"I cannot agree with the Grand Marshal's words. The Han army stationed 20,000 troops in Danhan Mountain. Although we have 50,000 soldiers to fight, we are just temporary soldiers. How can we resist? Should the Grand Marshal watch our Xianbei perish at the hands of the Han people? The conditions given by the Han people are acceptable. As for the final fire of the Xianbei mentioned by the Grand Marshal, it would not be easy for the Han people to build cities on the grassland, but it brought unimaginable benefits to the Xianbei people. From the city, we can obtain the elite weapons and armor of the Han people that we have always dreamed of tons, and wars are also everywhere in the Han people. As long as we seize the opportunity, the Xianbei Empire has been restored to its glory. At that time, the cities built by the Han people will become the support of the Xianbei people. Unlike now, when the Han people are on the grassland, we have no danger to rely on."

Murong Feng did not speak out. His idea was not wrong, but in a short period of time pushed the Xianbei into dire straits. After accepting the conditions of the Han people, the Xianbei could continue to survive under the protection of the Han people and learn the Han people's skills. Who can be sure that the Xianbei would not have another wise and powerful Khan like Tan Shihuai, and re-establish the Great Xianbei Empire. It was this fluke mentality that made many tribes choose to compromise. But would the Xiliang army really give the Xianbei luck?

Three days later, Murong Feng received Xu Shu in the somewhat dilapidated tent of the Central Army, expressing his willingness to accept the conditions of the Western Liang Army.

The dense convoys came towards the grassland. In the past, these merchants would never dare to step on the grassland so blatantly. No matter the Xianbei cavalry or the horse thieves on the grassland, they would not afford to lose money.

In order to give the merchants a safe road, the Xiliang army swept away the famous horse thieves along the way, and the merchants' supplies were able to enter the grassland smoothly.

When building a city, the merchants may sneer at others, but they are talking about Jia Rong. In the eyes of the merchants, there seems to be no things that the young general cannot accomplish. The financial resources of the Xiliang Army are difficult to estimate because they have the craftsman workshop, a chicken that lays golden eggs.

To the expectations of the Xianbei people, the food and supplies that rescued them for the winter did not arrive as expected, but came with many convoys of merchants, as well as craftsmen and slaves. Among these slaves, they even saw their former robes.

The General ordered: "All Xianbei people who participated in the construction of the city will provide three meals a day and provide accommodation!"

Simple large tents were set up to recruit Xianbei people who were willing to participate in the construction of the city.

Murong Feng was stunned and acquiesced to everything. Now there are only 3,000 people left in the Xianbei army. In the words of the Han army, it is to assist the Han people in managing the Xianbei. The weapons they used are much better, but compared with the Han army, it is more than just a little worse, especially the Han chariots that can fire short guns continuously, which has become an indelible nightmare for Xianbei soldiers.

Many Xianbei nobles were disgusted with the Han imperial edicts and repeatedly asked Xu Shu to argue, but Xu Shu also understood that under the rule of the Xiliang army, those who did not eat idle food had to pay their labor if they wanted to have enough food and wear warm clothes.

The poor Xianbei nobles had never received such treatment. In desperation, they compromised with the Han army, and some people from each tribe participated in the construction of the city.

Xu Shu's attitude towards this matter was a little bit alleviated. It was impossible for the Xianbei nobles to really carry stones and other supplies, provide labor according to the size of the tribe, and distribute it according to work, without any personal gain. All this money was paid by the Xiliang army, so how could the Xianbei people take advantage of it in vain?

With 20,000 Han troops guarding, there was no chaos. First of all, the city built was centered on the Danhan Mountain King Court, with a radius of ten miles. Such a city was also at the level of county and prefecture in the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Zhao would come to Jia Rong almost every day. The cost of building a city was too high. Spending money was like flowing water. There was a lack of stone on the grassland. If you wanted to build a city, it was impossible to have no stone. Xianbei people didn't have to give you money, but the craftsmen of the Han Dynasty had high salary. Although they had the support of rare things such as Xianlian Pavilion and Moonlight Cup, they were still struggling.

Judging from the half-month expense, Jia Rong also realized the huge consumption of building a city, especially in the distant Danhanshan King Court.

Suddenly, Jia Rong thought of something commonly used in building a house, cement. With cement, the problem of building a city will become easier. Moreover, if cement is used to open a road to Danhan Mountain, transportation will become very simple. Not only that, the transported carriages must also be improved.

Under the pressure of money, Jia Rong began to rack his brains to make money, paving the road in cement, and the money had to be paid by all the merchants. If you don’t pay the money, you can’t follow the path I opened up, and you can’t blame me for being robbed by horse thieves or something.

Not only that, Jia Rong also ordered the Xiliang army to establish checkpoints along the way, pay taxes, and merchants do business, and the money they earn is several times the profit. Chang'an collects taxes, and the grasslands are naturally no exception.

The businessmen entering the grassland gradually became regular. They had a unified route. With cement roads, their speed was much faster, but no one evaded taxes. The strict orders of the Xiliang Army were not decorations. Any caravans that evade taxes were seized and they were confiscated without mercy.

After the Western Liang army occupied Bingzhou, there was no major move, which relieved Yuan Shao of Jizhou much. Yan Liang was ordered to station on the border of Jizhou to guard against the Western Liang army, but there were too many borders between Jizhou and Bingzhou, and Yuan Shao divided at least half of the troops to defend.

