Shu Chen

Chapter 267
"Is the envoy in the office today?"

With the thoughts in his heart, Jia Xu stepped forward and asked the soldiers on duty in the Governor's Mansion.

The soldier hurriedly bowed and saluted, and replied in a low voice, "Return to the prefect, Mr. Yang left the city in a quarter of an hour. If there is no accident, he should be patrolling the fields."

"Ah."

Nodding slightly, Jia Xu didn't look surprised.

He just raised his head to look at the sky, then waved his hand to let the subordinates behind him lead the horses, and headed out of the city.

In recent days, it is no accident that Yang Fuxian is in the department.

For one thing, as Wei Ping brought all the soldiers of Wei State left in Liangzhou to Jincheng, and after the prefects of Hexi counties recruited soldiers and horses, Yang Fu's role as governor was useless.Regardless of military affairs or people's livelihood, the magistrates of all counties have become respectful to the elderly, and will no longer bother him with "trifles".

The other is that Yang Fu has long been unwilling to pursue an official career.

He, who had been dismissed many times for begging for bones because he was old, became more and more ignorant as the war approached.

Jia Xu, who is also in charge of the prefect of Wuwei, knows where Yang Fu's heart lies.

It was nothing more than criticism of the Liangzhou strategy formulated by the Luoyang Temple, and seeing that the head of Li, Shu and Guizhou suffered from corvee and heavy taxes due to preparations for war in Hexi, so they were discouraged.

But this also prompted Jia Xu to frequently come to find the reason for Yang Fu's calculation.

Such a person who has no desire for power, is fair in heart and is loved by Li Shu is the best person to appease the rear after he leads the army away.

Ride the horse slowly, while walking and thinking.

Outside the city after the shower cleared up, the mountains and forests were green and the vegetation was fragrant.

In the scorching sun, the mist of water vapor is like a ray of veil in the deep valley and secluded forest; on both sides of the main branch water system of Lushui, the wheat fields stretching to the foot of Lenglongling Mountain have turned golden yellow, Many heads of Guizhou bowed among them, and young children laughed and ran wantonly amidst singing and dancing.

At first glance, this scene looks like a flourishing world.

However, when I got closer, I found that the busy Qianshou were mostly women and old men in ragged clothes, and everyone's faces did not show the joy of the upcoming harvest, and their eyes were full of dullness and numbness.

This is one of the villages in Wuwei County.

It was established by Xu Miao, the former governor of Liangzhou, who recruited poor tenants. Yang Fu also kept this policy after he took over as governor.

It's just that when Xu Miao was working, every July, the poor tenants working in the fields would rejoice, and the rough songs carrying joy echoed in the mountains and rivers.

Because at that time, the young and strong in the families of the recruited poor were in charge of farming, and the elderly husbands, women and children helped the government to graze cattle and sheep.

It is no longer possible.

The [-] soldiers and horses assembled in Guzang gathered in Guzang, and they ate a huge amount of grain and fodder every day.

The government has already announced the distribution between the government and the people after the autumn harvest, and the Li Shu who live in the fields can only get [-]%.

This is also the result of Lai Yang's emissary's hard work.

According to legend, all the land from the government in other counties and counties will be collected in the treasury, and the daily food of the tenants will be distributed uniformly by household.

As for the government's categorical claim that the Han army is not to be feared, and that the Han army will strike and leave before the spring plowing at the latest next year, and the tenants' income from farming will return to the old system.

But this remark did not calm the sadness in the hearts of the tenants.

Winter is coming, and there is no food left at home. How many people will see the flowers bloom next year?
Ugh.
I hope this winter will not be too cold.

Already suffering from hunger, if the weather turns into ice again, I don't know how many people will freeze to death.

This is also the reason why there are so few young and strong in the fields-many young and strong choose to join the army to eat food in order to obtain the food and fodder promised by the government to enlist.

Anyway, whether you should be recruited or not, it is inevitable that you will be conscripted as a strong man who transports supplies and fodder.

Riding his horse through the numb eyes, Jia Xu took a long time to find Yang Fu.

Yang Fu, who was dressed in coarse kudzu cloth and did not wear a virtuous crown, was toiling in the field with his bowed body. He was almost the same as other mediocre old farmers, and it was hard to tell them apart.

"My lord, can you move forward?"

Jia Xu, who jumped off his horse, bowed his hands in salute, his voice and appearance were all respectful, "The prefect of Zhangye Cang has a book, and I can't decide what it means. Please take the time to clarify."

"Okay, give me a moment."

Glancing sideways, Yang Fu threw away the weeds he was pinching in his hand, his voice was light.

"promise."

Jia Xu replied with a smile, and quickly asked the accompanying followers to find a shady place and place the two beard beds.

When he was young, Yang Fu, who had just washed his hands with water, came over, and as soon as he sat down, he asked directly, "Why did you ask the general to come in person?"

"It's because of the Zhang family in Dunhuang."

He took out Cangci's book from his bosom and handed it to Yang Fu. After Jia Xu waited quietly for Yang Fu to read it, he urged him to ask, "Your Majesty thinks that Bi Xihai Zhang Taishou's move is intended to collude with Shu. ?”

After a pause, he added, "This matter has already made Governor Huang feel uneasy. Before I came here, he said bluntly that he wanted to transfer the [-] soldiers under his command to guard the Jiuquan Salt Pond."

Send troops back?

Hearing this, Yang Fu was slightly surprised, and immediately a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Huang Hua has been at odds with Zhang's family these years, and it's not surprising that he felt panic when he heard the news that Zhang's family had taken over the Huawai Qiang land in Zhangye County.

After all, if Zhang Jiazhen colluded with the Han army, Jiuquan County, which was reduced to a front and back attack, must not be defended.

Even if the Han army was unable to enter the Hexi Corridor from the Huawai Qiang area for a while, with the strength of the Zhang family in Dunhuang, they could still send half of their troops to Wuwei's Jiuquan Salt Pond under a sudden attack.

The counties in Hexi, except for Xihai County, which was finally relocated to the Yan Kingdom, each county has a lifeline that cannot be lost.

For example, Dunhuang was the place where Hu merchants from the Western Regions circled, Jiuquan had the advantage of Yanchi, and Zhangye had the Shandan Racecourse.

For Huang Hua, the benefit of Yanchi in the county is the financial support for recruiting troops and expanding the army, and there is no room for negligence.

"The foundation of the Zhang family in Dunhuang is faith."

After pondering for a while, Yang Fu said slowly, "Both his father and son have been honored by Wei Guolong, and now they are the honor of two eunuchs of one family. They will never betray Wei and surrender to Shu. After you return, what do you say? Tell Huang Taishou that Jiuquan County will be safe."

"Making your true knowledge and insight, I worship you."

After listening, Jia Xu thought about it carefully for a while, and couldn't help praising him.

But I still feel that this matter is a bit paradoxical, hesitated for a while, and continued to ask, "Master, since the Zhang family will not commit any treasonous acts, why did they break face with the prefect of Cang and occupy the Poqiangkou Valley Road?" ?”

"Heh~~"

I don't want to, Yang Fu couldn't help chuckling as soon as the words came out, and asked back, "Why should the general care about Zhang's family's evil behavior? The future of Hexi is not up to him, but depends on the general's ears!"

Uh?
up to me?

Suddenly, Jia Xu was stunned.

He also drooped his eyelids, frowned and thought.

But maybe it's because the warlord has been conscripting for too long and rarely participates in government affairs. Even though he thinks hard, he still can't figure it out.I had no choice but to ask for advice again, "I'm stupid, please let me speak clearly."

(End of this chapter)