Northern Dynasties

Chapter 303
Of course, this was also because Li Tai took the initiative to undertake some heavy tasks, and the other parties involved in the war did not have to be as busy as him.

Among them, Yang Zhong, who is the most unrestrained, met to discuss the distribution of spoils after the battle, and then received a part of food and supplies from Yu Wengui. Xiazhou will be responsible for transporting his troops and supplies into the state.

Although there are many people in Yu Wengui's department, and the personnel involved are quite cumbersome, it should be a relatively busy one.But he just ordered the Hu chiefs under his command to discuss the distribution plan, and then distribute the captives distributed to Xiazhou to the various tribes in proportion, and the ministries will return money, food and materials, and then Yu Wengui will deliver them to the other coalition forces. Things are basically over.

Of course, it seems to be a relatively simple set of procedures. It is also backed by the prestige accumulated by Yu Wengui and his entire family living in Xiazhou. Arguing for a result, and even directly confronting each other.

Dongxia Prefecture was severely damaged during the war. Almost all the local Jihu tribes that the bandits had foreseen were harmed. Even Li Mu, the governor, was besieged in the state city for many days.

Logically speaking, Dongxia prefecture should have done a lot of various pension and aftercare work, but Li Mu is very leisurely. There are very few Hu chieftains who come to the government to seek justice, and he will not take the initiative to go to the countryside to visit households.

There is a lot of estrangement between the government and the people. The tribes are completely unaware that the government has the responsibility to provide relief and restore production after the disaster. Li Mu does not intend to use this to strengthen the authority of the government and reach out to the masses. He doesn't care about these people's life or death.

This can be regarded as a relatively typical lazy administration of dereliction of duty, but there is another saying in history books, that is, "the government is quiet and the officials cherish it."But it cannot be said that his official morals are corrupt, he was born as a martial artist, and he has made a lot of achievements in this troubled world, but he really lacks the ability and experience to be in power. It is better to live in peace than to mess around.

Li Tai couldn't be quiet and do nothing, aloof from the world, and his mind was full of Lu Daji urging him to seize all available opportunities.

After several battles, the Lishi hordes who were captured and voluntarily surrendered were gathered together, and there were a total of more than [-] people, of which the elderly, weak, women and children accounted for the majority, although it was still a comparatively small group. The considerable power of the Hu tribe, but compared with the tens of thousands of horses at the beginning of crossing the river, its power has dropped sharply.

So Li Tai put away his compassion, and first squeezed out the energy of these Lishihu captives as much as possible this winter, creating a foundation for reclamation around Weiping City, and then recruited more trustworthy Hu tribes to actually manage them.

After telling the story of the battle here, Zhu Meng also highlighted the contributions made by the Liu Clan in Diaoyin to help the war here.

"Is Fangcheng deeply harassed?"

He needs a convincing and enterprising Hu Department to act as his eyes and ears in the north, so he does not intend to use strong means to force him. He only briefly analyzes the pros and cons. Although it is still maintained, there will be no in-depth cooperation and development in the future.

"This is indeed a major matter related to the rise and fall of the tribe, and there is no need to rush to make a decision. You can return to the tribe to discuss it with the elders of the tribe first, and you can conduct a field investigation..."

Therefore, after entering the country, he first organized the young and strong men to inspect and survey the surrounding area, initially included the area of ​​more than 100 miles upstream and downstream of this section of Sheyan River into the scope of reclamation, and built some fortress walls in some steep places for Defensively, when encountering some open-field coal and iron veins with considerable reserves and good quality, they also organized manpower to encircle and excavate them.

It is already deep winter, and there is little output in the fields, and it is a huge consumption for tens of thousands of people to eat horse chews.

Just relying on the Lishi crowd alone is not enough to fully develop and utilize this place.And despite Liu Kuzhen's cooperation and control, Li Tai'an's eyes and ears inserted in it reported that these Lishi Huzhong were still very stubborn in their desire to return home, and they did not want to live here for a long time.

The sharp decline in his own strength greatly wiped out the ferocity of these Li Shihus, coupled with Liu Kuzhen's best cooperation, Li Tai's control over the Hus is fairly good, and he sent them away without any trouble. He was led to settle down near Weiping City in Dongxia Prefecture.

Li Tai got off his horse and saw the traces of damage and additional fortifications on the wall of the defense city, so he looked at Zhu Meng, the defender here, and asked.

The Heishui Hu in the lower reaches of Heishui was originally the target of Li Tai's focus on prevention and control this year, but he did not expect that Lishi Hu, a transiting dragon, would appear after winter, but the intrusion of Heishui Hu did not disappear because of this, and it still remained the same. Happened as previously foreseen.

Zhu Meng hurriedly crossed his hands and replied, those of He Basheng's old department had long regarded Li Tai as the new lord, and hoped that Li Tai could lead them to avenge the old lord, so they were also loyal and obedient to Li Tai.

