Chapter 764 Pingyang Supplements (Part 2)
Ancient Rites: The emperor personally plows the southern suburbs, and the queen personally plows silkworms in the northern suburbs.
To be specific, the emperor went to the fields to plow the fields, pushing and returning three times, and the queen or queen went to the mulberry field to pick three leaves, which are all symbolic.
Plowing is usually in February, while sericulture is in March.
On the eighth day of February, Shao Xun personally went to work in the fields - real work, not symbolic work.
He chose a family of yellow-headed soldiers.
This soldier had just recovered from illness and was too weak to plow the land, so Shao Xun did the work for him.
One of the team members, Paoze, grew winter wheat at home and did not need spring plowing, so he came to help. Shao Xun was not pretentious, and everyone just worked together.
"This village is good." Shao Xun said: "I see you don't live in the manor anymore. It's right in the village. It's pretty good."
The farmland is right in front of the village. They are lined up from east to west.
Across a small river, there is another farmland to the south.
There are two fields, one with lower terrain and one with higher terrain. Those with lower terrain are irrigated by artesian canals, which have higher yields, while those with higher terrain need to manually carry water for irrigation, which is relatively troublesome.
Further south, there is a small river. The other side of the river is full of reeds and bamboo forests, and then there is another village.
Liu Han has occupied Pingyang for many years, and the situation is relatively stable. Slowly, more people are leaving Wubao and living in the village. Because the Fort is really inconvenient, the place is small, dark and damp, and you have to walk a long way to work every day, which is really troublesome.
When the fruits are ripe, many people live directly in the fields, or return to the originally abandoned villages to simply clean up the people and make it easier to do farm work.
However, if an enemy comes to loot, or the situation becomes tense, the residents of Wubao will still quickly pack up their belongings and hide in the fort.
“No.” After hearing Shao Xun’s words, more than ten people responded in unison.
“Okay, very energetic.” Shao Xun laughed.
Although they are all farmers in their household registrations, not soldiers, farmers, or tenants, they are indeed not ordinary farmers. After the spring plowing is completed, give them ten days and a half to deal with the chores at home. Then they will start to gather and practice a few times before letting them go home.
If there is a war in the future, they will be the logistics auxiliary troops serving the soldiers. If necessary, they will also be used as combat soldiers, or as garrison troops to suppress the newly occupied areas.
Therefore, Shao Xun was not afraid to give them the greatest win over.
Material support has been provided, but spiritual support is also needed to further consolidate it.
"After the spring plowing, follow me to the Luliang Mountains to hunt, drink wine and eat meat together." Shao Xun said again.
Everyone agreed.
There is nothing to say, I just like to be around King Liang, he is the backbone of everyone.
Without him, the Huangtou Army group would not be so stable, and everyone's interests might be damaged.
Shao Xun was busy until noon when he came to an orchard.
More than ten carriages are parked here.
Yang Qin, who is about to leave his post, is standing at the last post, greeting the soldiers to prepare meals.
He also has a small government office in Pingyang, which he shares with Liu Ling, Yuan Xi and Zheng Dong.
This is the yamen of Wan Shengjun.
Shao Xun personally served as the governor of Wansheng Army, but he did not have so much time to deal with military affairs. Generally speaking, the four newly promoted lieutenant governors are responsible for each of the 10,000 people.
Pro-Army Governor Yang Qin was appointed Deputy Governor of Wan Shengjun.
Liu Ling still retains his post as deputy governor. The more than 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers under his command will be disbanded this year. Shao Xun wants to see if he is willing to part with them and whether he dares to cause trouble.
Zheng Dong was the former Lieutenant General of the Right Guards Hall of the Forbidden Army. He was an old subordinate of Shao Xun when he was selecting sudden generals in Luoyang.
Yuan Xi resigned from the post of Lieutenant of Nanyang and became the deputy governor of Wansheng Army.
The Wansheng Army is a people when not recruiting, but a soldier in time of war. For the four people, it was equivalent to relinquishing military power from their hands. From their point of view, it was hard to say whether it was worth it, but they had no choice but to come to Pingyang to take up their posts.
The pro-military governor has recruited some new recruits, currently numbering 1,500.
Almost all the original officers and veterans were transferred to the Wansheng Army, and those who stayed were given promotion opportunities.
Tong Qianjin, the "One-Eyed Dragon", Xue Yong, who brought more than a hundred warriors to join the army, and Huang Zheng, son of Huang Biao, the third governor of the Forbidden Army's left guard, served as building owners.
As for the position of pro-military governor, Shao Xun thought about it and temporarily let Huang Zheng hold it concurrently.
After this adjustment, both Qinjun and Wanshengjun need to adapt and become familiar with each other again. Fortunately, there is plenty of time at the moment, so just take your time.
The lunch meal was very simple. Shao Xun, Yu Wenjun and Yang Xianrong sat on the carpet and finished eating quickly.
After taking a short rest, Shao Xun took Yu Wenjun's hand and publicly inspected various farmlands under Yang Xianrong's blank gaze.
“This piece of reed is also useful.” Shao Xun pointed to the dense reeds by the river and said, “The reed batting can be used as cotton clothing to keep warm, and the reed poles will also be cut down to make chicken coops. The duck house can even be used as a courtyard gate."
Yu Wenjun listened quietly to these novelties with a smile on his face. But not because of the interest in these things, but because of the person speaking.
