Chapter 788 Reconstruction (Part 2)
After mid-to-late July, the first batch of grain was shipped to Jinyang.
Guo Shi rushed back to Yangqu from Puzi to visit his family.
After the merger of the three counties, the seat of Yangqu County has been moved to the original location of Langyu County, and more than 20 Guo clan members were divided here.
When Guo Shi arrived, he saw his uncle Guo Jing quarreling with someone.
"This land totals forty hectares, sixty-seven acres and two hundred steps. It is originally the ancestral property of the Guo family. So what if I ask you to come up with something?" Guo Jing looked at a large group of disgraced common people and said loudly: "Five buckets of rice will be given to each family, and we will give it all within three months. This matter will be over. Guo will never trouble you again. With such generous terms, what else do you want?"
Guo Jingyue became angrier and cursed loudly. Said: "Some of you are still guests of the Guo family. During the years when the Huns attacked Jinyang, they came crying and came to seek refuge, saying that they would not hesitate to be slaves or maids. Why, have you forgotten what you said back then?"
The common people did not dare to look at him, because there were frequent wars and they really could not survive. They had to seek refuge with big families to survive. But it is different now. King Liang redivided the land of Yangqu County and divided them into Those redeemed from Xianbei were placed here to support themselves.
Of course, some people from Xinxing counties looked down upon Guo Jing.
They are not guests of the Guo family, so naturally they don’t need to give him a good look.
After all, the Guo family in Yangqu was also a wealthy family. After being kidnapped by the Xianbei people, their fate was worse than theirs. Now the King of Liang has not returned Zhuangke and Buqu. Together with the Guo family members, there are more than 12,000 people in total. There are four thousand households, all of whom are settled in Yangqu.
Everyone is the same, why should we be afraid of him? The people in the land where Hu and Han are mixed are not so easy to talk to. They are desperate. They will kill all your Guo clan members with knives at night, then change your name and surname to become a refugee in other places. You can also settle down again. What do you think?
"Uncle." Guo Shi listened for a long time and basically understood it, so he coughed and shouted.
Guo Jing turned around and saw that he was his nephew. He became more courageous and shouted: "This is the time when thieves in Puzi County arrested my nephew Guo Shi. If you continue to make trouble-"
< br>"Uncle." Guo Shi pulled him and asked in a low voice: "Isn't my uncle in Wu County? Why are you here?"
"It's not called Wu County anymore, it's called Pingyao now. ." Guo Jing sighed and said, "I heard that my clan members were returning to the north, so I came to bring them some food and household items. Although they are separated, they are still one clan, and I can't bear to see them alone here."
" That's it." Guo Shi understood.
This uncle ran Wubao in Wu County. The family business was not big at first. After all, he was a commoner or a side branch, so he received very little.
But he was very diligent. After practicing martial arts, he often went to work in the fields himself. As a member of the Guo clan, he even carried dung.
Some people in the clan laughed at him because he was obsessed with money and valued food, cloth, and land more than anything else, but he was not annoyed.
When I was in Wu County, I got along well with the villagers.
At the height of the war, people from all over the country even recommended him as the leader and asked him to take everyone to Hebei to beg for work, but he declined in the end.
Now that the Guo clan in Yangqu was in trouble, he took some of his villagers and brought dozens of carts of things over, which can be described as benevolent and righteous.
"Guo Jizi, you were on good terms with Shi Le back then and gave him food many times when he was in need of food and clothing. Does the King of Liang know about this?" Someone suddenly shouted in the crowd.
Guo Jing's face turned pale, and his momentum suddenly weakened.
Hearing this, Guo Shi glared at the crowd.
Seeing his ferocious appearance, the man who called out suddenly became timid and quietly retreated.
Guo Jing sighed, shook his head, and said, "That's all, let him go. The world is like this."
After sighing, he ordered his troops to unload the food and daily necessities. Distributed to the Guo clan.
Guo Shi helped.
The house has been divided, but I don’t know which house it belongs to. Guo Shi's family all arrived and put down their pots, bowls, chopsticks, farm tools and other items.
In the afternoon, he and his uncle Guo Jing went to the old place of Yuanyu County in the north, where there were still several Guo clan members.
They live together with hundreds of other families. These are locals who have just returned from the mountains to escape the war.
In addition to these people, Guo Shi also saw many barbarians with their hands tied.
The strange thing is that the people who escorted and guarded them were also Hu people.
There was a young man crying and cursing in Hun language.
Guo Shi can speak Jie language and only a little bit of Xiongnu language, but he doesn’t understand him.
Suddenly, a Hu Bing came over with an angry look on his face, grabbed the young man, slammed him against the carriage wheel, then pulled out his knife, put it horizontally on the young man's head, and gestured with the wheel.
After a while, he slapped the young man angrily and walked away.
The young man seemed frightened by what he did to him. As long as he grows a little taller, he will be as tall as a wheel. If the man kills him then, it will not be considered a violation of the ancient tradition.
Are you sweating profusely?
The young man covered his face, squatted on the ground and cried sadly.
"I just asked someone to find out. They are the rebel tribes in Kelan, Taiyuan and Xihe counties." Guo Jing came over, glanced at the Hun boy, and said: "The king of Liang led the silver spear, Yi Cong and other troops sat in the rear, listed the names of more than ten tribes, and said that the crimes would not be forgiven, and allowed the other tribes to invade and divide their people, cattle, sheep, and pastures. I don't know how many tribes have been wiped out. I heard that many tribes have been killed. After receiving the benefits, they jointly gave some people, cattle and sheep to the king of Liang, and were escorted to Taiyuan as slaves. I don't know what to do with them next. They will probably farm and herd for the official family." Guo Shi thought. Startled.
