Chapter 960 Bullying
God has only given us two good years, and a new round of extremely cold winter has begun.
But two good years were enough for Governor Feng.
The first batch of scholars who took the examination started as foremen when they came here. Now they have completed the examination and officially entered the official career.
In addition, there is the technical support of the engineering team and the support of Xinghan Association regardless of the cost.
If Liangzhou cannot be supported in this way, then Feng Governor can return to Zhuangzi in Jincheng to retire.
When the Wei army entered Shu, they packed up their belongings and took the whole family to Nanzhong.
Since Feng Jishi has no intention of leaving Lu Nanzhong in the future, Liangzhou's development is at least qualified.
Although it has only taken a few years, the Liangzhou Water Conservancy Project has begun to take shape.
Of course, it refers to the average water conservancy level of this era.
In the white disaster a few years ago, Governor Feng gathered a large number of refugees to provide work-for-relief, and invested a huge amount of money and food. At this time, he finally received a generous return.
Develop water conservancy, cultivate fertile fields, herd cattle and sheep…
Not to mention that Dahan had already accumulated wool spinning technology in the early years. Now that he has obtained the natural pasture in Liangzhou, after completely solving the supply of raw materials, the wool production capacity has begun to be released.
Caravans were constantly traveling to and from Liangzhou, bringing great popularity to Liangzhou.
Liangzhou, which has been troubled by the Qiang-Hu rebellion for more than a hundred years, finally ushered in its peace and development once again.
At this time, Liangzhou was no longer a white disaster. It was Liangzhou that made Feng the governor jump on his feet and made the butler Zhang Xiaosi carefully count the rice grains in the pot.
Liangzhou already has a certain ability to resist disasters.
Different from the calmness in Liangzhou, Kebineng, who is far away at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, has a gloomy face, even gloomier than the sky with heavy snowflakes.
For the Hu people who nomadically live in the desert, the south of Yinshan Mountain is indeed a rare treasure land.
The river comes from the south, goes east, and finally turns south again, enclosing a fertile land with lush water and grass.
Yinshan Mountain in the north blocks the cold wind coming from the north, making it a rare place to spend the winter.
Yinshan Mountain can block the cold wind from the north, but it cannot block the heavy snow falling from the sky.
The snow is so thick that as far as the eye can see, there is no other color except a vast expanse of white.
It seems that God has packed everything and is ready to take away all the living creatures here.
Even though they moved here from the desert, the Hu people still cannot escape the cruelest punishment from God: the white disaster is coming!
The white disaster at the foot of Yinshan Mountain is much lighter than that in the desert.
But no matter how minor the white disaster is, it is still a white disaster.
A white disaster of this magnitude may not have much impact on the commanders, nobles, and elders of the Hu people.
But for those ordinary herdsmen and sheep slaves, it was a disaster.
The difference lies in whether it is a major disaster or a minor disaster.
If it were another tribe leader, he might just feel sorry for the cows and sheep that were frozen to death.
While feeling distressed, some people may even be grateful that they have occupied this piece of grassland at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, and their losses are much smaller than before.
But Kebi Neng is different.
He gradually became the largest overlord on the grassland from an adult of a small tribe. He did not rely on the same short-sightedness as those ordinary adults.
He was elected as the leader because of his bravery and skill in fighting and his ability to distribute the spoils fairly.
At the earliest, there was war in Hebei, and many Han people fled northward. Kebi was able to learn a lot of Chinese culture from them.
In addition to the church tribes following the march and retreat, Kebi Neng also learned what it means to win people's hearts in the process of annexing many tribes.
So in the battle of Bingzhou, after Kebi was defeated by Qin Lang, his vitality was severely damaged, and he was even forced to flee the frontier fortress.
But because people's hearts were still there, he was able to quickly gather a group of troops again, return to the frontier, and develop his power.
Due to the huge pressure from the Han Dynasty on Guanzhong, Sima Yi vigorously purged some tribes in Beidi County that had a close relationship with the Han Dynasty in order to strengthen the defense in the north.
But this is just an approach of using offense as defense.
As for the hometown of Jiuyuan further north, Wei's power has even further shrunk, and Sima Yi will not waste any soldiers in unnecessary places.
This gives Kebineng excellent development opportunities.
In addition, in recent years, the Liangzhou Army has frequently gone out of the fortress to raid Xianbei in the west in the name of military training.
Many people from Xianbei in the west became laborers in Liangzhou.
The rest either fled north or east.
Kebineng, located in the east, got a big advantage and took the opportunity to attract many former tribesmen who fled eastward.
With the retreat of Xianbei in the west, the grassland Silk Road that had been opened up during the Pre-Han Dynasty was reopened.
Kebineng received a lot of funding from Liangzhou, and his power further expanded.
From this aspect, Ke Bi Neng was actually quite grateful emotionally to Feng Langjun, whom he had never met before.
It was precisely because he followed Feng Langjun's suggestion and moved the court tent from near Yanmen to the hometown of Jiuyuan that his tribe was able to develop again so quickly.
Although the Jiuyuan hometown is close to Beidi County, due to the pressure from the Han people in the west, the Wei people in Guanzhong have no time to take care of the north.
