Chapter 701 The Place Where Dreams Begin (Part 1)
Green Willow Garden is still the same, with people sweeping it all the time.
Half of the dealers outside the park are people with registered households, each making a living.
The remaining half is under the management of Pei Shiliu, cultivating the fields and maintaining the daily operation of the manor - and will be released one by one in the future.
Shao Xun rested here for two days. In addition to reviewing some important official letters from Bianliang, he just wandered around, looked at the crops in the fields, and talked to a few old farmers. Although They couldn't say a few coherent sentences.
He even looked for the traces left behind.
My parents lived here for a long time, and he accompanied his mother to make salty tea.
The eldest nephew got married here.
Over in the west wing, he once wore armor and stayed on duty all night to protect the Sheep Queen.
He held a military meeting in the compound. At that time, many people came, and most of them are now in high positions.
Both Jin Dao and Badger Lang were born here and left behind their childhood memories.
Too many wonderful memories...
On July 18th, Princess Xiangcheng Simimao came over with her daughter.
Shao Xun was a little surprised because he didn't call him over at all.
"I invited you here." Under the shade of the tree, Pei Lingyan said while pouring tea.
Shao Xun was speechless.
Seeing Sima Xiu's coat, he thought of Wang Dun, the governor of Jingzhou.
No, theoretically speaking, Wang Dun was already dead, because the imperial court had issued an order to remove him from his post and instead appointed Tao Kan, the governor of Xiangyang, who had competed with Wang Dun for the position of governor.
No results.
Tao Kan even mentioned Liu Hong's loyalty to the country and cursed the envoy, saying that this was an edict forced by the national thief Shao Xun to force the emperor to issue it. He refused to obey the edict and expelled the emissary.
When Wang Dun heard the news, he bowed and thanked him.
It was Yu Min who did this, and Shao Xun only briefly asked about it afterwards.
These northern scholars don’t understand what the ultimate pursuit of the southern tycoons is? Separate and independent!
Their overall behavior pattern serves this goal. Whatever allows them to segregate and self-reliance comfortably, they will do it. Anyone who undermines the goal of separatism and self-reliance will be held back or simply killed.
After so many years of running in, it has basically been finalized.
From this point of view, we can completely understand why the Northern Expedition was so difficult in later generations, and there were always people holding back at critical moments. But once a northerner moves south and threatens their independent status, they immediately unite and fight against the northerners.
There are internal conflicts caused by family relationships and power struggles, but there are also common interests.
This is the reality of the South.
In Shao Xun's view, there is no threat in the south, only harassment.
Up to now, except for Yiyang and Anfeng, two counties with southern culture that were initially captured with the support of local gentry, they have only captured two counties (Suiguo).
It is not worth mobilizing a large army to fight Wang Dun, Ji Zhan, Gan Zhuo and others, because they will avoid fighting and defend themselves, resulting in a fight that lasts for a year and a half, delaying the war in other directions.
At present, Runan, Nanyang, Ruyin and other places are defending very well, and the front line has not changed. This is enough.
"See Mr. Liang." Sima Xiu's daughter Hui bowed before evening.
Shao Xun looked at it and grew a little bigger.
It was a hot day and he was still wearing gorgeous and complicated clothes. Shao Xun looked a little distressed, so he waved and said: "Come here and sit down."
The daughter glanced at Sima Repair your coat.
Sima Mao sighed softly and said, "Let's go."
Hui Wan walked over.
Shao Xun gently held her hand and said to Sima Maoyao: "You are so old-fashioned at a young age, you-"
"This is what a lady should look like. ." Sima Maoyao said disapprovingly.
Shao Xun's heart moved and he asked, "What's her name?"
Actually, he already knew his daughter's name when they last met.
"Wang Huiwan." Sima Maoyao said a little nervously.
Shao Xun's face darkened and he asked: "What's your name?"
Sima Mao pulled his daughter over and said angrily: "What? The great general wants to steal someone else's?" The child will not be born?"
When she said this, her voice, which had always been tough, also trembled: "The loneliness in Suyu Palace is unbearable. Without Hui Wan, I would have nothing."
The little girl lowered her head.
She is six years old and does not know everything.
Shao Xun directly held his daughter in his arms and said angrily: "When I conquer the world, what can't I do? Hui Wan is my daughter, and I want her to be a princess. Let's play with Fu Bao first. God, it’s good to get acquainted with her.”
Sima Mao was about to get angry, but miraculously calmed down when he saw the man’s concerned eyes for his daughter.
Hui Wan also looked up at her father, timidly.
Sima Mao sighed secretly, after all, father and daughter are connected by blood, and the family relationship is unbreakable.
With such a caring father, Hui Wan will definitely spend her life rich and worry-free in the future.
Pei Lingyan gave Shao Xun a strange look, took Sima Xiu by the waist, and went to prepare snacks.
Shao Xun looked at all this with satisfaction.
In a small farmyard lined with trees, a princess of the dynasty and a concubine of the dynasty worked hard to prepare food for him. At this point in my life, I am very satisfied!
“A caravan returned from Jiangxia a while ago.” Sima Mao’s voice came from far away: “I made a lot of money, but it’s useless for me to hold it. See if you still have some conscience. For the sake of it, use it to organize and train the mule army. They have also helped me guard the ranch for a long time, so it can’t be without any benefit.”
Shao Xun just looked at his daughter as if he hadn’t heard anything, making various expressions.
Hui Wan lowered her head. After a moment, he couldn't help but raise his head, and then lowered it again.
After a while, the corners of his mouth were already raised. Shao Xun told another joke. Hui Wan wanted to laugh, but maybe she thought it was not serious enough, so she covered her mouth and suppressed it.
