Chapter 755 Opportunity in Danger
After receiving the news, Shao Xun, who patrolled near Guanjuejin, immediately returned to Jinyang and then headed west into the mountains.
The heavy rain in Bingzhou has stopped, but the floods are still there. Fortunately, it is not as serious as Hebei, otherwise there would be no need for disaster relief, just collecting the bodies.
On the first day of July, the Qingqi was struggling to move forward in the muddy water that was flying everywhere. From time to time, someone fell off the horse.
On both sides of the road, dead branches and leaves can be seen everywhere. As we walked, we could still see trees blocking the road.
The corpses of humans and animals were so badly putrefied that some people were covering their mouths and noses and digging holes to bury them.
After seeing Xiurong County from a distance, Shao Xun reined in his horse and stopped.
Because on the south bank of Lanshui, one side of the city wall collapsed and was seriously damaged.
Due to the high terrain, many people gathered near the gap in the city wall, unkempt and crying.
Xiurong's name is Qiao Yu, and he is the younger brother of the captured general Qiao Zhong. After Xiurong broke out of the siege, he ran back to his tribe with the remaining soldiers. After exploring for many days, he led his troops to surrender.
This kind of person who came to seek help from a desperate situation would have been exempted from the crime and could not be used. But the Qiao brothers are one of the old nobles of the Xiongnu. They have their own tribe, and there are still more than 5,000 tribes left after the war. They suddenly have the value of united front.
Qiao Zhong was released home, while Qiao Yu fished out the magistrate of Jisi County.
"Your Majesty." After receiving the news, Qiao Yu immediately took the county officials out of the city to greet him.
Pro-Army Superintendent Yang Qin led his men to drive the idlers away. Some sergeants took out their swords and shields from their horses and formed an array outside to keep an eye on the barbarian people.
The riders of the Yi Congjun scattered far away, and some even abandoned their horses and walked, occupying high places and overlooking the whole scene.
Shao Xun pushed away the soldiers blocking him.
I have a sword, a bow, and armor on my body, what should I be afraid of? Those people were so devastated by the flood that they had no clothes to wear. How could they harm me?
He took a few steps forward and came to the victims.
Yang Qin had no choice but to send people out to the crowd of victims to inspect left and right.
"How many people are here?" Shao Xun asked.
"More than three thousand people have arrived within ten days," Qiao Yu replied.
“Escaped from the mountains?”
“Yes.”
“Which tribe?”
“Belong to more than ten tribes, each other. Not all. "
"Where are the leaders?"
"Some died, some were scattered, and some themselves became victims of the disaster."
Shao Xun hummed and asked again: "Is there enough food?"
"There is not much food in the county, only more than 9,000 dendrobiums. If there are still people coming, I'm afraid it will be difficult to help." Qiao Yulao answered honestly.
“Where are the shepherds’ livestock?”
"It was either washed away by the flood or lost." After Qiao Yu finished speaking, he added: "When a flash flood breaks out, not everyone is affected. People who are not affected by the disaster or who are not severely affected by the disaster have cattle and sheep. "
Hearing this, Shao Xun made up his mind and said: "Immediately make dry food and distribute it to the people. It doesn't need to be more, just seven days of food, and they can carry it with them. . ”
Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was doing.
"There is food in the Yangchang Granary, but it is three hundred miles away. The flood has reached this point and it is difficult to transport people. It is better to let the victims go eastward to eat." Shao Xun added: "When the flood recedes, the post road can be used by carriages and horses. After that, we can transport grain to the people who have lost their livestock and teach them how to farm. The court doesn’t have any extra livestock to give them. "
" Your Majesty," Qiao Yu couldn’t help but say. : "The Xiongnu people have never been good at farming. I heard that Liu Fujun was in Tianchi and was not affected by disaster. There are many cattle, horses and miscellaneous animals in his tribe, and some of them may be temporarily borrowed."
