but asked on the spot: "What grievances do you have?" ”
The woman cried: "The little woman's name is Liu Ying, she was originally the daughter of a merchant, but just because her father offended the county tax officer, she was arrested and imprisoned on fabricated charges. ”
"The county government wants to be beaten into a trick, and my father would rather die than obey, and finally die of illness in prison."
"The businesses around us also bullied us, and my mother died of depression. Now I'm the only one left, and I really can't help it, so I stop the way and complain......"