Apart from anything else, Jiang Wei, who was guarding Hedong, could still reassure Feng Junhou militarily.
There is also Shi Bao, who is familiar with the land of Hebei and is regarded as a bad wolf by the powerful families in Hedong.
In addition, the Liangzhou Staff Group helped deduce the strategic situation.
Thinking about it, even against his superior Sima Yi, he could last at least half a year and several months.
As long as the strategic location of Hedong is not lost, we can assist each other with Bingzhou and at the same time protect Guanzhong.
This is why Feng Junhou must first cleanse Hedong before managing it, and also put the main force of the Liangzhou Army and the most promising Jiang Wei in Hedong.
Compared to Hedong, where the main force of the Liangzhou Army was stationed, Bingzhou seems to have received less attention.
Some of the men and horses stationed in Bingzhou were the predecessor of Feng Junhou's former army - that is, the army camp led by Wang Ping.
There are also some reserves similar to the Liangzhou Army, Yi Cong Hu Qi, and they are also the troops and battalions led by Liu Hun.
The last part is the Longyou Army transferred from Longyou by Deng Zhi.
These three troops guard Bingzhou together. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are a mixed army.
However, this is also in line with the inherent practice of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.
After all, a bitter and cold place like Bingzhou is home to a mixture of Han and Hu people.
Therefore, the first priority in governing Bingzhou is to prevent the barbarians from causing trouble, disrupting the border, or even plundering the interior, regardless of whether they are used as towns or governors.
To put it bluntly, as long as the barbarians can be tamed and obedient, governance will be considered successful.
After the Xiongnu, Tan Shihuai, the only Xianbei leader who could unify the northern grasslands and pose a serious threat to the Han Dynasty, died a little early.
After Tan Shihuai, Ke Bineng, who was the most promising, was first defeated by Wei in succession.
Later, they were tricked by King Feng Gui, and the entire tribe became the fodder to support the Liangzhou Army's thousands-mile advance.
Nowadays, the northern grassland tribes are scattered in pieces, and they are constantly conquering each other.
Except for a few large tribes who occasionally had the courage to go south to plunder, the remaining barbarians who were close to the pass were considered to be strong enough if they were able to submit without entering the fortress.
Therefore, regardless of the Bingzhou defenders, although they are not elite, they are still enough to guard Bingzhou.
Moreover, their main defense was actually the Wei army in Youzhou to the east, not the Hu people in the north.
When he learned that Feng Junhou had come to Bingzhou for inspection, Deng Zhi, the governor of Bingzhou, personally went out of the city to greet him:
"Deng Zhi, the governor of Bingzhou, pays homage to General Zhendong!"
Feng Junhou said "Oh!" and quickly turned over and dismounted:
"How can you deserve such a great gift from Uncle Deng? What a great nephew! What a shame!"
Deng Liang, one of the top ten leaders of the Xinghan Society, was Deng Zhi's son.
We are currently investigating the Xinghan Hui branch in Nanzhong.
Besides, Deng Zhi can be regarded as an old man in the court anyway, and his seniority is at least a generation higher than Feng Junhou.
People can make such a low profile, but Feng Junhou doesn't dare to accept this treatment forcefully.
When Deng Zhi, who was already in his sixties, heard Feng Junhou call him "uncle", his face almost turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile.
The so-called cruel and ruthless Xiao Wenhe is only for outsiders.
Feng Xiaowenhe has never treated his own people badly.
Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, there may be quite a few people serving as governors.
But there are currently only three people who can actually take on the job.
I happen to be one of them.
Nephew Feng Xian was the one who recommended him.
"The last generals, Wang Ping and Liu Hun, pay their respects to the king!"
Wang Ping and Liu Hun, who were following Deng Zhi, quickly stood up and said in unison after Feng Junhou and Deng Zhi saw the ceremony.
"Get up quickly, we are all our own people, there is no need to be so polite."
Feng Junhou looked at the two of them, then looked around again, and suddenly burst into laughter with some satisfaction.
Feng Junhou's smile made Deng Zhi, Wang Ping and others stunned.
"Why are you so happy?"
Feng Junhou pointed his fingers in parallel, pointed around, and said with a smile:
"When I look up, I see everything is old. How can I be unhappy in my heart?"
He said this, but what he was thinking in his heart was:
Deng Zhi was Deng Liang's elder, Wang Ping was promoted by himself, and Liu Hun was his long-time follower.
The Xinghan Hui now has the permission of the imperial court to race horses and enclose land in Bingzhou.
As the saying goes, the time, place, and people are all ready, so why worry about the great coal and iron industry failing?
