Late Han Zhao Tang

Chapter 30 Trading
There were more than 500 tribes in Chigan and more than 3,000 people alive. After Zhang searched inside and outside the tribe, he beheaded more than 100 people and captured more than 2,300 people.

After discussion between Zhang Yu and Zhang Ji, according to Zhang Yu's suggestion, more than a thousand Hu people were organized into 150 tribes, of which Zhang Yu directly led 100 tribes and Zhang Yang led 50 tribes.

As for the rest of the captured Hu people, Zhang Ji gave all of them, who were gentle by nature, to more than 300 households in the village as slaves, based on the contributions made by the people in the village in the past.

After the operation, about half of the Hu people became Zhang's direct subordinates, and the other half were sent to be slaves in the village. If they were cruel by nature, they would be sold to the powerful people in Bingzhou to avoid more trouble.

After resting for a day in Chigan's camp, Zhang Ji led his soldiers to escort the Hu people back to the dock that day.

In order to properly resettle the 150 tribes of Hu people, Zhang Yu and Li Song went ahead and returned to Chanhewu in advance to select a suitable place to resettle the Hu people.

Chanhewu was built at the strategic location of Chanhekou, with lakes to the south and mountains to the north. The Chan River flows through it, and it is a must-pass place on the Yanmen Road.

If the Hu people were to be settled around Chanhewu, a place with fertile soil and water would have to be found so that they could both defend Chanhewu and make it easier for Zhang to control the 150 tribes of Hu people.

In response to such a need, Zhang Yu led a few people along the Canshui River. When they were five or six miles away from Chanhewu, Zhang Yu saw that the local soil and water were fertile and it was a mountain grassland, and that people could still cultivate on the banks of the Canshui River, so he chose this place to settle the Shiyi tribe.

Afterwards, with the Shiyi tribe as the center, Zhang Yu went to the left and right to look for pastures, three or four miles away, to accommodate the other two tribes.

After finding a place to resettle them, Zhang Yu sent someone to inform Zhang Ji to move the three tribes there.

Because the three tribes were divided into Chigan cadres, in order to prevent the tribesmen from colluding with each other and causing chaos, Zhang Ji detained all the relatives of Chigan Puda.

Two days later, Shiyi and Buluhutuli followed Zhang Yu's order and moved to Wubei to graze.

The other part procrastinated for a long time because of the issue of Zhang Yang's selection of people. Finally, Zhang Yang chose Hou Moerlie as the head of fifty households to govern and manage the people directly under his jurisdiction on his behalf.

Hou Moerlie was an outlier among the Hu people. He was not good at riding and shooting, but was gifted in mathematics and languages. He was captured by Zhang Ji when he was hunting six years ago, and later surrendered to Zhang Ji and worked in Chanhewu.

Marquis Morlie was elected as the head of fifty households. It was probably because Zhang Yang could not find any confidant to help him manage the tribe, so he had no choice but to let Zhang Ji's subordinates take the position.

The Houmo, Buluhu and Shiyi tribes arrived at the pasture one after another. In order to win the hearts of the people of the three tribes, Zhang Yu transferred a lot of supplies from the fort to help the three tribes of Hu people survive the winter.

Moreover, in order to gain recognition from the three tribes of Hu people, Zhang Yu would often live in the Shiyi tribe, and visit the Houmo and Buluhu tribes to get acquainted with the Hu people in the tribes.

Because it was close to Chanhewu, Zhang Yu stipulated that the three divisions should gather for two days every month and train under Zhang Yu's command.

Zhang Yu attached so much importance to the Hu people, not because he wanted to adopt a Hu-like behavior, but simply from the perspective of training a strong team.

There were not many people in Chanhewu. There were only about 300 old and weak people who came out, and about 100 strong and capable people. Zhang Ji felt very sad for every person he lost.

In this situation, Zhang Yu had to use his brain to learn from the Hu people. Although the Hu people were short and had poor discipline, they were good at riding and shooting since childhood, and they were a natural and high-quality source of cavalry.

