Chapter 666 Collection
On July 17, the first year of the Great Jin Dynasty Divine Turtle (317), Liang Xiang Yuchen, who received the five-hundred-mile urgent message, immediately took a boat to go south, and on the 20th Arrived in Chenjun.
As one of the first counties to resettle refugees, the five counties of Chenjun have developed over the years and now have more than 30,000 households and a population of 160,000 to 70,000.
Over the past few years, farmland that was once abandoned has been restored to farming.
The mulberry orchards, which were once severely hit by drought and locusts, are gradually recovering.
The once uninhabited countryside is now full of chickens and dogs.
After the wheat harvest in May, each battalion, team, township, li, Wubao, and manor planted various grains according to the system established by Liang Gong, and they could be harvested in early September.
When Yu Chen came here, he saw seedlings growing in the ridges, fruits and vegetables all over the countryside, and cattle and sheep wandering in the riverbank grassland.
This is Liang Guo’s old foundation!
The counties and townships that Mr. Liang carefully cared for for several years and slowly recovered were also the source of his confidence in quarreling with the scholars.
"See the Prime Minister." On the bank of Suiyang Canal in the outskirts of Chen County, the prefect Hao Chang bowed and saluted.
Yu Chen returned the gift.
Hao Chang was born in the Hansu gentry in Hebei Province and was an old member of Sima Ying's tribe. For many years, he has always existed as a warrior, although he was trained in both civil and martial arts when he was young and was not a rough man.
But he does lack the experience to manage local counties and counties. When Liang Gong asked him to be the governor of Chen County, it can only be said to be nepotism - the most trusted people should be in charge of the most trusted people.
Following Hao Chang was Chen County Magistrate Tian Mao.
This gentleman is from Chang'an and a disciple of Liang Gong. He is twenty-five years old this year and his nickname is Baozhi. He worked in the Silver Spear Army for three years. Later, due to the lack of local officials in Liang Gong, he was transferred out. He first served as an official in Chen County for two years and was familiar with government affairs. He was quickly promoted to the county magistrate a while ago.
There is a reason why he was promoted so quickly.
On the one hand, he is one of the few students of Liang Gong who has a high level of education and has good handwriting.
On the other hand, he is handsome and personable, and he is very eye-catching among the big guys in the Silver Spear Army.
Of course, the above two reasons may be ignored.
In fact, he is Liang Gong's niece and son-in-law. The truth is as simple as that.
Yu Chen couldn't help but look at Tian Mao twice. He was born as a merchant in Chang'an. He studied martial arts in Liang County for four and a half years, led troops to fight for three years, and worked as an official for nearly two years. This is a real resume. Rich enough.
After retracting his gaze, Yu Chen looked at Hao Chang and said, "It's really surprising that Chen County has such a scene today."
There are many roads on both sides of the Suiyang Canal, and the fields are all It's crops, and even the field ridges are planted with beans everywhere.
Some fields are specially planted with mulberry trees, and there are silkworm rooms in the fields.
This is relatively rare. As far as Yu Chen knows, this is the habit of Nanyang Leshi to facilitate collecting mulberry and raising silkworms.
“I think back to seven years ago, when locusts were everywhere and the mulberry trees in Henan were almost destroyed.” Yu Chen looked at the lush mulberry trees not far away and said with emotion: “Gong Liang had the patience to tidy up little by little. , and now I can see the results.”
After saying that, Yu Chen came to the mulberry forest by the river with great interest and gently stroked the tree trunk.
The slopes beside the river are full of fruits and vegetables of all kinds.
“Is this a Vietnamese melon?” Yu Chen asked, pointing to a green fruit and vegetable the size of a fist.
"Exactly." Tian Mao stepped forward and replied: "I was stationed by the Ru River in the past. After training, I often ate this melon. It is said that it was introduced from the land of Wu and Yue."
Yu Chen nodded. , and looked towards a small pond.
This pond was obviously dug manually and is connected to the Suiyang Canal.
There are lotus roots in the pond, and the lotus leaves are swaying gently in the wind.
The fish bubbled and splashed past the lotus root.
Aquatic vegetables are also grown in the shallow water beside the pond.
