Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1245 Long Summer
When fighting on the battlefield, we are calculating this and that every moment, and time often passes very slowly.Once the war subsided and entered a state of rest, time passed quickly again.

One moment I was still in the joyous atmosphere of the first month, the next moment the spring plowing had begun, and now it was late March. Youzhou was full of wild flowers, cattle and sheep flocked in the mountains, and everywhere was full of vitality.

At this time, the troops for defense shifted into place one after another. The second armies of Tielin and Jinglue arrived one after another. He got a reward and almost spent the money from Cangzhou and Youzhou.

The first batch of Kansai immigrants also came almost at the same time as the defense change troops.

The immigrants mainly came from Tong, Hua, and Yong prefectures, with a total of [-] households, of which [-] households scattered to Beiping Prefecture, and Ji, Ping, and Tan prefectures each received [-] households.

On March [-], [-] immigrant families left the fortress via Beikou Road to settle in the newly established Ruping County.

Ruping is the Luanping of the later generations. In the Tang Dynasty, the Eastern Army guarded Zhuocheng and was subordinate to the newly established Ruzhou—the name of Ruzhou was taken from Rushui (Luanhe River).

Obviously, Ruzhou is a newly established state and county, which is still in the Yanshan Mountains geographically, but culturally and psychologically in the area behind the mountains.

There are not many states in the history of setting up state counties outside the Great Wall, and sending out people to cultivate them. Most of them started in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Because of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Northern Qi Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty gradually decreased, and there were very few in the Tang Dynasty.From the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains imperial court's reclamation efforts outside the Great Wall had been fading for a long time. Even though the Tang Dynasty had achieved great military victories, they did not try to restore these former farming counties, but settled nearby tribes. Therefore, These ancient cities are slowly lost in the dust of history.

The Great Xia Dynasty has its own new atmosphere.

The establishment of the two prefectures of Shen and Rou was the first shot, and the old lands of Liangcheng County, Dai County, and Dingxiang County in the Northern Wei Dynasty were restored.You know, this is Zhengzhou, not Jimizhou, but the place where Zheng'er Bajing dispatches officials.

Ruzhou is the third one. In the former Guangyang County of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there is currently only Ruping as a county, and it will be gradually improved in the future.

Of course, these newly established Zhengzhous are also quite special, because there are still a large number of tribes in the jurisdiction, some of them will register as householders, and some will not.Because some land is not suitable for farming, forcing horses will only bring ecological disasters, so measures should be taken according to local conditions and customs.

The location of Ruping County is still very good. It is located in the valley basin between mountains. It may not be as good as the conditions in Youzhou Plain, but it is by no means devoid of cultivated land.It is not a problem at all to feed a farming population of [-] to [-] and a nomadic population of tens of thousands.

Li Siyi led a group of people through Ruping, and went to the foundation site of the Changxia Palace delineated to the north of Yanle's old city to build the palace.What you can see along the way is full of stop-and-go horses and horses, as well as unkempt immigrants.

"Here it is, take it and eat." Seeing a child crying in the arms of a woman, he sighed and asked to be handed two pieces of jerky.

The man next to the woman saw it and thanked her repeatedly.

"Where are you coming from?" Li Siyi asked the servants to fetch water and cook while dismounting for a rest.

"Chaocheng County of the same state, has the general heard of it?" The man leaned on a crude spear in his hand and asked with a flattering expression on his face.

"I've never heard of it." Li Siyi smiled awkwardly.

The man didn't take it seriously, and said, "It's a small place, it's just a small place."

"Your family is from Ruping County?" Li Siyi asked.

"Ruping?" The man looked blank.

"The five hundred households of yours are the first batch of private households in Ruping County, and they have indeed settled here." Zhou Dalang said as he came out from behind a carriage.

There are more than ten Xiangyong behind him, standing on a high place at this moment, the step bow in his hand has been wound, and he is guarding his surroundings.

Luoyang man, after fighting for a year, he finally looks a bit capable.

"So it is." Li Siyi said: "This is not a good place. There is too little land to support too many people."

The man was a little disappointed.

In fact, he had already felt this way for a long time. Ever since he left Beiping Mansion, he could see mountains everywhere.There may be some broken basins in the mountains that can be reclaimed, some of which are in pretty good conditions, and there are rivers next to them, but there are indeed few flat lands overall, and it doesn't look like a rich place.

"It's not that bad." Zhou Dalang said: "They are the first batch, and they still have energy dictation fields. It's no problem for a family to have [-] or [-] mu of land. It's hard to say who came later, they don't necessarily have so much land."

The man felt relieved after hearing this.With more than 20 mu of land, the suffering on the road is completely worth it.

"The sage still remembers us old people from Kansai." The man sighed, "Chaocheng County doesn't have so much land for us."

Seeing the man's expression of sincere gratitude to Shao Sheng, Li Siyi sighed inwardly.

He didn't lament these Kansai immigrants, but the natives of Youzhou.

On the way here, he heard that Yanle County had been abolished.The descendants of Mohe Tudi Ji tribe scattered in the local area, as well as more than a thousand Goguryeo and Xi people were relocated as a whole, and their destination is unknown.

