God has only given us two good years, and a new round of extremely cold winter has begun.
But two good years were enough for Governor Feng.
The first batch of scholars who took the exam started as foremen when they came here. Now they have completed the exam and officially entered the official career.
In addition, there is the technical support of the engineering team and the financial and food support of the Xinghan Association regardless of the cost.
If Liangzhou cannot be supported in this way, then Governor Feng can return to Zhuangzi in Jincheng to retire.
When the Wei army entered Shu, they packed up their belongings and took the whole family to Nanzhong.
Since Feng Jishi has no intention of running away to Nanzhong in the future, then the development of Liangzhou is at least qualified.
Although it has only taken a few years, the Liangzhou water conservancy project has begun to take shape.
Of course, this refers to the average water conservancy level of this era.
During the White Disaster a few years ago, Governor Feng gathered a large number of refugees to provide work-for-work relief and invested a huge amount of money and food. At this time, he finally received a generous return.
Promote water conservancy, open fertile fields, herd cattle and sheep...
Not to mention that Dahan had already accumulated wool spinning technology in the early years. Now that he has obtained the natural pasture in Liangzhou, after completely solving the supply of raw materials, the wool production capacity has begun to be released.
There are endless caravans traveling to and from Liangzhou, which brings great popularity to Liangzhou.
Liangzhou, which had been troubled by the Qiang-Hu rebellion for more than a hundred years, finally ushered in its peace and development once again.
In Liangzhou at this time, it was no longer a white disaster that could make Feng the governor jump on his feet and let the butler Zhang Xiaosi carefully count the rice grains in Liangzhou.
Liangzhou already has a certain ability to withstand disasters.
Different from the calmness in Liangzhou, Kebineng's face far away at the foot of Yinshan Mountain was gloomy, even gloomier than the sky with heavy snowflakes.
For the Hu people who nomadically live in the desert, the south of Yinshan Mountain is indeed a rare treasure land.
The river comes from the south, goes to the west, and finally turns to the south again, enclosing a fertile land with lush water and grass.
The Yinshan Mountains in the north block the cold wind coming from the north, making it a rare place to spend the winter.
But Yinshan Mountain can block the cold wind from the north, but it cannot block the heavy snow falling from the sky.
The snow was so thick that as far as the eye could see, there was no other color except a vast expanse of white.
It seems that God has packed everything and is preparing to take away all the living creatures here.
Even though they moved here from the desert, the Hu people still could not escape God's most cruel punishment: the white disaster is coming!
The white disaster at the foot of Yinshan Mountain is much lighter than that in the desert.
But no matter how minor a white disaster is, it is still a white disaster.
A white disaster of this magnitude may not have much impact on the Hu people's commanders, nobles, and elders.
But for ordinary herdsmen and sheep slaves, it is a disaster.
The difference is whether it is a major disaster or a minor disaster.
If it were another tribe leader, he might just feel sorry for the cows and sheep that were frozen to death.
In addition to being distressed, some people may even be grateful that they occupy this piece of grassland at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, and the losses are much smaller than before.
But Kebi can be different.
He gradually became the largest overlord on the grassland from an adult of a small tribe, and he definitely did not rely on the same short-sightedness as those ordinary adults.
He was elected as the leader because of his bravery and skill in fighting and his fair distribution of spoils.
In the earliest days, there was war in Hebei, and many Han people fled northward. Kebi was able to learn a lot of Chinese culture from them.
In addition to teaching the tribes to follow the march and retreat, Kebi Neng also learned what it means to win people's hearts in the process of annexing many tribes.
Therefore, in the Battle of Bingzhou, after Kebi was defeated by Qin Lang, his vitality was severely damaged and he was even forced to flee the frontier.
But because people's hearts were still there, he was able to quickly gather a group of troops again, return to the frontier and develop his power.
Because of the strong pressure of the Han Dynasty on Guanzhong, Sima Yi vigorously purged some tribes in Beidi County that had a close relationship with the Han Dynasty in order to strengthen the defense of the north.
But this is just a defensive approach.
As for the hometown of Jiuyuan further north, Wei's power was even further shrinking, and Sima Yi would not waste any soldiers in unnecessary places.
This gives Kebineng excellent development opportunities.
In addition, in the past few years, in the name of military training, the Liangzhou Army frequently went out to raid Xianbei in the west.
Many people from Xianbei in the west became laborers in Liangzhou.
The rest either fled north or east.
Kebineng, located in the east, got a big deal and took the opportunity to attract many former tribesmen who fled eastward.
With the retreat of Xianbei in the west, the grassland Silk Road opened in the pre-Han Dynasty was reopened.
Kebineng received a lot of funding from Liangzhou, and his power further expanded.
From this aspect, Ke Bineng was actually quite grateful emotionally to Feng Langjun, whom he had never met before.
It was precisely because he followed Feng Langjun's suggestion and moved the court tent from near Yanmen to the hometown of Jiuyuan that his tribe was able to develop again so quickly.
Although the hometown of Jiuyuan is close to Beidi County, due to the pressure from the Han people in the east, the Wei people in Guanzhong have no time to take care of the north.
