Chastity Layman

Lang Son.

The breeze was gentle.

By the Qiongqi River, Qin Lang was wearing a purple robe with a jade belt, holding an unsheathed jade sword in his hand, with the hilt in his hand, but the tip of the sword rested on Qin Yong's shoulder.

Qin Yong knelt in front of Qin Lang on one knee.

Countless people around were watching, even Yang Jiyuan, Anong and other local Han barbarian leaders stood there watching.

At that scene, at first glance, I thought that the righteous brother of Wei Guogong had committed some serious mistake and was going to be publicly executed.

However, this one was a canonization ceremony created by Qin Lang.

"I, the Great Tang Founding Co-conspirator, Feng Tian Ding Nan Yuan from the meritorious officials, the generals of the Fuguo, the political counselors, the prince-in-law Duwei, the East Palace Zhanshi, the prince Taibao, Jingzhao Shaoyin, the Chongxianguan bachelor, and the Imperial Academy bachelor , Jiangnan Lingnan Xuanfu Envoy, Wuan Prefecture Shifeng Inspector, Shangzhu State, Wei State Duke Qin Lang!"

"Here, in accordance with the destiny of the heavens, I will be conferred on Qin Yong, the founding son of Yongxin County, as the knight lord of Qingfeng Castle, and granted the title of mayor of Qingfeng Township."

After Qin Lang finished speaking, he tapped Qin Yong's shoulder and neck three times with his sword.

"I give you twenty-four words, prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony. Freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness!"

Qin Yong said loudly, "I, Qin Yong, swear here that I will uphold loyalty and honor, and keep in mind prosperity, democracy, civilization, and harmony. Freedom, equality, justice, rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness. !"

Qin Lang took another set of bright light armor, a horse lance, a blood-red coat of arms, a war horse, and a bow, and gave them to Qin Yong together.

This is a canonization and reward for knights.

Qin Yong accepted Qin Lang's canonization, knelt down on one knee to swear allegiance, and finally took the reward and got up.

So he became the first knight lord conferred by Qin Lang in the fief, and got the territory of Qingfengwu Castle.

After thinking over and over again, Yang Jiyuan finally reluctantly agreed to Qin Lang's overall request, and gave Qin Lang six docks, including Qingfengwu, which his brother Yang Jichu had previously commanded.

Qin Lang set up Qingfeng Township with Qingfengwu and its surrounding areas. Qin Lang is the lord of Qingfengwu territory, and he has the title of Viscount from the imperial court. Qin Lang also awarded him a knight title and became the Viscount Knight of Qingfengwu. lord.

As a knight lord, Qin Yong can grant five knights and ten warriors by himself.

Qin Yong sits in Qingfengwu, and the fifteen vassals under him can build fifteen fief villages, and each can recruit another militia.

Qin Lang planned to use this method to stabilize the Qin family's fiefdom.

Everyone fights for themselves, builds this wild fief with the Qin family together, and enjoys the fruits of the construction together.

They are not only Qin Lang's vassals, but also Qin Lang's partners.

Of course, in order to strengthen the relationship with the original Han barbarians, Qin Lang agreed to the Yang family's plan to hold a big wedding, and at the same time took the initiative to propose marriage to the Yang family.

It's just that this time, instead of proposing marriage to himself, he proposes marriage to Qin Yong and other subordinates of the Yang family.

Qin Yong will also accept a granddaughter as a concubine from the Yang family.

Even Ah Huang and the others are the same, as long as they can fall in love, they can get married.

Qin Lang also asked the knights and warriors below to marry Lang Son and Men County, and the young unmarried women in Dingwu Minli under the two families were all marriage targets.

Not only did Qin Lang accept Mrs. Anong and Yang Chongniang as concubines, but Qin Yong, A Huang, etc. would also accept concubines, and those former subordinates from among them would also hold a blind date ceremony, a group blind date, and a group marriage at that time.