There are more than 150 tribes, and if one tribe produces one cavalryman, and the 150 cavalrymen are trained to form a usable force, then the military strength of Chanhewu will be doubled.

If Zhang Yu raises an army in the future, these Han and Hu troops will be his capital.

When Zhang Yu was getting familiar with the Hu people's subordinates, the news that Zhang had suddenly attacked and eliminated Chi Ganren first spread in Shuofang. Several powerful families including Lu Bu, Wei Xu and Geng Kuan sent people to visit Zhang Ji and congratulate him on the elimination of Chi Ganren in Chanhewu.

At the same time, after several days of running around, the surviving Chigan households finally fled to Qianman's tribe, begging Qianman to send troops to help Chigan get revenge, and crying about Zhang's "evil deeds".

Qian Man originally had a rift with Chanyu Kuitou. Seeing that the Han-Hu trade that Kuitou had been advocating had gone wrong, he was immediately delighted and had people put pressure on Kuitou, asking him to avenge his people as the Chanyu of the Xianbei.

Although Kuitou was dissatisfied with Qianman for taking the opportunity to stir up trouble, he said that he would give an explanation to Chiganhu because the Han people did send troops to destroy him.

Afterwards, Kuitou sent an envoy to Dingxiang County to ask for an explanation from the prefect Guo Wei, and also wrote another letter to the governor Zhang Yi, blaming him for violating the previously agreed agreement.

Seeing that a diplomatic dispute had arisen, Guo Wei suppressed the victory report submitted by Zhang Ji and ordered someone to summon Zhang Ji to Shanwu, the county seat, to learn more about what had happened.

When Zhang Ji learned that Guo Wei was urgently recruiting troops, he quickly asked someone to call Zhang Yu to go to Shanwu together. However, Zhang Yu had already been prepared and asked someone to bring Li Pu along.

Obviously, before sending troops to eliminate the Chi cadres, Zhang Ji and Zhang Yu had considered the impact that eliminating the Chi cadres would cause.

In November, Shanwu, the meeting hall.

The firewood in the brazier was consumed by the flames, releasing heat. Although it warmed the cold meeting hall, it did not ease Guo Yu's expression.

Guo Yu stood up from the couch, paced back and forth, and said, "The Xianbei Chanyu Kuitou came to ask why our army sent troops to destroy Chigan."

Zhang Ji bowed his head slightly and said, "My Lord, Chigan Puda was too bullying. When my son was returning from Taiyuan, he led his troops to ambush at Yanmen Road and nearly killed my son and the brothers in the village. If I don't send troops to attack him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to appease the people in the village."

Guo Yu frowned and said, "Although Chigan Puda ambushed and killed your son, Chigan Puda is dead now. If Bo Zhuo wants to take revenge, he can just send troops to teach him a lesson. Why does he need to completely destroy Chigan Puda? It is not wise to open the Han and Hu trade ports and start a war."

"My lord, could you allow me to explain what happened in detail?" Zhang Yu bowed and said.

Guo Yu glanced at Zhang Yu and asked, "Who are you?" "My name is Zhang Yu, also known as Zhang Ji'an. At the beginning of the year, thanks to your letter, I was able to study under Lord Changwen." Zhang Yu said.

"Oh!"

Guo Yu's tone remained unchanged as he said, "Since you are the person involved, you can explain the details here."

"promise!"

Zhang Yu said calmly, "My Lord, the reason why the commander ambushed and killed me and the caravan was because of a hidden secret. When I was studying with Lord Chang Wen, Wen Shao from Qi County became enemies with me. I had no intention of making enemies with him, so I gave in everywhere."

"However, Wen Shao forgot the friendship between us classmates. He knew that I was going back home, so he specially sent someone to bribe the cadres to ambush me halfway. If it weren't for the money and goods of the caravan that disrupted the formation of the Hu people, I'm afraid I would not be able to see the emperor's face."

