Chapter 1083: A generous move
Jiang Wei, who was guarding Hedong, could reassure Feng Junhou militarily.
He is also assisted by Shi Bao, who is familiar with the land of Hebei and is regarded as a bad wolf by the powerful families in Hedong.
In addition, the Liangzhou Staff Group helped deduce the strategic situation.
Thinking about it, even against his superior Sima Yi, he could last at least half a year and several months.
As long as the strategic location of Hedong is not lost, we can provide mutual aid to Bingzhou and at the same time protect Guanzhong.
This is why Feng Junhou must first cleanse Hedong before managing it, and also put the main force of the Liangzhou Army and the most promising Jiang Wei in Hedong.
Compared to Hedong where the main force of the Liangzhou Army is stationed, Bingzhou seems to have received less attention.
The troops stationed in Bingzhou were partly the predecessor of Feng Junhou's former troops - that is, the camp led by Wang Ping.
There is also a part of the reserves similar to the Liangzhou Army, Yi Cong Hu Qi, and they are also the troops and camps led by Liu Hun.
The last part is the Longyou Army transferred from Longyou by Deng Zhi.
These three troops are guarding Bingzhou together. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are a mixed army.
However, this is also in line with the inherent practice of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.
After all, Bingzhou is a bitter and cold place where Han and Hu people live together.
Therefore, the first priority in governing Bingzhou is to prevent the barbarians from causing trouble, disrupting the border, or even plundering the interior, regardless of whether they are used as towns or governors.
To put it bluntly, as long as the barbarians can be tamed and obedient, it will be regarded as a successful governance.
After the Xiongnu, Tan Shihuai, the only Xianbei leader who could unify the northern grasslands and pose a serious threat to the Han Dynasty, died a little early.
After Tanshihuai, Kebineng, who was the most promising, was first defeated by Wei in succession.
Later, he was tricked by King Feng Gui, and the entire tribe became the fodder to support the Liangzhou Army's thousands-mile advance.
Nowadays, the northern grassland tribes are scattered in pieces, and they are constantly fighting against each other.
Except for a few large tribes who occasionally had the courage to go south to plunder, the remaining Hu people who were close to the pass were considered to be strong enough if they could not submit to the fortress.
So don’t look at the Bingzhou garrison. Although they are not elite, they are still enough to guard Bingzhou.
Moreover, what they mainly defended was actually the Wei army in Youzhou in the east, not the Hu people in the north.
When he learned that Feng Junhou had come to Bingzhou for inspection, Deng Zhi, the governor of Bingzhou, went out of the city to greet him personally:
“Deng Zhi, the governor of Bingzhou, pays homage to General Zhendong!”
Feng Junhou said "Ouch" and quickly got off his horse:
“How can you deserve such a great gift from Uncle Deng? What a shame! What a shame!”
Deng Liang, one of the top ten leaders of the Xinghan Society, was the son of Deng Zhi.
At the moment, we are checking the Xinghanhui branch in Nanzhong.
Besides, Deng Zhi can be regarded as an old man in the court anyway, and his seniority is at least one generation higher than Feng Junhou.
People can make such a low gesture, but Feng Junhou does not dare to accept this treatment forcefully.
Hearing Feng Junhou call him "uncle", Deng Zhi, who was already in his sixties, almost turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile.
The so-called cruel and ruthless Xiao Wenhe is only for outsiders.
Feng Xiaowenhe has never treated his own people badly.
Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, there may be quite a few people serving as governors.
However, there are only three people who can actually take the position.
I happen to be one of them.
And nephew Feng Xian was the one who recommended him.
“The last generals Wang Ping and Liu Hun, please pay homage to your lord!”
Wang Ping and Liu Hun who were following Deng Zhi, after Feng Junhou and Deng Zhi saw the ceremony, they quickly stood up and said in unison.
“Get up quickly, we are all our own people, there is no need to be so polite.”
Feng Junhou looked at the two of them, then looked around again, and suddenly burst into laughter with some satisfaction.
Feng Junhou's smile made Deng Zhi, Wang Ping and others astonished.
“Why are you so happy?”
Feng Junhou pointed his fingers in parallel, pointed around, and said with a smile:
“When I look up, I see everything is old, how can I not be happy in my heart?”
As he said this, what he was thinking in his heart was:
Deng Zhi was Deng Liang's elder, Wang Ping was promoted by himself, and Liu Hun was his long-term follower before.
The Xinghan Hui has now received permission from the imperial court to race horses and enclose land in Bingzhou.
This is what the saying goes: the time, place, and people are all ready. Why worry about the great coal and iron industry failing?
