Chapter 802 Farewell
When Yu Mi left Beijing, Shao Xun took Princess Yu Wenjun, Prime Minister Yu Chen and others to see him off.
As a fairly good talent among the second generation of the Yu family, Yu Mi’s journey has not been easy.
Because their father gave up his official career prematurely, the brothers began to take care of livestock when they were young. When they were a little older, while studying and literacy with their mother, they also had to work in the fields.
If there is an invasion from a foreign enemy, we must follow the Wubao people and hold weapons to resist the enemy.
Speaking of it, I really haven’t lived a good life. Even after working hard until now, I still rely on the Yu Chen family and take them as the leader, and work together to contribute to the prosperity of the Yu family.
That’s it for this mission.
However, he also thought clearly that without Yu Chen, Yu Liang and his son, his career would not go smoothly.
There are still people among the Yingchuan gentry who think that if Yu Liang can't stand up, they should find another family. It can only be said that this is a choice made out of desperation, and it is best not to do this, because these families lack one key thing: the affection of King Liang.
The King of Liang had known each other very early and had a deep relationship with Yu Chen and Yu Liang.
In addition, it is said that King Liang prefers Mrs. Pei, but does King Liang really dislike Princess Yu? The truth may surprise you.
"Yuandu, be careful on the road." Yu Chen let go of his nephew's hand and warned.
"Uncle, don't worry, we will fulfill our mission." Yu Mi said solemnly.
“Yuandu.” Shao Xun waved.
"Your Majesty, Princess." Yu Mi walked over and saluted Shao Xun and Yu Wenjun.
"Go over there and find out more about the inside story. See how powerful the Helan tribe is and what Helan Aitou, Tuoba Yihuai and others think." Shao Xun said.
"Yes." Yu Mi responded.
"Yuandu, don't show off when you go." Princess Yu Wenjun looked at Barbari and the others and said worriedly.
"Yes." Yu Mian replied expressionlessly.
I then smiled bitterly in my heart, how could it be so simple to go on an envoy?
There are only a few occasions where the emperor can perform the Linxuan ceremony. One of them is when a minister is sent to a foreign country, because this is a very dangerous action and the unpredictable risks are too high.
The princess didn’t understand, but King Liang did, but King Liang only wanted to achieve his goal, and everything else was secondary, including his Yu Mian’s life.
After the farewell was over, Yu Mi and the Xianbei envoy got on their horses and headed north, escorted by a hundred knights who were nom de guerre.
Shao Xun returned with Yu Wenjun and others.
Yu Wenjun is pregnant and will stay in the palace to rest.
Before her, Queen Hui Yang Xianrong was also pregnant.
For the next entire April, Shao Xun will not go out. Most of the time he will handle government affairs in Guangji Hall and Jianshi Hall.
Tuoba Heli’s envoy is still stranded in Pingyang.
They also came to seek canonization, not as a duke, but as a king.
Moreover, Tuoba Hesei did not set any conditions, except that he would not make any mistakes. He seemed confident.
Shao Xun discussed with his staff and felt that Qi's mother and son were not very eager to seek canonization. Even if they could get the title of acting king, it would be good, and they could accept it if they couldn't get it.
They may be really confident. After all, being able to kill Tuoba Yulu speaks volumes: Although they have a lot of opponents in Suotou, they also have a lot of supporters.
Shao Xun had no intention of canonizing Tuoba Heli to endorse his legitimacy. The envoys who received him were just making excuses.
Honglu Temple has received the order and will find various excuses to stay in Heli for a few more months, waiting for news from Xinshan and Daijun.
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After Yu Mi and Helanugen went north, they stayed at a post station outside the city of Yang County (near today's Hongdong County) in the evening.
When the post general saw such a large formation, he immediately complained: only a few hundred horses would eat up most of the forage they had accumulated.
Each station has large areas of cultivated land and pasture, which is a benefit to them.
Correspondingly, when you receive benefits, you must assume obligations, such as entertaining business personnel according to certain specifications, and providing horse-changing services when necessary.
But there are too many people coming this time...
The person in charge of escorting Yu Miao and others was a volunteer soldier named Duan Shaoyu. When he saw this, he handed over a document and scolded with a smile: "This is the army's delivery, don't leave the post. The county will give you money, take this." Just ask for it. ”
Didun or Dundi is a professional term, which originally meant staying at a post station. Over time, it evolved into the expense that the local government had to bear when the army crossed the border.
One hundred cavalry escorted a delegation of nearly 20 people from both sides. The scale was not small. It was indeed not something that a small post station could afford. It had to be spent by the county, so Duan Shaoyu got the corresponding amount before leaving. Documents correspond to the counties passing through.
But the regulations are regulations, and the reality is reality. The general is still bitter: the county may not be able to spend the full amount, and he will have to bleed if he is not covered.
It’s just that there is no need to tell Yu Mian and others about this matter. In addition to calming down, he sent people to boil water for cooking and take care of the horses.
Helanugen stood beside the post road, silently looking at the farmland in the distance.
That is the post field of the post station, which is about several acres of land. It is distributed on both sides of the Fen River and is connected by a wooden bridge. Most of the people who farmed the post fields were the family members of post generals and post soldiers.
Beyond the Yitian there are larger mountains, forests and pastures, where there will be children grazing cattle and sheep - they are also the Yizu family.
Nugen is not very interested in the inn system, although it is a very critical "infrastructure". He is more interested in the wheat growing well in the ground.
The main crop of Tuoba Xianbei is millet, but it does not mean that they do not know other crops.