Shao Xun did not answer him. , turned around and went to comfort the victims.
Yang Qin glared at Qiao Yu, as if blaming him for being ignorant.
The victims gathered in Xiurong County are no different from refugees.
This is like after the disaster in Han Dynasty, some scholars and Wubao commanders could not bear it and left their homes to become refugee commanders.
Of course, the matter of resettling the refugees depends on the imperial court. What's more, these refugees don't belong to each other, and some of their leaders are dead. Should they be given cattle and sheep to form another tribe?
After being glared at by Yang Qin, Qiao Yu also came to his senses.
The King of Liang is really trying to squeeze out three points of oil from his bones!
After the disaster relief, these Xiongnu people are afraid that they will be reorganized into households. Taiyuan is a sparsely populated area with a lot of open space. It is not a problem to accommodate more than 10,000 households, let alone Xinxing County. Even Hanoi, Ji, and Dunqiu are vast and sparsely populated.
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Shao Xun has been staying in Kelan County since the first day of July and has not left for half a month.
The rain in Bingzhou has stopped long ago. Starting from the tenth day of July, Yangchangcang has begun to transport grain westward to supplement the consumption of Xiurong, Jingle, and Langu counties. As for Hehe County, currently only On paper, the merchants of the Runan Zhou family had just arrived in Luoyang.
The heavy rain in Hebei also stopped, but Shao Xun did not go there in person. Instead, he appointed Lu Zhibei to go to the disaster relief area and transport grain to the three prefectures of Yan, Henan and Qing Dynasty - there must be a serious shortage of grain. How many people can be saved? It's several.
On July 15th, more and more victims gathered in Xiurong, Jingle, and Langu counties, with the number exceeding 15,000.
At this time, many leaders also came out of the mountain to pay homage to Xiu Rong.
Most of them were less severely affected by the disaster and could barely survive, but this did not prevent them from going down the mountain to beg for some food to make up for their losses.
"Now do you know that you need the imperial court to save your life? I called you before, but no one responded. Do you really think there is no way to deal with you?" Liu Ling, who had brought 50,000 dendrobium of grain, counted them all outside the hospital.
"After the great disaster, there will be famine. How can you survive without relying on the imperial court?"
"If Tuoba Xianbei takes advantage of the situation and goes south, burning, killing and looting, how can you resist?"< br>
“Tell me, from ancient times to the present, have any Han emperors rescued the Hu people?”
Liu Ling was not polite at all and kept talking.
The chieftain who knew Jin dialect blushed upon hearing this. Even those who don't speak Jin dialect look embarrassed when asking someone for information.
But, is there something wrong with what General Liu said? What is "Emperor of the Han Family"? Has King Liang already ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor?
"Be more honest in the future..." The chiefs entered the courtyard in batches, with Liu Ling's thick voice echoing behind them.
“Meet the King.”
"Meet the Shanyu."
The Hu chieftains entered the main hall noisily, lined up in order under the guidance of the soldiers, and then all knelt down on the ground.
"Get up." Shao Xun sat upright and said: "Before the flood, some of you were far away in the mountains and couldn't hide."
"Some of you are acting in disobedience and have no regard for the imperial court."
“Some people are in cahoots with Liu Yang from Hexi, with ulterior motives.”
“There are also people who rob each other, refusing to listen to repeated advice, and refuse to change despite repeated admonitions.”
“Occupy It's easy to enjoy yourself in these hills. No one cares about you. How about now? Preach in public.
After listening, everyone had different thoughts.
Some people who are relatively simple-minded have a look of shame on their faces.
Some people who feel for Liu Cong and his son sighed secretly.
Some cunning and selfish people have to seriously consider whether to really rely on the court, because this world is really too difficult, and if you are not careful, you will die and your family will be destroyed.