In order to win over themselves and deal with the Wei people, the Han people would also give themselves a lot of benefits.
If we were still near Yanmen, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy.
If you have any difficulty, look for a Han person.
Kebineng glanced at the gloomy sky again, and the heavy snow still showed no sign of stopping.
“Come here, go and invite Liu Langjun over!”
The Hu people in the Hetao area played a very important role for the Han people.
They can help contain the Wei army in Guanzhong before regaining Guanzhong.
After regaining Guanzhong, they were also involved in the Han Dynasty's management of the Loop and consolidating the success or failure of Guanzhong.
Governor Feng vigorously opened up the Prairie Silk Road, naturally not just to sell goods to the caravans.
Liangzhou Governor's Mansion sent troops into the Hetao early to establish contact with Kebineng.
Shi Bao has a position in the army and cannot be away for a long time, so the most suitable candidate is naturally Liu Hanzi Liu Liang.
Liu Liang received the notice and rushed over wrapped in a bearskin coat:
“Chief Ke, are you looking for me for something?”
“Liu Langjun, it’s too cold outside, please come first and talk.”
Kebi could see Liu Liang and had already restrained his gloomy look. He forced a smile and pulled him into his big felt tent.
In the middle of the felt tent, a fire pond was burning dried dung. As soon as he entered the tent, Liu Liang almost choked to tears.
That is to say, Liu Hanzi has been hanging out among the barbarians and has long been accustomed to everything about the barbarians, otherwise he would really not be able to bear it.
He sat in front of the fire pit, picked up a branch and picked it up a few times to loosen the dried dung in the fire pit, and the choking smoke was reduced.
Ke Bineng sat down in front of the fire pit, poured a cup of hot milk tea and handed it to Liu Liang:
“Come, Liu Langjun, have a drink to warm yourself up.”
Kebineng is the leader of the tribe, but his life is not much more luxurious than other ordinary adults.
This milk tea is absolutely indispensable.
Especially in this kind of weather, if you don’t drink for a day, your heart will burn.
Tea is still a rarity in the Hetao area, so this can be regarded as one of Kebineng's rare privileges.
Liu Liang was not polite and took several sips before he breathed a sigh of relief:
“This snow is really heavy.”
Ke Bi Neng nodded and agreed:
“Yeah, even if I stay in the tent, I feel freezing...”
Liu Liang glanced at Ke Bineng and said:
“Chief Ke, it’s not me who said that, if you really listen to me and capture the people who have escaped from the west and use them as laborers, I will provide you with some craftsmen who can burn bricks.”
"It won't take a year, and a big house with five in and five out will be built for you. By then, you will be living in this big house, and you won't know how warm it will be."
“Why are you still living in this kind of felt tent and suffering from the cold?”
Ke Bineng twitched the corner of his mouth. The guy in front of him had been trying his best to persuade him to build a big house. He didn't know what he had in mind.
“Liu Langjun, those people can be considered my former tribesmen after all. They are poor and come to join me. If I treat them like sheep slaves, what will other people on the grassland think of me?”
“Besides, I, the Xianbei, are used to nomadic life on the grasslands and are not used to living in houses like the Han people.”
Liu Liang smacked his lips and thought, You are such a barbarian leader that you have learned how to win people's hearts. What on earth do you want to do?
Not used to living in a house yet?
Do you know what the barbarians in Liangzhou call me?
I don’t see anyone who doesn’t want to live in a big house!
Are you special? What a liar!
He thought to himself and raised his thumb at the same time: "Chief Ke is benevolent and righteous, no wonder he is supported by all the grassland tribes."
Ke Bineng said modestly:
"Where is it? I also want to restore the strength of my great Xianbei as soon as possible, so that I can cooperate with Feng Langjun to deal with the Wei thieves!"
Liu Liang laughed, you know so much!
You actually know that we support you to deal with the Wei thieves.
“Chief Ke is determined.”
Ke Bi Neng said to Liu Liang sincerely:
“So when I invited Liu Langjun here this time, I actually wanted to ask Liu Langjun for a favor.”
“Chief Ke, please speak.”
A look of worry appeared on Kebineng's face, and he said worriedly:
“Liu Langjun, to tell you the truth, if this heavy snow falls, I don’t know how many cattle and sheep in the clan will freeze to death. Especially those who have just returned to the clan, I am afraid they will not be able to survive this winter!”
That’s why I asked you to build more houses and squeeze out their value as soon as possible. Who told you to keep them?
Liu Liang was muttering, and Ke Bi Neng looked at him with some embarrassment:
"Liu Langjun, I know you are here. You have a warehouse with a lot of wool..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Liang made a "plop" sound and spat out the milk tea he had just drank.
Pouring the milk tea into the fire pit, there was a "chi" sound and a puff of white smoke rose up.
Liu Liang looked at Ke Bineng in disbelief:
"What did you say?!"
“I mean, Liu Langjun, you can’t use the things in your warehouse now, why don’t you lend them to me first, and I’ll return more to you in the spring next year.”
Ke Bineng said very sincerely.
Hold!
