Perhaps in the eyes of people like Cao Cao, the small Hexi County is not a problem. But in Li Qi's eyes, he knows that this small area in Hexi is about to usher in unprecedented development. Maybe a hundred years later, this place will become the most prosperous place.
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Hexi County was established, and each subordinate official made arrangements.
From the county magistrate to the county magistrates of the four subordinate counties, the personnel have already been arranged. Only one position is still pending.
Lieutenant!
The chief officer in charge of the military in Hexi.
Many people thought that the position of the Hexi County Lieutenant had already been arranged, so Cao Peng did not inform anyone.
But it is not clear that in Cao Peng's heart, the most preferred candidate for the county captain in Hexi was none other than Li Qi.
After all, Hexi is no different than other places. Hu and Han are mixed here, and the relationship between tribes is even more intricate. For example, in Hongze, what kind of connections are there between the eighteen tribes? No one can figure out
Qing. Unless Cao Peng spent a lot of effort to sort it out, he might be able to get an answer. But no one knows whether the answer is complete. Although Li Qi was not a native of Hexi, he settled in Hongze Muyuan during the Xiping period.
Fast forward 40 years, and he knows the internal relations of Hongze so well that even Dou Lan cannot compare with him.
Similarly, due to his profound qualifications, his understanding of the entire Hexi area is not comparable to that of others.
Who is the local leader in Hexi?
It wasn't Dou Lan, but the old man in front of Cao Peng who was nearly seventy years old.
He has qualifications, prestige, and is old enough, and he has also served as a lieutenant in the Han military. Regardless of all aspects, no one is more qualified to serve as a lieutenant than him. After discussing with Li Ru, Cao Peng made a decision
made this decision.
For this reason, he even argued with Pang Tong and others, but in the end he convinced everyone.
"I would like to ask the boss to come out of the mountain and temporarily take over the command of the Hexi County Lieutenant.
Hexi will usher in an unprecedented opportunity for growth, please don’t refuse, please help me.”
Cao Peng, a distinguished scholar from the Central Plains, the famous Cao Sanpian.
He is also the nephew of Cao Cao, the governor of Hexi, and the general of Beizhonglang. He has unparalleled power. He can come to the door in person, and he lowers his profile and does not hesitate to use the courtesy of a junior to invite Li Qi. This honor is enough to move many people.
.Li Qi is not that Zhuge Liang who only had to visit the thatched cottage three times to get out of the mountain. How could he refuse Cao Peng's offer?
Even if he doesn't think about himself, he still has to think about Li Ding.
Instead of thinking about Li Ding, we should also think about the hundreds of people, old and young, in the Li family ranch.
No matter which angle he looked at, Li Qi had no reason to refuse. Since he couldn't refuse, Li Qi naturally had to show a corresponding attitude...
So Li Qi crawled on the snow, tears streaming down his face, and words of gratitude.
"Young Master is so kind, how dare I refuse to die?"
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In this way, as Li Qi agreed to leave the mountain and take up the post of Hexi County Lieutenant, the alliance between the thirty-six tribes of Hongze in the past was completely destroyed.
The name of Hongze will no longer exist.
From now on, the only names on this pastureland are Hongshui County and Wubao.
Hongshuiji will be completely transformed after the beginning of spring. Cao Peng will build Wubao County on the basis of Hongshuiji.
The area of this county will be more than twice the size of the original Hongshuiji.
Cao Peng announced that 1,500 households will be moved from Hongshui County to Hongshuiji in the spring. The original residents of Hongshuiji can continue to live here. In this way, the entire Wubao population will be reduced in the shortest time.
In time, the number will reach 20,000. By then, Fengming Fort, Wubao, Hu Fort and Lian Fort will form an organic whole with Hongshui County.
Whether from a military or political perspective, Hongshui County can cover the entire Hexi through these four towns. Its influence is so great that it can even extend to Xiutuze of Qiang and Hu, and Wuwei.
Cao Peng, for the people of Hongze and Hexi, sketched out a beautiful blueprint.
In addition, Li Qi's appointment as county captain stabilized the minds of the tribes in Hexi to a great extent...
In Cao Peng's words: A new era in Hexi is about to come.
Li Qi's influence is indeed huge.
On the sixth day of December, Li Qi came out to serve as a county captain.
By the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, in just four days, a total of seven tribes from Hongze came to express their allegiance to the imperial court.
By December 15th, the entire Hongze area had completely surrendered.
Other Qiang and Hu tribes also sent people to submit their rosters and announce their formal naturalization.
According to the Red Water Contract, when the roster is submitted, the tribes will no longer belong to foreign races, but will be collectively called Han people. Whatever you should believe, just write it, Cao Peng will not stop you. However, you can only call them Han people, and you have no choice.
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This can be considered a kind of national integration?
In December of the eighth year of Jian'an, Cao Peng reported to the imperial court and asked for the establishment of Hexi County.
At the same time, the list of officials from the five counties under the jurisdiction of Hexi County was submitted to Xudu. Only after the approval of the Shangshu Mansion, the three words Hexi County can be officially used. However, it does not matter, Hexi County has been agreed upon by the Sikong Mansion.
As a result, reporting to the Shangshu Mansion was just a formality. After Cao Peng sent this document, he began to use the orders of Hexi County. While Xu Shu served as the registrar of Hexi County, he would also serve as the first county magistrate of Hongshui County.
