Chapter 342 North Country
Hundreds of thousands of slaves come to Toyosu every day.
They took off the shackles and shackles of the slaves, threw away the tattered clothes, bathed and changed their clothes, and reborn.
There is no longer a whip or a stick, and they don’t have to huddle with the sheep to keep warm at night. They have a warm and clean tent, and they can chat around the charcoal stove at night.
Although the black charcoal smelled a bit unpleasant, after all, the orange flame brought them warmth.
Many slaves who came to Fengzhou went to interview and work after only a day or two of rest. Although Qin Lang personally told them when he inspected the camp, he could have more time to rest and recuperate. They contacted the government in their hometown, looking for their relatives, etc.
But everyone still wants to do things earlier, and work by themselves in exchange for food and wages, which makes them feel more secure, and also feels that this can reduce the burden on the Toyosu Metropolitan Government.
The workshop in Toyosu is bustling again.
Slaughterhouses, wool farms, and leather farms, a large number of former slaves have poured in now, and many of them are still good at it.
A head of cattle and sheep was slaughtered and divided.
Shearing, skinning, deboning, and meat.
In addition, in the south of Toyoshu, several open-pit coals have been discovered, and they can be directly mined in the open pit, and the coal dug out will be directly transported to Toyozhou.
It not only provides heating for the military and civilians, but also provides fuel for the workshop.
Qin Lang ordered the slaughtered beef and mutton to be stewed, dried after cooking, and then packed and shipped to the south. Such cooked meat can be better preserved and reduces the amount of transportation.
In addition to rough processing, Qin Lang also has a workshop for some fine processing, such as processing beef and mutton into jerky, or using clay pots to make meat into canned meat. The meat cooked at high temperature is put into clay pots and then sealed, which can be stored for a long time.
On the other hand, Qin Lang is still producing meat floss. Boil the meat and make meat floss, which is easier to store and carry.
Meat floss has also become the standard dry food for the Fengzhou frontier army. It is served with fried noodles and is easy to carry and eat.
Qin Lang didn't try to squeeze these poor Nangui people. The wages he gave were quite reasonable. After a busy day, he could get a hundred dollars in wages, and he also provided board and lodging, and work clothes.
They are too pitiful, so no one will oppress them.
Qin Lang even arranged a lot of extra-curricular activities for them, such as organizing a bonfire party for everyone, singing and dancing, grilling meat or something, or recalling bitterness and sweetness, talking about the tragic experience of being a slave, or telling everyone Some anecdotes about humanities in their respective hometowns.
Also organized officials to write family letters to them reluctantly.
Qin Lang even organized a few group blind dates.
Because among the many people returning to the south, there are also many poor women and so on. Some of them were married by their masters to other slaves there. If they are lucky, they will be married with a Han Chinese, which can be regarded as some common comfort. If they are unlucky, Matching another slave might not only be bullied by the master, but also bullied by the slave husband.
The children of the Han family were redeemed this time. Some women had to come back by themselves because they married slaves from other tribes, and even their children could not come back.
There are also some who have never been married.
Or some who have been bullied by their masters.
Few of these men remained clean while they were enslaved.
They come to Toyosu now, but they are very confused about the future. They don’t know if they can find their family members, and they don’t know whether their family members will accept them again, or some people have already lost their families and know that they have no home at all.
They are also working in the workshop now, using their busyness to temporarily avoid these problems.
But dreaming back at midnight, how many people cry in the dark night.
Qin Lang also knew about these problems, so he simply organized a group blind date.
Everyone voluntarily sign up.
If the two see each other right, the Fengzhou Metropolitan Mansion can act as a matchmaker to witness the marriage. Qin Lang even announced that those homeless people can choose to settle down on the spot after getting married here.
Waiting for next year, Qin Lang can grant them land.
Not to mention, there are really many people who are willing to participate in this blind date.
Everyone has the same tragic experience, and they understand each other better, and they don't mind each other's experience. They are about the same age, and they can form a new family if they see each other well.
"So far, there are a total of 23,747 descendants of the Han family who have returned to Fengzhou from the south." Li Daliang exclaimed to Qin Lang while holding the report.
"Why are there so many? It's beyond our previous estimate." Qin Lang said.
"Since the first few batches of Nangui people arrived in Fengzhou, the treatment they enjoyed, after the word spread, those Han families were all tempted."
Before some Turkic people were not willing to let people back.
Now the news is spreading everywhere, and the court has arranged it so well, which one is not tempted, so the Han family children from all over the country have tried to find a way to go south.
Even now, not only the Han slaves in Yusheshe Department of Fengzhou, but also Shuofang Liangshidu, Monan Jieli Khan, and the Turkic Department outside Langshan Pass, many Han slaves have set off a frenzy of running away.
And Qin Lang reached an agreement with Qin Guosheng, Minister of Qin, to redeem all the children of the Han family, so as long as they are in Houtao territory now, if the Han family wants to come to Fengzhou, the soldiers of the Tang army will actively support them, and the Turkic herdsmen will not Dare to block the pursuit.
"Unexpectedly, so many descendants of the Han family fell into the Northland!" Li Daliang sighed.