"Given the hatred between the Zhang family and Chigan, and the money and food promised by Wen Shao, if the Zhang family does not eliminate Chigan, the two families will never have peace. So it is not that the Zhang family intends to disrupt the trade, but because Chigan has repeatedly invaded the border, the Zhang family has no choice but to eliminate him in order to protect itself!"

Listening to Zhang Yu's well-reasoned words, Guo Yu's expression relaxed slightly and said, "I have heard that Chi Ganren has repeatedly violated the border, but I didn't expect that there would be such a hidden story between Zhang and Chi Ganren."

Guo Yu sat back on the couch and asked, "Ji'an said that Wen Shao paid money to lure Chi Gan to an ambush and kill him. Do you have any evidence?"

"Have!"

Zhang Yu said firmly: "Li Pu, a scholar close to Wen Shao, once studied with Wen Shao in Dalu Mountain. When he shot and killed Chigan Puda that day, I captured him."

"This is Li Pu's testimony. Please check it!"

As he spoke, Zhang Yu took out a towel from his bosom, stepped forward, and presented it to Guo Yu with both hands.

Guo Yu's expression changed slightly. He reached out to take the towel, glanced at the contents, and fell into silence.

"Does anyone else know about this?" Guo Wei asked.

"This matter involves serious consequences, and I dare not report it casually!" Zhang Yu said.

Guo Yu put his towel on the table and asked, "How do you want to end this matter?"

Zhang Yu's face remained respectful, and he said, "I have received your recommendation, so I dare not make a rash decision now. I am willing to listen to your instructions."

"it is good!"

Hearing this, Guo Yu could not help but look at Zhang Yu and said with a smile: "This boy can understand the overall situation. He is worthy of being the son of Bo Zhuo!"

"Bozhuo gave birth to a good son!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Lord."

Guo Yu was very satisfied with Zhang Yu's handling of the Wen Shao incident.

The reason why Zhang Yu handed the issue to Guo Wei was that it was difficult to handle. Wen Shao was backed by the Qixian Wen family, and the Wen family had a close relationship with Guo Wei's Yangqu Guo family.

If the evidence was handed over to Guo Yu and Wen Shao was tried, it would make it difficult for Guo Yu. If he did not stand on Zhang's side, he would hurt his subordinates and violate the law; standing on Zhang's side would cause conflicts between Guo Yu and Wen.

Handing the issue over to Guo Yu to solve not only allowed Guo Yu to take control of the situation, but also showed that Zhang supported Guo Yu. If Guo Yu suppressed the matter, Wen would owe Guo Yu a favor, and Guo Yu would in turn owe Zhang a favor.

The issue of Zhang's extermination of Chi cadres is actually no longer the key issue as Wen Shao was dragged into the game. Zhang does not have to be held responsible for the extermination of Chi cadres, but the Wen family has to step forward to resolve it.

As for why they are not responsible, the reason is not difficult to understand.

If the prefectures and counties blame Zhang for sending troops to destroy Chi Ganren, then the incident of Wen Shao hiring someone to kill someone will not be able to be covered up, and Wen Shao's guilt will be exposed among the Han and Hu people, and Zhang will appear as a victim.

If the Wen family shields Wen Shao's guilt, then the diplomatic problems caused by the reprimand of cadres need to be solved by them, otherwise Zhang family will expose Wen Shao's guilt. In order to avoid Wen Shao being held accountable, the Wen family will most likely come forward to help Zhang family solve the diplomatic problems.

Zhang Yu's expression was unclear under the light of the fire, revealing a cunning and scheming that was inconsistent with his age.

After pondering for a while, Guo Yu asked, "Does Ji An have any other requests?"

"Wen Shao is narrow-minded, and I am afraid that I will be harmed by him. I beg you to see if you can let him leave his hometown to avoid any further disputes." Zhang Yu said.

"feasible!"

Guo Yu nodded and smiled, saying: "Bo Zhuo and Ji An can go back to the dock first and wait for news from me."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)