Chapter 672: Wen Shijin (I can’t add a little bit to change the name)
The Luoyan Army was mobilized earlier among the second batch of expeditionary troops. Before leaving, they went to the imperial court as usual.
The two chief officers are Su Shuyan and Duan Mobo.
I had moved to Leling before and participated in the battle of Qingzhou, but did not achieve any meritorious deeds. This time to attack Hanoi, the troops with 2,500 cavalry were about to go into battle again.
Su Shuyan's two sons are still in Youzhou, each leading a part of the army. They are the local emperors of Huaihuang and Beikou towns.
As for Lao Su, he took his family, servants, cronies and some of his direct subordinates, totaling more than 5,000 people, to the south. Two months ago, for unknown reasons, Su Shuyan handed over all the people except his family members and servants, and scattered them in five counties: Junyi, Kaifeng, Yongqiu, Suiyang, and Weishi.
Shao Xun awarded him the position of captain Shi of the Huyi School, and also the commander of the Luoyan Army.
The Huyi Xiaowei is a newly created position. It is headed by Shao Xun himself and takes charge of the unregistered Hu tribes and military towns in Hebei and Youzhou. Chang Shi is one of his deputies.
"How is the house in Shangshanfang?" Shao Xun put down his brush, looked at Su Shuyan, and asked.
"This house is so magnificent and magnificent that I have only seen it in my life. After living there for more than a month, I feel increasingly ashamed." Su Shuyan burst into tears and said, "How dare you accept this house without having accomplished anything."
"What's yours is yours." Shao Xun smiled and said, "Do you have enough money?"
"You still have some savings." Su Shuyan said.
“If we can’t support so many people, we will disperse some servants and guests.” Shao Xun said.
Su Shuyan was startled, and after struggling for a moment, he said: "I will demobilize some of them when I get back."
"Those who demobilize will report directly to the Minister of Order, and I will have someone mark a section in Ruyin. Let them farm the land." Shao Xun said, "It's better to live by one's own means. They must be happy with it."
"Yes, yes." Su Shuyan nodded repeatedly.
Duan Mobo looked on, cursing in his heart.
Su Shuyan only had 5,000 people, and most of them were not serious members of the tribe. They were handed over as soon as they were told. This is nothing, but I still have more than 20,000 men and women under my command. Where do you put me?
But he also envied Su Shuyan.
The house occupies a large area and is very beautiful.
During the construction, the ground was dug into the pond, the soil was piled up to form a mountain, trees were planted, and anthers were mixed, so there were rockeries and gardens.
In house construction, the materials used for window panels, wall sash, hanging lintels, sills, etc. are all exquisite.
When the sun rises, the lintel shines brightly.
When the breeze blows, the forest sounds.
There is actually a garden in the inner square of Bianliang City. Is this an ordinary residence? Duan Mobo could tell with his toes that this was the residence that Liang Gong planned to reward the meritorious officials.
Some people say that it is for senior officials.
Sometimes officials such as the Three Gongs and Six Ministers, Cao Shangshu, etc. come from other places, and they may not necessarily have houses to live in Bianliang. At this time, there are preferential policies. The imperial court provides different levels of housing for you to live in during your term of office and takes them away when you leave office.
But no matter what, this house is worth tens of thousands of dollars.
No, if he had acquired such a house, he would have told his descendants before his death not to fucking sell it to me!
Of course, he may not be able to control this matter. If his descendants do not have enough official positions and low status, then think about it with their toes, can they keep the house that has accumulated good and good things? When dignitaries come to buy from you, how can you really refuse to sell?
"Nothing happens, just go north to Fangtou." Shao Xun said: "Stay here for now, don't waste time fighting."
"Follow your orders."
Shao Xun glanced at Duan again Mo Bo, without saying anything, waved the two of them to leave.
Su Shuyan was dazzled by wealth and wealth, and he willingly handed over thousands of people, automatically disbanding the small force he led south. The role of example was still great.
Besides, he also has united front value.
The two sons, Su Zhongyi and Su Zhongshun, are generals in Youzhou. They heard that since the beginning of spring, they have fought against Yuwen Xianbei, who went south to plunder. Giving him wealth will reassure the hearts of the two generals.
As for Duan Mobo, he has a large number of people and a complete tribal structure. It is normal for him to be confused for a while.
But when you come to the colorful world of the Central Plains, it is unlikely that you want to stay in tribal mode forever.