The time may be ten years, or it may be several years. Let alone Sima Yi, even if there is Lu Xun, what is there to fear?
The more he thought about it, the happier he became, so he couldn't help laughing.
How did everyone know what Feng Junhou was thinking?
He just said that he was really happy to reunite with his old friends. They all felt that the prince was thinking about his old feelings, and he was also happy in his heart.
Deng Zhi twitched his beard and smiled:
"Weizhe (Deng Liang, son of Deng Zhi), in a letter to a certain person, called General Zhendong his brother. In his words, he often expressed pride in the brotherhood of the Xinghan Hui."
"Now it seems that General Zhendong is indeed a man who values affection and righteousness. I am very relieved to see that Weizhe is so discerning!"
Look, what is the art of language?
It was not unreasonable for the Prime Minister to send Uncle Deng to Soochow to re-alliance.
Feng Junhou smiled shyly:
"Uncle Deng, please stop talking about General Zhendong. You have already said that Wei Zhe calls me brother, so you should call me nephew."
"Then I will be brave enough to call General Zhendong my nephew?"
"Uncle Deng!"
"Hahaha!"
"A banquet has been prepared in the city. My dear nephew invites you."
"Don't dare, don't dare. Uncle Deng is the elder. Uncle Deng invites you first."
Looking at Feng Junhou's smiling and courteous look, it really makes people feel like a gentleman is as gentle as jade.
Governor Deng couldn't help but sigh:
Some people say that Feng Xian's nephew is ruthless, some say that he is far-sighted, and some even call him a ghost king. Now it seems that these rumors are just rumors.
But before entering the city, Governor Deng glanced at the large group of tribal leaders, large and small, behind Feng Junhou, and felt a little twitching in his heart.
Bingzhou was already a bitter and cold place, and it had just experienced war, so it was difficult for it to settle down.
Now that tens of thousands of Huqi have been merged into the state, how to resettle them is still a big problem!
With some worries, Deng Zhi and Feng Junhou went into the city to sit down together.
The food and drinks at the banquet did not have much special features.
Beef, mutton, and chicken are all available, but except for General Feng Junhou, Guan Guan, and a few others, there is an emerging dish on the table: stir-fry.
The rest of the people basically use traditional methods of baking, boiling, blanching and steaming.
There are many varieties, but the taste is definitely not flattering.
Anyway, seeing these traditional dishes reminded Feng Junhou of his food phobia when he traveled through time.
Even for wine, several jars of honey wine were placed in front of General Feng Junhou, Guan and others.
Others are all drunk.
If someone who is used to cooking stir-fries came here, I'm afraid it would be hard to swallow.
Fortunately, most of the people Feng Junhou brought this time were Hu Renqushuai.
Don't look at these vegetables, in Feng Junhou's eyes, they are only suitable for feeding pigs.
But in the eyes of the Bingzhou Hu people, it was the exquisite food of the Han Dynasty.
Except for a few people like Liu Bao and Liu Meng who drank strong wine and honey wine, the rest of the Hu people, Qu Shuai, saw the dirty wine, their eyes lit up.
Seeing the Hu people eating and drinking freely outside, even Liu Hun, the little prince of the Huns, felt that his own people were a little embarrassed.
Seeing that Junhou's face was expressionless and not unhappy, he could only turn his head away silently and try not to look outside.
Probably not wanting to disturb Feng Junhou from the noise outside, Deng Zhi gestured to lower the curtain.
In this way, not only the sound is much quieter, but it also blocks the view inside and outside.
Feng Junhou took a bite of the dish, tasted it, and then put down his chopsticks.
The stir-fried vegetables were also a bit undercooked, old, hard, and tasteless.
He raised his earcup and took a sip of honey wine, then looked at Deng Zhi:
"Uncle Deng was first appointed as the governor of Bingzhou. Has everything gone smoothly in the past few months?"
"Well, the chaos has just begun, how can anything go smoothly or not? To say it goes smoothly, there really aren't many thieves in Bingzhou."
"But to say it's not going well, the food and clothing for the people of Bingzhou and the materials needed by the army, which one does not need money and food?"
Deng Zhi did not say those polite words to Feng Junhou. He pointed to the food and wine on the table:
"My nephew has also seen it. These dishes can be considered the best food and wine in Bingzhou Government Office. It's not that I, as an uncle, don't show respect to my nephew."
"But the treasury in Bingzhou is really empty. Even for a banquet, my uncle has to pay for it himself!"
Of course Feng Junhou knew about the situation in Bingzhou.
If we say that Kebineng's tribe is the food and grass that supports Liangzhou's advance into Bingzhou.