Yuchen raised his head and looked to the other side.
Behind the endless fields, the villages looked at each other in the distance. It was almost evening, and the smoke from the cooking pots was rising.
Children are playing at the end of the village, competing with each other with wooden swords.
With only a dozen children, there are already officials such as "General", "General Chariots and Cavalry", and "General General Caiguan". They are all generals...
In the bamboo forest behind the village, tired birds returned to their nests and chirped.
Jujube trees, elm trees, and mulberry trees are planted in front and in front of each house.
The sheep were tied under the tree, lowering their heads to nibble on the grass and even the bark of the tree, until they screamed and were pulled back into the pen by the farmer.
Another shepherd boy rode on the back of an ox, crossing the narrow wooden bridge and heading home.
Some people have already prepared dinner.
After a busy day, the young men sat under the big tree next to the drying yard, chewing and talking and laughing...
Yu Chen suddenly felt a sense of unreality.
Before this, he had just read the official letters sent from Yecheng and other places. The pages were full of shocking words such as "Locusts are all over the sky", "The crops are in great damage", and "Crying for food".
When I arrived in Chen County, I saw another picture of a distant and peaceful countryside.
Is this really the same world?
In addition, he also found that Chen County was full of villages, not Wubao or manors. Although he had known about this for a long time, after all, he had served as the domestic history of Liang Dynasty, and his main task was to gather and resettle the refugees, but seeing Chen Jun like this with his own eyes was still very shocking.
Since the late Han Dynasty, scholars have regarded manors as a place to settle down and live. Since its development, villages have become increasingly hard to find, and forts and manors are everywhere. But in Chen County, everything is reversed. There are only a dozen or so Wubao Manor left. The refugees who were once resettled in battalions and teams are slowly taking root.
After the establishment of the Liang Kingdom, teams (fifty households) became villages, camps (five hundred households) became li, and the scope of rural areas was re-divided, with each having its own chief, township assistant, and township chief.
I heard that in a certain place in Hebei, several households are entitled to one guarantee, and it may be extended to Henan in the future.
From small things to big things, Liang Gong’s determination to build his own foundation is really firm. Thinking of this, Yu Chen sighed.
Many scholars still feel that Liang Gong must be theirs, and they should really visit Chenjun, Nanton, Xincai, Runan and other places.
The local area has undergone earth-shaking changes. After several years of experience at the bottom, Liang Gong's disciples are fully capable of taking over official positions at the county level.
There are no constraints from wealthy families.
There is no gentry to trip up.
The county magistrate directly communicates with the township head.
The township head was originally a camp official, and he knew the ten villages in the township very well. He could directly find the ten former subordinates (team leaders) - it sounds a bit militaristic, but the refugees had been following military law before. Governed.
This is the "manor" that belongs exclusively to his son-in-law, a very large manor covering several counties.
"Liang Gong has ordered that the ten counties of Liang State collect more grain and beans and send them to Qingzhou and Jizhou for disaster relief." Yu Chen turned around, looked at the prefect Hao Chang, and asked seriously; "Household levy" It’s possible with ten bushels of grain.”
Hao Chang thought for a moment.
It can definitely be done. The people of Chen County had a surplus of food, and they could squeeze out ten bushels of dendrobium. It was not a big number, but he was an experienced person and knew that this number could be negotiated.
So he said: "When the Liang Palace was built, Chen County had already transported 300,000 dendrobiums of grain. If we have to fight again this year, the burden is a bit heavy."
Yu Chen glared at him.
Hao Chang looked at Yu Chen calmly without changing his expression.
Yu Chen turned and left.
The staff received the hint from his wink, walked over, bargained with Hao Chang, and finally determined the figure of seven dendrobiums of grain and beans for household payment.
The five counties of Chenjun can provide more than 200,000 dendrobium grains for disaster relief. After collection, they can be shipped to Bianliang and then transported along Jishui to Qingzhou, with little loss along the way.
Yu Chen did not stay in Chen County for too long.
On the 23rd, he arrived at Nandun, and the prefect Wei Jun personally came out of the city to greet him.
