On the way back, both Yuwen Heihu and his son were silent.
But compared to Yuwen Potou's depression, Yuwen Heihu was indescribably bitter and happy.
He didn't expect that King Zhang was so capable. He just told him on the high platform that there were some things that he could figure out, but there were some things that he couldn't understand because of his vision and knowledge.
But as Yuwen Heihu thought about it, he realized that the Northeast, no, the entire grassland would change from now on.
Let me just say one thing: move the tribe to Liucheng to serve as a city side.
When he first heard this, Yuwen Heihu was overjoyed, because this was a good thing that he could not ask for before. Only the core tribe of the Wuhuan people had this opportunity to become a city guard.
But after Yuwen Heihu heard what King Zhang said, he fell silent.
What King Zhang meant was that it was too hard for the tribes to live in pursuit of water and grass without a fixed place. The Taishan Army decided to divide the nearby pastures among the tribes, but the condition was that each tribe could only graze in specified areas.
Yuwen Heihu also worked as a chief for several years, and he figured this out as soon as he thought about it.
The purpose of dividing pastures for various tribes and allowing them to settle down is obviously for the sake of better management. These Han people want to use the Han people's system of household registration and equalization of the people for us Hu people.
But can this be done?
Of course it can't be done. Otherwise, whether it was the Huns in the past or the Xianbei people in the future, they would have done this long ago and accounted for all the Dingkou on the grassland. Why wait until the Han people came up with this method?
Even though your pasture is demarcated, what you say is effective?
Unlike the Han people, whose wealth and rations grow in the ground, their rations come from cattle, sheep and horses, and these animals have long legs. If I really want to leave, I can change to another pasture at any time.
So Yuwen Heihu was disapproving at first, but when Zhang Chong talked about it later, he panicked and realized that he did have something.
It turned out that in Zhang Chong's plan, after tribes such as Yuwenbu allocated pastures, the military government here in Liucheng would transport grain to the Yuwenbu, and then ask the Yuwenbu to contribute cattle and sheep to the military government.
When he was on the high platform, Yuwen Heihu was intimidated by Zhang Chong's momentum. He didn't have the chance to think deeply about many things. He thought that this was a trick used in the past trading. But when he came out and thought about it carefully on the horse, he found that there was something wrong with this move.
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Although cattle and sheep are raised on the grassland, in fact Ruyu Wenbu himself does not eat meat every day, and most of the time he eats some cow and sheep cheese.
Therefore, the grassland has a demand for food from the Han people, and it is very large. Once they start to eat the food supplied by the Han people, it is natural that these barbarian tribes will settle down.
This is similar to the way wolves on the grassland get used to eating bones thrown by people, and will stay around and degenerate into dogs.
When the time comes, the Han people who have mastered the food will naturally be able to control the barbarians outside.
After understanding this, Yuwen Heihu could only feel that King Zhang was really sinister.
Although I don’t know if the Han people had that much food, King Zhang actually talked about it and asked them to exchange for cattle and sheep, so it should be the same.
But what if you understand this?
Publicly speaking, his tribe can have enough to eat. Privately speaking, Yuwen Heihu is afraid of death.
He could see that those Han people had no intention of leaving here at all, otherwise they would not talk to him about this matter.
And just when Yuwen Heihu was making this judgment, along the outer wall of Liucheng, he saw another Han infantry resting in formation there, covered with dust.
They were also wearing apricot yellow military uniforms. The convoy behind them was filled with all kinds of food and armor, and various flags were fluttering in the team. They were obviously a well-trained military brigade.
Seeing that these people were strangers, Yuwen Heihu hurriedly said to Cheng Pu who was leading the way:
"Cheng Anda, these troops look unfamiliar. I haven't seen them in the past two days."
When Cheng Pu saw Yuwen Heihu taking the initiative to talk about this matter, he glanced at him inexplicably, and then said leisurely:
"These are the reserve troops coming from Jixian. You will see a lot of battalions like this in the next few days."
Yuwen Heihu was startled, he laughed, and then stopped asking questions.
Suddenly, Yuwen Heihu thanked Cheng Pu:
"Cheng Anda, thank you very much. If it weren't for your protection, Po Tou might have died just now."
Saying that, Yuwen Heihu was about to bow to Cheng Pu.
But who knew that Cheng Pu jumped away and then said very seriously:
"Brother Yuwen, on our way east, I saw that this guy, Po Tou, is an excellent warrior, but after all, he is still from the frontier. He can only see the surrounding area and has no idea who the person he offended is. If it weren't for me,
I think you have worked hard along the way, so if he shows his head is broken, I will kill him with a knife."
Finally, Cheng Pu said to Yuwen who was blushing:
"Potou, you have good luck. The king appreciates you very much and gave you the word Tai. You should know blessings and respect. A warrior who does not know how to respect will not only give you but also give
Your tribe has brought about annihilation."
Having said this, Cheng Pu had already sent the father and son to the city gate and was about to go back.