"Many years ago, Gu——I swore an oath in public in Yecheng, wishing the Yi and Xia to be safe, and this heart has not changed to this day. The Xiongnu, Di, Qiang, Ba, Jie, Xianbei, and Wuhuan are all my sons. When you are in trouble, you have no choice but to take responsibility." Shao Xun said again: "I always treat you with sincerity. If you ask for food and grass from me, I can give it to you. But if you take the food, can you treat me with sincerity? They kneel down and cry, and they don't obey orders when they succeed. God hates these crazy people. I dare not save them, but they can go away quickly."
After the officials finished translating, everyone was confused. Looking at each other.
The show chief Qiao Yu stood in the room and looked at his brother Qiao Zhong.
Qiao Zhong gritted his teeth and dispelled the sourness and reluctance in his chest. He stepped forward and knelt on the ground, saying: "Your Majesty regards me as my brother and sister, and I regard you as my heart and soul. I will not dare even if your Majesty is here. "Strange."
Shao Xun looked at him for a moment, smiled, and said: "The Qiulin family has a long history and has always been a noble family of the Huns. Now that I understand the righteousness, I feel very relieved. I think the Qiao family should be among the surnames of Kelan County and be the commander of the county."
Qiao Zhong paid his respects again and said, "It is difficult for the Qiao family to repay the kindness of the king."< br>
"Get up." Shao Xun said, "You can go to the county later and record the genealogy."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qiao Zhong stood up and left.
Others look at me and I look at you. In the end, some are envious, some are willing, some are indifferent, or some are reluctant but coerced. In short, under the general situation, they all prostrate themselves to the ground and say: "The King of Liang is here, I will not do it." Dare to be different.”
Shao Xun looked at them for a long time.
These people are still a little dissatisfied. But it doesn't matter, as time goes by, there will be plenty of opportunities to manipulate them.
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On July 18th, Shao Xun was preparing to go eastward.
Before leaving, he took a look at Xiurong Sakon.
Disaster relief continues.
Fifteen to six thousand Hu people from various tribes have been sent to Taiyuan in batches to be dispersed and resettled.
They either lost their heads or lost their wealth, and they were mixed with people from other tribes. They were very frightened. It can be said that they had no power to resist, let alone the spirit to resist.
After the 13 counties in Taiyuan were divided into areas for settlement, following the story of Chen County, teams and battalions were used as units to divide the land for cultivation, under the jurisdiction of each county government.
After a few years, they will naturally obey the orders of the government. Even if the former leaders come to visit, they may not be able to get them to leave.
Fields are being cleared on both sides of the Lanshui River.
The crops in the fields have been destroyed and the soil has been washed away.
Qiao Yu ran around, nailing wooden signs everywhere to divide the fields of his respective tribes.
After dividing, clean up separately.
I heard that Bianliang has been dispatching officials and even veteran farmers to bring seeds and farm tools to the north to teach various tribes to grow winter wheat.
Zhonghu looked at the wooden signs and the flat fields by the river, as if he felt like he belonged there, and realized that the Lanshui River Valley and Xiurong County were really their home. Especially when I learned that turnips can still grow slowly in winter, I was even more excited. This can solve the urgent problem of winter fodder shortage!
Perhaps, from now on, you can return to the mountain every August and live until March of the next year.
For up to eight months of the year, they settle in the valleys at the foot of the mountains.
Can this still be called a nomadic tribe? It seems so, but it doesn't seem right.
After Shao Xun finished reading it, he muttered secretly: You are in my trap.
If we say that in the past, grain income accounted for a very low amount from farming "relying on heaven's harvest". If the Huns were cruel, they could give up this part of their income. With the gradual improvement of planting technology, coupled with the existence of turnips as winter feed, the Huns will increasingly understand the benefits of mixed farming and animal husbandry, and will become increasingly inseparable from the fields.
They will be trapped and then slowly transform.
You must first fix people, then you can change your customs, and then you can transform yourself into a king by bathing.
(End of this chapter)