I am the Empress Dowager!

Chapter 317 Qiang Hu and Corvee

"Is this a corvee sent by His Majesty?"

Chen Chan, who had entered Wudu County early now, looked at the thousands of Qiang and Hu people in front of him wearing sheepskin jackets or various strips of cloth.

I was a little stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do.

Seeing their hands tied and some of them staring straight at them, Chen Chan opened his mouth several times, but finally closed it helplessly.
"Mr. Chen Fu, what's wrong with you?"

At this time, Ma Rong, who was working next to Liu Long, was also the person responsible for the handover.

Seeing Chen Chan, the new governor of Wudu County, looking so helpless, he was also a little embarrassed and confused.

"His Majesty asked the ministers to hand these over to the prince, and he specifically told the prince not to worry. These are just thousands of Qiang Hu.

These people were guilty of serious crimes. They dared to follow Xian Ling and resist the big man. According to the rules, they should be slaughtered by the entire clan!

But His Majesty is kind and generous, and now His Majesty has promised them as long as they work in Wudu County for ten years.

Although their lives will not be easy during these ten years, they will still be given two hours of rest every day and two meals so that they will not go hungry.

After ten years, they can leave Wudu, return to their own grasslands, and regain their freedom. "

After Ma Rong finished speaking, he showed a look full of emotion.

Even when Chen Chan's eyes were clearly filled with astonishment and surprise, he actually started to praise Liu Long.

"Your Majesty is too merciful. Those who commit crimes should be slaughtered!

But since His Majesty has said it, we naturally have to obey it.

Thousands of Qianghu slaves are the first batch of manpower in the hands of the emperor. His Majesty said that within two months, the road between Wudu and Longyou needs to be opened again.

It is convenient to send a steady stream of Qiang Hu! "

"And Qiang Hu?" After hearing this, Chen Chan finally couldn't help but exclaimed. Looking at Ma Rong in front of him, his expression changed instantly.

Ma Rong, after seeing Chen Chan's changes and hearing Chen Chan's words, couldn't help but frown.

"Mr. Chen Fu just saw Mr. Chen Fu like this. Could it be that... he is dissatisfied with His Majesty's intentions?"

"Old minister, you don't dare!" After hearing Ma Rong's words, Chen Chan immediately bowed and saluted, even saying that he did not dare to do so.

After seeing that Ma Rong's expression had changed a bit, Chen Chan couldn't help but whisper to Na Ma Rong cautiously.

“But if Your Majesty does this, how should I behave?
These Qiang Hu”

"What about these Qianghu? Are these Qianghu not human beings? Although they are not as good as my burly sons, they are still strong, and they are all truly young and strong!
It is better to let them work than to let my ordinary people do the work.

Your Majesty is also sympathetic to the difficulties faced by the people in recent years. "

"This..." Chen Chan looked at Ma Rong in front of him. He was full of rebuttals that he wanted to say, but looking at Ma Rong's appearance, he really didn't know whether he should say it or not.

However, although Ma Rong is a bit incompetent in literature and martial arts, his observation of words and expressions is still of some use to Chen Chan.

Seeing Chen Chan's appearance and the few words Chen Chan just said, I understood what Chen Chan was thinking.

Although he was a little annoyed that he didn't know Liu Long's good intentions, Ma Rong also thought of the words Liu Long said to him before he came.

"Ma Rong, I know that you have beautiful mountains and rivers in your heart, and I also know that you have strategic skills.

So now, I will give you a chance. If you use it well, no one in the world will dare to underestimate you in the future.Chen Chan wanted to repair the waterways in Wudu County, but it was very difficult and expensive at this time.

If we just report it to the court like this, I am afraid that even if the court wants to, it will be powerless.

Therefore, I can only find another way to replace the corvee with Qianghu.

But the Qiang and Hu are Qiang and Hu after all, and Chen Chan first served in Hanzhong and later became the Third Assistant. His opinions on the Qiang and Hu are hahaha.
I will let you take full responsibility for this matter. I will personally attack the Qiang and Hu tribes to avenge them for being disrespectful to my great man during this period.

Second, gather and subjugate more Qiang and Hu.

When I capture the Qiang and Hu in the northwest, you will be sent to Wudu County to take to Chen Chan and let him take the Qiang and Hu to work for Wudu.

But how to make him understand my painstaking efforts is your business.

I. Believe you! "

After Liu Long said these words, Ma Rong almost knelt down to Liu Long without being moved. It felt like he had finally met a monarch who understood him.

What is that called?
Keep the clouds open to see the moonlight!
That's why Ma Rong came to Wudu so excitedly, and then saw Chen Chan and Chen Fujun of Wudu County, just as his Majesty expected.

He is very worried about this Qiang and Hu.

Although Ma Rong understood these things, he still pulled Chen Chan aside and softly comforted him.

"Mr. Chen Fu, are you worried that these Qiang Hus are wild and untamable, and that these people are not as useful as the people who are the descendants of my great Han?"

"." Chen Chan looked at Ma Rong in front of him and suddenly felt that this guy was not so ignorant. He nodded and couldn't help but sigh.

"You are right, Mr. Ma. Although I know that it is not easy for Your Majesty, I also know that I can't be picky now.

But if you look at these Qiang Hus, each one of them is either lazy and carefree, or else they are timid and look like they cannot be used."

"Chen Fujun" Ma Rong directly interrupted Chen Chan's words, and then looked at him with a very strange look, "Can't be reused."

"what"

"What Mr. Chen Fu said is very interesting. His Majesty asked you to repair the waterway in Wudu. What big thing are you going to do?"

"veteran"

"Moreover!" Ma Rong's tone instantly turned from relaxed to serious, "Wei Chen said this on behalf of His Majesty.

I have long heard that Chen Fujun has great prestige, especially in Hanzhong. When the Qiang and Hu people heard Chen Fujun's name, they were all frightened and retreated.

Why, when we arrived in Wudu, we started to pick and choose.

This Qianghu can't do big things, so why doesn't he know how to work? "

“Repairing waterways is not child’s play!
These Qiang and Hu are clumsy, wouldn’t they be in trouble if they did something wrong?”

"In ten years, Mr. Chen still can't teach a group of Qiang and Hu how to dig trenches and divert water?"

"you"

"If you don't know how to teach, then kill! Kill one, kill two, kill ten or a hundred, that's more. If they don't know how, they will know how!"

(End of this chapter)