Chapter 133 Watching and helping each other
Tanshanwu is not nothing.
In fact, this is a large slum area, home to 300 bandit families and more than 300 Bingzhou refugees, with a total population of more than 2,800 people.
This year they have cultivated 70 hectares of fields along the river, and harvested about two hugs of dendrobium per acre - not enough for themselves.
"Do you have any idea what will happen next year?" Shao Xun looked at Mao Er and asked.
"Master Shao, we have tidied a lot of ditches after the autumn harvest. After winter, we are going to use that mudflat to dig a big pond. There will definitely be more fields next year."
"Ditch? Is it an artesian ditch?" Shao Xun asked.
Mao Er had never heard of the term "artesian canal", but he understood it in a literal sense and immediately replied: "It is an artesian canal, and now it can only be an artesian canal. No one in Jinmenwu knows how. Make a water cart."
"Not bad." Shao Xun nodded, thinking that after returning to Luoyang, he would have to find someone who could make a water cart. In some places, the terrain is high and water cannot pass through. If there is a water truck, more watering land can be opened up.
"How many hectares are you going to sow next year? I just want the number." He asked again.
"We are going to sow one hundred and fifty hectares." Mao Er said seriously: "We will not give up until we achieve our goal."
"Then I will wait." Shao Xun said with a smile.
In fact, he has a little expectation in his heart now.
Does the Dung Mountain have any effect? How much change will it bring to output?
Although experience told him that this was useful and of great use, he was not so sure before seeing the facts.
If it is really useful, then this will be an important booster on his way to take off, and the originally estimated development route can be revised.
"The household registration of Jinmenwu is similar to yours. Lu Heigou is also vowing to open a hundred and fifty hectares of farmland. When the time comes, you two will compete to see who can produce more grain. The winner will get one item. Reward." Shao Xun said again.
"What reward?" Mao Er asked curiously.
“Become a student.” Shao Xun smiled.
Mao Er's face turned rosy and he said: "Master Shao, I will definitely win."
"Haha." Shao Xun patted him on the shoulder and said, "I also think you can win, but don't take it lightly."
Well, he said the same thing in Jinmenwu.
Lu Heigou was more excited than Mao Er.
Taipei students have the qualifications to be officials - they may not necessarily be qualified - which is a great temptation for people like them. After all, they are native Jin people. Although they have received two or three years of education, Some desires are developed from childhood.
Shao Xun silently calculated again.
If Yunzhongwu can sow 250 hectares, and Kinmen and Tanshan two docks can sow 400 hectares in total, and harvest three dendrobiums per mu, they can produce 195,000 dendrobiums of grain throughout the year, and they consume 14 Ten thousand dendrobiums - in fact, the consumption is more than that, because they also need to build forts, dig ditches, and ponds, which are all heavy physical work.
After this calculation, the food still cannot make ends meet, but the deficit has indeed been greatly reduced.
However, a deficit is a deficit, and this needs to be filled. What's more, he is still recruiting refugees, and the consumption next year will be far more than this.
This time he defeated Liu Qiao and his son, and he had made a contribution. But with the Xuchang Arsenal case, it is very likely that nothing will be gained.
But that's normal.
It's not normal now, because Sikong obviously wants to go west to Guanzhong to attack Sima Yong, and he has to use him to kill someone, so he can't be suppressed too much.
How can one hide a good bow before all the birds are gone?
But it is impossible to reward him with an official position.
Since ancient times, there has been a system for rewarding merit. What should we do if someone makes meritorious deeds in a short period of time and is promoted too quickly?
I won’t be promoted at this time and will make up for it elsewhere.
Reward titles, money, land, mansions, beautiful women, sheltered land, population, and the number of officials for your descendants, or simply give officials to your immediate family members.
Even sometimes, you are given a mighty guard of honor, treatment that goes beyond your family status and official rank - generally speaking, these are flashy things.
In short, the court will not let itself fall into a situation where there is no reward.
So, what should I do if there is really no reward? Very simple, kill!
To be gentle, I will pick on your little problems, demote you, reduce your salary, etc. In short, there are ways.
In the context of the westward expansion, Sikong will not really pursue the Xuchang Arsenal case - at least he will pretend to be so.
Then, he will probably reward you with money, land, beautiful women, etc.
As for titles and official quotas, hehe, I’m afraid they are not that generous.
But at this stage, money is indeed the most affordable. After all, Shao Xun’s stall is a bit big, the progress is a bit fast, and there are many places to spend money.
A sect king and a palace general are pretending to each other, and that's it for the time being.
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When Shao Xun returned to Yunzhongwu, he met Du Dan who came to visit after hearing the news. "Master Du is so leisurely and elegant." Shao Xun dismounted from a distance and saluted Du Dan.
Du Dan returned the gift and walked over slowly.
"Du Gong is not at home to train his dealer. Why did he come to Yunzhongwu? Do you want to have a drink with me?" Shao Xun asked with a smile.
