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Two days later, the Han army arrived at the population-sized area in Hequ. The so-called population-sized area is far different from the Central Plains. After walking several miles, I accidentally saw a family with a large land here and each household could own several hectares of land. For them, it was not that there was insufficient land, but that there was insufficient labor.

The army marched slowly on a narrow path. On both sides were large wild flowers, all over the mountains and fields, colorful and colorful. In the distance was a dense primeval forest. The river water was like a green belt, clear and clear. Big fish about a foot long swam peacefully in the river. Occasionally, several big carp jumped out of the water, and the fish scales shone brightly in the sun. All of this was particularly fascinating.

Seeing that the soldiers were looking forward to the river, Liu Jing smiled and said, "Stay on the spot for an hour."

The order was delivered, and the soldiers cheered and rushed towards the river, burying their heads in the clear river water, and the war horses followed them, drinking the sweet river water happily, and laughing sounded across the river. At this time, Liu Jing saw a family on the hill. Judging from the architectural style, it was obviously a house in the Guanzhong area. It seemed that someone was secretly looking at this side. He smiled at Fa Zheng and Wang Chun, "Go and visit the locals."

Under the escort of more than a dozen guards, Liu Jing walked up to the low hill and came to the house. A soldier stepped forward and shouted, "Is anyone?"

An old man came out after a while and said tremblingly: "Is there anything wrong?"

It was the accent of Fengyi in Guanzhong, and Fa Zheng also laughed in Guanzhong dialect: "My father-in-law is my fellow villager."

The old man was stunned and asked in surprise: "This gentleman is also from Fengyi County."

"I'm from Meixian."

The old man suddenly became excited, "I am also from Meixian County, I am from Anyuan Township, sir,"

As soon as he said this, the old man suddenly realized that he had lost his composure. He glanced at Liu Jing and said a little uneasy: "Do you have something to do?"

Liu Jing clasped his fists and said with a smile: "We are the Han army. We have passed by here and want to chat with our boss."

The old man didn't know the Han army. He thought it was a soldier from the Han Dynasty, so he nodded, "Please come in."

Liu Jingren followed the old man into the house, while the guards stayed in the yard. The rooms were furnished in simple ingredient tables, which were obviously made by themselves. There was also a boy of five or six years old who hid behind his grandfather timidly.

"Please sit down, the room is simple."

Liu Jing sat down at the small table, and the old man brought a few more shabby pottery bowls and poured water for them. Liu Jing asked the old man to sit down and asked, "Master, how many families are there in Hequ area now, including Qiang and Han people."

"I can't say this, but I heard from people at the beginning of the year that there were about 4,000 families, about 2,000 Qiang households, and the rest were Han people, with more than 1,000 families, about 1,000 families. In fact, after decades of getting along, the Qiang people and Han people have been married to each other, and it is hard to distinguish them. My daughter-in-law is a Qiang people, and can communicate with language."

Liu Jing glanced back at the inner room. He felt that there was someone in the inner room, probably the old man’s wife and daughter-in-law, so he didn’t dare to come out. He asked with a smile: “Is the old man afraid of the army?”

The old man sighed and said, "Really, you are all from your hometown army. I should be very happy to see it. But our family was hurt by the officers and soldiers back then, and I still remember it freshly. I can't bear to look back. Please forgive me for my rudeness just now."

Liu Jing smiled and said, "We are the Jingzhou army, not the Guanzhong army."

"Oh, I have been to Jingzhou and have met Liuzhou's master. I'm very kind to others. I don't know what he is doing now."

"Liu Jingzhou passed away ten years ago. When did the old man leave Guanzhong?"

"In the second year of Xingping, when the Li Kuizhi Rebellion was in trouble, I took my family to escape from Guanzhong and came here. It has been almost twenty years in a flash." The old man couldn't help but sighed.

"Has my father-in-law never returned to his hometown?" Fa Zheng asked with concern.

The old man shook his head, "I had a son who was killed by a rioter. He was only sixteen years old and was arrested for joining the army. I still don't know my life and death. I was only forty years old. I escaped from Guanzhong with my wife, daughter and young children. I came here with a group of people living here for twenty years. Sometimes I miss my hometown very much, but I dare not go back."

The old man hugged his grandson and said in tears: "Especially, my grandson, has never left here yet. Does he want to stay here for the rest of his life?"

Liu Jing nodded silently and smiled, "Young master actually doesn't have to be afraid anymore. The war in Guanzhong has ended and is being rebuilt now. Many people from Guanzhong from Bashu and Hanzhong have returned to their hometowns one after another. The government will allocate land and exempt taxes within five years. Ten taxes will be implemented in the next ten years, with light taxes and levies. There will be no problem when you go back to your hometown. However, I suggest you don't go back, and Hequ will be good in the future."

"Why?" the old man asked, wiping away his tears.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Because I have decided to establish Hequ County, I will move Han people from Lintao and Longxi areas one after another, and exempt from taxes and labor for fifty years. First, I will build Hequ County. I will pay a high price to recruit workers. If the children of the old man have time, they can apply. I want to protect the precious people's strength, not to work hard, and can earn some money."

The old man was both happy and surprised. He was happy that the court finally wanted to build a county in Hequ, and was exempted from taxes and labor for fifty years. He was surprised that the general looked young and could actually decide to establish a county. His identity was extraordinary.

Fa Zheng intended to reveal Liu Jing's identity, but Liu Jing shook his head and refused to let him tell him. He stood up and bowed and said, "I won't disturb my father-in-law, let's say goodbye."

