Chapter 830 Left, Center, Right
In Jinyang in early April, the sun was shining brightly, and the grass was growing and orioles were flying.
The farmers went into the fields with hoes to clean up the weeds that seemed to be endless.
In the irrigation canal, water flows gurglingly, like a dense spider web, enveloping the entire farmland.
Sinong Qing Yin Xian once said that Taiyuan is the only one who can make great profits from the Fen River.
For example, in Hedong and Pingyang counties, due to the high fields and rivers, they either rely on building ponds to store water or rely on water trucks to lift water. In short, it is not that convenient. However, most of Taiyuan counties have artesian canals, but it is much more convenient.
And there are countless uncultivated fields here. People who move here can even be divided into two parts of land: low fields irrigated by artesian canals and dry fields with relatively high terrain. Apart from these two fields There is even fallow land, and the abundance of farm resources per capita is staggering.
Today, in the eighth year of Shengui, as the core of Taiyuan, the surrounding areas of Jinyang are almost full of soldiers.
Four of the seven Longxiang mansions are located around Jinyang City, and they are all given the best land. They are not too far from the city wall and are in good locations. The nearest group of people can even live in the city at night and go out to farm during the day. Because there are so many unowned houses in Jinyang City, they can be inhabited with a little repair.
Prefect Shao Guang no longer cares who owned the house before. As long as it has been unoccupied for more than a year, it will be divided directly. If the owner comes back to ask for it in the future, it would be a big deal to give him an unowned house.
Even though Sun Jue had seen this scene countless times, he was still quite shocked when he saw it again.
It has been two years since the first batch of soldiers arrived here. In the past few decades, we have never seen a large group of penniless people directly carve up the fields outside the city wall.
You must know that land close to the city is generally exclusive to nobles or powerful people, because it is convenient for their children to "field". What I see now are all warriors from all over the world.
They or their whole family came to take root in Jinyang.
Or arrive alone and find someone to marry you. For a person with two hectares of land, this is not difficult.
The soldiers of the government have already gathered together and are sparring with the Huangtou Army officers and soldiers who arrived here via Guan Juejin. That is, both sides arrange various formations, one side mainly attacks and the other mainly defends, until the point is reached. Then change roles and continue sparring.
The Fubing tribes work in the fields, caring for the farmland for their masters, producing grain, fruits, vegetables, mulberry and hemp, and continuously providing the masters with the food they need for daily life and for practicing martial arts. .
Correspondingly, the Fu soldiers will provide them with shelter and ensure that no one can encroach on the fields they cultivate, the pastures they graze, the forests where they collect wood, and the rivers where they can catch fish and shrimps.
Don’t underestimate this kind of protection.
In the past, Liu Hong in Jingzhou opened mountains, forests, lakes and ponds to the refugees, which was once called virtue policy. Most of the time, there are extreme restrictions on ordinary people even going to the mountains to cut firewood.
Taiyuan, where aristocratic families once gathered, has become a paradise for small landowners with military exploits. This kind of transformation is strange to people.
"Taiyuan's soldiers need to be trained more, and they are not much better than the Huangtou Army." The loud voice of King Liang rang from the hillside: "The more soldiers there are, the more and more people will use the Yu to make up for the numbers." Too many, and the combat effectiveness has dropped drastically. The Taiyuan Prefecture Army has only been established for one to two years. I don’t blame you for this, but if it continues to be like this for another two years, it will be unreasonable.”
Follow the army. When they came to General Longxiang's mansion, Cao Yuyanggu, Xige Jiu Fengpi, Supervisor Yang Hui, Chang Can and others repeatedly said yes.
Shao Xun's eyes fell on Chang Can and he couldn't help but scolded: "I don't know how to read more words when I have time. Are you planning to be a supervisor for the rest of your life?"
Chang Can was dumbfounded and could only sigh: "Your Majesty, you can recognize my words, but I can't read them. But my son has been smart since he was a child. He has memorized the "Thousand-Character Essay" compiled by Your Majesty by heart, and he is also good at swords and spears. His technique is to shoot while wearing armor, and he can hit six or seven out of ten shots.”
"You are you, and your son is your son." Shao Xun glared and said: "If your son is capable, what if I just take him as my personal follower? But you -"
"Your Majesty, this is what you said!" Chang Can said with a look of surprise.
