Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 128 Submission
"This road is well-kept, much better than when a certain expedition was made a few years ago." On the post road between the Wuding River Valley, Shao Shude was riding a horse, looking at the yellow wheat fields on both sides, feeling very good.

It is a hundred miles from Longquan to Suide, first along the Wuding River Valley, and then along some tributary river valleys or canyons. The road is not very wide, but after several years of repairs, it is still smooth.

In this mountain valley, the precipitation is much more abundant than the plains to the west.In previous years, a lot of land here was abandoned due to the party's reasons, but now it has become part of the military farms, leased to the newly established Guanzhong households for farming.The crop they plant is spring wheat, and harvesting has begun one after another.After harvesting, they usually rush to plant some beans according to the weather, and harvest them before the snow falls, so as to subsidize the family more or less.

Shao Shude vaguely remembered that many frontier officials in the later Northern Song Dynasty were from the south, such as Fan Zhongyan and his son, Shen Kuo, Lv Huiqing, Xia Song, etc. who served as envoys on the Yanyan Road. Planted in the Luoshui River Valley.At that time, I even thought that after defeating Xixia, I would choose the Wuding River Basin with a wider terrain to plant rice, but unfortunately this idea did not come true.

In the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, "Yan Sui Town Records" recorded that rice was planted in the Shenmu (ie Linzhou) area of ​​later generations.The "Yulin Mansion Chronicle" of the Qing Dynasty also recorded that a large amount of rice was planted in the Wuding River Valley in Yulin and Huaiyuan counties.

Considering that the temperature in China fell to the lowest in the late Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, rice could be grown at that time, and Korean farmers had not yet developed cold-resistant rice varieties, so the temperature was not a problem. The Tang Dynasty was a warm and humid season!

In the Qing Dynasty, Yulin County was located in the northeast of Xiazhou, and Huaiyuan County was in the east of Xiazhou. They planted rice when the temperature and precipitation were not as good as those in the Tang Dynasty. Can you try it yourself?Large-scale spreading is probably not possible, because rice requires a lot of water to irrigate, but it should still be feasible to open up some rice fields along the river and increase the yield of some fields.

This year Xiazhou just opened military farms, all of which were pastures along the banks of Wushui and Wuding Rivers that the imperial court previously occupied, because of the abundance of water and grass.The total area is about [-] hectares, distributed in Shuofang and Dejing counties.Next year, we should be able to use some of them for experiments, select Chaozhong and Guanzhong immigrants who know how to grow rice, let them try planting, and see how it works.

If the planting is successful, they will be the ones who will benefit. If it is not successful, the shogunate will give them some livestock as a subsidy. In short, it will not let you lose money.

"Commander, this year Suizhou has a bumper harvest of grain and wheat. According to people in the prefecture, it is not a problem for the five counties to harvest more than [-] dendrobium of corn and wheat. The four years since the commander took charge of Suizhou, the changes have really been too great. " Guo Wei, the judge of the Wuwei Army, was riding on a horse, looking at the endless wheat fields on both sides of the river, and said with emotion.

"Could it be possible that Judge Guo still knows how to farm? My old Lu has planted before, and he was still young, helping his parents, brothers and sister-in-law to farm. When he was a little older, he went to join the army. He never touched a sickle again. Knife." Lu Huaizhong came back from the front on horseback and joked.

From appearance to personality, Lu and Guo have no similarities at all.One is quiet and elegant, like flowing clouds and flowing water; the other is rough and unruly, like running thunder and lightning.But it happened that these two people could cooperate very well.Guo Fu has outstanding talent, thoughtful thinking, and manages the military affairs in an orderly manner; Lu Huaizhong is skilled in martial arts and super courageous, and he has trained six or seven thousand big-headed soldiers to wow - Wuwei Army has recently added a thousand grassland warriors, and the number of cavalry has expanded To two thousand.

"I didn't understand at first. In the past few years, the town has been peaceful, so I learned a little bit." Guo Fu smiled and said: "The commander is benevolent and righteous, and pays attention to farming and mulberry. How can we, as subordinates, not understand a little?"

