Zhi Xuan

The fire burned for two days and two nights, the entire western capital was engulfed in flames, and the rivers flowing outside the city were dried up.

The city wall was built with rammed earth, and it couldn't withstand the high temperature and fire.On the third day, the two city walls could not help burning, and began to collapse one after another. The broken mud clods collapsed in large swaths, raising dust all over the sky, suppressing the fire for a short time, and encountering a gust of hot wind, another torrential heat wave broke out.

Everyone who escaped from the city looked back, all with lingering fear.If they were a step slower and trapped in the city, they would have been buried in the flames long ago, leaving no bones left.

By the third day, the team was far away from the city and would not be affected by the drifting smoke.

Zhixuan ordered the camp to let everyone have a good rest, and at the same time convened Doctor Qing to discuss the post-disaster reconstruction matters.

The comatose Marquis Xiyuan was taken care of by Mrs. Yang and Doctor Sang. Everyone knew that the monarch had no way to recover, and now he was just dragging his feet.

Prince Kang was temporarily detained in the team. After the fire was extinguished, he returned to the city and was sentenced to the first sentence.

Miwu rebelled, and the car was broken according to the law.When Mi Ji is captured, the two brothers will be tortured together.None of the main and side branches of the Mi Clan could escape, and Su Hu and others had already dispatched troops, and it would not take long for the escorting team to return.

When setting up camp, there was brief confusion in the team, and several people intended to make trouble.When encountering soldiers on patrol, several rioters who took the lead were arrested, the noise quickly diminished, and soon all disappeared.

The chief of the armor and the assistant officer cooperated with each other, and each led a group of soldiers, selected young and strong men from the team to clean the camp and set up tents.The number of tents is not enough, and the army led by soldiers felled wood, temporarily built straw sheds, and lit the herbs to repel mosquitoes, which could barely cope.

All the clans leaving the city had vehicles, and there were not a few salvaged grains and gold silks.The Chinese and ordinary people were busy fighting the fire first, and then fled in a hurry, most of them empty-handed.Not to mention the slaves who lost everything.

In this fire, the slave workshop suffered the heaviest losses. Most of the people who managed to escape from the city alive were young and strong, and many of the weak and young people were unable to leave the fire scene.

When setting up the camp, some clans approached Zhixuan and asked to re-elect the camp, and they did not want to be next to common people and slaves.

Zhi Xuan didn't nod his head, and told them forcefully that the western capital city was hit by fire, and the whole city was severely affected, and stabilizing people's hearts is the top priority.Building camps is an expedient measure, and it is impossible to take care of everything.

"There are partitions and fences in the camp. The Chinese army and I can stay here, but you can't wait?" Zhi Xuan is indeed kind, but if you think he is easy to talk about, you are wrong.Reasonable requests can be considered, where is it cool to be picky, and don't waste his time.

The clan who came to the door looked at each other in blank dismay, knowing that the prince would not give in, so they could only leave in despair.

They secretly rejoiced that Zhi Xuan was still willing to save face for themselves, but he spoke toughly and did not take other actions.If you don't give them any face, you can blast them out.After all, as Zhixuan said, the current situation is special. Zhixuan himself and Liuqing are not doing well, but they are caressing.

Several clans failed to return home, and the rest of them saw it in their eyes and had their own thoughts in their hearts.Afterwards, no one picked on the thorns, and the construction speed of the camp increased accordingly.

Before evening, tents and thatched huts were erected, separated by fences, forming different areas.Although it is not as clear-cut as in the city, it cannot be faulted too much.

After solving the problem of accommodation, the next step is to eat.

The clan has food on hand, and the servants and guards can also hunt, so naturally they don't have to worry about hunger.The people of the country can lead the army rations, and they can also hunt, evenly share each other, and the family can also eat.Common people and slaves are a problem, and most of them can only dig grass roots and pick wild fruits to satisfy their hunger.

"Continuing like this is not an option." Knowing the situation, Zhixuan decided to buy food from the clan after careful consideration.

Not expropriation, but purchase.

Clans have their own fiefs, and the burning of the property in the Western Capital City will not hurt its roots.For big clans like Su Hu and Fan Xu, fiefdoms are their foundation.

According to the clan's habit, food must be stored in the fief to deal with wars and other emergencies.

The western capital city is currently short of food, and the crops in the fields are not yet mature. If we don't want to cause civil unrest, the best way is to allocate food from nearby clans.After this wave, he can buy food from neighboring countries through caravans.If it doesn't work, you can go to the grassland to grab it.

Xiyuan Kingdom is connected to Di Rong in the north, and the Hu tribe does not grow food, but they have cattle and sheep, and they are famous for sending troops to stabilize the border.

However, the truth is always the truth, and how to implement it requires further planning.

"Come on!"

After making up his mind to buy grain with the clan, Zhixuan ordered someone to invite Su Hu and others.

Since Mi Ji has not been able to catch him, he sent several armored soldiers in a row but failed to make any contribution, which made Su Hu very annoyed.These days, he has been suppressing his anger, and even Fan Xu has to detour when he sees him.

Only Zhi Xuan didn't take it seriously, seeing the dark-faced Chinese general still talking and laughing freely.The Qing doctors have a good impression of him, and their evaluation is even higher.

After Su Hu and others entered the account, Zhi Xuan got straight to the point and directly mentioned food.

"Your Majesty wants to borrow food?" Su Hu asked in surprise.

"It's not borrowing, it's buying." Zhi Xuan corrected.

At this moment, there are more than ten people sitting in Zhixuan's tent, all of whom are heads of the great clans of the Xiyuan Kingdom.