So a considerable part of the grain and grass that supported the army from Taiyuan to Hedong was collected by Li Xi personally from county to county.
"I'm sorry this banquet is not delicious. Are you going to cry poverty to me?"
Feng Junhou smiled and shook his head:
"My uncle was also a guard guarding Longyou in the past few years. He must also know that the battle last year basically used up the money and food that the man had accumulated over the years."
"Now I am still worried about how to restore production in Guanzhong. At most, I can apply to the court to exempt Bingzhou from taxes for three years."
"Except for the necessary expenses for military officials, the imperial court really can't squeeze out any extra money or food."
Deng Zhi knew that what Feng Junhou said was true.
Guanzhong and Hedong, which of these two places is not more important than Bingzhou?
Even if the imperial court had money, it would use these two places first.
But a crying baby has milk, right?
Besides, the court has no money, but some people do.
"Of course I know that the court has no money, but isn't my nephew here?"
When Feng Junhou heard this, he was immediately stunned.
ha?
What does it mean?
"Uncle, I don't have any money either."
Deng Zhi said "tsk":
"My dear nephew, I know that you call me uncle for Wei Zhe's sake. Then can you tell me why you call me brother?"
"Of course it's because we both put loyalty first and have the same loyalty."
fart!
Deng Zhi cursed in his heart:
This little article and Guo are really clever!
"That's right, you put loyalty first, aren't you all for the purpose of reviving the Han Dynasty? Isn't that how the Han Dynasty will prosper and the Han Dynasty will prosper?"
The court's lack of money is the court's business.
But besides being able to ask for money from the court, didn’t Feng Junhou also have a Xinghan Society behind him?
Xinghanhui can even generate money from ghost places like Nanzhong.
There is no reason to merge with the state, but it will not be able to compare with Nanzhong.
Now Feng Junhou himself went to Bingzhou to inspect, and Governor Deng definitely did not let this money-spender go in vain.
"My dear nephew, you also know that Bingzhou is not a food-producing land, and it has always been a mixed area of Han and Hu people. It is really difficult to govern!"
"If there hadn't been the precedent of a good nephew governing Liangzhou, I wouldn't have the confidence to govern Bingzhou."
Deng Zhi looked at Feng Junhou with burning eyes:
"If nothing else, if my good nephew can allow the Xinghan Association to open a few more workshops and a few more pastures in Bingzhou, it will be a great help to me."
Um?
Feng Junhou's expression remained unchanged, he raised the ear cup again and took another sip.
Why did I come to Bingzhou?
Oh, by the way, Deng Liang is still conducting an investigation campaign in Nanzhong.
The Xinghan Hui's plan to exchange the land in Guanzhong for the land in Bingzhou is still a secret, and few people know about it.
Thinking of this, Feng Junhou took another look at Li Mu, who was sitting next to him.
Hey!
They are all old foxes, and no one is a fool.
President Li is the most famous textile giant in Han Dynasty.
She came with her, indicating that Xing Hanhui had some intention to say less.
When Governor Deng said these words at this time, he actually hinted that he had seen Feng Junhou's intention - at least part of it.
After thinking about this, Feng Junhou put down his earcup, put his hands on his knees, sat upright, and said:
"Since Uncle Deng said so, I won't hide it."
Deng Zhi was overjoyed:
"Okay, Kuang Kuang! I like to deal with Kuang Kuang people. I wonder how many workshops will my nephew plan to open when he comes this time? How much food will be invested?"
How has the Xinghan Society been doing it for so many years? Anyone who is not blind can probably figure it out.
In the words of later generations, it is to attract investment and stimulate the economy, which can not only solve employment problems but also solve local financial problems.
But knowing the right way is the key to knowing the right way. The key is that you have to have the right way first and attract investment.
At this time, Governor Deng felt that it would be good to have a son in the Xinghan Hui.
"On the old site of Pingcheng outside Yanmen Fortress, I want to build a new city with no less than thirty mines, pastures, iron smelting workshops, textile workshops, etc."
"In five years, we plan to invest three to five million yuan. I wonder how many people my uncle can mobilize from Bingzhou to help?"
Deng Zhi, who originally only wanted to get Xinghanhui to invest in a few workshops, heard Feng Junhou's words, the wine in his mouth spurted out, and he cried out:
"Three million coins!"
Feng Junhou nodded: "This is the lowest amount, just a lot more."
After the investigation, the expansion of the Xinghan Society in the core areas of Dahan was destined to be restricted.
Some properties should be discontinued when necessary and sold when necessary.
Just in time to get ample cash flow to invest in new industries in Bingzhou.