At least, in addition to millet, they also grow a small amount of millet and beans. Occasionally, you can see someone planting wheat, but it is very rare.
Xianbei is bitter and cold, so naturally spring wheat is planted.
Based on Nugen's knowledge, he really didn't understand why the wheat planted in spring could grow so tall that it was about to mature - unless it was not spring.
Thinking back to the lush crops I saw occasionally on the road when I arrived, I finally realized: they were planted in the second half of last year. After successfully surviving the cold winter, they grew steadily and matured in more than a month. .
May - Haha, in some relatively cold places in Dai State, sowing millet begins in May. For example, at the southern foot of Daqing Mountain, it takes ninety days to harvest.
In slightly warmer places, such as Shengle and Pingcheng, sowing is done in April.
Further south, such as Yanmen Pass, sow seeds in March.
The earliest millet sown takes four months to harvest, but it tastes good and the yield per mu is high.
The one sown the next earliest will take more than a hundred days.
The latest one to be sown only takes ninety days, but it has the worst taste and the lowest yield per acre.
Yes, the same millet is very different when sown in different places. In the long-term agricultural practice, Tuoba Xianbei divided millet into three varieties: late maturing, mid-late maturing and early maturing. Different sowing seasons and growing periods.
They know very well that the farther south they go, the warmer it gets, the higher the crop yields, and the more people they can feed. This is why they have to go south to Bingzhou.
Who doesn’t want good land? Not to mention farming, even grazing is far better than grassland. That's a gap of five or ten times.
After a rain in Luliang Mountain, the pasture grew wildly.
There is little rain in the grassland and the grass grows weakly.
That's the difference.
“After the wheat harvest in May, Daqingshan began to grow bamboo shoots. If the Jin people also grow bamboo shoots, it is also feasible. Maybe they can grow bamboo shoots that last for more than a hundred days, and they will be delicious.” Nugen sighed softly: "It's too different. Fortunately, the people of Jin don't graze. If they also do half-grazing and half-cultivation, then it wouldn't be too easy to farm the grassland. Well, that would be-"
"What is the envoy looking at?" Yu Mi He walked over and took a closer look at the east bank of the Fen River, and then said: "That is the Yongguang Mausoleum of Liu Han, and Liu Yuanhai is buried here. There are dozens of families guarding the mausoleum. The King of Liang ordered them to farm the mausoleum fields, sweep and sweep them regularly, Repair Yongguang Mausoleum. "
"Why is that so?" What Nu Gen was looking at was not actually the mausoleum, but the group of people grazing to the east of the mausoleum. However, he was also attracted by Yu Mi's words. asked casually.
"Liu Yuanhai is an old friend of King Liang." Yu Mi explained briefly, then pointed to the large farmland behind the mausoleum and the grassland on the hills, and said, "Those are the people of Yang County. If the prediction is correct, they must be Di Qiang. No doubt."
"In the past, Liu Can captured dozens of Di Qiang chiefs and tortured them in various ways to falsely accuse Liu Yi. After the chiefs died, there were tens of thousands of Di Qiang people in Pingyang, and the king of Liang took them. Gather them together, organize the people into households, distribute the land, and do half farming and half farming. "
"Your Highness is really kind-hearted," Nugen praised.
Nugen knows that it is not that simple to organize households and people, especially for non-Han people.
Otherwise, why were the Xiongnu and Wuhuan who moved inland during the Later Han and Cao Wei years not registered as households? Aren't you afraid that they will rebel?
It was these Di and Qiang chiefs who were killed by Liu Can. They lost their nobles and no one organized or called on them to rebel, so they were able to smoothly integrate their households into the people.
However, there are also many people in Bingzhou who are half-herders and half-farmers, and they must raise a lot of horses.
These people have been riding horses since childhood and hunting from time to time. By the time they reach adulthood, they have mastered various small skills. They can maintain their shape when going up and down hills, stand up or sideways to shoot arrows and poke guns, ride horses bareback, or jump to change horses during a charge. ...
After they were recruited into the army, they hardly needed to train in riding and shooting. They only needed a little practice with lances and sabers, and the horses may need to be practiced for a longer time.
What I practice the most is probably discipline and familiarity with new playing styles and sophisticated equipment.
Without these people, it would take a farmer from the fields to train in cavalry combat. It would only take one year for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's cavalry to become proficient in riding, but it would take eight years to become proficient in cavalry combat. It was too expensive.
After defeating Shi Le and Liu Cong successively, Shao Xun was able to recruit more and more herdsmen cavalry. Although these herdsmen would definitely not be able to defeat the Xianbei herdsmen in cavalry, they were enough to protect the infantry.
Yu Mi looked at Nugen quietly, probably knowing what he was thinking, and suddenly sighed secretly.
It’s also good to let him look at you more along the way, so as not to fail to recognize yourself and make arbitrary conditions when you return.
After resting for a night in Yang County, the mission continued to move forward and arrived in Jinyang via Yong'an and Guanjuejin.
At this time, they did not go north to Yanmen via Xingxing because it was too dangerous. Instead, they waited for ten days until hundreds of Huns cavalry were sent from the direction of Daqian City, then turned west and entered Kelan County, went north again.
Although the Qi family killed Tuoba Yulu in Shengle and the new party controlled the power of Daiguo, unlike what most people imagined, Shengle was surrounded by a large number of old party tribes, so it was safer to go this way.
They kept walking and stopping along the way. When they finally arrived at Yixin Mountain, it was already mid-May.
(End of this chapter)