The Golden Family, rising from the Western Regions

Chapter 63 Thousand Households
"General Li Xiao, I pay my respects to you, sir!"

In Wuya Village, Li Xiao hurried over, wearing armor, with a cavalry sword on his waist, and clenched his right fist as he saluted Xiao Simo.

At this point, the battle was essentially over.

When Li Xiao led his men to attack Wuya Village, the Karluk people of the Moman tribe were immediately defeated.

There was no will to resist at all.

Wherever they went, everyone surrendered.

Only a few Karluk people were still putting up futile resistance.

"Good fight."

"No wonder Ah Man always praises you in front of me, you really do have some skills."

Xiao Simo led a large group of cavalrymen, dismounted, walked up to Li Xiao, gently patted his blood-stained armor, and said with a faint smile.

Li Xiao immediately looked ashamed: "I don't deserve the princess's praise."

"The reason why I was able to capture Wuya Village was because of your presence."

"The Qarlugs fear your majesty and naturally dare not resist."

Xiao Simo laughed when he heard this, shook his head and said, "Okay!"

"There's no need to be so humble in front of me. Merit is merit."

"This king is clear about rewards and punishments."

As he spoke, Xiao Simo looked behind Li Xiao and asked, "Who are those people?"

Li Dashan and others came over with a group of Karluks.

These people were of different ages, and most of them were injured. Some looked terrified and trembling, while others had angry and ferocious expressions, showing great dissatisfaction.

But immediately afterwards, Li Dashan and others' sticks fell, beating all the Qarlug people to their knees in front of Xiao Simo.

"Kneel down~"

"Behave yourself and kneel down!"

Li Xiao said, "Sir, these are the leaders of the Moman tribe, and they have all been captured by our army."

"This is a gift from me to you, my Lord."

As he spoke, he walked up to a fierce-looking Karluk, pointed at him and said, "This is Ciputeqin, the leader of the Moman tribe."

Then they pointed to the people next to them and said, "This is his eldest son."

"This is the military advisor of the Moman tribe. He instigates most of the Moman tribe's actions."

"This is the general that Trump trusts the most."

"This is the son that Chiputqin values most, born to him and a Naiman woman."

Li Xiao pointed his fingers at these Qarlug people one by one.

They are all important figures in the Moman tribe.

After rushing into Wuya Village, Li Xiao wiped them all out.

Of course, these were all relatively honest people, and those who resisted stubbornly were killed on the spot by Li Xiao.

Finally, Li Xiao pulled out a young woman and said to Xiao Simo, "Sir, this is a servant of Ciputqin's tent, her name is Ayiguli."

"She is known as the most beautiful woman on the Golden State prairie."

"As the saying goes, beauty goes with heroes, and swords go with heroes. For such a beauty to be with Sputnik is really a pearl in the dust."

"Only a great hero like you, sir, would not bury her beauty."

As Li Xiao pointed out the identities of these Karluk people, Xiao Simo smiled and nodded continuously.

"Okay, okay~"

The capture of all these people meant that the Moman tribe was completely destroyed.

Nothing made Xiao Simo feel more comfortable than seeing his enemy kneeling in front of him.

As for the last woman, Xiao Simo also smiled lightly.

There was no direct response, but he just gently scolded Li Xiao: "I, Xiao, have never been lustful."

"What's more, wouldn't it be a joke to have this woman by your side during a march or battle?"

"Put more thought into the right path in the future."

After hearing this, Li Xiao understood that his gift was exactly what Xiao Simo wanted.

But he still bowed and said, "I will follow your instructions, sir."

But he was planning to change the woman into men's clothes and send her to Xiao Simo's tent.

"The battle is over, and the next step is to reward people according to their merits." Xiao Simo called all the generals over.

He scanned everyone's faces one by one, and finally fell on Li Xiao.

"This time, we defeated the Moman tribe thanks to the bravery of the soldiers from all tribes."

"This king is clear about rewards and punishments, and he will reward those who have made contributions."

"Li Xiao, listen to my orders."

Hearing Xiao Simo's serious tone, Li Xiao's mind instantly tensed up. He clasped his right fist over his chest and bowed slightly.

"The end will be here."

Then Xiao Simo continued, "The Lord of Hexi Fort, Li Xiao, is a brave warrior with extraordinary strategy."

"We defeated the Aslan and Moman rebels..."

"Achievements deserve rewards!"

"You are now appointed as the Thousand Householders of Jinzhou."

"I will take up my post immediately after the registration of all citizens in Jinzhou is completed."

Hearing Xiao Simo's order, Li Xiao's heart moved slightly, and he immediately shouted loudly.

"Thank you, sir."

"I will do my utmost to repay your kindness."

This battle was not in vain, and I actually got a position as a thousand households.

Li Xiao was still very happy.

Although in terms of power, my rise this time is limited.

But in terms of status, the improvement is not a little bit.

After all, Jinzhou is still the territory of Western Liao.

With the official title bestowed by Xiao Simo, Li Xiao also had a formal official identity.

This is the righteous cause, which will make it more convenient to control other forts in the future.

Anyone who dares to oppose Li Xiao is opposing Lord Xiao and the Liao Kingdom.

It's a rebellion! "You are still young and have a bright future ahead of you. Don't slack off." Xiao Simo nodded gently and encouraged Li Xiao.

