Chapter 306 Increase your efforts and don’t stop!
The army set off along the Bian Canal. There were a total of 3,000 soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, and craftsmen. They were vast and moved quickly. They arrived at Junyi in three days.
Along the way, Xingyang and Zhongmu counties were relatively stable, but after entering Junyi, I found that it was a mess and a large number of refugees gathered here.
The common people are not stupid and vaguely know where there is food.
Junyi is an important water transportation town, and water ships often come and go. After the news spread, a large number of hungry people gathered immediately.
Beggar handsome Chen Wu originally liked Latin to join the army, but he didn't dare to recruit him without authorization this time. He was also short of food.
So he closed the city gate tightly and turned a blind eye.
Wang Tan, the prefect of Chenliu sent by Sima Yue, was originally a subordinate of Sima Hui, the king of Fanyang, but later joined Sima Yue. He wanted to help the victims, but he also had no food.
I wanted to intercept the canal boat like Shao Xun did, but I thought about it but didn't dare. In the end, I had to let it go and just let it go.
When Shao Xun's army arrived at Junyi and took the return empty boat to Chenjun, the two of them came to visit at the same time.
"Do you want to go south to quell the rebellion?" Wang Tan was a soldier and had fought against Jisang together with Gou Xi. His attitude toward Shao Xun was pretty good. He just heard him say: "I found out from among the hungry people that Yuzhou There were many refugees living in villages in various counties, and now some of them could no longer survive. They began to move around, attacking and killing the residents, first in small groups, and then in large groups. They attacked fiercely regardless of casualties. Some of the fortress walls were breached, and there was chaos. It’s so bad.”
“What else?” Shao Xun asked.
“Some nobles took their goods, food, and tribes with them and went south with their families. After they left, the villagers were left unattended, and chaos broke out.”
“Thank you, Mr. Fu, for informing me. ." Shao Xun said sincerely.
It should have just started now, and it should become more and more serious in the next few months.
The expedition of the aristocratic family to the south of Wudi should also set off a wave of climax.
There are differences between early crossing and late crossing, as well as active and forced crossings.
Shao Xun thought of the Yu family.
Historically, their family both crossed over early and took the initiative to go south, so they had both.
Yuchen probably crossed the river in the first year or two after Sima Chi ascended the throne, and also obtained the position of prefect of Kuaiji, which was quite good. Two or three years later, the prefect will not even think about it, and he will be forced to get a county magistrate.
Xie Kun of the Xie family also went to defect to Langya King Sima Rui early in the morning. Xie Sa and the others might be a little late, but since Xie Kun took the lead, it was not a big problem.
In comparison, the Qingzhou gentry Su clan came later and were forced to flee.
Su Jun originally had thousands of subordinates in Qingzhou, but because of Cao Yi's pressure, he only took a few hundred relatively core subordinates and fled in a hurry. He still left by boat, which was very embarrassing. Of course, he was subjected to Langya King Sima Rui's warm welcome. At that time, every person crossing from the south to the north was very valuable. As for the dislike of the people crossing from the south to the north, that would come later.
Shao Xun is not very fond of these Nandu scholars.
Leave if you like, free up the land so that I can do some work to dig up the foundation of the gentry clan.
"This is General Chen, right? He is indeed brave and decisive, with the appearance of a general." Shao Xun looked at Chen Wu next to Wang San and praised.
Yang Jiuzhi stood behind Shao Xun, only glanced briefly, and then stopped paying attention.
Hu Wufuzhi took a serious look and then lost interest.
After Mao Bang and Pei Zhen looked at Chen Wu, they then looked at the many generals following him.
The beggar army is indeed poor!
There are no unified military uniforms, not much armor, and the equipment is not sophisticated enough, but the spirit is pretty good.
