Zhi Xuan

Zhao Hao's subordinates galloped across the grasslands. In a short period of time, they dispatched eight major tribes of the Di people, cleaned up more than [-] small tribes, captured thousands of Di people, and sent them all to logging and digging stones.

According to the agreement with Zhixuan, Zhao Hao led his troops to lay down two lush pastures. During the process, he found that a pasture merged into a stream, forming a shallow lake.

The lake is not deep, but it has a wide area, where a large number of fish and waterfowl, as well as deer and sheep come to drink.The abundant prey attracts prairie wolves and leopards, as well as fish-eating eagle eagles, making it very lively every day.

The soldiers guarding the Di people went out to hunt, and they didn't need to go far to hunt deer and sheep.Zu Wu wove straw and vines into a dustpan, which can directly scoop fish in the lake.

With the seasoning provided by Zhixuan, Zhao Hao's subordinates gradually got used to and liked eating fish.

The chefs in the army are quick and sharp, scraping off the fish scales with a knife, removing the viscera, frying them on a greased stone, throwing them into the pot with the seasonings and cooking, and the aroma will waft out after a while.

In Zhixuan's view, such a cooking method is simply reckless.However, Zhao Hao's subordinates were very satisfied, not to mention fish meat and fish soup, as long as they could be crushed, they would swallow fish bones.

Di people carry stones every day, and if they do not do well, they will be whipped. If they do well, they will be given a bowl of fish soup with two or three pieces of fish in it.

Di people are used to eating beef and mutton, and keep a respectful distance from fish.For them, the fish tastes too fishy and has many spines, making it hard to eat.It was the first time I saw a soldier chewing fish meat in his hands and gulping down the fish soup, all Di people's eyes widened and their jaws dropped in shock.

Such an unpalatable food, unless they are too hungry, they will not touch it.People in the Central Plains actually eat with gusto, no wonder they are so good at fighting, even if the Eight Major Divisions are combined, they are no match for them!

When the first Di man was rewarded with fish soup, he closed his eyes and took a sip with the thought of death.The next moment he opened his eyes, looking at the fish soup in shock.

There is no fishy smell at all, only delicious, and the fish is tender and refreshing, it is simply delicious!

Regardless of the fact that the fish soup was still hot, Di Ren gulped it down, picked up the fish meat from the bottom of the bowl with his hands, and put it into his mouth together with the meat and thorns.

Seeing his eating, the Di people around him swallowed unconsciously, and the wild vegetable pancakes in their hands suddenly became stale.

Most of the Di people on the prairie are extremely poor, and wild vegetable pancakes are a rare delicacy, hundreds of times better than what they usually eat.This is also one of the reasons why they worked honestly and never tried to escape.

Now that there is a comparison, seeing other people eating fish soup is so delicious, I can't help but think, is it possible that the fish made by the Central Plains people is delicious?

In order to test his idea, Di Rendu began to work hard, met the requirements of the soldiers, and successfully got a bowl of fish soup.

The deliciousness that has never been tasted soaked the taste buds. After the people of Di were shocked, their desire for delicious food became uncontrollable.

You can have food if you work, and you can eat well!

Keeping this rule firmly in mind, the working spirit of the Di people continued to rise. In less than a few days, enough boulders were dug up to build the city wall, and the felled giant trees piled up into mountains.

The reason why this happens is not surprising.

Although the Di tribe is primitive, there are also classes inside.The Di people at the bottom are not treated as well as slaves in the Central Plains countries in the tribe.Being captured by Zhao Hao's subordinates, they thought they would die for sure, but they didn't expect to turn around. They don't have to die, they just need to work, and they have food every day, which is pretty good.

These lower-class Di people gradually discovered that working for the Central Plains people was a thousand times better than living in the tribe.Although they have to be whipped as well, they have long been used to it, and even think that the strength of the soldiers is not bad, and they will not whip themselves to death like the upper class Di people.

There are more and more lower-level Di people who have similar ideas. The soldiers are surprised to find that they will work hard without strict guards, and they have no idea of ​​​​running away.What's more, if the upper class Di people found out that they wanted to escape, they would report and expose them, arrest them and send them to the guards.

The soldiers were puzzled, and told the assistant officer, wondering if it was Di Ren's conspiracy.

The assistant officer walked around the construction site, smiled and said to the soldier, "It's okay, it's nothing serious." At the same time, he thought to himself, Shi Zixuan is indeed a great talent!He just imitated the method of building a city in Zhidi, and he could achieve such an effect with less than three points. The marriage between the Patriarch and Shi Zixuan is really beneficial, a good marriage from heaven!

