On the 15th day of the first lunar month, Zhang Ji, the governor of Bo on Linfu Road, brought 5,000 soldiers to Dongshengzhou. Du Zhongxiao brought people out of the city and was very happy to meet each other.

After the salute, Du Zhongxiao took Zhang Ji's hand and said, "I haven't seen you for several years, and the general is still as charming as ever."

Zhang Ke said: "The strategy is different. When I met, I was a young magistrate. When I saw him again a few years later, I became a commander along the way."

Du Zhongxiao laughed, took Zhang Ji's hand, and returned to the state yamen together.

In the main hall, Zhang Ke and Bao Zheng, Liu Ji, Shisanlang and other important civil and military officials met him and said, "For the commander of the Hedong Road, I brought 5,000 troops to Hequ Road to wait for Du Jinglue's command. A few years ago, the volcanic army was appointed as the border inspection and captured Tanglong Town together. Later, they were separated from each other and never met again. However, they did not want to return to Tanglong Town again. In one battle, Yelu Chongyuan and then killed Yelu Zongzhen, which was an unprecedented victory for this dynasty!"

Du Zhongxiao said: "The capital supervisor is here just right. It is the time to hire people. With people, things will be easier to handle. Today, Shangyuan, Dongshengzhou City was lanterns all night. We watched the lamps and held a banquet in the back yamen to welcome the capital supervisor."

Zhang Ji looked at Liu Ji and Shisanlang and said, "I was with me for the first time when I was in the war. Later, I was really sorry to separate! If I were there in Tanglong Town, I would have to make some military achievements, unlike now."

Liu Ji said: "What's the matter? As long as the army is here, I'm afraid there will be no war? It's different from before. In the past, I was defeated repeatedly, and everyone was dissatisfied with hearing about the enemy. Now that morale is in full swing, it's not easy for all the troops to seek war!"

Bao Zheng heard this and said seriously: "As a soldier, it is naturally right to be eager to make contributions. However, for the court, you should be serious and not provoke border provocations! After the war in Tanglong Town, everyone in Khitan and Dangxiang were frightened. How could they provoke wars?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "We just do what we should do. What the Khitans and Dangxiang people think is their business. Treat each other with courtesy, and we will greet each other with a smile. If we come to fight, we will not be afraid of them. When there is no war, we will just govern the place, reclaim wasteland, and increase the population."

Bao Zheng’s words made sense, and Du Zhongxiao also thought he was right, but if the border was pacified from now on, it might not be possible. In this war, the Khitan and Dangxiang were naturally afraid of Du Zhongxiao’s Hequ army, but if they said they dare not fight, then underestimate them. How could they develop to this day when they are so easily defeated? As long as they find an opportunity, they will definitely come up and take a bite.

The nomadic tribes are different from the Central Plains dynasty. The national strength is in the military supply provided by the tribes and tribes, not just the military power controlled by the state on the surface. The tribes have their own private wealth and their own interests, so how can they suppress it? When the Hequ Road develops, they will threaten them and will not sit idly by. Now it is because of the emphasis on law and punishment. The foreigners from Hequ Road run to their two countries. When the Hequ Road develops, of course they will turn upside down and people in their territory run here. The Song Dynasty did not care about population loss, and the Khitan and Dangxiang could not ignore it.

Previously, Han Qi agreed to send 40,000 reinforcements, but the court finally argued, and finally reduced it by more than half. Linfu Road sent 5,000 soldiers, and Deluxe Road sent 10,000 soldiers, totaling 15,000 reinforcements. The court believed that the Khitan and Dangxiang would definitely not dare to attack in recent years, sent too many troops, and had too much logistical pressure.

Although with railways, transporting personnel and materials has become much more convenient, it is a consensus to minimize the cost of raising troops.

Seeing that it was getting late, Du Zhongxiao said, "The chief officer will take the troops to camp and rest, and do some cleaning. We will watch the lanterns and have a banquet in the evening."

It was the first time that Dongshengzhou was lit on the Lantern Festival. When the news spread, people came a hundred miles away to see it. The sun had not yet set and the streets were already extremely prosperous. A large number of foreign troops were severely punished for human trafficking, and many of them were not involved and were not affected.

