Northern Dynasties

When the hunting continued the next day, in addition to thousands of light cavalry galloping across the plains, there were also two large withers circling in the sky.

Leading the yellow on the left, Qingcang on the right, brocade hat and sable fur, and thousands of riders rolling Hiraoka!

Li Tai finally lived the happy life that he had dreamed about many times. His left and right riders were like a forest, the hounds in front of the horses were running, and there was a sound of withering above his head. None of the beasts were spared.

It's just that with yesterday's lesson, he didn't dare to wear the eye-catching dress of white robe and white horse. Although he couldn't catch people's attention at first sight, his superb archery skills without missing arrows also attracted rounds of applause from left and right.

Li Mu, who was traveling with him, looked at the majestic appearance of the two big withers constantly swooping down to kill their prey, salivating greedily, but it was a pity that this was not his own, so that he lost interest in hunting, and after hunting for most of the day, there were few catches.

That Hu chief Liu Chang'an led a dozen of his men to go with the team, and he himself is good at bow and horse, but because he had to be distracted to observe the weather of Li Tai's army, his shooting and hunting results were not conspicuous.

In the few months since he came to Beizhou, Li Tai's team has expanded again, with recruits from the village and powerful elites joining, plus Mao Shijian's fellow villagers, and a part of the withered Yinhu team also borrowing Luochuan to build temples He was called into the army due to the opportunity, and the elite cavalry unit alone reached more than [-] people.

After late spring, Li Tai brought his troops out for hunting and training. It has been more than two months now, and the cooperation between soldiers is becoming more and more proficient. Turning into Rufeng, the tacit understanding is getting higher and higher.

If he had had such a sizable elite troupe last year, he would not have been chased and killed by King Hao Ren and the other Blackwater Hu tribes all over northern Shaanxi. Split and break.

Although hunting in the wilderness is different from a real cavalry battle, the tacit cooperation and heroic demeanor shown in Li Tai's trilogy have already caused cold sweat to break out on Liu Changan's forehead, and he secretly ruled out the option of turning enemies into enemies.

During the hunting of the team, the scouts accidentally discovered a group of nearly [-] people who had just migrated here.

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Even if Li Taidang ordered the tribes to put on their armors, they went straight to this Jihu tribe.It took less than half an hour from the battle to the end of the battle between the two sides, especially when fifty armored cavalry entered the battle and broke through the opposing camp with an unstoppable posture, all men, women and children in the camp surrendered to the ground.

"Lord Liu Shu is my lucky general. After the sweep of Kulichuan last year, most of the people in this area have been hard to find. The soldiers have not seen any trace of thieves for more than a month. Master Liu Shu, you just went with the team and found so many captures. It can be seen Brought me a lot of luck."

Taking advantage of the gap between the partisans and the counting of the prisoners, Li Tai shook the blood on the horse and rode towards Liu Chang'an, pointing at him and laughing.

At this moment, Liu Chang'an was startled by the strength of Li Tai's trilogy attacking the Hu tribe like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, and seeing the heavy casualties of the Hu tribe's soldiers, he couldn't help but secretly feel sad.

Especially when he saw Li Tai enter the battle with a lance, killing and unhindered, he was completely different from his usual handsome and elegant appearance, which made Liu Changan full of fear and fear from the bottom of his heart. …

When Li Tai entered the battle to show off his prestige, Liu Chang'an really wanted to bring those idiotic men and women who respected him as a master and protector of the Dharma here to have a look. Are there any added Dharma protectors?
When he heard what Li Tai said, he hurriedly got off his horse, crossed his hands and said in a respectful voice: "The governor is unparalleled in courage, and his troops are brave and brave to fight, so the evils retreat and the thieves are not prosperous. awesome!"

Li Tai also just said casually, seeing the other party responding so respectfully, he pointed to the captives in the tribal camp and said with a smile: "The former received a gift of raptors, I can't thank you, Lord Liu Shu can come here to pick some men and women from the bandit tribe to fill them up The use of the army can be regarded as a reward for the same calendar."

Liu Chang'an quickly waved his hand to decline, but he couldn't help asking: "I would like to ask the governor, whether these male and female remnants should be killed, or should they..."

"Everything in the world is probably made by nature. If the sky does not abandon it, it is not auspicious to kill. Although these thieves are not subdued by the king, it takes a lot of money to be reborn into adults. I am willing to live. Use my strength to rebuild this barren land that was abused by them into a prosperous and peaceful place in the world!"

After Li Tai heard the words, he said with a smile again, and then said to the chieftain with meaning: "Those who fight against the Tao are rebels, and those who persist in evil are thieves. I am entrusted by the imperial court to sit here, and I will not Do not act arbitrarily, use both punishment and reward, life and death, everyone chooses, not what I want. As long as I am not a traitor, I am happy to socialize with others."

Of course Liu Chang'an understood Li Tai's meaning, and quickly bowed his head again and said, "The chief governor is happy with morality, jealousy, benevolence and courage. It is a great honor for a certain class of villager to sit in this township! A lowly position is also happy to be a dog and a horse, let the policy Make!"

Although this Liu Changan was born in Jihu, he not only has flexible facial expressions, but also has a good conversation.

