"Your Highness, these barbarians have essentially been abandoned, and there is no point in killing them. If your highness wants to set up camp in Jiaozhi, why not leave them as farmers?" In the wilderness, Yuan Hui looked at the barbarians squatting on the side of the mountain with their heads in their hands.

, said to Liu Cang.

The four tribes of barbarians can't be considered rebels. The old, weak, women and children of the four tribes totaled less than 3,000 people.

After chasing for several days, a wave of impact took away the lives of hundreds of soldiers. Others could not escape. When their lives were threatened, they knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Recruit the people? Do you plan to control them?" Liu Cang looked at Yuan Hui thoughtfully.

"Hui should do his best." Yuan Hui said to Liu Cangdan with a smile without any evasion.

The living environment of ethnic groups such as the Baiyue Yi people is far worse than that of the Xiongnu and Hu Qiang, which also leads to the fact that their young men are basically good warriors.

The population of Jiaozhou is sparse, and the people here are relatively wild. Death and injury in daily fighting with weapons are very common, and it is quite easy for them to distinguish between good and bad. When fighting, whoever helps them is a good person.

There is nothing unusual about these four tribes of barbarians. At most, there are some self-proclaimed animal trainers among them. The five rhinoceros knights and their rhinoceros were all killed by tigers and bears.

Among the group, three people tamed cheetahs, and a dozen people raised gray wolves, but those wolves and leopards had already peed in front of the tigers.

There is also a so-called Gu woman who can't even put down the flying bear soldiers. Of course, the woman who took the medicine powder and scattered it really killed a ferocious tiger, but the cost was that her body was long gone before the ferocious tiger died.

human form.

In the Central Plains region, a battle might be called a feud, but in Jiaozhou it was not really a big deal.

The harsh living environment, coupled with a aggressive and aggressive nature, and perhaps some customs of living sacrifices, have also resulted in the overall population in Jiaozhou being difficult to grow.

Liu Cang looked at Ou Mao aside. Ou Mao, who had earlier been persuading Liu Cang to recruit the surrendered barbarians, now had a non-committal attitude towards the handling of these prisoners.

The reason why Yuan Hui said that these barbarians had been abandoned was because they were probably incited by others to rebel and flee.

Either they were afraid of Liu Cang's reputation as a good butcher, or they wanted to use them to test Liu Cang's combat prowess, or they were trying to test Liu Cang's attitude towards the people of Jiaozhou.

However, according to Liu Cang's actual observation, it is difficult for people here to pose a threat to him, or even to leave Jiaozhou.

Jiaozhou’s population is a flaw. Of course, it may harbor a larger population than other states and counties, but in the end it’s just a proportion.

A group of Yi people who were regarded as abandoned children were all captured in the mountains without any loss to Liu Cang. Whether they were killed or not was no longer a big deal to Liu Cang.

It is more interesting that Yuan Hui wants to manage them. Jiaozhou cannot be established without the support of the local people. Yuan Hui does not return to the Central Plains, but he wants to drag these Yi people to farm. Is this because he wants to develop power in Jiaozhou?

"Then I'll leave these people to you. From now on, the number of permanent troops stationed in the Jiaozhi barracks will be between two thousand and five thousand, and you will provide the food, grass and baggage." Liu Cang said nonchalantly.

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Liu Cang did not come to Jiaozhou to seize territory. As long as Shixie set aside a barracks for him, he could train troops and hunt elephants here.

As for the poor mountains and rivers of Jiaozhou, there is nothing to seize. There are large areas where no one lives. As long as the wild animals and poisons are cleared away, no one will care about the large-scale enclosure of land for a long time in the future.

The shortage here is severe. Liu Cang's area of ​​Luoyang has not yet developed rapidly. Even if efforts are made to improve it, it will not be Jiaozhou's turn when it comes to Yangzhou.

It is not a big problem to have more than 2,000 people stationed in farmland to supply thousands of soldiers. The most important thing is that it has become a military camp. Liu Cang will definitely ensure that these people can live in peace.

Yuan Hui also knew that Liu Cang's men ate a large proportion of meat, so since he said that he was providing military rations, maybe Liu Cang needed someone to provide fodder for the army.

And if Liu Cang hunted animals, these Yi people might be able to earn some side jobs by following Liu Cang, which would be more comfortable than fighting for fields and hunting grounds all day long.

Liu Cang delegated power, and Yuan Hui went to appease the barbarians.

There are few people in Jiaozhou, but it is xenophobic. If a local tribe is chased all over the mountains by foreign troops, there will usually be some tribes to help in the battle. However, after being chased by Liu Cang for several days, no help was found. These Yi people obviously also know their situation.

Not optimistic.

After retrieving the horses, Liu Cang led several Titanoboa and marched towards Jiaozhi again. Regardless of Yuan Hui's exchanges with the Yi people, the Yi people were in awe of Liu Cang and went with the army, but no trouble occurred.

I picked up a few boats on the bank of the Red River... I couldn't help it. Before Liu Cang could explain, the boatmen and crew ran away when they saw Titanoboa.

Hua Xiong led his army along the official land route, and Liu Cang led the Yi people who were preparing to mix with him along the Red River waterway.