In order to win over the Wei people, the Han people would also give themselves a lot of benefits.
If we were still near Yanmen, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy.
If you have any difficulties, go to the Han people.
Kebineng glanced at the gloomy sky again, and the heavy snow still showed no signs of stopping.
"Someone, go and invite Liu Langjun over!"
The Hu people in the Hetao area played a very important role for the Han people.
Before regaining Guanzhong, they can play a role in containing the Wei army in Guanzhong.
After regaining Guanzhong, they were also involved in the management of the Loop by the Han Dynasty and consolidated the success or failure of Guanzhong.
Governor Feng vigorously opened up the Prairie Silk Road, naturally not just to sell goods to the caravans.
The Liangzhou Governor's Office will definitely send men into the Hetao to establish a relationship with Ke Bineng.
Shi Bao has a position in the army and cannot be away for a long time, so the most suitable candidate is naturally Liu Liang, the son of Liu Hanzi.
Liu Liang got the notice and rushed over wrapped in a bearskin coat:
"Chief Ke, you are looking for me, but there is something wrong?"
"Liu Langjun, it's too cold outside, please come first and talk."
When Kebi could see Liu Liang, he had already calmed down his gloomy look, put on a smile, and pulled him into his big felt tent.
In the middle of the felt tent, a fire pit was burning dried dung. As soon as Liu Liang entered the tent, he almost choked to tears.
That is to say, Liu Hanzi has been hanging out among the barbarians and has long been accustomed to everything about the barbarians, otherwise he would really not be able to bear it.
He sat in front of the fire pit, picked up a branch and picked it up a few times to loosen the dried dung in the fire pit, and the choking smoke was reduced.
Ke Bineng followed him and sat in front of the firepit, poured a cup of hot milk tea and handed it to Liu Liang:
"Come, Liu Langjun, have a drink to warm yourself up."
Kebineng is the leader of the tribe, but his life is not much more luxurious than that of other ordinary adults.
But this milk tea is absolutely indispensable.
Especially in this kind of weather, if you don't drink for a day, your heart will burn.
Tea, however, is a cherished thing, so this can be regarded as one of Kebi Neng's rare privileges.
Liu Liang was not polite. He took it and drank several sips before he breathed a sigh of relief:
"This snow is really heavy."
Ke Bi Neng nodded and agreed:
"Yeah, even if I stay in the tent, I feel freezing..."
Liu Liang glanced at Ke Bineng and said:
"Chief Ke, it's not me who said that, if you really listen to me and capture the people who have escaped from the west and use them as laborers, I will provide you with some craftsmen who can make bricks."
"It won't take a year, and a big house with five people in and five people out will be built for you. By then, you will be living in this big house, and I don't know how warm it will be."
"Why are you still living in this felt tent and suffering from the cold?"
Ke Bineng twitched the corner of his mouth. This guy in front of him has been trying his best to persuade him to build a big house. I don't know what he has in mind?
So he said seriously:
"Liu Langjun, those people can be considered my former tribesmen after all. They are poor and come to join me. If I treat them like sheep slaves, what will other people on the grassland think of me?"
"Besides, I, the Xianbei, are used to nomadic life on the grasslands and are not used to living in houses like the Han people."
Liu Liang smacked his mouth and thought, you are a fucking leader of the barbarians, and you have actually learned how to win people's hearts. What on earth do you want to do?
Not used to living in a house yet?
There are so many barbarians in Liangzhou. Who doesn’t want to live in a big house? You are the only one special? What a liar!
He thought to himself and raised his thumb at the same time: "Chief Ke is benevolent and righteous, no wonder he is supported by all the grassland tribes."
Ke Bineng said modestly:
"No, I'm not doing this to restore my great Xianbei's strength as soon as possible, so that I can cooperate with Feng Langjun to deal with the Wei thief!"
Liu Liang laughed, you know so much!
You actually know that we support you to deal with Wei thieves.
"Chief Ke is determined."
Ke Bi Neng said to Liu Liang sincerely:
"So when I invite Liu Langjun here this time, I actually want to ask Liu Langjun for a favor."
"Chief Ke, please speak."
A look of worry appeared on Kebineng's face, and he said worriedly:
"Liu Langjun, to tell you the truth, if this heavy snow falls, I don't know how many cattle and sheep in the clan will freeze to death. Especially those who have just returned to the clan, I'm afraid they won't be able to survive this winter!"
That’s why I asked you to build more houses and squeeze out their value as soon as possible. Who told you to keep them?
Liu Liang was muttering, and Ke Bi Neng looked at him with some embarrassment:
"Liu Langjun, I know you are here and have a warehouse with a lot of wool..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Liang made a "plop" sound and squirted out the milk tea he just drank in his mouth.
When the milk tea was poured into the fire pit, there was a "chi" sound and a puff of white smoke rose up.
Liu Liang looked at Ke Bineng in disbelief:
"What did you say?!"
"I mean, Liu Langjun, you can't use the things in your warehouse now, why don't you lend them to me first, and I'll return more to you next spring."
