Chapter 0561 through the land of the west of the river
The next day.
Kou Ji got up early. After getting up, he stretched and washed himself.
Liu Heng's marriage officer, wearing black boots, hurried into Kou Ji's bedroom.
"Envoy Kou Qin, the Xixia soldiers and horses by the Hongshui River have retreated...but..."
"But what?"
Kou Ji asked while wiping his face with a sweat towel.
The marriage officer pondered: "The humble people found traces of some Xixia soldiers and horses at the northeast corner of the Hongshui River. There were quite a few of them, and the humble people didn't dare to approach them."
Kou Ji put down his sweat towel and frowned, "Can you confirm the identity of the other party?"
"The Difficult Army!"
"The army of trouble-shooting?"
Kou Ji hesitated for a moment and said: "The Dingnan Army is the personal army of Li Deming, the disobedient Marquis, and has always been with Li Deming. The Dingnan Army appeared on the banks of the Hongshui River..."
Kou Ji raised his head and asked, "Could it be that Li Deming has arrived?"
The marriage officer muttered: "I feel that Li Deming has arrived..."
Kou Ji said thoughtfully: "Go down and ask your people to pay close attention to Li Deming's movements. I will go to Zhu Neng, Li Gong and others to discuss it and find out what Li Deming's purpose is in going to Hexi."
The marriage officer agreed and immediately exited the room.
Kou Ji was fully dressed and ready to go find Zhu Neng and others.
As soon as I walked out of the door, I saw the marriage officer returning.
Kou Ji asked, "Is there anything else?"
The marriage officer hurriedly said: "As soon as Beizi left the door, he bumped into his men. According to reports from Beizi's men, the Dingnan Army on the bank of the Hongshui River retreated, and together with the soldiers and horses led by Li Yuanhao, they headed northeast along the Great Wall.
And go."
Kou Ji was stunned, "Li Deming came here with his army and ran back without doing anything?"
Li Deming came out with tens of thousands of troops to have fun?
Is it possible?
With Li Deming's identity and status, it is impossible for him to do those meaningless things.
Kou Ji thought for a moment and said in deep thought: "Li Deming probably got the news that Zhong Shiheng left Qingjian City, so he rushed to Hexi with his troops. He was probably afraid that his son would be killed by me...
If you think about it this way, Li Deming's behavior makes sense..."
Kou Ji said to the marriage officer: "Li Deming is much more powerful than Li Yuanhao and cannot be underestimated. Although I have guessed Li Deming's intention, I still have to be on guard.
You send people to chase along the Great Wall and make sure that Li Deming and his people have left the vicinity of Hexi, then come back and report to me."
"Here..."
The marriage officer agreed and walked away.
"A false alarm..."
Kou Ji shook his head and stepped out of the door. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Zhu Neng.
Zhu Neng appeared in front of Kou Ji with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and said in a slightly tired voice: "The belongings have been carefully counted. All the copper coins, gold and silver jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, converted into copper coins, amount to about 5,430.
One hundred and sixty-seven thousand eight hundred and forty-one."
Kou Ji took the account book and looked through it carefully. After confirming that there were no big mistakes, he returned the account book to Zhu Neng and said: "Fold the part that belongs to Qingtang into gold and silver and give it to Jiao Siluo."
Send it over."
Although gold and silver were valuable, they were not the mainstream currency in the Song Dynasty.
After Jiaozi became popular, there were fewer transactions using gold and silver as currency.
Once the gold and silver are taken back to the Song Dynasty, they will basically be stored in warehouses and their utilization rate will not be high.
On the contrary, it is copper coins. Once you get back the Song Dynasty, you can use them immediately.
Kou Ji naturally wants copper coins, not gold and silver.
Zhu Neng nodded, took the account book and prepared to go down to work.
Kou Ji opened his mouth, intending to speak, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything.
He found Li Di and invited Li Di to have dinner with him.
On the dinner table.
Kou Ji said to Li Di: "People from the Imperial City Division discovered traces of Li Deming by the Hongshui River."
Li Di said with some surprise: "Li Deming left Xingqing Mansion?"
Kou Ji nodded.
Li Di lowered his head and thought about it, then said with a smile: "Li Deming is probably here to save his son. Li Yuanhao is his most valued son and his appointed successor.
Naturally, he would not see Li Yuanhao damaged in Hexi.
It must be that Zhong Shiheng left Qingjian City and was discovered by him."
Kou Ji nodded slightly and said: "I think so too, but Li Deming is very cunning. We still can't draw conclusions easily until we understand his specific movements."
Li Di glanced at Kou Ji, "What are you going to do?"