"When Lord Lang led his troops to chase and suppress the bandits in the northern border, several bandits from the lower reaches of Heishui gathered together to harass them. The servants immediately organized troops to fight back and repel all the attacks. Remember Lord Lang Order to stick to the city garrison and not attack."

Outside Heishuifang City, there was already a group of people waiting here. Seeing Li Tai and his troops arriving, they all rushed to meet them, some called them the lord or A Lang, and some even called them official positions.

Therefore, Jihu's survival mode in this environment is to develop insignificantly first, wait for a wave of eruption when the power grows strong, and then be conquered and suppressed, and then run away and continue to develop insignificantly.

Li Tai was originally complacent that this battle was reimbursed by Diaoyin Liu and Xiazhou Yuwengui, but after taking in this Lishihu, it was not enough to fill in all the reimbursement materials received from Xiazhou.

Li Tai intends to keep this Lishihu, some of the captives will be exchanged from other parties, and he will give up the distribution of spoils in other aspects, in exchange for a Jihu tribe of tens of thousands of people under his complete control. Whether it is a loss or a gain, remains to be tested by time.

After hearing the plan, Liu Ping's expression was also fluctuating, he was both happy and worried, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

Li Tai stayed in Weiping City for a period of time, and after watching the work of the Hu people in Lishi getting on track, he left a group of people to station here, and he went south and returned to Heishuifang City.

Although the surrounding area of ​​Weiping County is said to have good resource endowment, if they want to carry out large-scale production, they will at least have to start next spring. Li Tai is not a savior who liberates the poor people in Jihu. He saved them and provided them with basic food and clothing. Of course It also needs to be rewarded.

Liu Ping looked at the somewhat unfamiliar map with a dazed expression.

Li Tai knew that the Diaoyin Liu family was not a poor and run-down Hu tribe, and this choice was also very difficult for them.

"Excuse me, Commander-in-Chief, what does this mean?"

As a local chieftain, he certainly hoped that the bigger the territory, the better. The wider the territory, the wider the living space.But Sheyanshui is hundreds of thousands of miles away from their current clan. They are not familiar with the mountains, rivers, geography, and human customs. It is hard to say whether they can gain a foothold after migrating there.

Before Li Tai finished speaking, Liu Ping avoided the seat, walked in front of Li Tai's seat, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said: "The matter is indeed not small, but there is no need to hesitate too long. The governors know each other's hearts, but they know that the governor will never point out a narrow path. Since the mind and vision are not as broad as the governor's, it will never be wrong to obey orders! The final will respond to this matter on behalf of the people, and thank the governor Love the pointers!"

"It's like this..."

Liu Ping, the son of Liu Kang, the patriarch of the Liu clan, led his troops here for reinforcements. When they entered Fangcheng and sat down with each other, Li Tai first expressed his thanks to him, and then ordered them to put a map on Liu Ping On the previous case.

Right now, they are only trapped in the harsh living environment and the tragic war just experienced. These Lishi Huzhong have no choice but to gather together to depend on each other. If this problem is not taken seriously, then the field resources will be abundant in the next spring, and these Hughes will definitely be in large numbers. escaped.

Due to the sufficient preparations before and the fact that Zhu Meng, a veteran general, was sitting here, in the end, these domestic gangsters were not allowed to succeed.But it is also difficult to drive them all to extinction. A strong army of iron cavalry can destroy a country, but if they are allowed to accurately catch a rabbit in the vast forest field, it will be futile.

Li Tai smiled and told about his plan, hoping that the Liu family of Diaoyin could send the people to the Sheyan River Basin for management and fortification, and become the northern outpost of the three-defense city system.

It can be seen that even if the hegemony of the Western Wei Dynasty did not focus on the management of northern Shaanxi, this area is by no means a place where everyone can gallop freely and be completely undefended. Rouran and Gao Huan used to be able to do it, but Lishihu was still not qualified.

Li Tai's dealings with the Diaoyin Liu family were mainly with the patriarch Liu Kang, and he had a deep impression of Liu Chang'an, who asked to see him before, but he was a little unfamiliar with the eldest son, Liu Ping, but he did not expect him to be so decisive in the face of the matter. They were a little surprised.

If it is hoped that the new Fangcheng in the north will be put into construction and production at the beginning of spring next year, the sooner the Diaoyin Liu family can move, the better. Li Tai was still worried about whether his department would be able to do this, but here Liu Ping expresses his opinion Afterwards, the doubts in my heart were dispelled, and I stood up from the table, helped Liu Ping up, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "A man of righteousness will never take it lightly! As long as the defense city in the north is well built, I will do it for you." You invite a county guard!"

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!"

After Liu Ping heard this, he couldn't help being surprised, because he had offended the powerful and powerful, and it was very difficult for his family to make repeated attempts to return to righteousness. Even if Haojuan had invested a huge sum of 50 pieces of silk, Li Tai couldn't get it. Such a conclusive promise is now only a decisive statement, but the expected return is astonishing, so he hastened to pay homage: "But if you can follow the command of the governor, you will have no trouble with the rank and file. Resign!"

(End of this chapter)