"I'm back!" A young man riding a horse in the west of Shule City shouted loudly.

People who were busy with autumn soaring in the fields looked up and looked west when they heard this.

At the end of the post road, a camel appeared. Its back was tied with a lot of luggage, but it didn't feel much trouble. It was leisurely and took firm steps.

Next is the second and third...

Carriages also appeared, some people were sitting in them, while others were filled with sacks.

The farmers showed a gratified smile on their faces.

Well, they are not just farmers, but in fact they are also warriors.

Generally speaking, the martial artists are certainly unwilling to farm. But what if they are working for their own homes?

What's more, these people are all children of the imperial guards who have never been soldiers and are not that resistant to doing farm work.

"There are not many cattle and sheep this time, they are all wealth?" Someone threw a rake, stood on the ridge of the field, and looked around with his head.

"There is still food, it's a sin." The other person also stopped and said.

He said that "doing evil" is definitely not the poor people who are pitiful to the people who are in the Khan. The greater possibility is to be a pity for the food eaten by the livestock on the road.

"It's just a business without a lot." Someone said: "It's better if you haven't brought cattle and sheep back, but the forage may not be enough."

Forage is also a resource and is of great value.

The mountains of forage piled up on the traffic line, and once the army passes, you can remove more than half of it. After two times, you will almost see the bottom.

Farmers also need for forage, especially for military households who have just distributed cattle and sheep. Cattle and sheep are not given for free, but they can only be given in five years. In fact, it is a great virtue.

At present, there are 500 soldiers in Shule Town, basically a new group of children of the imperial guards who arrived in the Western Regions. When the imperial guards were recruiting soldiers, they signed up one after another. Among the three or four thousand people, only 500 of the best soldiers were selected as the first batch of soldiers in Shule Town.

The second group of soldiers set out from Luoyang in mid-July and took their families with their families. It is estimated that they will not arrive next March and will catch up with the tail of spring sowing.

The third batch was not long after them, and they set out from Chang'an and probably arrived in March and April.

There were 6,000 soldiers and more than 5,000 households. There was nothing to do along the way, and the expenses could be afforded, but what to eat after arriving in Shule was a huge problem - of course, it has been solved now.

This is the magic of zero-yuan purchase.

In Shao Shude's original plan, the first batch of 3,000 soldiers died this year and set off. Arrived in the first half of next year, and the food may not be enough. In June, he was still carefully calculating how much surplus food Shule would have next year. If it wasn't enough, he would be shameless and ask Li Shengtian to sponsor it.

But after going to war, his appetite suddenly grew.

Six thousand soldiers and their families set out.

That's not all, he recruited another 500 outstanding young children.

Recently, I have been considering whether to further expand the scale of the Shule town troops. After all, it would be different from the previous Tang Dynasty. Shule's status among the four towns in Anxi of the Daxia version has risen sharply. If nothing unexpected happens, it will become the largest garrison.

The officials who went on the war also became "tyrannical" and suggested expanding the Shule Town Army to 10,000: 6,000 infantry and 4,000 horse soldiers.

They have considered it more, not only at the military level, but also at the population structure that is related to long-term stability.

After seizing Shule, there was a demographic statistics that included about 50,000 or 60,000 people, mainly to motivate people. Other ethnic groups such as Uighurs and Turks also, but they did not motivate people in total.

Who is a beauty with a beauty? It has a high nose, deep eyes, many beards, and looks different from yours.

There are so many tribes in Shule, strictly speaking, only the Uighurs look similar to the Han people, but the number of Uighurs is also small, and the mainstream is the group with high noses and deep noses.

All, if there are ten thousand soldiers in the Central Plains and tens of thousands of families who relocate here to settle down, it can greatly change the population structure of Shule. This is something that is not easy to proclaim, but everyone knows it well.

There was basically no resistance to this matter, so it was decided.

*******

In a blacksmith shop outside Shule City, Zhu Shiyi was very satisfied with the farm tools he had just made.

He is from Heyang, and his ancestral home is from Guanzhong. He has been working with his clan uncle and master Zhu Sanxue for many years. He is scolded every day, but over time, his confidence is gone and he almost gave up the craft of imposing iron.

Unexpectedly, after coming to the Western Regions, I made dozens of iron farm tools one after another, and everyone praised them and was grateful.

To be honest, Zhu Shiyi was a little guilty because he felt that he had not done well in several of them. If the master saw him, he would definitely have to rework. But in Shule, no one accused him of being incompetent in craftsmanship. Could it be that local iron smiths used to be so hustle?

The newly married woman brought the meal.

Zhu Shiyi wiped his hands on the greasy cloth, sat down, grabbed a naan bread and nibbled it.

This daughter-in-law has only been in the family for a month and can't speak official language. The couple can only rely on gestures and guessing for daily communication.

But Zhu Shiyi didn't care. As soon as it got dark, as soon as the shop door panel was on, he pressed his wife down on the couch and fucked hard. He didn't need to say anything, okay?

And the bride is very good at managing the house.

The court said that he would divide the land for him, but it was actually a wasteland. He built a dirt house and gave him some old stoves, anvils, bellows, iron tongs and other things that he got from some unknown place. The next day, he sent a few trucks of firewood and iron materials, threw down a few bags of wheat, patted his butt and left.

