"General Ma said it should be found, but it will take time."
Wang Xun nodded.
"As long as you can find it. Time is not a problem."
Feng Yong got the answer he wanted, felt happy and laughed.
"Also, General Ma asked me to give my brother a message."
Bring me a message?
Feng Yong was stunned. These words seemed familiar. Where had he heard them before?
At this time, the imperial army has not appeared yet, right?
"What words?"
Wang Xun coughed dryly: "General Ma said that these days, the Di people in Yinping and Wuxing are a little restless, so he wants to lead his troops there to have a look. I wonder if my brother has any suggestions?"
Hmm? What suggestions can I make?
Feng Yong thought it was a bit ridiculous. Ma Dai, a border guard, asked me, a young kid...
wrong!
Just as Feng Yong was about to speak, he suddenly realized that Lao Ma was about to open his big mouth and couldn't wait to eat.
At this time, Yinping and Wudu were still nominally in the hands of Cao Wei. But in fact, during the Hanzhong War, Cao Cao not only moved away all the people in Hanzhong, but also did not spare Wudu and Yinping. In the end,
Only a few token troops were left to garrison.
These two places are now places where the Di and Qiang people graze and rest. It's just that those Di and Qiang people are all biased towards Cao Wei.
At that time, in order to fight for Hanzhong, Liu Bei asked Ma Chao to rebel against the Di and Qiang people, but some Di and Qiang people still turned to Cao Cao. So Liu Bei and Cao Cao fought in Hanzhong, and the Di and Qiang people from Wudu and Yinping were also involved.
into this war that does not belong to them.
However, in the end, because Cao Cao occupied Hanzhong first and took control of Xiliang early, his support to Wudu and Yinping was much more timely than Liu Bei's.
Because of this, the Qiang and Di people in these two places still favored Cao Cao and gained the upper hand in the end.
Later, after Liu Beifang's Wu Lan was defeated by Cao Hong, he fled to Yinping and was killed by King Di of Yinping who was close to Cao Wei. His head was also sent to Cao Cao's camp.
Therefore, as the Qiang Di people in Wudu and Yinping, which are closest to the Shu Han, they are not very friendly to the Shu Han. In addition, the small tribe of Muwuzhe was forced by the Di people, so Ma Dai settled a border Qiang
The reputation of Di people as being restless is actually nothing wrong.
Then what?
Since I am restless, of course I should lead my troops to have a look!
After reading this, whether to kill those restless Di and Qiang people on the spot or capture them to herd sheep is irrelevant to the overall situation and not worth mentioning.
In the two hundred years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, how many times did the Qiang people have bad friends, and how many were recorded in the history books?
At most, that is, just make a note that in such and such a year, a certain Qiang tribe rebelled, a certain captain defeated it, and that was it.
As for what happened after it broke? There is no need to remember it.
Since people don't remember, they won't even remember whether those cattle and sheep were let go or whether they were stuffed by the soldiers.
Lao Ma probably had this calculation in mind. Anyway, the Di and Qiang people dared to make enemies of the Han Dynasty when the late emperor was still alive, so they had long been labeled as restless.
Now it is only natural that they should be charged with harassing the border.
Of course, there may be places that are really restless, so it is reasonable to give them some color.
Lao Ma's move showed that he not only agreed with Feng Yong's distribution plan, but was even a little impatient.
Feng Yong said, this kind of ugly eating appearance is too much, too much!
I just like to deal with such straightforward and forthright people, this kind of spirit that just wears it on the sleeve and does it. It's really... great!
Looking at Wei Yan again, he seems much more pretentious.
I asked Huang Wudie to send a message a long time ago, but after so many days, I didn't even get a word back.
If you don’t want this benefit, at least say something!
Really unhappy!
The key is that Zhuge Lao Yao didn't authorize it at this time, and Ma Dai couldn't cause much trouble.
The most he can do is to bring some personal soldiers to fight against the autumn wind. If he crosses the border, it will be beyond his scope of authority. It is impossible to steal many cattle and sheep, but even if he steals the population of some scattered small tribes, it will still make money.
In the Di Qiang tribe, except for the chiefs, some elders, nobles and the like, most of the rest are herdsmen slaves.
Some are even in the state of primitive tribes. The leader says that the herdsmen, not to mention their freedom and life and death, are themselves part of the leader's wealth.
If someone is really captured, who will they be grazing for?
"It's a pity, it's a pity that the time has not yet matured!"
Wang Ping was nowhere to be found now, and until Old Demon Zhuge sent back the news, Feng Yong could only hold back his impatient thoughts.
"But brother, General Ma said that in a few days, most of the Di and Qiang people will move to other places to spend the winter. If you want to rob again," Wang Xun said with a slight smile on his face when he mentioned the word "rob".
Feeling a little hot, I paused for a moment before continuing, "I'm afraid I have to wait until spring next year."
"This is something we can't do anything about." Feng Yong sighed, "This matter is of great importance. The Prime Minister doesn't say anything. Even if he makes these small moves, it doesn't mean much."
Without Zhuge Yao's intention, how much autumn wind can Ma Dai fight? If he can fight to death, he will just sweep away the Di and Qiang people near Yang'an Pass. Maybe there will be a dozen or so Han people in the middle - all of them.
They are refugees who are not registered with the government.
These days, anyone who looks slightly human-like can be considered a labor force.
Not only those who participated in the ranching would think so, but also those who settled in Hanzhong would definitely think so.
Profit determines the madness of human beings, there’s nothing wrong with that!
Of course, if you really can get some people back, that doesn't mean you can't. There will still be a term for skilled workers in future generations.
It is not in vain for those who get it back to practice their skills for the past winter. Shearing sheep, washing sheep, and women's weaving, making clothes, etc., don't they all have to be practiced?
Di Qiang women are not like Han women, who are born with a talent for farming and weaving, they also have to learn it.
But as a landowner who values efficiency, Feng Yong felt that if he could only produce so much wool by just ordering sheep, how much proficiency could he gain? He might as well let the Qiang women he owned now concentrate on practicing.
"Besides, we don't have much fodder now. I don't know if the fodder we have harvested now is enough for the cattle and sheep to eat this winter. So I'd better try it with these cattle and sheep this winter and see what happens."
Testing is just like raising chickens. Isn’t it the best way to come up with the best method through constant testing?
Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.
"Then according to my brother's wishes, General Ma would be better off holding his troops inactive?"
Feng Yong nodded: "It's better not to scare the snakes yet, and let them live a happy winter first."
As he spoke, he seemed to think of something again, and sneered: "When spring comes, it will be okay if they are not in the Han Dynasty, but the Hu and Qiang people in the Han Dynasty will have a hard time!"