If he wasn't on the opponent's territory, Liu Hanzi might not be able to control himself, so he would take out the dagger from his waist and stab the **** in front of him to death on the spot!
The warehouse Ke Bineng mentioned does exist.
Whether it is a caravan coming from Liangzhou or a mission sent from Liangzhou, the more exchanges there are, the more things will be stored, so a place is needed to store them.
Or maybe the things collected from the barbarians may not be completely transported away for a while.
So it is natural to need such a warehouse.
Although it is not big, it actually contains some things.
There are even some special materials in the warehouse that Liu Liang needs to make good friends with various tribes.
After all, who doesn’t know that Liu Hanzi likes to make friends with the barbarians the most. Now that he has come to the hometown of Jiuyuan, it is very reasonable to make friends with some tribes, right?
Liu Liang, as the goodwill ambassador sent by Liangzhou to Hetao, although he cannot disclose his identity, does Kebi not know that he is here on behalf of Feng Governor?
Now that Kebineng has decided to target this warehouse, why doesn't Liu Liang feel shocked and angry?
To Xiaoli, I made friends Liu Hanzi, and only I had taken the initiative to send things out. No one dared to say that it was the first to get things from my hand!
Go to Dali and ask, Lao Ke, are you not giving Liangzhou face by doing this?
Anyway, Liu Hanzi felt that this was not giving Feng Junhou face.
His thoughts were racing like lightning. After the expression on his face changed slightly, he immediately laughed to cover it up:
"It's easy to talk. Since I came to Yinshan, I have received a lot of help from Chief Ke. Now that Chief Ke has opened his mouth, how can I not respond?"
Ke Bineng was overjoyed:
“Okay, then I will thank Liu Langjun on behalf of my clan members!”
As he spoke, he stood up, took out a collection of spirits from a corner, and poured a bowl directly to Liu Liang:
“After drinking this bowl of wine, you will be my Kebineng’s best friend!”
Liu Liang cursed: "Do it!"
By the time Liu Liang came out of Kebineng's felt tent, his steps were already a little unsteady.
The two guards who had been waiting not far outside the tent saw Liu Liang coming out and hurriedly greeted him:
“Liu Langjun?”
Liu Liang's face turned red, he waved his hand, said "uh" and let out a long wine burp:
“Let’s talk about it when we get back.”
After being helped back to his residence by two people, Liu Liang lay on a thick cashmere blanket and began to curse:
“The son of a slave laborer, his father is lucky to support him, and his mother is a pheasant…”
Since Feng Junhou came out of the mountain, he has been called the ghost king in the south and the mountain **** in the north. Regardless of being a barbarian, who would dare to plunder his tassel?
Liu Liang hugged this thigh and had a prosperous life among the Hu people in recent years.
I am used to having smooth sailing, and suddenly I feel upset when I suddenly encounter someone like Ke Bi who can bully me like this.
“Liu Langjun, are you okay?”
Liu Liang cursed for a while and then breathed out:
"It's okay. You guys pack up all the things in the warehouse that the Lord specially sent to you, and find another place to put them."
“Langjun, why is this?”
Liu Liang explained Ke Bineng's request again.
Someone frowned on the spot and said:
“Liu Langjun, Ke Bineng’s behavior seems to be deceiving...”
Liu Liang was surrounded by a number of bodyguards, from the Personal Guard Camp and the Dark Night Camp, who were specially sent by Feng Governor to protect his personal safety.
The Dark Night Battalion and the Guards Battalion are the only two battalions led by Feng Jishi himself.
The personal guard camp is in the light and focuses on defense, while the night camp is in the dark and specializes in spying.
In recent years, a master like Han Long has become a coach there, which shows that it is elite.
These people were sent out to protect Liu Liang, which shows that Feng Governor attached great importance to Liu Liang's trip to his hometown.
But Liu Liang sneered:
"How could I not know this? Even though Kebineng is a barbarian, he is still a powerful leader. How can he be easily controlled by others?"
"This time, he may not have the intention to test the prince, so I will temporarily comply with his wishes. After spring, I will report to the prince again and see how the prince makes a decision."
On the second day, Kebi was able to gather his tribesmen and distribute the contents of the Han people's warehouse, which caused a burst of cheers and excitement from everyone.
Liu Liang, who was hiding in a corner, watched from a distance as many people knelt down to Ke Bi Neng with extremely ugly expressions.
He was the one who benefited from buying people's hearts by borrowing my things, but I didn't get even half of it. It was a huge loss.
He was just talking, but suddenly he thought of something, and his expression changed!
If Kebineng just wanted to use this matter to win people's hearts, then that would be fine.
But what if his purpose is more than that?
What if he wants to borrow something else?
In case someone says: The Han people have hoarded so many things here, but they just watch us suffering from the white disaster and do nothing...
Liu Liang touched his head, with a very regretful look on his face:
"I was careless! I didn't expect this. What a shameful man, he actually bullied me for being young and ignorant..."
Even if Kebi could not borrow my head, his intention to win over people's hearts and drive a wedge between Han and Hu has already been achieved.
“Cao!”
(End of this chapter)