On the first night, Zhu Shiyi looked at the unshelled wheat and didn't know how to eat supper.

Fortunately, everything has been through.

After marrying this kind of wife, everything in the family became orderly.

The weedy yard was cleaned out, vegetables were planted, and melons were planted.

The bride even planned to pick a few high-quality vines from her parents' home, plant them after spring next year, and then there will be grapes to eat in the future, and it can also make wine. There is also a shaded place in the yard. When you are tired, you will lie under the grape trellis and take a nap for a while. I don't know how comfortable it is.

At the beginning of the month, the army of Bakhanna who fought in the Western Expedition transported the first batch of spoils, causing a sensation in the whole city.

Zhu Shiyi took a day off and took the bride to the city to watch the fun. He bought a few sheep and came back - this was also the wife's request.

She personally built a simple sheep pen in the backyard, raised a few skinny sheep inside and took good care of it. Then she took a puppy back from her parents' home and raised it by the sheep pen.

Before I knew it, this once empty little house became a little more angry.

When Zhu Shiyi was resting between iron and iron, he often smiled unknowingly. When his wife, who was watering the vegetable bed, saw it, she chuckled.

At this time, silence is better than sound. Although the young couple can't speak, they can understand each other's intentions.

"Shiyilang, the king is back." Zhou Silang pushed open the door and said loudly.

"Oh?" Zhu Shiyi suddenly stood up and asked, "What good things have you brought back this time?"

Zhou Silang is also from Heyang.

His father worked as a tutor in the Huaizhou yamen and often went to his master Zhu San's blacksmith shop to collect goods. Everyone was familiar with each other and they also came to the Western Regions together.

He was arithmetic in elementary school and knew how to settle accounts, so he found a position in the yamen, which was different from Zhu Shiyi's identity.

But after all, they are fellow villagers and never forget their old love. The two have a good relationship. They both settled in the same village and often interacted with each other.

"I heard that there are hundreds of cars of goods, all of which were stolen from the Bahan market. Go and have a look. Maybe you can buy some useful things. I see that your store is not flawed in decoration." Zhou Silang smiled and said, "I heard that there is a candlestick made by Persian craftsmen. It is really inconvenient for younger brothers and sisters to stay up late at night to sew it without a candlestick."

"Where can I afford candles in my family?" Zhu Shiyi waved his hands repeatedly.

"Oh, I said to Shiyilang, at least you can look at your wealth. How can you find a blacksmith who is more outstanding than you in the ten miles?" Zhou Silang sighed: "If you don't want to use candlesticks, there are copper lamps. Carpets are always needed, right? Light stands are always needed? What about scissors? By the way, there are still many leathers. It's better to have a fur in winter, otherwise it's too cold."

"Is it expensive?" Zhu Shiyi asked a little moved.

"It's not expensive. Just give food." After Zhou Silang said that, he laughed twice again, saying, "I heard that there is a young lady from the official family who can be khan. I was thinking about buying one back."

Zhu Shiyi shook his head and laughed, saying, "I'll move two bags of wheat. Do you have a car?"

"The donkey cart has been borrowed a long time ago. Let's go." Zhou Silang said: "Oh, when it comes to donkey carts, you can also buy a donkey."

"Let's go and have a look first." Zhu Shiyi's wife gestured twice, but unexpectedly, her wife took his hand and wanted to go together.

"Oh, let's go together." Zhu Shiyi couldn't help his wife and took her hand and went out together.

*******

There are so many sheep that can’t be stuffed on the banks of the Chishui River (Kashgar River).

After the autumn sowing, the villagers were conscripted and killed sheep and cattle, and made jerky meat.

The carrying capacity of Oasis Agriculture is like this. Even though we have tried our best to prepare for forage, the Western Expedition Army has sent more and more livestock back, and it is impossible to feed them all, so we can only slaughter some of them.

If it is made into jerky after air-drying, it can be stored for a long time. After new immigrants arrive next spring, these can be used as their food rations, which can greatly reduce the consumption of grain.

The Shule people are not in vain. In fact, they can keep a small part of their work as wages, so everyone is happy and do their best.

At the same time, their fears became deeper.

The King of Gongtuo failed to beat the Persians and was defeated repeatedly.

Satuk was even more useless to defect to the Persians, and he was also an incompetent guy.

Now it seems that only the Supreme Khan is the most powerful.

He defeated Satuk, occupied the capital of the Great Uighur Kingdom, and even further expeditioned the west, looting back a large number of property, livestock, food and even slaves.

With such a mighty knight, it is best to put away those little thoughts that are not there to avoid humiliation.

The heavens in the Western Regions have finally changed.

On the post road by the river, many pack horses and camels came.

The people who were killing sheep looked up and then lowered their heads to continue working.

That was a businessman from Zhongyuan, and I have seen too much these days.

Merchants are seeking profits. As long as you give enough money, they can send you anything.

When the Supreme Khan captured Kalasha, he seized a large amount of gold, silver and treasures. The Khan did not like money. In addition to rewarding his subordinates and warriors, most of them gave them to merchants, asking them to find ways to transport food.
To be continued...