Although Du Zhongxiao emphasized the law to punish the human trafficking of the foreign tribes, he also abolished a large number of heavy taxes during the Khitan rule and strengthened trade. The tribes gained real benefits. In Hequ Road, the government sold food at fair prices, and many foreign tribes benefited from this alone.

For nomadic tribes, the reduction of livestock in winter and it is difficult to survive. There is little clothing and the climate is cold, so many people cannot survive the winter of the next year. After the Song army came, on the one hand, they purchased livestock fur at a suitable price, on the other hand, sold grain at a affordable price, and sold a large amount of cotton coats, which solved many major problems of the descent. As long as they were not involved in the case, this Spring Festival was the happiest time that many foreigners had.

Wang Pu walked on the street and bought a bunch of candied haws for his son he was holding. He said to Bai Ze beside him: "Minister-in-law, after the New Year, my tribe will be moved to Dongshengzhou, and there will be fields and pastures. I have thought about it. In the future, the families in the tribe will let them farm and grazing themselves and set up village offices, so I will concentrate on doing business. The official-in-law will come to help me and manage the business together. Isn't it good to make some money?"

Bai Ze said: "Now here on Hequ Road, all the foreign lands are talking about the Han people. How can you still hire me?"

Wang Pu smiled and said, "I met my husband, and then I realized that it was not the same thing at all. The Manager's Office was to plunder Han people as slaves or sell humans, but I have never sold them. The Han people in my tribe were hired, and they have always paid wages, but they are not slaves. What are you afraid of? The official team cooperated with me to do business, not to mention hiring them. Let's set up a club together to make money and share the profits. How about it?"

Bai Ze said: "How do you think this way? Doing a business is not as hard as farming and raising horses. It has many risks."

Wang Pudao: "I know of course. But after seeing it for a long time, I think this is the day I want. If there weren't a tribe to take care of it, I would have moved to the Volcano Army and become a member of the clerk. Now my husband has come and settled his tribe members, which has saved me a lot of thought."

Of course, tribal leaders have many benefits, but they also have many troubles. The reason why the Fan tribe is a social organization form of tribe is not because he lives a wealthy life, but because he is too poor, so poor that he can only survive in the form of a tribe.

Wang Pu was very familiar with the Volcano Army. He had seen a lot of things and had already thought about it. Anyone who moved to the Volcano Army's foreign troops would disintegrate in just one or two years, and the tribe would be disintegrated without exception. It has nothing to do with people. Their production conditions have changed, and most households can be self-sufficient. What else do you need to do? As long as the government manages fairly, the tribe's households will soon be independent. Under the harsh living conditions, the tribe needs leaders to lead everyone through difficulties. If you live a rich life, the leader just asks for it, how can it be maintained?

This is a natural transition from the primitive tribe to self-cultivated farmers, not by human will. Wang Pu did not understand the truth, but could accept this phenomenon and knew that he could not reverse it. Instead of maintaining his identity as a leader, he was angry and resentful for two or three years after a year and was forced to let go, it would be better to prepare early from the beginning. Inviting Bai Ze to come back is to change his identity and become a businessman.

After Wang Pu said, how to allocate farming, how to allocate grazing, and how to do business after the tribe moved here, Bai Ze nodded secretly.

The business that Wang Pu targeted was to raise sheep. Wool is a big industry. How can the volcanic army do it? How can it not be done here? In recent years, Khitan and Dangxiang fought for years, not only the social order was chaotic, but also the plundering was heavy. Hequzhou was very hard. After pacifying, there were opportunities everywhere.

After hearing Wang Pu tell his plans, Bai Ze praised: "The little prince is far-reaching and will surely be rich in the future! Wool is indeed a good business. In recent years, the volcanic army has searched everywhere, and the price has increased more than doubled. Now the road to the volcanic army is connected, and with good sheep breeds and pasture, it is not difficult to make money. In addition to raising sheep and collecting wool, does the little prince still want to spin wool and weave cloth?"
Chapter completed!