The time may be ten years or several years. Let alone Sima Yi, even if there is Lu Xun, what is there to fear?
The more he thought about it, the happier he became, so he couldn't help laughing.
How does everyone know what Feng Junhou is thinking?
He only said that he was really happy to reunite with his old friends. They all felt that the prince was thinking about his old feelings, and he was also happy in his heart.
Deng Zhi twitched his beard and smiled:
"Weizhe (Deng Liang, son of Deng Zhi), in his letter to a certain person, called General Zhendong his brother. In his words, he often expressed pride in the brotherhood of the Xinghan Hui."
“Now it seems that General Zhendong is indeed a person who values love and justice. I am very relieved to see that Weizhe is so discerning!”
Look, what is the art of language?
It was not unreasonable for the Prime Minister to send Uncle Deng to Soochow to re-alliance.
Feng Junhou smiled shyly:
"Uncle Deng, don't talk about General Zhendong anymore. You have already said it. Wei Zhe calls me brother, so you should call me nephew."
“Then I’ll be brave enough to call General Zhendong my nephew?”
“Uncle Deng!”
"Hahaha!"
“A banquet has been prepared in the city, and my nephew is inviting me.”
"Don't dare. Uncle Deng is the elder. Uncle Deng invites you first."
Looking at Feng Junhou's smiling and courteous look, it really makes people feel like a gentleman is as gentle as jade.
Governor Deng couldn’t help but sigh in his heart:
Some people say that Feng Xian's nephew is ruthless, some say that he is far-sighted, and some even call him the Ghost King. Now it seems that these rumors are nothing more than rumors.
Just before entering the city, Governor Deng glanced at the large group of tribal leaders, large and small, behind Feng Junhou, and felt a little twitching in his heart.
Bingzhou was already a bitter and cold place, and it had just gone through war, so it was difficult to settle down.
Now that tens of thousands of Huqi have been merged into the state, how to resettle them is still a big problem!
With some worry, Deng Zhi and Feng Junhou went into the city to have a banquet together.
The food and drinks at the banquet did not have much special features.
Beef, mutton and chicken are all available, but except for General Feng Junhou, Guan and a few others, there is an emerging dish on the table: stir-fry.
The rest of the people basically use the traditional methods of baking, boiling, blanching and steaming.
There are many varieties, but the taste is definitely not flattering.
Anyway, seeing these traditional dishes reminded Feng Junhou of his food phobia when he traveled through time.
Even the wine, several jars of honey wine were placed in front of General Feng Junhou, Guan and others.
Others are all drunkards.
If someone who is used to cooking stir-fries comes here, I'm afraid it will be difficult to swallow.
But fortunately, most of the people Feng Junhou brought over this time were Hu Renqushuai.
Don't look at these vegetables in Feng Junhou's eyes, they are only suitable for feeding pigs.
But in the eyes of the Hu people in Bingzhou, it was the exquisite food of the Han Dynasty.
Except for a very few people like Liu Bao and Liu Meng who drank strong wine and honey wine, the rest of the barbarians, Qu Shuai, had their eyes gleaming when they saw the turbid wine.
Looking at the barbarians outside eating and drinking freely, even Liu Hun, the little prince of the Huns, felt that his own people were a little embarrassed.
Seeing that the prince's face was expressionless and not unhappy, he could only turn his head away silently and try not to look outside.
Probably because he didn’t want the noise outside to disturb Feng Junhou, Deng Zhi motioned to lower the curtain.
In this way, not only the sound is much quieter, but also the view inside and outside is blocked.
Feng Junhou took a bite of the dish, tasted it, and then put down his chopsticks.
The stir-fried vegetables were also a bit poor, old, hard, and tasteless.
He raised his ear cup and took a sip of honey wine, then looked at Deng Zhi:
“Uncle Deng has been appointed governor of Bingzhou for the first time. Has everything gone smoothly in the past few months?”
"Well, the chaos has just begun, how can anything go smoothly or not? To say it goes smoothly, there are really not many thieves in Bingzhou."
“But if it’s not going well, the food and clothing of the people in Bingzhou and the supplies needed by the army, all of which don’t need money and grain to support them?”
Deng Zhi did not say those polite words to Feng Junhou. He pointed to the food and wine on the table:
“My nephew has also seen it. These dishes are already considered to be the best food and wine in the Bingzhou government office. It’s not that I, as an uncle, don’t show respect to my nephew.”
"But the treasury in Bingzhou is really empty. Even for a banquet, my uncle has to pay for it himself!"
Of course Feng Junhou knew about the situation of Bingzhou.
If we say, Ke Bineng’s tribe is the food and grass that supports Liangzhou’s advance into Bingzhou.