There is a very large pavilion in Nanton. After some discussion, it was decided to transfer 150,000 hu of dendrobium from the Di Pavilion and transport it to Qingzhou. Wei Jun, the prefect of Nanton, collected grain from the countryside to fill the Di Pavilion.
On the 25th, Yu Chen went to Xincai County and collected 80,000 hu of dendrobium.
On the 28th, we went to Runan County and collected 600,000 dendrobium of grain...
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"Amei, why are you here? "On the construction site of the Guanfeng Hall that had been suspended, Yu Liang was directing the soldiers to collect and store the building materials, but from a distance he saw his younger sister Yu Wenjun, who was escorted by Cai Cheng, the minister of the palace.
"Brother, my husband said that Si, Ji, Qing and other states were hit by disasters, and I couldn't sleep at night. Have you ever-" Yu Wenjun left the guard, took a few steps closer, and asked softly.
"My grandpa has gone south to Chen County and other places to collect grain." Yu Liang looked at his sister's slightly anxious expression and felt a little uncomfortable.
Before she got married, my sister was still very considerate of her brothers and sisters. She often studied "Shi Shu" and occasionally made them some pastries and meals. When I was a female celebrity, I couldn't forget them.
But once you get married, these are exclusive to the husband.
I have no brains. My husband is long and my husband is short all day long. No matter how angry I am, my husband will coax me with a few words and he will smile.
This time the locust plague spread to all the counties, Liang Gong was very worried. He may have mentioned a few words in the letter home to his sister, and this silly woman became anxious and wanted to solve her husband's problem.
You are so stupid, you don’t know how to fight with a smart person like Mr. Pei.
However, he had to admit that his sister was very lucky. Mr. Liang really liked her, and this might be her only advantage. have no choice!
“You don’t need to be anxious about this matter.” Yu Liang said: “Tomorrow I will return to Yingchuan and meet with all the county officials. The Yingchuan scholars have taken the lead, and the Yuzhou rich will not shirk.”
Yu Wenjun lowered his head and thought for a while.
Although she is not very proficient in political affairs, she still understands the temperament of scholars. Are they really willing to pay for their food so happily?
She looked at Yu Liang and said, "Brother, you have to put more thought into this matter."
Yu Liang waved his hand impatiently and said, "My most important thing is to take good care of you. Shi - take good care of your children. There are some things I know how to do, and you don’t need to teach me.”
He is the leader of the Yingchuan scholars. I just happened to go back this time to see if his words worked.
"Yes." Yu Wenjun lowered his head happily after hearing his brother's words.
She always listens to her father, brother and husband habitually.
This time she took the initiative to come to Yu Liang, which was actually not her style. It's just that her husband has told her many times to have her own opinion and take responsibility. She didn't want to disappoint her husband, so she mustered up the courage to discuss it with her brother.
"The sun is strong, go back and rest." When he saw the fine beads of sweat on his sister's forehead, Yu Liang sighed, and then motioned to Cai Cheng to take his sister back.
Cai Cheng did not move.
Yu Liang was stunned for a moment, his expression not very good.
"Cai Shangshu, return to Guanfeng Palace." Yu Wenjun reacted and ordered.
"No." Cai Cheng asked the guards to drive the carriage over and escort Yu Wenjun back to Guanfeng Hall.
Yu Liang left angrily.
The sun was scorching hot, and he was as sunburned as an African. He walked on the construction site, inspecting everywhere.
While patrolling, I sighed to myself that probably no Yingchuan scholar had as much hardship as him, whether it was water control, blacksmithing, or building houses.
After sighing, I started thinking about raising food again.
The Yingchuan scholars will indeed not accept the food happily. Wen Taizhen said that he could take a look at the progress of grain collection in the ten counties of Liang State, and he was convinced.
If Liang Guo can collect more than 1.5 million hu of grain, and use this to suppress it, the persistence of Yingchuan and even Yuzhou scholars will not have much meaning, and they will not dare to ask for too much price.
If he handles this matter quickly, not only his father will be impressed, but Liang Gong will also praise him.
In this way, many things will be solved. At least it can protect him from the damn hot sun, and he will lose all his scholarly demeanor.
(End of this chapter)