Zhang Song, who slept until the afternoon, was moved by Yuan Xi again, it turned out that today's itinerary, which he had promised yesterday, was delayed because he fell asleep.

But Yuan Xi laughed and said that it is normal, everyone has different habits, some people will choose a bed to sleep, it is inevitable to have insomnia in another place, and he comforted himself not to care.

"My lord, Budugen requests that the tribe be moved to the north of the surrendered city, and live against the city, and please allow the women and children to enter the city when their tribe is attacked."

On this day, Yuan Xi had just finished dealing with business and was inviting Zhang Song to drink, and Wei Miao came to report in a hurry.

Yuan Xi was surprised: "What, Budugen wants to learn to call Han Evil Shan Yu?" ”

Wei Miao smiled: "I'm afraid that for this matter, Budugen sent 10,000 sheep and 100 warlike horses." ”

The surrendered city of the Han Dynasty is located in the Mobei grassland in the northwest of Shuofang County, built by Gongsun Ao, the general of the Han Wu Emperor era, the city is majestic, so that the Huns return every time.

Although it was only a lonely city, it stationed 16,000 Han troops to deter the Xiongnu, until Hu Han Yeshan took refuge in the Han Dynasty, this majestic city still stands on the grassland.

After years of no Han army stationed, most of the city was destroyed, Yuan Xi began to rebuild last year, and sent 3,000 Han troops and 2,000 Karasuma cavalry to garrison together.

This year is ready, after the year, let the Southern Xiongnu integrate into the Han people, and select two thousand prime of life to join the ranks of the garrison.

In that way, although it is not as prosperous as the Western Han Dynasty, but the grassland is now enough to deter, and now Bu Dugen has made this request, he has to weigh the pros and cons.

"Go and invite Bing Changshi and Xu Junshi to come here."

Wei Miao left in response, Zhang Song stood up to avoid suspicion, Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Brother Ziqiao sits down, this is a matter of treating foreign clans, Brother Ziqiao is also a Hanchen, there is no need to avoid it, Xi still wants to ask Brother Ziqiao to speak freely." ”

Zhang Song sat down again, and the gaze that looked at him was even more emotional.

After a while, Bing Yuan and Xu Shu arrived, and after listening to what Bu Dugen asked, they thought about it.

"Lord, according to the idea of the concubine, this matter can be agreed."

"Reason."

Yuan Xi asked calmly, and then looked at him.

Xu Shu nodded slightly and said: "The three Xianbei tribes, the original western Xianbei defected, and they have already arrived in the Western Regions to be nomadic, and the eastern Xianbei surrendered to us, and they have been honest for several years, so the number of these two tribes has not decreased, but increased." But as the central Xianbei of the Tanshi Huai lineage, there have been wars over the years, although Budugen has ended the war, but the strength has been damaged too much, he is worried about those people in the western Xianbei, seeing that he is weak and turns back to attack and annex him, and moves to the surrendered city with our protection, so that he can rest assured. ”

After hearing this, Yuan Xi was noncommittal, looked at Bing Yuan and said, "What do you think of Mr. Genju?" ”

Bing Yuan smiled and said, "Good thing! Isn't the lord having a headache, and the soldiers stationed there have no wives and no children? Bu Dugen's men have been in war for many years, and there are more women than men, so they have contact with each other and marry a Xianbei woman as their wife, is it more for us to increase the number of Dingkou in Hebei? ”

Yuan Xi looked at him with a smile and a smile, once upon a time, this scholar was a famous man with a temperament who was very serious, but now he has been polluted by the big dye vat of Hebei Junchen, and he will laugh.

He had no choice but to look at Zhang Song and ask, "Brother Ziqiao, what is your opinion, can you serve as a staff officer for Xi?" ”

Zhang Song respectfully waved at him and said: "Songben should not be involved in Hebei's military and political affairs, but since the general said that this is what Hanchen should do, then Song will try to say something." ”

Saying that, he sat down and said: "I heard that when the general subdued Wuhuan and the Southern Xiongnu, he used scattered tribes, incorporated them into the household registration of the Han people, and used the way of Confucius and Mencius to educate them, why didn't you do this to Budugen?" ”

Yuan Xi listened to his question, sat up upright, and said, "It's not that I can't do it, it's that I can't do it now!" ”

"Oh, I want to hear about it."

Yuan Xi nodded and continued to explain: "The Southern Xiongnu have been integrated for a hundred years, although they still existed as tribes before, but they have been mixed with the Han people, and they have long been intertwined with customs and languages, and the same is true of Wuhuan, even earlier than the Southern Xiongnu, Xianbei is different. ”

Saying that, he took a sip of wine, put it down and continued: "Xianbei is separated by Wuhuan, and it was not until Tanshi Huai invaded the land of seclusion that he had frequent contact with the Han people, but its purpose was to seize our land, not to learn the way of Confucius and Mencius, so now is the wrong time, we can forcibly merge into the root of Budu, but the real number of people is the eastern and western Xianbei, once they act like this, I am afraid that it will cause them to jointly resist, and then the gains will outweigh the losses." ”

Zhang Song nodded and groaned, and then spoke: "Nasong has a suggestion, subtly, the surrendered city can not only send soldiers to guard, but also move the Han people there, open up a goods trading ground near this city, and attract merchants to the north, what does the general think?" ”

Yuan Xi was stunned from the moment he opened his mouth, and when he finished asking himself, he slapped his head and said: "I'm stupid, trading in the field is a good way to be restrained, why didn't I think about it!" ”

He was really fascinated by the authorities, and after coming to this era, he thought about strengthening the army, tuntian, and education, and forgot the role of the field that began in the Song and Liao periods.

How fierce the Great Liao was back then, but it was because it was assimilated by the Northern Song Dynasty's trade and lost temper, and the entire upper class of the Liao State was completely indulged in pleasure.

The endless enjoyment of the Central Plains entered the grassland, and the people who rode horses and archery could not even step on the war horses.

This scene starts with the Khitan, then the Jin Jurchens, the Mongol giants, and finally the Tunguska savage Manchus, who also can't ride war horses, can't pull the bow, and become waste.

Yuan Xi's gaffe stunned everyone, even Zhang Song himself didn't expect that he would have such a big reaction with a suggestion.

In fact, the Han Dynasty had to trade with the nomads, and there were not many good goods, but the Han people needed more furs.

In this era, cotton was not yet popular, and the rich used fur to protect themselves from the cold, while the poor could not even see the fur, so they could only use straw, reeds and other things.

Zhang Song's meaning was actually that after trading with each other, the Xianbei people had more benign contact with Hermes-Epitek, and slowly and subtly influenced them, and they didn't think about anything else.

But Yuan Xi is different, the important nomads of salt are more dependent, and they can't help but need it, and the livestock also need it, otherwise the war horses will not be able to run, and the cattle and sheep will not be able to migrate.

But salt is lacking in the Central Plains in this era, but Yuan Xi knows sea salt technology.

"Brother Ziqiao, Xi wants to ask you for one thing, no matter how much it costs, Xi will agree to everything he can."

Yuan Xi's words startled everyone, and Zhang Song suddenly became nervous, for fear that he would say something he couldn't do, and how could he be embarrassed at that time.

Yuan Xi didn't care about everyone's surprise, solemnly took Zhang Song's hand and said: "There is a plant in the southern mountain people of Yizhou, which came in from the mourning prison, called weaving shells, maybe there are other names Xi doesn't know, but I draw a flower pattern for you, I hope you can get the seeds of this plant, I have a lot of use." ”