Ke Bineng said very sincerely.
Hold!
If he were not on the opponent's territory, Liu Hanzi would probably lose control of himself, take out the dagger from his waist and stab the bastard in front of him to death on the spot!
The warehouse Ke Bineng mentioned does exist.
Whether it is a caravan coming from Liangzhou or a mission sent from Liangzhou, the more there is traffic, the more things will be stored, and then there will be a need for somewhere to store them.
Or maybe the things collected from the barbarians may not be completely transported away for a while.
So naturally there is a need for such a warehouse.
Although it is not big, it actually contains some things.
There are even some special materials in the warehouse that Liu Liang needs to make friends with various tribes.
After all, who doesn't know that Liu Hanzi likes to make friends with the barbarians the most. Now that he has come to the hometown of Jiuyuan, it is very reasonable to make friends with some tribes, right?
As the goodwill ambassador sent by Liangzhou to Hetao, Liu Liang could not disclose his identity, but could Kebi not know that he was here on behalf of Feng Jishi?
Now that Kebineng has decided to target this warehouse, why doesn't Liu Liang feel shocked and angry?
To put it bluntly, when I make friends, I am the only one who takes the initiative to give things away. No one dares to say that they take things from me for nothing. You, Lao Ke, are the first!
Go back to Dali, Lao Ke, does this act of yours not bring face to Liangzhou?
Anyway, Liu Hanzi felt that this was not giving Feng Junhou face.
His thoughts raced like lightning, and after the expression on his face changed slightly, he immediately laughed to cover it up:
"It's easy to talk. Since I came to Yinshan, I have received a lot of help from Chief Ke. Now that Chief Ke has spoken, how can I be unreasonable?"
Ke Bineng was overjoyed:
"Okay, then I will thank Liu Langjun on behalf of my clan!"
As he spoke, he stood up, took out a collection of spirits from a corner, and poured a bowl directly to Liu Liang:
"After drinking this bowl of wine, you will be my best friend, Kebineng!"
Liu Liang cursed: "Do it!"
When Liu Liang came out of Ke Bineng's felt tent, his steps were already a little unsteady.
The two guards who had been waiting not far outside the tent saw Liu Liang coming out and hurriedly greeted him:
"Liu Langjun?"
Liu Liang's face turned red, he waved his hand, said "uh" and let out a long wine burp:
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
After being helped back to his residence by the two people, Liu Liang lay on the thick cashmere blanket and began to curse:
"The son of a slave laborer, his father is lucky to be a pheasant, and his mother is a pheasant..."
Since Feng Junhou came out of the mountain, he has been called the ghost king in the south and the mountain god in the north. No matter how barbaric he is, who would dare to take his tassel lightly?
Liu Liang hugged this thigh and had a prosperous life among the barbarians these years.
He was used to having smooth sailing, but suddenly he encountered someone like Kebi who could bully him like this. Naturally, he felt unhappy.
"Liu Langjun, are you okay?"
Liu Liang scolded for a while, and then he breathed out:
"It's okay. You guys pack up all the things that the Lord sent to you in the warehouse and find another place to put them."
"Lang Jun, why is this?"
Liu Liang explained Ke Bineng's request again.
Someone frowned on the spot and said:
"Liu Langjun, Ke Bineng's behavior seems to be deceiving..."
Liu Liang was surrounded by a number of bodyguards, from the Personal Guard Camp and the Dark Night Camp, who were specially sent by Feng Governor to protect his personal safety.
The Dark Night Battalion and the Guards Battalion are the only two battalions led by Governor Feng himself.
The guard camp is in the light and focuses on defense, while the night camp is in the dark and specializes in spying.
In recent years, a master like Han Long has become a coach there, which shows that it is elite.
These people were sent out to protect Liu Liang, which shows that Governor Feng attached great importance to Liu Liang's trip to his hometown.
But Liu Liang sneered:
"How could I not know this? Ke Bineng, although he is a barbarian, is still a powerful leader. How can he be easily controlled by others?"
"This time, he may not have the intention to test the prince, so I will temporarily comply with his wishes. After the spring begins, I will report to the prince and see how he decides."
On the second day, Kebi Neng gathered his tribesmen and distributed the items in the Han people's warehouse, which caused a burst of cheers and excitement from everyone.
Liu Liang, who was hiding in a corner, watched from a distance as many people knelt down to Ke Bi Neng with extremely ugly expressions.
Borrowing my things to buy people's hearts was the one who benefited, but I didn't receive even a cent of my love. It was a huge loss.
He was just talking, but suddenly thought of something, and his face turned pale on the spot.
If Ke Bineng just wanted to use this matter to win people's hearts, then forget it.
But what if his purpose is more than that?
What if he wants to borrow something else?
In case someone says: The Han people have hoarded so many things here, but they just watch us suffering from the white disaster and remain indifferent...
Liu Liang touched his head, with a very regretful look on his face:
"I was careless! I didn't expect this, what a shameful man, he actually bullied me for being young and ignorant..."