While Zhao Hao was busy searching for labor in the grassland area, Zhi Xuan received letters from Zhi, Feng, and Liang.In the letter, the doctors in the three counties couldn't hide their joy, and there was joy and excitement between the lines.

Zhidi and Fengdi have a bumper harvest this year. According to rough statistics, the yield per mu is nearly one-third higher, with an average of more than two hundred catties.In the newly reclaimed wasteland, the yield per mu of millet is close to one hundred catties.Even in cold land where farming is not a hobby, or public land cultivated by slaves, the yield per mu has greatly increased.

This output cannot be compared with that of later generations. Compared with the rice and wheat yielding a thousand catties per mu, it is only a fraction.But for now, it can definitely be called a good harvest, enough to disdain most of the vassal states.

Zhixuan was in the western capital city and could not personally participate in the autumn harvest. The three county officials cheered up and guarded the fields every day, doing everything by themselves, and even recorded the yield per mu, taking away the job of the city doctor.

Inspired by the joy of the harvest, the subjects broke out with astonishing strength, and within a few days the fields were harvested, and all the millet, millet and wheat were threshed and returned to the warehouse.

The experienced village elders were not idle, and organized the subordinates to continue to open up wasteland, opened up nearly [-] mu of wasteland in one go, and inserted wooden signs according to the rules, representing that this place belongs to the subordinates of the three places.

Before heading to the western capital, Zhi Xuan had limited the scope of land reclamation to prevent the subjects from running too far, so as not to cause disputes.

Now that he is not in the fiefdom, no one restricts him. The county officials, city officials and village elders are all encouraging.

Fortunately, Ju Yan and others who presided over the land reclamation knew how to measure, found that something was wrong, and ordered everyone to change direction.Otherwise, with everyone's enthusiasm for pioneering wasteland, it is possible to push it to other countries.

In the letter to Zhi Xuan, the three county officials reported their work in detail. Ding Bao and Ji Gao mainly focused on the autumn harvest, and incidentally mentioned land reclamation and poultry raising.Luo Gong wrote that after the autumn harvest, the villagers of Liangdi discovered the suspicious Rong tribe, and in order to keep the land safe, they worked together to take it down.

Zhi Xuan read the reports of Ding Bao and Ji Gao, and temporarily put them aside.Opening Luo Gong's bamboo slips, no matter how you look at it, you feel something is wrong.

Was it really the Rong people who took the initiative to come to the door?

Isn't this group of guys who like to fight, and find an excuse to go north?

The more I think about it, the more likely it is.

However, this is not a big deal.

With the personality of Liangdi people, it would be a big problem to shout "peace-loving" one day.

In the reply letter to the three, Zhi Xuan affirmed their work, and at the same time emphasized that no matter whether they open up wasteland or start fighting, they should all be kept.

If there is no accident, he will go north after winter to meet Gongzi Hao as a monarch. Before that, it is best not to make too much trouble.

The marriage of the two cannot be delayed any longer. If he misses this winter, he will become even busier next spring, and there may not be a suitable time.

After the reply letter was sent, Zhi Xuan got up and moved his arms twice, pinching the back of his neck which was a little sore.

The reconstruction work of the Western Capital City is in full swing, and the speed of the project is the most important thing, and better planning and beauty are not considered for the time being.It is a victory to ensure that the tent is moved out before winter, and the rest can be changed later.

With the phased completion of the house, the clan and people moved back to the city one after another, and the wives and concubines left by Marquis Xiyuan also returned to the monarch's mansion.When the decree of Zhongdu City is delivered and Zhixuan becomes the king, he will formally decree to allow the wives to leave the mansion and live with their children.

For Zhi Xuan's will, the concubines are very grateful.Reciprocating, the family behind it has contributed a lot in the reconstruction of the western capital.In addition, a large sum of gold silk and food was also given to Zhixuan. The separate amounts were not many, but the sum was considerable.

In the fire, the Monarch's Mansion was severely damaged, and almost no buildings on the ground remained.The private treasury of Marquis Xiyuan was dug underground and piled up with bluestone, which is very well preserved.

After Xi Yuanhou entered the mausoleum, two servants led Zhixuan to help him open the private treasury.

The moment the stone gate opened, Zhi Xuan's eyes were almost dazzled.

In the private treasury, there are rare and rare treasures left by the Xiyuan princes of the past dynasties, and a princely tripod in the middle is particularly eye-catching.