Kou Ji pondered: "I have sent people from the Imperial City Department to keep an eye on Li Deming. In order to prevent Li Deming from raiding Qingjian City, Zhong Shiheng must return as soon as possible with his troops.
Qingtang soldiers and horses should not stay in Xiliang City for a long time.
I should leave in the next two days.
Without these two strong soldiers, we would not be able to act rashly.
Therefore, the two armies to suppress and rejuvenate the country have to stay in Xiliang City for the time being.
I also want to take charge of Xiliang City.
You always need to do some work and visit Guazhou, Suzhou, Ganzhou and other places to arrange for those people in Shazhou City who are willing to stay in Hexi."
Li Di was stunned for a moment and asked: "Apply Shazhou's method of land reclamation?"
Kou Ji nodded.
Li Di smiled bitterly and said: "With more than 10,000 civilians, if one person is divided into 10,000 acres, he can't allocate all the land in Hexi."
Kou Ji pursed his lips and sighed: "There is nothing we can do about this. We must put traces of our Song Dynasty on all the land in Hexi as soon as possible, so that everyone who can pay attention to the land in Hexi will know that Hexi has already
Return to my Song Dynasty."
Li Di sighed and said: "There are too few people..."
Kou Ji thought for a while and said: "Include all the civilians who came with the army into the team of clearing wasteland and planting trees."
Li Di frowned and said nothing.
Kou Ji continued: "Each of them will be assigned a Ganzhou Uighur or a prisoner from the Yellow-headed Uighur. They can also be allowed to have a temporary home in Hexi.
Tell them that they can take away 90% of the crops they cultivated in the first year.
In the second year they can take away 70%.
Except for Shazhou and Guazhou, there are no restrictions on land reclamation in other places.
If they have the ability, they can cultivate ten thousand acres.
Then tell them that if they are willing to stay in Hexi for three years and have children with Shazhou Uighur or Ganzhou Uighur women, after they leave, their children can inherit all the fields they have cultivated."
Li Di stared at Kou Ji in astonishment.
Kou Ji's idea seemed a bit crazy to Li Di.
Let those who are unwilling to immigrate to Hexi set up a temporary home in Hexi.
If this matter were spread back to the Song Dynasty, the people of the Song Dynasty would probably start a riot.
Li Di gritted his teeth and said: "In special times, I can understand using special methods. But I can't let them settle down in Hexi."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows.
Li Di added, "It's okay to have children, and it's okay to live together. We can acquiesce in such things, but we must not encourage them to settle down in Hexi, let alone make this matter obvious."
Kou Ji thought for a moment and nodded in agreement to Li Di's proposal.
Li Di added: "I can write to the court, and you can also write to the court and ask the court to move some criminals, prisoners, and some poor and helpless people here.
In addition, I need some people to help me govern those people."
Kou Ji pondered: "There are many meritorious soldiers in this campaign in Hexi. Some of them who are disabled may not be able to continue fighting in the army in the future. I plan to place those who are willing to stay in various places in Hexi.
They appointed some minor officials to minor positions."
Li Di was silent for a moment and whispered: "You are poaching the third government office..."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and curled his lips and said: "If they return to the Song Dynasty, will the imperial court be able to control them for the rest of their lives, or will the three yamen be able to control them for the rest of their lives?"
Li Di immediately fell silent.
Kou Ji didn't say much and said to Li Di: "Without further delay, you can set off today."
After Li Di had eaten, he sent someone to inform Zhu Neng, Zhong Shiheng, and Li Zhaoliang, and then sent someone to inform Ji Yan.
Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang mobilized around the military camp and found nearly two thousand injured soldiers who were willing to stay in Hexi.
Li Di assigned official positions to them one after another based on their merit and the positions they held in the army.
Zhong Shiheng did not mobilize many people. He only handed over a thousand prisoners to Li Di.
They were captured after he entered Hexi and captured the city.
From the time he entered Hexi to the time he arrived at Xiliang City, he captured more than 8,000 Xixia soldiers and horses.
He gave one thousand to Li Di, and he wanted to take back the other seven thousand for his own use.
Hexi is short of people.
Xiping Road is also short of people.
It was only a few years after the imperial court took over Xiping Road. During this period, many people moved there, but the population gap in Xiping Road was still large.
Many places are vast and sparsely populated, requiring people to cultivate and work.
Zhong Shiheng was able to give Li Di a thousand prisoners, which was considered to be a good deal for Li Di and Kou Ji.
Zhong Shiheng released the prisoners and alerted Kou Ji.
Zhong Shiheng captured nearly 8,000 people on his way westward.
So when Qingtang soldiers and horses rushed to Xiliang City, they probably also captured many people.
Kou Ji immediately ran to the Qingtang Army Camp and found Jiao Siluo.
