Chapter Two Hundred and Sixty: All the People
Since he accidentally met Li Ze, Yelu Qi stopped going to Texas and appointed Tiele to continue moving towards Texas with these tens of thousands of refugees. However, he, with hundreds of elite cavalry, insisted on becoming Li Ze's guard.
What Li Ze saw in his eyes was desire and sincerity. This kind of eyes was something he had never seen in Yelu Qi's eyes before. When he turned his mind, he understood it.
In the past, he and Yelu Qi were just in a relationship of exchange of interests. He found a way out for his tribe. He took Yingzhou for him and became his subordinate. Nothing else could be said. But today it was obviously very different. Maybe his thousands of cloaks really convinced this Khitan man.
It took a lot of effort to get something that I didn't get, but I got it inadvertently. This made Li Ze feel a little reluctant to plant flowers and willows and willows.
Speaking of which, when he took off his cloak and gave the old man who was uncovered, he was just a subconscious action because the situation in front of him was too shocked. He really didn't intend to invite people to buy people's hearts. He just saw that the old man got the cloak but gave it back to the children and ordered the whole army to unload the cloak and give it to them.
Li Ze suddenly felt a little ashamed.
Li Ze has a completely different vision of things from people in this era. For example, almost everyone thinks that these elderly people are burdens, but Li Ze doesn't think so. As people live for a long time, they will naturally see more and have more experience. For example, the brewed horse milk bar, these elderly people will have more experience, the cheese they make will be sweeter, and the skin they make will be softer, so they are not burdens, but inheritors of experience.
And children are of course the future.
People are not burdens in Li Ze's eyes. Although sometimes they are, more often, people are the creators of wealth. Now Li Ze is still worried that there are too few people under his rule. Too many places are deserted, and only those who can develop these wildernesses can produce wealth in these places, and only then can they gain more.
If there are too many people, he will be more at ease to exploit it.
It's like picking up a sheep. You keep staring at a sheep and you won't take long to pull the sheep. But if you have a hundred sheep, you can pull a little on one every day, and you will get more than picking up a sheep. But the sheep doesn't feel too big yet. The same is true.
As for Yeluqi's tribes, they were all Khitans, Li Ze was not worried at all. Speaking of which, in his previous life, there were fifty-six ethnic groups in Greater China! Besides, the Tang Dynasty was the most compatible and conservative dynasty in all Chinese history known to Li Ze. This has a lot to do with the Li dynasty itself having the Hu bloodline. Therefore, in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, it was not unusual for a large number of Hu people to be officials in the court. Many famous and surnamed Hu generals were foreigners.
A strong dynasty has no worries about these people's external intentions. Because it has strong centripetal force and attraction, and only when a dynasty declines and a nation weakens will there be such concerns and strong xenophobia.
Even at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the civilization of the Tang Dynasty still has a strong attraction to the foreign tribes around. Being able to enter the Tang Dynasty is the dream of these people for the rest of their lives.
As long as you are strong enough, they will be your most loyal helper.
If you are weak, even if you are a member of your own tribe, you will want to bite you! Then these people will also come back, and there is nothing to say.
"Boxing County is very big. It used to have four townships, but of course there are no people now. After going there, settle down. This year, I will allocate some supplies to you to survive the most difficult time. I will rely on you in the future." Li Ze beat the horse and whipped it, and Yelu Qi followed him tightly.
"yes!"
"With this winter, some preparations still need to be done." Li Ze continued: "I have asked Yang Kai to arrange some craftsmen, and some experienced farmers to go to where to be your master. Treat these people well and learn these things, your life will be much better in the future. After all, you can't make a living by grazing alone. If you want to live a good life, you have to do a variety of business, raise sheep and fleece, make horse milk wine, make cheese, mix leather armor, and even open land and farm."
"I remember what the young master said." Yelu Qi said respectfully.
"By the way, are there many people in your tribe who are literate?" Li Ze suddenly asked.
Then Yeluqi became embarrassed.
“Yes, very few.”
"Is there a doctor?"
"Our priest."
Li Ze yelled. There are few people who can read. As expected, a group of people who are fighting to fill their stomachs, what energy does they have to learn to read? As for the priest, it is a guy who pretends to be a ghost. He may know a little bit of inexplicable folk remedies, but it would be a joke to really expect him to save people.
"I will send my husband to teach you the children in the tribe to read and read. When you grow up and learn, you may still be an official!" Li Ze smiled and said, "After you go back, you must choose some smart people. I don't have many people like this."
"Thank you, Young Master." Yelu Qi was overjoyed. This was not true and gave the children of his tribe a bright future.
