In mid-June, the surrounding area of Chang'an City has gradually become orderly.

The number of refugees gathered in the surrounding areas of Chang'an City and Bashang has been preliminarily counted, with a total of more than 300,000 and nearly 400,000 Jin and Hu Youshi.

This number is not much, but it is not too much, and it is not too much to say less, most of the essence of Guanzhong is concentrated in Sanfu, and Chang'an is a well-deserved core of Sanfu, and it is also a normal thing for Guanzhong to live and live in half of it. However, Guanzhong has been in turmoil for a long time, and the people have suffered a lot, and Chang'an alone and its surroundings still have such a large number of people gathered, to be honest, even many old Guanzhong people are surprised.

In fact, Chang'an, especially the gathering of these people in Bashang, nearly half of them were caused by the more than a month of Wang Shi's expedition to the west. In particular, a large number of township mansion walls in Jingzhao were broken, and the villagers fled in groups. Many of these docks have been in operation for decades or even generations, and the environment on which they originally depended has been broken, and a large number of people have been exposed to the wild.

Huan Xuan, as the supreme commander of the current Chang'an Royal Division, actually does not have a very good method in terms of maintaining stability, and the most reliable is the deterrence of soldiers, which makes people afraid and dare not make trouble.

With Du Hong's punishment in Xianyang, the war in the western border of Jingzhao ended, and the royal divisions of all walks of life were also concentrated around Chang'an, and even some of the rear army led by Guo Yu had already arrived in Bashang. The strength of the Wang division stationed around Chang'an also reached its peak for a time, with nearly 40,000 horses gathered here.

Although the great war has ended, the entire territory of Sanfu has not yet been completely pacified. Before Xingtai issued another order, Huan Xuan's army and government were under the control, and while the base camp in Chang'an maintained a certain number of troops, other people from all walks of life dismantled a team of 1,000 people and successively sent out to the surrounding counties to sweep up bandits and suppress the aftermath of the turmoil.

Among them, several of the more important military tasks were to send Yu Manzhi west to Fufeng Yicheng, clean up the countryside, and prepare to send troops west to conquer the Qiuchi State and its surrounding Zahu tribes; In addition, he should go north to Niyang, as a supplement to the Hongwu Army in the north, to guard against Liu Changming, a puppet Han State who is still entrenched in the north; There is also to raise supplies and ordnance for the Fenwu army, and prepare to send troops to Longshang later.

In addition to the dispatch and dispatch of the royal army, there is another more important thing, that is, the local requisition of civilian service.

In this regard, the nearly 400,000 refugees around Chang'an have provided great convenience, and in just over 20 days, a full 80,000 Ding of strong labor has been recruited around Chang'an alone. Most of them are the surrounding Zahu tribes, which also shows the high proportion of Hu people in Guanzhong.

Guan Zhongjin and Hu Za have lived for a long time, and although there is no lack of vendetta and mutilation between them, the integration of various degrees has also been quite profound. It is actually very difficult to segregate and separate people only based on ethnic standards.

And if the means are too tough, if these miscellaneous people are aroused to be vigilant and save themselves, Wang Shi's current strength will naturally not be afraid, but if the real civil unrest breaks out, those ordinary Jin people will be very rare.

The reason why Huan Xuan went so smoothly is that the key lies in the wonderful use of tea.

Although this is just a rumor casually fabricated by the former stage, it spreads very quickly in Guanzhong. It is related to the safety of their own lives, and the people of Jin and Hu dare not be careless about it.

Therefore, when the navy arrived and sent a large amount of tea, there was no need for Wang Shi to take the initiative to sieve goodbye, and many people scattered among the refugees took the initiative to flock out, hoping to seek tea soup to save their lives. There are even some Jin people who have lived with the Hu people for a long time because they are frightened, and they pretend to be Hu to avoid disasters.

The Jin army Wang Shi was able to provide tea to treat the people of Zahu, which made Wang Shi's benevolent image quickly establish among the refugees. And as the news gradually spread, many miscellaneous food that was still wandering outside even took the initiative to throw it, which saved Wang Shi's energy even more.

In view of this, Huan Xuan even played a special seal, hoping that Xingtai would pay more attention to the strategic role of tea as a commodity. If it is used properly, especially in dealing with various matters of miscellaneous hu, the role that tea can play is even far greater than that of the army.

As for these requisitioned people, they are also of great use, whether it is the cleaning and reconstruction of Chang'an City, the dredging and repair of various waterways, the reclamation and restoration of wasteland, or the auxiliary combat troops, they all require a lot of civilian input.

On this day, Huan Xuan was still dealing with military affairs, and his own soldiers came to report that it was the chief Puhong who asked to see him.

As the supreme commander of Chang'an at present, there has been an endless stream of people who have recently entered the camp to ask for help, and the vast majority of them, Huan Xuan can push it, and there is really not much energy to spend on it. He also had a little impression of this Di chief Puhong, in addition to the merit of encircling and suppressing Du Hong, he had the impression that the other party had frequently asked to see him recently, and it seemed that there was really something important.

After approving the few important matters at hand, Huan Xuan took a short rest, and after a little muttering, he asked the chief to summon him. Although since Wang Shi went west, there are many people in Guanzhong who are strong and powerful in the name of righteousness, but there are not many who can really play a practical role like this Puhong. For that reason alone, this chief was worth meeting him.

It didn't take long for Pu Hong to be introduced, and as soon as he entered the account, he bowed deeply, and his tone and posture were extraordinarily respectful: "Longshang Hu Pu, meet the envoy ......."