Shao Xun was speechless.
"Go, go, go! Mud can't hold up the wall!" He laughed and scolded, "I want to lift you up, but you shrink back. I've never seen such a fool."
Chang Can bowed and resigned.
He was born a bandit and didn't have much wisdom, but he was still somewhat clever.
After coming down the mountain, I immediately found an acquaintance who had supervised the transportation of grain and grass here, and asked him to go back to Liang County quickly and call his thirteen-year-old son.
The prince of Liang often forgets things. What if he doesn’t remember one day? While these words were still exciting, he quickly rushed to Jinyang day and night, and first crammed himself into King Liang's side as a personal follower. How far he can go in the future depends on his fortune.
Of course, this is not entirely selfish.
In Chang Can's opinion, it would be safer for King Liang to have more martial disciples around him.
If one day all the noble families rose up against the King of Liang, he only had to sneak into the military camp and no one could hurt him. All that was left was to put down the rebellions one by one and then give credit to the military men.
For the sake of his own interests, Chang Can already has this awareness and instinct.
"Jinyang Mansion soldiers can take turns escorting grain, grass and equipment." On the hillside, Shao Xun was still talking: "Those who haven't had their turn should practice at home. They are not qualified to fight with the Xianbei people now."
"Your Majesty, tens of thousands of troops are stationed in Jinyang, consuming tens of thousands of grain and grass every day, but we don't know when to send troops." Governor Yang Hui asked.
"You asked this on behalf of Jin Zheng, Wang Queer, Man Yu and others, right?" Shao Xun glanced at him and said.
"Yes..." Yang Hui didn't dare to hide it.
"I'll think about it some more." Shao Xun stood up without giving a clear answer.
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In the Sun family manor outside Jinyang City, sergeants wearing helmets and armor were constantly patrolling.
Officials come and go in a hurry.
Occasionally, a few generals would come out of the village. When they met acquaintances, they would talk and laugh loudly, showing great heroism.
Sun Jue, the famous "Soft Rice King" in Taiyuan, gave the best courtyard in the manor to Prince Liang. In another small courtyard separated by a wall, Daigong Shi Yijian and his mother lived.
"Baba tribe and Dugu tribe have surrendered to you. How many other tribes can you win over?" Shao Xun looked at the map on the wall and asked.
Shi Yiqian also looked at the map with wide eyes.
He is five years old this year and already understands some things. Looking at the mighty general in front of him, he is actually a little lost.
It would be great if one day he could be so powerful.
Wang's mind was not focused on this at all. When she heard Shao Xun's question, she was stunned for a moment.
Shao Xun's face immediately fell, and he said displeasedly: "The grassland is vast. It is impossible for me to capture every tribe and occupy every place. Recruitment is inevitable, and it is a matter of life and death for you, mother and son. Why do you still do this? If you don't care, what's the use of you? If this continues, I will change the strategy and appoint Xu Tuoba Yihuai as the acting duke, and he will lead the remaining people and become a vassal of the Jin Dynasty." Wang was scolded like this and almost shed tears.
In the first month of the year, she still felt that Prince Liang was a gentle and kind-hearted man, and even had some thoughts about her. Now it seems that she may just be wishful thinking and misunderstood the meaning.
Otherwise, why didn’t he agree to the request to enter the palace in February?
I went on an expedition in March and didn’t say a few words along the way.
Prince Liang never even praised her for her beauty, he only mentioned her "use value" from beginning to end.
Wang forcefully dispelled the fantasies and distracting thoughts in her heart, and said in a low voice: "Shiben and Wuluolan are just forced by the situation to be used by Qi's mother and son. If they can be defeated, they may change their ways. "
"Changing your ways? Why would they choose you?" Shao Xun sneered.
Wang's heart trembled and she said: "If your Majesty can defeat them, I can be sure to take care of you."
"You still want to defeat them? Wouldn't that kill or injure my sons? Consume my money and food?" Shao Xun snorted coldly. A sound.
Wang lowered her head sadly, feeling a little sorry for herself.
She did not dare to be angry with King Liang, and she did not even dare to show her unhappiness, for fear of making him angry.
After what happened in the past few months, she no longer has any confidence.
The value of their mother and son seems to be really low. It is a great favor for King Liang to use them, because he can completely abandon their mother and son and talk directly to Tuoba Yihuai.