Entering the water, the Titanoboa's movement speed increased significantly. For three days on the Red River, there were many boats and merchants traveling on the Jiaozhi waterway. The Titanoboa, which looked more like a dragon when entering the water, attracted countless exclamations.

When they arrived at Longbian, Hua Xiong was already waiting at Bokou, and Liu Cang also met for the first time the famous Shi Xie and Shi Wei Yan of Jiaozhou, who would later be called the compassionate King Lingwu by the Vietnamese.

The two sides exchanged greetings. Shi Xie and Liu Cang were very different from the images they imagined. They were scribes, ordinary, and even gave people a simple sense. They praised Liu Cang when they saw him, praised him when they saw Yi people, and praised him when they saw Titanoboa.

Not talking about military matters, he was extremely cooperative with Liu Cang's decision to set up a barracks here. He said that Jiaozhi had been plagued by ferocious beasts for a long time. While thanking Liu Cang for his efforts to control the beasts, he also asked Liu Cang if he could buy corn seeds at a high price.

A grand banquet was held in Longbian Prefecture's Mansion, with game and fruits, fruit and wine beauties, singing, dancing and fighting animals, all presented to Liu Cang. Local powerful patriarchs and foreign literati and guests all accompanied Liu Cang to welcome him.

And Shi Xie didn't just drag Liu Cang to eat, drink and have fun. Liu Cang built a military camp in Long, and he cooperated. Don't build outside the city, but build inside the city.

If Liu Cang wants to capture elephants, there is no problem. He can just take out the map showing the places where the elephants often hang out.

Not only are there elephants, but also wherever there are tigers and bears, where there are wolves and leopards, where there are ferocious baboons and monkeys, and where there are giant snakes and anacondas, a map of the Jiaozhi area has been clearly marked by Liu Cang.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The people in the villages, the tribes near the forest, the bandits in the mountains, wherever the rivers are muddy, where the sand and gravel are barren, and where the soil is fertile, everything is clearly explained to Liu Cang.

Shi Xie said a lot, but Liu Cang remembered very little. Anyway, it was just an open look that made it impossible to find any fault.

After going back and forth, it seemed that Liu Cang couldn't even say serious words to him.

"Haha, Wei Yan, today there are many disputes in the world, and various places are vying for power. Even Zhang Jin in the South China Sea has his own intentions. Are you not afraid of being so open and honest?"

Liu Cang asked with a wry smile in the face of various scholars who wanted to facilitate Liu Cang's journey while talking about land reclamation.

He didn't want to rob Jiaozhi, but Shi Xie's sincerity to the end made him a little uncomfortable.

"Haha, your highness is worried. General Fubo was here to manage the city walls, dredge channels, and teach farming techniques to the people of Jiaozhi. He was highly praised and loved by the people." Shi Xie laughed heartily.

"Now if His Highness wants to run Jiaozhi, he will definitely bring more prosperity to Jiaozhi. What's the harm if Xie gives it away?" Shi Xie said confidently.

"I heard that Your Highness is good at managing people's livelihood. The land of Jiaozhi is vast and sparsely populated. If Your Highness is prosperous, the population will surely exceed one million." Shi Xie praised him and toasted Liu Cang from a distance.

"..." The smile on Liu Cang's face was a little stiff, and he raised his glass in response. Liu Cang suddenly understood, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Shi Xie is sincere? Alas, Liu Cang really wants to say that Shi Xie is honest, but he seems to be unable to do so.

Shi Xie spoke openly but also clearly.

Our Jiaozhi is the boss! There are many mountains, many forests, many rivers, many ferocious beasts, many poisons, everything is much older!

The population is 5,000 households. Well, if you add the old, weak, women and children together, it will be over 100,000 people. How about that?

When General Fubo came here, he built cities, built roads, taught farming, and regulated rivers. Didn't you do something about it?

Well, Liu Cang finally discovered that no matter what kind of character Shi Xie was, he was still a sensible person.

Liu Cang attracted more than 2,000 Yi people, and he was probably sincere in his praise.

Liu Cang thought that his earlier suspicion that Shi Xie had been plotting to hand over the state for a long time might have been a bit unjust.

At the very least, here in Jiaozhi, as long as Shi Xie doesn't complain about his poverty, he should be able to get along with Shi Xie easily and happily.

No wonder no one came to pay attention to Jiaozhou when the surrounding areas were in ruins.

By the way, Liu Cang actually always imagined Shi Xie as a heroic figure like Boss Cao.

No wonder in history, when Sun Quan came to Shi Xie, he forced the entire Jiaozhou to surrender, but Sun Quan cut Jiaozhou into two pieces with a knife in the South China Sea. This guy obviously wanted to take advantage of the big family.

In the past two years, there has been a lot of competition. Liu Cang is a little preconceived. Think about it, the entire Jiaozhou has a population of only one or two million. What are you fighting for?

Cangwu is next to Jingzhou, Nanhai is next to Yangzhou, and Yulin is next to Yizhou. After all, it should account for more people. Well, Jiaozhi is next to Nanman?

Ma De, five thousand households? Even if Shi Xie said it was enough, how many times would it be for him?

This place has a lot of everything except living people, and no one.

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