After careful questioning, it was discovered that Jiaosiluo had indeed captured many people, and the largest number of them were actually the Ganzhou Uighurs.
After Li Yuanhao occupied the land east of Xiliang, he did not assign many troops to manage it.
Only a small number of soldiers and horses were dispatched to control the Uighurs in Ganzhou and maintain the place.
Therefore, on the way to Xiliang City, Jiao Siluo captured more than 4,000 Xixia troops and nearly 30,000 Ganzhou Uighurs.
After Kou Ji learned the news, he immediately reacted.
That fellow Zhong Shiheng must have given him a scare.
On his way to Xiliang City, Zhong Shiheng must have also captured the Ganzhou Uighur tribesmen.
But he had no intention of evening it out.
In this regard, Kou Ji could only complain that Zhong Shiheng was dishonest, but there was nothing else he could say.
After all, Hexi is short of people.
Xiping Road is also short of people.
Zhong Shiheng was not a saint, so it was impossible for him to dig his own corner and fill the hole that Kou Ji needed.
Accompanied by Jiao Siluo, Kou Ji went to the prisoner camp in Qingtang and after wandering around, he proposed to buy the prisoners.
Jiao Siluo did not refuse and agreed on the spot.
The two discussed it, and Jiao Siluo handed over the prisoners to Kou Ji almost half-sold, half-given.
For Qingtang, the prisoners captured in Hexi were dispensable.
Qingtang has taken over the land in the southern border of Huangtou Uihe and annexed nearly 60% of the Huangtou Uihe people. Except for some large tribes of Huangtou Uihe who need to be won over, the remaining Huangtou Uihe people will become Qingtang's
slave.
This group of people is enough for Qingtang to digest for a long time.
Kou Ji bought the prisoners in Qingtang and gave them to Li Di. Li Di suddenly had a large number of people.
After Li Di counted the number of people, he left Xiliang City with nearly 130,000 people.
Among them, there are nearly 90,000 Uighurs in Ganzhou.
Xixia captured thousands of people.
There were thousands of soldiers in the Song Dynasty.
There were tens of thousands of civilians in the Song Dynasty.
Not long after Li Di left, Zhong Shiheng bid farewell to Kou Ji, left Xiliang, and returned to Qingjian City.
On the day Zhong Shiheng left, Jiao Siluo also wanted to say goodbye to Kou Ji, and left Xiliang with the capture of his trip and his troops.
Xiliang City suddenly turned into a military city composed of towns and cities.
The military city only lasted seven days.
Seven days later.
Kou Ji received news from the Imperial City's spies.
Li Deming, Li Yuanhao and his son, took the disaster relief army and some remnants and left the area of Hexi.
Kou Ji completely relaxed.
Then, Kou Ji set up a banquet and invited Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang to the city lord's mansion in Xiliang City.
Zhu Neng and Li Zhaoliang have been somewhat proud of themselves in recent days.
In their opinion, their achievements in Hexi this time were enough to grant them the title of duke or marquis.
So when the two of them saw Kou Ji, they spoke very loudly.
"Kou boy, what do you want from us?"
Zhu Neng strode into the city lord's palace and asked questions carelessly.
Kou Ji, who was sitting in the hall, rolled his eyes, took off the Emperor's Sword hanging on the side, and slapped it on the table.
"Say what you just said again..."
The corner of Zhu Neng's mouth twitched, and he cupped his hands and said, "Zhu Neng has seen the imperial envoy Kou..."
Li Zhaoliang laughed at Zhu Neng and said to Kou Ji, "Li Zhaoliang has met Kou Qin..."
Kou Ji nodded, asked the two of them to sit down, and said: "According to the report from the Imperial City Department's spies, all the Xixia soldiers and horses have been withdrawn to Xixia. It makes no sense for the two armies of Zhenguo and Xingguo to be stationed in Xiliang City.
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Li Zhaoliang said slightly excitedly: "Do you want me to return to the court?"
This time Hexi won a great victory.
Kou Ji and others returned to the court with their troops, so they were naturally very dignified. They drank and played and played all the way back, which must have been very beautiful.
It would be more honorable if Zhao Zhen decided to welcome him ten miles away in person.
If Zhao Zhen gives them the high-ranking official Marquis, they will become extremely famous in an instant and become the most popular person in Bianjing City.
Everyone knows that false fame is undesirable, but everyone in the world is greedy for false fame.
Li Zhaoliang and Zhu Neng are no exception.
Kou Ji said calmly: "It's still too early for me to return to the court... Now that Hexi has been decided, we shouldn't leave so early. What I mean is to divide the troops under you two into several groups and temporarily assign them to various places.
By the way, we should cultivate some fertile fields and plant some trees in various places."