Most of the dock owners are still reasonable.

really fell out with Yang Zheng, and he couldn't get along in Zaohan.

After some coercion and intimidation, all the dock owners gathered in Caohan City.

"You occupy the best land in Caohan, you must always give an explanation to the imperial court, and you must also give General Di Dao Xiahou an explanation." Yang Zheng's military style goes straight to the point.

"I don't know how the captain wants me to explain?" The eldest Li Jiawu owner, Li Jingdao.

After hundreds of years of ups and downs in the Qin and Han dynasties, the Li family in Longxi has been scattered all over Yongliang, and today, it has been slightly declining.

Li Jing is a branch of the Li branch.

"Qiang is all in Nafu, and you are naturally no exception." As soon as Yang Zheng spoke, several dock owners immediately complained bitterly, either they were poor and had no last meal, or the harvest was not good and there was no surplus grain.

Dealing with them naturally takes some effort.

Yang Zheng was not in a hurry, and his original intention of looking for them was not to ask for food.

It's about people.

The purpose of uniting Zhuyi is to be used by the Han and naturalized into the Han, and if there are fewer Han people in hand, the core strength will be insufficient.

"I will give you two roads, one of which is that according to the rules of the Great Wei, there are six tax officials and four people, and there are cattle and self-cultivators who share them equally."

The two Han Tian tax is fifteen taxes one, or even thirty taxes one, but this is only the field tax, as well as the calculation of endowments, mouth money, and forced labor, which add up not low.

The calculation of the tax is the poll tax.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered Siyi, re-endowed the people, and the people gave birth to a three-year-old child who exported money, so the people were in great difficulty, and as for the birth of a child, he was killed.

Cao Wei established the country, the Three Kingdoms were in turmoil, the people's livelihood withered, and the court officials all starved to death, not to mention the common people, so the taxes were heavier than those of the Han Dynasty.

However, this is not the limit, to the two Jin Dynasty, a large number of land population was occupied by the gate valve circle, the imperial court had no land to tax, no one to serve, the field tax directly increased to the official eight people two, plus a variety of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the original naturalized Qiang Xianbei have been revealed.

The faces of several people turned blue directly.

If Yang Zheng really came according to the rules, they would definitely lose a piece of meat.

"Dare to ask Du Wei, the second way ......" Li Jing said timidly.

Yang Zheng is waiting for this, "Second, take one out of five dings and join the army under my command, exempt you from taxes and servitude, and your dock fort will also be under my protection. ”

The Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu basically implemented the method of drawing one out of five dings, and Yang Zheng's request was not excessive.

The eyes of the twelve dock masters alternated with each other.

Occupying the best land, but not wanting to take responsibility, there is no such good thing in the world.

To be able to build a dock fort in the dangerous northwest, no one is stupid.

Naturally, you know what to choose.

Yang Zheng pulled Cao Wei's tiger skin, not afraid that they would not comply.

"I'm willing to draw one out of five." The twelve dock masters quickly agreed.

"You're wise." From now on, these twelve dock forts will be tied to themselves.

When the intention is reached, the next step is to implement it.

"I treat you with sincerity, and I hope you can do the same." Yang Zheng smiled meaningfully.

How many people are in each dock fort, Zhao Aqi and Gongsun Fu sent people to pretend to be merchants to inquire clearly.

For them, it is completely affordable.

Twelve dock forts can provide at least nine hundred young men.

Several people looked stunned, obviously understanding the deep meaning of Yang Zheng's words.

Two days later, 937 young men entered the barracks one after another, and the Han people in the border areas had to work and fight with wild beasts and thieves.

Most of them are powerful men, and they are warriors when they put on armor and lift swords.

A small number of them are half-grown children, with a natural wildness and aura in their eyes.

With this group of Han troops, Yang Zheng's military strength was greatly enriched.

Disperse the Han army into the Qiang camp and the Yu camp.

With the increase in troops, equipment has become another problem.

Ordinary soldiers, not to mention iron armor, it would be good to be able to get a clothes that are not so tattered.

The city of Caohan is in ruins, and there are no such things.

Xiahouba himself is also waiting for Chang'an's supplement.

Besides, Yang Zheng now has nearly 3,000 troops in his hands, which has exceeded the establishment of the commanders.