At this moment, Yuwen Heihu pulled his head and said to Cheng Pu:
"Anda, on the grassland, you are my brother. Then my son is your son. I think Anda is right. I feel that Po Tou will only be useless if he stays in the tribe, so I asked Anda to adopt Po Tou.
Let him join the Taishan Army. Isn't this what King Zhang meant?"
After hearing this, Cheng Pu opened his mouth wide.
He didn't expect that he would suddenly have such a big boy.
Cheng Pu originally wanted to refuse, but suddenly he thought that he still didn't have a son, so he could help himself by adopting a son as his adoptive son.
The most important point is that Yuwen Heihu was right. The king did smile at the end and wanted Yuwen to break his head and join the collision team.
Thinking of this, Cheng Pu pondered for a while, and finally asked Yuwen Heihu:
"It's okay if you want me to cut my hair, but you have to agree to one condition."
Yuwen Heihu was overjoyed and patted his chest:
"Don't worry, Anda, just say it."
Cheng Pu nodded, then pointed at Yuwen's broken head and said:
"Po Tou, your name from now on can only be Yuwentai, do you understand?"
Yuwen's head was broken, but Yuwentai's face turned red, but in the end he nodded slightly.
In this way, Yuwentai accepted his fate.
…
Cheng Pu went back first. He asked Yuwentai to go back to the tribe with his father to resolve other matters, and then go into the city to look for him two days later.
Now that there were no outsiders, Yuwentai couldn't bear it anymore and asked with red eyes:
"Father, do you want Po Tou to leave the tribe so that the tribe can be left to the son of the maidservant?"
Yuwen Tai's words broke Yuwen Heihu's guard, and the latter said angrily:
"Fart, I was a little reluctant to give up at first, but now it seems that you really want to go out and practice, otherwise the tribe will be destroyed by you sooner or later."
Later, Yuwen Heihu added:
"That's your brother, not the son of some high-ranking maidservant. Although I'm old, I still have no problem guarding you for a few years. But you are like this now. Apart from force, what else do you have? How can I trust the tribe to hand over to you?
It’s for you. So why not practice by your adoptive father’s side.”
Yuwentai smiled silly.
Yuwen Heihu stroked his son's head and sighed:
"Botou, this is an opportunity for us. You know that in addition to asking you to join the Taishan Army, my father also decided to take all the warriors of the tribe to participate in the war behind the Taishan Army."
Yu Wentai was puzzled.
Yuwen Heihu explained:
"Look at the armies you saw along the way. Have you seen the end? How many soldiers have gone out? It would be okay if we just hit the Wuhuan people, but now that the Wuhuan people have been wiped out, these people still come to Liucheng
Assembling, what does it mean?”
Yuwentai is not stupid, he reacted:
"The Han people are still going to fight? Who will they fight? The Xianbei people?"
Yuwen Heihu shook his head, he didn’t know either:
"But it doesn't matter whether we fight the Xianbei people, Liaodong people, or other tribes. What we have to do is to firmly be the dogs of the Han people. I finally understand that if the tribe wants to develop and grow, the tribesmen must live their lives
Well, you have to follow the strongest one and follow closely, and you must not be a grass in the wind again."
After saying this, Yuwen Heihu and his son fell silent.
Because the following sentence is the lesson of Yuwenbu. In the past, Yuwenbu, as the leader of the Xianbei tribe, chose neutrality on the Xianbei successor, and was eventually annexed by the two factions.
This painful experience made them understand that in a big dispute, there is only you or him, and there is no third option. Don't lie to yourself about being neutral.
In this way, Yuwen and his son returned to the tribe with thoughtful thoughts and began to mobilize and prepare.
…
Over there, when Cheng Pu returned to the royal court, he saw Zhang Chong explaining to Ju Shou and others his arrangements for Liucheng and the nearby Hu tribes.
Cheng Pu quietly walked to the group of generals and listened with open ears.
When the king said:
"In the future, the tribes who moved to Liucheng began to eat the food in the Liucheng warehouse. Food was used to stabilize the tribes."
But as soon as the king finished speaking, Jushou said in confusion:
"Your Majesty, where does this food come from? Is it all transported from within the fortress? It is inconvenient to transport it along the way, and it will become a bottomless pit in the long run."
The king explained to his disciples:
"I saw this Daling River Valley, and it is a good land for farming. From now on, the Han people will farm here, and the Hu people will provide livestock. The cattle can be used to cultivate the land, increasing the farming area, and the sheep can provide meat.
There is enough food to supply the Hu people. After all, the population of the Hu people is not large."
But this reason did not convince Jushou, so he only heard his disciples say again:
"The population of the Hu people is not large now, but as these people settle down and escape the white disaster, there will definitely be more people and animals in the future. And if there are Han people to provide food rations, there will definitely be more people. Wouldn't this be a heavy burden in the future?"
Hearing this, Cheng Pu outside couldn't help but think:
"As expected, we are subordinates. This does make sense. We are here to conquer these barbarians, not to make these people our fathers!"