Chapter 578 Circle
Outside Xuchang City, the soldiers have been mobilized.
During Sima Que's time, there were 20,000 soldiers in Xuchang, but there were actually 17,800.
After several rounds of battles, many Shibing soldiers died or were classified as government soldiers and went to Puyang and Dongping, and the number dropped to 10,000.
Liu Shan, the governor of the account, then started to recruit 5,000 soldiers. Sign-ups were very active, but it took a long time before the number was expanded to 12,000. It would be difficult to increase the number because they could not recruit so many soldiers. Multiple people.
With no choice but to ask Shao Xun for instructions, he recruited two thousand people from Nanyang Guanxi refugees and brought them to Xuchang together with their families.
We "recruited" a thousand more dealers from wealthy families in Yingchuan and Chenliu, and they are all here today - each family has dozens of households and hundreds of dealers, and they are a bit reluctant to leave. , but it is not unacceptable.
"What is the difference between this land under Xuchang City and the military camp in the field?" Yu Liang, who had just returned to Xuchang, asked with a smile.
The land adjacent to Xuchang City is of course very good and of great value - people living in the city can inspect their own land when they go out. There is nothing better than this.
Since the beginning of Qi King Sima Jiong, the official land under Xuchang City has been gradually expanded.
Sima Gai, Sima Yue, Sima Mo, and Sima Que continued their work, and finally cleared out more than 5,000 hectares of fertile soil and distributed it to the sergeants for planting - Wang Mi must be thanked for this.
Strictly speaking, the Xuchang Shibing farmed official land. The Shibing themselves were tenants and had no personal freedom, so Yu Liang said that they were farming troops, which is not wrong.
The official fields outside Xuchang City have changed owners several times, and few people have been cultivating it from more than ten years ago to now. Either dead or gone.
The dead died everywhere, and the departed were also scattered everywhere. Many were even forced to separate from their relatives, settle down elsewhere, marry wives and have children - such as following Sima Hui to Hebei, and following Sima Yue Those who go to Yanzhou, or follow Gou Xi to Qingzhou.
Many years later, if he is lucky enough to be able to return to his hometown, he will find that his wife has remarried someone else with their children - these days, if he does not come back for many years, he is basically dead by default.
In troubled times, one's power is too small to drift with the tide.
"How about Yuan Gui taking charge of the field army in Xiping?" asked Yu Zheng, the son of Yu Gun.
"That's a good question from Yuan Zhen!" Yu Liang shook his head and sighed, and said, "If you could choose, who would want to stay in Xiping?"
Yu Zheng and his younger brother Yu Mian looked at each other. Everyone laughed.
Who likes to go to places where birds don’t poop? Yuan Gui is so young and has not yet retired to his countryside. He is probably thinking about Xuchang every day and thinking about coming back to live a comfortable life every night instead of staying with the clumsy blacksmiths, miners, peasants and soldiers.
Yu Liang also wanted to laugh, but finally held back.
The temper that has been tempered for so long is finally different.
Yu Zhi and Yu Mi were also accompanied by a group of scholars' children. After seeing the brothers reminiscing about old times, they all came up to say hello.
Yu Liang responded one by one with a smile, and everyone was taken care of.
Yuzheng's eyes lit up, Yuan Gui had indeed made progress.
While everyone was chatting, more than ten people came out of the city gate. They glanced at Yu Liang and others first, said nothing, got on their horses and galloped past the main road.
While galloping, they talked and laughed loudly, so high-spirited.
"Huh? Who is this?" Yu Liang took a look and asked.
When did such a group of "arrogant" teenagers come to Xuchang City?
I think back then, after my sister married Mr. Chen, his status in Xuchang City rose rapidly. When all the scholars of the same generation gathered together, who wouldn’t say hello to him? Who wouldn’t fawn over him?
Unexpectedly, after leaving for more than a year, some people don't recognize Yu Liang.
Yu Zheng took a look and said: "He just moved here from Xiangcheng and Chen County after the year. He is a son of the Fu soldiers and Silver Spear Army generals. He is vulgar and illiterate. He only knows wrestling and hunting all day long."< br>
“Didn’t you get close to them?” Yu Liang subconsciously felt that this was not good, because it was too distinct.
“I’ve tried it, but I’m not from the same group.” Yu Zheng said: “On March 3rd, I invited Zuo Sima Chen Yougen’s son to attend the meeting, and he also came. Chen Liangfu’s nephew talked with him about music theory, but he didn’t know anything about it. I and I He talked about "Yi", but he didn't understand. Later, I didn't know who made fun of him, and he left in anger. He invited me again on May 5th and stopped coming."
"At the Spring Society Festival, I'll sit down and talk." Yu Mi said again: "Wu Qian's grandson was also laughed at and had a fight with one of Zhong's children."
"Why?" Yu Liang asked.
"Laughing at him, the Luoyang dialect came out with the sound of Donghai." Yu Mie didn't say anything, but someone next to him laughed.
Yu Liang’s expression changed.
Chen Gong came to Luoyang thirteen years ago. His Luoyang dialect is relatively good, but there is still a bit of local accent.
This kind of thing is just a joke among a few acquaintances in private. Why do you humiliate others in public?
If Mr. Chen knew about it, what would he think?
"Shut up!" Yu Liang scolded the man, his eyes fierce.
The man was startled and felt even more embarrassed. But remembering Yu Liang's identity, he did not dare to get angry. He could only laugh to cover up his unhappiness.
Yu Liang was too lazy to talk to him.