There is not much difference in appearance between Xianbei and Han people. In the past year, some people have fled from the tribe. The counties of Liang State resettled these people as refugees, registered them as registered residents, and divided their fields. Wait a few more years and see how many more people you have.
Exchanging people for wealth is a way out that Shao Xun provides them. This door is always open. When you figure it out, you will be rich.
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In late August, some military reports came from various places.
Wang Dun attacked Yiyang, was defeated by Lekai, and returned to Suiguo.
Tao Kan, the governor of Xiangyang, took advantage of the opportunity to attack Xinye, but failed.
Zu Ti tried to capture Pi again, but failed.
Wu Ya General Yang Quan led the Yang family army and Qingzhou troops to capture a Wu city on the north bank of the Huai River.
The refugees from Qingzhou were plundering everywhere in Xuzhou, and sent troops to seek peace for Mi Huang, the governor.
Civil unrest broke out one after another in Hebei, and Li Chong suppressed it everywhere like a whack-a-mole. Until batches of relief grains were shipped to Anyang, Yecheng, Qinghe and other places, the situation gradually improved.
There are more and more refugees heading south from Hebei to Puyang, Dongping, Jibei and other places. While the government is providing disaster relief, they are also following orders to resettle the victims in the sparsely populated Jibei country. If there is insufficient land and resources, some of them will be sent back to Hebei and settled nearby in Dunqiu, a county with almost a white land. The southern part of Wei County is also sparsely populated, so some of them can be resettled.
The most important military report comes from Heyang.
The Huns besieged Wen County for more than half a month, but failed.
In a daze, some people attacked Heyang Beicheng, but to no avail.
Seeing this, Shao Xun felt that the Huns really wanted to consume people, because attacking cities was not what they were good at, and forcing them would only damage morale.
He now feels that maybe Wang Queer can handle this war directly. Whether or not the troops and horses follow up is of little significance.
Should I save this amount of money? He hesitated for a moment, but finally rejected it.
No need. Most of Ji County is still in the hands of the enemy. Hanoi and Shangdang are not easy to capture, so we must be fully prepared.
After reviewing many memorials - Wang Yan and Yu Chen had filtered the unimportant memorials for him - he came to Lichuntai to rest again.
The breeze picks up and the bead curtains ring softly.
Among the green trees and red flowers, a woman's laughter could be heard.
Shao Xun stood in the courtyard, listened attentively, and found that he had touched on his knowledge blind spot: they were composing poems, giving answers, and having fun. But he didn't feel embarrassed. He opened the bead curtain and walked along the corridor for a while, and the fragrance was faintly wafted in the wind.
He subconsciously looked up and saw that the scent was coming from the courtyard in front. He also knows why there is a fragrance.
After passing through a small clump of bamboo, I bumped into a young girl.
Shao Xun stretched out his hand, held her firmly in his arms, looked down at her, and said with a smile: "Xuanzhu, why are you so happy?"
Ms. Guanqiu chuckled and buried her face. In his arms, she put her arms around his waist.
Women in bed are just different.
As Yu Wenjun's cousin, Mrs. Guanqiu did not dare to be so bold before.
After Yu Wenjun gave birth to her son, Shao Xun stopped being polite and began to enjoy her group of girlfriends.
Mr. Guanqiu slept with him twice. The little girl was so tender that she could squeeze out water.
The pink butterfly also gave him a different and wonderful feeling.
"Greetings to Ming Gong." All the warblers and swallows came over to salute.
"Husband." Yu Wenjun walked over, hesitating slightly.
Ms. Guanqiu gently broke away from the embrace and stepped aside.
Yu Wenjun hugged Shao Xun.
Shao Xun stretched out his left hand and hugged Mr. Guanqiu in.
The little girl just looked a little disappointed, then started laughing again.
"Let's sit down for a while." Shao Xun pointed to the table and bed placed under the shade of the bamboo forest and said.
The three of them walked over together.
Xunshi, Yinshi, and Xiaoyu also came over quickly and sat around.
“Speaking of which, the construction of Li Chuntai was only possible with the help of Xuanzhu.” Shao Xun pointed to the rafters and beams of the courtyard and said, “This agarwood was bought by Zongru (Guanqiu Lu). It’s really too extravagant.”
Guan Qiu's elder brother Guan Qiu Lu secretly received a nominal position as Jin Caoyu in the General's Mansion, but his actual work was still the same as before, doing business between Jiangdong and Yuzhou.
