Zhang Yan thought for a long time and wrote to ask the Qu Commander of each department. He found that the Qu Commander of each department was both afraid of He Bai. He was afraid that he would attack him, and he was afraid that his troops would be strong and difficult to win. He really wanted to go out to attack He Bai in full swing, not to mention that the Qu Commander of each department was unwilling, even Zhang Yan was quite unwilling. He was afraid that the mantis would stalk the cicada, and the oriole in the court looked for an opportunity to give the Black Mountain Army a ruthless move.

In desperation, Zhang Yan could only send an envoy to ask He Bai what was going on so that he would no longer seek trouble with the Heishan Army. He Bai was very happy when he saw Zhang Yan's envoy, and did not expect that the Heishan bandits would still be afraid of his day.

Thinking about the situation of the Black Mountain bandits, He Bai immediately understood that it was not that the court had sent too many troops in the Xiliang rebels and was unable to destroy Black Mountain, and he might not accept the Black Mountain bandits' surrender. If the Black Mountain bandits fight with him and suffer too much damage, the court would not be allowed to break his promise and become fat.

After thinking about it, He Bai fought two consecutive battles in the snow and ice, and the soldiers were already tired. The initial goal had already been achieved. Anyway, the court did not give him any clear orders, and he did not have to fight with the Black Mountain bandits. There was too much gain in this battle and it needed to be digested well. It was time to be harmonious with the Black Mountain bandits.

He Bai then said to Zhang Yan's envoy: "One, five million yuan of betrothal gifts, a lot of money was sent to me. Second, inform the world that the Black Mountain Army had robbed the supplies of this commander by mistake and would never dare to do it again in the future. Third, you and me will use the current capital to avoid invasion. Fourth, if you want to pass through, you need to send someone to discuss in advance. If you need it, you need to send a special person to discuss. As long as you agree to these four points, I will agree to be in harmony with Montenegro."

After Zhang Yan learned about He Bai's request, he couldn't help but feel very regretful. If He Bai's request had been known to be so simple and there was no need to fight in the second battle, and he simply lost a lot of strength. In addition to regret, Zhang Yan urgently ordered the troops to send five million yuan, and then casually informed the following sentence "I won't dare to do it in the future", which completely calmed down the matter.

He Bai once again awarded the reward for this battle to Lingshou, and included a large amount of land in the six counties of Xinshi, Hanchang, Anxi, Liwu, Anguo and Puyin. In addition to selling some of the local tyrants in each county at a low price to win people's hearts, Wuji Zhen also took the opportunity to get 100,000 acres of good land in He Bai.

This is the first pot of gold that Wuji Zhen’s family has since married He Bai. In less than a year, there have been so many rewards, which makes Zhen’s family happy. The only two daughters have more than doubled their family business. This deal is really cost-effective.

Most of the other fields were distributed to the soldiers under his command, reaching 1.2 million mu, and 500,000 mu were left. Unfortunately, there were too many lands, but no one could cultivate them. Even if there were more than 18,000 serfs, they could not cultivate 500,000 mu of land. There were also fields under the names of the soldiers, but most of the land would be abandoned.

Finally, Luo Pei made a plan and took out He Bai's military farming plan and made a little change. He Bai also asked He Bai to send a private letter to the people who had no land to come to Changshan in various counties of Jizhou, Lai to farm in Changshan. Each household can give one hectares of land, divided by four or six, and will belong to the individual ten years later. If He Bai borrows He Bai's production tools, he will divide it into 5 or five. If each household has excess grain, it can be sold at a fair price with He Bai. He Bai will also have the responsibility to protect the immigrants and will not be double oppressed by thieves and local governments. The regular taxes required by the court will also be paid by He Bai.

This method is somewhat similar to the contributions made by later Ming dynasties, but the land is all He Bai, and it will be owned by himself in ten years, which is somewhat different from the contributions. Anyway, He Bai is not ready to stay here for long, and it is enough to get a harvest of two years, so he agreed with this strategy.

After the Changshan work, He Bai was not good enough to stay here anymore. He had to return to Taiyuan County and continue his position as a captain. He Bai's wives, concubines, and children, including Ma Xueer, remained in the Wuji Zhen family, and moved in after the new residence in Lingshou County was completed.

As the private homes of Changshan and Zhongshan counties remained, He Bai decided to build He's fortress with Lingshou and Anxi as the center, and Fu Xing and Li Ping were guarded by Duxiang, Nanxingtang, Xinshi, Anguo, Puyin, Jiumen and other places, and built the village courtyards with Yu Hua, Lu Ping, Zhu Mian, Chu Hu, Qiu Hui and Yin Li.

In terms of military farming, Le Peng is the main one. Although he did not ask whether Le Peng is willing to be a retainer, when Le Peng heard that there would be more than 1.7 million mu of land and more than 8,500 households, more than half of the immigrants in the future need to take care of themselves, he immediately responded excitedly.

Compared with the Liaoxi County where Le Peng had just been to, it was only as large as this population. Being the chief manager of a remote county is definitely a good thing. Even if he was a retainer, Le Peng would respond in one go.

After Liu Yu from Youzhou learned that he had given birth to a baby boy to He Bai's maids, he saw He Bai shouting at the letter and reporting his situation in recent years one by one. He couldn't help but feel angry and funny, and he was a little satisfied.

Therefore, He Bai is really good. He is in the west, and in the east, and is invincible to Heishan. He is invincible in the east, and is truly a good general of the country. So he generously recognized He Bai, and named his three sons, He Chen, He Yi and He Xi respectively. As for the legitimate son born to Gongsun Linglong, He Bai named him He Chuan, to commemorate his own rebirth.

