The Nameless of the Common Clans

The wheat in Longshang is ripe. Although it is not as good as the harvest in Sanfu Land, compared with previous years, there is a lot more this year.

Standing at the edge of the field, looking at the people busy harvesting, Zang Hong looked at Chen Rong and Gao Shun beside him and smiled: "If we can do this every year, it will be inferior to Sanfu Land, and Xiliang will not be too bad either." , It’s a pity that the Qiang rebellion is difficult to quell, and warlords are separatist..."

At present, Xiliang is only better than Longshang and can have a good harvest. Beidi County and Anding are not so good.

"If it weren't for the envoy, I'm afraid it would be difficult to be like this." Chen Rong on the side praised.

"The plows sent by the imperial court are still useful. My lord is now constantly promoting Na Ma Jun, giving him a reward every three days and a banquet every five days. Many people don't understand and even secretly ridicule. If there is no such thing as the craftsman, the lieutenant, and the dianong, General Lang, how can Guanzhong be as prosperous as it is today?" Zang Hong shook his head and sighed.

Others only thought that Chen Mo's introduction of craftsmen and farmers into the court was a humiliation to them, but who could see that it was Chen Mo who so aggressively improved the status of craftsmen and farmers that Guanzhong became what it is today.

"Maybe it's not that I can't see it." Gao Shun shook his head and said, "I just don't want to see it."

Zang Hong glanced at Gao Shun in surprise, nodded with a smile and said, "No wonder my lord relies so much on General Gao."

"I don't dare." Gao Shun shook his head slightly and said, "Many people can understand, but no one is willing to say it."

Zang Hong nodded.

Chen Mo is changing this era bit by bit in a subtle way, changing people's inherent concepts, but because of this, he will attract a lot of dissatisfaction and rejection for himself. Unfortunately, Chen Mo's methods are too high, and under Chen Mo's differentiation, the Guanzhong scholars It was difficult to muster a force to fight against Chen Mo. The previous small moves in secret were easily resolved by Chen Mo. Many people suffered great losses. The three princes in the court were almost tarnished. Naturally, no one dared to move again.

When it was time to be cruel, Chen Mo never showed mercy. Even if Zhong Yao and Zhao Wen had a good relationship with Chen Mo, they were almost beaten by Chen Mo when they didn't clearly side with Chen Mo.

Zang Hong was very proud to be able to teach such a disciple. He looked at the crowd with a smile and said: "This year's harvest is good, so let's drink it up."

Everyone nodded, Zang Hong had established a firm foothold in Xiliang, and he had a good harvest, and the people were attached to him. It was indeed time to celebrate. Although Gao Shun did not drink, he still wanted to attend Zang Hong's banquet tonight.

"Envoy!" Noriman galloped to the crowd on his horse, turned over and dismounted and said, "My lord is here!"

"You came just in time." Zang Hong said with a smile: "Everyone, please leave, I will go see the lord."

In front of outsiders, the status of monarch and minister must be maintained, otherwise Chen Mo will not be able to do it well.

After everyone said goodbye, Zang Hong took Chen Rong and Gao Shun back to the government office in the city. They saw Dian Wei waiting at the door. When he saw Zang Hong coming, he stepped forward and said, "Sir, my lord has been waiting for a long time."

"Let's go!" Zang Hong nodded, dismounted and followed Dian Wei into the government office, where he saw Chen Mo studying Zang Hong's calligraphy.

"Teacher, I haven't seen you for a long time. I feel more energetic." When Chen Mo saw Zang Hong, he bowed first.

"It's the time of autumn harvest, why are you here?" Zang Hong sent Chen Rong and others away, sat opposite Chen Mo, and asked with a smile.

"I'm afraid someone is dishonest." Chen Mo poured a glass of water for Zang Hong and said, "The teacher's strategy of exterminating households in Xiliang is contrary to what the disciples thought. This is forcing the Qiang people to rebel!"

In Chang'an at that time, Chen Mo naturally could not dismantle his own teacher. Moreover, before Zang Hong took office, Chen Mo had promised how to govern Xiliang. Zang Hong had the final say, but he had carefully discussed with Zang Hong the matter of naturalizing the Qiang people. , now that Zang Hong has taken office, he will directly exterminate people, which makes Chen Mo a little difficult to do.

"I also agree with Bo Dao's theory of naturalization." Zang Hong drank a glass of water, looked at Chen Mo seriously and said: "But after coming to Xiliang, I found something different. Bo Dao wanted to naturalize the Qiang people. But I don’t know that the Qiang people of all ethnic groups have their own customs and languages. If you issue too many laws to benefit the Qiang people at this time, I am sure that the Qiang people will take the benefits, but the naturalization will have little effect, and It will also cause dissatisfaction among the Han people in the northwest."

Chen Mo nodded, looked at Zang Hong and said, "Moreover, the Qiang people are very close to Ma Teng and Han Sui, so the teacher wants to force Ma Teng and Han Sui to take the lead?"

"Yes, after all, the land of Xiliang is not strictly under Bo Dao's rule. It is too early to do many things now. Moreover, this decree can also win over many Xiliang wealthy families for Bo Dao." Zang Hongxiao Xiliang said, strictly speaking, Xiliang is not Chen Mo's territory now, and most of the Xiliang wealthy families have a wait-and-see attitude. Zang Hong's decree is actually to help Chen Mo win over the Xiliang wealthy families. After all, if ordinary people want to marry, they must be First choose Han women, so that they can't afford to take concubines. The wealthy family is different. Taking more concubines is not a big problem for them, but the land tax exemption is a lot for them, and they have to suffer Chen Mo's benefits will naturally come to Chen Mo's side.