Shao Xun was amused by her appearance.
This little old-fashioned daughter is just like her mother, she likes to pretend.
"Your name is Shao Huiwan, not Wang Huiwan, do you understand?" Shao Xun whispered in her ear.
The little daughter doesn’t speak.
"What do you like?" Shao Xun asked.
"There are many birds in Suyu Palace, they are very beautiful." Hui Wan quietly looked in the direction of her mother and whispered.
The name "Suyu" is not without reason.
The palace is built on a mountain, and there are many dense forests nearby. At night, tired birds return to their nests and chirp.
In the early morning, birds sing on the branches and then fly up.
Hence the name "Suyu Palace".
"My grandpa will help you shoot one." Shao Xun promised: "No, ten of them will do, okay?"
"My grandpa doesn't want it!" Hui Wan was anxious. shouted out.
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I blushed extremely hard.
Shao Xun, however, was as happy as if he had eaten an ice-cold crispy mountain in the dog days of summer. He said repeatedly: "Okay, okay. Whatever the good girl says, then do it."
Hui Wan was a little shy. The ground lowered his head.
Sima Maoyao heard this from a distance and glared at Shao Xun fiercely.
Shao Xun stared back, and finally both of them laughed.
"Let's go, grandpa will take you out for a look." Shao Xun put his daughter down and said.
Huiwan looked at her mother.
Sima Maoyao said helplessly: "Go ahead, don't get your clothes dirty."
Hui Wan blushed and took her father's hand, following closely.
The father and daughter walked along the field ridge next to the irrigation canal and came to the edge of Ru River.
The ships back then are still moored on the shore.
Pei Shiliu was directing the peasant women to go down to the river to collect lotus. When he saw Shao Xun, he immediately saluted.
Shao Xun looked at him happily and said: "Sixteen, I haven't seen you for several years. Why weren't you there two days ago?"
Pei Shiliu was a little excited and said: " I went to Xin'an to buy farm tools and just came back. "Oh?" Shao Xun asked.
"Exactly." Pei Shiliu said: "Several furnaces have been erected over there, and the first batch of farm tools were smelted. I asked people to buy them all and give them to Caiguanzhuang and Luliuyuan. Use it.”
“Without your help, Luoyang Sanyuan and Yiyang Sanwu didn’t know how to take care of it,” Shao Xun said with emotion.
In fact, Pei Shiliu is also an official now: Liang County Cheng.
The deputy of the county magistrate has no real power and does not even have any work in charge. Pei Shiliu also felt that it didn't matter and wandered around the Shao family's manor all day long.
"Ming Gong has not come back for many years." Pei Shiliu sighed: "Actually, Guangchengze has changed a lot. The market here cannot even compare with Xiangcheng. The horses herding sheep among the grass and swamps, It’s a very good horse, and it’s all chosen according to Duke Ming’s request. The people from Youzhou Tuqidu came to see it several times, and they were very jealous.”
“Oh?” Shao Xun? Smiled cheerfully.
“Yongjia Cangcheng stores 700,000 to 800,000 dendrobiums of grain all year round. The newly opened wasteland at that time still contained bamboo roots, tree stumps, and stones. After many years of farming, it was already a mature field. Backing the pasture, there were a lot of When the manure is poured on it, the fields become taller," Pei Shiliu said.
“In the year of the locust plague, all vegetation died in Guangchengze. Many years later, deer herds could be seen everywhere again. In the mountains and forests, there was even the sound of tigers roaring.”
“At that time, Duke Ming issued an order The excavated Caiguanpi has been deepened and widened a lot, with rippling blue waves and lotus roots connecting the sky and the ground."
"There are also a lot of fish from the Liangxian martial arts group, who often come here. Fishing, or hunting in the mountains."
"There are also many new mulberry forests in the Green Willow Garden. The relaxed villagers are grateful and want to weave some brocade for Ming Gong."
Pei Shiliu talked a lot.
Shao Xun was extremely happy to hear this.
Liang County and Guangchengze are his first bases, where the dream begins.
He has really been away for too long, and when he comes back occasionally, he is in a hurry.
"It's time to come back and take a look." After Pei Shiliu finished speaking, Shao Xun sighed: "It's just this year. I don't know where I will be next year."
"Do you want to go to Bianliang?" He looked at Pei Shiliu and asked.
Pei Shiliu's heart moved and he said: "But it's up to Duke Ming to make the decision."
"Go ahead." Shao Xun smiled and said: "I have become rich, how can I forget the old man? From now on. The villagers of Green Willow Garden are all residents. They have worked hard for these years and it is time for them to get what they deserve. Just leave two to three hundred acres of land in the garden so that the veterans can have a place to live. "
There are several disabled old soldiers in Green Willow Garden, all of them former Yamen Army. He was also a warrior when he was young, the kind who dared to charge directly into the enemy's lines.
After being injured and disabled, he was placed in Green Willow Garden and supported by his family. Each family received sixty or seventy acres of land.
"Ming Gong, all the officials from Sima and above are here. There are also more than 20 people from the martial arts school." Yang Qin approached from a distance and reported.
Shao Xun sighed regretfully.
Hui Goodnight stood there quietly, seeming slightly disappointed.
Shao Xun laughed, took out his dagger, cut off a section of reed diagonally, then cut it vertically, handed it to his daughter's hand, and said, "Blow it."
Hui Wan was confused. The ground took the reed and blew it into the opening cut by the dagger. He immediately heard a "wuwu" sound and smiled happily.
Yes, children all like to play.
Shao Xun touched his daughter's little head lovingly and said to Yang Qin: "Take them to the backyard, I'll be there right away."
(End of this chapter)
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