So a considerable part of the grain and grass that supported the army from Taiyuan to Hedong was collected by Li Xi personally from county to county.
“I’m sorry this banquet is not delicious, uncle, are you trying to cry poverty with me?”
Feng Junhou smiled and shook his head:
“My uncle was also a guard guarding Longyou in the past few years. He must also know that the battle last year has basically exhausted the money and food that the Han Dynasty has accumulated over the years.”
"Now I'm still worried about how to restore production in Guanzhong. At most, I can apply to the court to exempt Bingzhou from taxes for three years."
“Except for the necessary expenses of military officials, the imperial court really can’t squeeze out any extra money or food.”
Guanzhong and Hedong, which of these two places is not more important than Bingzhou?
Even if the imperial court has money, it will use these two places first.
But a crying child needs milk, right?
Besides, the court has no money, but some people do.
"Of course I know that the court has no money, but isn't my nephew here?"
When Feng Junhou heard this, he was immediately stunned.
ha?
What does mean?
“Uncle, I don’t have any money either.”
Deng Zhi said "tsk":
"My dear nephew, I know that you call me uncle for Wei Zhe's sake. Then can you tell me why you call me brother?"
“Of course it’s because we all put loyalty first and have the same loyalty.”
fart!
Deng Zhi cursed in his heart:
This article and Guo are really clever!
“That’s right, you put loyalty first, aren’t you all for the purpose of reviving the Han Dynasty? Isn’t that how the Han Dynasty will prosper and the Han Dynasty will prosper?”
The court’s lack of money is the court’s business.
But in addition to asking the court for money, didn’t Feng Junhou also have a Xinghan Society behind him?
The Xinghan Hui can even generate money from ghost places like Nanzhong.
There is no reason to merge the states, but it will not be able to compare with Nanzhong.
Now that Feng Junhou himself went to Bingzhou to inspect, Governor Deng definitely had no reason to let this money-spender go in vain.
“My dear nephew, you also know that Bingzhou is not a food-producing land, and it has always been inhabited by Han and Hu people. It is really difficult to govern!”
“If there hadn’t been a good nephew to govern Liangzhou, I wouldn’t have the confidence to govern Bingzhou.”
Deng Zhi looked at Feng Junhou with burning eyes:
"If nothing else, if my wise nephew can allow the Xinghan Society to open a few more workshops and a few more pastures in Bingzhou, it will be a great help to me."
Um?
Feng Junhou’s expression remained unchanged, he raised the ear cup again and took another sip.
Why did I come to Bingzhou?
Oh, by the way, Deng Liang is still conducting an investigation campaign in Nanzhong.
The Xinghan Hui’s plan to exchange the land in Guanzhong for the land in Bingzhou is still a secret, and few people know about it.
Thinking of this, Feng Junhou glanced at Li Mu who was sitting next to him again.
Hey!
They are all old foxes, and no one is a fool.
President Li is the most famous textile giant in Han Dynasty.
She followed him over, indicating that Xinghan Hui Shaoyu had some intentions.
When Governor Deng said these words at this time, he actually hinted that he had seen Feng Junhou's intention - at least part of it.
After thinking about this, Feng Junhou put down his ear cup, put his hands on his knees, sat upright, and said:
“Since Uncle Deng said so, I won’t hide it.”
Deng Zhi was overjoyed:
“Okay, Kuang Kuang! I like to deal with Kuang Kuang people. I wonder how many workshops are you planning to open when your nephew arrives? How much food will be invested?”
How has Xing Hanhui been doing it for so many years? Anyone who is not blind can probably figure out the way.
In the words of later generations, it is to attract investment and stimulate the economy, which can not only solve employment problems but also solve local financial problems.
But knowing the connections is the key to knowing the connections. The key is that you must first have the connections and attract investment.
At this time, Governor Deng felt that it would be good to have a son in Xinghanhui.
“I want to build a new city on the old site of Pingcheng outside Yanmen Fortress. There will be no less than thirty mines, pastures, iron smelting workshops, textile workshops, etc.”
“In five years, we plan to invest three to five million yuan. I wonder how many people my uncle can mobilize from Bingzhou to help?”
Deng Zhi, who originally only wanted to get Xinghanhui to invest in a few workshops, heard Feng Junhou's words, the wine in his mouth spurted out, and he shouted:
“Three million coins!”
Feng Junhou nodded: "This is the lowest amount, just a lot more."
After the investigation, the expansion of the Xinghan Society in the core areas of the Han Dynasty is destined to be restricted.
Some properties should be discontinued when necessary and sold when necessary.
Just get enough cash flow to invest in new industries in Bingzhou.
