Since the rapprochement with Ding Yuan, although no one in Taiyuan County can control He Bai, He Bai still low-key pretended to be a merchant and crossed the border to Shangdang County. Shangdang County Taishou is not a capable person, and there are still white wave thieves and black mountain thieves raging in the county.

Since the news came out that the state soldiers and the Xiliang soldiers were sandwiching the north and south of Hedong Baibo, the Baibo thieves hurriedly withdrew from the Shangdang and prepared for the big war. And the Black Mountain thieves were under the restraint of Yang Feng, and they didn't make too much trouble, so Shangdang County has finally settled down a lot since the beginning of the year.

He Bai led fifty horsemen to ride along the gallop road, driving twenty carts to look at Xiangyuan. Not long after entering the party, he was still in Nie County, and he accidentally saw twenty or thirty Hu Qi galloping towards him, which made He Bai nervous for a while, how could he meet Hu Qi here.

"Come on, stop." The guard shouted loudly, and suddenly a sharp arrow flew out, until the horse ridden by Shouhu was three steps into the ground. Hu Qi hurriedly reined in the reins, and after looking at He Bai and his party, he did not have an overreaction, just a roar, all of them got out of the way, and stopped by the road.

He Bai was stunned again, how could this Hu Qi be so easy to speak? But since people have given way, they are not welcome. He Bai's leading soldiers vigilantly walked through the queue of Hu cavalry, and found that these Hu cavalry were dressed in tatters, mixed with sheepskin and linen, and were dirty and smelly. And the faces are different, not the same people. It seems that there are a few high-nosed and deep-eyed Caucasian people among them, what kind of hu is this?

Most of these horsemen were numb, and a few had their heads bowed and their eyes were hateful. It's just that there are no weapons in his hands, only a small number of hunting bows and bone arrows, and He Bai is relieved that this Hu cavalry is not a thief. It's just that I feel strange, how did I get the county in the party, and I can still see Hu Qi.

After walking for a while, after discovering that there were Han people's residences, He Bai went to ask the Han old man, and then he learned that the Hu cavalry belonged to a vassal of the Southern Xiongnu and was a slave of various ethnic groups in the northwest captured by the Southern Xiongnu. Since the Southern Xiongnu attached to the Han Dynasty, it moved southward, and then gradually migrated to the area of Shangdang Wuxiang, scattered in Wuxiang, Qian, because of the name of Qianhu.

When He Bai heard that it was actually a Qianhu, he was immediately furious, this was one of the biggest murderers who slaughtered the entire northern Han people a hundred years later. If it weren't for the fact that Ran Min, the king of martial mourning, exterminated Hou Zhao of Qianhu and issued an order to kill Hu, so that the northern Han people would not be wiped out, and Huaxia would not know what had become.

He Bai commanded the army for a long time, rampant and killed countless people in the three states, and at this time his face showed murderous aura, and instantly let the temperature around him drop, as if he had returned to the ice and snow, making the old Han man beside him tremble all over, and he couldn't help but be frightened, and almost didn't kneel down and beg for mercy.

After He Bai reacted, he hurriedly comforted the old man and asked, "Is this Qianhu in the party bullying my Han people heavily?" ”

The old man looked strange, cautiously peeked at He Bai, and whispered: "Shangdang is the land of my Han people, how dare you be presumptuous." said that since he migrated to the party from Kahunei, he has not had a good life. Because of the long migration and the small power of his own power, Chief Hu did not care, and the Han officials ignored him, but he was often bullied by the Han nobles, which was very miserable. ”

He Bai was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked for details. Originally from the Kahu after the internal migration, the Han land was full of owner-owned land, and the Kahu could not graze or plant, so they could only be reduced to the point of working for the Han people to make a living. However, at this time, when the Han people were powerful, the Qianhu had no power as a human being at all. Not only do they have to pay more taxes than Han Chinese, but they may also die from manual labor, and they are paid wages that they can't even eat.

Moreover, sometimes the Qianghu people were directly abused as slaves, and they did a lot of hard work, and not only did they not get half a baht of wages, but they often starved. If you make a mistake and meet a kind-hearted Han person, a beating is inevitable. When he met a bad Han person, he directly reported to the official and killed him.

The old man's words made He Bai understand that the miserable state of the Han people a hundred years later was just a projection of the minority at this time. As the saying goes, there will be something to hate in the wretched, and there will be a time when the hateful will be pitied. Isn't it the time when the Kahu people are pitiful? If it weren't for the wanton bullying of the Han people for a hundred years, how could the Qianhu people be as perverted as they were later.

He Bai asked, "How many households are there in this Qianhu people?" How many people? ”

The old man replied: "The people and dragons are mixed, scattered everywhere, with different appearances, and there is no specific management of the Hu chieftain, and the household registration is not clear. But there are more than 1,000 households, and there are always 7 or 8,000 people. ”

He Bai nodded, and after bidding farewell to the old man, he returned to the road. In the past, when he was in Youbeiping, he had always been proud of being a Han Chinese, and he had never considered problems from the standpoint of Wuhuan and other ethnic minorities. At this time, after learning that the ethnic minorities were bullied by the Han people, their lives were very difficult. As for the future chaos of China, I can't help but look at the problem with a neutral attitude.

The Wuhu chaos is just an act of revenge by ethnic minorities after the Han people were weakened. As a more civilized Han people, they are so cruelly oppressed by ethnic minorities, not to mention how more barbaric ethnic minorities will treat Han people after they become powerful. This was a major mistake in the Han people's policy towards ethnic minorities, which led to the cruel retaliation of ethnic minorities in the future.