"Judge Guo's words are not entirely true. There is a specialization in martial arts. General Lu is proficient in bows and horses, and he is extremely brave. Naturally, he will continue to use this horizontal knife instead of a sickle." Shao Shude laughed: "Nowadays, the world is full of chaos, and everyone is attacking and killing. , How can our Xiazhou maintain peace? It’s not just relying on the horizontal knife in our hands! The horizontal knife is not good, this Baichengzi belongs to others.”

"The commander-in-chief is wise." Guo Fu said solemnly.

Lu Huaizhong was stunned for a while, and then stammered: "The commander is wise."

This means they can't flatter, Shao Shude and Guo Yu both laughed.

On July [-]th, Shao Shude arrived in Suide County with thousands of Wuwei troops. Li Xiaochang had arrived two days earlier.

"Shuai Li! We haven't seen each other in Chang'an for a year, right? Shao still remembers fighting the enemy side by side with Shuai Li, and chasing the nest thief to Lantian Pass." Shao Shude got off his horse from a distance, and pulled Li up with a smile on his face. Xiaochang's hand seemed to be really happy.

Of course Li Xiaochang knew that the Baosai Army was in a weak position in front of the Dingnan Army.Shao Shude is so enthusiastic, whether it is from the heart or pretending, at least face is in place, which makes Li Xiaochang very happy.

"Following Shao Shuai in the past, I also made a little contribution, otherwise Dan and Yanzhou would not be able to get it." Li Xiaochang said: "Speaking of it, I have never suffered a disadvantage in fighting with Shao Shuai. "

Speaking of this, he whispered again: "I heard that Shao Shuai wants to win Ye Lishi?"

"To tell the truth, Li Shuai, someone is also cutting down the vassal in the town. The first one is Yuzhou Tuoba Sigong. He is worried that the Hengshan Party will help this guy, so he wants to win over Yeli, No Zang and other ministries, and cut his wings." Shao Shude Also whispered.

The two relatives subconsciously expanded the scope of protection to prevent the confidential conversation between the two marshals from being heard by unrelated people.

"The Ministry of Yeli is located in Yanzhou and Danzhou. They are still obedient and pay tributes of cattle, sheep, millet and wheat. Why should Shao Shuai go to war? A certain envoy will inform him and he will be able to draw a clear line with the Tuoba clan." Li Xiaochang said.

Shao Shude smiled without saying a word.

Li Xiaochang is a bit bragging, the Baosai army is of course stronger than the Yelibu, but the Yeli headquarters can draw [-] to [-] soldiers, and there are many vassal tribes, it is still possible to pull out [-] soldiers to scare people .If they guard the fortress, the Baosai army will also have a headache. It is absolutely impossible to send an envoy to scare people out of their wits.

Seeing that Shao Shude didn't speak, Li Xiaochang also felt that the big talk was too much, and he was a little embarrassed, so he said with a smile: "Could it be that Shao Shuai fell in love with the daughter of Yeli Jingchen? Oh, I heard that she is quite beautiful, and many warriors in the Yeli Department almost fell in love with her." Grab your head."

"Li Shuai was joking. Shao already has one wife and three concubines, and it is very difficult to deal with it." After finishing speaking, he made an expression that any man could understand.

Li Xiaochang understood, he laughed loudly and said: "Shao Shuai is only in his twenties, he is at the age of dragons and tigers, unlike Li, who has more than ten wives and concubines in his family, it is really a headache."

"However, if you want to win over the Yeli family, marrying her daughter is indeed the best way." After laughing for a while, Li Xiaochang straightened his face and said: "Since Shao Shuai married the daughter of the Zhe family in Linzhou, you should know that this wife The family is also a big help."

"Li Shuai is really an open-minded person." Shao Shude looked at Li Xiaochang and said.

