"As long as you don't betray my Han family for one day, the Han family will not let you down for one day."

When they parted, Luo Cheng pair handed over more than 10,000 horses to his two masters of the country with confidence.

"We will never dare to betray the Central Plains!" The two of them swore faithfully.

Luo Cheng smiled and said goodbye to them, but their oath was just listened to. Any oath was actually not as good as his strong strength.

Just like that famous saying from the Age of Discovery, the truth is only within the scope of the cannon.

By the same token, if the Central Plains are strong, the surrounding vassals will naturally be loyal, but once the Central Plains are weak, the surrounding vassals will not be loyal.

By the Bailang River, Yan County.

This was once the Yan County established by the imperial court. Before the eastern expedition in the early years, the imperial court established four counties, namely Liucheng County, Yan County, Liaoxi County and Liaodong County on the small land in western Liaoning. However, at this time, there is only one Liucheng County in the entire western Liaoning area. After Luo Cheng integrated the counties and counties in western Liaoning, only three counties were retained here.

The veteran general Qu Tutong was in a depressed mood.

"Li Mi rebelled and had actually captured eight counties in Henan, and Meng Rang also captured more than ten cities in Huaixi, but the emperor ran to Guanzhong at this time."

He couldn't figure it out.

What I can't understand even more is that the Zhongwu Army made such a great contribution and the imperial court did not give any rewards.

"Elder General Qu Tu, why are you still unhappy when you were promoted to deputy envoy of the Zhongwu Army?"

Luo Cheng did not expect that the emperor asked Qu Tutong to take over Duan Da's deputy envoy.

"Sir Luo, the Central Plains rebels are so arrogant. Should we lead our troops south to quell the rebellion?" Qu Tutong asked.

But Luo Cheng just said, "The soldiers went to fight against the Turks for several months and were quite exhausted, not to mention that we have lost thousands of elite soldiers this time. It is not yet winter, so we should give the soldiers a rest. Besides, the emperor has not ordered us to go south. If we go south alone, we will be guilty if we are innocent."

This is a very real problem. Even if the Zhongwu Army is guarding an eleven county on the frontier, the court still divided its defense areas. In the defense areas, the Zhongwu Army has the right to move military, but to leave the defense areas, it must be transferred by the court.

If the troops were dispatched south without orders, it can be regarded as a plot to rebel and mutiny.

"You old general, don't worry, the court will definitely be able to deal with Li Mi. Let's take a step back. If the court really cannot quell the Li Mi rebellion, as long as there is an edict, my Zhongwu army will naturally lead our troops into the pass and move south."

Wei Zheng welcomed Luo Cheng in Yan County.

"The harvest is great, but what do you plan to deal with so many horses?"

Luo Cheng smiled and said, "Although horses are not easy to raise in winter and spring, can living people still suffocate to death? More than 100,000 horses are what we have worked hard to exchange for our lives this time. If the emperor does not reward the royal army, we must seek some benefits for our brothers."

He sighed that rewards and punishments are unjust, which is also a sign that the court is about to collapse.

If the court does not reward him, he Luo Cheng will receive rewards. Otherwise, who would be willing to fight desperately in the future?

After grabbing the tea cup, whispering a little tea foam, I took a sip, and the unique tea fragrance that brought some bitterness and sweetness made Luo Cheng satisfied.

"I can't eat well and sleep well when fighting outside all day, and I have lost a lot of weight."

"Thank you for your hard work, the handsome man."

"It's nothing to work harder. In short, I'm back with all my heart, but there are thousands of brothers who haven't come back. I can only come back with their ashes. Compared to them, I'm nothing."

Wei Zheng sighed in his heart.

After one battle, thousands of Zhongwu Army soldiers disappeared, and this was still the most elite cavalry.

"By the way, you brought 6,000 Tielite people this time, and 6,000 Turks were incorporated into the army. This is probably unruly. The Ministry of War may not pass it."

Luo Cheng smiled.