"Not as good as Chen Hou." Chen Wu bowed and said, "I respect the warrior Hu the most in my life. Chen Hou fought in the north and south and made many meritorious deeds. The battle of Yema Gang broke Shile; Qili Pass In the battle, Liu Cong was defeated; and his heroic feat of advancing from Luochuan to Luoyang and galloping among tens of thousands of Xiongnu made people feel admirable. The court is very lucky to have the emperor, and ZTE is expected to be restored. "
"It's passed." Shao Xun laughed loudly and said, "General Chen is loyal and courageous, and he does not give in too much."
The Begging Army, the Western Jin Dynasty version of "Supporting the Qing Dynasty and destroying foreign countries", is interesting.
Chen Wu obviously has a lot of miscellaneous men under his command, but he still speaks passionately about "killing men". Perhaps, the Hu in his context refers to Liu Han, rather than ordinary Hu people.
"It's not as good as the general." Chen Wu said with shame: "The Huns went south to Chenliu and looted wantonly. Now the village is in ruins and the countryside is in ruins, but I can't control it. I'm really ashamed."
"It is understandable that the general has few soldiers." Shao Xun encouraged: "This time the thieves invaded the south, the fighting in Puyang and Chenliu was the most intense. If we can keep the county and city intact and the canal transportation is continuous, it will be a victory. Take your time to defeat the Xiongnu, don't be in a hurry."
When Chen Wu heard this, he felt a little less guilty.
He was ordered to guard Junyi, and his most important task was to ensure water transportation. If you look at this alone, he was successful. At least Shile's troops who went south did not get too much advantage from him.
Wang Ping and Qi Ji of Liang State even took advantage of the locust plague and used extraordinary troops to defeat Taobao once. Although they were defeated by them again later, their results were considered acceptable.
"The Xiongnu retreat is only temporary. General Chen must not take it lightly." Before leaving Junyi, Shao Xun said again: "In case the thieves come again, the most important thing is to defend Junyi."
"The Xiongnu will come again. Come?" Chen Wu was a little surprised.
A lot of food has been transported into Luoyang, what's the use of them coming again?
"Liu Yuan is about to die, so the Huns retreated." Shao Xun explained: "After the new king ascends the throne, for the sake of prestige, he may start a war. Either Luoyang or Chang'an, Luoyang may be bigger."
Chen Wu was a little worried when he heard this.
When Shao Xun met him, he secretly wondered if he was really a loyal minister? Or are you simply unhappy with the Huns?
After chatting for a few more words, they boarded the ship and left.
Chen Wu, Wang San and others stood on the shore, watching the fleet leave.
Whether you admit it or not, Chen Hou is indeed the mainstay of Yuzhou and even Luoyang.
Even if many people do not think highly of him, even despise him, and hate him, they must hold their noses and cooperate with him.
If we unite, we will both benefit, if we divide, we will both lose, so just make do with it.
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The boat went down the river very fast.
In mid-June, Shao Xun arrived in Chen County.
Amidst the passionate sound of war drums, tens of thousands of soldiers disembarked from the ship in batches and formed an array on the shore.
When Shao Xun, surrounded by his soldiers and subordinates, appeared outside the cabin, a large group of people bowed and saluted, shouting: "See you, Lord."
"No courtesy." Shao Xun got off the boat, helped a few people up, raised his hands, and said loudly. Everyone slowly straightened up, lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes, and stood respectfully.
Shao Xun scanned around and found that these people had disheveled faces and sad faces. At first glance, they looked like poor people who were used to living a hard life.
He walked towards a middle-aged man in his forties and asked: "What is your name?"
"Li Da." The middle-aged man replied.
"How old is the Spring and Autumn Period?"
The middle-aged man was a little confused.
"The Lord asked how old you are." Li Chong "translated" from the side.
“Twenty-eight.”
Holy shit! Shao Xun took another serious look. He looked forty years old, but he didn't expect that he was only twenty-eight years old!
Life makes people grow old.
The well-dressed scholars, even in their forties, still look young.
The pampered ladies, even in their thirties, still make Shao Xun almost melt into them.