I was thinking in my heart, Ah Man will not continue to pester me this time, right?

It was true that Xiao Simo had heard enough good things about Li Xiao along the way.

Xiao Yanyan refused to give in and insisted that he give Li Xiao an official position.

Xiao Simo, who is a bit of a sister-con, certainly cannot be stingy in order to make his sister happy.

If a hundred households are not enough, just go for a thousand households!

Anyway, after Jinzhou has fully registered its population, a few thousand-household positions will have to be reserved for the Han people.

After all, the number of Han people is there, and it is definitely not possible to let a Khitan serve as a Han captain.

It will be conferred eventually, and Li Xiao’s contribution this time is not small, so it is better to confer the title directly on Li Xiao, who is relatively familiar to him.

"Yes, my lord."

"I will work diligently in the future." Li Xiao nodded solemnly.

What happened afterwards was not very important to Li Xiao.

The main thing was for each unit to report its own casualties and gains. Although Xiao Simo also received rewards, most of them were money and property, which was not as good as Li Xiao's thousand households.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the sun's rays were gradually fading.

Everyone returned.

Wuya Village had been occupied by Khitan soldiers, and the Han people and other nomadic tribes could only set up camp outside.

"Fortmaster!"

When Li Xiao returned to his territory, Lin Dazhuang and others came to greet him.

Li Xiao looked at Li Dashan and said, "Sixth Uncle, I have just told Lord Xiao."

"All Han prisoners captured in this battle will belong to our army."

"There are also some cattle, sheep, and horses. You should take people to receive them now."

"Yes~"

Li Dashan nodded heavily and led his men away.

There were quite a few prisoners after this battle, most of whom were Karluks.

Li Xiao was unwilling to fight for these slaves.

After all, the Karluk people were too restless, and he didn't want to lead his own people out to fight in the future while the Karluk slaves rebelled at home.

What he wanted were still the Han people.

In the battle of Beishan, the Moman tribe captured many young and strong Han people, and then broke through Wuya Village and turned all the Han people into slaves.

In short, there are still about 500 Han people alive, and they were all taken away by Li Xiao.

As for the Karluk slaves, Li Xiao didn't want any of them, regardless of gender.

It is equivalent to exchanging with other tribes.

Afterwards, Li Xiao, Luo Ping and others started their own small meeting.

The situations are all similar, reporting the casualties of each unit and rewarding those who have made contributions.

Fortunately, this time, with the cattle and sheep supplies from the Moman tribe as a base, Li Xiao had no shortage of rewards.

It’s just that there are not too many cattle and sheep. After all, Li Xiao is not the one who makes the decision on how to divide the cake this time.

Although the Khitans did not participate in the entire battle, they left half of them behind. Li Xiao could only share the remaining half with other tribes.

"By the way, what were the casualties of those Zhelan slaves?" Li Xiao finally thought of the Zhelan people, who suffered the heaviest casualties.

"Thirty-five people were seriously injured or died, and over eighty were slightly injured."

More than one-tenth of the more than 320 Zhelan slaves died directly.

If there hadn't been a supervisory team watching from behind, the Zhelan people would have collapsed long ago.

"Although the Zhelan people are slaves, they must be rewarded for their merits." Li Xiao nodded slightly and said.

He looked at everyone and said, "I said before the battle that whoever can rush into Wuya Village first will be freed from slavery and rewarded with cattle and sheep."

Then he looked at Erhu and asked, "Who rushed in first and secured the front?"

Hearing this, Erhu nodded and said, "Indeed, there is one."

"He was very brave in the battle. He was the first to rush into the village and killed several Qarlugs."

"I'll call him over right away."

After Erhu left, Li Xiao announced to Qin Kaishan and others that he had become a thousand-householder.

"Qianhu?"

Luo Ping and others were a little stunned and didn't understand what this meant for a moment.

"Do we have this official position in Jinzhou?" Luo Ping asked in surprise.

Before this, the only official position in Jinzhou was the Governor of Jinzhou.

Others, such as castle lords, village chiefs, and nomadic tribal leaders, are self-proclaimed and not formal official positions.

The sudden appearance of Qianhu made it difficult to understand what kind of official he was.

Zhao Dabao was even more curious and asked, "Who has a higher rank, a captain or a governor?"

"Is there any need to think about this? The governor must be the one in charge." Luo Meng rolled his eyes at him.

The governor posts of the four northern border states were all held by Khitans. How could Xiao Simo possibly appoint a Han Chinese to a position above the Khitan governor?

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dabao immediately became unwilling and said angrily.

"If you ask me, Dalong has made the greatest contribution to all the victories we've won. He should be named the Governor of Jinzhou."

"Governor of Jinzhou? You're really bold."

"Hehe~" Li Xiao shook his head and smiled.

In the short term, there is no need to worry about the position of governor.

Xiao Simo was also planning to register all citizens and strengthen control over the four states in northern Xinjiang.

The new governor of Jinzhou must be selected from among his confidants.

Li Xiao is far from being his direct descendant.

"After the war, the Khitans planned to implement household registration for all citizens in Jinzhou, using the Qianhu official and the Baihu official levels to govern the people."

"Strengthen the control over the grassroots herdsmen." Li Xiao explained to everyone.

"Qianhu, as the name suggests, is to manage about a thousand households."

"A hundred households is someone who manages about a hundred households."

(End of this chapter)