He Bai was very grateful for his intention to go to Luoyang to become an official and to seek advice from famous teachers for advice. He thought that He Bai was a child who could teach, and although he was a descendant, he would become a great talent in the long run. He insisted on recommending He Bai to Luoyang to the court, and it would be better to be an idle official so that he could study in the first place.

After everything was done, He Bai led Che Jing, Cheng Qi, Hou Cheng three generals and staff Luo Pei to return to Taiyuan with a thousand soldiers. When he arrived at the Jingjing Pass, the Jingjing Guardian, who came to hear the news, was full of respect and worshipped him in front of He Baima. He Bai's arrival greatly increased the strength of the Changshan State government and was no longer bullied by Black Mountain bandits at any time. As a guard general, he couldn't help but feel much more relaxed. Besides, the soldiers valued the most military achievements, and He Bai's ability and military achievements convinced him, so he came to pay a visit through the snow.

He Bai talked with him for a while before he temporarily settled in Guanzhong. At night, He Bai summoned Hou Cheng and handed him a wooden box. Hou Cheng opened it and saw that he almost threw away the wooden box in his hand. Because in the wooden box, a person's head was lying quietly, wrapped in lime.

Hou Cheng asked in surprise: "Master Duwei, this is..."

He Bai nodded and said, "Look at who this person looks like..."

Hou Cheng looked carefully and couldn't help but be shocked: "Like me? Master Duwei, what does this mean?"

He Bai stood up and walked a few steps before saying, "Before you surrendered to me, you raped and harmed the daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan. Wang family secretly asked me to kill you repeatedly to vent their anger. I cherish your talents and refused to follow each other. However, Wang's power in the aristocratic clan is extremely powerful and I cannot resist now. I am afraid that he will assassinate you, so I exchanged your life for the head of this thief."

After hearing this, Hou Cheng was so moved that he knelt down and thanked him on the spot: "Subordinate, thank you for your love, Lord Duwei, please..."

He Bai shook his hand and said, "It's good to remember the words of gratitude in your heart, so don't worry about them."

"Yes, Lord Commander."

He Bai said again: "Although this move can be temporarily hidden from Wang's family, it just cannot last long. But you need to be wronged and change your name temporarily, so just call Hou... How about you?"

"Hou Ji???" Hou Cheng couldn't help but secretly complaining. After thinking about it, he asked, "Is it okay to just change the name?"

He Bai shook his head and said, "Even if you change your name, you will inevitably be exposed for a day under my command. So... I want to send you to Hedong and sneak into Baibo's army, especially Yang Feng's army. The time may be long, maybe three years, maybe five years. With my official position, I will not be afraid of Wang."

After thinking about it, Hou Cheng gritted his teeth and replied, "Hey, I wonder what Lord Duwei wants to do?"

He Bai said, "I think you have a friend with Xu Huang, the general of Yang Feng. If possible, you can persuade Xu Huang to come and join me. This matter... If you are willing to do it for me, I will be rewarded in the future, but if you don't want to... the meaning of your and my lords will be relieved... If you meet one day in the future, I hope you can remember your love today."

"My subordinates... will not let down the kindness of the Duwei."

He Bai waved his hand and said, "You only belong to my command for three months, so I have no kindness to you. Even if there is, you will be even if you charge for me for several battles. It's just a matter of love and friendship. It depends on everyone's future thoughts. There is no need to pay too much attention to it at this time."

Hou Cheng was stuttering and did not dare to speak. He Bai said a few more words, and then he ordered Hou Cheng to go out of the pass and take a step first. Hou Cheng rode out of the well at night, and rode alone, so he was not alone. Thinking of his time under He Bai, He Bai always felt a slight sense of alienation to himself. Is he unwilling to worship He Bai as the main person? Although He Bai has good martial arts and talent, if he becomes his own master, he is afraid he is still a little short of it. Although He Bai's reward is generous, he likes horses but does not love money, but He Bai is wrong.

Hou Cheng sighed, it was because he had come from across the north and south of Taiyuan. He Bai's army had too many constraints, which made him extremely uncomfortable. I don't know if his good brothers would have a good life under He Bai's command in the future. I think it would be true. He Bai attaches great importance to his soldiers and treats them as if they were children. They must be very comfortable under He Bai's command, and there is no need to follow me and be in danger.

Hou Cheng rode his horse for more than ten miles and suddenly found dozens of camp tents ahead. Hou Cheng was stunned. Is there any Bai army stationed here? What are the garrisons here? Hou Cheng rushed closer to prepare to take a closer look, but saw someone hear the sound of horse hooves and immediately asked, "Is it the leader of Hou?"

Hou Cheng was stunned again, Leader Hou? He hadn't heard the name for a long time. He couldn't help but feel excited and immediately shouted: "It's Hou Cheng, I don't know..."

"It's great. The leader Hou has returned. The Taiyuan Commander did not deceive me. Get up, get up, the leader Hou is back, the leader Hou is back."

The originally dark camp immediately made people's voices boiling, and more than a hundred people ran out. Hou Cheng was shocked, but after a closer look, he was all the people he knew, basically all of whom he had been a horse thief.

Hou Cheng asked in surprise: "What's going on?"

Immediately someone came forward to report that He Bai did not kill the injured person who was captured alive, but spent a lot of money to cure them one by one. He let everyone raise them outside Jinyang City for three months, and they became much fatter. It was not until half a month ago that everyone received the order and went outside Jingjing Pass to wait for Hou Cheng's arrival.

Hou Cheng looked at the 128 horses in front of him, and was moved and excited. He didn't know what to say. He went up one by one to embrace these good brothers who had lived and died for ten years. Soon, a subordinate brought several war horses and said, "The Taiyuan Commander also returned all the two hundred good horses obtained by the leader. This was the travel expenses he gave to the leader, a total of 500 gold. He also said that the leader would be able to go all the way."
Chapter completed!