"Is there anyone else at home?" Shao Xun asked again.
"Only the mother-in-law is left."
"No heirs?"
The man was silent.
Shao Xun stopped asking, patted his shoulder and said: "It will get better, life will get better."
The eyes of the "middle-aged man" were red, as if A little sad, but also a little longing.
Shao Xun stepped forward and stood on a country road.
Because there has been continuous light rain in the past few days, the path is very muddy. But he didn't care and walked slowly, his eyes always falling on the fields.
The endless plain!
When people from the southern hilly areas first come here, they will be surprised how there is such a flat land in the world, and it stretches for thousands of miles without an end.
There are also water systems crisscrossing the Great Plains and the transportation is convenient. After years of development, there are many water conservancy projects and irrigation canals extending in all directions.
Farming should be done in a place like this.
Shao Xun crossed the ditch and came to a field ridge.
The crops planted in early June have sprouted, and the green expanse is very eye-catching.
On the land that has been devastated by locusts, you can see a little green, which is really touching and makes you want to cry.
“What have you planted?” Shao Xun squatted down, pointed at the buds sprouting from the ground, and asked.
"It's mainly beans." Li Zhong explained softly from the side: "Whatever you plant, you can harvest it in September."
"Not bad." Shao Xun nodded and praised: "How are people arranged?"
"One household cultivates twenty acres, one team has ten households, and ten teams have one battalion. Now more than 120 battalions have been arranged, mostly in Yangxia and Chen counties. "Li Zhong replied: "It will be harvested before it snows."
"Isn't it too late to plant winter wheat?"
"It may be possible to plant it late. On the other hand, most of the food sent from the south of the Yangtze River is rice, corn, and beans, and it may be difficult to find much wheat. "
"That's okay." Shao Xun said: "There are many things this year. Before the end of the year, all the refugees who can be resettled will be resettled. Houses, farm tools, draft animals, etc., there are so many things to do. It is really too late. After the spring of next year , I personally came here to plant millet with everyone."
"As long as the king is here, the people will have hope. From now on, everyone will praise you and your reputation will spread far and wide." Li Zhong saluted solemnly and said.
"Oh? Invincible in the world?" Shao Xun asked.
"When he captured his people, he was unable to cultivate the land to support his parents. His parents were frozen and hungry, and his brothers and wives were separated. He was drowning his people, and the king went to conquer them. Who could be his enemy?" Li Chong replied.
“Is this what Mencius said to King Hui of Liang?” Shao Xun said with a smile.
Quite fitting for the occasion!
"The people have worked hard in the fields. Today, when I come here, each person will add five grains of rice to feed the people of the country." Shao Xun ordered again.
Tang Jian quickly ordered the messenger to deliver the order.
After hearing this, the leaders of the refugee team and the camp leaders who were following Shao Xun from afar could not help but cheer in low voices.
Shao Xun turned to look at them and said: "From now on, you are all my compatriots, sharing weal and woe."
When everyone heard this, they didn't know who was taking the lead. A large group of people knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Greetings to the king."
This is the ceremony for people to pay homage to their king.
There is a very clear personal dependence relationship between the monarch and his ministers.
These refugees were resettled without "middlemen" (gentry, powerful people), and became people of the Chen Kingdom directly under Chen Hou Shaoxun. Over time, after the people's hearts gradually stabilized, they became a huge force.
At this time, even if he is a prefect of a county, he can only mobilize a small part of the resources of the county, and he has to discuss with the following families and their agents (officials, generals and assistants of the county), bargain.
If we could get rid of the middlemen and mobilize resources directly, the number would be very considerable.
Although this state without middlemen may not last for many years. Sooner or later, multiple classes will be created between the monarch and the people, reducing the efficiency of mobilizing resources. But I will use these few decades. , isn’t it?
We need to increase our efforts. When the next batch of grain arrives, we have to intercept it again.
(End of this chapter)