Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 217 Salt People
Cui Liulang wiped his mouth and said: "You people are really strange. The battle is over, and when it's time to celebrate, you come to ask questions. I heard that you don't drink, so much wine in the Jinying. Give us two jars to drink!"

Xing Jian said: "If everyone wants to drink, let's go back and talk about it, maybe we can get it."

"Okay, okay! When you bring the wine, we will talk about everything! Without wine, we can talk non-stop all day, which makes people anxious!"

Cui Liulang applauded with his subordinates and asked Xing Jian to go back to get wine.After laying down the Golden Camp, Wang Xiaolie captured a lot of wine.Drinking alcohol is not allowed in their army, what is the use?It's better to bring it to Shanzhou and let everyone satisfy their hunger.

In the city of Shanzhou, the scholars sent by Chen Yuyi were everywhere asking about the history of the war.From the very beginning, how to prepare, how the Jin people besieged the city, and how to defend the city in the city, all of them were asked clearly.When did it become difficult and how did Li Yanxian solve it?

In the back office of Shanzhou, Li Yanxian gathered his subordinates to drink and eat meat together, discussing post-war matters.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Yanxian said: "The siege of the city by the Jin army is really dangerous. If Wang Guan didn't bring the army, Shanzhou would be destroyed. We should keep this kindness in our hearts. However, we saved Shanzhou Afterwards, I don’t understand Wang Guan’s arrangement. The so-called one person counts the short, and two count the long. We invite everyone here today to discuss together.”

Song Yandao: "After Wang Guan arrived, he only came to Shanzhou once or twice, and his own soldiers and horses were also recruited out of the city. Judging from his appearance, he does not appear to interfere in the affairs of this state. I wonder if there is any doubt about the observation?"

Li Yanxian said: "You don't know, Wang Jian wants to move the people of Shanzhou to the south, leaving no one in this area. I am the magistrate of Shanzhou, and there are no civilian households under my rule. What's the point of being an official? But, Judging from the way the king observes, he is not greedy for these people, so I don't know what he thinks."

Shao Yundao: "In my opinion, Wang Guan is afraid that the Jin army will come again. If the people are moved away, the Jin army will not be able to grab food and grass, and Shanzhou will be easier to defend."

Yang Bosun said: "There is news that the Jin people will attack again, so we moved the people into the city in advance. If the people are removed, where will we find our food and grass? Without food and grass, it will be even more difficult to defend when the Jin captives come to attack!"

Li Yanxian said: "According to Wang Guan's intention, the people moving south do not necessarily move to Dengzhou, they can also move to the mountains in the south. The people grow grain there, and they can still supply Shanzhou. And Wang Guan can support from Dengzhou There are few defenders, so we can support them."

Yan Ping remained silent.Hearing this, he shook his head and said: "Observation, this matter cannot be agreed. The people have all moved away, and Shanzhou will lose its roots. We must be under the people. When Dengzhou does not support, what should we do? Then At that time, I am afraid that everything will be under the observation of the king."

Li Yanxian sighed: "I am also worried about this matter. However, from the way Wang observes, he is not that kind of person. This matter makes me very difficult! If the people don't move, if the Jin army comes again, they will only have to suffer again. The people have moved away, and we have become rootless grasslands. Between gains and losses, it is difficult to make decisions! My life and death alone are nothing, but if I harm the people and the country, how can I feel at ease!"

After hearing this, everyone didn't speak for a while, and sat there drinking silently.

After a long time, I saw that no one could offer reliable opinions.Li Yanxian said: "I'll discuss this matter with Wang Guan. Shanzhou was saved by him, we can't just think about ourselves. Let's talk about it at that time."

When Wang Xiaolie entered Jiezhou City, he saw the bustling market with many shops on both sides of the street.Next to the yamen, many craftsmen opened various shops.They stood on both sides of the road, watched Wang Xiaolie, and talked a lot.

Wang Xiaolie said to Shao Ling: "Although the gold captives are cruel, they are good to the craftsmen. Seeing that in this city, ordinary households have been robbed a lot, but these craftsmen can live a decent life. I think the Jin people just let them do their jobs on weekdays, not Treat them very harshly."

Shao Ling nodded: "Observation is right. After I entered the city, I asked these people, and they all said that the Jin people are not very harsh. They just force them to move around, and the rest is loose. As long as the work is done well, The Jin people sometimes give them rewards. But these people miss their homeland, and they are afraid of being forced to move to the bitter cold north by the Jin people. They are very happy when we enter the city.”

