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    Xingqingfu

    In the main hall of the palace, the music was melodious and several young beauties were dancing gracefully.  [This article comes from]

    Calm down and appreciate it. Dangxiang women are quite different from Central Plains women. They have high noses and deep eyes, and are quite exotic.

    Sitting on both sides were numerous dignitaries in the city and those who had returned from Huaizhou to offer gifts. The Liang army arrived, and the news of Renli's withdrawal had spread.

    Some party dignitaries in Huaizhou fled with them, but there were also many people who were accustomed to a comfortable life and were unwilling to abandon their family business, so they prepared gifts to surrender.  As long as Daliang is not prepared to completely exterminate the Dangxiang clan, these surrendered Dangxiang people will be useful.

    Chao Yong saw that all the dignitaries in the city who had been invited had arrived, so he waved the dancing women and musicians to leave.

    The hall immediately became quiet, and all the Xixia dignitaries immediately looked respectfully at Prince Daliang who was sitting on the throne.

    The Dangxiang people in Xingqing Prefecture have all become bald, while the Dangxiang people from Huaizhou are still bald in front and with hair hanging down the back. It can be said that the people from the two prefectures can tell at a glance.

    Chao Yong smiled and said: "Dangxiang's dance is good. Although the Xia Kingdom is dead, the Partyxiang people can still continue to multiply. As long as they surrender to me in Daliang, the land and pastures can be owned by both Partyxiang and the Han people. It's just that the Han people in your family must  Release them all."

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of joy when they heard that they could get the same status as the Han people. The Han slaves in the family had been released long before they came, and they also gave some money to compensate the Han people, which was a good show.

    "Thank you for your kindness, Prince."

    Chao Yong looked at the bald and semi-bald people kneeling on the ground, and suppressed a smile and said: "Get up, everyone. As long as you can contribute to the court, not only can you keep your original land and pasture, but the court will not hesitate to reward you."  ¡±

    The implication is that only by making contributions can you continue to own land and pasture.  Otherwise the beam will be withdrawn.

    Most of the cultivated land in Yinchuan Plain is in the hands of Dangxiang dignitaries, but most of the farming is done by Han people. Although Dangxiang people also have many unemployed people, Han people are better at taking care of the land.

    When Xixia was there, they were powerful people and could own a lot of land. Now that Xixia is gone, they naturally know that Daliang will not let them own that much land.

    Even if they are the first to surrender to Daliang, there will definitely be only a few people who can keep all the land in the end.  So everyone wants to be a minority.  They all expressed their loyalty and talked about their role.

    In short, they can help Daliang appease the party members in Huaizhou and make it easier for Daliang to govern Huaizhou.

    While everyone was rushing to talk, they saw Prince Daliang frowning slightly and hurriedly became quiet.

    Chao Yong nodded and said: "Then I ask you to appease the people. In a day or two, our army will arrive, and then I will divide my troops to take over Huaizhou. Appeasing the people is optional, and those who are unwilling to submit to me will be  They must have all escaped. As long as I don't treat them harshly, they will naturally not cause trouble."

    The party dignitaries in Huaizhou did not expect that Prince Daliang would see through the matter easily, and they did not dare to deny it.

    Chao Yong looked at everyone¡¯s expressions and knew that there were quite a few people fleeing.  He also said: "If you want to make meritorious deeds, gather all the soldiers and horses to fight for me. As long as you get military merits, the court will not miss your rewards. For you party members, it is easier to get harvests in battles than in farming or herding."  ¡±

    As soon as the words fell, someone immediately said: "I would like to gather my clansmen to fight with the prince."

    The others hesitated.  Everyone also agreed.

    As long as they are not fighting against the Liang army with firearms and divine arm crossbows, they do not lack courage.

    Chao Yong nodded with satisfaction.  Pointing at the first person who spoke, he said, "What's your name?"

    This was the first time Chao Yong asked the names of people from Huaizhou. The names of party members were hard to pronounce, but Chao Yong didn't want to ask more, and even if he asked, he couldn't remember them all.

    The man hurriedly said respectfully: "I will appreciate the burial cloth carefully."

    Chao Yong nodded and said: "You will be responsible for the recruitment of troops in Huaizhou. You will be given two days to form a troop and be temporarily responsible for the defense of Huaizhou."

    Seeing the important responsibility, Xishang Burenbu immediately knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Thank you for the promotion, Prince."

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Since the other party members were the first to respond to Xishang Buranbu, they all felt regretful that they had received such a benefit.

    Chao Yong asked everyone in Huaizhou to step aside, and then said to the bald dignitaries in Xingqing Mansion: "What can you do for Daliang?"

    Everyone in Xingqing Mansion was eager to admire the buried cloth, and they rushed to express their willingness to form troops.

    Chao Yong saw that only the old man in the lead did not rush to speak, so he could not help but point at this man and said: "Can't you do anything?"

    Renduo Baozhong had wanted to join the Song Dynasty in his early years, but Cai Jing did notUnexpectedly, Li Qianshun was asked to capture the messenger who delivered the letter. Renduo Baozhong was also dismissed from his military post by Li Qianshun and moved to Xingqing Mansion for supervision.