"How to buy?" Luan Hui asked.

The political form of the vassal state is very special. It is true that the clan supports the king, but the power of the monarch and the power of the ministers are also naturally opposed. They complement each other, and there is also a trade-off.

It sounds very contradictory, but it is also this kind of contradiction that supports the countries and allows the monarchs and clans to survive and develop.

In the matter of Zhixuan becoming the eldest son, the clans in the tent are all supporters.However, the brothers also need to settle accounts clearly, support belongs to support, and Zhi Xuan asks for food, so he must ask clearly.

Borrowing food needs to be carefully considered, and buying it instead is completely negotiable.

"How about buying it with land?"

As soon as this remark came out, it could be described as earth-shattering shock, everyone in the tent was breathless, even Su Hu straightened his back and his eyes were bare.

"Could you please elaborate?"

They wanted to know where the "land" Zhixuan was talking about was, and whether it was worth paying a large amount of food.

Although the situation in each country is vast and sparsely populated, it does not mean that any piece of land can be occupied.The vassal state is entrusted by the king, and the clan wants to legally own more fiefdoms, and it also needs the decree of the king.

The end result of breaking the rules is often to steal chickens and lose money.

There is no precedent in history, and every family can learn from it to educate the eldest son who will be in charge in the future. Some rules can be ignored, and some rules must be obeyed.

Seeing the eagerness of the crowd, Zhi Xuan didn't intend to show off. He unfolded a map, pointed out the two places on it, and told everyone in the account that the land to be exchanged was located there.

"My son, this should be a grassland." A clan said.

"Yes." Zhi Xuan nodded, glanced at the crowd, and said, "I am married to Gongzi Hao, and I intend to build a city in this place. I will send troops to garrison in the future, and the surrounding land is desirable."

The clans were silent.

To be honest, the grassland is not very attractive to them.In contrast, they prefer the land of the Central Plains.

Seeing everyone's hesitation, Zhi Xuan was not surprised.

For the Central Plains clan, there is no difference between the grassland and the barren land.If it wasn't for Di Rong being too annoying, and would have to send troops to sweep the barbarians every now and then, they probably wouldn't have set foot at all.

Zhi Xuan didn't think so.

It's a matter of human effort, not being interested before doesn't mean not being interested in the future.

Why limit your attention to one acre of land, the vast world needs to be opened up, and there are so many rich resources in the north, wouldn't it be nice to take advantage of no one?

Di Rong?

Sorry, in the eyes of today's vassal states, these tribes really cannot be classified as human beings.

Originally, Zhi Xuan was thinking about going north, but now the plan remains the same, but the details are slightly changed to attract more forces and make it easier to develop.

He is not worried about the land being taken by the clan.

For one thing, the land in the north is beyond imagination, not to mention a Xiyuan country, even if the king mobilizes all the clans from various countries, he may not be able to occupy all of them.

Secondly, if the meat is going to rot into the pot, it is in the most fundamental interests of the Central Plains clan to go north.It continues to later generations, that is, "since ancient times", it is useless to jump high and refute.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhi Xuan to convince Su Hu and others with this. In an era where family interests come first, no one can understand his thoughts, and maybe think that he has a problem with his brain.

He had to use other methods, such as minerals, large tracts of arable land, and savages all over the mountains, all of which could make the clan's heart.

"I heard that these savages are strong and strong. They live in the mountains and forests all year round. They can be captured as slaves."

"What the son said is true?" The clan's eyes lit up.

In all seriousness, they were lethargic.When it comes to the savages all over the mountains and plains, they are not sleepy.

"Naturally." One of the caravans that went to Zhixuan had been to the north, and captured more than a dozen people from the Central Plains who looked very different from Di Rong.

These savages can't speak, they can only squeak and scream, but each of them is strong and as strong as a cow, and they can do as much work as two or three.

Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Zhi Xuan continued to vigorously advocate that as long as food is given, he can go to the north to enclose land.At that time, the land will be theirs, the food grown will be theirs, the mines dug will be theirs, and all the slaves caught will be theirs!

For feudal slave owners, is there any more exciting condition than this?

For the clans, slaves are an important labor force, and the more slaves, the better.However, the population of the Central Plains is limited, and all the vassal states have strict laws, and the people of the country and common people are not allowed to be slaves, and those who violate it are serious crimes.To replenish the number of slaves, catching savages is the fastest way.But the savages are often mixed with fugitives, which is very unnatural, which is very troublesome.

Di Rong can and is easy to catch.But they work stealthily, play tricks, and run away. If they are not careful, they will cause losses, which is really annoying.

These savages mentioned by Zhixuan are very exciting. If the words are true, it is indeed not a loss to exchange a batch of grain for the land in the north.

The clans fell into thinking and were a little moved.

Seeing everyone's expressions in full view, Zhi Xuan became more confident about the next plan.

Use the land of the grassland to trade grain, guide the clan to send troops to consolidate the city defense, eliminate hidden dangers in the surrounding area, and then use the captured savages to graze the fields to further stabilize the city.

After a whole set of operations, there is a bit of suspicion of empty-handed white wolves.

Su Hu and the others may not have discovered this, but no one raised any objections, all because they saw the benefits and sold it to Zhi Xuan by the way.

Especially the few clans that intend to aspire to the position of minister, made a decision first.

The positions vacated by Mi Wu and Mi Ji needed to be filled, and they all did their part.Not to mention that the trading conditions proposed by Zhi Xuan are very feasible, even if they are not feasible, they will still provide food.

Compared to Qing's position, a batch of food is nothing.