Wang Xiaolie nodded, understanding what Shao Ling said.

The Jin people started from between the black mountains and white waters, where the place is bitterly cold, the population is sparsely populated, and there are no luxuries.Going south to occupy the Central Plains, the most important thing is these craftsmen.No matter where the Jin army attacked, as long as conditions allowed, they would move the craftsmen away.Occupying Kaifeng Mansion, even the emperor's clan was taken to the north, and the craftsmen certainly would not let it go.

Most of the craftsmen in Xiezhou and Jiangzhou were Jin people who moved from Jingxi Road and Shaanxi Road.When there is no war, these people will be transported north one by one.

Wanyan Zonghan, commander of the West Route Army of the Jin Army, also known as Nianhan, was relatively independent and powerful.He wanted to move these craftsmen to his resident Xijing, that is, Datong Mansion, instead of Yanjing.In the past two years, there have been constant wars, and not many people have moved away.

Into the Yamen.Shao Ling ordered tea to be served, and everyone sat down.

Wang Xiaolie said: "I have already ordered Niu Gao to go to Jiangzhou first, and move the people there. Here in Xiezhou, you should send people there first, tell the people to move south, and let them prepare. Be sure to make it clear that when you arrive in Dengzhou In Dengzhou, the government will give them land, seeds, and cattle, and everything will be available. Moreover, the land in Dengzhou is fertile, unlike the bitter cold here—"

Cao Zhiyan said: "Observation, there is a problem. There is a salt pond here in Jiezhou, and there are many salt people around. After the Jin people came, they were greedy for the interest of selling salt, so let them cook salt. If they move south, these salt people will disappear. It is very difficult for them to make a living and not know how to farm the land.”

There is a salt pond in Jiezhou, and the salt for the surrounding roads is supplied from here.In the Song Dynasty, there were salt people around Yanchi, and there was a fixed tax every year, and the industry was often hereditary for several generations.These people only know how to dry salt, but they don't know how to farm.

In the area under Wang Xiaolie's rule, most of the food they eat is salt from the real estate of Shu.After Jiezhou was captured by the Jin army, the salt here was rarely sold to the south.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "There is no other way. If you don't know how to farm, you can only learn. Or we can organize according to the army, and the Jin army will go south, and these people will immediately move to the south. It’s not easy to move.”

Shao Ling said: "With such a big event, it is basically impossible to let everyone live better. It is better not to leave this tail, and just move the people away. After these salt people move out, they are nothing more than sending people to teach them to farm and exempt them from taxes for a few years. How difficult is it to learn how to farm? It will come naturally when you get to the place.”

Cao Zhiyan said: "Forcing people to do things they don't know how to do will inevitably be criticized. Don't think of a way."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Forget it, welcome those people who are willing to go with us, and let them stay if they don't want to. The salt industry is a profitable business, and the Jin people will not do anything to them. They make Salt cannot grow food."

Shao Ling said: "We moved the people away, who will sell the salt to?"

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as the salt is made, it can be sold for money. It is said to move the people, but can we really move everyone? We have the determination, but we don't have the ability."

It is said that the people were moved away, and when you look back, you will find that the people came out of nowhere.How can this kind of thing be thorough without ten or eight years of unremitting efforts?What Wang Xiaolie can do is to relocate all the population in the prosperous areas, and the remote areas cannot be taken care of.As long as there are no people in the prosperous areas, even if the Jin army comes, they will not be able to afford the price of robbing food in remote areas.

According to Wang Xiaolie's idea, at this time the Song Dynasty should consciously divide no-man's land, guerrilla area, and base areas.Different policies are adopted for different regions.Along the Yellow River, consciously create no-man's land.In the area south of the Yellow River, which is conducive to the Jin people's attack, a guerrilla zone was established.One's own base should be able to stick to it and be able to support various military operations.

Wang Xiaolie's base is undoubtedly the area centered on Dengzhou and Xiangyang.The mountains to the south of Guozhou are guerrilla areas, while the banks of the Yellow River to the north of Shanzhou are no-man's land.If it can be done, it will be very difficult for the Jin army to invade the south, and it will effectively protect the core area.

The rise of the Jin army was very fast, neither in Khitan nor in the Song Dynasty, there was no solid base.Although the attack speed is fast, it cannot last long.For at least a few years, as long as the troops are strong, the base area does not need dangerous terrain.Fighting against gold is not a long-term struggle for hegemony, and it does not require a long period of recuperation.It only takes ten years or even a few years to raise the army.

(End of this chapter)