You can only figure it out on your own.

If you can't go through the open road, you can only take the dark road.

Yang Zheng instantly thought of Feng Qi.

He is the only one who has this strength.

Even Liangzhou horses dare to sell it, and armor is naturally not a problem.

But now Feng Qi is not in Caohan, and no one knows where he went.

Yang Zheng could only wait.

Seeing that the weather is getting cooler and the wind and snow are falling, the life of the Qiang people in Hexi is not easy.

This year's winter came earlier and was colder than usual.

The tents of the Qiang people could not withstand the cold wind, ice and snow, and large numbers of livestock froze to death.

Under the harsh existential crisis, they can only swallow each other and attack each other in exchange for a weak chance of survival to survive this cold winter.

There are also Qiang people who can't survive, taking advantage of the freezing of the Yellow River, to avoid Caohan and ask Yang Zheng to take them in.

Most of them have some friendship with Yang Zheng.

Naturally, those who come will not refuse.

Yang Zheng also provided them with food and houses.

The Qiang people are all grateful.

The wind and snow are getting bigger and bigger day by day, but the training of recruits has not stopped, and fortunately, there are many business travelers on weekdays, and a lot of fur has been saved, which can withstand the cold a little by sewing.

The soldiers are in excellent physical condition, and the Qiang people are not afraid of the cold.

As long as you are full, you don't feel cold.

To the west of the Yellow River, Qiang people come to Caohan every day to avoid the cold.

At first it was a whole tribe, and then it was hundreds of wounded.

The Qiang people must live, and the bandits and horse bandits must also live.

Several tribes in Hexi were attacked by thieves in succession.

Natural and man-made disasters have made it more and more difficult for the Qiang people to survive.

Yang Zheng originally planned to have a warmer weather and then go to recover the Qiang people.

But in this situation, I am afraid that when the weather is warm, the Qiang people west and north of the Yellow River will be about the same.

Suppressing bandits was one of the responsibilities of the Western Governor.

Yang Zheng took the lead.

At that moment, he sent someone to Didao City to report to Xiahou Ba, and then led 2,500 troops to the west of the Yellow River.

Leave Zhou Yu with 500 troops to defend the city.

The wind and snow are all over the sky, and there is only goose feather snow between heaven and earth.

I can't even see the road ahead.

Fortunately, Zhao Aqi and Gongsun Fu have a good understanding of the geography of Caohan, where to hide from the wind and snow, and where to be the safest, they have already planned.

As the power grows, everyone grows.

Crossing the river on ice, the camp of the Qiang people in the past has long been submerged under the heavy snow, and the dark blue corpses can be seen when the ice and snow are turned over at will.

Men, women, the elderly, children......

Appalling.

Yang Zheng sighed in his heart, secretly thinking that he was a little late.

There are some things that you should let go of.

Continue to walk seven or eight miles to the west, and the wind and snow are mixed with the sound of crying and shouting.

The scout quickly reported: "Three miles ahead, there are more than 1,000 thieves who are killing and plundering the Qiang tribe. ”

Zhang Tehaha laughed: "After driving such a long way to the ice road and eating so much wind and snow, it's time to eat a bite of meat now!" ”

The rabbit died and the fox was sad, and the Qiang pawns looked resentful.

The Han soldiers were calm and calm.

The pawns were eager to try, but they hadn't seen blood yet.

This time, one is to contain the Qiang people, and the other is to train the troops.

Yang Zheng smiled slightly, "This battle is commanded by Zichan. ”

Zhang Te dismounted and solemnly bowed in front of Yang Zheng, "Thank you, General!" ”

Then he got up and ordered three hundred troops and three hundred soldiers.

Yang Zheng led a large group of people to wait in the wind and snow.

After a while, the shouts of killing in front of him drowned out the sound of wind and snow.

Half an hour later, the shouting gradually stopped.

In the wind and snow, Zhang Te appeared with two heads, and knelt in front of Yang Zheng again, "My subordinates are fortunate not to be dishonored, and I will kill two thieves and chiefs!" ”

For a long time, Zhang Te has existed as Yang Zheng's deputy.

The battle in Fengzhong was also left behind in the rear.

Today is the opportunity to show your strength.

Yang Zheng helped Zhang Te, "The bravery of the child is not under a certain place!" ”