Because of Qin Yong's suggestion, Qin Lang let go of the restrictions. As long as the other party's identity is a good Han woman, she can marry as a wife. If she is a slave or a barbarian, she can only take her as a concubine.

This proposal surprised Yang Jiyuan.

After much consideration, he finally agreed.

Because Qin Yong had already married a wife in the Central Plains, Yang Jiyuan had no choice but to choose a granddaughter from a concubine to marry Qin Yong as his concubine.

Everyone is happy.

Ah Huang was also formally conferred the title of Knight Lord of Huangmei Castle, and he will also marry the Yang family. Because Ah Huang's previous wives are all dead, so this time he simply proposed to the Yang family to marry a woman to continue his marriage, which made the Yang family very happy. Unexpected.

Although Lao Huang is not young and looks wretched and ugly, after all, he has a viscount conferred by the court, and now he has become a knight lord. His territory is in Lang Son, and he will be a neighbor in the future. The Yang family finally chose married a granddaughter.

It is said that the granddaughter is about the same age as Chong Niang, and she is pretty good, but after seeing Ah Huang's wretched appearance, she cried miserably and refused to marry, but the men of Lao Yang's family forced and frightened her. Dejected and helpless, he agreed to marry, which excited Lao Huang who had seen the girl.

Qin Lang was at the riverside, conferring thirteen lords in one go, and Qin Lang had finished dividing the thirteen docks of the Yang family.

Lao Yang got half of the Langshanwu Fort, and the other twelve, Qin Lang got six, and Lao Yang's six sons got six.

Yang Jiyuan became the magistrate of Lang Son County, and Qin Lang also asked him to be made a Viscount of Lang Son County. Qin Lang turned around and appointed Qin Yong as the captain of the Tutuan of Lang Son County, and inspected the captain of Lang Son County.

Qin Yong and other six new feudal lords were assigned territories, and then they were assigned to knights and warriors, and then to exiles and immigrants.

The Yang family gave up six Wubao and moved people away. Qin Lang didn't want the original land, but Lao Yang was more sensible, and allocated a thousand mu of land outside each Wubao to Qin Lang.

Qin Lang then gave it to his knight lords.

Of course, this little land is not much. If you want to gain a foothold, you have to reclaim wasteland and open up land. Most of the good land is occupied by the Yang family, so Qin Yong and the others can only find ways to reclaim the land at the foot of the mountain, or simply open up the hillside. Out of the terraced fields, or some river beaches and other places that are prone to waterlogging, open canals and find ways to level them up and make fields.

Qin Yong and others are planning the future for their territory, and they are full of longing for the future.

Those felony prisoners with tattoos on their faces, petty criminals with tattoos on their hands, and captive slaves with brands on their foreheads also began to be resettled one after another. Sites were selected to build stockades, foundations were leveled, ditches were dug and piles were built, houses were built and wells were drilled.

In this cold and lukewarm early winter, Qin Lang and others stopped in Lang Son and started to settle down and take root.

Qin Lang sent people to find several mines in Menxian County and Langshan, and started to talk about cooperative mining with the Nong family and the Yang family. place.

Opening roads in the mountains and building bridges in the water have turned the narrow and dangerous roads that could only be passed by one mule in many places into smooth roads that can pass for carriages and horses.

Set up a station every twenty miles, and a beacon post every ten miles.

According to Qin Lang's design plan, starting from Zhennan Pass, Wu'an Prefecture will change drastically, and will become an important land passage linking Yongjiao and Jiaotong.

The census of household registration and the measurement of land and acres in the two counties of Menshan and Langshan went relatively smoothly. After getting through the upper-level Nongyang and Yang families, the following things became easier.

This year's two taxes are all exempted, and the two taxes will be formally collected from next year.

All the fields are given measurement and deeds to protect the property rights. Both the Yang family and the Nong family have accepted these.

Qin Lang's follow-up teams also arrived, and the total population of the southwards reached nearly 20,000.