"When the Qiang people, together with Ma Teng and Han Sui, rebel and successfully defeat and completely recapture Xiliang, will you cancel this order?" Chen Mo looked at Zang Hong and said with a smile.

Zang Hong nodded. For the Qiang people, canceling this decree is tantamount to showing goodwill to them. Once Ma Teng and Han Sui are wiped out, and Chen Mo completely takes over Xiliang, then the most critical time to deal with the Qiang problem will be , when the time comes to transfer Zang Hong away from Xiliang and replace him with a new Xiliang governor, those Xiliang gentry will have no choice. After all, this is Zang Hong’s intention. Chen Mo transferred Zang Hong away, and the previous promise has been fulfilled, but it can no longer be done. Just use this to make profit.

For the Qiang people, transferring Zang Hong and canceling this decree is a natural sign of goodwill to them, giving them a slap and letting them make trouble, forcing Ma Teng and Han Sui to take the initiative to provoke a war. When the war is won, they will give it to you. Rub it twice, this is more effective than a simple government order to benefit the people.

"But even if we win Xiliang, it will take more than ten years to merge the two races. Is Bo Dao prepared?" Zang Hong looked at Chen Mo and said in a deep voice.

Preparing so many things actually only allowed Chen Mo to have a good start, but it would not be easy to realize Chen Mo's plan in just a few decades.

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded: "Although it is a bit difficult, it will be a blessing to future generations and Xiliang will no longer have the trouble of Qiang chaos."

Zang Hong nodded. Chen Mo had been very opinionated since he was a child. He was just reminding Chen Mo of the difficulty. Since Chen Mo was determined to do it, he would naturally not object.

"So Bo Dao is here for Ma Teng and Han Sui?" Zang Hong asked with a smile.

"The longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for them. We may have to take action this year, and the disciples must also make arrangements in advance. I don't want to involve the battlefield in Guanzhong." Chen Mo nodded. Guanzhong is now beginning to be in great shape, and Chen Mo doesn't want to let it go. Guanzhong, which is easy to stabilize, will experience war again.

Now Chen Mo has deployed a lot of troops on the border of Xiliang. Taishi Ci's 20,000 new troops, Xu Rong's 10,000 Xiliang troops, and Hua Xiong's 10,000 Xiliang troops. Chen Mo also sent Zhang Ji, Zhao Cen, and Yang Ding led 20,000 troops and horses to prepare for this battle.

For this battle, Chen Mo has prepared 60,000 troops and horses to go into the war at any time. If the war is really launched and can be ended within this year, Chen Mo's existing food and grass can fully support the war.

"If this war can be ended successfully, who will Xiliang Bodao be handed over to govern?" Zang Hong sat down and smiled.

He was overused as the governor of Xiliang, just like when Chen Mo was in charge of Bingzhou, he helped Chen Mo remove some nails.

"Zhang Ji." Chen Mo said without thinking. Now Zhang Ji has been appointed as the prefect of Feng Yi, and his political performance is quite good. Although he has benefited from the policy, Zhang Ji's own ability is quite good. Now he is the prefect of Feng Yi and has outstanding political achievements. It also laid the foundation for succeeding Zang Hong as the new governor of Xiliang. What he lacks is just qualifications, but there won't be many objections to Xiliang.

"De Rong is indeed worthy of reuse." Zang Hong nodded and said. Chen Mo's vision of people is quite accurate. This person has visited him before. He has good abilities and is a pragmatic talent. Chen Mo is also It was brought up step by step by the county magistrate, and I personally took it for a while, so I feel more confident when using it.

Of course, when it comes to local officials, Chen Mo generally doesn't think much about loyalty. As long as he can do things, Chen Mo only pays close attention to military power. If loyalty is the first condition for everything, Chen Mo doesn't have enough people around him now. The method is that as long as you have the ability, you will be able to rise to the top, and then you will select some with good ability and loyalty for key training. Just like Zhang Ji, from the time when he was the magistrate of Xinfeng County to now when he is ready to be appointed as the governor of Xiliang, the total number of people before and after is not enough. In 2016, this was a talent that Chen Mo focused on cultivating. At the same time, he could also be regarded as a direct descendant of Chen Mo in the local area.

"Have Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Bo Dao thought about what to do after the war?" Zang Hong asked.

Ma Teng and Han Sui, strictly speaking, are not princes, but larger warlords. Han Sui, in particular, grew rapidly with the support of local gentry, while Ma Teng was considered a Han rebel general, but the Ma family Due to his prestige among the Qiang people, Zang Hong felt that it was best to stay and help Chen Mo intimidate the Qiang people.

"I want to use Ma Teng. If he is willing to surrender after the war, he will send his family to Chang'an. I will promise him the post of Qiang Zhonglang General and help me convert the Qiang people. As for Han Sui... he will be sent to the court as an official. "Chen Mo rubbed his temples. Judging from the information, Ma Teng and Han Sui are not trustworthy people. One is a traitor, and the other can make a living out of betrayal as long as there are benefits. Ma Teng It's relatively simple, but Han Sui has too much collusion with the local gentry, and his ability and method of governing the local area are mediocre. But if he is used as a general, Chen Mo is not at ease. He may bite back at any time. Chen Mo has no regard for military power. But it is much more important than the government to grasp him. The best way for such a person is to put him in the middle of the court and raise him up. After all, Han Sui is also a famous person.

"It's good that Bo Dao knows what's going on. In this case, I will be a bad person for Bo Dao once again!"