    Prince Daliang defeated the armies of Chage and Li Qianshun, and raided Xingqing Mansion. Renduo Baozhong knew that Xixia was about to fall.  He had long thought about the way to regain power, and did not bother to seize the opportunity with others. When the prince asked, he bowed and said: "The villain Renduo Baozhong once served as the commander-in-chief of Zhuo Luo and the Southern Army.  Although they have been dismissed by Li Qianshun for many years, Zhuoluo and Nanjunsi are still controlled by our Renduo family. If the prince can trust me, I can recruit Zhuoluo and Nanjunsi to surrender, and then lobby the Gansu Military Division.  and Nishiju Houtai Military Division.¡±

    Chao Yong also remembered what Zhong Shidao said about Renduo Baozhong. Hearing that Renduo Baozhong had such ability, he said happily: "Okay, if you can recruit Zhuo Luo and Nan Jun Si, I will give you a baron, Zhuo Luo and Nan Jun Si."  You can also command the troops and horses of the division. If you can recruit the other two divisions, I will give you a viscount."

    Renduo Baozhong didn't know the level of the titles in Daliang, but he was satisfied to be able to command the soldiers and horses of Zhuo Luo and the Nan Army Division. He bent down and said: "Thank you for your trust, Prince. I will go and rush to Zhuo Luo and the Nan Army."  Sir, there will be news back within twenty days.¡±

    Chao Yong smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's almost noon. I've already asked people to prepare a banquet. It won't be too late for everyone to go and prepare after eating."

    Everyone hurriedly thanked the prince for the banquet.

    Chao Yong saw that the rest of the Xingqing Mansion were still watching eagerly, and said: "Whoever recruits soldiers and horses will lead them, and they will be rewarded after they have achieved military exploits."

    "Everyone couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when they heard that the prince would not be granted an official position.  However, the soldiers and horses they recruited were led by them, which was equivalent to giving them military power. It would not be difficult to obtain official positions if they gained military exploits in the future.

    A fat man with a bald head said in proficient Chinese: "This little man is willing to donate money and food to the army."

    Although Daliang captured Xingqing Mansion, they did not get much food and grass.

    More than half of Xixia¡¯s land is desert. Only the Yinchuan Plain is suitable for farming, and then there are some narrow areas along the river such as the Hexi Corridor. It can be said that Xixia is not a place rich in food.

    Li Qianshun dispatched 600,000 troops this time, but he squandered most of his savings over the years.

    Now Xingqing Mansion¡¯s food and grass can only support 50,000 soldiers and horses for more than two months, barely enough to support the autumn harvest.

    The food and grass sent by various ministries to help the troops have not yet been obtained. Chao Yong originally planned to buy it from some big businessmen, so he invited several big businessmen from Xingqing Mansion.

    Just when he felt a little sleepy, someone brought him a pillow. Chao Yong did not refuse. He thought about it and said, "If you can donate one hundred thousand guan of money or twenty thousand shi of food, I can give you a baron."

    Today, the price of rice in the Central Plains is around 2 guan per stone. However, Xixia produces little grain and Shaanxi is barely self-sufficient. Only Sichuan and Jiangnan have abundant grain. However, when transporting grain from these two places, losses and freight are very high.  To transport 30,000 dan of grain to Xixia would probably cost more than 100,000 guan.

    Of course, whether it is one hundred thousand gu of wealth or 20,000 dan of grain, it is a huge amount of wealth. A baron can only receive a hundred gu from the court a year, and a baron is the lowest title. If the next generation loses one level, he will become a white body again.  .  Moreover, the official title of Daliang is not exempt from commercial tax. It can be said that the title of Daliang does not have any benefits.

    However, the title of title has a fatal attraction for businessmen. After they accumulate endless wealth, they will pursue the improvement of status, but they did not have this opportunity in the past.  Now that I heard the prince's personal promise, I immediately responded positively.  Even though the title does not have any power, if the Duke and Bai Ding go to the government to do the same thing, they will definitely be treated differently.

    "The villain is willing to donate one hundred thousand coins."

    "I am also willing to donate 100,000 yuan."

    "I am also willing to donate 100,000 yuan."

    After Chao Yong led his troops to capture Xingqing Mansion, he only cleared out some of the big households in the city who were unwilling to hand over their weapons and shave their heads. Most of the big households were not violated.

    Because Chao Yong knew that the homes of many border generals were in the capital, and if their properties were accidentally confiscated, the generals who were ready to surrender might lead their troops to resist, so he did not rob the big households, but just asked them to release all the Han slaves.  .

    Business in the Song Dynasty was developed, and there were many merchants with millions of dollars in wealth. Corrupt officials such as Cai Jing and Zhu Meng had hundreds of thousands of acres of land alone, and they could earn tens of thousands of dollars from rent every year.

    However, Chao Yong did not expect that there were so many wealthy people in Xixia. As soon as he spoke, six people responded.

    But except for the fat man who spoke first, everyone else is a party official.  Although the other businessmen were also very coveted for the title of Daliang, they were helpless and unable to come up with so much money and food.

    The others are all tribal leaders, but the power and wealth of Xixia are concentrated in the hands of tribal leaders.??Although one hundred thousand guans would be taxing for them, getting the title of Daliang would give them a talisman.  They spend money to buy peace.

    Chao Yong nodded and said: "Okay, as long as you pay enough money and food, I will report to the court and give you titles and honors."

    In order to show the nobility of Lord Liang, Chao Yong had people formulate a set of flashy aristocratic etiquette. Different titles have exquisite ceremonial guards, but maintaining these ceremonial guards is also a huge expense.  Even if ordinary officials obtain titles, they do not have enough financial resources to support their daily display and can only use ceremonial guards on some important days.
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