Perhaps some of them will be placed in the newly established Ruping County.But they are so lucky, can each household get [-] or [-] mu of land?not necessarily.

The saint is still eccentric after all!
Youzhou—now called Beiping Mansion—so many tribes, some were killed, some were demoted as slaves and moved out. The vacancy left by them was occupied by these Kansai people.

Li Siyi did not dare to rebel, and even led the way for Master Wang, but he is a Yan person after all, and the emotion in his heart is no less than anyone else, but he can't express it.

He vaguely heard that when the sage first entered Luoyang, the local population was sparsely populated and the fields were barren, so he mobilized the people of Kansai and filled the five prefectures of Meng, Huai, Luo, Ru, and Zheng to the brim.Later, he even extended his black hands to the Tang and Deng Suixiang states that had been ravaged by Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan, and had been at odds with Zhu Quanzhong for many years. In fact, it was mainly Zhili Road.

The people of Zhili Road, you can say that they are from Henan, because they really live in the Guandong, that is, the old land of Henan Road.But they are all Kansai people, and many of them are the first time to get the land that can be passed down to their families. They are completely devoted to Shao Sheng, which is equivalent to recreating a new Kansai.

Will Youzhou Town go through the same process?

Li Keyong killed many people, Shao Sheng also killed many people, and Jin and Xia forces took control of Youzhou, which brought drastic changes.Once upon a time, the Jin people who spoke the East accent were superior in Youzhou City, but now the Kanxi people probably have the highest status, right?
This newly established Ruping County, hey—magpie's nest and Jiuzhan, that's all.

"Let's go. It's less than ten miles away. Try to arrive at noon. We don't open in the afternoon. If you want to eat, you have to wait until evening. Hurry up and get on the road!" Zhou Dalang looked up at the sky, and seeing that it was not early, he urged.

The couple hugged the baby and saluted Li Siyi, then set off on the road.

The convoy moved forward slowly, with large and small bags, and the road was covered with potholes.

Li Siyi looked up to the south, on the winding post road, vehicles and pedestrians could not be seen at a glance.On the mountain path, there are shepherds leading horses, holding knives and bows, and heading north quickly.

Their destination is the same as Li Siyi's: Changxia Palace—Although the palace has not been seen yet, the place name already exists.

"Let's eat too." Li Siyi stopped thinking about the troubles, and sat cross-legged in the grass, munching on cheese.

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On the last day of March, Li Siyi arrived at the Changxia Palace with the motorcade.

The palace construction site was in full swing. Tens of thousands of people were sweating profusely, digging mountains to fetch stones and felling wood, and they were extremely busy.

In the wilderness in the distance, there are already people grazing cattle and sheep.

The young man is riding on a steed, holding a bow, staring into the distance with piercing eyes, full of vigilance.

The Queen of the Mountain has changed hands repeatedly between Youzhou and Khitan, and now has a new owner, and I don't know what the future will hold.

Hundreds of riders galloped from the southeast of Changxia Palace.

Looking at the tall war horses under their crotches and the excellent weapons in their hands, Li Siyi figured it out with his toes. That was the Master of the Great Xia, maybe it was the Dingnan Army.

Spring is warm and flowers are blooming, pastures are growing, and the grassland has become a place for cavalry.When Master Daxia came here to herd horses, if he was not careful, he would clash with the Xi people and Khitan people in the east.How it will end in the end, no one knows.

"Don't fight." Li Siyi stepped up to a hillside, built an awning with his hands, and stared into the distance.

What a land of lush aquatic plants!

There are flat grasslands, deep and dense forests, and the cool climate in the mountains. The sage chose this place with great pains.

The sage loves hunting, and he heard that after the completion of the palace, he will come here to hunt in person.This is not a good sign, because it almost certainly means that the Great Xia King Master will fight with the Khitan people, at least push the Khitan and Xi people's pastures hundreds of miles east and north, all the way to the depths of Liaoze .

After sighing, Li Siyi went down the mountain again and started to inspect the construction site.

His tribe has a lot of people, and now at least half of them have come here, more than [-] people.

These people also participated in the construction, but they were all auxiliary jobs.The real heavy physical work is still done by captives, and their number has been increasing, so far there are [-].Li Siyi's department actually has the duty of supervisor.

Considering that his tribe and the coolies already knew each other, he was scolded miserably during this period.

And being scolded a lot, many warriors who oversee the work are also in a hurry, and it doesn't matter how serious they are.As time went on, the tribe's reputation became even worse, and it was simply not smelly.

"I can't go back to the past again." Li Siyi sighed softly, his expression full of melancholy.

From the south came another large group of knights.

The leader was wearing a green robe official uniform, but with huge silver earrings hanging on his ears, he looked like a foreign official.

Li Siyi hesitated for a moment, but went up to meet her.

"Who is the envoy of the Changxia Palace?" Before the green-robed official could speak, a entourage beside him yelled loudly.

"I am." Li Siyi said, chest out.

"This is Absi Wanhu, Supervisor of the Changxia Palace." The entourage looked arrogant, and said loudly, "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you prepare food quickly?"

Li Siyi's waist subconsciously bent down.

(End of this chapter)