He took a sip of tea, "When did you become so pedantic? I brought back these 12,000 people, and I didn't say that I would give them the identity of the soldiers in the palace. You can place them in the counties in Liaodong, let them establish villages and become village farmers, and then organize them into the county soldiers."

The county soldiers are always just supplementary, and the county soldiers are not registered by the Ministry of War, but are just a kind of chores served by the people of each county, and are completely controlled and managed by local counties.

"That's fine?"

"What's wrong? I tell you that the world is in chaos now, so sometimes we can't be too rigid and have to be flexible."

"The more than 4,000 soldiers who died in battle before have to pay more pensions this time. They are all our soldiers and must be taken care of. If their family has a suitable candidate and is willing to join our Zhongwu Army, they can give priority to them. Even if there is no suitable one now, they should enjoy priority when they want to join the Zhongwu Army in the future."

"Yeah, I've written it down."

Wei Zheng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then asked Luo Cheng, "The emperor ran to Guanzhong at this time, and it is said that he would go to Jiangdu. This is really a terrible death. In fact, General Qu Tu just said that he would let you go south to quell the rebellion. I think it is actually a good opportunity."

Luo Cheng shook his head.

“The time has not come.”

"Are you okay here during this period?" Luo Cheng asked. When he was away, he had contacted Liaodong before, but many things were not convenient to explain in detail. He only knew that they were still stable.

"It's pretty good. Shortly after you left, we began to organize the autumn harvest. Some people were instigated by Yuan and came to rob. As a result, we were prepared and we beaten to the point of falling flowers and water. Then they became honest and the autumn harvest went smoothly. This year, the weather was also beautiful, and the autumn harvest has been sunny during this period, so all the grains were able to be stored."

"After the autumn harvest, we also followed the old rules of last year. On the one hand, we organized the garrison to train bows, archers, spears, and spears, while on the other hand, the garrisons continued to build roads, embankments, and canals. In addition, some tribes such as Khitan, Xi, Shiwei and others also came to trade, and we also refused to accept the rules they set by us. So the transaction went smoothly."

"This year, the civil strife in the Central Plains is even more powerful, but our Liaodong is becoming more and more stable. Therefore, in the beginning of autumn, many people from the Central Plains came to us to take refuge and flee, and some big families came to avoid chaos and buy property. In addition, many merchants also saw the business opportunities on our side, so the caravans came to increase more and more goods."

Luo Cheng was very satisfied with the news, "These are good things, stability is the premise and foundation of prosperity. What are the prices here now?"

"With the interference of our Jiedushi's yamen, the prices are quite stable. Now a dou of rice is about twenty cents, a dou of white flour is thirty-five cents, a piece of raw silk is about four hundred and seventy cents, a piece of fine silk is 1,880 cents, and a piece of coarse cloth is 440 cents."

"A pair of cloth shoes is twenty-seven, a pair of thin shoes is one hundred, a pair of hoe is fifty, a steep iron horizontal knife is two thousand, a steep sword is two hundred, and a stern sword is seventy-five, a steep iron knife is seventy-five."

As the governor of the Jiedushi Sima, Wei Zheng is quite familiar with the prices.

Luo Cheng calculated it in his mind and found that the price was indeed very stable, much better than the current Zhongyuan.

At least twenty coins per dou of rice is difficult to buy in the Central Plains now. Liaodong is benefiting from the military farming system and the strategy of not being able to flow out of food, so it can already be self-sufficient. If there is no shortage of food, it will naturally not be too expensive. In particular, grain merchants are prohibited from hoarding grain and introducing strategies such as restricted sales, so that the people are not short of food.

"What is the price for livestock in border cities?"

"The Turkic Dunma is 9,400 words, the mare is 4,300 words, the fine ox is 4,200 words, the second ox is 3,200 words, and the male camel is 15,500 words."

"The wine sold to the Hu people is good, and the average medium-sized wine is from 15 to 300 yuan per dot, which is even more expensive."
Chapter completed!