In January he went to Pingyang to deliver an official letter, then visited old friends, and then came to Jinyang to visit his tribe, but he didn't know what was going on over there in Puzi.
It shouldn't be a big deal. Although the tribes over there didn't really surrender to King Liang, they were relatively peaceful and did not openly rebel.
The situation in Bingzhou is really complicated. Either you kill me or I kill you. If you are not careful, you will die.
After distributing food, farm tools, and household items to the Guo clan members in the old land of Yu County, a certain elder was very enthusiastic and insisted on staying with them to eat together.
Guo Jing and Guo Shi looked at each other. They were in such a difficult situation. How could they have the nerve to stay?
The old man had no choice but to persuade him to stay. Guo Jing sighed and called for a song, asking him to kill an old draft horse that was injured on the way here and had a slight lame leg. Everyone would have a good meal together. .
Guo Shixian was extremely bored, so he walked around nearby.
There is an earthen city a few miles to the north, located at the southern foot of Shiling Mountain. It is the residence of Shiling Longxiang Mansion.
There were figures walking around outside the city. It was hard to see clearly from a distance, but he knew where those soldiers came from - Zhongwu Army picked three hundred, and Xuchang and Yanzhou Shibing each picked three hundred. , the remaining 300 people came from the Qingzhou soldiers of Liu Ling's department guarding Jinyang.
The food shipped from Henan at great cost was mainly consumed by these people.
Shiling Longxiang Mansion’s 1,200 soldiers will most likely need to take turns guarding Shiling Pass.
Sanjiao Longxiang Mansion is located in the northern suburbs of Jinyang, which protects the core of Bingzhou.
Only these two Longxiang mansions, King Liang is really poor now.
However, the situation is getting better little by little.
Just like after a long drought, the cracked earth flows into the gurgling clear spring and is slowly nourished.
Given time, Taiyuan will get better, and Bingzhou will get better too.
The King of Liang now does not dare to resettle the people in the five counties of Xinxing and let them grow barren and grassy. But after Taiyuan is sorted out, he can drive north to take over Xinxing and Yanmen counties. By then, Yanmen Pass will protect them, so these two places can rest assured. Boldly settled the people for farming.
Setting up soldiers is indeed a good way to stabilize a place.
Guo Shi turned around and watched.
It is getting late, the mist is rising, and the countryside of Yangqu County is so peaceful and comfortable.
But who would have thought that just two months ago, this was where the Xianbei people herded horses and sheep?
Fields, irrigation ditches, ponds, mulberry forests, and orchards can be seen everywhere in the countryside. It is a pity to use them for grazing.
After staying one night in Yangqu, Guo Jing, Guo Shi's uncle and nephew returned south together.
"Uncle, I heard that the Taiwei recommended you to be an official?" Guo Shi asked on the way back.
"The Lieutenant is really stupid -" Guo Jing smiled bitterly and said: "Last time I was asked to join the Luoyang Central Army, I declined. This time I was asked to go to Loufan again. I'm afraid I won't be able to refuse. "
"What position does Taiwei recommend?" Guo Shi asked curiously.
"Loufan County Lieutenant." After Guo Jing finished speaking, he briefly explained.
Bingzhou is sparsely populated, and some counties were merged, but a new almost uninhabited county was established, namely Loufan County, which was governed by the old city of Loufan and was under the jurisdiction of Kelan County.
If the county magistrate is the theoretical deputy of the county magistrate, then the county magistrate is the actual deputy of the county magistrate. The execution of various affairs is promoted by the county magistrate, and the county magistrate only makes decisions.
In addition, the geographical location of Loufan is very important, and there are excellent hilly pastures nearby. A pastoral supervisor may be set up here to raise horses for future battles.
Therefore, there was obviously no one in Loufan, but the chief official of the county was not the "chief" but the "order", and his rank was higher than Xiurong.
"This Lieutenant of Loufan County will most likely have to fight in battles." Guo Jing sighed: "I originally just wanted to work in the countryside, but the Taiwei insisted on recommending me, so what can I do?"
"Will uncle take people to Loufan County?" Guo Shi asked.
"You are smart." Guo Jing glanced at him and said with a smile: "I will bring two hundred families there, and that's all I can afford." The Taiwei said that the Wang family of Langya would pay for it. I recruited 500 bankers in Hebei and sent them to me to take care of them.”
“Uncle, it’s hard for a family in Taiyuan to support 200 bankers with money and food for free. "There are many." Guo Shi said: "Some wealthy people look good on the outside, but at first glance they are not as well-off as my uncle. They are far behind in managing industry."
"I am a farmer, and I am good at farming." , I really don’t want to do this kind of fighting and killing.” Guo Jing shook his head helplessly, and then said: “But some things are inevitable after Xianbei invaded. Impossible. I let all the boys in my family practice martial arts to avoid being blamed for anything in the future.”
"In addition, the King of Liang is doing everything possible to raise food and grass to merge the state. I am also very excited to see it." Guo Jing continued: "Then go to Loufan to settle down and see what the King of Liang can do and whether he can merge the state. Settle down."
Guo Shi nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
He suddenly thought of something. In Pingyang, there was a rumor that the wealthy families in the Central Plains were willing to raise their own grain, farm tools, and seeds, and that those who sent their descendants to the real border of Bingzhou would be given priority for appointment as officials.
Perhaps, this is the background for my uncle to become Loufan County Lieutenant.
(End of this chapter)