These are the prisoners Qin Lang tried his best to collect from the prisons in Guanzhong and other places outside the Guanzhong. The Qin family paid for them to be escorted from various prisons to Wu'an Prefecture.

He assured the court that these people would not return to the Central Plains, nor would they die along the way.

It's hard to control felons, whether they are murderers and robbers, or gangsters who are desperate, but Qin Lang, who is in urgent need of people, can't control these.

One person was sent from the Central Plains to Wu'an Prefecture. He spent at least 30,000 yuan, but he still felt that the money was worth it. Here, people from the Central Plains, Qin Lang felt that no matter how expensive they were, they were worth it. not expensive.

Apart from these criminals, there were many other criminals whose crimes were not serious. Qin Lang made a deal with them. As long as they were willing to immigrate to Wu'an Prefecture, their crimes would be exempted.

Of course, apart from these criminals, Qin Lang also managed to recruit many poor people and even many beggars and refugees.

These people have a shortcoming, many are old, weak, sick and disabled, and they have no assets, except for the clothes they wear, they have nothing.

Along the way, Qin Lang was responsible for their basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation. Even if they arrived in Lingnan, Qin Lang would still be responsible for resettlement.

The relative advantage is that these people can't stay in the Central Plains, and they have nothing to miss. Coming to Lingnan is considered voluntary, and it is easier to manage.

Qin Lang has already set up 18 knight collars like Qingfengbao, representing 18 relatively stable immigrant settlements.

With these 18 stable settlements radiating outward, dozens of villages of various sizes were established to open up wasteland.

All townships and villages have set up Baojia joint defense, young and strong are organized into township braves, and they distribute spears, bows and arrows. They work as farmers when they are busy and train when they are free.

Those criminals in exile are supervised by the consecutive sitting system. Ten people are linked together to supervise each other. One escapes, and the remaining nine are punished together.

Those who report will have merit and rewards.

Most of the food materials and tools needed for development are purchased locally.

For this reason, the Nong and Yang families made a fortune.

The villages in Zuoxi also made a lot of money, because Qin Lang bought cattle, pigs, chickens, and ducks from them, and even bought slaves, copper, iron, boats, and pottery from them.

Throw money into it like a bottomless pit.

Fortunately, Qin Lang has a lot of money and wealth, and the industry in the Central Plains has now reached a large scale, and there is a steady stream of income. On the other hand, this time he went south, he also made a lot of income.

Coupled with the gifts from those barbarian kings, Qin Lang could barely hold on.

However, Qin Lang estimates that it will take at least two years for the immigrants to stabilize and even be self-sufficient without needing external supplies.

Although after settling down, the expenses will be reduced, but it is still necessary to continue to invest money.

He is still in the mountainous area now, and Taiping City, the seat of Wu'an Prefecture, is still outside the mountain and by the sea. In fact, Qin Lang has only just entered his fiefdom now.

Seeing that it has already entered November, if this continues, it is estimated that the New Year may not be able to reach Taiping City, but Qin Lang is not in a hurry, if he does not deal with it, he is in a hurry to go to Taiping City, and there is nothing wrong with it .

He also didn't want to walk on his front foot, and his back foot would be the same again.

But only two teams were settled and two counties were set up. The 20,000 people he worked so hard to get from the Central Plains were almost settled. This made Qin Lang feel that this place is really a bottomless pit .

Not only is more and more money thrown away, but the population is also a black hole of demand.

The wedding ceremony organized by Master Yang Jiaxing, who spent a lot of time and effort, is about to begin. I believe this time it is no different from the last concubine ceremony in Zhennanguan.

After this concubine ceremony, Qin Lang believed that no one should doubt his Qin Lang's strength any more, and no one would want to defy him and resist him.

If it is calculated in this way, then maybe it is still possible to go to Taiping City to celebrate the New Year in time?

Next summer, maybe you can take the summer monsoon and return to the Central Plains from the north by sea?