"Doctors will also send some, and you can choose smart children to learn. How can you do without a doctor in a tribe of tens of thousands of people?"
"The young master's concern for Xiwandan tribe is unrequited, and his subordinates can only carry a strong and sharp force for the young master in the future and charge into battle." Yelu Qi's eyes were red.
"Don't be too moved." Li Ze laughed, "I'm so kind to you because I want to get more from you! Hahaha!"
Amid the laughter, Li Ze rode his horse and whipped it, and he accelerated his way forward. Yelu Qi's heart was not as touched as Li Ze's great disgrace, because this is the truth!
There is no good in this world for no reason.
But the problem is that over the years, he has only seen requests, but no one has given him the reward he deserves. Therefore, even if Li Ze seems to be just conducting a fair deal, he is deeply moved.
Mr. Li Ze, he is really a good person and a wise master.
Such a master is worthy of his hard work for Yelu Qi.
After half a day, they finally arrived in Yingzhou City. When they saw the tall city wall, Li Ze also breathed a sigh of relief. Speaking of the long journey in such a snowy and ice, it was indeed a painful thing.
The city gate was open, and some people stood in the snow outside the city. What surprised Li Ze was that he did not see Liu Chenglin.
He was greeted by the new Yingzhou Governor Huang De, Changshen Bao Hui, and Liu Changfeng.
Huang De was a county magistrate of the former Yizhou, and was considered a hardcore confidant of Cao Xin, while Bao Hui had a little twists and turns in his experience. This person was originally from Wuyi, and his brother Bao Zhi was a county magistrate of Wuyi at that time, but he was driven out during the resistance to Li Ze. Bao Hui and Bao Zhi were half-brothers, and something was wrong with the two brothers, and Bao Hui lived a miserable life. Later, Bao Hui was instigated by Hu Shier, who is now Li Rui.
As Bao Zhi died in the battle under the city of Yingzhou with Li Che, Bao Hui returned to Yizhou and found his brother's family. Just when everyone thought that Bao Hui would inevitably make a big revenge, this person made a shocking move and even vowed to the sky to support his sister-in-law, nephew and nieces in the future.
He said this and did so.
So, Bao Hui's reputation in Yizhou City rose sharply. In the end, he even alarmed Cao Xin and recruited him as his official.
Later, Bao Hui became a member of Yixing Society.
Finally, because of his outstanding performance and previous contributions, this guy who was almost a gangster two years ago was appointed as the chief secretary of Yingzhou.
He became a role model in the minds of many gangsters in Yizhou.
Therefore, the organizational structure of Yingzhou is extremely strange. The governor is Cao Xin's person, and the chief is from Yixing Society. This guy has another special identity, that is, he is still responsible for some intelligence collection tasks in Yixing Society. But Liu Chenglin is the former general of Cangzhou. Of course, he is Li Ze's brother-in-law. The soldiers and horses of Yingzhou are composed of elite troops from Shenzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou and other places.
"I've seen the young master!" Huang De, Bao Hui, Liu Changfeng and a large number of civil and military officials bowed.
"No need to be polite." Li Ze waved his hand: "Where is Cheng Lin? Where did he go on this snowy day?"
Huang Dedao: "Report to the young master, Liu Biege led a group of troops out of the city to suppress the bandits."
"Suppressing bandits?" Li Ze was very surprised. Didn't he hear that there were bandits in Yingzhou before? When Shi Yi was stationed in Yingzhou, what bandits could survive under him?
"It's a bandit, not a bandit!" Huang De said with a smile: "It's a bit complicated to say. It's cold outside. Please ask the young master to go to the city first, and my subordinates report it carefully!"
"Okay!" Li Ze nodded.
Of course, it was impossible for three thousand cavalrymen to enter the city. They set up camp outside the city, and their chief Bao Hui arranged all the supplies and food supplies for them, and had already prepared firewood.
The only one who can follow Li Ze into the city is Min Rou's 100-year-old Delang Cavalry.
After settling down, Li Ze finally knew what kind of people the bandits in Huang De's mouth were.
These so-called bandits are all wealthy and wealthy families entrenched in the countryside in Yingzhou.
"I defend myself from the fort and refuse to come to Yingzhou to meet the new governor?" Li Ze drank the newly brewed hot tea brought by Li Mi and sneered: "They are very confident. Are there many people like this?"
"Many, but after Liu Bieba took office, he has already tied up and killed three of them." Huang De smiled and said, "The heads of these people are still on the forts that we have conquered!"
"The next ones are stronger, and I'm afraid they will receive support from outside, right?" Li Ze said.
Chapter completed!