"Your Majesty." The people who were sitting on the ridge eating fell to the ground.
"I disturbed you all from eating." Shao Xun smiled and said, "Sit down."
After that, he leaned into Yu Wenjun's ear and said a few words.
Yu Wenjun nodded obediently, then called his maid and gave him some instructions.
After a while, the servants pulled several carriages and distributed the preserved meat, cheese and even wine stored in the carriages to the Yellow Head Army soldiers.
Everyone was a little shocked at first, and then smiled.
"The princess misses your hard work, so she gives you meat and wine." The servants said loudly.
"Thank you, Princess, for the reward." After hearing this, everyone shouted in unison. After the news spread to the distance, the voices of "Thank you Princess for the reward" kept coming and going.
Yu Wenjun looked at Shao Xun happily.
Shao Xun smiled and asked, "Are you very happy?"
Yu Wenjun nodded.
"Let the soldiers be happy, make Li Yuan happy, and you will be happy too." Shao Xun said: "If I am not here, you must remember these things. Wan Shengjun has forty thousand sons, with kindness and righteousness The knot will protect my descendants of the Shao family for two generations."
Yu Wenjun nodded lightly, and then couldn't help but look at Shao Xun.
Shao Xun looked at her with encouraging eyes and sighed secretly in his heart: Yu Wenjun really has no subjective initiative. She often relies on him to encourage and push before she will do something.
Toward this wife, sometimes he is as patient as coaxing his daughter.
She naturally likes to hide and does not like to take the initiative to shoulder heavy burdens. She finds it too annoying and has a fear of difficulties.
However, after many years of marriage, with his efforts, Yu Wenjun finally changed.
At least, she is already relatively skilled in dealing with ladies.
Shao Xun once had a serious discussion with her, and finally concluded that some things may seem difficult, but they may not be that difficult to do. Don’t be afraid, just have the courage to try.
Yu Wenjun basically agreed with this conclusion. Compared with the time when he first got married, he had made great progress.
But she always looks at Shao Xun from time to time. After finding that her husband is by her side, she will calm down and perform well at this time.
Actually, Shao Xun likes her little appearance. Both men and women like the feeling of being needed.
The two then turned around the small river bend, saw the lush wheat fields, passed through the gray fields, and walked through the slightly budding peach blossom forest.
Wherever he passed, Huangtoujun Erlang and his "new family members" saluted one after another.
Yu Wenjun also boldly responded and said a few words, which deepened everyone's impression of the princess.
Before returning to the lunch place, seeing no one around, Yu Wenjun gently hugged Shao Xun and said, "I am so tired."
I am not tired physically, but mentally.
Shao Xun gently wiped the sweat from the tip of her nose and said: "For our children, what's the point of being tired?"
"I do it for you." Yu Wenjun said softly .
Shao Xun is helpless, I am paving the way for your son, you give me this?
Although he has not determined which son will inherit the family business in the future, the eldest son always has priority.
The Yu family has poor background and few talents, which has advantages and disadvantages for Shao Xun.
In the past, I valued this and was afraid of being overshadowed and listed on the market under a backdoor scheme.
Now I am slowly realizing the disadvantages.
Forget it, you can't vent your anger on your wife whose heart is tied to you, just hit Liang Zi.
In the first month of the first month, he held a grand banquet in Pingyang. It was too high-profile. What level of officials were there to show kindness to him...
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As the sun sets, the day of spring plowing is finally over.
Shao Xun washed briefly by the river, took off his linen clothes, put on a brocade robe, and left in a car.
The soldiers of Wansheng Army packed up their farm tools and went home in groups, chatting as they walked.
When we arrived at the entrance of the village, everyone was stopped.
The team leader Zeng Yi knocked on the parked carriage with the back of his knife and said: "Every person has a grain, go home quickly and get a bag to pack it."
"Team leader, this is Where does the food come from?" someone asked.
"After the spring plowing, we have to gather our troops for training. The princess thinks of our hard work, so she specially asks the king to give us a bunch of grain." Zeng Yi said, and at the end, he added: "The owner of the building said it."
"The princess is really big. Good man." Everyone looked happy.
When the economy is in recession, every family is in difficulty.
Last year Hedong, Pingyang, Xihe and other places were indeed not affected by disasters, but they had fought so many years of wars and had to feed and drink tens of thousands of troops stationed here. The people were also extremely poor.
A handful of grain may not seem like much, but it really helps a lot. Otherwise, you won’t have enough energy during practice.
"Team leader, when will you practice? Where will you practice?" someone else asked.
“I heard it’s the end of February or the beginning of March.” Zeng Yi said: “If it’s too early, there will be too many things at home and we won’t be able to leave. Besides, there will be no food if it’s too early.”
"Team leader, you have said more today than you did in one month last year." Someone laughed.
"The team leader has a lot of things at home, and the couch is shaking."
"The team leader is indeed different from last year, he seems to be a different person."
"Get out!" Zeng Yi cursed.
After everyone dispersed, he chuckled.
The days in Pingyang were similar to those in Changshan, maybe even a little worse, but he did not feel bitter. On the contrary, he gradually felt a surge of energy throughout his body.
This motivation did not come overnight, but burst out from the bottom of my heart bit by bit in the past two months.
The two pieces of silk given by King Liang last year have been spent. Now he needs more silk, the more the better.
He actually wants to fight (rob) a war (plunder).
(End of this chapter)