Shao Xun turned around again and looked at the map.
His fingers went north from Shiling Pass, along the Hutuo River, all the way to Yanmen.
"The name of the person guarding Yanmen is Yu Ju. Do you know his origin?" Shao Xun's voice came from afar.
Wang was lost in thought and didn't hear anything for a moment. Shi Yiqian quietly pulled on his mother's sleeve.
Shao Xun turned around and looked at Wang.
Wang did not dare to look at him, and hurriedly collected her thoughts and said, "Yu Ju was originally the chief of Suotou River."
"Suotou River?"< br>
“It’s the section of the upper reaches of the Ru River you are talking about (today’s Yisun River, flowing through Weichang County, Chengde City), across the river from the Yuwen clan.”
“Tuoba clan’s territory It’s really big.” Shao Xun couldn’t help but sigh.
It goes to Chengde and Zhangjiakou in the east, and to the vicinity of Dunhuang in the west, which is tens of thousands of miles away.
When Genghis Khan established the Great Mongol Kingdom, it was only the Mongolian Plateau and Lake Baikal. However, most of the territory of the Great Mongolian Kingdom is still nominally surrendered to Tuoba Xianbei's "tribes from all directions" ".
Shao Xun really doesn’t know how Murong Xianbei won in later generations.
The Murong clan is not as good as the Tuoba clan in terms of territory, nor is it comparable to the Tuoba clan in terms of population. Their productivity is estimated to be about the same, so it stands to reason that they will be beaten by Tuoba Xianbei.
Perhaps Tuoba Xianbei, like Duanbu Xianbei, entered the army too early and suffered a concentrated fire attack from Later Zhao and Former Qin, which damaged his strength.
However, the Tuoba clan was more lucky. After being destroyed once, they still had a chance to come back, and they seized it. However, the Murong clan failed to seize the opportunity, and even failed in the direct competition between Tuoba and Murong.
“Is it possible for Yu Ju to surrender?” Shao Xun asked again.
"Can't...can..." Wang was forced by Shao Xun's gaze and was a little incoherent.
Seeing Wang's behavior, Shao Xun felt a little unbearable, so he softened his tone and said: "If you can, you can, if you can't, you can't. Just tell the truth. I don't blame you."
"Not really." Wang lowered her head and muttered: "Yu Ju is still very loyal."
"That's right." Shao Xun nodded and said, "With Madam's detailed information, I don't know how many detours I will avoid."
I don't know why, hearing this, Wang felt a little bit in her heart Xiao jumped for joy, raised his head and said: "Also, there are many Wuhuan people in Yanmen and Pingcheng. If the king can defeat Yu Ju and others, there may be a turn for the better."
"Oh?" Shao Xun was a little surprised, She couldn't help but praise: "With your wife's ability, you will definitely help me with great things."
Wang lowered her head again, her ears feeling a little hot.
She can't do anything without King Liang. Only after Liang Wang helped her did she have the opportunity to recruit people.
However, she was still helpful to Prince Liang, which made Mrs. Wang a little happy.
Shao Xun turned around and looked at the map again.
Wang quietly raised her head and looked at his back.
When King Liang reprimanded her before, he was so sad that he almost cried.
When King Liang praised her just now, he regained a little confidence, but felt a little aggrieved again.
If King Liang could talk to her in a harmonious voice, or bring her great joy like when Renri gave her a riding hat, she would definitely be able to come up with more ideas.
"Your Majesty." Zhang Bin, the military adviser, walked in from the outside. He glanced at Wang's mother and son first, then walked to Shao Xun, handed over a military report, and said: "The war in Daijun has resumed. Get up."
Shao Xun reached out and took it, glanced at it casually, and said: "It's almost time to fight. This year will definitely be more tragic than last year. I don't know how many people will die. Don't rush north to Xinxing. , let them consume each other. I told Chen Yougen to fight hard and hold back as many enemies as possible. It would be better if he could win a few games and make Suotou angry. "
After that. , Shao Xun's eyes were fixed on the three places of Caochengchuan, Yanmen and Daijun.
Yin Xi's tribe has six thousand riders on the left road.
On the right, Chen Yougen had more than 30,000 cavalry.
There are nearly 30,000 elite soldiers led by him in the middle.
Three armies can march at any time.
(End of this chapter)