Most dock owners are reasonable.

If you really fall out with Yang Zheng, you won't be able to survive in Fanhan.

After some coercion and intimidation, all the dock owners gathered in Pohan City.

"You have occupied the best land in Wuhan. You must give an explanation to the court and give an explanation to General Didao Xiahou." Yang Zheng's military style went straight to the point.

"I wonder what the captain wants me to explain?" said Li Jing, the eldest owner of Lijiawu.

After hundreds of years of ups and downs in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Li family in Longxi was scattered all over Yongliang. Today, it has been slightly declining.

Li Jing is a branch of the Li family branch.

"The Qiang and Di are all paying taxes, and you are no exception." As soon as Yang Zheng said this, several dock owners immediately complained. They were either poor and had no food left, or the harvest was not good and they had no food left.

Naturally, it takes some effort to deal with them.

Yang Zheng was not in a hurry, and his original intention in approaching them was not to ask for food.

But it’s about people.

The purpose of uniting the barbarians is to be used by the Han people and convert them into Han people. If there are fewer Han people on hand, the core strength will be insufficient.

"I'll give you two ways. One of them is, according to the rules of the Wei Dynasty, the land tax officials are six and the people are four, and those who own cattle and farm their land will share it equally."

In the Han Dynasty, the land tax was one for fifteen, or even one for thirty, but this was only the land tax, and there were also taxes, oral money, and labor. The total was not low.

The calculation of the endowment is the poll tax.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the barbarians and paid heavy taxes to the people. When the children of the people were three years old, they exported the money. As a result, the people were in dire straits, and they often killed their children after they were born.

When Cao Wei was founded, the Three Kingdoms were at war, and the people's livelihood was in ruins. Many court officials starved to death, not to mention the common people, so taxes were heavier than those in the Han Dynasty.

However, this is not the limit. In the Jin Dynasty, a large number of people in the fields were occupied by clans. The court had no land to tax and no one to work. The land tax was directly increased to eight officials and two civilians. In addition to various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the Qiang who had already been naturalized

Di Xianbei rose up one after another.

Several people's faces immediately turned blue.

If Yang Zheng really follows the rules, they will definitely lose a piece of meat.

"May I ask Captain, the second way..." Li Jing said timidly.

This is what Yang Zheng is waiting for, "Second, one of the five men will be selected to join the army under my command. You will be exempted from taxes and corvees. In addition, your fort will also be under my protection. If there is an invasion, I will send troops to rescue you."

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The three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu basically implemented the Five Ding Drawing and One Method, and Yang Zheng's request was not excessive.

The twelve dock owners looked at each other alternately.

There is no such good thing in the world as occupying the best land but not wanting to take responsibility.

No one is a fool who can build a fort in the crisis-ridden northwest.

Of course you know what to choose.

Yang Zheng pulled Cao Wei's tiger skin, not afraid that they would not submit.

"I would like to draw one out of five." The twelve dock owners quickly reached a consensus.

"You are indeed wise." From now on, the Twelve Wudao Forts will be tied to me.

Once the intention is achieved, the next step is to implement it in detail.

"I treat you all with sincerity, and I hope you can do the same." Yang Zheng smiled meaningfully.

Zhao Aqi and Gongsunfu then sent people disguised as salesmen to find out how many people there were in each Wubao.

For them, Wu Ding draws a pair, which is completely affordable.

Twelve forts can provide at least 900 young men.

Several people's expressions froze, and they obviously understood the deep meaning of Yang Zheng's words.

Two days later, 937 young men entered the military camp one after another. The Han people in the border areas not only had to work, but also had to fight with wild beasts and thieves. Their physical fitness was very good. They knew how to fist and kick, and they could also ride strong horses and wield swords.

Getting a bow is a piece of cake.

Most of them are powerful men, who wear armor and pick up swords to become warriors.

A small number of them are half-grown children, with natural wildness and aura in their eyes.

With this group of Han troops, Yang Zheng's military strength was greatly enriched.

Distribute the Han army to the Qiang camp and the Xi camp.

As the number of troops increased, equipment became a problem again.

For ordinary soldiers, let alone iron armor, it would be good if they could get clothes that were not so shabby.

The city of Wuhan is in ruins and waiting for renovation, but there are no such things.

Xiahou Ba himself is also waiting for Chang'an's supplement.

Besides, Yang Zheng now has nearly 3,000 troops at his disposal, which has exceeded the establishment of the captain.

You can only figure it out yourself.

If the open road doesn't work, you can only take the dark road.

Yang Zheng instantly thought of Feng Qi.

Only he has this strength.

They even dare to sell horses from Liangzhou, and armor is no exception.

But Feng Qi is no longer in Panhan now, and no one knows where he has gone.

Yang Zheng could only wait.

As the weather turns cooler and the snow falls, the Qiang people in Hexi are having a hard time.

This year's winter came earlier and was colder than in previous years.

The Qiang people's tents could not withstand the cold wind, ice and snow, and many of their livestock froze to death.

Under the severe survival crisis, they can only annex and attack each other in order to exchange for a weak chance of survival and survive this cold winter.

There were also Qiang people who couldn't stand it anymore. When the Yellow River was freezing, they took refuge in Bohan and asked Yang Zheng to take them in.

Most of them have some friendship with Yang Zheng.

Nature welcomes all comers.

Yang Zheng also provided them with food and housing.

The Qiang people are all grateful.

The wind and snow were getting heavier day by day, but the training of the new recruits did not stop. Fortunately, Wuhan had many business trips on weekdays, so he saved a lot of furs, which could be slightly sewn to withstand the severe cold.

The soldiers have excellent physical fitness, and the Qiang people are not afraid of severe cold.

As long as you are full, you will not feel cold.

To the west of the Yellow River, Qiang people come to Wuhan every day to escape the cold.

At first it was an entire tribe, and later there were hundreds and dozens of wounded.

The Qiang people want to live, and so do the mountain bandits and horse bandits.

Several tribes in Hexi were attacked by bandits one after another.

Natural and man-made disasters have made Qiang people's survival increasingly difficult.

Yang Zheng originally planned to recover the Qiang people after the weather became warmer.

But the current situation is that when the weather warms up, the Qiang people west and north of the Yellow River will be almost the same.

Suppressing bandits is one of the responsibilities of the Western Captain.

Yang Zheng did his part.

Immediately, he sent people to Didao City to report to Xiahou Ba, and then led 2,500 troops to advance to the west of the Yellow River.

Zhou Yu left five hundred troops to defend the city.

The sky was full of wind and snow, and there were only flying goose feathers of snow between the sky and the earth.

I can't even see the way forward clearly.

Fortunately, Zhao Aqi and Gongsunfu were very familiar with the geography of Fanhan. They had already planned where to avoid wind and snow and where was the safest place.

As the power gradually grows, everyone is growing.

When crossing the river on the ice, the Qiang people's camps in the past have long been submerged under the heavy snow. If you open the ice and snow at will, you can see the black and blue corpses.

Men, women, the elderly, children...

Horrible.

Yang Zheng sighed in his heart, thinking that he was a little late.

Since there are some things you have to do, you should let go.
To be continued...