Deng Zhi didn't even bother to wipe the wine off his beard, and started to count with his trembling fingers in an extremely rude manner.
Approximately how much is the annual tax income of Han Dynasty?
Is there three million coins?
Even if the investment is divided into five years, it will still be at least 600,000 yuan.
If calculated as five million yuan, that would be one million yuan a year!
Cao!
Xinghanhui is really rich as his mother-in-law!
In one year, you can spend 30% of the Han Dynasty’s taxes on food!
If it weren’t for knowing that most of Xinghan Hui’s properties had royal shares, if the person in front of him wasn’t the ruthless Xiao Wenhe, and if it wasn’t for Xinghan Hui’s inextricable relationship with the imperial court.
Governor Deng, who had always been honest and upright, almost couldn't help but want to rob.
Looking at Feng Junhou with a solemn face, Deng Zhi had to calm down:
"I wonder how many manpower the Lord requires?"
"Of course, the more, the better." Feng Junhou pointed outside, "I know Uncle Deng is worried that these barbarians will come back and disturb Bingzhou."
"But I might as well make it clear to my uncle. These Huqi, together with their families, numbering about 70,000 to 80,000 people, will be brought to Pingcheng for resettlement. I will not let them stay in Yanmen Fortress."
When Deng Zhi heard this, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
After the Han Dynasty regained Bingzhou, it abolished the Xinxing County established by Cao Cao and restored the counties of Bingzhou in the Later Han Dynasty.
In other words, Taiyuan and Xinxing County were reunited into one.
As for Xihe County, the old land was restored and extended to the north along the Luliang Mountains, connecting with the Jiuyuan old land.
The Hu people who were originally settled in Taiyuan and Xihe counties were to be transferred by Feng Junhou, and at least 30% of them would be removed.
Moreover, these people were directly provided with money and food by the Xinghan Association, and they did not need to worry about it at all from the Bingzhou government.
With this reduction, the burden on Bingzhou Governor's Office will be much lighter.
After heaving a sigh of relief, Deng Zhi asked with some worry:
"With so many barbarians gathered in Pingcheng, my nephew must be careful and don't dare to make any mistakes."
Ji Han, the big boss of labor trafficking, smiled slightly:
"Uncle, please rest assured that these people are actually not that many for the new city. When the time comes, I will also move the engineering team, craftsmen, and schools from Nanxiang here."
The industry that Nanxiang has been engaged in for so many years has reached its limit due to resource constraints, geographical location and other reasons.
But it has not stopped recruiting people over the years.
What for?
Isn’t it just to train skilled workers?
Isn’t it just for this moment?
But when Deng Zhi heard Feng Junhou's plan, he blurted out without even thinking:
"My dear nephew, why not just build a new city opposite Jinyang? I will allocate as much land as you want!"
According to my nephew's advice, he is willing to move half of Nanxiang here.
If this is really the case, there is no problem in building Jinyang into the second Nanxiang!
He could finally see that Feng Xiannephew was determined to create a big business in Bingzhou with his great generosity!
I remembered that the few workshops I wanted at the beginning were too small and the layout was too small.
I originally wanted to ask the court what it thought.
But when I think about it, this matter is to open up territory for the Han Dynasty and restore the old territory. How can the imperial court not support it?
"It's not reassuring to have so many barbarians gathered in Jinyang City."
It was naturally impossible for Feng Junhou to build a new city next to Jinyang City. He explained with a smile:
"It's good to put it in Pingcheng. Since it is controlled by Yanmen Fortress, even if something goes wrong, it will be blocked by Yanmen Fortress and will not affect the interior of the pass."
"So the most urgent thing for my uncle to do now is to quickly check Bingzhou's household registration to see how many people there are in Bingzhou."
"Okay, no problem!" Governor Deng agreed, "I'll take care of it!"
PS: Please don’t mention it again about the excessive expansion of the Xinghan Society.
As a high-ranking person, it is not easy to train a thug who can hit wherever you point him, and he is very easy to use.
Who would think about killing the donkey and eating its meat all day long before the grinding is finished?
Not to mention that the donkey is still tied by a rope!
There are powerful enemies outside and a noble family inside, and I don’t think about how to dismember them.
Instead, when the situation was good, he thought about how to get rid of his obedient minions.
Isn't this the Wanyan Gou who sent him off to court?
Those who have this kind of thinking are really too petty. With this kind of vision and this kind of magnanimity, they are really not worthy of unifying the world.
Which emperor who truly takes a long-term view would not start killing hunting dogs after catching rabbits?
Besides, even after catching the rabbit, the dog can still look after the house, and it doesn't have to be killed.
