People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 144 Autumn Harvest, Enemy Tracks

Three months passed in the blink of an eye, but the results were quite substantial.

With Yunwu as the center, all the cities and villages on both sides of the Huangshui River are full of fields, and beside the fields are stretches of houses.

At this time, the fields are full of waves of wheat, and the houses are also made of blue bricks and black tiles. The contrast between the two makes people overjoyed.

Now those young and strong laborers have been dismissed and let them go home. These fields and houses are all from their hands.

It is because of their hard work that there are countless fertile fields and houses, but Zhao Xian is still very busy.

With a large number of officials, he is busy distributing houses and dividing the fields. The distribution of houses is based on the family unit, and the division of the fields means that whoever cultivates them will be divided. In fact, the ownership was not clear before, but now as long as the registration is made, it is completely settled.

At the same time, Lizheng is still being set up, which is actually equivalent to the village chief. At the same time, the pavilion chief is arranged and the pavilion soldiers are recruited.

As long as this matter is completed, Zhao Xian will not have to send people to watch him all the time, and he will be able to manage the countryside through administrative units at all levels.

After all, Zhao Xian is the prefect of the county, and he was also given great power by Li Wenhou. He still has a lot of things to do, so he can't always distract these grassroots people.

As for Li Yao, he had already returned to the barracks at this time, and in the past three to four months, he had completely upgraded Jincheng from the way of production to the way of life.

The foundation has already been laid, and the tall buildings also rise from the ground. As long as the foundation is laid, the tall buildings can be built over time.

He just needs to go back and take a look around frequently, not only to supervise but also to grasp the direction, lest someone cut corners or deliberately cause some damage.

After returning to the barracks, Marquis Li Wen valued him, and all the soldiers supported him. He was still the second in command of the army.

From spring to autumn, and through the whole summer in the middle, because of Li Yao, the army rations kept up, and because of Li Wenhou, the army training did not fall behind, and the three armies of Yi Cong had a very good foundation. Now they cooperated tacitly, and inherited the former Huangzhong Yi Cong from the military formation to the tactics of warfare.

Although this Jincheng is said to be a mixture of Hu and Han, it is also clearly separated. Most of the Han people are mainly concentrated in these cities on both sides of the Huangshui River, as well as the countryside outside the city.

On the outskirts, there are local tycoons. They have a large number of people, and they have Wubao to defend. At the same time, they also have good friends with the Qiang chiefs, so they can maintain a semi-independent state.

The outermost circle, such as near the Datong River in the north, or near the Yellow River in the south, is where the Qiang people of various tribes are most concentrated.

The water and grass on both sides of the Huangshui River are lush and fertile, but the banks of the Datong River and the Yellow River are actually very good. They are good places for grazing and farming.

The Han people live in the center, the Qiang people live in the surrounding area, and the local tycoons are at the junction of the two sides, so they can gather many Han people and Qiang people to form a powerful private armed force.

For example, their Li family, although close to Linqiang, maintained a semi-independent state, and gathered many exiled Qiang people.

This pattern has lasted for a long time, at least before the Liangzhou rebellion, the Han people followed Han Sui, and Ma Teng became poorer and poorer, and the fighting became less and less, so that the Qiang tribes re-occupied most of Huangzhong.

After more than half a year of hard work, it seemed that the autumn harvest was about to come. In many places on both sides of the Huangshui River, cavalrymen often appeared to peep, ranging from one or two to as many as seven or eight. They did not loot, just looked east and west.

Summer has passed, and the water and grass are luxuriant in summer. Whether the cattle and sheep eat well or drink well, they will grow fat and big, and they will start to reproduce. People will not worry about food and drink.

But now it was autumn, and autumn was tall and fat, suitable for war and looting. Those who were not prepared in summer and prepared for a wave of looting in autumn in order to survive the winter better couldn't help showing their fangs.

Some people found these cavalrymen, and they didn't dare to contact them easily, so they reported these things to the local pavilion chief, Lizheng, and they didn't dare to neglect, and soon reported these things again.

In the end, all these things were reported to Zhao Xian. After Zhao Xian learned about the matter, he hurried to the barracks and told Li Wenhou everything.

The big account of the Chinese army!

Li Wenhou strode in, his face was full of anger, but he laughed out of anger, and finally scolded loudly:
"These barbarians, Naigong is still allowing me to train soldiers, so they dare to come and peep. They really think that my name as Marquis Li Wen is no longer valid, and I feel that anyone can come and step on it!"

Zhao Xian walked in, with a helpless smile on his face:
"My lord, the most urgent task now is to find a way to deal with it, lest the enemy really come, kill the people, and plunder the food!"

When Li Wenhou heard this, he directly pulled out the ring-sword at his waist, and stabbed it into the table with force, his eyes wide open, and his smile ferocious:
"You don't have to wait for the enemy to come, I'll attack them right away. The Yi Cong army has practiced for so long, and it's time to show their strength with blood. Not only do we want to defeat them, but we also want to subdue them!"

Zhao Xian frowned slightly upon hearing this, then shook his head and said:
"The autumn harvest is about to come, and we have promised to exempt the people from paying taxes for a year. I am afraid that we cannot recruit the people to be soldiers and husbands, and it is not easy to collect food and grass!"

Li Wenhou didn't care, he turned his head to look at Zhao Xian, grinned, and said calmly:

"Brother, don't worry. When did I say that the people should be recruited to collect food and grass? This time, we only need to send troops from the three armies, so there is no such great pressure on food and grass. Attack the Qiang tribes in the four directions, and then use them as soldiers, feed on their cattle and sheep, feed on the war, and move to the four directions!"

At this moment, Li Yao, who had been following Li Wenhou, thinking about how to make the most profit, also said with a smile:
"Father, since we want to fight, let's do it with a big vote. Once this war starts, it will alarm all the Qiang tribes. They will definitely be alert. Therefore, we can't expose it in advance. We will attack the big and small Yugu first, and give the Shaodang Qiangs in Zhihequ, defeat them, subdue them, and then attack all the Qiang people with a great victory.

Hearing this bold strategy, Shaodang Zhuqiang is the core of Xiqiang, with many clansmen and powerful forces, as long as they can defeat them, they will indeed have a great reputation.

However, there is also the possibility of failure, but Li Wenhou is not afraid at all, he even thinks what Li Yao said is very reasonable:

"What Ayao said is right. Let's do this. First go to Elm Valley, give Zhihequ, defeat the Shaodang Qiangs, then move to the Quartet, conquer the entire Hehuang area, and end the war before the spring. After the spring, you will marry Ayue!"

Li Yao smiled when he heard this. Now that the two families are located in two counties, even if the six rituals are just a process, it still takes a lot of time. The final wedding will be scheduled after the spring of next year.

And upon hearing this, even Zhao Xian, who was not at ease standing next to him, looked at Li Yao with a smile on his face. This was his nephew, and even he was quite happy.

(End of this chapter)