Chapter 751 Patrolling the River (Part 2)
Shao Xun stayed in the newly established Dinghu County for more than ten days until the beginning of the leap month. He finally met people from the Jia family in Pingyang, but there were only about 300 people. , apparently a vanguard force.
Shao Xun looked at them carefully.
One person carries a riding horse and a pack animal (mainly a donkey), wearing leather armor and carrying a walking bow on his waist.
It looks like they are not cavalry anymore, just infantry who can ride horses.
He didn’t believe that there was no iron armor in Jia’s manor, but among this group of people, only a few dozen wore them, and it seemed that they had some reservations.
He also thought that someone had secretly reported that when the Huns were defeated, the wealthy families in Hedong and Pingyang plundered their treasuries and tracked down their remaining soldiers, and obtained a large number of high-quality military equipment and even battle-hardened warriors.
These guys!
He smiled, greeted Jia You, who came specially to Dinghu, and said: "Yan will be here in the future."
"Your Majesty." Jia You bowed and saluted.
"Why doesn't General Yan want to take up the post of Ding Hu Ling?" Shao Xun put forward the proposition as soon as he arrived.
Jia You smiled bitterly and said: "In the frontier fortress, chaos breaks out all the time. My servants are only good at history, not martial arts, so they can't do anything."
"You are honest." Shao Xun looked at it. Looking at Jia You, he said.
Jia You lowered his head, feeling slightly humiliated.
The Pingyang Jia family may not have a good reputation, but they were so powerful in the Jin Dynasty that even the Langya Wang family wanted to marry them?
Although Jianan Fengfu has been suppressed all the way since his execution, he still cannot be underestimated. King Liang's behavior was a bit too much.
After a while, Jia You didn't hear Shao Xun's voice and raised his head, only to find that King Liang was still looking at him. The sense of humiliation, anger and even pride that had just grown in my heart disappeared instantly, and I became a little panicked.
In times of crisis, people’s sixth sense is actually quite keen.
"Someone has reported Jia's various illegal activities. Please punish him. I don't agree." Shao Xun removed his hand from the handle of the knife at his waist and said.
"Your Majesty, this is definitely slander." Jia You was startled and subconsciously raised his voice and said.
"I think the same thing." Shao Xun still stared at Jia You and said, "I think the Jia family must be loyal to the emperor and patriotic."
Although Jia You doesn't know how to fight, his mind is clear, and he sighed in his heart , said: "I would like to send 2,000 people from the tribe and villagers to Dinghu County. But - there is really no one in the Jia clan who is good at martial arts. There is only a distant relative named Jia Gui. He was outstanding in martial arts when he was young, and later and The clan was so angry that they went to Zhongtiao Mountain. They heard that they had many contacts with the Wei family in Anyi, but they didn't know..."
"Yes." Shao Xun didn't want to talk nonsense and said, "Jia Gui, I'll help you get it. Come, let him serve as Dinghu Ling and lead the guests who have moved here. But there is one thing-"
"Please give me your instructions."
"Since the family has been separated, don't do it anymore. We can eat and sacrifice together. From now on, Ding Hu Jia's family is Ding Hu Jia's family, and Pingyang Jia family is Pingyang Jia family. Let's not have any more relationships."
" I obeyed," Jia You said bitterly. replied.
A big family, of course, has many branches.
Some people go to work as officials in other places and breed a lot of descendants in the local area. Home.
If you have not settled down, it is not considered a family separation, because your county genealogy certificate is still in your hometown. Whether you want to become an official, inspect filial piety, or promote talents, you can only go back to your hometown to handle it.
Fenyin Xue family is like this. Hedong does not allow them to enter the county surname. There is no record of the Xue family in the county genealogy, so they cannot use the official selection system of Hedong County and even Sizhou to become officials. They have been a local tycoon for fifty years.
Shao Xun means the Jia clan who migrated to Dinghu County and later entered the genealogy records of Xihe County and Bingzhou, while the original Jia clan in Pingyang entered the genealogy records of Pingyang County and Liang Kingdom.
From now on, bridges return to bridges and roads return to roads. The two families have nothing to do with each other. Just like the Yingchuan Yu family and the Xinye Yu family, they no longer consider themselves to be a family.
Aristocratic families are not separated, and the situation is really terrible.
“The rich and the poor live in suburban villas, and they all eat together from afar. They have no other cuàn, and they are especially friendly with me. The poor and orphans of the tribe are raised and taught...” - This is a family in the Tang Dynasty. The legacy will only become more serious at this time.
If nothing else, during the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Xue family in Fenyin had a population of three thousand clan members.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, there were often one or two thousand people living in Zhejia, Linzhou.
A branch of the Hongnong Yang family moved to Linzhou after the mid-Tang Dynasty. While buying land and houses, farming and grazing, they also practiced martial arts and studied, and recruited tribesmen. They were able to have descendants for generations, and they lived together because of the harsh external environment. , gradually developed, and the name of Yang Ye and Yang Wudi resounded throughout the North.
The children of these powerful and powerful families basically practice martial arts. They use the clan blood as a link to supplement the Zhuangke tribe. The resulting army is highly organized and can be called "disciple soldiers". For example, the Zhe Family Army and Xixia has been fighting for many years and has always been the main tentacle of the Northern Song Dynasty to penetrate into the west bank of the Yellow River.
The armed tycoons are a destabilizing factor in the mainland, but they are very good in the frontiers, because they rely on the name and funds provided by the court to deal with the covetous Hu people. As long as it is not the end of the dynasty, it is difficult to rebel.
Moreover, they are also an important weapon in the Sinicization area, somewhat similar to Fu soldiers.
The Jia family in Pingyang is divided, just like the Guo family in Taiyuan.