Zhi Xuan walked into the inner room and ordered the servants to open the wooden box. The eyes were full of beautiful jade, colorful treasures, gold, brass, and various bronze vessels, which made people dizzy.

Zhi Xuan finally has a personal experience of what it feels like to get rich overnight.This feeling made him flutter, and the corners of his mouth kept turning up.

Unfortunately, the good mood didn't last long.

Zhixuan walked out of the private treasury, and as soon as he returned to the newly built study, a servant reported that the Marquis of Dongliang had sent someone to the city, and was waiting for Zhixuan to summon him.

"Marquis of Dongliang?" Zhi Xuan's heart shuddered, and his expression became solemn.

He always kept in mind what Xi Yuanhou said when he was dying.After the funeral, it was verified through various channels that it was confirmed that the five cities of the Eastern Liang Kingdom had been seized by the Western Yuan Kingdom, but they had not been returned yet.

Zhi Xuan asked Su Hu and Fan Xu about the five cities, both of them were angry.

Su Hu bluntly said that Xi Yuanhou was still very young when he succeeded to the throne. At that time, there were clan rebellions in the country, and there were also national wars abroad, and internal and external troubles were very unstable.

"At that time, I couldn't take care of myself."

Unfortunately, the central capital also caught up with the transition of power, the king was critically ill, and the successor had to face a lot of pressure, so he really didn't have more energy to take care of the Xiyuan Kingdom.

As the father-in-law of the Marquis of Xiyuan, the Marquis of Dongliang not only failed to help, but also took advantage of the danger to force the five cities in the name of marriage.He threatened the young Marquis Xiyuan that if he refused, he would take his daughter away and marry someone else.

At that time, Xiyuan Kingdom was precarious, seemingly powerful, but in fact it was in dire straits.

Really helpless, Xi Yuanhou could only agree to the request of Dongliang Kingdom and give up five cities.Marquis Dongliang also kept his promise and helped Marquis Xiyuan solve external troubles, so that he could wholeheartedly deal with the domestic clan rebellion and sit on the throne safely.

Zhi Xuan didn't ask whether the prince of Liang at that time, who is now the Marquis of Dong Liang, participated in the subsequent assassination, and Su Hu and Fan Xu didn't necessarily know about it either.Just judging from the clues obtained, no matter whether Xi Yuanhou's words are false or not, Dongliang Kingdom must be on guard.

This time the Marquis of Dongliang sent people here, and it was also expected by the Marquis of Xiyuan.

After thinking about it, Zhi Xuan decided to meet with the other party first, to see what Dongliang State's plan was.

The servant took the order and left, and not long after, he was brought in front of Zhixuan.

"I have seen the world!"

Dongliang Kingdom is near the sea, and the people of the country are still green, and they like to wear blue-dyed robes and wide trousers.The clan also likes to wear green robes, and the neckline and sleeves are embellished with purple, blue and other colors, which are taken from shellfish produced in the sea, which are unique to this country.

In addition, both male and female clans in this country like to paint their faces with paint, mostly on the corners of the forehead and at the end of the eyes, just like the Nanyou clan likes to insert bird feathers, which is particularly distinctive.

The pedestrians who were ordered to come here were elegant in appearance, dressed in blue robes, with pearls inlaid in their hair crowns, similar to Bei'an Kingdom.

Seeing Zhi Xuan, the passers-by leaned over to salute, presenting bamboo slips with both hands.

"The monarch personally wrote the book, please look over it."

The servant took the bamboo slips and brought them to Zhi Xuan.

Zhi Xuan took it and opened it. He glanced at ten lines, and when he saw the end, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

The content of the first half of the letter of credence is quite satisfactory, and it is not much different from the documents sent by other countries.In the second half, the Marquis of Dongliang mentioned the origin of the two countries, hoping to marry again.

He knew son Hao, and the object of his proposal was not Zhi Xuan.Based on political standpoint, he would not marry his daughter to Zhixuan's concubine brother.

He intends to let his son marry Zhixuan's younger sister in order to get closer to Zhixuan.

Putting down the bamboo slips, Zhi Xuan's eyes darkened slightly.

Marriage between princes and states is really common, and Dongliang Hou Xu's succession to his wife can be regarded as sincere.However, Zhi Xuan's intuition told Zhi Xuan that there was something strange about this matter, and it was by no means as simple as it seemed on the surface.

He had always believed in his intuition, and now he closed the bamboo slips and let the passers-by go down for a while, and he would carefully consider the contents of the letter before answering.

"promise!"

Knowing that things can't be done overnight, the passers-by didn't bother, bowed down and saluted, and exited the room respectfully.