Father Qin and the group of porters looked around curiously, saw that the road was smooth and the fields were empty, and asked the errand officer beside them curiously: "Brother, is this the camp field?" What are we going to do? ”

The messenger said, "This is it." Kong Mu instructed clearly, after you arrive, you will work in the brickyard, not far from here. ”

Qin Daddy said: "It turns out that there is still a brick and tile yard here?" In the past, I saw it all for self-burning, but it was rare to set up a field. ”

The officer ignored him, but watched the crowd carefully, and was not allowed to leave the crowd and walk around on his own.

After walking a short distance, he saw a group of people coming, and the official who led the team hurriedly ordered everyone to stop at the side of the road and wait for the crowd to pass.

Seeing a young official riding a horse in front of him, Daddy Qin couldn't help but ask the officer next to him in a low voice: "Brother, who is this official?" ”

The messenger said: "This is the officer who knows the officer!" Aren't the officials who left you here a few days ago? Don't you recognize it? Don't make a noise! ”

Daddy Qin had no choice but to shut up and muttered in a low voice, "How dare the little official raise his head? Naturally, I can't remember what the officials look like. ”

Du Zhongxiao saw dozens of people standing on the side of the road, and recognized that it was the porter who had come back from picking up money a few days ago, and called the officials to ask about the arrangements for them, only to know that Confucius had sent them to burn bricks and tiles. It was the time for large-scale construction, bricks and tiles were scarce, and the arrangement was reasonable. There is a lot of coal here, and the loess is particularly deep, which is suitable for firing bricks and tiles. Compared to rammed earth buildings, brick houses are built faster.

Instructed the officials to treat these porters well, and Du Zhongxiao and his entourage went to the camp and field affairs yamen not far away. After a few months, these porters will return to the state with the firewood harvested by the Volcano Army, which is very important. With the establishment of the camp and the development of commerce, there was a shortage of money in the Volcano Army. The seven or eight thousand guan shipped back a few days ago was just a solution to the urgent need, and with the development of business, there was still a serious shortage of cash. Du Zhongxiao's plan was to sell the chai hu and exchange it all for cash in Bingzhou, which was brought back by Feng Yuan and others who returned from Bingzhou at that time.

When he returned to the Yamen of the camp and made a little repair, a servant came to report, and the attached Xiangbu, the leader of the Tibetan people, asked to see him.

Xiangbu entered the yamen and came to the flower hall, and saw that Du Zhongxiao was already sitting there, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. After finishing the ceremony, he said: "Official, a few days ago, I sent a small person to investigate the people who came to Tanglong Town, and the small one didn't dare to slack off. After many investigations, it is known that at least three people who have come to the family are now living in the Volcano Army, and they are all working in the camp. One came to Shouyan, changed his name and surname, and together with some of the people who had fled here, he was recruited to work in the camp to cultivate the fields. One to use, assuming that he is a Han Chinese, he is the same as recruiting. There is also a nephew who came to Zhongping, who came to Shoushun, and was with the attached Xiaofanbu. ”

Du Zhongxiao listened, nodded again and again, asked Xiangbu to sit down, and asked him: "What is the background of these people, you can tell me in detail." ”

Xiang Pu said: "Coming to Shouyan and coming to use are to come to the family, but in fact, they are not much different from ordinary households. Only came to Zhongping, the nephew of the former leader who came to Shoushun, and when he wanted to come to attack the western thieves a few years ago, he was separated from his family and mixed with Jiashu, Keshun and other small Tibetan tribes. ”

The Lai family is the hereditary leader of Tanglong Town, but his family is not too big, only more than 100 people, mainly relying on the tribes that depend on them and the approval of the imperial court to maintain their rule. When the party invaded Tanglong Town, its leader Lai Shoushun rebelled into the party together with the official Ma Ya and the inspector Luo. These small tribes in the mountains are similar to tribal alliances, and the subordination between them is not close. Most of the leaders like Laijia were recognized by the Central Plains Dynasty for historical reasons, granted official positions, and allowed to be hereditary. Once the Central Plains Dynasty was not recognized, its power quickly collapsed.

Du Zhongxiao found people to come home, not to rely on their prestige to win people's hearts. Not to mention a clansman who comes to Shoushun, even if he comes to Shoushun's own prestige, it is far inferior to an official notice from the Great Song Dynasty. Du Zhongxiao's purpose is to have such a person in his hands, so that when he fights for Tanglong Town in the future, it will be convenient to fight a pen and ink lawsuit with the Khitan and the party. From the time Lai Shoushun rebelled into the party, the rule of the Lai family in Tanglong Town had actually collapsed.