"Pu Jun doesn't need to be polite, the number of etiquette in Rongzhong is simple, and it is appropriate to do so."

Huan Xuan raised his hand to signal Pu Hong to enter the table, and when he saw that the other party was not lacking in a restrained seat, he smiled again: "This time the king is going west, Pu Jun can feel the call of the king's loyalty, and he will lead the Qu Erlang to fight and kill the thief, so that the thief leader Du Hong will be punished, which is really commendable." I was ordered by the general to temporarily herd this realm, such as Pu Jun, and other righteous men in the border should be praised and rewarded, but recently there have been a lot of miscellaneous chores, so far I have time to see him, and I hope that Pu Jun will not mind being cold. ”

"Make the king's words heavy......"

After Pu Hong heard this, he was busy and replied half-salute, he saw that Huan Xuan had a lot of books on his desk, and he also knew that the other party was indeed a lot of affairs and not deliberately arrogant and cold, so he also seized this rare opportunity, and after a few words of greeting, he directly explained his intentions: "The king ordered to broadcast the customs again, and I and Hu Yong are also deeply honored. It's just, it's just that this time I took the liberty to come to the envoy, and it was really a short ......."

Pu Hong looked sad, and told the predicament he was facing at the moment, which was not new, it was nothing more than a lack of various materials, and he hoped that Wang Shi could help him.

Although he held on to Xianyang earlier, and most of the elite of Puhong's tribe were killed and wounded, he still had a large number of tribesmen who moved north to Niyang. Originally, he planned to lead the elite clan to the south to make profits and take advantage of the fire to rob, but the result was nothing, and the casualties of his own clan were staggering.

Although these remnants of his people were temporarily adopted in the Wangshi military camp, there were still tens of thousands of people waiting to be fed in Niyang, because of the frequent migration, the food and goods had already been exhausted, and if they did not receive assistance, food and clothing would be unsustainable.

Huan Xuan quietly listened to Pu Hong's story, his brows furrowed secretly, and after a little muttering, he said: "Guanzhong has been lacking in governance for a long time, and the predicament that Pu Jun has shown is not the urgent need of a family. Now that Wang Shi has entered the country, such people's hardships naturally cannot be ignored. What's more, Pu Jun was already helping the king, and the loyal tribe should be more compassionate. In this way, I have specially approved the order, and Pu Jun will attract the people to the vicinity of Chang'an as soon as possible, and settle down first. ”

Hearing Huan Xuan say this, Pu Hong first thanked him, and then said with a melancholy face that the materials of the Dao clan had already been exhausted, and even not enough for migration, so he hoped that Jun would be able to approve some materials to solve this urgent need, and said that his department had actually been appeased by Xiao Yuandong of the Hongwu Army, and he was afraid that Xiao Yuandong would be unhappy when he moved rashly.

Talking so much, it is nothing more than that Pu Hong feels that his current strength is seriously consumed, and he is worried that after the clan moves back to Chang'an rashly, they will be reorganized and merged by the king and division of this realm, and will lose their original independence.

When Huan Xuan heard this, he was already a little displeased, what idea did this chief have in his heart, how could he not know in his heart. Such characters are accustomed to speculating on the general trend, and cannot simply be regarded as obedient people who are subservient to the king's law.

"Since there is such a secret in this, then I will repair a letter and send it to Xiao Hou, asking him to take care of your tribesmen a little. As for the material use that Pu Jun asked, although I am sorry to do so, but Wang Shi's use of alms, limited by his own rules and regulations, can not be arbitrarily allowed, I am really sorry. ”

Huan preached here, and he had already grabbed another book and spread it out, and put on a gesture of sending off guests: "In addition, Pu Jun's deeds have been recorded in the merit book and sent to the platform, and later after the villagers and the meritorious ones have finished sorting out, they still need to go to the platform to be rewarded." Please stay in the camp for the time being, waiting for the summons of the station. ”

When Pu Hong heard this, his heart was already half cold, and he was about to fight again, but he saw that Huan Xuan had already bowed his head and read it, and another pro-soldier stepped forward to give a gift, and in desperation, he had to get up and give a salute and withdraw, and his heart was full of melancholy.

The materials needed were not sought, but only a few words were used to deal with them, and Pu Hong's bad mood can be imagined. Although Huan declared that he would ask Xiao Yuandong to take care of it for a while, who knows how Xiao Yuandong would look at this matter.

This time Pu Hong was really smart but was mistaken by cleverness, he refused to move the clan back to Chang'an on the grounds that he was appeased by Xiao Yuandong first, but he rashly led his troops back to Jingzhao to participate in the war, and Xiao Yuandong's arrangement to order him to settle in Niyang was also contrary to Yang Fengyin.

And Huan Xuan said that he left him in the camp to wait for the next day to go to Xingtai to be rewarded, this is another form of house arrest, and it will take more than a month to go to Luoyang at the earliest, he himself cannot return to the tribe to lead the clan, and the clan is even lacking in basic self-protection ability, more than a month, who knows what will be the situation after he returns.

Not to mention how Puhong is in distress here, various rectifications in Chang'an City have been carried out in an orderly manner, such as Duling, Juxian and other surrounding township tycoons who were previously exempted from the devastation of the war.

When everything was sorted out in a rough way, a group of heroes from the Western Expedition within the Wang Division and a group of representatives of the Guanzhong villagers, including Pu Hong, the chief of Di, a group of more than 1,000 people set off and went straight to Luoyang.