Of course, Gongsun Zan would not miss such an opportunity. He attacked like a storm, and the Yuan Shao army was defeated step by step and did not dare to go out of the city to fight. If the Black Mountain Army took the opportunity to move at this time, Jizhou would be trapped in the war.

For five consecutive days, Jia Rong was in the craftsman workshop and studied technology hard. Suddenly he hated that he had not studied seriously before, so many things were only thought but could not be produced. At this time, he suddenly felt that "there was no regret for the time when the book was used" was so correct.

Yuan Shao's envoy and Gongsun Zan's envoy arrived in Chang'an while tacitly understanding.

After taking a shower, Jia Rong changed into ordinary clothes and received envoys from both sides at the General's Mansion.

"You two have come from afar, so taste the fragrant tea from Chang'an." Jia Rong picked up the special tea cup and said to the two messengers in the head.

The two of them did not dare to neglect and hurriedly raised their glasses.

Jia Rong smiled and said, "After leaving for several years, I wonder how Brother Bo Gui is now in good health?"

When the envoy of Youzhou saw Jia Rong asking questions, he hurriedly bowed his hand and replied: "If you are tired, the general is still in good health and can still lead the army to rush to the battlefield. My general mentioned the general many times, missing the defeat of the Xianbei army with the general."

"Brother Bo Gui is one of the rare heroes in the world." Jia Rong praised.

The envoy of Youzhou showed excitement on his face. Bingzhou bordered Youzhou and Jizhou. Although Gongsun Zan sent more troops to garrison, he did not mobilize as many as Yuan Shao. What a person Yuan Shao was? At that time, the leader of the alliance to fight against Dong, of course, there was also Jia Rong among the targets of the attack. Both sides had been aggravated for a long time.

The envoy of Yuan Shao who was sent to Chang'an was Jing Pei, who was quick-witted and good at eloquence, and had a good reputation under Yuan Shao's account.

"The great general's merits are beyond the world. General Yuan has admired him for a long time. He only regrets that he is fighting with the enemy and has no time to come in person." Shen Pei is a celebrity in the aristocratic family, so it is not easy to say such a kind word.

Jia Rong snorted coldly and said, "Yuan Benchu ​​gathered hundreds of thousands of alliance troops that day to attack Hulao Pass. This general is still vivid in his mind, but he is very majestic."

Shen Pei said: "The general is also a Han minister, so he naturally knows that eating the king's fortune will share the worries of the king. At that time, General Yuan also had a firm heart, intending to clear the king's side and give the great Han a bright world, but Dong's fate was exhausted and he was assassinated. Originally, General Yuan wanted to assist the emperor with the general and revitalize the great Han, but he did not want changes in the court."

Jia Rong sneered secretly. There are many kung fu that can reverse the black and white.

"Tell me, what happened to General Yuan sent you here?" Jia Rong asked lightly. He never looked good at Yuan Shao's envoy.

"General Yuan wants to make a love between Qin and Jin with the general. General Yuan has a daughter and the son of the general."

Jia Rong interrupted: "This matter is absolutely impossible!"

Shen Pei's expression kept changing, but it couldn't happen. Shen Pei was quite familiar with the current situation of the Jizhou army. If the Xiliang army took the opportunity to attack Jizhou, Jizhou would definitely not be able to protect it.

"I always heard that Jizhou is a big grain state. You also know that this general defeated the Xianbei and had many more Xianbei refugees under his command. This general was merciful and could not bear to kill it. However, hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people ate every day and consumed food and grass."

A glimmer of light flashed in Shen Pei's eyes. As long as Jia Rong was willing to give the conditions, Yuan Shao handed over his autonomy to his own hands.

"After you go back, tell Benchu ​​that as long as Jizhou is willing to do business with the Xiliang army and do not make things difficult for the past businessmen, I will not invade Jizhou. However, Benchu ​​was in Hulao Pass and asked me to lose troops and generals. I must give some benefits, just get 100,000 stones of grain."

Shen Pei looked anxious and replied carefully: "General, Jizhou pacified the Yellow Turbans of Heishan and started a war with the Youzhou army. The food and grass themselves are already unsustainable. If you want to give the general food and grass, you are willing to do it but not enough."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, you can let Yuan Shao write an IOU."

"IOU?" I was as smart as a plea, but I didn't think of what the IOU was.

"It says that in the winter of the first year of Xingping, Yuan Shao owed the Xiliang army 100,000 stones of grain and returned it to the next year."

With a cautious attitude, Shen Pei bowed and said, "This matter is important, so let's go back and think about it for a day." Shen Pei couldn't help but sneer about the IOU. He could delay it again next year, but the military situation was urgent.

Jia Rong nodded and agreed. The Xiliang army was strong and wanted to invade Jizhou, but they were not strong enough. It was difficult for the food, grass and supplies alone to support tens of thousands of troops in battle. "War is to burn money." This was summarized by Jia Rong. If you don't have money, you still want to learn from others to fight. You can only lose one way. You only saw six short guns in a row of crossbows, but you didn't know that it was expensive.

The Youzhou envoy looked anxious. Yuan Shao would definitely agree to such a simple condition for Jia Rong. Although the Youzhou army was strong, the Jizhou army had the advantage of a city, and it was stalemate, which was very unfavorable to the Youzhou army.

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