4. Duan Zuo saves the Han people
In fact, Shang Qixin'er's move was entirely because in the previous Battle of Huating, the Xifan's host business suffered too much loss and was greatly injured: 20,000 strong men were killed and slaughtered, and one or two thousand returned were permanently destroyed due to severe damage. Thousands of Han people in Qinzhou were moved away by Tang soldiers (there were originally only four or five thousand Han people in Qinzhou area). The animal husbandry, farming staff, and the Fan and Han people combined together were equivalent to losing one-third.
What's more, Zamp recently issued an order to "maintain Buddhist temples in the entire Dafan land and build the five paths into a land full of happiness." To put it bluntly, every three households are responsible for supporting a monk. Once this order is issued, the financial pressure on the various paths of Xifan will be greater!
For a barbaric and backward slave country like Xibo, this loss is very fatal. After all, whether it is a collection of large materials or a rent of cows, they are all obtained by exploiting serfs who are dominated by the Han people.
In addition, Gao Yue was also blamed for killing prisoners in Beiyuan, Weishui, Shangbi, Qinzhou. If Shang Qixin'er ceded the land to the Tang family, she would have to drown her.
Shang Qixin'er, who is embarrassed about manpower and economy, cannot propose a policy of lenient and kind rest and rest, just like Chinese politicians, to ensure the recovery of production. What this group of so-called noble and wise people on the plateau can think of and do, that is, send the survivors of the "Han Army" into the manor and squeeze them to death at one time. No matter how smart a slave owner racks his brains, he still finds naked and cruel thinking that belongs to the slave owner.
In the palace hall of Shanzhou, Duan Zuo found Xu Sheren, a major agricultural official, and advised him: "Don't send the survivors of the Han army into the manor of the foreign people. If that happens within a year, they will die!"
Xu Sheren has now forgotten his habits as a Han Chinese, dressed in the clothes of a foreigner, and said casually "Oh", then glared at Duan Zuo angrily: "You have a brother-in-law named Hao Yan. I heard that he died under Huating City. Now you want to take care of the orphans and widows for him?"
Duan Zuo was not panicked and said to Xu Sheren: "The Zanpu of Dafan saw that the master was capable and well-versed and skilled in governing the government, so he promoted the master to such a high position. Therefore, Duan Zuo said that instead of sending the Han army's survivors into the manor of the foreigners, it would be better to let these survivors enter the manor of the master."
Xu Sheren was even more angry and said that there were almost 10,000 survivors in the three thousand Han troops, most of whom were women and children. How would you accept it?
"We Tangren..."
"What nonsense!" Xu Sheren was very frightened and ashamed. He subconsciously believed that Duan Zuo's "we Tang people" also included himself. He had expressed his opinion to the foreigners who were officials in Tongzhou more than once. I am the loyal minister of the god Zanpu, and I have long regarded this as the supreme glory.
This man always treats himself as a foreigner.
So Duan Zuo's words were simply insulting to himself.
Duan Zuo quickly changed his words, saying that among the Han army's survivors, women were good at weaving hemp, older men could also farm, and children could help. When they grow up, they were strong and could not only work, but also reproduce each other and raise more cheap serfs. By then, Xu Sheren, you will be developed.
Duan Zuo also reminded that as long as Xu Sheren, you are willing to speak and buy this group of survivors, the price will definitely be very cheap.
This made Xu Sheren quite moved, so he agreed to Duan Zuo.
Soon Xu Sheren went to see Shang Qixin'er, told the other party about his ideas, and tried hard to tell the interests in it, and called it a great treatise that could increase the taxes in his manor, as long as he could obtain these surviving families.
Shang Qixin'er finally agreed. Anyway, he didn't care about the lives of these survivors. He told Xu Sheren that the serfs of the Dafan nobles often cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. It doesn't matter if I sell them to you now. Our rule in Longyou also requires the support of you outstanding Han families, but this great treatise has conditions.
Xu Sheren asked what the conditions were.
Shang Qixin'er said that the Han army has over 10,000 people, so you want them to offer a Buddhist temple in Shanzhou.
Xu Sheren thought about it and then finished the calculation. Then he patted his chest and promised to the big speech that there was no problem and that the Buddhist temple would definitely succeed in three years.
Soon, the Han army's survivors cried endlessly and were taken out of the palace and camp. They were originally oppressed and destroyed by various Western Fans, but now they are in the fields of Xu Sheren as slaves. In addition, there are almost no males in their families who can return alive. Now many women are holding young children and are even more anxious and unaware of what to do.
Duan Zuo stood in front of the palace gate with an iron stick and shouted to the group of people: "Why are you crying? The Tang Bing killed more than 10,000 Dafan children in Huating and slaughtered three thousand in Beiyuan of Weishui. Now Shanzhou, Qinzhou and Weizhou are in danger. Not only will the new host Dalun not kill you as revenge, but he also agreed to send you to Xu Sheren's manor to cultivate fields and weave them so that you can feed the remaining grain to their own children, but are you still not grateful?"
Hearing Duan Zuo’s words, the Han army’s survivors all lowered their heads. They knew that the Tang army had achieved great victory and saw the embarrassment of Xifan, perhaps they could endure it themselves and see the day when Hehuang was revived with the children. So they stopped crying, but grabbed the rope, stared at the British soldiers holding weapons, and continued to move forward...
In Fengxiang Army Mansion, a group of assistants reported to Gao Yue, who was working in the yamen, that the great host of Xifan, Shang Qixin'er, refused to cede the land in northeastern Qinzhou, and the envoy of Tang, who detained the Xiji Alliance, was unwilling to return it.
Gao Yue was very angry and said to everyone present: "Xifan is dangerous and cunning. This is their own way of exorcising the harmony between me and Tang!"
"Please add barriers in various places to prevent accidents." The generals and officials of the army requested in unison.
Gao Yue nodded and said that after the spring, I would like to go back to Xingyuan Mansion and explain the matter of staying in the future. In addition, the Dingwu Army could also return to our town. From then on, my Yin's flags would be permanently stationed in Fengxiang to prepare for possible invasions in Xifan at any time.
Almost at the same time, under the snowy city of Yanzhou, there were black crowds, riding horses and camels, some covered in leather armor, while others were just furs, carrying bows and arrows, and swords. There were more than a thousand people in each share, like noisy rivers, coming from all directions and gathering at Wuyuan.
These were all the strong men from Dangxiang Fandao. Some of them came from the car box gorge in Baiyu Mountain, some came from the boundaries of Youzhou and Xiazhou, some traveled from Weibei, and many others emerged from the mountains in Qingzhou.
In short, Dangxiang's four major groups in the mainland of the Tang family: Dangxiang of Dongshan in Qingzhou, Dangxiang of Nanshan in Lingwu, Dangxiang of Pingxia in Xia Suiyin, and Dangxiang of Six Prefectures in Weibei. Except for the part of Dangxiang of Nanshan who was slaughtered by Gao Yue before, the remaining ones were expelled to Huizhou, the other three groups' "adults" (chiefs) and main relatives, and even Dangxiang Fanluo, who was far away in Shizhou, Hedong, came.
Chapter completed!