Liu Jing ordered his personal soldiers to leave five sheepskins for the old man as a meeting gift. The old man thanked them for their gratitude. At this time, Wang Chun couldn't help but ask Liu Jing: "Have your highness really decided to set up Hequ County?"

Liu Jing pointed to the scenery in the distance with a horse whip and said with a smile: "How can I ignore such a fertile land and treasures of heaven and earth? But establishing counties is a long-term matter. I plan to farm here first to reduce the number of troops stationed around the West Sea. The army will go to the Hequ area to train and train. Later, all the Han army will come to the Hequ area for training for half a year."

Wang Chun pondered for a moment and said, "Since Your Highness is so dedicated to developing Hequ, I am willing to serve Your Highness and move to Hequ forever."

Liu Jing laughed, "If Mr. Wang is willing to come, he might as well be the first guard of Hequ County."

Wang Chun was stunned. He was about to wave his hand, but Liu Jing had already left strode away. He heard his voice from afar, "For doctors, help all directions; for guards, he will be kept in history, so sir, no need to refuse."

Wang Chun couldn't help but be moved. He was only fifty years old this year. He was only fifty years old and could be remembered for ten years. His heart in the officialdom, which had already cooled down, became hot again at this moment.

After the Han army swept across Yang Qianwan and Song Jian's army, the Hu Hu in Longxi had completely surrendered to the Han Kingdom, but the Hu people in Liangzhou never came to see each other. There were also many Hu people living in Liangzhou. However, a few years ago, most of the troops Ma Chao's army marched into Guanzhong were Hu forces in Liangzhou, such as Yang Qiu's army, which was the Dihu army in Liangzhou.

When Ma Chao's 100,000 Xiliang army was defeated by Cao's army, most of the Hu people were killed in Guanzhong, which caused the Hu people in Liangzhou to be severely damaged and the miserable was everywhere. This also gave Nangong, the Qiang King of Zhangye, a chance. He was the only Qiang force among the Hu people in Liangzhou who did not participate in the war. He took advantage of the decline of the Hu people in Liangzhou and annexed it. In just two years, he basically unified the Hu tribes of Liangzhou and became the chief of several Hu tribes.

Strong power will inevitably lead to arrogantness. This sentence is true in Nangong. He already has more than 50,000 armoured cavalrymen, so he thought he could be on par with the princes of the Central Plains. He not only cruelly exploited the various divisions of the Hu that he annexed, but also extended his tentacles to the traditional territory of the court. He first expelled the garrisons and officials of Zhangye County and Jiuquan County, and began to impose taxes on Han farmers living in these two counties.

But just as he was about to attack the Wuwei County government, news came that Liu Jing and Cao Cao had reached an armistice agreement. The Guanlong area was officially transferred to Liu Jing, and the Han State was then established, which made Nangong's black hand shrink back. On the one hand, he was quite taboo to the Han army. The Han army defeated the Cao army and drove the Cao army out of Guanlong, which was a bit scared.

On the other hand, Liu Jing's next step was to deal with the Di people in Longxi. Nangong also had some expectations in his heart. He was willing to send troops to help the Han army eliminate the Di people. In this way, his forces could enter the Longxi and Hehuang areas. He had long wanted to enter Longxi, but because Yang Qianwan and Song Jian joined forces, he could not take advantage of it. Now the opportunity is here.

But beyond Nangong's expectations, the Han army did not seek his help at all, so they directly destroyed Yang Qianwan and Song Jian and defended the Great Dou Bagu. It was obvious that his forces were not allowed to go south, which shattered his first-line opportunity to march into Longxi, which made Nangong furious and denounced Liu Jing's betrayal.

After thinking about it, Nangong finally couldn't help but feel anxious. He decided to test the Han army first, so he used the excuse to attack Cao Cao and sent his brother Nangong Ji to lead an army of 10,000 to Wuwei County, preparing to drive the Han Dynasty's court officials out of Wuwei County. Once they succeeded, Nangong would actually occupy the entire Hexi Corridor, causing the Western Regions that the Han Dynasty had worked hard to run for several years to go east.

Seeing that the Qiang and Hu army was about to arrive in large numbers, the Qiang Captain and Wuwei guard Du Ji urgently ordered people to rush to Jincheng County to ask for help from the Han army.

At this time, the main force of the Han army had left Longxi County and Xiping County, and was temporarily stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River in Jincheng County, with the command of the general Ma Chao, the town west, Pang Tong as the military advisor and Liu Hu as the deputy general.

It was Liu Jing's deliberate arrangement to order the Han army to station Jincheng County. Since Liu Jing did not agree to Nangong to accept all the Di people, nor did he join forces with Nangong to attack the Di people. This undoubtedly broke the tacit understanding reached with Nangong. Liu Jing knew that he would not give up and would inevitably have provocative actions. Jincheng County was close to Wuwei County. Once Nangong had any abnormal movement, the Han army could be dispatched immediately.

In fact, even if there was no movement in Nangong, the Han army would not let him go. He occupied the two counties of Zhangye and Jiuquan, which originally belonged to the Han Dynasty, and left Dunhuang County alone in the Western Regions.

The Han Dynasty did not lose the Hexi Corridor at its most chaotic and weak conditions. Now Guanlong is the territory of the Han Dynasty, how could Liu Jing tolerate the Qiang people's occupation of Zhangye and Jiuquan counties?
Chapter completed!