It seems that after coming to this world, it is not only necessary to quell the rebellion in the world and rebuild an advanced dynasty, but more importantly, to let the whole country, including all ethnic groups near the Han border, be bathed in the benevolence from the new dynasty. If possible, it would not be a bad thing to radiate the benevolence of the new dynasty to the entire earth.

He Bai thought about it in his heart, in the era when the people's living needs were not high, how much food could it cost to raise seven or eight thousand people. For seven or eight thousand people, there is 40 million yuan, which is enough for them to live on food and clothing. What I have now is money, not counting personal personal wealth, and there are more than 2 billion yuan in the public wealth of the army alone. This is not counting the land, even if you raise another 70,000 or 80,000 people, it will not hurt.

The advantages of nurturing the Qianhu people are, first, that it can dispel the hatred of the Hu people towards the Han people, and second, that there are at least 1,500 young people in the Qianhu. In the era of cold weapons, the stronger the cross-country barbarian combat power is, and almost all of these 1,500 people can be called elite soldiers. If you are well fed, clothed and well-armed, you are a good candidate for elite assault cavalry.

As for the other old and weak women and children, the Qianhu people are no strangers to raising horses, so it is better to raise horses for themselves. There are more horses, more cavalry, and more cavalry, whether it is combat power or marching speed, will be greatly improved. Maybe in ten years, I will have 100,000 iron riders in my hands. Hehe, who in the world can stop it then.

He Bai Sibi immediately wrote a letter and ordered someone to return to Jinyang and hand it over to Luo Pei, so that Luo Pei could be specifically responsible for this matter. The people of the Karma are scattered everywhere, and they do not have the patience to go from house to house to persuade them. Let Luo Pei find the party Taishou, and spend some money to collect and take away all the Qianhu people. If you stay in the party, sooner or later it will be a disaster.

All the way to Xiangyuan Han's dock fort, learned that Han Rong, the head of the Han family, was in the fort, He Bai ordered someone to send his Taiyuan lieutenant's greetings. Not long after, I saw a lean old man who was nearly sixty years old, leading dozens of men from the whole clan out of the fort to greet He Bai.

Before anyone arrived, the sound came first, and a loud voice came from afar, "It turned out that Lord He of Taiyuan Governor was there in person, and Lord Commander came all the way to visit the party to visit the fort, and my Xiangyuan Han clan is really full of brilliance." ”

He Bai saw that Han Rong's body was brisk, like an old man who was nearly sixty years old, and it seemed that his kung fu was really not bad. Han Rong's martial arts may be good, but he is a layman in the end, and he doesn't have much resistance to his current official position, and he is afraid that it will be even more unbearable when he sees his heavy gifts. Just look at the men who led the whole clan to come to greet him, and he knew that this trip would definitely achieve his goal.

He Bai then smiled and clasped his fists and saluted: "The head of the Han family doesn't blame He Bai for coming to the door, He Bai is overjoyed, how dare he say anything." ”

Han Rong stepped forward and bowed and said: "Lord Commander is too humble, since Lord Commander took office as Governor of Taiyuan, with tens of thousands of troops in Xizhen, the white wave thieves who have not been able to fight for peace, the millions of black mountain thieves in the east who are infamous in the east, and even killed the head of his five thieves, Wu Mingwei Town and Hebei Erzhou. Although Han Rong is far away in the countryside of Shangdang, he has also heard of the name of Lord Duwei. Seeing it today, Han Rongzhen is fortunate to have three lives. I only sigh that I don't have a famous general like Lord Du Wei in the party, otherwise, although Han Rong is nearly sixty years old, he is willing to saddle the horse for Lord Du Wei. ”

He Bai was very happy when he heard this, seeing that he was already among the martial artists, he was still very popular, not like he was among the literati and celebrities, and he did not have the slightest prestige. He Bai took out the gift list, gave it to Han Rong, and said: "This is a small salute, and I hope that the head of the Han family will not give up." ”

Han Rong took it casually, let a disciple continue, and said, "Lord Duwei has worked hard all the way, please go to Han's house to rest and rest." As he spoke, he took He Bai's hand affectionately and walked all the way to the castle.

Entering the hall, Han Rongqiang asked He Bai to sit with him on the main seat. He Bai's repeated courtesies were useless, so he had to obey his fate. After that, Han Rong ordered the Han clan to come forward one by one to meet He Bai. He Bai nodded again and again with a smile, and hugged his fists one by one. When Han Rong's son Han Meng was introduced, He Bai took a closer look.

Han Meng was already over thirty years old at this time, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square nose, and a broad face, which looked quite powerful. Moreover, he is burly, about 1.9 meters long, his steps are heavy, his breathing is steady and powerful, and he also exudes a faint sense of oppression when he walks slowly. Although it is not as strong as the first time I saw Brother Dian Wei, I think he is also a very powerful general.

Han Meng In history, Xun You once commented: Han Meng is sharp and light on the enemy. Sharp is sharp, brave and unstoppable. Ignoring the enemy means that this person is very careless about everything because of his extremely high martial arts, and thinks that no one can hurt him, so he is very careless in combat. It can only be a general in battle, not a single leader.

The four pillars of Hebei are all good generals who can lead the troops alone, and Han Meng, the main beam, is actually not worthy of his name. The real Zhengliang should be the famous general Ju Yi who broke the white horse righteousness. It's just that Ju Yi was killed by Yuan Shao because of his arrogance, and Yuan Shao promoted Han Meng in order to dispel Ju Yi's prestige. Therefore, Han Meng's martial arts are enough, but his talent in commanding troops and using troops is still much worse.