Du Dan waved his hand and said: "If you want to drink, there is no problem, but now there is something."
"In Yiyang Township, we are all here to help each other. If Du Gong has something to say, there is no harm in saying it." Shao Xun looked serious. road.
"A sergeant returned to Luoyang and boasted among the villages, saying that one thousand men of Lang Jun defeated Liu Qiao's army of one hundred thousand men. Is it true?" Du Dan asked.
"That's a lot of big words." Shao Xun laughed and said: "Du Gong is rich in learning, you should know that Liu Qiao's soldiers are not many, and most of them are new recruits. Most of Yuzhou's elites are in the hands of King Fan Yang, but now they are fighting in Hebei . ”
Yuzhou is an old military governorate and has certain military strength. But after so many years of hard work, the losses are not light. Sima Hui basically took all the more capable ones to Hebei, and now they are in the hands of Gou Xi.
Liu Qiao did have some troops on hand, which were his old troops when he went south to Jingzhou to defeat Zhangchang, but they only had a few thousand soldiers. Later, he recruited more than 10,000 new troops, and the overall combat effectiveness was not very strong.
If Sima Fei returned with his entire army, Liu Qiao would be unlucky, but most of his troops were deep in Hebei and could not be brought back.
"Liu Qiao can only have 20,000 soldiers at most." Du Dan smiled and said: "But Xiaolangjun is still very powerful. Even if he takes advantage of someone by surprise, such a brave and advanced military strategy is still impressive. Sentiment. What a great young man!"
"Du Gong's family background, he can guess my military plans based on only half-truths and half-false words," Shao Xun said sincerely.
Du Wuku’s son may be a soldier. It's a bit interesting to be able to infer Shao Xun's military strategy through a simple battle time, coupled with the horse borrowing incident that made a lot of noise a while ago.
"Mr. Lang is overly praised." Du Dan said modestly: "Are you going to Hongnong next?"
"Didn't Shi Chao and others go back?" Shao Xun asked.
After Yecheng was captured, not everyone followed Sima Ying to Luoyang. Shi Chao, Lou Quan, Gong Shifan and others were out leading troops at the time and did not follow them.
Later, the soldiers naturally lost their will to fight and dispersed one after another. Some of these people stayed in Hebei and lurked, while others rushed to Guanzhong to be taken in by Sima Yong.
This time Sima Yong gave them troops ranging from one thousand to three thousand, and ordered them to leave Tongguan in the east and attack Hongnong and Luoyang. If there is a chance, he will fight back to Hebei to support Gongshi Fan and others.
But they didn’t even take the first step.
Mi Huang strengthened the walls and cleared the fields, defended the city, set up strongholds at various key passes, garrisoned troops and horses, and fought back and forth with Shi Chao and others.
Just yesterday, Shao Xun received news that Shi Chao and others had withdrawn.
Mi Huang has stabilized this wave.
The ability to build a stronghold and fight a dull battle is indeed possible.
"Yes." Du Dan said, "But if they can come once, they can come a second time."
"Du Gong just speaks frankly." Shao Xun said.
"Since Lang Jun won a great victory in Yuzhou, he must have captured a lot..." Du Dan said.
Shao Xun was overjoyed.
That's exactly what he meant.
But what about this, whoever speaks first will suffer. Du Dan actually took a fancy to the equipment he captured, so naturally he could buy food from him.
It may be an exaggeration to say that the weather has been smooth in recent years, but there have not been too many disasters. The Du family's Yiquanwu is not small in scale. It cultivates mature fields and has a lot of grain stored in it, so it has room for sale.
Besides, there are many Wubao in Yiyang and even Hongnong. Through local connections like the Du family, the business can be expanded.
They won’t suffer either. No matter how evil Shao Xun was, the price of the weapons he sold was still not high, and they were well-made weapons. They could even say they made a profit.
This is called a win-win situation.
The war is coming. In a place like Hongnong, which is caught in the middle, Wubao Commander, who has a sense of crisis, will think about hoarding equipment and improving the level of armament. Anyway, there is plenty of food - well, if a disaster occurs, food is more important than weapons. In this case, The decision made at the time is likely to be wrong, but people have no ability to predict the future.
"Since Du Gong has this intention, how can I hide it and not give it to him?" Shao Xun said with a smile: "This matter is not urgent. We will discuss it after the troops return."
< br>"That's right." Du Dan nodded slightly and said, "Then it's a deal."
"It's a deal." Shao Xun said.
For now, the Lord of Wubao in Yiyang is a target that can be fought for.
He is the Lieutenant General of the Sixth Grade Palace. He has a close relationship with the prefect Mi Huang and has an official advantage. In the context of a large number of people and a small number of people, there is no need for the Yiyang Wubao commanders to deliberately target him. There is no big conflict of interest between them and they can completely help each other.
If we encounter a large enemy attack in the future, this relationship of mutual assistance will be crucial. We will have more contacts in the future.
(End of this chapter)