Qin Lang was not surprised at all. You must know that since Yang Guang’s Yanmen was surrounded in the 11th year of Daye, the northern Turks have invaded the border every year, and they would plunder countless people every time.
Not to mention, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, how many anti-kings of the Central Plains paid tribute to the Turks.
Even Li Yuan and his son borrowed troops from the Turkic Turks. The Turkic people could easily go to Taiyuan, Youzhou, or even go straight to Chang'an or Luoyang.
They simply come and leave whenever they want, and how many innocent people suffer every time they come.
That is, when Yang Jian was in power, the northern border was truly established, and the emperor's prosperity was established. It was also a rare era when northern Hulu dared not cross the Great Wall.
When Yang Jian dealt with the Turkic people in those days, he relied on power and tactics to divide the strong and unite the weak. He split up and attracted the Turkic people. Fighting with agents, he also guarded the northern gate for the Sui Dynasty.
It's a pity that Yang Guang's level in this area is not good, which makes the watchdog Yang Jian raised back then, but his successors unified the grassland tribes and threatened to attack the Sui Dynasty in turn.
"Mr. Li, the Central Plains are unified, the Tang Dynasty is rising, and the tragic suffering of the Han family on my northern border is finally over. Now that we have become stronger, we must recover Hetao, Shuofang, and even open up again in the future. In the Western Regions, the history of the grassland riding on our heads to **** and pee is gone forever.”
"Today, more than 20,000 Han children return to Fengzhou in the south. In the future, there will be more Han children who fell into the hands of the Turkic people, fell into the hands of the Tuyuhun people, and fell into the hands of the Goguryeo people. "
······
It's getting colder every day.
The snow is getting heavier every time.
Jieli Khan wanted to send troops to destroy Ashina Momo who betrayed his ancestors and defected to Tang Dynasty, but he was blocked by the snow after all.
Tuli Little Khan in the east, Yugushe in the north, and his uncle and those old guys, none of them are willing to send troops. And Yu Sheshe's younger brother, Tuoshe Ashinasheer, even directly claimed that if Jieli hadn't wanted to be unfavorable to Yu Sheshe, he would not have forced Yu Sheshe to surrender to Tang Dynasty.
This made Xieli very angry.
However, the leaders of the ruling party refused to support sending troops, and Na Jieli did not dare to act rashly, not only because if everyone did not send troops, he could not send many troops, but more importantly, he was worried that when he sent troops, he would be killed by others. people calculate.
In addition, the snowstorm is too severe, how can the herdsmen have the heart to listen to orders and gather to fight at this time.
Even many nobles such as Ashina Simo of Khan Court and Zhisi Shuili advised him not to send troops for the time being.
Princess Ke Dun Yicheng believes that one cannot fight unprepared battles.
Jieli could only resentfully dismiss the plan to send troops, and instead sent envoys to Qin Lang to reprimand the Tang people for their inappropriateness.
Cheng Chumo arrived at Jinhekou a long time ago, and successfully built a small village there.
The tribes of nearby Jieli did come to this newly opened border market to trade. This year's life is too sad. The people of Tang are willing to take away their fur and livestock in exchange for the salt, wine and even some food they need. They are very happy.
As for Xieli’s prohibition, everyone also obeyed and violated it, because Xieli would not compensate them for the snow disaster, so he didn’t care about their life or death.
Yulin City, Shengzhou, on the south bank of the river, also stationed 500 frontier troops. The dilapidated city has undergone simple repairs. Although there are no people, at least there are troops.
The red flag of Tang Dynasty was raised again on the city wall.
Some people who were originally hiding in the mountains, saw Tang Jun and Tang Qi, and ran down secretly again.
After confirming that the Tang army really came back and seeing the Zhenwu army flag raised on the north bank of the river, they believed that Datang would not give up Shengzhou again this time.
So people began to return to Shengzhou City.
Cheng Chumo originally thought of many future scenarios, many of which were when Xieli would come to pull out his nail, and he would lead the soldiers how to fight back and resist, fight **** battles, and capture the flag...
Unfortunately not, only the vast white snow, only the whimpering of the north wind, only the frozen ice of the Yellow River.
There are only Turkic people who sneak in to trade.
Those caravans that ventured over made a fortune.
The caravans came and went several times, each time under Qin Lang's order, they used 20% of the caravan's camels to transport food supplies for Cheng Chumo and the others.
In fact, there is no shortage of food in Cheng Chumo. After all, when the market opens here, large herds of cattle and sheep come here, and it is very cheap.
Many Turkic people also sell frozen beef and mutton, which is even cheaper.
In fact, Cheng Chumo and the others eat meat every day, and they are getting tired of it. What Zhenwu Jun wants to eat most now is actually a bite of green vegetables.
Lonely makes people go crazy, if Qin Lang didn't write letters every few days, telling him not to mess around every time, Cheng Chumo would have been unable to restrain himself and ran to Jielihan court to scold him.
Can’t you, why are you acting like a turtle, you are here.
Let's order the soldiers and horses, soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, let's do a good job.
Passing his swollen belly, Cheng Chumo found sadly that it was almost the Chinese New Year, and he had actually gained weight and had a belly.
"No, I can't go down like this!"
Cheng Chumo jumped up from the heating kang, "I'm going to patrol and lead the team myself."
(end of this chapter)