"Pingyang is also under the jurisdiction of the Liang Kingdom. The country is checking the land. The land deeds of the two thousand farmers who have been divided are sent to the county, and the Jia family will not check it." Shao Xun said again: " Let's do this quickly."
Jia You lowered his head, closed his eyes, and said after a moment: "Yes."
Shao Xun glanced at him and turned around to leave. The warriors carrying swords and bows also looked at him with mockery and ridicule on their faces.
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On March 20th, Shao Xun walked and inspected all the way and arrived at another Yellow River ferry.
After days of rain, the mountains were covered with lush vegetation, and the weeds on the riverbank grew wildly as if they had received some order.
The horses, cattle and sheep gnawed happily, wagging their heads and tails, very happy.
Some over-the-top sheep even use their special mouth structure to nibble on buds and leaves in the bushes, much to the dismay of the cattle and horses.
"The place where the two rivers meet, let's call it Hehejin. South of Hehejin, choose a flat land and build Hehe County." Shao Xun pointed to the ancient ferry at the foot of the mountain with his horse whip and said.
There are three to five boats near the ferry, each boat can carry more than ten people.
On the shore of the ferry, surrounded by elms and willows, there are several small wooden houses, which are probably the residences of the boatmen.
Hehejin is located dozens of miles northwest of today's Xing County, Shanxi Province, where the Weifen River enters the Yellow River, so it is called "Hehe" and is one of the ancient Yellow River crossings.
On the west bank of the river, there is also the former site of the Han Dynasty city wall, which should have been a walled city guarding the ferry.
This fragment of ruins seems to have been used.
On the hills outside the city, there are herds of cattle and sheep.
The small broken basin between the hills is full of crops and full of greenery.
At the highest point of the city, there is a large flag with the word "Liu" erected. It seems that there are a few soldiers guarding it, but I don't know who they are.
Shao Xun carefully considered what would happen if he collected forty or fifty ships to ferry hundreds of people across at a time?
It’s still difficult to think about it. These hundreds of people didn’t cross over in one go, but in batches. There are cities and garrisons on the other side. When you are not stable, arrows will rain down. The cavalry charged again, the infantry followed up and finished, and the people crossing the river were basically finished.
Even if we successfully cross the river, supply is still a problem.
If we don’t say that since ancient times and even in the era of thermal weapons in later generations, landing operations have still been a worldwide problem.
It would be nice if there was no one on the other side to defend. Then we could cross the river calmly, reorganize our troops, and hoard supplies...
People from Hehejin and Hehe County will also come.
The Zhou family in Runan has recently been targeted by the "cruel official" Fei Li, and the charges were not fabricated out of thin air. The Zhou family did hide the land and secretly bribed the student soldiers who cleared the land.
This matter was not a big deal. In the end, it was decided that the disciples of the Runan Zhou family who participated in concealment and bribery would be beheaded, and the student soldiers and several minor officials who accepted bribes would also be beheaded.
The Zhou family moved part of the tribe and 2,000 villagers to Hehe County to find land for cultivation.
The Puzi Guo family, the Dinghu Jia family, and the Hehe Zhou family are all prestigious noble families with considerable backgrounds.
In addition to guarding the border, Shao Xun also hoped that they could use various methods to appease the Hu people, change their customs, and slowly assimilate them.
Everyone is strong-willed. After the Hu leaders were listed as captives, there were standards for selecting officials. They would subconsciously imitate and learn from them, move closer to advanced civilization, and gradually be assimilated.
On the other hand, if you just use, trample, and squeeze them, ignore them, and are too lazy to come up with policies and spend efforts to assimilate, that will be the current situation.
Give them some money when you use them and let them work hard in battle.
When not in use, stay away from them as if you hate smelly dog shit. How can you assimilate them?
The Zhe family moved to Linzhou during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. They claimed to be descendants of the Yuwen family. They later conquered the local Qiang people and Dangxiang tribes. For three hundred years, they continued to serve as officials in the Tang Dynasty. By the end of the Tang Dynasty, they had become completely Chinese. It became one of the pillars of border defense during the Five Dynasties and Northern Song Dynasty.
You still have to take the initiative to intervene.
The Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei, and Western Jin Dynasty all liked to bury their heads in the sand. The national borders continued to retreat, pretending not to be seen, and were only satisfied with superficial surrender - in fact, while surrendering, they continued to burn, kill, and loot the Han people. However, in order to avoid war, the imperial court was too lazy to take care of it. When it couldn't bear it, it sent troops once. Not many years after the victory, it was discovered that they were pushing forward again.
Nowadays, it is impossible to finish the killing, and Shao Xun is constantly thinking of ways to dismantle this big thunder since the Han Dynasty bit by bit.
After staying in Hehejin for a few days, Shao Xun was ready to return.
On the occasion of departure, a banquet was held with chiefs from far and near to appease their hearts and deepen their feelings.
As for the ferry further north, he is not planning to go there yet, it is too dangerous.
That place is already the territory of Tuoba Xianbei. Going north with an army of more than 10,000 people can easily lead to misunderstanding. He is not yet ready to conquer the Tuoba clan.
Tuoba Xianbei is a serious country.
The king of the country is the "Duke of the Duke" conferred by the Jin Dynasty. However, internally, he built a capital city, appointed hundreds of officials, and the king even had a royal chariot. He was not a tribal chief.
If you want to attack the Dai Kingdom, you have to devote all your strength to the Northern Expedition to be safe.
On the 28th, the army marched eastward from Hehejin towards Xiurong.
At this time, the sky was gloomy and the rain was getting thicker and raining non-stop.
Last year there was already too much rain, and this year it seems to be even worse!
(End of this chapter)