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Pang Lin was appointed as the commander of Wu Fort, and Jiang Xu was appointed as Wu Wei.
And Liang Kuan was also excitedly preparing to rush to Hubao to take up the post of Hu Wei. After all, after Cao Peng arrived in Hexi, all those who had joined Cao Peng had been rewarded, which can be regarded as a happy result for everyone.
On December 20, after calculation, there were a total of 210,000 people registered in Hexi.
Among them, the population of Han people is about 90,000, and the rest are foreigners. In terms of this ratio, the population of Hu and Han is the same, and there is basically no serious problem. However, many Han people have just migrated here, and they still need a period of adaptation... So the relationship between Hu and Han is
, there will inevitably be various contradictions and conflicts, which need to be sorted out slowly.
Overall, the situation is still good!
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Zhang Ji, the governor of Anding, Han Sui, the governor of Jincheng, and Wei Kang, the governor of Liangzhou, sent envoys to Wuwei County.
The purpose of the three people is very simple: Ma Teng retreats!
After Fengmingtan, Ma Tie was in a dilemma a hundred miles away from the Li family ranch.
Ma Teng wanted to withdraw his troops, but did he have a suitable excuse? Fortunately, envoys from Zhang Ji and others arrived to give Ma Teng a step forward. So, in early December, when the overall situation in Hongze was decided, Ma Teng sent an order: The situation in Hexi
Now that the situation is stable, the imperial court has punished the rebels, so it decided to withdraw its troops... Actually, this is an excuse, and everyone knows it.
For this reason, Cao Peng also reported to the court to express Ma Teng's contribution to fighting against rebellion.
Ma Teng felt aggrieved!
An army of 20,000 went out to fight in a mighty manner, but came back dejected without even firing an arrow. How could he feel comfortable in his heart?
But the problem is that he still has to report to the court to ask for credit for Cao Peng.
Cao Peng was the first to quell the rebellion in Hexi, and Ma Teng was only assisting...
In short, Cao Peng's slap made Ma Teng unable to recover for several months. He spent the whole day drinking in the county house to drown his sorrows. After drinking too much, he cursed Cao Peng. Fortunately, he was still sober and did not jump out.
Scolding is just at home.
The Ice City still stands beside the Hongshui River.
It’s another snowy day, with heavy snowflakes falling one after another.
The city foundation of Hongshui County has been built, and the next step is to build the main body of the city wall.
A complete plan has also been made in the city. The location of the county, the location of the county, and various facilities such as residential buildings, markets, schools, military buildings, etc. have all been coordinated and arranged. The cold weather makes it impossible to continue the construction.
.So Cao Peng ordered the work to be stopped. After the spring of the next year, he would build the city and farm the fields at the same time to ensure that everyone could move into their new homes next year.
With snowflakes flying all over the sky, Cao Peng walked out of the camp.
Guo Huan and Buluan accompanied him, walking on the snow.
Two snow mastiffs followed closely to the left and right, running happily on the snow...
Behind them, Wang Shuang led fifty guards, about dozens of meters behind. There was also a carriage in the crowd.
"Husband, the snow scene in Hexi is so beautiful."
Buluan let out a deep breath, his little face turned red from the cold, like a ripe apple.
This is not the first time she has seen snow, nor is it the first time she has seen snow in Hexi. Although the snow scene in Xudu is beautiful, it is not as spectacular as the one in Saibei.
He breathed into his little hand and said excitedly.
It's no wonder that since she and Guo Huan came to Hexi, they could hardly stay together with Cao Peng, like they did in Xudu, talking, walking together, and tasting her craftsmanship. Cao Peng spent the whole day
Being busy with military and political affairs, there was no time to be affectionate. But even so, Buluan and Guo Huan were already satisfied!
At least, they can look at their husbands every day and prepare dinner for them with their own hands.
Even if it's cold, they can heat it up...
But Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen, who were far away in Xudu, could only guard their empty boudoir. In comparison, they were much happier.
"Sir, can we go back to Xudu sometime?"
Cao Peng smiled and said, "Why, do you want to go back?"
"That's not... I just feel a little sad that Sister Yueying and Sister Zhen are in Xudu and can't get together with their husbands."
Mentioning Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen, Cao Peng couldn't help but feel sad.
In a flash, another year has passed.
It has been almost a year since he left Xudu at the beginning of the year.
Cao Wan must be able to walk by now...and Xiaolong, his precious son, is almost one year old!
Parents, sisters, how are they?
And Deng Juye, Madam Hong and the others... what are they doing now?
I miss them so much!
There was a hint of moisture in Cao Peng's eyes.
But immediately, he took a deep breath and suppressed the tenderness in his heart. This is Hexi and Shuobei. There is no need for love between children in Saibei... When I finish laying the foundation here, my family will be reunited.
time.
Thinking of this, he became energetic.
"By the way, I will send someone home in two days. Do you want to go back and have a look?"
Bu Luan and Guo Huan almost said in unison: "No!"
As soon as the words fell, the two people glanced at each other and smiled in unison...
Hearing the silvery bell-like laughter, Cao Peng's sadness also diminished a lot. Looking at the magnificent snow scene, infinite pride suddenly emerged in his heart. He suddenly started running, with two snow mastiffs barking behind him, chasing after him.
Reluctant to give up.
Laughter and barking echoed in the white sky and earth.
Cao Peng looked up to the sky and roared!
He really wanted to yell: Three Kingdoms, here I come...