Chapter 802 The Four Chieftains

The chieftains on the mountain are divided into four families. The imperial court actually only occupies 30% of the entire Sichuan territory. The rest of the land is in the hands of the chieftains. These four chieftain families have a population of about 800,000, and their subordinates can There are also 70,000 to 80,000 people who are good at fighting.

Although it doesn't sound like a lot, they have been in the mountains and forests for generations, and the imperial army has also encircled and suppressed them. However, because they were not familiar with the situation in the mountains, they did not achieve effective results except for wasting people and money.

After the imperial army failed, it only made the people on the mountain even more arrogant. They also figured out the true nature of the imperial court. Even though the imperial army used to have hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn, they couldn't use it when they came to their place. Compared with There are not many roads up the mountain. If you want to go up, it is basically impossible.

Dynasties in history have also besieged the mountains, but they all failed due to various reasons. First of all, they have lived in the mountains for generations. Even if you besiege them, people will still live in the mountains, and although there are many daily necessities It’s hard to get, but that’s not to say it’s impossible to get.

In addition, many Han people are not united and send various contrabands to the mountains for high profits, which also makes them persist. Furthermore, the imperial army is stationed here, and the daily money required is an astronomical figure. Over time, it is a kind of harm to the other party, and it is even more harm to us.

"According to what you say, there's nothing you can do about them?"

Li Xiang had never thought that the situation here would be so complicated, and he even thought about solving them all by hand. But now it seems that it is not that easy.

"This humble minister is stupid, please forgive me, Your Highness."

He really didn't know how to answer this. If he knew, how could he possibly marry these people? You must know that people in this era still pay great attention to blood. In their eyes, these people on the mountain are all Barbarian, sending his daughter to a place like that is not what a father should do, but he had no choice but to do this in order for the official to be safe.

"Go and find some information, find out the transaction lists with you on the mountain over the years, and see what is in short supply on the mountain and what is needed on the mountain below."

Li Xiang thought for a while and said, although they may have done similar things before and it may not have had any effect, but now there is no progress, Li Xiang has to do these things again. After all, Li Xiang started from the 21st century, you may be able to see something useful in it.

"My subordinate will do it immediately."

What this guy fears most is that he is fine. If he is fine, it means that he is of no use to Li Xiang. People who are useless may be killed at any time. As long as Li Xiang arranges a task for him, it means that he is not of any use to Li Xiang. It is safe until the task is completed.

And in his heart, he also felt that completing a task would bring him closer to living, so no matter what Li Xiang told him, he had to go all out to complete it. This was the opportunity Li Xiang gave him. Those who had been Those who were beheaded may have needed this opportunity desperately, but it is a pity that they are gone.

After a night of interrogation, we finally figured out what happened on the mountain. There are four chieftains in total on the mountain, and the population is a little more than what Mr. Zhang said. The mountain has been doing well in recent years, with a population of about one million. In addition, There are quite a few young and middle-aged people, a total of 150,000 to 60,000.

Li Xiang has already realized a truth when dealing with these barbarians. How many young and middle-aged people there are, then how many soldiers they have. Some people may have never fought in a war, but at the most dangerous moment, these people can immediately become Become a warrior, that's what people on the grassland do.

After summarizing all the information, Li Xiang also summoned the following people. Three cobblers supported one Zhuge Liang. If Li Xiang had been left to think on his own, he might have broken his head. In the end, Can't find a useful idea.

"You are all new to me, and you may not know much about my temper. I don't have many requirements for my subordinates. The most disgusting thing is people who are disloyal, and the second most disgusting thing is people who are incompetent. Don't be afraid. You have done something wrong, and I will not punish you if you do something wrong, but if you do nothing, your future may be in jeopardy."

Li Xianggang gathered these people together and looked at how frightened they all were. Then he realized that these people were not familiar with him. They had come from all over the country, and Xiao Yu's family had the largest number of them.

"I just took a look. According to what they said, I also took people to the mountain road outside the city to take a look. It is indeed the same as they said. Less than a hundred miles away from Chengdu, the chieftains have begun to set up The level is over, even though Zhang Jiuli has a good relationship with them, these people don’t trust Zhang Jiuli.”

Qin Huaiyu is not someone who can sit idle. When he got the news about the interrogation last night, this guy immediately took people out of the city to verify it. Of course, this guy was not stupid enough to go out wearing armor, he just made up to look like a young man going out for fun. , there are many such people around Chengdu.

"There is also food and salt in the mountains. They can handle the food themselves, but there is no salt produced in the mountains. What they trade most with the mountains is salt and iron. However, according to some people's accounts, half a month before we came, They just bartered with the mountains, and there was enough salt in the mountains to last a year."

Su Dingfang was not idle either. These people all followed Li Xiang's old subordinates, so they naturally knew what to do after getting the news. There were some things that Li Xiang didn't need to give orders to, and they all handled them properly.

"I also have a few noble sons from the mountains over there. They all studied business in Mianzhou City. I also detained them. They also gave some explanations, but they were very different from what these people in Chengdu gave."

Xiao Shouguo was the first person from the Xiao family to speak. This guy felt that Li Xiang had given him such a big opportunity and he had to take the lead in everything, and he had really found out some information.

It's a pity that when he came to Chengdu with the news, he found that everyone had already received similar news, but there was still something that needed to be said.

The more Li Xiang listened, the more he frowned. He thought that with more people, he could brainstorm ideas, but he didn't expect that all he heard was useless. It seemed that these toast masters were not that simple. No wonder they were able to stay on the mountain for so long.