Except for the fact that Li Tai was slightly prejudiced when he first met because he had not been called for a long time, in the subsequent exchanges, he was considered respectful and decent, even closer to the Chinese family than the Li He family who moved to Guanzhong earlier, no wonder In the early Tang Dynasty, famous generals like Liu Renyuan could emerge.

There are many Jihu tribes, and their genera are also good and bad.The Liu Yin family can be regarded as one of the best tribes integrated with the central government. In addition to the restraint and win over of the imperial courts of the past dynasties, it is also related to the temperament and talents of the members of the family.

After seeing what Liu Chang'an was like, Li Tai became very interested in his family as a whole, and planned to take it for his own use.

So after pondering for a while, he said again: "Master Liu Shu, although you were born in this barren land, your speech and expression are not inferior to those of the famous people in Guanzhong. Knowing one thing and two things, I really want to visit your department.”

When Liu Changan heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he clasped his fists quickly and said, "The chief governor is a descendant of a famous family and is well-known all over the world. How dare you pretend to be a tutor in front of this person! Linzhi visits the door, and the foot shines in the village. After returning to the humble position, I will definitely pass it on." With this meaning, sweep the hall, and the whole family welcomes you!"

Li Tai saw that although he spoke nicely, there was a hint of worry hidden between his brows and eyes, probably because he was not sure whether his intentions for this trip were good or evil, but he didn't explain further, just said with a smile: "Then make this agreement. I won't take the liberty to come to the house to disturb you. The guests are up to you. After Mr. Liu Shu returns, he will tell his relatives. When it is convenient to receive guests, just ask someone to come and tell." …

After hearing this, Liu Chang'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded again and again, expressing that he would definitely make preparations to entertain distinguished guests as soon as possible.

Accidentally encountered this black water tribe and harvested thousands of human labor, Li Tai ordered the tribe to supervise the work, cut down trees and erected fences with local materials, and delineated a wide range of pastures for future use. Herdsmen moved.

They hunted in this area for a few more days, and thoroughly wiped out the ferocious beasts in the surrounding area, and this time the hunting came to an end.Li Mu took a batch of hunting supplies and more than a thousand soldiers captured by the Hu tribes. After bidding farewell to Li Tai, he led his troops back to Guangwu City, the governor of Dongxia Prefecture.

Li Tai arranged for the commander Lu Chuan to lead a hundred cavalry troops to stay on the plateau, and he himself led the troops back to the Heishui Fangcheng, which was still under construction.

Heishui Fangcheng is located in the middle of Kulichuan, that is, the city where the former King Hao Ren lived.

After Li Tai came here, it was easier to expand on the original basis. Now the defense city is backed by Qiangyuan in the north and Kulichuan in the south. The size of the city has nearly doubled compared with before, and the original easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain has been preserved. Next, the city is divided into inner city and outer city.

The inner city is where the city defense troops are stationed, and the outer city is populated by military families and villagers.The population is mainly the Han and Hu slaves rescued from the Heishuihu tribe, plus the wandering refugees recruited from the surrounding areas. The registered households are between thousands of households, but there are also cases of single households. There are only about [-] inhabitants.

Although the population is small, the area under the control of this black water defense city is large. The entire section of Kulichuan River Basin plus the range of [-] miles from north to south can be said to be the most arable land between Beihua Prefecture and Dongxia Prefecture. All included.

This area is sparsely populated, limited by the shortage of labor force. Although the surrounding areas of Fangcheng have started to cultivate fields, they are only burning wasteland and rough farming.

It is difficult to increase the yield per mu in a short period of time, but since the cultivated area is large enough, if Li Tai does not continue to expand his team, he can achieve self-sufficiency within this year.

But it is impossible not to expand the army. With Li Tai's current personnel, it is a bit stretched to allocate personnel to control the area between Luoshui and the Yellow River.

For example, the current garrison of Heishui Defense only has more than [-] troops plus more than [-] rural soldiers who are stationed in the fields. It is midsummer now, and the resources and products in the fields are quite rich, and they can hunt and hunt to supplement their livelihood. Frequently take the initiative to attack, the Hu tribe dare not invade in this situation that can be suppressed.

However, after autumn and winter, the fields gradually become barren, and the pressure of survival increases. Those Heishuihu tribes who are scattered in the wild and forget to eat and fight will inevitably become daring and ready to move, and the pressure on defense will increase sharply.

In order to prevent this year's field results from being severely damaged in autumn and winter, Li Tai is also actively expanding his team.

This year, the Salt Citation Law was launched for the first time. In order to avoid the distraction of complicated laws, the implementation of the Open-China Law will have to wait until next year to see the effect of the Salt Citation Law before deciding whether to implement it. Therefore, it is still not very attractive to the wealthy and powerful households in Guanzhong.

If Li Tai wants to expand the army, the main way is to recruit locally, and he will be granted fertile land upon enlisting.This is also a pioneering work nowadays. Xianbei has always pursued the tribal military system, including the early Fubing, which was not a combination of soldiers and farmers in the Tibetan armor.

Only those who have permanent property have perseverance. If there is no property and interests that need to be protected to the death, no matter how many people gather in a short time, they will be disbanded at the touch of a button.Li Tai was granted land and exempted from military service because of his armor, which can be regarded as bringing forward the regulations of the mature period of the government soldiers to the present, and the effect was outstanding for a while, and there were an endless stream of applicants.