He also saw that the martial arts disciples under Chen Gong didn't seem to get along with them, and they couldn't even enter basic social situations.
Elegance, music theory, poetry, calligraphy, metaphysics, etc. are all unqualified. How can one be accepted by scholars?
You know, even Liu Cong, a tough guy who can shoot a hard bow, is good at calligraphy, can recite poems and compose poems, and can also talk about music theory with Jin Shang. Otherwise, his trip to Luoyang would have been in vain because he couldn't squeeze into the circle.
"What do these young men from generals and schools do on weekdays?" Yu Liang asked again.
Everyone looked at each other.
They have been in Xuchang for less than half a year, how do I know what they are doing?
"Wrestling and hunting." Yu Zheng repeated what he had said before, and further added: "Invite more than ten friends and go hunting in the mountains. After hunting deer and foxes, they sat on the ground, warmed wine and grilled the meat. The interest increased. At that time, we even had a wrestling match.”
“I bumped into them several times in the Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion.” Yu Miao said from the side: “This is the only place where I can meet them.”
Yu Zong glared at his younger brother, hating him for talking too much. Yu Liang glanced at his cousin with a half-smile. He also wondered how Yu Zeng knew so much about these young men from generals and colleges. He had met them in a brothel.
“Haha.” Yu Zeng laughed twice and said, “These people don’t have much money. I invited them a few times and we chatted more.”
Yu Liang nodded.
Most of the military generals under Chen Gong were heads of Guizhou before they started their careers. It may be an exaggeration to say that their families are poor, but they really don’t have much money.
The family does not have much land or servants, and it is impossible to talk about their background.
The rise of a family cannot be accomplished in one generation.
At three o'clock in the morning, a group of people entered the city.
After politely declining the banquet, Yu Liang first went to the former Fanyang King Sima Hui's mansion and now the Chen Gong's mansion.
There are many cars and horses on the street, and they are pouring out one after another. After some inquiries, it turned out that Mr. Chen was going to Luoyang in the near future. The old treasury was opened wide, and all kinds of equipment and supplies were transported to the military camp outside the city and handed over to the 10,000 Xuchang soldiers who were about to go on an expedition. If nothing else happened, I'm leaving after the summer sowing.
He recalled what he saw on the road again. Runan, Yingchuan, and Xiangcheng seemed to have mobilized a considerable number of young people. Before, it was unclear where they were heading to gather, but now it is clear: Luoyang .
What is Mr. Chen doing? Yu Liang was a little confused and even more uneasy.
After some communication, Yu Liang was quickly led to the mansion.
"Brother." Yu Wenjun waved from a distance and looked at him with a smile.
Yu Liang looked at it quietly and then sighed to himself.
This silly little girl might not know how many women Mr. Chen has outside, so he would be embarrassed to tell her.
But seeing her happy look, Yu Liang couldn't say anything.
"Yuan Gui." Shao Xun glanced at him and said with a smile: "I went to the hotel for more than a year, but I didn't give him any trouble."
Yu Liang blushed.
Mr. Chen still has a sense of propriety. He only said this to his family members, otherwise he would really have no face to see others.
Shao Xun was casually wearing a dark coat and was sitting by the pond fishing. After asking Yu Liang to sit down, he said, "When you come back, you will rest for a few days, and then you will go to Beijing with me."< br>
"Okay." Yu Liang no longer acted arrogantly in front of his friends, and sat respectfully on the bed.
Yu Wenjun covered his mouth and snickered.
A while ago, my husband complained to him about the disobedience of scholars. Looking at his brother, he is more obedient than the generals of the Silver Spear Army.
"Is Xuchang okay?" Shao Xun, who was fishing, suddenly asked.
Yu Liang was startled. He didn’t know why his brother-in-law asked this, so he could only reply: "It's OK."
"I think it's average." Shao Xun said.
Yu Liang didn’t know why.
"After you go to Luoyang, you try to find people from the Shaofu, and then take them to Junyi to plan the city site."
"Ming Gong wants to move the government to another place?"
Shao Xun hummed.
“Building a new city costs a lot of money.” Yu Liang murmured.
After the bad job he did in Runan, he finally knew that over-exploitation would trigger a civil uprising. Now that the treasury is empty and all the money and food have been spent on fighting, how can there be any room left to build a new city?
“I don’t need to pay.” Shao Xun said: “People from Henan don’t pay, but people from Hebei are very willing to pay.”
Yu Liang suddenly realized, and at the same time he was a little speechless, and even more depressed.
When he settled the hotel affairs with Jijiu Fangyang and returned to Xuchang happily, he never expected that he would be sent out again soon.
"Brother, this is an important task. Many people ask for it but can't get it." Yu Wenjun said from the side.
Yu Liang glared at his sister.
After I got my husband, I actually taught my brother a lesson.
But he was relieved.
This is indeed a hard and tiring job, but it is also a job that shows his face. Needless to mention the credit for doing it well, it may leave a significant mark in the history books of future generations, which is still very attractive to him. of.
However, this is far far away from the powerful and governing party he likes.
Although supervising the construction of a new city is more important, to put it bluntly, it is still a "general affairs", not a noble job.
But he did not have the courage to question Shao Xun's order.
Ever since Guang Chengze managed the captive farmland, he has been accustomed to accepting orders from his brother-in-law and doing one trivial and meticulous thing after another, alas.
"When you go to Luoyang, take all your family soldiers with you." Shao Xun ordered again.
(End of this chapter)