Jiashu, Keshun and other Tibetan tribes, like the tribes of Xiangbu, are close to the Han land of the Volcanic Army. After the party broke Fengzhou, the Tibetan tribes there moved eastward and entered the territory of these small Tibetan tribes, and the seven tribes became the fourteen tribes. The new Tibetan tribe and the old Tibetan tribe had both integration and cooperation, as well as war. Fengzhou was breached, and the Fuzhou Zhejia ignored these Tibetan tribes, and they had to maneuver between the three forces of the Great Song Dynasty, the Khitan and the Dangxiang.

When Lai Zhongping was fighting with the party, he was separated from his family and went to the vicinity of the Volcano Army, relying on the Xiaofan Department. Recently, the camp recruited people, and he, along with some of the fringe members of these tribes, joined the Volcano Army.

As early as the fourth year of Qingli, Fan Zhongyan had written to the imperial court, asking Fuzhou and the Volcano Army to recruit these small tribes and maintain their influence on Tanglong Town. It has been two years since the matter, and it is only now that it has been really done in Du Zhongxiao's hands.

Listening to Xiangbu carefully talk about the situation of the personnel of the Fan Department who had recently entered the camp and field affairs, Du Zhongxiao said: "You are attached to the clan, and you came early, so you should be promoted." Anyway, most of your clan members have already been registered, so you don't have to worry about clan affairs in the future. In the past two days, I have written to the commander to give you a half-official position, and to take care of these Tibetan people who have entered the camp and field affairs. In the future, all the Tibetan people will take refuge in you, and after they are familiar with the Chinese language and adapt to the life of the camp, they will be incorporated into the village. This matter must not be sloppy, you have to work hard. ”

When Xiangbu heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him. These days, he is working in the camp, and he sees what kind of treatment those officials have, and he has long been envious. The same is to do things, the officials not only have the wages of the camp and the field, but also the income of the Lu, there is no shortage of wine and meat, where is the small leader of the Tibetan people like himself can be compared. Officials don't have a good life, that's how to compare it with whom. Compared with the wealthy households in the Central Plains, the life of the lower-level officials is embarrassing, but compared with the Tibetan people, it is heaven and earth.

Du Zhongxiao said again: "This is to Zhongping, it will be useful in the future, you have to take care of it carefully, and you must not make mistakes." Laijia is the leader of the original Tanglong Town, and he has subordinates, but there are more enemies, so be careful that his identity is known. ”

Xiangbu smiled: "The officials are too careful. Since Lai Shoushun led his clansmen to rebel into the western border, he came to the house and was stunned by everyone, who was still looking at him. Now he is an ordinary Fan who has to work for others, herding sheep and horses for others. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's always good to be careful." Many of the tribes in this area are scattered all over the country, some belong to the western border, some belong to the Khitan, and of course, there are those who are interested in the imperial court. Even if you people don't make trouble, it's hard to protect Hao thieves and Khitan people don't make trouble. ”

When Xiangbu heard this, he suddenly realized and nodded again and again. The scattered forces of the Tibetan tribe cannot become a big thing, but the party and Khitan forces behind them cannot be underestimated. Although the three countries are now making peace, the situation on the border is complicated, and no one can say what will happen.

Looking at the incense cloth, Du Zhongxiao was secretly ashamed in his heart. This little leader of the Tibetan people is really sincere, and as soon as he says it, he understands it. But I don't know that Du Zhongxiao's current approach is also preparing to use Fanluo to make trouble, but Xiangbu doesn't think about this aspect at all.

In the face of such an honest person, Du Zhongxiao couldn't bear to let him participate in this kind of thing, but there was no way. At present, the Tibetan people who are recruited in the camp and field work are all individuals and families, and only incense cloth is attached to the tribe. I really need such a person to help me manage the attached people. The Tibetan people are different from the Han people, not only because of the language barrier, but also because of the difference in living habits. The tribal villages are only one word apart, but the organization and formation are very different, the production and life are very different, and the people who come to work in the fields need a process of adaptation. The people who come to apply for recruitment must first adapt to the incense cloth for a period of time, learn the language, and adapt to the life of the camp before they are officially assigned to the camp field service. If you really take over the household, due to all kinds of unadaptability, it will bring all kinds of troubles to the field work.