Deng Zhi didn't even bother to wipe the wine off his beard, and started counting with his trembling fingers in an extremely impolite manner.
How much is the annual tax revenue of the Han Dynasty?
Do you have three million coins?
Even if it is invested in five years, it will be at least 600,000 yuan.
If it is calculated as five million min, that is one million min a year!
Cao!
His mother-in-law is really rich!
You can spend 30% of the Han Dynasty's tax money and food in one year!
If it weren’t for knowing that most of Xinghan Hui’s properties had royal shares, if it weren’t for the person in front of him being the ruthless Xiao Wenhe, and if it wasn’t for the fact that Xinghan Hui was inextricably linked to the imperial court.
Governor Deng, who had always been honest and honest, almost couldn't help but want to rob.
Looking at Feng Junhou with a solemn face, Deng Zhi had to calm down:
“I wonder how many people the king needs?”
"Of course, the more, the better." Feng Junhou pointed outside, "I know Uncle Deng is worried that these barbarians will come back and disturb Bingzhou."
"But I might as well make it clear to my uncle. These Huqi, together with their families, numbering about 70,000 to 80,000 people, will be brought to Pingcheng for resettlement. I will not let them stay in Yanmen Fortress."
When Deng Zhi heard this, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
After the Han Dynasty regained Bingzhou, it abolished the Xinxing County established by Cao Cao and restored the counties of Bingzhou in the Later Han Dynasty.
In other words, Taiyuan and Xinxing County were reunited into one.
As for Xihe County, the old land was restored and extended to the north along the Luliang Mountains, connecting with the old land of Jiuyuan.
The Hu people who were originally settled in Taiyuan and Xihe counties were recruited by Feng Junhou, and at least 30% of them would be removed.
Moreover, these people were directly provided with money and food by the Xinghan Hui, and they did not need to worry about the Bingzhou government at all.
With this reduction, the burden on the Bingzhou Governor's Office will be much lighter.
After heaving a sigh of relief, Deng Zhi asked with some worry:
"With so many barbarians gathered in Pingcheng, my nephew must be careful and don't dare to make any mistakes."
Ji Han, the big boss of labor trafficking, smiled slightly:
“Uncle, please don’t worry, these people are actually not that many for the new city. When the time comes, I will also move the engineering team, craftsmen, and schools from Nanxiang here.”
The industry that Nanxiang has been engaged in for so many years has reached its limit due to resource constraints, geographical location and other reasons.
But it has not stopped recruiting people over the years.
What for?
Isn’t it just to train skilled workers?
Isn’t it just for this moment?
On the other hand, as soon as Deng Zhi heard Feng Junhou’s plan, he blurted out without even thinking:
“My dear nephew, why not just build a new city opposite Jinyang? I’ll allow you to allocate as much land as you want!”
Hearing my nephew’s advice, he is willing to move half of Nanxiang here.
If this is really the case, there is no problem in building Jinyang into the second Nanxiang!
He can finally see that Feng Xiannephew is so determined to build a big business in Bingzhou!
I think about the few workshops I wanted at the beginning. They were too small and the layout was too small.
Originally I wanted to ask the court what it thought.
But when you think about it, this matter is to open up territory for the Han Dynasty and restore the old territory. How can the imperial court not support it?
“It’s not reassuring to have so many barbarians gathered in Jinyang City.”
It was naturally impossible for Feng Junhou to build a new city next to Jinyang City. He explained with a smile:
"It's good to put it in Pingcheng. Since it is controlled by Yanmen Fortress, even if something goes wrong, it will be blocked by Yanmen Fortress and will not affect the interior of the pass."
“So the most urgent thing my uncle needs to do now is to quickly check the household registration in Bingzhou to see how many people there are in Bingzhou.”
"Okay, no problem!" Governor Deng agreed, "I'll take care of it!"
PS: Regarding the excessive expansion of the Xinghan Society, please don’t mention it again.
As a high-ranking person, it is not easy to train a thug who can hit wherever you point him, and he is very easy to use.
Who would think about killing the donkey and eating its meat all day long before the grinding is finished?
Not to mention that the donkey is still tied by a rope!
There are powerful enemies outside and a noble family inside, and I don’t want to think about how to dismember them.
Instead, when the situation is good, he is thinking about how to get rid of his obedient minions.
Isn't this Wanyan Gou who was sent to the imperial court?
Those who have this kind of idea are really too petty. With this kind of vision and this kind of magnanimity, they are really not worthy of unifying the world.
Which emperor who truly sees the long term would not start killing hunting dogs after catching rabbits?
Besides, even after catching the rabbit, as long as there is meat at home, you can still let the dog continue to look after the house. It does not have to be killed.
(End of this chapter)