After the establishment of the Liang Kingdom, in order to curry favor with Shao Xun, Guan Qiulu brought a batch of agarwood back from the south of the Yangtze River and sponsored the construction of the Liang Palace, which was eventually used as Lichundai, Shao Xun's resting place after he was in charge of politics.
In the courtyard in front of him, which he often visited, the rafters and beams were all made of agarwood. The ends of the rafters were decorated with gilded animal heads, the doors and windows were decorated with gilded objects, and five-color bead curtains were hung - except for the agarwood. , all other items were sponsored by Wang Jun.
This courtyard is not small, and Yu Wenjun often lives here. In addition to the decoration, there are many items inside, also sponsored by Wang Jun - to be precise, they are Cui's property and are temporarily kept by Shao Xun.
For example, Wang Jun spent an unknown amount of money to get several sets of Shu brocade tents hung in winter, green oil tents used in summer, mirrors, spices and other items. Some of them were accepted by Shao Xun, and some were rewarded by him. General and assistant.
In the Huangnu Palace, there are also golden bells that were unloaded from the back house of Prince Youzhou and hung intact in Bianliang. With the breeze, the sound is constant, which is very interesting.
Of course, Guanqiu Lu is not just a flatterer. In fact, he is a good businessman. He also has connections in Jiangdong. The trade routes are smooth. Now his annual profit is no less than 60,000 pieces of silk.
Before the copper coins were minted in Luoyang, Shao Xun took one hundred thousand coins and handed them to Guanqiu Lu, asking him to find a way to use them.
Shao Xun knew very well that metal currencies with uniform specifications and good quality can command a certain premium.
But don’t expect much profit from this.
There is business these days, but the scale is just that. There are still five or six hundred years before the first great commercial boom in Chinese history. There is an upper limit on profit margins - in the economic environment of manorial self-sufficiency, it is true to talk about business and finance. A bit outrageous.
The trade route operated by Guan Qiulu was not so much about making money as it was about supporting people, such as the people who set off with the merchant fleet (river boat) to assassinate the governor.
However, the assassination governor followed the caravan and the scope of his activities was very limited, usually within the "city" of major towns.
It’s a bit dangerous if you leave the city and go to other areas.
Out of the city, it is easier to disappear or even leak secrets, so this is generally not done.
"Lang Jun, my brother has already agreed to what I mentioned last time. He said that he will recruit people from Jiangnan through my family to go to Qingzhou, but it will take time. He doesn't want to recruit unreliable people." Guanqiu Shi said softly: "The storm is dangerous, and there are few people in the North who can walk on the rivers and seas as if they were on flat ground..."
"Don't worry, he told me." Shao Xun pinched his head. Qiu's face said gently: "The water war is ultimately the weak point of the North. If this is accomplished, Zongru will have great achievements, so why should I be stingy with the reward of a title in the future?"
Guanqiu After hearing this, Shi was very happy. While overjoyed, he secretly glanced at Yu Wenjun from the corner of his eye. Seeing that she had no reaction, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After being pinned down on the couch by Mr. Liang for the first time, she didn’t know why, but she felt that the relationship with her cousin had become a little more subtle, and she could not help but want to get close to Mr. Liang.
When she saw Yu Wenjun and Liang Gong hugging and laughing before, she also laughed, but now she can't laugh anymore.
She never thought that this day would come to her, and her mind was in a mess. The friendship she had known since childhood with her cousin was gradually falling apart, and she subconsciously felt sad.
"There are so many things involved in the country's grassroots creation." Shao Xun waved and asked Yin and Xun to come over and press his shoulders and head, and chatted casually with Yu Wenjun.
While talking, I slowly fell asleep.
Yu Wenjun asked the four little sisters to disperse, resting his chin on his hands, looking at his husband quietly.
It would be nice if I just stayed at home and didn't go out to provoke others.
Of course, this is impossible.
Chen Kuang, the Huangmen servant, came outside the courtyard quietly, holding a military newspaper in his hand.
Yu Wenjun hesitated for a moment and waved him in.
"Ming Gong." Chen Kuang called softly.
Shao Xun opened his eyes and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Shi Hu has dispatched, marching westward to besiege Wen County." Chen Kuang replied.
Shao Xun's eyes were fully opened and he said: "The right camp is in Puyang, right? Take it across the river. Also inform the two military commanders, the generals, to select capable assistants and follow me to Wenshijin. Junior High School Everything is entrusted to the Prime Minister"
(End of this chapter)