Eighty percent of Yeli's territory is in Yanzhou and Danzhou, and only about [-]% is in Suizhou.I am wooing Ye Lishi, and if I change to a more normal Jieshuai, I am afraid that I have already been vigilant or even countered.

"Li is able to have today, thanks to Shao Shuai." Li Xiaochang said: "Nowadays there are tigers and wolves all over the place, and there is a certain person in Hedong and Hezhong who has no friendship and does not want to make friends. If there is something wrong with Danyan in the future, he will have to rely on Shao Shuai." .”

"The eight towns in the northwest of Beijing should be of the same spirit." Shao Shude said naturally: "Based on our friendship for many years, Li Shuai only needs to inform, Xiazhou soldiers are here."

"By the way, Shao Shuai, I also heard a piece of news. The Chuanmeizang clan in Hunzhou recently married the Tuoba clan. Tuoba Renfu, the son of Sigong's younger brother Sijing, married the daughter of Meizang Qingxiang. We are determined to go together." Li Xiaochang said again.

After all, he is an old local snake in Hengshan. There should be many informants in the four prefectures of Fufang, and it is very convenient to obtain information.

"Oh, and this?" Shao Shude said, "How many children does Sigong have?"

"The eldest son Renyou has passed away, leaving behind the eldest grandson Yichang. The second son Renqing is a general in Youzhou. The rest are young, and only Renqing is the adult." Li Xiaochang said: "Sigong rebuilt the eldest son for Tuoba, There are several disciples, named Sixiao, Sijian, Sijing, Sizhong, and Siyao."

In fact, Shao Shude could vaguely see that Li Xiaochang and the Tuoba family still had some kind of friendship.But if the situation is like this, even if Li Xiaochang and Tuoba Sigong are sworn brothers, it is impossible to help him anymore.What's more, the two of them don't have any superficial relationship, Li Xiaochang - can be trusted.

The two talked again, and Li Yixian came to report: Yeli Jingchen has arrived.

Shao Shude looked around and saw several people were stopped by his own soldiers, they were searched before they were released.

Yeli Jingchen looked at the thousands of soldiers of the Wuwei Army arrayed on the side with a complicated expression.

Shao Shude and Li Xiaochang must have talked for less than half an hour, and these sergeants have been standing there without any signs of impatience.If it were people from their tribe, they would probably have been whispering to each other, and even sat on the ground to rest.Looking at the iron armor and leather armor on these people, the horizontal knives and walking bows on their waists, and the long spears in their hands, Ye Li Jingchen sighed secretly and stepped forward quickly.

"Jingchen Yeli has met Marshal Li and Marshal Shao."

"The head of the Yeli clan is handsome, and he is a loyal and brave man at first glance, so hurry up and invite him." Shao Shude said with a smile.

"Thank you, Marshal Shao and Marshal Li." Yeli Jingchen and his followers got up one after another and stood aside respectfully.

"What's the matter with Patriarch Yeli?" Shao Shude asked knowingly.

Yeli Jingchen only hesitated for a moment, then said: "Send Quanzi Yulue to lead thousands of soldiers to help the commander-in-chief conquer Tuoba Sigong."

"Good! Good!" Shao Shude laughed and said, "Clan Chief Yeli is so sensible, I am overjoyed. Now there is a reward, Li Yixian!"

Li Yixian quickly sent people to bring hundreds of brocades and gave them to Yeli Jingchen.

Yeli Jingchen's complexion improved slightly, and he said: "The Yeli Department also has tributes to offer."

"Okay, let Guo Yan take over. How can we have a feast when we meet the Yeli patriarch today?" Shao Shude said with a smile: "Let's chat while eating."

"It is necessary to set up a banquet with wine." Li Xiaochang also said with a smile: "One congratulations to the help of the warriors from the wild Toshibe, two congratulations to Xiasui Valley's harvest of wheat, and three congratulations to the imminent destruction of the Tuoba clan. With these three congratulations, you should drink to the core. "

"It's extreme, it's extreme, it's time to drink a lot."

(End of this chapter)